Dave Matthews Band - live the O2 Apollo - 29th April 2024

Sophie and I went to see them Monday night 29/4/24 - parked - but told the parking guys we needed to leave early so they told us to park where we could get out easily. Watched the gig ditting down for a while but stood up at back for most of it - telling Crowd Stewards I felt a bit faint. Had to occasionally go through the doors to "cool down' when they approached. Lost my fleece is empty but bolted with a code mixing area. The stewards got it for me! ( i bet the glad to see us go!). Set List   * Grey Street * When the World Ends * Samurai Cop (Oh Joy Begin) * Madman's Eyes * Virginia in the Rain * Lie in Our Graves * Say Goodbye * Do You Remember * Warehouse * Spaceman * Monsters * Sledgehammer (Peter Gabriel cover) * Lover Lay Down * Break Free * Dancing Nancies * Everyday (we left then so unfortunately didn't see the rest) * Ants Marching https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MNgJBIx-hK8 * Encore: * Rye Whiskey (Tex Ritter cover) * All Along the Watchtower (Bob Dylan cover)

Lewis 'Burner' Pugh, The Burner Band & Serious Sam Barrett Co Headline Gig

Lewis 'Burner' Pugh, The Burner Band & Serious Sam Barrett Co Headline Gig Saturday 9th March @ Coopers in Guiseley 7pm til late. Sophie and I went to this gig and bought Serious Sam Barrett's latest album "A DROP OF THE MORNING DEW". (Told Sam I was Rory's Dad and he said "No way Man! I just seen him this week!" A nice bloke let us share his table whilst gig was on. First session was Sam singing solo. Second session was Lewis - then with Burner Band then altogher including Sam.

The Boss & The Beeston Band

Setlist, Brudenell Social Club, 30/12/23. 1. Thunder Road (piano version) 2. We Take Care Of Our Own 3. My Love Will Not Let You Down 4. The Ties That Bind 5. Sherry Darling 6. Two Hearts 7. Out In The Street 8. Prove It All Night 9. The Promised Land 10. Darlington County 11. Workin On The Highway 12. Loose Ends 13. Tougher Than The Rest (w/Lauren) 14. The River 15. New York City Serenade 16. Spirit In The Night 17. Hungry Heart 18. Waitin’ On A Sunny Day 19. Mary’s Place 20. Because The Night 21. Wrecking Ball 22. Land Of Hopes And Dreams 23. Jungleland 24. Badlands 25. Glory Days 26. Born To run 27. Dancing In The Dark 28. 10th Avenue Freeze Out 29. Santa Claus Is Coming To Town 30. Detroit Medley ** not played here Bobby Jean https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xCL8XcAB2V0 Well, I came by your house the other day Your mother said you went away She said there was nothing that I could have done There was nothing nobody could say Me and you, we've known each other Yeah, ever since we were sixteen I wished I would have known I wished I could have called you Just to say "Goodbye, Bobby Jean" Now you hung with me when all the others turned away turned up their nose We liked the same music We liked the same bands We liked the same clothes We told each other that we were the wildest The wildest things we'd ever seen Now I wished you would have told me I wished I could have talked to you Just to say "Goodbye, Bobby Jean" Now we went walking in the rain Talking about the pain from the world we hid Now there ain't nobody, nowhere, nohow Gonna ever understand me the way you did Well maybe you'll be out there on that road somewhere In some bus or train traveling along In some motel room there'll be a radio playing And you'll hear me sing this song Well if you do, you'll know I'm thinking of you And all the miles in between And I'm just calling one last time, not to change your mind But just to say "I miss you baby. Good luck. Goodbye, Bobby Jean"

John Martyn - Solid Air

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UikPQOaJpfU You’ve been taking your time And you’ve been living on solid air You’ve been walking the line And You’ve been living on solid air Don’t know what’s going wrong inside And I can tell you that it’s hard to hide when you’re living on Solid air. You’ve been painting it blue And you’ve been looking through solid air You’ve been seeing it through And you’ve been looking through solid air Don’t know what’s going wrong in your mind, And I can tell you don’t like what you find, When you’re moving through Solid air. I know you, I love you And I could be your friend I could follow you, anywhere Even through solid air. You’ve been stoning it cold You’ve been living on solid air You’ve been finding that gold You’ve been living on solid air I don’t know what’s going on inside I can tell you that it’s hard to hide When you’re living on Solid air, solid air. You’ve been getting too deep You’ve been living on solid air You’ve been missing your sleep And you’ve been moving through solid air I don’t know what’s going on in your mind But I know you don’t like what you find When you’re moving through Solid air, solid air. I know you, I love you I’ll be your friend I could follow you, anywhere Even through solid air. You’ve been walking your line You’ve been walking on solid air You’ve been taking your time But you’ve been walking on solid air Don’t know what’s going wrong inside But I can tell you that it’s hard to hide When you’re living on Solid air, solid air. You’ve been painting it blue, You’ve been living on solid air You’ve been seeing it through And you’ve been living on solid air I don’t know what’s going on in your mind But I can tell you don’t like what you find When your living on Solid air, solid air. I know you, I love you And I’ll be your friend I could follow you, anywhere Even through solid air. Ice blue solid air Nice blue solid air. Source: LyricFind Songwriters: John Martyn

the Mountain Goats - Clean Slate

https://i0.wp.com/gloriousnoise.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/08/the-Mountain-Goats-Clean-Slate.jpg?w=672&ssl=1 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VuO2gbeUzb0 One from East St Louis with a scar beneath his eye Left the kitchen spotless on the day he said goodbye Breakaway republic dude, supremely filthy mouth Copiah, Mississipi, points much further south It's never light outside yet when they climb into the van Remember at your peril, forget the ones you can Leave home feeling empty, change planes in Taipei Stay awake the whole time, end up several worlds away The house was almost full that day, they made a space for you This world is sad and broken, gotta fix a crack or two Rest until you're rested, climb back onto the caravan Remember at your peril, forget the ones you can And then just when you think you've learned how to forget You learn it's just the ones who haven't risen to the surface yet Absence after absence, keep the place secure This will be the last time that I do this, I'm pretty sure No one lasts for long in this profession, so they say Maybe see you again someday Every endpoint fixed forever on the day its arc began Remember at your peril, forget the ones you can Forget the ones you can

The War on Drugs - Under the Pressure

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ByrKdwQMGYc&list=RDGMEMBhrNM15bN0pM50WECpic-A&start_radio=1&rv=HmHzSxaifbU Well the comedown here was easy Like the arrival of a new day But a dream like this gets wasted Without you Under the pressure Is where we are Under the pressure Yeah, it's where we are, babe You're the only one Like an illusion When it all breaks down and we're runaways Standing in the wake of our pain And we stare straight into nothing But we call it all the same You were raised on a promise Found that over time Better come around to the new way Or watch as it all breaks down here Under the pressure Well the break-down here Stole it all the way across I gotta talk downhill Stranded on When you come here and I'm wasted Lying on a field, dancin' in the rain Hidin' in the back, loosening my grip Wading in the water Just trying not to crack, under the pressure Yeah, it's where we are babe Under the pressure

In Dreams - Friday 14th July 2023

FIRST NIGHT | THEATRE In Dreams review — Roy Orbison’s hits lift an irresistible show Leeds Playhouse Rachel Halliburton ★★★★☆ Death has rarely felt so exuberant as it does in this gloriously irreverent musical, which channels the spirit of Roy Orbison for a story of hopes and dreams that’s so cheesy it would give your average Roquefort an identity crisis. The Schitt’s Creek writer David West Read pulls out all the emotional stops for this New Mexico-set tale of Kenna, a country-rock singer who checks into a joint specialising in margaritas, tacos and memorial services for a reunion with a twist.

Appropriately, the plot is so skeletal it almost deserves its own wake: it’s no spoiler to say that Lena Hall’s sassy, wisecracking Kenna suspects that she’s dying and contacts her old bandmates to say goodbye without telling them why. As with Mamma Mia!, the story’s a shameless device for shoehorning in as many songs as possible, whether it’s two rock stars turned exhausted parents singing A Love So Beautiful or Kenna being raucously welcomed to the hotel with You Got It. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-HId94DB-lI Luke Sheppard’s pacy, colourful production takes Mexico’s Day of the Dead as its inspiration: there’s a sombrero-wearing skeleton called Katrina and the family restaurant in which most of the action is set is festooned with lights and marigolds. The vibe’s not so much about mortality as each character’s attempt to recapture a younger, more carefree version of themselves, whether it’s Oliver Tompsett’s hilarious Uber-driving ex-drummer, Ramsey, or Alma Cuervo’s vibrant, scene-stealing matriarch, Ana Sofia.

Any hint of sentimentality is quickly deflated by a barrage of one-liners; when Ana Sofia is introduced as a widow, it’s explained: “We say she’s in a long-distance relationship.” The gloriously awkward reunion between Kenna and her ex, Ramsey, is considerably enhanced by the scene in which he misguidedly tries to show her how much she means to him. “Somehow your arse tattoo isn’t telling me you’re serious,” she quips. In the true tradition of feelgood musicals, a story unfolds for everybody on Arnulfo Maldonado’s ebullient, cluttered set, filled with vintage neon signs. There’s the young couple about to have a baby, Oscar and Nicole (Manuel Pacific and Gabriela García), George the widower looking for new love (Richard Trinder), and Sian Reese-Williams and Noël Sullivan as Jane and Donovan, parents trying to reconnect. In a universally strong cast (not least Leon Craig as Tom, the band’s unashamed fanboy), Hall and Tompsett provide a credible and funny emotional core as the wild-at-heart exes. A rigor mortis-defying evening all round.

Alma Cuervo (Ana Sofia) Gabriela García (Nicole) Lena Hall (Kenna) Leon Craig (Tom) Manuel Pacific (Oscar) Noël Sullivan (Donovan) Oliver Tompsett (Ramsey) Richard Trinder (George) Sian Reese-Williams (Jane)