Wishbone Ash –...

Yup, Andy Powell is still doing his thing with the Ash. And very well too. Great to see the Flying V again. The tour was funded by...

Judas Priest and Iron Maiden – Newcastle 1980 Jun10

Judas Priest and Iro...

The ticket design budget was lacking, and the sets were very short, but it was a fine show. Here are the set lists… Hell Bent for Leather Delivering the Goods Running Wild The Ripper White Heat, Red Hot Beyond the Realms of Death Sinner The Green Manalishi (With the Two Pronged Crown)...

Roger Waters – London 1987 Jun09

Roger Waters –...

I love the Radio Kaos record. At the time, it felt very different to everything else that was going on. He only played two dates in Europe. The last 2 shows were at Wembley and I caught the second to last. It was amazingly interactive for its time with audience phone in requests, mock...

Deep Purple – London 1987 Jun09

Deep Purple – ...

I’m pretty sure I enjoyed it, but I remember reading a review of the show a couple of days later (pre web!). It said that the typical looking road crew – biker shirts, beards, bad unkempt hair, tracksuit bottoms, flashlights and generally pretty scruffy (I’ve roadied a...

Bon Jovi – Glasgow and London 1988 Jun09

Bon Jovi – Gla...

I’ve always had a soft spot for the Jovi’s. We somehow managed to have an urgent job in Glasgow the day they played the SECC....

Godfathers – London 1989 Jun09

Godfathers – L...

Birth, School, Work, Death – one of the best album and track names...