Aerosmith – Lo...

Another of the 11 dates we saw on that...

Little Feat – London 1989 Jan03

Little Feat – ...

I adore Little Feat. Waiting for Columbus is in my top 5 live records of all time. Wish I’d seen them with...

Motley Crue – Newcastle 1986 Jan03

Motley Crue – ...

Much more importantly, Cheap Trick were the...

Aerosmith – Ne...

This was very exciting – Aerosmith’s first ever show in Newcastle. I think I left work in London and got the train to Newcastle for the show and got back into the office first thing next morning. By American standards, that’s nothing, but it’s quite a feat for a...

All About Eve – London 1988 Jan03

All About Eve –...

I liked them. While seen to be part of the then current Goth scene, they were really a bunch of Yorkshire folkies. Which is a good...

Heart – London 1988 Jan03

Heart – London...

For me, this was their extremely dodgy phase. They obviously think so too as they haven’t played much of the big hair phase material in the last 20 years....

The Pretenders – London 1987 Jan03

The Pretenders ̵...

A good band, but I never enjoyed them as much in huge venues and...

Pat Benatar – Newcastle 1983 Jan03

Pat Benatar – ...

Never a big fan. It was the Lady Di haircut and headbanger...

Dave Edmunds, Dion, Graham Parker – London 1990 Jan03

Dave Edmunds, Dion, ...

This was an amazing night. I loved every...

Kiss – Newcastle 1983 Jan03

Kiss – Newcast...

Kiss were average. Bon Jovi opened and went down very...

Ted Nugent – Newcastle 1980 Jan03

Ted Nugent – N...

The Scream Dream Tour. He came onstage on a rope. Ted on a rope. Mmmm – doesn’t have a ring to it. I hate the man but I still like some of his riffs like Great White Buffalo. Wild Horses...

INXS – London 1988 Jan03

INXS – London ...

  The Kick tour. Always thought he was a pretty good...

The Cult – London 1987 Jan03

The Cult – Lon...

I think that the date changed for this show at Hammersmith and the new date was stamped on the back of the...

Hanoi Rocks – Newcastle 1983 Jan03

Hanoi Rocks – ...

Finland’s finest. Not that there’s a lot of...

Def Leppard – Newcastle 1988 Jan03

Def Leppard – ...

Whitley Bay Ice Rink – Madison Square Garden it is not. Loverboy opened in full red leather...

Earth, Wind and Fire – London 1988 Jan03

Earth, Wind and Fire...

This was one of my first non rock/metal/punk shows. Just wonderful. My intro into live soul. Car parks full of white...

King’s X – 1991 Jan02

King’s X ̵...

Such an underrated band! The first three records are...

Robert Plant –...

Robert on his return to his Zep roots during the Manic Nirvana tour. Good...

Ace Frehley’s Comet – London 1988 Jan02

Ace Frehley’s ...

Always liked Kiss but this was rubbish. Sorry...

24-7 Spyz – Lo...

They played a wee club off the Fulham Road. If you don’t know them, they were similar to Living...