Motorhead – Newcastle 1986 Jan02

Motorhead – Ne...

I never liked Zodiac Mindwarp much. Cheese. Motorhead didn’t impress that night either. I think we left and went to Newcastle’s rock bar, The...

Alice Cooper – Tampa 1980 Jan02

Alice Cooper –...

My first ever show in the US on my first ever night in the US. Strange how 33 years later I ended up moving to...

Joan Jett – London 1988 Jan02

Joan Jett – Lo...

I remember very little about this one. I’m sure she was...

Lou Reed – London 1989 Jan02

Lou Reed – Lon...

It was the New York tour. Excellent...

Roger Daltrey –...

I’d just left Virgin and had flown into NYC for the Who show at Madison Square Garden. While in the taxi from JFK, I got a call from Hope (on the left) saying I had to immediately go to MSG as there was a chance we could meet Roger and Pete. Sure enough.. Thank you...

Elvis Costello ̵...

I look like a teenager. This was when WEA took a few of us to Dublin to meet Elvis and watch him rehearse for the Mighty Like a Rose tour. The following year, they flew us to Sweden to have dinner with him too. Those were the days:). I’ve still got the...

Iron Maiden – ...

  The band headlined the Monsters of Rock festival in front of 107,000 rockers. Also on the bill were Kiss and Guns n...

David Lee Roth – London 1988 Jan02

David Lee Roth ̵...

You couldn’t help but...

Grateful Dead – London 1990 Jan02

Grateful Dead –...

The only time I ever saw the Dead. I remember being on the tube to Wembley and it was packed full of stoned American students. We were cutting it close for the start of the show and one of them accidentally pulled the emergency stop cord on the train. Luckily the Dead shows tend to be quite...

The Who – Las ...

I was at the Hard Rock the day before the show. That was the day that John Entwistle died....

The Who – Lond...

I didn’t actually go to this show but a friend gave me his ticket...

Jimmy Page with The ...

What a show. Chris Robinson did an amazing job and the set was fabulous....

Wilco – Los Angeles 1999 Jan02

Wilco – Los An...

They were touring in support of the magnificent Summerteeth...

Coldplay – Los Angeles 2001 Jan02

Coldplay – Los...

I enjoyed the venue a bit more than the...

Fleadh – Londo...

A celebration of great Celtic music in London’s Finsbury Park, it was headlined by The Pogues. Kirsty McColl, Christy Moore and Hothouse Flowers on the bill...

Bruce Springsteen &#...

He opened with Seeds! Love that song. Great setlist, great show!...

Monsters of Rock ...

Whitesnake headlined. Also on the bill were Aerosmith, Poison and...

Oasis at T In the Pa...

This was at the band’s start. We met them and sure enough, they were cocky at hell. But look where it got them! Teenage Fanclub and Del Amitri were also on the...

Reading Festival ...

The only time I saw...

Alanis Morissette – London 1995 Jan02

Alanis Morissette &#...

Never a big fan, but I understand why others...