Walking in the Shadow of the Blues, Mistreated, Lie Down, Take me With You and of course Ain’t No Love in The Heart of the City. They were amazing before America got hold of them. Shame on you Uncle...

Love ’em, love ’em, love ’em. Can’t remember going. Bet it was good...

My first show in Canada. It was a lovely Summer’s eve and Bob was pretty good, while the setlist was...

A nice lig, but featuring some of my most disliked musicians – 50 Cent, Tatu (remember the Russian “lesbians”?) and Pink. Not complaining...

I wasn’t hugely into the post-Aerosmith period US metal scene, but Tesla were a notable exception. This was an after show bash for the Five Man Acoustical Jam...

My invitation to the pre-release listening party for the Iron Maiden “Fear of the Dark” record in 1992. If you’d told me then that 22 years later I’d be helping to launch their Trooper Beer in the US, I wouldn’t have believed it. Big thanks to...

The man never fails. You wonder how he plays his songs with only two arms. This was the Old Kit Bag...

I saw them three times on the Bigger Bang tour. This was the first. It was at the Hollywood Bowl. I can’t for the life of me remember who opened....

As much as I like “the Tull:)”, this was a dreadful show. Awful period for a great band. Sorry...

This was one of the stronger bills of all the Glasters’ I attended. Macca headlined his first ever festival show and was simply magnificent. Oasis were also excellent. Others on the bill included Joss Stone, James Brown, Muse and Toots and the Maytals. I believe that they also debuted...

He’s a great songwriter. I love his melodies. They’ve got a melancholic feel but also memorable hooks – quite I rarity...

The main local festival while I was living in Sebastopol, N. California was Harmony. It was never really quite my thing musically, but it was a good day out. I ended up working for them, helping to develop a sister festival in Ventura S. Cal. The buggers went bust and I never got paid....

The Monsters of Rock festivals at Donington were just great. At this one, I remember sitting next to a lady who was pissed off because there was nowhere she could plug in her hair straighteners. I may be wrong but I think that Whitesnake had some kind of military theme going on –...

This was a theme park near Tampa that had weekly live music in the Summer. Canada’s Red Rider featuring Tom Cochrane were supposed to play, but by the time we arrived, the show had been cancelled due to lightning. No surprise to anyone who lives in Tampa! They don’t call the...

A special moment for me. I’ve been a huge fan since the start. Mike Scott (left) has a magical energy around him. I recently read his bio “Adventures of a Waterboy”, which I thoroughly recommend. Fiddle player Steve Wickham (right) is one of the most talented musicians on...

Both bought at the Durham Book Center in Sunderland when I was about 14. I just love the big 2-3″ badges. Say it like you mean...

It was a fun show. Steven Tyler and Joe Perry made a surprise appearance for the encore – Walk This Way. The bill was terrible – Vixen, Skid Row and Europe!! No wonder they seemed...

I loved the poster from which the image of this badge is lifted. When I was 15, I asked my mam to make a shirt just like the one Joe Perry is wearing. A wee off the shoulder number. Unlike Joe, it did little to turn any ladies’ heads. It’s amazing I didn’t get beat...

I have vague memories of being in the absolute back row. Three black dots on the stage. Could have been Rush – who...

I remember that a few of us decided to do the show “in style”. We rented a white 12 seater limo and hit the various Brit bars before the show, got up to no good and played Hayseed Dixie while driving around all day!...