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The Kris Barras Band at St Luke’s, Glasgow 18th March 2022

For the second time this year, I boarded the 525 to Glasgow, chaperoned once more by Boy Child and Mr A. Again, the weather gods were smiling on us, and it was a beautiful spring evening as we headed across … Continue reading

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Last Thursday night should have been Massive at the Hard Rock Café, Glasgow

Continuing the non-gig reviews of 2020 theme, last Thursday night should have seen Boy Child, Mr A and I heading to Glasgow to see Aussie rockers Massive at the Hard Rock Cafe but a certain virus that’s going around has … Continue reading

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Well last night should have been Brian Fallon at SWG3 Glasgow

Well last night was meant to be a nice drive to Glasgow, a walk along the banks of the River Clyde and a trip to SWG3 to see Brian Fallon but a certain virus put paid to those plans…..sigh…… The … Continue reading

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Well Monday night should have been The White Buffalo….

To continue with my “almost gigs” theme, Monday should have seen Boy Child, Mr A and myself heading for Glasgow’s O2 Academy to see The White Buffalo. That outing will need to wait until 6th December now…. C’est la vie. … Continue reading

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Well April 14th should have been Like A Storm

Like everyone else, the gig calendar looks bleak and this blog is feeling a little unloved. So, in an effort to keep thing positive….. gigs will be rescheduled in time I’m sure. Tuesday 14th April should have been Like A … Continue reading

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New Year’s Day @ The Garage, Glasgow 23 February 2020

My 2020 music drought ended on Sunday evening. (Must have been the only drought in Scotland- it’s barely stopped raining this year so far!) It had been 68 days since my last live music fix – too long! No trains … Continue reading

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Alter Bridge @ MEN Arena Manchester 15 December 2019

Last Sunday morning it was the 9:47 to Manchester rather than the 5:25 to Glasgow. Having waved goodbye to Robin Hood as I passed Nottingham Castle, I headed on foot to the station, praying that the trains were running on … Continue reading

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Alter Bridge at Motorpoint Arena Nottingham 14 December 2019

I guess I should add a subtitle to this one – Alter Bridge Adventures 2019 part one. After a very early start, three trains and nine long hours after I left the house, I finally arrived by taxi at the … Continue reading

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Halestorm at the SSE Hydro, Glasgow 24 November 2019

For the second time in a week, we were driving up the M8 in the rain and the dark heading for the SSE Hydro. The difference this time was that I was in the driving seat and it was only … Continue reading

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Ghost at the SSE Hydro, Glasgow 18th November 2019

On a chilly, dark November evening Boy Child chauffeured myself, Mr A and a new addition to the group, Master C, through the mania of the M8 rush hour traffic towards Glasgow’s SSE Hydro arena. We arrived slightly later than … Continue reading

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