Regina Spektor – 10 November 2016, Albert Hall Manchester I was late coming to Regina Spektor’s music, first discovering her through her song “Us” on the film soundtrack of “500 Days of Summer” and then through my boyfriend who is a fan (apparently we have all her albums in our Continue Reading
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All Saints “Red Flag Tour” – 15 October 2016, O2 Academy Sheffield
All Saints “Red Flag Tour” – 15 October 2016, O2 Academy Sheffield As a teenager in the 90s, “Never Ever” was the song of the decade and All Saints were the girl band I wanted to be part of, and their debut self-titled album was my most played cassette. Two Continue Reading
Suggs: My Life Story – 4 May 2016, Lyceum Theatre, Sheffield
Suggs: My Life Story – 4 May 2016, Lyceum Theatre, Sheffield The band I’m most desperate to see live is Madness, being a fan of their songs from “Our House” to it “Must be Love”, their hilarious appearances in “The Young Ones” and of course their lead singer’s hosting of “Night Fever”, Continue Reading
Jungle Lion – 30 April 2016, The Club House, Sheffield
Jungle Lion – 30 April 2016, The Club House, Sheffield You know a band is good when you go to see The Wailers (Bob Marley’s legendary backing band) at Sheffield O2 Academy in November 2015 and much prefer the support act, Sheffield’s very own king of the jungle and ska Continue Reading
The Proclaimers – 25 October 2015, York Barbican
The Proclaimers – 25 October 2015, York Barbican I would walk 500 miles to see The Proclaimers but luckily didn’t have to as after missing them perform in Sheffield had the pleasure of being in the audience for this musically talented pair of identical Leith born twins, Charlie and Craig Continue Reading
Weird Al’s “The Mandatory World Tour” – 3 October 2015, Birmingham O2 Academy
Weird Al’s “The Mandatory World Tour” – 3 October 2015, Birmingham O2 Academy Loved by those cult followers who know him for his hilarious parodies of songs and for being a talented comedy song composer in his own right, with a career spanning five decades, this evening myself and my Continue Reading