After going to see The Feeling at the beginning of March, and loving it so much, me and my friends were on the lookout for the next big gig to buy tickets for and attend.
A quick search on GigsandTours.com later, and we decided to purchase tickets for the Sugababes at the Manchester Apollo on the 2nd of April.

Even though the tickets had been on sale for months, there were a few remaining, and we struck lucky.
I approached the gig with part excitement, part trepidation, as it was to be the most “Pop” concert I’ve ever been to. In fact, …read more

A few of us here on the b5 music channel have decided to get together and talk about our favourite gigs. I’ve been to far too many to list them all, so instead, I’ll focus on my experiences of the last year.
I have quite a broad taste in music, loving everything from Bjork and Joanna Newsome, through the Arctic Monkeys and Bloc Party, up to Megadeth and The Hives, so my gig history is kind of fragmented.

My first gig was the Stereophonics back in the day (when they were good, or at least better than they are at the moment), …read more

The Feeling are a band who are never going to be cool, never going to get on the cover of NME, and never going to be the next big thing.
But you know what? None of that matters, as they put out some incredibly well written, and well composed pop songs, and after seeing them live, I know they’re fantastic in the flesh too. I’d even go as far to say they push Muse for title of Best Live Band in the UK right now.
This is actually the second time I’ve seen The Feeling live, the first being in the …read more

The Led Zeppelin reunion concert was such a massive success that there have obviously been massive calls from the public, especially fans who couldn’t get tickets for the one off gig, for a full UK, or world tour.
I am with them, wishing the existing members would just bite the bullet and give everyone what they want.
But not everyone shares this view, and unfortunately that number includes Jason Bonham, John’s son, and the man who drummed at the Ahmet Ertegun tribute concert.

The Led Zeppelin reunion gig is only a few days away now, with it’s rescheduled date of December 10 approaching fast.
Jimmy Page has now promised those people fortunate enough to have got tickets a great show.
He spoke to Q magazine about the forthcoming concert, and revealed some nuggets of information about what ticket holders can expect on the night:
“When we were first asked to do this (reunion show), we were asked to play a 40-minute set. We soon realised we couldn’t.”
“If we go out and play ‘No Quarter’, ‘Moby Dick’ and ‘Dazed And Confused’ with all the solos, you’re …read more

The Spice Girls have sold out the first London date on their epic World tour within 38 seconds. Tickets went on sale at 9am this morning, and all had been snapped up by the time it took me to climb out of bed.
Over a million people registered for the chance to purchase tickets and there will be a lot of disappointed people sat in their bedrooms crying right now. But to make them feel instantly better the girl group announced a further 3 London dates on the tour to fill demand for tickets.

Ticket prices for the gigs are between £55 …read more

Robert Plant has dashed the hopes of everyone who failed to get a ticket for the one off Led Zeppelin reunion concert in November by stating there will be no full tour forthcoming.
The Led Zeppelin frontman told the Daily Express:
“We need to do one last great show, because we’ve done some shows, and they’ve been crap.”
“I know I’m getting on, when I come back from touring I’m shocked to find a lot of my mates tend to be going to bed far too early, and that means I should probably be doing the same. Maybe I should stop having …read more

Oh no they haven’t, oh yes they have. I can’t believe it but yeah, yet another legendary British group have decided to stage a one off gig.
The Cure may not be quite as legendary as Led Zeppelin but they are one of those classic British bands that people have wanted to see live since the day they stopped touring extensively.

The gig will take place at London’s Wembley Arena in March 2008, with tickets going on sale September 29th at 9am. There is a limit of 6 tickets per household but there will not be a repeat of the lottery …read more

First it was Glastonbury, then the ‘Concert for Diana‘, now as I sit here watching the ‘Live Earth‘ concert coverage from London, it’s happening again. Why are all the big concerts suffering from crappy sound systems and technical problems?
Last month’s Glastonbury festival was a great success with most pundits and fans in attendance saying it was the best ever. The main problem, apart from the annual mudbath was the shockingly poor sound quality on the Pyramid stage. The problem was most evident during the headline acts on all 3 nights, as the Arctic Monkeys, The Killers and The Who took …read more