This time last week, Jay-Z was about to take to the main stage at Glastonbury to finally perform the gig which had caused a mass of hysterical controversy over the past few months.
In the run-up to the gig, I took a long, hard look at the controversy over the booking of Jay-Z as a headline act at the long-running festival, a controversy which seemed to stem from the belief by some that a hip-hop artists wasn’t right for the venue, and especially as the main headline act on the Saturday night.

Then the gig came and went, and Jay-Z pretty …read more

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

I have already detailed in quite graphic language my love for Kate Nash… I want to marry her. And so it was with a skip in my heart that I went to see her in all her glory at Manchester Academy 1 on Monday November 5th.
When the tickets came up for sale, I had to choose between the gig and a fireworks display, this being Guy Fawkes night and all. I made the right decision as Kate Nash provided all the fireworks I needed to see this year, and sang gorgeously as an added bonus.
The support acts for the night …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

I’ve always loved Scottish band Travis, even before they hit the big (read huge) time with the release of ‘The Man Who’ in 1999. I was there from the beginning, owning first album ‘Good Feeling’ and playing ‘All I Want To Do Is Rock‘ on repeat over and over again.
I have huge respect for the band, with their no nonsense approach to just consistently making great records. That respect grew even more when I read that Travis front man Fran ‘Quiffy Hair’ Healy confronted a drunken fan during a recent gig.