Gigs

My 2024 gigs

Here's what I'm doing this year:

• Fabio & Grooverider, Rock City, Nottingham, 20 January (for LeftLion) [Review on LeftLion here]
• New Acoustics with Michael Vickers, Upstairs at The Western, Leicester, 2 February (for MIL) [Review on MIL here] 
• Katherine Priddy, Rough Trade, Nottingham, 20 February (for LeftLion) [Review on LeftLion here]  
• Baby Queen, Lafayette, London, 21 February [Observations here]
• Lonely Ghxst, The Water Rats, London, 5 March
• Holly Humberstone, O2 Academy, Leicester, 12 March [Observations here]
• Freya Beer + Tizane, The Camden Assembly, London, 15 March [Observations here]
• Apollo Junction + Grace Calver, The Camden Assembly, 11 April
• SPRINTS + Venus Grrrls, The Bodega, Nottingham, 13 April (for LeftLion) [Review on LeftLion here]
• Plasticine, Signature Brew Haggerston, London, 17 April [Observations here]
• Record Store Day 2024, Nottingham, 20 April [No write up but great photos on LeftLion here]
• Carpark + Devon + Sister, Moth Club, London, 26 April [Observations here]
• EEVAH + DB Jones, The Met Lounge, Peterborough, 27 April [Observations here]
• Francis of Delirium + Gia Ford + Dog Race, Oslo, London, 14 May [Observations here and my interview for CLASH is here]
• Hannah Grae, The Grace,  London, 22 May [Observations here]
• Dot To Dot Festival, Nottingham, 26 May (for LeftLion) [Full write-up here]
• Jodie Nicholson, The Lower Third, London, 5 June
• Gate To Southwell Festival, near Nottingham, 6 July (for LeftLion) [Review on LeftLion here]
• Foolhardy Folk Festival, Nottingham, 25 August (for LeftLion) [Review on LeftLion here]
• Dolores Forever, Rough Trade East, London, 1 October [Observations here]
• Bess Atwell, Rescue Rooms, Nottingham, 4 October (for LeftLion) [Review on LeftLion here]
• Alexandra Leaving, Signature Brew Haggerston, London, 10 October
• Twisterella Festival, Middlesbrough, 12 October (for CLASH) [Write up on CLASH here]
• Dolores Forever, Village Underground, London, 5 November Postponed - new date TBC
• The Felice Brothers, Electric Ballroom, London, 7 November [Observations here]
• King Creosote, International Arts Centre, Leicester, 20 November (for MIL) [Review on MIL here]
• Hazlett, Lafayette, London, 21 November 
• Blue Violet, Metronome, Nottingham, 27 Nottingham (for LeftLion) [Review on LeftLion here]
• renforshort, The Lower Third, London, 29 November (for CLASH) [CLASH profile here] 
• Thea Gilmore, Metronome, Nottingham, 4 December (for LeftLion) [Review on LeftLion here]

What I did in 2023

• Lizzie Esau / George O’Hanlon + Drew Thomas,  Nottingham, 1 February [Interview and observations here]
• Alela Diane, London, 2 February [Observations here]
• Charity Stow, Stamford, 3 February 
• Jenny Colquitt, Leicester, 22 February [Interview and observations here]
• The Candle Thieves + Ross Stewart, Stamford, 10 March [Observations here]
• The Slow Readers Club, London, 14 March (for The Songbird) [Review on SongbirdHQ here]
• Record Store Day 2023, Rough Trade, Nottingham, 22 April [Observations here] [Partial review on LeftLion here]
• Guy Garvey + Katherine Priddy (part of In The Round Festival), London, 25 April (for The Songbird) [Review on SongbirdHQ here]
• CHVRCHES, Nottingham, 9 June (for LeftLion) [Review on LeftLion here]
• Castle Bytham Music Festival, Lincolnshire, 24-25 June
• Barn on the Farm, 30 June-2 July 🤩 [Full write up here and here are photos from Saturday and Sunday]
• Newark Hustle, Nottinghamshire, 26 August
• Durand Jones + Nia Wyn, London, 29 August [Observations here]
• Cinder Well, Nottingham, 14 September (for LeftLion) [Review on LeftLion here]
• Dictator, London, 22 September [Observations here]
• The Joy Formidable, Nottingham, 1 October (rescheduled from March) (for LeftLion) [Review on LeftLion here]
• Holly Humberstone, Nottingham, 3 October (for LeftLion) [Review on LeftLion here]
• Somebody's Child + Lizzie Esau, London, 11 October 
• IDLES, London, 17 October (secret gig) [Observations here]
• Chloe Lorentzen, Stamford, 21 October [Observations here]
• Charity Stow, Stamford, 28 October
• Fizz, Nottingham, 29 October (for LeftLion) [Review on LeftLion here]
• Bleach Lab + She’s In Parties, Nottingham, 7 November (for LeftLion) [Review on LeftLion here]
• Soda Blonde, London, 22 November (for The Songbird) [Review on SongbirdHQ here]
• Charlotte Carpenter, Leicester, 24 November (for Music in Leicester) [Review for MIL here]

What I did in 2022

• Mark Stevens + Division + Collars + You & I, Peterborough, 20 January
• The Howl and the Hum, Leicester, 21 January [Interview with band here]
• FNL Presents: Moonlight Parade + The Valla + Maya Lakhani + Perry Manning, London, 28 January (Unable to attend due to other commitments 😒) 
• Charity Stow, Stamford, 30 January (Unable to attend due to other commitments 😒) 
• Chloe Lorentzen + Mali Faraz, Bourne, 19 February [Observations here]
• Wolf Alice, Norwich, 26 February (rescheduled from 10 January) [Observations here]
• Dry Cleaning, Nottingham, 27 February [Observations here]
• Dutch Mustard + Lemondaze + Alex Jayne, London, 2 March [Observations here]
• BSWAID, Birmingham, 6 March [Some photos here]
• Wet Leg, Birmingham, 23 April (Unable to attend due to other commitments 😒) 
• Music Observer presents: Emma Mae + JJ Lovegrove + Greysha + Emily Carr, Leicester, 25 April [Observations here]
• The Collective Band + Death Of The High Street + Comprehend, Stamford, 29 April
• Neck of the Woods Festival, Norwich, 29 May [Observations on SongbirdHQ here]
• William the Conqueror, Leicester, 13 June (rescheduled from March) [Observations here]
• Castle Bytham Music Festival, Lincolnshire, 18-19 June
• Folkingham Folk Festival, Lincolnshire, 9 July
• Cambridge Folk Festival, 28 - 31 July [Observations here]

What I did in 2021

• Joe, Chloe & Mark - The Songwriters, Peterborough, 11 June [Observations here]
• Mark Morriss + Mark Stevens + Richard Rodriguez, Peterborough, 19 June
• Folk by the Oak festival, Hertfordshire, 18 July [Observations here]
• Charity Stow + Chloe Lorentzen + Nath Wilson, Stamford, 8 August
• Little Comets + The Tenters + Chloe Lorentzen, Peterborough, 19 September [Observations here]
• Twisterella Festival, Middlesbrough, 9 October [Observations here]
• The Rapscallions + Chloe Lorentzen, Stamford, 15 October
• Alice Robbins + Greysha, Leicester, 31 October [Observations here]
• Lanterns on the Lake + Hilang Child, Nottingham, 21 November [Observations here]
• Peggy Sue, Coventry, 24 November [Observations here]
• Oliver Beardmore + The Purple Shades + Greysha, Birmingham, 26 November 
• Black Foxxes + Jools, London, 1 December [Observations here]
• Ozric Tentacles + Silas & Saski, Leicester, 7 December [Observations here]

My must sees (alphabetical order)

• BLAB
• Bleach Lab ✅
• Blue Violet ✅
• CHVRCHES ✅
• Crawlers
• The Crayon Set
• Dictator ✅
• Dolores Forever✅
• English Teacher 
• Five O Fives
• First Aid Kit 
• The Felice Brothers✅
• The Florentinas
• Francis of Delirium ✅ 
• Girl Scout ✅
• Hannah Grae ✅
• Holly Humberstone ✅ x3
• Hurray for the Riff Raff ✅
• IDLES ✅
• Jake Xerxes Fussell
• The Joy Formidable ✅
• Lossline
• NewDad
• Olivia Rodrigo
• Queen Cult
• Soot Sprite
• SPRINTS ✅
• Swim School ✅
• Wet Leg
• The Wind and the Wave
• Wolf Alice ✅

[Last updated 17 December 2024]