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Les Savy Fav. I can't remember seeing them since Crawdaddy in 2007 which I used to say was one of the best gigs I've been to. This was a load of sweaty fun.

How did Almost Nothing go down if you saw them? Their stuff sounds a bit generic and inoffensive but I'm a sucker for anything related to Idlewild.

ABBA - good craic which it would want to be for the price. We went to the 18.00 Sunday show. The band sounded amazing. The visuals are great. If I was to go again I'd get tickets for a dance booth. There don't appear to be any bad seats. Thought the dance floor would have loads of space for...

and someone has helpfully put the whole gig up on YouTube in decent quality.

Cock Sparrer celebrating fifty years together at the Roundhouse. The first set was them playing mostly rarities interspersed with videos clips of the band talking about their history. The second set was the hits. An absolute joy to see a band with such a connection with the audience. It was...

Andy Irvine at the Irish Centre in London. I hadn't seen him up close playing solo for a good while and thought maybe at 79 this is the time when he starts to noticeably slow down or just not play as well as he used to. No chance. If you've seen him play at any point in the last twenty years...

Ha! Likewise! Only saw after there was an Irish band playing. I decided to just chance the short day and have not caught Covid yet according to the few tests I've done at home...

Bad Guys at the Raw Power festival (indoors). A band I had never heard of reforming for one night only and they were great. Two lads playing double guitars, big riffs and lots of crowdsurfing and good natured dancing up the front. Covid security - had to show proof of a negative test within...

Sleaford Mods, Baxter Dury and the Fat White Family at a 5,000 capacity outdoor gig in a London park on Saturday night. I gave Sleafod Mods about two minutes before I decided I'd had enough and wanted an early night. Baxter Dury and Fat White Family were really good. It was nice to see lots of...

I love the Spook School! I'm going to see them on Thursday night. It'll be a bit sad but I'm glad they're going away before they make an average album.

Nadine Coyle. Thirty minutes of Girls Aloud hits plus one good solo song. It sort of made up for her cancelling her tour last year although she didn't play Call The Shots.

went to the Saturday of the Raw Power festival in London mainly just to see the Ex. I had no ideal who most of the others on the lineup were. The Ex were amazing as always and Hibushibire and Ill were also fun.

Robyn. She was really good. Not the usual dry shite London crowd also which helped.

I saw Leveret (an instrumental English folk trio) on Friday night. They were really good but there was just something a bit restrained about the whole performance. Maybe that's just English/British trad in general though? Anyway, at least nobody was shouting "yeow!" or charging in with hand...

Lisa O'Neill. My first time seeing her play a full gig and it was brilliant.

Andy Irvine & Paul Brady at the Barbican in London. I had a comfortable seat but there's something about seeing a gig like that in a proper concert hall that just doesn't work for me. I found myself wishing that it was been twice as loud for a start. The music was great of course. I'd never seen...

Yes! I have actually really enjoyed lots of their gigs from the last ten years but this one just wasn't for me. Also I went to the The Ex last night and they were deadly as ever.

went to see the Manics as part of Robert Smith's Meltdown on Tuesday although it feels like last night because I'm still a bit hungover. If you've seen one Manics gig in the last ten years then you've seen them all really. A fairly uninspiring setlist - they covered The Cure and played Motown...

Martin Hayes & Dennis Cahill in a church in London. It was my first time seeing them do a full gig on their own since an amazing gig in Whelan's years ago. A good show of course but slightly spoiled by sitting towards the back and having to crane my neck to get a decent view. Thankfully any time...

The Number Ones on Saturday night in London. It was perfect. 30 minute (or just over it) headline set, all the hits plus a Buzzcocks cover and one really good support band in Sauna Youth. My joy was probably amplified just a small bit because I hadn't been to a gig in ages.