I've attempted to put together a list of all the gigs I remember attending over the years. It's really tough to recall them all and I'm sure I'll add more as and when they come to mind. Some of the details are hazy, to say the least, and some appear to be non-existant! Either way, this is what I remember.
This page is currently under some kind of re-construction. I'm re-researching my gig history and trying to give every gig its own page. Therefore, some links are dead. I'll get around to replacing them at some point. 'Tis a bit of a job though...
| Act (+support) |
Venue | Town/City | Date | Link to post |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| The Wedding Present (+ Heart Throbs) |
Great Hall | Exeter | October 1988 |
Read here |
| R.E.M. (+ Throwing Muses) |
Wembley Arena | London | June 1989 |
Read here |
| All About Eve (+ Summerhill) |
Hippodrome | Bristol | November 1989 |
Read here |
| The Wedding Present (+ The Groove Farm) |
The Studio | Bristol | January 1990 |
Read here |
| The Mission (+ Something Happens) |
Hippodrome | Bristol | March 1990 |
Read here |
| An Emotional Fish | Lemon Grove | Exeter | August 1990 |
Read here |
| Pixies (+ Barkmarket) |
Great Hall | Exeter | October 1990 |
Read here |
| Ride (+ Bleach) |
Lemon Grove | Exeter | October 1990 |
Read here |
| The Charlatans (+ Easy) |
Great Hall | Exeter | November 1990 |
Read here |
| Youssou N'Dour | HMV Oxford Street | London | January 1991 |
Read here |
| Birdland (+ Chunk) |
Lemon Grove | Exeter | March 1991 |
Read here |
| Ned's Atomic Dustbin (+ Doughboys, Drop) |
Great Hall | Exeter | March 1991 |
Read here |
| Inspiral Carpets (+ Blue Orchids) |
Great Hall | Exeter | April 1991 |
Read here |
| EMF | Great Hall | Exeter | May 1991 |
Read here |
| Levellers (+ Sandkings) |
Lemon Grove | Exeter | October 1991 |
Read here |
| James (+ Thousand Yard Stare) |
Great Hall | Exeter | October 1991 |
Read here |
| Carter The Unstoppable Sex Machine (+ Resque) |
Great Hall | Exeter | October 1991 |
Read here |
| All About Eve (+ Dr. Phibes & The House Of Wax Equations) |
Great Hall | Exeter | November 1991 |
Read here |
| My Bloody Valentine (+ Silverfish) |
Great Hall | Exeter | December 1991 |
Read here |
| Hole (+ Therapy?, Daisy Chainsaw, Spar) |
Lemon Grove | Exeter | December 1991 |
Read here |
| Teenage Fanclub (+ Royal Trux) |
Lemon Grove | Exeter | January 1992 |
Read here |
| Levellers (+ Back To The Planet) |
Pavilions | Plymouth | March 1992 |
Read here |
| Ride (+ Mercury Rev) |
Lemon Grove | Exeter | March 1992 |
Read here |
| Chumbawamba (+ Shudder To Think, Sweet Thangs) |
Bierkeller | Bristol | June 1992 |
Read here |
| GLASTONBURY FESTIVAL Primal Scream, The Breeders, The Levellers, Blue Aeroplanes, Rage Against The Machine, Tom Jones, Lou Reed, Youssou N'Dour, etc. |
Worthy Farm | Pilton, nr. Glastonbury | June 1992 |
Read here |
| Chumbawamba (+ Papa Brittle) |
The Anchor | Westward Ho! | August 1992 |
Read here |
| Chumbawamba (+ Back To The Planet and six other acts) |
Pannier Market | Tavistock | August 1992 |
Read here |
| READING FESTIVAL Nirvana, Public Enemy, PJ Harvey, PIL, Bjorn Again, L7, etc. |
Richfield Avenue | Reading | August 1992 |
Read here | Papa Brittle (+ Electric Orange) |
The Anchor | Westward Ho! | September 1993 |
Read here |
| Silverfish | The Cavern | Exeter | 1992 | Read here |
| Inspiral Carpets (+ Real People, Family Gotown) |
Great Hall | Exeter | October 1992 |
Read here |
| Pop Will Eat Itself (+ Scorpio Rising) |
Great Hall | Exeter | October 1992 |
Read here |
| Chumbawamba (+ Papa Brittle) |
Lemon Grove | Exeter | November 1992 |
Read here |
| Levellers (+ Back To The Planet) |
Brighton Centre | Brighton | December 1992 |
Read here |
| Radiohead (+ People True Love) |
Lemon Grove | Exeter | February 1993 |
Read here |
| Chumbawamba (+ Credit To The Nation) |
Kaos | Barnstaple | March 1993 |
Read here |
| Papa Brittle (+ Fatal Aura) |
The Anchor | Westward Ho! | Summer 1993 |
Read here |
| GLASTONBURY FESTIVAL The Kinks, Velvet Underground, The Ukranians, Belly, Adorable, Rolf Harris, etc. |
Worthy Farm | Pilton, nr. Glastonbury | June 1993 |
Read here |
| Manic Street Preachers (+ Blaggers ITA, Credit To The Nation) |
English Riviera Centre | Torquay | Summer 1993 |
Read here |
| Papa Brittle | The Cavern | Exeter | September 1993 |
Read here |
| Tar (+ Grotus, Naked i) |
TJ's | Newport | November 1993 |
Read here |
| Back To The Planet (+ The Sea, Electric Orange) |
Kaos | Barnstaple | 1993 | Read here |
| Utah Saints | Kaos | Barnstaple | 1993 | Read here |
| Compulsion (+ Naked i) |
The Cavern | Exeter | March 1994 |
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| Blyth Power (+ Atilla) |
The Cavern | Exeter | June 1994 |
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| GLASTONBURY FESTIVAL Peter Gabriel, James, Rage Against The Machine, Johnny Cash, etc. |
Worthy Farm | Pilton, nr. Glastonbury | June 1994 |
Part 1 Part 2 |
| Hazel O'Connor | Landmark Theatre | Ilfracombe | 1994 | |
| Senser (+ Rub Ultra) |
Lemon Grove | Exeter | 1994 | Read here |
| Therapy? | Great Hall | Exeter | November 1994 |
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| Theatre Of Hate | The Cavern | Exeter | 1994/5? | |
| Chumbawamba (+ Oyster Band) |
Lemon Grove | Exeter | March 1995 |
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| Back To The Planet | The Cavern | Exeter | March 1995 |
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| Tansads | The Cavern | Exeter | March 1995 |
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| Blaggers ITA (+ Naked i) |
The Cavern | Exeter | April 1995 |
Read here |
| China Drum (+ Electric Orange) |
Burston Inn | Bow (nr. Exeter) |
April 1995 |
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| Menswear (+ Powder, Gotham City Gangsters) |
The Cavern | Exeter | May 1995 |
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| UK Subs | The Cavern | Exeter | May 1995 |
Read here |
| Weknowwhereyoulive (+ Naked i) |
The Cavern | Exeter | May 1995 |
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| Reef | Marisco Tavern | Woolacombe | June 1995 |
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| GLASTONBURY FESTIVAL PJ Harvey, Oasis, John Otway, Pulp, etc. |
Worthy Farm | Pilton, nr. Glastonbury | June 1995 |
Read here |
| R.E.M. (+ The Cranberries, Del Amitri, Belly) |
Cardiff Arms Park | Cardiff | July 1995 |
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| Longpigs & Northern Uproar | Sherry's Bar | Barnstaple | August 1995 |
Read here |
| Blameless (+ Star 69) |
Golden Lion Tap | Barnstaple | August 1995 |
Read here |
| FIRE AND STEEL FESTIVAL Back To The Planet, Electric Groove Temple, Funkabubble, Middle Earth, Electric Orange, Saturday Night Beaver, Annalise, Rug, Athletics, Jellybabes, E-Type, 4 Desperate Men, Hiphoperation, Equus, Shrug, Full Tilt Boogie Band |
Vicarage Field | Torrington | August 1995 |
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| Chumbawamba (+ Cardiacs) |
Pyramids Centre | Portsmouth | November 1995 |
Read here |
| The Saw Doctors | Great Hall | Exeter | 1995/6? | |
| Lush | The Cavern | Exeter | March 1996 |
Read here |
| Bis | The Cavern | Exeter | June 1996 |
Read here |
| Feeder | Sailor's Arms | Newquay | July 1996 |
Read here |
| SUMMER DAZE FESTIVAL Hawkwind, Trip, Captain Rizz, Bates Motel, etc. |
Stapleton Farm | Langtree, nr. Torrington | July 1996 |
Read here |
| Oasis (+ The Prodigy and others) |
Knebworth Park | nr. Stevenage | August 1996 |
Read here |
| Stiff Little Fingers (+ Eddie & The Hot Rods aand others) |
Plymouth Hoe | Plymouth | Summer 1996 |
Read here |
| Intastella | Golden Lion Tap | Barnstaple | 1996 | |
| The Wedding Present | Virgin Megastore | Plymouth | 1996 | |
| Space | Lemon Grove | Exeter | 1996 | |
| Flyscreen (+ Shrug) |
The Cavern | Exeter | 1997 | |
| Rialto (+ Shrug) |
The Cavern | Exeter | 1997 | |
| Fun Lovin' Criminals | Great Hall | Exeter | September 1998 |
Read here |
| Gene | Cooperage | Plymouth | November 1998 |
Read here |
| R.E.M. (+ Stereolab) |
Earls Court | London | June 1999 |
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| Super Furry Animals (+ Clinic) |
Great Hall | Exeter | October 1999 |
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| White Stripes (+ Von Bondies) |
Anson Rooms | Bristol | November 2001 |
Read here and here |
| The Hives (+ Von Bondies) |
Cardiff International Arena | Cardiff | 2002 | |
| Flaming Lips (+ Clinic) |
Cardiff International Arena | Cardiff | October 2003 |
Read here |
| Pixies (+ Graham Coxon) |
Brixton Academy | London | June 2004 |
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| Morrissey (+ Kristeen Young) |
St. David's Hall | Cardiff | May 2006 |
Read here |
| Kristin Hersh | Thekla | Bristol | March 2007 |
Read here |
| Editors (+ Ra Ra Riot, The Kissaway Trail) |
Newport Centre | Newport | October 2007 |
Read here |
| Arcade Fire (+ Clinic) |
Cardiff International Arena | Cardiff | October 2007 |
Read here |
| Imelda May | The Point | Cardiff | February 2009 |
Read here |
| Elbow (+ The Acorns) |
Newport Centre | Newport | February 2009 |
Read here |
| The Wedding Present (+ Ringo Deathstarr) |
The Globe | Cardiff | November 2010 |
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| The Joy Formidable | Solus | Cardiff | October 2011 |
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| Emmy The Great (+ Stealing Sheep) |
Clwb Ifor Bach | Cardiff | October 2011 |
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| The Wedding Present (+ Toquiwa) |
The Gate | Cardiff | October 2012 |
Read here |
| Masters In France (+ Candelas, The Winters) |
Clwb Ifor Bach | Cardiff | February 2013 |
Read here |
| Primitives (+ Josie Long, The Wave Pictures, Joanna Gruesome and others) |
The Gate | Cardiff | March 2013 |
Read here |
| British Sea Power (+ Milk And Biscuits) |
Coal Exchange | Cardiff | April 2013 |
Read here |
| Public Service Broadcasting | Clwb Ifor Bach | Cardiff | May 2013 |
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| Manic Street Preachers (+ Telegram) |
Newport Centre | Newport | September 2013 |
Read here |
| The Jim Jones Revue | The Globe | Cardiff | October 2013 |
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| Young Knives | Clwb Ifor Bach | Cardiff | November 2013 |
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| Public Service Broadcasting | The Globe | Cardiff | November 2013 |
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| Frank Turner (+ Flogging Molly, Beans On Toast) |
Motorpoint Arena | Cardiff | February 2014 |
Read here |
| Shonen Knife (+ Small Gang, Former Utopia) |
Clwb Ifor Bach | Cardiff | May 2014 |
Read here |
| Drenge (+ The Bohicas) |
Clwb Ifor Bach | Cardiff | June 2014 |
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| The Joy Formidable | The Globe | Cardiff | July 2014 |
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| John Otway & Wild Willy Barrett | The Globe | Cardiff | September 2014 |
Read here |
| First Aid Kit (+ Jo Rose) |
Colston Hall | Bristol | September 2014 |
Read here |
| Inspiral Carpets | The Globe | Cardiff | December 2014 |
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| Gruff Rhys (+ Martin Carr) |
Sherman Theatre | Cardiff | December 2014 |
Read here |
| First Aid Kit (+ Kimberley Anne) |
St. David's Hall | Cardiff | January 2015 |
Read here |
| Future Of The Left (+ The St. Pierre Snake Invasion, WaLL) |
Clwb Ifor Bach | Cardiff | January 2015 |
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| Royal Blood (+ Mini Mansions) |
Newport Centre | Newport | March 2015 |
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| Wolf Alice (+ Magic Gang, Crows) |
The Globe | Cardiff | April 2015 |
Read here |
| Super Furry Animals (+ Magic Numbers) |
Great Hall | Cardiff | May 2015 |
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| Laura Marling (+ Gil Landry) |
Colston Hall | Bristol | May 2015 |
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| Kizzy Crawford (+ Ellie Makes Music) |
Clwb Ifor Bach | Cardiff | July 2015 |
Read here |
| Young Marble Giants (+ Headfall, The Irascibles, Guto Pryce) |
The Globe | Cardiff | August 2015 |
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| Darling Buds (+ Helen Love, Thee Faction, Burning Ferns) |
Le Pub | Newport | October 2015 |
Read here |
| Godspeed You! Black Emperor (+ Dead Rat Orchestra) |
Colston Hall | Bristol | October 2015 |
Read here |
| Slaves (+ Wonk Unit, Spring King) |
Great Hall | Cardiff | November 2015 |
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| Public Service Broadcasting (+ François And The Atlas Mountains) |
Y Plas | Cardiff | November 2015 |
Read here |
| Charlatans (+ Frankie & The Heartstrings, Yucatan) |
Tramshed | Cardiff | December 2015 |
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| Bob Mould (+ Estrons) |
The Globe | Cardiff | February 2016 |
Read here |
| Snuff (+ Bad Cop Bad Cop, Spoilers) |
The Globe | Cardiff | February 2016 |
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| Half Man Half Biscuit | Tramshed | Cardiff | May 2016 |
Read here |
| Yak (+ Cabbage) |
Clwb Ifor Bach | Cardiff | June 2016 |
Read here |
| The Wedding Present (+ Such Small Hands) |
Tramshed | Cardiff | September 2016 |
Read here |
| Pretty Vicious (+ Fangclub, Hollow Nothing) |
The Globe | Cardiff | September 2016 |
Read here |
| Le Butcherettes (+ The Picture Books) |
Clwb Ifor Bach | Cardiff | October 2016 |
Read here |
| Teleman (+ The Hearts) |
The Globe | Cardiff | October 2016 |
Read here |
| New Model Army (+ Mad Dog McCrea) |
Tramshed | Cardiff | November 2016 |
Read here |
| Frank Turner & The Sleeping Souls (+ Felix Hagen & the Family, Esmé Patterson) |
Great Hall | Cardiff | November 2016 |
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| Pixies (+ FEWS) |
Motorpoint Arena | Cardiff | December 2016 |
Read here |
| Placebo (+ Minor Victories) |
Newport Centre | Newport | December 2016 |
Read here |
| Super Furry Animals (+ Goldie Lookin' Chain, Ffug) |
Motorpoint Arena | Cardiff | December 2016 |
Read here |
| Future Of The Left (+ USA Nails, Frauds) |
Clwb Ifor Bach | Cardiff | January 2017 |
Read here |
| Elbow (+ C Duncan) |
Newport Centre | Newport | March 2017 |
Read here |
| Grandaddy (+ Amber Arcades) |
Colston Hall | Bristol | March 2017 |
Read here |
| Saint Etienne | Tramshed | Cardiff | June 2017 |
Read here |
| Public Service Broadcasting | Ebbw Vale Institute | Ebbw Vale | June 2017 |
Read here |
| The Wedding Present (+ Young Romance) |
O2 Academy | Bristol | June 2017 |
Read here |
| Wolf Alice (+ Head Noise) |
Muni Arts Centre | Pontypridd | August 2017 |
Read here |
| Nadine Shah (+ Life) |
The Globe | Cardiff | October 2017 |
Read here |
| Public Service Broadcasting (+ Palace) |
Colston Hall | Bristol | October 2017 |
Read here |
| Estrons (+ Chroma, Palomino Party) |
Clwb Ifor Bach | Cardiff | December 2017 |
Read here |
| British Sea Power (+ American Mustard) |
The Globe | Cardiff | February 2018 |
Read here |
| Belly | Glee Club | Cardiff | June 2018 |
Read here |
| The Breeders (+ Pip Blom) |
O2 Academy | Bristol | July 2018 |
Read here |
| Ride (+ Flowers) |
Tramshed | Cardiff | September 2018 |
Read here |
| Idles (+ Heavy Lungs) |
SWX | Bristol | October 2018 |
Read here |
| Gwenno (+ Adwaith, Halo Maud) |
Tramshed | Cardiff | October 2018 |
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| Public Service Broadcasting (+ Perfect Body) |
Riverfront Theatre | Newport | October 2018 |
Read here |
| Shame (+ HMLTD, Fontaines D.C.) |
SWX | Bristol | November 2018 |
Read here |
| Courtney Barnett (+ Laura Jean) |
Great Hall | Cardiff | November 2018 |
Read here |
| Slaves (+ Lady Bird, Willie J. Healey) |
Tramshed | Cardiff | November 2018 |
Read here |
| Estrons (+ Mellt, Y Sybs) |
The Globe | Cardiff | December 2018 |
Read here |
| The Coral (+ Cut Glass Kings, Marvin Powell) |
Tramshed | Cardiff | March 2019 |
Read here |
| The Wedding Present (+ The Flatmates) |
Tramshed | Cardiff | May 2019 |
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| Goat Girl (+ Pet Grotesque, Teddy Hunter) |
Clwb Ifor Bach | Cardiff | June 2019 |
Read here |
| Ash (+ Novacub) |
Tramshed | Cardiff | August 2019 |
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| Pixies (+ The Big Moon) |
Motorpoint Arena | Cardiff | September 2019 |
Read here |
| Pom Poko (+ Orchards) |
Clwb Ifor Bach | Cardiff | October 2019 |
Read here |
| New Model Army (+ The Secret Faces) |
Tramshed | Cardiff | November 2019 |
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| Marika Hackman (+ Do Nothing) |
The Gate | Cardiff | February 2020 |
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| She Drew The Gun (+ Annabel Allum, Show Dogs) |
Clwb Ifor Bach | Cardiff | February 2022 |
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| Katy J. Pearson (+ Speedboat) |
Clwb Ifor Bach | Cardiff | September 2022 |
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| Cud (+ Silent Forum) |
Le Pub | Newport | October 2022 |
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| An evening in conversation with David Gedge |
Acapela Studios | Pentyrch nr. Cardiff |
November 2022 |
Read here |
| Yard Act (+ Panic Shack) |
Tramshed | Cardiff | November 2022 |
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| The Beths (+ Lande Hekt) |
SWX | Bristol | May 2023 |
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| Bodega (+ Holiday Ghosts, The Outlines) |
Clwb Ifor Bach | Cardiff | September 2023 |
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| Das Koolies | Clwb Ifor Bach | Cardiff | January 2024 |
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| Big Special (+ Grandma's House, Slate) |
Clwb Ifor Bach | Cardiff | April 2024 |
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| Sprints (+ The New Cut) |
The Thekla | Bristol | April 2024 |
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| Big Special (+ Scrounge, Pet Insurance) |
Strange Brew | Bristol | May 2024 |
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| The Bug Club | City Arms | Cardiff | May 2024 |
Read here |
| Coach Party (+ Brass Bambees) |
Clwb Ifor Bach | Cardiff | June 2024 |
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| Smashing Pumpkins Weezer (+ Teen Mortgage) |
Cardiff Castle | Cardiff | June 2024 |
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| Divorce (+ Blood Wizard) |
Clwb Ifor Bach | Cardiff | October 2024 |
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| Public Service Broadcasting album launch matinee show |
Strange Brew | Bristol | October 2024 |
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| FANTASTIC RACKET (closing night of Llais 2024) (ft. Nadine Shah & Callum Easter, Norman Blake, Charlotte Church, Lady Leshurr + various writers and poets) |
Wales Millennium Centre | Cardiff | October 2024 |
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| Buzzard Buzzard Buzzard (+ Nookee, Papa Jupe's T.C.) |
Corn Exchange | Newport | November 2024 |
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| The Primitives (+ Murder Club) |
Le Pub | Newport | November 2024 |
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| Our Girl (+ Wyldest, Joe Wilkins) |
Clwb Ifor Bach | Cardiff | December 2024 |
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| Mattiel (+ Cosmic Crooner) |
Strange Brew | Bristol | December 2024 |
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| Half Happy (+ Em Koko) |
Clwb Ifor Bach | Cardiff | December 2024 |
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| The Bug Club (+ Holiday Ghosts, The Family Battenberg) |
Tramshed | Cardiff | February 2025 |
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| Jane Weaver (+ Memorials) |
Komedia | Bath | April 2025 |
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| Das Koolies | Corn Exchange | Newport | May 2025 |
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| DOT TO DOT FESTIVAL Big Special, Sprints Grandma's House, Honeyglaze, Jasmine.4.T, Ethan Tasch, etc. |
Thekla, Electric Bristol (fka SWX) O2 Academy, Fleece, Louisiana, Strange Brew |
Bristol | May 2025 |
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| Panic Shack (+ The Pill) |
Corn Exchange | Newport | May 2025 |
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| Waxahatchee (+ Merce Lemon) |
Electric Bristol | Bristol | June 2025 |
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| Shonen Knife | Fuel | Cardiff | June 2025 |
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| Floodlights (+ The Slow Country) |
Clwb Ifor Bach | Cardiff | September 2025 |
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| The Duke Spirit (+ Scrounge) |
Strange Bew | Bristol | September 2025 |
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| Cate Le Bon (+ Kate NV) |
Wales Millennium Centre | Cardiff | October 2025 |
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| New Model Army (+ The Autumn Saints) |
Tramshed | Cardiff | October 2025 |
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| Mass Of The Fermenting Dregs (+ Enabling Behaviour, Vain) |
Clwb Ifor Bach | Cardiff | October 2025 |
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| The Lovely Eggs (+ Rob Auton, Polite Bureaux) |
Trinity | Bristol | November 2025 |
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| Dekker | Clwb Ifor Bach | Cardiff | November 2025 |
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| Dug (+ Amy May Ellis) |
Louisiana | Bristol | November 2025 |
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| Lambrini Girls (+ Shelf Lives) |
Electric | Bristol | November 2025 |
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| Divorce (+ Curiosity Shop) |
Globe | Cardiff | December 2025 |
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| Himalayas Half Happy (+ Slate, Parcs, Chroma, Hairdye, The Rogues) |
Le Pub & Corn Exchange |
Newport | January 2026 |
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| The Bug Club (+ The Family Battenberg, Airflo) |
Corn Exchange | Newport | February 2026 |
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| The Darling Buds (+ Fnools) |
Le Pub | Newport | February 2026 |
Read here |
| Sorry (+ Canty) |
The Globe | Cardiff | February 2026 |
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| Big Special (+ Gans, Good Health Good Wealth, Matt Nõmme) |
Electric | Bristol | February 2026 |
This is a great list. I knew that I'd seen Chumbawamba in Westward Ho, and wanted to confirm the date. I was at loads of the same gigs in the early 90s in Exeter.
ReplyDeleteThis is a great list, and I'm glad to read you're going to maintain it, even if you stop blogging. I maintain my gig list at Songkick - mine is here. it's a great resource for curating exactly when the gig was, who the support was, everything, though is inevitably less personal than your list here.
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