Monday, December 20, 2010

THE LIST O' GIGS

Oh dear.

09/03/03: RED HOT CHILLI PEPPERS (w/ The Mars Volta)- London Arena
16/08/03-17/08/03: V2003 FESTIVAL (w/ Red Hot Chilli Peppers, Coldplay, Foo Fighters, Queens Of The Stone Age, The Coral, The Cardigans, Ash, Reel Big Fish, PJ Harvey, The Hives, Shack, Tom McRae)- Hylands Park
10/06/04: THE DIVINE COMEDY (w/ Adem)- Sheffield Leadmill
14/07/04: HOPE OF THE STATES (w/ The Duke Spirit; Adem)- London Electric Ballroom
31/10/04: THE POLYPHONIC SPREE (w/ Mandarin)- Sheffield Leadmill
08/11/04: HOPE OF THE STATES (w/ The Open; Komakino)- University of York Student Union
17/02/05: KT TUNSTALL (w/ Sons of Jim)- York Fibbers
18/02/05: THE GO! TEAM (w/ The Pipettes; DJ Scotch Egg)- Leeds Cockpit
04/05/05: ARCADE FIRE (w/ Final Fantasy)- Manchester Academy
26/05/05: KT TUNSTALL (w/ Stephen Fretwell)- Liverpool Academy
28/06/05: RILO KILEY (w/ The Shortwave Set)- Manchester Night and Day
11/07/05: HAYSEED DIXIE (w/ Bex Marshall)- York Fibbers
31/08/05: FRANZ FERDINAND (w/ Arcade Fire)- Edinburgh Princes Street Gardens
13/10/05: EELS- Manchester Apollo
03/11/05: ARCHITECTURE IN HELSINKI (w/ The Chemistry Experiment; Downdime)- Leeds Brudenell Social Club
09/11/05: ¡FORWARD RUSSIA! (w/ iLiKETRAiNS)- York Fibbers
15/11/05: CLAP YOUR HANDS SAY YEAH! (w/ Hockey Night!)- Leeds Faversham
17/11/05: THE MYSTERY JETS (w/ The Noisettes)- York Fibbers
18/01/06: THE RESEARCH (w/ Mono Taxi; The Author, The Title)- York Fibbers
24/01/06: THE SPINTO BAND (w /Fields)- Leeds Cockpit
29/01/06: REGINA SPEKTOR (w/ Only Son)- Leeds Cockpit
13/02/06: TWO GALLANTS (w/ Owen Richards)- York Fibbers
16/02/06: BROKEN SOCIAL SCENE (w/ Apostle of Hustle)- Leeds Irish Centre
23/02/06: THE FEELING (w/ Lorraine; The Measures)- York Fibbers
25/02/06: THE BOY LEAST LIKELY TO (w/ BC Camplight)- York Fibbers
27/02/06: THE AUTOMATIC (w/ The Marshals; Roman Candle)- York Fibbers
07/03/06: GOGOL BORDELLO (w/ The Fighting Cocks)- Leeds Cockpit
20/03/06: MY LATEST NOVEL (w/ Semifinallists)- Leeds Cockpit
27/03/06: SIGUR ROS (w/ Amiina)- Manchester Apollo
28/03/06: HOPE OF THE STATES (w/ Richard James)- Leeds Cockpit
30/03/06: PATRICK WOLF- London Bloomsbury Theatre
01/04/06: GUILLEMOTS (w/ Misty’s Big Adventure)- Leeds Cockpit
03/04/06: IMOGEN HEAP (w/ Zoe Keating)- York Fibbers
10/04/06: JEREMY WARMSLEY (w/ Rose Kemp; Andy Curry; Tremulous Monk)- York Fibbers
21/04/06: CALEXICO (w/ Iron and Wine; Salvador Duran)- Manchester Academy
23/04/06: HOPE OF THE STATES (w/ Devics)- York Fibbers
25/04/06: THE FLAMING LIPS (w/ The Go! Team)- Manchester Apollo
03/05/06: OKKERVIL RIVER (w/ Rob Nichols)- Leeds Cockpit
04/05/06: LITTLE MAN TATE (w/ Pint Shot Riot; Cardboard Radio)- York Fibbers
08/05/06: THE FIERY FURNACES (w/ Scissors For Lefty)- Leeds Cockpit
13/05/06: FINAL FANTASY (w/ Corey Dargel, At Swim Two Birds)- Manchester Circle Club
14/05/06: THE EARLIES (w/ Midlake; Dawn Landes)- York Fibbers
15/05/06: METRIC (w/ Komakino, The Suffrajets)- York Fibbers
17/05/06: TILLY AND THE WALL (w/ Semifinallists; Ali Whitton)- York Fibbers
19/05/06: THE NEW PORNOGRAPHERS (w/ Mates Of State)- Leeds Cockpit
21/05/06: THE DIVINE COMEDY (w/ Declan O’Rourke)- Sheffield Leadmill
23/05/06: 65DAYSOFSTATIC (w/ The Morning After Girls; Disco Ensemble)- York Fibbers
27/05/06: JIM NOIR (w/ Thom Mills)- York Fibbers
02/06/06: THEE SILVER MOUNT ZION MEMORIAL ORCHESTRA AND TRALALA BAND- Leeds Brudenell Social Club
25/06/06: O2 WIRELESS FESTIVAL (w/ The Who; The Flaming Lips; Robyn Hitchcock; The Zutons; Eels; The Answer) - Leeds Harewood House
27/06/06: DEATH CAB FOR CUTIE (w/ Viva Voce)- Leeds Refectory
06/07/06: GOGOL BORDELLO (w/ Babar Luck; King Blues)- London Koko
11/07/06: SIGUR ROS (w/ Amiina)- Southampton Guildhall
17/07/06: GEORGE CLINTON/PARLIAMENT-FUNKADELIC- Hammersmith Apollo
23/08/06: REGINA SPEKTOR (w/ Arkham Razor)- Shepherd’s Bush Empire
24/10/06: FINAL FANTASY (w/ Sebastian Tellier; Adjagas)- London Scala
26/10/06: THE DEARS (w/ Favourite Son)- London Koko
02/11/06: GUILLEMOTS (w/ The Last Town Chorus, Alex J. Ward)- London Astoria
05/11/06: CALEXICO (w/ Beirut; A Hawk And A Hacksaw)- London Roundhouse
07/11/06: MOJAVE 3 (w/ Tim Keegan;Crayola Lectern)- London Jazz Cafe
09/11/06: TWO GALLANTS (w/ Cold War Kids)- London Scala
18/11/06: THE MAGIC NUMBERS (w/ Doctor Dog; Cherry Ghost)- Hammersmith Apollo
23/11/06: RODRIGO Y GABRIELA (w/ James Yorkston)- Kentish Town Forum
25/11/06: SCISSOR SISTERS (w/ Lily Allen)- Wembley Arena
26/11/06: EMMY THE GREAT (w/ Noah and the Whale; Johnny Flynn; Fireworks Night)- London Old Blue Last
30/11/06: THE BLUETONES (w/ My Elvis Blackout; Seven Heroes)- Shepherd’s Bush Empire
08/12/06: MY LIFE STORY (w/ Soho Dolls; 4 Star Lovers)- London Astoria
13/12/06: GUILLEMOTS (w/ GoodBooks; Jeremy Warmsley; Laura Groves)- Kings College London Student Union
21/12/06: HALF MAN HALF BISCUIT (w/ Sonnenberg)- Shepherd’s Bush Empire
17/01/07: LIAM FROST (w/ Bonebox; Kathryn Edwards; John Stammers)- London Spitz
23/01/07: GHOSTS (w/ Low Vs. Diamond; Make Good Your Escape)- London Water Rats
24/01/07: I’M FROM BARCELONA (w/ Irene; Thom Stone and the Barrow Boys)- University of London Union
25/01/07: THE BOY LEAST LIKELY TO (w/ The Little Ones; Loney, Dear)- London Scala
29/01/07: ARCADE FIRE- London St. John’s Square
01/02/07: ARCADE FIRE- London Porchester Hall
08/02/07: THE DECEMBERISTS (w/ Lavender Diamond)- Shepherd’s Bush Empire
10/02/07: FRANK TURNER (w/ Dive Dive; Beans On Toast)- York Fibbers
16/02/07: GUILLEMOTS (w/ The Courtesy Group; Jonny Race)- Brixton Academy
23/02/07: MATT BERRY (w/ Jonas 3)- London Spitz
28/02/07: MY LATEST NOVEL (w/ Peter And The Wolf (UK))- London Spitz
01/03/07: EXPLOSIONS IN THE SKY (w/ Alexander Tucker)- London Koko
05/03/07: LOS CAMPESINOS! (w/ Sky Larkin; Nosferatu D2)- London Spitz
06/03/07: THE EARLIES (w/ Maps)- London Scala
11/03/07: EAGLES OF DEATH METAL (w/ Stone Sour)- London Astoria
14/03/07: ARCADE FIRE (w/ Patrick Wolf)- Brixton Academy
15/03/07: ARCADE FIRE (w/ Patrick Wolf)- Brixton Academy
16/03/07: ARCADE FIRE (w/ Electrelane)- Brixton Academy
17/03/07: ARCADE FIRE (w/ Electrelane)- Brixton Academy
27/03/07: I’M FROM BARCELONA (w/ Connan and the Mockasins; Samuraj Cities; Paris Motel)- London Koko
30/03/07: TROUBLES (w/ Cheap Hotel; Revere)- London Water Rats
11/04/07: MIDLAKE (w/ Richard Gomez; Stephanie Dosen)- Shepherd’s Bush Empire
17/04/07: FEIST (w/ Mayor McCa)- Shepherd’s Bush Empire
18/04/07: CAMERA OBSCURA (w/ Au Revoir Simone)- London Koko
21/04/07: TWISTED FOLK FESTIVAL (w/ The Earlies; Lucy And The Caterpillar; Alele Diane, John Smith, Virgin Passages)- London Arts Depot
22/04/07: CSS (w/ Tilly And The Wall; Ratatat)- London Astoria
25/04/07: PETER AND THE WOLF (UK) (w/ Thom Stone, Animal Kingdom)- Hoxton Bar And Kitchen
29/04/07: YANN TIERSEN- London Scala
01/05/07: CAT POWER (w/ Dexter Romweber; The Childballads)- Kentish Town Forum
10/05/07: THE TWILIGHT SAD (w/ Story One, Christine Oniyama)- London Borderline
16/05/07: BATTLES (w/ Clark; Four Tet (DJ Set))- London Scala
20/05/07: 65DAYSOFSTATIC (w/ Lethal Bizzle; Josh T Pearson; The Mirimar Disaster; Rolo Tomassi)- London Koko
21/05/07: THE NATIONAL- London Tottenham Court Road FOPP
21/05/07: GRIZZLY BEAR (w/ Gravenhurst)- London Scala
22/05/07: THE NATIONAL (w/ Annuals)- London Astoria
23/05/07: MODEST MOUSE (w/ Billy Childish)- London Royal Albert Hall
24/05/07: BUILT TO SPILL (w/ Youth Movies)- London Scala
25/05/07: THE BESNARD LAKES (w/ Land of Talk)- London Water Rats
26/05/07: SANDRO PERRI (w/ Mandelbrot; Mantler)- Finchley Red Rose
28/05/07: BLONDE REDHEAD- Tottenham Court Road FOPP
29/05/07: OF MONTREAL (w/ Video Nasties; Strange Death Of Liberal England)- London Cargo
30/05/07: GOGOL BORDELLO (w/ DJ Scratchy (DJ Set))- London Electric Ballroom
04/06/07: ARCHITECTURE IN HELSINKI (w/ The Chap)- Kings College London Student Union
05/06/07: LOS CAMPESINOS! (w/ Malajube, Lightspeed Champion)- London Scala
06/06/07: THE CONCRETES (w/ Lawrence Arabia)- London Luminaire
07/06/07: ANDREW BIRD (w/ St. Vincent; Dosh)- London Scala
16/06/07: MUSE (w/ The Streets, Dirty Pretty Things, Rodrigo y Gabriela)- Wembley Stadium
19/06/07: ARCADE FIRE- London BBC Maida Vale Studio
22/06/07-24/06/07: GLASTONBURY FESTIVAL (w/ Seasick Steve, Adjagas, The View, The Earlies, Gogol Bordello, Bright Eyes, Super Furry Animals, The Coral, Rufus Wainwright, Arcade Fire, Bjork, The Hours, Guillemots, Holy Fuck, Duke Special, Klaxons, Pigeon Detectives, Paul Weller, The Kooks, The Killers, Aqualung, Tiny Dancers, The Noisettes, Cold War Kids, The Rumble Strips, Pete Doherty, Beirut, Billy Bragg, The Bootleg Beatles)- Worthy Farm, Somerset
25/05/07: BEIRUT- London Queen Elizabeth Hall
26/06/07: BEIRUT (w/ Dirty Projectors)- London Koko
27/06/07: MENOMENA (w/ O Death!)- Camden Barfly
02/07/07: THE HOLD STEADY (w/ The Steers)- Shepherd’s Bush Empire
03/07/07: BRIGHT EYES (w/ Lightspeed Champion)- Shepherd’s Bush Empire
09/07/07: MENOMENA (w/ Derek Beans)- London Old Blue Last
11/07/07: JOAN AS POLICEWOMAN (w/ Andrew Bird; Loney Dear)- Shepherd’s Bush Empire
13/07/07-15/07/07: LATITUDE FESTIVAL (w/ The Kissaway Trail, Emmy The Great, Midlake, Tinariwen, Wilco, Patrick Wolf, Annuals, Loney Dear, Bat For Lashes, The Hold Steady, Clap Your Hands Say Yeah!, I’m From Barcelona, The Strange Death Of Liberal England, The Silversun Pickups, Au Revoir Simone, Two Gallants, Andrew Bird, The National, Cold War Kids, Camera Obscura, Final Fantasy, Jarvis Cocker, Arcade Fire)- Henham Park, Suffolk
20/07/07: BRITISH SEA POWER (Oli‘n Clive; The Magnificent Shimmering Beasts)- Brixton Windmill
25/07/07: UKULELE ORCHESTRA OF GREAT BRITAIN- London Spitz
01/08/07: MOUNT EERIE (w/ Alex Mahan; Sly Hats and Guy Blackman)- London Bush Hall
02/08/07: OF MONTREAL (w/ Pull Tiger Tail; Wave Machine) - London Scala
11/08/07: FIELD DAY FESTIVAL (w/ Battles, Justice, The Earlies, Caribou, Fridge, Foals, The Aliens, Lightspeed Champion, Absentee)- Victoria Park, Hackney
14/08/07: SPARTA (w/ Cat The Dog)- University of London Union
16/08/07: SPOON (w/ It Hugs Back)- London Cargo
17/08/07: MARTHA WAINWRIGHT (w/ Terra Naomi)- Shepherd’s Bush Empire
20/08/07: RILO KILEY (w/ Eugene McGuinness)- Islington Academy
03/09/07: THE POLYPHONIC SPREE (w/ Ox.Eagle.Lion.Man)- London Astoria
04/09/07: ST. VINCENT (w/ Noah and the Whale)- London 229 Bar
05/09/07: BROKEN SOCIAL SCENE (w/ Noah and the Whale)- London Scala
07/09/07: REGINA SPEKTOR (w/ Eugene McGuinness)- London Royal Festival Hall
10/09/07: ARCHITECTURE IN HELSINKI (w/ Caribou; Wave Pictures)- London Koko
24/09/07: FEIST (w/ Bob Wiseman)- Shepherd’s Bush Empire
28/09/07: JOANNA NEWSOM (w/ Roy Harper)- London Royal Albert Hall
02/10/07: THE DECEMBERISTS (w/ Land Of Talk) - London Royal Festival Hall
04/10/07: THE NEW PORNOGRAPHERS (w/ Peter Van Poehl, School Of Language)- London Koko
08/10/07: STARS (w/ Lily Fraser)- London Scala
11/10/07: BATTLES (w/ Parts and Labor)- London Koko
13/10/07: THE OUTSIDE ROYALTY- London Dublin Castle
17/10/07: THE RUMBLE STRIPS (w/ Kitty, Daisy and Lewis; The Answering Machine)- London Scala
22/10/07: LES SAVY FAV (w/ Cut Off Your Hands; Graffiti Island)- London Scala
23/10/07: LCD SOUNDSYSTEM (w/ Prinzhorn Dance School)- Brixton Academy
25/10/07: AMIINA (w/ Josh Geffin)- London Bush Hall
27/10/07: ARCADE FIRE (w/ Clinic; Wild Light) - Manchester MEN Arena
30/10/07: ARCADE FIRE (w/ Clinic; Wild Light) - Cardiff International Arena
31/10/07: RUFUS WAINWRIGHT (w/ Scott Matthews)- Hammersmith Apollo
01/11/07: O DEATH! (w/ Duke Garwood; George Thomas and the Owls)- London Luminaire
03/11/07: THOSE DANCING DAYS (w/ The Veez; Sam Reed)- London Water Rats
05/11/07: BEIRUT- London Rough Trade East
07/11/07: !!! (w/ Holy Fuck; Midnight Juggernauts)- London Koko
08/11/07: THE NATIONAL (w/ Broken Family Band)- Shepherd’s Bush Empire
09/11/07: ANDREW BIRD (w/ Loney Dear)- London Koko
10/11/07: BEIRUT (w/ Tunng; The Twilight Sad)- London Roundhouse
11/11/07: FROG EYES (w/ Fireworks Night)- London Luminaire
14/11/07: TWO GALLANTS (w/ Blitzen Trapper; Kelley Stoltz)- London Koko
16/11/07: WILD LIGHT – London Nambuca
17/11/07: ARCADE FIRE (w/ Clinic; Wild Light) - London Alexandra Palace
18/11/07: ARCADE FIRE (w/ Clinic; Wild Light) - London Alexandra Palace
19/11/07: ARCADE FIRE (w/ Wild Light; Yeasayer) - London Alexandra Palace
23/11/07: EFTERKLANG (w/ Peter Broderick; Denis Jones)- London Bush Hall
30/11/07: ST. VINCENT (w/ Peter van Poehl; Clare and the Reasons)- London Bush Hall
01/12/07: AKRON/FAMILY (w/ Phosphorescent) - Leeds Faversham
04/12/07: A HAWK AND A HACKSAW- London Romanian Restaurant
05/12/07: BLACK MOUNTAIN (w/ Miracle Fortress)- London Cargo
08/12/07: GOGOL BORDELLO (w/ La Phaze; DJ Scratchy)- Hammersmith Apollo
09/12/07: OKKERVIL RIVER (w/ Jaymay; A.A. Bondy)- London Luminaire
11/12/07: MÚM (w/ Benni Hemm Hemm; Seabear)- London Scala
18/12/07: JEFFREY LEWIS AND THE JITTERS (w/ Misty’s Big Adventure; Emmy The Great; Planet Earth)- London Cargo
20/12/07: PATRICK WOLF- Shepherd’s Bush Empire
17/01/08: JIM NOIR (w/ The 586; Sir Simon)- London Borderline
21/01/08: MORRISSEY (w/ Girl In A Coma)- London Roundhouse
24/01/08: REVERE (w/ Wojtek Godzisz; Kaiko)- London Luminaire
29/01/08: STARS (w/ Apostle of Hustle; The Thurston Revival)- London Koko
30/01/08: EXPLOSIONS IN THE SKY (w/ Eluvium)- London Astoria
31/01/08: MAKE MODEL (w/ Man From Michael; Trail)- London Water Rats
05/02/08: OKKERVIL RIVER (w/ Jay Jay Pistolet; Rachel Unthank And The Winterset)- London Scala
06/02/08: BLACK KIDS (w/ The Author; Cage The Elephant)- London Water Rats
08/02/08: RACHEL UNTHANK AND THE WINTERSET (w/ Jaymay)- London Borderline
09/02/08: POLYSICS (w/ Cutting Pink With Knives)- Islington Academy
13/02/08: BLACK FRANCIS- London Social
21/02/08: VAMPIRE WEEKEND (w/ Bobby Cook; Esser)- University of London Union
25/02/08: EELS- London Royal Festival Hall
26/02/08: ISLANDS (w Damn Shames)- Hoxton Bar and Kitchen
27/02/08: MENOMENA (w/ Land of Talk; Sky Larkin)- Kings College London Student Union
29/02/08: FINAL FANTASY (w/ Alexander Tucker and Stephen O’ Malley; Dirty Projectors; Six Organs of Admittance; Frog Eyes)- Kentish Town Forum
05/03/08: CASIOTONE FOR THE PAINFULLY ALONE (w/ Max Tundra)- London Bush Hall
06/03/08: YEASAYER (w/ Dragons of Zynth)- London Institute of Contemporary Arts
07/03/08: MARTHA WAINWRIGHT (w/ Dockers MC; Catherine Anne Davies; Monade; Piney Gir)- London Queen Elizabeth Hall
11/03/08: BROKEN RECORDS (w/ Richard Walters)- London Soho Revue Bar
13/03/08: BLACK KIDS (w/ The Magistrates) - London Institute of Contemporary Arts
19/03/08: CASIOTONE FOR THE PAINFULLY ALONE (w/ a.P.a.T.t; Harry Merry)- London Luminaire
01/04/08: PETER AND THE WOLF (US) (w/ Planet Earth)- London Luminarie
02/04/08: GOGOL BORDELLO (w/ Skindred)- Brixton Academy
04/04/08: MIRACLE FORTRESS (w/ The Joy Formidable)- London Luminaire
05/04/08: BROKEN RECORDS (w/ Vessels; Fireworks Night)- Notting Hill Arts Club
08/04/08: HOLY FUCK (w/ Free Blood)- London 100 Club
09/04/08: DEVOTCHKA (w/ Dawn Kinnard)- London Scala
10/04/08: ALASKA IN WINTER (w/ Mitch and Murray; Marianne Dissard)- London 93 Feet East
14/04/08: BJORK (w/ Leila)- Hammersmith Apollo
17/04/08: PORTISHEAD (w/ A Hawk and a Hacksaw)- Brixton Academy
19/04/08: RECORD STORE DAY (w/ Lykke Li; The Metros; Jason Molina)- London Rough Trade East
26/04/08: ANDREW BIRD (w/ Loney, Dear)- London IndigO2
29/04/08: MY BRIGHTEST DIAMOND (w/ Rodney Fisher; Clare and the Reasons; Jay Jay Pistolet; Paul Frith and the Considerate Lovers)- London Luminaire
01/05/08: HEALTH (w/ Skeletons and the King of All Cities; Pre)- London Luminaire
06/05/08: DEATH CAB FOR CUTIE (w/ Clearlake)- London Electric Ballroom
07/05/08: NICK CAVE AND THE BAD SEEDS (w/ Barry Adamson)- Hammersmith Apollo
09/05/08: THAO NYUGEN AND THE GET DOWN STAY DOWN (w/ Jersey Budd) - London Luminaire
12/05/08: THE OCTOPUS PROJECT (w/ It Hugs Back; Kaputt)- London Madame JoJo’s
13/05/08: DAN LE SAC VS. SCROOBIUS PIP- London Oxford Street Zavvi
13/05/08: MAN MAN (w/ Bloodgroup; Three Trapped Tigers )- London Cargo
14/05/08: BATTLES (w/ Dirty Projectors; Fuck Buttons)- London Astoria
15/05/08: THE NATIONAL (w/ Two Gallants)- Dublin Olympia
16/05/08: IRON AND WINE (w/ Bon Iver)- Kentish Town Forum
19/05/08: XIU XIU (w/ Chris Garneau; Telepathe; Soiled Mattress and the Springs)- University of London Union
20/05/08: JENS LEKMAN (w/ Bon Iver; Jaymay)- London Scala
21/05/08: MGMT (w/ Florence and the Machine; The Runaway Sons)- London Astoria
22/05/08: SUNSET RUBDOWN (w/ Fireworks Night)- London Luminaire
23/05/08: BROKEN SOCIAL SCENE (w/ The Brunettes)- Shepherd’s Bush Empire
24/05/08: AVERAGE WHITE BAND- London Jazz Café
29/05/08: SILVER JEWS (w/ Monotonix; Port O’ Brien)- University of London Union
04/06/08: LYKKE LI (w/ Shout Out Louds)- London Cargo
05/06/08: WILDBIRDS AND PEACEDRUMS (w/ Joe Gideon and the Shark; Banjo or Freakout)- London Luminaire
11/06/08: FLEET FOXES (w/ Beach House)- University of London Union
16/06/08: MELT-BANANA (w/ DJ Scotch Egg)- University of London Union
17/06/08: LIARS (w/ Deerhunter)- London Koko
20/06/08: MY BLOODY VALENTINE - London Roundhouse
24/06/08: SIGUR ROS (w/ Helgi Jonsson)- Westminster Methodist Hall
25/06/08: RADIOHEAD (w/ Bat For Lashes)- London Victoria Park
29/06/08: WHY? (w/ S.J Esau; My Sad Captains)- London Madame JoJo’s
04/07/08: O2 WIRELESS FESTIVAL (w/ Morrissey, The National (x2), Guillemots, Siouxsie, The Wombats, Dirty Pretty Things)- London Hyde Park
08/07/08: FRIGHTENED RABBIT (w/ Esau Mwamwaya & Radioclit; Collapsing Cities)- London Madame JoJo’s
09/07/08: THE MAGNETIC FIELDS (w/ Darren Hanlon)- London Cadogan Hall
14/07/08: THE HOLD STEADY- London HMV Oxford Circus
14/07/08: PARTS AND LABOR (w/ Screaming Tea Party; The International)- London Corsica Studios
16/07/08: MICAH P. HINSON (w/ Absentee)- London Bush Hall
18/07/08-20/07/08: LATITUDE FESTIVAL (w/ The Godwits; The Joy Formidable; Rosie And The Goldbug; Broken Records; Slow Club; Derwyddon Dr. Gonzo; Micah P. Hinson; Bearsuit; a.P.A.t.T; British Sea Power; The Go! Team; Death Cab For Cutie; Franz Ferdinand; The Magistrates; Golden Silvers; Wild Beasts; Beth Rowley; Fanfarlo; dEUS; Seasick Steve; Elbow; Sigur Ros; Joanna Newsom; Polly Scattergood; Those Dancing Days; Noah And The Whale; Patrick Watson; Glasvegas; Okkervil River; Blondie; Interpol; Tindersticks)- Henham Park, Suffolk
23/07/08: RATATAT (w/ Micachu and the Shapes)- London Cargo
04/08/08: THE MAE SHI (w/ Dananananaykroyd)- London Old Blue Last
09/08/08: FIELD DAY FESTIVAL (w/ Of Montreal; Efterklang; Les Savy Fav; the Howling Bells; Laura Marling; Noah and the Whale; The Mae Shi, The Emperor Machine; Emma Pollock; The Magistrates;One Little Plane; Edward J. Hicks)- London Victoria Park
12/08/08: THE DODOS (w/ Collapsing Cities; Swanton Bombs)- London 100 Club
13/08/08: NINA NASTASIA (w/ O’ Death)- London Roundhouse
14/08/08: O’ DEATH (w/ Sennen; Rod Thomas)- London Cargo
18/08/08: WILDBIRDS AND PEACEDRUMS (w/ Bowerbirds)- London Social
20/08/08: FUTURE OF THE LEFT (w/ Fighting With Wire; Truckers Of Husk)- London Water Rats
22/08/08: THE SMOKE FAIRIES- London Rough Trade East
23/08/08: THE HIDDEN CAMERAS (w/ The Gadsdens; Lianne Hall) - London St. Leonards Church
27/08/08: RA RA RIOT (w/ Inbetween Days; The Daves; Rocketeer)- London Water Rats
28/08/08: YACHT (w/ Sportsday Megaphone; Applicants)- London Institute of Contemporary Arts
02/09/08: SHOUT OUT LOUDS (w/ The Boy Least Likely To; Peter and the Wolf)- London 229 Bar
05/09/08: BROKEN RECORDS- (w/ The Ruling Class; Prego; Capital) London 229 Bar
06/09/08: CAMERA OBSCURA (w/ The Clientele; Frightened Rabbit; Wave Pictures; Lawrence of Arabia)- London 229 Bar
08/09/08: AKRON/FAMILY (w/ The Acorn; Hush Arbors)- London Luminaire
09/09/08: CLARE AND THE REASONS (w/ Brendan Campbell)- London Borderline
11/09/08: SOMEONE STILL LOVES YOU BORIS YELTSIN (w/ Stagecoach; The Noughts and Crosses Band)- London Borderline
12/09/08: DOVES (w/ Manic Street Preachers)- London Royal Festival Hall
13/09/08: DEERHUNTER- London Rough Trade East
15/09/08: THE MOUNTAIN GOATS (w/ The Young Republic)- University of London Union
17/09/08: SHEARWATER (w/ The Constantines)- London Bush Hall
21/09/08: WOODPIGEON- London Rough Trade East
23/09/08: BROKEN RECORDS (w/ The Ryes)- London Luminaire
24/09/08: FUJIYA & MIYAGI (w/ Project Jenny, Project Jan)- London Bush Hall
25/09/08: THE SPINTO BAND- London Borderline
28/09/08: GET WELL SOON (w/ Hadar Manor)- London Luminaire
01/10/08: ISLANDS (w/ Lord Auch; Married To The Sea)- London Dingwalls
02/10/08: O’DEATH (w/ Bodies of Water; Frightened Rabbit)- Hoxton Bar and Kitchen
03/10/08: CONCRETE AND GLASS FESTIVAL (w/ Anni Rossi; Liz Green; Wildbirds and Peacedrums; Micachu and the Shapes; James Yuill)- London Strongroom/Café 1001/Old Blue Last
09/10/08: COLLAPSING CITIES (w/ The Hosts)- London Water Rats
13/10/08: OF MONTREAL- London Rough Trade East
15/10/08: THE DEARS- London Rough Trade East
16/10/08: OF MONTREAL (w/ Eugene McGuinness)- London Koko
17/10/08: TILLY AND THE WALL- London Pure Groove
17/10/08: JENNY LEWIS (w/ Benji Hughes)- London Koko
17/10/08: THE OUTSIDE ROYALTY (w/ The Jukebox Vandals)- London Tommy Flynn’s
18/10/08: HOLY FUCK (w/ Kelpe)- Kings College London Student Union
19/10/08: EDDI READER (w/ Lucy Wainwright Roche)- Shepherd’s Bush Empire
21/10/08: MIRACLE FORTRESS (w/ Swanton Bombs)- London 93 Feet East
22/10/08: M83 (w/ The Domino State)- London Scala
24/10/08: MOGWAI (w/ Fuck Buttons; Errors)- Hammersmith Apollo
25/10/08: OLAFUR ARNALDS (w/ finn)- London Union Chapel
26/10/08: THE LAST SHADOW PUPPETS (w/ Ipso Facto)- Hammersmith Apollo
28/10/08: MARTHA WAINWRIGHT (w/ Angus and Julia Stone)- London Roundhouse
30/10/08: ERIN McKEOWN (w/ Ella Edmondson)- London Green Note
04/11/08: WHY? (w/ The Dead Science; Munch Munch)- London Scala
05/11/08: RUBY SUNS (w/ A.J. Holmes; Mike Bones)- London Lexington
11/11/08: OKKERVIL RIVER (w/ The Dodos; Stars and Sons)- Shepherd’s Bush Empire
13/11/08: EMMY THE GREAT- Rough Trade East
13/11/08: MERCURY REV (w/ The Howling Bells)- Shepherd’s Bush Empire
18/11/08: CHAIRLIFT- London Pure Groove Records
19/11/08: TV ON THE RADIO (w/ The Big Pink)- Shepherd’s Bush Empire
20/11/08: SIGUR ROS (w/ For A Minor Reflection)- London Alexandra Palace
21/11/08: SIGUR ROS (w/ For A Minor Reflection)- London Alexandra Palace
22/11/08: SHEARWATER (w/ Absentee; Great Weeks; Bird Engine)- London St. Giles-In-The-Fields Church
24/11/08: JEFFREY LEWIS- Brixton Windmill
25/11/08: I’M FROM BARCELONA (w/ Soko)- London Scala
26/11/08: WOMEN- London Pure Groove Records
27/11/08: V.V. BROWN (w/ Birdpen)- London Scala
28/11/08: WOLF PARADE (w/ Dag for Dag)- Manchester Ruby Lounge
29/11/08: WOLF PARADE (w/ Giveamanakick)- Dublin Vicars Street
01/12/08: WOLF PARADE (w/ Chad VanGaalen; Dag for Dag)- London Electric Ballroom
02/12/08: DEERHOOF (w/ Underground Railroad)- University of London Union
03/12/08: DEPARTMENT OF EAGLES (w/ Hush Arbors)- London Borderline
06/12/08: THE OUTSIDE ROYALTY (w/ The Ruling Class; Molotov)- London Metro Club
07/12/08: GREGORY AND THE HAWK- London Northampton Square
07/12/08: BON IVER (w/ Sarah Siskind)- London Victoria Apollo
09/12/08: VIVIAN GIRLS- London Rough Trade East
11/12/08: ALESSI’S ARK- London Pure Groove Records
11/12/08: RACHEL UNTHANK AND THE WINTERSET (w/ Felix Lajko)- London Union Chapel
12/12/08: M83- London St. Giles-In-The-Fields Church
14/12/08: JAMIE LIDELL (w/ Fujiya & Miyagi)- Shepherd’s Bush Empire
16/12/08: EMMY THE GREAT- London Pure Groove Records
17/12/08: THE HOLD STEADY (w/ The Mark Inside)- London Roundhouse
18/12/08: GOGOL BORDELLO (w/ Superamazoo)- London Roundhouse
21/12/08: THERE’S NOTHING WRONG WITH COVERS (w/ 4 Or 5 Magicians; William; Stagecoach; Chris Alcock; Adam Carrier) - Brixton Windmill
11/01/09: EMMY THE GREAT (w/ The Leisure Society)- London Northampton Square
12/01/09: ANIMAL COLLECTIVE (w/ Charles Hayward)- London Koko
23/01/09: HJARTALÍN (w/ City Reverb; The Ark People; Kat and the Half Step Uncles)- London Luminaire
24/01/09: OF MONTREAL (w/ Casiokids)- Brighton Digital
27/01/09: GREGOR SAMSA (w/ The Sleeping Years; Evi Vine)- London Luminaire
28/01/09: LONEY DEAR (w/ Blue Roses)- London St. Giles-In-The-Fields Church
30/01/09: DAVID THOMAS BROUGHTON (w/ Sam Amidon; Doveman)- London Bush Hall
04/02/09: PETER BRODERICK (w/ Hush Arbors; The Trimdon Grange Explosion)- London Social
05/02/09: FRIDA HYVONEN (w/ Joe Gideon and the Shark)- London Bush Hall
06/02/09: ALESSI’S ARK (w/ No Sorrows)- Camden Barfly
09/02/09: ASOBI SEKSU- Islington Academy
09/02/09: THE THERMALS (w/ Calories)- London Lexington
12/02/09: PONYTAIL (w/ Future Islands; Gentle Friendly) 31- London 100 Club
14/02/09: TOBACCO ROAD (w/ Mat Riviere; Jam On Bread; Grace Denton)- London Good Ship
17/02/09: THE JOY FORMIDABLE- London Pure Groove
19/02/09: PASSION PIT- London Pure Groove
19/02/09: PARTS AND LABOR (w/ An Experiment On A Bird In The Air Pump)- London Cargo
20/02/09: JEFFREY LEWIS- London Betsey Trotwood
21/02/09: OWL PARLIAMENT FESTIVAL (w/ Herman Dune; Jeffrey Lewis; Laura Marling; Johnny Flynn; Peggy Sue and the Pirates; Mechanical Bride; Planet Earth; We Aeronauts; Stars of Sunday League)- London Union Chapel
23/02/09: FIRST AID KIT- London Pure Groove Records
23/02/09: TITUS ANDRONICUS (w/ Little Death; Plug)- London Hoxton Bar and Kitchen
24/02/09: THE DEER TRACKS- London Pure Groove Records
24/02/09: FLEET FOXES (w/ Vetiver)- London Roundhouse
25/02/09: AMADOU AND MIRIAM- London Pure Groove Records
25/02/09: CHAIRLIFT- London Pure Groove Records
25/02/09: M. WARD (w/ Sleeping States)- London Borderline
27/02/09: EMMY THE GREAT (w/ Exlovers)- University of London Union
01/02/09: WILDBIRDS AND PEACEDRUMS (w/ Brakes)- London Arnold Circus
02/03/09: HOWLING BELLS- FOPP Covent Garden
02/03/09: WILDBIRDS AND PEACEDRUMS (w/ The Tailors)- London Social
05/03/09: PETER, BJORN AND JOHN- London Pure Groove Records
05/03/09: FANFARLO (w/ Dear Reader; Martin & James)- London 229 Bar
10/03/09: THE BOY LEAST LIKELY TO- London Rough Trade East
10/03/09: PONYTAIL (w/ Skeletons; Gentle Friendly)- London Lexington
12/03/09: PATRICK WOLF (w/ Micachu and the Shapes; Craig Template)- London Heaven
13/03/09: THE ACORN (w/ Babel; Arthur Delaney)- Brixton Windmill
14/03/09: HAUSCHKA- London Arnold Circus
16/03/09: CAMERA OBSCURA (w/ Francois)- London Lexington
26/03/09: MONO (w/ Iroha)- London Scala
31/03/09: BROKEN RECORDS (w/ De Rosa)- London Water Rats
03/04/09: DENT MAY AND HIS MAGNIFICENT UKULELE- London Betsey Trotwood
07/04/09: WILDBIRDS AND PEACEDRUMS- London Pure Groove
07/04/09: WILDBIRDS AND PEACEDRUMS (w/ Volcano!)- London Luminaire
08/04/09: HANDSOME FURS (w/ Dan Smith)- London 93 Feet East
12/04/09: DAVID BYRNE- London Royal Festival Hall
17/04/09-19/04/09: COACHELLA FESTIVAL (w/ Dear And The Headlights; Gui Boratto; The Hold Steady; Buraka Som Sistema; Franz Ferdinand; Leonard Cohen; Girl Talk; Paul McCartney; Zizek Club; Cloud Cult; Liars; Dr. Dog, Amanda Palmer; TV On The Radio; Fleet Foxes; MIA; Gang Gang Dance; Themselves; Vivian Girls; The Night Marchers; Okkervil River; Lykke Li; Peter, Bjorn and John; Anthony and The Johnsons; Yeah Yeah Yeahs; My Bloody Valentine; Public Enemy; The Cure; The Kills; Throbbing Gristle; Etienne De Crecy)- Indio, California, USA
23/04/09: DAN DEACON (w/ Future Islands; Teeth Mountain)- San Francisco Great American Music Hall
29/04/09: ORPHANS & VANDALS- London Pure Groove Records
06/05/09: AU REVOIR SIMONE (w/ Cortney Tidwell)- London Bush Hall
07/05/09: BISHOP ALLEN (w/ Tin Can Telephone; Stagecoach)- London Bardens Boudoir
08/05/09-10/05/09: ATP: VERSUS THE FANS FESTIVAL (w/ Grouper; Casiotone For The Painfully Alone; Jeffrey Lewis; M83; Andrew W.K.; Devo; Pink Mountaintops; Antipop Consortium; Retribution Gospel Choir; The Cave Singers; The Acorn; Young Marble Giants; Grizzly Bear; Beirut; Errors; Sleepy Sun; The Jesus Lizard; Sleep; Shearwater; Grails; !!!; Parts & Labor; Spiritualized; School Of Seven Bells; The Mae Shi)- Minehead, Somerset
11/05/09: ANDREW BIRD (w/ Cortney Tidwell; Snowbird)- Shepherd’s Bush Empire
12/05/09: SOY UN CABALLO (w/ This Is The Kit)- London Pure Groove Records
12/05/09: CURSIVE (w/ Airship)- London Dingwalls
13/05/09: HJARTALÍN- London Pure Groove Records
15/05/09-17/05/09: ATP: CURATED BY THE BREEDERS FESTIVAL (w/ The Holloys; Giant Sand; The Bronx; Throwing Muses; Yann Tiersen; Bon Iver; Pit Er Pat; The Whispertown 2000; Blood Red Shoes; Th’ Faith Healers; Teenage Fanclub; Shellac; The Breeders; Times New Viking; Heartless Bastards; Dianogah; Melt-Banana, Deerhunter; Kimya Dawson; Gang Of Four; Shellac)- Minehead, Somerset
19/05/09: MAGIC ARM- London Pure Groove Records
19/05/09: METRIC (w/ Connan and the Mockasins)- London Electric Ballroom
20/05/09: TITUS ANDRONICUS- London Pure Groove Records
20/05/09: DM STITH (w/ Marla Hansen)- London Hoxton Hall
26/05/09: THE RIGHT ON’S- Barcelona Salo Apolo
27/05/09: DAVID GEDGE- Barcelona Rift Shop
27/05/09: ZU (w/ Dalek)- Barcelona Salo Apolo
28/05/09-30/05/09: PRIMAVERA SOUND FESTIVAL (w/ Women; Magik Markers; Marnie Stern; Lightning Bolt; Yo La Tengo; Bowerbirds; The Jesus Lizard; Andrew Bird; My Bloody Valentine; Ponytail; The Horrors; WAVVES; Aphex Twin; Damien Jurado; Magnolia Electric Co.; Bat For Lashes; Sleepy Sun; Spiritualized; The Pains Of Being Pure At Heart; My Bloody Valentine; The Mae Shi; The Drones; Dan Deacon; The New Year; Maika Makovski; Ariel Pink’s Haunted Graffiti; The Bad Plus; Flow; Michael Nyman; Neil Young; Oneida; Lemonade; Sonic Youth; Black Lips)- Barcelona Parc del Forum
30/05/09: CRYSTAL STILTS (w/ Bowerbirds; Ponytail)- Barcelona Joan Miro Park
31/05/09: KIMYA DAWSON (w/ Plants And Animals)- Barcelona Joan Miro Park
31/05/09: STANLEY BRINKS- Barcelona Salo Apolo
03/06/09: PLANTS AND ANIMALS (w/ Spokes; Sinking Cruise Ship Rescue Drama)- London Luminaire
05/06/09: DAN DEACON (w/ Future Islands; Adventure; Teeth Mountain)- University of London Union
08/06/09: MADENSUYU- London Pure Groove Records
08/06/09: THE DRONES- London Rough Trade East
10/06/09: FOL CHEN- London Pure Groove Records
11/06/09: COPY HAHO- London Pure Groove Records
17/06/09: DENGUE FEVER- London Pure Groove Records
17/06/09: SHONEN KNIFE (w/ Screaming Tea Party; Sputniko!)- Brixton Windmill
18/06/09: PATTI SMITH & A SILVER MT. ZION (w/ Soap & Skin)- London Royal Festival Hall
20/06/09: YNDI HALDA (w/ Paul Marshall; Snowbird)- London Union Chapel (85)
25/06/09: SHONEN KNIFE- London Pure Groove Records
25/06/09: THE LOW ANTHEM- London Rough Trade East
27/06/09: NEIL YOUNG (w/ Fleet Foxes; Alan Pownall; Alessi’s Ark; Steve Appleton)- London Hyde Park
30/06/09: PORTUGAL THE MAN- London Madame JoJo’s
01/07/09: DEERHOOF (w/ Anabel’s Poppy Day)- London Scala
03/07/09: BLUR (w/ Vampire Weekend; Florence and the Machine; Amadou and Mariam; Deerhoof)- London Hyde Park
08/07/09: ST. VINCENT (w/ Blue Roses)- London Institute of Contemporary Arts
10/07/09: CYMBALS EAT GUITARS- London Pure Groove Records
10/07/09: FENECH-SOLER- London Cargo
13/07/09: MÚM- London Pure Groove Records
13/07/09: MÚM- London Tabernacle
17/07/09-19/07/09: PITCHFORK FESTIVAL (w/ Tortoise; The Jesus Lizard; Built To Spill;
Cymbals Eat Guitars; Fucked Up; The Antlers; The Pains of Being Pure At Heart, Final Fantasy; Lindstrom; Beirut; The National; The Mae Shi; Dianogah; Killer Whales; The Walkmen, Japandroids; M83; Mew; The Flaming Lips)- Union Park, Chicago, Illinois
18/07/09: THE DEPRECIATION GUILD- The Hideout, Chicago, Illinois
24/07/09: YACHT- London Pure Groove Records
02/08/09: FIRST AID KIT (w/ Treetop Flyers)- London Arnold Circus
03/08/09: DENT MAY AND HIS MAGNIFICENT UKULELE- London Pure Groove Records
06/08/09: WILD BEASTS- London Pure Groove Records
10/08/09: THE NATIONAL (w/ Broken Records)- London Royal Festival Hall
11/08/09: DEVOTCHKA (w/ Tristram Funnyman)- London Cargo
14/08/09: BROADCAST 2000 (w/ Forest Fire; We Aeronauts)- London Luminaire
18/08/09: PORT O’ BRIEN (w/ Kurran and the Wolfnotes)- London Borderline
19/08/09: BILL CALLAHAN (w/ Sophia Knapp)- London Union Chapel
21/08/09: BEACH HOUSE (w/ Vetiver; Papercuts)- London Union Chapel
24/08/09: MONOTONIX (w/ Astro Henge)- London Garage
27/08/09: I’M FROM BARCELONA- London Favela Chic
01/09/09: THE WELCOME WAGON (w/ Nicky)- London St. Leonard’s Church
02/09/09: THE ANTLERS (w/ Downdime; Trail)- London 229
03/09/09: THE DODOS (w/ Dan Michaelson and The Coastguards)- London Bush Hall
04/09/09: THE ANTLERS- London Pure Groove Records
04/09/09: THE ANTLERS- London Lexington
07/09/09: THE KISSAWAY TRAIL (w/ Chimes and Bells)- London Bush Hall
09/09/09: BELL ORCHESTRE (w/ The Luyas; Dan Smith)- London Garage
10/09/09: LONEY DEAR (w/ Wildbirds and Peacedrums; The Whispertown 2000)- London Union Chapel
12/09/09: ANDREW W.K- London Rough Trade East
13/09/09: DIRTY PROJECTORS (w/ tUnE-YaRdS)- London Scala
14/09/09: CRIPPLED BLACK PHOENIX- London Dingwalls
15/09/09: SUNSET RUBDOWN (w/ Oh Ruin)- London Garage
16/09/09: AU (w/ Twi The Humble Feather)- London Café Oto
19/09/09: THE WHISPERTOWN 2000 (w/ Anna Calvi; Joe McAdam; Planet Earth)- London Luminaire
21/09/09: THE VEILS (w/ Swimming; Say So)- London Scala
22/09/09: MUSIC GO MUSIC- London Institute Of Contemporary Arts
24/09/09: SLOW CLUB (w/ The Cheeks; Cate Le Bon)- London Scala
25/09/09: LOVELIKEFIRE- London Pure Groove Records
26/09/09: MOGWAI (w/ Zun Zun Egui; Zu; Crippled Black Phoenix; Team Brick; Thought Forms)- Bristol Colston Hall
29/09/09: JULIE DOIRON- London Pure Groove Records
30/09/09: JULIE DOIRON (w/ Construction & Destruction; Lazarus Clamp; Future Utopia)- London Luminaire
04/10/09: PLAYER PIANO (w/ Tap Tap; Lofty Heights; Stairs To Korea)- London Northampton Square
06/10/09: CHRIS GARNEAU (w/ Mary Hampton; Richard Walters)- London Luminaire
08/10/09: THE FIERY FURNACES- London Cargo
12/10/09: IMMACULATE MACHINE (Stained Glass Heroes; Joy Of Sex)- Brixton Windmill
13/10/09: SPIRITUALIZED- London Royal Festival Hall
20/10/09: GIRLS- London Pure Groove Records
20/10/09: SOAP AND SKIN (w/ Jon Hopkins)- London Purcell Rooms
22/10/09: DOVES (w/ Magazine)- London Roundhouse
23/10/09: CROCODILES- London Pure Groove Records
26/10/09: CLUES- London Pure Groove Records
26/10/09: OUR BROTHER THE NATIVE (w/ Zun Zun Egui; Freeze Puppy)- London Luminaire
27/10/09: YETI LANE- London Pure Groove Records
27/10/09: FREE ENERGY- London Rough Trade East
27/10/09: PORTUGAL THE MAN (w/ Sir Yes Sir; Baby Monster)- London Hoxton Bar & Kitchen
28/10/09: EFTERKLANG (w/ Jaga Jazzist; Sons of Noel And Adrian)- London Barbican
31/10/09: GRIZZLY BEAR (w/ St. Vincent)- London Barbican
02/11/09: HANDSOME FURS- London Garage
03/11/09: JOHN VANDERSLICE- London Pure Groove Records
04/11/09: ALESSI’S ARK (w/ The Momeraths; Brooke Parrott)- London Betsey Trotwood
05/11/09: ROYKSOPP (w/ James Yuill)- London Shepherd’s Bush Empire
10/11/09: THE FLAMING LIPS (w/ Stardeath and White Dwarfs; Cymbals Eat Guitars)- London Troxy
11/11/09: CHOIR OF YOUNG BELIEVERS- London Pure Groove Records
14/11/09: REVERE- London Flowerpot
17/11/09: LULU AND THE LAMPSHADES- London Pure Groove Records
17/11/09: AKRON/FAMILY (w/ Slaraffenland; Wolf People)- London Garage
18/11/09: WHITE RABBITS (w/ Django Django; The Conservatives)- London Water Rats
19/11/09: THE DECEMBERISTS (w/ Emmy The Great)- London Coronet
20/11/09: I WAS A KING- London Pure Groove
21/11/09: GOD HELP THE GIRL (w/ Pocketbooks)- London 100 Club
24/11/09: ROYAL BANGS- London Pure Groove Records
24/11/09: STARFUCKER- London Flowerpot
25/11/09: THE ANTLERS (w/ I Was a King)- London Bush Hall
26/11/09: BLACK HEART PROCESSION (w/ Phosphorescent; Monotonix, Dosh; Githead; TODD)- London Scala
30/11/09: HAR MAR SUPERSTAR- London Pure Groove Records
30/11/09: LIGHTNING DUST (w/ Early Day Miners)- London Bush Hall
01/12/09: DEER TICK (w/ Megafaun)- London Borderline
02/12/09: OH NO ONO (w/ My Pretend Orchestra)- London 229
03/12/09: YO LA TENGO- London Rough Trade East
05/12/09: FEVER RAY (w/ Hildur Gudnadottir)- London Forum
06/12/09: FYFE DANGERFIELD (w/ Tristram)- London Victoria Park
07/12/09: DIRTY THREE (w/ Josh T. Pearson)- London Queen Elizabeth Hall
09/12/09: GLASS ROCK- London Pure Groove Records
09/12/09: BEACH HOUSE- London Fleapit
10/12/09: JAKE BELLOWS- London Pure Groove Records
10/12/09: TREETOP FLYERS (w/ Jake Bellows; Tom Basden; Matt Tiller)- London Luminaire
11/12/09-13/12/09: TEN YEARS OF ATP FESTIVAL (w/ Bardo Pond; Stephen Malkmus and The Jicks; J. Mascis and the Fog; Yeah Yeah Yeahs; Mum; Tortoise; Papa M; Afrirampo; Dirty Three; Shellac; Battles; The Melvins; Modest Mouse; Apse; The For Carnation; Shellac; Deerhoof; Explosions In The Sky; Fuck Buttons; Sunn O))); Apse) - Minehead, Somerset
14/12/09: TAKEN BY TREES (w/ Laetitia Sadler)- London Garage
17/12/09: AMIINA (w/ Esben and the Witch; Plaster of Paris)- London St. Leonard’s Church
07/01/10: FIELD MUSIC (w/ Lawrence Arabia)- London Hoxton Bar & Grill
12/01/10: MARTHA WAINWRIGHT (w/ The Boy Who Trapped The Sun)- London Jazz Café
20/01/10: MEMORY TAPES (w/ Fitness Tape Fiasco)- London Luminaire
23/01/10: SHH! FESTIVAL (w/ David Thomas Broughton; Sam Amidon; Coming Soon; Felix; Dry The River; Revere; Spencer McLean; Emit Bloch; Tim n Sam; Andrew Vincent)- London Cecil Sharp House
25/01/10: FINAL FANTASY(w/ Sam Amidon; Nico Muhly; Lightspeed Champion)- London Union Chapel
26/01/10: MEURSAULT- London Pure Groove Records
27/01/10: SHE KEEPS BEES (w/ Peggy Sue And The Pirates; Lulu And The Lampshades)- London Blackheart
28/01/10: MIDLAKE (w/ The Kissaway Trail)- London Tabernacle
29/01/10: SHUGO TOKUMARU (w/ Ana De Silva)- London Betsey Trotwood
01/02/10: DAG FOR DAG- London Pure Groove Records
01/02/10: THAO WITH THE GET DOWN STAY DOWN (w/ Dag For Dag; Foreign Slippers)- Camden Barfly
04/02/10: STILL FLYIN’ (w/ Bearsuit; Cats in Paris; Ella Janes)- London Proud Galleries
11/02/10: MUSIC GO MUSIC- University of London Union
12/02/10: AIR WAVES- London Pure Groove Records
15/02/10: tUne-YaRdS (w/ Trash Kit; Think About Life)- London Cargo
16/02/10: THINK ABOUT LIFE- London Pure Groove Records
16/02/10: SAM AMIDON- London Bacchus Pub and Kitchen
17/02/10: BEACH HOUSE (w/ Lawrence Arabia)- London Bush Hall
19/02/10: IMOGEN HEAP (w/ Tim Exile; Back Ted ‘n Ted)- London Shepherd’s Bush Empire
23/02/10: YEASAYER (w/ Javelin)- London Heaven
25/02/10: UNGDOMSKULEN (w/ The Good The Bad; Vuh)- London Lexington
27/02/10: IARLA Ó LIONAIRD (w/ Hildur Gudnadottir)- London Kings Place
28/02/10: SCARY MANSION (w/ The Tailors; A Line And A Dot)- London Slaughtered Lamb
01/03/10: SCARY MANSION- London Pure Groove Records
03/03/10: THE ANTLERS (w/ Marquis Tolliver)- London Union Chapel
04/03/10: ROSE MELBURG- London Pure Groove Records
05/03/10: GAGGLE- London Pure Groove Records
05/03/10: ZUN ZUN EGUI- London Notting Hill Arts Club
10/03/10: MUSEE MECANIQUE- London Pure Groove Records
10/03/10: GET WELL SOON (w/ Musee Mecanique)- London Borderline
11/03/10: PANDA BEAR (w/ Kurt Vile)- London Heaven
13/03/10: SUMMER CAMP (w/ The Last Dinosaur) - London Notting Hill Arts Club
13/03/10: GRIZZLY BEAR (w/ Beach House)- London Roundhouse
15/03/10: THE TALLEST MAN ON EARTH (w/ Alessi‘s Ark)- London Bush Hall
16/03/10: WHY? (w/ I Might Be Wrong; Popular Damage)- London Heaven
18/03/10: THE HIDDEN CAMERAS (w/ The Psychologists)- London St. Leonard’s Church
18/03/10: ACTUAL AIR (w/ Dusty Cut)- London Gramaphone
22/03/10: THE MAGNETIC FIELDS- London Barbican
23/03/10: SLEIGH BELLS (w/ Vision of Trees)- London Madame JoJo’s
24/03/10: CLARE AND THE REASONS (w/ Laura Hocking)- London Luminaire
26/03/10: OWEN PALLETT (w/ Next Life)- London Koko
31/03/10: THE BESNARD LAKES- London Cargo
10/04/10: THE YOUNG REPUBLIC- Pike Street, Boulder, Colorado
16/04/10-18/04/10: COACHELLA FESTIVAL (w/ Deer Tick; The Avett Brothers; Dillinger Escape Plan, The Specials; Them Crooked Vultures; LCD Soundsystem; Vampire Weekend; Benny Benassi; Fever Ray; The Almighty Defenders; Portugal The Man; Camera Obscura; Beach House; Edward Sharpe and the Magnetic Zeroes; Faith No More; Muse; Tiesto; The Middle East; The Soft Pack; Owen Pallett; Deerhunter; Jonsi; Infected Mushroom; Phoenix; Pavement; Thom Yorke; Gorillaz)- Indio, California
26/04/10: BASIA BULAT- London Luminaire
27/04/10: CRIPPLED BLACK PHOENIX (w/ Bodukwe)- London Luminaire
30/04/10: PRINCETON- London Pure Groove Records
03/05/10: THE TINY (w/ Louise Le May)- London Borderline
04/05/10: HIGH PLACES (w/ Bachelorette; Chen Santa Maria)- London Cargo
05/05/10: THE NATIONAL (w/ Buke & Gass)- London Electric Ballroom
06/05/10: THE NATIONAL (w/ Buke & Gass)- London Royal Albert Hall
07/05/10-09/05/10: ATP: CURATED BY MATT GROENING (w/ James Blackshaw; Broadcast; Built To Spill; Iggy and the Stooges; Toumani Diabate, Shonen Knife; The Fresh & Onlys; Liars; Boredoms; Danielson; Deerhunter; Konono No.1; She & Him; The Residents; Amadou & Mariam; Thee Oh Sees; Ponytail; Panda Bear; Boredoms; The Tiger Lillies; Daniel Johnston; Spiritualized; Joanna Newsom; The XX; The Raincoats; CocoRosie)- Minehead, Somerset
11/05/10: JOANNA NEWSOM- London Royal Festival Hall
12/05/10: JOANNA NEWSOM- London Royal Festival Hall
13/05/10: PAVEMENT (w/ Broken Social Scene)- London Brixton Academy
14/05/10: JEFFREY LEWIS (w/ Martin Creed)- London Tate Modern
15/05/10: WILDBIRDS AND PEACEDRUMS (w/ Choir of Young Believers)- London Bishopsgate Institute
17/05/10: BROKEN SOCIAL SCENE (w/ Timbre Timbre)- London Heaven
18/05/10: FOREST AND THE TREES- London Pure Groove Records
18/05/10: WOLF PARADE (w/ Joensuu 1685; Oh No Ono)- London Borderline
21/05/10: WOLF PARADE (w/ Joensuu 1685)- Manchester Club Academy
23/05/10: GHOST BEES (w/ Forest City Lovers; Joe Innes)- London Blackheart
24/05/10: HOLY FUCK- London Heaven
25/05/10: TITUS ANDRONICUS (w/ Friendship)- London The Camp
27/05/10-29/05/10: PRIMAVERA SOUND FESTIVAL (w/ Monotonix; A Sunny Day In Glasgow; Surfer Blood; The Fall; Titus Andronicus; Ui; Superchunk; Broken Social Scene; The Books; Mission Of Burma; Pavement; Owen Pallett; Wild Honey; Cohete; Low; Ganglians; CocoRosie; Wilco; Japandroids; Marc Almond; Shellac; Pixies; Yeasayer; Van Dyke Parks; Nana Grizol; Polvo; Grizzly Bear; Matt & Kim; Liquid Liquid; Pet Shop Boys)- Parc del Forum, Barcelona
29/05/10: THEE OH SEES (w/ A Sunny Day In Glasgow; Circulatory System)- Barcelona Joan Miro Park
30/05/10: REAL ESTATE (w/ King Khan and BBQ Show)- Barcelona Joan Miro Park
07/06/10: ‘ALLO DARLIN- London Rough Trade East
07/06/10: MENOMENA- London Hoxton Bar and Kitchen
10/06/10: AU REVOIR SIMONE (w/ Silver Columns; Clock Opera)- London Scala
11/06/10: LOVE IS ALL- London CAMP Basement
22/06/10: THE HOLD STEADY (w/ Cymbals Eat Guitars)- London Forum
23/06/10: tUnE-YaRdS (w/ Trash Kit)- London Scala
25/06/10: DIRTY PROJECTORS- London Barbican
30/06/10: BROKEN SOCIAL SCENE (w/ Here We Go Magic)- London Forum
01/07/10: JANELLE MONAE- London Hoxton Bar & Kitchen
03/07/10: LCD SOUNDSYSTEM (w/ DJ Shadow; 2ManyDJs; Unkle; Snoop Dogg; Jamie Lidell; Missy Elliot)- London Hyde Park
05/07/10: ARCADE FIRE- Casino De Paris, Paris
07/07/10: ARCADE FIRE- London Hackney Empire
20/07/10: SCHOOL OF SEVEN BELLS (w/ Active Child)- London Scala
03/08/10: JENS LEKMAN (w/ The Blow; Bill Wells)- London Union Chapel
09/08/10: SLEIGH BELLS (w/ TEETH; Becoming Real)- London Lexington
16/08/10: FOOL’S GOLD (w/ DM Stith)- London Borderline
25/08/10: THE WALKMEN (w/ Avi Buffalo)- London Islington Academy
26/08/10: WILDBIRDS & PEACEDRUMS (w/ Dan Michaelson and the Coastguards)- London Lexington
01/09/10: ZOLA JESUS (w/ Haxen Cloth)- London CAMP Basement
02/09/10: BO NINGEN (w/ Veni Vidi)- London Macbeth
07/09/10: FANG ISLAND (w/ Cymbals)- London Madame JoJo’s
08/09/10: FEVER RAY (w/ Zola Jesus)- Brixton Academy
10/09/10-12/09/10: END OF THE ROAD FESTIVAL (w/ CW Stoneking; Ruby Suns; Allo‘ Darlin‘; Freelance Whales; The Mountain Goats; Cymbals Eat Guitars; Wolf Parade; Modest Mouse; Edwyn Collins, The New Pornographers; Snowman; Nurses; Left With Pictures; Voice of the Seven Thunders; Monotonix; Iron & Wine; Brakes; Black Mountain; Caribou; Dylan LeBlanc; The Schizophrenics; The Antlers; The Felice Brothers; Django Django; Yuck; Mountain Man; Olof Arnalds; Errors; Wilco; Pulled Apart By Horses; Drum Eyes; The Felice Brothers)- Larmer Park, Dorset
16/09/10: DAN DEACON (w/ Sewn Leather; DJ Dog Dick)- London Fabric
18/09/10: BROKEN SOCIAL SCENE (w/ The Sea And Cake)- New York Central Park
18/09/10: OF MONTREAL- New York Terminal 5
19/09/10: YO LA TENGO- New York Bell House
20/09/10: SEA WOLF (w/ Sera Cahoone) - New York Knitting Factory
21/09/10: PAVEMENT- New York Central Park
26/09/10: !!! (w/ Fol Chen; Young Empires)- Toronto Lee’s Palace
29/09/10: BLONDE REDHEAD (w/ Porcelain Raft)- London Shepherd’s Bush Empire
01/10/10: OCEANSIZE (w/ This Town Needs Guns; Yndi Halda)- London Barfly
06/10/10: OF MONTREAL (w/ Cats In Paris)- London Koko
08/10/10: GIRLS’ NAMES (w/ Peep Holes; Weird Dreams)- London Drop
09/10/10: NO CARS (w/ Nitkowski)- London Bloomsbury Bowling Lanes
09/10/10: BO NINGEN- London Café Oto
12/10/10: MELT BANANA (w/ Throats; Humanfly)- London Islington Academy
16/10/10: PETER BRODERICK (w/ Bill Wells; Tsukimono)- London St. Giles Church
16/10/10: HEALTH (w/ Dam Mantle)- Lfondon EC2 Warehouse
18/10/10: SOAP & SKIN- London Union Chapel
19/10/10: PERFUME GENIUS (w/ Lonely Galaxy)- London Cecil Sharp House
20/10/10: DRUM EYES (w/ Becoming Real; Nedry; Devil Man; Rocketnumbernine)- London Corsica Studios
21/10/10: THE LOW FREQUENCY (w/ The Deer Tracks)- London Lexington
23/10/10: AMAZON MOLLY (w/ Minnie Birch; She Makes War; Birds of Paradise)- London Horatia
26/10/10: NISENNENMONDAI (w/ Cold Pumas; Waiters)- London The Nest
27/10/10: TWIN SHADOW- London Rough Trade East
27/10/10: KITTEN- London Flowerpot
30/10/10: POLVO (w/ BEAK; Factory Floor; Tweak Bird)- London Forum
31/10/10: DEAR WINESBURG (w/ Stealing Sheep)- London Arnold Square Bandstand
01/11/10: ZOLA JESUS (w/ Former Ghosts)- London Xoyo
03/11/10: SHARON JONES AND THE DAP-KINGS- London Roundhouse
04/11/10: HAPPY BIRTHDAY (w/ Spectrals; Fanzine)- Hoxton Bar And Kitchen
08/11/10: BO NINGEN (w/ Invasion; Lasers From Atlantis)- London Nest
09/11/10: HAUSCHKA (w/ Clem Leek)- London Bush Hall
10/11/10: LCD SOUNDSYSTEM (w/ Hot Chip)- London Alexandra Palace
12/11/10: GOD IS AN ASTRONAUT (w/ Caspian)- London Islington Academy
15/11/10: CASIOTONE FOR THE PAINFULLY ALONE (w/ Munch Munch)- London Cargo
18/11/10: FIGHT LIKE APES (w/ Standard Fare)- London Bull & Gate
19/11/10: TITUS ANDRONICUS (w/ Bravo Brave Bats)- Bristol Cooler
20/11/10: MARNIE STERN (w/ The Agitator)- Bristol Thekla
24/11/10: BO NINGEN (w/ Factory Floor)- London Heaven
25/11/10: TWIN SISTER (w/ Still Corners; Kotki Dwa)- London Lexington
26/11/10: JONSI (w/ Timber Timbre)- London Hammersmith Apollo
27/11/10: WILDBIRDS AND PEACEDRUMS (w/ Little Children)- London Union Chapel
29/11/10: GET WELL SOON (w/ Ben Sollee and David Lamaitre)- London Garage
01/12/10: ARCADE FIRE (w/ Devendra Banhart)- London O2 Arena
03/12/10-05/12/10: ATP: CURATED BY GODSPEED! YOU BLACK EMPEROR (w/ Growing; Black Dice; The Berg Sans Nipple; Tindersticks; Godspeed You! Black Emperor; Bardo Pond; Matana Roberts; The Dead C; Borbetomagus; Oneida; Nomeansno; Marissa Nadler; Godspeed You! Black Emperor; Rangda; Charlemagne Palestine; Neurosis; Weird Al Yankovic; Boban I Marko Markovic Orkestra; Deerhoof)- Minehead, Somerset
07/12/10: RATATAT- London Heaven
08/12/10: THOSE DANCING DAYS (w/ Stricken City)- London Lexington
09/12/10: THE NEW PORNOGRAPHERS (w/ ‘Allo Darlin)- London Shepherd’s Bush Empire
11/10/10: ARCADE FIRE (w/ Devendra Banhart)- Manchester Central
14/12/10: THE BOY LEAST LIKELY TO (w/ Candle Thieves)- London Hoxton Bar and Kitchen
16/12/10: PETER BRODERICK (w/ Alessi‘s Ark; Lanterns On The Lake)- London Union Chapel
18/12/10: SHADY BARD (w/ The Maladies of Bellafontaine; Aiden Smith)- London Union Chapel

In total: 1762 sets, 1120 acts, 662 gigs.
PETER BRODERICK (London Union Chapel, 16/12/10)



If Peter Broderick doesn’t achieve the critical acclaim of Owen Pallett or Andrew Bird in 2011, it’s proof that the world is a seriously messed-up place. His songs may not quite reach the heights of his peers, but his quirky, innovative, exceptional live performance is always a delight to behold.

(Photo: Sapphire Mason-Brown (Flickr))
THE BOY LEAST LIKELY TO (London Hoxton Bar and Kitchen, 14/12/10)



Review: HERE

(Photo: Misselizabethlove (Flickr))
ARCADE FIRE (Manchester Central, 11/12/10)



Not a vintage set, alas. A subdued crowd, an unremarkable setlist and an unfortunate "incident" involving a member of management does not a memorable show make; nice to hear “Deep Blue” get an airing though.

(Photo: Phil King (Flickr))
THE NEW PORNOGRAPHERS (London Shepherd’s Bush Empire, 09/12/10)



Another straightforward, unfussy greatest hits set from the New Pornos, now with added Neko Case. They’ll never astound as a live band, but as long as they keep on playing “A Testament To Youth In Verse” I’m disinclined to care.

(Photo: LauraKateIsCrafty (Flickr))
THOSE DANCING DAYS (London Lexington, 08/12/10)



Review: HERE

(Photo: Sebastian Faber (Flickr))
RATATAT (London Heaven, 07/12/10)



It appears Heaven has wrested from Koko the questionable accolade of “Ruiner of Gigs”, and not even Ratatat could escape its inherent awfulness. Compared to the joyous dance party at Cargo (a venue that’s not generally known for its enthusiastic and non-pretentious audiences), I felt I was watching the normally brilliant indie/electronic duo in a morgue – and a morgue with bad acoustics at that. I actually spent most of the set at the back of the room reading the Economist; that’s how bored I was. Most disappointing set of the year.

(Photo: Pompous Iceburg (Flickr))
ATP: CURATED BY GODSPEED YOU! BLACK EMPEROR (Minehead Butlins, 03/12/10-05/12/10)



Review: HERE

(Photo: Stephanos Zachariadis (Flickr))
ARCADE FIRE (London O2 Arena, 01/12/12)



Well, I wasn’t entirely convinced Arcade Fire would be able to hack the arena circuit, but happily my pessimism proved unfounded. True, I sorely miss the days where the band could spontaneously decide play outside churches, or when Win Butler would reckless throw himself into the audience during “Power Out”, but there’s no denying the anthemic qualities of their back catalogue translates fantastically into larger venues. True, a long string of slower numbers led to a mid-set lull (although no power on earth could compel me to criticise the airing of “Crown of Love”), but hearing the chorus of “Wake Up” resound around the O2 was something truly special.

(Photo: John Gleeson (Flickr))
GET WELL SOON (London Garage, 29/11/10)



Despite the best efforts of the RMT to stop him, the German Neil Hannon returned to London to deliver another fine set of lusciously orchestrated chamber pop. Konstantin Gropper’s sharp sense of humour always entertains, and the band sound tighter than ever, but a few more songs from “Rest Now, Weary Head! You Will Get Well Soon” wouldn’t have gone amiss.

(Photo: spiral_stairs (Flickr))