Archive for the ‘Gigs’ Category
Invisible Vegas gig at 02 Academy Oxford
I used to do a lot of gig photography, it was always good to go see bands for free and take photos at the same time. I haven't done so much since moving back to Oxford, but I still do the odd gig. One of the guys I used to ride bikes with is now in a b...
Oxjam band photo
Oxjam used a photo of mine as part of an information pack which is both in print and an online PDF. Oxjam (part of Oxfam) run a great series of gigs to raise money for charity. The Oxjam events are a good way to raise some money for a good cause, and g...
Duffy – Cardiff students union
I had heard of Duffy's name, but not her music so was quite excited to see if she lived up to the hype! I wasn't disapointed, I was truly wowed by it. Only got to do two songs in the pit instead of the usual three, there was a lot of blue light too! I...
Dan le Sac Vs Scroobius Pip – Cardiff Barfly
Dan le sac vs. Scroobius Pip shot to fame last year with their track Thou Shalt Always Kill, receiving NME praise despite denouncing it along with the Smiths and Nirvana mid song. They aren’t your average Barfly indie visitors, their first song deal...
Zenyth acoustic set
The Cardiff university societies Act one and LMS (Live Music Society) put on a charity event on Monday to try and raise £600 for Cancer Research. The winners of this years battle of the bands, Zenyth played an acoustic set and who will also be playing ...
Sum41 – Cardiff SU Great Hall
On Saturday 25th Febuary 2008 Sum41 played Cardiff University Great Hall, they are not a bad I have followed particularly closely in recent years. My only real memory of them was in my younger days listening to Fat Lip, alongside Blink 182. I wasn'...
NME Awards Tour – Cardiff SU Great Hall
20th Feb 2008 was the night of the NME awards tour, the usual Indie music tour, not really my kind of thing but the lighting wasn't too bad, makes it a lot more fun! The Cribs were headlining, but first up were Joe Lean & The Jing Jang Jong. Then Does ...
Gallows – Cardiff SU Great Hall
Monday 18th February 2008 saw Gallows return to Cardiff, they are one of the biggest up and coming bands in hardcore punk scene at the moment, the sea of black jeans were worked up and ready to fire. I got there just after the first warm-up act SSS....
Fuck Buttons – Clwb Ifor Bach
Despite their aggressive sounding name, Fuck Buttons (or F*ck Buttons as some like to refer to them...) are a melodic 2 piece from Bristol. The Welsh Club was filled with a Bizarre sounding form of electro instrumental using a variety of gadgets, everythin...