By Neil Durham
WORTH A LOOK?: ****
WHEN?: Saturday 19 October 2024
‘Contempt in your eyes when I turn to kiss his lips …’ sang Bronski Beat lead singer Jimmy Somerville on Why, the gay trio’s 2nd hit and a top 10 single in Germany, Italy, the UK, Ireland, Switzerland and Australia in 1984.
By Carron Stacey, A Humdrum Mum
WHEN?: Saturday 12 October 2024 at Pie and Vinyl record store, Southsea
Mr H has been a fan of Field Music for sometime now. I’ve been a fan for a number of years since we saw them at Victorious seven years ago on a sunny Saturday afternoon.
By Carron Stacey, A Humdrum Mum
WHEN?: Friday 27 September, tour runs until 27 November 2024
Having never seen The The, nor been to the Ally Pally, this was a night of many a first, including attending a gig with a shoulder that had been broken the day before.
By Carron Stacey, A Humdrum Mum
Welly’s National Service Tour Part 1 (the South) travels this month from Gloucester to Northampton, with stops including Exeter, Reading and, of course, a homecoming kind of gig in Southampton.
By Carron Stacey, A Humdrum Mum
WHEN?: Sunday 25 August 2024 (press ticket)
It’s getting harder every year to get down early for the good bands. Day Three seems to be in reverse, with our best bands on at the beginning on the Castle Stage.
By Neil Durham
WORTH A LOOK?: ****
WHEN?: Sunday 25 August 2024 (press ticket)
We’re here because we want to see Isle Of Wight’s Wet Leg play almost on home turf after a meteoric rise to success but sometimes festivals surprise you and so it is with the 1st act we catch on the Castle Stage, Cardiff’s very own Panic Shack (pictured).
By Carron Stacey, A Humdrum Mum
WHEN?: Saturday 24 August, Victorious runs through Sunday 25 August 2024 (press pass)
90steachergirl was right. It was Busted who were the secret set. As much as there was love for them, it seemed a tad obvious after McFly last year.
By Carron Stacey, A Humdrum Mum
WHEN?: Friday 23 August 2024, festival runs through Sunday 25 August 2024 (press pass)
Storm Lilian didn’t have a ticket, but she certainly queued up all night to get in.
By Neil Durham
WORTH A LOOK?: ***1/2
WHEN?: Tuesday 20 August 2024, show also runs twice on 27 August 2024. RUNTIME: 60 minutes (no interval)
Malone won this year’s Olivier for Best Actor in a Supporting Role in a Musical for Operation Mincemeat and here encores with the best song from that show Dear Bill.
By Neil Durham
WORTH A LOOK?: *****
SETLIST: Old Friends; No One Is Alone; There Is Nothing Like A Dame; Fever; (When I Marry) Mister Snow; It Might As Well Be Spring; In Buddy’s Eyes; Losing My Mind; Rent (Outtake); With So Little To Be Sure Of; Children Will Listen; Before The Parade Passes By; So Long Dearie; You Gotta Get A Gimmick; Send In The Clowns; Being Alive; Kramer’s Song
WHEN?: Monday 12 August 2024, tour runs in the US through 23 November 2024
Yesterday was the hottest day in the UK so far this year and Peters certainly raised the temperature even higher in London’s Theatre Royal Drury Lane.
