Rating: ★★★★★ Inverness Leisure Centre Rating: ★★★★★ Where I stayed: My house SETLIST: Salamander Street Let Me Fall War On The Streets Bonfires Daddy’s Eyes Dancing Queen (ABBA cover) Dead Man Walking Pins And Needles Don’t Walk Alone Man Behind The Sun 25 Seconds We Built This City (Starship cover) Something In My Eye Easter Road…
McFly’s 21st Birthday Party 09/10/2024
Rating: ★★★★★ The O2 Arena Rating: ★★★★★ Where I stayed: The Angerstein Hotel (Within walking distance of the venue, though I would be hesitant to return because the key didn’t always work) SETLIST: 5 Colours In Her Hair That Girl Surfer Babe Broccoli I Wanna Hold You I’ll Be OK Ultraviolet I’ve Got You Star Girl…
The Used: Fall US Tour ~ Tampa 02/10/2024 & Fort Lauderdale 04/10/2024
Rating: ★★★★★ Hard Rock Event Center Rating: ★★★★ Revolution Live At The Backyard Rating: ★★★★★ Where I stayed: Motel 6 Tampa & Days Inn by Wyndham Fort Lauderdale Airport Cruise Port (I survived but would recommend paying extra for somewhere nicer) SETLIST: Pretty Handsome Awkward Say Days Ago Buried Myself Alive Let It Bleed Take It…
Caskets: North America Tour 29/09/2024
Rating: ★★★★★ The Social Rating: ★★★★★ Where I stayed: Courtyard Orlando Downtown SETLIST: Guiding Light Hate Me Nothing To Hide Drowned In Emotion More Than Misery Too Late Hold Me Now Falling Apart Silhouette Lost In Echoes Glass Heart Better Way Out I discovered Caskets at Slam Dunk Festival earlier this year, when they performed on…
Franz Ferdinand: Live In Scotland 26/09/2024
Rating: ★★★★★ Strathpeffer Pavilion: ★★★★★ Where I stayed: My house SETLIST: The Dark Of The Matinée No You Girls Audacious (Live debut) Walk Away Do You Want To The Doctor (World debut) Michael Darts Of Pleasure Bar Lonely (World debut) Love Illumination Night Or Day (World debut) Take Me Out Ulysses Hooked (World debut) Outsiders This…
Blink-182: One More Time Tour 30/08/2024
Rating: ★★★★★ OVO Hydro Rating: ★★★★ Where we stayed: Ibis Budget Glasgow (our usual hotel) SETLIST: Feeling This The Rock Show Wendy Clear Aliens Exist DANCE WITH ME M+M’s EDGING Up All Night MORE THAN YOU KNOW Carousel (with Parker Cannon from The Story So Far) Stay Together For The Kids Not Now CAN’T GO BACK…
McFly @ The Piece Hall 10/08/2024
Rating: ★★★★★ The Piece Hall Rating: ★★★★★ Where I stayed: The Old Post Office (Very central!) SETLIST: Where Did All The Guitars Go? Land Of The Bees One For The Radio Star Girl That Girl Lies Room On The 3rd Floor Obviously Everybody Knows Livin’ On A Prayer / YMCA / Radio Gaga / Twist…
Keane: Hopes And Fears 20th Anniversary Tour 01/08/2024
Rating: ★★★★★ O2 Academy Edinburgh Rating: ★★★★ Where I stayed: Premier Inn Edinburgh City Centre SETLIST: Can’t Stop Now Silenced By The Night Bend And Break Nothing In My Way We Might As Well Be Strangers The Way I Feel You Are Young Everybody’s Changing On A Day Like Today Perfect Symmetry A Bad Dream…
Alkaline Trio: Blood, Hair, And Eyeballs The Tour 30/07/2024
Rating: ★★★★★ O2 Academy Glasgow Rating: ★★★★★ Where we stayed: Ibis Budget Glasgow (again) SETLIST: Hot For Preacher We’ve Had Enough Take Lots With Alcohol Bad Time Versions Of You Mr. Chainsaw One Hundred Stories Calling All Skeletons Cringe Break Armageddon Sadie Mercy Me Warbrain Crawl Blood, Hair, And Eyeballs Stupid Kid Private Eye Time…
Manic Street Preachers & Suede @ Edinburgh Castle Esplanade 10/07/2024
Rating: ★★★★★ Edinburgh Castle Esplanade Rating: ★★★★ Where I stayed: Premier Inn Edinburgh Park (Airport) Hotel (The tram was easy to catch) SUEDE SETLIST: Turn Off Your Brain And Yell Trash Animal Nitrate The Drowners It Starts And Ends With You 15 Again Sleeping Pills (Tour debut) Antidepressants Filmstar Killing Of A Flashboy Saturday Night…