OK, since this thread seems to also be the 'last concert went to' thread, I need to play catch up....

since I last posted, I've seen quite a few!

Roger Waters - The Wall.... There's quite a lot posted about this one already, but I'll just say it was amazing, but I wish I'd got to see the one with Dave Gilmour...

Primus at Brixton Academy 13/07...
I've always wanted to see Primus, but they so rarely play this country. It was a real treat, absolutely breathtaking musicianship, great banter, fantastic atmosphere, varied setlist, even some new songs. Probably in my top 10 concerts ever.

Iron Maiden at NIA Birmingham 31/07
Another band I'd surprisingly never seen before considering how long I've been into them (since I was 11 if you're interested!) Airbourne supported which was a nice surprise, and then Maiden ploughed through a long set filled with a variety of songs from a large chunk of their career, and a healthy portion of their excellent new(ish) album. I enjoyed it that much that it didn't matter that they didn't play most of their biggest hits (no Run To The Hills, no Can I Play With Madness, no Bring Your Daughter To The Slaughter).

Cropredy Festival (11th, 12th, 13th August)
My first time at Cropredy, I'll mention some of the highlights:

Fairport Convention - A short acoustic set to open the festival, and a 3 hour set to close it. Included various guest appearances including Ralph McTell. They played a complete version of their amazing 1971 concept album 'Babbacombe Lee', and most of their excellent new album.

Katriona Gilmore & Jamie Roberts. - This is the second time I've seen these, and the second time I got to meet them afterwards. I recommend these heartily:



The Travelling Band. I saw these at the moseley folk festival a couple of years ago, and they were good. At Cropredy, they were GREAT. Think an English Fleet Foxes.

Seasick Steve - I'm sure most of you know who he is, but he played a long set of down and dirty rootsy blues, and he was accompanied by JOHN PAUL JONES!

Hayseed Dixie were great, they act like a joke band, but my God they can play.

oh course it can't all be good, UB40 were there