Blog from 21 years ago yesterday. An incredible weekend for a good cause. Massive Attack and Portishead share a stage, Robert Plant,Damon Albarn and others join in. And we were in the middle of it all!
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Tom from Bristol, music, art, books, architecture. All the usual stuff. Occasional Grumpyman DJ
Blog from 21 years ago yesterday. An incredible weekend for a good cause. Massive Attack and Portishead share a stage, Robert Plant,Damon Albarn and others join in. And we were in the middle of it all!
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Ah, didnβt see the show
22.02.2026 22:46 β π 0 π 0 π¬ 1 π 0Thrilled for the incredible Robert Aramayo. Amazing performance in I Swear (directed by a Bristol City fan!).
22.02.2026 22:26 β π 1 π 0 π¬ 1 π 0So good
21.02.2026 12:23 β π 1 π 0 π¬ 0 π 0Splendid selection
21.02.2026 12:06 β π 1 π 0 π¬ 1 π 0My latest βBlog from 20 years ago todayβ anticipates a couple of exciting gigs, Isobel Campbell has n Cardiff and former Bristol resident FranΓ§ois and his Atlas Mountains. Plus 2 of our favourite party DJβs
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Are you going to Dublin? We will be at @walesgoespop.bsky.social looking forward to seeing @thepastels.bsky.social in Glasgow
20.02.2026 20:14 β π 1 π 0 π¬ 1 π 0A blog of mine from back in 2002. A little football but mainly itβs about the glorious majesty of the band Lambchop.
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My blog from this day in 2002, reflected on the misplaced optimism that a game of football in Afghanistan could indicate happier times ahead.
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Fabulous
16.02.2026 11:03 β π 1 π 0 π¬ 1 π 0The shouting is a big part of itβs appeal
16.02.2026 11:03 β π 0 π 0 π¬ 1 π 0Our coach from London is rather pleasantly only about 30% full and rather lovely
16.02.2026 11:02 β π 1 π 0 π¬ 0 π 0Another wonderful gig at The Betsy Trotwood. Warren James (James Kirk) in wonderful form with songs old new, with huge portions of mischievous fun as well
15.02.2026 22:38 β π 0 π 0 π¬ 0 π 0A bonus blog from 21 years ago today. Featuring the funniest halftime entertainment thatβentertainmentβ that Iβve ever seen at a football match.
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A great nigh at The Betsy Trotwood. Radhika, Gerry Love and Work_space thanks to some last minute snagging ticket snagging!
15.02.2026 09:54 β π 5 π 0 π¬ 0 π 0My latest βBlog from 20 years ago todayβ is up on Substack. My involvement with the Grumpyman nights is starting to take off.
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Off to Clerkenwell. A description of Clerkenwell read, βthere were a great number of dissolute, loose, and insolent peopleβ β¦ harboured in βnoisome and disorderly houses, poor cottages, and habitations of beggars and people without trade β¦ taverns, dicing houses, bowling alleys and brothel houses.
13.02.2026 10:41 β π 0 π 0 π¬ 0 π 0My blog from 24 years ago today. Same weather, listening to John Cale and Joni Mitchell. Not a lot has changed really!
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RIP the cornerstone of the Pogues.
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His energy and skill propelled some of the most exciting gigs that I have attended. Sad news
11.02.2026 16:38 β π 1 π 0 π¬ 0 π 0This will be a great weekend
11.02.2026 10:47 β π 3 π 1 π¬ 0 π 0I genuinely think that any of the teams who are currently on 40 points or more could make to the playoffs.
10.02.2026 13:54 β π 0 π 0 π¬ 0 π 0Very much enjoyed βNo Other Choiceβ the latest from Park Chan-wook at The Everyman in Bristol this afternoon
09.02.2026 20:40 β π 0 π 0 π¬ 0 π 0My latest βblog from 20 years ago todayβ itβs great having lots of books and records, but itβs a pain moving them when you make changes in the house. A French film that had slipped my mind, and some sobering TV
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Winter Olympics Jazz Special
06.02.2026 11:16 β π 0 π 0 π¬ 0 π 0My latest βblog from 20 years ago todayβ features the first @belleandsebastian.bsky.social gig in Bristol, and memories of the very first time we saw them, a memorable evening at The Union Chapel.
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They were absolutely fantastic last night
01.02.2026 17:29 β π 0 π 0 π¬ 1 π 0No, itβs an actual B&B in a lovely house
01.02.2026 17:28 β π 0 π 0 π¬ 1 π 0You know you are Hebden Bridge when these are in the room of your B&B
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