It’s been 3 years since we last saw A-ha in London at O2, and we were really happy we’d get to see them in a smaller venue this year – Brighton Centre in Brighton. Though the venue had a seating plan, we didn’t assume people would be sitting, as I don’t really think anyone could enjoy A-ha live without moving. They had prepared two sets for this occasion; Hunting High And Low for the first set, and a…

  On 15 October 2019 we had the opportunity to see Midge Ure and Rusty Egan on the same stage which was undoubtedly a dream come true for Visage fans who came to see the two original members perform Visage classics. Before we could hear any of those, the crowd was introduced to the show by Rusty who gave us a lecture on Djing and 80s synth pop and new wave scene. Rusty had prepared…

  On 20 July 2019, Living Colour visited Northampton during their UK tour in celebration of the 30th anniversary of Vivid. It was our first opportunity to see this legendary rock band… although Living Colour can’t be labelled so easily. Their music is a very interesting and inspiring mix of hard rock, metal, funk, even hip hop and jazz; their musical expression is so rich and their songwriting utterly clever and thoughtful. They have been…

  On Friday, 21st June, we went to O2 Shepard’s Bush Empire to see the long overdue live show by Aussie legends Men At Work, supported by the apparently immortal Lene Lovich and her Lene Lovich Band. As usual, the audience demographic was more suited for some more formal occasion, but these kinds of shows have a tendency to bring out fountains of youth and euphoria in an otherwise more serene crowd. At 8 sharp,…

  We started our long weekend at The London Palladium, where Howard Jones stopped on his Transform 35th Anniversary World Tour, supported by China Crisis. This tour covers Howard’s latest album Transform, released on May 10th, as well as a retrospective of his 35-year career so far. The audience for this type of event is usually on the older side; although this one was no exception, there were also some younglings accompanying their parents. We…