The Rolling Stones The O2 Arena London August 21st 2007 I saw the Stones in Sheffield in 2006 on the first leg of the Bigger Bang tour, which was the 9th time I’d seen the band, and convinced me I should take every chance I could to see them so, when they returned to the [...]
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8 Jan
The Rolling Stones Newcastle City Hall 4th March 1971
The Rolling Stones Newcastle City Hall 4th March 1971 Memories from a long long time ago I was 14 years old when the Rolling Stones 1971 UK tour took place. I’d read about the tour in the music press and SO wanted to see them. Incredible as it seems now, this was billed as the [...]
29 May
The Groundhogs Barnard Castle R&B Festival 29 May 2011
The Groundhogs Barnard Castle Blues Festival 29 May 2011 Festival Line up: TCR Band; Andy Yeadon; Tantrum; Sugar Kane; Groundhogs David and I went along to see The Groundhogs at the Barnard Castle Blues festival, which is a free event held as part of the Barnard Castle Meet over the May bank holiday weekend. We [...]
7 Feb
The Groundhogs and Stray The Cluny Newcastle 3 Feb 2010
The Groundhogs and Stray The Cluny Newcastle 3 Feb 2010 Will and I went to see our old hero Tony McPhee with the Groundhogs on Wednesday at the Cluny. This was a true classic rock double header, with the Groundhogs sharing the billing with old favourites Stray. Tony suffered a stroke last year and hasn’t [...]
26 Oct
Classic Legends of Rock Harrogate
Classic Legends of Rock Harrogate Royal Hall October 24 2008 This triple bill of classic rock bands (Groundhogs, Martin Turner’s Wishbone Ash and Focus) has been playing halls around the country for the past few weeks. The nearest date to us was Harrogate so went along with my friends Norm and Will to see three [...]
17 Aug
Classic Legends of Rock
Going to see Classic Legends of Rock show in October with two of my friends. This show features Focus, Martin Turner’s Wishbone Ash and the Groundhogs; three great bands on one bill!
