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The Libertines 10 Islington Academy 10 Dec 2002 XFM Xmas party, watched support act The Darkness then went mad on free cocktails, don't remember the headliners.

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The Dirty Pretty Things 9.5 Leas Cliff Hall 15 Dec 2006 Carl Barat of The Libertines, and his new band, they're very good... Plus Hot Club de Paris and Mando Diao. Hey, we went to this one!

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Belle & Sebastian 9 Astoria 03 Dec 2003 Karaoke as a warm up act? Or was it Franz Ferdinand? We went in late and missed all that, but a friend of a friend did get up and sing Lazy Line Painter Jane with the band.

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Bitch Aid 9 Saint 18 Apr 2001 The party to raise some money for popbitch - putting it here as a gig as I met John Deacon that day, I just found an autographed receipt in with my tickets...

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Duran Duran 8 Forum 14 Oct 2003 Celeb-tastic, we were sat just a couple of rows behind Stephen Fry.

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Bowlie Weekender 8 Camber Sands 23 Apr 1999 Belle and Sebastian etc, the forerunner to All Tomorrow's Parties. Got very drunk.

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Bloodhound Gang 8 Astoria 16 Aug 2000 They did a 10 kebab challenge on stage and Daphne and Celeste were there. And so was I!

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Love 8 Royal Festival Hall 14 Jun 2002 Arthur Lee, magic. Hmm, did we go in 2002 or 2003?

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Phoenix 8 Mean Fiddler 25 Jan 2001 80s style rock, they did a Cheap Trick cover. Supported by Turin Brakes apparently, I went with Neil and Camilla.

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Green Day 8 Kings College 15 Sep 2000 Some special Radio One thing, got a nice freebie from friends I was about to start working with at Channelfly. Green Day picked some kids out of the audience and made them play a song.

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Love with Arthur Lee 8 Royal Festival Hall 03 Feb 2003 plus My Morning Jacket, but I don't think we saw them.

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The Pogues 7 Brixton Academy 21 Dec 2004 Their annual christmas outing, with Shane McGowan and everything

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The Darkness 7 93 Feet East 25 Mar 2003 BANG Magazine launch party, free booze! Plus another band, was it The Libertines again?

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Under Neath What 7 Astoria 11 May 1990 I was in the queue for this gig and bought a fanzine off someone. Did I know Metallica were doing a secret gig just a few doors down at the Marquee club? Why on earth did I stay at the Astoria? Bah...

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Big Top Frenzy 6 Portsmouth Guildhall 02 Aug 1990 Festival in Guildhall Square, Firework Party, The Rubber Bishops (Bill Bailey + Kevin Eldon, Midway Still, Alan Parker, Atilla The Stockbroker, Eat, Back To The Planet, Mega City Four, Trevor & Simon +

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Punt and Dennis 5 Portsmouth Guildhall 24 Nov 1992 The far less funny part of the Mary Whitehouse Experience, still we completed the set

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Elizabeth and Raleigh - Late But Live 3.57 Gulbenkian Theatre 21 Oct 2008 The new comedy by Stewart Lee, directed by Owen Lewis
With Simon Munnery as Queen Elizabeth I and Miles Jupp as Sir Walter Raleigh.

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Goldie Lookin' Chain Mean Fiddler 15 Apr 2004 plus Lockdown Project.

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New Order Finsbury Park 01 Jun 2001 Pissed down with rain. Crystal, Transmission, Regret, Ceremony, 60 Miles An Hour, Atmosphere, Brutal, Close Range, She's Lost Control, Bizarre Love Triangle, True Faith, Temptation, Love Will Tear Us Apart, (Encore) Digital (with John Simm), Blue Mond

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Dogs D'Amour Portsmouth Guildhall 08 Oct 1989 plus Under Neath What... went to London to see UNW a few days later, probably the Marquee...

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Paul McCartney Earls Court 18 Apr 2003 Mothers day present for Mum and Clare's mum, we went with them and Dad and Emma. Jim missed out as he has been to more gigs with us...

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Nirvana Birmingham Academy 27 Nov 1991 plus Captain America and Shonen Knife. I got the t-shirt and everything, wish I still had it. Birmingham Hummingbird is now part of the Academy.

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And You Will Know Us By The Trail Of Dead Astoria 03 Feb 2001 NME Brats show, plus Rocket From The Crypt, Peaches, and The Strokes, yes I did see them...

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The Beta Band Electric Ballroom 30 Sep 1998

Tonight's venue is crammed with indie's brightest and best, all happily expectant

according to the review in the Independent, that's me in particular to which they were referring...

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Baby Bird Astoria 21 Jul 1998 plus Idlewild, Scott 4, and Unbelievable Truth - unbelievably SHIT more like. Thom Yorke's brother's band. Part of NME Brats week.

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Reading Festival Reading Festival 28 Aug 1994 Just went for the day, and we picked the worst day by far looks like, RHCP disappointed. I remember They Might Be Giants and Echbelly and Ginger Wildhearts playing with a broken arm.

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Steve Coogan The Lyceum Theatre 05 Oct 1998 Fairly bland sets of Tony Ferrino and possibly Alan Partridge, but warm up came from Simon Pegg.

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Art Wyndhams Theatre 26 Jul 1999 A play, a birthday treat, long running, had Art Malik in it and it was Frank Skinner's first night.

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Camden Crawl II Electric Ballroom 19 Sep 1996 Not just this venue, all around Camden, I saw Collapsed Lung and Moby here though...

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Channelfly Xmas Party Barfly 12 Dec 2000 Before I worked there, I think there were bands. THIS is why I left the Wonderstuff early, doh... There was a ruckus and the police sent us all home.

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