Don’t you just love it when something does exactly what was promised? Saturday’s Bristol Sounds gig was billed as “A Beautiful Day Out” and that is precisely what we got. It was a one-day off-shoot of The Levellers’ annual gathering of the tribes. Local hero, and perennial support act for The Levellers, Gaz Brookfield wasContinue reading “The Levellers – Lloyd’s Amphitheatre – June”
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Belle and Sebastian – Lloyd’s Amphitheatre – July 2022
This is proper National Treasure stuff. We’re in Helen Mirren territory here, Brian Blessed territory, Bernard Cribbins territory. Belle and Sebastian at Bristol Harbourside should be awarded some kind of a blue plaque, they should be granted English (or Scottish) Heritage status. Towards the end of a set of massive favourites Stuart Murdoch tipped hisContinue reading “Belle and Sebastian – Lloyd’s Amphitheatre – July 2022”
First Aid Kit – Lloyd’s Amphitheatre – June 2022
Early on in Katy J Pearson’s support slot she surveyed the sun dappled audience and said “Well Bristol this is nuts, there’s a lot of people here”. And indeed, there were. The Swedish country rock sisters, First Aid Kit, had, seemingly, brought out every Bristolian that wasn’t standing in a field in Somerset. There wereContinue reading “First Aid Kit – Lloyd’s Amphitheatre – June 2022”
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