Monthly Archives: July 2025

Gary Numan (25/6/25, Concorde 2, Brighton, England, UK)

It took Gary Numan announcing a series of warm-up shows for his Glastonbury debut to get me back down to Brighton for the first time in fucking decades. Granted, I already had several other visits marked on the calendar prior … Continue reading

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Forever Now Festival (22/6/25, The National Bowl, Milton Keynes, England, UK)

Named for the Psychedelic Furs song of the same name, Midsummer Sunday’s Forever Now festival had been billed as the UK’s answer to Stateside’s Cruel World, that is, a showcase of post-punk, and post-punk—adjacent, bands past and present. Having been … Continue reading

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Dethklok (21/6/25, O2 Shepherd’s Bush Empire, London, England, UK)

Getting a ticket to this Deathklok’s midsummer Saturday show was a bit of a nightmare, as I remember, having to do the ticket-site dash ‘n’ reftash only to initially come up nought. By happenstance, however, I managed to secure myself … Continue reading

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