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Nickelback Platinum Pit tickets

Interesting what Nickelback are offering on their current tour, no champagne reception like Elton John did, but this is more what the rock fans would expect I think. The corporate rock fan with a few hundred quid in his pocket anyway, this is the kin...
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Snow patrol

Still very icy round here, and even some residual snow on the ground from yesterday that did not thaw yet.Snow Patrol in Bournemouth 22/02/09 £219.99 Bournemouth International Centre Snow Patrol 24/02/09 £29.37 SECC Snow Patrol in Glasgow...

Ian Cognito for Lone Stary Comedy club in January

And it's back at Lanterns! And it's pay day! Ian Cognito headlines, here's the (nearly) full lineup:Tom Price is a British Actor and one of the stars of the Five Comedy show Swinging. He has also appeared as police officer PC Andy Davidson in a numbe...
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We got snow this morning

Wasn't expecting that at all, looks lovely but not so helpful for our first day back at work of the year. Just seen Clare off to the station, she's shuffling carefully towards her train right now and hoping it's on time. It's apparently not going to ...

The Cure / NME Awards Big Gig tickets

Not Folkestone, not even that local, but a fairly easy journey from Folkestone to the O2 Arena, one we're making, I'd hate for you to miss out too. It's The Cure, and they're headlining the NME poll winners party type thing. Officially sold out, but ...

Coldplay with Girls Aloud???

Is this a joke? Coldplay are playing Wembley with Girls Aloud! This is a far cry from their days at the Barfly, and doesn't really make much sense to me... Jay-Z is supporting on other dates too. Here's what Club Wembley are offering as a package, fo...

So long Astoria

Catching up on what friends have to say, and I find out from Darryl that there is a closing date for the Astoria, LA2, and Metro. The sites of some great gigs, key moments of my time in London probably. A shame. Think my first time there was to see U...
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Punch up at the Seagull

I used to work in this pub, so did some chums of mine, at least one who reads this blog. My runner up memory of this place is happy times working in the bar there (after leaving The Harbour Lights but before heading off to do the BTEC with Nixdorf), ...
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Lovely christmas, where is the time going?

Went to my folks, nearly four days but it rushed by like nobody's business. Christmas eve in the Red Lion in Fareham disappeared in a flash too, didn't even get round to speaking to everyone. Shame it's so infrequent that we meet up. Great christmas ...

Legends of Folkestone

Speaking to a friend last night in Chambers about legends of folkestone a Facebook group he has set up. Hoping to swap some info with my Folkestone history section... Over 1000 members, nice, and some interesting sounding events:Events:Darth Vader vi...

December newsletter from the George in Rye

Sounds great!We're looking forward to welcoming many of you to The George in Rye at Christmas time. If you're not staying but would like to come to Rye over the festive season, do pop in for a drink. Rye is great for last-minute Christmas shopping - ...

Red List / Zoo9 / Sellindge Music Festival

An anti-press release from Sellindge Music Festival! Probably best to get some bands on board and send out some info about who is playing your festival, rather than just going on about someone else's festival. Good to point this out though, Zoo8 was ...
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ho ho ho very festive weekender

Started our weekend at the Christmas of Sorts night at the Whole World Cafe, it was GREAT, though the lady running the cafe was as unwelcoming as ever, perhaps it's her style... The band playing (more of a collective really) were great, I was expecti...

Had a great christmas dinner at Canterbury Wholefoods

Booked into Canterbury Wholefoods for lunch on Saturday and very glad we did, had a brilliant christmas dinner, nut roast, roast veges, potatoes, gravy, christmas pud and ice cream, all vegan, brilliant. I would phone up and book if you're heading th...
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A Christmas of sorts, and why doesn't the Whole World Cafe want customers?

Friday, got properly into the Christmas season, went to "A Christmas Of Sorts" at the Whole World Cafe, and it was brilliant! Was not quite sure what to expect from the gig before hand, but it really was ace, if you get the chance to see [google=carn...

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Christmas farmers market at Capel village hall

A Reminder please, that the Capel-le-Ferne Christmas Special Farmers Marketwill be held on Tuesday 23rd December from 10 a.m. to 12.30 p.m. atCapel-le-Ferne Village Hall, Lancaster Avenue, Capel-le-Ferne, Nr.Folkestone.All stallholders and organisers...

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Clarity just confuses me...

Sounds good, from this week's popbitch:****************************************Demons: a fantastical new drama set above andbeneath the streets of London, coming soon to ITV1.Download the Demons survival box and countdownto the launch!tinyurl.com/4u4...

I don't talk about work so much any more

Just got an email about Stone Gods tickets being on sale, that's half of The Darkness, and are supposed to be great. This made me check here for tickets, which popped up this rambling missive about an incident where I used to work, or at the very lea...

The Light Before Christmas (win a Wii)

As the days get shorter and the evenings darker, the Light Before Christmas prepares to illuminate Folkestones Creative Quarter.Saturday the 20th December will see an illuminated procession through the streets of Folkestone, down the Old High Street ...

Tour of the day - The Wedding Present

I had heard they were back together (ie David Gedge was playing under the name The Wedding Present again), this is great! And of the three dates confirmed for the new year, one of them is in Portsmouth... can't remember if I have ever seen them at th...
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The new chart

Amazon's mp3 chart is now online, all DRM free (so when you have the mp3, it's yours to put on whatever player / computer / disk you like), and cheaper than itunes. Here's the current Amazon top twenty. Should they really have "Various" in there? 1. ...

Remember: Eurotunnel is not as good as you think it is going to be

Had a nice weekend in Lille, marred on the way home by a Eurotunnel delay. We were meant to be on the 10pm train home last night, and there was a twohour delay for some reason. No explanation, just an automated message when you are queued up in your ...

Bumping into friends in London

KERRAZY, went to London last weekend and it was smashing, and we bumped into good chums Ralph and Linda and baby Astrid in GAP, what are the chances of that? OK, we had already arranged to meet up with them earlier that day at Pain Quotidien, which w...

Madame Zingara in London

Hi There,Madame Zingara will be in London at Battersea Power Station with our Theatre of Dreams for a limited run.We've just completed a two-year sellout run of our home country South Africa and are looking forward to entertaining London.More info ca...

This page only gets responded to every few months, but I could run a poll on the home page if you're interested... Who should play Folkestone?

Who I would like to come to Folkestone (again in some cases):The Cure (ha!)The Magic NumbersSuper Furry AnimalsDavid Devant and his Spirit WifeBelle and SebastianSuede (maybe they'll get back together soon)This is not for Zoo Thousand / ZOO9 is it? T...

RE: Thanks for chipping in on the site anyway

Sorry to jump in but I'm seeing some valuable input here. You're all clearly live music fans so could I ask you all who would be your top 5 live bands to see. It would be most helpful if they are current and still performing and preferably the kind o...

Folkestone is in Country Life this month

A little feature on the regeneration. What regeneration? Sounds like this article was written a few years ago, they even have a quote from the long departed The Quarter magazine... Nice to see anyway, hope to see some more progress to live up to the ...

RE: now all we need is the date...

sorry to come to this really late...but the Metronome was a great venue...and indeed, i can confirm i saw the following bands there...cardiacs/levitationkingmaker (supported by Suede in the week The Drowners was released)manics (don't remember it bei...

HA! I have no lavish lifestyle

I thought of one place where money will be saved over the next year, if you buy any services were prices are quoted without VAT (IE I might get my heating looked at) then that could be a bill of hundreds or even thousands of pounds that I will be sav...

Lone Star Comedy, now with added German standup

The line up consists of Henning Wehn, Liam Mullone, Jim Smallman and a newcomer�s act.Henning Wehn is the German Comedy Ambassador to the UK. He calmly and clinically debunks the idea that Germans do not have a sense of humour.Henning does this by ...
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Wembley Stadium

44.04 - 45

Wembley Stadium

And probably either JAY-Z or Girls Aloud supporting. You lucky people! SOLD OUT already (the band, if not the tickets)....

O2 Arena

29.35 - 30
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O2 Arena

Interesting slating of last year's event here, but we will still go... SOLD OUT now, of course.
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Islington Academy

Great band, not a good gig
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Heaven

plus The Subways. First official gig for Brett Anderson and Bernard Butler's new band, though they went and did a couple of sneaky warmups before this in Oxford and somewhere else. Not that great really....

Astoria

Last gig ever! Played some great sets, the gig seemingly got chopped short, we left to the ghostly strains of "We'll Meet Again"... I hope we do.
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Mean Fiddler

Whole lot of sailor hats in the audience, great gig!

Wembley Arena

Jimmy White beat Peter Ebdon

The Garage

Big proper gig, with label mate support from Sweatmaster and Sludgefeast.

Old Trafford Cricket Ground

Plus Suede and Divine Comedy. It booted it down with rain, but we had a great time.

Royal Festival Hall

Yes of the Beach Boys, one to tick off the list. He was a bit unsteady on his feet but he had great support in recreating the perfect sound.
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Astoria

Jimmy Eat World
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Goldsmiths College

A great gig, just round the corner from where I was living. Cheap booze and accompanying art exhibition.

Water Rats Theatre

Featuring Gene's Mat the Hat

Wyndhams Theatre

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

The Joiners

Christian Death

Earls Court

Did they have the Bootleg Beatles again? Or am I misremembering the Southampton gig?
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The Joiners

See that, five in a row, Perfume, Thurman, Fluffy, Gouge, Longpigs. At the time I thought what a GREAT time this is for music....

The Joiners

Britpop, I thought they were the greatest at the time but it's not all aged well

Glastonbury

The year Pulp replaced The Stone Roses as headliners, along with Oasis and The Cure. Great weather....

The Joiners

plus The Bluetones, a great gig, at a great time.

Southampton Guildhall

and the Bootleg Beatles
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Castle Donington

Aerosmith, who I hardly even remember. Not a great lineup, though the biggest one ever. I enjoyed Wildhearts and Terrorvision....

Stanmer Park

Inspiral Carpets, Pop Will Eat Itself, The Boo Radleys, Chumbawamba, Elastica, Terrorvision and more

Portsmouth Guildhall

£8.00

The Joiners

Ah, past their peak, still a treat to see them at a venue this size.

Brixton Academy

PWEI, plus my favourite band of the time Atom Seed....

Portsmouth Guildhall

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 +...

Astoria

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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