Took me awhile to get to some concerts. It helped that I moved back to Southern California and can now go to see concerts with my best friend :-) Also helps that I left my husband and I can now buy tickets whenever I want without getting ridiculed for acting like a teenager. We went to see Peter Murphy a few months ago at HOB in Anaheim and saw Echo and the Bunnymen at the Nokia in LA. Peter still has IT! Wow, what can I say about Echo….......still one of the best bands in the world. Ian’s voice sounded better than ever….one of the true greats. Look forward to going to more concerts in the near future. She Wants Revenge opened for Echo and they are worth seeking out and seeing live.
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proud!
 "I'm a concert junkie now."
How I did it: I guess it gets easier to see more bands play once you get older - I wrote this entry when I was like, thirteen years old. But now that I'm seventeen and have been able to drive for awhile, it's gotten so much easier. I've seen Incubus a second time, as well as PlayRadioPlay!, Coldplay, Meg & Dia, Josh Kelley, and best of all, Andrew Bird (one of my personal favorites). It may not be a hugely impressive concert resume, but I'm pretty happy with how this goal played out. Lessons & tips:
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4 days ago
I enjoy going to classical concerts with my mom and it’s the best pleasure to go to places like that with lovely mom.
but as i hv alot of school work and a huge amount of exams , i can go rarely :(.
Also i get bored going to rock or pop concerts with my friends coz they just keep standing ,
but i wanna dance and laugh,and shout coz it’s the only place to hv a real fun
Sarah Smiles is waiting for Kel to come back. And will wait as long as needs be.
David Gray
1 week ago
Okay, so it was my fifth David Gray concert. But it was every bit as moving, happy and luvverly as the first. It can’t be helped – his music swallows me whole and when I’m in it, I’m in a different place: all tears, heartbeats, memories, smiles and laughter. It’s a good place to be. His music might as well be the soundtrack for my soul. So to hear it live…well, there are no words that can do that experience any kind of justice. So I’ll leave it at that. And now I’ll just let him sing me to sleep thankyouverymuch.
Jan. 11!!
2 weeks ago
I’m going to a City and Colour in concert on January 11 2010.
I have drive about four hours to see him but it’ll be completely worth it.
Keith James and Rick Foot
2 weeks ago
Went to a gig by these guys in the Kithcen Garden Cafe in Kings Heath. They were doing a tribute to the music of John Martin. It was wonderful…a really small sit-down gig and the music was just beautiful, especially the double bass.
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3 weeks ago
I haven’t been to a concert since a Maroon5 concert a few years back… I need to get out more
Nine Black Alps!
3 weeks ago
Saw “Nine Black Alps” live at Leadmill on 27th Oct (saw them 3 times in the past few years, so this was the 4th time seeing them). They rock! It was a really good gig, and I was near the front too (nearest I’ve ever been) and towards the end, the last few songs, I was stood right at the front! I went with my boyfriend, he got 2 guest list places (I’m glad I didn’t buy the tickets ages ago now)! Plus I wore my “Nine Black Alps want your soul” t-shirt I got at Manchester gig few years ago, which I had done a painting of on 27th too, before going out!
