With the country still in the midst of lockdown and no sign of any live music in the foreseeable future if at all this year I thought I would take the opportunity to look back in the archives, sounds posh I know but it’s just an spreadsheet, and revisit gigs I attended on this day down the years. I will keep this going until I can attend my first gig again in person so hopefully this also brings back memories for my gig going chums who have joined me on this great musical journey down the years.
Just the one today and it’s not good for my look back trip down memory lane for you down the years.
2012, Kurt Vile, the Forum, London
Oh dear, oh dear, oh dear. It was freezing cold night, the Forum was half empty and so the omens were not good. Expectation was high though after his latest studio effort ‘Smoke Ring for my halo’.
Sadly the reality of the live experience didn’t match the delicacy of the album. It is just a grungy (not in a good way) metal slog fest buried beneath a mass of hair. The vocals were largely inaudible, the visuals were basic and I don’t recall any interaction with the crowd. Most of the songs were unrecognisable and unusually Graham and myself decided to call it a day, early doors and left well before the end.
A memorable gig but sadly not for the right reasons.
That’s it for today’s trip down memory lane. Here’s hoping we can get to some form of normality soon but with the new lockdown my last chance of a gig disappeared this month and I have now had my first gig of 2021 cancelled so that will take it to a full twelve months at least between gigs.
Support your small local venues and smaller artists in these difficult times, stay safe and keep on rockin y’all.