Had the opportunity to catch ThxSoMch perform at Underworld in Camden on last night of the UK/EU tour leg before going to the US for three nights and the show was what I expected - over stimulation of the senses with chaotic lights and movements - it was a lot and it was hectic, the crowd was intense and filled with 16 - 22 year olds.

I’m out of the office today - I went back to 2003 and the commute back is a bitch!

Nostalgia was on the menu and it was served in full with plenty left over for seconds. This is Busted’s biggest tour ever, Even back in their “hay day” they weren’t selling out the O2 and now, 20 years later, they are not only selling out the biggest arena tour of 2023 in the UK within 10 minutes of ticket release, but they are also putting on more dates and selling those out within 30 minutes of the ticket release - that's all the proof I need that time and nostalgia are a winning combination.

Games We Play played their first headline sold-out show in a different county aka outside of America. Their show sold out in under 1 minute which is just insane but not surprising as the fans were insane!

I managed to catch You Me At Six at the 02 Academy in Bournemouth as part of their warm-up for Reading and Leeds Festival ahead of the weekend.

BOTF is the definition of a grass root festival - they foster and allow talent to grow into the next superstars of our generation. Something that isn’t always at the forefront of festivals nowadays (god, I sound old). BOTF is very much a family fun festival with a capacity of just 2500 people per day and the option to camp overnight.

Crystal Tides headlined the Engine Room in Southampton. They will always hold a soft spot in my heart as they were the first ever band/artist I ever photographed live.

The night before their set at Download Festival, I saw the Crawlers at their sold-out performance at the London Omeara.

I saw Picture This at the KOKO in Camden for the final night of their UK tour. There was something very special about the recently restored KOKO…

I had the pleasure of seeing The Lottery Winners on tour at the Engine Room in Southampton for the release of their new album, Anxiety Replacement Therapy. It was made even more special as it was also in celebration of the 55-year anniversary for The Joiners Southampton.

I got to see Paramore! And WOW! It was amazing. It was their final night performing at the O2 arena.

You know that a band understand its audience when they use “Don’t Want Me, by the Human League” as their entrance song.

On a chilly Tuesday evening in Portsmouth, Frank Turner started to bring his Uk tour to an end with what he calls his home town gig.

You Me At Six’s final night on their Uk leg of the tour for their new album tour for Truth Decay.

I recently got to see Dylan at her sold-out show at the Chalk, Brighton, on the last weekend of her UK tour.