Friday, 29 May 2015

Fleetwood Mac at O2 Arena


Fleetwood Mac
O2 Arena, 28 May 2015
Well, this was a long time coming: I finally saw the classic Rumours line-up of the Mac in concert. Aside from Christine McVie’s brief appearance with the band a couple of years back at the O2 (which I wrote about here), in all my years of being a fan it was the one thing that sadly eluded me. Although Buckingham Nicks have always been my favourites, it was Christine who drew me to the band in the first place when I first saw the video for Everywhere many years ago, so the promise of seeing her and hearing her play some of her many hits with the Mac this time was my main reason for paying a ridiculous amount (seriously, I don’t think I would do it for anyone but them) to see the band again for the eighth time.

Tuesday, 26 May 2015

Babes In Toyland at Shepherd's Bush Empire

Babes In Toyland
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Shepherd's Bush Empire, 26 May 2015
Well, this was quite the girl powered night.Obviously the big pull of this gig was the promise to see the reunited Babes In Toyland but the two other bands on the bill were absolutely perfectly chosen, not because they were all-female bands but because they definitely embodied the same spirit and attitude that Babes In Toyland always had back in the 1990s.