Not a gig per se:
The wife and I had a blast. It was great fun seeing a live version of the kids classic TV show 
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I have a few friends who went to watch this! They said it was excellent. - Of course, Iām too young to remember the programme. 
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The Eagles at the O2, 16th June.
Well it was 2 and 3/4 hours of a fantastic live performance with almost 30 songs!
The voices were superb apart for the very beguinning when Don Henley sang, his mike wasnāt well set up so during the two first songs that he sang his voice was almost unrecognisable to me. But it got much better.
Iām always impressed at how this guy can sing and play the drums so well at the same time.
There were two parts. First part was the early Eagles songs with a much country easy going groove. Lots of beautiful harmonies for which these guys are known for.
The second part was more energetic with lots of guitar and an absolutely phenomenal Joe Walsh who excelled in singing his āIn the Cityā and āLifeās been goodā songs.
Joe if you read this, youāre my HERO
The show ended with Desperado and again was sung beautifully and took a great dimension.
The band filled the arena with a wonderful atmosphere and I am so grateful to have been able to be there.
All in all, a superb show!
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Joe Bonamassa in Nice tonight.
Wooowww. Outstanding. Iām gobsmacked. (Whereās me jumping banana smiley???)
What can I say? A genius of a guitarist! 3 other fantastic musicians with Carmine Rojas on Bass (played with Bowie, Rod Stewart, Santana, BB kingā¦) Tal Bergman on Drums (Chaka Khan, Billy Idol, Simple Minds) Derek Sherinnian on keyboards (Kiss, Alice Cooper, BCC) and Lenny Castro on percussions
(Eric Clapton, Stevie Wonder, Tom Petty, Steely Dan, Red Hot Chili Peppers, Elton John, Fleetwood Mac, Rolling Stones)
I mean it had to be an awweessoomme fantastic gig if he surrounds himself with such equal talent.
Only 1h40 min of music time flew and I couldnāt have enough of Joeās guitar. this guy is incredible. His fingers just fly on the guitar!
I was lucky as the initial seat that I had was overlooking the floor and there was a very annoying horizontal bar just a few inches from my eyes, so after complaining politely to the staff they kindly moved me to the front on the 6th row on a spare seat 
that I wouldāve had to pay double the money forā¦
Easily one of the best shows Iāve seen. iāve had so much fun. And Iām so glad he came all the way to Nice, as very few of my favourite artists do so.
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Aw fantastic. I was going to go to this but our local theatre had a fire and so it was cancelled. Looked like great fun
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Anathema (acoustic) in Gloucester Cathedral a couple of weeks ago.
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I love Anathema. Will be taking a long drive down south later and Anathema will be my choice of music for the journey
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Going to see them again in Bristol in September.
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Iāve ordered my ticket for the Wolverhampton gig on September 25th canāt wait 
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Download! If that counts as a gig?
It certainly does! Any ābest bitsā that stood out?
Yeah Joe Bonamassa
Aerosmith were surprisingly good. Actually I thought JB was poor. Opeth were drowned out by A7X. Skillett have a bonkers female drummer from Coventry. BSC were the āsurpriseā āsecretā band and were great, but only got 30 minutes.
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Paul Weller - Cannock Chase 28/6/14
8 of us went for the relaxed outdoor concert experience . It was mainly a 40+ audience, in a beautiful setting on a slope surrounded by woodland . I think the capacity was about 8 thousand and as you could take your own alcohol and food in a good night was had by all.
Iām not a massive Weller fan, but I must admit he put on a very good show, mainly songs from his solo career (Sunflower, Changing Man, Porcelain God, Peacock Suit) a few Jam classics (inc Start ect) and the brilliant song from The Style Council (Ever Changing Moods).
All in all a good gig - happy days.
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Not huge on solo Weller either Andy, but it sounds like there was a lovely atmosphere. Love those outdoor āwoodlandā gigs. - Thereās a local forest near me called Delamere that holds quite large gigs. Think Weller has played there too. Makes a nice change to indoor venues.
A 40 plus audience in an 8000 capacity venue. That Weller has lost his touch - perhaps time to retire.
The wife and I went to see Derren Brownās Infamous in Canterbury last night.
It was a very entertaining show, with the first half challenging our notions of free will and focusing more on āclassicā Derren Brown stuff.
The second half took a look at what it mean to be āopen-mindedā.
The finale had him solve a Rubiks cube a pluck some grains of rice out of a bowl. 
Very understated and very, very entertaining. We both walked out smlling and had a great time.
I saw the show up in Edinburgh last summer, fantastic show, how on earth he did the rice thing is beyond me!
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Going to see Dream Theater tonight in Sheffield, as I canāt seem to find āThe gigs coming upā thread ??? I suppose I really should be posting this tomorrow !!! 
Saw Voodoo Six support The Winery Dogs last night. Suspect that Iāll be in a small minority who doesnāt think that the gig will stick in my memory for long.