Last night and the night before I went to see John Mayer at the Royal Albert Hall in London. Superb performances both nights, with too many highlights to mention.
Photosets: Night One, Night Two
The combined setlist from both nights (not in order of performance):
Belief
Bigger Than My Body
Clarity
Dreaming With A Broken Heart
Good Love Is On The […]
I went to see Jason Mraz at the Academy 2 in Manchester last night. It was an acoustic gig - just Jason and his guitar, and Toca on bongos and cymbal. Fantastic show, and his voice was just stunning.
I took a video of “Please Don’t Tell Her”, which I’ve uploaded to YouTube here.
I went to watch Porcupine Tree at the Manchester Academy 2 last night.
The support band were Anathema, a Liverpool band who sound like a cross between A Perfect Circle and Vex Red, with a bit of doomy metal thrown in as well. Rather good.
Porcupine Tree were stunning. They played quite a lot from their new […]
I’ve just got back from watching the prog rock band Asia at the Academy 2 in Manchester. I hadn’t heard a great deal of their stuff (except their latest album Silent Nation, which was OK but not brilliant). Anyway, live they were really good, tight as hell and they do have some really […]
Tonight I went to a concert at the Lowry in Salford featuring four of the world’s greatest guitarists - Martin Carthy, Martin Simpson, Martin Taylor and Juan Martin. Two folk guitarists, one jazz player and one Spanish flamenco player.
The venue is fantastic - a fairly small hall with the best acoustics I have ever […]