Goldie Lookin Chain, Birmingham

Goldie Lookin' Chain
Birmingham Carling Academy, Birmingham, UK
Sunday 17th October 2004

Went with some of the Isis crowd, Paul, Jay etc to see this lot - highly amusing.

Line-up:

Goldie Lookin' Chain
+ Support.

Roy Ayers and the African Jazz Allstars, Birmingham

Roy Ayers and the African Jazz Allstars
The Drum, Birmingham, UK
Friday, 1st October 2004 at 8.00 p.m.
£12 (£10) in advance - £15 on the door

Was a one-off collaboration between a major American jazz star Roy Ayers and Africa's greatest jazz orchestra in celebration of the music of fela kuti. Went with my mate Tim. Awesome.

Lineup:

Roy Ayers
African Jazz Allstars

V Festival 2004 Staffordshire

V Festival 2004 Staffordshire
Weston Park, Staffordshire, UK
Saturday 21st to Sunday 22nd August
Stages: V Stage, NME Stage, JJB/Puma Arena, New Band Stage

Went with Dan, Luke, Fiona and a variety of some of lukes mates Steve and his girlfriend and Barlow, as well as some of Dan and Fionas friends Dave and Kirsty. Of my friends who went, Paul and Helen, Bruce and Bridget, Ant and Clare amongst others.

Lineup

Bands I saw highlighted in bold.

Saturday 21st August

V Stage: The Strokes, Pixies, N*E*R*D, The Thrills, Badly Drawn Boy, Snow Patrol, Jamie Cullum, Kosheen

NME Stage: Massive Attack, Starsailor, Black Rebel Motorcycle Club, Scissor Sisters, The Zutons, Fountains Of Wayne, Mull Historical Society, Goldie Lookin Chain, Chikinki, Kasabian

JJB/Puma Arena: Primal Scream, Groove Armada, Beverly Knight, Audio Bullys, Roni Size, Kristian Leontiou, Josh Ritter, Chicane, Fried, Headway

New Band Stage: Delays, The Stands, The Concretes, South, InMe, The Infedels, Thea Gilmore, Jerry Fish and The Mudbug Club, Rooster, The Casuals, Magnet, Stateless.

Sunday 22nd August

V Stage: Muse, Dido, The Charlatans, Faithless, Pink, Athlete, The Divine Comedy, Big Brovaz

NME Stage: Kings of Leon, Embrace, Elbow, Keane, Dashboard Confessional, All-American Rejects, The Killers, HAL, Thirteen Senses (Tried too but cancelled), 10000 Things, Blacklight

JJB/Puma Arena: Basement Jazz, Kelis, Amy Winehouse, Human League, Jamelia, The Freestylers, Aqualung, Phoenix, Rodrigo Y Gabriel

New Band Stage: The Bees, Hope of the States, Longview, Tim Booth, Easyworld, The Dead 60's, The Crimea, Cathy Davey, Kevin Mark Trail, Polly Paulusma, Colour Of Fire, Mohair

Red Hot Chili Peppers, Dublin

Red Hot Chili Peppers
Phoenix Park, Dublin, Ireland
June 12th 2004

I went with Siobhan to see the chilis, which would be the last gig I went with her to. We had a great time, although my dust/grass allergy kicked in at the end. The Pixies were really good. Chilis played a good set but played a few too many ballads for my liking. The Thrills were a little tedious and Groove Armada were ace.

Lineup


Red Hot Chili Peppers
The Pixies
The Thrills
Groove Armada

The White Stripes, Nottingham

The White Stripes
January 23, 2004
Nottingham, UK
Ice Arena

I went with Antony to see them at the Ice Arena. The place was swarming with kids.. lol. But they played a really good set. Don't seem to remember much regarding the support act.

Lineup

The White Stripes
Blanche

Set

Let's Shake Hands

Dead Leaves And The Dirty Ground
Black Math
Jolene (D.Parton)
Ball And Biscuit
The Hardest Button To Button
In The Cold, Cold Night
Hotel Horba
I'm Finding It Harder To Be a Gentleman
Do
Cannon
Apple Blossom
Death Letter (Son House)
This Protector
We're Going To Be Friends
Offend In Every Way