This was my fourth time seeing Jimmy with the first being back in 1991 at Glasgow Barrowlands when he was making a concerted effort to break internationally. This was followed in 2005 with a gig in Melbourne during a work visit to Australia and then an Academy gig […]

Second time that I saw Cinderella with the first being on the Long Cold Winter tour in 1989 at Edinburgh.This was a great double bill at Newcastle City Hall with support coming from Slaughter who were hot at the time and featured a bit of an all star […]

A great tribute band that I have seen quite a number of times over probably 25 years including at Whitley Bay Dome and Newcastle Opera House. Thanks to the efforts of a big local fan we got to enjoy them a number of times at the Maltings Theatre […]

A gig which was part of the band’s Under Wraps tour when they were road testing some material from the upcoming Peace in Our Time album playing in smaller venues than they would normally do made for a fantastic concert. The set-list can be found here – https://guestpectacular.com/artists/big-country/events/1987-12-13/united-kingdom/newcastle/mayfair-ballroom. […]

Having been at the Ice Rink only a few days earlier to see Big Country it was a quick return to catch Status Quo for the first time as they promoted their successful return with the In The Army now album and an altered line up with Rhino […]