Scott has posted a list of the 17 shows he’s seen in 2004. I’ve only managed a mere five, although that’s five times the number I saw in 2003. All of them are prog-rock of sorts. Biggest regret was missing Rush. Their tour sold out months in advance, before I knew whether or not I’d still be living in Manchester; the perils of being a contractor. Still, these are the bands I did manage to see:
- Yes, Manchester MEN Arena
- Marillion, Manchester Academy 1 (*)
- Mostly Autumn, Jilly’s, Manchester
- Uriah Heep, Manchester Academy 2
- Mostly Autumn (again), The Limelight, Crewe
Best of them was probably the last, two days before Christmas.
(*) The Marillion show was the night before I went on holiday, and I never did get round to writing a review. I’ve linked to the very detailed review from The Ministry of Information instead.
Just got in from a show that I think you’d love:
Derek Trucks Band.
Derek’s the wunderkind from the Allman Brothers, and his solo band is outstanding. They do blues, jazz, funk and it’s all totally out there. Derek (all of 23 or so) could run circles around any guitar god out there. You can stream his shows on Archive.org… worth checking out.
No one has played slide guitar like he does since Duane Allman died.