Gigs for 2010
January 1st, 2010
2010 is looking good for gigs already for progressive rock bands (at least my favourites anyway) and more. Already lined up are:
- Nik Kershaw at Oran Mor in Glasgow (a superb songwriter who breaks a lot of new ground with great catchy melodic songs and clever lyrics)
- Pink Floyd Tribute (In the Flesh) at Glasgow Royal Concert Hall
- It Bites at ABC Glasgow. They played here in March 2009 and had a stupendous gig. This will surely (after ELP) be one of the highlights of the year and in a small intimate setting too.
- Transatlantic at Manchester. I gotta head south for this gig
- Emerson Lake and Palmer at High Voltage Festival. This promises to be the best gig since …er…. the last ELP gig I saw in 1997 at Elbufer in Dresden (not counting the Keith Emerson band gig at Astoria in London which also was awesome )
- Jethro Tull at the Pavillion , Glasgow
- Mark Knopfler at SECC, Glasgow
- Whitney Houston at SECC, Glagsow (Yes, yes I know she is not technically a prog rock artist but she is still an awesome singer with an awesome backing band and great show)
Nik Kershaw’s acoustic set is a must see. Here we have a guy from the original Live Aid taking to the stage in small, intimate surroundings playing his much loved synth tunes stripped bare to the bone just how the original compostiions came to him in his head were first laid down. If you’re not familiar with his more recent recordings you are also in for a treat because the guy is a wonderul songwriter still one of the best from his generation. Just the singer and his songs, on a stool, one spotlight, up close and personal. Nik’s dry wit also makes the evening special. These opportunities are not to be taken for granted. Look for a venue near you and grab a ticket!
Hi
how about a shout for a good genesis cover band called The Watch who are playing in Glasgow at The Ferry on 12 Feb 2010 only £12 and they are doing all of the foxtrot album live plus a few other numbers and John Hacket and Nick Magnus are guesting with them. Sounds great.
check out their web site
http://www.thewatchmusic.net/
and a you tube clip of them playing the Knife live:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2NZENUhs7iA&feature=related
I agree with the post above; The Watch definitely deserve a shout. They are also performing in Wolverhampton’s Robin 2 on the 13th June. Also the amazing Peter Hammill has some upcoming gigs in May at Cambridge, Wolverhampton and Glasgow.
I need to book tickets for High Voltage! Looks like an absolutely fantastic line-up so far.
Also Winter’s End festival in Stroud on 27th/28th March, with some really good bands playing. Limited tickets though, so they may have sold out by now.