garethsprogblogOct 126 min readInstant gratification - the phenomenon of ‘taking the gig home with you straight after the show’I'm very much in favour of buying recordings of gigs I've attended, should they become available at some date after the concert in...
garethsprogblogFeb 9, 20226 min readTickets, please!When I first started going to Italy with the intention of seeing a live band, I felt I had to buy a ticket beforehand. Navigating...
garethsprogblogMar 25, 20207 min readAn unprecedented situationPM Boris Johnson at a daily Coronavirus briefing (screenshot from BBC TV) Everyday service has been increasingly more abnormal since at...
garethsprogblogMay 18, 20185 min readShhh, peacefulIf you choose to go to a pub, which is more likely than not to be showing some desperately important sporting event and could...
garethsprogblogJun 29, 20134 min readVitalBarrow Civic Hall (subsequently Forum 28, now the Forum) was a concert hall with decent acoustics and the venue for my earliest gig...