Hi, my name is Jo, I attend gigs all over the UK on a regular basis but mainly in London, where I currently live, and Leeds near my hometown of York. My music taste is varied and like most music fans it is extremely eclectic. I like the idea of supporting the underdog and I prefer guitar bands that produce and write their own material. I have included a list of my favourite bands, venues and current recommendations on another page (https://skilamalink.wordpress.com/favourite-bands-venues-and-ones-to-watch).
You know how it is, you really get into a band and start to follow them. You make an effort to see them in the beginning, playing small, intimate venues before they are signed and then you have become so dedicated that you want to follow the band on their journey as they produce another album and announce another headline tour. For instance, I saw Fontaines D.C. for the first time at The Shacklewell Arms (May 2018) and quite literally witnessed history in the making that evening. Then subsequently I saw them play in all the small music venues in London (June 2018 – Oct 2018), watching their audience grow rapidly with each gig. I remember seeing them three consecutive nights…talk about addicted! It became more and more difficult to obtain tickets, but that’s all part of the thrill of going to gigs. The band progressed to play in significantly larger capacity venues when they supported Shame (Nov 2018) and I travelled to see them in Leeds, Bristol and London. Next was the live and signing event at Rough Trade East (April 2019) when they released their debut album, ‘Dogrel‘. Again, another indicative event in their progression and an afternoon gig I will always remember. I saw the band recently at O2 Kentish Forum when they played their largest headline tour to date (Nov 2019). Now I’m waiting with great excitement and anticipation to see them perform in February at Brixton Academy, when they will supported by my all time favourite band, TOY…talk about a girl’s dream gig!
So, hopefully these blogs represent my experience of the gigs I attend. I want the person reading them to feel as if they were there. I try to include the venue, the crowd, the atmosphere, the set-list, some background info on the band and anything unique to that particular gig. It’s also a platform to promote new and unsigned bands and encourage like-minded music enthusiasts to go along and support new bands and independent music venues.
I am currently learning to play guitar after buying a Danelectro convertible in early 2019. So my obsession…and it is an obsession, with guitars and guitar pedals increases.
Please like, comment and share my posts and contact me if you have any band/artist recommendations.
For any bands who would like me to review they gig, album, single or video please email me Skilamalink@outlook.com or DM me on Instagram @danelectrojo .
📸 All photos included on this website are taken my me. Copyright Skilamalink 2020.
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