Part of a little bit of a catchup—This time songs (and a talk):

Gentle Folk

A couple of years ago we saw Ocean Colour Scene. That night they were supported by a duo called Burr Island who we’ve loved ever since. So when the chance to see them at a little London venue (in an old church) came up we jumped at it. They had an orchestral quartet with them and, apart from the annoyingly hard chairs, we had a lovely time listening.

Lost In A Venue

Our second musical experience took us to a new venue for us, though hardly modern (despite its once great modernity). Royal Festival Hall on the Thames Southbank may be iconic, but it could do with a few more icons in the form of signs. It was hard enough to find a door, never mind the route to where we should be. Never mind though, we found the hall in time to see Suede go through their rocking act.

More Familiar Venue—Familiar Album

At least we know how to get in Feeder play Comfort In Sound in full at Brixton. That reminded us of what a wonderful album it actually is, before an encore filled with other hits.

Friends Really

A smaller venue for a return to see The Enemy, who we last saw back in 2022. They were just as good this time, with an energetic set.

A Talk

Talking of badly sign posted venues, The Barbican is notorious for such things, and so it proved when we rocked up there (for our first visit) to see an interesting talk by David Olusoga. He took us back through history by means of four guns, which sat ominously on the stage with him throughout. A fascinating but disturbing insight.

Funny Man

Finally, back in September we took in the Greenwich Comedy Festival (which is a bit of a tradition), this time with Ed Gambon (and some others—Rosie Jones seems to be getting better live).