Gig #18. Massive Wagons tonight at a new venue for me, Warrington Parr Hall. Support from Scarlett Rebel

Gig #17 Skeletal Family at the Parish tonight.

Gig #16 Handfest (day 2) at the Brudenell Social Club 2 stages, 10 hours, 15 bands (and no clashes) headlined by Random Hand. A great (and long) day.

Gig #14 The band I've seen live the most times (74 times so far) Half Man Half Biscuit tonight, at a sold out Manchester Ritz. With support from Iconoclasts

Gig #14 Scott Lavene tonight at Hebden Bridge Trades Club, part of Independent Venues Week

Gig #13 The Damned at Albert Hall in Manchester doing a special gig of (mostly) 60s covers

Gig #12 Back at Amped for and early evening gig. Carol Hodge, with support from Lizzy Ross

Gig #11 At Amped in Huddersfield tonight for Mr Shiraz record launch show tonight, for their new EP, Avalanche. Support from Split Lips and Daves

Gig #10 Marmozets tonight at Brudenell. Their gig last month was one of my gigs of 2025 and this was just as good. Support from goo

Gig #9 Marky Ramones Blitzkreig tonight. 70 minutes of Ramones classics (so about 35 songs!) plus a Motorhead cover. Support from the Empty Page

Gig #8 The Parish (again) tonight for a fun night with The John Otway Big Band. With support from Harrison Rimmer

Gig #7 Parish again tonight for Weetwood Mac. Top notch Fleetwood Mac tribute (and a bad photo)

Gig #6 back to the Parish for Subhumans tonight. Support from Under the Influence and Hospital Food

Gig #5 A slightly later midweek Cribs album launch gig. Still at the Parish. There was enough time for a bit of tea between sets

Gig #4 An early evening mid week gig. The Cribs album launch show at The Parish

Gig #3 A showcase of local Kirklees acts tonight at Northern Quarter in Huddersfield. One of the acts, Leo Brazil below

Gig #2 Livewire (The AC/DC show) tonight at Brudenell Social Club.

Gig #1 First gig of the new year was Whiskey Sunrise (their first ever gig) at Amped in Huddersfield with support from Chris Bray

I have been to 172 music gigs this year (I counted multi day festivals as one gig) I have seen 462 sets by 339 different bands I have been to 70 different venues, 23 of them new to me Top 3 gigs Descendents (Ritz) Marmozets (Parish) Turnstile (Depot Mayfield) This is my favourite photo of the year

Gig #172 my final gig of the year. Ferocious Dog, Shanghai Treason and Madame Claude at Holmfirth Picturedrome

Gig #171 Bootleg Blondie tonight at Holmfirth Picturedrome

Gig #170 My last gig before Christmas, Dirt Box Disco tonight at the Star and Garter in Manchester. Great fun and very rowdy (in a good way). Support from Buzzbomb and Instant Agony

Gig #169 tonight, Lomens and Pageant Mum at Amped in Huddersfield

Gig #168 Alex from Wonk Unit tonight playing an acoustic show at the Platform bar in Bradford. Only space for about 15 people in the tiny back room.

Gig #167 The Wedding Present tonight at Holmfirth Picturedrome. Part of their 40th anniversary tour. Set played on reverse chronological order. Support from Emma Pollock

Gig #166 A special gig tonight. My first visit to Bradford Live (although I did go 35 years ago when it was a cinema). Bradfords finest bands in the 3000 capacity main room, New Model Army, Paradise Lost & Terrorvision. Plus Random Hand and Goo in the fabulous ballroom

Gig #165 Skinny Lister tonight at Brudenell Social Club. One of my favourite venues. Bad Manners were on at the same time in the other room. Support from Vandoliers and Claudia Kate

Gig #164 Wolfsbane tonight, second time in a week, this time headlining Bradford Nightrain. Support from This House we Built

Gig #163 Million Dead tonight at Manchester Academy 2, support from The Meffs

Gig #162 One third of Iron Maiden tonight. British Lion at Nighttrain in Bradford. Support from Stray

Gig #161 The return of Marmozets tonight at the Parish Their first gig for seven years. Absolutely amazing. Support from Goo

Gig #160 Off to Rock City, Notts tonight, for The Almighty with support from the brilliant Wolfsbane. After last night's boiling gig this was one of the coldest I've ever been to, as i was being blasted by the air con for all of the Almighty

Gig #159 @randomhand.co.uk tonight at a new venue for me, Duffys Bar in Leicester. Top (and hot) night out, support from Ginkgo Cloud and Lickshot

Gig #158 The Outlaw Vinnie Stigma (from Agnostic Front) at Amped in Huddersfield tonight. Support from Reverend Blue Jeans

Gig #157 Beans on Toast tonight at Hebden Bridge Trades Club. Joined on stage (below) by tonights support, Nuala

Gig #156. Early start, early finish. 8 bands at Nottingham Cold Store ( another new venue for me) headlined by Riskee and the Ridicule. A brilliant ( if long) day. Just a 2 hour drive home now

Gig #155 Ash and Coach Party again but in a much smaller venue tonight, Bootleg Social in Blackpool

Gig #154 a tribute band tonight, Faith No Man, don't often see tribute bands but it beats staying in ! At Amped in Huddersfield

Gig #153 The Karma Effect and The Heavy Souls tonight at The Parish in Huddersfield

Gig #152 Ash tonight at New Century Hall in Manchester. Support was from Coach Party

Gig #151 back at Amped in Huddersfield for Pictish Trail tonight

Gig #150 The Carol Hodge Band tonight at Amped I. Huddersfield, which used to be Parish Temp (and before that Brewdog). Support was Deaf Romero

Gig #149. A Sunday afternoon gig today. Gimp Fist as the Star and Garter in Manchester. Support from Afflicted, Zero Tolerance and On the Huh

Gig #148 Electric Six tonight at Holmfirth Picturedrome, support tonight was Enjoyable Listens

Gig #147 Edward Molby (that's a band not a person) at Grayston Unity in Halifax tonight

Gig #146 A sold out rescheduled (from July) gig from Sprints tonight at the Parish. Support from Dog Race

Gig #145 Turnstile tonight at a new venue for me, Mayfield Depot in Manchester. I first saw Turnstile at this year's Glastonbury (on TV) and discovered that tonight's gig was already sold out. Managed to get a ticket last week on Twickets. One of the gigs of the year.

Gig #144 Cud tonight at the Parish in Huddersfield, support from West Wickhams

Gig #143 Bruise Control tonight in another venue new to me, Soup in Manchesters Northern Quarter. Support from the Sewer Cats

Gig #142 Patterson Hood (of Drive by Truckers) tonight at Brudenell Social Club in Leeds