Here’s an enthralling and fairly complete (although potentially inaccurate) list of the bands that I’ve seen live and when and where I saw them. The inclusion of a band here should not be interpreted as a condonement of their music. Definitely not.
Amadou & Mariam
· 03/Jul/09, Hyde Park
Ambulance
· 12/Dec/03, Brixton Academy
Andrew Montgomery
· 06/Oct/14, Hoxton Square Bar & Kitchen
· 12/Oct/10, Underbelly, Hoxton
· 06/Sep/10, 12 Bar Club
Anna Bergendahl
· 09/Aug/19, Eurofest, Royal Vauxhall Tavern
Artmagic
· 21/May/19, Paper Dress Vintage, Hackney
· 06/Oct/14, Hoxton Square Bar & Kitchen
· 12/Oct/10, Underbelly, Hoxton
· 06/Sep/10, 12 Bar Club
Ash
· 25/Aug/02, Leeds Festival
Beck
· 27/Aug/00, Leeds Festival
Benny Anderssons Orkester
· 02/Aug/19, Skansen, Stockholm
Beth Orton
· 29/Jun/97, Glastonbury Festival
Bjorn Again
· 11/Sep/10, Proms in the Park, Hyde Park
· 08/Jun/01, Leeds Universities Graduation Ball
· 08/Dec/98, Town & Country Club, Leeds
Blink-182
· 26/Aug/00, Leeds Festival
Blue
· 07/Jun/02, Leeds University Summer Ball
The Bluetones
· 03/Sep/2016, Star Shaped Festival, The Garage (acoustic)
· 28/Aug/00, Leeds Festival
· 17/Aug/97, V97, Chelmsford
· 29/Jun/97, Glastonbury Festival
Blur
· 03/Jul/09, Hyde Park
Boney M
· 15/Jul/17, Let’s Rock London, Clapham Common
Boy Kill Boy
· 14/Dec/07, Shepherds Bush Empire
Candyskins
· 25/May/97, Brighton Essential Music Festival
Carter USM
· 19/Nov/11, Brixton Academy
The Clint Boon Experience
· 26/Aug/00, Leeds Festival
Cornershop
· 20/Feb/98, Manchester Academy
Daphne & Celeste
· 26/Aug/00, Leeds Festival
Daði Freyr
· 26/Nov/21, O2 Kentish Town
David Devant and His Spirit Wife
· 20/Dec/23, The Water Rats, London
· 01/Jun/18, 100 Club, London
· 15/Nov/15, The Lexington, Islington
· 01/Aug/00, Borders, Oxford Street, London
· 03/Oct/97, Manchester Hop & Grape
· 21/Jun/97, The Forum, Tunbridge Wells
· 25/May/97, Brighton Essential Music Festival
Dead Kids
· 20/Jul/08, Lovebox, London
Deerhoof
· 03/Jul/09, Hyde Park
Dubstar
· 28/Jun/97, Glastonbury Festival
Echobelly
· 17/Aug/97, V97, Chelmsford
Ether
· 30/Nov/97, Leeds Metropolitan University SU, Leeds
Eye Cue
· 22/Mar/19, Eurofest, Royal Vauxhall Tavern
The Famous Class
· 16/Jun/10, O2 Islington Academy, London
The Fiery Furnaces
· 20/Apr/04, Blank Canvas, Leeds
The Flaming Lips
· 20/Jul/08, Lovebox, London
Florence & The Machine
· 03/Jul/09, Hyde Park
Foo Fighters
· 25/Aug/02, Leeds Festival
Foster & Gilvan
· 22/Jan/10, The Luminaire, Kilburn
Fountains of Wayne (part of set)
· 25/May/97, Brighton Essential Music Festival
The Frank and Walters
· 19/Nov/11, Brixton Academy
Franz Ferdinand
· 20/Apr/04, Blank Canvas, Leeds
The Gadsdens [now Autoheart]
· 12/Oct/10, Underbelly, Hoxton
Gallery 47
· 06/Oct/14, Hoxton Square Bar & Kitchen
Garageland
· 07/Mar/97, The Forum, Tunbridge Wells
Gemma Hayes
· 04/Nov/02, Leeds University
Gene
· 16/Dec/04, London Astoria
· 17/Aug/97, V97, Chelmsford
George Street Kids
· 20/Dec/23, The Water Rats, London
Glitterbox
· 03/Oct/97, Manchester Hop & Grape
Goldfrapp
· 20/Jul/08, Lovebox, London
Gomez
· 07/Dec/98, Town & Country Club, Leeds
Gorky’s Zygotic Mynci
· 29/Jun/97, Glastonbury Festival
Grace Jones
· 21/Jun/15, British Summer Time, Hyde Park
· 03/Jul/11, Wireless Festival, Hyde Park
Groove Armada
· 19/Jul/08, Lovebox, London
Guns’n’Roses
· 23/Aug/02, Leeds Festival
Hatcham Social
· 20/Jul/08, Lovebox, London
Hazel O’Connor
· 15/Jul/17, Let’s Rock London, Clapham Common
Heaven 17
· 15/Jul/17, Let’s Rock London, Clapham Common
The Hives
· 03/Jul/11, Wireless Festival, Hyde Park
· 25/Aug/02, Leeds Festival
Howard Jones
· 15/Jul/17, Let’s Rock London, Clapham Common
Howling Bells
· 20/Jul/08, Lovebox, London
Human League
· 15/Jul/17, Let’s Rock London, Clapham Common
· 19/Jul/08, Lovebox, London
HYYTS
· 26/Nov/21, O2 Kentish Town
Imagination
· 15/Jul/17, Let’s Rock London, Clapham Common
Imogen Heap
· 30/Nov/97, Leeds Metropolitan University SU, Leeds
The Indelicates
· 20/Dec/23, The Water Rats, London
· 01/Jun/18, 100 Club, London
· 17/Jul/17, The Lexington, King’s Cross
· 22/Jun/14, The Boogaloo, Highgate
Jaki Graham
· 15/Jul/17, Let’s Rock London, Clapham Common
James
· 03/Dec/01, Leeds University
Jocasta
· 25/May/97, Brighton Essential Music Festival
Jonathan Coulton
· 13/Nov/09, Union Chapel, London
José Carreras
· 11/Sep/10, Proms in the Park, Hyde Park
Kate Havnevik
· 12/Oct/10, Underbelly, Hoxton
Katrina
· 15/Jul/17, Let’s Rock London, Clapham Common
· 11/May/16, Eurovision Village, Stockholm
KEiiNO
· 08/Nov/19, Eurofest, Royal Vauxhall Tavern
Kerry Ellis & Brian May
· 11/Sep/10, Proms in the Park, Hyde Park
Kiri Te Kanawa
· 11/Sep/10, Proms in the Park, Hyde Park
Krista Siegfrids
· 11/Jan/19, Eurofest, Royal Vauxhall Tavern
Kylie Minogue
· 21/Jun/15, British Summer Time, Hyde Park
Ladyhawke
· 19/Jul/08, Lovebox, London
The Libertines
· 25/Aug/02, Leeds Festival
Longpigs
· 17/Aug/97, V97, Chelmsford
· 28/Jun/97, Glastonbury Festival
Magicdrive
· 10/Sep/97, The Borderline, London
Magnus Carlsson
· 01/Nov/19, Lilla Cirkus, Stockholm
Mansun
· 29/Jun/97, Glastonbury Festival
· 03/Feb/97, Brighton Centre
Marlowe
· 17/Sep/97, The Borderline, London
Matt Bianco
· 15/Jul/17, Let’s Rock London, Clapham Common
MC Frontalot
· 16/Jun/10, O2 Islington Academy, London
McAlmont & Butler
· 03/Oct/02, The Cockpit, Leeds
The MidiMidis
· 27/Oct/07, Bush Hall
Miles Hunt
· 02/Jul/00, Breeze 2000, Leeds
Missing Andy
· 03/Sep/11, Brownstock 2011, Chelmsford
The Moldy Peaches
· 24/Aug/02, Leeds Festival
Monaco
· 25/May/97, Brighton Essential Music Festival
Mr Solo
· 22/Jan/10, The Luminaire, Kilburn
Muse
· 25/Aug/02, Leeds Festival
My Life Story
· 13/Dec/24, Dingwall’s, Camden
· 22/Dec/17, Star Shaped, O2 Academy Islington
· 14/Oct/16, The Borderline
· 30/Nov/97, Leeds Metropolitan University SU, Leeds
· 25/May/97, Brighton Essential Music Festival
The Mystery Fax Machine Orchestra
· 17/Jul/17, The Lexington, King’s Cross
· 22/Jun/14, The Boogaloo, Highgate
· 22/Jan/10, The Luminaire, Kilburn
Neil Sedaka
· 11/Sep/10, Proms in the Park, Hyde Park
Oasis
· 28/Aug/00, Leeds Festival
Ocean Colour Scene
· 28/Jun/97, Glastonbury Festival
Patrick Duff
· 22/Dec/2017, Star Shaped, O2 Academy Islington
Paul and Storm
· 13/Nov/09, Union Chapel, London
Pulp
· 01/Jul/23, Finsbury Park
· 03/Jul/11, Wireless Festival, Hyde Park
· 24/Aug/02, Leeds Festival
· 27/Aug/00, Leeds Festival
Radiohead
· 03/Sep/97, London Astoria
· 28/Jun/97, Glastonbury Festival
Raissa
· 03/Feb/97, Brighton Centre
Razorlight
· 12/Dec/03, Brixton Academy
Les Rhythmes Digitales
· 20/Feb/98, Manchester Academy
Roland Gift
· 15/Jul/17, Let’s Rock London, Clapham Common
Saffron (Republica)
· 03/Sep/2016, Star Shaped Festival, The Garage
Saara Aalto
· 04/Jun/2019, Bush Hall
· 25/Apr/2018, Under the Bridge
Sanna Nielsen
· 02/Nov/19, UKK, Uppsala
Shed Seven
· 03/Sep/2016, Star Shaped Festival, The Garage (acoustic)
· 14/Dec/07, Shepherds Bush Empire
· 14/Nov/02, Leeds Metropolitan University SU, Leeds
· 28/Apr/01, Leeds University
· 28/Sep/00, Leeds University Union Introweek
· 28/Aug/00, Leeds Festival
Silver Sun
· 25/May/97, Brighton Essential Music Festival
Sister Sledge
· 15/Jul/17, Let’s Rock London, Clapham Common
Slipknot
· 23/Aug/02, Leeds Festival
The Smiles
· 21/Jun/97, The Forum, Tunbridge Wells
Sons & Daughters
· 20/Apr/04, Blank Canvas, Leeds
Space
· 03/Sep/2016, Star Shaped Festival, The Garage
Straw
· 07/Dec/98, Town & Country Club, Leeds
The Streets
· 23/Aug/02, Leeds Festival
Suede
· 05/Sep/22, MOTH Club (as Crushed Kid)
· 10/Oct/18, Koncerthuset, Copenhagen
· 13/Nov/15, The Roundhouse, Camden
· 21/May/11, Brixton Academy
· 20/May/11, Brixton Academy
· 19/May/11, Brixton Academy
· 27/Oct/10, Bush Hall
· 12/Dec/03, Brixton Academy
· 08/Dec/03, Manchester Academy
· 26/Sep/03, ICA – link
· 04/Nov/02, Leeds University
· 16/Jul/02, The Electric Ballroom, Camden – link – link
· 03/Feb/97, Brighton Centre
The Sultans of Ping
· 19/Nov/11, Brixton Academy
Sunstroke Project
· 14/Jan/22, Eurofest, Royal Vauxhall Tavern
Sum 41
· 25/Aug/02, Leeds Festival
Super Furry Animals
· 27/Aug/00, Leeds Festival
Supergrass
· 11/May/99, Town & Country Club, Leeds – link
The Supernaturals
· 29/Jun/97, Glastonbury Festival
· 25/May/97, Brighton Essential Music Festival
SuRie
· 15/May/23, Fiction Studions
· 10/Oct/19, Bishopsgate Institute
· 18/Feb/19, Bishopsgate Institute
Symposium
· 29/Jun/97, Glastonbury Festival
· 25/May/97, Brighton Essential Music Festival
· 23/May/97, Union Bar, Maidstone
· 07/Mar/97, The Forum, Tunbridge Wells
Terrorvision
· 02/Jul/00, Breeze 2000, Leeds
3 Colours Red
· 29/Jun/97, Glastonbury Festival
T’Pau
· 15/Jul/17, Let’s Rock London, Clapham Common
Tamara Todevska
· 10/Jan/20, Eurofest, Royal Vauxhall Tavern
TV on the Radio
· 03/Jul/11, Wireless Festival, Hyde Park
They Might Be Giants
· 17/Sep/24, The Roundhouse, Camden
Vampire Weekend
· 03/Jul/09, Hyde Park
The Wannadies
· 27/Aug/00, Leeds Festival
· 28/Jun/97, Glastonbury Festival
· 25/May/97, Brighton Essential Music Festival
Weezer
· 24/Aug/02, Leeds Festival
Wet Leg
· 01/Jul/23, Finsbury Park
Wheatus
· 16/Jun/10, O2 Islington Academy, London
You Am I
· 23/May/97, Union Bar, Maidstone
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