Oh The Gigs I’ve Been To

Written By Matthew Shadbolt

A running list of every gig I've been to (most of this is from memory prior to 2018).

1990
The Pixies / Barkmarket / Exeter University 1990.10.16

1991
Blur / Moose / Bristol Bierkeller 1991.06.10
The Charlatans / New Fast Automatic Daffodils / The Coloseum, St. Austell 1991.06.13
Jellyfish / Drugstore / Bristol Bierkeller 1991.07.25
Babes In Toyland / Reading Festival 1991.08.23
Chapterhouse / Reading Festival 1991.08.23
Dinosaur Jr. / Reading Festival 1991.08.23
Nirvana / Reading Festival 1991.08.23
Pop Will Eat Itself / Reading Festival 1991.08.23
Silverfish / Reading Festival 1991.08.23
Sonic Youth / Reading Festival 1991.08.23
Blur / Reading Festival 1991.08.24
Carter The Unstoppable Sex Machine / Reading Festival 1991.08.24
Kingmaker / Reading Festival 1991.08.24
Teenage Fanclub / Reading Festival 1991.08.24
The Fall / Reading Festival 1991.08.24
Thousand Yard Stare / Reading Festival 1991.08.24
Catherine Wheel / Reading Festival 1991.08.25
Ned's Atomic Dustbin / Reading Festival 1991.08.25
Senseless Things / Reading Festival 1991.08.25
Swervedriver / Reading Festival 1991.08.25
The Family Cat / Reading Festival 1991.08.25
The Pooh Sticks / Reading Festival 1991.08.25
The Sisters Of Mercy / Reading Festival 1991.08.25
Slowdive / Bristol Bierkeller 1991.09.26
The Senseless Things / Taunton Youth & Community Center 1991.10.09

1992
Mega City Four / Exeter University 1992.03.02
Kingmaker / Bristol University 1992.??.??
Spiritualized / Verve Bristol University 1992.??.??
Carter The Unstoppable Sex Machine / Glastonbury Festival, Somerset 1992.06.26
The Breeders / Glastonbury Festival, Somerset 1992.06.26
The Senseless Things / Glastonbury Festival, Somerset 1992.06.26
Cud / Glastonbury Festival, Somerset 1992.06.27
Curve / Glastonbury Festival, Somerset 1992.06.27
Lush / Glastonbury Festival, Somerset 1992.06.27
Midway Still / Glastonbury Festival, Somerset 1992.06.27
Spiritualized / Glastonbury Festival, Somerset 1992.06.27
Th' Faith Healers / Glastonbury Festival, Somerset 1992.06.27
The Fall / Glastonbury Festival, Somerset 1992.06.27
The House Of Love / Glastonbury Festival, Somerset 1992.06.27
Thousand Yard Stare / Glastonbury Festival, Somerset 1992.06.27
Blur / Glastonbury Festival, Somerset 1992.06.28
Ned's Atomic Dustbin / Glastonbury Festival, Somerset 1992.06.28
PJ Harvey / Glastonbury Festival, Somerset 1992.06.28
The Belltower / Glastonbury Festival, Somerset 1992.06.28
The Family Cat / Glastonbury Festival, Somerset 1992.06.28
Eat / Slough Festival 1992.07.25
Jesus Jones / Slough Festival 1992.07.25
Silverfish / Slough Festival 1992.07.25
The Fall / Slough Festival 1992.07.25
The Senseless Things / Slough Festival 1992.07.25
Sonic Youth / Pavement / Huggy Bear Rainbow Club, Bristol 1992.12.19

1993
The Breeders / Luscious Jackson / Clapham Grand 1993.10.09
Velocity Girl / Camden Underworld, London 1993.??.??
Curve / Brixton Academy 1993.10.29
Red House Painters / Heidi Berry / Camden Underworld, London 1993.10.30
Huggy Bear / Linus / Butterfingers / Sister George / Bacchus, Kingston Upon Thames 1993.11.25

1994
St. Etienne / Shepherd's Bush Empire 1994.03.25
Smashing Pumpkins / Astoria, London 1994.02.26
Medicine / The Garage, London 1994.07.20
Drugstore / Reading Festival 1994.08.26
Frank Black / Reading Festival 1994.08.26
Lush / Reading Festival 1994.08.26
Pavement / Reading Festival 1994.08.26
The Verve / Reading Festival 1994.08.26
The Wedding Present / Reading Festival 1994.08.26
Velocity Girl / Reading Festival 1994.08.26
Elastica / Reading Festival 1994.08.27
Madder Rose / Reading Festival 1994.08.27
Superchunk / Reading Festival 1994.08.27
Cud / Reading Festival 1994.08.28
Echobelly / Reading Festival 1994.08.28
The Tindersticks / Reading Festival 1994.08.28
They Might Be Giants / Reading Festival 1994.08.28
Sleeper / The Venue, New Cross 1994.12.10

1995
Codeine / The Powerhaus, London 1995.??.??
Echobelly / Camden Dingwalls 1995.??.??

1996
Marion / The Forum, Kentish Town 1996.??.??

1998
The Fall / Astoria, London 1998.08.12

1999
Echo & The Bunnymen / Brixton Academy 1999.04.23
The Lapse / Camden Underworld 1999.??.??
The Chemical Brothers / Brixton Academy 1999.12.02

2000
Ooberman / ULU, London 2000.??.??
Orange Can / The Borderline, London 2000.??.??
Embrace / Ooberman / Doves / Astoria, London 2000.01.28
Embrace / Hanover Grand, London 2000.03.27
And You Will Know Us By The Trail Of The Dead / Reading Festival 2000.08.26
Badly Drawn Boy / Reading Festival 2000.08.26
Dark Star / Reading Festival 2000.08.26
Embrace / Reading Festival 2000.08.26
Idlewild / Reading Festival 2000.08.26
The Delgados / Reading Festival 2000.08.26
Clinic / Reading Festival 2000.08.27
Doves / Reading Festival 2000.08.27
Foo Fighters / Reading Festival 2000.08.27
Muse / Reading Festival 2000.08.27
The Bluetones / Reading Festival 2000.08.27
The Lapse / Reading Festival 2000.08.27
Embrace / Brixton Academy 2000.11.10
The Wonderstuff / The Forum, Kentish Town 2000.12.12
Kings of Convenience / Gemma Hayes / Turin Brakes / Rob / 27 East 2000.??.??

2001
Mull Historical Society / Brixton Academy 2001.??.??
Doves / JJ72 / Astoria, London 2001.02.06
Muse / Brixton Academy 2001.05.30
Belle & Sebastian / Royal Albert Hall, London 2001.06.29
The Tindersticks / Royal Albert Hall, London 2001.10.12
Orbital / Royksopp / Brixton Academy 2001.11.15
Red House Painters / Mojave 3 / Shepherd’s Bush Empire 2001.05.09

2002
Mull Historical Society / North Star Bar, Philadelphia 2002.??.??
Gomez / Theater of Living Arts, Philadelphia 2002.??.??
The Charlatans / Starsailor / Theater of Living Arts, Philadelphia 2002.01.31
Rufus Wainwright / The Electric Factory, Philadelphia 2002.02.15
The White Stripes / Trocadero, Philadelphia 2002.03.31
Evan Dando / North Star Bar, Philadelphia 2002.09.07
The Strokes / The Electric Factory, Philadelphia 2002.10.06
Badly Drawn Boy / Theater of Living Arts, Philadelphia 2002.10.18

2003
Ladytron / Trocadero, Philadelphia 2003.02.16
Interpol / Trocadero, Philadelphia 2003.03.04
Supergrass / Theater of Living Arts, Philadelphia 2003.03.05
Idlewild / Theater of Living Arts, Philadelphia 2003.03.07
Sigur Ros / Tower Theater, Philadelphia 2003.03.22
Mogwai / Theater of Living Arts, Philadelphia 2003.09.08
Andrew WK / Theater of Living Arts, Philadelphia 2003.09.11
Belle & Sebastian / Tower Theater, Philadelphia 2003.11.14
Ryan Adams / The Electric Factory, Philadelphia 2003.12.06

2004
Rufus Wainwright / Central Park Summerstage 2004.6.13
Beastie Boys / Voodoo Fest, New Orleans 2004.10.16
Pixies / Voodoo Fest, New Orleans 2004.10.16
Polyphonic Spree / Voodoo Fest, New Orleans 2004.10.16
Sonic Youth / Voodoo Fest, New Orleans 2004.10.16
The Killers / Voodoo Fest, New Orleans 2004.10.16
Interpol / Hammerstein Ballroom, New York 2004.11.12

2005
Interpol / Radio City Music Hall, New York 2005.03.02
Bloc Party / Bowery Ballroom, New York 2005.04.07
New Order / Hammerstein Ballroom, New York 2005.05.05
Stellastarr / Bowery Ballroom, New York 2005.05.20
Aqualung / Maxwell's Hoboken 2005.06.30
Sigur Ros / Beacon Theater, New York 2005.09.12
Mark Gardener / The Khyber, Philadelphia 2005.12.03

2006
Sigur Ros / Theater at Madison Square Garden 2006.02.09
The Wedding Present / Maxwell's Hoboken 2006.03.06
Clap Your Hands Say Yeah / Coachella Festival, Indio 2006.04.29
Daft Punk / Coachella Festival, Indio 2006.04.29
Depeche Mode / Coachella Festival, Indio 2006.04.29
Franz Ferdinand / Coachella Festival, Indio 2006.04.29
Ladytron / Coachella Festival, Indio 2006.04.29
Sigur Ros / Coachella Festival, Indio 2006.04.29
TV On The Radio / Coachella Festival, Indio 2006.04.29
Film School / Maxwell's Hoboken 2006.05.21
Ladytron / Webster Hall, New York 2006.09.28

2007
Morrissey / Madison Square Garden 2007.06.30
Interpol / Music Box, Borgata, Atlantic City 2007.07.20
Daft Punk / Keyspan Park, Coney Island 2007.08.09
Idlewild / Irving Plaza, New York 2007.09.05

2008
Maroon 5 / Nokia Theater, New York 2008.01.15
Editors / Terminal 5, New York 2008.01.17
Film School / Mercury Lounge, New York 2008.05.01

2009
Morrissey / Webster Hall, New York 2009.03.25
U2 / Muse / Meadowlands, New Jersey 2009.09.24

2010
Interpol / United Palace Theater, Harlem 2010.11.05

2012
Radiohead / Prudential Center, Newark 2012.05.31
Pat Benatar / Union County Performing Arts Center, Rahway 2012.11.01

2015
Ride / Theater of Living Arts, Philadelphia 2015.09.19

2017
Morrissey / The Theater At Madison Square Garden 2017.12.02

2018
Pat Benatar / Bergen Performing Arts Center 2018.04.12
Depeche Mode / Wells Fargo Center, Philadelphia 2018.06.03
My Bloody Valentine / The Filmore, Philadelphia 2018.07.30
Smashing Pumpkins / NJPAC 2018.08.08
Interpol / Union Transfer, Philadelphia 2018.08.23
Idles / Williamsburg, Brooklyn 2018.09.22
Arctic Monkeys / The Lemon Twigs / Mini Mansions, Hollywood Bowl, Los Angeles 2018.10.16

2021
Megadeth / Lamb of God / Trivium / Hatebreed / PNC Center, Holmdel 2021.09.16
Pat Benatar / MPAC, Morristown 2021.10.03
Slipknot / Killswitch Engage / Fever 333 / Code Orange / PNC Center, Holmdel 2021.10.10

2022
Dragonforce / Visions of Atlantis / Firewind / Seven Spires / Irving Plaza, NYC 2022.04.03
Duran Duran / Nile Rodgers & Chic / Madison Square Garden, NYC 2022.08.25
Morrissey / NJPAC, Newark, 2022.12.01

2023
The Charlatans / Ride / Webster Hall, NYC 2023.01.30
New Jersey State Symphony: The Empire Strikes Back, NJPAC, Newark, 2023.05.20
The Cure / Wells Fargo Center, Philadelphia 2023.06.2024
Depeche Mode / Madison Square Garden, NYC / 2023.10.28

Matthew Shadbolt https://www.matthewshadbolt.com
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