but now I've been to six or seven in 2 weeks. The fire is rekindled! Sort of.

Tell me more about this 'memory box' idea.

as I can walk into town, and home afterwards without the hassle of catching trains.
I used to go to gigs loads when I was in 6th form, then not so much when I went to uni.

this year, It just depends what decent stuff is on really. Living in Cardiff the choice is also considerably less than London.. In fact the one gig I have been to was in London.

but only for an hour or so and i was too drunk to notice whatever the band playing was like

last gig i went to properly was Florence & The Machine. it was a bit shambolic, but i do like her.

Highlight so far this year has been Silver Mt. Zion. was incredible.

ever wants to go to see half the bands I wanna see as well. Efterklang drew a load of "efter who?" responses earlier in the year. And I really don't fancy going to gigs on my own. Usually make the missus go but she does refuse on the odd occasion..

since about March last year.

Think I go through phases when I want to go to loads and then even it out with a six month period where I just really can't be arsed.

I've probably been to five or six gigs this year, and only one disappointment so far. You tend to lose interest when that figure gets much higher.

Just go with the flow..?

of going to about three a week, but now I just can't be bothered. I went to a couple this week for the first time in months, but left the Battles gig early, not because I dislike the band (though I'm not a massive fan) but because I just couldn't be arsed with it.

I just seem to end up getting pissed off with most of the people around me now. MBV will be a different kettle of fish though.

the last six months or so have been really poor for gigs. To begin with i thought it was just cohabiting which was impeding my giggage, but i was looking for somewhere to go a couple of saturdays ago and there was seriously fuck all on.

of course, i may have been to loads but was just too trashed to remember them ;)

of gig-going, but this followed two rather more fallow years. I'm enjoying it, but not as much as my first couple of years in London when I seemed to go to a gig every other day.

I think I may have lapsed into that section of gig-goers that just gets annoyed by everyone else there for a variety of reasons thus spoiling my own experience!

I used to go to every one I fancied, and it cost the earth and was really exhausting. I've got a flat now, and have more stuff to spend money on, plus sometimes I want to just go out with friends and do different things.

maybe only 15odd in the first 5 months of this year. Down considerably on the same period a year before and a hell of a lot from '06.
I need a really hot indiebabe(s) to restroke my musical muscle.

not that I wouldn't like to, but there's :
1. the high increase in price ( thanks to downloading and shit promoters ) for a sound quality always decreasing.
2. an always increasing amount of people who come to gigs to look cool and keep behaving like cunts when the bands are playing
3. the fact that bands are playing bigger venues than ever even when they're not selling more records ( Blonde Redhead in a 2000-capacity venue ! NEVER ! )

Thankfully, there's a new generation of promoters ( much like real music fans taking things into their hands ) putting gigs for cool price in good places with great bands : Gregor Samsa, Audrey, Lichens, Sharron Kraus...

one was good.

one was shit.

so it goes.

has been more or less constant over the last decade and I can't see that change any time soon.

That said, I have become a lot more picky when choosing where to go, so if your venue has a reputation for shit sound (hello Koko), is difficult to get home from (sorry Windmill), attracts a crowd with no interest in the bands on stage (shut up White Heat) or tries to rip off both band and punter in equal measure (fuck off Monto Water Rats) then it is unlikely that I'll pay a visit. Even if my most favourite band of all time is playing. Living in London means there is an incredible choice of quality gigs almost every night, and if I don't see a particular band on their current tour, they will come along any time soon again anyway.

Tired of gigs?
Tired of life!