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Day 25: Steve Burns / Starlight Mints July 2004, The Casbah –, play something by someone that has appeared on a kids tv show. The Beatles - Live at the BBC Volume 2 I'm loath to call the Simpsons kids' TV but I haven't got anything else. All 4 Beatles have been on. Tried to find my Glastonbury...

Day 24: The Beat Farmers November 1990, The Barn at UC Riverside - The Beat Farmers were led by the late, great Country Dick Montana who died onstage in 1995. One of the best bar bands I’ve seen. Play something by someone who leaves it all on stage. Nusrat Fateh Ali Khan - Live at Womad 1985...

Day 22: Grateful Dead December 1989, Great Western Forum – Hearing the Dead bust out Help On The Way --> Slipknot! --> Franklin’s Tower to start the second set was a surprise in the best possible way. Play a rarity, or something that would blow you away if you heard it live. Dan Penn & Spooner...

Day 23: Björk / Interpol / Jesus & Mary Chain / Arctic Monkeys / Gillian Welch & David Rawlings / Noisettes April 2007, Coachella – Went primarily for Björk and the first Jesus & Mary Chain show in 6 years. This was back when Coachella sold one day passes. Saw a fantastic variety of bands that...

Day 21: Yngwie Malmsteen May 2019, House of Blues– Play something with a shredding guitar solo. Led Zeppelin - Jimmy Page Birthday One of my favourite Led Zep bootlegs - them on v fine form in 1970. Paired with a gig ticket from Television, yet more guitar bliss.

Day 20: L.A.M.F. / Jessie Malin December 2017, Belly Up Tavern – Play a ‘supergroup’ or an artist that’s also been part of a larger group. Jimmy Page & The Black Crowes - Live at the Greek Looking forward to checking out the extended version of this as this one is great enough. Plus, Stevie...

Day 19: Flying Lotus / Brandon Coleman / Salami Rose Joe Lewis September 2019, House of Blues – Play something with an electronic or futuristic edge. Björk - Homogenic Live I don't have much electronic music, let alone love so it's back to the CDs for this. I got this for free when I worked as...

Day 18: Madness / Fishbone / Pandoras May 1986, Hollywood Palladium – Play some Reggae / Ska or something worthy of a Party At Ground Zero. Bob Marley - Live! One of the all-time great live albums, and even better as 3LP. Plus, the most random gig pairing I ever went to. Full on drum n bass...

Day 17: The Pogues October 2009, House of Blues – Play an artist who speaks to you with their lyrics or delivery. Bill Withers - Live at Carnegie Hall I could listen to his voice all day long. Paired with another guy whose voice and lyrics and songs I could listen to all day too - Dan Penn...

These recent Japanese Dylan pressings ( I have Blonde, Highway, Bringing) are fantastic https://www.discogs.com/release/23737856-Bob-Dylan-Blonde-On-Blonde

Day 16: Drive~By Truckers May 2010, House of Blues – Play something by an artist you wish you could have seen. Otis Redding - Live at the Whisky A Go Go So many I could have chosen for this but I'll go for my favourite soul singer (Aretha wants a word as well. Yesterday and tomorrow would have...

Day 15: Flight To Mars May 2012, The Casbah – Play something with a guest star. Nirvana - MTV Unplugged A fab album with the Meat Puppets as guests. Good to play this again as I normally turn to the electric live stuff. Plus 15th gig was Oasis the 3rd time around - these were the cocaine...

Day 14: Oingo Boingo December 1986, Hollywood Palladium – Play something for a friend. The Charlatans - Live It Like You Love It My mate Sam hipped me to the Charlies and we saw them quite a few times together, including my 14th gig on the ticket. Feel like this live album could be better -...

Day 13: Tash Sultana October 2019, Ohana Festival. Solo artist Carole King - In Concert: Live at the BBC, 1971

Day 12: The Strokes October 2019, Ohana Festival. Rabid fans Thin Lizzy - Live and Dangerous One of the great live albums. And more Hootie...

Day 11: Steely Dan May 2022, North Island Amphitheate. Disappointing Bob Dylan - Live 1975: Rolling Thunder Revue I've been to Dylan gigs that are disappointing. One springs to mind around the turn of the century. And then there are amazing Dylan gigs. Such as this one on wax, and the most...

A niche one, but I have this copy and it's great https://www.discogs.com/release/2547373-Fleetwood-Mac-Fleetwood-Mac

I was in the studio where they recorded this last month. It was pretty cool to see it, including the piano where they composed Dancing Queen (among many others). Right in central Stockholm with studio about 5 metres off the street...

Day 10: Simon & Garfunkel November 2023, Cox Arena – Play something by a band that has disbanded, bonus points if they did a reunion tour. Oasis - Knebworth 1996 It was a great day out but I actually remember being more moved by the Charlatans (playing their first gig since the death of Rob...

For me, it has been a bit bittersweet digging out the old tickets. I'm hoping I've got enough for the whole month but most tickets for the past 20 years here have been either digital or a sheet of paper I had to print out. I miss the physical tickets (as well as the insane pricing when so many...