A couple of days before Bruce Springsteen and the E Street Band's show in Frognerparken, Oslo (July 28th, 2016), I managed to get hold of a ticket. A friend of a friend had a spare one and he sold it to me - face value. I had also managed to find somewhere to spend the... Continue Reading →
Where the Bands Are (Guns N’ Roses, 21 July, 2018)
When you go and see a band who were your heroes thirty years ago you shouldn’t expect them to be the same musicians you saw then. I know that, yet I'm a bit disappointed with some parts of Guns N' Roses' show in Ullevi last night. Axl Rose's voice simply isn't quite there any more.... Continue Reading →
I Don’t Want To Go Home (Little Steven and the Disciples of Soul, 20 July, 2018)
The tiny venue, Kulturbolaget Club, is literary steaming as Little Steven and his 14 piece band the Disciples of Soul enter the stage and start playing. The band is tight, energetic and on. A five piece horn section, percussionist, drummer, two keyboard players, three back-up singers, bass, and a guitar, they play as one big... Continue Reading →
Where the Bands Are (Van Morrison, 16 July, 2018)
It was a last minute decision to go see Van Morrison in Gothenburg last night. I'm not that fond of jazzy music, but checking off "Van the man" from my bucket list was reason enough to give it a go. Morrison shows up on stage ten past eight on this very hot and sunny summer... Continue Reading →
Where the Bands Are (Ed Sheeran, 10 July, 2018)
Ed Sheeran's stage setup is deceptively simple: on the surface just a man and his guitar. In reality: a massive sold-out outdoor venue with huge screens showing his every move and grinning phizog and a bloke on hand to pass him his pre-tuned acoustic guitar. Seemingly filled with an innocent boyish charm Sheeran confidently bashes... Continue Reading →
Mary’s Place
Today is my birthday but I never was much for celebrating it. Some people may argue that I have an issue with getting older and perhaps that's true, although I've always thought that age is just a number and what really matters is how old you feel not what it says on a paper. My... Continue Reading →