Joanne Shaw Taylor - Wednesday 15th November - Royal Festival Hall

One Line Review: Really good solid show as usual and great seats in the 3rd row. Shame one of my favourites from the new album was dropped.


Setlist
Dyin' to Know
Nothing to Lose
No Reason to Stay
Jump That Train
Diamonds in the Dirt
Tried, Tested & True
Bones
Time Has Come
You Should Stay, I Should Go
Just Another Word
Wild Is The Wind
Tied And Bound
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Going Home

Homemade Sin without Dan Baird - Friday 10th November - Bush Hall

One Line Review: Not the same without Dan obviously, but a really good show none the less - the boys did him proud.

Setlist
Shake It 'Til It's Sore
Open All Night 
?
Red Light 
Two For Tuesday 
Younger Face 
Mon Cheri 
Knocked Out Cold
The Myth of Love 
Railroad Steel 
Ghost On The Road
Six Years Gone 
Julie + Lucky 
I Love You Period 
Happy Birthday To You [with audience]
Get Loud
Don't Pass Me By 
Dirty White Lies 
Sheila / ? / Do You Wanna Dance / I Wanna Be Sedated / Tush / Sheila
Shake Em On Down 
Right Back Where We Started
Keep Your Hands to Yourself 
Take Me Home Country Roads 

Michael Schenker Fest - Thursday 2nd November - Shepherds Bush Empire

One Line Review: Weakest show I have been to this year. Crowd seemed lacklustre and it only really got going for the extended encore. He can certainly play guitar though!

Setlist
Searching for Freedom
Into the Arena
Let Sleeping Dogs Lie [Gary Barden on vocals]
Victim of Illusion Gary Barden on vocals]
Cry for the Nations [Gary Barden on vocals]
Attack of the Mad Axeman [Gary Barden on vocals]
Armed and Ready [Gary Barden on vocals]
Coast to Coast 
Desert Song [Graham Bonnet on vocals, mike failure near end of song]
Dancer [Graham Bonnet on vocals, assisted by Barden and Mcauley]
Assault Attack [Graham Bonnet on vocals]
Captain Nemo 
No Time for Losers [Robin McAuley on vocals]
Save Yourself Robin McAuley on vocals]
Bad Boys [Robin McAuley on vocals]
Love Is Not a Game [Robin McAuley on vocals]
Rock Bottom [Robin McAuley on vocals]
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Doctor Doctor [McAuley, Bonnet and Barden on vocals]
Shoot Shoot [McAuley and Barden on vocals]
Natural Thing [McAuley and Barden on vocals, with Tyson Schenker on guitar]
Lights Out [McAuley, Bonnet and Barden on vocals]

Slade / Mud 2 - Saturday 28th October - Guildford G-Live

Don Powell & Dave Hill - Slade 2017

One Line Review: Mud (not sure if this is an "official" version) were OK, but not much atmosphere. Decent show from Slade with a couple of set changes.

Setlist anyone please?

Tom Robinson - Wednesday 25th October - 100 Club, Oxford St

One Line Review: Excellent all round - surprised by how much of the material I knew.

Setlist
Up Against the Wall
Grey Cortina
Too Good to Be True
Ain't Gonna Take It
Long Hot Summer
The Winter of '79
Man You Never Saw
Better Decide Which Side You’re On
You Gotta Survive
Power in the Darkness
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Martin
(Sing If You're) Glad to Be Gay
2-4-6-8 Motorway
Don't Take No for an Answer

Scouting For Girls - Tuesday 17th October - HMV, Oxford St

One Line Review: Decent acoustic mini-set with a smaller than expected crowd (probably due to date change) - did not hang around for signing as signed CD was in the post!

Setlist
Heartbeat
Dancing In The Daylight
This Ain't A Love Song
Posh Girls
Butterflies
Kids At Christmas
She's So Lovely

Belinda Carlisle - Friday 13th October - Indigo2

One Line Review: Front row view and a fantastic set.

Setlist
I Feel Free
Nobody Owns Me
World Without You
I Get Weak
Circle in the Sand
Fool for Love
Summer Rain
Should I Let You In?
Vision of You
We Can Change
Valentine
(We Want) The Same Thing
Leave a Light On
Heaven Is a Place on Earth
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Big Scary Animal
Mad About You
Live Your Life Be Free
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Runaway Horses
Love Never Dies

Broken Witt Rebels - Thursday 12th October - Old Blue Last, Shoreditch

One Line Review: Really good show with excellent vocals and musicianship, despite me only knowing one song.



Setlist
Low
Howlin'
Wait For You
Breathless
Bang Bang
Bottom Of The Hill
Fearless
Give It Up
Spell On You
Snake Eyes
Loose Change
Turn Me On
Georgia Pine
Getaway Man
Guns
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Shake Me Down

Belinda Carlisle - Friday 29th September - HMV, Oxford Street

One Line Review: No performance, but Belinda signing new releases in support of "Wilder Shores" and the 40th Anniversary Super Deluxe "Heaven On Earth"

Quireboys - Sunday 17th September - Nell's Blues Club, Kensington

One Line Review: Good show from the boys, with blues material from their new album mixed in with a few Quireboys classics. Also nice to have a chat & photo with Spike afterwards.

Setlist
Going Down
Leaving Trunk
Misled
There She Goes Again
White Trash Blues
I Wish You Would
Take Out Some Insurance
Mona Lisa Smiled
I Don't Love You Anymore
Tramps and Thieves
Hey You
Crosseyed Cat
Walkin' the Dog
7 O'Clock
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I'm Your Hoochie Coochie Man
Sweet Mary Ann