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Rammstein @ Birmingham LG Arena
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Mastodon + The Dillinger Escape Plan @ HMV Institute, Birmingham
Last week at Birmingham’s HMV Institute things got kinda epic.
Mastodon & The Dillinger Escape Plan in the same night = Happy Steve.
I was shooting for Rock Sound mag…
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Kathleen Edwards
Yesterday I was back up in Manchester for the first night of Bon Iver‘s sold out UK tour.
I’m a big fan of Bon Iver but last night I was far more excited to see the lady playing before him, Miss Kathleen Edwards
I’ve been a huge fan of Kathleen’s music for years now. If you don’t believe me, check out my Last.fm profile for proof!
In Manchester I got to meet up with her in the afternoon and do an interview for the Birmingham Live blog. I then got to shoot the gig and then hang out with Kathleen and the boys, even popping out for Chinese food, before taking a few pictures, a few of which you can see right here.
Check out the video below too…
My interview with Kathleen can be found HERE
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Death Cab For Cutie – Nottingham Rock City
Death Cab For Cutie are one of my favourite bands.
Their song, Transatlanticism, was played at our wedding.
Their singer Ben is married to Zooey Deschanel from one of my favourite movies, 500 Days Of Summer.
Love ‘em!
I reviewed the gig for the Birmingham Live! website.
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Maverick Sabre – A Portrait Shoot
If you haven’t heard of Maverick Sabre yet, I recommend you check out his performance on Jools Holland’s show below.
He’s got a truly unique voice and should be all set for his slice of stardom. He’s recently opened for Cee Lo Green, Plan B and tonight he’s supporting Snoop Dogg at the HMV Institute in Birmingham.
This afternoon I met up for Mav and took a few quick portraits. I had about 2 minutes with him!
Check out the video…
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Ray LaMontagne @ Birmingham Symphony Hall
What do you do when you shoot an artist like the amazing Ray LaMontagne but you can only shoot from halfway back in the venue from one side?!
It’s impossible to get the shots I really want to get. I couldn’t really even move. And Ray hardly moves on stage at all either.
So I got what I could get with my 70-200 lens. And I just enjoyed a fantastic singer/songwriter…
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Angels & Airwaves @ Birmingham Academy
Last night saw Blink 182 frontman, Tom DeLonge, bringing his other band, Angels & Airwaves to Birmingham to play for a packed room at the O2 Academy.
I was there to shoot the gig for Rock Sound magazine. It was tricky to shoot, lots of backlight, but I got a few keepers, partly due to some sneaky flash
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Band Of Horses @ Birmingham Academy
On Friday evening Evelyne & I met up with friends at a fantastic Latin American restaurant in town called Las Iguanas. Highly recommended if you’re ever in Birmingham.
After a great meal we walked around the corner to The O2 Academy where Band Of Horses were about to headline the main room.
Now some of you will know Band Of Horses. Many of you won’t. If you missed my post about my favourite albums of 2010, CLICK HERE and you’ll know I LOVE them. So I was, not only looking forward to seeing them live for the first time, but also photographing them for Birmingham Live!
There were quite a few photographers there and 80% of them were friends of mine
It’s been interesting to see other people’s shots from the same gig. And here are a few of my own..
If you haven’t heard the band at all, I suggest you start with The Funeral…
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Eric Clapton + Steve Winwood @ Birmingham LG Arena
OK, let’s not kid ourselves here… These aren’t the best live shots I’ve ever taken!
Unfortunately, despite having a photo pass for the Eric Clapton gig, we were only allowed to shoot from half way back in the LG Arena, and only for the first 2 songs! That’s a good few hundred feet from the stage. Not great!
Still, this is Clapton we’re talking about here. I was still honoured to be there. And he had his mate Steve Winwood along for the ride.
Most of my shots were, predictably, very similar, so here are just a few from the gig.
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Parkway Drive + Despised Icon @ Manchester Academy
Chances are most people reading this blog have never heard of Parkway Drive or Despised Icon.
More than likely, most of you won’t like them either! They’re both very, very heavy bands. They’re also, in my opinion at least, both amazing!
They’re also great to photograph.
Here are a few from their Manchester show a couple of weeks ago…
See my photos with a gig review on the Birmingham Live site.