24Mar 2018Show 1 of 5
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IDLES (late show)
Rough Trade NYC · BrooklynThe best way to scare a Tory is to read and get rich! Amazing gig @idlesband
Posted on Instagram · 25 Mar 2018
A living music journal
Paddy
Paddy
Has Needs
Using email receipts and photos I've managed to find most gigs ive been to since 2007, logged them and aligned them to the photos I took. I've also brought my annual year end music blogs and spotify playlists from each year that I have - 15 years of reviews and tracks - Enjoy!
Shows seen *since 2007389322 gigs, 53 festivals, 14 club nights
Playlist · 20262026 Tracks
Gigs this year: 19
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Annual Reviews: My #1's
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Admit one · 2007 to now
Paddy's Gig Log
Every show I could find a ticket for, from Anathallo at the Borderline in 2008 to whatever's on next week in Brooklyn. Festivals and club nights are logged as events but kept out of the band stats, since nobody remembers exactly who they saw at Gov Ball.
Tap any name for that artist's page: every time I've seen them, photos from Instagram, and where they turn up in my albums of the year.
Shows attended
389
2007–2026
Shows per year
GigsFestivalsClub nights & other
Busiest year: 2025 with 38 shows. 2020 has just one: New Colossus in March, the week everything shut down. Everything else booked that year was cancelled.
Most seen
headline or supportMost visited venues
all event typesMost visited cities
all event typesThe full log
394 of 394 shows| Date | Who | Where | Type |
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Paddy Has Needs · annual blog, 2011–2026
Albums of the Year
Every year-end list from the blog, ranked the way Paddy ranks them: by how much each record actually got played.
Every number one
Regulars
Artists who made the list in three or more years.
Everyone in the log and the lists
Artists
One page per artist, with every gig in date order, photos and clips from Instagram where I posted any, and their appearances in Albums of the Year. Festivals and nights out get a page per event series.
Latest photos
from InstagramA to Z
394 pages3× times seen liveAOTY in Albums of the YearPhotos has Instagram photos
IDLES
In Albums of the Year
3 entries2018No. 1Joy as an Act of Resistance“Every now and again a band come along that truly defines that moment in time, IDLES are the most important band in the world right now. …”2020No. 9Ultra Mono“The single above was the first from this album and came out a few weeks into lockdown when everyone was freaking out. …”2024No. 6TANGK“One of my faves continue to push out of their punk rock roots into more experimental beats and sounds. Its an evolution from Crawler and feels like the album they wanted that one to be. …”
Gigs
oldest first10May 2019Show 2 of 5
WELL DONE! Awesome double bill last night IDLES / Fontaines DC killed it.
Posted on Instagram · 11 May 2019
15Oct 2021Show 3 of 5
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IDLES
Terminal 5 · New YorkIt's frankly obscene how good they've got over the last few years. What a band. ❤️❤️❤️
Posted on Instagram · 16 Oct 2021
6Feb 2024Show 4 of 5
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IDLES
Bowery Ballroom · New YorkTiny secret @idlesband gig at Bowery Ballroom will be hard to beat when it comes to gig of the year. Although my anxiety throughout slightly spoiled it after losing my phone in the pit during the 2nd song 🙄 Thankfully, idles fans are lovely and it was handed in at the bar without a mark on it. 🥳 #nycgigs #boweryballroom #idles
Posted on Instagram · 11 Feb 2024
27Sep 2024Show 5 of 5
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IDLES
Forest Hills Stadium · Queens NYClip from Instagram
Biggest IDLES show I’ve seen and I took it in from the back rather than down the front to see it all unfold. Every time I see them they get better. The new stuff’s hip hop, slower beats compliment the rawness of their main hits and they’re much more three dimensional because of that variety, and it allows them to fill bigger and bigger venues. All is love and love is all. #idles #foresthills #nycmusic #livemusic
Posted on Instagram · 29 Sep 2024