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!
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.
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.
| Date | Who | Where | Type |
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Every year-end list from the blog, ranked the way Paddy ranks them: by how much each record actually got played.
Artists who made the list in three or more years.
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.
Lots of fun yesterday @newcolossusfestival saw some good new bands (and some bad ones) Hope this festival returns next year! #thenewcolossus
Posted on Instagram · 10 Mar 2019
With both me and Chelsea told to work from home for the foreseeable future the risk of spreading any potential COVID was sufficiently low enough for me to get out to the last day of @newcolossusfestival . The line up changes meant I missed a few bands I wanted. But did see Tim Burgess, Life, and Honey Cutt. Gig 2/40 in the books. #PJ40before40
Posted on Instagram · 15 Mar 2020
Wow! What a way to kick off my gig year. @lifeband are gonna take some beating on Day 1! So good. #newcolossus #PJ40before40
Posted on Instagram · 11 Mar 2020
4 days of gigs complete! Thanks to those that joined me. Was a ton of fun, made some great new discoveries - Mary Shelley, Wah Together, Pom Poko, Gift, Thus Love, Buckets, Baby Queen but obviously highlight was Self Esteem. Also, how good is the iPhone camera?! @newcolossusfestival
Posted on Instagram · 13 Mar 2022
No photos from this one.
Last day @newcolossusfestival for me. The most diverse day yet. Spanish Bowies, Dancing Gimps, English indie, Welsh rap / metal. This was the best New Colossus yet. Thanks to @liokanine @keplermatrick for an awesome lineup and all the bands that brought their A game. Last pic taken from Friday birthday drinks @killingjokescomedy which was also ace! I’m off to lie down. #nycmusic
Posted on Instagram · 10 Mar 2024
On the eve of IWD @nobromusic absolutely stole the show on day 2 of @newcolossusfestival Fierce, Fun, Ramones-esque. Loved @langkamerband too, like a Bristol version of Pavement, kinda. So much talent this year. #nycmusic
Posted on Instagram · 8 Mar 2024
Day 1 of @newcolossusfestival done. 4 great bands to kick off my birthday festival ™️ @hotelmiramusic @veraellen_ @helloscrounge @cucamarasband
Posted on Instagram · 7 Mar 2024
Taken me a week to recover from @newcolossusfestival (festival flu is real). But another cracking week with some great new bands in the LES. Personal faves were @peerpleasureworkallergic @cscleaners @cousineslikeshit @ranchranchbk @consumables.bk @personaltrainertheband @dictatorband @theobgms @thejumpcutsrock #newcolossusfestival #livemusicnyc
Posted on Instagram · 15 Mar 2025
No photos from this one.