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Out Of Focus Ideology - Me
ME

These pages serve almost as my autobiography and provide a "complete" catalogue of my gig/festival-going experiences plus some lists and other odds and ends I've felt compelled to include. I have subtly built these pages into my main website so they can be viewed by all. Feel free to delve and look around but please bear in mind that all of this content has been written for my interest and not with any intention of captivating an audience. I have thus concentrated on recalling as many details and thoughts as possible: probably more than anyone would ever care to read, but I like having a complete record of the event, even if some thoughts may bore or offend people!

GENERAL

My top 10 bands ever ...and why they rule
My top 100 other bands at the moment

My top 50 albums ever
My top 300 songs ever

My top 100 films ever
My top 50 computer games ever
My top 50 TV programmes ever

Quotes
Sequels
Random lists

1997

Super Furry Animals

1998

Manic Street Preachers

1999

Catatonia
Stereophonics
Super Furry Animals
Dodgy
V99
Supergrass
Suede
Super Furry Animals
Stereophonics
Lightning Seeds
Travis

2000

Terris
Idlewild
Elastica
Primal Scream
The Bluetones
Mo-Ho-Bish-O-Pi
V2000
Leeds 2000

2001

Grandaddy
Soulwax
Feeder
The Divine Comedy
Manic Street Preachers
Shed Seven
Ash
Lupine Howl
Super Furry Animals
Super Furry Animals
V2001
The Supernaturals
Super Furry Animals
Gorky's Zygotic Mynci
Shed Seven
Fools Gold
Ian Brown
Half Man Half Biscuit

2002

The Hives
The Electric Soft Parade
...And You Will Know Us By The Trail Of Dead
The Soundtrack Of Our Lives
The Flaming Lips
Leeds 2002
Alec Empire
The Polyphonic Spree
Suede
Half Man Half Biscuit

2003

The Flaming Lips
The Open
Inspiral Carpets
Super Furry Animals
The Flaming Lips
Grandaddy
The Open
Half Man Half Biscuit
Blur
Electric Six
Suede
Shed Seven

2004

The Open
Love With Arthur Lee
Space
They Might Be Giants
The Open
Soulwax
The Beta Band

2005

Electric Six
The Soundtrack Of Our Lives
Love With Arthur Lee
The Bluetones
Solid Silver 60s
Nine Black Alps
Supergrass
The Magic Numbers
Super Furry Animals
The Clone Roses
Super Furry Animals
Super Furry Animals
In The City
The Undertones
Röyksopp
Gorillaz
The Complete Stone Roses
British Sea Power

2006

Euros Childs
The Open
The Flaming Lips
Dpercussion 2006
Jerry Lee Lewis
Reading 2006
Half Man Half Biscuit
A 60's Night Out
Brian Poole & The Tremeloes
Embrace
Led Free Experience
Lordi
The Flaming Lips
Good Shoes

2007

Get Cape. Wear Cape. Fly
NME Rave Tour
Euros Childs
Arcade Fire
Arcade Fire
The Sunshine Underground
The Good, The Bad & The Queen
Brian Wilson
Euros Childs
Super Furry Animals
The Pigeon Detectives
Air
Arcade Fire
Half Man Half Biscuit
Gogol Bordello

2008

Nine Black Alps
Gogol Bordello
The Liverpool Sound
Robyn
Brian Wilson
Lovebox 2008
Butthole Surfers
The Last Shadow Puppets
Neon Neon
Gogol Bordello
Primal Scream
The Bluetones
Status Quo

2009

Half Man Half Biscuit
Half Man Half Biscuit
Franz Ferdinand
Basement Jaxx
Blur
Blur
Super Furry Animals
Kasabian
Super Furry Animals
The Searchers
The Flaming Lips
Madness
Pet Shop Boys

2010

Half Man Half Biscuit
LCD Soundsystem
Gogol Bordello
Hard Rock Calling 2010
Half Man Half Biscuit
Manic Street Preachers
Gorillaz
Gogol Bordello

2011

Jonny
Gruff Rhys
Primal Scream
Arcade Fire
The Flaming Lips
Status Quo
Brian Wilson
The Bluetones
Miles Kane
Manic Street Preachers

2012

Half Man Half Biscuit
The Bootleg Beatles
The Complete Beatles
New Order
Happy Mondays With Inspiral Carpets
Field Day 2012
Editors
The Stone Roses
Blur
Blur
The Killers

2013

My Bloody Valentine
Status Quo
Rolf Harris
Half Man Half Biscuit
The Stone Roses
The Killers
The Strypes
Blondie With Lightning Seeds
The Rolling Stones
Jake Bugg
Half Man Half Biscuit
Gogol Bordello

2014

Goldfrapp
The Libertines
The ELO Experience
Gruff Rhys
Gogol Bordello

2015

Super Furry Animals
Manic Street Preachers
Blur
The Who
The Prodigy
Half Man Half Biscuit

2016

Electric Light Orchestra
Noel Gallagher With Super Furry Animals
Brian Wilson
Manic Street Preachers With Super Furry Animals
The Stone Roses
Jean-Michel Jarre
Super Furry Animals
The Wonder Stuff With Bentley Rhythm Ace

2017

The Flaming Lips
Half Man Half Biscuit
The Jesus And Mary Chain
Kraftwerk
Guns 'N' Roses
The Stone Roses
The Flaming Lips
Sparks
The Rolling Stones
Euros Childs
Gorillaz
Gogol Bordello

2018

Half Man Half Biscuit
Buddy Holly And The Cricketers
Manic Street Preachers
WV1 Fest
Wolfgang Flür
Gruff Rhys

2019

Bluedot Festival
British Sea Power
Hot Chip
Gruff Rhys
Badly Drawn Boy
Half Man Half Biscuit
Metronomy
The Supernaturals

2020

Supergrass

2021

Gruff Rhys
The Boo Radleys
Suede
The ELO Experience

2022

The Divine Comedy
Pet Shop Boys
Madness
Field Day 2022
Half Man Half Biscuit
Lightning Seeds With Badly Drawn Boy

2023

Suede
Half Man Half Biscuit
Blur
Dodgy With The Supernaturals
Sparks
Kraftwerk
Blur
Pulp
Half Man Half Biscuit
Gruff Rhys
Gogol Bordello

2024

The Hives
Half Man Half Biscuit
Pet Shop Boys
The Searchers
Kraftwerk
Das Koolies

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