Seth Lakeman

One night we were watching BBC4 for their coverage of the Brits, and were blown away by the performance one man - Seth Lakeman. His outrageously energetic fiddle-playing combined with his aggressively punk-folk vocals had me absolutely captivated. Thus, when tickets for the tour to support his new album, Kitty Jay, went on sale I jumped at the chance. As our first trip to the Borderline it was a brilliant night. A tiny venue with excellent sound, the place is both atmospheric and friendly. Bung on a couple of passable support acts and you've got the makings of a good night. Throw in Seth on top of that and it's dynamite. And on Halloween? Nothing beats it.

NME Rock n Roll Riot Tour (Kaiser Chiefs, Maximo Park, The Cribs)

We'd seen Kaiser Chiefs at Galstonbury and were blown away. Thus, when tickets for the NME Rock n Roll Riot tour went on sale I was adament I wanted some. Supporting were The Cribs (who were tolerable, if not particularly good) and the fantastic Maximo Park. Kaiser Chiefs themselves played superbly, but in the Academy had a light-show that verged on the ridiculous in terms of its size for such a small venue.

AFC Wimbledon vs Kings Lynn

Our first game of the season, and probably our last one for a while! The Dons came out 2-1 up after a particularly vicious match, during which one of Lynn's strikers dived headfirst into a metal bar. Not a pretty sight...

Downstairs at the King's Head

Egg visited. It was good. Great, in fact, as we met up with both him AND Sam and headed up to Crouch End to see one of his friends doing standup. All apart from he had cancelled without telling anyone, so we sat and watched a load of people we didn't know crack not-very-funny jokes. £5.