The Broken Family Band

I used to work with Mick from the Broken Family Band at HMV, but must hold my hands up and admit that the only reason I wanted ot go to this gig was to see their 3rd support act: The Morning People. Also hailing from Cambridge, the Morning People are sheer genius. This was a gig we'd booked tickets for before my dad arranged his first trip down to London, but we were lucky enough to also get him a ticket (the show sold out soon after that). I think he enjoyed it too, especially as he was chatting to the producer of the Broken Family Band's debut album for most of the evening...

The Thrills

We've never been ones to celebrate St Patrick's night (well, apart from a notorious bender in Boston) so we decided it'd be fun to see a truly Irish The Thrills to see the evening through. Yet another fantastic performance from The Thrills, hampered only by some stupid bitch at the side of me who kept shouting "I WANT YOUR BABIES!" at the frontman. I did, however, manage to "accidently" stamp on her toes a few times in the hope of her shutting up, or at least leaving. Sadly, this wasn't the girl I added to my collapsed-at-the-gig-so-Scott-carried-her-to-the-side collection.

The Streets

The Mitchell Brothers started this show in great style with some excellent and funny tunes (although the bloody "Routine Check" got on my nerves a bit). The Streets, though, were excellent in a truly chav-ed up way. Indeed, we felt like we were like the Europeans trying to live with African tribes in the 19th century: that's the equivalent of me and Alice to the rest of the crowd there. 

Comic Aid

Although this show sold out within 3 minutes, I was fortunate enough to give 8Purple something to get on with while I frantically refreshed TicketMaster to get tickets. The show itself was great (and is now available on DVD) and, while we appeared to be the only ones who knew who the hell Dave Spikey was, didn't let the side down. Lee Evans made an appearance having already played in the Producers, and Graham Norton filmed a link from about 10feet away from us. Oh! The fame!

The Producers

This was our Valentine's preesent to ourselves...although I must admit it was more me convincing Alice that it'd be good to go to. We were lucky enough to see the show while Lee Evans was still playing Leo Bloom, and he didn't disappoint.

The History Boys

I loved this play. I left feeling confused about my job. I loved this play. Starring the fat guy from Pie in the Sky, it's Alan Bennett's new play about a bunch of boys trying to get into Oxbridge to study history. So, kidn of what I did and what I now try to get others to do. Sheer brilliance.

Turandot

£15! FIFTEEN POUNDS! Only £15 to see a "real" opera at the Royal Opera House in Covent Garden. We went with Alice's parents, and I was personally blown away by the sheer class of the production, even if my neck was stiff for a week afterwards from the awkward view.