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Music life in lockdown week 37

Music life in lockdown week 37

The contenders for #3albums01 Twitter poll

#3albums01 Twitter poll

#3albums01 Twitter poll

My top 41 albums from 2001 and how they fared in the #3albums01 poll.

2007

The new year starts off with the very first Kerrang tour to come to Belfast.  This was their version of the NME tour where the metal magazine selects four bands on a bill for their tips of the year. Headlining this gig at Mandela Hall was Biffy Clyro who were just six months away from … Continue reading 2007

2001 – festivals

The summer of 2001 saw me going to two festivals that year - T in the Park over in Scotland and the second Witnness festival in Ireland. T in the Park took place over the weekend of 7-8 July. This was my first visit to a Scottish festival and it was really good. Very much … Continue reading 2001 – festivals

1999

After the disappointment of seeing Garbage at the Big Day Out in Galway the previous summer, they made their Belfast debut at the King’s Hall on 15/01/99. This time a more enjoyable performance compared to the rushed one in Galway. Support that night came from Moloko. Placebo came back for another visit to the Ulster … Continue reading 1999