#25TopGigsOf2025 The Fatback Band at Koko. It was only on the way home that I discovered Bill "Fatback" Curtis, the group's founder and current percussionist, is 93 years old!

#25TopGigsOf2025 Theatre Royal at the Sweeps Festival in Rochester. Great band. Check out their latest LP on @spinoutnuggets.bsky.social here theatreroyal.bandcamp.com/album/a-chan... @theatreroyal.bsky.social
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#25TopGigsOf2025 Janet Kay and Carroll Thompson at Cross The Tracks. This Silly Games singalong was joyous
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#25TopGigsOf2025 Yuuf at the Wide Awake festival. One of my fave new discoveries of the year. This is the very lovely Iman from their Alma's Cove EP on Ninja Tune's Technicolour offshoot. Sounding like The Durutti Column meeting Khruangbin on a beach in Ibiza.
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#25TopGigsOf2025 Lloyd Cole and some Commotions at the Barbican back in January

#25TopGigsOf2025 Leroy Burgess at The Jazz Cafe in August - such a joyous concert. Here's a snippet of his Black Ivory classic, Mainline

#25TopGigsOf2025 Leftfield at Rockaway Beach back in January 🙌

#25TopGigsOf2025 The Beta Band at The Roundhouse. When they find their groove they’re in a world of their own

Continuing the list of my 25 top gigs of 2025, here are The Earlies at Hackney Church in October. A real treat to catch their one-off reunion show - they were magnificent #25TopGigsOf2025
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#25TopGigsOf2025 Dean Wareham at the 229
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#25TopGigsOf2025 Spiritualized at Rockaway Beach @rockawaybeach.bsky.social
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#25TopGigsOf2025 Egyptian Lover at Cross The Tracks - electro excellence
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#25TopGigsOf2025 The Delines at Rough Trade East. Looking forward to seeing them again at the Union Chapel next year

Edwyn Collins at the RFH - one of my 25 top gigs of 2025 #25TopGigsOf2025
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