At the end of every year I always end up thinking it has been the best-ever for fabulous gigs.
As the calendar starts to get busy for 2019, it is time to take a backwards glance to pick out the highlights of an excellent 2018.
Some old favourites returned and I was delighted to be able to see numerous superb artists for the very first time, in a variety of venues from massive stadiums to the most intimate of 'small rooms upstairs.'
Here are some of my favourite moments, representing approximately half of the gigs of 2018.
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| The Skids at the Georgian Theatre, Stockton |
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| Big Country at the Georgian Theatre, Stockton |
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| Rosanne Cash at the Union Chapel, Islington |
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| Bananarama, Edinburgh Castle |
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| Altered Images, Edinburgh Castle |
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| The Rolling Stones, Twickenham Stadium |
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| Sam Lavery at the Georgian Theatre, Stockton |
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| Natalie Imbruglia, 02 Academy, Liverpool |
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| The Damned, 02 Forum, Kentish Town |
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| ...with support from Slim Jim Phantom! |
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| Gary Numan - Middlesbrough Empire and then Newcastle City Hall |
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| Sherdian Smith, The Sage, Gateshead |
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| Kim Wilde, York Barbican |
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| UK Subs at the Georgian Theatre, Stockton |
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| Eilen Jewell, Gulliver's (Manchester) and The Lexington (London) |
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| Imelda May, Symphony Hall, Birmingham (with Texas and Ward Thomas) |
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| Shania Twain, Manchester Arena |
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| Jilted John, Middlesbrough Town Hall |
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| Hailey Tuck, Middlesbrough Town Hall |
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| Dawn Landes, The Basement, York |
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| Caro Emerald, Barbican, York |
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| Rachel Harrington, The Old Cinema Launderette, Durham |
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| Sweet at Arc, Stockton |
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| The Cardigans, Eventim Apollo, Hammersmith |
2019 has a hard act to follow, but plans are already falling into place!
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