Southhampton

Welcome to the forum Victoria. What a way to start out going to concerts. All the rest will be anti-climatic after a Bonamassa gig. (unless it is another Bonamassa concert) Glad you had a good time with your friends. Rick

Oh he was so cool, he reminded me of a Silver bird in his suit! So yes I'm a JB junkie as well! I would love to see so many more Artists and have fun and now there is nothing stopping me. Thankyou Suzanne. Who do you think should be next? X

I would defer to Suzanne or some of the posters from the UK. I am in San Diego, so my concert schedule wouldn't exactly be convenient to you. They constantly post to the Other Artist section with the latest hot acts to check out. Enjoy your new hobby. Live music is always a joy and you get to meet some very nice people while doing it. Rick

Yes Currymandavid is right! Joe in London is a must-see.

I live in the Netherlands so probably i'm not the one you should ask although i travel some countries to see a band.
Just posted my concert-list in another section,  i believe the topic is called: which show are you gonna see next, or something. Check some of the lists out in that topic, most of the gigs are in the UK i believe. Then look the artists up on youtube and if you like them surf the net for tourdates in your region.

My personal favourites are the new up and comers:
Aynsley Lister (you DEFENITELY have to go and see him), Eric Steckel, Joanne Shaw Taylor, Oli Brown
but also Mighty Orq, Dirty Sweat, Black Stone Cherry, etc.

Have fun and post some show reviews!

As you are on the Isle of Sheppy you should keep a close eye on the gigs that Pete Feenstra runs in South London and Kent. Just an hour or less in the car. He is showcasing a lot of the best new talent at the moment. Oli Brown, Joanne Shaw Taylor, Aynlsey Lister, Billy Walton and many more have been at his clubs of late. Check out his website. There is a lot going on just now and lots of great new artists to get into.

http://www.feenstra.co.uk/

This Friday Larry Miller is at The New Anchor in Lewisham. Top guitar slinger.

If you look in 'Other Topics', there is a thread running now on up and coming gigs people are planning to see over the next couple of months. Could be a good source. There are a couple of guys in there from the London and surrounding areas.
For instance, 16th December, Jazz Cafe at Camden - Oli Brown (you gotta see him), JSTaylor and Virgil and the Accelerators all on the same bill. Top night out for Bluesrock chicks.

Just a thought
MikeH

Welcome Victoria.
So glad that you have discovered Joe - life will never be quite the same again!
Maggie

Hi Victoria and welcome to the forum family of Joe.

I must say you certainly could not have picked a better first gig than a Joe one! You have set the bar very high for future gigs

There is a huge amount of young talent in the UK right now and the Other Artists section is a great place to discover artists new to you.

As everyone here knows I am a huge Oli Brown fan and I know he is playing a gig at the Brook in Southampton next tuesday the 15th.

Keep an eye out too for Joanne Shaw Taylor, Aynsley Lister, Matt Schofield, Virgil and the Accelerators, King King, Ian Siegal, Dani Wilde, Jay Tamkin to name but a few.

You could check out my You Tube channel .....I have one or two videos on there

http://www.youtube.com/user/Tripsybon

Including some of Joe from the Leeds gig last week.

Tripsy

Hi Victoria, welcome to the forum, so pleased that you enjoyed Joe's gig at Southampton, if I were you I would try and get to Hammersmith or Bournemouth next May also as  plenty of others have said both Oli Brown and Aynsley Lister are more than worth checking out !