Friday - Carter USM. Fantastic 1993 party. A dancing, strangers-hugging celebration of a gig. So old school it had a You Fat Bastards chant and EMF supporting.

Saturday - Leonard Cohen. Just the best impulse purchase. Hypnotic, charming, precise, beautiful. Show of the year hands down.

Sunday - Extreme. Pretty close to show of the year. Way better than they ever were. They know they are a club band playing to fans and played the hell out of every song. So much interaction and spontenaity and the best new drummer. Really loose and powerful. No fat. No solos. No extended jams or embarrassing rapping. Two frontmen in Nuno and Gary. Great medlies and teases. Worth every penny

Some pictures http://www.flickr.com/photos/9814600...th/3058695852/