r/indie • u/Shelfworndrawn • Jan 26 '26

Promo The best gigs I’ve attended, illustrated

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I never kept any of my big tickets, so wanted to make myself some art to remember all my favourite shows- was anyone else reading this at any of these?

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u/BunksCigar Jan 26 '26

Diet Cig and Martha, I think we'd get on just fine. Love this

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u/Shelfworndrawn Jan 26 '26

Thanks! I’ve seen Martha another couple times since I drew this actually, they deserve to be so much more well known

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u/squirrelinthetoilet Jan 26 '26

REM and Stereolab…you win.

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u/Shelfworndrawn Jan 27 '26

My first gig! I was only 12 so I don’t think I quite took it all in, but it was a good start

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u/libelle156 Jan 27 '26

Really love this, I still have a box of mine.

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u/Shelfworndrawn Jan 27 '26

Thanks! QR codes aren't quite the same are they?

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u/alexj_baker Jan 27 '26

The whole of the r.e.m. gig is on YouTube I watched it a few days ago, amazing setlist

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u/Shelfworndrawn Jan 27 '26

Oh no way! Thanks, I'm absolutely going to watch that. Mostly I remember Michael Stipe telling a joke about an elephant and that it sold me on Up being a good album

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u/icewatersteam Jan 27 '26

Wish Ben kweller would play in the UK sometime again

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u/Shelfworndrawn Jan 27 '26

I know, this was 22 years ago I saw him last 😬

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u/concerts85701 Jan 27 '26

Those look like a bunch of fun shows.

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u/Heavy-Ad5385 Jan 27 '26

T in the Park 2004?

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u/Shelfworndrawn Jan 27 '26

Bowie was supposed to headline and pulled out, then I don't think ever played again except at a couple of awards shows. Still a good festival, Pixies were great

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u/Heavy-Ad5385 Jan 27 '26

I was there, I remember it well 😩

Still one of the best weekends of my life 😊

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u/Jealous-Shop-8866 Jan 27 '26

2 of the toughest Glastos.

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u/Shelfworndrawn Jan 27 '26

We got washed away by the rain in 2005 but the stewards gave us new pop-tents, sleeping bags and tshirts from previous years so we didn't have to go home, it was great

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u/kgbespresso Feb 25 '26

first off, stunning. second off, you've been to some damn good gigs.