| # |
Band(s) |
Venue |
Date |
Rating |
Comments |
| 3176 | Prodigy + Placebo | Power Station , London SW11 | 22.12.1997 | 9,5 | caught 20 mins of good support . Full on mental 85 mins set from the kings of dance rock . |
| 3174 | Buzzcocks | Mean Fiddler,Harlesden,London | 20.12.1997 | 9,25 | sold out show by these punk legends . 90 mins set full of older classics and a sprinkling of new material . |
| 3175 | Bjorn Again | Shepherds Bush Empire,London | 21.12.1997 | 9,25 | Fantastic xmas party atmosphere . 90 mins set of ABBA classics . |
| 3173 | Oasis + Supergrass | Wembley Arena , London | 17.12.1997 | 9,75 | 2nd of 3 sold out Oasis Wembley gigs Critics have been writing Oasis off but this show was totally fantastic . 1 hour 40 mins of great distorted rock n roll anthems . |
| 3172 | Fish | Mean Fiddler,Harlesden,London | 15.12.1997 | 9,25 | Set lasted nearly 2 hours . Fish still has that great stage patter and his storytelling is pure magic . |
| 3170 | Midge Ure | Mean Fiddler,Harlesden,London | 13.12.1997 | 8,5 | Good 80 mins set but was spoilt by sound problems and under rehearsed but there were a few good tunes . |
| 3171 | Shane McGowan | Kentish Town Forum,London | 14.12.1997 | 9,25 | Mental sold out drunken crowd made it a wild atmosphere for Shanes 80 mins set . Shane looks a bit rough but his loyal fans really do love him . |
| 3169 | Roy Ayers | Jazz Cafe , London | 12.12.1997 | 9 | week of sold out Jazz Cafe RA shows . London crowd always loves his 90 mins set of funk and vibes . |
| 3167 | Morrissey | Power Station , London SW11 | 10.12.1997 | 9,25 | Really good exciting show but he only played for 65 mins tonight . |
| 3168 | Gary Glitter + The Glitter Band | Wembley Arena , London | 11.12.1997 | 9,5 | First of 2 GG Wembley shows . Fantastic xmas atmosphere . 1 hour 40 mins totally over the top show from this great 1970s glam legend . |
| 3166 | Dream Theatre | Kentish Town Forum ,London | 09.12.1997 | 9 | one off UK show .2 hours 10 mins set. Much better than expected . They were kinda like Rush with the most amazing drummer I have seen for years . |
| 3164 | Cast | Power Station , London SW11 | 05.12.1997 | 9 | 85 mins set in this super tent venue set up for loads of December shows . They played about 8 top 40 hit singles . |
| 3165 | Tom Robinson | Mean Fiddler,Harlesden,London | 07.12.1997 | 9,25 | Tom played 2 sets of 45 mins each and as usual had a lovely stage manner full of jokes and good stories . |
| 3162 | Insane Clown Posse | Astoria 2 , London | 03.12.1997 | 9,25 | Sold out show for this hyped USA band . Mad rap rock duo with 2 female dancers 60 mins set full of rude lyrics as they squirted the crowd non stop with their green soda .yuk .great fun though . |
| 3163 | Mary Black | Mean Fiddler,Harlesden,London | 04.12.1997 | 9 | Really good 1 hour 40 mins set with most lyrics having an irish theme. |
| 3160 | Project 1 /Ex King Crimson/ | Jazz Cafe , London | 01.12.1997 | 5 | This 90 mins set of instrumentals was the most boring gig i have seen for ages |
| 3161 | Stiff Little Fingers | Mean Fiddler,Harlesden,London | 02.12.1997 | 9,5 | Fantastic sold out punk atmosphere. Great 85 mins set that included loads of older classics and new material . |
| 3159 | Moodswings | Kentish Town Forum , London | 30.11.1997 | 9,25 | The venue was decorated with lots of lovely drapes and logos everywhere for this rave promotion. 60 mins set . Chrissie Hynde (Pretenders) came on for State Of Independance |
| 3157 | Spear Of Destiny | Mean Fiddler,Harlesden,London | 21.11.1997 | 9,25 | Really good 75 mins set . Kirk Brandon really gives it 100% |
| 3158 | Paul Young | Shepherds Bush Empire,London | 25.11.1997 | 9,5 | He still looks the part and that great voice was intact for the 1hour 40 mins . |
| 3155 | Connor Reeves | Jazz Cafe , London | 18.11.1997 | 9 | sold out show by this hot white soul singer with 2 top 30 hit singles . 55 mins set with a great voice . |
| 3156 | AC/Seedy ( AC/DC Tribute ) | Redback , Acton , London | 20.11.1997 | 9,25 | they did a fantastic 60 mins set of AC/DC rock classics and the Angus lookalike was just perfection . |
| 3153 | Gary Numan | Shepherds Bush Empire , London | 09.11.1997 | 9 | 1 hour 40 mins set . He played 4 or 5 hits but concentrated on material that hinted at industrial goth but vocals were mixed down far too low . |
| 3154 | Tura Satana + Bullyrag | Garage , London | 13.11.1997 | 9,25 | support did a good rap metal set . Tura singer has a great mix of Courtney Love / Cyndi Lauper crazed attitude in the great 60 mins rock set . |
| 3152 | Radish + Addict | Garage , London | 30.10.1997 | 8,5 | sold out show .Interesting support band Raddish did a pretty good set . |
| 3151 | Del Amitri | Royal Albert Hall , London | 28.10.1997 | 9,5 | much better show than the last time I saw them .First set was 45 mins semi acoustic and Second set was 85 mins electric set with all the hits . |
| 3147 | Godfathers | Garage , London | 18.10.1997 | 9,75 | Yet another stunning show from this great little band . 75 mins of rock n roll energy with a great encore of The Beasties Fight For Your Right To Party |
| 3149 | Smashmouth | Garage , London | 21.10.1997 | 7,5 | current hit single is really good but the rest of the hour set was not much good |
| 3150 | ELO 2 | Shepherds Bush Empire,London | 27.10.1997 | 9 | sadly no Jeff Lynne but originals Bev Bevan on drums and Nick Kamanski are still here playing tonight . no support . 2 hour show loads of hits .pretty enjoyable . |
| 3148 | No Use For A Name + Suicide Machines | Garage , London | 20.10.1997 | 8,5 | Two of Americas top up and coming punk bands but they were nothing mega |
| 3145 | Whitesnake | Shepherds Bush Empire,London | 07.10.1997 | 9,75 | 1st of 2 sell out shows at SB Empire . Billed as the Farewell Tour Fantastic 2 hour set feat all their great rock tracks with that great Coverdale bluesy rock n roll voice. |
| 3146 | D Influence | Jazz Cafe , London | 09.10.1997 | 9 | 4th of 5 sell out Jazz Cafe shows . Really good 90 mins set of pop soul . |
| 3144 | Nils Lofgren | Jazz Cafe , London | 02.10.1997 | 9 | "90 mins acoustic set with great songs like Keith Don’t Go and Shine Silently Nils is a great guitarist ." |
| 3142 | Pretend Pretenders | Mean Fiddler,Harlesden,London | 27.09.1997 | 8 | they started off badly but the singer did good with hit singles at the end . |
| 3143 | Trextasy with Micky Finn + Johns Children | Corn Exchange , Cambridge | 30.09.1997 | 9,75 | another mega tribute night to Bolan . this time to celebrate to the day what would have been his 50th birthday. Rolan Bolan was there to watch it . Trextasy did 2 sets . The first was an hour of lesser known Bolan gems . Second set was a 1 hour 25 mins set of greatest hits with Trex legend Micky Finn on trademark bongos . |
| 3139 | Supertramp | Royal Albert Hall , London | 20.09.1997 | 9,5 | First hour of the 2 hour show was new material then it was old classics . CD quality show with mega varilites . Great seats at the front tonight . |
| 3140 | Gwar | Kentish Town Forum, London | 22.09.1997 | 9,25 | similar 90 mins show as last year . the music is 3rd rate thrash but the show is mega fun with mad costumes and fake gunge blood everywhere . |
| 3141 | Shakatak | Jazz Cafe , London | 23.09.1997 | 7,5 | apart from the 2 hit singles it was a pretty boring night . |
| 3137 | Supertramp | Royal Albert Hall , London | 18.09.1997 | 9,25 | 2nd of 5 Supertramp RAH shows . no support . 2 hour show |
| 3138 | Exponents | Mean Fiddler,Harlesden,London | 19.09.1997 | 9,25 | really good massive in Aussie band who did a rocking 75 mins set . |
| 3136 | Trextasy | The Complex, Islington, London | 16.09.1997 | 9,75 | mega show for the 20th anniversary of Marc Bolans sad death. Trextasy did a 60 mins greatest hits set and there was a Trex disco and videos all night with appearance of Bill Legend the original drummer from Marcs band . |
| 3133 | 3 Colours Red + Nick Heywood | Garage , London | 02.09.1997 | 9 | Creation Records double bill ? 1980s pop star did a good 30 mins set . 3 Colours Red did a good rocky set . |
| 3134 | John Sebastian | Jazz Cafe , London | 07.09.1997 | 8,5 | Ex Lovin Spoonful and Woodstock survivor with a 80 mins ok set with some nice stories . |
| 3135 | Primal Scream | Victoria Park ,Hackney ,London | 12.09.1997 | 8 | "75 mins set that was a major let down. They played Rocks but all the new stuff was lost in this horrible huge tent that had no atmosphere whatsoever . |
| 3131 | Nowaysis + Cavern Beatles + Counterfeit Stones + Abba Gold + One Step Behind + Spice It Up | Boston Manor Park, Brentford | 30.08.1997 | 9,5 | all day tribute bands festival promoted by TNT mag .Really good atmosphere . Best band were Counterfeit Stones with Nowaysis very disapointing . |
| 3130 | Percy Sledge | Jazz Cafe , London | 28.08.1997 | 8,5 | 85 mins standard soul set with a few of his own and a lot of cover versions . |
| 3132 | Jah Wobble And Invaders Of The Heart | Jazz Cafe , London | 01.09.1997 | 8 | former PIL bass player with a set that never really got going . |
| 3128 | U2 | Wembley Stadium , London | 23.08.1997 | 9,75 | 2nd of 2 Wembley Stadium sell outs . Featuring the worlds biggest video screen Fantastic 2 hour show from one of the greatest live rock bands . |
| 3129 | Metallica + Marilyn Manson + Terrorvision + Bush + Dinosaur Jr + 3 Colours Red + Descendants | Reading Festival | 24.08.1997 | 9,75 | Metallica did an awesome 1 hour 40 mins set and Marilyn Manson did a great shock rock hour set for all his fans who turned up in force. 3 Colours Red , Terrorvision and Bush were good . Dinosaur Jr were a let down. |
| 3126 | Jose Feliciano | Jazz Cafe , London | 21.08.1997 | 9 | Legendary blind guitarist .Strange set of songs in 90 mins set but it was a very entertaining night . |
| 3127 | Leo Sayer | Mean Fiddler,Harlesden,London | 22.08.1997 | 9,25 | he seems to have been away for over 10 years hiding but he still looks the same and did a really good 90 mins set that had 6 or 7 hit singles from 1970s . |
| 3123 | Mike Scott Band | Garage , London | 14.08.1997 | 9,25 | 1st of 5 Garage shows for Mike Scott Back with a rocking electric band . |
| 3124 | Mike Scott Band | Garage , London | 18.08.1997 | 9,25 | 80 mins set of great lyrics and great vocals . |
| 3125 | Eddie Reader And Bob Hewerdine | Mean Fiddler,Harlesden,London | 19.08.1997 | 9 | "Quality evening with 2 great singers with great lyrics . 90 mins set with final song Gracelands superb. |
| 3122 | David Bowie | Shepherds Bush Empire,London | 11.08.1997 | 9,75 | 1st of 2 sell out Bowie shows at The Empire .This was another gig that I reviewed for the local paper . Superb 2 hours 10 mins set with a great backing band .Best show at The Empire since Sex Pistols gig last year . |
| 3118 | Sinead O Connor | Kentish Town Forum , London | 28.07.1997 | 9,25 | Really good 75 mins comback show with lots of irish and indian mixes. Did not play Nothing Compares To You |
| 3119 | Shola Ama | Jazz Cafe , London | 29.07.1997 | 8 | up and coming 18 year old with a sold out show .Good 55 mins set but not enough stand out material . |
| 3120 | Billy Cobham | Jazz Cafe , London | 04.08.1997 | 8,5 | still one of the worlds greatest jazz rock drummers .With bass and guitar but with no vocals and 10 mins songs . |
| 3121 | Saw Doctors | Astoria , London | 06.08.1997 | 9,25 | sold out show with a great atmosphere. 1 hour 55 mins set of irish based lyrics. |
| 3112 | Dr John + Dr Robert | Kentish Town Forum , London | 16.07.1997 | 8 | Is there a doctor in the house ? both acts good but nothing special . |
| 3113 | Isaac Hayes + Groove Collective | Kentish Town Forum , London | 17.07.1997 | 9 | "Isaac and his great backing band did a really good 2 hour set with a finale of Theme From Shaft that was mega . |
| 3114 | Dog Eat Dog | Mean Fiddler,Harlesden,London | 19.07.1997 | 9,25 | much better than expected 70 mins set from these grunge pop rockers . |
| 3117 | David Byrne | Shepherds Bush Empire, London | 26.07.1977 | 9,5 | Really interesting 85 mins set with all Talking Heads songs remixed and new material full of dance energy . |
| 3116 | Terry Callier | Jazz Cafe , London | 23.07.1997 | 8 | rediscovered acid jazz legend but I found some of the 90 mins set boring . |
| 3115 | Roy Wood Big Band | Beck Theatre , Hayes , Middx | 20.07.1997 | 9,5 | 70 mins greatest hits set with loads of classic Move and Wizzard songs His massive band were great feat a few females on sax and trombones etc . |
| 3111 | Micheal Jackson | Wembley Stadium , London | 15.07.1997 | 9,25 | Long 2 hours 15 mins set but he used too many video clips between songs . Great tunes and dancing but he is still stuck in the 1980s . |
| 3108 | Diana Ross | Wembley Arena , London | 07.07.1997 | 9,5 | no support . In the round show . really good 2 hour show of great songs and big glitzy dresses . |
| 3109 | Jazz Passengers feat Deborah Harry | Jazz Cafe , London | 09.07.1997 | 9,25 | great 90 mins set of New York jazz with stylish vocals by Deborah Harry . |
| 3107 | KISS + Rage Against The Machine + Skunk Anansie + Thunder + L7 + 3 Colours Red | Finsbury Park , London | 05.07.1997 | 10 | the sun came out and all support bands did good sets .KISS came on for their biggest London show ever to 25,000+ . Fantastic set lasting nearly 2 hours with all the usual stage production. |
| 3110 | Alice Cooper + Tampasm | Guildhall , Southampton | 10.07.1997 | 9,75 | could not get tickets for London show that sold out and touts wanted ?60 so drove down to Southampton for this great venue that holds 1700 . support group were pretty dire . Fantastic 85 mins set of non stop entertainment with mega tunes like No More Mr Nice Guy + Elected +Schools Out + Poison. Superb show . |
| 3105 | Sting + Kula Shaker + Van Morrison + Ash + Noel Fielding | Glastonbury Festival ,Somerset | 29.06.1997 | 9,5 | The great Glastonbury vibes overcame all the dreadful weather conditions |
| 3104 | Ray Davies + Steve Harley + Billy Bragg + Nick Lowe + Attila The Stocbroker + John Otway . | Glastonbury Festival ,Somerset | 28.06.1997 | 9,25 | we did not see Prodigy on Fri and Radiohead on Sat because the area was too slippery to stand in . Honest . |
| 3106 | Goldblade | Garage , London | 03.07.1997 | 8,5 | loads of energy in this soul punk gig but the set only lasted 40 mins . |
| 3102 | Stevie Winwood | Shepherds Bush Empire, London | 25.06.1997 | 9 | no support . 2 hour set . the older songs were great but new material seemed very average . |
| 3103 | Beck + Levellers + Echo And The Bunnymen | Glastonbury Festival ,Somerset | 27.06.1997 | 9,25 | 100,000 tickets all sold a month ago . really heavy rain on Thurs,Fri , Sat meant the entire site was very muddy. |
| 3101 | David Essex | Shepherds Bush Empire, London | 24.06.1997 | 9 | 80 mins set full of his great 1970s pop singles and some new material |
| 3098 | Aerosmith + 3 Colours Red | Bercy , Paris , France | 11.06.1997 | 10 | support did an energy filled set .totally stunning Aerosmith show in this venue I think even better than last weeks Wembley Arena shows . |
| 3100 | INXS | Wembley Arena , London | 18.06.1997 | 9,5 | really good 1 hour 45 mins set .Micheal is still the perfect looking rock star but the vocals could have been clearer. |
| 3099 | ABC + Jai | Kentish Town Forum , London | 14.06.1997 | 9,5 | ok support but ABC did a really good 70 mins set with plenty of classics from Lexicon Of Love album. |
| 3096 | Shane McGowan + Van Morrison + Lightning Seeds + Divine Comedy + Dreadzone + Brian Kennedy | Finsbury Park , London Fleadh Music Festival | 07.06.1997 | 9 | nice day out in the sunshine . Lightning Seeds stuck to a pure hits set and irish singer Brian Kennedy was really good .Shane and Van were good . |
| 3097 | KISS | Flanders Expo,Ghent,Belgium | 10.06.1997 | 10 | venue was similar to Wembley Arena but not as big . KISS in full make up . 1 hour 50 mins of the perfect rock show great songs , fireworks ,blood spitting , fire breathing ,explosions , rocket firing guitars . Excellent . |
| 3095 | Counterfeit Stones | Clapham Grand , London | 06.06.1997 | 9 | Fun filled 70 mins set of classic Rolling Stones tunes . |
| 3093 | Aerosmith | Wembley Arena , London | 04.06.1997 | 9,75 | both shows sold out a month ago . totally stunning 1 hour 35 mins set . |
| 3094 | Aerosmith | Wembley Arena , London | 05.06.1997 | 9,75 | so many great rock songs from one of the worlds greatest live bands . |
| 3092 | Specials | Mean Fiddler,Harlesden,London | 03.06.1997 | 9,5 | Another fantastic live band who really want to make everyone dance to their 1 hour 25 mins of bouncy ska . |
| 3090 | Average White Band | Jazz Cafe , Camden | 29.05.1997 | 9,25 | Lovely slick soul sound .1 hour 40 mins set of old classics and new material . |
| 3091 | Toots And The Maytals | Jazz Cafe , London | 02.06.1997 | 8 | Reggae legend but most of the set seemed a bit half hearted |
| 3089 | W.A.S.P. | Shepherds Bush Empire,London | 28.05.1997 | 9,25 | TV screens showing porn videos and cutting up a pig on stage , yes it must be another WASP show .80 mins set . |
| 3086 | Brand New Heavies | Kentish Town Forum , London | 15.05.1997 | 9 | with new female american vocalist . filmed by MTV so lots of costume changes in the 80 mins funk set . |
| 3087 | Steve Harley | Mean Fiddler,Harlesden,London | 16.05.1997 | 9,5 | Fantastic 2 hour set full of passion and feeling from this 1970s star . |
| 3088 | Boz Skaggs | Jazz Cafe , London | 21.05.1997 | 8,5 | First UK show for 20 years . 90 mins set of jazz ,blues and soul . |
| 3085 | Ian Hunter | Shepherds Bush Empire,London | 14.05.1997 | 9,25 | really enjoyable 90 mins set . the 1970s oldies were mega though the new stuff was pretty average . He was joined by Queens Roger Taylor for a great encore of All The Young Dudes |
| 3082 | Billy Bragg | Mean Fiddler,Harlesden,London | 01.05.1997 | 9 | Election Special Concert . 90 mins set of superb lyrics . |
| 3083 | Beck + Brand New Heavies + Henry Rollins + David Bryne with Morcheeba( recording for Jools Holland later ) | BBC Studios , London W12 | 06.05.1997 | 9,5 | each act did 2 or 3 songs each and it was really enjoyable . |
| 3084 | The Plimsouls | The Garage , Barcelona , Spain | 09.05.1997 | 9 | feat Blondie drummer Clem Burke . 90 mins set of power pop that is really popular in Spain at present . |
| 3080 | Horace Andy | Jazz Cafe , London | 28.04.1997 | 8 | Reggae Coxone legend from 60s/70s. good band but he had a weak voice . |
| 3081 | Eels + Tennage Fan Club | Shepherds Bush Empire ,London | 30.04.1997 | 9,5 | Eels did a superb 70 mins set and support did a good set .This was the first show I reviewed for the local West London paper that would continue off and on for the next 4 years . |
| 3077 | Specials | Mean Fiddler,Harlesden,London | 18.04.1997 | 9,5 | still no Terry Hall but a great 90 mins set of Specials hits and ska covers . Great dance atmosphere . |
| 3078 | Nils Lofgren | Mean Fiddler,Harlesden,London | 23.04.1997 | 9,25 | 90 mins unplugged set with lots of old and new songs and great guitar . |
| 3079 | Screaming Lord Sutch And The Savages | Station Tavern , London W10 | 25.04.1997 | 8,5 | an hour of blues covers but S L Sutch only came on for last 25 mins but was great fun and it was free admission . |
| 3075 | Elves | Kentish Town Forum , London | 11.04.1997 | 9,25 | Mexican Elvis Presley tribute . full 90 mins set of costume changes , humour and great songs . |
| 3076 | Bryan Adams | Wembley Arena , London | 14.04.1997 | 9,75 | last of 5 Wembley Arena shows . same 2 hours 30 mins set as last week but more fun as we got near the front . so many great catchy pop rock songs . |
| 3073 | Cheikh Lo | Jazz Cafe , London | 08.04.1997 | 8,5 | rising West African singer who did a good 1 hour 45 mins set . |
| 3074 | Bryan Adams | Wembley Arena , London | 10.04.1997 | 9,5 | no support . First of 5 Wembley shows . great 2 hours 30 mins set with 30 mins of that played on a small stage in the middle of the arena . |
| 3072 | Abba Gold | Redback , Acton , London | 03.04.1997 | 9 | really good fun night of Abba tunes . 60 mins set inc costume changes . |
| 3071 | Suzanne Vega | Kentish Town Forum, London | 28.03.1997 | 9 | First 30 mins was a bit boring but it got better and better in the 1 hour 45 mins set . |
| 3070 | Dana Bryant | Jazz Cafe , London | 25.03.1997 | 9 | 80 mins set of NY rap poetry with a great band and stage personality . |
| 3068 | Mary Black | Jazz Cafe , London | 18.03.1997 | 9 | very popular female Irish singer . 80 mins set , great voice ,great lyrics . |
| 3069 | James | Shepherds Bush Empire, London | 20.03.1997 | 9,5 | Excellent 90 mins set with lots of James anthems and a few new ones . |
| 3067 | Rosanne Cash | Jazz Cafe , London | 17.03.1997 | 8 | good country voice and lyrics . |
| 3066 | Sam Brown | Jazz Cafe , London | 09.03.1997 | 8 | UK female vocalist who did a good 75 mins set inc a couple of 1990 hits . she is a very indemand backing singer for the major touring acts . |
| 3064 | Platinum Blonde | Redback , Acton , London | 06.03.1997 | 8,5 | Madonna tribute who did a good 55 mins set of her biggest tunes . |
| 3065 | Ray Davies | Queen Elizabeth Hall , London | 08.03.1997 | 9,5 | acoustic show . No support . superb 2 hours 15 mins set with loads of old hits mixed with new material and some great stories . |
| 3060 | Black Crowes | Garage , London | 22.02.1997 | 9,25 | 8.30 pm show lasted for 1 hour 45 mins and had more electric guitars . |
| 3061 | Steve Earle | Mean Fiddler,Harlesden,London | 23.02.1997 | 9,25 | 2nd show with great stories and lyrics about Southern States of USA . |
| 3062 | Courtney Pine | Jazz Cafe , London | 26.02.1997 | 9 | Fantastic jazz trumpet player with a great band giving it a rap/hip hop vibe . |
| 3063 | Sham 69 | Adrenalin Village , London SW11 | 02.03.1997 | 9,5 | 20th anniversary show from Sham 69 really good 55 mins set of old and new and Jimmy Pursey is still brilliant . |
| 3059 | Black Crowes | Garage , London | 22.02.1997 | 9 | 5.30 pm show lasted for 1 hour 35 mins and was more acoustic . |
| 3057 | Marky Ramones Intruders | Camden Underworld, London | 18.02.1997 | 8,5 | 45 mins set from ex Ramones member very NY punk kind of show . |
| 3058 | Steve Earle | Mean Fiddler,Harlesden,London | 21.02.1997 | 9,25 | solo acoustic country and western blues . 2 hour 30 mins set . |
| 3056 | Ocean Colour Scene + Paul Weller | Royal Albert Hall , London | 17.02.1997 | 9,5 | surprise guest support did a great 25 mins set . OCS did a really good 75 mins set with encore feat Paul Weller and Noel Gallacher on stage with them. |
| 3054 | Maximum Who | Mean Fiddler,Harlesden ,London | 07.02.1997 | 9 | Who tribute act who did not really look like them but played the songs great . |
| 3055 | Jamiroquai + Spice Girls | Alexander Palace , London | 13.02.1997 | 9,5 | invite only party for pre season launch of McClaren racing cars new livery . lots of celebs and free booze and both bands did really good 45 mins sets . |
| 3048 | Trextasy | Clapham Grand , London | 17.01.1997 | 9,25 | really good set as usual but only did 50 mins tonight as disco took over . |
| 3049 | Lightning Seeds + Octopus + Mundy | Astoria , London | 19.01.1997 | 9 | both supports were boring . L . Seeds did a 60 mins set that had a few good hit singles but they lacked excitement and stage presence . |
| 3050 | Light Of The World | Jazz Cafe , London | 24.01.1997 | 9,25 | reunion show for this London funk band who did a good 1 hour 40 mins set of old and new songs with a great encore of London Town + The Other One |
| 3051 | Eels | Garage , London | 29.01.1997 | 9,25 | sold out show by this LA trio . 70 mins set with some cool indie tunes |
| 3052 | Us 3 | Jazz Cafe , London | 05.02.1997 | 8,5 | good 80 mins set from this American jazz rap act . |
| 3053 | Denim | 100 Club , London | 06.02.1997 | 9 | short 40 mins set but loads of 70s themes in songs made it good fun . |
| 3047 | Link Wray | Garage , London | 15.01.1997 | 7 | should have been a lot better . he played too many cover versions. |
| 3044 | Death In June | Garage , London | 09.01.1997 | 6 | boring industrial goth . |
| 3045 | Gene Harris | Jazz Cafe , London | 13.01.1997 | 8 | over 50 albums out in 40 year career .some lovely piano playing . |
| 3046 | Descendents | Garage , London | 14.01.1997 | 8 | LA punk rockers did a 75 mins set . |
