Monday 25 August 2025.

Sunday 24 August 2025 and Monday 25 August 2025 The world famous NOTTING HILL CARNIVAL takes place. Over a million folks a day enjoying the costumes , sounds , drinks and food at Europe's biggest carnival. Over 30 booming sound systems playing everything from house to calypso, and 50+ vibrant Mas ('masquerade') bands are usually on the programme. The Carnival is due to finish daily at 7pm...but goes on a bit. There will be big crowds , and bottlenecks , so be careful. Check your travel as some tube stations will have entry and exit changes and closures. . Get off at Paddington station and 20 mins walk is a good route. I have been to it many times over the past 50 years When i was a regular at The Reading Festival in the 1990s and 2000s i would be camping there Friday, Saturday, Sunday , and then come home to have a bath , and be at NH Carnival in the Monday afternoon. ------- Sunday 24 August 2025...1pm to 7pm... We had a lovely day out at NH Carnival. Sunshine , sounds, costumes , colour, food, drinks , good vibes. The bar opposite The Tabernacle is giving free cans of KA REMIX Caribbean rum cocktails from noon to 3pm....probably the same on Monday, so we have a few each here . We then have a wander to see the floats and costumes. At 6pm we have a nice Jerk Chicken & Rice by Harrow Road. Funny to see several local residents hiring out their toilets for £4 and a few even charged £5 . Monday 25 August 2025...1pm to 8.30pm... Today is the main day today , so a lot busier. It is a hotter day too. We head to The Tabernacle again and the park opposite for the free cans of rum cocktails to warm us up. The stage here is pretty good with acts and djs playing short sets . At 3pm we have 72 seconds of silence for GRENFELL . At 3.30pm we had a chicken curry each in The Tabernacle. Nice to have some seats in the shade for a bit. Went for a wander to see the floats and costumes and sounds. At 7pm we went back to The Tabernacle for a cheeseburger each. The Tabernacle got very busy as they have a DJ playing reggae sounds until midnight, and folks come in here after the main carnival has shut down....another enjoyable NH Carnival day . ---------------------------------------- ---------------------------------------- Saturday 23 August 2025. SEX PISTOLS EXPOSE + ULTIMATE GREEN DAY live at The 100 Club . Top notch Sex Pistols tribute act play a gig on the same day as The Sex Pistols with Frank Carter play the final date on their European Tour at Dreamland , Margate. Singer Nathan does a fantastic job as Johnny , as seen him many times with sadly missed The Sex Pistols Experience. Remembering those superb SPE River Thames boat gigs . The show celebrates the 50th anniversary of when John Lydon auditioned for The Sex Pistols in August 1975. Although Sex Pistols Expose formed in 2020, this is their first ever gig at this iconic venue . --------- Great to chat to Nathan who was outside the venue on entry. Have not seen him for a few years. ULTIMATE GREEN DAY on stage at 8pm for 70 mins. The vocals and overall sound was spot on Green Day. Lots of their best tracks played , and they finished off with three gems 'American Idiot', ' Minority ' and 'Good Riddance (Time Of Your Life) . SEX PISTOLS EXPOSE on stage at 9.35pm for 90 mins. The venue is nice and full by the time they come on stage. Nathan is looking and singing just like a young Johnny. They have a Sid in the band rather than Glen , as he sings a couple of Sid songs. Lots of playful and entertaining stage banter from them both throughout the show. Nice to have a couple of " Ray Ray" shout outs to me. You can love or hate tribute bands , but this was a great show. Full SEX PISTOLS EXPOSE setlist played tonight... Seventeen Liar EMI Submission God Save The Queen New York Satellite Problems No Feelings Pretty Vacant I Wanna Be Me Did You No Wrong Steppin' Stone Belsen Was A Gas Substitute C'Mon Everybody - Sid vocals Something Else - Sid vocals Silly Thing Holidays in the Sun Bodies Anarchy In The UK

Posted 22nd August 2025