My 20 best gigs of 2025
The good, the bad and the ugly, eh? Nope. Just the good, the good and the er, also good. That's right, it's the Niluccio on noise annual round-up of 20 scintillating gigs from the past year. Yes, a score of blistering shows from 2025, as your humble correspondent blithely went out to watch live music while the world around him continued to fall apart. Twenty of the best ( un ranked, none of that infantile "countdown to number one" stuff here). True, there were some other very good gigs which could easily have made the list (all told, there were numerous excellent shows this year), but there just ain't room for all of 'em. So, here they are. Read on ... Melter: Bird's Nest, London, 1 February It was a minor miracle I caught this Melter gig. It was freeeeeezzzzzing cold, trains between Hackney and New Cross were cancelled (thanks TfL), and the band started achingly late. But - staunchly - I was there. Yep, standing down the front to catch the entire 11 min...
