42 – What do Xtina, Bjork and U2 All Have in Common?

<p>We're talking GIGS! Way back when, pre-pandemic, pre-babies, pre- all kinds of adult responsibilities (and aching limbs), we were MAD for a gig! We talk about some of the best concerts we've been to, from watching drunk Scotsmen sing their hearts out in a field to truly reaching musical nirvana in a Milanese bookshop.</p><br><p>ALSO! <a href="http://www.patreon/notwithoutmysister" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">We've set up a PATREON</a>, where you'll find ad-free episodes PLUS, from June 1st, our Friday minisodes will be EXCLUSIVELY available to patrons AND they'll be LONGER! Yes, you'll be getting MORE OF US THAN YOU'D EVER IMAGINED POSSIBLE! Sign up right now for $5/month at <a href="http://www.patreon/notwithoutmysister" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">patreon/notwithoutmysister</a> </p><br><p>**</p><br><p>Some things we discuss include:</p><p><br></p><ul><li>Arctic Monkeys at Oxegen, aka the year a truly poorrendous Portaloo incident put Rosemary off festivals for life</li><li>the first ever Electric&nbsp;Picnic – and <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=n06grzJ8JQg" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Rosemary's favourite AC/DC song</a></li><li>why Beatrice is too good for the Ramada Inn</li><li>Jurassic 5 &gt; Maroon 5</li><li>long live <a href="https://amzn.to/2S4UIrB" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">2 Many DJs</a></li><li>Artists we'd love to have seen include: Phil Collins (!), Garth Brooks / Chris Gaines (<em>Zoolander</em>) – should have partnered with Holy Justin Bieber, Fleetwood Mac, Scissor Sisters, NSync, Celine (<a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ss9ygQqqL2Q" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">or Ariana Grande, specifically <em>as </em>Celine</a>), Yebba, Backstreet Boys!!, Dolly Parton</li><li>Is there an Irish person alive who doesn't know every lyric from the following two albums: The Killers' Hot Fuss, David Gray's White Ladder</li><li>We &lt;3 the country charts: particularly Gabby Barrett, Maryn morris and the Secret Sisters</li><li>