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Posted on June 4, 2019
by philipJvernon 
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This blog will be in chronological order as I’m going to be writing this in parts after I’ve been doing things. May got off to a bit of a slow start with me not even using my camera for the first week, but then the first event I went to was with The Photography Social.
I didn’t know if I’d be going along to this one as I was working during the day, but I put my camera in the back of my car on my way to work and then decided I might as well go along. I haven’t been to that many events here since they moved studios and this evening's event looked interesting, so I headed straight from...
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I’m going to be doing another somewhat live blog post this year, basically updating when I’ve got time as to what I’m doing and who I’ve seen. I didn’t plan ahead so if you’re reading this post before the Saturday then there are no photos, not even a header, sorry about that, but hopefully that should be rectified when I get some photos up after the first day.
This is I think my fifth year in a row at Glastonbudget and it’s one of the local festivals I really look forward to each year and even book time off work for if I have to, as I have this year. I’ve only just arrived on site,...
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This month consisted of mainly photography club shoots, as do most months, with there being a variety of clubs to attend in Leicester on various nights. While I can’t go along to any event every week due to my work schedule, most weeks I can go along to at least one. Other than these events, there were a couple of photo shoots I had organised to continue on with my projects, a burlesque show, a music gig and a late night / early morning attempt at capturing water drops. Let’s start with the photography clubs.
Ok, so this one isn’t technically a photography club event, as it wasn’t on it’s...
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March continued right where February left off as I attended another event at Map studio. This one also had Chris Conway teaching, but it again wasn’t a workshop, it’s billed as a portfolio builder, and the model was Lyssa Noir. We managed to fit in 5 different sets, with various looks to each one and I came away with some fantastic images. These events aren’t for everyone, and I know a few people who just will never do anything that is in any way like a group shoot, but I really enjoy these events that Chris Conway hosts.
The following day I was back at Map studio and this time I was there...
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February started off really busy, in fact the first day I was working a 12 hour shift and still attended a gig in the evening before having to work again the next day.
This was a gig for Independent Venue week at The Soundhouse, and I wanted to go along as there were two bands I really like and have seen play quite a few times now, Switchdown and Kynch, while the headliners were a band I’ve wanted to see for a while as I’ve heard lots about them, Earls. Unfortunately as I was at work during the day, I couldn’t arrive for the start of the gig, but opening up were Handwaxx and I managed...
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I want to start this post by explaining why I haven’t updated this blog in quite a few months. Throughout 2018 my idea was to have at least one blog post each month and then other events I thought deserve their own post would get separate ones. This ended up with me going along to events that I thought should have their own post and I just didn’t get round to writing anything for it and as a result I didn’t write that months post. This continued on and I got so far behind that I just wasn’t into writing and it wasn’t fun for me anymore, so I didn’t bother doing it. I only really wrote...
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This was only my third time seeing Hands Off Gretel performing live, but I've been a fan for a while and was really impressed when I first saw them at Firebug back in 2017 that I’ve kept and eye on their tour dates ever since. Being based in South Yorkshire I haven’t noticed too many gigs from them around here, I think this may be their first time back in Leicester since that gig at Firebug, but I did manage to get to their Christmas show at The Old School House in Barnsley last year. For this gig they had Flying Kangaroo Alliance as their support band which was a massive bonus as I’ve also...
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Leicester Pride was celebrating its 10th year on Saturday 1st September, and I’ve been along and covered Leicester Pride for the past 7 years, since one day back in 2011 deciding to venture out into town and Leicester Pride was taking place when I got there. It’s always a fun event, come rain or shine, and this year was no different.
The main part of the day takes place on Victoria Park in Leicester, with the parade starting in the city centre at noon, taking roughly an hour to work its way through the city streets and towards the park. I arrived at Victoria Park, collected my pass and then...
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This was a gig I wasn’t sure if I was going to until a couple of weeks before as I’ve got some busy days coming up.
Originally I saw that As December Falls were playing a Leicester gig and I wanted to go along, but then being on a Sunday, those gigs just don’t have the same feel as a Friday/Saturday night gig. I’d made a note of the gig on my calendar but what really clinched it for me was when I saw who the support bands were, I knew it would be great from start to finish, rather than going along just for the headline act.
As December Falls are one of those bands that I’m a big fan of, have...
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I’d been looking forward to this gig for a while, 4 bands taking to the Firebug stage with the first hometown headline show for switchdown.
Support on the night came from The Hunting Circus, Penelope Tree and Kill The Ideal
Four fantastic bands, all with a similar pop/rock style, anyone who is a fan of this genre would have had an amazing night.
This may have been their first hometown headline show, but I’m certain it won’t be their last, expect big things from switchdown in the future.
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This was only my second time attending Barefoot Festival, the previous time was two years ago in 2016, and I missed it last year due to it being on the same weekend as local music festival Simon Says. This year, Simon Says has taken a break so there was no chance of it clashing and I thought I’d head over to the grounds of Prestwold Hall, just outside Loughborough for a few days.
The festival takes place and has activities/events from Friday to Sunday and they were published on the website in the days/weeks leading up to the event so that people attending could plan what they wanted to do. Even...
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This was the second Glitterbug show of 2018 and I was really looking forward to it as these shows have been fantastic every time I’ve been along. At the last show they advertises who would be performing at tis show, and with a geek/nerd theme, it was sure to be an interesting evening. Taking place on the same weekend as Comic-Con in Leicester, it couldn’t have been better planned. I’m sure quite a lot of the people in attendance for this show may have been interested in the convention taking place only a short walk away from this event, so why not make a day/weekend out of it.
I arrived...
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What a wonderful weekend.
Riverside Festival in Leicester takes place each year in a few different locations, all around the Bede Park / Castle Gardens area, and there are lots of different things to do for the whole family.
I missed going to the event last year, as it’s a festival that if I’m available on the weekend it’s held, I’ll go along to it, but I won’t specifically have time off work to attend, and I think I was working when it was on last year. With the weather forecast looking good, I decided I’d nip down over the weekend for a bit on both Saturday and Sunday.
While...
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I'm planning to do a live blog again this year for Glastonbudget, so this post will be updated throughout the weekend.
Similar to the last couple of years, my plan is to have some photos uploaded after each day, so long as technology doesn’t let me down. So keep your eye on this post for photos later on.
I woke up a bit later than I wanted to, but that was mainly due to me looking at the weather forecast and thinking I somhould have an extra hour in bet rather than go out in the rain.
Arrived on site in time to catch the opening act on the main stage, ABBArevival, who I’ve seen before,...
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The SoapGirls are back touring with their ‘Stinks Like Punk’ tour. Covering 9 months, kicking things off in April and going all the way to December, this is going to be epic.
They started this tour in April at Percy’s in Whitchurch, then having a few UK dates over the next couple of weeks before heading off to Europe for a bit. Of the UK dates, I’d taken a look at which ones were quite local to me and realised there were two that I could possibly get along to, the first one being at The Shed in Leicester.
The first time I ever saw The SoapGirls was at The Shed back in 2015 on the ‘Calls...
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