Below is the list of gigs i went to in 2006. I think the list is complete, and it is in chronological order. 62 gigs plus 6 days at festivals.
sister! resist (club night) – the tunnels, aberdeen – fri 13th jan
beastman
hookers green no.1
giles walker (DJ)
kuda (didn’t see)
nme tour – corn exchange, edinburgh – sat 28th jan
maximo park
arctic monkeys
we are scientists
mystery jets
regina spector – cabaret voltaire, edinburgh – wed 1st feb
regina spector
only son
clap your hands say yeah – liquid rooms, edinburgh – sun 5th feb
clap your hands say yeah
two gallants
the very
broken social scene – temple bar music centre, dublin – sat 11th feb
broken social scene
(no support)
the go! team – barrowland, glasgow – fri 17th feb
the go! team
the grates
smoosh
battle – moshulu, aberdeen – sat 25th feb
battle
roland shanks (didn’t see)
hookers green no.1 (didn’t see)
editors – barrowland, glasgow – wed 1st march
editors
brakes
fields
death cab for cutie – barrowland, glasgow – sat 4th march
death cab for cutie
john vanderslice
the raconteurs – abc, glasgow – tues 21st march
the raconteurs
747s
miss black america – the swamp, edinburgh – sat 22nd april
miss black america
private jackson
the set up
how to swim – cabaret voltaire, edinburgh – wed 26th april
found
how to swim
mellow submachine
silver jews – bongo club, edinburgh – thurs 27th april
silver jews
alasdair roberts
tarwater – cabaret voltaire, edinburgh – fri 28th april
tarwater
christ
kool keith & kutmasta kurt – bongo club, edinburgh – fri 28th april
kool keith & kutmasta kurt
long blondes – cabaret voltaire, edinburgh – sat 29th april
long blondes
1990s
the rebel
aphex twin – barrowlands, glasgow – sun 30th april
aphex twin
the bug
wolf eyes
low – abc, glasgow – tues 2nd may
low
my latest novel
toffs can’t dance – the caves, edinburgh – fri 5th may
the revivalists (didn’t see)
the dials
the briganties
tam’s railways
morning runner – the garage, glasgow – sat 13th may
morning runner
the fallout trust
dinosaur jr – the venue, edinburgh – thurs may 18th
dinosaur jr
f o machete
james dean bradfield – king tuts, glasgow – tues 23rd may
james dean bradfield
(no support)
guillemots – liquid rooms, edinburgh – fri 26th may
guillemots
joan as policewoman
guillemots – cabaret voltaire, edinburgh – fri 26th may
guillemots “secret” improv set in the back room of sugarbeat club
battle – cabaret voltaire, edinburgh – mon 29th may
battle
humanzi
jim noir – the venue, edinburgh – tues 30th may
jim noir
delta mainline
the research – cabaret voltaire – wed 31st may
the research
dartz!
the research – avalanche records, cockburn st. edinburgh – thurs 8th june
the research
(instore performance and signing)
hope of the states – liquid rooms, edinburgh – fri 16th june
hope of the states
(support band name unkown, didnt see)
t in the park day 1 – balado, kinross – sat 8th july
maximo park
guillemots
the twilight singers
cut copy
uncle john & whitelock
sigur ros
clap your hands say yeah
giant drag
tiny dancers •
levellers •
seth lakeman •
forward russia •
duels •
the kooks •
the rifles •
(only saw a few songs from bands marked with a •)
t in the park day 2 – balado, kinross – sun 9th july
we are scientists
morning runner
the crimea
primal scream
death cab for cutie
eels
my latest novel
the spinto band
o.b.e •
some young pedro •
the strokes •
arctic monkeys •
magic numbers •
the proclaimers •
sandi thom •
(only saw a few songs from bands marked with a •)
the pipettes – king tuts, glasgow – wed 12th july
the pipettes
1990s (didnt see)
the young playthings
teenage fanclub – kentish town forum, london – mon 24th july
teenage fanclub perform “bandwagonesque”
the bevis frond
tortoise – koko, london – tues 25th july
tortoise perform “million now living will never die”
clark
low – koko, london – wed 26th july
low perform “things we lost in the fire”
bat for lashes
new young pony club – cabaret voltaire, edinburgh – fri 4th august
new young pony club
the rushes (didn’t see)
lambchop – liquid room, edinburgh – sat 5th august
lambchop
william elliott whitmore
the bees – liquid room, edinburgh – wed 9th august
the bees
tiny dancers (didn’t see)
belladrum festival day 1 - beauly, nr. inverness - fri 11th august
echo & the bunnymen
lee scratch perry
union avenue
biffy clyro
guillemots
forward russia
seasick steve
edgar prais
copy haho
kid carpet
camera obscura •
shutter •
the rumble strips •
cord •
paddy rasta •
belladrum festival day 2 - beauly, nr. inverness - sat 12th august
arlo guthrie
the wonder stuff
morning runner
vincent vincent & the villians
hobotalk
seth lakeman •
stereoglo •
stephen fretwell •
errol linton •
richard hawley – liquid room, edinburgh – sun 13th august
richard hawley
my latest novel
euros childs – cabaret voltaire, edinburgh – tues 15th august
euros childs
born ruffians
edgar prais – liquid rooms, edinburgh – sun 20th aug
the automatic
ok go
edgar prais
(i’d like to make it clear i went to see edgar prais, not the automatic)
regina spektor – liquid room, edinburgh – mon 21st august
regina spektor
arkham razor
radiohead – meadowbank stadium, edinburgh – tues 22nd aug
radiohead
beck
deerhoof
the raconteurs – corn exchange, edinburgh – wed 23rd aug
the raconteurs
be your own pet
maximo park – corn exchange, edinburgh – thurs 24th aug
maximo park
the research
the dykeenies (didn’t see)
snow patrol – meadowbank stadium, edinburgh – fri 25th aug
snow patrol
elbow
the hazey janes (didn’t see)
the twilight singers – cabaret voltaire, edinburgh – sun 27th aug
the twilight singers (and mark lanegan)
jeff klein
metric – cabaret voltaire, edinburgh – mon 28th aug
metric
scissors for lefty
jamie t – liquid room, edinburgh – tues 29th aug
jamie t
louie
spank rock – cabaret voltaire, edinburgh – wed 30th aug
spank rock
scotland yard
goulag beat – cocteau lounge, edinburgh – t
hurs 31st aug
korova
edgar prais – king tut’s wah wah hut, glasgow – fri 1st sept
edgar prais
the elvis suicides
yellow bentines
indian summer festival day 1 – victoria park, glasgow – sat 2nd sept
yeah yeah yeahs
the fall
hot chip
guillemots
ben kweller
scissors for lefty
indian summer festival day 2 – victoria park, glasgow – sun 3rd sept
anthony and the johnsons
yo la tengo
gang of four
tapes n tapes
camera obscura
tilly and the wall
CSS
my latest novel
glasvegas
danananakroyd
errors
flying matchstick men
teenage fanclub – barrowlands, glasgow – fri 29th sept
teenage fanclub (performing bandwagonesque)
bevis frond (didn’t see)
battle – king tut’s, glasgow – sat 30th sept
battle
edgar prais
i was a cub scout
right hand left
battle – the fly, london – fri 6th oct
battle
(not sure who the support were)
sparklehorse – liquid rooms, edinburgh – thurs 19th oct
sparklehorse
the gossip – oran mor, glasgow – tues 31st oct
the gossip
comanechi
panther
i love you but i’ve chosen darkness – king tuts, glasgow – fri 3rd nov
i love you but i’ve chosen darkness
catfish haven
audrey
how to swim
tapes n tapes – liquid rooms, edinburgh – 6th nov
tapes n tapes
the neon hearts
flaming lips – secc, glasgow – fri 10th nov
flaming lips
gryff rhys
josh ritter – cabaret voltaire, edinburgh – 19th nov
josh ritter
the doubtful guest
j spaceman – queens hall, edinburgh – sat 25th nov
j spaceman
lupen crook
arab strap – abc, glasgow – mon 4th dec
arab strap
de rosa
peter, bjorn and john – liquid rooms, edinburgh – tues 5th nov
peter, bjorn and john
laakso
saint jude’s infirmary