SAMANTHA FISH, March. I already saw her last year, excellent concert in Paris, she is a good songwriter (her latest album "Paper doll" is very good, but the previous ones are also worth listening to), a superb Blues Rock singer and an excellent guitarist.
MICHELLE BLADES and FLORA HIBBERD, March. I know very little about these two artists, but since they are playing in my city and the ticket prices are reasonable, I'll go!
MEMORIALS and CHATON LAVEUR, April. I know very little about these two artists, but since they are playing in my city and the ticket prices are reasonable, I'll go!
THE GATHERING, May...maybe, it will depend of the money i have! I'm a bit mixed about The Gathering's music, but Anneke Van Giersbergen has a beautiful voice, so..
NEW MODEL ARMY/JOAN JETT AND THE BLACKHEARTS/FOOLS GARDEN/EUROPE...June. A cool little "retro", "old school" music festival specializing in old bands...if I have enough money in June I'll go for NMA...the Joan Jett concert might be cool too.
Also in June, there's the "Ça sonne à la porte" festival in Grossoeuvre, ten kilometers from my home. A FREE festival for the past twenty years, it features local and international bands... a great little festival with a friendly, family atmosphere. I don't have the lineup yet, but if you're interested, I'll post it when their website puts it online; early June at the latest.
I love going to concerts, but since most of the bands I want to see don't play in my city, it requires a good budget (concert tickets, train fare, and hotel room) that I can't always afford. The irony is that when I lived and worked in Paris, I never went to concerts (or only to free outdoor festivals in the summer). It's only since I moved away that I've often wanted to go to concerts! Luckily, we have a nice little indie Rock venue in my town, but since I live in a small town of 50,000 inhabitants, to see the well-known/"bigger" bands I have to go to Paris or Rouen (the first big city 50 kilometers away from my smalltown).
