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15th Anniversary Brixton Academy pt9 – 2009/2010

amandarosephoto — Sun, 07 Apr 2013 15:13:50 +0000

Continuing to look back on my 15 years as house photographer at London’s Brixton Academy, photographing artists such as John Legend, Glasvegas, Friendly Fires, Arctic Monkeys, Massive Attack, Orbital, Alice in Chains, Russell Brand, The Pogues, Lynyrd Skynyrd, Seasick Steve, The Dead Weather, Florence + the Machine in 2009 and James, Interpol, BRMC, Wu Tan Clan, Machinehead, Them Crooked Vultures, Stone Temple Pilots, Editors, Swedish House Mafia, Hole, Motorhead, Underworld, Eels and Jimmy Eat World in 2010, here’s a selection of photographs from those years.

The Specials, performing live at Brixton Academy, 8th May 2009

Lady Gaga, performing live at Brixton Academy, 14th July 2009

Lily Allen, performing Live at Brixton Academy, 27th November 2009

PiL (Public Image Ltd), performing live at Brixton Academy, 21st December 2009

Above and Beyond, live at Brixton Academy, 30th October 2010

Goo Goo Dolls, performing Live at Brixton Academy, 13th November 2010

Gil Scott-Heron, performing live at Brixton Academy, 14th November 2010

Deadmau5, performing live at Brixton Academy, 30th April 2010

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15th Anniversary Brixton Academy pt8 – 2007/2008

amandarosephoto — Thu, 04 Apr 2013 19:55:31 +0000

Thank you all for your likes, comments, shares and retweets over the past few days.

Been tough choosing which photos to post so far from my 15 years as house photographer at London’s Brixton Academy and 2007 and 2008 are no exception, with artists including Nine Inch Nails, Arcade Fire, James, Lily Allen, Carter USM, Amy Winehouse, Biffy Clyro, Manic Street Preachers in 2007, Chris Rock, Paramore, The Black Crowes, Pendulum, Portishead, Coldplay, Kings of Leon, Stray Cats, Goldfrapp, Ryan Adams and Underworld in 2008 finally settled on this selection to highlight these two years.

Iron Maiden, performing live at Brixton Academy, 24th June 2007

Beastie Boys, performing live at Brixton Academy, 4th September 2007

Pet Shop Boys, performing live at Warchild, Brixton Academy, 1st November 2007

Mika, performing live at Brixton Academy, 2nd December 2007

Arch Enemy, performing live at Defenders of the Faith,
Brixton Academy, 26th April 2008

Public Enemy, performing live at Brixton Academy, 23rd May 2008

Erykah Badu, performing ive at Brixton Academy, 30th June 2008

Lenny Kravitz, performing live at Brixton Academy, 13th August 2008

See the full 15 years celebration set here

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15th Anniversary Brixton Academy pt7 – 2005/2006

amandarosephoto — Tue, 02 Apr 2013 21:52:42 +0000

2005 and 2006 were again very busy years, with so many fantastic acts such as Green Day, Kasabian, Queen (ft Paul Rodgers) Lenny Kravitz, The Killers, Alanis Morissette, Motorhead, Billy Idol, Interpol, Queens of the Stoneage (photograph used on the cover of the “Over the Years and Through the Woods” DVD) Richard Ashcroft, Supergrass, Sigor Ros, Billy Bragg, Tiesto and LL Cool J to name but a few.

Thank you again for your votes, as requested, here are some highlights from 2005 and 2006 at London’s Brixton Academy as part 7 of my 15th Anniversary celebrations.

Velvet Revolver, performing live at Brixton Academy, 21st January 2005

Happy Mondays, 48 Hour Party People, Brixton Academy, 25th March 2005

Kaiser Chiefs, performing live at Brixton Academy, 25th Oct 2005

Faithless, performing live at Brixton Academy, 29th November 2005

Maxïmo Park performing live at Brixton Academy, 6th October 2006

Alexisonfire (Taste of Chaos Tour) Brixton Academy, 18th November 2006

Slayer, Brixton Academy, 19th November 2006

Little Britain (David Walliams & Matt Lucas as Lou and Andy)
Brixton Academy, 23rd November 2006

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15th Anniversary Brixton Academy pt6 – 2004

amandarosephoto — Tue, 02 Apr 2013 11:34:33 +0000

2004 saw my switch over from negative to digital, with my trusty old Canon EOS 5 working alongside my shiny new Canon EOS 20D both capturing some stunning performances at London’s Brixton Academy (and still many great acts at Shepherds Bush Empire and other London venues)

Highlights from this year at Brixton were Kraftwerk, The Pixies, PJ Harvey, Stray Cats, Ian Brown, Scissor Sisters (Halloween party!) Nick Cave, Snow Patrol, Faithless, Groove Armada and Kings of Leon.

Thank you all for your warm responses to my retrospective blog posts over the past few days, and for your votes for today’s photos. As requested, here are your selection from 2004.

Patti Smith, performing live at Brixton Academy, 3rd July 2004

Franz Ferdinand, performing live at Brixton Academy, 28th October 2004

Amy Winehouse, performing live at Brixton Academy, 19th November 2004

Prodigy, performing live at Brixton Academy, 3rd December 2004

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15th Anniversary Brixton Academy pt5 – 2002/2003

amandarosephoto — Sun, 31 Mar 2013 19:01:49 +0000

2002 – 2003
saw Iron Maiden, No Doubt, Underworld, Tenacious D, Morrissey, Black Rebel Motorcycle Club, Groove Armada, The Streets, The Fast Show, Def Leppard, Avril Lavigne, Kings of Leon and many, many more acts grace the stage of London’s Brixton Academy

Here’s my selection of photos for part five of my 15th Anniversary retrospective.

Neil Young, performing live at Brixton Academy, 21st May 2002

Iggy Pop, performing live at Brixton Academy, 13th July 2002

Pink, performing live at Brixton Academy, 12th November 2002

Gary Moore, performing live at Brixton Academy, 30th November 2002

The White Stripes, performing live at Brixton Academy, 11th April 2003

REM, performing live at Brixton Academy, 24th June 2003

Jane’s Addiction, performing live at Brixton Academy, 31st October 2003

N*E*R*D, performing live at Brixton Academy, 9th November 2003

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15th Anniversary Brixton Academy pt4 – 2001

amandarosephoto — Sun, 31 Mar 2013 09:14:12 +0000

2001

Richard Ashcroft, Manic Street Preachers, Papa Roach, Eryka Badu, Black Crowes, Bush and Pulp were amongst the artists performing at Brixton Academy this year.

Here are a few more headline acts for part four of my 15th Anniversary retrospective.

Coldplay, performing live at Brixton Academy 30th April 2001

Nick Cave and the Bad Seeds, performing live at Brixton Academy, 6th May 2001

Muse, performing live at Brixton Academy, 29th May 2001

Missy Elliott, performing live at Brixton Academy, 31st May 2001

Part 3 – 2000

Part 2 – 1999

Part 1 – 1998

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15th Anniversary Brixton Academy pt3 – 2000

amandarosephoto — Sat, 30 Mar 2013 20:33:02 +0000

2000

Another great year of live music at Brixton Academy, including Slipknot, Primal Scream, Gary Numan and Craig David.

Here are a few of my favourites for part three of my 15th Anniversary retrospective.

Eminem, performing live at Brixton Academy, 1st May 2000

Joe Strummer performing live at Brixton Academy, 6th May 2000

Phil Jupitus and Robbie Williams performing live at the Ian Dury Tribute concert, Brixton Academy, 16th June 2000

James Brown, performing live at Brixton Academy, 9th July 2000

Part 2 – 1999

Part 1 – 1998

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15th Anniversary Brixton Academy pt2 – 1999

amandarosephoto — Sat, 30 Mar 2013 14:24:00 +0000

1999

So many great performances to choose from this year, The Divine Comedy, Hole, Faithless, The Charalatans, Fun Lovin’ Criminals, Eddie Izzard and Travis to name but a few, opted for these for part two of my 15th Anniversary retrospective.

Fatboy Slim, performing live at Brixton Academy, 12th June 1999

Skunk Anansie, performing live at Brixton Academy, 19th October 1999

Brian May plays with Dave Grohl as special guest (with Roger Taylor) at the Foo Fighters gig, Brixton Academy, 25th November 1999

Chemical Brothers, performing live at Brixton Academy, 2nd Dec 1999
(As seen in the Singles 93-03 sleeve artwork)

Part One 1998

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15th Anniversary 1998-2013 Brixton Academy

amandarosephoto — Fri, 29 Mar 2013 18:27:59 +0000

The 3rd April 2013 will mark my 15th year as house photographer at London’s iconic O2 Academy Brixton.

Echo and the Bunnymen played that night, I remember the stage and pit feeling enormous after I’d spent a year and a half as house photographer at the Shepherds Bush Empire and I am thrilled to still be working at both venues to this day.

It has been difficult choosing from the 659 shows I’ve photographed at Brixton Academy over the past 15 years, but I will be posting a selection of photos from each anniversary year over the coming days.

1998

Echo and the Bunnymen, performing live at Brixton Academy, 3rd April 1998

Bauhaus, performing live at Brixton Academy, 7th November 1998

Marilyn Manson, performing live at Brixton Academy, 17th December 1998

Ocean Colour Scene, performing live with special guests, Paul Weller and Noel Gallagher at Brixton Academy, 11th December 1998

Follow the journey through my archives here

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Update – Nov

amandarosephoto — Thu, 06 Dec 2012 18:27:55 +0000

Missed quite a few shows at the end of the summer and through autumn as I went down with a bout of pneumonia.

Happy to report am now on the mend and back in the pit and as soon as the lights go down, the adrenaline soon takes over the near constant exhaustion I feel most of the day.

Robyn, performing live at O2 Academy Brixton, 1st November 2012

M83, performing live at O2 Academy Brixton, 8th November 2012

Carter USM, performing live at O2 Academy Brixton, 10th November 2012

Crystal Castles performance was unusual as we are usually only permitted to shoot the 1st 3 songs from the pit, no flash. This show we were to shoot from the side of the stage with flash, the crowd went ‘Whoooh’ as they saw some silhouetted figures walk on stage and it gave us photographers a chance to experience what it feels like to be famous.

Crystal Castles, performing live at O2 Academy Brixton, 24th November 2012

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