Live gig photography’s the nectar of life…there is nothing like watching your favourite kinda people stride on stage to the heart-rushed roar of a crowd…

Some international acts I’ve photographed:

Arctic Monkeys for HotPress and NME

The Automatic (normally blurred shots are binned but this is a real fave).

Badly Drawn Boy

Brian Wilson of The Beach Boys

Camera Obscura

Doug Wimbish (ex-Living Colour)

Enter Shikari

Fiery Furnaces

Flaming Lips

!Forward Russia!

The Game at The Olympia

Ghostface Killah

Joss Stone: My first ever live shots.

Kanye West

Maximo Park

Metallica

Muse

New Young Pony Club

The National

Peter, Bjorn and John

Red Hot Chili Peppers

Ryan Adams

Supergrass

Wolfmother. My all-time fave.

More shots will follow in the international stakes. Hang on a bit while I compile the Irish live acts’ section… thanks for dropping in