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New Order at Brixton Academy, 2 May 2012

Imelda — Thu, 03 May 2012 13:37:00 +0000

New Order performing at Brixton Academy, in London, on their first tour in six years. I was photographing this gig for The Arts Desk (www.theartsdesk.com).

The lighting was particularly dramatic for parts of the show and this shot shows singer Bernard Sumner in a reflective moment between songs.

Marilyn Manson at Brixton Academy, 10 December 2009

Imelda — Thu, 10 Dec 2009 13:33:03 +0000

Arch provocateur Marilyn Manson’s return to London’s Brixton Academy. One of the trickiest gigs I’ve shot, due to the phenomenally complex (and unusual) restrictions, coupled with challenging low-lit dense blue smoke. This totally obscured the rest of the band and partially shrouded Manson himself. A wonderfully striking subject for a photograph, but surprisingly camera shy, it would seem…

Faith No More at Brixton Academy, London, 10 June 2009

Imelda — Thu, 11 Jun 2009 13:15:44 +0000

Faith No More playing their first European reunion show (after more than ten years) at Brixton Academy, just prior to their performances at Download Festival and Reading/Leeds Festival.

It was the band’s sole London date and their only UK non-festival headline show. There was a general ban on press that night – apparently they weren’t looking for any publicity due to the sold out gig designed to be simply ‘for the fans’, since they weren’t promoting any new releases.

I was one of just a handful of lucky photographers allowed to shoot the gig, which easily matched their performances of over a decade ago for dynamism, eclecticism and power.

In this shot vocalist Mike Patton plays the suave, crooner role before letting loose in time-honoured scream-fest style as the set progressed.

Infinite thanks to FNM’s bassist Bill Gould for giving me access to this show!