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🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿 Johnny 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿 @johnnymain.bsky.social · 18h

Conrad "Cronos" Lant (15/01/1963 – 01/10/2026) Lucky enough to have sent this Metal legend at The Garage in Glasgow on 23rd March 2006 as part of a very, very rare UK Tour and the only time he's ever performed in Glasgow. #Venom #Cronos

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🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿 Johnny 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿 @johnnymain.bsky.social · 27/09/2026

Remembering #CliffBurton (10/02/1962 – 27/09/1986). Born in Castro Valley, California he was the bassist for #Metallica from 1982 - 1986. On 27/09/1986, the tour bus crashed. Burton was thrown through the window of the bus, which then fell on top of him, killing him instantly. He was just 24.

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🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿 Johnny 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿 @johnnymain.bsky.social · 25/09/2026

Lyrics for "Hey Ringo" - a song that George Harrison wrote for Ringo Starr. Olivia Harrison found them after George's death, and showed them to Ringo who didn't know anything about them. @ringostarrmusic.bsky.social #GeorgeHarrison

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🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿 Johnny 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿 @johnnymain.bsky.social · 22/09/2026

Tonight's entertainment is Roger Taylor live at the Usher Hall in Edinburgh on the second night of his Violence Insane In A Beautiful World UK Tour #RogerTaylor #Scotland #UsherHall #SpikeEdney #NeilMFairclough #TylerWarren #TinaKeys Original edit by me

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🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿 Johnny 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿 @johnnymain.bsky.social · 21/09/2026

Someone is having fun on Setlist FM tonight with Roger Taylor's show in Newcastle! 😂 #rogertaylor

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🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿 Johnny 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿 @johnnymain.bsky.social · 21/09/2026

35 Years Ago Today - 21/09/1991 - was (the mighty) #StatusQuo's #RockTilYouDrop day where they undertook a UK Tour in one single day. The challenge was to play venues in Sheffield, Glasgow, Birmingham and London. #StatusQuo #FrancisRossi #RickParfitt #AndrewBown #JohnRhinoEdwards #JeffRich

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🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿 Johnny 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿 @johnnymain.bsky.social · 19/09/2026

On 19th September 1975, Fawlty Towers opened for business, however, a bright future for it seemed unlikely in this letter dated 29th May 1974! #FawltyTowers #JohnCleese #ConnieBooth #PrunellaScales #AndrewSachs

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🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿 Johnny 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿 @johnnymain.bsky.social · 17/09/2026

"In your youth that's what you do, isn't it? You have a weird party and do crazy stuff and it's a rite of passage. I think you learn from your mistakes, but I don't regret anything. It's gone, so utilize it, if it's of any use to you, and move on." #RobHalford on being sober (2020)

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🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿 Johnny 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿 @johnnymain.bsky.social · 17/09/2026

Today in Heavy Metal History - 17th September 1991: Guns N' Roses released two separate albums, 'Use Your Illusion I' and 'Use Your Illusion II', on the same day. #WAxlRose #Slash #StevenAdler #IzzyStradlin #DuffMcKagan #MattSorum #DizzyReed #ShannonHoon #MichaelMonroe #AliceCooper

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🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿 Johnny 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿 @johnnymain.bsky.social · 17/09/2026

Today in Heavy Metal History - 17th September 1991: Ozzy Osbourne released his sixth studio album, 'No More Tears'. #OzzyOsbourne #ZakkWylde #BobDaisley #JohnSinclair #RandyCastillo

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🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿 Johnny 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿 @johnnymain.bsky.social · 16/09/2026

The greatest day in Heavy Metal history is coming to the big screen. #OzzyOsbourne and #BlackSabbath: Back To The Beginning exclusively in cinemas worldwide from 28th October for a limited time only. Tickets on sale 24th September. More information at: www.backtothebeginning.com

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🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿 Johnny 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿 @johnnymain.bsky.social · 16/09/2026

My Roger Taylor gig history - The Freddie Mercury Tribute Concert, Wembley Stadium (20/04/1992) The Garage, Glasgow (29/11/1994) The Garage, Glasgow (23/03/1999) The O2 Academy, Newcastle (02/10/2021) The Hydro, Glasgow (03/06/2022) The Usher Hall, Edinburgh (22/09/2026) #RogerTaylor

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🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿 Johnny 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿 @johnnymain.bsky.social · 13/09/2026

Today in (made up) History - 13th September 1999: According to Space: 1999, after a series of massive nuclear explosions, the Moon is blasted out of Earth’s orbit and is sent hurtling off into unknown space. #Space1999 #BarbaraBain #MartinLandau #BarryMorse #PrentisHancock #NickTate #ZieniaMerton

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🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿 Johnny 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿 @johnnymain.bsky.social · 25/08/2026

Another trip to Gotham City today on the way into work. According to one of the security guys, they have to search the set for Irn Bru cans every night because the locals keep trying to sneak them into the film and they keep popping up in the bins and on the hot dog stands! #Glasgow #Batman

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🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿 Johnny 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿 @johnnymain.bsky.social · 24/08/2026

Remembering Sophie Lancaster (26/11/1986 - 24/08/2007) Sophie Lancaster was a young woman who was murdered for being different. She and her boyfriend (Robert Maltby) were creative, artistic people who dressed in their own unique way. www.sophielancasterfoundation.com #SophieLancaster

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🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿 Johnny 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿 @johnnymain.bsky.social · 16/08/2026

On 16/07/2019, I was at #BellahoustonPark in #Glasgow watching @thecure.com perform live. Support came from Glasgow rock band @mogwai.scot, post-punk/indie rock band #TheTwilightSad from Kilsyth and Welsh alternative rockers, #TheJoyFormidable. (Ticket from my own collection)

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🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿 Johnny 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿 @johnnymain.bsky.social · 13/08/2026

Don Airey, Simon McBride, Ian Paice, Ritchie Blackmore, Ian Gillan and Roger Glover backstage at the Jones Beach Theater in Wantagh, New York on Wednesday 12th August 2026. @DeepPurple_Official

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🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿 Johnny 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿 @johnnymain.bsky.social · 07/08/2026

Happy birthday to #BruceDickinson who was born in Worksop on 07/08/1958. Bruce joined Iron Maiden, replacing Paul Di'Anno, and debuted on their 1982 album 'The Number of the Beast'. He quit #IronMaiden in 1993 to pursue his solo career but re-joined the band in 1999 where he remains to this day

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🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿 Johnny 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿 @johnnymain.bsky.social · 03/08/2026

Happy birthday to James Alan Hetfield who was born in Downey, California on 3rd August 1963. He's best known as the co-founder, guitarist and lead singer for Thrash Metal legends, Metallica. #Metallica #JamesHetfield @metallica.com

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🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿 Johnny 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿 @johnnymain.bsky.social · 02/08/2026

Tony: I want 10 crates of Winter Brew, 5 crates of best brown, 12 quarts of Dragon's Breath, 2 barrels of bitter, 2 crates of Danish lager and a barrel of rough cider. Harry: Cor blimey, are you gonna have a party? Tony: No, me grandmother's coming round! #TonyHancock #HancocksHalfHour

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🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿 Johnny 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿 @johnnymain.bsky.social · 29/07/2026

"I'm still the best Keith Moon-style drummer in the world" Keith Moon (1976)

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🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿 Johnny 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿 @johnnymain.bsky.social · 29/07/2026

Happy birthday to Gary Lee Weinrib (known professionally as Geddy Lee) who was born in Willowdale, Toronto on 29th July 1953. He's best known as the co- founder, lead vocalist, bassist and keyboard player for the Canadian rock band, Rush. #GeddyLee #Rush

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🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿 Johnny 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿 @johnnymain.bsky.social · 17/07/2026

Happy birthday to Terence Michael Joseph "Geezer" Butler who was born in Aston, Birmingham on 17th July 1949. Geezer is best known as the bassist and primary lyricist of Black Sabbath and also has a side project called GZR. #GeezerButler #BlackSabbath #HeavenAndHell #GZR #DeadlandRitual

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🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿 Johnny 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿 @johnnymain.bsky.social · 15/07/2026

On 15/07/1993, I was at the #BarrowlandBallroom in #Glasgow watching #SuicidalTendencies perform live in support of their 'Still Cyco After All These Years' album. Support came from My Sister's Machine, a grunge band from Seattle, Washington (Ticket from my own collection)

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🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿 Johnny 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿 @johnnymain.bsky.social · 13/07/2026

On this day in history - 13th July 1985: "It's twelve noon in London, 7:00am in Philadelphia and around the world it's time for Live Aid". "And now, to start off sixteen hours of Live Aid, would you welcome, Status Quo!" #StatusQuo #FrancisRossi #RickParfitt #AlanLancaster #AndrewBown #PeteKircher

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🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿 Johnny 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿 @johnnymain.bsky.social · 11/07/2026

Well done ScotRail for arranging this - usually takes years to paint the bridge but they put everybody on overtime to get it finished. 🤣 #WorldCup2026 #NOR 🇳🇴 #Norway

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🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿 Johnny 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿 @johnnymain.bsky.social · 08/07/2026

On 08/07/2011, I was at @knebworthhouse.bsky.social watching #Metallica, #Slayer, #Megadeth, #Anthrax and #DiamondHead at the #Sonisphere Festival. This was the first and only time that the Big 4 performed on the same stage in the UK (Ticket from my own collection)

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🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿 Johnny 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿 @johnnymain.bsky.social · 08/07/2026

On 8th July 2007, I was at #WembleyStadium in #London watching #Metallica perform their first (and so far only) headline show at the venue. Support came from #HIM, #MachineHead and #Mastodon. #BulletForMyValentine were replaced by Machine Head. (Ticket and wristband from my own collection)

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🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿 Johnny 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿 @johnnymain.bsky.social · 01/07/2026

After their record breaking sold out show at Hampden Park on Thursday 25th June, heavy metal legends Metallica have donated £20,000 to the Glasgow SE foodbank who support the 6,500 residents who need to be fed this year.

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🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿 Johnny 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿 @johnnymain.bsky.social · 26/06/2026

On Wednesday 26th June 2019, I saw Lynyrd Skynyrd perform at The Hydro in Glasgow. They were supported by UK rock legends (the mighty) Status Quo and Massive Wagons. (Ticket from my own collection) #LynyrdSkynyrd #StatusQuo #MassiveWagons #JohnnyVanZant #RickeyMedlocke #GaryRossington

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🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿 Johnny 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿 @johnnymain.bsky.social · 25/06/2026

Today's the day, as the mighty Metallica return to Scotland for the first time in 9 years for their first ever Scottish stadium show! #MetallicaAreComing @metallica.com #HampdenPark

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🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿 Johnny 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿 @johnnymain.bsky.social · 25/06/2026

On Sunday 25th June 2017, I saw #RitchieBlackmoresRainbow play at #TheHydro in #Glasgow for what was their first show in Glasgow (and Scotland ) for 40 years! They were supported by prog rockers #MostlyAutumn who originated in York, England. (Ticket from my own collection)

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🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿 Johnny 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿 @johnnymain.bsky.social · 23/06/2026

On Saturday 23rd June 1990, I was at the Barrowland Ballroom in Glasgow watching Bruce Dickinson on his 'Tattooed Millionaire' tour. Support came from Jagged Edge. (Ticket from my own collection) #BruceDickinson #TattooedMillionaire #IronMaiden #1990Tour #BarrowlandGlasgow

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🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿 Johnny 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿 @johnnymain.bsky.social · 13/06/2026

Today in 1988, I bought my very first Status Quo album on release day! Both #RickParfitt and #FrancisRossi have denounced this album but it’s the album that got me into #StatusQuo after seeing them perform/badly mime (delete where applicable) on ITVs #TheRoxy

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🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿 Johnny 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿 @johnnymain.bsky.social · 13/06/2026

On 13/06/2001, I was at #TheBarrowlands in #Glasgow watching #JudasPriest perform live in support of their #Demolition album - the second and final studio release to feature #TimRipperOwens on vocals. Support came from American heavy metal band #Savatage. (Ticket from my own collection)

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🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿 Johnny 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿 @johnnymain.bsky.social · 12/06/2026

On Sunday 12th June 1994, I was at the Universe Nightclub in Coatbridge watching a live show from Scottish rockers, Gun. (Ticket from my own collection) #GunOfficialUK #1994Tour #UniverseNightclubCoatbridge #Coatbridge #UniverseNightclub @GUNOfficialUK

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🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿 Johnny 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿 @johnnymain.bsky.social · 06/06/2026

On 06/06/1998, I was at the Barrowland Ballroom in Glasgow watching Thunder perform live in support of their 'Thunder: Live!' album. They were supported by Guildford based rockers, Redwood. (Ticket from my own collection) #Thunder #DannyBowes #LukeMorley #BenMatthews #ChrisChilds #HarryJames

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🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿 Johnny 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿 @johnnymain.bsky.social · 06/06/2026

On 06/06/1993, I was at the #BarrowlandBallroom in #Glasgow watching #BrianMay perform live in support of his 'Back To The Light' album. The backing band featured rock legends #CozyPowell and #NeilMurray (Ticket from my own collection) #BackToTheLight #1993Tour #Barrowland

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🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿 Johnny 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿 @johnnymain.bsky.social · 05/06/2026

On 05/06/1993, I was watching @metallica.com live at Milton Keynes Bowl as part of their 'Nowhere Else To Roam' tour. Support came from #Megadeth, #TheAlmighty (who replaced Alice In Chains) and #DiamondHead. (Ticket from my own collection) #MiltonKeynesBowl #Metallica

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🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿 Johnny 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿 @johnnymain.bsky.social · 05/06/2026

Happy birthday to Michael Henry "Nicko" McBrain who was born on 5th June 1952 in Hackney, London. He was the drummer in Iron Maiden from 1983 until his retirement from live work in 2024. He was the third-longest serving member of the band. #NickoMcBrain #IronMaiden @ironmaiden.bsky.social

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🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿 Johnny 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿 @johnnymain.bsky.social · 05/06/2026

On 5th June 1975 at #AbbeyRoadStudios in #London during Pink Floyd's recording sessions for #WishYouWereHere #SydBarrett turned up out of the blue as they were listening to playbacks of #ShineOnYouCrazyDiamond — a song that happened to be about Barrett.

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