I’ve done both actually - Ian Brown, live at Brixton Academy yesterday - and its a late contender for the ‘gig of 2005′. Ian Brown and his band ambled on stage about 9.30ish - and opened up with two legendary Stone Roses tunes : ‘I wanna be adored’ and ‘Made of Stone’ , its a gig opening that will stay in my mind for a long time, football stadium style singing from us lot…little left-right marching from Mr Brown, awesome start. Then a good ramble through solo stuff - Dolphins were Monkeys, All Ablaze (with magic question mark writing in the air…), personal highlights of the evening were ‘Sweet Fantastic’ and ‘Time is my Everything’ - and then two encores… with FEAR getting one of the biggest cheers of the night, followed by ‘Return of the Fisherman’ and ‘She Bangs the Drums’ to send everyone home happy, even the most die hard Roses fans. Bloody amazing, full of style and energy - loads of passion. Brilliant night out. Photos here.