90s And 00s Music Nostalgia And How It Has Shaped Me As An Adult

My late teens and twenties have been soundtracked by live music shows and festivals. But it hasn’t just been the last decade or so of my life which has held music as a huge importance. Ever since I was a kid in the ’90s, music was huge for me. I remember my very first live show was to see Popstars winners Hear’Say and I can’t have been older than 7 or 8. My mum came with me and I saw the magic of live music for the first time.

I remember being a big Spice Girls fan during the ’90s. Although I always got stuck as Sporty as no one really wanted to be here. And anyone who knows me will know I’m definitely not a sporty. But none the less the kick-ass girl-power attitude was big for me. Unfortunately, I never got to see them live when I was a kid, but when they came returned in 2008 I made up for it. The girls actually played a 17-night sellout stand at the O2 Arena. And I remember going with my brother and how much fun the show was.

When my music tastes evolved

My music tastes did evolve a lot after the ’90s and in the early-mid 00’s I discovered guitar bands. In 2002 when I was just 12 Busted released their debut album which changed my musical world. I was for all intents and purposes pop music, but I felt so grown up listening to music with proper instruments. This then developed into McFly, who alongside Busted are still bands I love to this day. From there it developed into Blink 182 and Green Day and the rest is history.

In 2006 when I was 16 years old I went to my first ‘proper’ gig which was Panic! At The Disco at Brixton Academy. We queued from about 9 am in the morning and despite the long day, I wouldn’t have changed the experience at all. My parents were quite strict on me not getting the train home late at night from Brixton. So their condition was for us to be picked up which thankfully my friends mum agreed to do.

My gig-going life

This was the start of my gig-going life and something which from 2006 until about 2016 was huge for me. I used to go to gigs all the time and at the peak, I would be going to shows most weeks. As I’m approaching 30 I have slowed this down now and I’m more selective. Both from a budgeting point of view, but also because I just can’t hack it. But you can’t beat the feeling and experience of live music.

I still have a special place in my heart for pop music, and what I used to listen to. And I’ll still happily listen to it and go to shows as it’s part of my musical past and it’s good fun. Last summer I saw Taylor Swift and it was an incredible show.

The reason for this bit of nostalgia is due to The Spice Girls who are of course back and touring again. They’ve teamed back up with Walkers for a nostalgic throwback to the ’90s. And I just had to join in.

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