Garbage / Izzy and the Black Trees (Warsaw Progresja Outside Stage 30th May 2026)

 My highlight from last weekend, Garbage at Warsaw Progresja Outside Stage:

First came across Garbage in my attic flat in Bury (Lancashire), listening to evening radio in the mid/late 1990s ('Stupid Girl' was the first song I heard, I think, the memory kind of fades).

Hence, having never seen the band before, I didn't think twice about seeing them when they passed through Warsaw recently:

And I wasn't disappointed, songs like 'I Think I'm Paranoid'; 'Vow'; 'Special'; and 'Only Happy When I Rains' etc. are highly melodic, and it was an honour to catch the band live (singer Shirley Manson has a great voice, of course).

Was also really happy to see that Izzy and the Black Trees were opening the show:

Having lived in Warsaw/Poland for many years, I should've already caught this great band but eventually I did so:

Really liked 'This Land Is Ours', 'Two Sides', and, of course, 'I Can't Breathe' (with recent events in my native England, I couldn't help but think of Henry Nowak, RIP, of course).

Yeah, I really enjoyed both bands.