GIG 168: Stabbing Westward / Tribute To Nothing – The Underworld, 9th May 1994

My second trip to The Underworld, and once again I was going to see an industrial band there. Tonight was the turn of Stabbing Westward to entertain. I missed Tribute to Nothing, courtesy of working until 6pm and then having to get home to change, eat, and then get myself from Finchley Central down the … Continue reading GIG 168: Stabbing Westward / Tribute To Nothing – The Underworld, 9th May 1994

GIG 167: Incubus Succubus / Cries of Tammuz – Marquee, 8th May 1994

An evening of two bands I'd now seen probably more than any other at the time... and more than once on the same bill together. For some reason I got to the Marquee at 3pm and hung around back stage, during the soundchecks, etc, with the bands. So I got to see the 'glory' that … Continue reading GIG 167: Incubus Succubus / Cries of Tammuz – Marquee, 8th May 1994

GIG 166: Tori Amos / The Divine Comedy – The Palladium, 30th April 1994

I've loved Tori Amos since her debut solo album, Little Earthquakes, came out in 1992. Her second album, Under the Pink, followed in February 1994, debuting at #1 in the UK album charts and this was her tour to support that album. She was playing at The Palladium, usually home to theatre performances and a … Continue reading GIG 166: Tori Amos / The Divine Comedy – The Palladium, 30th April 1994

GIG 164: Vendemmian / The Voice – Marquee, 10th April 1994

Fresh from being in Nottingham with Restoration II the night before Sunday saw me at The Marquee seeing Vendemmian - who had been the other part of Restoration before various band members went their separate ways and became two bands worth of music and live shows. The support for this evening was a band called … Continue reading GIG 164: Vendemmian / The Voice – Marquee, 10th April 1994

GIG 163: Restoration II / Redemption, Nottingham Rock City, 9th April 1994

I'd been out at the Electric Ballroom until late the night before and woke up to the news that Kurt Cobain, frontman of Nirvana, had been found dead at his home. It was seismic news as Nirvana were one of the biggest, if not the biggest, alternative bands on the scene at the time. I … Continue reading GIG 163: Restoration II / Redemption, Nottingham Rock City, 9th April 1994

GIG 161: Incubus Succubus / Legend / Seventh Wave – Marquee, 3rd April 1994

Easter weekend is certainly no time of rest for the wicked. I'd managed to go clubbing twice (Cabbage Patch on Thursday night, Full Tilt at the Electric Ballroom on Friday night), spent the day trawling record, game and comics shops in central London on Saturday, and after Easter lunch with the parents I headed down … Continue reading GIG 161: Incubus Succubus / Legend / Seventh Wave – Marquee, 3rd April 1994