My 200th concert - my fifth time seeing The Mission - and my first time at Shepherds Bush Empire. I'd seen plenty of bands since my first ever concert back on 29th December 1987 (GIG 001), and had plenty more ahead of me, but the thrill and excitement of seeing live music certainly hadn't diminished... … Continue reading GIG 200: The Mission / Luxx – Shepherds Bush Empire, 10th March 1995
Gig List
GIG 199: Sheep On Drugs / Spank Organisation / Rancho Diablo – LA2, 8th March 1995
The last time I'd seen Sheep On Drugs they were playing The Astoria (GIG 175), LA2's big brother next door. I'd seen them at the LA2 before too, but that was back in October 1993 (GIG 136) which was also the first time I saw them live. But they'd completed the circle and were back … Continue reading GIG 199: Sheep On Drugs / Spank Organisation / Rancho Diablo – LA2, 8th March 1995
GIG 198: Cubanate / Judda – The Underworld, 17th February 1995
Friday night in Camden and a combo of gig plus a night of clubbing awaits. The gig, at The Underworld (so called as the venue is in the basement of The World's End pub), is for two bands that I've seen a number of times and really enjoy - Cubanate and Judda. Unbenownst to me … Continue reading GIG 198: Cubanate / Judda – The Underworld, 17th February 1995
GIG 197: Skin Drill / Szekl Kurva – The Bull & Gate, 7th February 1995
Skin Drill really impressed us when we saw them a couple of weeks earlier (GIG 196), so when we heard they were playing The Bull & Gate in Kentish Town Angela, Michael, Richard and myself all headed down there on this Tuesday evening. Support came in the form of Szekl Kurva who, according to LastFM, … Continue reading GIG 197: Skin Drill / Szekl Kurva – The Bull & Gate, 7th February 1995
GIG 196: Cubanate / Inertia / Skin Drill – Marquee, 22nd January 1995
A not so typical Sunday evening at The Marquee. Sundays were usually their 'goth' nights - or certainly seemed to be with the amount of goth bands on the line-up every Sunday evening, but tonight we had swapped 'goth' for 'EBM/Industrial' bands Cubanate, Inertia and Skin Drill. I headed down to the Marquee with Angala … Continue reading GIG 196: Cubanate / Inertia / Skin Drill – Marquee, 22nd January 1995
GIG 195: Cries of Tammuz / The Last Dance / Cathedral Lung – Marquee, 8th January 1995
The first of the Marquee's Sunday night 'Goth' gig of the year, and a return to the stage of Cries of Tammuz, so a chance to catch up with Paul and the rest of the band, as well as loads of the regulars on the gig circuit whom I'd not seen since before the holidays. … Continue reading GIG 195: Cries of Tammuz / The Last Dance / Cathedral Lung – Marquee, 8th January 1995
GIG 194: Judda / Andromeda Strain / Nylon – The Borderline, 5th January 1995
It only took my five days of 1995 to get to my first gig of the year, and it was to see an old favourite - Judda. For a Thursday night gig in the first week after the Christmas/New Years holidays it was pretty well attended with loads of people I knew at the show. … Continue reading GIG 194: Judda / Andromeda Strain / Nylon – The Borderline, 5th January 1995
GIG 193: Balaam & The Angel / Stella Madris / Zion – The Water Rats, 30th December 1994
It was the day before New Years Eve, the final Friday of 1994, and my last gig of a very eventful year. Loads of us were meeting up at Full Tilt in the Electric Ballroom (Camden) later to dance the night away but a few of us started out at the Water Rats in Kings … Continue reading GIG 193: Balaam & The Angel / Stella Madris / Zion – The Water Rats, 30th December 1994
GIG 192: The Blue Aeroplanes – Camden Palace, 20th December 1994
This was kind of our Christmas Party in some ways. A hoit of us all met up at The World's End pub in Camden after work for a few drinks and then headed down the road to Mornington Crescent for the Feet First Club at Camden Palace. I hadn't been to Feet First in about … Continue reading GIG 192: The Blue Aeroplanes – Camden Palace, 20th December 1994
GIG 191: New Model Army / Dub War – The Forum, 15th December 1994
New Model Army love their December gigs. Not sure why but pretty much every year they tour just before Christmas and even back in 1994 it was apparently no different. So we found ourselves, on a chilly Thursday December evening, in Kentish Town to see the Army at The Forum. This was the fifth time … Continue reading GIG 191: New Model Army / Dub War – The Forum, 15th December 1994
Voices From The Pulpit 