I was pleased to get tickets for this gig, as it was The Damned's farewell tour so would be the last chance to see them live. Yeah.... ok... it was their first 'Farewell' tour that 29 years later they're still on. But back on this cool December evening in 1993 we all took them at … Continue reading GIG 140: The Damned / Freaks of Desire – The Forum, 4th December 1993
Gig List
GIG 139: Divided Opinions – The Dandy Lion, 29th November 1993
I don't really remember anything about Divided Opinions, or the time they played the Barnet Student/Indie night hosted every Monday by the Dandy Lion. As a local Indie night, which usually featured a live band, it was something that a number of us attended when we could to drink, dance and catch-up. Apparently Divided Opinions … Continue reading GIG 139: Divided Opinions – The Dandy Lion, 29th November 1993
GIG 138: Nosferatu / Incubus Succubus / Enrapture – Marquee, 21st November 1993
It'd been a busy couple of weeks since my last gig. EuroGenCon (or CryoGenCon as it had been nicknamed due to the 'summer holiday' chalets people stayed in being rather chilly in November) had taken place down at Camber Sands the previous week and I'd been helping at the Pagan Federation Conference all-day Saturday before … Continue reading GIG 138: Nosferatu / Incubus Succubus / Enrapture – Marquee, 21st November 1993
GIG 137: Front 242 / Sheep On Drugs – Brixton Academy, 10th November 1993
I'm not sure why this gig got pushed back, but it was originally scheduled for 6th October. In anycase, Greg, Sue and myself headed south of the river to Brixton to see a duo of bands I was massively keen on. Front 242 (whom I'd never seen live before now) supported by Sheep On Drugs … Continue reading GIG 137: Front 242 / Sheep On Drugs – Brixton Academy, 10th November 1993
GIG 136: Sheep on Drugs / Atari Teenage Riot – LA2, 28th October 1993
This was my first gig at LA2 (also known as Astoria 2) and also the first time I saw Sheep on Drugs, although I was supposed to see them at the start of the month supporting Front 242 but the gig got pushed back to November (GIG 137 as it turned out). The LA2 was … Continue reading GIG 136: Sheep on Drugs / Atari Teenage Riot – LA2, 28th October 1993
GIG 135: Judda / PIG / Foreheads in a Fishtank / Sow – Marquee, 24th October 1993
This was the third time I saw Judda live, and the first time with them headlining their own show. Sow, the first band on, where pretty good - certainly a lot better than Foreheads in a Fishtank whom I really didn't like. The main support came in the form of PIG, which was my first … Continue reading GIG 135: Judda / PIG / Foreheads in a Fishtank / Sow – Marquee, 24th October 1993
GIG 134: The Almighty / The Wildhearts / Kerbdog – The Forum, 17th October 1993
A North London autumn Sunday evening and we're all huddled up and en route to for some serious headbanging action at The Forum in Kentish Town, courtesy of a trio of bands getting various levels of press at the time. Now my musical tastes, as I've mentioned before, tended much more towards to the industrial/ebm/goth … Continue reading GIG 134: The Almighty / The Wildhearts / Kerbdog – The Forum, 17th October 1993
GIG 133: ? – The Electric Ballroom, 15th October 1993
I almost skipped this one and let the Gig count jump from 132 straight to 134. But there was a GIG 133, at The Electric Ballroom in Camden Town on 15th October 1993 and it would have annoyed the hell out of me jumping over it if I ever came back to look at this … Continue reading GIG 133: ? – The Electric Ballroom, 15th October 1993
GIG 132: The Australian Doors Show / The Big Truth Band – The Forum, 9th October 1993
Back to a familiar venue with a new name. At somepoint during 1993 Kentish Town's Town & Country Club was renamed The Forum. The last ever Town & Country gig was by Van Morrison on 21st March 1993, after which The Mean Fiddler Group brought the venue and changed it's name to what the venue … Continue reading GIG 132: The Australian Doors Show / The Big Truth Band – The Forum, 9th October 1993
GIG 131: Alice In Chains / The Wildhearts / Clawfinger – Brixton Academy, 4th October 1993
Alice In Chains had been riding high for a couple of years. Facelift, their debut album, had produced a couple of hits (most notable 'Man in the Box'), but it was 1992's release of Dirt which really propelled them in to the spotlight with tracks such as 'Would?' and 'Angry Chair' getting loads of airplay. … Continue reading GIG 131: Alice In Chains / The Wildhearts / Clawfinger – Brixton Academy, 4th October 1993
Voices From The Pulpit 