From the metal of Zodiac to 'very much a goth band' with The Witching Hour for my next gig of 1992. Now this one was held somewhere called "The Scream Club" which I can remember absolutely nothing about (the club that is). I suspect it was actually the backroom of a pub similar to The … Continue reading GIG 098: Witching Hour / Venus Fly Trap – The Scream Club, 8th March 1992
Gig List
GIG 097: Zodiac Mindwarp & The Love Reaction / Terrorvision / Doctor Rain – Town & Country Club, 15th February 1992
Zodiac Mindwarp's "Tattooed Beat Messiah" was an album I listened to quite a bit when it released back in 1988, and on-and-off for a few years afterwards. It's actually an album I rebrought myself about 15 years ago and, whilst I don't listen to them very often any more, it does get the occasional airplay … Continue reading GIG 097: Zodiac Mindwarp & The Love Reaction / Terrorvision / Doctor Rain – Town & Country Club, 15th February 1992
GIG 095 : ? – The Dandy Lion 03/02/92 + GIG 096: Rib – The Dandy Lion 10/02/92
Typical Monday 'students' night at The Dandy Lion on Barnet High Street. I haven't got a clue who the band on the 3rd February was (so they must have made an impression!) and Rib on the 10th were pretty poor but atleast got a namecheck in my diary! I do know that we had great … Continue reading GIG 095 : ? – The Dandy Lion 03/02/92 + GIG 096: Rib – The Dandy Lion 10/02/92
GIG 094: New Model Army / Joolz / Sunshot – Brixton Academy, 19th December 1991
After seeing New Model Army for the first time in the open air supporting The Mission during the summer (GIG 087) this was my first chance to catch them headlining their own show. The show had an absolutely fantastic line-up too - with Joolz and Sunshot making it a brilliant evening. NMA themselves were fantastic … Continue reading GIG 094: New Model Army / Joolz / Sunshot – Brixton Academy, 19th December 1991
GIG 093: The Levellers / Sand Kings / ? – The Town & Country Club, 27th October 1991
This was the first time (of many) that I saw The Levellers live. Their "A Weapon Called The World" album had been released in 1990 and I'd also picked up a host of their early EPs on 12" over the previous few months after being introduced to them by Dawn. Now, if you've never seen … Continue reading GIG 093: The Levellers / Sand Kings / ? – The Town & Country Club, 27th October 1991
GIG 092: All About Eve / Levitation – The Town & Country Club, 15th September 1991
You can see the write-up of this gig with 091 as I covered everything in that. This is just an excuse to post up another All About Eve track and so I can post the scan of the concert ticket - and also to keep my gig numbers in order ;p https://youtu.be/w5BuqDnqAeI All About Eve … Continue reading GIG 092: All About Eve / Levitation – The Town & Country Club, 15th September 1991
GIG 091: All About Eve /Levitation – The Town & Country Club, 14th September 1991
All About Eve's "All About Eve" and "Scarlet And Other Stories" were two of my favourite albums from the late 80's. I'd been lucky enough to see All About Eve live twice before, both times at The Royal Albert Hall (GIGS 048 + 049) but The Town & Country Club in Kentish Town offered a … Continue reading GIG 091: All About Eve /Levitation – The Town & Country Club, 14th September 1991
GIG 090: Creaming Jesus / Nutmeg / Working With Tomatoes – The Borderline, 20th July 1991
It was Saturday night and Creaming Jesus (then one of my favourite live bands) were playing the Borderline. Was there any doubt I'd be there? Creaming Jesus always had a fantastic energy around them, and the mosh pit (something many people don't equate to 'goth' bands all that often) had the right balance between physical-yet-friendly. … Continue reading GIG 090: Creaming Jesus / Nutmeg / Working With Tomatoes – The Borderline, 20th July 1991
GIG 089: Shake! – The Dandy Lion, 30th June 1991
I saw Shake! a bunch of times as they were a local band. They were always decent live but I think we were all probably slightly biased due to the fact that we knew them and they "weren't that bad". As with most Monday nights at the Dandy Lion the night was more about dancing … Continue reading GIG 089: Shake! – The Dandy Lion, 30th June 1991
GIG 088: Fireworks Party – The Dandy Lion, 3rd June 1991
Some gigs stick with you forever, others are just a footnote in an old diary. I've no idea who the Fireworks Party were or what they were like. They played our local student/indie/rock night which we went along to mainly for a bit of Monday night socialising and dancing as opposed to see the band. … Continue reading GIG 088: Fireworks Party – The Dandy Lion, 3rd June 1991
Voices From The Pulpit 