Sunshot were a great London based band that I ended up seeing quite a few times. The three piece comprised of Maria Brannigan, Toby Bricheno (younger brother of Tim who was in All About Eve and The Sisters of Mercy) and Finnish bassist Taru Tuomisaari-Phillips. They played a kind of blend of so-called "shoegaze" with … Continue reading GIG077: Sunshot / Mojo Ride – The Dome, 5th March 1991
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GIG076: Shake! / Mano Toi – The Dandy Lion, 18th February 1991
These two bands played the local Monday night student indie night at one of the local pubs in Barnet. I believe this was the third week the pub was running the club night and it had already become a good way to kick off the week (or extend the weekend) with a lot of the … Continue reading GIG076: Shake! / Mano Toi – The Dandy Lion, 18th February 1991
GIG075: Laughterland – The Dandy Lion, 11th February 1991
This was week 2 of the Dandy Lions student night and featured another local Barnet band that we all knew, Laughterland. Again, another enjoyable evening with a whole bunch of friends 🙂 Price : Unknown
GIG074: Bogus Gods / Dredd Hedd – The Dandy Lion, 4th February 1991
This was the start of something very fun. The Dandy Lion, a pub in Barnet where I grew up, had decided to start having a rock/indie/student night every Monday with live bands and cheaper drink prices. The pub was more commonly known in Barnet, at the time, for being one of the many that saw … Continue reading GIG074: Bogus Gods / Dredd Hedd – The Dandy Lion, 4th February 1991
GIG073: Pop Will Eat Itself / The Atom Seeds – Brixton Academy, 20th January 1991
The Poppies were a band who were phenomenal live. Don't get me wrong, they were also great on the stereo and definitely kicked ass on the dancefloors too... but live they were... just, wow. No, not wow... WOW! They were one of the first bands to experiment properly with the connection of indie rock and … Continue reading GIG073: Pop Will Eat Itself / The Atom Seeds – Brixton Academy, 20th January 1991
GIG072 – Carter U.S.M. / The Boo Radleys / Th’Faith Healers – Town & Country Club, 14th December 1990
Carter The Unstoppable Sex Machine were fab. Indie Kings who had started to break through in the charts and had a brilliant, friendly, and insane fanbase that seemed to cross genres. You had such a mix of people at their gigs, which was something that really surprised me when I first saw them on this … Continue reading GIG072 – Carter U.S.M. / The Boo Radleys / Th’Faith Healers – Town & Country Club, 14th December 1990
GIG 071: The Mission / The Power of Dreams – Brixton Academy, 11th December 1990
I'd seen The Mission for the first time earlier in the year (GIG 044) at Wembley but now they were playing the smaller, and non-seated, Brixton Academy. A venue that would usually be much more suited for them and to my tastes. I went with a couple of clubbing buddies (Sunil and Mike) and all … Continue reading GIG 071: The Mission / The Power of Dreams – Brixton Academy, 11th December 1990
GIG 070: Sisters of Mercy / The Mothers – Wembley Arena, 26th November 1990
This was the second time in three days that I was at Wembley Arena to see what was probably my favourite band of the time (and still among my favourites today). I was the only one of the group who had been to the gig on Saturday that also had tickets for Monday night too, … Continue reading GIG 070: Sisters of Mercy / The Mothers – Wembley Arena, 26th November 1990
GIG 069: Sisters of Mercy / The Mothers – Wembley Arena, 24th November 1990
This was a big moment for me. The Sisters of Mercy were one of my favourite bands at the time (along with The Mission, Ghost Dance and Fields of the Nephilim) and the only one of those I hadn't yet seen. They were playing Wembley Arena on their Vision Thing tour. Many people didn't think … Continue reading GIG 069: Sisters of Mercy / The Mothers – Wembley Arena, 24th November 1990
GIG 068: King Swamp / Q Lazzarus – The Borderline, 26th October 1990
I'm pretty sure this was the last time I saw King Swamp. They were a great band live and, as I've said in previous gig write-ups, I still listen to their debut album a reasonable amount over three decades later. Every time I listen to it it certainly reminds me of a set of friends … Continue reading GIG 068: King Swamp / Q Lazzarus – The Borderline, 26th October 1990
Voices From The Pulpit 