After seeing Fish live earlier in the year (GIG 046) it was now turn of the band that he'd left. Steve Hogarth was on vocal duty and Marillion were playing Wembley Arena. I went with Nick and Simon and whilst I didn't mind the new Marillion material I definitely preferred the 'Fish' era. That said, … Continue reading GIG 057: Marillion / Little Angels – Wembley Arena, 12th July 1990
Gig List
GIG 056: The Black Crowes / Slide – The Marquee, 7th June 1990
We hadn't planned on seeing The Black Crowes, nor had we realised they were even playing what I believe was their first UK gig until three days before hand. Mike and myself had been at The Marquee to see the brilliant Ugly As Sin (see GIG 055) and found out they were selling tickets to … Continue reading GIG 056: The Black Crowes / Slide – The Marquee, 7th June 1990
GIG 055: Ugly As Sin / Ship of Fools – The Marquee 4th June 1990
Ugly As Sin were actually one of my favourite bands around this time. I used to play the Pain 7" on repeat at home, and it remains one of my favourite songs today. They formed in 1989, released their only album, "The Good The Bad & The Ugly", in 1990 and had split up by … Continue reading GIG 055: Ugly As Sin / Ship of Fools – The Marquee 4th June 1990
GIG 054: Metallica / Warrior Soul – Wembley Arena, 23rd May 1990
This was the tail end of the 'Justice For All World Tour', which was one of Metallica's best albums (although my favourite is their Black album that came out a few years later). I'd been in to Metallica during their Master of Puppets days and had been drifting away from them and more into goth and … Continue reading GIG 054: Metallica / Warrior Soul – Wembley Arena, 23rd May 1990
GIG 053: Something Happens / Giant International – The Marquee, 3rd May 1990
We'd seen Irish band Something Happens supporting The Mission and had enjoyed them so when they announced a date at The Marquee Nick, Mike and myself found ourselves in London on a Thursday evening :pSomething Happens very pretty big in Ireland, but didn't get the attention they deserved in the UK. They went on to … Continue reading GIG 053: Something Happens / Giant International – The Marquee, 3rd May 1990
GIG 052: The Children / Sister Midnight / The Unloved / Plain Crazy – The Marquee, 22nd April 1990
Another Sunday night at The Marquee. Another Goth gig. Very much a gig of extremes. The opening band 'Plain Crazy' were pretty good. The second band 'The Unloved' were dire, the main support act 'Sister Midnight' were also good, whilst the headliners 'The Children' were terrible. Price: Unknown
GIG 051: Borghesia – Camden Palace, 17th April 1990
Camden Palace was slowly becoming a favourite Tuesday night haunt. Not as much as it would a few years later for me, but it was a place that a bunch of my school friends and I would head to for drinks, dancing, and whatever live band was on that night. It was incredibly cheap to … Continue reading GIG 051: Borghesia – Camden Palace, 17th April 1990
GIG 050: And The Generals Ran Forever / Tragic Roundabout / Ship of Fools – The Marquee, 15th April 1990
This was my fifth gig of the month and came after a very late night party at a friends house and having spent most of the afternoon before the gig in a snooker club completely failing to pot more than two balls in sequence (those damn snooker tables are way bigger than pool tables! - … Continue reading GIG 050: And The Generals Ran Forever / Tragic Roundabout / Ship of Fools – The Marquee, 15th April 1990
GIG 049: All About Eve / Lilac Time – The Royal Albert Hall, 10th April 1990
Pretty much covered this one in the last gig update. This was the first time I'd seen the same band two nights in a row, or even twice on the same tour. There have certainly been a few bands that I've made a point in buying tickets to each of the gigs they were playing … Continue reading GIG 049: All About Eve / Lilac Time – The Royal Albert Hall, 10th April 1990
GIG 048: All About Eve / Lilac Time – Royal Albert Hall 9th April 1990
This was the first of a two night double header that All About Eve were playing at The Royal Albert Hall. It was also the first night (of two) that Will, Simon and I were going (Nick joined us for the second gig).All About Eve was a band that I was listening a lot to. … Continue reading GIG 048: All About Eve / Lilac Time – Royal Albert Hall 9th April 1990
Voices From The Pulpit 