I remember being thrilled, but surprised, that Doro Pesch (whom I think had just left Warlock) was playing the Marquee. I was sure she should have been playing venues like the Town & Country Club (which was much larger) so to see her in such an intimate venue was brilliant.Decidedly very 'Metal' I loved the Germanic … Continue reading GIG 011: Warlock (Doro Pesch) / Raw Deal – Marquee, 17th March 1989
Music
GIG 010: Wrathchild – The Hippodrome, 5th April 1989
Kerrang magazine had a weekly Wednesday club night at The Hippodrome in Leicester Square where they also featured a live act. I'm not sure if The Hippodrome was the first time I'd been out clubbing (I may have been already been going to The Catacombs in Manor House by this time) but it was half-term and … Continue reading GIG 010: Wrathchild – The Hippodrome, 5th April 1989
GIG 009: King Swamp / Glory – Marquee, 13th March 1989
King Swamp were a vastly underrated band. They had a bloody fantastic record (I had the cassette at the time, brought the vinyl in 2004 and managed to find the CD in 2010), one which we played to death in the Sixth Form Common Room. You can listen to their self-titled debut album on Spotify. They … Continue reading GIG 009: King Swamp / Glory – Marquee, 13th March 1989
GIG 008: Gypsy Queen / Wrathchild / Larrikin – Town & Country Club, 18th February 1989
I wasn't really a fan of Gypsy Queen, didn't have any of their stuff and hadn't really heard them much apart from maybe round a friends house or on MTVs metal show which a friends brother used to record and send down to him (we used to regular go round his house for the weekly two … Continue reading GIG 008: Gypsy Queen / Wrathchild / Larrikin – Town & Country Club, 18th February 1989
GIG 007: Rose of Avalanche / Dawn After Dark / Claytown Troupe – ULU, 27th January 1989
Rose of Avalanche was the first gig I went to in 1989 - which was the year which really saw me explode on to the gig scene (I'd seen 1 gig in '87, 5 in '88 and 1989 would go on to see me go to 27 gigs - which wasn't the most in a … Continue reading GIG 007: Rose of Avalanche / Dawn After Dark / Claytown Troupe – ULU, 27th January 1989
GIG 006: Iron Maiden / Killer Dwarves – Wembley Arena, 11th December 1988
I think every metal fan goes through an Iron Maiden period. It was certainly true for me, but by 1988 I wasn't so keen on their new album (Seventh Son of a Seventh Son) but when Justin and I saw they were playing we had to go, and were joined by two other friends (Paul and … Continue reading GIG 006: Iron Maiden / Killer Dwarves – Wembley Arena, 11th December 1988
GIG 005: Ghost Dance / Rose of Avalanche / Ides of March – Town & Country Club, 6th November 1988
Strangely even though I'd been in to goth music since @ 1985/86 it took me until my fifth gig to actually see some goth bands. In this case it was the brilliant Ghost Dance headlining the Town & Country Club in Kentish Town with Manchester's "Rose of Avalanche" in support along with Ides of March.When … Continue reading GIG 005: Ghost Dance / Rose of Avalanche / Ides of March – Town & Country Club, 6th November 1988
GIG 004: Transvision Vamp / Fuse – Town & Country Club, 18th October 1988
This was a fantastic gig, Transvision Vamp had just released their debut album and had their first hit single so it was packed - plus it was my first non-Arena gig and blew me away.I remember buying the vinyl of 'Pop Art' a few days beforehand and listening to it loads before the gig. I went … Continue reading GIG 004: Transvision Vamp / Fuse – Town & Country Club, 18th October 1988
Gig 003 Fleetwood Mac / The Adventures – Wembley Arena, 25th May 1988
I was actually quite lucky to see Fleetwood Mac as it fell right in the middle of my GCSE's at school but my friend Stephen and I went anyway. The gig was my third at Wembley Arena (after this one I would discover the joy of much smaller venues - something that I still much prefer … Continue reading Gig 003 Fleetwood Mac / The Adventures – Wembley Arena, 25th May 1988
Gig 002 – Def Leppard / Loverboy – Wembley Arena, 12th April 1988
It was just under four months between my first two gigs. I was still 15 so couldn't exactly afford to go rocking and rolling every night at that point! My second ever gig saw me return to Wembley Arena and another tour of a classic album - Def Leppards "Hysteria" Tour. The album was huge, … Continue reading Gig 002 – Def Leppard / Loverboy – Wembley Arena, 12th April 1988
Voices From The Pulpit 