Night Two of The Sisters of Mercy at Brixton Academy. Night One had been fantastic, the best Sisters gig I'd ever seen. Could Night Two compete in any way to what had occurred under 24 hours earlier? We opted to stay for an extra pint in the pre-gig pub as opposed to see La Costa … Continue reading GIG 144: The Sisters of Mercy / La Costa Rasa – Brixton Academy, 21st December 1993
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GIG 143: The Sisters of Mercy / La Costa Rasa – Brixton Academy, 20th December 1993
This was the fourth time I'd seen The Sisters of Mercy. The first two were at Wembley Arena (GIG 069 and GIG 070) and then outside at Crystal Palace supporting Depeche Mode (GIG 124). But tonight was at one of my favourite venues - Brixton Academy. Much smaller than an arena gig, so this was … Continue reading GIG 143: The Sisters of Mercy / La Costa Rasa – Brixton Academy, 20th December 1993
GIG 142: Incubus Succubus / Curse In Vain / Cries of Tammuz – The Moonlight Club, 10th December 1993
It's Friday night... and a gig night! It's also another Incubus Succubus gig at The Moonlight Club in West Hampstead. It's also the first time I saw Cries of Tammuz - a band I went on to see quite a few times and got to know Paul (the lead singer) and Francesca (friend of Paul's) … Continue reading GIG 142: Incubus Succubus / Curse In Vain / Cries of Tammuz – The Moonlight Club, 10th December 1993
GIG 141: CNN / Casino – The Water Rats, 9th December 1993
Formed in 1992 by David Tomlinson (vocals), Tim Bricheno (guitar; ex-All About Eve/Sisters of Mercy), and Neill Lambert (drums) CNN was a band that I'd been following for the last year and had picked up all the singles they'd released to date. I was really keen on seeing them live so when they played the … Continue reading GIG 141: CNN / Casino – The Water Rats, 9th December 1993
GIG 140: The Damned / Freaks of Desire – The Forum, 4th December 1993
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 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
Voices From The Pulpit 