I’d just started going out with a girl called Sue just over a week before this gig and it was the first one we went to together. We’d actually got tickets (before we started seeing each other) for Guns N’ Roses at Milton Keynes Bowl for the end of May (GIG 119) but hooking up … Continue reading GIG 116: Fibrehead / Compulsion – The Borderline, 7th April 1993
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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 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