Destroy the Boy – The Powerhaus, 6th March 1991

Rose of Avalanche were one of the first goth bands I ever saw live (supporting Ghost Dance back in 1988 - GIG005) and I tried to see them as often as I could as they were brilliant live and were one of the more under-rated bands around the scene at the time. By this time … Continue reading GIG078: The Rose of Avalanche / Mass / Destroy the Boy – The Powerhaus, 6th March 1991

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

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