GIG 060: Something Happens / Trash Can Sinatras / Dean Dwyer – Town & Country Club, 3rd August 1990

Considering we'd seen Something Happens playing The Marquee just three months previous (GIG 053) seeing them headline the Town & Country Club in Kentish Town was a big jump up the ladder for this Irish band. They were fairly well known in Ireland but hadn't really broken through in the UK, not that you'd had … Continue reading GIG 060: Something Happens / Trash Can Sinatras / Dean Dwyer – Town & Country Club, 3rd August 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 044: The Mission / Something Happens – Wembley Arena, 23rd March 1990

I was so, so hyped about this gig. I'd been a massive fan of The Mission since about 1986/87 and was finally getting to see them live. Carved in Sand (their fourth studio album) had just recently been released and they were touring in support of the album. They were pretty damn big at the … Continue reading GIG 044: The Mission / Something Happens – Wembley Arena, 23rd March 1990