London Calling
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Relating to the scariest moment at football matches post. I started to think of my worst memories at Gigs. A lot of the football posts related to the period 1987-93. At the same time every gig in Brighton at the Top Rank seem to range from a couple of fisty cuffs to a full scale brawl. I conclude that Yoof at that time literally got their kicks at games and concerts, whilst now its in pubs and the street.
Anyhow here's my worst 3.
Specials 1979. At the Rank. Packed gig, full of London Skins. Jumping on everyone. The Specials had if I recall left the stage about 3 times in the first 10 minutes. Eventually Jerry Dammers came back on stage. And basically announced if there was to be one more fight, or Nazi salute they would never play Brighton nor any where else again.
Everyone cheered. They came on to a blinding track.....within 10 minutes the atmosphere was electric. Whilst there was tension, it was wild, stage invasions etc.
I remember about six encores and having a duet with Dammers.
Great gig. But very scary walking back to the Brighton station area.
Gary Glitter in around 1984, One of his XMAS specials. At the Rank again. The organisers thought it would be a fun gig. They hadn't reckoned on the Sycho billies who had come down to see the support band-the Meterors.
Despite being gig wise. I was attacked by a mob but somehow stayed up and concious to live another day.
About 1981 Ken Livingston arranged a party for the "March for Jobs" at Brockwell Park, Brixton.
It just happened to coincide with one week after the Brixton riots. The tension getting to the Park was unbelievable. At the concert it was mayhem every kin and sycho was after the "lefties". Bottles rained down especially to the front. Even the Damned threatened to walk off. If you were black you had it.
But then after the gig, we had to walk back passed the burnt out cars etc. With streets full of pissed up skins and pissed off coppers and pissed off rasta's.
Oh what fun!
Oh those were the days.
LC
Anyhow here's my worst 3.
Specials 1979. At the Rank. Packed gig, full of London Skins. Jumping on everyone. The Specials had if I recall left the stage about 3 times in the first 10 minutes. Eventually Jerry Dammers came back on stage. And basically announced if there was to be one more fight, or Nazi salute they would never play Brighton nor any where else again.
Everyone cheered. They came on to a blinding track.....within 10 minutes the atmosphere was electric. Whilst there was tension, it was wild, stage invasions etc.
I remember about six encores and having a duet with Dammers.
Great gig. But very scary walking back to the Brighton station area.
Gary Glitter in around 1984, One of his XMAS specials. At the Rank again. The organisers thought it would be a fun gig. They hadn't reckoned on the Sycho billies who had come down to see the support band-the Meterors.
Despite being gig wise. I was attacked by a mob but somehow stayed up and concious to live another day.
About 1981 Ken Livingston arranged a party for the "March for Jobs" at Brockwell Park, Brixton.
It just happened to coincide with one week after the Brixton riots. The tension getting to the Park was unbelievable. At the concert it was mayhem every kin and sycho was after the "lefties". Bottles rained down especially to the front. Even the Damned threatened to walk off. If you were black you had it.
But then after the gig, we had to walk back passed the burnt out cars etc. With streets full of pissed up skins and pissed off coppers and pissed off rasta's.
Oh what fun!
Oh those were the days.
LC
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