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Unusal and interesting music venues.
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Lord Bracknell
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Arlo Guthrie at the Stanford Arms, Brighton (now Circus Circus).
Lord Bracknell
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... and the legendary Sandy Denny in my mate's kitchen in a basement flat in Norfolk Square.
Lord Bracknell
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Lord Bracknell
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... and I suspect it was a lot less than 50p when I saw the Beatles play at Maney Youth Club, Sutton Coldfield.
http://www.beatlesbible.com/1963/02/01/live-maney-hall-sutton-coldfield/
... and the discussion on that page reminds me that I was once involved in booking Carl Wayne and the Vikings (later to become The Move) to play at a dance at the school I went to.
http://www.beatlesbible.com/1963/02/01/live-maney-hall-sutton-coldfield/
... and the discussion on that page reminds me that I was once involved in booking Carl Wayne and the Vikings (later to become The Move) to play at a dance at the school I went to.
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countryman
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- Jun 28, 2011
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I saw Johnny Flynn at St George's church a few years ago. It was a nice little venue for some folk music. The odd thing about it was having a bar at the back of a church.
Worthingite
Sexy Pete... :D
I saw Turin Brakes at a cafe in Worthing a few months ago - can't remember the name of the place but it's that big church like thingy opposite the post office?!?!? 
I saw Turin Brakes at a cafe in Worthing a few months ago - can't remember the name of the place but it's that big church like thingy opposite the post office?!?!?
St Paul's - The Blockheads are playing there soon.
The Large One
Who's Next?
I was involved in putting Dick Gaughan on at the Gladstone in 1998.
PFJ
Not the JPF ..splitters !
The Cult -Moulsecoombe Polytechnic , 1984. The same day Everton beat Watford in the FA cup final and astbury would not stop going on about it.
Meatloaf -in a lounge/bar in Mississagua , Ontario, mid eighties. The ceiling was so low , he spent most the gig supporting himself against it , in an attempt to avoid falling onto one of the tables in front of the tiny stage. He was still a bit of a chubber in those days . Actually thought it was a tribute band until I got in and and saw it was the man himself.
Meatloaf -in a lounge/bar in Mississagua , Ontario, mid eighties. The ceiling was so low , he spent most the gig supporting himself against it , in an attempt to avoid falling onto one of the tables in front of the tiny stage. He was still a bit of a chubber in those days . Actually thought it was a tribute band until I got in and and saw it was the man himself.
SouthCoastOwl
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I remember playing the Collonade Bar in Hastings in the mid 1980s.
Nothing really unusual there except that the only way to the gents was through the stage and as the evening progressed, and drink was taken, the number of people who stood on my effects pedals increased to the point that I didn't haven't a clue what sort of noise was going to be coming out of my amp after audience toilet breaks!
Nothing really unusual there except that the only way to the gents was through the stage and as the evening progressed, and drink was taken, the number of people who stood on my effects pedals increased to the point that I didn't haven't a clue what sort of noise was going to be coming out of my amp after audience toilet breaks!
Godstar
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Just concentrating on venues, three spring to mind for me.
The Crypt (Brighton) in was precisely that. Del Strangefish will remember it better than me. Punk Heyday!
Another was a festival in U-boat factory near Hamburg, where a band i was with played.
Finally Berkeley Amphitheatre (Calif.) - Ramones with Social Distortion supporting
The Crypt (Brighton) in was precisely that. Del Strangefish will remember it better than me. Punk Heyday!
Another was a festival in U-boat factory near Hamburg, where a band i was with played.
Finally Berkeley Amphitheatre (Calif.) - Ramones with Social Distortion supporting
I saw Turin Brakes at a cafe in Worthing a few months ago - can't remember the name of the place but it's that big church like thingy opposite the post office?!?!?
My mates supported them (a 5 piece), hope they did themselves proud?
boik
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Saw Sad Among Strangers play both The Embassy in Mayfair, and The Hippodrome (complete with topless girls). Drinks prices were at mortgage levels (as it seemed to me) and neither venue served pints. Not sure who their manager was, but obviously had up-market contacts!
Saw House of Love at The Albert Hall. Whilst not an unusual venue for music, it did seem a bit incongruous for HOL.
Missed The Cure at the bandstand in Crawley as I was working.
Seen Bombay Bicycle Club and Mark Kozelek in Brighton churches, although this seems to be becoming more usual.
Saw House of Love at The Albert Hall. Whilst not an unusual venue for music, it did seem a bit incongruous for HOL.
Missed The Cure at the bandstand in Crawley as I was working.
Seen Bombay Bicycle Club and Mark Kozelek in Brighton churches, although this seems to be becoming more usual.
spring hall convert
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Was anyone at those Arcade Fire gigs they did in London Churches before the release of Neon Bible? I remember trying to get tickets but not being successful...
Buzzer
Languidly Clinical
- Oct 1, 2006
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The Long Tall Texans busking in Worthing one Christmas in the mid-80s.
The story about the tiny stage/access to the loos reminds me of the Free Butt pub back in the day. I don't think I saw anyone famous there but it was apparently the smallest pub in the area to start with and then at the (not so) far end there was the 'stage' for the band right by the ladies' loos. It was always fun to watch the guitarists get the hump when being asked to move out the way so that people could use the loos.
The story about the tiny stage/access to the loos reminds me of the Free Butt pub back in the day. I don't think I saw anyone famous there but it was apparently the smallest pub in the area to start with and then at the (not so) far end there was the 'stage' for the band right by the ladies' loos. It was always fun to watch the guitarists get the hump when being asked to move out the way so that people could use the loos.