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Bands You Saw Before They Were Really Famous
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Exmouth Seagull
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Errrr........Steps, at the switching on of the Crawley Christmas lights 1996-ish, they did a couple of country line-dancing type songs, only about 20 people bothered watching. I couldn't beleive it when they were having huge chart hits a year or two later.
Oh, and U2, Top Rank, early 80's.
Oh, and U2, Top Rank, early 80's.
robbyford182
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- Dec 19, 2008
- 74
Supporting Pulley and Lagwagon - get in!
Also Good Charlotte at the Camden Barfly.
Fall Out Boy at Portsmouth Wedgwood Rooms supporting Mest iirc?
The Killers at the Highbury Garage third on the bill to the Dirtbombs
Bloc Party supporting someone at the 100 Club
Kasabian supporting The Open at the ICA
Keane 4th on the bill at an NME night at the Astoria
Kings Of Leon at Madame Jo Jo's and The Bush Hall
Bloc Party supporting someone at the 100 Club
Kasabian supporting The Open at the ICA
Keane 4th on the bill at an NME night at the Astoria
Kings Of Leon at Madame Jo Jo's and The Bush Hall
coventrygull
the right one
The Cure at the Royal Escape
Madness at the Art College.
Human League at Sussex University.
The Eurythmics as the tourists. That club at the bottom of west street (dementia sets in )
and didn't the specials support the Clash at Crawley?
Madness at the Art College.
Human League at Sussex University.
The Eurythmics as the tourists. That club at the bottom of west street (dementia sets in )
and didn't the specials support the Clash at Crawley?
TWOCHOICEStom
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I am actually jealous... is that sad?
Tom Hark Preston Park
Will Post For Cash
- Jul 6, 2003
- 72,352
New Order may well have played Jenkinson's but I saw them at the Art College Basement
*EDIT* Just looked it up - we're BOTH right
The New Order Gigography
1980
TOP
29 JUL 80 Beach Club - Manchester, England ??
[ At their first concert, New Order were billed as the "No-Names" and introduced as
'the remnants of Crawling Chaos' (another {not very good} Factory band). ]
04 SEP 80 Brady's - Liverpool, England ??
In a Lonely Place, Ceremony
[ Steve sings Ceremony at this gig! Do you have a complet set list? ]
05 SEP 80 Scamps - Blackpool, England 30
Dreams Never End, Truth, Mesh, Homage, Sister Ray, Cries and Whispers, Ceremony
[ Steve sings Ceremony again at this concert. ]
20 SEP 80 Maxwell's - Hoboken, New Jersey ??
In A Lonely Place, Cries And Whispers, [unknown inst], Procession,
Truth, Mesh, Dreams Never End, Ceremony
26 SEP 80 Hurrah's - New York, New York ??
In A Lonely Place, Procession, Dreams Never End, Mesh, Truth,
Cries And Whispers, Ceremony
27 SEP 80 Tier 3 - New York, New York ??
30 SEP 80 The Underground - Boston 35
In A Lonely Place, Dreams Never End, Cries And Whispers, Truth, Mesh, Homage,
Ceremony
[ Steve sings part of Ceremony at this gig! ]
25 OCT 80 The Squat - Manchester, England 30
In A Lonely Place, Dreams Never End, Truth, Mesh, Cries And Whispers,
Procession, Ceremony
[ Gillian Gilbert's first gig with the band ]
OCT/NOV 80 The Basement Club - Brighton, England 30
[ From Mark Johnson, no setlist or tape has surfaced of this gig. ]
13 DEC 80 Utopia, Hal 4 - Rotterdam, Holland 40
ICB, The Him ,Mesh ,Truth, Cries And Whispers, In A Lonely Place,
Dreams Never End, Ceremony, Senses
19 DEC 80 College of Arts - Rochdale 40
In A Lonely Place, The Him, Mesh, Procession, Truth, Cries And Whispers,
Dreams Never End, Ceremony, Senses
1981
TOP
02 JAN 81 Porterhouse - Retford, England 40
ICB, In A Lonely Place, Senses, Mesh, Dreams Never End, Cries and Whispers,
Truth, The Him, Ceremony
[ "Expectation was high for the old jd fans who really wanted the band to
succeed. I can't remember much about the tracks played on the night, as
ever the gig was over before we knew it. However I remember coming away
knowing I'd seen something special. 20 years on the new material is just
as fresh." Thanks to Neill Cordon for the memory! ]
03 JAN 81 Tatton Community Centre - Chorley, England 35
Procession, Dreams Never End, Truth, Mesh, The Him, Cries And Whispers,
Ceremony, Senses
04 JAN 81 The Fan Club (Branningan's) - Leeds, England 30
Ceremony, Mesh, Truth, The Him, In A Lonely Place,
Dreams Never End, Cries And Whispers, Senses
Soundcheck (15 minutes): The Him, Senses, Truth
12 JAN 81 Eglinton Toll Plaza - Glasgow, Scotland 45
In A Lonely Place, Dreams Never End, Truth, Mesh, Procession,
ICB, The Him, Cries And Whispers, Senses, Ceremony
14 JAN 81 Plato's Ballroom (Mr. Pickwick's) - Liverpool, England 40
Procession, Dreams Never End, In A Lonely Place, Mesh, Truth,
The Him, Senses, Ceremony
06 FEB 81 Comanche Student Union, Polytechnic - Manchester 35
In A Lonely Place, Dreams Never End, ICB, Truth, Procession,
The Him, Senses, Ceremony
07 FEB 81 Road-Menders Club, Northampton, England 40
In A Lonely Place, Procession, ICB, Truth, Senses, The Him
Ceremony, Dreams Never End
Soundcheck (15 minutes): Senses, Truth
09 FEB 81 Heaven Ultradisco - London, England 40
In A Lonely Place, Dreams Never End, ICB, Truth, Procession,
The Him, Senses, Ceremony
Soundcheck (25 minutes): Love Will Tear Us Apart, Walked In Line,
Glass, No Love Lost, Digital, Decades, Atmosphere, Ceremony, Truth
17 FEB 81 Rock Garden - Middlesbrough, England ??
[ Photos ] [ Date may have been 24 FEB 81. ]
21 MAR 81 The Boys Club - Bedford 35
Denial, In A Lonely Place, Dreams Never End, Procession, Truth,
ICB, Senses, Ceremony
Soundcheck (15 minutes): Doubts Even Here, Denial, Truth
22 MAR 81 Jenkinson's Bar - Brighton, England 35
Ceremony, Dreams Never End, In A Lonely Place, Truth, ICB,
The Him, Procession, Denial
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medicine man
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Libertines at the Freebutt supporting The Vines (Vines crap, Libs very good indeed.)
Wombats 3rd support (Presets and The Rapture I think) Concord2
Pixies Top Rank April 89
Wombats 3rd support (Presets and The Rapture I think) Concord2
Pixies Top Rank April 89
SULLY COULDNT SHOOT
Loyal2Family+Albion!
Let's see:
Frankie goes to Hollywood
Lloyd Cole and the Commotions
Dave Matthews (although he wasnt very big over here)
and for my sins....
The Feeling
Frankie goes to Hollywood
Lloyd Cole and the Commotions
Dave Matthews (although he wasnt very big over here)
and for my sins....
The Feeling
Alex Alex Dawson oo! oo!
Primary data is fact
The Wailers at Leicester Polytechnic in 1973; an extortionate 50p to get in, if you weren't part of the ENTS clique.
It was the "Catch a Fire" promotion tour, I still have my free copy (complete with the Zippo lighter sleeve) and have just put it on after soooo......... many years.
Chris Blackwell and Island Records, Yes's road crew - many happy memories of that night.
"STIR IT UP!!"
It was the "Catch a Fire" promotion tour, I still have my free copy (complete with the Zippo lighter sleeve) and have just put it on after soooo......... many years.
Chris Blackwell and Island Records, Yes's road crew - many happy memories of that night.
"STIR IT UP!!"
Thing that's funny about the New Order gig (which I also attended- their 4th or 5th) is that half the audience that night seem to be on here!
And it was at Jenkinson's, in the basement (maybe hence the confusion, if you pardon the pun) underneath the Kingswest/Odeon/Event, with an entrance on the seafront. Definitely! They weren't particularly great, played Ceremony first - the only song I knew...
Others:
The Smiths supporting Gang of Four
The Strokes at the Lift
And it was at Jenkinson's, in the basement (maybe hence the confusion, if you pardon the pun) underneath the Kingswest/Odeon/Event, with an entrance on the seafront. Definitely! They weren't particularly great, played Ceremony first - the only song I knew...
Others:
The Smiths supporting Gang of Four
The Strokes at the Lift
Cheeky Monkey
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- Jul 17, 2003
- 23,876
Prodigy at The Square Club in Cardiff in late 80s.
The Levellers at Sussex University, and later The Gloucester circa 1986/7.
The Levellers at Sussex University, and later The Gloucester circa 1986/7.
Cheeky Monkey
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- Jul 17, 2003
- 23,876
Ringmer Seagull
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- Oct 2, 2008
- 500
The Specials (then called the Coventry Automatics I think) were second support to The Clash at Crawley, behind Suicide who were the main support. They were awesome that night which unfortunately ended in The Clash walking off stage when fighting broke out in the crowd for the umpteenth time !
bhaexpress
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The Police and Lynyrd Skynrd (supporting Golden Earing) both at the Dome. When Skynrd finished their set most of the audience left.
Ernest
Stupid IDIOT
Kajagoogoo at the Dome supporting Fashion in 1982 before they had a record deal and afterwards in the dressing room Limahl sat on my lap and gave me his autograph 
KZNSeagull
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James supporting the Smiths at the Dome in 84/85 (Meat is Murder tour)
Suede supporting the Fall at the Top Rank early 90's.
As an aside, the best support act I ever heard (was outside in the queue to get in and didnt actually see them) were Thousand Yard Stare supporting James in 1991ish
Suede supporting the Fall at the Top Rank early 90's.
As an aside, the best support act I ever heard (was outside in the queue to get in and didnt actually see them) were Thousand Yard Stare supporting James in 1991ish