Long gone Brighton bands/Lost venues

[Pretty pink fairy]

Does he live in Sussex?

Hailsham area, the subs played a few gigs at the crown pub , went to one
regards
DR

 

[Pretty pink fairy]

Saw Banshees, Cure and Spizz at the centre the day the Banshee's split and Robert Smith had to step in

Ramones, Vibrators, Japan, Ramones, Undertones, Stranglers, Buzzcocks, Sham, Cockney Rejects, XTC, Punilux, Killing Joke, Ants, Spandau, Duran, Pretenders, Bauhaus, 999, Slits, Clash, Pistols, Comsat Angels, Passions, Jam Joy Div, New Order, The Fall, TV Personalities, ATV, Ruts, Big Country, Skids, Stiff Little Fingers, The Members plus a few others at the centre, Top Rank Dome Xtreems etc

Great days, so many great gigs

replaced by commercial rap rubbish , poncy boy bands and rent a girl bands
regards
DR

 

[Pretty pink fairy]

FALMER UNIVERSITY anyone SEE THE SKIDS THERE
regards
DR

 

[Weststander]

Regent down West Street - cozy/cramped - saw some bands eg The Dance Society

Coasters - had guest bands eg Bananarama

Brighton Poly (Cockcroft site I think) - saw an early-ish The Smiths gig.


Wish I had seen New Order and Echo & The Bunnymen, at their early Basement gigs ... but was a bit too young at that time.

 

[PFJ]

Anybody know if Charlie Harper is still flogging that UK Subs dead horse around the country? He was about sixty if he was a day during the punk era, must be getting on for treble figures if he's still alive, and probably feat. his grandkid on lead guitar. Shit one-dimensional caricature of what punk was meant to be.

Got to disagree with you there.Love The Subs.From legendary gig come mass brawl at The Top Rank to the Haunt last year.Not been a year where I havn't seen them.
24/05/14 UK Subs at The Haunt for Charlie Harpers 70th birthday party.

 

[PFJ]

FALMER UNIVERSITY anyone SEE THE SKIDS THERE
regards
DR

Saw The Doomed (Damned)in there supported by Smeggy and theCheesy Bits.Same night TRB and Stiff Little Fingers played The Top Rank.

 

[Chicken Runner61]

replaced by commercial rap rubbish , poncy boy bands and rent a girl bands
regards
DR

Yes in the the Mid seventies until Punk and N wave came along I used to think that those disco all black male groups were bad - but I never thought it would be as bad as it is now with manufactured X factor acts producing the same drivel for 11 y old girls and their mums

 

[Chicken Runner61]

One of the best nights was the riot down the Top Rank at the Buzzcocks gig

Undertones when they didn't come on stage at the T rank till about 11.30 was good but the Ramones down there....................

 

[BN9 BHA]

FALMER UNIVERSITY anyone SEE THE SKIDS THERE
regards
DR

The Piranhas they were 'famous' then, this gig was live on Radio 1.

 

[Tom Hark Preston Park]

Yes in the the Mid seventies until Punk and N wave came along I used to think that those disco all black male groups were bad - but I never thought it would be as bad as it is now with manufactured X factor acts producing the same drivel for 11 y old girls and their mums

On the plus side, this dreary state of affairs will only need to drag on into the doldrums like that for a year or two more before the 21st Century equivalent of punk comes along and wipes the floor with the manufactured dross. We don't know what form that musical revolution will take yet, but we'll sure as hell know it when we see it.

 

[BN9 BHA]

Saw Banshees, Cure and Spizz at the centre the day the Banshee's split and Robert Smith had to step in

Ramones, Vibrators, Japan, Ramones, Undertones, Stranglers, Buzzcocks, Sham, Cockney Rejects, XTC, Punilux, Killing Joke, Ants, Spandau, Duran, Pretenders, Bauhaus, 999, Slits, Clash, Pistols, Comsat Angels, Passions, Jam Joy Div, New Order, The Fall, TV Personalities, ATV, Ruts, Big Country, Skids, Stiff Little Fingers, The Members plus a few others at the centre, Top Rank Dome Xtreems etc

Great days, so many great gigs

Happy days, that's an impressive list, with a few I never got to see.
That Banshees gig at the Centre was brilliant, I was lucky enough to see that.

 

[Chicken Runner61]

On the plus side, this dreary state of affairs will only need to drag on into the doldrums like that for a year or two more before the 21st Century equivalent of punk comes along and wipes the floor with them. We don't know what it is yet, but we'll sure as hell know it when we see it.

We live in hope - mind you going to gigs these days is really strange, I cant get used to seeing so many 50 y olds there with there kids and then I remember I'm one of them!

 

[PFJ]

Saw Banshees, Cure and Spizz at the centre the day the Banshee's split and Robert Smith had to step in

Ramones, Vibrators, Japan, Ramones, Undertones, Stranglers, Buzzcocks, Sham, Cockney Rejects, XTC, Punilux, Killing Joke, Ants, Spandau, Duran, Pretenders, Bauhaus, 999, Slits, Clash, Pistols, Comsat Angels, Passions, Jam Joy Div, New Order, The Fall, TV Personalities, ATV, Ruts, Big Country, Skids, Stiff Little Fingers, The Members plus a few others at the centre, Top Rank Dome Xtreems etc

Great days, so many great gigs

Remember that Banshees gig well.Was at most of the gigs you mentioned as well.Remember the 999 gig where a little got on stage and played guitar on one of their songs.
The Clash where Pete Townsend played Garageland in the encore and The XTC gig where the power went off and the crowd sang Statue of Liberty with the band without any instruments. Seem yo remember something happening at the Skids gig as well

 

[Chicken Runner61]

Happy days, that's an impressive list, with a few I never got to see.
That Banshees gig at the Centre was brilliant, I was lucky enough to see that.

Twas amazing and Smith had to learn all those songs in the afternoon - I think he went on to play for them for a few months.

That Banshees first Album still is fresh if you play it today - it hasn't aged

 

[Chicken Runner61]

Remember that Banshees gig well.Was at most of the gigs you mentioned as well.Remember the 999 gig where a little got on stage and played guitar on one of their songs.
The Clash where Pete Townsend played Garageland in the encore and The XTC gig where the power went off and the crowd sang Statue of Liberty with the band without any instruments. Seem yo remember something happening at the Skids gig as well

Yes Some of the Stranglers gigs at the T rank were good too - The Men in black tour I think was one and they played 5Mins - The atmosphere was electric and it felt like a riot was about to start at any minute

 

[PFJ]

One of the best nights was the riot down the Top Rank at the Buzzcocks gig

Remember both speakers coming off the upstairs balcony onto the stage and the bloke in the middle of the dance floor swinging the microphone round his head like a lasso.

 

[BN9 BHA]

Twas amazing and Smith had to learn all those songs in the afternoon - I think he went on to play for them for a few months.

That Banshees first Album still is fresh if you play it today - it hasn't aged

The early Cure stuff was also very good, very talented man Smith.

 

[Chicken Runner61]

Remember both speakers coming off the upstairs balcony onto the stage and the bloke in the middle of the dance floor swinging the microphone round his head like a lasso.

Did'nt some one have an axe and started smashing up a speaker? It got pretty nasty at one point I seem to remember

 

[PFJ]

Yes Some of the Stranglers gigs at the T rank were good too - The Men in black tour I think was one and they played 5Mins - The atmosphere was electric and it felt like a riot was about to start at any minute

Those Stranglers gigs were legendary at The Top Rank . Pretty sure the cover of Something Better Change was taken st the Top Rank.
I like to think they dedicated the Flock of Seagulls chant from Toiler of the Sea, to us when they played The Centre on the Black and White tour.

 

[PFJ]

Did'nt some one have an axe and started smashing up a speaker? It got pretty nasty at one point I seem to remember

Dont remember the axe, but do remember it getting nasty.It made the NME because the Buzzcocks had to cancel a few gigs until they bought new gear.