[Music] The Live Music thread

[Pogue Mahone]

Not seeing any band until February and that's The Jesus And Mary Chain at the end of the month. Any January recommendations from anyone?

Also hugely looking forward to JAMC. Last saw them in 1984, I believe!

 

[CorgiRegisteredFriend]

Also hugely looking forward to JAMC. Last saw them in 1984, I believe!

Where did you see them? That was the time of short sets and crowd trouble. I seem to remember there was some incident at the then Pavillion when they played in 85.

And thanks for White Fence info.

 

[Machiavelli]

Peter Brotzmann is playing three nights at Cafe Oto, if anyone can manage a trip up to London.
Now we're in 2015, my best four gigs of last year were:
1 Fire Orchestra! The Laundry, London
2 Factory Floor, Coalition
3 Sons of Kemet, Komedia
4 Swans, The Old Market

 

[Pogue Mahone]

Where did you see them? That was the time of short sets and crowd trouble. I seem to remember there was some incident at the then Pavillion when they played in 85.

And thanks for White Fence info.

I was at University in London, and they either played at my college student union - UCL, or over the road at ULU. I can't recall which one, but think it was probably at the UCL Union.

The set was less than half an hour, and we felt blessed to get as much as we did. It felt like something was going to 'go off' throughout, and they were suitably abusive to the overwhelmingly student crowd.

It was an 'event', and I still talk about it when I see a couple of the mates I went with. A real 'I was there' happening.

 

[Herr Tubthumper]

Good to hear mate - is that before or after the Wembley dates?

Think it's before, it's on 25 June.

 

[Herr Tubthumper]

First gig I ever saw was AC/DC. September 1977, supported by Mink Deville, who therefore lay claim to the accolade of being the first band I ever saw.

As good as a place as any to start! Mine would have been Hanoi Rocks in Portsmouth in 1984. As it turned out their drummer died, gig was cancelled, and my first gig ended up being Dumpy's Rusty Nuts at The Richmond. What could have been eh?

 

[Herr Tubthumper]

Peter Brotzmann is playing three nights at Cafe Oto, if anyone can manage a trip up to London.
Now we're in 2015, my best four gigs of last year were:
1 Fire Orchestra! The Laundry, London
2 Factory Floor, Coalition
3 Sons of Kemet, Komedia
4 Swans, The Old Market

Any Brötmann Berlin dates? I took a look on his website but couldn't see any....or see the dates you mention. Do you have special info?

 

[CorgiRegisteredFriend]

As good as a place as any to start! Mine would have been Hanoi Rocks in Portsmouth in 1984. As it turned out their drummer died, gig was cancelled, and my first gig ended up being Dumpy's Rusty Nuts at The Richmond. What could have been eh?

Admission time then- my first gig was Madness back in the 80s. They played an under 18 gig in London- I must have been about 14. It was a pound to get in and I remember there were hundreds of skinheads there and I could not wait to get out.

 

[Pogue Mahone]

As good as a place as any to start! Mine would have been Hanoi Rocks in Portsmouth in 1984. As it turned out their drummer died, gig was cancelled, and my first gig ended up being Dumpy's Rusty Nuts at The Richmond. What could have been eh?

Hanoi Rocks - that would have been fun. They were from Finland, were they not? It never ends up well when Finns arrange to come to Brighton.

My favourite band member - Nasty Suicide. Really. A member of Hanoi Rocks went by this moniker.

 

[Machiavelli]

Any Brötmann Berlin dates? I took a look on his website but couldn't see any....or see the dates you mention. Do you have special info?

'Special info'! No. I just occasionally have a look at his website. He's got a fair few dates in mittel-Europe (if that's where Berlin is).

 

[thedonkeycentrehalf]

As good as a place as any to start! Mine would have been Hanoi Rocks in Portsmouth in 1984. As it turned out their drummer died, gig was cancelled, and my first gig ended up being Dumpy's Rusty Nuts at The Richmond. What could have been eh?

I had tickets for that HR gig and was gutted when it was cancelled. I was also at Dumpy's gig at the Richmond. Was that the one where they were very late because their van broke down and the support act (Zephyr?) which was two blokes and a drum machine had to pad out their act while waiting for Dumpy's to arrive?

 

[thedonkeycentrehalf]

While we are going for admitting first gigs, my first real gig was Quo doing the End of the Road tour at Selhurst Park followed by Iron Maiden at Southampton Gaumont on the World Slavery tour.

However, the first proper concert I saw was when I was dragged along by my parents to see The Spinners. Not the Detroit ones, but the folk singing Scousers!

 

[Herr Tubthumper]

I had tickets for that HR gig and was gutted when it was cancelled. I was also at Dumpy's gig at the Richmond. Was that the one where they were very late because their van broke down and the support act (Zephyr?) which was two blokes and a drum machine had to pad out their act while waiting for Dumpy's to arrive?

I newer knew we had such a shared past! I can't quite recall the support band I'm afraid. But it was around the same time as the HR gig, possibly just into new year '85?

 

[Herr Tubthumper]

Hanoi Rocks - that would have been fun. They were from Finland, were they not? It never ends up well when Finns arrange to come to Brighton.

My favourite band member - Nasty Suicide. Really. A member of Hanoi Rocks went by this moniker.

Yeah, I really liked them. As an aside soon after the band ended Mr Suicide and Andy McCoy formed Cherry Bombz with a certain Terry Chimes was on drums. I saw them at The Escape or whatever it was called in '85 and knowing who the drummer was I ensured I got a drum stick off him; he signed it as well which was rather nice. I also recall seeing the mighty Death Angel at this venue around the same time.

 

[spring hall convert]

Fri 09-Jan Bad Breeding/ Spit Shake Sisters/ Our Girl Green Door Store - FREE (GDS 4th birthday party - a must if you're not going to J Mascis)
Wed 14-Jan Hans Joachim-Irmler and Monika Nuber The Albert
Mon 19-Jan Fvnerals Sticky Mike's
Tues 20-Jan Slum of Legs/ Jungfrau/ Tasmin Shud The Albert (See Slum of Legs now - they are going to have a huuuuge year)
Sat 24-Jan Neneh Cherry The Albert
Sun 25-Jan Neneh Cherry The Albert
Mon 26-Jan Solstafir The Haunt (Wonderful Icelandic Post Metal types)
Fri 30-Jan White Fence SMFB

We (Brighton Noise) are putting an all dayer on 7th Feb. Line up to be announced very soon. Come down after the Forest game.

Feb is already looking blinding.

 

[Hotchilidog]

09th Jan J Mascis @ The Haunt.
16th Jan Amon Amarth @ The Concorde
26th Jan Solstafir @ The Haunt

chuck in the ROH staging Orfeo at the Roundhouse on the 23rd and it's not a bad start to the year.

Just add Slum of Legs to that aswell, read to much good stuff about them to ignore them.

 

[CorgiRegisteredFriend]

09th Jan J Mascis @ The Haunt.
16th Jan Amon Amarth @ The Concorde
26th Jan Solstafir @ The Haunt

chuck in the ROH staging Orfeo at the Roundhouse on the 23rd and it's not a bad start to the year.

Just add Slum of Legs to that aswell, read to much good stuff about them to ignore them.

Having seen Slum of Legs twice in support it will be good to see them do a headline date.

 

[Herr Tubthumper]

Just about to see Kraftwerk perform Autobahn, first night of their Katalogue Berlin residency. Venue is the Mies Van De Rohe designed gallery which is basically a single story glass box in the middle of the city. Can't wait.

 

[Tarpon]

Just about to see Kraftwerk perform Autobahn, first night of their Katalogue Berlin residency. Venue is the Mies Van De Rohe designed gallery which is basically a single story glass box in the middle of the city. Can't wait.

Not a bad gig to start the new year then! Lucky bugger.

 

[Machiavelli]

Just about to see Kraftwerk perform Autobahn, first night of their Katalogue Berlin residency. Venue is the Mies Van De Rohe designed gallery which is basically a single story glass box in the middle of the city. Can't wait.

I'm envious, but at least can hold on to the memories of Electricity at Tate Modern (2013/14?) and them at the Festival Hall (2004). I'm sure you'll have a great time.