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The Skids are playing Concorde 2 in June next year - tkts on sale now...can't wait!!!
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Theatre of Trees
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A few museum pieces there. I'll make exceptions for Numan and Pet Shop Boys as they at least have never stopped releasing albums of new material.
Superphil
Dismember
Went to Alice Cooper at the Centre on the Special Forces tour in 1981, the support was the Stuart Adamson Band, they really weren't very good at all, at one point after a few songs the drummer threw his sticks into the crowd, and the crowd threw the sticks back at him. Shortly after that they changed the name to Big Country, saw them live too, supporting Bowie, they hadn't improved as a live act.
I saw Gary Numan at the Brighton Centre around the time Cars came out, one of the best gigs I have been to. I'm sure I also saw him before that tour, but not sure if it was The Dome or the Centre.
I saw The Damned a few times late 70s and early 80s, I honestly couldn't tell you who is in the band now.
I really liked The Skids back then but I didn't know they played at Longhill School.
Beach Hut
Brighton Bhuna Boy
I am sure I saw them playing there as well, think they did 3 tracks
Skids for Kids Tour at Longhill for all the under 18s who couldn't get into the Top Rank Suite (technically they were never that strict about imposing the age limits) and to be fair they played a decent set.
I seem to recall a few years back that Jobson had turned himself into a psuedo-intellectual Radio 4 high brow, who detested everything about his youthful music career. Expect a heart felt rendition of working for the Yankee Dollar.
I seem to recall a few years back that Jobson had turned himself into a psuedo-intellectual Radio 4 high brow, who detested everything about his youthful music career. Expect a heart felt rendition of working for the Yankee Dollar.
They were very strict about the age limit when Stiff Little Fingers played there, loads of us were outside.
I was gutted but I was only 15, I did go down in the afternoon and managed to meet the band, they let me into the sound check and gave out photos and badges.
Flex Your Head
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It will doubtless be a sad parody of a once fine band. Listen to how great they were way back when - a live set from 1978 with excellent sound quality.
Garage_Doors
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Sensible & Vanian from original line up and Monty (from Brighton) and Pinch on drums.
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Garage_Doors
Originally the Swankers
Skids have also been announced for Rebellion next year.
Dave Vanian and the Captain are still in the band. There's a very good film due out soon about The Damned, directed by the bloke that did the Lemmy movie. Rat Scabies is presenting a TV show about the Holy Grail.
A film about Numan played at the Duke of York about ten days ago, followed by a Q&A with the director.
The Merry Prankster
Pactum serva
Thanks. I'm in.
Went to see Graham Parker and Brinsley Schwarz at the Ropetackle tonight. Still got the voice but none of the anger.
Went to see Graham Parker and Brinsley Schwarz at the Ropetackle tonight. Still got the voice but none of the anger.
Theatre of Trees
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Just realised that Numan's support is ISpeakMachine which is basically the rather lovely Tara Busch, whom I would recommend.
Not sure you'll get a repeat performance of this though (nsfw)
Does Capt Sensible still live in Brighton? He used to live near the 7 Dials when I lived round there around 1990.
Garage_Doors
Originally the Swankers
Which Damned and Undertones venues are you going to?
Wrexham and Manchester