Unusal and interesting music venues.

[somerset]

British Sea Power last year in the Spiegel Tent on Bristol Harbour side.......crap sound, but a groovy venue.

 

[Curious Orange]

British Sea Power at the Tan Hill Inn... and Robbie Williams at Tyn Y Wern Playing Fields.

Now that is unusual.

 

[atfc village]

West End Centre Aldershot ,held about 300 and the late 80's early 90's saw the likes of The Pogues ,Beautiful South ,Blur ,Mudhoney ,Dodgy ,Pele ,Happy Mondays ,Stone Roses and many others .Turn up on the night and POTD .

 

[Worried Man Blues]

I saw Chris Smither (Blues Acoustic) at the chalk pit in Crondall a few years back, great outside venue, groovy atmosphere and real ale from a cardboard box, works well.

 

[Albumen]

G Love (without his special sauce) at Mike LLoyd record shop in Wolverhampton. There was about 8 of us. Coolin out coolin out . . .

 

[jmsc]

The Pink Fairies in a church crypt in Deptford!

 

[Vegas Seagull]

Supergrass v early gig (1st?) at The Zap Club supported by the Bluetones

 

[Vegas Seagull]

Bad Manners at The Gloucester right after Plattys winner v Belgium Italia 90. Happy days

 

[CorgiRegisteredFriend]

British Sea Power last year in the Spiegel Tent on Bristol Harbour side.......crap sound, but a groovy venue.

British Sea Power will surely win the award for most number of unusual and varied concerts. Going to add Newhaven Fort to their list.

 

[Seagulls over Lewes]

Suede on Worthing Pier

I went to this one.

 

[Pevenseagull]

Great venue. I saw Martha Reeves at the Concorde 2 a few years back and the gig was awful. The place is a rock venue. A month or two later I saw Candi Staton (funnily enough Talbot was on keybaords at that gig too) at the Old Market and it was the perfect place for an act like hers.

If you pop into the Coopers Cask when Pevenseagull is managing the place ask him about the Fall gig at the Old Market about 6 years ago when, very tipsy, he got on stage and hugged Mark E Smith. We found out later that Pevenseagull had a seabass in his coat pocket at the time.

I'm out being irresponsible with fireworks tomorrow

On the subject of The Old Market and The Conqueror I had The Hold Steady in for some beers after their Great Escape show a few years back, they tipped well and I drank the guitarist into A&E.

 

[Vegas Seagull]

The DT's featuring Legend Steve Marriott at a pub in Brighton whose name I can't remember!

 

[METALMICKY]

In terms of gig I actually went to Iron Maiden at Bercy in Paris was a bit unusual. The inside is like any other arena venue but the outside roof is covered in real grass.

In terms of spectacular I always loved U2 at Red Rocks Denver with the pouring rain and mist.

 

[Gary Gurr]

St George's Church in Kemptown is a beautiful setting for gigs. I've seen Lambchop, Emiliana Torrini, Brighton Beachboys, Beth Orton there. St Bartholomew's has hosted Daniel Johnston with Texan Sea Power supporting (aka BSP).

Nick Cave's Abbatoir Blues tour saw him play at the Ally Pally and the lighting made for a 20 foot shadow of his figure on stage. It was an incredible sight.

Love St Georges, saw the Guillemots there, other interesting 'gig' was Gary Moore in GAK

 

[lawros left foot]

The Levellers at Arundel castle, Paul Weller at a sports centre in Crawley

 

[bassking]

Crass and the Poison Girls at Field Place in Worthing 1981.

Did you go to the Crass gig in Durrington by any chance around the same time, i did go but cant remember where they played,for some reason im thinking it was a church.

 

[somerset]

Love St Georges, saw the Guillemots there, other interesting 'gig' was Gary Moore in GAK

Going to catch Turin Brakes there on the 23rd.

.....also there is a St Georges in Bristol that does gigs too.....and it is virtually identical to the Kemptown one.

 

[catfish]

Did you go to the Crass gig in Durrington by any chance around the same time, i did go but cant remember where they played,for some reason im thinking it was a church.

Field Place is near Durrington station so we must be talking about the same gig.

 

[spring hall convert]

British Sea Power will surely win the award for most number of unusual and varied concerts. Going to add Newhaven Fort to their list.

Forgot about that one. Great day. A poster from said occasion is framed and has pride of place in the living room!

 

[bassking]

Field Place is near Durrington station so we must be talking about the same gig.

Ok thanx, i could just never remember where it was held.