What was Brighton like in 1984?

[SULLY COULDNT SHOOT]

Wasn't this a live venue?

Oh my god!!!! That was where Dawn Jordans school of ballet and tap was.... they used to put on a show at the Dome called 'Gay Times'

I know...... because I went there

Bet Im the only person on here who dressed up as an old woman and then procedded to disrobe on stage at the Dome.... I was 12 at the time.

 

[daveinprague]

Whenever it was...it helped... ;-)

My memory is from about 1980 but if it was before, it was before...

 

[WATFORD zero]

The site of the Ramada Renaissance / Holiday Inn / green windowed hotel thing, 1985

They knocked the Alhambra down for that. Now that was a good live music venue

And the crypt mentioned above. Fairly sure that was closed by 84, but in the mid and late 70s it was interesting before they started digging the coffins out of the walls

 

[daveinprague]

Our sound pretty much kept the Alhambra alilve for its last couple of years.... was sad to see it go...we were there every thursday
the 10p man used to get his beer there...then head out for another handful of 10p's....come back...buy a beer...head out ..

 

[Taybha]

Yeah they were pretty fearsome as well, I don't remember exactly when (1983?) but the 657 crew came to brighton out of season in a coach, smashed up a load of pubs and went back home...lol

Thats interesting i always thought that was Saints fans , i was in a empty ish sherrys on a thursday night during closed season unless it was a different occasion it kicked off with a load of Southampton inside , police were caught completley unaware and by the time they showed there were quite a few bloody noses ect, we left sherrys and id say within a hour or so there was a sizeable mob of Brighton roaming around looking for the Southampton , what happend after that im not sure as it was free entry in Snoopys before 11pm .

 

[WATFORD zero]

Our sound pretty much kept the Alhambra alilve for its last couple of years.... was sad to see it go...we were there every thursday
the 10p man used to get his beer there...then head out for another handful of 10p's....come back...buy a beer...head out ..

Just reminded me of Keith Hurley the deaf soundman there

 

[daveinprague]

Rarely ventured upstairs to where the bands played, so I dont know the bloke... we stayed in the basement pretty much...Owner was called Achmed, or Ahmed..
Always funny seeing some mad drummer in the window bay when you were passing by the place...

 

[BigGully]

Licensing Hours ....

Hare & Hounds, new bar Hollies ....

Pink Coconut ...

Busbys ....

Swifts ...

Bentleys ...

Druids ...

Crusts for cocktails ....

Carvers ....

Uncle Sams ...

Fozzies Bar ....

Shades ...

Old Vic .....

Henekeys ....

Pump House ....

Chaplins .....

Annabells .....

Market Diner ....

Scotties ....

Emporio ...

 

[daveinprague]

The Rev aka Revolution was the main soul head venue as i remember...Mick Fuller et al

 

[Brighton Breezy]

No Walt, as I've already said, it was around 1980, if not earlier.

So right at the start then. 1978 or '79 seems to be roughly when it started taking hold in Liverpool.

 

[ozzygull]

I used to go to the ABC Cinema in East Street, I think people referred to as the Cannon. Viewed many great films there. Happy days

 

[Leighgull]

Our sound pretty much kept the Alhambra alilve for its last couple of years.... was sad to see it go...we were there every thursday
the 10p man used to get his beer there...then head out for another handful of 10p's....come back...buy a beer...head out ..

You could argue, Dave, that your "sound" drove the place out of business within two years based on that flimsy argument.

 

[daveinprague]

You could argue, Dave, that your "sound" drove the place out of business within two years based on that flimsy argument.

Only if we were not packed every night, and voted best night in Brighton one year in the 80s, by somebody or the other...
It was on its knee's when we first played there, with plans for it to go I believe.
No idea what happened upstairs, or the rest of the week, but I dont think much else was going on there the last couple of years.

 

[daveinprague]

Not sure if it was even the 80s, but I seem to have a lingering memory of seeing the film 'Soldier Blue' in a cinema at the top right hand side of West street....if it there was a cinema what is it now?
I may be confusing it with the one where bk is in North St now, but really have a vague memory of it being West St.

 

[Return of the Rev]

Not sure if it was even the 80s, but I seem to have a lingering memory of seeing the film 'Soldier Blue' in a cinema at the top right hand side of West street....if it there was a cinema what is it now?
I may be confusing it with the one where bk is in North St now, but really have a vague memory of it being West St.

70'S

 

[daveinprague]

There was a cinema there then? Wasnt sure if my memory was playing tricks or not...
Whats there now?

 

[Theatre of Trees]

Attrix Records, home of The Piranhas and The Chefs, was run by Rick and Julie Blair out of their shop on the corner of Sydney Street.

Not quite the corner, Dave's Books is the site of the former shop.

 

[Return of the Rev]

There was a cinema there then? Wasnt sure if my memory was playing tricks or not...
Whats there now?

http://www.brightonfilm.com/brighton_cinema_directory.htm

 

[smeg]

Thats interesting i always thought that was Saints fans , i was in a empty ish sherrys on a thursday night during closed season unless it was a different occasion it kicked off with a load of Southampton inside , police were caught completley unaware and by the time they showed there were quite a few bloody noses ect, we left sherrys and id say within a hour or so there was a sizeable mob of Brighton roaming around looking for the Southampton , what happend after that im not sure as it was free entry in Snoopys before 11pm .

Mmmm, I'm doubting myself now, it was about 30yrs ago but I'm sure it was Pompey, maybe someone else can help us out?

 

[Tom Hark Preston Park]

Not quite the corner, Dave's Books is the site of the former shop.

Picky! No. 3 is near enough the corner in my book, and probably in Dave's Books also