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Wednesday, June 01, 2005All Gigs, EverNo real reason other than to indulge my list-making fantasies, here are all the gigs I can remember going to. (Last updated 1 December 2005)Peter Gabriel26.6.1987London Earl's Court Genesis2.7.1987Wembley Stadium Support: Paul Young I have never seen so many fights anywhere in my life as I did between 2pm and 7pm waiting for the acts to come on. And I was brought up in Romford. T'Pau1.4.1988Hammersmith Odeon Support: Bourgeois Tagg Steve Hackett7.5.1988London Sadler's Wells Support: Panic Brothers, Mae McKenna What the hell were the Panic Brothers? Steve Hackett16.5.1988Dartford Orchard Support: Mae McKenna Siouxsie and the Banshees21.9.1988London Royal Albert Hall Support: Deutsch-Amerikanische Freundschaft Without a shadow of a doubt, the worst gig I have ever been to. And as you can already see, I have seen T'Pau live. Marc Almond13.10.1988London Victoria Theatre Pink Floyd9.7.1989London London Arena Cure22.7.1989London Wembley Arena Support: Shellyan Orphan Hottest day of the year and a gig that went on for hours and hours and hours. I swear they played every song twice, some three times. Kinks15.8.1989Kentish Town Town & Country Club Support: River City People Who27.10.1989London Wembley Arena Ben Elton27.11.1989Hammersmith Odeon Anderson Bruford Wakeman Howe29.10.1989London Wembley Arena Briefly, the band formerly known as Yes. Jasper Carrott16.5.1990London Royal Albert Hall Marillion12.7.1990London Wembley Arena Support: Little Angels Little did I know that in nine years time I would be seeing one of the Little Angels perform in the infintely better Younger Younger 28s. Marillion22.12.1990Kentish Town Town & Country Club Support: Cry No More Carter USM9.3.1991Reading University Support: Genius Freak Newman & Baddiel29.6.1991Grays Civic Hall Carter USM21.10.1991Hemel Hempstead Dacorum Pavilion Support: Resque Senseless Things6.12.1991Kentish Town Town & Country Club Support: Frank & Walters, Mega City 4, Midway Still They Might Be Giants4.2.1992London Bloomsbury Theatre Support: Family Go Town During half of the TMBG set, between songs a lone voice could be heard clearly shouting among the cheers - "you wankers! you student wankers! fuck off!" etc. Turned out it was Jonathon Ross from the side of the stage. I think his celebrity star was on the wane at the time. Sugarcubes7.3.1992Brixton Academy Support: Levitation Thousand Yard Stare20.3.1992New Cross Venue Support: Jennifers, School of Fish The Jennifers were an earlier incarnation of Supergrass. There were a lot of people making a fuss of them although I didn't really notice them that much! Carter USM1.5.1992Tonbridge Angel Centre Support: Frank & Walters They Might Be Giants13.5.1992London Town & Country Club Support: Cast Yes, that Cast, over three years before the release of their debut album. Carter USM23.5.1992Brixton Academy Support: Frank & Walters, Sultans of Ping FC This is the daddy - the best gig of the whole lot. Sultans of Ping FC6.6.1992Canterbury Kent Uni (Rutherford JCR) Support: Nineteen Miles High I'd forgotten that I'd been to this one until I found the poster I nicked off the walls. It was A3, badly xeroxed and put together Viz style by a bunch of students. Thousand Yard Stare3.7.1992Charing Cross Marquee A House14.8.1992Charing Cross Marquee Support: Strangelove Kitchens of Distinction12.9.1992Clapham Grand Support: Darling Buds Although being a fan of both bands at the time, I remember leaving early because I felt sick :-( Marc Almond30.9.1992London Royal Albert Hall Sultans of Ping FC8.10.1992Rayleigh Pink Toothbrush Support: Radiohead, The Shopkeeper Appeared The Pink Toothbrush is quite a small venue and I managed to bump into or obstruct Thom Yorke several times while he was helping to wire up all the guitars just before Radiohead came on. Deliberately, on some occasions … Frank & Waters9.10.1992London Astoria Support: Radiohead Pop Will Eat Itself10.10.1992Brixton Academy Support: Mercury Rev Frank & Waters11.10.1992Canterbury Kent Uni Support: Radiohead Punt & Dennis28.10.1992Dartford Orchard Sultans of Ping FC29.10.1992London ULU Support: LMNO Pelican Carter USM22.12.1992Brixton Academy Support: Family Cat Billy Bragg30.12.1992Hackney Empire Support: Barenaked Ladies Pop Will Eat Itself16.1.1993Kentish Town T & C 1 Sultans of Ping FC5.3.1993London Astoria The night before I got married …. Was busy drinking in the pub round the corner and missed the support acts. Ben Elton7.5.1993Brentwood Centre Bad Manners11.6.1993Brentwood Anglia Polytechnic Barenaked Ladies29.7.1993Kentish Town Forum Blur27.8.1993Windsor Old Trout Support: Elastica Punt & Dennis29.8.1993Hornchurch Queen's Theatre Radiohead1.9.1993Highbury Garage Support: Contempo Pop Will Eat Itself4.10.1993Charing Cross Heaven Support: Collapsed Lung Jack Dee7.10.1993Dartford Orchard The most unfunny twat I have had the displeasure to see live. Bored the arse off me and much of the audience. Even Jim Davidson could have done better. Carter USM21.10.1993Tonbridge Angel Centre Support: Sultans of Ping FC Played in a big school gym type room. Carter USM23.10.1993Brixton Academy Support: Mega City 4 Paul Merton29.10.1993Dartford Orchard Pop Will Eat Itself7.3.1994Romford Ritzy Support: Blaggers ITA Sultans of Ping FC20.5.1994Ilford Palais Warm Friday evening, 45 minute set or thereabouts which was a bit of a shame. Blur26.5.1994Shepherds Bush Empire A House10.6.1994Highbury Garage Carter USM8.7.1994Clapham Grand Support: S*M*A*S*H, Salad, Blaggers ITA I don't remember S*M*A*S*H playing and I think I was too late for most of Blaggers ITA, I wonder if I was actually there sometimes. Salad were excellent though, truly one of the underrated bands from the Britpop era. Blur4.10.1994Cambridge Corn Exchange This was the one where I had to pay 70 quid for 2 tickets from a tout. Echobelly1.11.1994London Astoria Carter USM6.2.1995London Virgin Megastore Carter USM17.3.1995Kentish Town Forum Marc Almond23.5.1995London Hanover Grand Essential Festival27.5.1995Brighton Stanmer Park Bands seen: Carter USM, Charlatans, Pop Will Eat Itself, Gene, Dodgy, Teenage Fanclub, Lightning Seeds, Skunk Anansie, Reef It took me a long time to remember who played there that day … Marc Almond15.7.1995London HMV Free gig to promote Fantastic Star album. My Life Story22.8.1995Camden Jazz Café Support: Bikini Beach Carter USM23.8.1995Highbury Garage Blur17.9.1995Clacton Oscar's I think this was the first gig I went to which was advertised on usenet (alt.music.blur), it sold out within hours. Oscar's is a small nightclub and we were all packed in around 10 to a square foot. In those days, Dave Rowntree (Blur's drummer) used to write and post up the Blur FAQ himself! Carter USM14.10.1995Colchester Essex University Alexei Sayle4.11.1995Ipswich Regent Blur2.12.1995Wembley Arena Support: The Brit Pops Orchestra Pulp21.12.1995Brixton Academy Support: Stereolab Supergrass29.2.1996London Astoria Support: Divine Comedy My Life Story10.3.1996Camden Dingwalls Divine Comedy17.5.1996London Camden Centre Support: Frank & Walters Essential Festival26.5.1996Brighton Stanmer Park Bands seen: Echobelly, Audioweb, Menswear, My Life Story, David Devant and his Sprit Wife, Bis, Add N to X I interviewed Jake Shillingford from My Life Story for now-defunct Billericay radio station Mayflower FM. I had met Jake in the audience at the Divine Comedy gig the previous week - he gave me his contact number by writing it on my ticket in lipstick! Bis3.6.1996Camden Dingwalls Support: Comet Gain Carter USM20.9.1996London Astoria Bikini Beach10.11.1996New Cross Venue Cardigans21.11.1996Shepherds Bush Empire Kenickie20.6.1997London Astoria 2 Sleeper24.2.1998Southend Cliffs Pavilion Support: Libido Catatonia1.5.1998Shepherds Bush Empire Support: Snug Kenickie3.6.1998London Electric Ballroom Support: Earl Brutus, Seafood Kenickie were always good live, Earl Brutus were outstanding. One of the bands I always wanted to see again, but their live shows after this were few and far between. Ben Folds Five29.6.1998Kentish Town Forum V9822.8.1998Chelmsford Hylands Park Divine Comedy5.10.1998Cambridge Junction Support: Pelvis Marc Almond19.12.1998Charing Cross Albery Theatre Abdoujaparov30.1.1999Chelmsford Y Club Support: Pharmacy, Ton Up Kid Abdoujaparov is the band that Les Carter formed after Carter USM split in 1997. This was their second gig and I interviewed them for Phoenix FM. (A copy of the interview can be found here. Les Carter mentions it in his tour diary here). Pharmacy featured Morty on drums - he was formerly with the Sultans of Ping FC. My Life Story27.5.1999London LA2 V9921.8.1999Chelmsford Hylands Park My Life Story7.10.1999Colchester Arts Centre Support: Younger Younger 28s, Dum Dums Elastica26.1.2000Colchester Arts Centre Phill Jupitus5.2.2000Hornchurch Queen's Theatre V200019.8.2000Chelmsford Hylands Park Leeds Festival26.8.2000Leeds Temple Newsam Frank & Walters30.9.2000London LA2 Coldplay2.10.2000Cambridge Junction Support: Lowgold Frank & Walters20.10.2000London Mean Fiddler Barenaked Ladies2.11.2000London Forum Chumbawamba16.11.2000Cambridge Junction Support: Robb Johnson Marc Almond12.12.2000London Union Chapel My Life Story15.12.2000Camden Underworld This was MLS's last ever gig. Jake Shillingford went on to form Exile Inside, whose first album sounded very much like MLS's last one. King Adora12.3.2001Charing Cross Sound Support: Last Man Standing This was a free gig organised by XFM. Soft Cell16.3.2001Hackney Ocean Manic Street Preachers30.3.2001Brixton Academy Support: My Vitriol Mull Historical Society21.5.2001Charing Cross Sound Another free gig organised by XFM. V Festival18.8.2001Chelmsford Hylands Park Reading Festival25.8.2001Reading down by the river Bands seen: Dropkick Murphy's I'm sure there were others but this is the one I remember for now! Who's The Daddy Now15.9.2001Harlow Square Support: Jim's Super Stereoworld, Abdoujaparov, Iinviisiibles Gorillaz28.9.2001London Forum This was weird, they just played behind a big screen. All you could see was their silhouettes and some superimposed animations. Quite freaky without the benefit of alcohol. Who's The Daddy Now14.12.2001London Astoria Support: Jim's Super Stereoworld, Abdoujaparov, Iinviisiibles A7.3.2002London Astoria Support: Fenix TX Jim's Super Stereoworld22.3.2002Highbury Garage Support: Chris T-T, Bransby Abdoujaparov24.5.2002Highbury Garage Support: Divine Brown A29.5.2002Kentish Town Forum Thurrock Music Festival6.7.2002Thurrock Orsett Showgrounds Bands seen: Sugarcoma, Inme, dury*falls, Electric Sky, thisGIRL, Revolution 45, Reconsider, Bastion 4, Keratose, Jacob, Warblefly, The Wires, The Java Sea, Inertia, The Egyptians, Minx, Seven Machine, Djevara, The Lanes, Jadegroove, Missin Link, Spankin Harry, The Grove, Cyrus, The Zoltans Damn I saw a lot of bands that day. Jim's Super Stereoworld27.7.2002Harlow Square Support: Chris T-T, Malowski V Festival17.8.2002Chelmsford Hylands Park Bands seen: Bluetones, Elvis Costello, Supergrass, Nickelback, Athlete, My Vitriol, Manic Street Preachers, Turin Brakes, Seafood, Donnas, Coral, Elbow, Idlewild, Doves, Royksopp, Lamb, Soft Cell Bit of a weak line up this year I thought - Royksopp and the Manics being the best of best ones. Reading Festival23.8.2002Reading down by the river Bands seen: Pulp, White Stripes, Dandy Warhols, Peaches, International Noise Conspiracy, The D4, Eighties Matchbox B-Line Disaster, Muse, Ash, Sum 41, Hives, A, Princess Superstar, British Sea Power, Datsuns, Interpol, Mitch Benn International Noise Conspiracy were by far and away the best band of the two days I saw. They're the Swedish Jam, with hammond organs. Who's The Daddy Now7.11.2002Harlow Square Support: Jim's Super Stereoworld, Abdoujaparov, Iinviisiibles Blur9.5.2003Charing Cross Astoria Jim Bob29.5.2003Brentwood White Hart Support: Celeste, Bransby, Crazy Sadie Acoustic set from Jimbob (Carter USM) which I promoted. I'm pleased to say we created a very homely atmosphere at the venue. V Festival16.8.2003Chelmsford Hylands Park Bands seen: Cardigans, Hives, Ash, Foo Fighters, Coldplay, Athlete, Killing Joke, Turin Brakes, Feeder, I Am Kloot, Inspiral Carpets, Red Hot Chili Peppers, Distillers, Asian Dub Foundation There is a list of the bands who played the whole festival here. Tommi & Chris23.1.2004Kentish Town Bull & Gate Celeste6.2.2004Grays The Fat Surfer Support: Whitegirl, MCH2R Dum5.3.2004Grays The Fat Surfer Support: Black Top Phoenix, Carnies Abdoujaparov9.4.2004London Metro Club Support: Art Brut, Rhesus Phoenix FM All Dayer1.5.2004Brentwood White Hart Bands seen: Celeste, Abdoujaparov, Whoremoan, Whitegirl, Nothing, Black Ash, Crazy Sadie, Doobie Snax, MCH2R, My Paradigm, Fiction, A Python G Another event I organised, and we had over 100 paying customers for this one which I was very pleased with. I took a lot of pics which you can see here on the Phoenix FM website. Jim Bob16.5.2004Hastings Brass Monkey Bad Manners17.6.2004Grays The Fat Surfer Support: The Big Thurrock Music Festival8.8.2004Thurrock Orsett Showgrounds Support: Eighties Matchbox B-Line Disaster, Reuben, Amplifier, Breed 77, Milliondead, Sluts Of Trust V Festival21.8.2004Chelmsford Hylands Park Bands seen: Divine Comedy, Hal, Phoenix, The Killers, Pink, Crimea, The Dead 60s, Human League, Tim Booth, Kasabian, Jamie Cullum, Goldie Lookin Chain, Snow Patrol, Fountains Of Wayne, Kristian Leontiou, The Zutons, Scissor Sisters My pics from the event can be seen at various places on the website including http://www.redpenguin.net/v2004-pics.php. Leeds Festival27.8.2004Leeds Brahmam Park Bands seen: The Stills, Client, Secret Machines, British Sea Power, Radio 4, Auf Der Maur, The Others, Von Bondies, Do Me Bad Things, Reel Big Fish, The (International) Noise Conspiracy, The Departure, Pretty Girls Make Graves, The Distillers, The Hives, LCD Sound System, !!!, The Offspring, Mclusky, Graham Coxon British Sea Power and the (International) Noise Conspiracy were the best acts on the two days I saw, just like 2 years ago really then! My pics from the event can be seen at http://www.redpenguin.net/leeds2004-pics.php. Human League13.12.2004Ipswich Regent Ned's Atomic Dustbin15.12.2004Highbury Garage Support: My Dad Hitla Pop Will Eat Itself22.1.2005Birmingham Carling Academy First time I had seen PWEI in nearly ten years. First time I had ever been to Birmingham too. What a magical double whammy that was for me! Pop Will Eat Itself24.1.2005Shepherds Bush Empire Abdoujaparov20.2.2005Brixton Windmill Support: Jim Bob, Ciccone Tsunami benefit gig - there were other bands on the bill but I didn't get a chance to see them. Fiction2.4.2005Leigh on Sea The Ship Support: Goose British Sea Power4.4.2005London HMV Free gig to promote Open Season album. A4.4.2005London Metro Club Phill Jupitus was Djing. I didn't see him even though I was standing next to the record booth. Bravery17.4.2005New York Bowery Ballroom Support: Ash Girls Aloud25.5.2005Ipswich Regent Frank & Walters25.6.2005King's Cross Water Rates Support: Amazing Pilots Wireless Festival30.6.2005London Hyde Park Bands seen: The Rakes, The Others, The Editors, Soulwax, Ladytron, Babyshambles, El Presidente Madness4.7.2005King's Cross Scala Played under the pseudonym "The Dangerman". It was a full-on extravaganza of ska, and no mistake. Maximo Park20.7.2005London The Rocket Support: The Research Hayseed Dixie31.7.2005Southend Riga Music Bar Jesus Jones4.8.2005Highbury Garage Support: The Jungle Thurrock Music Festival6.8.2005Thurrock Orsett Showgrounds Bands seen: The Others, The Duke Spirit, Electric Eel Shock, The Hellset Orchestra, The Betes Noires, Sikth, Engerica, Blood Roses Too many bands to mention once again. Data Panik9.8.2005Camden Dublin Castle Support: Luxury Of Feeling Fine Whoremoan18.8.2005Basildon The Castle Mayne Support: The Rejects VHS or Beta7.9.2005Shoreditch 93 Feet East Support: ¡Forward, Russia! Jim Bob14.9.2005Camden Barfly Support: Bransby Leigh Regatta17.9.2005Old Leigh High Street Support: Dirty Fairies, Dirty Water Fat Surfer All Dayer #318.9.2005Grays Civic Hall Support: Whoremoan Back to the Civic Hall in Grays for the first time in over 14 years! There were many other bands playing but I only got a chance to see Whoremoan. Robocop Kraus19.10.2005London Metro Club Support: ¡Forward, Russia! Amnesty gig23.10.2005Shoreditch Amnesty International Support: Others, Starsailor Subways24.10.2005Cambridge Junction Support: Kooks Little Britain1.11.2005Southend Cliffs Pavilion Frank and Walters11.11.2005London Borderline Support: Beauty Shop, Hybrasil Sultans of Ping FC19.11.2005Grays The Fat Surfer Support: iDou, Dirty Fairies Mystery Jets29.11.2005Southend Chinnery's Support: Ludes, Les Incompetents Others3.12.2005Southend Chinnery's I haven't seen this yet! Ben Elton14.12.2005Brentwood Centre I haven't seen this yet! Sultans of Ping FC17.12.2005Dublin The Village Support: Jim Bob, Rulers Of The Planet I haven't seen this yet! Sultans of Ping FC18.12.2005Belfast Spring and Airbrake Support: Jim Bob, Rulers Of The Planet I haven't seen this yet! posted by Paul at 11:56 am  
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I like this! Done the same thing myself, you can remember more than me, and it sounds like you mostly had better taste in gigs...
my gigography
Found you because I was searching for gigography things, can't rememember what now, got distracted by your list...
That's a great idea. I think I'll try and drag out all my old tickets from gigs from over the years and start the same thing over Christmas. I won't have much of a memory of most of them but might as well make a start!
In case you are interested Babyshambles are doing Essex Uni Tuesday night (24th).
Damn, couldn't make it, I had a Babyshambles of my own, looking after my kids tonight!
Funnily enough same here! My babysitters all appear to have lives..dammit!
Well that answered my 'was Paul at Noisy Night 1?' question.
I'm impressed and slightly scared that you have all the dates written down.
I missed Noisynight 1, Meady was there. I was at no 2 though. Yes I need to update it a bit!
Hi. I found you through a great Youtube video you uploaded. Great list of gigs here. I was at the same MLS and Kenickie gigs as you, although Earl Brutus did my head in as support act. I went to three of the Dingwalls MLS gigs. I posted a list of 100+ bands I've seen live here.