Some gig history stuff from mrgig.com; DrGavin says
I've heard that The Ramones wrote I Wanna Be Sedated backstage at a venue in Canterbury (can't remember which one) and that Judge Dread literally died on stage at the Penny Theatre
and Bro concurs
The Ramones played the Canterbury Odeon. And Judge Dread died in hospital after collapsing on stage at the Penny
I love The Ramones, and didn't take my last good option to see them at Brixton Academy as I thought it would be a bit of a shit old punk affair. Ah well! Off to investigate these dates...
💬 Found another connection between The Ramones and Canterbury
This is part of my site The 'Gerald that I set up in a fury of excitement when we first moved here in approximately 2004. I'd been a frequent visitor for a few years before that but I am technically one of those DFLs you get nowadays. The site was a lot more dynamic with a calendar of events + voting for favourite venues and things, + I hear it was a useful reference for others who were moving here. Now I've moved out of Folkestone again (though just to Hythe) it doesn't get as much attention as it used to. Ironic really as The town is now becoming the exciting place we always thought it was just about to. I am not Gerald by the way, this comes from a fake newspaper in an episode of The Day Today or something, the Portsmouth Gerald, and how there is a local newspaper here called the Folkestone Herald. Puns like this are great aren't they? Do get in touch if you have anything to offer, email anythign @ this domain, or try @folkestone or @pauly on the twitter.