sorry to come to this really late...but the Metronome was a great venue...and indeed, i can confirm i saw the following bands there... cardiacs/levitation kingmaker (supported by Suede in the week The Drowners was released) manics (don't remember it being poorly attended, but it was rescheduled and was final date on their tour around generation terrorists...and you could quite clearly see richey's razor blade scars from his 4 Real incident PJ Harvey (before she started applying make-up Kitchens of Distinction went to loads more...but can't remember them
Also, i saw the Ride /Mercury Rev Leas Cliff Hall show...i know the London date a little later had the Verve as support. Mercury Rev were very rocky and a bit shite ...amazed they turned out so good in the end!
chris
💬 Thanks for this Chris, love this gig history
This is part of my site The 'Gerald that I set up in a fury of enthusiasm when I first came to Folkestone sometime in '04. I'd been a frequent visitor for a few years previous to that but I am technically one of those Down From Londons you get nowadays. The site used to be updated more frequently with a calendar of events and voting for best venues + things, + I know it was a handy reference for others who were moving to the area. Now I've moved out of Folkestone again (though only a couple of miles) it doesn't get as much attention as it used to. Ironic really as The town is now becoming the exciting place we knew it was just about to. I am not Gerald BTW, this comes from the name of a fake newspaper in an episode of Brasseye 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 contact me if you have anything to offer, email anythign @ this domain, or try @folkestone or @pauly on Twitter.