Blog ≫ 2026 ≫ Kula Shaker thirty years ago today
Kula Shaker at Ready Alleycat thirty years ago today. I have been saying "here's to the revival" for a long time, hoping my signed single would one day become worth something. It seems they're back now, they're playing some festival near Maidstone this summer, but I still don't think there's that much interest in them. They were really good, but never that popular. I know I saw them one time before this at Guildford Uni but cannot find the details of that one online. It was an even smaller event, not even in the main student union bit where I saw other bands.
Mansun anniversay for Sunday too, and also I see they were at the Wedgewood Rooms on Friday but no evidence I was there and I don't remember it. Also Space who I liked at the time were at the Joiners, surely I would have gone to one of these? Especially as it is peak fanzine time when I went for free. I don't clearly remember many of these gigs from so long ago, that's why I wish I had more evidence.
More gigs, Transvision Vamp this day in 1989 and Tad 1 in 1990, both in Portsmouth. And more gigiversaries this week, including New Order, Brian Wilson, Brian May, Northern Uproar, Suede, and The Darkness, but I call out Kula Shaker and Mansun as they are a pleasingly round three decades ago.
- Without Nirvana this time, I'm fairly sure.