Pauly ≫ Gigography ≫ 1989 ≫ WASP

Portsmouth Guildhall Portsmouth

The ticket is very faded, but I confirmed the date with an old Kerrang... Zed Yago supported, this is the "89 and Headless" (The Headless Children) tour.

I met guitarist Chris Holmes after the gig, loitering by the stage door (me, not him) and got my t-shirt signed. I wonder if I still have it?

This site says REM played there only two days before, I did pick the gigs to go to...

Can barely make out this ticket but it is for this gig:

I told you I met Chris Holmes! Still can't find the t-shirt though.

I was at this one, more from this year in my gig history for 1989. Part of all the gigs I remember going to from '87 to 2025. It's an obvious step from my Best gigs of all time blog post. Yeah I know it's a bit nerdy, let's let that go though, I'm having fun reminiscing about these things.

Sun May 21 1989

Other gigs at Portsmouth Guildhall I attended are The Darkness (2025), The Cult 8424 (2024), Ricky Gervais ('09), Tori Amos ('96), Therapy? (1995), Primal Scream ('94), Sawdoctors ('94), David Lee Roth (1994), The Wonder Stuff (1994), Bottom ('93), Big Top Frenzy ('93), Punt and Dennis (1992), Baddiel + Newman (1992), Pop Will Eat Itself (1992), EMF (1992), Rocky Horror Picture Show (1992), Neds Atomic Dustbin (1991), Transvision Vamp ('91), Motorhead ('91), The Primitives (1989), Dogs D'Amour ('89), and Transvision Vamp (1989).

Other gigs at Portsmouth Guildhall include INXS ('93), Inspiral Carpets ('92), The Smiths at Portsmouth Guildhall (1985), and Jimi Hendrix and Pink Floyd! (1967).

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