Found it on https://www.concertarchives.org/venues/the-borderline and claiming it.
Looks like Adam And The Ants played a few days before this.
I was at this one, more from this year in my gigography for 1997. I have seen David Devant at least 30 times; Phoenix Festival @ Avon Park Raceway (1996), David Devant and his Spirit Wife @ O'Neills ('96), David Devant and his Spirit Wife @ Camden Falcon ('96), David Devant + his Spirit Wife @ Southampton Joiners ('96), David Devant and his Spirit Wife @ New Cross Venue (1996), David Devant and his Spirit Wife @ Tunbridge Wells Forum ('96), David Devant and his Spirit Wife @ The Garage ('97), David Devant + his Spirit Wife @ venue undefined ('97), Dingwalls (1997), David Devant + his Spirit Wife @ University of Surrey Students Union ('97), David Devant and his Spirit Wife @ Mean Fiddler ('97), David Devant And His Spirit Wife @ Portsmouth Wedgewood Rooms ('97), David Devant And His Spirit Wife @ Dingwalls (1997), David Devant And His Spirit Wife @ venue undefined (1998), David Devant + his Spirit Wife @ University of Surrey Students Union (1998), David Devant + his Spirit Wife @ Mean Fiddler (1999), The Garage ('00), Borders Bookstore ('00), O'Neills (2000), Borders Bookstore ('00), David Devant and his Spirit Wife @ HQ Club ('00), David Devant and his Spirit Wife @ Goldsmiths College (2001), David Devant and his Spirit Wife @ Kings Cross Water Rats ('01), David Devant and his Spirit Wife @ Mean Fiddler ('01), David Devant and his Spirit Wife @ Kings Cross Water Rats ('02), Dingwalls ('04), David Devant + his Spirit Wife @ Islington Academy (2004), David Devant and his Spirit Wife @ Islington Academy ('06), Kings Cross Water Rats (2022), and David Devant + his Spirit Wife @ Kings Cross Water Rats (2025). Part of every gig I was at from 1987 to 2025. A natural step from my Best Gigs Ever weblog post. Yeah I know very nerdy, let's let that go though, I'm having fun reminiscing about these things.
Mon May 19 1997
Other gigs at I have been to are Bob Slayer's HoHo Theatre (2015), Al Murray Pub Quiz (2012), Richard Herring: Talking Cock ('12), Just A Minute (2012), Fascinating Aida (2012), QI television recording (2007), and David Devant + His Spirit Wife (1998).
Other gigs at include ().
⬅️ David Devant and his Spirit Wife :: Placebo ➡️
🏷 david devant 🏷 borderline 🏷 london 🏷 1997
Yep, deliberately unstyled.