Union Chapel Compton Terrace, Off Upper ST, London
Paid 5x over the odds for a ticket, but we had to get in. Got in the aftershow too, there was just us and Jarvis Cocker there. Ooh did I drop another name?
Was definitely very excited about this gig. I had the album and great reports from Hibbett who had been to see them in Glasgow. We (Nic P and I) went along without tickets but high spirits and a pocket full of cash, so we were fine. Think it was originally about a fiver but we paid someone thirty quid or so. We were in, was a polite and sedate affair apart from us. Met our friend Jody in there who upgraded us to after show party tickets. Not many people in the after show / party bit apart from Jody, us, Dickon from Orlando and Jarvis Cocker out of / off of the Pulp.
Definitely one of my best gigs ever, a band I loved at just the right time.
I was at this one, more from this year in Paul's gig history for 1997. I have seen Belle and Sebastian at least 7 times; Union Chapel (1997), Manchester Town Hall (1997), Manchester Town Hall (1997), Bowlie Weekender @ Camber Sands (1999), Belle & Sebastian @ Ten Rooms ('00), Brixton Academy ('02), + Belle & Sebastian @ London Astoria (2003), though I still have some bragging tagging to do so this may go up. Part of every gig I was at from '87 to 2025. It's a natural step from my Best gigs of all time weblog post. Yeah I know very nerdy, let's let that go though, I'm enjoying reminiscing about this stuff.
Thu Jul 31 1997
Other gigs at Union Chapel I have been to are Arab Strap ('99).
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