Portsmouth Wedgewood Rooms 147b Albert Rd, Southsea, Hampshire PO4 0JW
This band were so good, too good for this world I think.
I was at this one, more from this year in my gigography for 1997. I saw David Devant probably 26 times; Phoenix Festival @ Avon Park Raceway (1996), David Devant and his Spirit Wife @ O'Neills (1996), David Devant and his Spirit Wife @ Camden Falcon ('96), David Devant + his Spirit Wife @ Southampton Joiners (1996), David Devant and his Spirit Wife @ New Cross Venue ('96), David Devant and his Spirit Wife @ Tunbridge Wells Forum ('96), David Devant and his Spirit Wife @ The Garage ('97), Dingwalls (1997), David Devant + his Spirit Wife @ University of Surrey Students Union ('97), David Devant + 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 @ University of Surrey Students Union ('98), David Devant and his Spirit Wife @ Mean Fiddler ('99), The Garage ('00), venue 0 (2000), Borders Bookstore (2000), David Devant and his Spirit Wife @ HQ Club (2000), David Devant + 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 (2002), Dingwalls ('04), David Devant and his Spirit Wife @ Islington Academy ('04), David Devant and his Spirit Wife @ Islington Academy (2006), + David Devant at Kings Cross Water Rats @ Kings Cross Water Rats (2022). Part of every gig I was at from 1987 to 2024. 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.
Tue Sep 30 1997
Other gigs at Portsmouth Wedgewood Rooms I attended are Southsea Fest (2011), Eddi Reader (1996), Super Furry Animals (1996), Sam Brown (1996), Maker Shaker 3 (1996), Minty (1996), 60ft Dolls (1996), Northern Uproar (1996), Vent (1996), Dubstar (1996), Sultans of Ping (1996), Boss Hogg (1996), Red Snapper (1996), Something (1996), Chumbawamba ('95), Maker Shaker tour (1995), Thurman (1995), The Bluetones ('95), Stereolab (1995), Black Grape (1995), Heavy Stereo ('95), Stereolab ('95), Freak Power (1994), Sultans of Ping ('94), Dodgy ('94), Salad (1994), The Farm (1994), Ed Tudor-Pole ('94), Sean Meo (1994), Annie Hates Cordial (1994), Oasis (1994), Toyah ('94), Cabaret (1994), Gunshot (1994), Elastica (1994), Sultans of Ping (1994), Cabaret with Sam Brown (1994), Annie Hates Cordial (1993), Dogs D'Amour (1993), Firework Party (1993), Little Angels (1993), Amazing Windmills (1993), Molly Half Head (1993), and Sean Hughes (1990).
Other gigs at Portsmouth Wedgewood Rooms include Bush (1995), Catherine Wheel (1995), S⁎M⁎A⁎S⁎H (1994), Mambo Taxi (1994), Kinky Machine (1994), The Raincoats (1994), Freak Power (1994), Blue Aeroplanes (1994), Cornershop (1994), and Cud (1994).