The Garage 20 Highbury Corner, Islington London N5 1RD
Big proper gig, with label mate support from Sweatmaster and Sludgefeast.
I went to this one, more from this year in my gig history for 2002. I saw Darkness probably 36 times; Kings Cross Water Rats (2001), Barfly ('01), Barfly (2001), Kings Cross Water Rats (2001), Barfly (2001), Barfly ('01), The Verge (2001), Camden Underworld ('01), The Cut @ Ocean ('01), Notting Hill Arts Club (2001), Kings Cross Water Rats (2001), Barfly ('01), Barfly (2002), Ocean ('02), Bull and Gate (2002), Metro ('02), Kings Cross Water Rats ('02), Ocean ('02), Camden Underworld (2002), Notting Hill Arts Club (2002), Metro ('02), Kings Cross Water Rats ('02), The Garage ('02), The Libertines @ Islington Academy ('02), Def Leppard @ Brixton Academy ('03), 93 Feet East (2003), London Astoria (2003), Glastonbury ('03), HMV ('03), Darkness album launch @ The Cross ('03), Hammersmith Odeon ('03), The Darkness homecoming gig @ London Astoria (2003), Leas Cliff Hall ('04), The Darkness Passport gig @ Barfly (2004), Leas Cliff Hall (2013), + Portsmouth Guildhall (2025). Part of a list of every gig I went to from 1987 to 2024. A natural step from my Best Gigs Ever blog post. Yeah I know it's a bit geeky, let's let that go though, I'm having fun remembering these things.
Thu Oct 31 2002
Other gigs at The Garage I have been to are Uncle Bob's Wedding Reception (2010), King Adora (2003), Warm Jets ('01), Stephen Malkmus (2001), MJ Hibbett ('01), The Dudley Corporation ('00), Pulp (2000), The Cuban Boys ('00), Graham Coxon (2000), David Devant ('00), The Dandy Warhols ('98), Lilys ('98), Scarfo ('97), Smashmouth (1997), + David Devant + his Spirit Wife ('97).
Other gigs at The Garage include Five Imaginary Boys (The Cure) ('91).
⬅️ Electric Six :: McAlmont and Butler ➡️