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Anthrax 8 10Hammersmith Odeon 13 Mar 1989 plus Living Colour. My first proper gig, went up on a coach trip. See the patches on my denim jacket m/Rate Anthrax
WASP Portsmouth Guildhall 21 May 1989 Not sure what day, the ticket is very faded... Zed Yago supported, this site says REM played there only two days before, I did pick the gigs to go to...
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Under Neath What 7 10Astoria 11 May 1990 I was in the queue for this gig and bought a fanzine off someone. Did I know Metallica were doing a secret gig just a few doors down at the Marquee club? Why on earth did I stay at the Astoria? Bah...Rate Under Neath What
Iron Maiden Mayflower Theatre 20 Sep 1990 Snuck in, and got thrown out again before the gig started. Went home, having not seen the gig.
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Revolting Cocks 9 10Astoria 24 Jan 1991 plus Godflesh and Bomb Everything (AKA) Bomb Disneyland. Got a video of this gig, you can see me stagediving on it.Rate Revolting Cocks
Megadeth Poole Arts Centre 24 Mar 1991 First time I saw them. Just caught up with a friend who was there too (and who I'd not seen for over ten years, he says Alice In Chains opened, followed by The Almighty at the Poole Arts Center gig '91 (if I remember correctly)
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Dee-Lite Birmingham Academy 14 Jul 1991 plus PM Dawn. A Nixdorf friend's birthday, the only gig we could find in town to go to.
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Wolfsbane 9 10The Marquee 06 Oct 1991 Found the ticket now! I went to the gig on my own, then got the last train up to Rugby, where I was staying for college. Can't find details anywhere online. Much stage diving, one of my favourite gig.sRate Wolfsbane
Skid Row 7 10Docklands Arena 22 Nov 1991 plus LA Guns and Love / Hate. The latter announced a "secret" gig they were doing the next day in London, I should have gone they were one of my fave bands of the day.Rate Skid Row
Radiohead The Joiners 18 Feb 1993
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Little Angels The Wedgewood Rooms 21 Mar 1993 Secret thank you thing as "Jammy Little Devils" to make up for cancelling a gig at Portsmouth Guildhall
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Suicidal Tendencies Brixton Academy 23 Jul 1993 I drove my van into London for this gig, I almost never did this... ST played their encore first, and part of the gig from the top of a step ladder.
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Heineken Festival Southsea Common 19 Aug 1993 Kirsty MacColl and Tom Robinson. Honestly, I went to some better gigs than this.
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Chumbawamba Portsmouth Pyramids 17 May 1994 First of the Portsmouth Venue Campaign freebies helping out on the door. Plus Gunshot, Attilla the Stockbroker, nad Spot the Poet.
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Supergrass The Joiners 09 Feb 1995 plus The Bluetones, a great gig, at a great time.
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Faith No More Portsmouth Pyramids 02 Mar 1995 Think the lighting rig fell into the crowd at this gig, oops...
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Sleeper The Joiners 06 Mar 1995
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Black Grape The Wedgewood Rooms 18 Jul 1995 Their first gig. Joe Strummer and Alex Blur were there too.
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Mansun The Joiners 25 Aug 1995 Third gig, when they were still called Manson, and when they were still good.
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Fluffy 7 10The Joiners 27 Sep 1995 All girl rock, loved them at the time, they basically played gigs in their pantsRate Fluffy
Echobelly 8 10The Joiners 19 Oct 1995 Possibly this was 1994, I thought they were one of the first bands I saw at the Joiners, but I've got the details from Oliver Gray's gig list.Rate Echobelly
Oasis Earls Court 04 Nov 1995 Did they have the Bootleg Beatles again? Or am I misremembering the Southampton gig?
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Radiohead 7 10Southampton Guildhall 07 Nov 1995 I won tickets from Radio One I think, Sparklehorse support, Mark Linkous played the gig in a wheelchair, unless my brane is playing tricks.Rate Radiohead
Bush The Wedgewood Rooms 21 Nov 1995 plus Placebo. Not sure I actually went to this, I remember feeling really ill at the previous day's gig, think I was out for a few days with something like flu or glandula fever...
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Perfume The Joiners 17 Jan 1996
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Something The Wedgewood Rooms 24 Jan 1996 Can't remember what, but I know I was at something at the Wedge this night, while Placebo were at the Joiners. Maybe it was a caberet.
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Mike Flowers Pops Portsmouth Pyramids 02 Feb 1996 So who was it actually played the Pyramids this night? I know I was at the Mike Flowers Pops one, I remember holding the door open to a radio reporter so they could report from the gig using the payphone in the lobby, as their satellite phone wasn't worki
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Northern Uproar The Joiners 05 Feb 1996
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Number One Cup The Joiners 11 Feb 1996 and Bennett I think
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Underworld Portsmouth Pyramids 29 Feb 1996 Another two gigs in one day, I also saw The Wurzels at the poly...
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