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Events:
Little Richard Tofts 17 Dec 1966 Tour also took in Chester Top Rank, Portsmouth Birdcage, Liverpool Peppermint Lounge, Manchester Princess, Wigan Casino, Bolton Casino, Newcastle City Hall, London Saville, Stevenage Locarno, West Houghton Casino, and a residency at Edinburgh Pentland...
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The Cure 5 10Marlowe Theatre 17 Mar 1979 Was pencilled for Canterbury Uni but moved to the Odeon... Support from Joy Division, HOLY FUCKING SHIT, what a lineup!Rate The Cure
The Enid Marine Pavilion 25 Mar 1983 Possibly at the LCH instead?
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The Enid Leas Cliff Hall 29 Oct 1984
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Hawkwind Leas Cliff Hall 07 Apr 1988 this page about Hawkwind support acts:The Hippy Slags supported at Folkestone in 1988(ish), with another band maybe the Ozrics?
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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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The Primitives Forum 23 Nov 1989 Was the Town & Country still then, Pale Saints supported again, and Fatima Mansions too I think.
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Iron Maiden 6.5 10Hammersmith Odeon 18 Oct 1990 Was on a training course in Hounslow, turned up too late for support band Wolfsbane, and anyway we had no tickets, but got given some by someone outside, I am sure it was Tommy Vance. Apparently we saw Jonathon King there too.Rate Iron Maiden
Monsters of Rock Castle Donington 05 Aug 1991 AC/DC, Metallica, Motley Crue, Queensryche, and the Black Crowes. A pretty special line up at the top of the bill, shame it was the shortest Donington bill ever. Got a coach up from Portsmouth. m/
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Guns n' Roses 9 10Wembley Stadium 31 Aug 1991 Izzy Stradlin's last ever show. Support Nine Inch Nails and Skid Row - Sebastian Bach swore too much and got them barred for life.Rate Guns n' Roses
James Leas Cliff Hall 21 Oct 1991 + Thousand Yard Stare, James were the support, Thousand Yard Stare were the headliners. I think Suede support Thousand Yard Stare in Portsmouth...
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Suede The Metronome 19 May 1992 Definitely played here, supporting Kingmaker, it's in Love and Poison.
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Sultans of Ping FC Canterbury University 06 Jun 1992 Canterbury Kent Uni (Rutherford JCR)
Support: Nineteen Miles High
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Radiohead The Penny Theatre 26 Jan 1993 Conflicting reports, may have been the 6th of Jan... Part of the "Anyone Can Play Guitar" tour
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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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Oasis The Wedgewood Rooms 02 May 1994
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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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Terrorvision Portsmouth Pyramids 01 May 1995 with Mutha's Day Out and Valve. Sure the last Portsmouth Venue Campaign show that I did was Terrorvision, but these dates still don't line up...
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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
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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The Divine Comedy The Joiners 20 May 1996 I left after the support The Frank And Walters to go to a local gig, I was "getting in" with people and trying to be a face on the scene to help with my fanzine...
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The Boo Radleys The National Club 12 Sep 1996 Was it Sigur Ros supporting at this one? Just around the time I moved to London, was this really my first gig of that era?
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Manic Street Preachers Brixton Academy 14 Dec 1996 with support from Super Furry Animals and Stereophonics, who I don't remember at all...
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Placebo Mean Fiddler 18 Dec 1996 I went in late on a whim, missed the support, who might have been Deus.
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Ian Hunter Leas Cliff Hall 09 May 1997
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Scarfo The 100 Club 09 Jul 1997 Must have been someone more exciting supporting, was it maybe Hooverdam?
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Scarfo The Garage 07 Nov 1997 Must have been someone more interesting supporting...
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Lilys The Garage 10 Feb 1998 They did a Levi ad I think, we went for the support Hooverdam. Not sure why I've put this as Highbury Garage I think the gig was in Hoxton, but can find no reference online...
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The Dandy Warhols Electric Ballroom 01 Jun 1998 I think my favourites the 60ft Dolls supported, and then promptly split up :-(
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Supergrass Shepherds Bush Empire 13 May 1999 MTV Five Night Stand... wish I could find more details of these online, I know the support acts were good too.
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