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The Wedgewood Rooms
The Wedgewood Rooms, 147b Albert Rd, Southsea, Hampshire PO4 0JW
023 9286 3911
I went here A LOT when I was in town, home to many great gigs and comedy. Saw Oasis and the first ever Black Grape gig.
www.wedgewood-rooms.co.uk
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History
I think it was some kind of jazz club back in the day, not really sure how long it's been open though.
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Molly Half Head 03 Mar 1993 I remember going clearly, but don't think this can have been the first of my trips to the Wedgewood Rooms, can it?
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Amazing Windmills 10 Mar 1993 plus The Firework Party and Hooch. LOCAL!
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Little Angels 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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Firework Party 07 Aug 1993 plus Annie Hates Cordial and Savage Henry. Local!
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Dogs D'Amour 24 Aug 1993 Very poor this time round.
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Elastica 14 Feb 1994 with 60ft Dolls. I spun my car in the snow on the way home.
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Caberet 25 Feb 1994 Desree, John Otway, Lemontrees, Sean Locke, Uncoordinated Juggler and compere Lee Hurst
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Toyah 22 Mar 1994 Caberet, hosted by Lee Hurst, with TV Smith, Dave Spikey, Pooka, Crisis Twins and almost certainly the Raymond and Mr Timpkins revue. Not sure this date is right, thought they were all on Fridays...
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Annie Hates Cordial 11 May 1994 Local!
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Sean Meo 13 May 1994 Caberet possibly, with Martin Coyote and Paul B Edwards
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Ed Tudor-Pole 27 May 1994 Caberet, with Nan Vernon, Wasp Factory, Kevin Eldon, George Egg, Rahmond and Mr Timpkins Revue, The Really Band and compere Lee Hurst
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Salad 06 Jul 1994 plus Catatonia
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Sultans of Ping 21 Jul 1994
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Heavy Stereo 06 Jul 1995 plus Embassy and Thermal
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Black Grape 18 Jul 1995 Their first gig. Joe Strummer and Alex Blur were there too.
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Maker Shaker tour 05 Nov 1995 Strangelove, Powder, Pusherman and Elcka. I hope I can find some better tickets than this!
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Bush 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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Something 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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Boss Hogg 14 Mar 1996 plus Cibo Matto
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Dubstar 30 Mar 1996 plus Definition of Sound
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Vent 08 Apr 1996 Miles Hunt's band
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Northern Uproar 16 Apr 1996
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60ft Dolls 18 Apr 1996 plus Jolt (Mark Kedsd of the Senseless Things) and Yellow Car, reviewed in $OLD OUT
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Minty 24 Apr 1996 Ew, nudiness on stage.
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Maker Shaker 3 07 May 1996 Coast, Bawl, Puressence and The Gyres. The best the Melody Maker could muster :-(
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Sam Brown 11 May 1996 Part of the ace monthly cabaret night
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Super Furry Animals 27 May 1996 plus Tiger.
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David Devant And His Spirit Wife 30 Sep 1997 This band were so good, too good for this world I think
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Goldie lookin' Chain 20 Apr 2004 At Portsmouth Wedgewood Rooms, no I didn't go...
