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Escondido 28 Sandgate High Street, Sandgate, Folkestone, Kent CT20 3BD 01303 246624

The Grand The Grand, The Leas, Folkestone, Kent CT20 2XL 01303 277175

Vasa 4 Esplanade, Sandgate, near Folkestone, Kent CT20 3DX 01303 243956

The Parrot Radigunds Hall, 3 - 8 Church Lane, Northgate, Canterbury, Kent CT1 2AG

thomas ingoldsby (wetherspoons) 5-9 burgate, canterbury, kent ct1 2hg

Belle and Sebastian Paid 5x over the odds for a ticket, but we had to get in. Got in the aftershow too, there was just us and Jarvis Cocker there. Ooh did I drop another name? Union Chapel Compton Avenue, London N1 2XD [Thursday 31 July 1997]

Bruce Forsyth Charity comedy thing, cool as, lots of names present, including Ian McKellen. Search the blog, I must have written this one up... Theatre Royal Haymarket [Sunday 26 October 2003]

The Vines supported by The Libertines. Two gigs in one night, think I saw either The Darkness or Neds Atomic Dustbin this day too... Barfly The Monarch, 49 Chalk Farm Road, London NW1 8AN [Thursday 7 March 2002]

Placebo I went in late on a whim, missed the support, who might have been Deus. Mean Fiddler 157 Charing Cross Road, London WC2 0EN [Wednesday 18 December 1996]

Channelfly Xmas Party Before I worked there, I think there were bands. THIS is why I left the Wonderstuff early, doh... There was a ruckus and the police sent us all home. Barfly The Monarch, 49 Chalk Farm Road, London NW1 8AN [Tuesday 12 December 2000]

Chumbawamba First of the Portsmouth Venue Campaign freebies helping out on the door. Plus Gunshot, Attilla the Stockbroker, nad Spot the Poet. Portsmouth Pyramids Marine Parade, Portsmouth, Hampshire PO5 3ST [Tuesday 17 May 1994]

Sheep On Drugs Power broke down during their set. They're not really acoustic unplugged types, and they stormed off. South Parade Pier South Parade, Portsmouth, Hampshire [Saturday 8 May 1993]

Under Neath What + Chunk + We Are Going To Eat You. 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... Astoria 157 Charing Cross Road, London WC2H 0EN 020 7434 9592 [Friday 11 May 1990]

Mike Flowers Pops 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 Portsmouth Pyramids Marine Parade, Portsmouth, Hampshire PO5 3ST [Friday 2 February 1996]

Atom Seed My favourite band of the time playing at the club I used to go to every week anyway, not bad... The Pit is now part of a bingo hall. The Pit Commercial Road, Portsmouth [Saturday 12 January 1991]

Who earned you what Back Street Boys were this weeks top payer with a divi of an amazing £1.50 per share, due to fantastic placings in the UK and US charts... Moby offered the better value for money though. [Friday 17 March 2000]

A post gig donner DONNA MATTHEWS joined /profiles/ELAS.html Elastica on stage for an encore last night, after a plea from the stage from Justine... [Friday 14 April 2000]

The Man Where? Travis are doing dates of their own in the US of STATES... [Wednesday 3 May 2000]

Samaritans Part Two BOOYACKASHA! MJ Hibbett in the house... well if your house is the Bull and Gate anyway... [Monday 7 August 2000]

Hold it, now hit it... Send in a CD, you could be the Fortune City Hold Music... [Wednesday 1 November 2000]

Kristin Hersh Live Web-chat Her what was in the Breeders THROWING MUSES, surely not? [Thursday 1 February 2001]

Cancellations... and a silver lining. Outkast and Kings of Convenience go out, but THE COOPER TEMPLE CLAUSE step in... [Monday 5 February 2001]

TCTC Free Single Got more details of the forthcoming The Cooper Temple Clause singles... [Tuesday 13 March 2001]

Annie and Isobel at Screamadelica in the Temple Bar Music Centre in [Friday 25 May 2001]

Rufus Sewell Ruby in the Dust, Camden High Street [Wednesday 4 July 2001]

Pat Davern Splendour in the Grass, Byron Bay, Australia [Sunday 29 July 2001]

Good Morning, Grate TV Watching Telly is the new listening to music... [Monday 7 January 2002]

NME Awards Tour Datsuns, Polyphonic Spree, Interpol and The Thrills... [Friday 22 November 2002]

Darkness single & tour Single today, their own tour in March, and just HOW MUCH press have they had??? [Monday 24 February 2003]

Pop Factory Awards Darkness dominate the welsh Grammys... Goldie Lookin' Chain just miss the nominations... [Monday 6 October 2003]

Uncle Bob's Christmas Wedding Reception, 10th Birthday Party, Centenary & Farewell! Featuring CELEBRITY GUEST DJ SARAH CAWOOD, very special live guests SCHWAB, the return of DJ Simon Price plus Resident DJs Miss JT, Billy Reeves & Hitman Hearn [Friday 14 November 2003]

Morrissey Meltdown For me, this is a privilege and I will rise to it. Curating Meltdown is a great opportunity for me to acknowledge some of the music and words that have excited me over the years. Some of you have Ipods, I have Meltdown. [Wednesday 3 March 2004]

Chaos in the house! [Wednesday 15 September 2004]

Lord of the Rings - The Musical [Wednesday 16 March 2005]

Blimey! I can't believe they're actually *building* it rather than just talking about it... [Friday 18 March 2005]

Mostly just demolishing so far [Saturday 19 March 2005]

Buy Jay Kay's Segway [Tuesday 10 January 2006]

Dynamic DIVS [Tuesday 10 January 2006]

Yeah it's annoying isn't it... [Wednesday 11 January 2006]

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