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Astoria 157 Charing Cross Road, London WC2H 0EN 020 7434 9592

The Wedgewood Rooms 147b Albert Rd, Southsea, Hampshire PO4 0JW 023 9286 3911

camden falcon 234 royal college street, camden, london nw1 9nj

The Darkness I dragged Neil and Camilla, of The Face and Popbitch along. IT WAS ME THAT MADE THE DARKNESS POPLIAR! Bull and Gate 389 Kentish Town Road, London NW5 2TJ [Saturday 4 May 2002]

Dogs D'Amour plus Under Neath What... went to London to see UNW a few days later, probably the Marquee... Portsmouth Guildhall Portsmouth [Sunday 8 October 1989]

Skid Row 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. Docklands Arena Limeharbour, London E14 9TH [Friday 22 November 1991]

Belle and Sebastian Think this is they did a cover of London Calling and Another Girl, Another Planet. Brixton Academy Brixton, London SW9 9SL [Wednesday 3 April 2002]

Sleeper plus Longpigs and 60ft Dolls I think, I have a POSTER somewhere that I will check... Portsmouth Pyramids Marine Parade, Portsmouth, Hampshire PO5 3ST [Wednesday 11 October 1995]

The Longpigs plus Space and Shoot ULU Malet Street, London WC1E 7HY [Saturday 2 November 1996]

Art A play, a birthday treat, long running, had Art Malik in it and it was Frank Skinner's first night. Wyndhams Theatre Charing Cross Road, London WC2 [Monday 26 July 1999]

The Boo Radleys 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? The National Club Kilburn, London [Thursday 12 September 1996]

Longpigs Astoria 157 Charing Cross Road, London WC2H 0EN 020 7434 9592 [Friday 27 September 1996]

Suicidal Tendencies 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. Brixton Academy Brixton, London SW9 9SL [Friday 23 July 1993]

Justine Frischmann London Astoria [Monday 5 February 2001]

Sarah Cracknell London Astoria [Monday 5 February 2001]

The one with shaggy blonde hair London Astoria [Tuesday 6 February 2001]

Les Dennis Regents Park Rd, Chalk Farm, London [Monday 26 March 2001]

Darius Danesh Chalk Farm Road [Thursday 26 April 2001]

Stuart Lee Bradley's Spanish Bar, London. [Friday 18 May 2001]

Conrad Keely London Underground [Wednesday 13 June 2001]

Gail Porter The Charlotte Street Hotel, London [Monday 18 June 2001]

All of Feeder London Astoria [Thursday 28 June 2001]

Sol out of Hollyoaks London Astoria [Thursday 28 June 2001]

Ian Lavender, you know, Pike off Dads Army That London [Thursday 5 December 2002]

Blur [Tuesday 13 May 2003]