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Port and "port" related stuff, including places, pubbing, gigs and posts about port. If you have something to contribute concerning port that is not mentioned here, please contribute. Particularly if you have something to contribute concerning local pubbing or other places, home brew, ale, or appley goodness. Cheers.
This is my personal site, so if you search here for pubbing or other places it will only return port pubbing / places I have been to or plan to go to. Fingers crossed it will return those anyway...If you are interested in a more broader search please try port on 'Folkestone Gerald, where I list national and international places...
Stripes Sports & Social Club
Portofino
Portsmouth Pyramids
Portsmouth Guildhall
Sportsnet bar
University of Portsmouth
Portchester Youth Club
Portchester Castle
Port Lympne
cheriton road sports ground
The Darkness Passport gig Barfly
The Cure Passport gig Amazing, we got in to the Barfly, read my Cure review. Barfly
Pet Shop Boys Passport gig Barfly
Guns n' Roses Izzy Stradlin's last ever show. Support Nine Inch Nails and Skid Row - Sebastian Bach swore too much and got them barred for life. Wembley Stadium
Little Angels Secret thank you thing as "Jammy Little Devils" to make up for cancelling a gig at Portsmouth Guildhall The Wedgewood Rooms
Monsters of Rock 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/ Castle Donington
WASP 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... Portsmouth Guildhall
The Darkness Big proper gig, with label mate support from Sweatmaster and Sludgefeast. The Garage
The Libertines XFM Xmas party, watched support act The Darkness then went mad on free cocktails, don't remember the headliners. Islington Academy
Def Leppard support from The Darkness and Ricky Warwick. Brixton Academy
Genealogy / family tree
Oasis @ Portsmouth Wedgewood Rooms [Monday 2 May 1994]
Time to Get Ugly The Bigger The God play live in London tonight (Thursday) to support their new album "... And The Ugly"... [Thursday 9 March 2000]
Have an ice time Bellatrix are playing at The Wag Club in old London town tonight, supported by Starlover... [Friday 10 March 2000]
And You Will Know Us By The Trail Of Unsold Tickets Shockingly tonight's gig supporting 6x7 HASN'T sold out! [Wednesday 19 April 2000]
"Nothing happens for 5 days" shocker I was doing important diplomatic work overseas, sorry... [Tuesday 16 May 2000]
Daphne and Celeste are ENGLISH! POPBITCH reports an interesting theory about the reigning queens of annoyingness... [Thursday 29 June 2000]
Cuh, students eh? Your taxes being spent on important research... [Thursday 13 July 2000]
The girl out of Roxette Helsinki Airport [Monday 21 August 2000]
Donna Air, Davina McColl and Gail Porter Reading Fest hospitality area [Tuesday 29 August 2000]
someone from B*Witched on a train, Gatwick airport [Monday 4 September 2000]
Stamp Out Rachel Stamp are doing a large UK tour, with Grand Theft Auto supporting... [Monday 4 September 2000]
Ctrl-C, Ctrl-V This reporting lark is easy... single and tour news [Monday 4 September 2000]
Britney's support from down under Please get me free tickets to see Britney Spears. [Monday 4 September 2000]
Jacques @ Scalarama Not my fave band of the day, but here's a bit of a report anyway... [Tuesday 10 October 2000]
'Cocks support Hawkwind AT BRIXTON ACADEMY! Frighteningly big gig... [Thursday 19 October 2000]
Gail Porter Yo Below, Soho [Monday 23 October 2000]
For Those About To Rock AB/CD support QOTSA tonight... [Wednesday 22 November 2000]
The new head of Railtrak 5:40 to Southport from Manchester Victoria [Thursday 23 November 2000]
er...the dum dums Porth [Sunday 14 January 2001]
Differ'nt Strokes Trail of Dead tour, The Strokes support and have a new single... [Tuesday 16 January 2001]
Stephen Portsmouth [Monday 26 February 2001]
A gig for the cockneys A big show at Spitz, Spitalfields Market, tomorrow night... [Friday 16 March 2001]
King Adora Tour Ably supported by Mo-Ho-Bish-O-Pi... [Monday 9 April 2001]
Jamie Theakston, Jodie Kidd and Vanessa Feltz Sports Illustrated party at The Collection, SW3 [Wednesday 11 April 2001]
Alice Cooper Copenhagen Airport [Thursday 10 May 2001]
Micheal Portillo Brick Lane!?!?!? [Friday 11 May 2001]
Gail Porter The Charlotte Street Hotel, London [Monday 18 June 2001]
Kevin Mitchell from jebediah Melbourne Airport [Thursday 21 June 2001]
Finley Quaye Portobello Road, London [Friday 27 July 2001]
Tyrone Tom from Big Brother Portrush, Beach [Wednesday 8 August 2001]
Gabriel Byrne Great Portland Street, London [Wednesday 8 August 2001]
Gail Porter Channelfly Towers [Monday 13 August 2001]
westlife heathrow airport [Monday 22 October 2001]
Afghan Peace Concerts featuring Gorillaz and more... Gorillaz play a benefit for Afghanistan, with MASSIVE DJ support! [Thursday 22 November 2001]
Sporty (ex-) Spice In my shop - Covent Garden [Thursday 6 December 2001]
Devant play Brighton Their passport applications must have been processed at last! [Monday 4 February 2002]
Important "Get into Glastonbury 2002 Free" Info Be a steward, info here... [Tuesday 12 March 2002]
Chemical Brothers tickets to be won... Portsmouth only, competition possibly closed by now. [Friday 15 March 2002]
Michael Portillo Victoria tube station [Friday 9 August 2002]
that mad singer bloke le pub in newport [Sunday 18 August 2002]
The Italian Rugby/ Football team Edinburgh Airport [Wednesday 23 April 2003]
Dan Hipgrave and Gail Porter belsize park [Thursday 1 May 2003]
A weekend in Portchester [Monday 2 June 2003]
A weekend in Portchester [Monday 2 June 2003]
Holiday reading [Wednesday 11 June 2003]
Philip Schofield Gatwick Airport [Thursday 26 June 2003]
Gosport Baptisms [Sunday 6 July 2003]
Darkness Tickets 2003 [Thursday 4 September 2003]
RE: Darkness Tickets [Monday 8 September 2003]
Darkness Tickets, buy or sell! [Tuesday 9 September 2003]
RE: Darkness Tickets [Wednesday 10 September 2003]
RE: Darkness Tickets [Wednesday 10 September 2003]
really need a ticket for Hammersmith [Friday 12 September 2003]
RE: Darkness Tickets [Friday 12 September 2003]
RE: Darkness Tickets [Monday 15 September 2003]
RE: Darkness Tickets [Wednesday 17 September 2003]
There's one here for Bournemouth: [Wednesday 17 September 2003]
RE: Darkness Tickets [Thursday 18 September 2003]
Darkness are at Brixton Academy tonight too [Tuesday 30 September 2003]
RE: Darkness Tickets [Wednesday 1 October 2003]
Darkness Manchester tickets [Thursday 2 October 2003]
Simon Williams Portobello Road [Thursday 2 October 2003]
Simon Day Primrose Hill [Thursday 2 October 2003]
Simon Day Primrose Hill [Thursday 2 October 2003]
RE: Darkness Tickets [Saturday 4 October 2003]
ah there's an extra 2600 went on sale [Saturday 4 October 2003]
Gail Porter M&S, Oxford Street [Monday 6 October 2003]
the darness in brum [Monday 6 October 2003]
RE: Darkness Tickets [Tuesday 7 October 2003]
RE: Darkness Tickets [Wednesday 8 October 2003]
RE: Darkness Tickets [Wednesday 8 October 2003]
Key Ring Camera [Wednesday 8 October 2003]
RE: We want darkness tickets NOW!!!!!! [Thursday 9 October 2003]
RE: Darkness Tickets [Friday 10 October 2003]
RE: Darkness Tickets [Monday 13 October 2003]
Keep the faith [Monday 13 October 2003]
Darkness Cancelled! [Monday 13 October 2003]
RE: Darkness Tickets [Wednesday 15 October 2003]
RE: Darkness Tickets WANTED [Thursday 16 October 2003]
Darkness cancellations [Monday 20 October 2003]
RE: Darkness Tickets [Monday 20 October 2003]
The Darkness [Wednesday 22 October 2003]
Darkness @ Hammersmith Odeon [Wednesday 22 October 2003]
New Darkness gig announced [Wednesday 29 October 2003]
RE: Darkness Tickets [Wednesday 5 November 2003]
RE: Darkness Tickets [Thursday 6 November 2003]
Did you win? [Friday 7 November 2003]
Darkness @ London Astoria [Tuesday 11 November 2003]
The day of the gig [Tuesday 11 November 2003]
Darkness review [Wednesday 12 November 2003]
The Bloody Queen Edinburgh (Roundabout near the airport) [Wednesday 26 November 2003]
RE: Darkness Tickets [Monday 1 December 2003]
Beer [Sunday 28 December 2003]
Smoked Porter wins out [Monday 29 December 2003]
RE: Darkness Tickets [Saturday 10 January 2004]
You knows it! [Thursday 22 January 2004]
Music Passport [Monday 26 January 2004]
Music Passport [Friday 30 January 2004]
David Gray Passport Gig [Friday 30 January 2004]
Ash Passport Gig [Friday 30 January 2004]
I met this girl on Monday, took her for a drink on Tuesday, we were doing a music passport show at Barfly London ... [Friday 30 January 2004]
The Darkness Passport Gig [Friday 30 January 2004]
The Cure Passport Gig [Friday 30 January 2004]
The Pet Shop Boys [Saturday 31 January 2004]
Ralph Little Heathrow Airport [Sunday 7 March 2004]
Darkness Music Passport review [Monday 8 March 2004]
RE: Darkness Music Passport review [Monday 8 March 2004]
RE: Darkness Music Passport review [Thursday 11 March 2004]
Pet Shop Boys review [Thursday 11 March 2004]
yay! minority report tec now, for only a grand and a half! [Monday 19 April 2004]
Pet Shop Boys pictures [Wednesday 21 April 2004]
Woman from Brasseye - The reporter one Crouch End [Wednesday 28 April 2004]
How to make a pirate radio station [Thursday 17 June 2004]
Fun of London Transport [Tuesday 6 July 2004]
Danny Kelly (under the moon, sports presenter) Marylebone High Street [Tuesday 6 July 2004]
Eastenders Doctor Legg Finsbury Park and Gt Portland St [Friday 16 July 2004]
Missed free booze opportunity [Thursday 26 August 2004]
And ex-NME editor don't forget [Friday 17 September 2004]
ABC1 [Thursday 30 September 2004]
I saw a bit of ABC1 yesterday - very slick, but very crap too... [Thursday 30 September 2004]
Sounds like another version of the Paramount Comedy channel.
Muddy [Thursday 30 September 2004]
Yeah, nice channel for the daytime TV generation. I haven't seen this yet because for some moronic reason it closes down at 6pm... my morning rout... [Friday 1 October 2004]
Darkness Brixton spare tickets [Monday 15 November 2004]
4 Darkness tickets for Brixton (23rd November) [Monday 15 November 2004]
I have two spare for The Darkness at Brixton too! [Monday 15 November 2004]
BroadCatching using RSS & BitTorrent to automatically download TV shows - Engadget - www.engadget.com [Friday 26 November 2004]
2 x DARKNESS WEMBLEY TICKETS 4 SALE [Sunday 5 December 2004]
Ffffffreezing [Monday 20 December 2004]
Tonsilitis is very contagious! Hope you weren't blowing the same ballons as Jack
Pops [Tuesday 21 December 2004]
Folkestone roundup [Monday 31 January 2005]
Turn your Mac mini into a low-cost recording studio [Wednesday 9 February 2005]
How-To: Make a cheap portable espresso machine - Engadget - www.engadget.com [Wednesday 16 February 2005]
HOW-TO: Turn your laptop into a home security system [Friday 25 February 2005]
Reporting in... [Monday 25 April 2005]
Nicola's Portofino [Monday 25 April 2005]
RE: Reporting in... [Tuesday 26 April 2005]
Just a local rivalry thing [Wednesday 27 April 2005]
Folkestone train times [Tuesday 3 May 2005]
Rugby weekend [Tuesday 10 May 2005]
Train Times [Friday 13 May 2005]
Hey welcome aboard [Friday 13 May 2005]
re train journey times [Saturday 14 May 2005]
Not to forget The Wimpy [Saturday 21 May 2005]
For the more discerning street drinker... [Sunday 22 May 2005]
iTunes to support podcasts / blogcasts [Tuesday 24 May 2005]
The Sports Pavilion, Dartford, Kent (gig) [Tuesday 24 May 2005]
No sorry, bit far out for me [Tuesday 24 May 2005]
More details here at Engadget [Thursday 2 June 2005]
My gigography [Tuesday 21 June 2005]
Don't forget we went to see Bros together at Wembley Stadium, 1988 ;-) [Tuesday 21 June 2005]
That does remind me actually [Wednesday 22 June 2005]
That reminds me that I once saw NKOTB and Jason Donovan..... [Wednesday 22 June 2005]
Har, har. My worst is Bon Jovi in 1988... [Thursday 23 June 2005]
Bon Jovi rule, actually [Thursday 23 June 2005]
Port Lympne Animal Wild Life Park [Tuesday 19 July 2005]
This week's transport rubbishness [Tuesday 2 August 2005]
Lots of IPOD battery packs [Tuesday 2 August 2005]
Mine does that, charge it up, says its full, end of day nothing.
Damn thing, its bloody annoying as I don't want to have to bring my cha... [Tuesday 2 August 2005]
yeah it's a bit shitty [Tuesday 2 August 2005]
Nicola's Portofino menu [Wednesday 3 August 2005]
had mine 18months.. but lke you say, I had been through many before that. Its a bit disappointing, perhaps I should get one of those handy solar ch... [Wednesday 3 August 2005]
Flooding in Portchester [Saturday 20 August 2005]
RE: My gigography [Friday 4 November 2005]
Good to be back in touch mate! [Friday 4 November 2005]
French speaking baboons at Port Lympne [Tuesday 3 January 2006]
PSP update [Tuesday 10 January 2006]
RE: PSP update [Tuesday 10 January 2006]
I thought it was only the 1.0 or previous that could do the unauthorised stuff? [Tuesday 10 January 2006]
RE: I thought it was only the 1.0 or previous that could do the unauthorised stuff? [Tuesday 10 January 2006]
Cheers [Tuesday 10 January 2006]
Home - PSP Hacks [Wednesday 11 January 2006]
PSP Hacks - Hacks, Mods, Cracks, Utilities, Homebrew. Hack Sony Play Station Portable [Wednesday 11 January 2006]
RE: Cheers [Wednesday 11 January 2006]
I'm a morning person!!!! [Monday 16 January 2006]
RE: I'm a morning person!!!! [Wednesday 18 January 2006]
Looks good doesn't it [Friday 20 January 2006]
RE: PSP update [Monday 23 January 2006]
Weekend report [Monday 13 February 2006]
Sod the telly... [Monday 13 February 2006]
no, we tried, but the camera makes me look like a mental [Tuesday 14 February 2006]
even better.. [Tuesday 14 February 2006]
Yes, there's the devoted audience to consider [Wednesday 15 February 2006]
How-To: Scale video for better HDTV viewing - Engadget [Thursday 16 February 2006]
George Richmand Samways [Tuesday 7 March 2006]
That sounds super complex, but some important details missing [Tuesday 7 March 2006]
SAMWAYS [Wednesday 8 March 2006]
It was Charles Valentine Clarke died on the Titanic [Wednesday 8 March 2006]
RE: SAMWAYS [Friday 17 March 2006]
Off to Twickenham today [Saturday 18 March 2006]
Weekend of sports [Monday 20 March 2006]
RE: Weekend of sports [Monday 20 March 2006]
She's about as Irish as I am [Tuesday 21 March 2006]
RE: My gigography [Wednesday 12 April 2006]
John Otway was a highlight for me [Thursday 13 April 2006]
RE: Nicola's Portofino menu [Thursday 27 July 2006]
RE: It was Charles Valentine Clarke died on the Titanic [Saturday 16 September 2006]
Train news Another strike, and a record breaking Eurostar trip [Tuesday 4 September 2007]
RE: Train news [Tuesday 4 September 2007]
You've not been there long have you? [Tuesday 4 September 2007]
RE: You've not been there long have you? [Wednesday 5 September 2007]
All sounds a bit "non standard" to me [Wednesday 5 September 2007]
RE: All sounds a bit "non standard" to me [Thursday 6 September 2007]
You sound proper hardened! [Thursday 6 September 2007]
RE: You sound proper hardened! [Friday 7 September 2007]
RE: [Wednesday 17 October 2007]
Strange time travel [Friday 11 April 2008]
Mysterious young entrepreneur secures local support [Tuesday 7 October 2008]
I went to the zoo today Guess what was the most exciting animal I saw? [Wednesday 23 September 2009]
RE: I went to the zoo today [Friday 25 September 2009]
proper web apps... flash??? [Friday 25 September 2009]
Snowing again here #uksnow CT20 6/10 [Tuesday 5 January 2010]
RE: Snowing again here [Tuesday 5 January 2010]
Still waiting for you to upload some pictures and video [Wednesday 6 January 2010]
Super cheap airport parking Seems Airparks are selling parking spaces on ebay... [Wednesday 28 July 2010]
RE: Super cheap airport parking [Friday 30 July 2010]
Unfortunately not on ebay... [Friday 30 July 2010]
Body discovered in Portchester [Tuesday 30 August 2011]
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