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The Tears 9 Heaven 16 Dec 2004 plus The Subways. First official gig for Brett Anderson and Bernard Butler's new band, though they went and did a couple of sneaky warmups before this in Oxford and somewhere else. Not that great really.

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Suede 8.75 Astoria 13 Dec 2003 Last gig ever! Played some great sets, the gig seemingly got chopped short, we left to the ghostly strains of "We'll Meet Again"... I hope we do.

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Thurman 8 The Joiners 14 Sep 1995 Britpop, I thought they were the greatest at the time but it's not all aged well

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Longpigs 8 The Joiners 28 Sep 1995 See that, five in a row, Perfume, Thurman, Fluffy, Gouge, Longpigs. At the time I thought what a GREAT time this is for music.

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Pop Will Eat Itself 8 Brixton Academy 20 Jan 1991 PWEI, plus my favourite band of the time Atom Seed.

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The Primitives 7 The Joiners 26 Jun 1991 Ah, past their peak, still a treat to see them at a venue this size.

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Under Neath What 7 Astoria 11 May 1990 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...

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Big Top Frenzy 6 Portsmouth Guildhall 02 Aug 1990 Festival in Guildhall Square, Firework Party, The Rubber Bishops (Bill Bailey + Kevin Eldon, Midway Still, Alan Parker, Atilla The Stockbroker, Eat, Back To The Planet, Mega City Four, Trevor & Simon +

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Controversy in Motion At the Queens Hall Theatre 15 Jun 2007 At the Queens Hall Theatre, Cranbrook. Ticket hotline 0795 1196 151.

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Dogs D'Amour Portsmouth Guildhall 08 Oct 1989 plus Under Neath What... went to London to see UNW a few days later, probably the Marquee...

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Brian Wilson Royal Festival Hall 10 Jun 2002 Yes of the Beach Boys, one to tick off the list. He was a bit unsteady on his feet but he had great support in recreating the perfect sound.

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David Bowie Old Trafford Cricket Ground 10 Jul 2002 Plus Suede and Divine Comedy. It booted it down with rain, but we had a great time.

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Art Wyndhams Theatre 26 Jul 1999 A play, a birthday treat, long running, had Art Malik in it and it was Frank Skinner's first night.

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Carnival Stanmer Park 28 May 1994 Inspiral Carpets, Pop Will Eat Itself, The Boo Radleys, Chumbawamba, Elastica, Terrorvision and more

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Pop Will Eat Itself Portsmouth Guildhall 08 Oct 1992

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Oasis Earls Court 04 Nov 1995 Did they have the Bootleg Beatles again? Or am I misremembering the Southampton gig?

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David Devant and his Spirit Wife Goldsmiths College 02 Feb 2001 A great gig, just round the corner from where I was living. Cheap booze and accompanying art exhibition.

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David Devant and his Spirit Wife Islington Academy 06 Mar 2006 Great band, not a good gig

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Glastonbury Glastonbury 24 Jun 1995 The year Pulp replaced The Stone Roses as headliners, along with Oasis and The Cure. Great weather.

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Uncle Bob's Wedding Reception Water Rats Theatre 05 Aug 2000 Featuring Gene's Mat the Hat

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Monsters of Rock Castle Donington 04 Jun 1994 Aerosmith, who I hardly even remember. Not a great lineup, though the biggest one ever. I enjoyed Wildhearts and Terrorvision.