The roughest place you have been to for a New Order gig?

Mersea island 85. The horror.:dead:

I've seen NO twice in Toronto but they were a pretty decent crowd...they played at a concert hall within an amusement park...CNE.

liverpool olympia 2001. well scally location, pub round the corner was 60's-generic council estate token gesture to amenitites, "jockey " from shameless look-a-like.

Bradford 1986!!!!

That was errrrmmmmm.... interesting. Full scale riot afterwards in the city square, Bradford and Manc's versus Leeds. A mate got smacked on the back of the head with half-a-charlie. Those were the days.

Finsbury Park Supertent '87?

That was a bit tasty too, it was 'going off' all over the place throughout the night.

Any UK New Order gig in the '80's [pre-ecstasy] had a certain 'atmosphere' about it didn't it? As they attracted a certain type of 'fan' [eg football hooligan]

That tent was really full of pissed up blokes, i can remember comments about the dogs being sent in as the stage was being crushed. do you remember that in the mid eighties you hardly ever saw any girls at the gigs or at least they were never near me anyway?

it wasnt till after true faith and global stardom that there was a better balance? or was it that I was just avin it at the front and they would have got crushed?

finsbury park 87?

mrs 79 (then a young missi) was at the front" protected " by the hard core order boys,, again memory does me in cant remember it "going off" al over the place ,, though iwas pissed... now its either gloucster or chippenham 84 , but there was a girl off her face kept of going into ther mosh pit with us only to be dragged out for her own safety ,, then she runs in again manic,

anyway did no one go to salford,,, now thats rough

on a night like tonight ,all those years ago.

Tim wrote: In terms of venue proximity to areas you wouldn't necessarily want to be, Barrowlands probably wins, by a short head over Gloucester and Brixton, but pre-gig pubs I'd say Sunderland. Can't remember the name of the place but I have no intention of ever setting foot there again!!

gig was at The Mayfair, Aug 84 - Sunderland wasn't very nice then, much better now

Bairds was fine too, the whole bar had an Indian takeaway after the gig

I've never had any bother at a NO gig ever

I remember seeing em at Tiffany's Sauchiehall street in 83 when they played Blue Monday twice (GITS).

Memory has faded but I was looking over my shoulder all the way back to the train station.

Flying Teapot wrote: I remember seeing em at Tiffany's Sauchiehall street in 83 when they played Blue Monday twice (GITS).

Memory has faded but I was looking over my shoulder all the way back to the train station.

Is that 'cos you had the hots for the sweaty bloke walking behind you, Mike?

I know the pub you are talking about, it makes the bar in the film Star Wars UGG Botts look normal. Happy to say I have never been in, and never will. Finsbury park in London was the roughest place I have seen New Order - not the nicest of places!

enjoygame wrote: I know the pub you are talking about, it makes the bar in the film Star Wars UGG Botts look normal. Happy to say I have never been in, and never will. Finsbury park in London was the roughest place I have seen New Order - not the nicest of places!

LMAO

lowerlifer wrote: Bradford 1986!!!!

That was errrrmmmmm.... interesting. Full scale riot afterwards in the city square, Bradford and Manc's versus Leeds. A mate got smacked on the back of the head with half-a-charlie. Those were the days.

Finsbury Park Supertent '87?

That was a bit tasty too, it was 'going off' all over the place throughout the night.

Any UK New Order gig in the '80's [pre-ecstasy] had a certain 'atmosphere' about it didn't it? As they attracted a certain type of 'fan' [eg football hooligan]

Doncaster Rotters in 85 - (a) cos it's Donny (b) it was Rotters and (c) many a UK New Order gig in the '80's [pre-ecstasy] had a certain 'atmosphere' about it as you said

I went to Manchester 2001 to see them at Apollo - never been to a rougher place than that....

Hacienda Low-Life Tour. They were dragging some lifeless people up at front of stage.No such luck with me,they couldn't fooking lift me,so I had to push my way out,then tripped up off that raised dancefloor bit,arse over tit.Sweating like a bastard,I necked 2 ciders in 5 minutes.Got some good piccies though...

banshee wrote: hacienda 82 and blackburn king george's 85

its funny really blackburn's always mentioned for being a 'bad' night but i don't remember any trouble at all i just remember the gig & the quando quango gig/disco afterwards & taking the piss outta dear old tony & his harem & then going & pissing about in rex's studio & it was snowing...still gotta tape of that gig....hacienda 92 ? good vibe as always???? no trouble??? Preston Guild Hall i remember as being bad for beer being chucked over barney & the drama queen moaning to me that 'he nearly fried' mind you, the lamot pils tasted good that night...

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