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Forgive me for asking but when was the Reading gig that was such a great one? the one where NO was flying high and Garbage said they couldn't top the gig NO just gave. Was it in '98 or something like that? who was there and was it such a great gig then?
And yes, i can't be arsed going through the concertbrowser :D
Martijn de Blaauw wrote: Forgive me for asking but when was the Reading gig that was such a great one? the one where NO was flying high and Garbage said they couldn't top the gig NO just gave. Was it in '98 or something like that? who was there and was it such a great gig then?
And yes, i can't be arsed going through the concertbrowser :D
Why should we be arsed to give an answer then. FFS look it up man and that is an order. For the year just look at the thread title.
Martijn de Blaauw wrote: Forgive me for asking but when was the Reading gig that was such a great one? the one where NO was flying high and Garbage said they couldn't top the gig NO just gave. Was it in '98 or something like that? who was there and was it such a great gig then?
And yes, i can't be arsed going through the concertbrowser :D
you would kow if you bothered going to them, so there.
Orders been taken....you where right, i should have looked it up, sorry..Reading 1989 it was, right?
This was a great gig right? because that's not to be found there...
Martijn de Blaauw wrote: Forgive me for asking but when was the Reading gig that was such a great one? the one where NO was flying high and Garbage said they couldn't top the gig NO just gave. Was it in '98 or something like that? who was there and was it such a great gig then?
And yes, i can't be arsed going through the concertbrowser :D
Twas 98 and even better than Reading in 93......except for WORLD IN FUCKING MOTION. As soon as New Order left the stage, so did 15/20,000 others. So fucking good to see them revert back to Joy Division songs, Isolation and Heart & Soul inparticular. Even better craic that day was the beer tent in the sun, they were giving out free beer to all those wearing a wrist band, once you had the beer they marked yer band, but like a true professional, Uncly John sussed it was east to rub off. Hence us being absolutely fcuked by the time the Order took the stage. The Bluetones were the support and were fucking good an all. The banter from Barney from start to end was brilliant an all. Great, great gig.
I had a ticket for that, would have popped my New Order cherry and seen The The which I was desperate to do. We loaded up a van and set off to drive from Poole, where I was living. Then we decided to see if our mate Dave wanted to come. Dave was a keen photographer and said he'd come too as soon as he finished his shift in the pub. So we sat in the pub and waited for him to finish...
Woops!
Aftre the above posts i checked the browser again, and saw they played Reading three times, never knew this! i thought only two times, one miserable gig (93) and one great gig (98)..leaves us with the third in '89, what was that one like? anyone been?
Apparently the bootleg is the only worthwhile memory of the gig to you lot. Excellent, but I must say very snazzy description of an event I would've loved. Rain, drunks, druggies, Barney's amazing ability to banter obscure "jokes". Curse my parents for bringing me into the world so late.
Reading 89 is in the Top 3 gigs I never got to. Played the tape to death when I received it in the post a month or two after the gig itself.
Reading 93 - the music wasnae miserable, just the band.
Reading '89 was great, the Fine Time and Blue Monday encore was memorable for me being down the front with loads of space but surrounded by loads of people and being able to dance, Bernard Fine Time style. There's a nice clip of All The Way on YouTube from that gig. Reading '93 was great too from a hero worship point of view (they're back, woooo) but looking at the clip of Dream Attack on YouTube it's obvious all was not well...I'm out of tune, or maybe everyone else is out of tune with me. Bernard's air drumming is really good on that one, I can only guess that the drums are too loud in his monitor or he's trying to annoy Steven. I've been convinced for years that they played Spooky at Reading '93, I'm sure I saw them do it!
Martijn de Blaauw wrote: leaves us with the third in '89, what was that one like? anyone been?
Better than 93. 
First year Reading dropped its 'rock' theme too, with New Order, the Pogues and the Mission all headlining.
still think reading 89 was the easily the best of the 3.the weekend was only spoiled by getting food poioning on the third night, only good thing about that was it was at the same time as the mission coming on.but my journey back into london that night wasnt great, spewing bile all over the underground at regular intervals wasnt really doing much for changing the english view on scots.
El Jarvo wrote: [Better than 93.
First year Reading dropped its 'rock' theme too, with New Order, the Pogues and the Mission all headlining.
Quite a mixed line-up: indie-dance, folk-rock-punk and goth-rock. nice one 
oh yeah, the mission just played their last gigs ever
I think John Peel was the compere for all 3 days at Reading '89 though I could be wrong. I remember him DJing as well on the first day as the Bhundu Boys discs got an airing and provoked some incredible move busting from the crusty ladies and gentlemen and I have a vague memory of him reading out the football scores on day 2, though I wasn't really bothered on day 2 as I only wanted to see The Pogues. Other memorable moments on day 1 included Spacemen 3 sitting down a lot, My Bloody Valentine (I didn't get them back then), That Petrol Emotion (great set) and Einar from the Sugarcubes running round the stage like a nutter and chasing Bjork during Bee. And who can forget..."I'VE SEEN YOU ALL DRESSED IN BLACK, PICKIN' YER FUCKIN' NOSES, WHAT WE WANT IS NEW ORDER FANS"
Martijn de Blaauw wrote:
El Jarvo wrote: [Better than 93.
First year Reading dropped its 'rock' theme too, with New Order, the Pogues and the Mission all headlining.
Quite a mixed line-up: indie-dance, folk-rock-punk and goth-rock. nice one
oh yeah, the mission just played their last gigs ever
Eh? Are you American?
What is
El Jarvo wrote:
Eh? Are you American?
What is
- Indie Rock?
- Folk/Rock/Punk
- Goth Rock?
Dutch to be honest...not even close to America but more close to the UK, so that makes us neighbours:D
Anyway, those names where given to the forementioned bands in the dutch press during the 80's...
I know nothing beats the uk press so, sorry for this
yup peely did read out the scores on the second day, my mistake, but im deffoe it was someone else for the final day. i wont change my mind again.
just as an aside, i remember seeing the official programme for that tour on sale at reading 89 but didnt have the cash for it ( i was an unemployed 18 year old) but bought it off e bay a couple of years ago, pretty nice item.
You're spot on about day 3 eldorado, I remember now that the DJ was from one of the indie clubs in London (think it was the Powerhouse in Islington?)
Martijn de Blaauw wrote: any (digital) copy's of the 1989 gig around?
No digital copy, i'm afraid. Tapes were available the next day. Couldn't believe my eyes, these guys must have been copying tapes all night! Quality is ok.
One of the best gigs i ever saw. The lasershow was absolutley fascinating,
Drop a mail if you want a copy.
mario wrote:
Martijn de Blaauw wrote: any (digital) copy's of the 1989 gig around?
No digital copy, i'm afraid. Tapes were available the next day. Couldn't believe my eyes, these guys must have been copying tapes all night! Quality is ok. One of the best gigs i ever saw. The lasershow was absolutley fascinating,
There was actually a stall at Reading, churning out bootlegs in '89. It advertised you could buy them an hour after the gig had finished.
Interesting comments about sound of the boot vs what it was actually like. Made me rethink how I felt about certain other live recordings. We all now that "official" live releases are often bollocks, but you assume a bootleg is representative of how good a gig is.
For the record, I love this bootleg and it makes up a little for the sting of not catching the band on their summer '93 tour (I had no idea there wouldn't be another US tour for so long!).
It was a strange gig really. I recall going there on the train from Paddington and then, because I'm a stranger in them there parts, sort of following the crowd in the general direction of the muffled noise in the distance.
They played As It Is, When It Was and concluded with Blue Monday. I can remember people around me crying because they really believed it was The End and it felt like it at the time. I believe I shared a cab back with a total stranger - a fellow Orderite - and we began a conversation about Order remixes. It seems a long time ago now...
I have got the audience shot vhs converted to dvd of this gig. I then overdubbed the "pre-FM" audio. I have put a clip of Ruined in a Day on Youtube.
It is amazing the number of over-dubs that were done and I can understand how those at the gig and those who have the bootleg can reach different conclusions about the gig.
Found myself the reading '89 gig on Soulseek (thanx to NOOL-member Mario
)...
It sounds pretty good, i like the tracks that are played.
'We are New Order, and no, we are not splitting up':D
