Top 10 gigs ever

Ok - recent threads have thrust the older heads and their gigging experiences in the spotlight. (Brian/Huntsman etc) So what have been our best ever gigs?

Here are mine - although I'm hoping that the Apollo or Brixton Get Ready gigs will surpass even these classics

1. NO - Reading 93
2. Electronic - Hacienda 1991
3. NO/ACR/Mondays- GMex 88
4. NO/smiths + others - Festival of 10th Summer - GMEX
5. Smiths - Free Trade Hall -87
6. The The - Apollo- 93
7. Chameleons - XMAS 2000
8. Stone Roses - Spike Island - 91
9. Electronic/Mondays/De La Soul - Cities in the Park - 91
10. No - comeback gig at Apollo - 98

This is a tough one to call and the dates may be a bit out, but here goes...

1. NO, Tower Ballroom 1986 (1st NO gig)
2. NO, Liverpool Olympia 2001(Hadn't seen them since Reading '93)
3. ACR, Subterannia, London 1991?? (just like the Rio carnival)
4. Massive Attack, Barrowlands 1998?? (great venue, cookin' tunes)
5. The Housemartins, Brum Powerhouse 1986
6. Orbital, Edinburgh 1996? (shite venue but in 2nd row)
7. NO, Brixton Academy 1987 (The AIDS benefit with Bronksi Beat!)
8. ACR, International Manchester 1990? (they did Flight)
9. Run DMC/Beastie Boys, Brum Odeon (1987??)( a big inflatable cock came out of the stage!)
10. Madness, Brum Odeon (memorable as my first 'proper' gig 1985)

And an honourable mention for The The at the V**la Leisure Centre with Johnny Marr.

some good ones there Mr D - Massive were good at the Hacienda. Another good "gig" were yje Beloved in 1991 - at the Hacienda. They came on so late that they gave bottles of champers to what was left of the crowd at about 1 am

I was at G-Mex 88 as well but can't really remember the gig (and I wasn't even drunk) otherwise that could of got in the Top Ten. I forgot about Kraftwerk as well. 'Happiness' - what a great album that was. I bought the 12" of Loving Feeling as well but never heard any of their later stuff apart from Sweet Harmony which was excellent as well.

I remember Electronic opening with Get the Message at Cities in the Park, did Neil Tennent come on that day for Getting Away With It?

Originally posted by Mr Disco 9. Run DMC/Beastie Boys, Brum Odeon (1987??)( a big inflatable cock came out of the stage!)

Jeez I'd forgotten that one! The timing was incredible - it rose from the stage just as one of the Beasties put a tin of recently shook up Bud on the tip and, well, you get the picture...

The Odeon was fantastic for gigs in the eighties. Bunnymen, Banshees, Damned, Stranglers, Cure...always sent tingles down the old spine knowing that Joy Division had played there...

No Neil Tennant at Cities in the Park. Revenge alswo played - including a cover of Dreams Never End. Didn't go down too well.

The Beloved have releaed a couple of good albums since Happiness. X was ok - deliver me and satellite were good. A lot of the new stuff is very trancy since Jon Marsh turned into a DJ

1. New Order @ The Coronet Woolwich 87 (do the Ostrich)
2. New Order @ Glastonbury Featival 81 ( EGG )
3. New Order @ Hammersmith Palis 85 (Made some great mates )
4. New Order @ Liverpool Olympia 01 ( still down the front at 39.
5. New Order @ Reading 98 ( World in Motion)
6. New Order @ Glastonbury 87 ( Sister Ray )
7. New Order @ Festival Hall 84 ( Decades )
8. New order @ MENA Temptation gig 98
9. New Order @ Tower BallRoom 83 ( LWTUA ) 10 New Order @ Mayfair Suite Southampton ( Do the Ostrich )

and Im going to both Manchester gigs and All 3 Brixton, UP DOWN TURN AROUND

Mike, out of interest, how many times have you seen the Order?

the temptation gig at the Nynex Arena was an interesting gig. Despite the fact that there were DJs and Underworld playing - most of the fans left after New Order had played.

the temptation gig at the Nynex Arena was an interesting gig. Despite the fact that there were DJs and Underworld playing - most of the fans left after New Order had played.

Originally posted by Allen Jarvis > Originally posted by Mike Garrity> 1. New Order @ The Coronet Woolwich 87 (do the Ostrich)

Your Right they didnt do Perfect Kiss, I have a Bootelg tape of that gig, they started with Ceremony. any one wanna trade tapes, or cd'rs ?

Originally posted by Allen Jarvis > Originally posted by Mike Garrity> 1. New Order @ The Coronet Woolwich 87 (do the Ostrich)

Your Right they didnt do Perfect Kiss, I have a Bootelg tape of that gig, they started with Ceremony. any one wanna trade tapes, or cd'rs ?

Originally posted by Allen Jarvis > Originally posted by Mike Garrity> 1. New Order @ The Coronet Woolwich 87 (do the Ostrich)

Your Right they didnt do Perfect Kiss, I have a Bootelg tape of that gig, they started with Ceremony. any one wanna trade tapes, or cd'rs ?

Originally posted by Allen Jarvis > Originally posted by Mike Garrity> 1. New Order @ The Coronet Woolwich 87 (do the Ostrich)

Your Right they didnt do Perfect Kiss, I have a Bootelg tape of that gig, they started with Ceremony. any one wanna trade tapes, or cd'rs ?

MR DISCO, Ive seen New Order 20 (Twenty) times, and have some great memories, and a live tape for each gig, sorry about the repeat posting earlier, erm i messed up

ANYONE WANNA TRADE TAPES

Mr Disco, Tower Ballroom in 86' was a classic and if my memory serves me right, support was from the Wonderstuff and Happy Monday's with New Order on stage very late, hence memory of set list impaired by beer consumption.

My first NO gig was also at the Tower but in April 1985 and still ranks as my best ever (set was mainly Low Life but with Denial, Age Of Consent, Temptation and Leave Me Alone thrown in for good measure)!

I take it from your reference to a certain leisure centre that you are, as am I, from the Blue half of Birmingham.

I'll post my top 10 soon.

Following on from Mr. Garrities post about trading live recordings - not wanting to steal his thunder, but I keep forgetting to mention to Swany / Jarvo and the boys and girls that I have the famous G-Mex ACR/NO/Happy Mondays gig of 1988 on tape. Anyone wants this please let me know - I'd be happy to make a couple of copies.

For all of you 'Dream Attack' lovers - I was fumbling in my loft the other day and came across a bootleg album (vinyl) that I bought from a Record Fayre ages ago of a Glasgow S.E.C.C. NO gig around the same time as the G-Mex ('89/'89?) one above. Now, nothing special perhaps, but, the quality is outstanding and the recording of Dream Attack a real gem. Anyone go to this gig and/or wants it please let me know. Would be interested if anyone has this odd rareity - its got a sun on the cover and the cover background colour is pink!

Mike - 20 times witnessing the order, you must be a very, very special person.

Originally posted by Allen Jarvis Can't remember if any standout but do remember seeing Hooky (in long hair phase) dressed in a trenchcoat at one and he was with Mal from the Cabs who was dressed all in white!! Halcyon days!

Allen, was that a reference to Steve Mallinder from Cabaret Voltaire? I only ask because these days he resides in my rather isolated city, working at a record store, DJing and he cuts some mad grooves in a local breakbeat/funk outfit.. I think I'm the only one in Perth who liked his shit way back then.. I find it odd that he ended up here- ... A fu*#ing long way from Sheffield!!!

Originally posted by Huntsman

Huntsman, I was at the SECC gig it was 89, they started with Mr Disco, my tape is ok, but Id love a good recording, can tape that and the gmex stuff, I have about 25 New Order gigs, Id be happy to swap, You can email me on: Groovygeeza@aol.com. Does anyone remember the Blackburn Youth, they were always at NO gigs??

Originally posted by Huntsman

Huntsman, I was at the SECC gig it was 89, they started with Mr Disco, my tape is ok, but Id love a good recording, can you tape that and the gmex stuff, I have about 25 New Order gigs, Id be happy to swap, You can email me on: Groovygeeza@aol.com. Does anyone remember the Blackburn Youth, they were always at NO gigs??

Originally posted by Allen Jarvis If we're talking New Order here I'll go with -

Allen !! great to meet serious NO fans, lets get the bermuda shorts and shirts out agin and get down the front, its gonna be ace at the apollo. Up Down turn around. and lets start with the old "Here we go, here we go here we go, always got me in the mood. All the best - Mike

Originally posted by Allen Jarvis > Originally posted by Phil Lyons> No Neil Tennant at Cities in the Park. Revenge alswo played - including a cover of Dreams Never End. Didn't go down too well.

And Hooky dedicated it to Martin Hannett which was supposedly who the day was in honour of (Hooky was the only one to mention his name all day, too!).

ACR's Jez mentioned Martin Hannett as he got everybody to blow their whistle in tribute.

Huntsy, I've got a tape of the GMEX gig - thanks anyway :) When I'm a bit more organised, I'll post a list of my NO bootlegs and if anybody wants to trade...

I'm struggling with tape to taping at the moment though - I still owe Chris P a tape (I haven't forgotten!)

Talking of the Cabs, whatever happened to Richard Kirk?

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I lost a shoe at the Brixton '87 gig as well and remember walking round Piccadily Circus in the rain trying to find a bus back to Paddington.

I was at the SECC gig as well and wouldn't mind a copy of the bootleg you have Huntsman. If you mail me at blueorder2001@yahoo.co.uk I can send you some money.

Does anyone remember them appearing on a show called the Big World Cafe at Brixton, I remember getting free tickets for this one and someone had an inflatable dolphin down the front! (It musy have been around the time of the inflatable bananas fad at the football).

Originally posted by Allen Jarvis

Allen, nice one shorts at NO are essential. Let get a bunch of us to meet up at forthcoming shows.

All the best

Mike UP DOWN TURN AROUND

Originally posted by Mr Disco Does anyone remember them appearing on a show called the Big World Cafe at Brixton, I remember getting free tickets for this one and someone had an inflatable dolphin down the front! (It musy have been around the time of the inflatable bananas fad at the football).

Was this the show on a Sunday morning? I vaguely remember sending off for tickets for some NO TV appearance around the time of Woolwich - maybe this was the one? Did Barney have a white Bloggs top on? 'The Roxy' was ironic too - Barney with his 'Don't Do Drugs' t-shirt.

I can't remember when it was broadcast and can only recall them playing Round&Round. I think the Big World Cafe was meant to be some sort of follow on after the demise of the Tube but I don't think it ever really caught on. There was some bailing banshee of a women on piano as well. As you can imagine before filming started the Directors of the show were trying to get people to cheer all the other acts but it didn't quite work. Needless to say it was only when the Order played that there was any type of atmosphere.

Al, I remember the skeleton now you mention it, it seemed to glow in the dark.

I have not been as fortunate as some of you english cats. the gorge show in august was the only time i have ever seen new order. i did send away for the cdrom anthology from Lars so i can play catch-up a little when it arrives.

I have the LA show on CD and it sounds good but to see the sun set over the Gorge during True Faith was transcendent. the rainbow was sent from an angel and when the synth came in on Your Silent Face i thought my life was complete. i still have not returned to my regular self after that show now more than a month ago. it may not have been the Town & Country in 86 but for now, it's all i have. Meeting the english faction was essential to the overall experience at Area:One. hopefully the anthology will include some of these shows you guys are talking about.

ps. you can clearly hear Allen etc. yelling Ceremony on the Vancouver disc. that and "New Order" chants. perfect. Barney says something like "we aren't going to play that song because it fucking sucks" perfectly perfect.

pss. speaking of perfect, i picked up a near mint copy of The Perfect Kiss 12" Friday while casually strolling down broadway in Seattle. $5.75. the sleeve now hangs nicely above my turntables in a simple black frame.

Aah,yes.Big World Cafe.Bloody dire programme. Broadcast in 1990.Got it on video.N.O were the best band ever to appear on it.They played Vanishing Point,Round and Round,and Run. On that particular program was a feature on Belgian New Beat,which was supposed to be all the rage. Most gigged weekend for me was seeing Kraftwerk at Brixton on Friday and Saturday on their Mix tour,then Morrissey on Sunday.Boy,was I f**ked after that.

Originally posted by brian geoghagan

Brian

Could you copy me the LA show or the vancouver show I have lots to trae??

Mike

Al Jarvo - my ticket (if I remember) was bright orange. I think I've still got it in the loft - I'm going to dig it out for old times sake. As for the circle t-shirts, fuck I just can't remember what your meaning there - my memories shite, it rings a bell... can you describe it? - was it around the time of the 'Summer '88' t-shirt (I had that) - the one Barney was wearing on the pucker True Faith video under his blue shirt?

I'll fetch my S.E.C.C. gig out and post it when I've got it onto CD. Anyone who wants a copy is welcome, I don't want any money. (don't fucking shoot me if it isn't the right gig) - it is an excellent recording though - best I've ever heard of a live bootleg event.

... so, for the upcoming gigs - who's hair style is light brown, slightly floppy at the top with a no. 1 on the sides (me - for one). Come on, admit it...........

... its like talking to a human memory bank. Now, I remember. Circles on the tickets now firmly back in my short-term memory department. Shocking the I forgot the orange/silver combination... tremendous. If I find it in 'me loft... I'll scan it.

Too poor at the time to buy a t-shirt - but now, well, I think I could afford to borrow some for a Get Ready T-shit (wonder if I could still get away with buying a medium, mmmm, maybe a large..... x-large?)

Originally posted by Huntsman

Huntsman ! Could you put the SECC gig onto a CD or CD's for me please New Order buddy? I have plenty to swap.

Mike Groovygeeza@aol.com or 07971 120 134

1. New Order Apollo Manchester 1998
2. Chameleons Witchwood Manchester 2000
3. Stone Roses Manchester International 1989
4. Joe Strummer Manchester Academy 1999
5. Pink Floyd Earls Court London 1994
6. Damned Witchwood Manchester 1999
7. New Order Hacienda Manchester 1987
8. Buzzcocks Newcastle University 1989
9. Exploited Witchwood Manchester 2003
10. Smiths Salford University 1986