By my reckoning, Brussels and Paris will take me up to 30.
Disappointed that I never made a bigger effort in my younger days though.
Anyway, just out of curiosity, what's everyone else managed?
I'm sure the likes of JG and Jarvo must be nearing the century! ![]()
How many New Order gigs have you been to?
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About 22 / 23 times. Would have been loads more if they had been together in the 1990's when I was really into my gigs. Also seen Monaco, Electronic, Revenge and Bad Lieutenant. Sadly never saw the genius of Freebass :)
I think its 24, but i lost count over a decade ago. Seen all of the other lot too, including Freebass. ![]()
Let's see...
Apollo98 Peter's Square 98 (Commonwealth Games) Reading 98 MEN Arena 98 Ally Pally 98/99 Liverpool Olympia 2001 Finsbury Park 2002 Move 2002 Blackpool 2006
8 gigs + 1 'appearance' (Also Monaco at Reading 98 & Manc Uni 2000.)
Rocket Mick wrote: One but i got thrown out...still one LESS than my failed marriages!
Ah, Liverpool Summer Pops!
Wasn't Shug involved in an altercation with the bizzies outside? ![]()
Two for me, but I flew all the way to London for one of them!
Moby's Area One tour, San Francisco (Mountain View), 2001 Wembley Arena, October 2006
16, i think (17 if i hadn't been refused entry at Brum Powerhouse June 84 for being underage)
Brum Tower Ballroom 86 Sheffield Roxy 87 Wembley Arena 87 Brum NEC 89 Reading 93 Reading 98 Manchester Evening News Arena 98 Manchester Apollo 2001 London Hyde Park 2005 Brixton Academy 2005 Manchester Versus Cancer MEN Arena 2006 Liverpool Summer Pops 2006 Blackpool 2006 Wembley Arena 2006 Wolverhampton 2006
Electronic twice Manchester Heaton Park 91 Wembley Exhibition Hall 1 91
Revenge once Manchester Heaton Park 91
Monaco once Reading 98
Bad Lieutenant once Preston 2010
John Sludden wrote:
Rocket Mick wrote: One but i got thrown out...still one LESS than my failed marriages!
Ah, Liverpool Summer Pops!
Wasn't Shug involved in an altercation with the bizzies outside?
well if anyone would know, It'd be you Uncle John.. ![]()
Oh and Re:Order 4 times
London ULU 2006 Corby Viking Club 2007 Nottingham Rescue Rooms 2009 Nottingham Rescue Rooms 2010
johnny wrote: Oh and Re:Order 4 times
London ULU 2006 Corby Viking Club 2007 Nottingham Rescue Rooms 2009 Nottingham Rescue Rooms 2010
oooh blimey... might be 8, fuck knows
Rocket Mick wrote: One but i got thrown out...still one LESS than my failed marriages!
You AGGRESSIVE DANCER you!! ![]()
Auckland (Logan Campbell Centre) 1985 Auckland (Galaxy) 1987 Auckland (BDO) 2002 or was it 2001?
Oops I don't even come close.. NEW ORDER
HACIENDA 1985 FESTIVAL OF THE 10th SUMMER, G-Mex, Manchester 1986 MEN ARENA with Underworld 1998 Manchester Apollo 2001 Manchester Apollo 2005 MANCHESTER VERSUS CANCER, MEN Arena 2006 BIG TOP ARENA, Liverpool 2006 BLACKPOOL Empress Ballroom 2006
Plus MONACO Manchester Academy 2 (supported by TRAVIS!!) 1997 - Manchester Academy 2 2000 HARD ROCK CAFE reunion 2007
REVENGE and ELECTRONIC CITIES IN THE PARK 1991 Heaton Park,Manchester
FREEBASS FAC 251 2010 (opening night & proper gig)
BAD LIEUTENANT Manchester RITZ 2009 MEN ARENA supporting PET SHOP BOYS 2009(?) PLATT FIELDS supporting IAN BROWN 2009 (?)
THE LIGHT FAC 251 Opening night 2010 FAC 251 UNKNOWN PLEASURES 2010 FAC 251 CLOSER
PETER HOOK Q+As Albert Halls, Bolton 2010 (with Howard Marks) PMT MUSIC, Salford (with John Robb)
Hooky Bass Monster wrote: Auckland (Logan Campbell Centre) 1985 Auckland (Galaxy) 1987 Auckland (BDO) 2002 or was it 2001?
Do you remember LOVE JUICE? What was it like live?
I've got recordings of those top two and they both sound like they were great gigs :)
Berkeley, CA Nov. 1986 Berkeley, CA Sept. 1987 (x2) Mt View Ca. 1989 Mt View Ca 1993 Oakland, Ca 2005
Revenge 1990? SF, Ca Canceled Electronic show in 1991 SF Monaco 1997 SF, Ca The Light, Portland, Or 2010
Missed botched BL gig in SF 2010 due to Volcano
Too young for the 80s :-(
New Order Brixton London 2001 Palladium Cologne 2001 Finsbury Park London 2002 Primavera Barcelona 2005 Rock Werchter 2005 Apollo Manchester 2005 Summercase Madrid 2006 Wembley Arena London 2006
Revenge Paradiso Amsterdam 1990
Monaco Melkweg Amsterdam 2000
Bad Lieutenant Markthalle Hamburg 2009
Hooky with Section 25 Plan K Brussels 2007 De Groene Engel Oss 2008
Re:Order ULU London 2006 University Manchester 2009
Looking forward to finally seeing Gillian in Brussels.
I can never remember, hence the avatar below :D
Baldy got done for agressive dancing and I got done for abusive language in Liverpool, Slipper got done for abusive smoking of spliffs in a tent. It's good to know that the polis everywhere are cants.
I reckon I'd easily have done a hundred gigs if I was as old as some of you buggers and if they hadnae taken more time off than they've toured since 89.
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In 2006, we were in a pub in Bournemouth before the gig. I was with Big Clive/Alex and John. I asked them how many gigs they'd done. About an hour later they had a written list of about 120!
They remembered the order too, ie. "Hang on, no we were in Wolverhampton the day before that."
Myself, I've only seen them about 13 times. Before the internet I never knew when they were touring. One of my regrets in life.
New Order x 15 - G-Mex '88, NEC & Reading '89, Reading '93, Reading, Apollo, MEN & Ally Pally '98, Liverpool Olympia & Manchester Apollo '01, Finsbury Park & Move '02, Wireless '05, Wolves Civic Hall '06 + 1 appearance Town Hall, Manchester 1998.
Electronic x 1 Revenge x 2 Monaco x 2 BL x 1
I think....
The one I wish I had gone to was Wembley Arena 1987. Paying for the trip down to London at the age of 16 did not appeal.
Met one lad in Blackpool before the gig who said he was nearing 150. There's a lot of old skool Vikings who have never posted here, which is a shame, cos I'm sure they'd have some cracking stories ![]()
Stalled at 8:
Berkeley 1987 (1st night) Santa Barbara 1989 Irvine 1989 Mountain View 1993 Hollywood 1993 Mountain View 2001 Oakland 2005 Coachella 2005
Also, Monaco in San Francisco 1997
Had tickets for cancelled Electronic show in San Francisco 1991 (or was it 1992?) and Bad Lieutenant in San Francisco 2010
MONTY wrote:
MANCHESTER VERSUS CANCER, MEN Arena 2006
ooh forgot that one, went to that one too
Saw them more in 2006 (5 times) than the whole of the 80s(4 times) which is a bit.. dunno.. kind of regret that
Can never figure out why i didn't go to the Loughborough Uni gig in June(July?)86
It's only 20 odd miles away and it was on a Saturday night
Without working it out I think it's 86. Summat like that. Give or take a couple. That's the number in my head.
I've just sat and tried to work out how many countries I've seen them in though, and that's coming to 15.
Travelling to see them abroad was a must after Johan Scott's fabulous piece in Paradise about some US gigs in 1989. He made the whole thing sound so fcuking exciting!
The likes of John, Oxford Steve and Mawhinney are all the early 100's though - I think the latter two were even doing daft tours like US '85, amazing given New Order were doing plenty of gigs here back then and travel arrangements weren't easy like they are now. Molly's probably broken the 100 barrier too; I was at Bury vs Luton with him two years back and we met John for a drink after; they both recognised each other from some California gigs in '89.
How many gigs did Electronic ever do? I know I missed their only ever London gig but saw them in Glasgow the same week and had to catch the overnight train back to London straight after.
I was at the Revenge gig in Cambridge when Hooky rapped someone over the head with his knuckle when his pint got knocked over. 15 years later I found out that person was Molly! Actually, I saw Revenge in some right tiny places including the Powerhaus on a Tuesday night, a Student Union bar round the corner from my current office in the City where there was literally just me and one mate paying any attention, and another gig at the old Wag club where there was probably just 20 people in attendance (Northside had supported to just one man on the dancefloor)
I've been to half-a-dozen Bad Lieutenant gigs. Made the mistake of signing up for Paris, Brighton, London and Manchester having only heard Sink or Swim. When I heard the rest of their album I realised I didn't actually like them! Still decided to book up for Hamburg after Paris though cos we'd had such a larf in France. That Hamburg weekender was proper messy.
I've seen Freebass once, and also saw Hooky with Hybrid a few times - including a support slot for someone else in Shepherd's Bush when me and JG were up in the Gods and could see Hooky doing stretching and limbering-up exercises in the wings as he waited to come on.
The trouble with this thread, is that we're all going to feel a little bit jealous of those who've been to a lot more (El Jarvo at 86!) Like John S, I wished I'd more or an effort when I was younger.
I've been to 32, starting with Brixton Academy in 1983 and ending with Wolverhampton Civic Hall in 2006.
There's surely a gig we most regret missing thread here. Mine would be Portsmouth Guildhall in 1984 - I had a ticket but was ill - and they played a stormer.
I also had to give away my Glasgow ticket in 2006. I gave it to Monty at the Blackpoll Empress Ballroom gig (I'm a long time lurker on this site, so I recognised him)- so I hope someone on here got it.
New Order is 20
Portsmouth Guildhall 84 Doncaster Rotters 85 Hemel Hempstead Pavilion 85 Brighton Centre 86 Poole Arts Centre 86 GMEX Festival 10th Summer 86 Newcastle Mayfair 86 Brixton Academy 87 Wembley Arena 87 Reading 89 Reading 93 Reading 98 Brixton 2001 Brixton 2001 Brixton 2001 Finsbury Park 2002 Hyde Park 2005 Queen Elizabeth Hall 2006 Bournemouth 2006 Wembley Arena 2006
Plus Monaco Redaing 98 and Bad Lieutenant Brighton Digital 2009
clone theory wrote: There's surely a gig we most regret missing thread here. Mine would be Portsmouth Guildhall in 1984 - I had a ticket but was ill - and they played a stormer.
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I missed a gig because of a miscommunication between my ex-wife and her mates who she was gonna stop with in Melbourne, whilst I went to Adelaide with JG and Gordie. Turns out her mates had decided to fcuk off to Tasmania on that date instead.
I ended up stopping longer in Melbourne and we went to Penguin Island whilst New Order played Adelaide.
The penguins were fcuking ace though, glad I went. ![]()
Regret missing?
Reading 89 - but to be fair, I was only 14 and had no money.
Whilst old enough, the only gig I'm gutted I couldnae get to was the Apollo 98 as I was on a l;ast warning at work for sickies and couldnae get out of ma 2-10 shift ![]()
Before my gigging years, I would probably have chosen Kilkenny 83 or Finsbury 87 or......
Love the penguin story Al ![]()
Shug wrote: Love the penguin story Al
You haven't lived until you've seen a Seagull 'mug' a Penguin for its daily catch. ![]()
A lot. Being born in '73, the first time I could actually get to any gigs was '89. Just when they stopped touring.
Since then : NewOrder Apollo 98, Reading 98, MEN 98, Alexandra Palace 98, Brixton x 3 2001, Finsbury Park 2002, Hyde Park 2005, Alexandra Palace 2005, Brixton 2005, Wolves 2006
Monaco Wolves 1997, Stoke 98, Reading 98
Bad Lieu London 2009, Camden 2010
I most regret missing the Birmingham NEC show in 89 (I was 15 at the time!) or Wembley 2006.
My charge sheet is pretty paltry next to the usual suspects
I was a teenager during the 90s which limited what I could do plus the band were offline for half the decade:
New Order 2001 Glasgow Barrowlands (Pottsy's band RAM supporting) 2001 Glasgow Barrowlands (2nd night) 2005 O2 Wireless, Hyde Park 2005 Manchester Apollo 2006 Manchester v Cancer (JD set) 2006 Liverpool Summer Pops (Least favourite NO gig, uttershite) 2006 Summercase, Barcelona 2006 Glasgow Academy 2006 Glasgow Academy (2nd night)
I had tickets for both Reading '98 and Wembley Arena '06 but both fell through due to transport arrangements (being a broke student and all that). Was gutted about Reading as I've never seen Gillian-era NO, the gig was obviously blinding from the Radio 1 broadcast and Monaco played earlier in the day. Wasn't so fussed missing Wembley as the venue's soulless and the band were nearing the end anyway.
I almost made Fuji Rock in '01 but would have had to extend my trip by a few days which would have cost the earth. My brother went instead as he was living there at the time.
Monaco 2000 The Scala, London 2007 Hard Rock Cafe, Manchester 2007 The Ritz, Manchester
I was in Arizona in '97 when Monaco played the El Rey Theatre in Los Angeles. Considered making the journey to the next state to see them but it didn't happen. Shame as I have an audience recording of this somewhere and it sounds fucking great. It was my birthday on the day of the gig as well.
Bad Lieutenant 2009 Heaven, London 2009 Olympia, Paris 2010 Electric Ballroom, Camden
Hooky & The Light 2010 1234 Festival, London (feat Rowetta)
Hooky Deejaying 2006 Dirty South, Lewisham 2006 New Order Glasgow Academy Aftershow
Booked in for the upcoming Brussels & Paris shows and once The Light start doing New Order material and/or tour London I'd be up for seeing them again. I've a feeling their live versions of Dreams Never End and EGG will end up drawing me in.
"Disappointed" to never have seen Electronic live who I have a feeling would have been legendary but they never exactly made the effort to go on the road after 1991.
El Jarvo wrote:
clone theory wrote: There's surely a gig we most regret missing thread here. Mine would be Portsmouth Guildhall in 1984 - I had a ticket but was ill - and they played a stormer.
I missed a gig because of a miscommunication between my ex-wife and her mates who she was gonna stop with in Melbourne, whilst I went to Adelaide with JG and Gordie. Turns out her mates had decided to fcuk off to Tasmania on that date instead.
I ended up stopping longer in Melbourne and we went to Penguin Island whilst New Order played Adelaide.
The penguins were fcuking ace though, glad I went.
Phillip Island, not that it is relevant.
New Order? 21 times.
G-Mex 1988 NEC 1989 Reading 1989 Apollo 1998 Reading 1998 MEN 1998 Olympia 2001 Apollo 2001 Brixton 2001 Finsbury Park 2002 Move 2002 Glasto 2005 Peel Tribute 2005 Brixton 2005 Apollo 2005 Manchester Vs 2006 Liverpool Big Top 2006 Electric Picnic 2006 Blackpool 2006 Wolves 2006
More than I thought!
NotAMod wrote: Monaco 2000 The Scala, London 2007 Hard Rock Cafe, Manchester 2007 The Ritz, Manchester
I forgot about that Scala gig. I do remember Keith Allen being in the audience and seemed to be absolutely tiny.
Also forgot the Ritz gig, which was actually a good day out all round. David Nolan was drinking with us before the gig.
El Jarvo wrote:
NotAMod wrote: Monaco 2000 The Scala, London
I forgot about that Scala gig. I do remember Keith Allen being in the audience and seemed to be absolutely tiny.
Funny, Arthur Baker was at The Scala aftershow as well and I remember thinking he was fucking huge (as in tall). Towered over me anyways.
Didn't know you were at The Scala, Al. I don't think we met properly until the first Barrowlands gig in '01?
NotAMod wrote: Didn't know you were at The Scala, Al. I don't think we met properly until the first Barrowlands gig in '01?
Indeed. At G's old bar. Pad, was it?
There was a lot of folk you'd know at the Scala. I certainly remember pompeyorder being up with his Mrs and stopping at mine for the night. Iain and Bunny were there. Mike too. All before NOOL as well.
Sunderland Mayfair Doncaster Rotters Bradford City Hall Sheffield City Hall Gmex x 2 Hacienda x 2 Newcastle Mayfair Newcastle The Tube ( does that count ? ) Glasgow SECC Glasgow Barrowlands Reading Old Trafford
must be more, drink may have played a part
jake atkinson wrote: New Order? 21 times.
G-Mex 1988 NEC 1989 Reading 1989 Apollo 1998 Reading 1998 MEN 1998 Olympia 2001 Apollo 2001 Brixton 2001 Finsbury Park 2002 Move 2002 Glasto 2005 Peel Tribute 2005 Brixton 2005 Apollo 2005 Manchester Vs 2006 Liverpool Big Top 2006 Electric Picnic 2006 Blackpool 2006 Wolves 2006
More than I thought!
Missed Reading 1993 off the list. Bell end.
A few have mentioned their age wishing they were older. I missed Glasgow 1987 due to end of year exams. Next gig in the British Isles I missed was the 1998 Apollo comeback, between those dates I did 10 gigs. So please, lets not hear the whine from over the Atlantic about them not touring the States, they did 61 over there in the same period.
Well, it's taken some time to work out, but here you go...
(So, that's where all the brain cells/cash went)! :p
New Order 01 1989 Birmingham NEC (supporting Happy Mondays) 02 1989 Reading Festival 03 1998 Reading Festival 04 2001 Brixton Academy, London) 05 2001 Brixton Academy, London 06 2001 Brixton Academy, London 07 2002 Finsbury Park, London 08 2005 Hyde Park, London 09 2005 Turin, Italy (with 808 State) 10 2005 John Peel Night, Queen Elizabeth Hall, London 11 2005 Brixton Academy, London 12 2005 Apollo, Manchester 13 2006 M.E.N. Arena, Manchester (MCr vs Cancer) 14 2006 Ejekt Festival, Greece 15 2006 Summerpops, Liverpool (horrible bouncers!) 16 2006 Summercase, Madrid, Spain 17 2006 Summercase, Barcelona, Spain 18 2006 Bournemouth 19 2006 O2 Academy, Newcastle 20 2006 Empress Ballroom, Blackpool 21 2006 O2 Academy, Glasgow, Scotland 22 2006 O2 Academy, Glasgow, Scotland 23 2006 Wembley Arena, London 2006 24 2006 Civic Hall (?), Wolverhampton 25 2011 L'Ancienne, Brussels, Belgium 26 2011 Le Bataclan, Paris, France 27 2011 Troxy, London 28 2012 Apollo, Manchester 29 2012 Apollo, Manchester 30 2012 O2 Academy, Brixton, London 31 2012 O2 Academy, Brixton, London
Bad Lieutenant 2009 Digital, Brighton 2009 Heaven, London 2009 FNAC Store, Paris, France 2009 Olympia, Paris, France 2009 MEN Arena (supporting PSB) 2009 O2 Arena (The Dome), London (supporting PSB) 2010 Electric Ballroom, Camden 2010 Platt Fields, Manchester
Monaco 1998 Reading Festival 2007 Hard Rock Cafe, Manchester 2007 The Ritz, Manchester
Hooky & The Light 2010 1234 Festival, London (feat Rowetta)
Hooky with Section 25 2007 Paris (can't remember venue?) 2007 Plan K, Brussels
Hooky Deejaying 2006 Dirty South, Lewisham 2006 New Order Glasgow Academy Aftershow 2007 P45, The White House, Clapham, London 2008 The Warehouse Project, Manchester (with 808, Gerald, Shaun Ryder, etc) 2010 12x12, Red Bull Music Academy, Scala, London
Freebass 2010 100 Club, London
Re:Order 2006 NOOL Day, ULU, London 2007 Dingwalls, Camden, London 2007 Plinston, Letchworth 2007 Hope & Anchor, London 2007 The Horn, St Albans 2008 The Coalition, Brighton 2008 Bush Hall, London 2009 Islington Academy, London 2009 Bush Hall, London 2009 Factory Night Once Again, Brussels 2010 The Brook, Southampton 2010 The Ritz, Manchester 2010 The Horn, St Albans 2010 The Dublin Castle, London 2011 AGM, Watford 2011 The Ritz, Manchester
[They're playing London - The Hope & Anchor - in December, and Manchester in February - The Ritz again, so I'll probably do those as well. Oh, and also The Grey Horse in Kingston in April!]
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4 times.
2002 - Finsbury Park
2006 - Brasilia, Sao Paulo (2)
Are you counting with Peter Hook - The Light too? Saw them 3 times ![]()
Edgbaston Tower Ballroom 1985 WOMAD Mersea Island 1985 Oxford Apollo 1986 Tenth Summer 1986 Royal Albert Hall 1986
Oxford Apollo 1986 Malvern Winter Gardens 1986 NEC 1989 Reading Festival 1989 Hyde Park 2005
One I most wished I'd been to - Bristol Studio 1984
Not nearly enough. If I lived in the UK it would be a much longer list.
NEW ORDER
Reading 1998 Finsbury Park 2002 Oxegen Festival, Ireland 2005 Electric Picnic Festival, Ireland 2006
MONACO
Reading 1998
BAD LIEUTENANT
Electric Picnic 2010 (spotted Gillian before the gig actually)
HOOKY AND THE LIGHT
Academy, Dublin 2011 (best gig in the history of humanity)
HOOKY DJ'ing
Academy, Dublin 2009-ish Some dodgy spot on the quays in Dublin, 2006-ish
HOOKY talking complete bollocks
Debate at Electric Picnic 2010 with BP Fallon, Howard Marks and some geezer from an Irish music mag
Ive got a sheet of paper that lists all my joy division /new order gigs.... its got one space left, which is why ive never given up hope,, after that,, well another chapter.. anyway its 43 with 30 from the 80,s.
Haus neid.84.
28 if I can count a gig that I spent the majority of in the first aid tent on a stretcher.. I was singing along.. I just couldn't stand up...
Mrs Milky wrote: 28 if I can count a gig that I spent the majority of in the first aid tent on a stretcher.. I was singing along.. I just couldn't stand up...
Now there must be a story to go with that one...![]()
clone theory wrote:
There's surely a gig we most regret missing
Birmingham Powerhouse June 84. Being refused entry to what would have been very first NO gig for being under-age (it was a nightclub) was the end of the world when yer 15 ![]()
Worst gig was Wembley Arena 87. Stuck in a FUCKING seat
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Best gig... hmm.. yer know, Brixton Academy 2005 still sticks in my mind.Yeah stuff like Sheffield Roxy 87 or Reading 98 were great nights but Brixton Academy 05 was just a really magic evening for some reason.Barney's parting quip "JOY DIVISION NEW ORDER FOREVER! Get that tattooed on yer arse!" had me chuckling for weeks after![]()
43 including all 3 Glastonbury gigs. Never bothered with the lame side projects all bollocks and as for DJing well PAH!
johnny wrote:
clone theory wrote:
There's surely a gig we most regret missing
Birmingham Powerhouse June 84. Being refused entry to what would have been very first NO gig for being under-age (it was a nightclub) was the end of the world when yer 15
Worst gig was Wembley Arena 87. Stuck in a FUCKING seat
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Best gig... hmm.. yer know, Brixton Academy 2005 still sticks in my mind.Yeah stuff like Sheffield Roxy 87 or Reading 98 were great nights but Brixton Academy 05 was just a really magic evening for some reason.
Me Ren and Jase were there it was a blast, do you have a copy of the bootleg, if not i will do you one.
JULIETTE wrote: Johnny, how's the shed? can you post a pic?
Bad times mate. It's still standing, just. On its last legs these days. Way time to get a new one.
Perhaps we can have a whip round to pay for restoration, or have it preserved, after all it is a very important part of New Order history :)
Burt Burterson wrote:
Mrs Milky wrote: 28 if I can count a gig that I spent the majority of in the first aid tent on a stretcher.. I was singing along.. I just couldn't stand up...
Now there must be a story to go with that one...
Low blood pressure + standing for a long time + Alcohol - Food = Stretcher
A tried and tested formula.
First time I ended up on a stretcher was at a festival in Belgium.. I awoke thinking I was paralyzed as I couldn't move.. I now know that they strap you down so you cannot get away... Once the first aiders have you in their grasp they don't like to let you go... Had to convince one lot my 80/50 blood pressure was my norm as they wanted to take me to hospital..
JULIETTE wrote: Perhaps we can have a whip round to pay for restoration, or have it preserved, after all it is a very important part of New Order history :)
So are YOU.Bout time you rang me dude.
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johnny wrote:
JULIETTE wrote: Johnny, how's the shed? can you post a pic?
Taken just a few moments ago
Cheers Johnny - fond memories :)
JULIETTE wrote:
johnny wrote:
JULIETTE wrote: Johnny, how's the shed? can you post a pic?
Taken just a few moments ago
Cheers Johnny - fond memories :)
Post the BLUE MONDAY photo.GO ON!![]()
Ten.....I think, if I include Manc Aid and the John Peel night at the QEH. Nowhere near enough though.
First was Finsbury 2002.
Rocket Mick wrote: One but i got thrown out...still one LESS than my failed marriages!
This still bugs me now when I think of it......I need to move on ![]()
first was nec 89
last was blackpool 2006
i don't have a number but hopefully there'll be more![]()
NONE but that will soon change ![]()
Side projects / DJ:
Bad Lieutenant - Manchester Ritz, 2009 Bad Lieutenant - M.E.N. 2009 Bad Lieutenant - 53 Degrees Preston, 2010 Bad Lieutenant - Masque Theatre Liverpool, 2010 [the MOST intimate gig you will ever see Barney - I was inches from him, capacity was in the hundreds..] Bad Lieutenant - Platt Fields, 2010 Peter Hook DJ set - Fac251 Opening Weekend, 2010 Bernard Sumner DJ set - Sound Control, 2010 The Light - Fac251, 2010 The Light - Fac251, 2010
Meets / Signings:
Stephen Morris - Outside Manchester Ritz, 2009 Gillian Gilbert - Outside Manchester Ritz, 2009 Phil Cunningham - Odd Bar, Manchester 2009 Peter Hook - Fac251 opening weekend, 2010 Bernard - Sound Control Manchester, 2010 Bernard - TOTAL CD Signing, June 2011
New Order: 1989 NEC, Manchester 2001, London Hyde Park 2005, Blackpool 2006
Revenge: Derby 1990
Peter Hook: Spoken word tour at Derby 2010
Bad Lieutenant: Manchester 2009, Sheffield 2010
The light: Manchester Closer 2011 and soon Manchester The Lowry.
Reorder once in Derby and also Transmission once in Derby same gig
Gutted I never went to the 1998 gigs when they got back together, was just so crap at sorting things out then, still going to clubs alot in those days, gigs were not high priortiy. In fact it was their 2001 gig that got me back going to gigs again.
Its a shame they split up in the 1990's, hardly played any UK dates for the Republic tour, don;t really like the Reading festival.
Not going to Brussles or Paris but hopefully they will do some UK dates.
Mine is 55, and Nick, thats where my money went too!!! Even got most of the ticket stubs or some poster for "proof"!!! The Hemel Hempstead gig in 1985 was a poor ticket mind!!!Strange times the 80's.
Recent gigs have melowed a bit, I was always one to watch and listen rather than get "messy". Funnt though, I recall people who I did not know at the time at gigs years )decades even) later. Most notably is Alex and if I knew at the time he was such a huge Chameleons fan I would have seen him more, such an undrated band.......but thats a different story.
Love Mr Al's penguin island story - probably because I live and work in Sydney now and got more chance to visit penguin island than seeing New Order live!!!
October 86 Royal Albert Hall April 87 Woolwich Coronet June 87 Finsbury Park Factory in the Park June 87 Reading Uni December 87 Wembley Arena 2005 Hyde Park
I can't believe I didn't see them after 87 but I know I tried getting tickets several times to shows that had sold out before I heard about them. Would have loved to have seen them earlier in their career but I'd never really considered that bands played live.
03/30/84 düsseldorf, uni-mensa 08/12/84 lüttich (b), hall de fois 12/07/87 düsseldorf, phillipshalle 08/04/01 köln, müngersdorfer stadion 11/16/01 köln, palladium 06/24/05 london (uk), hyde park 06/30/05 werchter (b), rock werchter 11/14/05 manchester, apollo (uk) 01/28/06 manchester, m.e.n.-arena (uk) 07/08/06 liverpool, arena (uk) 07/14/06 madrid, summercase (es) 07/15/06 barcelona, summercase (es) 10/09/06 bournemouth, international centre (uk) 10/18/06 glasgow, academy (uk) 10/19/06 glasgow, academy (uk) 10/27/06 london, wembley arena (uk) 11/11/06 belo horizonte (bra) 11/13/06 sao paulo (bra) 11/14/06 sao paulo (bra) 11/16/06 rio de janeiro (bra) 11/18/06 buenos aires (arg)
87 x 2 88 x 1 89 x 3 93 x 3 98 x 4 01 x 10 02 x 6 05 x 9 06 x 9
revenge x 1 electronic x 2 bad loo x 2
It's not bad considering my age and i live/d in Aberdeen.
I regret not going to South America in 2006, but i would have been divorced now if i had
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9 if my counting's well:
Rotterdam '85 Reading '89 & '93 Brixton Ac. '01 Mungersdorfer Stadium Cologne '01 Palladium Cologne '01 Finsbury '02 Les Vieilles Charrues '05 Queen Elizabeth Hall '05
plus Electronic/Revenge Heaton Park '91 Revenge Amsterdam '90 Bad L Hamburg '09 Hooky + Sec25 Brussels, Oss, Krefeld '08
NEW ORDER Manchester MEN 1998 Glasgow Barrowlands 2001 Glasgow Barrowlands 2001 (second night) Finsbury Park 2002 Barcelona Primavera 2005 T In The Park 2005 Queen Elizabeth Hall 2005 Manchester Apollo 2005 Liverpool Big Top 2006 Glasgow Academy 2006 Glasgow Academy 2006 (second night)
ELECTRONIC Glasgow Barrowlands 1991
MONACO Glasgow Garage 1997
BAD LOO Glasgow Garage 2010
I also travelled to Landsdowne Rd in 2002 but got pissed and missed the gig. And I had flights and a guest list sorted for Paris Olympia in 2001 but that's another story.
Houston and Dallas in 89 Dallas in 93 San Francisco and Brixton Academy in 2001 Finsbury in 02 Oakland in 05 Wembley and Wolves in 06
so that's nine...
oh yeah...there was also that Revenge gig...
Couldn't resist joining in with this one. Some of the details are a bit hazy and I started this list years after some of the gigs so there might be some missing.
Deeside Leisure Centre (Futurama 4 Festival), Queensferry (11 Sept 82) The State Ballroom, Liverpool (23 March 83) Ceasars Palace, Bradford (19 March 84) The Guildhall, Portsmouth (26 Aug 84) Leisure Centre, Macclesfield (19 April 85) The Hacienda, Manchester (16 July 85) ??? WOMAD, Mersea Island (20 July 85) The Hacienda, Manchester (3 Dec 85) First Set The Hacienda, Manchester (3 Dec 85) Second Set Royal Court, Liverpool (8 Feb 86) Spectrum Arena, Warrington (1 March 86) Festival Of The Tenth Summer, G-Mex, Manchester (19 July 86) The Hacienda, Manchester (7 Oct 86) Finsbury Park, London (6 June 87) The Roxy, Sheffield (8 June 87) The Hacienda, Manchester (10 June 87) Reading University, Reading (30 June 87) G-Mex Center, Manchester (Saturday, 17 Dec 88) The Reading Festival, Reading (Friday, 25 August 89) Reading Festival, Reading (29 August 93) Apollo Theatre, Manchester (Thursday, 16 July 98) Reading Festival (Sunday, 30 August 98) MEN Arena, Manchester (Tuesday, 29 December 98) Alexandra Palace, London (Thursday, 31 December 98) Olympia, Liverpool (Wednesday, 18 July 01) Apollo, Manchester (Thursday, 4 October 01) Apollo, Manchester (Friday, 5 October 01) Finsbury Park, London UK (Sunday, 9 June 02) Move Festival, Manchester (Saturday, 13 July 02) Hyde Park, London, England (Friday 24 June 05) Apollo Theatre, Manchester (Monday 14 November 05) Manchester Vs Cancer, MEN Arena, Manchester (Saturday 28 January 06) Summer Pops, Liverpool (Saturday 8 July 06)
I was gutted that I missed them on their last batch of UK dates (I had tickets for Blackpool but had to give it a miss) and I can't make it to the two next month but I'm confident there will be more.
New Order 1989 CNE Grandstand, Toronto (I worked at the venue) 1993 Kingswood Music Theatre, Toronto (security caught me takings pics and took the film out of my camera) 2005 Hyde Park, London 2005 John Peel Night, Queen Elizabeth Hall, London (got backstage and met Bernard, Hooky and Steve) 2005 Brixton Academy, London 2005 Apollo, Manchester 2006 Manchester VS Cancer, MEN Arena, Manchester 2006 Summerpops, Liverpool 2006 BIC, Bournemouth 2006 Wembley Arena, London 2006 Civic Hall, Wolverhampton
Bad Lieutenant 2009 Heaven, London 2010 Electric Ballroom, Camden 2009 O2 Arena, London (supporting PSB)
Hooky & The Light 2010 1234 Festival, London (did get a ticket but I watched over the fence!) 2011 Pheonix Concert Theatre, Toronto (This Saturday!)
Freebass 2010 100 Club, London
Hooky DJing 2006 Dirty South, London 2007 P45, The White House, London 2009 Wax Jambu, London (afterparty for Hooky's book signing)
Plus met Bernard & Johnny for Electronic cd signing in 96
Mrs 79 has been to 7 with me including our first together at Brighton centre in 1986, this was actually my chat up line as she lived near Brighton at the time and I asked her to pop down and get me a ticket.What a girl
she also went with me to see Revenge at Brighton Zap club in 1990.... since which time she has not bothered with anything new order related.
vanishing point.
Brussels or Paris will be about my 50th or more i'll get me pocket calculator out.So i am expecting a free bar,cake,strippers & Roger Lyons said he will sort it out for me to sing BLT at 1 of the gigs.....CHAMON!!!!!!
almansoglasnost wrote: 1.... and it was the last one.....
You haven't been to see REM recently have you? ![]()
Snorri xxx
Just counted up and it's around 25 times,the first 82 The Venue Blackpool. Last 2001 Liverpool Olympia. The dates tell their own story, lost interest in the "Phil Era", a lot.
Live from 83 to 86/7 is still fresh in my mind Donny, Leeds, Brum rowing club etc(the Tower). Two great nights at the State. Preston and Blackburn. You never knew, how it would go, even if the previous night was amazing. I'm sure they didn't either....
Seriously considered flying back for Brussels and Paris, bit much to bite off at the moment.
01 NOV 86 Irvine Meadows - Irvine, California
12 SEP 87 Irvine Meadows - Irvine, California
28 APR 89 Universal Amphitheater - Los Angeles,
California
16 JUN 89 Irvine Meadows - Irvine, California
17 JUN 89 Aztec Bowl - San Diego, California
18 JUN 89 Irvine Meadows - Irvine, California
26 JUL 93 Hollywood Bowl - Hollywood, California
05 AUG 01 Glen Helen Blockbuster Pavilion-
Devore, California
05 MAY 05 Hammerstein Ballroom - New York, NY
Respectable, but not excessive.
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1984 Bradford Caesars (first playing of Face Up) 1984 Nottingham Palais 1985 Leeds Tiffany's 1985 Birmingham Tower Ballroom 1985 London University Union 1985 Hemel Hempstead Pavillion (first playing of BLT) 1985 Hammersmith Palais 1985 London Central Poly 1986 Birmingham Tower Ballroom 1986 London Town & Country Club 1986 London Royal Albert Hall 1987 Finsbury Park Supertent 1987 Sheffield Roxy (my best NO gig ever) 1987 Glastonbury 1987 London Wenbly Arena 1989 Birmingham NEC 1989 Reading Festival 1993 Reading Festival 1998 Manchester MEN Arena 2001 Manchester Apollo 2001 Brixton Academy 2002 Finsbury Park 2002 Manchester Old Traford 2005 London Hyde Park 2006 Newcastle Academy
so that's 25
Neil Ward wrote:
1987 Sheffield Roxy (my best NO gig ever)
Aye it was fabtastic.Do The Ostrich! Would love to see some photos of that gig.
Think it was 80 after the South America gigs in 2006. Can't be arsed working it out but I'm sure that was the number when I did it in my head on a long distance flight some time.
1987 - Sheffield Roxy 1989 - Reading Festival 1991 - Heaton Park (Revenge & Electronic) 199? - Monaco in London 1998 - Ally Pally 2001 - Brixton Academy 2005 - Brixton Academy 2005 - Peel Day 2006 - Wembley 2009 - Heaven (BL)
Quality not quantity!
The Best? The first two.
One I wish I'd seen? Anything in the 1983 - 85 era.
Well lets see...
Parents didn't want me to go to concerts, so had to I was ripe enough to drive
Bought tickets to the Republic tour in Los Angeles... but my GF at the time dumped me and took a friend
Bought tickets to the Get Ready tour (I think it they were going to be in Atlanta?)... got called away on some damn training exercise in the Marine Corps
For the WFTSC tour they were nice enough to show up in San Diego, THREE days after I left for Iraq.
Bought Bad Lieutenant tickets in San Fran, but a nice volcano stopped that and they never rescheduled.
Actually SAW the Light last year AND this year in Hollywood
So what was the point of this thread... just to piss me off!!!??? :mad4:![]()
Johnny Giles wrote: Think it was 80 after the South America gigs in 2006. Can't be arsed working it out but I'm sure that was the number when I did it in my head on a long distance flight some time.
Less than pompeyorder then?
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Mine's back to 86. I've got 19 gigs listed for 2005 in my workbook in front of me here in the office but I've checked and it was just the 18. I think you must've done the 19 cos you did that Swedey gig as well (gig too far for me, given that it was a Thursday night and in the middle of nowhere).
Gigs i went to :
1985 Orleans Salle du Baron 1987 Paris La Mutualite 1989 Montpellier Zenith 1989 Lyon Transbordeur 1993 Montreux Jazz Festival 1993 Reading Festival 2001 Paris Olympia x 2 2002 Paris Zenith 2005 Carhaix Vieilles Charrues
I was never convinced by New Order playing JD songs during the 1998-2006 period
36 to date. Was sure it's more, but the memory is fading!Still it'll be 38 after Brussels and Paris.
Best - Royal Festival Hall, London 1984. 1st time I heard NO play Decades. Also managed to get a mention on bootleg as Barney thought I was a photographer!
Most memorable - Michael Sobell Centre 1985 - managed to blag way backstage and got record collection signed - Hooky surprisingly Friendly, Stephen surprisingly not!
Gooner Pete wrote: 36 to date. Was sure it's more, but the memory is fading!Still it'll be 38 after Brussels and Paris.
Best - Royal Festival Hall, London 1984. 1st time I heard NO play Decades. Also managed to get a mention on bootleg as Barney thought I was a photographer!
Most memorable - Michael Sobell Centre 1985 - managed to blag way backstage and got record collection signed - Hooky surprisingly Friendly, Stephen surprisingly not!
Interesting. Any photo links you'd like to share with us of the signed items and/or NO themselves? Would be very interested :)
i have never seen New Order cos they are very shit!
I'd sooner watch depeche or the kaiser ferrits....
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wrote: i have never seen New Order cos they are very shit!
I'd sooner watch depeche or the kaiser ferrits....
So you didn't get pissed, wander off and get lost at Hyde Park? You just decided it wasn't worth attending!
James Thomas wrote:
wrote: i have never seen New Order cos they are very shit!
I'd sooner watch depeche or the kaiser ferrits....
So you didn't get pissed, wander off and get lost at Hyde Park? You just decided it wasn't worth attending!
JT - dont forget...& make Mrs Nuts well pissed off, but at least her back was okay eh![]()
Only one time !
Personal Fest - Buenos Aires - 2006
Until this year the last show
"Long life to Buenos Aires, you are a fantastic audience.."
Barney said
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Being a lazy arsed Geography student I took every opportunity to travel up and down the country seeing them during the mid 80s heyday period, sleeping in railway stations, kipping on floors. Even went to Reading 98 2 days after the first Dawson junior was born. Selected highlights below.
Brixton Academy (Dec 83) – 16 years old, only been to 2 gigs before, and here I was at my first NO gig (and a post-PCL London showcase to boot). Five of us squashed into my brother’s girlfriend’s Fiat 500 (immediately christened the Fiat Fartbox). The gig has gone down in history as “a crap one” but for me how could it be, it was the 1st time I’d seen my favourite band. And they pushed the roadie on stage to sing the encore (encore!) of the infamous Blue Monday/Love Reaction.
Bradford Caesars (Mar 84) – went from Norfolk to Bradford on a National Express coach which took 5 days. The gig was only doable because I had an Aunt who lived within walking distance of Caesars. For those who weren’t there, it was an absolute belter. I’m getting goose pimples just thinking about it. What can I say; the EGG/Temptation/586 medley, Face Up, 2 encores.
And I did the 84 Summer UK tour hitching round the country and sleeping rough, but that’s another story for another day.
Wolverhampton was number 33 (glad we’ve established we’re counting Big World Café). Let’s not forget the people; most gigs were attended by a combination of Neil, Tranny and brother Andrew, cheers boys, happy memories!
Oh, best gig ever? Well, there are two kinds of people in life; those that went to Sheffield Roxy and those that didn’t. Mad, absolutely mad.
Daws wrote: Being a lazy arsed Geography student I took every opportunity to travel up and down the country seeing them during the mid 80s heyday period, sleeping in railway stations, kipping on floors. Even went to Reading 98 2 days after the first Dawson junior was born. Selected highlights below.
Brixton Academy (Dec 83) – 16 years old, only been to 2 gigs before, and here I was at my first NO gig (and a post-PCL London showcase to boot). Five of us squashed into my brother’s girlfriend’s Fiat 500 (immediately christened the Fiat Fartbox). The gig has gone down in history as “a crap one” but for me how could it be, it was the 1st time I’d seen my favourite band. And they pushed the roadie on stage to sing the encore (encore!) of the infamous Blue Monday/Love Reaction.
Bradford Caesars (Mar 84) – went from Norfolk to Bradford on a National Express coach which took 5 days. The gig was only doable because I had an Aunt who lived within walking distance of Caesars. For those who weren’t there, it was an absolute belter. I’m getting goose pimples just thinking about it. What can I say; the EGG/Temptation/586 medley, Face Up, 2 encores.
And I did the 84 Summer UK tour hitching round the country and sleeping rough, but that’s another story for another day.
Wolverhampton was number 33 (glad we’ve established we’re counting Big World Café). Let’s not forget the people; most gigs were attended by a combination of Neil, Tranny and brother Andrew, cheers boys, happy memories!
Oh, best gig ever? Well, there are two kinds of people in life; those that went to Sheffield Roxy and those that didn’t. Mad, absolutely mad.
I'd say welcome to the site, but it looks like you've been here for a while, nice post amigo, for the record Brixton 83 isnae that bad at all ![]()
Shug wrote: And I did the 84 Summer UK tour hitching round the country and sleeping rough, but that’s another story for another day.
I'd say welcome to the site, but it looks like you've been here for a while, nice post amigo, for the record Brixton 83 isnae that bad at all
As 4th posts go, that's probably the best! ![]()
6 plus 1 Hooky DJ set and 1 The Light. The John Peel Day was the one that felt like an "event" and Ally Pally was the best atmosphere.
Ally Pally 98/99 Brixton 2001 Finsbury Park 2002 Hyde Park 2005 Queen Elizabeth Hall / John Peel Day 2005 Brixton 2005
Hooky DJ set Melbourne 2006
The Light Unknown Pleasures Shoreditch 1-2-3-4 2010
Some impressive lists. For me not so impressive but still respectable.
New Order 1989 Universal Amphitheater 1989 Irvine Meadows 1993 Mountain View 1993 Hollywood Bowl 2001 Mountain View 2001 Devore 2005 Coachella
Revenge 1990 Coach House
Electronic 1990 Dodger's Stadium
Monaco 1997 El Rey
The Light 2010 Music Box 2011 Music Box 2011 El Rey
Love Vigilantes - New Order Tribute (Sorry, couldn't resist.)
Feb 2010 Romano's (Riverside) w/Dead Souls
May 2010 Double Door (Played Bass)
May 2010 Shank Hall (Played Bass)
July 2010 Romano's (Redlands) (Played Bass)
July 2010 Romano's (Riverside) (Played Bass)
Daws wrote:
Wolverhampton was number 33 (glad we’ve established we’re counting Big World Café)
Tis one of my 24, did i say? ![]()
Sadly only once - Fuji Rock 2001 - and it wasn't even proper New Order, Corgan was there noodling on his guitar and wearing an annoying beanie. It was a great gig but - lots of gen-Xers like me getting a real buzz out of seeing them (albeit dilute and Gillian-less). I think New Order toured NZ three times in the 80s - unfortunately i was only 13 the last time they came to Wellington in 1986(?) and was stil thrashing my Michael Jackson and Duran Duran tapes...it wasn't until I listened to my cousin's 12 inches of Blue Monday and Confusion later that year that my musical world started opening up. I remember how cool I felt buying Substance
around 20 something. used to be able to reel them off in order. However, first gig Manchester The Ritz and I still have the ticket with a factory stamp on the back. When tickets were art...
saw them primarily around the North West since I was at 6th Form in Eccles. Then around London and the south when I went to university and the midlands sometimes. Then recent times where I could, Blackpool, Liverpool, T in the Park.
Notables were probably earlier gigs, Tower Ballroom, Heaven at Charing Cross (hooky putting a pair of knickers on barney's guitar), Hacienda, benefit gigs for earthquake victims at London Poly, Aids, the miners at the Festival Hall. DIG DEEP. Festival of the 10th Summer. Brixton Academy, Margate, Bradford, Blackburn, Sobell Sports Centre (got drumstick and autographs spoke to Rob), WOMAD, Hammersmith Palais, NEC, Old Trafford MOVE festival, MEN (JD set)I did post old ticket stubbs on here ages ago. See: http://www.neworderonline.com/Forums/MessageList.aspx?ThreadID=33271
This is like a nool re-union thread ![]()
My events
Deeside centre,Queensferry 82 Hac 82 Hac 83 Hac 85 Blackburn king georges 85 Preston 85 Gmex 86 Gmex 88 Reading festival 98 Manc Apollo 2001 Manc Apollo 2005 Hyde park 2005 T in park 2005 M.E.N 2006 Blackpool 2006
sadly no bruss/Paris for me.
Banshee wrote no bruss/Paris for me.
Thats ok . ill get up to some Dad dancing for you seeing as this will be the 5th Decade of seeing these young men(and lady) live.
amazing that I share the the Ritz gig as my first time with a fellow poster, went with me sister thought it was ace. she is coming to hooky next month by the by.
those with habits and ways
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Plenty, and none whatsoever which did not include Gillian or Hooky.
No doubt, in ten years time, some of you will 'count' a one man Barney show with his teeth in a glass on bass, as long as the name 'New Order' is attached to it.
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David Molyneux wrote: Plenty, and none whatsoever which did not include Gillian or Hooky.
No doubt, in ten years time, some of you will 'count' a one man Barney show with his teeth in a glass on bass, as long as the name 'New Order' is attached to it.
Fookin ell, where have you been hiding?
And I take it from yer post, yer not joining us in France and Belgique then amigo? Otherwise the Luton Order consists of Jarvo only :D
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Shug wrote: And I take it from yer post, yer not joining us in France and Belgique then amigo? Otherwise the Luton Order consists of Jarvo only :D
And Leggy. ![]()
El Jarvo wrote:
NotAMod wrote: Monaco 2000 The Scala, London 2007 Hard Rock Cafe, Manchester 2007 The Ritz, Manchester
I forgot about that Scala gig. I do remember Keith Allen being in the audience and seemed to be absolutely tiny.
Also forgot the Ritz gig, which was actually a good day out all round. David Nolan was drinking with us before the gig.
In hindsight I'm amazed many people made it to that gig. It was Arcade Fire the night before and I remember meeting up with a load of people afterwards and everyone was twatted. I was fine if I recall. Shit gig though.
this is a brilliant thread to bring back/share some of the memories
So somewhere in the mid 30s - starting with Caesars Palace Bradford in '84 and ending or so I thought in Wolverhampton Civic Hall, until next week , even 'tho my ticket got nicked in the post (another one is waiting for me according to the nice AB people).
Highlights
The first one at Bradford - blinding and the last one courtesy of the Wolverhapton Civic's two pint glasses, see what L'ancienne belgique offers up on Monday week
Woolwich Coronet and 2 Danish girls - do the ostrich and all got all of it on tape somewhere, Phil Collerton where are you??
Malvern Winter Gardens supported by a very young Happy Mondays, ended up sitting on stage next to Hook's bass monitor until politely (!) asked to get off
Music for Miners - in Royal Festival Hall supported by Keith Allen doing his northern industrial gay character and elderly stewards - average age about 70 - trying and failing to stop everyone legging it down the front
Polytechnic of Central London - in the canteen I think - they played atmosphere and my very short girl friend of the time couldn't see so the sound crew let her stand on the mixing desk table so she could
Tower Ballroom in Brum possibly twice - I remember plastic palm trees and a boating lake and great performances
Peace Together gig in Dublin after one of their very long breaks apart - eventually a great gig although think first song started and then stopped - Regret?
God I feel old.
I am another 20 something
First time was Royal albert Hall in 1986 and the last time was Wolverhampton Civic.
Favourites were all 3 Reading Festivals,Manchester Apollo (second coming gig with Doves supporting!! bought 2 tix out of the back of the private ads in NME and praying it was not a con and the tickets were genuine) Also went to New York show at Hammerstein Ballroom and enjoyed hooky's aftershow dj set at a very trendy oriental themed hotel where i chatted to Interpol.
Also saw Electronic at wembley exhibition hall and Monaco support the charlatans.
Good times all!!!
