best shows

A thread on here about this I thought I'd seen, find it I can't, but get me some bootlegs I must. The must have gigs recommend to me you will.

please?

You just knew I'd reply to this one !!

In no order at all.....

Hull City Hall 16/8/84 Barcelona Studio 54 7/7/84 Darien Lakes Amphitheatre 4/9/87 Birmingham Tower Ballroom 2/10/86 Leeds Tiffanys 27/1/85 Glasgow Barrowlands 12/9/86 New Orleans McAllister Auditorium 12/8/85

are all personal favourites, and are ones I've played in the last few days. Mind you, I've got about 100 personal favourites !

malvern...sheff roxy and uni...macc leisure centre..leeds tiffs....awesome nights....not sure if there any good recordings of these shows doing the rounds...( i have recently got hold of the malvern tape from mark smith via benny i presume )

cheers guys was hoping that you two would answer this (along with a few others who havent as yet) now wheres that e-mail form that sideburned up fella again...

Originally posted by PAUL TROWELL malvern...sheff roxy and uni...macc leisure centre..leeds tiffs....awesome nights....not sure if there any good recordings of these shows doing the rounds...( i have recently got hold of the malvern tape from mark smith via benny i presume )

There's no decent tape of Malvern - my recording is as good as it gets, unless Hooky has a copy ! Leeds Tiffs is a good recording, as is Macc (bit loud in places though).

Leeds was a great show. I've got a pretty poor video of it as well as the audio boot

Benny, what is special about the two US shows you mention? Reading '89 is a favourite of mine by the way together with Hammersmith Palais and Central London Poly both from 1985. Tower Ballroom 86 is my tops as you are all well aware :D

New Orleans is just a great gig, really tight, and with a surprise in the middle of the set. It's also got pretty good sound.

Darien Lakes is an excellent set, with some of the funniest banter you'll ever hear between songs - you thought Cologne was good, this is better ! Also an encore of Do The Ostrich, and later Barney joined the Bunnymen on stage for their encore.

Cheers Benny, I have Philadelphia from the same tour when New Order headlined and Ian from the Bunneyman sang Sister Ray during the encore, not a bad gig.

Originally posted by Mark Smith Cheers Benny, I have Philadelphia from the same tour when New Order headlined and Ian from the Bunneyman sang Sister Ray during the encore, not a bad gig.

The entire 87 US tour with the Bunnymen was good - some cracking gigs, vastly different sets every night with a real variety of songs. The US 85 and 86 tours were just as good for set variety - some real old gems dragged out !

Thanks Benny!

I'm just starting to collect bootlegs/live recordings as well...I've got about 10 from over the years and this really helps as I set out on my quest to gather live recordings as well.

cheers from the west coast of the USA (3:40 AM here)

go to bed!

Milan Rollingstone 22/6/82 Deeside (Futurama Four) 11/9/82 London Royal Festival Hall 14/5/84 Birmingham Tower Ballroom 2/10/86 Manchester Apollo 16/7/98

Originally posted by Mark Smith Benny, what is special about the two US shows you mention? Reading '89 is a favourite of mine by the way together with Hammersmith Palais and Central London Poly both from 1985. Tower Ballroom 86 is my tops as you are all well aware :D

Reading(89) and Hammersmith Palais(85) were both top gigs as i can semi-recall em.

Reading 98 was my first, but i enjoyed their last one best!

Originally posted by John Sludden Milan Rollingstone 22/6/82Deeside (Futurama Four) 11/9/82London Royal Festival Hall 14/5/84Birmingham Tower Ballroom 2/10/86Manchester Apollo 16/7/98

Deeside never did much for me, but I suppose it's worth it just for that line in Age of Consent (which he also did in Blackpool on its debut....)

Hacienda...26.1.83 (I think). New Order, The Wake with Bobby Gillespie.

Originally posted by homage Hacienda...26.1.83 (I think). New Order, The Wake with Bobby Gillespie.

Funnily enough I had that tape on only last night whilst building a database. Pretty good show.