Tag: punk rock

The Stranglers & Eight Idiots in a Mini Metro: My First Gig and a Near Death Experience.

~ july1966

The Stranglers played the Brighton Centre on the Feline Tour on the 17th of March, 1983. It was a day that, if there’s any justice, should be carved on my headstone. It was my first gig. At the time, I was in the first year at Haywards Heath Sixth Form College. My brother was in … Continue reading The Stranglers & Eight Idiots in a Mini Metro: My First Gig and a Near Death Experience.

The Damned’s 10th Anniversary Tea Party: When Fate, Karma and Alcohol Collide. The Big D.

~ july1966

https://ih1.redbubble.net/image.3542247602.9440/fposter,small,wall_texture,product,750x1000.u2.jpg Finsbury Park, London – Saturday 26th and Sunday 27th July, 1986. Seems a bit odd to write about a gig I went to 39 years ago. I can’t remember much about the performances—it’s all a bit of a blur, except Captain Sensible performing some of the set naked, but the events surrounding it are … Continue reading The Damned’s 10th Anniversary Tea Party: When Fate, Karma and Alcohol Collide. The Big D.