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Right folks, thanks for the hits / comments. Really appreciated, any plugs do help spur me on to get to 2010 (some way away!). I'm back on it writing now (well in a minute or so!). Thanks.

Cheers, updating it right now...

Man...

I like this. If you're going to do it right up to the current day, it probably deserves its own blog and a seperate entry per show. Oh, and a common format for all of them.

I'll look into doing that - it's a cool idea. I'm a bit too into the write-ups at the moment and will tailor / edit it all at some point. Yes I remember buying my £16 Glasto ticket for Glastonbury thinking it was expensive!

been planning to do this myself. will deffo do it now!

Cheers gazbid (and all others). Go for it, i'm writing from memory and using an old note pad that has band, venue, price and a rating. Food now, then i'm back on it :-)

I have a special interest in this, being a local and sharing a friend on facebook with you (Arran, who first posted a link to your blog). So far we only have 3 gigs in common, all unfortunately featuring The Mission. I'm sure that will increase as I; got older, moved to Brum from Redditch, and went to plenty more shows than my younger self. Don't forget to bump when you update!

Not sure how it works but i've put my Twitter link in. Never had so many hits in a day. Thanks folks.

put it into excel and then had my laptop nicked ;-(

Its a lovely site though, is the picture of the balcony dive one that you took?

Jeez folks, my stats (as in views) have gone through the proverbial roof, i'm speechless! Thanks :-)
JJ I didn't take that pic unfortunatley, it's a great snap though that encapsulates the joy of a great live / lost in the moment - thing! Thanks to all on this site only found it today. I aim to contribute often. Also i'll clean up some of the grammar when possible - getting a but carried away getting it all out. Cheers folks.

Going to add a bit more this evening, stay tuned folks...

Okay folks, again thanks for the comments and views. Last update for today up. Catch you soon. I'll try and work out at some point how to edit my profile and get more involved in this site somehow. Cheers, Charlie.

as a brummie gig goer, hearing about these old venues, and the bands who played waaaay before I was old enough to go to concerts it's really interesting

Thanks lustforlife. Just added a brief update. Cheers Charlie.

Hi suedeheadscot, yes it was the Birmingham Hippodrome for The Smiths gig, it was Meat Of Murder era Smiths, i've still got the program somewhere. After they finished the music (the record) of Oscillate Wildly ways played (Smiths instrumental) as people left the venue. I don't think the security expected the scenes that happened, (mad rush to the front, etc) and not many gigs have been hosted there since.

I'm chipping away at this again now if anyone wants to take a gander... Thanks

Pixies up on my gig blog readers...

More stuff is up readers...

did you write everything down about all these early gigs or is it just from memory?

I have a box with tickets from all the gigs i have been to since i was about 14. I'm sure some of them didn't have tickets and i've forgotten about them though :(

I made a list once in word of all the bands i'd ever seen, got to about the 7th page and gave up :D good work dude.

i wish the smiths were my first gig.

Thanks for sharing. A really fun read. Just took an hour to get through it up to the end of the 90s. And it's stopped just as you're getting to where I was getting into music myself (I'm approx 10 years your junior).

Nice to hear of the Brum references, too - I did a stint there from 97-05.

Oddly enough, I've just spent today going through old gig listings on last.fm to see what stuff is up there that I've been to. Managed to get most stuff from the last 5 years. But for anything before that, there's less than half the stuff I've been to. Not sure I'd be able to remember my gig history without any prompting so your notes will have been invaluable, I'm sure.

Thanks for the comment champo. To be honest I was more blown away with the noise level than the band. As stated in brief review I don't think many in attendance relised the status they'd go to acheive - although they were still snowballing at the time (how apt!)

queen hyde park,kiki dee support,no elton tho i was fuckin gutted.

A bit of self indulgence. My own band have just made an appearance or two on my gig blog.

STILL THE FUCKIN SCARS,BLOW IN FUCK OUTTA HUMAN LEA..........

Fugazi make their first appearance...

Cabbage 1989 split chronicled on the blog. Don't worry folks we reform in 2009 to play my 40th Birthday - i'll get to that soon :-)

Sorry for the over indulgance - but I cannot stop watching Beasley St (John Cooper Clarke) on my blog - It's Fantastic...

I'm back on the blog folks. Public Enemy 1990 is up....

update coming tomorrow, again thanks for the hits / comments.

Thanks skellywager

okay, I missed the planned Sunday update due to (over) playing Bayonetta... Will update this weekend if not before...

Interesting to see Red Lorry, Yellow Lorry and Head of David in there. I've got a mate who rates both of those, and he was in the Midlands around that time. Would be amazed if he wasn't at one of those shows.

Cheers you two for the comments, much appreciated. I'm pretty sure they were Godflesh's first gigs and they were truly gobsmacking - as the mini reviews suggest you either Got what they were doing or you didn't. If they hit you - they hit you hard. RLYL too were a cool live band and the track Chance is a big stand out for them... Thanks... Charlie
http://midnightpunk.wordpress.com

i was there also

first reply where someone has been to one of the gigs given a mini review. Thanks wolfamongwolves, good to hear, great gig.

That Napalm Death footage is SO good. Saw them live in 95 (i think) but to see them back in the back in the day would have been truly special. JEALOUS

PE still had it when I saw 'em a year or two ago. They didn't wanna leave the stage.

Sorry for the downer, but this it really woulda been more suited to being spread as individual blog posts. Then I coulda subscribed to the RSS, and been updated as new stuff gets added. And that post/page is becoming a bit of a browser killer. :-/ Split it up. Milk it.

I will look at doing that ASAP, but as it stands i'm not sure how to change it. Should I post my next new gig on a new entry and every individual gig thereafter on a new post too. I guess this may work and then I can re-jig the earlier post when i've finished (if I ever finish!)

You should register on http://www.songkick.com/ and put all your gigs on there.

I managed to remember about 265 gigs but other ones keep sprining to mind, I have no idea of dates for my outstanding ones so can't add them. Wish i'd kept a diary.

Cheers erniebiff, i'll have a look at that site. In the meantime i'm adding new updates as new entries to help peoples browsers, etc. Is this format okay? Let me know before I get too carried away again. Comments very appreciated folks. Thanks. Charlie.

Right folks, the coffee is on and the update is now...

Check the Sonic Youth South Bank show and Fugazi Blueprint videos on the blogs latest updates, I can't stop watching them, ultra cool songs then and now... Back to blog...

Nirvana Goldwyns 23.10.90 up...

The hits are going through the roof. Thanks again for the views and cool comments both here and on the blog...

last bump for now. some incredible gigs up...

Podcast influenced by my gig blog up at http://midnightpunk.podomatic.com

Which record shop? PF? Or Sf/Temp/Other?

Did Goldwyn’s become The Foundry before getting 'regenerated'?)

Yes, Goldwyns did become The Foundary I think. It was kind of around the back from Edwards No.8 but bigger and kind of more physically underground.
Record Shop (an indie) : Full Time 1994 - 2001.

dude, this is a flashback to a time, when music still meant something. sniff... I'm getting nostalgic.:-)

Thanks, they sure were good times. I'll get up to the present day soon hopefully on the blog...

Just added a bit folks, up to Beastie Boys 1992 gig at The Hummingbird, Birmingham.... I'll get to 2010 (Johnny Foreigner) if it kills me!

http://midnightpunk.wordpress.com

new theme, will resume blog shortly folks...

most of them were not free!

Your album one was alright.

This blog is good (slightly over-frequent JAGs aside)

back on this at last if anyones interested...

and again...

Updates in anyone wants a gander...

enjoy or ignore :-)

feel free to have a gander, any comments welcome...

sadly from '95... http://midnightpunk.wordpress.com

bump

bing

I've posted a few more today and will crack on with it over this week as i've got some time all of a sudden...

big jump in hits and comments, cheers DIS crew...

Just to add there's some new stuff up. Thanks.

quick World Cup bump, there's some footie stuff on ther too if you search around...check out Arie Haan...

just some new stuff up - have a gander if you like http://midnightpunk.wordpress.com

Some new posts up & my new band Blood Of Mary - from out first rehearsal - last night...

i'm updating the blog again folks...

most of the stuff up to now has been before 'our' time. There's probably more chance of stuff resonating now we're approaching the new millenium.

The odd bump for this is hardly the JAGathon that the indiediscs fella has been indulging in over the past few days/weeks.

Whatever. I've RSS-ed the blog. Job done.

Hi folks, thanks for the replies, appreciated. I'm updating the blog still and will probably get to the presnt day fairly quickly now as I start going to less and less gigs. Not time to get the slippers out just yet though...

What band Nuts N Gum?

just a new post for those that may be interested. Also as probably stated before, it's well worth going back to when it begins (the blog that is).... thanks.

brief update, more soon...

should have this finished soon...

and how they got worse and worse.

What music shop did you work in? Not Music Junction in SOlihull? That had a cake shop next door.....which I worked in!

It'll be a wrap soon. Thanks for all the hits, emails and comments, much appreciated. I'll have to go to more gigs I guess to keep this alive. Cheers folks...

makes me wish I'd kept track of every gig I've ever been to :(

After a year of posting on my gig blog - i'll have it finally finished tonight. I've really enjoyed writing it and all the comments from all over the place. Guess i'll have to attend more gigs in 2011...

i was in the tram after the one that derailed...turned out alright in end! great gig