Punk and New Wave thread.

Mad Eyed Screamer said:
John McGeogh was just amazing on the Banshees album Juju
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Completely agree. Mind you, I think the Banshees were criminally underrated on the whole anyway.

JuJu is a brilliant album.

I love that story about when the Bromley Contingent went to Paris to see the Pistols and got attacked by a load of Algerians. Most of the blokes melted but Siouxie stood her ground.

I think I might have fallen in love with her for that alone!

Was lucky enough to be a teenager working and living in London when punk all kicked off and managed to see pretty much all of the big names.

Good times.
 
SpursLoyal said:
Completely agree. Mind you, I think the Banshees were criminally underrated on the whole anyway.

JuJu is a brilliant album.

I love that story about when the Bromley Contingent went to Paris to see the Pistols and got attacked by a load of Algerians. Most of the blokes melted but Siouxie stood her ground.

I think I might have fallen in love with her for that alone!

Was lucky enough to be a teenager working and living in London when punk all kicked off and managed to see pretty much all of the big names.

Good times.
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When Siouxsie had her solo album out 10 years ago, she appeared on some Channel 4 programme coming from Manchester along with Hard Fi and Kate Nash.
I nanaged to get an AAA ticket but didnt want to stalk her....
Siouxsie did 2 numbers (and did them both twice, the show was recorded and shown the following week) anyway after Hard Fi played 70% of the audience fucked off despite pleas from the TV people to stay.
So Kate Nash closed the show and they asked us all to huddle up to make it look packed!
When she finished i turn around and Siouxsie is stood right behind me.... I melted.... And told her i had come to see her and the first time i saw her was the Elephant Fayre in Cornwall and she interupted me and said "1982"
"Yes" I replied and said I still have the ticket!
Her manager joined us and ahe said she was doing a tour and where should she play in Manchester. I said the Apollo would be too big but Academy 1 or definitely 2 be right size.
A month later the tour is announced and she played Academy 2.
We had to have phones switched off inside so sadly no picture :(
 
Mad Eyed Screamer said:
When Siouxsie had her solo album out 10 years ago, she appeared on some Channel 4 programme coming from Manchester along with Hard Fi and Kate Nash.
I nanaged to get an AAA ticket but didnt want to stalk her....
Siouxsie did 2 numbers (and did them both twice, the show was recorded and shown the following week) anyway after Hard Fi played 70% of the audience fucked off despite pleas from the TV people to stay.
So Kate Nash closed the show and they asked us all to huddle up to make it look packed!
When she finished i turn around and Siouxsie is stood right behind me.... I melted.... And told her i had come to see her and the first time i saw her was the Elephant Fayre in Cornwall and she interupted me and said "1982"
"Yes" I replied and said I still have the ticket!
Her manager joined us and ahe said she was doing a tour and where should she play in Manchester. I said the Apollo would be too big but Academy 1 or definitely 2 be right size.
A month later the tour is announced and she played Academy 2.
We had to have phones switched off inside so sadly no picture :(
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Banshees played MCR Apollo mate, saw them twice there between 80-84. Not seen them since. Must do so whilst they are still performing.
 
BlueMoonRisin' said:
Banshees played MCR Apollo mate, saw them twice there between 80-84. Not seen them since. Must do so whilst they are still performing.
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*glances over at his framed tickets*
15th June 84
15th October 85
13th September 88

Doubt they will play again...not sure how amicable Siouxsie and Budgie's divorce was and Severin has been quite ill for a while
 
Mad Eyed Screamer said:
When Siouxsie had her solo album out 10 years ago, she appeared on some Channel 4 programme coming from Manchester along with Hard Fi and Kate Nash.
I nanaged to get an AAA ticket but didnt want to stalk her....
Siouxsie did 2 numbers (and did them both twice, the show was recorded and shown the following week) anyway after Hard Fi played 70% of the audience fucked off despite pleas from the TV people to stay.
So Kate Nash closed the show and they asked us all to huddle up to make it look packed!
When she finished i turn around and Siouxsie is stood right behind me.... I melted.... And told her i had come to see her and the first time i saw her was the Elephant Fayre in Cornwall and she interupted me and said "1982"
"Yes" I replied and said I still have the ticket!
Her manager joined us and ahe said she was doing a tour and where should she play in Manchester. I said the Apollo would be too big but Academy 1 or definitely 2 be right size.
A month later the tour is announced and she played Academy 2.
We had to have phones switched off inside so sadly no picture :(
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Funnily enough I saw her on the Mantaray tour at a venue in Charing Cross Road. The name escapes me now but it used to be called the Sundown which is where I saw the Pistols in 1976.

The Sundown was a disco that had a gay night which I imagine the Bromley lot used to frequent which is probably why the Pistols ended up playing there.
 
SpursLoyal said:
Funnily enough I saw her on the Mantaray tour at a venue in Charing Cross Road. The name escapes me now but it used to be called the Sundown which is where I saw the Pistols in 1976.

The Sundown was a disco that had a gay night which I imagine the Bromley lot used to frequent which is probably why the Pistols ended up playing there.
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Was that called Louise's?
They all used to pile in there at the time.
Saw Siouxsie in Manchester and also Hyde Park on same bill as Morrissey, Courteeners and others (New York Dolls I think)
 
Mad Eyed Screamer said:
Was that called Louise's?
They all used to pile in there at the time.
Saw Siouxsie in Manchester and also Hyde Park on same bill as Morrissey, Courteeners and others (New York Dolls I think)
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Louise's doesn't ring a bell mate.

I was a very frequent visitor to the Lyceum. Was close to where I worked so saw bands like The Damned, The Clash, The Ruts, Adam and the Ants (s&m phase) there. Also saw plenty of Ska bands there like The Specials (might have been their first London gig, not sure), The Body Snatchers etc etc.

Looking back I was quite lucky. Right place right time.
 
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