The perpetual gig listing

[stuhuggett]

Right, assuming this will be of some use/interest to people other than myself, I'm posting up lists of all the gigs I've ever attended (a list I've kept in the back of whichever address book I'm using at the time). I'll keep updating these posts with further details and events, when I can be bothered. Add any of your own lists or reminiscences if you wish.

PART ONE: Bexhill College and University of Hertfordshire: 1989 - June 1995

1989? The Blues Band (Paul Jones etc), White Rock Theatre, Hastings.
1990 Jools Holland's Big Band/29 Psalms, White Rock Theatre, Hastings.
1990 The Charlatans/Intastella, The Event, Brighton.
1990 Depeche Mode/Electribe 101, Wembley Arena, London.
1990? Battle of the Bands contest, Hastings Pier (inc. Strangelove - not the later Food Records act of course, The Boomerang Birds).
1991 The Farm/Top, The Event, Brighton.
1991 Ride/Slowdive/Flight ?, Town & Country Club, London.
1991 The Paris Angels/The Starlings, Uxbridge University.
1991? Fat & Frantic/?, YMCA, Hastings.
1991 Carter The Unstoppable Sex Machine, HMV, Oxford St, London. [Instore gig, promoting their Bloodsports For All single. Ironically, the subsequent signing session got stopped]
1991 Big Audio Dynamite 2, Hastings Pier [DJ Andrew Weatherall]
1991? Rancid Sheep/Tuxedo Sam/Full Frontal Nudity, Bexhill Leisure Centre.
Aug1991 Reading Festival ["The Year That Punk Broke"]
21Dec1991 Food Christmas Party (Jesus Jones/Blur/Diesel Park West/Sensitize/Whirlpool), Brixton Academy, London. [Whirlpool became Creation Records act Heavy Stereo, before Gem Archer joined Oasis]
1992 Rollercoaster tour (The Jesus & Mary Chain/Blur/ My Bloody Valentine/Dinosaur Jr), Brighton Centre.
1989 - 1992 As well as the persistent Tuxedo Sam and Full Frontal Nudity, other Bexhill College bands we saw playing regularly at this time included Victoria's Child (in rehearsal), PJ Blue & the Players and The Innocence; plus quite a few adult pub-rock & blues groups who I no longer recall clearly. It wasn't until my final year at University that I started trying to put these acts down on paper, so there's quite a few gaps in my memory of where we went.
1992 Hug, University of Hertfordshire - Wall Hall gym, Aldenham. [Not the Kitchenware Records act of the time, as I was hoping]
1992? Chuggaboom, University of Hertfordshire. [My mind's blank on this one]
1992 The Hinnies/The Cuckoos/Tabitha Zu, University Of Hertfordshire, Hatfield. [The toungue-in-cheek Strollercoaster tour, compered by ex-Carter USM sidekick Jon Fat Beast]
1992? Mike Fab Gear and the Permissive Society, University Of Hertfordshire, Hatfield.
Aug1992 Reading Festival.
26Nov1992 The Popguns/Heaven Sent, The Crypt, Hastings.
Dec1992 The Wedding Present/Moonshake/Tse Tse Fly, Brixton Academy, London.
17Feb1993 Senseless Things/Mambo Taxi/Fret Blanket, The Junction, Cambridge. [Mambo Taxi signed my Prom Queen 7", yay!]
1993 Manic Street Preachers/Credit To The Nation/ Blaggers ITA, Corn Exchange, Cambridge. [United Colours Of Frustration tour]
1993 Revenge/Northside, Marquee, London [Billed with the slogan "Fac it, Hacienda it" - Factory Records had recently gone bankrupt]
Jun1993 Cambridge Strawberry Fayre (inc. Ultramarine/John Otway/Trans-Global Underground/ RDF/The Bhundu Boys/Heaven From Art/Tofu Love Frogs)
Jun1993 Glastonbury Festival.
Jun1993 Heavenly/Even As We Speak/Boyracer, Powerhaus, London. [Sarah Records evening. I left some Cat Food fanzines in the foyer before the gig, and found most of them chucked in the bin after!]
1993 The Cranberries/Silver/Darling Heart, Camden Underworld, London. [The Cranberries were still a John Peel band at this time]
1993 Biker Scout, The Crypt, Hastings. [Biker Scout were Lee Hume, Daniel Gorst, Paul Mitchell and Dean Adams, a post-Duplo band]
1993 Radio 1 Roadshow, seafront, Eastbourne (inc. mimed performances from Little Angels and Jesus Jones).
Aug1993 Reading Festival.
1993 Pop Will Eat Itself, The Forum, Hatfield.
1993 Sarah Records Christmas Party (Heavenly/The Orchids/Blueboy/Secret Shine/Action Painting!/ Boyracer), The Thekla, Bristol.
24Jan1994 NME Awards gig (The Boo Radleys/Pulp/ Credit To The Nation/One Dove/Voodoo Queens), The Forum, London.
1994 Anti Nazi League Carnival (inc. Manic Street Preachers/Credit To The Nation/Billy Bragg/S*M*A*S*H/ Incognito/The Levellers), Brockwell Park, London. [Billy Bragg and S*M*A*S*H also played together on the back of a truck on the demonstration march towards the park. Petra, Carrie and I can all be seen in photos in the subsequent NME issue, a few years before we knew each other]
Jun1994 Glastonbury Festival.
Sep1994 Robert Forster & Grant McLennan, Tower Records, Picadilly, London. [Instore gig, chanced upon en route to the following:]
Sep1994 Reverend Horton Heat, Mean Fiddler, London.
Sep1994 The Flying Medallions, The Crypt, Hastings.
15Oct1994 Laika, Rough Trade Shop, Covent Garden, London. [Instore gig]
12Nov1994 The Pop Tarts/Ventral/Quadpeace/ Shinecello/Pigs & Lions/Your Mum's Cunt, University of Hertfordshire - Wall Hall bar, Aldenham. [Billed as the Wall Hall Pop Festival]
28Dec1994 Quadpeace/Shinecello/Marcus Sullivan/Andy Neil, University of Hertfordshire - Wall Hall bar, Aldenham. [Fundraiser for the No More Hiroshimas campaign, and an early solo gig for Marcus]
07Jan1995 Do The Moog, The Crypt, Hastings.
28Jan1995 Bandit Queen, The Crypt, Hastings.
14Feb1995 Fetus Eaters (inc. members of Ventral and Shinecello)/Andy Neil, University of Hertfordshire - Wall Hall bar, Aldenham.
15Feb1995 Springfield Gorge/Shinecello/Dagobah, Fleece & Firkin, Bristol.
28Feb1995 Mary Lou Lord, Rough Trade Shop, Covent Garden, London [Instore gig]
18Mar1995 The Weekenders, Rough Trade Shop, Covent Garden, London. [Instore gig]
22Apr1995 Flicker Noise, The Crypt, Hastings.
1995? Quadpeace/Ventral, Rock Garden, London.
Jun1995 Glastonbury Festival.
1992-1995 On many other drunken nights at University of Hertfordshire's Wall Hall campus (in either its old or new bars, and once in the grounds of the Otterspool lodge), I'd have seen several more gigs by Shinecello, Ventral, Quadpeace, Fetus Eaters, and other acts such as our friend Paul (Pigs & Lions), a big-band Clare Story joined, and perennial boozy nudists Naked Sumo. Inevitably, the details escape me...

[stuhuggett]

PART TWO: Hastings: June 1995 - Dec 1999.

08Jul1995 Heavy Stereo/Embassy, The Crypt, Hastings.
19Jul1995 Cornershop/Wormhole/Twister, The Crypt, Hastings. [6AM Jullandar Shere -era Cornershop, still reckoned by many of us to be the finest gig we've ever seen at The Crypt]
05Aug1995 Sidi Bou Said, The Crypt, Hastings.
19Aug1995 Ridding Festival (inc. Scout/The Ital Jets/ Clare & Greg/5 Mile Island/Shinecello/Barleymow), Catsfield. [5 Mile Island were Michael and Marcus' current band, Clare Murphy & Greg Mulhearn then formed the Warehouse Dolls]
28Aug1995 Sarah Records farewell party (Heavenly/Blueboy/The Orchids/Harvey Williams/Secret Shine/Boyracer/Brighter), The Thekla, Bristol.
15Sep1995 Velcro/Sulk/Smiling Hybrid/Warehouse Dolls/opening set collaboration by 2 members of above bands, Hastings Exhibition Centre, The Bourne, Hastings.
16Sep1995 The Morgans, The Crypt, Hastings.
23Sep1995 Fluffy, The Crypt, Hastings.
29Sep1995 Volume, Rough Trade Shop, Covent Garden, London. [Instore gig. This was a bit of a one-off gig by members of Azalia Snail, Truman's Water and Coping Saw (a band formed by Karren from Ablaze! zine)]
19Oct1995 China Drum/Honeycrack, The Crypt, Hastings.
16Nov1995 The Real People/Big Aura, The Crypt, Hastings.
20Nov1995 The Wedding Present/Spectrasonic, The Crypt, Hastings.
13Dec1995 Sultans Of Ping/Big Aura/Mint 400, The Crypt, Hastings.
31Dec1995 Summer, Cherrys, St Leonards.
10Feb1996 Bang Bang Machine, The Crypt, Hastings.
20Feb1996 Smiling Hybrid/Warehouse Dolls/Pants, The Crypt, Hastings. [Around this time, I'd joined Warehouse Dolls as keyboard player, but never even rehearsed with them. I did get to go clothes shopping with Clare and Kath in Brighton though, and would help to drink the rider at gigs like this]
29Feb1996 Done Lying Down/Latimer, The Crypt, Hastings.
16Mar1996 Pillbox, The Crypt, Hastings.
21Mar1996 Geneva, The Crypt, Hastings.
28Mar1996 Catatonia, The Crypt, Hastings. [Catatonia, before the hits, welcomed us backstage and let us share their rider. I got a kiss from Cerys Matthews, and their set-list signed for me in Welsh, which I've never translated. It probably says "Fuck off and stop drinking our beer, you irritating hick"]
03Apr1996 Smiling Hybrid/Pants/My Astro Lover, The Crypt, Hastings.
04Apr1996 Cable, The Crypt, Hastings.
11Apr1996 Tiny Monroe, The Crypt, Hastings.
18Apr1996 Big Aura/Subwave, The Crypt, Hastings.
01May1996 J-Pac/Smiling Hybrid, The Crypt, Hastings.
11May1996 Telstar Ponies/Rollerskate Skinny, The Crypt, Hastings.
16May1996 The Longpigs/Embassy, The Crypt, Hastings. [The Longpigs' star was rising at this point, and I nearly got lynched by being very drunk and heckling them, mainly because I took exception to their double-decker tourbus parked outside in Havelock Road]
01Jun1996 The Nubiles, The Crypt, Hastings. [I've got the setlist to this one, fuck knows why]
05Jun1996 Nancy Boy/Charlie's Angels, The Crypt, Hastings. [The night before my birthday. Charlie's Angels were fantastic, but then I got very drunk and fell asleep beside the stage, waking up a bit later with Donovan Leitch shouting in my face]
07Jun1996 Mansun/Soda, The Crypt, Hastings.
13Jun1996 Furball, The Crypt, Hastings.
20Jun1996 Jonti, The Crypt, Hastings.
11Jul1996 Hopper, The Crypt, Hastings.
13Jul1996 The Flying Medallions, The Crypt, Hastings.
Jul1996 Phoenix Festival, Long Marsden, Staffs.
05Aug1996 Bawl/Number One Cup/Davey/Daddy Beano, The Crypt, Hastings.
07Sep1996 Ridding Festival (inc. Conditioner/X-Ether/ The Ital Jets/Valkyrie/Scout/Strychnine/Muggawug/ Pants/Rachel Fisher/Catnip), Catsfield. [Bits of most of these acts were captured on video. X-Ether were Michael and Marcus' current band, Strychnine were Warehouse Dolls under a new name (maybe as an excuse not to have to keep me in the band!), Muggawug were shortly to become Toyskin. They'd probably be very pleased if their version of Smells Like Teen Spirit on that night escaped being caught on the video. No such luck!]
12Sep1996 Pullover, The Crypt, Hastings. [Long-forgotten Fierce Panda act Pullover also filmed the video for their single Caravan in Hastings (it got on The ITV Chart Show though), joining a not-very-elite list of pop videos made in the town, including Dollar's Oh L'Amour, Squeeze's Our Summer, Kingmaker's Queen Jane, and that Seahorses one. Any more suggestions?]
14Sep1996 Cat Ballou, The Crypt, Hastings.
16Sep1996 Cable/Groop Dogdrill/My Astro Lover, The Crypt, Hastings.
27Sep1996 Catnip, George Street Hall, Hastings.
08Oct1996 Catnip/Fluffy/Shiner/Strychnine, The Crypt, Hastings.
10Oct1996 White Trash, The Crypt, Hastings.
21Oct1996 Nosedive/Trouser Complex/Shinecello, The Forum, Tunbridge Wells. [Shinecello came last against two dire groups in this Battle of the Bands. The beginning of my hate-affair with Tunbridge Wells]
30Oct1996 Catnip/Strychnine/My Astro Lover, The Crypt, Hastings.
02Nov1996 My Astro Lover/Go Bear!Go!/Toyskin/Charlie, George Street Hall, Hastings. [We got drunk, and carried on to the following gig-]
02Nov1996 Symposium, The Crypt, Hastings.
03Nov1996 The Liars, First In Last Out, Hastings. [Actually the second of two gigs I'd seen them play there, don't recall when the first was. Of course, this is a local group, not the later US/Australian group on Blast First]
08Nov1996 Sissy Bar/The Tin Apes/Shinecello, Bull & Gate, Kentish Town, London.
10Nov1996 Low/Trembling Blue Stars, Camden Underworld, London.
20Nov1996 The Warm Jets/Low Art Thrill, The Crypt, Hastings.
21Nov1996 Iguanahead, The Crypt, Hastings. [At least, I think it was them (ex-Tuxedo Sam). All I recall is more merciless heckling 'cos it was all covers]
23Nov1996 Silver Sun, The Crypt, Hastings.
30Nov1996 Dweeb, The Crypt, Hastings.
14Dec1996 Tiger, The Crypt, Hastings.
1996/7? The Candyskins, The Crypt, Hastings.
20Feb1997 Acacia/Daddy Beano/Strychnine, The Crypt, Hastings.
21Mar1997 My Astro Lover, George Street Hall, Hastings.
23Mar1997 A, The Crypt, Hastings.
05Apr1997 Solar Race, The Crypt, Hastings.
10Apr1997 Lig, The Crypt, Hastings.
12Apr1997 The Pecadillos/Don, The Crypt, Hastings.
30Apr1997 Strychnine, The Crypt, Hastings.
08May1997 Tiny Too, The Crypt, Hastings.
05Jun1997 Real TV, The Crypt, Hastings.
06Jun1997 Pet Shop Boys/Murray Lachlan Young, Savoy Theatre, London.
16Jun1997 Catnip (acoustic), The Street, Hastings.
23Jun1997 Strychnine (Clare & Greg & 2-piece string section), The Street, Hastings.
Jun1997 Glastonbury Festival.
26Jul1997 Ridding Festival (Catnip/Azatzl/The Ital Jets/Shinecello/The Crayons/Tinkerbell/Rachel Fisher/Crome Yellow (acoustic)/Scout), Catsfield.
04Aug1997 Straw, The Street, Hastings.
10Aug1997 Iguanahead, RNLI Beach Concert, Hastings.
11Aug1997 Tampasm/Big Aura, The Crypt, Hastings. [Simultaneous gig with- )
11Aug1997 My Astro Lover/Toyskin, The Street, Hastings. [Also billed: Bubba]
18Aug1997 Cage Theory, The Street, Hastings.
30Aug1997 Dweeb, The Crypt, Hastings.
17Sep1997 2K, The Barbican, London. [The KLF comeback gig]
20Oct1997 Flex/The Crayons, Harpers, Hastings.
01Nov1997 The Dust Junkys, The Crypt, Hastings.
20Nov1997 Other Words poetry evening (inc. Seething Wells/The Crayons (acoustic)/Tommy Lake/Paul Nelson/ Bill Wyatt), Harpers, Hastings.
22Nov1997 The O, The Crypt, Hastings.
24Nov1997 Azatzl/Flex/Toyskin, The Crypt, Hastings.
02Dec1997 The Beekeepers, Student Union Bar, Lampeter University.
06Dec1997 Mover, The Crypt, Hastings.

24Aug1998 Emily & Madeline (Milla), Harpers, Hastings.
30Aug1998 Reading Festival (Sunday only).
05Sep1998 The Ital Jets/The Rains, The Crypt, Hastings. [The Ital Jets recorded on tape]
07Nov1998 Sona Fariq/My Drug Hell, The Crypt, Hastings.
30Nov1998 Flex/Core (possibly Cove), The Crypt, Hastings.
28Dec1998 The Crayons/Phoenix, The Crypt, Hastings. [Probably not Phoenix, the French group, of a few years later]
27Jan1999 Flex, Frenchs, Hastings.
14Mar1999 Angel Underground night (inc.Diamond Lil/Tim, Ruby & Greg (later White Visitation)/Madeline Milla/Ellen Cherry/The Ital Jets), Harpers, Hastings. [Some recorded on tape]
05Apr1999 Infect/Cage Theory/Left For Dead. The Crypt, Hastings.
23-25Apr1999 Bowlie (inc. Belle & Sebastian/Flaming Lips/Vic Godard/Dean & Sean (Luna)/Mercury Rev/ Teenage Fanclub/Mogwai/The Pastels/Broadcast/ Looper/AC Acoustics), Pontins, Camber Sands.
08May1999 The Fall/Rico, The Crypt, Hastings.
12May1999 The Crayons, Harpers, Hastings.
30May1999 The Flying Medallions/Left For Dea/Salena Saliva, The Crypt, Hastings.
12Jun1999 dBh, The Crypt, Hastings.
13Jun1999 Puwash, Frenchs, Hastings.
19Jun1999 The Vegastones, The Crypt, Hastings.
03Jul1999 Platform, The Crypt, Hastings.
31Jul1999 Ridding Festival (The Crayons/Toyskin/The HAMMS/Azatzl/The Ital Jets/Ellen Cherry/The (Chemical) Raising Agents/Some Wankers/Autojoy), Catsfield.
18Aug1999 Autojoy/The Cage Theory, The Crypt, Hastings.
24Aug1999 The Sneaker Pimps/ROC, The Crypt, Hastings.
13Oct1999 Tom Hingley (ex-Inspiral Carpets)/Joe Clements, The Street, Hastings.
23Nov1999 Coldplay/Bellatrix, The Crypt, Hastings [Still somewhat of a Fierce Panda night, Coldplay just building up to the release of their first EP for Parlophone]
29Oct1999 Azatzl/Lexicon/Coburn, The Freebutt, Brighton.
Oct1999 Pugwash, High Street traders' party, Hastings.
31Oct1999 Elvis Knelvis, FUBAR, Hastings.
03Nov1999 Flex, FUBAR, Hastings.
17Nov1999 Fuzz Lightyear, FUBAR, Hastings.
01Dec1999 10-5 Neuton/Cove, FUBAR, Hastings.
08Dec1999 Madeline Milla w' Joe & Rosalind, Harpers, Hastings.
17Dec1999 The Toni Sky Quartet (ex-Toyskin)/Tim & Greg (& Dan), De La Warr Pavillion, Bexhill.
18Dec1999 Salena Saliva & the PC Collective, The Crypt, Hastings. [At this gig, Rachel Fisher & I sold a package containing our two zines (Angel Underground and Quality Shox) and the I Do Like To Be Beside The Seaside compilation tape]

[mooominmama]

part two! what a beauty!
so so so many memories!
thanx stu

[stuhuggett]

PART THREE: Coastline and onwards: Jan 2000 - Dec 2004.

15Jan2000 The Crayons, The Crypt, Hastings.
19Jan2000 HIV benefit (Olivia Spleen/Azatzl/The Ital Jets/Ellen Cherry/ S/W), FUBAR, Hastings. [The Ital Jets final gig. Oliva assembled an impromptu band from the crowd to back his poetry reading]
22Jan2000 Cage Theory, The Crypt, Hastings.
30Jan2000 Local Heroes, First In Last Out, Hastings.
02Feb2000 The Crayons, FUBAR, Hastings.
16Feb2000 Azatzl, FUBAR, Hastings.
28Feb2000 China Blue/The Downs/Ellen Cherry, The Lift, Brighton.
19Mar2000 Pugwash, The London Trader, Hastings.
01Apr2000 Loki, The Crypt, Hastings.
07-09Apr2000 All Tomorrow's Parties, Pontins, Camber Sands.
21Apr2000 Azatzl/Maslow/Cape Canaveral, Ray Tindle Centre, Brighton.
22Apr2000 Dust Byte/Beachy Head, The Crypt, Hastings. [Beachy Head later changed their name to Easyworld and signed to Fierce Panda, then Jive]
26Apr2000 Joshua Tree (aka Joshua Springs), FUBAR, Hastings.
03May2000 Cage Theory/Me, The Crypt, Hastings. [There used to be a Moonflowers-type band called Me, this wasn't them]
06May2000 Lure Luxx/Lingua Franca/Azatzl, Hanover Centre, Brighton.
10May2000 The Crayons, FUBAR, Hastings. [/li][li]
13May2000 The Dum Dums, The Crypt, Hastings.
20May2000 Monkey 7, FUBAR, Hastings. [/li][li]
31May2000 Flex, FUBAR, Hastings. [/li][li]
03Jun2000 Blonde Redhead/Black Heart Procession/Billy Mahonie, Highbury Garage, London.
15Jun2000 Lowgold/Whispering Bob/Trim District, The Monarch, Camden, London.
23-25Jun2000 Glastonbury Festival.
07Jun2000 Azatzl, FUBAR, Hastings. [/li][li]
05Jul2000 Ddb, FUBAR, Hastings. [/li][li]
10Jul2000 Angel Underground evening (Rachel Fisher/ Rosalind & friends/Richard Evans/Madeline Milla), Biggles, St Leonards.
30Jul2000 Sleater-Kinney/Mary Timony, Brighton Pavilion.
30Aug2000 Delicate AWOL/Understudy, FUBAR, Hastings. [/li][li]
14Oct2000 Spearmint/Keane, The Crypt, Hastings. [An early Hastings gig by the 4-piece line-up of Keane]
18Oct2000 Mama Josie & the Alleykatz, FUBAR, Hastings. [/li][li]
25Oct2000 The Phobics, FUBAR, Hastings. [/li][li]
29Oct2000 Resurrection, FUBAR, Hastings. [John "Nick Cotton" Altman's band!]
19Nov2000 Kinagro, The Tubman, Hastings.
12Nov2000 Mama Josie's birthday party (inc. The Alleykatz/Adeline/White Visitation/Bubba etc), Harpers, Hastings.
13Nov2000 Wishful Drinking, Harpers, Hastings.
22Nov2000 The Uninvited/Malowski, FUBAR, Hastings.[/li][li]
23Nov2000 ...And You Will Know Us By The Trail Of Dead/The Action Time, Concorde 2, Brighton.
30Nov2000 Grandaddy/Lowgold, Shepherds Bush Empire, London. [Missed the opening group, Elbow]
14Dec2000 Donkey Kong Jr, The Tubman, Hastings. [Recorded on minidisc]
15Dec2000 Danny, Jenny Lind, Hastings.
17Dec2000 Pugwash, Frenchs, Hastings.
20Dec2000 Mama Josie's All-Stars, Frenchs, Hastings.
27Jan2001 Cosmic Rough Riders/Grand Western, The Crypt, Hastings.
17Mar2000 The Experimental Pop Band/Electrelane, the Crypt, Hastings.
08Apr2001 Beatles Day 2, Marina Pavilion, St Leonards.
07May2001 Open mike night (inc. Oliva Spleen, Tim Hoyte, Dean & Michael, Petra Davis, Marcus, Kim Wan, Claire Hamill, Andy Warren, Adeline, Mimi Goddard, many others), Harpers, Hastings.
21May2001 Aerogramme/Life Without Buildings, The Lift, Brighton. [Life Without Buildings were without their singer, and played an instrumental set]
03Jun2001 Trembling Blue Stars/Fosca, The Lift, Brighton.
15Jul2001 Shambolica - Coastline Records farewell party (Duplo/Shinecello/Azatzl/Oliva Spleen/Ellen Cherry/ Donkey Kong Jr/Trophy Wife), FUBAR, Hastings. [Trophy Wife was Rachel Fisher. Most of the evening's sets recorded on minidisc]
05Aug2001 RNLI Beach Cocert, Hastings (i.c Sean Curtis, Rude Knot To, Ugenix, Hastings Borough Bonfire Monster Drums, Better Days). [Followed by: ]
05Aug2001 Better Days, London Trader, Hastings.
30Sep2001 Mama Josie & the Alleykatz, London Trader, Hastings.
07Oct2001 Faust, Concorde 2, Brighton.
14Oct2001 Madeline Milla/Oliva Spleen/Linda Murray Band/Kinagro/Jonathan Martin, Harpers, Hastings.
29Oct2001 Claire Hamill (& daughter)/Tim Hoyte & Marcus, Harpers, Hastings.
05Nov2001 Open mic (inc. Dean & Michael, Marcus, Tim Hoyte, etc), Harpers, Hastings.
12Nov2001 Mama Josie, Harpers, Hastings.
24Nov2001 Donkey Kong Jr, Jenny Lind, Hastings.
26Nov2001 Yast & friends, Harpers, Hastings.
01Dec2001 Alfie Bernardi, Jenny Lind, Hastings.
13Dec2001 Stereolab/Fugu, Concorde 2, Brighton.
14Dec2001 Donkey Kong Jr/Tim Hoyte, Jenny Lind, Hastings.
21Dec2001 Glass Eye (singer-songwriter showcase, inc. Madeline Milla, Jonathan Martin, Alfie Bernardi etc), Jenny Lind, Hastings.
09Jan2002 Donkey Kong Jr/Alfie Bernardi, Smugglers, Hastings.
14Jan2002 Donkey Kong Jr/Del (single launch for The Candys' Monitor Rock), The Tubman, Hastings.
15Feb2002 Tom Palmer, Smugglers, Hastings.
26Feb2002 Donkey Kong Kr, Harpers, Hastings.
02Mar2002 Donkey Kong Jr, Jenny Lind, Hastings.
26Mar2002 The Eighties Matchbox B-Line Disaster (Punk Trap club night), Volks, Brighton.
13Apr2002 Donkey Kong Jr, Jenny Lind, Hastings.
14Apr2002 Mama Josie, London Trader, Hastings.
15Apr2002 The Candys (video shoot for Queen Of Perfection single), The Crypt, Hastings.
19-21Apr2002 All Tomorrow's Parties, Pontins, Camber Sands.
22Apr2002 Donkey Kong Jr, Harpers, Hastings.
28Apr2002 Neil Young Day (event for Alfie's birthday), Smugglers, Hastings.
27May2002 Madeline Milla, Smugglers, Hastings.
01Jun2002 The Catheters, Crypt, Hastings. [At last, the new Seattle comes to "the New Seattle"!]
05Jun2002 Deeper Territory/The Candys/Mookie/Moot, The Crypt, Hastings.
23Jun2002 Southern FM Party In The Park (inc. Blue, Sophie Ellis Bextor, etc), Preston Park, Brighton.
07Jul2002 Donkey Kong Jr/Tim Hoyte, Jenny Lind, Hastings.
13Jul2002 Fatboy Slim's Big Beach Boutique 2, Brighton.
28Jul2002 Tindersticks, James Yorkston, Orka (part of Panoramic festival), De La Warr Pavilion, Bexhill.
05Aug2002 Donkey Kong Jr/Tim Hoyte, Smugglers, Hastings.
10Aug2002 Iguanahead, Pisarros, Hastings.
17Aug2002 Glass Eye 2 (inc. Dean, Marcus, Kim Wan, Madeline & Rufus, Tim Hoyte, Alfie & Marcus, Jonathan Martin, Step Murray w' Jonathan, Madeline & Dean, etc.), Jenny Lind, Hastings.
31Aug2002 The Crayons (part of Homegrown event), St Mary-in-the-Castle, Hastings.
01Nov2002 Stendec/Urban Myth/Laptop Ensemble, Club Quiet, Marlborough Theatre, Brighton. [Stendec here being Rashamon under a previous name, rather than the Expanding Records act]
02Dec2002 Donkey Kong Jr/Tim Hoyte, Jenny Lind, Hastings.
03Nov2002 Mama Josie, London Trader, Hastings.
17Dec2002 The Eighties Matchbox B-Line Disaster/the Guillotines/Castro/Accelerator/Miss Pain, Concorde 2, Brighton.
27Dec2002 Donkey Kong Jr/Tim Hoyte, Smugglers, Hastings.
23Feb2003 Tim Hoyte w' Marcus & Dean, Smugglers, Hastings.
25Mar2003 Monster Bobby/Stendec, Spirit Of Gravity, Freebutt, Brighton.
30Mar2003 Rufus Stone/Donkey Kong Jr, Smugglers, Hastings.
01Apr2003 The Prison Bitches/The Motherfuckers, Smugglers, Hastings.
04-06Apr2003 All Tomorrow's Parties, Pontins, Camber Sands.
15Apr2003 Electrelane/Scout Niblett, Freebutt, Brighton.
24Apr2003 Donkey Kong Jr, Harpers, Hastings.
26Apr2003 Ye Wiles/Rude Bones/Ska Gal & the Hands of Ra/The House Of Love, Forum, Tunbridge Wells. [This gig actually happened: 80's Creation legends The House Of Love play a low-key comeback gig bottom of the bill to a bunch of English and Japanese ska bands! Guess you had to be there...]
28Apr2003 Alfie Bernardi, Hastings Arms, Hastings.
05May2003 Madeline Milla (w' Salena Saliva, Rufus Stone & Mama Josie)/Donkey Kong Jr, Smugglers, Hastings. [Donkey Kong Jr gig gets hi-jacked by ensemble singalong, in Jack In The Green high-spirits]
07May2003 Rashamon, Not Clickable, The Foundry, London.
10-11May2003 Glass Eye 5 (inc. Marcus, Tim Hoyte, Alfie Bernardi, Rufus Stone etc on Day One, andDean, Mumm-Ra, Kim Wan etc on Day Two), Smugglers, Hastings.
15May2003 Clearlake/The Delays, Audiocandy, Brass Monkey (formerly FUBAR), Hastings
26May2003 Minimal Impact/Rashamon, Spirit Of Gravity, Prince Albert, Brighton.
27May2003 Kutchi/Shitmat/Waxed Apple, Spirit Of Gravity, Freebutt, Brighton.
29May2003 Launch of Oliva Spleen's Depravikazi novel (also inc. Salena Saliva, Madeline Milla), Harpers, Hastings.
02Jun2003 Open mic (inc. Tim Hoyte, Jamie Tarrant etc), Harpers, Hastings.
15Jun2003 Donkey Kong Jr/Tim Hoyte, Smugglers, Hastings. [With a bonus performance from Dean & Rufus in their Motherfuckers guise, as happened quite often at this time]
26Jun2003 Donkey Kong Jr/Tim Hoyte, Brass Monkey, Hastings.
28Jun2003 Para Musical Ensemble/Donkey Kong Jr/Hot Roddy Ramshaw, Club Quiet, Marlborough Theatre, Brighton.
01Jul2003 Dean & Marcus/Alfie Bernardi, Harpers, Hastings.
04Jul2003 Mama Josie etc, Harpers, Hastings.
18Jul2003 Placard London Heaphones Festival, State 51, London.
20Jul2003 Alfie Bernardi etc, Smugglers, Hastings.
22Jul2003 Waxed Apple/Rashamon/Malformed Animal Glitch (Malevich & Minimal Impact), Spirit Of Gravity, Freebutt, Brighton.
24Jul2003 Donkey Kong Jr, Audiocandy, Brass Monkey, Hastings.
14Aug2003 Mower, Audiocandy, Brass Monkey, Hastings.
10Sep2003 Donkey Kong Jr, Smugglers, Hastings.
18Sep2003 Lo Fidelity Allstars (dj set), Audiocandy, Brass Monkey, Hastings.
23Sep2003 Chevron/Shitmat/Urban Myth, Spirit Of Gravity, Freebutt, Brighton.
10Oct2003 The Futureheads/Beverley, The Crypt, Hastings.
15Oct2003 Dean & Del, Smugglers, Hastings.
23Oct2003 Rufus Stone/The Motherfuckers, Donkey Kong Jr, Smugglers, Hastings.
24Oct2003 Snow Patrol/Mumm-ra, The Crypt, Hastings. [Not the first time we'd seen Snow Patrol, but we all went down, expecting we'd probably never hear from them again. They came down Harpers with us afterwards, and then on to the basement too. Then Run came out...]
31Oct2003 Rufus, Marcus, Bill & Steve, Harpers, Hastings.
17Nov2003 Donkey Kong Jr/Gemma, Smugglers, Hastings.
20Nov2003 One Above Nothing/Teasing Lulu, Unscene, Heroes, Hastings.
01Dec2003 Tim Hoyte/Dean w' Rufus, Smugglers, Hastings.
15Dec2003 Bad Manners, The Crypt, Hastings.
23Dec2003 Umi Umi/Blank Faced Babies/The Eighty-Eights/Undertow/Mumm-ra, Audiocandy Xmas Party, The Crypt, Hastings.
29Dec2003 Donkey Kong Jr, Harpers, Hastings.
09Jan2004 Rufus Stone etc, Smugglers, Hastings.
22Jan2004 The Eighty-Eights, Audiocandy, Brass Monkey, Hastings.
24Jan2004 Phat Funk (ie Rufus Stone, Jo Brooks etc), Brass Monkey, Hastings.
01Feb2004 Donkey Kong Jr/Mumm-ra, Smugglers, Hastings.
02Mar2004 Yo La Tengo/Gorkys Zygotic Mynci, Corn Exchange, Brighton.
07Mar2004 Stereolab/To Rococo Rot, Concorde 2, Brighton.
22Mar2004 Rashamon/Komuso/Monster Bobby, Spirit Of Gravity, Freebutt, Brighton.
26-28Mar2004 All Tomorrow's Parties, Pontins, Camber Sands.
02-04Apr2004 All Tomorrow's Parties, Pontins, Camber Sands.
11Apr2004 Dean, Del & Tim, Smugglers, Hastings.
15Apr2004 Gorilla, Unscene, Heroes, Hastings.
16Apr2004 Bronco Bullfrog, Smugglers, Hastings.
18Apr2004 Glass Eye 8 (inc. Mumm-ra, National Snack, Adeline etc), Smugglers, Hastings.
25Apr2004 Neil Young Day 3, Smugglers, Hastings.
01May2004 Regular John, The Crypt, Hastings.
16May2004 Throbbing Gristle, Astoria, London.
20May2004 The Flesh Happening, Audiocandy, Brass Monkey, Hastings.
27May2004 Militant Minds, Unscene, Heroes, Hastings.
28May2004 Donkey Kong Jr, Harpers, Hastings.
29May2004 Black Horse Festival (inc. Los Pacaminos, Dave Kelly, Donkey Kong Jr), Black Horse Inn, Telham, Hastings. [The first day that Donkey Kong Jr's album was on sale]
31May2004 Black Horse Festival (inc. The Teenbeats), Black Horse Inn, Telham, Hastings.
17Jun2004 Dean, Hayley Savage (& Jim Broad?), Smugglers, Hastings.
18-20Jun2004 Global Fusion Festival (inc. Pass The Cat, Benjamin Zephaniah; Bob Geldof, Kismet; Baka Beyond), Pestalozzi Village, Sedlescombe.
10Jul2004 The Spares, The Crypt, Hastings.
14Jul2004 Donkey Kong Jr/Mumm-ra/Jonathan Martin, Smugglers, Hastings.
17Jul2004 Placard London Headphone Festival, State 51, London.
19Jul2004 Donkey Kong Jr, Smugglers, Hastings.
22Jul2004 Burn Burn Burn, Audiocandy, Brass Monkey, Hastings.
26Jul2004 Dean & Hayley, Harpers, Hastings.
06Aug2004 Mama Josie & the Alleykatz, Harpers, Hastings.
12Aug2004 Spectacular Spectacular event, Harpers, Hastings. [various artists performed; djing was by Tim Prochack, and then me]
30Aug2004 Yprestock (Mumm-ra/Jonathan Martin/Rufus Stone/Donkey Kong Jr/David Blosse/Colin Bailey), Ypres Inn gardens, Rye. [followed by: ]
30Aug2004 Donna Terenzi, Smugglers, Hastings.
11Sep2004 Wob, Snowdrop Inn, Lewes.
12Sep2004 Colonel Mustard, Harpers, Hastings. [First night party for the Word About Town festival]
15Sep2004 Fisk Industries/Rashamon/Recon, Not Clickable, The Foundry, London.
18Sep2004 Donkey Kong Jr/Tim Hoyte/Flying Marrows, Memorial Hall, Battle.
27Sep2004 Donkey Kong Jr, Smugglers, Hastings.
07Oct2004 Ben & the Pimps, Audiocandy, Brass Monkey, Hastings.
14Oct2004 Burn Burn Burn, Audiocandy, Brass Monkey, Hastings.
15Oct2004 Rufus Stone, Harpers, Hastings.
19Oct2004 Wrong Music (inc. Rashamon, Shitmat etc), Volks, Brighton.
22Oct2004 Mama Josie, Harpers, Hastings.
23Oct2004 Bronco Bullfrog, Frenchs, Hastings.
02Nov2004 Dean/Hayley/Chris -?/Jonathan Martin, Revolver, Hastings.
12Nov2004 Rufus Stone, Harpers, Hastings.
14Nov2004 Donkey Kong Jr, Smugglers, Hastings.
16Nov2004 Dean/Hayley, Revolver, Hastings.
19Nov2004 Eaten By Children, Spirit Of Gravity, Marlborough Theatre, Brighton. [Mask, and the Spirit Of Gravity Fluxus Guitar Orchestra, were unable to play, after the amps blew]
22Nov2004 Dean/Hayley, Harpers, Hastings.
27Nov2004 Glass Eye (inc. Tim Hoyte), Smugglers, Hastings. [then..]
27Nov2004 Seasick Steve & the Level Devils/Mudlow/Aka Gaffer, Brass Monkey, Hastings. [then..]
27Nov2004 Julian etc, The Crypt, Hastings.
30Nov2004 Dean/Paul Phillips, Revolver, Hastings. [followed by: ]
30Nov2004 Regular John/Mumm-ra (Noo solo), Harpers, Hastings.
02Dec2004 Tender Trap event (inc. Mama Crass ie Mama Josie etc), De Niro's, Hastings.
03-05Dec2004 The Nightmare Before Christmas, Pontins, Camber Sands.
01Dec2004 The Stag Folk Band, The Stag, Hastings.
15Dec2004 Semephore/nwodlteM/KaOsLoCk, Spirit Of Gravity, Freebutt, Brighton.
19Dec2004 Audiocandy Xmas Party (inc. Dean), Brass Monkey, Hastings.
22Dec2004 Donkey Kong Jr, Smugglers, Hastings. [Alfie Bernardi's last full gig with the band, and their last under that name. Recorded on tape]
23Dec2004 Regular John, Audiocandy, Brass Monkey, Hastings.

[stuhuggett]

Phew, that took a long time to do! I like the way you can see the rise and fall of certain bands and venues, but more importantly the general rise in the level of activity in Hastings overall. Hope you enjoy scrolling through it, I'll add more details to the list from time to time, and will post a 2005 update at the end of the year.

[stuhuggett]

01Jan2005 Rumiko Jr/Hayley Savage/Del Vegas & Simon Skinner (Burn Burn Burn)/Rufus Stone, Smugglers, Hastings.
11Jan2005Deano & Jim w' Jonathan Martin, Step Murray, Rebecca Marshall, Revolver, Hastings.
20Jan2005 Rumiko Jr/Leonard & Bubba's Delicious GooGoo Cluster/Salter Cane, Freebutt, Brighton.
25Jan2005 Si-cut.db/Rashamon/Bi-tonic, Spirit Of Gravity, Freebutt, Brighton.
01Feb2005 Deano & Jim, Revolver, Hastings.
08Feb2005 Tim Hoyte, Revolver, Hastings.
15Feb2005 Deano & Jim, Revolver, Hastings.
26Feb2005 Regular John, Smugglers, Hastings.
06Mar2005 Regular John/Rumiko Jr, Smugglers, Hastings.
09Mar2005 Tuner/Rashamon/Bohman Brothers, Sprawl, Charterhouse EC1, London.
21Mar2005 Deano & Jim, Revolver, Hastings.
29Mar2005 The Chap/Minimal Impact/Si-cut.db/Rumiko Jr/Hot Roddy/Good Morning Captain/Nathan Williams & Justin Worts (dj set), Passive-Aggressive One, Volks, Brighton.
01Apr2005 Rufus Stone, Harpers, Hastings.
15Apr2005 Roger Hubbard, Jenny Lind, Hastings.
17Apr2005 Ghostwriter/Dean Adams, The Street, Hastings.
19Apr2005 Deano & Jim/Step Murray, Revolver, Hastings.
22-24Apr2005 All Tomorrow's Parties, Pontins. Camber Sands.
02May2005 Mama Josie etc, Harpers, Hastings.
03May2005 Deano & Jim, Revolver, Hastings.
10May2005 Tim Hoyte, Revolver, Hastings.
16May2005 Rumiko Jr - Deano & Jim, Smugglers, Hastings.
17May2005 Dean Adams, Revolver, Hastings.
30May2005 The Tar Babies/Rumiko Jr, Black Horse Festival,Telham.
07Jun2005 Richard Hart, Revolver, Hastings.
11Jun2005 The Guillotines/Down On The Farm, Brass Monkey, Hastings.
14Jun2005 Deano & Jim/Tim Hoyte, Revolver, Hastings.
15Jun2005 Electric Six/Burn Burn Burn/Regular John, The Crypt, Hastings.
17-19Jun2005 Global Fusion (inc. Dhol Foundation/Birmingham Gospel Choir w' Nana Tsiboe/Sly & Robbie/Celloman & Ballet Black/Anna Mudeka), Pestalozzi Village, Sedlescombe.
27Jun2005 Tim Williams (duo)/Deano & Jim, Smugglers, Hastings.
28Jun2005 Dean Adams/Hayley Savage, Revolver, Hastings.
03Jul2005 Hastings Live8 (inc. Havoc/Regular John/The Heaters/The Dennett Brothers/Mama Josie & Matt Jukes/Lianne Carroll & Roger Hubbard/Deano & Marcus/The Crayons/Hayley Savage/Tim Hoyte/Joe Clements etc), Brass Monkey, Hastings.
08Jul2005 Rumiko Jr/Cloudesley Shovell, Smugglers, Hastings.
12Jul2005 Deano & Jim, Revolver, Hastings.
18Jul2005 Rumiko Jr, Smugglers, Hastings.
22Jul2005 Age Of Reason/Regular John/9-Volt, The Carlisle, Hastings.
23Jul2005 The Gin Palace/Mudlow/?, Brass Monkey, Hastings.
26Jul2005 Dean Adams/Jonathan Martin/Tim Smart, Revolver, Hastings.
03Aug2005 The Red Shift/Regular John/The Heaters/Natalie's Box, The Carlisle, Hastings.
09Aug2005 Dean Adams, Revolver, Hastings.
17Aug2005 Hz/Rashamon/Komuso, Spirit Of Gravity, Marlborough Theatre, Brighton.
21Aug2005 Mumm-ra, Frenchs, Hastings.
23Aug2005 Deano & Jim, Revolver, Hastings.
29Aug2005 Regular John/Deano & Marcus, Harpers, Hastings.
05Sep2005 Regular John, Smugglers, Hastings.
06Sep2005 Dean Adams/?, Revolver, Hastings.
07Sep2005 Jonathan Martin w' Madeline Milla, Step Murray & Julian, Revolver, Hastings.
08Sep2005 Deano & Jim, First In Last Out, Hastings.
12Sep2005 The Heaters, Smugglers, Hastings.
15Sep2005 Steve Riv & Nana Tsiboe (pass The Cat), Hastings Arms, Hastings.
20Sep2005 Deano & Jim, Revolver, Hastings.
22Sep2005 Rumiko Jr, Brass Monkey, Hastings.
23Sep2005 The Heaters, Pisarros, Hastings.
24Sep2005 Blair & Russel, First In Last Out, Hastings.
27Sep2005 Gorilla/Rumiko Jr, Smugglers, Hastings.
04Oct2005 Deano & Jim/Tim Hote/Marcus Sullivan, Revolver, Hastings.
08Oct2005 John Pearson & Jem Turpin, First In Last Out, Hastings.
18Oct2005 Deano & Jim, Revolver, Hastings.
19Oct2005 Deano & Jim, The Street, Hastings.
22Oct2005 Four Tet/Caribou, Harpers, Hastings.
23Oct2005 Ghostwriter/Deano & Jim, The Street, Hastings.
28Oct2005 Ojm/Gorilla, Smugglers, Hastings. [Passing by Enjambre Acustico Urukungolo at St Mary In The Castle en route]
29Oct2005 Ego/Regular John, The Crypt, Hastings.
31Oct2005 Regular John/Deano & Jim, Smugglers, Hastings.
01Nov2005 Deano & Jim, Revolver, Hastings.
06Nov2005 Rumiko Jr/Tim Williams, Smugglers, Hastings.
13Nov2005 Regular John/Deano & Marcus, Smugglers, Hastings. [Defeat All Tigers ep launch]
14Nov2005 Jonathan Martin w' band, Harpers, Hastings.
15Nov2005 Deano & Jim, Revolver, Hastings.
17Nov2005 Egg Box Poets event (inc. Tim Hoyte/Richard Evans/Joel Stickley/Jon Stone/Kirsten Irving/Just John), Word About Town, Eat@, Hastings. & -
17Nov2005 Mama Josie's All Stars, Brass Monkey, Hastings.
18Nov2005 Eight Miles High, Ypres Inn, Rye.
19Nov2005 The Irrepressibles/Adrian Mitchell/Zena Edwards/Justion Rhyme, Word About Town, St Mary In The Castle, Hastings. & -
19Nov2005 Naked Ruby, Brass Monkey, Hastings.
20Nov2005 The Book Of Job - The Musical, Word About Town, St Mary in The Castle, Hastings.
26Nov2005 Rumiko Jr/Jamie Jones/The Late Greats/Tim Williams, Via, Eastbourne.
27Nov2005 Liqour & Poker/Alfie Bernardi, Smugglers, Hastings.
29Nov2005 Deano & Jim, Revolver, Hastings.
02-04Dec2005 The Nightmare Before Christmas, Pontins, Camber Sands.
05Dec2005 Rumiko Jr, Smugglers, Hastings.
09Dec2005 Jonathan Martin w' Julian & Yuri/Richard Hart, Bar Blue, St Leonards.
12Dec2005 The Heaters, Smugglers, Hastings.
13Dec2005 Deano & Jim w' Bonj, Revolver, Hastings.
17Dec2005 James Yorkston/Mike Prochak & Peta, Harpers, Hastings.
22Dec2005 Rumiko Jr/Star Scream/Midget Bardot, Audiocandy Christmas Party, Brass Monkey, Hastings.

[stuhuggett]

Hmm, may have timed typing all that up better than I realised, 'cos I've just noticed I've lost my address book sometime in the last 24 hours, with all the above information in it. Though I may have left it in a friend's room. If it's gone, and I need addresses, I've got your numbers in my phone, so no huge matter; and all the subsequent gigs I've been to (so far this year) are written about on my blog. Bit of a pain though..

[Patric Nutton]

Sept 4, 2005 20:02:53 GMT 1 stuhuggett said:

PART TWO: Hastings: June 1995 - Dec 1999.

19Jul1995 Cornershop/Wormhole/Twister, The Crypt, Hastings. [6AM Jullandar Shere -era Cornershop, still reckoned by many of us to be the finest gig we've ever seen at The Crypt]

I was the singer in Twister! This is literally the only record of that gig ever occurring. No flyers or photos have survived. Cornershop (pretty sure it was them as we were drinking with Wormhole after) stole our guitar amp - small one but much needed at the time).
After all these years, thanks for coming! lol

[Charlie Brown]

Hiya im Charlie Brown, mr vomit from jon beasts strollercoaster tour in 92, was i sick in front of you? Sorry.

[stuhuggett]

Feb 15, 2022 11:36:47 GMT 1 Charlie Brown said:

Hiya im Charlie Brown, mr vomit from jon beasts strollercoaster tour in 92, was i sick in front of you? Sorry.

Thankfully not! I did get a tin of baked beans and a packet of lard signed by Jon though!

[stuhuggett]

I've got a Cornershop album promo poster from this gig but it doesn't specify it's from the Crypt show, I don't think I've kept a flyer for it either (although I do have bloody loads of Crypt flyers still).

Mar 11, 2021 9:48:18 GMT 1 Patric Nutton said:

Sept 4, 2005 20:02:53 GMT 1 stuhuggett said:

PART TWO: Hastings: June 1995 - Dec 1999.

19Jul1995 Cornershop/Wormhole/Twister, The Crypt, Hastings. [6AM Jullandar Shere -era Cornershop, still reckoned by many of us to be the finest gig we've ever seen at The Crypt]

I was the singer in Twister! This is literally the only record of that gig ever occurring. No flyers or photos have survived. Cornershop (pretty sure it was them as we were drinking with Wormhole after) stole our guitar amp - small one but much needed at the time).
After all these years, thanks for coming! lol