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The Libertines 10 Islington Academy 10 Dec 2002 XFM Xmas party, watched support act The Darkness then went mad on free cocktails, don't remember the headliners.

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Snooker 10 Wembley Arena 05 Feb 2003 Jimmy White beat Peter Ebdon

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The Darkness Passport gig 9 Barfly 07 Mar 2004

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Goldie Lookin' Chain 8 Metro 03 Feb 2004 I've got a tiny bit of video footage of this one.

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The Beta Band 8 Astoria 25 Jan 2000 NME Brats show, lovely write up: [quote]Flash forward a few years to the Beta Band in January 2000, at an NME Brats show. I don't really remember much, other than that I was with a big group of my gigging mates in the upstairs bit, we were all trolleyed o

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Love with Arthur Lee 8 Royal Festival Hall 03 Feb 2003 plus My Morning Jacket, but I don't think we saw them.

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Skid Row 7 Docklands Arena 22 Nov 1991 plus LA Guns and Love / Hate. The latter announced a "secret" gig they were doing the next day in London, I should have gone they were one of my fave bands of the day.

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Madonna 6 Wembley Stadium 20 Jul 1987 Plus Hue & Cry and The Bhundu Boys, but not the rumoured Wet Wet Wet. My first concert, went with a friend from school and some friends of his dad. Sounds a bit weird now. Got the t-shirt, programme, every bit of junk going...

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Big Top Frenzy 6 Portsmouth Guildhall 02 Aug 1990 Festival in Guildhall Square, Firework Party, The Rubber Bishops (Bill Bailey + Kevin Eldon, Midway Still, Alan Parker, Atilla The Stockbroker, Eat, Back To The Planet, Mega City Four, Trevor & Simon +

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Reading Festival 1999 Reading Festival 27 Aug 1999 Blur headlined, not a very strong lineup I don't think. I was working mostly, and managed to lose my first mobile phone that work lent me.

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Monsters of Rock Castle Donington 05 Aug 1991 AC/DC, Metallica, Motley Crue, Queensryche, and the Black Crowes. A pretty special line up at the top of the bill, shame it was the shortest Donington bill ever. Got a coach up from Portsmouth. \m/

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Dogs D'Amour Portsmouth Guildhall 08 Oct 1989 plus Under Neath What... went to London to see UNW a few days later, probably the Marquee...

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Here and Now Wembley Arena 25 Apr 2002 Spandau Ballet, Belinda Carlisle, ABC, Howard, Toyah and China Crisis. Don't laugh!

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The Boo Radleys The National Club 12 Sep 1996 Was it Sigur Ros supporting at this one? Just around the time I moved to London, was this really my first gig of that era?

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Manic Street Preachers Brixton Academy 14 Dec 1996 with support from Super Furry Animals and Stereophonics, who I don't remember at all...

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Ed Tudor-Pole The Wedgewood Rooms 27 May 1994 Caberet, with Nan Vernon, Wasp Factory, Kevin Eldon, George Egg, Rahmond and Mr Timpkins Revue, The Really Band and compere Lee Hurst

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Suicidal Tendencies Brixton Academy 23 Jul 1993 I drove my van into London for this gig, I almost never did this... ST played their encore first, and part of the gig from the top of a step ladder.

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Molly Half Head The Wedgewood Rooms 03 Mar 1993 I remember going clearly, but don't think this can have been the first of my trips to the Wedgewood Rooms, can it?

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The Cuban Boys The Garage 08 Aug 2000 Don't recall if they did their "Hamster Dance" single, I do remember an ace cover of "Self Esteem", though I could possiblybe mixing it up with an earlier Helen Love gig... Plus The Fighting Cocks.

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