November 29th 1984 - Mr Kiesa's Cabaret Voltaire never did loads of gigs, let alone come to Leicester, so when Kiesa's got them it was a must go. Crackdown and Just Fascination were great electronic tunes and the Cabs were Sheffield's answer to Krafkwerk. I don't think this tour had a name. Stephen Mallinder, Rich... Continue Reading →
November 28th 1984 – Leicester University I'm not sure if this was the "No Rest" or "Vengeance" Tour....I'll investigate further, if I was to bet, I'd go for "Vengeance". I'm afraid this is another gig where the ticket doesn't exist anymore. I don't think I understood the beauty of them for the early concerts. New... Continue Reading →
November 11th 1984 - Mr Kiesa's Another first for me, seeing a band twice in the same year! Actually kept my ticket this time! The Alarm had still only released the Declaration album at this point, but were attracting a good following having supported U2 a few times. I'm not sure why they ended up... Continue Reading →
October 16th 1984 - De Montfort Hall I'm not sure why, maybe because The Jam passed me by and I regretted not getting into to them while they were around, but I got a touched obsessed with finding more out about Paul Weller, The Style Council and what ultimately turned into Respond Records artists. I... Continue Reading →
September 19th 1984 - DeMontfort Hall Two gigs in a week, that was pretty special. I hadn't really come down from the wonderful Echo and the Bunnymen concert and now we are back at the Demontfort Hall again. Orchestral Manoeuvres in the Dark were one of my top 5 bands at this early point in... Continue Reading →
September 17th 1984 – DeMontfort Hall Echo and the Bunnymen will become one of the bands I have seen the most over the years, which may seem strange, as they have never been known for their crowd interaction skills or stage show lighting, or adding any kind of extra on top of the music. That... Continue Reading →
June 7th 1984 - Hammersmith Odeon My first travelling gig! So far, concerts had been in Leicester, either De Montfort Hall (the main gig venue in town) or Leicester University. So to be considering travelling was a real look in to the big wide world. Having seen Ultravox once already on the Quartet Tour in... Continue Reading →
March 19th 1984 - De Montfort Hall 1984 was a cracking year for music for me. Maybe it was because it was my first year of concert going and starting to create a real social life with like minded friends from school and now, sixth form college (Wyggeston QE1 in Leicester - I wasn't destined... Continue Reading →
March 5th 1984 - De Montfort Hall Musically, this was a bit of a switch for me, or more likely an extension of the type of music I would listen to. Marillion were a mix of prog rock, pure rock and synth music. A real mixture which appealed to a wide range of fans, they... Continue Reading →
January 27th 1984 - Leicester University I'm only a couple of years into gigs, but I'm starting to move away from purely pop and electronic music and into rock. I'm listening to U2 and David Bowie and revisiting music from the late 70s, such as Alice Cooper, The Who, Black Sabbath and got a bit... Continue Reading →
The Fan Club Years 