November 16th 1996 – De Montfort Hall I've no idea why Runrig turned up in Leicester in 1996. They had recently released a new album "Long Distance" but weren't particularly well known (I didn't think). Any which way, they were doing a full UK Tour. I'd come across them through a liking of Irish music... Continue Reading →
November 14th 1996 – De Montfort Hall "Stoosh" was their second album, but Skank Anansie sprang to fame a year earlier with the strong single "Weak" which was brilliant (from "Paranoid and Sunburnt"), so this was another gig to look forward to, so we could see the difference between radio music and live music. Here's... Continue Reading →
August 10th 1996 – Knebworth Park, Hertfordshire Having seen Oasis at Stoke Trentham Gardens, 3rd October 1995, things moved really fast for them. If anything, the last tour venues were too small and perhaps the record label under estimated how quickly the band would grow, so we suddenly jump from Oasis in a small venues... Continue Reading →
March 24th 1996 – Leicester Arena (De Montfort Uni) You would think we would have had enough of the Bradford boys by now? Not likely. This had become the ultimate sweat buckets and dance gig of the 90s for us! I don't recall the support band, I suspect as it was a Sunday, we decided... Continue Reading →
The Fan Club Years 