This month saw me catching up with a band I never got to see before....Heaven 17. I guess because, as far as I know, they never played Leicester?
Touring the 35 anniversary of "The Luxury Gap" album, it seemed a good time to give them a go, now we live near Bournemouth.
May 15th 1987 - Birmingham International Arena (NEC) 1982 Duran Duran came to Leicester on the Rio Tour, that was the height of their fame and a fascinating time for me getting into music. Due to a combination of no money and tickets selling out super quick, I didn't get to see them. Then, they... Continue Reading →
November 8th 1986 - Birmingham International Arena (NEC) Supported by: Zerra One Now this was a strange time in my life, alot was going on. I was finding my feet in the work place having started at Alliance and Leicester in April 1986. I was slowly building a really nice social of friends here to... Continue Reading →
November 5th 1985 - Birmingham Odeon Birmingham!! New venue for me, new town for me, starting to grow up and travel, but the musical direction still involves Midge. Ultravox were on a break for a while in 1985, which gave all the guys a chance to focus on their own projects. In truth, there would... 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 →
November 23rd 1982 - DeMontfort Hall My first ever concert. I was just turned 17 and Dad took me. If we go back a year to 1981, as a wet behind the ears 16 year old, I'd heard Sleepwalk on the radio and really like how different it was from what I'd heard before, but... Continue Reading →
The Fan Club Years 