Apr 16 1991 The Keatons, Tension, I Am The Waltons Charlie's One month after the Herb Garden disaster came the KEATONS fiasco. 20 people came to Charlie’s to see them with 2 other bands. The Keaton’s managed to play in Cork, th the help of Emmet, and in a new club in Dublin called the … Continue reading The Keatons, Tension, I Am The Waltons – Dublin 1991
AC Temple, Shred – Dublin 1991
Mar 30 1991 AC Temple, Shred Charlie's It cost £70 to hire Charlie’s, including p.a., sound engineer and staff. This equalled 30 people at £2.50 in and allowed us great leeway in agreeing to put bands on. The idea was to get people to see all sorts of music, once the bands were independent. To … Continue reading AC Temple, Shred – Dublin 1991
Jailcell Recipes, Force Fed – Dublin 1991
Mar 9 1991 Jailcell Recipes, Force Fed Charlie's Jailcell Recipe's second visit to Ireland, organised through Belfast - a bigger crowd this time, 90 people paid in to see them in Dublin.
Quicksand Irish tour 1991
Feb 24 1991 Quicksand Bolton St Feb 24 1991 Quicksand, Sloth Charlie's Feb 25 1991 Quicksand, Skin Horses, Afflicted Grattan Christy Colcord in England was a contact for many American bands who wanted to tour Europe. She heard about what we were doing through a friend of hers in Belfast and rang to ask … Continue reading Quicksand Irish tour 1991
Spermbirds, Onion Breath, SMH – Dublin 1992
March 19 1992 Spermbirds, Onion Breath, SMH Barnstormers I was thrilled when Spermbirds asked to come over. They had been going for a few years and I suppose I always viewed them as a "big" band, in that they wouldn't need Hope Promotions if they wanted to play Ireland. Robbie Foy was now booking the … Continue reading Spermbirds, Onion Breath, SMH – Dublin 1992
Slunk Irish tour 1992
Jan 20 1992 Slunk, Tension Barnstormers Jan 21 1992 Slunk Bolton St. Jan 24 1992 Slunk, Onion Breath, Arnheim Fox + Pheasant Slunk wrote to me and asked about coming over. They were really persistent and I admired their ethic. They just wanted to play music and see as many places as possible. A record … Continue reading Slunk Irish tour 1992
Nomeansno, Not Our World, Killercrust, Trenchtown, Sloth – Dublin 1990
April 24 1990 Nomeansno, N.O.W., Killercrust, Trenchtown, Sloth New Inn Nik Evans was the person organising the British end of a tour for Nomeansno. He rang to ask if we would be willing to get the band a gig in Dublin. I was a fan of the band so readily agreed and knew that the … Continue reading Nomeansno, Not Our World, Killercrust, Trenchtown, Sloth – Dublin 1990
D.I., The fFlaps (cancelled on night) – Dublin 1990
March 23 1990 D.I., The fFlaps (cancelled on night) New Inn The next band Jabs wanted to send to Ireland was D.I. The New Inn was a new venue being run by Smiley Bolger. Smiley lived around the corner from my parents and he was infamous, due to his friendship with Phil Lynott from Thin … Continue reading D.I., The fFlaps (cancelled on night) – Dublin 1990
Anhrefn tour 1989
Mar 10 1989 Anhrefn, Not Our World UCD Mar 11 1989 Anhrefn, Not Our World Grattan May 19 1989 Anhrefn, Not Our World, Keltic Konviction Old Man Of Arran Anhrefn was the first band to travel to Ireland on John Robb's recommendation. They rang me saying they wanted to visit Ireland and play as many gigs … Continue reading Anhrefn tour 1989
Not Our World, Banished, Angus, House Of Byron Dublin 1989
February 17 1989 Not Our World, Banished, Angus, House Of Byron Grattan At this stage Not Our World were playing regularly in the Earl Grattan, on Capel Street. We were almost turning into the resident band there. We kept being asked to play. There was a group of 20 - 30 people who always came … Continue reading Not Our World, Banished, Angus, House Of Byron Dublin 1989