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
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
Fugazi, Three Ring Psychosis, Moral Crusade, Not Our World -Dublin 1988
November 29 1988 Fugazi, Three Ring Psychosis, Moral Crusade, N.O.W. McGonagles Fugazi agreed that it would be a good idea to travel to Ireland and play a gig. I booked McGonagles. Some recent Sunday afternoons had been spent there, seeing various British bands that the Warzone people from Belfast had brought over to play. Warzone … Continue reading Fugazi, Three Ring Psychosis, Moral Crusade, Not Our World -Dublin 1988
Vandals, 3 Ring Pyschosis, Not Our World – Dublin 1988
Aug 8 1988 Vandals, 3 Ring Psychosis, Not Our World Grattan Aug 8 1988 Vandals, Not Our World Sides My friend Alan always seemed to know everything about American bands. He got to hear that Fugazi were touring Europe. He told me they featured people from Minor Threat and Rites Of Spring, from the Dischord … Continue reading Vandals, 3 Ring Pyschosis, Not Our World – Dublin 1988
Membranes Tour 1988
May 15 1988 Membranes, Pleasure Cell, Not Our World Connolly Youth Hall May 18 1988 Membranes, Not Our World Underground May 20 1988 Membranes, Not Our World, A House, Louis Stewart Christchurch Cathedral John Robb of The Membranes was the musical catalyst for me to start putting on regular gigs. His boundless energy and … Continue reading Membranes Tour 1988
Anhrefn, Not Our World, Keltic Konviction – Dublin 1989
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 as possible. They were a great band to get gigs for. They lived in Caernarfon, … Continue reading Anhrefn, Not Our World, Keltic Konviction – Dublin 1989
Not Our World, Keltic Konviction, Malicious Damage, Lawnmowers Dublin 1989
Feb 24 1989 Not Our World, Keltic Konviction, Lawnmowers, (Malicious Damage added on the night) Grattan The two Not Our World gigs in the Grattan were full of incident. During the first one there was crowd trouble in the venue but, more worryingly, there was trouble outside the second week. Timo played bass in Keltic … Continue reading Not Our World, Keltic Konviction, Malicious Damage, Lawnmowers Dublin 1989
Mr Business Man It’s Not Our World
The first band I ever played in was called Vicarious Living. named after a line in a flux of Pink Indians song our reason behind it was that it "pertained to a different way of living". That was 1983 and I played in 4 or 5 bands over the next 6 years. The last of … Continue reading Mr Business Man It’s Not Our World