Bands that became big that you saw early in small venues.

[Miah Dennehy]

On 17/07/2023 at 09:03, frenchred said:

Belle stars supporting Madness at colston hall in 82 I think it was

I was at that one. Saw the Smiths somewhere in Bath, cant remember where, it wasn't the Pavilion though (Saw Madness there as well) UB40 and John Cooper Clarke at St Mathias College in Fishponds, U2 at the Locarno. Saw loads at the Colston Hall like The Clash, AC/DC, but that was considered a big venue back then. I didn't see them but I'm pretty sure Adam and the Ants and Siouxsie and the Banshees played Barton Hill youth club.

I was always impressed that my sister saw Bowie on the Ziggy tour at Taunton!

On 17/07/2023 at 16:31, The Dolman Pragmatist said:

A 16 year old Roland Orzabal (later of Tears For Fears) supported my band once at a pub which is now The Cork in Westgate Buildings in Bath.  Does that count?

I saw him when he was in Graduate.

[Miah Dennehy]

On 16/07/2023 at 23:18, PHILINFRANCE said:

I mentioned in a different thread that I saw Police at the Students Union, 1977?, and around the same time at the same venue, Cockney Rebel.

WAs anyone else at the Clash gig at the Locarno/Studio when Stewart Copeland was walking around filming?

[Lanterne Rouge]

1 minute ago, Miah Dennehy said:

I was at that one. Saw the Smiths somewhere in Bath, cant remember where, it wasn't the Pavilion though (Saw Madness there as well) UB40 and John Cooper Clarke at St Mathias College in Fishponds, U2 at the Locarno. Saw loads at the Colston Hall like The Clash, AC/DC, but that was considered a big venue back then. I didn't see them but I'm pretty sure Adam and the Ants and Siouxsie and the Banshees played Barton Hill youth club.

I was always impressed that my sister saw Bowie on the Ziggy tour at Taunton!

Still ranks as the best gig I`ve ever been to and started me on my life of being a Bowie fan.