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Added 27th December 2013 by Stacey Grove

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The Things, Pete Shelley
Rafters
12th September 1981

THE THINGS at Rafters with Pete Shelley as DJ for the evening.
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“Thanks for sharing. It got me thinking, 'why was a basement club called rafters?' Does anyone know?”
Written by A.Williams
29 Dec 2013
“There were actual rafters over the stage. When Ed Banger and the Nosebleeds first headlined there he concluded the set by swinging from the rafters.”
Written by Martin Ryan
29 Dec 2013
“Pete made a bit of a habit of this. He was at an Altered Images gig at Rafters and performed a couple of “impromptu “ songs including Homosapien”
Written by Timcain
22 Feb 2022
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