“Mr Smiths was the original venue [?] sometime after is ceased there it ran for about 4 weeks at a beer kellar off Deansgate until the chief constable threatened the owners with taking away their license.... I saw Van der Graaf Generator and Barclay James Harvest and was it the Groundhogs??? The original venue featured a revolving stage which I remember Mott the Hoople loving. After the Circus moved out Mr Smiths Other Scene at Brazenose St, I was a regular there and was lucky to see Thin Lizzy fresh off the boat and possibly the loudest band I ever saw, that being Glen Cornick's Wild Turkey still the only band ever to drive me back from the front row by the sheer volume”
“I was there.... I remember the rain and queueing in the local pub on Sunday for a dump, ahhh festival 'toilets' for some reason I dont remember much of the music I will have to get the CD's
Dave Bentley”
“Fond memories of the Worst, shame they never made anything, I wanted to record them for Bent Records but Richard Boon kept promising them he would do it but he never did - booo hisss, I think their first gig was with us [The Drones] at the Squat along with the Fall and Joy Division what a line up! They just turned up and asked if they could play, initially we had to say no due to the stage already being full of equipement, they said they would play on the floor in front of the stage I said go for it, I pissed myself when they brought the drums in, a Chad valley bass drum and a 1930's snare and a 'cymbal' they played with one vocal mike and they were BRILLIANT fabulous lyrics and attitude, for those of you who didn't like Woody the other two always beat him up after every gig for being useless on the bass, he could only play by the dots poor thing”
“I was at both the Poly gig and the Beach club I went to see Wah Heat I dont remember U2 at ALL at either gig but I have always hated them....Dave The Drones manager”
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