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For whatever reason, I've recently decided to upload scans of band gig posters from my early days in Sydney, when I used to regularly go out and see at least two or three bands a week. I'm talking 1979 - 1990 ish here. At that time, Sydney had a healthy, thriving pub band culture which fostered the careers of many of the top Aussie export bands of the last couple of decades. The Angels, The Radiators, Midnight Oil, INXS, (Le) Hoodoo Gurus, The Church, etc etc etc. Anyway, being a lifelong collector of strange and irrelevant things, I find myself with scraps of paper, flyers, set lists, coasters and more from many of the gigs I attended, so at least I have something to remember them by. Most of that era is a total blur in my memory, but I just know that I had a really good time, and my tinnitus and foggy brain was worth it all.
Now, I'm not claiming to be any kind of expert or authority on any of these bands, or the era in general, I'm just sharing what I remember, and a few bits and pieces that may bring back memories for some. Feel free to add your own recollections, tell me if I'm wrong, share stories of gigs you went to.
You can click on them and they get bigger.
The Triffids at the San Miguel
The Triffids are another all time fave of mine. Ultra sensitive and lyrical, but with an edge that could explode aggressively at any moment. Great albums. I saw them in Perth, too, where they were from originally. David McComb passed away in 1999, no doubt leaving many beautiful songs unwritten.
The San Miguel in Cammeray was another North Shore venue to disappear. Closed down probably as property prices in the area rose, and the new residents didn't appreciate the riff raff associated with live bands. Other venues closed because they couldn't afford to comply with new fire exit regulations that came in at some point in the 80's. Now it's a hardware store. I saw many a good gig there. No, not at the hardware store...Don't recall JFK and the Cuban Crisis... I know they played around a hell of a lot.
4 comments:
When did the San Miguel close ?
I remember the Saints at the San Miggy - would walk there. What fun!
Sneaking in there at 16 years old. Hunters and collectors early days - tribal fkn brilliant sweaty schooner of new please!!
I saw The Divynals there about the time their first proper album Desparate came out with Science Fiction, etc. I really went there to see my drummer mate's band The Big 5
The Divinals were still a very new band on the music scene but already had three quite big singles like Boys in Town, Only Lonely and Science Fiction.
What I do remember is that when Mark the guitarist came out to play his leg was in a plaster cast. Nethertheless he and the Divynals was still great and I think their set was a bit shorter than normal because of his broken leg.
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