Well hi.

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.

Sunday, May 18, 2008

The Birthday Party


No, I never actually saw the Birthday Party. Would have been a pretty bizarre show. Don't know why I have this flyer, or what year this would have been.
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4 comments:

Anonymous said...

Hey I mixed at that gig for Idiom Flesh. Great performance by Birthday Party.

October 28, 2009 at 5:56 PM
Anonymous said...

Ahh, the legendary Nick Cave! Circa 1983 I think... Liked him better in Boys Next Door thou

December 1, 2011 at 5:00 PM
Anonymous said...

yeah it was 1983...

June 9, 2013 at 6:43 PM
Anonymous said...

I was at that gig. If I remember rightly, I wasn't very impressed with all the yelping, hollering and godawful racket!!

September 23, 2014 at 4:52 PM

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