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.

Monday, August 18, 2008

Trade Union Club again

I remember Pel Mel. "No Word From China." I was at a gig of their's (might have even been the Governors Pleasure), when the singer girl whose name I will not remember asked the audience for requests. No idea why. My mate Doug, who had had a few, was standing right in front of her and yelled out "Slow Boat to China!" She asked him to repeat. He yelled it again. She did make a point of humiliating the poor guy in front of the whole crowd, I guess he deserved it.

Good on them for headlining over Hoodoo Gurus.
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3 comments:

Anonymous said...

Ahh yes, the Trade Union, before it got shut down because of OH&S, where you could smoke indoors... guess they got too scared the place would burn down, LOL.

December 1, 2011 at 4:18 PM
Anonymous said...

The TRADE UNION CLUB was pretty cool....If I remember rightly it had 3 levels and when it was firing you simply walked between levels catching bands in the different rooms - only went there few times - Think I saw Matt Finish there once or twice (I know they filmed a show there with the original band (which you can stil lget from the band through thier website).

June 9, 2013 at 5:28 PM
Phil said...

If I remember correctly this was the first hoodoos gig in Sydney and one of the first for ya ya

September 24, 2014 at 7:02 AM

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