Butthole Surfers

[Blagsta]

Not that interesting. I got nicked for possession of about a hot knife's worth of crap hash. £100 fucking fine.

 

[butchersapron]

Not that interesting. I got nicked for possession of about a hot knife's worth of crap hash. £100 fucking fine.

I think i found more than that that year - first of the great Readings.

Swans scared the living shit out of me that weekend as well.

 

[Blagsta]

Yeah, who else was on the bill? Psychic TV I think but my memory is a tad hazy

 

[Dubversion]

friday was great - Loop, Spacemen 3, Sugarcubes, Gaye Bikers. Think the Pogues might have headlined Saturday. Buttholes on in between New Model Army and the Wonderstuff

 

[Sunspots]

friday was great - Loop, Spacemen 3, Sugarcubes, Gaye Bikers. Think the Pogues might have headlined Saturday. Buttholes on in between New Model Army and the Wonderstuff

And New Order on the Sunday, wasn't it?

 

[butchersapron]

The pogues indeed did, Shane with a Tea cosy on his headand some chimes, yes new order burning gear on stage sunday...brilliant weeknd

 

[ouchmonkey]

friday was great - Loop, Spacemen 3, Sugarcubes, Gaye Bikers. Think the Pogues might have headlined Saturday. Buttholes on in between New Model Army and the Wonderstuff

Christ your memory matey.

Voice of The Beehive were on before the Buttholes and The Fucking Mission were on afterwards just to spoil things for everyone

 

[Shirl]

Christ your memory matey.

Voice of The Beehive were on before the Buttholes and The Fucking Mission were on afterwards just to spoil things for everyone

Tell Mrs Ouchmonkey I will be 'phoning this weekend

 

[haggy]

i dimly recall seeing them at a gig in ladbroke grove in the late 80's - name of venue, tip o' t' tongue, won't come - and it was so packed had to stnd by the door all night and just got the occasional glimpse of gibby's tall hair. a fine gig all the same - fuckin' loud - and a tab washed down wiv a sneaky qtr bottle of jd...

 

[Sunspots]

i dimly recall seeing them at a gig in ladbroke grove in the late 80's - name of venue, tip o' t' tongue, won't come - and it was so packed had to stnd by the door all night and just got the occasional glimpse of gibby's tall hair. a fine gig all the same - fuckin' loud - and a tab washed down wiv a sneaky qtr bottle of jd...

That would've been at Subterrania, the night before the Reading Festival gig.

 

[butchersapron]

Ooh well remembered - they did a video of that one as well. Much fire i think.

 

[upsidedownwalrus]

No, no, no. Sorry mate. Not at all. Never.

Don't you think there's something similar about the random, messy feel of it all?

 

[upsidedownwalrus]

surely Hawkwind?

I would have thought Ozric Tentacles were more like the 90s hawkwind...

 

[upsidedownwalrus]

I think i found more than that that year - first of the great Readings.

Swans scared the living shit out of me that weekend as well.

Was that the year when they totally revamped it, got rid of all the crap metal bands and made it an 'indie' festival?

 

[Sunspots]

Was that the year when they totally revamped it, got rid of all the crap metal bands and made it an 'indie' festival?

Yep.

1988... Bonnie Tyler

1989... Butthole Surfers!

 

[A Dashing Blade]

That would've been at Subterrania, the night before the Reading Festival gig.

Twas the Thursday (?) of the opening week for Subterrania.
Was well rammed.

 

[Sunspots]

Twas the Thursday (?) of the opening week for Subterrania.
Was well rammed.

Ah, okay. I knew it was a night or two before their Reading appearance.

-And I know it was rammed, 'cos I couldn't get in!!!