What follows is a list of gigs, with images of tickets, adverts and flyers where possible, either at GU postcode venues or featuring bands, listed in bold, we like to claim are part of the Woking/GU Soundscene in 1989:
January 4
Sir George Robey, London: Mega City Four w/ The Milk Monitors, Sister Midnight, and Kiev Exocet
January 8
Sir George Robey, London: Long Tall Texans, Bob Hope, Sugar Mountain, Midniters, Waterfront, Between Two Worlds, Heartbreak Beat, The Gift, Beef, and The Hiding Place
January 20
Bull & Gate, Kentish Town: Mega City Four w/ Jon Fit Beast, Bastard, Erick, Paris in the Fall, The Big Boat, and Hungerford Hitmen
January 28
Unknown venue (Julie’s 21st Birthday): Three Times The Crow
February 2
The Greyhound, London: Mega City Four w/ Senseless Things and Snuff
February 9
Arts Centre, Norwich: Mega City Four
February 22
East Neuk, Aberdeen: Mega City Four
February 23
The Gateway, Inverness: Mega City Four
February 24
Potterrow, Edinburgh University, Edinburgh: Mega City Four
February 27
Take Two, Sheffield: Mega City Four w/ The Bland
February 28
Jerico Tavern, Oxford: Mega City Four
March 2
Manner Night Spot, Swansea: Mega City Four
March 5
The Powerhaus, London: Mega City Four
March 11
The Buzz Club, West End Centre, Aldershot: The Stone Roses w/ Jive Turkey, and The Colour Mary
March 12
Mean Fiddler, London: The Button Factory
March 14
Riverside, Newcastle: Mega City Four
March 17
Caribbean Club, Basingstoke: Corn Dollies w/ Mulberry Ceilings, The Aurbisons, and Milltown Bros
March 23
The Lion Brewery, Ash Vale: Covers
Civic Hall, Guildford: The Button Factory, Calamity Sax, Van Gogh and the Earlobes, Too Many Cameras, and Napalm Groove Squad (for The Devil’s Dance Party)
March 24
The Cricketers, Westfield: The Click
The Lion Brewery, Ash Vale: Old Boy Network
March 25
The Cricketers, Westfield: The 68 Floods
Rock Garden, London: Phone the Pope
Working Men’s Club, Woking: Flashback
March 26
The Lion Brewery, Ash Vale: Instinction
Working Men’s Club, Woking: Borders
March 27
The Lion Brewery, Ash Vale: The Hillbillies
The Red Lion, Chobham: Nicky Papas
March 28
The Cotteridge, Woking: The Honky Tonk Heroes
The King’s Arms, Goldalming: Nicky Papas
March 29
The Lion Brewery, Ash Vale: The Little Piggy Band
March 30
The Star, Guildford: The Flying Tigers w/ Germination
March 31
The Old Swan, Thames Ditton: Nicky Pappas
April 11
Red Lion, Brentford: Positive Thinking w/ Backlash
April 13
Bull and Gate, Kentish Town: FRA
Cellar Bar, South Hill Park, Bracknell: Mega City Four w/ Cesspit Rebels, and Thrilled Skinny (who didn’t show)
April 14
Guildhall Arts Centre, Gloucester: Mega City Four
April 15
Youth Centre, Taunton: Mega City Four
The Buzz Club, West End Centre, Aldershot: Bradford
Civic Hall, Guildford: Soho
April 21
Bull & Gate, Kentish Town: Mega City Four
April 23
Barrel Organ, Birmingham: Mega City Four
April 30
Moseley Dance Centre, Birmingham: Gaye Bykers on Acid, Mega City Four, Anhrefn, Snuff, Senseless Things, Magnolia Seige, Voiceless, The Wasp Factory, Romeo Suspect, and Collapse.
May 3
National Ballroom, Kilburn: The Happy Mondays w/ The Shamen, The Band of Holy Joy, The Jazz Butchers, The Seers, Stitch, Mega City Four, and King of the Slums
May 6
Frimley Community Centre, Frimley: Dross
May 9
Duchess of York, Leeds: Mega City Four
May 10
Trades Club, Hebdon Bridge: Mega City Four
May 11
The Venue, Cardiff: Mega City Four
May 12
University of Surrey, Guildford: Pop Will Eat Itself
May 13
Junction 10, Walsall: Mega City Four
May 14
Bowes Lion House, Stevenage: Mega City Four
May 15
Knights, Chester: Mega City Four
Sir George Robey, London: Hard Options, The Wild Bunch, Big Boy Tomato, Lemon, Another Cuba, and Mutant Frogs
May 17
Coventry Polytechnic, Coventry: Mega City Four
May 18
Take Two, Sheffield: Mega City Four w/ Loaded, and Skyfire
May 19
Marshall Rooms, Stroud: Mega City Four
May 20
Greyhound, Fulham: Mega City Four
West End Centre, Aldershot: McCarthy, w/ The Ha Ha Men and Railroad Earth
May 26
Civic Hall, Guildford: The Men They Couldn’t Hang w/ Sammy Rat’s Big Big Blues Band
May 31
The Dial, Derby: Mega City Four
June 1
Princess Charlotte, Leicester: Mega City Four
June 2
Broadwalk, Manchester: Mega City Four
Civic Hall, Guildford: Big Country
June 3
Porterhouse, Retford: Mega City Four
June 6
Art Centre, Norwich: Mega City Four
June 7
Adelphi, Hull: Mega City Four
June 8
Riverside, Newcastle: Mega City Four
June 9
Roadmenders, Northampton: Mega City Four
June 11
Rock Garden, Covent Garden: Red 57 w/ Yellow Darkness, and If This Was You
June 13
Busby’s, Bristol: Mega City Four
Take Two, Sheffield: Cardiacs
June 14
Burberries, Birmingham: Mega City Four
June 16
Snakepit, Hudderfield: Mega City Four
June 17
University of Warwick, Coventry: Mega City Four
June 18
Escape Club, Brighton: Mega City Four
Civic Hall, Guildford: Steve Harley and Cockney Rebel
June 20
West Indian Centre, Southampton: Mega City Four
June 24
Buzz Club, West End Centre, Aldershot: Mega City Four w/ Senseless Things, and The Eclairs
July 3
Civic Hall, Guildford: It Bites w/ Blinder
July 15
Showcase ’89, Civic Hall, Guildford: Two Extremes, Calamity Sax, Wise Child, The Ha Ha Men, Forrest & the Choppers, Bitter Sweet, Screw Loose and The Hype
July 22
The Albion, Aldershot: Frantic
Leadmill, Sheffield: Mega City Four w/ The Family Cat
Rock Garden, Covent Garden: Napalm Groove Squad (noon)
July 23
Brunel University, Uxbridge: Mega City Four w/ The Price
July 28
Greyhound, Fulham: Mega City Four
July 29
Walton Playhouse, Walton on Thames: Backlash w/ Two Extremes, New Breed, Big Time, and Yankees Drums Ticks
August 3
The Cricketers, Westfield: Backlash w/ Mr Ed
Take Two, Sheffield: Last of the Teenage Idols w/ Calamity Sax, and Dollar Babies
August 9
The Old Trout, Windsor: Mega City Four w/ The Price and B-Movies in Black and White
August 15
The George, Ash Vale: Three Times The Crow
August 19
Guildford Civic Hall, Guildford: Calamity Sax w/ Napalm Groove Squad, Play Dixie, The Button Factory and The Hype
August 20
The Cricketers, Westfield: Van Gogh and the Earlobes
September 9
The Plough, Kenton: Mega City Four
The Buzz Club, West End Centre, Aldershot: International Resque
September 15
Marquee, London: Mega City Four w/ The Cateran & Think, and Ned Pamphillon
September 18
Opera On The Green, Shepherd’s Bush: The Spy’s Trademark w/ Three Times The Crow
September 23
Haslemere Hall, Haslemere: Flashback
September 30
West Surrey College of Art & Design, Farnham: Company of Cowards w/ Frantic
October 2
The Duchess, Leeds: Mega City Four w/ Rodney Allen
October 14
Royal Oak, Passfield: Frantic
October 15
Sheffield University: Mega City Four
October 21
The Cricketers, Westfield: Backlash
Buzz Club, West End Centre, Aldershot: Primal Scream w/ The Ruby Tuesdays, and Something Pretty Beautiful
October 26
Fresh, Bull & Gate, Kentish Town: Bow w/ The Candyage, and Blue Velvet
October 27
Fresh, Bull & Gate, Kentish Town: Railroad Earth, The Happy Few, and The Proles
November 2
West Surrey College of Art & Design, Farnham: ATG w/ The Ha Ha Men & Frantic
November 4
Fox And Hounds, Fleet: Who Moved The Ground?
November 5
University of Surrey, Guildford: Carter The Unstoppable Sex Machine
November 8
Civic Hall, Guildford: Fish
November 9
Théâtre Barbey, Bordeaux: Mega City Four
November 10
University of Surrey, Guildford: The House of Love
November 11
West End Centre, Aldershot: Bradford w/ Frantic & Blue Velvet
November 12
University of Surrey, Guildford: Bliss
November 17
The Parrot Inn, Shalford: Flying Tigers w/ Walking the Dog
November 18
The Cricketers, Westfield: Backlash w/ Strangeland
November 22
West End Center, Aldershot: The Ha Ha Men w/ Frantic
Queen Mary College, London: Carter The Unstoppable Sex Machine w/ Mega City Four
November 24
Longcross Church Hall, nr. Lyne: Backlash w/ Big Wednesday
November 25
The George, Ash Vale: Frantic
November 26
The Castle, Crondall: Who Moved The Ground?
Brunel University, Uxbridge: Mega City Four
December 3
Camberley Town Football Club, Camberley: Mega City Four w/ Senseless Things
December 4
Fresh, Bull & Gate, Kentish Town: Too Many Cameras w/ Marlon, and The Sinders
December 5
Fresh, Bull & Gate, Kentish Town: Bad Soul w/ Yellow Darkness, and The Catholics
December 9
Assembly Rooms, Whitstable: Mega City Four
December 11
The Richmond, Brighton: Mega City Four w/ The Instigators
December 12
Lion Brewery, Ash: Who Moved the Ground?
Kalidescope, Birmingham: UK Subs w/ Mega City Four
December 13
Broken Doll, Newcastle: Mega City Four w/ The Instigators
December 14
Youth Project, Farnham: Who Moved the Ground?
West Surrey College of Art & Design, Farnham: Frantic w/ The Ha Ha Men
Green Dragon, Liphook: Jim & Dave
Lion Brewery, Ash: KGB
THe Three Lions, Godalming: Rosettes
Cricketers, Westfield: Too Many Cameras
1 in 12, Bradford: Mega City Four w/ The Instigators
December 15
The Compasses, Gomsall: Los Dildos
Royal Oak, Passfield: Stone Cold
Lion Brewery, Ash: Nobody Called Ruth
Cricketers, Westfield: Forrest & The Choppers
West End Centre, Aldershot: Infernal Triangle
Cricket Pavilion, Cranleigh: Jez Lowe
December 16
The Cricketers, Westfield: The Ha Ha Men w/ Frantic
Royal Oak, Passfield: Live and Breathe
Lion Brewery, Ash: Rosettes
West End Centre, Aldershot: Lowell Fulson
Compasses, Gomshall: The Rockit Men
Civic Hall, Guildford: Cry Sisco, KGB, Steven Henderson, and Phyl Da Bass
The Maltings, Farnham: The Hamsters
Shaftsbury Hall, Cheltenham: Mega City Four w/ The Things and Screaming Amoebas
December 17
Arts Centre, Bridgewater: Mega City Four w/ Parachute Men
December 18
The Cricketers, Kennington: Raw Ho! w/ Eager Sin Babies, and Yellow Darkness
December 19
Benedicts, Bouremouth: Mega City Four w/ Senseless Things
December 21
Bierkeller, Bristol: Mega City Four w/ The Seers
December 22
Caribbean Club, Basingstoke: Mega City Four w/ Senseless Things
December 23
The Cricketers, Westfield: Van Gogh and the Earlobes w/ Backlash
Grey Hound, Fulham: Mega City Four w/ Senseless Things, The Instigators and Snuff
December 24
Sir George Robey, Finsbury Park: Mega City Four w/ Snuff
December 28
The Cricketers, Westfield: Backlash w/ Strangeland
The George, Ash Vale: Explodehead
Lion Brewery, Ash: The Rockit Men
The Maltings, Farnham: Hot Club
December 29
Royal Oak, Passfield: Rattlesnake
The George, Ash Vale: Smokey Joe
Lion Brewery, Ash: The Press
Cricketers, Westfield: Touch
December 30
Three Lions, Farncombe: Blow By Blow
Compasses, Gomshall: Inside Out
Royal Oak, Passfield: PDQ
The George, Ash Vale: Rusty Bucket
Flicks, Guildford: Rob Rose Band
Assembly Rooms, Glastonbury: Mega City Four
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