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 1990:
January 2
Opera on the Green, London: Yellow Darkness
January 13
Buzz Club, West End Centre, Aldershot: The Charlatans w/ The Vinegar Blossom
January 15
Rock Garden, Covent Garden: Yellow Darkness
January 19
West End Centre, Aldershot: Ride w/ The Ogdens, Lost T-Shirts of Atlantis, and Heisenberg
January 20
The Cricketers, Westfield: Frantic
January 21
University of Surrey, Guildford: Energy Orchard
White Hart, Farncombe: Rockit Men
January 24
The George, Ash Vale: Frantic
January 26
Civic Hall, Guildford: Guru Josh w/ Brother Einstein
January 27
All Saints Church Hall, New Haw: Backlash w/ Strangeland, Minds Eye, Alternative Low, and Snaggletooth
Fox and Hounds, Fleet: Frantic w/ Sticky Solution
January 31
The Cricketers, Westfield: Big Wednesday
February 2
Civic Hall, Guildford: The Quireboys
February 3
Salesian College, Farnborough: Who Moved The Ground?
February 4
University of Surrey, Guildford: Cry Before Dawn
February 6
The Powerhaus, Islington: Yellow Darkness
February 9
Town Hall, Haslemere: Who Moved The Ground?
Civic Hall, Guildford: The Beloved
February 14
The Palace, Aldershot: Who’s The Spy w/ Blue Velvet
February 15
British Legion Hall, Fleet: Who Moved The Ground?
February 17
The Cricketers, Westfield: Backlash w/ Big Wednesday
February 20
The George, Ash Vale: Blue Velvet
Civic Hall, Guildford: The Blues Band w/ Sammy Rat’s Big Big Blues Band
February 21
The Cricketers, Westfield: Big Wednesday
February 22
The Cricketers, Westfield: Blue Velvet
February 24
University of Surrey, Guildford: Sammy Rat’s Big Big Blues Band
February 26
Lady Owen Arms, Islington: Frantic w/ Dan Dare’s Dog, and Gash
February 27
Brixton Academy, London: The Cramps w/ Mega City Four, and Blur
March 2
Civic Hall, Guildford: Quireboys
West End Centre, Aldershot: Mega City Four w/ Neds Atomic Dustbin & Blue Velvet
March 5
Vienna, Lincoln: Three Times The Crow
March 6
The George, Ash Vale: Who Moved The Ground?
March 7
Civic Hall, Guildford: Everything But The Girl
March 10
Union Building, Aldershot: Who Moved The Ground?
The Maltings, Farnham: Blodwyn Pig
March 17
Civic Hall, Guildford: Guru Josh
The White Horse, London: Mega City Four
The Lion Brewery, Ash: Rockit Men
March 18
White Hart, Farncombe: Rockit Men
March 19
Civic Hall, Guildford: The Stranglers
March 27
The George, Ash Vale: Who Moved The Ground?
March 29
The Malting, Farnham: Sonny Black
March 31
West End Centre, Aldershot: Who Moved The Ground? w/ The Sack, The Fear and Frantic
April 1
The Maltings, Farnham: The Hamsters
April 2
Civic Hall, Guildford: It Bites w/ The Colour Red
April 6
West End Centre, Aldershot: Explodehead w/ After The Dream, The Screaming Benders, The Deep Season (in bar), This Witness, and Cow.
The Railway Inn, West Hampstead: The Colour Red
April 7
The Compasses, Egham: The Colour Red
West End Centre, Aldershot: Spliff Riff
April 11
The Three Lions, Godalming: The Colour Red
April 12
Civic Hall, Guildford: Adamski and Seal
April 16
Civic Hall, Guildford: Suzanne Vega
The Buzz Club, West End Centre, Aldershot: The Deep Season w/ After The Dream, and This Witness
April 17
Mean Fiddler, Harlsden: The Colour Red
April 20
The Cricketers, Westfield: The Colour Red
April 21
Dryden Hall, Popley: The Herb Conspiracy w/ Vinegar Blossom, and Still
April 26
The Cricketers, Westfield: The Big Wednesday w/ The Staggerance
April 27
West End Centre, Aldershot: African Rhythm w/ Abdul Tee-Jay’s Rokoto
The Hatch, Old Basing: Cryin’ Out Loud
April 28
Fox & Hounds, Fleet: Who Moved The Ground?
Civic Hall, Guildford: The Shamen
May 2
The George, Ash Vale: Frantic
May 5
The George, Ash Vale: Who Moved The Ground?
May 12
West End Centre, Aldershot: Snuff w/ The Sect
May 17
The Cricketers, Westfield: Big Wednesday w/ Backlash (playing as Brick Shithouse)
May 19
The Wyvern, Church Crookham: Who Moved the Ground?
Village Hall, Sunningdale: International Resque, Cesspit Rebels, Coelacanth, Big Wednesday, and Shaft
May 20
The Leadmill, Sheffield: Mega City Four w/ The Bollweevils, and The Things
May 21
The Duchess, Leeds: Mega City Four w/ The Milltown Brothers
May 26
The Marquee, London: Mega City Four w/ Les Thugs, and The Things
May 27
Options Nightclub, Kingston: Backlash w/ The Peterie, Flavour Zone, and Alien Threat
May 29
Portsmouth Polytechnic, Portsmouth: The Charlatans w/ The Vinegar Blossom
May 30
Bierkeller, Bristol: The Charlatans w/ The Vinegar Blossom
June 1
Nelson Mandela Building, University of Sheffield: The Charlatans w/ The Vinegar Blossom
June 5
The Cunningham, New Addington: Who Moved The Ground?
June 8
Community Centre, Mychett: Who Moved The Ground?
June 9
West End Centre, Aldershot: Carter The Unstoppable Sex Machine w/Frantic and Bubble Eyed Dog Boys
June 11
Opera on the Green, Shepherd’s Bush: Backlash w/ The Signed
June 15
LA’s, Kings Lynn: Frantic
Buzz Club, West End Centre, Aldershot: Eusebio w/ Vinegar Blossom, and Here Comes Jordan (Flowered Up cancelled)
June 20
The North Camp, Farnborough: Who Moved The Ground?
June 29
The Cricketers, Tongham: Who Moved The Ground?
July 1
A Barn, Box Hill: Who Moved The Ground? w/ The Sack
July 2
The Park Royal, Ealing: Who Moved The Ground? w/ Mother Spiral
July 6
Labour Hall, Cove: Who’s The Spy? w/ Frantic
July 7
West End Centre, Aldershot: Who Moved The Ground? w/ Ludicrous Lollipops (who were touring their ‘Mush’ EP)
July 13
The Cricketers, Westfield: Backlash
July 14
The George, Ash Vale: Melt Down
Four Horseshoes, Camberley: Who Moved The Ground?
West End Centre, Aldershot: Adrian Legg
Borough Hall, Godalming: The Ha Ha Men w/ Yellow Darkness, Bushpigs, Octopussy and M.O.E.
July 18
The North Camp, Farnborough: Who Moved The Ground?
July 23
Rayzels, Bletchley: Who Moved The Ground? w/ The Sack
July 25
The George, Ash Vale: Killing Faith
July 28
The Cricketers, Westfield: The Sack
August 1
The George, Ash Vale: Backlash w/ Big Wednesday
The North Camp, Farnborough: The Sack
August 2
The Compasses, Gomshall: Backlash w/ Big Wednesday
Civic Hall, Guildford: Showcase ’90 with Lannoy, Bon Booshe, Big Belief, The Ha Ha Men, Joy, Yellow Darkness, Sabena, Lost Weekend, and Kickback
August 3
The Silver Birch, Greatham: The Sack
August 8
The Park Royal, Hanger Lane: The Sack
August 9
The Cricketers, Westfield: Big Wednesday w/ Backlash
August 14
Stick Of Rock, Bethnel Green: Who Moved The Ground?
August 16
“The Oven” at The Bun Shop, Surbiton: Backlash w/ Big Wednesday
The Compasses, Gomshall: Three Times The Crow
August 19
The Bell Inn, Frogmore: The Sack
August 24
Reading Festival: Mega City Four
August 28
Old Queens Head, Brixton: Who Moved The Ground?
The Axe, Boston: Three Times The Crow
August 31
The George, Ash Vale: Three Times The Crow
September 1
Labour Hall, Cove: Bubble Eyed Dog Boys w/ Who Moved the Ground?, and The Sack
The Rails, Euston Station: Three Times The Crow
September 3
Lady Owen Arms, Islington: Who Moved The Ground?
September 8
West End Centre, Aldershot: Mega City Four w/ Trousershock B.C.
September 11
The Grey Horse, Kingston: Backlash w/ Big Wednesday & Dick Normal
September 14
West End Centre, Aldershot: Who Moved The Ground? w/ Pomeroy, Sloth and After The Dream
September 15
Barnfield Centre, Kingston-Upon-Thames: Who Moved The Ground?
September 18
The George Robey, Finsbury Park: The Sack
September 19
The North Camp, Farnborough: Who Moved The Ground?
September 21
The Plough, Kenton: Who Moved The Ground? w/ Golden Shower
September 26
Cartoons Club, Reading: Three Times The Crow
Rock Garden, London: Direct Heat
September 28
Caribbean Club, Basingstoke: Vinegar Blossom
The George, Ash Vale: Explodehead w/ Flowers of Sacrifice
September 30
– The Lady Owens Arms, London: The Sack
October 2
– The Plough, Kenton: The Sack
October 3
Opera on the Green, London: Three Times The Crow
October 5
Arts Centre, Colchester: Three Times The Crow
The Park Royal, Ealing: The Sack w/ support
October 6
West End Centre, Aldershot: Who Moved the Ground? w/ Phobia and Three Times The Crow
October 10
The Old Trout, Windsor: Mega City Four
October 11
University of London Union, London: Mega City Four w/ Neds Atomic Dustbin
October 12
University of London Union, London: Neds Atomic Dustbin w/ Mega City Four
October 15
The Square, Harlow: Three Times The Crow
October 19
Alton College, Alton: Who Moved the Ground? w/ Herb Garden, and Chalk Garden
The Cricketers, Westfield: Three Times The Crow
October 20
The Buzz Club, Aldershot: Blur, w/ The Bluebirds and The Ha Ha Men
October 26
Grey Horse, Kingston: Backlash w/ Sweet Life and Casual Affair
Bull & Gate, Kentish Town: Blue Velvet
Village Hall, Great Well Netherton: Three Times The Crow
October 27
Fox & Hounds, Fleet: Who Moved The Ground? w/ The Cloudwatchers
Cornhill Vaults, Lincoln: Three Times The Crow
October 30
The Grey Horse, Kingston: The Big Wednesday w/ Backlash and Girls on Dextrose
The Palace, Aldershot: Who Moved The Ground?
November 1
Rock Garden, Covent Garden: Who Moved The Ground? w/ Bleach
November 2
Oak Farm School, Farnborough: Who Moved The Ground?
November 3
All Saints Church Hall, New Haw: Backlash w/ Alternative Law and The Mourning After
November 8
Technical College, Farnborough: Who Moved The Ground? w/ Bubble Eyed Dog Boys
November 9
The Cricketers, Westfield: Three Times The Crow
The Playhouse, Epsom: Who Moved The Ground? w/ Bubble Eyed Dog Boys
November 11
The Four Horseshoes, Camberley: Who Moved The Ground?
November 12
University of Surrey (Lower Bar), Guildford: Railroad Earth
November 14
“Fresh” at The King’s Head, Fulham: Backlash w/ Mother Machine, and Mecca
November 15
The Cricketers, Westfield: The Big Wednesday
November 17
The Cricketers, Westfield: Backlash w/ The Staggerance
November 19
The Square, Harlow: Who Moved The Ground? w/ The Mysterons
November 22
The George, Ash Vale: F.I.R
The Maltings, Farnham: Snatch It Back
The Cricketers, Westfield: Short Street
November 23
The George, Ash Vale: Explode Head
November 24
The George, Ash Vale: The Press
The Cricketers, Westfield: Smoke Stack
The Cartoon, Croydon: Backlash (afternoon)
November 25
The George, Ash Vale: Rusty Bucket
November 28
Farnham Maltings, Farnham: Rod Garfield Blues Band
November 29
The Cricketers, Westfield: New English
November 30
Lady Owen Arms, Angel Islington: Backlash
The Cricketers, Westfield: The Big Wednesday
December 1
University of Surrey, Guildford: Yellow Darkness, The Hamsters, Gypsie Fiddler, Big Belief, Ample Cleavage, The Ant Hill Mob, Sammy Rat’s Big Big Blues Band, and Dr. Brown.
December 6
The Old Trout, Windsor: Cardiacs
December 7
The Old Times, Ipswich: Who Moved the Ground? w/ The Mysterons
Sir George Robey, London: Creaming Jesus w/ Wart Farmers, and Big Boy Tomato
December 8
Telecom Club, Aldershot: Who Moved the Ground? w/ Deceased Disease
West End Centre, Aldershot: Sun w/ The Sack
Art College, Farnham: Beautiful People
December 10
“Clubhouse” at Old Queen’s Head, Stockwell: Backlash w/ Goldwater
December 14
The Cricketers, Westfield: Backlash w/ Girls on Dextrose
December 21
The Cricketers, Westfield: Big Wednesday w/ Backlash
December 24
Tumbledown Dick, Farnborough: Who Moved the Ground?
December 27
The Cricketers, Westfield: Backlash
December 28
The Cricketers, Westfield: The 68 Floods
December 29
The Cricketers, Westfield: Calamity Sax
Labour Hall, Cove: Who Moved The Ground? w/ UK Subs
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