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who did you see before they got huge, who were you ahead of the curve on? tell us!
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killers at bodega Nottingham or arctic monkeys at Leadmill relative to how big they became I guess.
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Sufjan Stevens at Night and Day, Manchester
Future Islands at the Bay Horse, Manchester
Little Simz at Highbury Garage (supporting Pusha T)
The Strokes at the Fleece and Firkin, Bristol
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Mitski soon after Puberty 2 came out at Electric Circus (RIP) - maybe just her second Scottish show? 7 years later and she was playing a venue about 10 times the size
Wet Leg on the last tour before they got HUGE (Mash House), think they’d already announced O2 Academy gigs for later that year before our smaller gig had even happened. Was such a blast being in a room where everyone know all the words, felt happy to be there, knowing it probably wouldn’t happen again with that band. Not an iconic band but still very fun to catch them at that moment in their rise
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Radiohead at the Windsor Old Trout in may 1992, supporting Sultans of Ping FC
Polly Harvey at a party in a pub in Yeovil doing Abba karaoke, New Years Eve 1990/1991
Pre-Supergrass The Jennifers at the Mauritania in Bristol, it must have been September 1991 as the band I was in at the time also played and we were listening to Trompe Le Monde in the car on the way up as it had just come out that week
Blur at Bristol Poly, November 1990 - She’s so High tour
Pulp at Taunton Youth Centre, October 1991
Various members/versions of Reef & Kula Shaker at 6th form lunchtime gigs
Bonus: Lee Mack above a pub in Kingston upon Thames at an open mic night in September/October 1993
GIL
SCOTT
HERON!
What do I win?
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First Aid Kit (supporting Slow Club) - Joiners, Southampton). Not a fan like, probably the best I’ve got).
Vampire Weekend - Audio (now Patterns) Brighton
St Vincent on the Strange Mercy tour at Stereo Glasgow, 300 cap. Still haven’t seen her since, partly cos this was so good
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Saw Robyn
Self Esteem at Delicious Clam and at Picture House Social
Sharon Van Etten at The Harley
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Bragging definition being stretched here but
All at the Camden Barfly - Muse, Coldplay, Elbow, Trail of Dead.
Strokes supporting Trail of dead at the Astoria (2nd ever UK gig I believe)
Charli XCX at the Good Ship (I put this gig on!)
Joanna Newsom supporting Smog just as Milk Eyed Mender came out
Sufjan at Bush Hall
Robyn at Notting Hill Arts Club
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what a combo! would this be Source Tags era?
Arctic Monkeys - Saw at their 1st Manchester Gig
Wu Lyf - Saw at in the city before An Outlet (I have genuinely no memory of this, a mate I was with says this) still saw them at An Outlet. Plus the gig in St Peters.
The Courteeners - for my sins, when they used to play anywhere that would have them.
Lana Del Rey - Ruby Lounge (she played for 30 minutes and got off)
Foals - at that house party in Fallowfield (I wasn’t in the house was having a cig outside trying and failing to chat up someone from the University)
Klaxons - on their 1st tour (they won the Mercury it counts)
Quite a few first gigs in Manchester types that already had some hype/an album out, DIIV, Mac Demarco, Warpaint, Willis Earl Beal (my favourite gig ever), Janelle Monae, Parquet Courts, Merchandise. Probably others I’ve forgotten.
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2001 so between Madonna and that. Forgot Peaches was there too
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the past was a good place eh
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Ed Sheeran upstairs at the Steamboat Tavern, Ipswich.
Shite
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Not sure why the article says 2005. It defo wasn’t.
Owen Pallet played for us in a car park
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Sia at the Oxford Zodiac in about 2007. Some bell ends in front chatted through Breathe Me. Very good otherwise.
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A few at King Tuts (another 300 capacity Glasgow venue): Snow Patrol, Interpol, Bright Eyes, Hope of the States
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Oh, Lana Del Rey at Lovebox, playing before Azari and III - whatever happened to them.