[kj] Best Gig*(After 91)

[pssyche23]

A few more to add from earlier times :

 

Elephant Fayre at St Germans in Cornwall was my festival (same as Jane) -
NMA were on before KJ - it was peeing it down but me & Fuzz blagged a
fanzine interview so spent some time in the backstage tent/s !

 

London Lyceum - Nov 1980 was my first - awesome with a prototype Tension as
encore - I had wanted to see them for several months, especially after
reading about the CND rally in Sounds plus the previous Lyceum gig where KJ
where third on the bill of 5 (below Wah Heat and Pink Military) but most of
the audience departed after Killing Joke finished their set (allegedly). The
next Lyceum gig (July 1981) was to promote WTF ! with The Meteors and
Bristol's roots reggae Talisman as support, it was a splendidly diverse
evening - a bootleg exists as "Live In London" - the last Lyceum gig after
the return from Iceland got a slating in Sounds where the hack infamously
said he walked out after 10 minutes - the first of series of Sounds hatchet
jobs (a paper that previously gave KJ a lot of good reviews).  In an email
exchange the dearly departed black bird suggested to me that another Sounds
journo Valac Van Der Veene who gave the first album 5 stars and wrote an
equally glowing piece between the first two albums may have given the live
"Ha !" 10 inch a mere half a star (yes, it was that bizarre, Ha sounded
excellent and much more like Time Out had described as "heavy metal for
grown ups") after at least one member of the band mercilessly defiled his
girlfriend (allegedly). 

 

First of their gigs at the Hammersmith Palais on 23/02/1982, recorded by
French TV (with almost b/w footage making it on TDARS clips) & the night
before Jaz walked off stage at Brighton and headed off to Iceland. 

 

14/12/1982 - the Klub Foot at the Hammersmith Clarendon on a small "club
tour" to promote HA !   Utterly crazy gig, lots of new Firedances songs,
including The Hive which semi-morphed into Harlequin. 

 

From: gathering-bounces at misera.net [mailto:gathering-bounces at misera.net] On
Behalf Of PHIL TOFIELD
Sent: 12 July 2011 20:12
To: A list about all things Killing Joke (the band!)
Subject: Re: [kj] Best Gig*(After 91)

 

best kj gigs for me :

 

Astoria 91 

Camden Underworld - 1st gig in 7 years or so. Hot, sweaty and drunk, and
that was just the band

Forum 1st night - the original 4 back together, hearing songs I never
thought Id hear live again - SO36, Tomorrows World, Butcher (they really
fucked Butcher up, but it was still great to hear it)

Heaven - a great live sound for a change

Porchester party - just the best gig ever. Wine, women and song. In that
order.

 

Saw kj quite a few times in the early days, but one in particular stands out
- the CND rally in Trafalgar Square. Jaz's apocalyptic ranting and raving
had obviously upset someone, and the sound was turned off half way through
their set. An official came on stage to try to usher the band off, and
Geordie decked him! Knocked him flying. Happy days.

 

Strangest gig - Tower records in London, Pandemonium tour. Killing Joke in a
shop! The look on peoples faces as they walked in was priceless

On 11 July 2011 06:18, ADRIAN WASON <adrianwason at btinternet.com> wrote:

Camden Underworld was fantastic, first time I saw Ted Parsons play. I think
it
was 03? That one felt special -a real sweatt fest

Subterrania 94-Another Mental one

Astoria 2005-Back to their best playing DBD & SGD & Termite Mound as an
encore

Best - Astoria 91-Just look at the gig reviews

*Fill us in on the pre 91 gigs - Astoria 91 was my first
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