[kj] Best Gig*(After 91)

[Phillipps Marc]

>I found an old gig ticket from Astoria 95 the other day - what tour was

that?

 

Would that be for "A Night Of Pandemonium"? 

 

Or was that 94??

 

I am getting old and forgetful 

 

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From: gathering-bounces at misera.net [mailto:gathering-bounces at misera.net]
On Behalf Of Neil Perry
Sent: 13 July 2011 13:15
To: A list about all things Killing Joke (the band!)
Subject: Re: [kj] Best Gig*(After 91)

 

I think I have fondest memories of the Barfly gig - great evening all
round, a good few hours
sat outside the pub chatting to one and all, Jaz in the best of moods
holding court at the bar
before the show, Jester playing drums, Raven dispensing good cheer all
round, 
and of course one almighty beer and sweat drenched thrash down the
front. What a fantastic night.

2003 tour was also memorable - I took a friend who had written off KJ in
the 80s and
during Death & Resurrection Show he turned to me and shouted 'This is
fucking 
unbelievable!'

That and my first, Lyceum '81 (with Discharge supporting) - frankly
terrifying for a young
chap - and yes the Hammy Palais gig in 82, was down the front when the
barrier
surrounding the TV camera collapsed from weight of the crowd. Jaz looked
down at
total mayhem with bodies being crushed and then announced Wardance...
bastard!
Also Subterrania... ah, I could go on...

I found an old gig ticket from Astoria 95 the other day - what tour was
that?

Sounds did do some weird stuff with the band. Was it Sounds who gave
WTF..! five stars
for the music but one star 'morally'?

n

On 12 July 2011 21:57, pssyche23 <antoni at clara.net> wrote:

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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