Anyone have any good memories from a show back in the mid-eighties??
Please share..
Who's seen the Pogues back in the day?
Who's seen the Pogues back in the day?
Sat Apr 23, 2005 2:24 pm
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Live Show Memories
Fri Aug 05, 2005 6:21 pm
I first saw the Pogues in 1988 at Roseland Ballroom in NYC on the "Nobody Tells Me Anything" Tour in support of IISFFGWG. I still have one of the 2 t-shirts I bought there.
My friend Steve and I were standing in the crowd about 5 back before the show started and we were packed like sardines. We kept getting pushed by the collective behind us and the girl in front of me was getting pretty pissed off about it. She acted as if it was me personally pushing her and kept shoving me back and elbowing me and whatnot. The tall fella to my right pulled out a pipe and started smoking weed while we waited. I was a little surprised at this and while I looked at him he noticed and offered me a hit. i wish he had some beer but he didn't and I politely declined.
Luka Bloom opened the show, just himself and his guitar. I had never heard of him before and he is quite subdued compared to the pogues but I really enjoyed his show and have been a fan ever since.
My memory of what happened when the Pogues came out is mostly a blur now but I am sure it was by far the best concert I have ever seen. I remember being awestruck by Maestro Fearnley jumping around the stage with his accordian like he was lead guiter in a metal band. Shane, the way he just stood there practially holding himself up with the mic stand, was the antithesis of what you'd expect from a lead singer yet just as charismatic or more in his own way. I remember the whole band and sounding incredible and perfectly in sync. I remember being shocked (don;t know why I was because I knew all the songs) at the sight of the horn section during fiesta. I remember us having to take our shirts off it was so hot in there and about half way trough retreating further back to have a little more space to jump around. Steve had his t-shirt around his neck and some guy who looked like the devil grabbed it and started swinging steve back and forth for some time with a big grin on his face while looking at me. They played for about an hour and 45 minutes and I did not want it to end (The Pogues I mean, not Steve and Devil man.)
i saw them again twice more before going off to college and Shane left soon after that and I couldn't make it back to see the Joe Strummer led tour.
The other 2 shows were excellent but paled by comparison, partly because they were at venues with assigned seating (and my seats weren't that good), partly because I went with the girl I was dating who was not a big Pogues fan. One was at the Beacon Theatre, and the last was at the pier.
The Beacon show was opened by a folk singer whose name i can't recall that was quite proud of being a lesbian. She had a catchy song about Martina Navratolova and another about some kid who was killed by a bear at the Prospect Park zoo in Brooklyn when he jumped the fence. After she described the latter song some guy in the balcony screamed out "Brooklyn" every 30 seconds or so until she left the stage. She ignored him and didn't seem upset in the least. I was surprised at this show to hear Phil Chevron sing Thousands are Sailing" although I knew he wrote it. Shane left the stage then and whenever an instrumental was played; don't recall him really doing that the first show, maybe once.
My last show at the Pier seemed like a great location exept my seats were way too far away and I had the same girl in tow. I forget the number and address of the pier and don't know if it is still there but it was in Hell's Kitchen not too far from the Chelsea Hotel where Brendan Behan stayed and Sid Vicious lived with his girlfriend until she mysteriously died.
Mojo Nixon and Skid Roper opened the show - very entertaining. It was a double bill of the Pogues and the Violent Femmes. I thought for sure there was no way on God's green earth that the Pogues were not the headliner but it turns out the Pogues came on first. (I later found out the two bands were swapping places each show.) Shane seemed kind of like he had let himself go at this show, even from the distance I was at. I recognize the ridiculousness of this statement but taken in context of who he is it fits based on what I saw, and with stories of what was happening with him and the band at the time. Between songs it looked like the guys were waiting around now and again until Spider would say something into the mic and usually before he would finish Shane would start to mumble the exact same words to us; so it was good at least to hear Spider first so we could understand what Shane was saying. Andrew came out front and sang Star of County Down and I thought that was great. I also fondly recall Shane's (I think James Fearnley called it goofy) little dance during White City. The Violent Femmes came on and seemed to put on a great show but it was wasted on me because I was pissed off the Pogues were gone already. The only reason I stayed was because I expected or hoped that the Pogues or at least one of them were going to come back out again. Let that be a lesson for all bands on a double bill; always come on at the end of the second bands act even if just one of you comes out and plays with the other band. It didn't happen and that was the last time I saw the Pogues in concert, in person anyway.
I regret the fact that I brushed off the Violent Femmes instead of just accepting the fact they were on and enjoy it. They played a free show here in Raleigh, NC a couple of weeks ago and I was all set to go but ended up staying home with my sick wife. I'll go see them next time because I don't expect the Pogues will ever play in North Carolina.
My friend Steve and I were standing in the crowd about 5 back before the show started and we were packed like sardines. We kept getting pushed by the collective behind us and the girl in front of me was getting pretty pissed off about it. She acted as if it was me personally pushing her and kept shoving me back and elbowing me and whatnot. The tall fella to my right pulled out a pipe and started smoking weed while we waited. I was a little surprised at this and while I looked at him he noticed and offered me a hit. i wish he had some beer but he didn't and I politely declined.
Luka Bloom opened the show, just himself and his guitar. I had never heard of him before and he is quite subdued compared to the pogues but I really enjoyed his show and have been a fan ever since.
My memory of what happened when the Pogues came out is mostly a blur now but I am sure it was by far the best concert I have ever seen. I remember being awestruck by Maestro Fearnley jumping around the stage with his accordian like he was lead guiter in a metal band. Shane, the way he just stood there practially holding himself up with the mic stand, was the antithesis of what you'd expect from a lead singer yet just as charismatic or more in his own way. I remember the whole band and sounding incredible and perfectly in sync. I remember being shocked (don;t know why I was because I knew all the songs) at the sight of the horn section during fiesta. I remember us having to take our shirts off it was so hot in there and about half way trough retreating further back to have a little more space to jump around. Steve had his t-shirt around his neck and some guy who looked like the devil grabbed it and started swinging steve back and forth for some time with a big grin on his face while looking at me. They played for about an hour and 45 minutes and I did not want it to end (The Pogues I mean, not Steve and Devil man.)
i saw them again twice more before going off to college and Shane left soon after that and I couldn't make it back to see the Joe Strummer led tour.
The other 2 shows were excellent but paled by comparison, partly because they were at venues with assigned seating (and my seats weren't that good), partly because I went with the girl I was dating who was not a big Pogues fan. One was at the Beacon Theatre, and the last was at the pier.
The Beacon show was opened by a folk singer whose name i can't recall that was quite proud of being a lesbian. She had a catchy song about Martina Navratolova and another about some kid who was killed by a bear at the Prospect Park zoo in Brooklyn when he jumped the fence. After she described the latter song some guy in the balcony screamed out "Brooklyn" every 30 seconds or so until she left the stage. She ignored him and didn't seem upset in the least. I was surprised at this show to hear Phil Chevron sing Thousands are Sailing" although I knew he wrote it. Shane left the stage then and whenever an instrumental was played; don't recall him really doing that the first show, maybe once.
My last show at the Pier seemed like a great location exept my seats were way too far away and I had the same girl in tow. I forget the number and address of the pier and don't know if it is still there but it was in Hell's Kitchen not too far from the Chelsea Hotel where Brendan Behan stayed and Sid Vicious lived with his girlfriend until she mysteriously died.
Mojo Nixon and Skid Roper opened the show - very entertaining. It was a double bill of the Pogues and the Violent Femmes. I thought for sure there was no way on God's green earth that the Pogues were not the headliner but it turns out the Pogues came on first. (I later found out the two bands were swapping places each show.) Shane seemed kind of like he had let himself go at this show, even from the distance I was at. I recognize the ridiculousness of this statement but taken in context of who he is it fits based on what I saw, and with stories of what was happening with him and the band at the time. Between songs it looked like the guys were waiting around now and again until Spider would say something into the mic and usually before he would finish Shane would start to mumble the exact same words to us; so it was good at least to hear Spider first so we could understand what Shane was saying. Andrew came out front and sang Star of County Down and I thought that was great. I also fondly recall Shane's (I think James Fearnley called it goofy) little dance during White City. The Violent Femmes came on and seemed to put on a great show but it was wasted on me because I was pissed off the Pogues were gone already. The only reason I stayed was because I expected or hoped that the Pogues or at least one of them were going to come back out again. Let that be a lesson for all bands on a double bill; always come on at the end of the second bands act even if just one of you comes out and plays with the other band. It didn't happen and that was the last time I saw the Pogues in concert, in person anyway.
I regret the fact that I brushed off the Violent Femmes instead of just accepting the fact they were on and enjoy it. They played a free show here in Raleigh, NC a couple of weeks ago and I was all set to go but ended up staying home with my sick wife. I'll go see them next time because I don't expect the Pogues will ever play in North Carolina.
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Fri Aug 05, 2005 7:04 pm
The lesbian folkie was the delightful Phranc ("p-h-with-a-hard-c") who opened for us that whole tour. Like us, she was signed to Island Records at the time.
Roseland Ballroom, beside the Virginia Theatre on Broadway, was most famous as the site of the Dance Marathons in the 30s Depression, memorialised in the movie "They Shoot Horses, Don't They?" I bought my Gretsch Chet Atkins Country Gentleman around the corner in W 48th Street the day of that show. It's still the electric guitar I use on stage with The Pogues (and the Radiators, for that matter).
Roseland Ballroom, beside the Virginia Theatre on Broadway, was most famous as the site of the Dance Marathons in the 30s Depression, memorialised in the movie "They Shoot Horses, Don't They?" I bought my Gretsch Chet Atkins Country Gentleman around the corner in W 48th Street the day of that show. It's still the electric guitar I use on stage with The Pogues (and the Radiators, for that matter).
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Fri Aug 05, 2005 8:36 pm
If I had ever suspected you were shopping around town I would have cut school that day to find you!
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Sat Aug 06, 2005 9:25 am
thanks for sharing your memories, kmurray105. I enjoyed reading them very much.
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Mon Aug 22, 2005 11:02 pm
first saw the pogues in mcgonagles in dublin on 2 march 1985.then september 6 in the sfx in dublin.then in the s fx again in dec 85.saw them every time they playd in ireland. 16 times altogether including th e reunion gigs.was a member of Ordnahone , the official fanclub.still have the badges and t shirts.spent manys a night in blooms hotel with the band after gigs.great times
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Thu Sep 08, 2005 8:40 am
I used to go to every gig in Liverpool or Manchester between the years 1987 and 1991, but my fave has to be Brixton Academy St Patricks day 1989.
My friend and I drove down and stayed with a friend of his who was 'dentist to the stars'.
The gig was brilliant, as usual me and my friend were right at the front (where I always am) bopping away, we had a really good time.
My friend and I drove down and stayed with a friend of his who was 'dentist to the stars'.
The gig was brilliant, as usual me and my friend were right at the front (where I always am) bopping away, we had a really good time.
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Sun Sep 11, 2005 9:58 pm
i've now lost count of how many times i have now seen the pogues. What got me into them was the fact that i went to see U2 at wembley stadium in 87' and the pogues where the first support act. They blew the house down. The only gig i have been to where the support act was better than the main act. Remember seeing pogues at newcastle university in 1991 and spider was wearing a 'VIZ' t shirt which went down well with the crowd.
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Sun Sep 11, 2005 10:12 pm
also remember a festival in gateshead. it was free also!! first gig i saw pogues after shane,terry and james had left. kinda weird but good anyway. i remember streams of whiskey being the last song!!
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Mon Sep 12, 2005 1:17 am
soulfinger wrote:May '86 Sloskys Manchester - Riotous!
Wow! - That sounds like it would have been a good one....I think I've seen the gig sheet on Ebay for that show....and I think that a recording does exist....
Only wish that I wasn't four years old at the time, or else I would have been over the pond for some of those early shows.
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Mon Sep 12, 2005 9:01 am
Have been seeing The Pogues for as long as I can remember, a couple of memorable gigs were
1. Essex University, sometime in the mid 80's, me and a mate went along, Spider was fab, bashing the tray against his head until it bled, and Shane asking if anyone had a spare cigarette, which my mate did, and he gave one to him on the stage, fantastic.
2. Picnic in the Park, Finsbury Park, support by the Proclaimers, who were great, and Shane stopping the concert half way through a song because of crushing at the front, he then asked everyone to move back, but obviously got confused as to where we were, as he couldn't quite work out we were in a tent! "Everybody move back, move back to the back of the er....................er................fuckin tent" classic stuff. A friend of mine was thrown out for climbing the scaffolding that was holding the tent up, and another girl we had bought along that day because she had nothing better to do was just totally confused by The Pogues and left, never saw her again. This was the first time I heard "Rake at the gates of hell" which is still one of my favourite Pogues songs. I have a bootleg cassette of the concert somewhere, still brings back great memories when I listen to it
Also remember going to a tour and called "The brother wouldn't look at an egg", I still have the T-Shirt, but never did work out what the meant, anybody any ideas?
Happy days!
Richard
1. Essex University, sometime in the mid 80's, me and a mate went along, Spider was fab, bashing the tray against his head until it bled, and Shane asking if anyone had a spare cigarette, which my mate did, and he gave one to him on the stage, fantastic.
2. Picnic in the Park, Finsbury Park, support by the Proclaimers, who were great, and Shane stopping the concert half way through a song because of crushing at the front, he then asked everyone to move back, but obviously got confused as to where we were, as he couldn't quite work out we were in a tent! "Everybody move back, move back to the back of the er....................er................fuckin tent" classic stuff. A friend of mine was thrown out for climbing the scaffolding that was holding the tent up, and another girl we had bought along that day because she had nothing better to do was just totally confused by The Pogues and left, never saw her again. This was the first time I heard "Rake at the gates of hell" which is still one of my favourite Pogues songs. I have a bootleg cassette of the concert somewhere, still brings back great memories when I listen to it
Also remember going to a tour and called "The brother wouldn't look at an egg", I still have the T-Shirt, but never did work out what the meant, anybody any ideas?
Happy days!
Richard
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