Nipple Erectors live (May 6, 2008)

[Christine]

Afterwards ... Shane , Spider , Victoria , myself and assorted friends headed off to Soho for a meal and a drink while the band made thier way to the 12 Bar Club in Denmark St .. We ended up in The Groucho Club till the wee small hours .... MadDog"
(originally posted at MadDog's Myspace blog)

For those (like myself) averse to MySpace, some pictures ended up being taken by an unfriendly paparazzo in front of the Groucho Club:

http://www.showbizireland.com/news/may0 ... ucho.shtml

[Zuzana]

One more short video from the Nips gig:
http://vids.myspace.com/index.cfm?fusea ... d=33894237

And one more review:

The Nips
London, 100 Club
by Paul M
May 10, 2008
Soundsxp
Full URL

"There are more cue balled bonces than a Kojak convention here tonight but then the band most people are here to see split twenty eight years ago and the vast majority of the audience are old original fans. The Nips (originally known as the Nipple Erectors) were formed by two punk scenesters in the late seventies, put out a mere three singles before going onto form the two central bands in the early 80s cowpunk scene, the Men They Couldn’t Hang and the Pogues. This is believed to be the first time Shanne Bradley and Shane MacGowan (yes, that Shane MacGowan) have shared a stage since. Rumours about this appearance had circulated for a few weeks prior to tonight though with threats that if too much of a fuss was made they’d pull the gig, most people buying a ticket probably suspected it would never happen.

They come onto the stage just after 8.30 and they look great. Shanne, on bass, has scarcely aged while even Shane looks slimmer and less deshevelled than recent times. He’s kitted out in a clean dark suit though his T-shirt is suitably offensive. He may be drunk (though it’s difficult to tell these days with the toll from years of living the high life evident in his permanently glazed expression) but he’s not completely wasted and even remembers most of the lyrics (though one song now includes the line 'don't know the fucking words la la la'…). They play for about 30 minutes with Shanne’s daughter joining them for one track and they go down well, so well that Shane issues a dismissive “Fuck off!” when someone gets too appreciative. Hopefully we won’t have to wait another 28 years to hear Stavourdale Rd N5 or So Pissed Off . I leave, as do many others, before the next act, Johnny Moped appears. Yes, that Johnny Moped..."

[FISHERMAN]

"Spider Stacy, also from the Pogues, was there as back up in case he didn't turn up," says Fisherman.

For god's sake, I was not there as "back up", I was there to see the Nips for the first time in the best part of 30 years. And they were fucking brilliant.

Apologies, I was just regurgitating something I was told by somebody who claimed to be 'with the band.'

Shows I shouldn't believe everything I hear.

Top night.

[Zuzana]

A few more videos have surfaced on Youtube:

http://uk.youtube.com/watch?v=DsLgHVm_SUg
http://uk.youtube.com/watch?v=4da0YVVQrxY
http://uk.youtube.com/watch?v=tD3FlrCxunI

[KathleenwithaK]

Wow, just wow...thanks to you all for the reviews, videos, pics!

[territa]

CM (from shanemacgowan.com) kindly uploaded his video of "Gabrielle":
http://uk.youtube.com/watch?v=mJcq3AP73tQ

Well, that's it then, I've got to get another soundboard on this computer. I've gone without sound for months now, but this is the kicker.

[Smoz]

The Nipple Erectors myspace site has a couple more London dates showing for this Friday & Saturday nights, don't know if I can make it to either of these but if they are anything like the 100 Club shows they fall into the unmissable category:

http://www.myspace.com/thenippleerectors

[Guest]

"Guest Appearance with Mike and Eucalypta singing"

???in other words, not with Shane???

[Smoz]

According to the Nipple Erectors blog it looks like Shane will not be performing at the Dirty Water Club gig:

"THE NIPPLE ERECTORS, the punk era rock'n'roll band which featured the talents of one Shane Macgowan, are back and sounding absolutely fantastic. With half the original members performing at this gig, Mike from Thee Vicars is taking over Shane's vocal duties and Eric from King Salami will sit in on the drums. (Eucalypta Aka Lady Vengeance will also be singing)."

http://blog.myspace.com/index.cfm?fusea ... =402887227