THE place for your Sisters-related comments, questions and snippets of Sisters information. For those who do not know, The Sisters of Mercy are a rock'n'roll band. And a pop band. And an industrial groove machine. Or so they say. They make records. Lots of records, apparently. But not in your galaxy. They play concerts. Lots of concerts, actually. But you still cannot see them. So what's it all about, Alfie? This is one of the few tightly-moderated forums on Heartland, so please keep on-topic. All off-topic posts will either be moved or deleted. Chairman Bux is the editor and the editor's decision is final. Danke.
1993 July 31, Crystal Palace, London, England
1997 June 09, Briston Academy, London, England
1997 June 10, Briston Academy, London, England
1998 Feb. 12, Forum, London, England
1998 Feb. 13, Forum, London, England
2000 Sep 05, Forum, London, England
2000 Sep 06, Forum, London, England
2001 Feb 22, Astoria, London, England
2001 Feb 23, Astoria, London, England
2006 April 08, Razzmatazz 1, Barcelona, Spain
2006 April 12, Alcatraz, Milan, Italy
2006 May 02, Astoria, London, England
2006 May 03, Leeds University, Leeds, England
2006 May 04, Manchester Academy, Manchester, England
2006 May 06, UEA, Norwich, England
2006 May 07, Rock city, Nottingham, England
2006 May 13, Razzmatazz 1, Barcelona, Spain
well, i really enjoy all of them but i go for crystal palace may be cos i move to london especially to see them, could not wait for comes in france
hum also both barcelona gig 2006, second gig was great (much less bloody smoke), the best of my 2006 tour
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leeds 2001(superb)
porto 2001
Amsterdam 2003
tilburg 2005(great)
lokeren 2005(brilliant)
athens 2006
lisbon 2006
madrid (great)
barcelona 2006 first show (no voice night and the mayority of crowd sucked)
bilbao( 400 people only,very intimate)
AND THE NEXT ONES: lorca and zottegem
2023: Los Ángeles,Las Vegas, Londonx2, Valencia Madrid, Lisbon, Porto, Bilbao
2024: Gent- Eindhoven - Lokeren - Madrid
2025: London x2
Leeds Poly 91, NEC 92, Crystal Palace 93, NEC 93, Manc Apollo 97, Forum 98 (2nd night), Leeds Uni 01, Dam 03, Leeds 03 (1st night), Near Meth Leeds 05, and Leeds 06.
Had tickets for 2 binned gigs - NEC 97 and Eurorock 2000.
Best? NEC 92 tied with NME 05.
'What a heavy load Einstein must have had. Morons everywhere.'
1990 drogheda.....like totally awesome best £5 I ever spent
1991 reading...out of the sky (with diamonds)
1997 dublin red box....great
2001 astoria london....oakey dokey
2003 forum london both nights...brilliant
2005 tilburg...great
2005 lokeren, +soundcheck...awesomeness restored
2006 astoria...PISH
2006 glasgow...faith restored
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101 Sisters gigs so far.... and some of the highlights were:
1991 Winterthur - my first Sisters gig
1992 Hasselt - Comfortably Numb/SKOS and then, later Sister Ray
2001 York - like a family reunion where I got to meet other Sisters fans for the first time
2001 Hamburg - cause that's one of the best places ever to see them
2001 Zurich - home territory and a band in a particularly good mood
2005 Leeds - at shortest notice ever, but I made it with a little help of friends and other very nice people. And again it felt like a family reunion.
2006 Monterrey - my first time in Mexico
2006 USA - my first time in the States and I met american Sisters fans. Petseri (Washington/Philadelphia, and the car trip in between, and the hassle about flight tickets Andrew and I had afterwards because of that trip by car) and Sinsister (Chicago), you two made the respective gigs particularly memorable
2006 Athens - for completely un-Sisters reasons
2006 Hamburg - Gretel & Alfons
2006 Belgrad - for completely un-Sisters reasons
2006 Budapest - my 100th gig and a big bunch of English/German/other people to celebrate with....
Edit 1: Yes, Diego, how could I ever forget:
2006: Barcelona (both nights), Bilbao
And also all those gigs between 2001 and 2006, where it was Andrew, Helen, sometimes Simon, Tina, sometimes Czuczu, and me together...
2006: and the adventures Andrew and I had together in the States, including all the fun and all the hassle, like passing through customs and missing a flight because of some bitch that sneaked in in front of us etc.... Worst planning ever, but I have to say that I completely and utterly underestimated the sheer size of the States, and the DISTANCES..... Like, travelling from Anaheim to Hollywood, all in the same city, but still lightyears away from each other, especially by taxi, especially if you (and the driver) can't find the hotel, because it has changed its name and shape and.... but then you find the best and most luxurious room ever. Breakfast was crap though... Oh, and Fort Lauderdale (I think ), in a motel with a puddle in the room and a pool (outside our room! ), where we sat and I was scared an alligator might turn up...
Oh, and Britain 2006, because of the gigs and the people I was travelling with, and everything...
And Paris 2006, because of the gig and because of all the people I've met (again)...
And Madrid 2006 because of the dreadful coat.
And Amsterdam 2006 - haven't been that much in outer space in a long time....
In fact, come to think of it: There is no rating, because all the gigs are somehow linked to wonderful memories...
Edit 2: Eggi has just complained that he doesn't find his name anywhere here.... although he should know that the "un-Sisters" reasons (Athens in particular) have a lot to do with him. Bristol 2006 got completely forgotten in this respect. And the whole eastern european leg of the 2006 tour was the best ever because by then we were together - it was our honeymoon (his words) so to speak..... And now I'll really spare you further details....
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now that I write this down, I realise I have seen them plenty but far from enough
2001 Ternat (didn't know them, didn't make me a fan but it was carved in my memory)
2002 Deinze (returned out of curiasety and I was convinced)
2005 Tilburg (I didn't think I would ever seen them better)
2005 lokeren (I was wrong about the previous)
2006 Paris (the whole thing had something mythical, and they played quite good)
2006 Brussels (I only remember a raugh crowd )
2006 Amsterdam (great gig but lowsy crowd, I did meet some wonderful people though!)
2006 Brussels (TSoM as we all know and love them, you will never know what to expect)
...
2007 Zottegem
16th May 1991 Sportspalaeis, Gent
25th August 1991 Reading Festival
20th June 1992 Go Bang Festival, Loreley
27th June 1992 Birmingham NEC
24th July 1993 Belga Beach Festival
31st July 1993 Crystal Palace
21st August 1993 Leeds Town & Country Club
20th December 1993 Brixton Academy
21st December 1993 Brixton Academy
9th June 1997 Brixton Academy
10th June 1997 Brixton Academy
12th February 1998 Forum, London
13th February 1998 Forum, London
12th August 2000 Mera Luna Festival
3rd September 2000 Nottingham Rock City
5th September 2000 Astoria, London
6th September 2000 Astoria, London
16th February 2001 York University
17th February 2001 Leeds University
18th February 2001 Nottingham Rock City
22nd February 2001 Forum, London
23rd February 2001 Forum, London
26th February 2001 Grosse Freiheit, Hamburg
27th February 2001 Grosse Freiheit, Hamburg
1st March 2001 Columbiahalle, Berlin
2nd March 2001 Thuringenhalle, Erfut
17th March 2001 Porto Coliseu
23rd June 2001 Bonn
12th July 2001 Arvikafestivalen Arvika
August 2001 Pukkelpop Festival
13th October 2001 Ternat
28th July 2002 Alive Festival St Vith
10th August 2002 Mera Luna Festival
30th March 2003 HMH, Amsterdam
16th April 2003 Brieleport, Deinze
18th April 2003 Astoria, London
26th April 2003 Blank Canvas, Leeds
27th April 2003 Blank Canvas, Leeds
14th April 2006 Le Zenith, Paris
30th April 2006 Melkweg, Amsterdam
2nd May 2006 Astoria, London
3rd May 2006 Leeds University
6th May 2006 UEA, Norwich
7th May 2006 Rock City, Nottingham
23rd June 2006 Petofi Csarnok, Budapest
Lots of great gigs, a few s**t ones too. Lots of cool people I most likely still owe favours too. Lots of drinking & smoking. A few floods and at least one car crash
Leeds 1991 (10th anniversary) - Brilliant (even though I had the flu)
Amsterdam 2003 (OK)
Tilburg 2005 (brilliant)
Amsterdam 2006 (hammered and can't remember that much)
Eva wrote:2006 USA - my first time in the States and I met american Sisters fans. Petseri (Washington/Philadelphia, and the car trip in between, and the hassle about flight tickets Andrew and I had afterwards because of that trip by car) and Sinsister (Chicago), you two made the respective gigs particularly memorable
What is that part about problems with you subsequent flight? That is news to me.
To keep the thread on track, seven, I think, with perhaps Philadelphia 1999 or 2006 the most memorable. The former for an improntu Sweet Home Alabama, the latter for the HL comradery.
Petseri wrote:
What is that part about problems with you subsequent flight? That is news to me.
Oh, just the minor fact that with a "round-trip-ticket" you loose the whole thing if you skip one little part - of course nobody bothered to tell me when I booked. And then it took me a few very angry phone calls back to Switzerland to the travel agent and a very, very, very polite approach towards the agent at the airport (with gritted teeth disguised as a smile) and probably a few dollars more and we were sorted and back on track again.
But hey, travelling with you and skipping one of those countless flights was worth it!
comes in france
