Sisters played Paris in 1984???

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... according to this item on Ebay they did. :eek:

Or is it a fake?
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Nope, they only did it a few years ago for the first time. Perhaps an announced gig that was cancelled, though, who knows?
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2006 first time for sure.
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Might have been another band without THE.... ;D
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I would guess it's a poster for a club-night, listing some of the records they'll play?
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Sold for 50 GBP?! :eek:
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replaced by play dead at last hour :D
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Ozpat wrote:Sold for 50 GBP?! :eek:
Maybe they ware all after all booked. The were in germany a few days earlier so it is not impossible they were booked.
It is not records plaeyd, it is concerts. Dead Can Dance played there (the venue is called Eldorado) that night. And KUKL (Björks old band) played there he day after, just at it says on the poster.
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Obviousman wrote:Nope, they only did it a few years ago for the first time. Perhaps an announced gig that was cancelled, though, who knows?
UPDATE: They were booked, but the gig was cancelled.

Sisters have also could have played in Japan before as well, three shows were booked in January 1986 (posters exists) but was cancelled due to obvious reasons.
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Thanks for all your replies ... :) ...

Dead Can Dance did play ... http://www.songkick.com/concerts/466096 ... -leldorado

and I've found it under Cancelled Gigs in the http://www.ultimatesistersguide.org/doc ... cancel.htm


taylor wrote:replaced by play dead at last hour :D
Sure? None of their gigographies I've searched says so. But that doesn't mean all that much ... Do you also know why they were replaced?



@ playboy - 1986 was quite another year ... Gift, Giving Ground ... and Floodland ahead ... ;D ...
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taylor wrote:Yes sure
I should have know that you would know. 8)
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Being645 wrote:Thanks for all your replies ... :) ...

Dead Can Dance did play ... http://www.songkick.com/concerts/466096 ... -leldorado

and I've found it under Cancelled Gigs in the http://www.ultimatesistersguide.org/doc ... cancel.htm


taylor wrote:replaced by play dead at last hour :D
Sure? None of their gigographies I've searched says so. But that doesn't mean all that much ... Do you also know why they were replaced?



@ playboy - 1986 was quite another year ... Gift, Giving Ground ... and Floodland ahead ... ;D ...
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playboy wrote:
Being645 wrote: @ playboy - 1986 was quite another year ... Gift, Giving Ground ... and Floodland ahead ... ;D ...
love to help my sisters friends!
Thank you very much ... Image ... :wink: ...


Anyway, I've made a page now for that in the Wiki.
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Being645 wrote:
playboy wrote:
Being645 wrote: @ playboy - 1986 was quite another year ... Gift, Giving Ground ... and Floodland ahead ... ;D ...
love to help my sisters friends!
Thank you very much ... Image ... :wink: ...


Anyway, I've made a page now for that in the Wiki.
Nice done.
I can also inform that they were booked to play in Lund at the venue Mejeriet (where they are playing later this month) in 1986. I don´t have the exact date, but I probably will in due time as I still have the clip from the newspaper (I think..) somewhere.
They were also booked at the same venue in 1991 and there were adds in the papers (I have this one also somewhere) but it was cancelled, I think it was because Hultsfred also booked them, but I am not sure. When (and if) I get more info I will get back on this.
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playboy wrote:
Being645 wrote:
playboy wrote: love to help my sisters friends!
Thank you very much ... Image ... :wink: ...


Anyway, I've made a page now for that in the Wiki.
Nice done.
I can also inform that they were booked to play in Lund at the venue Mejeriet (where they are playing later this month) in 1986. I don´t have the exact date, but I probably will in due time as I still have the clip from the newspaper (I think..) somewhere.
They were also booked at the same venue in 1991 and there were adds in the papers (I have this one also somewhere) but it was cancelled, I think it was because Hultsfred also booked them, but I am not sure. When (and if) I get more info I will get back on this.
Oh, nice ... :notworthy: ... and yes, have a look for these, please.

A scan or whatever from those clippets were also fine ... :D ...
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playboy wrote:I can also inform that they were booked to play in Lund at the venue Mejeriet (where they are playing later this month) in 1986.
1986? Which "they" would that be or were they booked before they knew that they'd be breaking up?
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Being645 wrote:and I've found it under Cancelled Gigs in the http://www.ultimatesistersguide.org/doc ... cancel.htm
Was there not also a cancelled tour in the UK in Autumn 1983 which is not listed in the cancelled gigs list ? Several venues adevrtised gigs which were then cancelled, IIRC.
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markfiend wrote:
taylor wrote:Yes sure
I should have know that you would know. 8)
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playboy wrote:I can also inform that they were booked to play in Lund at the venue Mejeriet (where they are playing later this month) in 1986.
1986? Which "they" would that be or were they booked before they knew that they'd be breaking up?
Yes, they were booked before the break up. They decided not to continue autumn 1985. By that time time a few gigs were booked to take place in early 1986, it was only a few months away.
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Nikolas Vitus Lagartija wrote:
Being645 wrote:and I've found it under Cancelled Gigs in the http://www.ultimatesistersguide.org/doc ... cancel.htm
Was there not also a cancelled tour in the UK in Autumn 1983 which is not listed in the cancelled gigs list ? Several venues adevrtised gigs which were then cancelled, IIRC.
That must have been in november then. When did Benn Gunn left? Anyone know?
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playboy wrote:
Nikolas Vitus Lagartija wrote:
Being645 wrote:and I've found it under Cancelled Gigs in the http://www.ultimatesistersguide.org/doc ... cancel.htm
Was there not also a cancelled tour in the UK in Autumn 1983 which is not listed in the cancelled gigs list ? Several venues adevrtised gigs which were then cancelled, IIRC.
That must have been in november then. When did Benn Gunn left? Anyone know?
In October '83, according to this source ...
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The last gig in '83 was October 31 IIRC, but I think Ben had gone before that.
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In the Wiki and in the UltimateSistersGuide September 17th is indicated as the possibly last gig with Ben Gunn ...

also Hussey is said to have joined The Sisters in September ...
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