On this day in 1983 (or was it?) ...

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New on my TSOM blog, a look back at the first gig of the golden year of 1983. Any more details would be appreciated! https://sistersfan.blogspot.co.uk/2018/ ... dford.html
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Thanks again for a great read! :D

When's the book coming out?! :innocent:

Seriously, you should - can't see :von: ever doing one!
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Thank You very much!
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Another nice read Nik. :notworthy:
I was going to suggest that it had been pushed to Tuesday due to the new year's holiday etc. but if there are tapes referencing the 3rd that shoots my theory out of the water.
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Pista wrote:Another nice read Nik. :notworthy:
I was going to suggest that it had been pushed to Tuesday due to the new year's holiday etc. but if there are tapes referencing the 3rd that shoots my theory out of the water.
Good point, it would have been a Bank Holiday Monday with New Year's Day on the Saturday. Bradford City had a 3 p.m. kick-off on Monday 3rd so it may be that bars had to stop serving at 10 p.m. on the 3rd back in 1983??
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Nikolas Vitus Lagartija wrote:
Pista wrote:Another nice read Nik. :notworthy:
I was going to suggest that it had been pushed to Tuesday due to the new year's holiday etc. but if there are tapes referencing the 3rd that shoots my theory out of the water.
Good point, it would have been a Bank Holiday Monday with New Year's Day on the Saturday. Bradford City had a 3 p.m. kick-off on Monday 3rd so it may be that bars had to stop serving at 10 p.m. on the 3rd back in 1983??
Gotta love those UK licensing laws eh?
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Another great read.

I have no idea regarding the date but I can't imagine that a bank holiday would make the gig that less likely, surely gigs happen on every bank holiday somewhere?
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Can't confirm the Bradford date, but they definitely played The Warehouse on the 20th January 1983
Thanks to Pontiac Detroit and the citizens of Wakefield
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Pista wrote:
Nikolas Vitus Lagartija wrote:
Pista wrote:Another nice read Nik. :notworthy:
I was going to suggest that it had been pushed to Tuesday due to the new year's holiday etc. but if there are tapes referencing the 3rd that shoots my theory out of the water.
Good point, it would have been a Bank Holiday Monday with New Year's Day on the Saturday. Bradford City had a 3 p.m. kick-off on Monday 3rd so it may be that bars had to stop serving at 10 p.m. on the 3rd back in 1983??
Gotta love those UK licensing laws eh?
In Norway you can't even buy beer in stores on sundays... that's even worse :lol: :lol: :lol:
Andrew Eldritch Dour Festival 1997: Yeah, We take any request... As much as we ever do.
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