If everyone who noes claims they weren't at st George's hall to see hawkwind weren't actually there I might have got served a bit quicker

I work in the fancily titled Directorate that also manages the refectory where the gig took place. I have numerous meetings in the adjoining building, the photos of some of the bands playing there is staggering. However, in the 5 years I have been here there is barely a band I have wanted to see.

I last saw Hawkwind a couple of years ago at Manchester Uni'. They have Captain Pugwash singing for them now.

Back to topic
Rochdale have allocated their Willbuts Lane stand to us. This is a 3,400 seat stand down one side of the ground.
Tickets are £12 adults, £8 concessions and £5 "kids"
These are available now from the Bulls ticket office (where the club get a commission) or on the day.
The coach price is £11 from Odsal.

So..£23 for a ticket and travel or £19 for us oldies.

It would have been all pay at full rate had the match been at a home = £20/£15 concession standing: and £25/£20 concession seating.
My old lass and I are two of the smarmy rich bast@rds in the premier

seats and our tickets at home would have cost £30/25 concession.

So a saving on concessions of £12 for both of us - travel included.

Yeah but you're an old fogey now. Bands aren't like Crème brûlée any more.

Tens of thousand acclaim to have the seen the last Beatles concert in Bradford in 1964. I know my first wife did as she told me so.
When we met some months later it was a romantic moment to recall that we had, on that very night in October, been within yards of each other. Her in the Gaumont and me passing it's door on transit from the Lord Clyde to the Metropole.
We are still married in no little part I think due to that magic moment of coincidence.
I still refer to her as my first wife just to keep her on her toes

I thought that 1964 concert in Bradford was the only one they didn't sell out? Typical Bradford apathy!

I don't remember that, is it really true or just one of those stories? Mind, the Gaumont, in its original condition before it was partitioned, held around 3k so it would take a big audience to totally fill it.

I'd put that down to good taste more than apathy.

One of the few bands I have seen at Bradford Uni. Must have been 17 years ago at least. I seem to remember a topless dancer.

It's one of my Dad's oft repeated tales. I'm not sure to whether to believe it or not. Like his stories about once being a lion tamer or being Steve McQueen's mate.



Granted the first few Beatles albums are a bit formulaic to modern ears but Rubber Soul and Revolver are superb albums.

Better than owt Mott the Hoople did anyway

Everything has its time. I have never got the Beatles adulation, not a patch on the stuff the Stones, Kinks or Pretty Things were doing. Discuss (FA - you are limited to one side of A4).

As someone said in Manchester, "if this was the seventies they'd have their norks out".

I saw Nirvana at Bradford Uni'. Spiritualized too. They came on to strobe lights and a five minute long wall of noise and it felt like half the crowd fell over from the sensory overload. Awesome times.

I don't remember the last time there was a gig here. Must be ten years ago at least, not counting InFest.

I turned down the chance to see Nirvana at Bradford Uni in 1991



I went to the Mock Turtles there instead



The last band I saw there was The Fall in either 94 or 95.

Can't believe I missed the Fall. The only other band I recollect playing in my time was Bjorn Again. I didn't go, obviously, but the campus was filled with mock 70s Swedes for the day, which was nice.

I saw Bjorn Again in Brighton in the early 90s with Odyssey (!) as the support act. Would kill to see Odyssey again, they were brilliant live. That said, it's a longer period of time between then and now than it was between then and when they were famous.

Yep I saw Bjorn Again for some unknown reason at Brad Uni sometime in the early 90s.

I was one of those mock Swedes. Why I went I don't recall as I've never been into Abba.

You could not be more wrong.

Might have to call in at the Castle Cafe and give a challenger Breakfast a go...

Was it so you could blend in without the hassle of having to hire fancy dress?

I thought the 'mock Swedes' [iwere[/i wearing fancy dress?

I was at Bjorn Again too. I spent most of it on my friends shoulders. He was very drunk and the next day could not understand why his shoulders hurt so much.

Those where the days....

My now wife (then girlfriend) worked for the union in those days and turned down free tickets for Nirvana. She didn't know who they were. Even though I had played Nevermind non-stop for weeks everything she was round.

I've still not got over it.

I'd like to put my presence there down to my taste but the truth is I was dragged along by my girlfriend of the time.

In fact thinking about it we traded festivals. I went to Donnington with her if she'd come to Reading with me. She saw Nirvana at the bottom of the bill at Reading and fell in love and I got hit in the face by a flying bottle of pi55 at Donnington and sat at the back in shock freezing my ass off, convinced I had a broken nose and waiting for AC/DC to finish so we could get on the bus and bugger off. Not an entirely fair exchange.

And then the world went Nirvana mental and I could pretend I was in on the ground floor.

Does anyone know if season ticket holders get free entry into this round.

Seem to remember something like that over last couple of years but not sure if it still happens.