Best: I mentioned Conflict earlier, Ozric Tentacles at the George Robey was pretty special. You should all give them a listen, will blow your minds. Man. Worst: Sham 69 playing their entire set (Borstal Breakout, Kids are United, Hersham Boys, etc) in a Blues style. WTF?
Best: First up The Undertones then followed by headine act Ian Dury and the Blockheads.My first festival and it never got better than that,never forget it Castlebar 1981. Worst:Take That,Croke Park 2011
The Undertones were great. Me and my brother were speaking to the O Neills after the gid when they were playing the fruit machines. Totally down to Earth. It was The Sin Of Pride tour.
They still do the odd gig now and again but never with Sharkey,another band from that time and N.Irish as well was Stiff Little Fingers,ah the sountrack of the youth!
I stayed in the same hotel as Stiff Little Fingers and Stuart Pearce, saw them all sat together. Stuart has good taste, into Oi!. What were you doing watching Take That? I wouldn't go and see them but of all the boy bands I think they were by far the best.
Birthday present for the missus her sister couldn't make it so I did the honourable thing,say one thing for it though wall to wall fanny! I saw SLF at The Flead,Finsbury Park in the '90s and Bruce Foxton was playing with them
