NONE OF THE ABOVE gigs

1991

[1] 20 June: Blues Night - Sharansky's (UMIST Students' Union) without Chris; Ian (harmonica) and Jo Hollingsworth (saxophone) guested on one song each

[2] 12 November: Blues Booze 'n' Boogie - Sharansky's

[3] 28 November: Beer Festival - LAH (UMIST Students' Union)

[4] 12 December: Lang&Ling Xmas party - Harwood Room (UMIST)

Alex, Rob, Harry, Chris, Maria Aretoulaki (vocals)

[5] 1 February: UMIST Bar

[6] 11 March: Pyjama Dance - UMIST Bar Mike Chaplin stood in for Rob

[7] 19 March: End of Term party - Swinging Sporran

[8] 10 April: Hilltop School, Rochdale

Rob, Harry, Maria, Steve Young (drums)

[10] 16 June: End of Exam Piss-up - Sharansky's

[11] ?? ??? Eurotra Party - Dominion Hotel

[12] 10 December: DIAS Xmas Party - Harwood Room

[13] 19 December: AIESEC Ball - Barnes Wallis Refec (UMIST)

Harry, Maria, Steve, Phil Duncan (bass)

[15] 24 February: Pyjama Dance - UMIST Bar

Harry, Maria, Steve, Phil, Patrick Olivier (vocals)

[16] 11 March: Blues Booze & Boogie Night - Swinging Sporran

Harry, Steve, Phil, Patrick

[17] 16 June: End of Term party - Swinging Sporran

Harry, Steve, Phil, Nick Olivier (keyboards)

[18] 6 November: Weston Hall Ball - Manchester Town Hall

[19] 18 November: Beer Festival - LAH. We were filmed by the BBC at this gig. At that time they were doing a real life soap with some Salford University students. They never used the clip, as the sound was no good; but for incidental music for that episode they did use (Michael Jackson's version of) "Come Together", which was one of the songs we played. Coincidence or what?

[20] 8 February: NOT-Christmas party - Swinging Sporran

February to May: recording ``My Vote'' - Salisbury Studios

Harry, Steve, Will Varley (keyboards), Paul Walsh (bass, vocals)

[21] 21 February: Manchester City FC Supporters' Club

[23] 5 May: Softball party - Chorlton Irish Club

[25] 27 October: Softball party - Chorlton Irish Club

[26] 9 November: Star & Garter

[27] 30 November: Pre-Christmas Warm Up Party - Thirsty Scholar

[28] 19 January: Star & Garter

[29] 26 January: Harry's Bar, UMIST

Harry, Steve, Phil, Will

[30] 26 April: R 'n' B Soc party, GROT Bar, Grosvenor Place

Will died 12th September

Harry, Lee Gilburt (drums), Stuart Glynn (lead guitar), Pete King (bass), Jay Harrap (vocals)

[31] 10 December: Physics Department Ball, Grosvenor Hotel

1998

Harry, Lee, Stuart, Pete, Nikki Davenport (vocals)

[32] 20 June: Softball Tournament, Manchester University Sports Ground

Harry, Stuart, Pete, Nikki, Greg Elliston (drums)

[33] 11 July: Lighthouse Inn, Talacre, N. Wales

Harry, Stuart, Pete, Nikki, Greg, Ann Fomukong (vocals), Ray Cottam (keyboards)

[34] 10 December: "Leukerzaid" Will Varley Benefit in aid of Leukaemia, Star & Garter. Jo Hollingsworth (saxophone) joined us for the final song "Too soon"

[35] 22 April: NMS gig "Party! Party!", Star & Garter

[36] 14 May: Knight's Bar, Pickford Street, Macclesfield

2000

[40] 12 May: GROT Bar

[41] 15 May: Copper Faced Jacks (Picture by John Martin)

[42] 2 June: GROT Bar again

[43] 22 July: Salisbury Road (Chorlton) Street Party

[44] 20 September: GROT bar

  

[46] 28 February: Star & Garter

[47] 20 March: Copper Faced Jacks

[48] 21 March: The Orange Grove (Fallowfield Music festival)

7/8 April: recording Scruffy's Big Day Out at The Cutting Rooms - hear one of the songs

[49] 23 June: 10th Anniversary party and CD launch, Rafters, Northenden
with guest appearances from Maria, Steve, Paul, Phil, Mike Chaplin, The Warthogs, not to forget Nathan and Thomas on backing vox and percussion.

[50] 22 July: South Manchester Show, Burnage Rugby Club.
At very short notice we filled a much needed gap on a bill which included the legendary Bay City Rollers.

[51] 14 August: Harry, Mike and special guest Emily Grossman played a short acoustic set at the Iguana Bar in Chorlton.

[52] 12 October: UMIST Beer Fest

[53] 18 November: Charity gig in aid of Cancer, Retro Bar. Nikki was on her honeymoon, so it was back to the 4-man line-up.

2002

[54] 16 January: Manchester Roadhouse.
Pranam had exams so we managed without him. Granada were there filming one of the other bands for a series about Irish people in Manchester, due to air in July. We weren't in the programme when it eventually aired.

[55] 3 March: Iguana Bar, Chorlton.
Mike was unavailable but the rest of us played a short acoustic set.

[56] 20 July: Salisbury Road Street Party, Chorlton.
Pranam is back in Chester for the summer, and Nikki is expecting a baby, so we played our three-man set.

[57] 25 October: UMIST Beer Festival

[58] 26 October: Grey Horse, Broadstone Road, Reddish

[59] 21 November: Chapel House, Wellington Rd S, Stockport

[60] 8 December: Retro Bar, Sackville St, Manchester

[61] 21 December: Grey Horse, Broadstone Road, Reddish

2003

[62] 17 March: Retro Bar - Unsigned bands competition by Irozmusic. We didn't get through to the next round!

[63] 1 April: NMS night (five or six bands!) at Jabez Clegg, most notable for Hannah and Linden's debuts.

[64] 8 May: Harry's Bar, UMIST. Matt made his debut.

June 8/15th - MMS Studios. We recorded a new demo - Positive Guy and Teenage Kicks

2004

[65] 12 February: Korumba. Kev at last made his debut.

[66] 13 February: Rampant Lion.

[67] 12 March: Benefit for Friends of the College Action Group (FOTCAG), Carlton Club, Whalley Range.

[68] 19 March: Rampant Lion

[69] 3 April: Lee's 30th birthday party.
Harry was in Japan, so missed a gig for the first time ever!

[70] 23 April: Rampant Lion

[71] 1 May: Manchester Urban Glastonbury, Rampant Lion

[72] 3 May: Celebrate Whalley Range Festival

[73] 17 July: Matt and Fran's wedding, Chorlton

[74] 10 September: Rampant Lion

[75] 29 October: Rampant Lion (see a video clip)

[76] 10 December: Burlington Rooms, Manchester University

2005

Harry was in Australia for a year, Matt moved to Sheffield, Linden was working in Birmingham;
Alan and Hannah left to form their own band.

[77] 1 May: Whalley Range Festival
two songs from this gig are now available on Youtube HERE and HERE

[78] 24 June: Dandy Cock, Disley

[79, 80] 27 August: Crown Hotel, Colne and Colne Rugby Club, both sets part of Colne Blues Festival

[81] 1 September: Queens Arms, New Mills

[82] 23 September: Dandy Cock, Disley

[83] 28 October: Bulls Head, High Lane

[84] 4 November: Bakers Vaults, Stockport

[85] 17 November: private party, Halifax

[86] 2 December: Dandy Cock, Disley

2007

[87] 27 January: Bulls Head, High Lane
watch some brief snippets filmed at this gig on Youtube HERE and HERE

[88] 3 March: Dandy Cock, Disley

[89] 5 April: Kings Arms, Congleton

[90] 12 May: Queens Head, Congleton

[91] 12 May: Wishing Well, Heywood

[92] 26 May: Stock Dove, Romiley

2008

[93] 5 January: Hope Inn, Stockport

[94] 16 February: Stock Dove, Romiley

[95] 28 March: Bulls Head, High Lane

[96] 5 April: Kings Arms, Chapel-en-le-Frith

[97] 12 April: Nelson Tavern, Stockport

[98] 19 April: Horseshoe, High Lane

[99] 10 May: Kings Arms, Chapel-en-le-Frith

[100] 30 May: Queens Arms, New Mills

[101] 28 June: Nelson Tavern, Stockport

[102] 5 July: Chinley Conservative Club

[103] 11 July: High Lane and Disley Sports Club; click here for some pics

[104] 12 July: Kings Arms, Chapel-en-le-Frith

[105] 12 September: Queens Arms, New Mills

[106] 13 September: Nelson Tavern, Stockport

[107] 20 September: Horseshoe, High Lane

[108] 27 September: Kings Arms, Chapel-en-le-Frith Greg's brother sang on Hard to Handle

[109] 11 October: Norfolk Arms, Marple Bridge

[110] 1 November: Nelson Tavern, Stockport

[111] 22 November: Horseshoe, High Lane

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