red_harrington
Well-known member
Back in 1985 I was well into the Pogues, they'd just released 'Rum Sodomy & the Lash' and were nearing their peak.
So when I read in the Gazette that someone who'd supported them on tour was coming to play at the Dovecot in Stockton, I was dead excited.
On the evening of the gig, I went on my own, paid £5 entrance (a lot for me in those teenage days) and went inside.
The place was full of old men with beards, sat on chairs right up close to the stage, bent forward eagerly. I thought it was a bit odd, and I stood at the back, as I usually do.
Then some bloke came on stage with his guitar, sat on a stool, and started playing folk songs. His name was Richard Thompson. I left after about 30 seconds, utterly ***ed off.
In retrospect I should have asked for my fiver back.
So when I read in the Gazette that someone who'd supported them on tour was coming to play at the Dovecot in Stockton, I was dead excited.
On the evening of the gig, I went on my own, paid £5 entrance (a lot for me in those teenage days) and went inside.
The place was full of old men with beards, sat on chairs right up close to the stage, bent forward eagerly. I thought it was a bit odd, and I stood at the back, as I usually do.
Then some bloke came on stage with his guitar, sat on a stool, and started playing folk songs. His name was Richard Thompson. I left after about 30 seconds, utterly ***ed off.
In retrospect I should have asked for my fiver back.