The London Underground

If you're wondering why this is called the London Underground, it's because if I want to see any good bands I generally have to go to London to see them, though not all of those below were seen in London (not by me anyway).

1993

Scarlet Dawn at Hollywoods (local student night)

18th, October, 1997

Death By Misadventure with Midnight Configuration

Friday, 31st, October, 1997

WGW 4.5 with Inkubus Sukkubus, Psycho TV, Manuskript, The Horatii, Sunshine Blind

Saturday, 1st, November, 1997

WGW 4.5 with Rosetta Stone

December?, 1997

Death By Misadventure with Complicity

13th?, February, 1998

Scoda Blush and The Sisters of Mercy at the Kentish Town Forum

April, 1998

WGW 5.0 Faith and the Muse, Die Laughing, Nekromantik, All Living Fear, These Crimsons Dreams, Isobels Shrine

Friday, 14, August, 1998

Infest - Dust to Dust, Leechwoman, Ultraviolence, The Horatii

Saturday, 15, August, 1998

More Infest with Sneaky Bat Machine man(i)kin, Passion Play, Libitina and Nekromantik supporting Alien Sex Fiend, who played a stunning set (longer than they should have) and threw the audience plastic skulls and a bone (I got the bone)

November, 1998

WGW 5.5 Rosetta Stone, Funhouse, Nervosa, Faithful Dawn, Emma Conquest

November?, 1998

Bauhaus at the Brixton Academy

December, 1998

Marilyn Manson at the Brixton Academy

Friday, 29, January, 1999

Arriving at Full Tilt at the Electric Ballroom in Camden for someone's birthday celebrations, I unexpectedly saw Inertia play...

Friday, 19, February, 1999

This time I saw Passion Play and Emma Conquest supporting This Burning Effigy at the Oliver Twist in Colchester (yes, that's right, outside of London)...

Saturday, 10, April, 1999

Killing Miranda, Swallow and Global Noise Attack at the Camden Underworld all supported Christian Death who were stunning as always...

Friday, 16th, April, 1999

Sneaky Bat Machine and Inertia supported Switchblade Symphony at the Whiby Warm-Up...

Friday, 23rd, April, 1999

The Whitby Gothic Weekend, where I saw The Last Dance, Denise & Ed Alleyne Johnson and This Burning Effigy...

Saturday, 24th, April, 1999

The second day of the Whitby Gothic Weekend, with Star 80, Manuskript and Switchblade Symphony...

Sunday, 4th, July, 1999

Ipswich Music In The Park, the only band I can remember playing being Zone Fluffy, which had been instigated by two of my old school chums...

November, 1999

WGW 6.5 - Sunshine Blind, Sneaky Bat Machine, Narcissus Pool

November, 1999

WGW 6.5 - Passion Play supported Dream Disciples

April, 2000

Whitby Gothic Weekend 7.0 Mesh, Saints of Eden, Chaos Engine, Sigue Sigue Sputnik, VNV Nation, Putra-Chic

2000

Bury'd Alive

2000 (variously, Christian Death, Complicity, Sin Die Kult, Thirteen Candles, Shadowsphere, Rome Burns

Bury'd Alive

2000

Bury'd Alive

19th, October, 2000

Chains on Velvet Libitina and others. (me birthday) [g]

27th October, 2000

Bury'd Alive featuring Squid.

2000

Bury'd Alive All About Eve

2000

Whitby Gothic Weekend 7.5 - Screaming Dead, Clan of Xymox, Mist of Avalon, Inkubus Sukkubus and Emma Conquest.

December, 2000

Christian Death/Cradle at the London Astoria [g]

Friday, 27th, April, 2001

WGW 8.0 - The Faces of Sarah, Jesus Loves Amerika, The Last Days, Rome Burns and Seize.

March?, 2001

man(i)kin at the Slimelight

Saturday, 28th, April, 2001

WGW 8.0 - with Attrition and Adfinem supporting the Dream Disciples

Sunday, 27th, May, 2001

Gotham 2001 - Descendants of Cain (playing as I arrived), Squid, Two Witches, House of Usher, Killing Miranda (fantastic set - many people turned up for them, and they were good enough to have been the headliners), This Burning Effigy, Star Industry, Inkubus Sukkubus.

Sunday, 24th, June, 2001

Uncle Nemesis' final gig - Psychophile and Emma Conquest supported the Dream Disciples

Saturday, 11th, August, 2001

Slimes - Mechanical Cabaret supporting the Crüxshadows (bloody good, got to see 'em if they come back to the UK)

Saturday, 18th, August, 2001

Slimes - Neurophoria supported Attrition.

Friday, 7th, September, 2001

The Last Rites, supported by Mist of Avalon at the Garage

Friday, 2nd, November, 2001

WGW 8.5 - Sorrow, Dawn of Oblivion, Cauda Pavonis, D.U.S.T., Finger Puppets, Swarf

Friday, 9th, November, 2001

interlock and others supported Needleye Upstairs at the Garage

Saturday, 16th, February, 2002

Malediction, Reading - Psychophile (playing when I got there, but I caught most of the set, which was good), Seize (who were very Ibiza), Swarf (who were rather good), Libitina, Chaos Engine (who were also good) and Dream Disciples (who were up to their usual standard)

Friday, 29th, March, 2002

Club Noir, Upstairs at the Garage - Zwartenblauw (playing when I arrived, good), Tarentella Serpentine, D.U.S.T. all supporting Chaos Engine

Saturday, 30th, March, 2002

Slimelight - And One played a warm-up gig before headlining Elektofest (on the Sunday)

Friday, 12, April, 2002

The Clink - The Crest (who were incredibly good) supported Mortiis (who also rocked)

26?, April, 2002

WGW 9.0 - Synthetic, Little Match Girl, Arkham Asyslum, Action Directe

27?, April, 2002

WGW 9.0 - Je$us Loves Amerika, Passion Play, Manuskript, Paradise Lost

Saturday, 1st, June, 2002

Waterglass album launnch - Firefly (who I missed most of) and Seventh Harmonic supported Waterglass at the Camden Underworld

Sunday, 2nd, June, 2002

Dark Jubilee

Monday, 3rd, June, 2002

Dark Jubilee

Tuesday, 2nd July, 2002

Skellig's London debut at the Buffalo Bar, Highbury Corner

Sunday, 7th July, 2002

Misnomer (who I barely saw at all) and Psychophile (who I haven't seen in far too long) supported Seventh Harmonic at the Dublin Castle, Camden

Tuesday, 9th July, 2002

eX-Girl supported Siouxsie and the Banshees at the Shepherds Bush Empire, playing there first London gig in seven years.

Friday, 19th July, 2002

Various bands I can't remember the names of (and some I didn't catch the names of in the first place - first band was good, but they didn't say what they were called), all supported eX-Girl at Spitz

Friday, 26th July, 2002

Ariel and the Flames (sans Flames), DeathBoy (debut gig), Psychophile and Swarf all supported Freudstein (who I missed coz it was too hot, so we all went to Tenebrae) Upstairs at the Garage, Highbury Corner.

Saturday, 27th July, 2002

Ghost of Lemora supported Sex Gang Children at Slimelight

Saturday, 8th August, 2002

Resurrection Records 10th Anniversary Party - The Faces of Sarah and Manuskript supporting Inkubus Sukkubus.

Saturday, 8th August, 2002

Galan Pixs at Slimelight

Tuesday, 20th August, 2002

Waterglass at M:Alice

Friday, 30th August, 2002

The Faces of Sarah, Corrosion and Ghost of Lemora supporting Seventh Harmonic upstairs at the Garage

Friday, 1st November, 2002

WGW 9.5 - Beautiful Deadly Children, Ordinary Psycho, Season's End, Sperm Whale

Saturday, 2nd November, 2002

WGW 9.5 - Swarf, Narcissus Pool

Sunday, 8th December, 2002

Order of Azrael, an acoustic set from Waterglass and Descendants of Cain at the Verge, Kentish Town.

Friday, 13th December, 2002

Automata, Xxtortion and Killing Miranda at Elektrowerkz.

Saturday, 14th December, 2002

Xpher, Interlock and Waterglass at Elektrowerkz.

Saturday, 29th March, 2003

Deathboy supported Psychophile at their album launch gig.

Friday, 9th May, 2003

Rocky Horror Show at Wimbledon Theatre (not actually a gig, but I didn't want to leave it out).

Sunday, 18th May, 2003

Excession, Descendants of Cain, Psychophile, The Ghost of Lemora, Mechanical Cabaret, Killing Miranda and In Strict Confidence supported The Damned for Gotham IV at the Camden Palace.

Saturday, 31st May, 2003

Voices of Masada at an undisclosed location ;)

Sunday, 1st June, 2003

Beautiful Deadly Children and Revolution By Night supported L'aime Immortelle at the Camden Underworld.

Tuesday, 3rd June, 2003

KinHo and Rapid.LA supported Sheep on Drugs at Sound in Wardour Street.

Friday, 20th June, 2003

Type O Negative, who were supported by some band I can't remember the name of.

Saturday, 26th July, 2003

Skeletal Family at Slimelight.

Saturday, 6th September, 2003

Cauda Pavonis at Insanitorium.

Wednesday, 17th September, 2003

Greenhaus and Swarf supported John Foxx at The Scala, Kings Cross.

Wednesday, 24th September, 2003

Devilish Presley, Baraba and The Elliot Wave Theory at The Rhythm Factory, Whitechapel.

Saturday, September, 2003

Voices of Masada, Rome Burns, Corrision and Faces of Sarah Upstairs at the Garage

Sunday, 5th October, 2003

Earth Loop Recall, Bent USA and Devilish Presley supported Global Noise Attack at the Dublin Castle, from the organisers of Pity for Monsters.

Tuesday, 14th October, 2003

Pity for Monsters - Libitina supported the Voices of Masada at the Betsey Trotwood, Farringdon (Automata cancelled at the last minute).

Thursday, 16th October, 2003

Saints of Eden and Altered States supported NFD at Dingwalls, Camden.

Thursday, 30th October, 2003

WGW X - Deathboy and Faith and the Muse supported Inkubus Sukkubus.

Friday, 31st October, 2003

WGW X - All Living Fear, the Chaos Engine and the Failed Deathboy Experience supported Wayne Hussey.

Saturday, 1st November, 2003

WGW X - Goteki and Sheep on Drugs supported Icon of Coil.

Sunday, 2nd November, 2003

WGW X - Sorrow and Manuskript supported All About Eve.

Tuseday, 25th of November, 2003

The Sepia and Global Noise Attack at the Rhythm Factory, Whitechapel.

Tuesday, 9th December, 2003

Pity for Monsters - Psychophile and 9xDead supported Devilish Presley at the launch of their new album, Disgraceland at the Betsey Trotwood.

Saturday, 20th December, 2003

Pity for Monsters - Earth Loop Recall and Global Noise Attack supported Faces of Sarah at the Betsey Trotwood.

Tuesday, 13th? January, 2004

Pity for Monsters - various bands at the Betsey Trotwood

Friday, 23rd January, 2004

Pity for Monsters - Global Noise Attack, Devilish Presley, Maxdmyz and Interlock at The Water Rats.

Friday, 6th February, 2004

Devilish Presley at Dead and Buried (first anniversary).

Saturday, 21st February, 2004

The Screaming Banshee Aircrew supported The Ghost of Lemora at Insanitorium at the Soundhaus in Colchester.

Friday, 27th of February, 2004

Pity for Monsters - Deathboy, Devilish Presley, Earth Loop Recall and Faetal at the Water Rats, Kings Cross.

Thursday, 15th of March, 2004

Vicious? - Devilish Presley and Zombina and the Skeletones support Bella Morte at the Verge, Kentish Town.

Friday, 2nd of April, 2004

Buried by Monsters - The Vincent Razorbacks and Devilish Presley support The Last Days of Jesus at the Lord Nelson, Holloway.

2004-04-23 (Friday)

WGW - Zombina and the Skeletones and Earth Loop Recall support the Damned. DJing by SLS and Martin

2004-04-24 (Friday)

WGW - Libitina and the Dream Disciples (last ever gig) support the Mission. DJing by lucy*fur and vasi

2004-05-30 (Sunday)

Gotham 5 - Voices of Masada, Scary Bitches, Devilish Presley, Faces of Sarah, Theatre des Vampires, Diary of Dreams and Inkubus Sukkubus play at the Mean Fiddler (the LA2).

2004-06-06, Sunday

at New Dark Age at On the Rocks

2004-07-04 Sunday

Devilish Presley, Deathboy at New Dark Age at On the Rocks

2004-10-28 Thursday

WGW - Corrosion and Claytown Troupe support at the Spa.

2004-10-29 Friday

WGW - TorsoHorse and Beautiful Deadly Children support Zodiac Mindwarp at the Spa

2004-10-30 Saturday

WGW - Ovni and Glass supporting Alien Sex Fiend at the Spa

2004-12-16 Thursday

Eating the Elephant - Screaming Banshee Aircrew at the New Adelphi Club

2005-07-22

Bunday, MCD, BSD and the Infested played The Ringside

2006-02-02

Eating the Elephant - Screaming Banshee Aircrew at the White Room

2006-03-02

Eating the Elephant - Action Directe at the White Room

2006-06-01

Eating the Elephant - Deviant UK and Karn8 at the White Room

2006-07-06

Eating the Elephant - Rhombus at the White Room

2006-08-03 Thursday

Eating the Elephant - Clone Romeo at the White Room

2006-08-04 Friday

Eating the Elephant - Devilish Presley, Mary Jane and Whalter at the White Room

2006-09-07 Thursday

Eating the Elephant - Zeitgeist Zero at the White Room

2006-10-05

Eating the Elephant - Caffeine Kill at the White Room

2006-11-02

Eating the Elephant - Voices of Masada

2006-12-08

Eating the Elephant - Screaming Banshee Aircrew

2011-01-30

Silk Route at the Bedford Arms

2011-02-07

Comedy Virgins at The Cavendish Arms

2011-03-10

Pity for Monsters - Global Noise Attack, Ghostfire and Devilish Presley at the Boston Music Rooms

2011-04-04

Fire in the Belly at Bethnal Green Working Men's Club

2011-04-14

Moco at the Park Plaze Victoria

2011-05-07

Salome En Noir at The Horatia

2011-06-10

WGT - Diamanda Galas at Oper Leipzig

2011-07-13

Rockburst at The Graveney School

2011-08-05

Schattenspiel - A Sleeping Body, Section (3) and The Last Cry

2011-08-21

Young, Twisted and Black - Terminal Gods and Black Light Ascension at The Finsbury Pub

2011-09-03

John Callaghan, Angel Bomb, Luxury Stranger and Manuskript at the Boston Dome

2011-09-12

Les Kelly's Britain at the BBC Radio Theatre

2011-09-17

alt. - Terminal Gods at the Fallen Angel

2011-11-11

Scantinati at the Partnership Café

2011-11-12

Smackjoint, Anti Vigilante and Tyrannosaur Alan at the Royal Oak

...on a different note, bands which I would like to see include Nine Inch Nails, The Creatures, Soper Aeternus and probably lots more that I can't think of right now...