The Tivoli, Buckley
[pic above paul radcliffe]
Situated in a strange part of North Wales, that’s not that easy to get to, The Tivoli is a venue in Buckley responsible for a lot of indie shows. Not quite on the main gig circuit but becoming more of a cult venue for bands to play warm ups at.
Originally a cinema and theatre in 1920s. During the 70’s, 80’s and 90’s the venue had a tremendous run of bands through its doors and it was often cited as one of the best places to play on any tour, with promoter Howard Croft being responsible for many of them.
Marc Jones was the promoter and DJ of the Wednesday indie gigs from 1991-94.
Indeed, stories from the people who worked there at the time have inspired new owner Rokib Miah to once again achieve this goal after a fifteen year spell as a more mainstream nightclub.
2010 was a great leap in the right direction with the club enjoying a buoyant resurgence on the live music scene.
The Tiv hosted the likes of Radiohead, Catatonia, Hawkwind, Oasis, Manics, Spacemen 3, Engine, Compulsion and countless others – below is a list that is not complete… Can you help fill in the gaps?
26.04.1972 – Status Quo
03.05.1972 – Thin Lizzy
00.07.1972 – Nazareth + Tear Gas
19.07.1972 – Thin Lizzy + Sleaze Band
09.08.1972 – Fusion Orchestra
00.00.1974 – Merlin
11.12.1974 – Nutz + Skyfall
00.00.1975 – The Exciters
00.00.1975 – Marty Wild & The Wildcats
14.01.1975 – Stray
07.05.1977 – Slade
07.11.1977 – Buzzcocks + The Flys
18.03.1978 – Slade
25.11.1978 – Detroit Emeralds
00.00.1979 – The Searchers
21.04.1980 – Diamond Head
18.12.1986 – The La’s
17.09.1987 – Motorhead + Sword (ticket)
29.10.1987 – Budgie
10.12.1987 – Hawkwind + Dumpy’s Rusty Nuts
03.03.1988 – Wishbone Ash
07.04.1988 – Magnum
14.04.1988 – Sabbat + Kingdom Come
12.05.1988 – Faith No More
16.06.1988 – The Quireboys
15.09.1988 – John Coghlan’s Diesel Band
22.09.1988 – Macc Lads
17.11.1988 – Candlemass
01.12.1988 – Hawkwind
26.01.1989 – You Slosh
16.03.1989 – Saxon
23.03.1989 – Garth Rockett + Ian Gillan
20.04.1989 – Macc Lads
08.06.1989 – Tigertailz
20.07.1989 – Horse London
00.08.1989 – Lisa Dominique
24.08.1989 – Ice Age
30.08.1989 – Bomb Everything
05.09.1989 – Dogs D’Amour
21.09.1989 – Bullet Boys (flyer)
05.10.1989 – Errol Flynn
19.10.1989 – Little Angels
07.12.1989 – Dr Feelgood
14.12.1989 – Thunder
15.02.1990 – Quireboys + Red Dog
01.03.1990 – Thunder
08.03.1990 – The Almighty
15.03.1990 – Georgia Satellites + Webb Wilder
22.03.1990 – Wolfsbane
29.03.1990 – Red Dogs
05.04.1990 – Saxon
12.04.1990 – Macc Lads
26.04.1990 – Dizzy Mama + Carnage
17.05.1990 – GWAR
08.08.1990 – Thunder + Love / Hate
23.08.1990 – No Sweat
13.09.1990 – Mama’s Boys
03.10.1990 – Mock Turtles [the start of Tivoli Wednesdays promoted by Marc Jones]
10.10.1990 – Darling Buds
17.10.1990 – New Fast Automatic Daffodils
31.10.1990 – Money Spongers + Goodnight Said Florence + Prime Time Preachers
07.11.1990 – Five Thirty
14.11.1990 – Pale Saints
15.11.1990 – Circus Of Power
29.11.1990 – Cheap And Nasty
06.12.1990 – Magnum
13.12.1990 – You Slosh
20.12.1990 – Dizzy Mama
27.12.1990 – Engine
24.10.1990 – Ned’s Atomic Dustbin
03.01.1991 – Bomb Everything + Madamadam
16.01.1991 – Dust
17.01.1991 – Red Dogs
23.01.1991 – Real People + V8
24.01.1991 – Beki Bondage
30.01.1991 – Hollow Men + Goodnight Said Florence
31.01.1991 – Atom Seed
06.02.1991 – Scorpio Rising + Drop
07.02.1991 – No Sweat + Walk On Fire
13.02.1991 – Darkside + Nature Things
20.02.1991 – Shack + Magic Clock
27.02.1991 – Havana 3AM + Daisy Chain
13.03.1991 – Manic Street Preachers
20.03.1991 – Ocean Colour Scene
03.04.1991 – Chapterhouse
11.04.1991 – Macc Lads
17.04.1991 – Boo Radleys
18.04.1991 – Loud
23.05.1991 – Primus + Limbo Maniacs
29.05.1991 – 25th Of May
05.06.1991 – Levitation + Scorpio Rising
30.05.1991 – Mucky Pup + Lord Sian
12.06.1991 – Flowered Up
19.06.1991 – Poppy Factory
26.06.1991 – The Real People + Sensitize
27.06.1991 – Mama’s Boys
00.07.1991 – Toyah
03.07.1991 – The Primitives
10.07.1991 – Ocean Colour Scene
17.07.1991 – Slow Bongo Floyd + The Sandmen
24.07.1991 – Daisy Chain
31.07.1991 – Goodnight Said Florence
05.08.1991 – Datblygu + Eirin Peryglus + Gorky’s Zygotic Mynci
07.08.1991 – Tynyl Tywyll + Hanner Pei + Cyffion Melyn
08.08.1991 – Anhrefn + One Style
14.08.1991 – The Sandkings
21.08.1991 – The Senseless Things
28.08.1991 – Moneysponges + Spiritualised
04.09.1991 – Weaveworld
11.09.1991 – Carnival Art
12.09.1991 – Dare
18.09.1991 – Paris Angels
19.09.1991 – The Screaming Jet
25.09.1991 – Boo Radleys + Nature Things
26.09.1991 – Engine
02.10.1991 – Dave Sharp
03.10.1991 – Modred + Atom Seed
09.10.1991 – Cud
10.10.1991 – Jason Bonham
16.10.1991 – Kingmaker
17.10.1991 – You Slosh
23.10.1991 – The Dylans
30.10.1991 – Th’ Faith Healers
06.11.1991 – Darkside + Spectrum O
07.11.1991 – Dr Feelgood
13.11.1991 – 25th Of May + Papa Dee
14.11.1991 – Scat Opera + Naked Truth
20.11.1991 – Top + The Cranberries
27.11.1991 – Spitfire + Spiritualised
28.11.1991 – D-A-D + Naked Truth
04.12.1991 – Echo & The Bunnymen
05.12.1991 – Moody / Marsden Band
11.12.1991 – Dr Phibes & The House Of Wax Equations + Dream Scene
12.12.1991 – You Slosh
18.12.1991 – The Real People
19.12.1991 – Engine
26.12.1991 – Dizzy Mama
08.01.1992 – The Frames + The Tansads
15.01.1992 – Pele + Baby Milk Plant
22.01.1992 – Girohead
29.01.1992 – Half Man Half Biscuit
05.02.1992 – Thousand Yard Stare + Spin
12.02.1992 – Cardiacs
13.02.1992 – FM
19.02.1992 – Lush
26.02.1992 – Wedding Present + The Reegs
04.03.1992 – Scorpio Rising + Sensitize
11.03.1992 – Ocean Colour Scene + Baby Milk Plant + That Uncertain Feeling
18.03.1992 – Catherine Wheel + God Machine
25.03.1992 – Dodgy + 5.30
26.03.1992 – Wildhearts
01.04.1992 – Boo Radleys
08.04.1992 – The Sand Kings + Hugh Big Massive
15.04.1992 – State Of Logic + Fourth Egg
22.04.1992 – Revolver + Sweet Jesus
29.04.1992 – Poisoned Electric Head
06.05.1992 – Kitchens Of Distinction + The Were Frogs
07.05.1992 – Loud + Beach Bastards
13.05.1992 – The Real People + Tambourines
15.05.1992 – Lilian Axe
20.05.1992 – PJ Harvey
22.05.1992 – Fiona
25.05.1992 – Engine
26.05.1992 – New Model Army
27.05.1992 – Eat + Scorpio Rising + Some Have Fins
28.05.1992 – Bandland
03.06.1992 – The Telescopes
10.06.1992 – Radiohead
16.06.1992 – Spiritualised
17.06.1992 – The Bell Tower + Wonky Alice
24.06.1992 – The Fall
01.07.1992 – Leatherface + Exit Condition + Drive
08.07.1992 – The House Of Love + A House
15.07.1992 – Fini Tribe
22.07.1992 – Numb + Psycho Sexual Sex Terrestrials + The Fourth Egg + Baby Milk Plant + Metroland + She Said
29.07.1992 – Tansads
05.08.1992 – A House + Looking For Adam
12.08.1992 – The Frames + Family Go Town
13.08.1992 – Romeos Daughter
19.08.1992 – Rockingbirds
20.08.1992 – GWAR
26.08.1992 – Spitfire + The Cuckoos
02.09.1992 – 3.1/2 Minutes + The Cherrys
09.09.1992 – The High + The Bridewells
16.09.1992 – Spiritualised + Miranda Sex Garden
23.09.1992 – The Cranberries + Moose
30.09.1992 – Luna + Cast
01.10.1992 – Girlschool
07.10.1992 – Sultans Of Ping
14.10.1992 – 25th Of May
15.10.1992 – Magnum + Gotthard
21.10.1992 – Popinjays + Anna
22.10.1992 – Ugly Kid Joe
28.10.1992 – Adorable + Strangelove
04.11.1992 – Creaming Jesus + Homage Freaks
12.11.1992 – Lawnmower Deth
18.11.1992 – Rockingbirds + Bad Livers + Cast
25.11.1992 – Sheep On Drugs
26.11.1992 – Mucky Pup + Ignorance
02.12.1992 – Boo Radleys + Mr Ray’s Wigworld
09.12.1992 – Senser + The Cherrys
12.12.1992 – Cardiacs
16.12.1992 – Poisoned Electric Head + Dancing Woolly Masters
23.12.1992 – Dr Phibes & The House Of Wax Equations
30.12.1992 – Baby Milk Plant + Fourth Egg + Bloom Candles
00.00.1993 – Blackout (video)
06.01.1993 – Girohead + Firecharmers + Urban Treehouse
13.01.1993 – Radical Dance Faction + MDM
20.01.1993 – The Tansads
27.01.1993 – Back To The Planet + The Wild Turkey Brothers
28.01.1993 – Xentrix + Innerstate
03.02.1993 – Scorpio Rising + Kinky Machine
04.02.1993 – Terrorvision
10.02.1993 – Radiohead + Anna
17.02.1993 – Frames
24.02.1993 – The Pale
03.03.1993 – Wishplants + Power Of Dreams + Kerosene
10.03.1993 – Mint 400 + Darling Heart + The Revs
17.03.1993 – Bang Bang Machine
24.03.1993 – Mighty Mighty Bosstones
31.03.1993 – Back To The Planet + Wild Turkey Brothers
07.04.1993 – New Cranes
14.04.1993 – D.F. 118
15.04.1993 – Anathema + Amyphyst + Monastary
21.04.1993 – Leatherface + Guns And Wankers
22.04.1993 – Dream Theater + Mike Portnoy
28.04.1993 – Thousand Yard Stare + TV Eye
05.05.1993 – Cornershop + Jacob’s Mouse + Blood Sausage
06.05.1993 – Dogs D’Armour
12.05.1993 – 25th Of May + Urban Treehouse
26.05.1993 – Milltown Brothers
31.05.1993 – Dizzy Mama + Sleazy People + 84 Time
02.06.1993 – Gutterband + Walkabouts
09.06.1993 – Kinky Machine + Space
10.06.1993 – Killers (feat Paul D’Anno – ex-Iron Maiden)
16.06.1993 – Senser
17.06.1993 – Romeo’s Daughter + In A Big Way
23.06.1993 – Come + Cell + Grant Lee Buffalo
24.06.1993 – Engine + Big George & The Business
26.06.1993 – Vanessa Warwick + Clutch + Biohazard
30.06.1993 – Comsat Angels
01.07.1993 – Dweezil Zappa
08.07.1993 – Freak Of Nature
13.07.1993 – Julian Cope
15.07.1993 – Die Cheerleader
22.07.1993 – Love / Hate
07.10.1993 – Lillian Axe
14.10.1993 – Green Jelly
25.11.1993 – Little Angels
02.12.1993 – FM
29.12.1993 – Dr Phibes & The House Of Wax Equations + Baby Milk Plant
13.01.1994 – Amethyst + Infest + Mausoleum
20.01.1994 – Machine + IQ Zero
26.01.1994 – ‘Hip-Hop Evening’
27.01.1994 – Lawnmower Deth
03.02.1994 – Uncle Fester
10.02.1994 – Lionsheart
17.02.1994 – FM
24.02.1994 – Clawfinger + Understand
03.03.1994 – Phantom Blue
10.03.1994 – Raging Slab
17.03.1994 – Paw
24.03.1994 – Tyketto
30.03.1994 – Dr Phibes & The House Of Wax Equations
31.03.1994 – Wildhearts
04.04.1994 – (Headbangers Ball)
07.04.1994 – Kerbdog
13.04.1994 – Scorpio Rising
14.04.1994 – Magnum
21.04.1994 – Skyclad
28.04.1994 – Riverdogs
19.05.1994 – Engine
26.05.1994 – Skin + Omkara
30.05.1994 – Dizzy Mama
02.06.1994 – Biohazard + Dog Eat Dog + Downset
09.06.1994 – Cry of Love
16.06.1994 – Gun
19.06.1994 – Compulsion
23.06.1994 – Flood + Furburgur + The Pepperpots + The Flying Monks
29.06.1994 – The Real People
30.06.1994 – Life of Agony
07.07.1994 – Caprice + Powergroove + Empyre + Tantrum
13.07.1994 – Spiritualised + Radial Spangle
14.07.1994 – Hooker + Meet The Ferret + Dr Jekyl
21.07.1994 – Crown of Thorns
28.07.1994 – Headswim + Rub Ultra
11.08.1994 – Mucky Pup + Pleasure Elite
31.08.1994 – Oasis + Evan Dando (sort of an unofficial, drunken acoustic set) (review)
28.09.1994 – Chumbawamba + Blyth Power
13.10.1994 – Bruce Dickinson
27.10.1994 – Downset
03.11.1994 – God’s Hotel + Mary Jane
10.11.1994 – Skin
16.11.1994 – Electrafixion (setlist)
17.11.1994 – b.l.o.w.
24.11.1994 – Headswim
01.12.1994 – Carcass
14.12.1994 – Thunder + Skin [UK rock band]
22.12.1994 – FM
01.03.1995 – Back To The Planet
02.03.1995 – Headswim
09.03.1995 – Tyketto
30.03.1995 – Warrior Soul
06.04.1995 – Downset + Shootyz Groove
25.04.1995 – Future’ Dance Nights
27.04.1995 – Shihad
11.05.1995 – Dub War + Muddy Funksters + Bully Rag
17.05.1995 – Cardiacs + Sidi Bou Said + Tower Struck Down
29.06.1995 – Ugly Kid Joe
08.07.1995 – Spiritualized
25.07.1995 – Terrorvision + Stretch
30.08.1995 – Mansun
28.09.1995 – Cathedral + Anathema
03.10.1995 – The Wildhearts
05.10.1995 – Tigertailz
11.10.1995 – The Bluetones
19.10.1995 – Toby & The Whole Truth
01.11.1995 – Pele
09.11.1995 – Glenn Hughes
16.11.1995 – FM
29.11.1995 – Mansun
06.12.1995 – Wedding Present
14.12.1995 – Magnum
27.12.1995 – Mansun + Smaller
00.00.1996 – Nut
17.01.1996 – Shed Seven + Soda
24.01.1996 – Northern Uproar
08.02.1996 – Honeycrack
15.02.1996 – Life Of Agony
22.02.1996 – Apes, Pigs & Spacemen + Cecil
28.02.1996 – Pineapple
13.03.1996 – Super Furry Animals
04.04.1996 – Napalm Death + Crowbar + Face Down
10.04.1996 – 60ft Dolls + Brassy
17.04.1996 – Jesus Jones
24.04.1996 – Ocean Colour Scene
25.04.1996 – Baby Chaos
02.05.1996 – Send No Flowers + Headswim
05.06.1996 – Mansun + Soda
19.06.1996 – Evil Superstars + Compulsion
20.06.1996 – Pitchshifter
03.07.1996 – Space + Dodgy
04.07.1996 – Manhole + Drain STH + Fear Factory (Manhole didn’t play)
11.07.1996 – Jesus Lizard + Cecil
24.07.1996 – The Candyskins
05.09.1996 – Kerbdog
25.09.1996 – Space
26.09.1996 – Downset
03.10.1996 – Holy Barbarians + The Cult
09.10.1996 – Supernaturals
10.10.1996 – Honeycrack
16.10.1996 – Fluffy + The Candyskins
30.10.1996 – Catatonia + Broadcast
06.11.1996 – Gorky’s Zygotic Mynci (they turned up late)
10.11.1996 – Lightning Seeds, Wannadies
27.11.1996 – Seahorses
05.12.1996 – Faust + Ectogram
11.12.1996 – Smaller
12.12.1996 – This Thing + Gasheed + Jupiter
18.12.1996 – Mansun
19.12.1996 – Housefly + Stuck Mojo
22.01.1997 – The Candyskins
29.01.1997 – Gene
26.03.1997 – Travis
27.03.1997 – Kerbdog + Sic
24.04.1997 – Chumbawamba + Ism
14.05.1997 – Silver Sun
30.04.1997 – Carter USM
00.05.1997 – Stereophonics
01.06.1997 – New Model Army
25.06.1997 – Kenickie
12.06.1997 – Spiritualized + Gorky’s Zygotic Mynci
24.07.1997 – Terrorvision
09.10.1997 – Misery Loves Co + A
06.11.1997 – Bullyrag + Human Waste Project + Tura Satana
26.11.1997 – The Fall [didn’t play]
03.12.1997 – Senser
10.12.1997 – Fish
11.12.1997 – Human Waste Project + Coal Chamber
21.01.1998 – Catatonia
28.01.1998 – Space
11.03.1998 – Catherine Wheel + Feline + Radiator
14.05.1998 – Seahorses
04.06.1998 – Lower + Homespun + Zen Baseball Bat + Pod One
11.06.1998 – Beluga + Revelation + Morning Star
18.06.1998 – Pineapple + 0898 + Jades Trick
23.06.1998 – Ian Brown
25.06.1998 – Clipper Cartel + The Pimp + Kona
03.09.1998 – Terrorvision
01.10.1998 – Misery Loves Company + Iron Monkey + Medulla Nocte
02.03.1999 – Gene
21.10.1999 – Danny And The Doowops (poster)
13.09.2001 – Raging Speed Horn + Scurge + Misdemeanor
17.10.2003 – Oceansize
04.01.2006 – Ian Brown
30.06.2006 – Skindred
01.10.2006 – Mirimar Disaster + Graine + Tonnica (review)
17.10.2006 – (Hed)p.e
28.09.2007 – Forever Never
05.02.2009 – Portside
19.02.2009 – Out From Animals + Carjack Malone + The Brakes + Trader
10.09.2009 – Jason & The Scorchers
23.12.2009 – The Eighties B-Line Disaster + I Am Austin + Fag Machine [snowed off]
23.01.2010 – Olly Murs
01.03.2010 – Towers Of London + The 10:04s
06.03.2010 – Twisted Wheel + The Lupin Thieves
19.03.2010 – Megadeth UK
05.04.2010 – Masters Of France
10.04.2010 – The Animals
30.04.2010 – Holy Coves + Dumpy’s Rusty Nuts
07.05.2010 – I Am Austin + We Are Animal + Eskimo Bonfire + Stokoz To Moscow + 4 Sticks
22.05.2010 – Hayseed Dixie
12.06.2010 – The Modfathers
01.07.2010 – The Hutts
29.07.2010 – The Union
29.08.2010 – The Wanted
05.09.2010 – Fun Lovin’ Criminals
19.09.2010 – Neil Bryden & Sunrise Sunset
08.10.2010 – FM + Whiskey & Lace
09.10.2010 – Stiff Little Fingers + Punchdrunx
10.10.2010 – Republica
12.11.2010 – Vice Squad
22.11.2010 – Cast (ticket)
27.11.2010 – The Exploited
11.12.2010 – Bad Manners
18.12.2010 – The Quireboys
18.02.2011 – Limehouse Lizzy
05.03.2011 – Judge Jules
17.03.2011 – Funeral For A Friend + Tiger Please + Rise To Remain
18.03.2011 – Marseille + Something Personal
25.03.2011 – Lecaria
01.04.2011 – Babylon Leaf + Clint Boon
12.04.2011 – Magnum + Gwyn Ashton
15.04.2011 – Northside + Clint Boon
19.05.2011 – Lightning Seeds + JAMM
11.06.2011 – Anti-Nowhere League + Vice Squad + Mixies Men + Senseless + The Adjusters + In Evil Hour
01.07.2011 – Led Into Zeppelin
03.07.2011 – Evan Dando + The Reads + Gintis
22.07.2011 – Guns 2 Roses
19.08.2011 – The Smiths Ltd + Transmission
02.09.2011 – Dodgy + The Roseville Band
09.09.2011 – The Quireboys
29.09.2011 – Angelic Upstarts
15.10.2011 – Pritchard vs Dainton [was this a boxing match?]
21.10.2011 – Absolute Bowie
22.10.2011 – John Cooper Clarke
28.10.2011 – Cockney Rejects
29.10.2011 – The Doors Alive + The Loving Cup
12.11.2011 – Goldie Lookin’ Chain + Dallas
18.11.2011 – Clone Roses
25.11.2011 – JAMM
27.11.2011 – John Cooper Clarke
02.11.2011 – Limehouse Lizzy
08.12.2011 – Buzzcocks
14.12.2011 – Exit International
12.01.2012 – The Risk
22..01.2012 – Adam Ant
03.02.2012 – Rex
02.03.2012 – Subhumans
09.03.2012 – The DB Band + The Peace Creatures + Cal Roberts + Ill Gotten Gains
28.04.2012 – Space [Space Festival 2012]
11.05.2012 – Guns n Roses Experience
25.05.2012 – Les Mckeown’s Legendary Bay City Rollers
01.06.2012 – Hawkwind (review)
14.07.2012 – Colorama +Golden Fable + The Loving Cup
03.08.2012 – Stiff Little Fingers
10.08.2012 – Indica Bale + Audiobloom + Babylon Leaf + The Street + S.C.U.M
07.09.2012 – Half Man Half Biscuit
16.09.2012 – OPM
28.09.2012 – Hotter Than Hell
29.09.2012 – Xander And The Peace Pirates + Mancini Fires
05.10.2012 – Novana + The Bluebottle Veins + The Uninvited
13.10.2012 – The Farm + Pete Wylie
25.10.2012 – Terrorvision
18.11.2012 – Wedding Present
22.11.2012 – UK Subs + Last Gang In Town + Braxton Hicks (review)
07.12.2012 – The Proclaimers
21.02.2013 – Uriah Heep + Virgil & The Accelerators
29.03.2013 – Showaddywaddy
26.04.2013 – Young Knives
16.05.2013 – Levellers
26.05.2013 – Tinchy Stryder
01.06.2013 – [Geordie Shore]
24.07.2013 – Ash + Violet Bones
04.10.2013 – Neville Staple Band
09.11.2013 – Stiff Little Fingers
15.11.2013 – New Model Army
17.11.2013 – The Orb
19.11.2013 – The Darkness + Lost Alone
22.11.2013 – From The Jam
01.12.2013 – The Damned + Ruts DC
06.12.2013 – Toby Jepson + Isaac Birchall
06.02.2014 – Uriah Heep + Virgil & The Accelerators
11.02.2014 – Saxon
18.03.2014 – Miles Kane
21.03.2014 – Love / Hate
28.03.2014 – From The Jam
20.04.2014 – Magnum
25.04.2014 – The South
10.05.2014 – Big Country
16.05.2014 – Dodgy
23.05.2014 – Dr Feelgood
11.06.2014 – Inspiral Carpets
13.06.2014 – Red Dragon Cartel
19.06.2014 – The Union
23.06.2014 – Jeff Scott Soto
11.07.2014 – Wonderstuff
24.07.2014 – Shed Seven
06.08.2014 – Black Star Riders + Tax The Heat
13.08.2014 – Agnostic Front
29.08.2014 – Ocean Colour Scene
19.09.2014 – Spear Of Destiny (review)
10.10.2014 – Wayne Hussey
23.10.2014 – Blancmange + Heaven 17
25.10.2014 – Skid Row +The Last Vegas + Sister
01.11.2014 – Julian Cope
07.11.2014 – Qween
14.11.2014 – From The Jam
15.11.2014 – The Quireboys + Preachers Son
29.11.2014 – Ruts DC
06.12.2014 – Stiff Little Fingers
05.02.2015 – Oasis UK
28.02.2015 – Goldblade
00.03.2015 – Ferocious Dog
23.05.2015 – The Mission
05.06.2015 – Tom Bailey [Thompson Twins]
26.09.2015 – Public Image Ltd
16.10.2015 – Livewire
23.10.2015 – Electric Boys + Dan Reed Network
24.10.2015 – China Crisis
06.11.2015 – Jizzy Pearl + Love/Hate
08.11.2015 – Y&T + Lawless
12.11.2015 – Stiff Little Fingers + Spam Javelin
13.11.2015 – 808 State
14.11.2015 – The Fall
21.11.2015 – Archer + Doro
26.11.2015 – From The Jam
28.11.2015 – Deaf School
26.02.2016 – Hue & Cry
04.03.2016 – The Quireboys
05.03.2016 – Clone Roses
12.03.2016 – Peter Hook & The Light
01.04.2016 – Ferocious Dog
16.04.2016 – Anvil + Dirkschneider
22.04.2016 – Tigertailz + The Great Dreamers
30.04.2016 – Icicle Works (review)
25.05.2016 – LA Guns
01.09.2016 – Hugh Cornwell + Red Or Dead (review)
10.09.2016 – Shed Seven (?)
23.09.2016 – Sex Pissed Dolls
08.10.2016 – Stu Allen
21.10.2016 – Whitesnake
28.10.2016 – The Real People + The Skellums
29.10.2016 – Danse Society + Theatre Of Hate + Skeletal Family +The Last Cry + Expelaires
05.11.2016 – Wishbone Ash
09.11.2016 – New Model Army + Mad Dog McRea (review)
10.11.2016 – Ugly Kid Joe + Dallas Frasca
11.11.2016 – The Christians
12.11.2016 – Ian Hunter + The Rant Band
19.11.2016 – From The Jam
26.11.2016 – Dr Feelgood
15.12.2016 – Wolfsbane
[you’ll start to see a sad trend of tribute acts creeping into the listings as venues try to stay afloat]
04.02.2017 – Rusty Shackle
17.02.2017 – Guns 2 Roses
18.02.2017 – Dream Frequency
25.02.2017 – Limehouse Lizzy
08.03.2017 – Bonefide
09.03.2017 – Bang Tango
10.03.2017 – The Quireboys
15.03.2017 – LA Guns
24.03.2017 – Love/Hate + Jizzy Pearl
25.03.2017 – Sworn Amongst + This Is Turin + Moose + Dead.Is.Forever
22.04.2017 – Into The Void
04.05.2017 – Wheatus + Mike Doughty
05.05.2017 – Bernie Marston
12.05.2017 – Dare
19.05.2017 – Stone Broken
02.06.2017 – Surreal Panther
03.06.2017 – OC & Verde
23.06.2017 – Phil Rudd (AC/DC)
01.07.2017 – Ferocious Dog
08.07.2017 – T’Pau + Hawker
30.07.2017 – Graham Bonnet Band
04.08.2017 – Foo 5ighters + Kingz of Leon + Oaceis [sounds like my worst nightmare!]
11.08.2017 – Pele + Amsterdam
15.09.2017 – Craig Charles
22.09.2017 – From The Jam
06.10.2017 – Inglorious
07.10.2017 – Whitesnake UK + Dio Trilogy
21.10.2017 – The Blinders + Cabbage + Queen Zee
22.10.2017 – W.A.S.P + Cruel Knives
28.10.2017 – Dirty DC
03.11.2017 – Wishbone Ash
18.11.2017 – John Coghlan’s Quo + Pressure Drop + Hawker
24.11.2017 – King Kurt + Spacewasters (review)
01.12.2017 – King King
02.12.2017 – Definitely Oasis
08.12.2017 – Mason Hill
16.12.2017 – Absolute Stone Roses
21.01.2018 – Operation Mindcrime + Til Death Do Us Part
28.01.2018 – Lauren Lo Sung
02.02.2018 – Stereophonies
07.02.2018 – Hayseed Dixie + Emma McGrath
10.02.2018 – The Modfathers
16.02.2018 – Anvil + Secret Sphere
11.03.2018 – Ferocious Dog + Nick Parker + Ginger Wildheart
16.03.2018 – Enuff z’Nuff + Bulletboys + Venrez
17.03.2018 – Dressed To Kill
24.03.2018 – The Quireboys + Black Aces
06.04.2018 – Clone Roses
07.04.2018 – Hands Of Dimes + The Clan + Wasted Fate
08.04.2018 – Stevie Nimmo
13.04.2018 – Korn Again
20.04.2018 – Bernie Marsden
27.04.2018 – Urban Voodoo Machine + Headsticks
28.04.2018 – Blue Nation + Weapon UK
10.05.2018 – Stone Trigger + Stillroom
11.05.2018 – Jizzy Pearl + Love/Hate + Doomsday Outlaw
18.05.2018 – Metallica Reloaded
19.05.2018 – The Crippens + Emissaries Of Syn + Ballpein + Abominate + Spam Javelin
23.05.2018 – Trucker Diablo
29.06.2018 – The Wildhearts + Headsticks
01.07.2018 – Bad Touch + Savage Outlaw
13.07.2018 – Hi-On Maiden
28.07.2018 – Stone Broken + Gabriella Jones
24.08.2018 – Graham Bonnet Band + Gin Annie
26.08.2018 – Beats Festival feat; B4 Time + Problem Child (+many more)
01.09.2018 – Blaze Bayley, The Clan, Fugitive (review)
07.09.2018 – Dan Baird And Homemade Sin + Bad Dog
08.09.2018 – LA Guns + Jared James Nichols + Stone Trigger
21.09.2018 – Martin Turner [Wishbone Ash]
22.09.2018 – Curved Air
12.10.2018 – Craig Charles
27.10.2018 – Eric Martin
02.11.2018 – Gun
03.11.2018 – Wishbone Ash
10.11.2018 – Pearl JamUK
15.11.2018 – Skindred
16.11.2018 – Guns 2 Roses
28.11.2018 – Black Star Riders + Myke Gray + The Rising Souls
01.12.2018 – John Coghlan’s Quo
02.12.2018 – The Sweet + The Clan
08.12.2018 – Violets Leap
15.12.2018 – Wolfsbane
21.12.2018 – K-Klass
26.01.2019 – Rainbow Rising + WhitesnakeUK
31.01.2019 – Evil Scarecrow + Ten Foot Wizard
02.02.2019 – The Absolute Stone Roses
08.02.2019 – Devilfire
15.02.2019 – Kris Barras Band
17.02.2019 – Enuff Z’Nuff
23.02.2019 – Absolute Bowie
01.03.2019 – Kingdom Of Madness
16.03.2019 – Conflict
22.03.2019 – Electric Boys
23.03.2019 – Jizzy Pearl + Love/Hate
30.03.2019 – The Quireboys
05.04.2019 – Violets Leap + Hand of Dimes
13.04.2019 – Attica Rage + Beth Blade & The Beautiful Disasters + Violets Leap
20.04.2019 – Whitesnake UK + Dressed to Kill + Guns 2 Roses + Sack Sabbath
27.04.2019 – The Real People + Luke Gallagher + Souljacker + 50 Hertz
04.05.2019 – Hung Like Hanratty
10.05.2019 – Cats In Space
11.05.2019 – Macc Lads
17.05.2019 – Phonics + Violets Leap
18.05.2019 – A Foreigners Journey
31.05.2019 – Fahran
15.06.2019 – Stacie Collins
21.06.2019 – Ryan Hamilton & The Harlequin Ghosts
29.06.2019 – Electric Circus
13.07.2019 – Hi-On Maiden
19.07.2019 – Blackwater Conspiracy
20.07.2019 – Danny Vaughn + Tyketto
02.08.2019 – Alabama 3 + Rainbreakers
18.08.2019 – Stiff Little Fingers + Eddie & The Hot Rods
23.08.2019 – Blaze Bayley + Aonia
25.08.2019 – Dressed To Kill
30.08.2019 – Vain + The Clan
31.08.2019 – Heavy Pettin’ + Rock Goddess
10.09.2019 – Jason & The Scorcher + Dan Baird & The Homemade Sin + The Kentucky Headhunters
14.09.2019 – Metallica Reloaded
20.09.2019 – Those Damn Crows + The Clan
21.09.2019 – Graham Bonnet + Alcatrazz + Evyltyde
04.10.2019 – Lars & The Magic Mountain
11.10.2019 – Focus + Jamie Porter Band
12.10.2019 – Last Great Dreamers
16.10.2019 – PP Arnold
18.10.2019 – Keep It Cash
19.10.2019 – Urban Voodoo Machine
24.10.2019 – Inglorious + Matt Mitchell & The Coldhearts
25.10.2019 – The Clan + Pete Way Band
01.11.2019 – Buckcherry + The Treatment
02.11.2019 – Stevie Nimmo
08.11.2019 – Martin Kemp
09.11.2019 – The Clan + Priest Unleashed
16.11.2019 – John Coghlan’s Quo + Violets Leap
22.11.2019 – Uli Jon Roth + The Clan
23.11.2019 – Pat McManus Band
27.11.2019 – Vega + Last In Line + Gin Annie
29.11.2019 – Wildhearts
06.12.2019 – Craig Charles
07.12.2019 – WhitesnakeUK
08.12.2019 – The Temperance Movement + Rainbreakers
11.12.2019 – The Sweet + Novatines
13.12.2109 – Definitely Oasis + Violets Leap
20.12.2019 – Cats In Space + Hand Of Dimes
11.01.2020 – Martin Kemp
31.01.2020 – Ash Wilson
01.02.2020 – Shaun Ryder
15.02.2020 – The Ultimate Stone Roses
21.02.2020 – Massive Wagons + Anchor Lane + Mad Haven
22.02.2020 – Absolute Bowie
06.03.2020 – Anvil
07.03.2020 – Buffalo Summer
06.02.2021 – Sons Of Liberty UK [gig cancelled]
20.03.2021 – Romeo’s Daughter [gig cancelled]
09.05.2021 – Ricky Warwick & The Fighting Hearts
03.07.2021 – Rainbow Rising + Pure Purple
09.07.2021 – Ferocious Dog
17.07.2021 – The Fleetwood Mac Songbook
30.07.2021 – Those Damn Crows
20.08.2021 – Hardline [gig cancelled]
21.08.2021 – Rockfest [/w Crazee Bone, Beth Blade, Fugitive +more] (poster)
03.09.2021 – Whitesnake UK + Dizzy Lizzy
04.09.2021 – Hands Off Gretel + Severenth
11.09.2021 – Rushed
24.09.2021 – Genesis Visible Touch
25.09.2021 – Mostly Autumn
30.09.2021 – Scouting For Girls
02.10.2021 – Inglorious
08.10.2021 – Hi On Maiden
23.10.2021 – The Jack J Hutchinson Band
30.10.2021 – UK/DC + Cry For Mercy
04.11.2021 – Phil Campbell & The Bastard Sons
06.11.2021 – Wayward Sons
12.11.2021 – Vega
13.11.2021 – D-A-D
20.11.2021 – Snuts
25.11.2021 – The Charlatans
26.11.2021 – British Lion
27.11.2021 – Bad Touch
03.12.2021 – Macc Lads
09.12.2021 – Orange Goblin
April 26, 2020 @ 7:46 pm
Pretty sure the Buzzcocks played in 1976, although that might be legend. But Bomb Disneyland defo played late 90’s.
And Havana 3am (Simion Clash bass player) played on the night the ground war started in the gulf first time.
April 27, 2020 @ 8:43 am
I saw the Buzzcocks there in (probably) ’78. Barry Adamson stood in on bass that night. Brilliant gig!
May 21, 2020 @ 11:07 am
I recall Bomb Disneyland ran into a bit of trouble over their name/logo and were forced to change it to Bomb Everything….or is my memory just shot at?!
April 27, 2020 @ 5:22 pm
Adrian Smith iron maiden. I definitely seen him there
May 4, 2020 @ 11:36 pm
You’ve missed off Alabama 3 in August last year and I’m sure ugly kid joe played there in 1995 too
May 12, 2020 @ 11:04 am
https://m.facebook.com/groups/315737315146742?view=permalink&id=2461275340592918
May 17, 2020 @ 6:29 pm
Here’s a few Tiv flyers used on FB recently….
https://m.facebook.com/groups/315737315146742?view=permalink&id=2524946267559158
October 22, 2020 @ 7:14 pm
Lightning seeds, sunday10th November 1996
Not sure of the support act because I got there late, thinking maybe the Wannadies?
August 19, 2021 @ 7:40 pm
I was lucky enough to go there late 80s/early 90s, getting the bus from the Odeon in Chester.
Apart from You Slosh, Engine and Romeo’s Daughter, one group I thought I’d imagined playing there but now confirmed were Dream Theater.
Like a few bands that used the Tiv as an apprenticeship, they have gone on to very great things.
A big thanks to all at the Tiv for many wonderful nights in the past, and hopefully many more; like the Nephilim and Mostly Autumn.
March 6, 2023 @ 6:55 pm
Warrant played in 1995 for their Ultraphobic tour, after they cancelled at Wolverhampton Civic.
I don’t remember the date, but I do remember that it was THE best gig I have ever been to.
Small numbers that night, and it basically turned into a party with the singer Jani Lane coming into the (albeit very small) crowd, and enjoying not playing to a large crowd for a change.
This gig ultimately led to me becoming a huge Warrant fan, and my wife and I had the acoustic version of one of their songs “Blind Faith” as our first dance at our wedding.