February 7th, 2012

Holyhead based thrash band (mid80s), feat; Spike T Smith (voc,drms), Simon Lewis (gtr,voc), Burton (bass,voc), whose only 7? rel No Turnin’ Back on the underground Looney Tunes label was widely distributed but seldom bought. Became Destroy Babylon after getting banned from most venues.
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February 7th, 2012
Vinegar – Bangor indie band (mid-90s), feat; Spaggz (Leon Craggs) (bass) (now plays in Carbonvein, ex-Fubar, Killing Bagpuss, Babies With Rabies, Skink), Rueben Leach (voc) (ex-Killing Bagpuss), Dave Taylor (gtr) (ex-Killing Bagpuss, Bucko) & Blud (Wayne) (drms) (ex-Fubar, Bucko).
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February 5th, 2012

In 1984 one person started something that would have a major effect on Welsh music, Welsh attitudes and the way English people perceive the Welsh.
That forward thinking person set up Recordiau Anhrefn; first as a vinyl outlet for his own band, Yr Anhrefn, (releasing a green vinyl 7″ single), but more importantly to promote and release Welsh language music by bands who were not going to get any joy out of an archaic Welsh music industry and dismal Welsh media.
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February 4th, 2012

A free showing of the film Pigstock the Movie at Theatre Twm o`r Nant, Denbigh, North Wales. The film is a look back over the years from the festivals early beginnings through to the 2002 event – but hurry there’s only a limited number of seats remaining (clcik pic to book)
click here for a couple of archive Pigstock Festival reviews
January 30th, 2012
Indie/Madchester band (c1989); feat; Nick Holden (voc), Lloeb (gtr), Bugsy (bass), Michael Davies (drms), (+ one other) based in Wrexham.
They released a 12″ Ov / Blue including ‘Pineappleupsidedowncake’ mix on Different Class in 1991.
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January 30th, 2012

Second single taken off the forthcoming album ‘Peruvian Mistake’ – click pic
January 28th, 2012
THE BISTRO, RHYL
gigography
This list was compiled from Bistro Promoter – Martin Trehearn’s records and Neil Crud’s memory and is not complete.
If you can help fill the gaps then please do…
DATE
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MAIN |
SUPPORT |
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| 1989.12.28 |
Badger Bell Band |
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| 1990.01.04 |
White Tygerz |
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| 1990.01.11 |
Hozz |
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| 1990.01.18 |
Misery Brothers |
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| 1990.01.25 |
Fat Larry’s Band |
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| 1990.02.01 |
4Q |
Cyrff |
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| 1990.02.08 |
Blow Band |
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| 1990.02.15 |
Rattleshake |
The Republic |
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| 1990.02.22 |
Transfusion |
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| 1990.03.01 |
Roadhouse |
Rattleshake |
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| 1990.03.08 |
Dizzy Mamma |
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| 1990.03.15 |
Anhrefn |
Cyrff |
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| 1990.03.22 |
The Exit |
Mantra |
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| 1990.03.29 |
The Abs |
4Q |
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| 1990.04.05 |
Cuban Heels |
Go-Heads |
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| 1990.04.12 |
Badger Bell Band |
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| 1990.04.19 |
Mantra |
4Q |
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| 1990.04.26 |
Usurpa |
Blacklisted |
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| 1990.05.03 |
White Tygerz |
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| 1990.05.10 |
The Republic |
Deadly Intentions |
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| 1990.05.17 |
Orphan |
New World Dream |
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| 1990.05.24 |
Paradox UK |
Mere Dead Men |
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| 1990.05.31 |
IQ Zero |
Manito |
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| 1990.06.07 |
Badger Bell Band |
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| 1990.06.14 |
White Tygerz |
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| 1990.06.21 |
Rattleshake |
Quiet Men |
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| 1990.06.28 |
Godzilla Breadvan |
Kaleidoscope Deep |
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| 1990.07.05 |
Murder Of Crows |
Wandering Quatrains |
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| 1990.07.12 |
Cuban Heels |
Trees |
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| 1990.07.19 |
The Outsiders |
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| 1990.07.26 |
Goodnight Said Florence |
Prime Time Preachers |
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| 1990.08.02 |
Larrikin |
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| 1990.08.09 |
Usurpa |
Dark Entity |
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| 1990.08.16 |
Sister Morphine |
Who Cares Anyway |
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| 1990.08.23 |
Priest Town |
Boogie Run |
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| 1990.08.30 |
Felony |
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| 1990.09.06 |
Spoilt Victoria |
We All Fall Down |
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| 1990.09.13 |
IQ Zero |
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| 1990.09.20 |
Travesty |
Big Eyed Beans |
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| 1990.09.27 |
U Thant |
4Q |
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| 1990.10.04 |
Deep |
Boogie Run |
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| 1990.10.11 |
Rococo |
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| 1990.10.18 |
Firetrix |
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| 1990.10.25 |
Goodnight Said Florence |
Hey Marsha! |
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| 1990.11.01 |
Obsession |
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| 1990.11.08 |
Seven Deadly Sins |
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| 1990.11.15 |
Roadhouse |
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| 1990.11.22 |
Larrikin |
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| 1990.11.29 |
Dr Phibes & The House of Wax Equations |
Godzilla Breadvan |
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| 1990.12.06 |
Dangerous |
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| 1990.12.13 |
Handsome Beasts |
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| 1991.01.03 |
Medicine Train |
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| 1991.01.10 |
County High |
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| 1991.01.17 |
Time Out |
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| 1991.01.24 |
As Is |
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| 1991.01.31 |
IQ Zero |
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| 1991.02.10 |
Moral Hazard |
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| 1991.05.30 |
Psychosexual Sex Terrestrials |
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| 1991.09.19 |
Psychosexual Sex Terrestrials |
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| 1993.08.30 |
Wasteland |
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| 1993.10.15 |
Scat Opera |
Naked Truth (canc) |
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| 1993.11.19 |
Branchala |
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| 1993.12.10 |
Fishpie |
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| 1993.12.24 |
Branchala |
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| 1994.03.04 |
Flood |
Clan Morrigan |
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| 1994.03.25 |
Psychotic Eye |
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| 1994.04.01 |
Neverland |
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| 1994.04.08 |
Clan Morrigan |
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| 1994.04.15 |
Close To The Bone |
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| 1994.04.22 |
Sigmoidoscopy |
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| 1994.04.29 |
Def Lettuce |
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| 1994.05.06 |
Dr Jekyll |
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| 1994.05.13 |
Fishpie |
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| 1994.05.20 |
Comfy Chairs |
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| 1994.05.27 |
Close To The Bone |
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| 1994.06.03 |
Clan Morrigan |
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| 1994.06.10 |
IQ Zero |
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| 1994.06.17 |
Kruizer |
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| 1994.07.01 |
Clan Morrigan |
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| 1994.07.08 |
Psychotic Eye |
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| 1994.07.15 |
Close To The Bone |
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| 1994.07.15 |
Soma |
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| 1994.07.29 |
Bubblefish |
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| 1994.08.05 |
Primitive Faith |
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| 1994.08.12 |
Covercharge |
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| 1994.08.19 |
Sons of Selina |
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| 1994.08.26 |
Fishpie |
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| 1994.09.02 |
Primitive Faith |
Buried in Concrete |
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| 1994.09.09 |
Clan Morrigan |
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| 1994.09.15 |
Comfy Chairs |
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| 1994.09.23 |
Empyre |
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| 1994.09.30 |
Rites of Man |
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| 1994.10.07 |
Clan Morrigan |
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| 1994.10.28 |
Comfy Chairs |
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| 1994.12.23 |
Clan Morrigan |
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| 1994.12.30 |
Sons of Selina |
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| 1995.02.24 |
Fluff |
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| 1995.04.07 |
Midnight Snack |
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| 1995.04.14 |
Clan Morrigan |
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| 1995.04.21 |
Meringue |
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| 1995.04.28 |
Tin Gods |
Absence of Choice |
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| 1995.05.05 |
Fishpie |
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| 1995.05.12 |
Incognito |
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| 1995.05.19 |
Pilgrim |
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| 1995.05.26 |
The Providers |
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| 1995.06.02 |
FFF |
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| 1995.06.30 |
GMX Stuns |
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| 1995.07.14 |
Wild Orchid |
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| 1995.07.21 |
Tiger Lillies |
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| 1995.07.28 |
Meringue |
Gelatine |
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| 1995.08.04 |
Clan Morrigan |
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| 1995.08.11 |
Insanity Beach |
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| 1995.08.25 |
Sons of Selina |
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| 1995.09.15 |
Suicidal Flowers |
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| 1995.09.22 |
Fluff |
Fel Petai |
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| 1995.09.29 |
Usurpa |
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| 1995.10.06 |
Dolefin |
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| 1995.10.13 |
Big Jig |
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| 1995.10.20 |
Amsterdam |
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| 1995.10.27 |
Wild Weasel |
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| 1995.11.17 |
Tin Gods |
Poppyfields |
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| 1995.12.01 |
Mr Smith |
Fel Petai |
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| 1995.12.08 |
Tiger Lillies |
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| 1995.12.15 |
Clan Morrigan |
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| 1995.12.22 |
Murray Thompson |
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| 1995.12.29 |
GMX Stuns |
Box of Frogs |
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| 1996.01.05 |
Sonic Room |
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| 1996.01.19 |
Fluff |
Blush |
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| 1996.01.25 |
(Trancemission) |
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| 1996.01.26 |
Biscuit |
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| 1996.02.02 |
Dharmas |
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| 1996.02.09 |
Suicidal Flowers |
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| 1996.02.15 |
(Trancemission) |
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| 1996.03.01 |
Wasteland |
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| 1996.03.08 |
Gods Little Monkeys |
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| 1996.03.15 |
Midnight Snack |
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| 1996.04.16 |
Hangar Straight |
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| 1996.04.19 |
UK Subs |
(Neil Crud DJ) |
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| 1996.05.17 |
Insanity Beach |
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| 1996.08.16 |
Hangar Straight |
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| 1996.08.23 |
Fluff |
Sentient |
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| 1996.09.06 |
Melonhaus |
Western Alliance |
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| 1996.09.13 |
Fluff |
Blush |
Elephant Head |
| 1996.10.04 |
Fluff |
Blush |
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| 1996.10.11 |
Chasm |
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| 1996.11.15 |
Chasm |
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| 1996.11.26 |
Comfy Chairs |
Hit ‘n’ Run |
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| 1996.12.06 |
Blush |
Nose |
(Yassassin interzone) |
| 1996.12.31 |
Yassassin Trance Zone |
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| 1997.01.10 |
Melys |
David Wrench |
Rheinallt H. Rowlands |
| 1997.01.31 |
Blush |
Nose |
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| 1997.02.14 |
Mischief |
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| 1997.02.21 |
Red Hill |
Frank’s Dad |
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| 1997.03.07 |
Sous Marine (trance night) |
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| 1997.03.28 |
Fluff |
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| 1997.04.04 |
(Sous Marine – trance) |
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| 1997.04.11 |
Box Of Frogs |
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| 1997.05.09 |
Pineapple |
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| 1997.05.16 |
Blessed Rain |
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| 1997.06.20 |
Fuzzy Duck |
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| 1997.07.11 |
Junebug |
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| 1997.08.08 |
Libertine |
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| 1997.10.17 |
Kona |
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| 1997.10.31 |
This Thing |
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| 1998.03.06 |
Sons of Selina |
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| 1998.07.10 |
The Fluff |
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| 1998.07.16 |
Mike Peters |
She Said |
The Fluff |
| 1998.07.31 |
Ultra Magnus |
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| 1998.08.21 |
Junebug |
Jumbo |
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| 1998.09.04 |
Pineapple |
Blue |
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| 1998.10.16 |
Junebug |
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| 1998.11.13 |
Furry Collars |
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January 28th, 2012
‘THE CHEMICAL BROTHERS – DON’T THINK’ movie, showing at Odeon Cinema Wrexham on Friday 3rd February.
Set to be released in January 2012, ‘Don’t Think’ captures the full Chemical Brothers live experience on the big screen for the first time.
Directed by long term visual collaborator Adam Smith, the film gives fans the chance to experience a Chemical Brothers set from the centre of the stage as well as from the heart of the crowd, from where cameras were placed to perfectly capture a fan’s eye view of the heightened emotional reactions of the audience seeing the band at their very best. Continue »
January 27th, 2012

Rhyl-Prestatyn grungsters Ugly Harmonies have changed their name to Screaming Witches and have a flurry of dates
check put their website
Thu, Feb 16 – 9:00 pm – Vegas Bar Rhyl
Thu, Mar 15 – 9:00 pm – Vegas Bar Rhyl
Sat, Apr 7 – 10:00 pm – Deja Vu Rhyl
Wed, Apr 25 – 10:00 pm – RHYL – Subculture Events
26th May, Holyhead Dublin Packet