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044. Happy Mondays: Elland Road Stadium, Leeds [1.6.91]

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Artist: Happy Mondays

Support: The Farm / The La’s / Northside / Stereo MCs / The High / Mike Pickering [DJ Set] / Paul Oakenfold [DJ Set] / Jam MC’s [DJ Set]

Venue: Elland Road Stadium, Leeds

Date: 1.6.91

A full on baggy invasion of the Yorkshire heartland, as Happy Mondays and friends hosted their ‘Match of the Day’ at the home of Leeds United. The gig was temporarily halted, as some nutter climbed to the top of the floodlights for a better view and a bit of a dance. The crowd obligingly chanted “jump”, and the show went on.

In 2025, Café Royal Books issued an excellent booklet of photos by Richard Davis. Back in the day nobody had a mobile phone and few of us took cameras to gigs. This is therefore a rare and marvellous memento of the day.

023. Revenge: The Duchess, Leeds [26.7.90]

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Artist: Revenge

Support: Mad Love

Venue: The Duchess of York, Leeds

Date: 26.7.90

On hiatus from New Order, Peter Hook’s rockier sideline played gigs at smaller, intimate venues. Revenge were also the house band on ‘The Mrs Merton Show’ – referred to as ‘Hooky and the Boys’ by his then wife, Caroline Aherne.

Setlist: Jesus (I Love You) / 7 Reasons / Deadbeat / Bleachman / Soul / Pineapple Face / Slave / Cloud 9 / Venus in Furs

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021. Inspiral Carpets: G-MEX, Manchester [21.7.90]

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Artist: Inspiral Carpets

Support: The La’s

Venue: G-MEX, Manchester

Date: 21.7.90

‘Baggy Mecca’ as thousands dressed in flared jeans and hoodies swaggered their way to ‘Madchester’ G-Mex.

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The La’s Setlist: Son of a Gun / Freedom Song / Way Out / There She Goes / Doledrum / Come In Come Out / Feelin’ / I Can’t Sleep / I.O.U. / Timeless Melody / Liberty Ship / Callin’ All / Failure / Looking Glass

Inspiral Carpets Setlist: Real Thing / Directing Traffik / Besides Me / This Is How It Feels / I’ll Keep It in Mind / Sackville / Song for a Family / Weakness / Move / Beast Inside / She Comes in the Fall / Further Away / Find Out Why / Grip / Commercial Rain // Joe / Biggest Mountain

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The gig was filmed and originally released on VHS as ‘21790 Live’ (also recently re-released on DVD as part of the ‘Life’ Extended Edition CD/DVD). Four live tracks were originally released on the ‘Island Head Live E.P.’

019. The Wedding Present: The Colosseum, Leeds [17.5.90]

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Artist: The Wedding Present

Venue: The Colosseum, Leeds

Date: 17.5.90

This gig was filmed and live footage released on The Wedding Present’s *punk video (VHS).

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Setlist: Don’t Talk, Just Kiss / I’m Not Always So Stupid / Give My Love to Kevin / Granadaland / My Favourite Dress / Bewitched / Everyone Thinks He Looks Daft / What Have I Said Now? / Brassneck / Take Me! / Make Me Smile (Come Up and See Me)

In latter years, The Colosseum became the Town & Country Club, and then the O2 Academy Leeds.

 

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