240. Carefree Sud [CUD]: Brudenell Social Club, Leeds [17.8.16]

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Artist: Carefree Sud [CUD]

Support: Tom Hingley / Suzy Blu

Venue: Brudenell Social Club, Leeds

Date: 17.8.16

Carl Puttnam and Mike Dunphy from CUD, performed a stripped-down set of their band’s classic songs, under their alter-ego ‘Carefree Sud’. The venue was set-out in a fitting cabaret style, with tables and chairs and an alternative air of sophistication. However, the inevitable CUD stage invasion still occurred.

Former Inspiral Carpets singer, Tom Hingley, performed a brilliant acoustic set, including ‘unplugged’ versions of his former band’s hits.

046. Inspiral Carpets: G-Mex, Manchester [15.6.91]

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Artist: Inspiral Carpets

Support: The High / The Railway Children

Venue: G-Mex, Manchester

Date: 15.6.91

One year later, Inspiral Carpets returned to G-Mex as the ‘Madchester’ scene raved on. Not as memorable as the previous year’s gig at the same venue but the dye stains on the ticket imply it was another hot and sweaty one.

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.

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

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.’