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Changes to the look of John Peel Wiki will take place in the near future due to a new skin being rolled out over Oct/Nov across Wikia. Please see the Wikia Staff Blog for further details. On this site, the changes will affect the navigation from the left menu, as well as introduce a fixed page width with narrower content space. Please be patient while adjustments are made for the switch to the new system.

UPDATE: As the change is now in force for some users, I have switched the navigation to the simplified one for the new system. Please check Navigation in the Help section if you can't find things. I also initially made small adjustments to the front page layout, but have now reverted to the old look until all users are on the new system.

COUNTDOWN: Just a reminder for people still using Monaco that the final switch to the new skin is due on Nov. 3. After that, it will no longer be offered as an option. Sorry. Nothing to do with me.

Steve W

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Jan

7 Birmingham NEC: Echo & The Bunnymen, Primitives [1] [2]

28 Bath Halls, Scunthorpe: Wolfsbane, Faith No More [3]


Feb

(unknown date) Wag Club, London: Was (Not Was) [4]


Mar

(unknown date) Lakeside Country Club, Frimley Green: Marty Wilde, Crickets [5]


Apr

(unknown date): Skyline Motel, outside Harare, Zimbabwe: Real Sounds, Ilonga, Oliver Mtukudzi [6]

(unknown date): Club Saratoa, Harare, Zimbabwe: Four Brothers [7]

(unknown date): Mushandira Pamwe Hotel, Harare, Zimbabwe: Marxist Brothers [8]

(unknown date): Red Lantern Bar, Harare, Zimbabwe: John Chibadura [9]

(unknown date): Seven Miles Inn, Harare, Zimbabwe: Thomas Mapfumo [10]

15 Royal Albert Hall, London: Art Garfunkel [11] [12]

21 Corn Exchange, Cambridge: Martin Stephenson & The Daintees [13]


May

12 Fulham Greyhound: Intense Degree [14] [15]

19 Irish Centre, Leeds: House Of Love [16] [17] [18] [19]

26 Royal Albert Hall, London: Shirley Bassey [20] [21]

27 Ipswich, Caribbean Centre: Extreme Noise Terror [22][1]


June

9 Hammersmith Odeon, London: Dire Straits [23]

11 Wembley Stadium, London: Nelson Mandela 70th Birthday Tribute [24]

23: Alexandra Palace, London: Wet, Wet, Wet [25] [26] [27]. Reviewed for the Observer.

30 Hammersmith Apollo: Bros [28] [29]


July

1 Ipswich Caribbean Centre: Doom, Napalm Death, Extreme Noise Terror, Electro Hippies

14 Wembley Arena, London: Michael Jackson [30] [31][2]

28 Wembley Arena, London: Prince [32][3]

31 South Park, Oxford: Amayenge, Attila The Stockbroker [33] [34]


Aug

25 Dingwalls, London: Robert Lloyd [35]


Sept

15 Leicester, De Montford Hall: Siouxsie & The Banshees [36] [37]

15 Leicester, Spectrum Centre: Shalawambe [38] [4]

21 USSR Embassy, London: Big Country [39] [40]

29 Manchester University: Inspiral Carpets [41] [42]


Oct

5 London, Mean Fiddler: Pixies [43] [44]

6 London, Mean Fiddler: Rapeman [45]

7 Portsmouth Polytechnic: John Peel Roadshow [46]

8 Totnes Civic Centre: John Peel Roadshow, with Royal Assassins, Clea & McLeod, Bernhards, Shanks, Icebergs [47] [48]

15 Manchester Polytechnic: John Peel Roadshow with Cud and King Of The Slums.

19 "Mad House" at Brixton Fridge, London: Irresistible Force, Delhi For Delhi, Techno Trip [49] [50]


Nov

3 London, Sir George Robey: Heresy, Rose Rose, Snuff [51][52]

23 Mean Fiddler, London: Pussy Galore [53]

28 Dingwalls, London: Happy Mondays [54]


Dec

15 Corn Exchange, Cambridge: Boy George [55]

References[]

  1. Peel's review of the gig in the Observer on 1988-06-05 was later republished in Olivetti Chronicles.
  2. Peel's review of the gig in the Observer on 1988-07-17 was later republished in Olivetti Chronicles.
  3. Peel's review of the gig in the Observer on 1988-07-31 was later republished in Olivetti Chronicles.
  4. Peel mentioned in the Observer on 1988-09-18 that he went to see Siouxsie & The Banshees early in the evening at Leicester's De Montford Hall.