Tag: Garbage

Garbage, @ Elysee Montmartre, Paris,France. 8-11-01

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The hostel we had was utter crap ! This was back when people would queue for hours before the doors open & it was this gig which has left me with a bitter taste as regards the audiences in France. The fact that people were pushing/jostling hours before the show was just ridiculous. Of course, since this gig i’ve seen a few other shows in France & they (audience) were a LOT better behaved & had manners towards their fellow music lovers. Yeah, they’re not all the same, but, you only get one chance to make a first impression 😉 The coolest thing about this show was that Shirley got someone up onstage to sing with her. Don’t think it’s been done since. What myself & Michel didn’t realise at the time was that it was Anne , who we’d see a lot more of over the years ! (Along with Marta who was also stood down the front) It’s a small world & funny how things can turn out.) Of course, they are also a couple of the nicest people i’ve ever met…so it proves not everyone in that crowd were dicks !

Garbage, @ Grosse Freiheit,Hamburg,Germany. 5-11-01

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I love the Grosse Freiheit venue ! This was the first time i met Michel. We’d made our own travel/hotel plans etc. Also, as i got there early (hey, that’s rare for me lol) i also met a bunch of girls hanging around the venue. I guess that would be Diana, Elfi & some others. I’m sure someone took a group photo there, so would love to see that if anyone can send it to me. Someone else i met was Bill from America. He had a very special hat 😉 Of course, i also met good old Rurik who i knew from the Guano Apes gigs. Ah this is something i love about travelling to different shows; you meet new friends along the way 🙂

Garbage,@ The Old castle, Singen,Germany 22-7-99

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God was that a L-O-N-G walk(CLIMB!) up the hill! Strange sort of outdoor gig. Really wasn’t a crush down the front….almost too “nice” I was more than knackered at this gig. Afterwards, we waited to try meet the band. I think we only saw Shirley in a car. We hadn’t planned this one very well as had no hotel or anything. I think we spent the night on some disused railway carriages ?

Garbage,Ben Harper, Iggy Pop, @ Paleo Festival, Nyon,Switzerland 21-7-99

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Somehow Daniel had put us on the guest list for this one (well, actually Claire+3). I cannot really remember what other bands we saw,though i’m pretty sure we saw Fun Lovin Criminals & Ben Harper (as i remember a boring dude with a guitar haha). I noticed on wikipedia it also lists Iggy Pop & Gotthard. But did we see those ?? Claire, Mel? Rob? Oh yeah, we got on the 2nd row & it was super packed/tight. I got talking with a couple of Italian girls on front row & i just knew they wouldn’t last the show. Sure enough they didn’t as bailed a few songs in. A result of this crush etc was that both myself & Rob almost lost our sticky passes. I think mine ended up stuck on my trousers. Hmm, maybe Rob lost his? Memories sometimes lol

EDIT : 7-1-2018 whilst having a clear out of stuff, i found this 

Garbage, Reef, Cardigans, @ Axion Beach Fest, Zeebrugge, Belgium,17-7-99

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Myself, Mel & Claire went to this one. Cannot remember why Rob didn’t join us. The show was on a beach & the stage was ridiculously high. Being on the front row, you couldn’t hardly see anything. Man it was also such a fucking hot day. We slept in a tent afterwards (something i don’t like haha). Oh yeah, we met “Dave from Birmingham” here as well. In the morning, we found a wallet outside the tent & it was Daves. Not seen him at Garbage gigs for years. He was never really into the internet, so, soon lost contact. Dave, if you’re online & read this, drop us a line 🙂