Dizzy Storm Posted March 31, 2004 Report Share Posted March 31, 2004 i know we're celebrating our 2nd birthday *at these premises* but we are actually 6 years old if you take the old premises at the Castlegate into account...... 8owould anyone like to share any memories of the past 6 years? an old band you played in? a particular gig that blew you away? fond memories of any staff old or new?! any funny stories?....if you're old enough to remember!!this should be interesting..... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Last Wrong Posted March 31, 2004 Report Share Posted March 31, 2004 One of the first local gigs I went to was at the old Drakes. It was We Become Less, In decades decline and some american hardcore punk band. I won the raffle as well, wahey! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dizzy Storm Posted March 31, 2004 Author Report Share Posted March 31, 2004 yeah Jeeves always did a raffle at his Good News To The Sick nights...it was great...the bands donated vinyl singles/teashirts/cds and sometimes we stretched to some alcohol! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest tv tanned Posted March 31, 2004 Report Share Posted March 31, 2004 I recall going to a gig at the Castlegate (Ikhan I think it was) in around 1999/2000 and there wasn't enough room for everyone to sit on the seats/stand, so me and a few others ended up sitting on the edge of the stage while the band played behind us.Genius. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Tam o' Shantie Posted March 31, 2004 Report Share Posted March 31, 2004 liber8/quik/10 easy wishes @ drakes was my only memory of it Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cloud Posted March 31, 2004 Report Share Posted March 31, 2004 i remeber going to see Avalanche 13 play with Granite there, along with loads of people out of my year That was...I don't actually remeber. a while ago. a long while ago.(a couple of people on here should remeber that gig as well...) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Charlotte Posted March 31, 2004 Report Share Posted March 31, 2004 The first time I ever went to drakes was to see my mates band Cordless play there with the Mango Men about 5 years ago. The Castlegate venue was ace - so cosy. I love the new venue as well though for all it's trashy 'glamour'. An Aberdeen treasure. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bifta23 Posted March 31, 2004 Report Share Posted March 31, 2004 The Fastard gigs were always entertaining...That US female group Harem Scarem were tremendous too. The bizarre thing was going through to the lounge between sets with the couches with the dub & reggae on the go. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest tv tanned Posted March 31, 2004 Report Share Posted March 31, 2004 saw many a gig at Castlegate, quality venue.I love the new place though, especially since they occasionally let me DJ at it!!! :O Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest highroller Posted March 31, 2004 Report Share Posted March 31, 2004 i remember an all day affair at the old one...it was at xmas a few years ago and the Aubl put it on!! I was djing for half the time and the fudge guys were the other half....I ended up doing 8 hour and teh fudge guys 1 hour!!!!8 fucking hours!!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stephen Posted March 31, 2004 Report Share Posted March 31, 2004 Originally posted by Tam o' Shantie:liber8/quik/10 easy wishes @ drakes was my only memory of it was at it.liber8 did some awesome performances in their.still best performance saw in their was neor at aubl weekender.rockin Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest highroller Posted March 31, 2004 Report Share Posted March 31, 2004 Originally posted by Stephen:was at it.liber8 did some awesome performances in their.still best performance saw in their was neor at aubl weekender.rockin That was an awesome night!! That was like the clash of the titans style gig where us and liber8 did a co-headline thing and me and kris decided we wanted the best upcoming band on the scene so we got TEW...all the bands that nite played AWESOME!!! Happy days before all the nastiness started.... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Charlotte Posted March 31, 2004 Report Share Posted March 31, 2004 Learn your grammer Stephen THERE Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest tv tanned Posted March 31, 2004 Report Share Posted March 31, 2004 GRAMMAR surely? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MitchPact Posted March 31, 2004 Report Share Posted March 31, 2004 Some of the gigs i saw at the old drakes:Zemezluc/Dangerfields Out Cold/In Decades Decline/We Become LessAssert/Bodies/Ruptured SpleenDisorder/Dangerfields Path Of Destruction/Social InsecurityOi Polloi/Liber 8Quik/Sirius/Bad karmaRuptured Spleen as part of an aubl allday event.A few open mic nights.Think thats about it,Dave Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hog Posted March 31, 2004 Report Share Posted March 31, 2004 That Ruptured Spleen gig was my first gig with them, good fun....ah memories.Fastard always entertained me, Jeeves and co were ace!!!! A smelly homeless guy always seemed to turn up and dance when Fastard were on Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
iain44s Posted March 31, 2004 Report Share Posted March 31, 2004 im sure james wbl will agree with me on this one...the (mighty) evergreen and the mightier TAR.it was completely rammed...a guy went home in an ambulance...if i remember correctly james crowdsurfed to the bar...what a night indeed Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dizzy Storm Posted March 31, 2004 Author Report Share Posted March 31, 2004 Originally posted by bifta23:The Fastard gigs were always entertaining...That US female group Harem Scarem were tremendous too. The bizarre thing was going through to the lounge between sets with the couches with the dub & reggae on the go. Harem Scarem were ace! yeah they played on our 2nd birthday at *that* premises....that was a really good night - got pictures somewhere...in fact i have loads of photos of those days - mostly of bands - remember they were stuck up around the bar area? funny looking back on them! nice early Liber8 ones....! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MitchPact Posted March 31, 2004 Report Share Posted March 31, 2004 You should try put some of them online for all to see...Dave Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dizzy Storm Posted April 1, 2004 Author Report Share Posted April 1, 2004 Originally posted by DaveRowlands:You should try put some of them online for all to see...Dave emm...do you really think i know how to do that?! i'm a bit behind the times! i dont have a scanner - if thats what you need?! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hog Posted April 1, 2004 Report Share Posted April 1, 2004 If you give me the pics I can put them online and then give u the pics back. Just ask next time Im in Drakes:cheers: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dizzy Storm Posted April 1, 2004 Author Report Share Posted April 1, 2004 yeah good idea! i'll look them out.....if i EVER have time! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest redmeat Posted April 1, 2004 Report Share Posted April 1, 2004 My favourite memory of Drakes was when a Barbershop Quartet turned up at an open mic night at Castlegate. It was good. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dizzy Storm Posted April 1, 2004 Author Report Share Posted April 1, 2004 oh yeah!! was that because there was some music festival on in aberdeen or something?...like the International Youth Festival...or maybe they were from a show at HMT or something....vague memories...i went to see Saturday Night Fever at HMT last year and some of the cast turned up at an Open Mic the night after at dr drakes and one of them got up and did a few tunes....then he asked us at the end of the night if we knew where he could get any grass....!!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dan G Posted April 1, 2004 Report Share Posted April 1, 2004 Drakes is 6 years old... thats nothing - I'm 21 (and 2 and a bit months). Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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