senseless Posted December 6, 2007 Report Share Posted December 6, 2007 Hey,Let's leave the current Lemon Tree story for the other thread. Use this page to record all your memories of the place.Some of the music acts that have played over the years include:Ash - Biffy Clyro - Bloc Party - Bob Geldof - The Delgados - The Earlies - Godspeed You Black Emperor - Goldie Lookin Chain - Hot Chip - Idlewild - Kate Nash - KT Tunstall - LCD Soundsystem - Maximo Park - Mogwai - Nerina Pallot - Pigeon Detectives - Radiohead - Shane MacGowen - Sigur Ros - Snow Patrol - Teenage FanclubComedians:Adam Hills - Craig Hill - Jo Brand - Lee Evans - Lee Mack - Phil Kay - Russell Howard - Stewart Lee As well as the gigs, there have been numerous award winning theatre companies, dance companies, kids shows, workshops, youth theatres, drama groups, choirs, summer schools, visual art workshops, exhibitions, Rootin Aboot festival, free lunchtime gigs... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RossP Posted December 6, 2007 Report Share Posted December 6, 2007 Favourite shows:Idlewild, with Aereogramme supportingTherapy? with Clutch (!) supportingThree Colours Red (twice)WildheartsPresidents of the United States of AmericaVarious Fudge AwardsPart Chimp with PVHLast month's Adventures Close to HomeSymposium and AEDIT: How could I forget Macrocosmica on that indie/funk bill!?!?!? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
framheim Posted December 6, 2007 Report Share Posted December 6, 2007 crowdsurfing 4 times at the symposium gig before being told off for being too big. spoilsports! symposium tearing a big hole in the roof that night was pretty funny as well.various idlewild gigs were amazing.juice.the glory days of fudge.bonnie prince billy.playing there with dedalus and kartta. everytime a pleasure.alasdair roberts set as part of rootin aboot a couple of years ago. total brilliance from start to finish.phil kay calling my fiance a bar fairy as she stupidly got up and literally skipped to the toilet during his set.ed byrne making me laugh harder than anyone else, ever. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Old Gold Posted December 6, 2007 Report Share Posted December 6, 2007 The world seems a little less funny after watching Alan Davidson kicking a monitor off of the Lemon Tree stage.Presidents of the USA, Lemonheads, Akron/Family... many fine nights. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mordred Posted December 6, 2007 Report Share Posted December 6, 2007 Saw Amen, Raging Speedhorn, The Wildhearts, Backyard Babies, Will Haven, Breed77, Stiff Little Fingers, Paradise Lost, The Misfits, Johnny Truant, Kill II This at the Lemon Tree.Some great gigs, just a shame the bands i like played few and far between at the place Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chris Posted December 6, 2007 Report Share Posted December 6, 2007 IdlewildKelly Joe Phelps (twice)Bonny Prince BillyAlasdair Roberts (all the folkies from rootin aboot walking out halfway through was magic)WildheartsAll the fudge nightsEd ByrnePhil Kay's endurance set (the man wouldn't stop)Biffy and EskaA particularly good Hogmany a few years ago Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest idol_wild Posted December 6, 2007 Report Share Posted December 6, 2007 MogwaiNeroThe "A" Team tour, with Angelica, Astrid, and Ariel. Only because I fancied all of Angelica and heckled Astrid relentlessly.IdlewildAkron/FamilyThe Twilight Sad and Frightened RabbitThe lowest point: The Complete Stone Roses back in 2001, roughly. They were from Norwich yet still spoke in Manc accents and tried to swagger like their idols. I wanted to fight them. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alan Cynic Posted December 6, 2007 Report Share Posted December 6, 2007 The world seems a little less funny after watching Alan Davidson kicking a monitor off of the Lemon Tree stage. One of my 2 'rock' moments!Gigs which particularly stand out, on first thought..All the Julian Cope ones,the Roy Harper ones,LowPentangleall the Love onesBonnie Prince BillyLambchopGongLink Wraybut the 2 which I most enjoyed were probably the Ivor Cutler tribute night and Townes Van Zandt.One which I'll never forget (for all the wrong reasons) was Davy Graham! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ben_1903 Posted December 6, 2007 Report Share Posted December 6, 2007 reef - amazing!inme - crackout supporting - i was only 15.goldie lookin chain - fucking fun.sadly was unable tyo attend funeral for a friend or hell is for heroes Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mr Owl PhD Posted December 6, 2007 Report Share Posted December 6, 2007 Over the past three years some of the best gigs I've ever been to have been at the Lemon Tree:Bonnie Prince BillyBoredomsAlasdair Roberts and Mary Hampton this yearThe Arab Strap Triptych show a couple of years ago with Tape, My Latest Novel and Kieran HebdenOne that particularly stands out was the amazing (though quite poorly attended) show with Maher Shalal Hash Baz, Bills Wells, Tenniscoats, Kama Aina. I went along not knowing what to expect but it was one of the most wonderful things I've ever seen. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
free tibet Posted December 6, 2007 Report Share Posted December 6, 2007 One that particularly stands out was the amazing (though quite poorly attended) show with Maher Shalal Hash Baz, Bills Wells, Tenniscoats, Kama Aina. I went along not knowing what to expect but it was one of the most wonderful things I've ever seen.That was an amazing evening, i'm sure Nikaidoh Kazumi played that night as well Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Johnny Mac Posted December 6, 2007 Report Share Posted December 6, 2007 LOADS of great gigs i've been to at the 'tree over the years. In no particular order:IdlewildBiffy ClyroTherapyThree Colours RedFinchFrank BlackBig CountryWannadiesSilver SunFuneral for a FriendPresidents of the USABullyragOne Minute SilenceWildheartsDust JunkysAnd hunners more....Used to enjoy going to Juice and all the local gigs there too. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lepeep Posted December 6, 2007 Report Share Posted December 6, 2007 senser then credit to the nation the following night (supported by new kingdom / collapsed lung)fugaziclutch (therapy support)GYBE!Pan Sonic & Liars (Nova night in the triptych)LowJames YorkstonNew Flesh (for Old...at the time)Doric Elvis (new year)all the maple gigs there....plenty more...but the best was probably when I went on my first "date" with my now wife. (awwww) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hog Posted December 6, 2007 Report Share Posted December 6, 2007 Peering through the window of the Lemon Tree and watching Therapy soundcheck. When they saw me, they ripped into a cover of Master of Puppets because I was wearing a Metallica top. What a fanboy.Paradise Lost. Surreal seeing them play in from of around 200 people when I saw them before at Donington.Clutch.Ivor Cutler tribute night. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sam 45 Posted December 6, 2007 Report Share Posted December 6, 2007 Bloc Party with Maximo Park. The Babyshambles no show gig. The OCS acoustic gig. Obviosuly supporting/ and getting to see APB being the absolute highlight. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bodast Posted December 6, 2007 Report Share Posted December 6, 2007 Funeral for a Friend - it was probably pants but it was my first gig except for big'uns, so I was too busy taking things in to pay attention to the music.. The Grim Northern Social, Nov 11th 2003 - the start of a long obsession... Focus gig there was really cool too.[edit: Yes, I remember it still - heading outside with my friend and spotting Thijs van Leer near the ticket office - I froze... I stared at him. He stared at me. I stared at him. Then my adrenaline arrived, I ran away with a mumble/hiss of "That's him!"] Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lemonade Posted December 6, 2007 Report Share Posted December 6, 2007 One of the best gigs of my life, my then-favourite band Terrorvision at the Lemon Tree in 2000, spent the entire gig in the centre of the front row bouncing and cheering, then hung about afterwards and had a pint and a natter with Tony, Shutty, and Josephine. On the way out, pilfered a signed drumskin that someone had carelessly left sitting on a table, that went straight up my jumper. I've still got it somewhere.... great band, great night.Other good nights: first time i saw Zombina & The Skeletones, 2005, been in love with them ever since.Seeing Rich Hall as Otis Lee Crenshaw, absolutely brilliant.Reginald D Hunter, they don't come much funnier than him. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rob Posted December 6, 2007 Report Share Posted December 6, 2007 Ha ha the babyshambles no show was classic.But highlights were bands actually played include -Cooper Temple Clause / Biffy Clyro / OceansizeThe ZutonsLowThe MusicIdlewildSons & DaughtersThe Kills Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jaketekkie Posted December 6, 2007 Report Share Posted December 6, 2007 Dick Dale (at lunchtime, when Pulp Fiction was released), Transglobal Underground, Senser, Rocket from the Crypt, Man or Astroman, Frank Black & the Catholics, Radiohead, Cable, Sensless Things, Ned's Atomic Dustbin, 80s Matchbox B-line disaster,the first Delgados gig with AC acoustics. Bill Bailey, Phil Jupitus. I'll think of more Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ollie Posted December 6, 2007 Report Share Posted December 6, 2007 the kills for sure, king creosote with jose gonzales, delicate awol, idlewild, picastro Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alan Cynic Posted December 6, 2007 Report Share Posted December 6, 2007 Dick Dale The Dick Dale evening show was great too! (Also Scotty Moore). Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jaketekkie Posted December 6, 2007 Report Share Posted December 6, 2007 The Dick Dale evening show was great too! (Also Scotty Moore).lunchtime though purely for the look on Fiona Kennedy's face when he started Misorlu when her head was 6ft from his amps Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Metarie Posted December 6, 2007 Report Share Posted December 6, 2007 Adam Hills was amazing, not least because he invited the audience to dance to Devendra Banhart at the end of his set. I remember bombing down to the bar from the cloakroom and dancing like a loon.Presidents of the United States were lovely guys, as was Adam Hills actually. One of my favourite parts of a night was hanging around the bar after a gig or comedy set and chatting to the folk who'd been on stage.The panto last christmas, Big Mama Juke and The Lightning Adventures of Neon, was amazing.Walking into work the morning after a Karloff gig and having to scrub fake blood off the tables (not to mention the looks of the lunch time customers as we tried to explain the 'blood' on the ceiling).Meeting some of my best friends and my now ex boyfriend, I'd be lost without them all.The Undertones playing the time before last, when Teenage Kicks came on the barstaff went crazy, dancing around and the punters seemed more entertained watching us rather than the band.King Creosote's last head lining gig and hearing 200 odd people singing 'Not One Bit Ashamed' which gave me chills.The second chef and desert chef coming out of the kitchen fighting with light sabers while the Imperial March played in the cafe.Corb Lund last year.Fudge Nights!A comedienne's (who's name I forget) show called Watching the Detectives and getting overly excited when she started talking about Monk.Gigs including Otis Lee Crenshaw, The Kills, Toots and The Maytals, The Research, Aberfeldy, Boy Lacks Patience, Johnny Cash Night and Elvisness.Just the atmosphere as a place to work.And Marj of course Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Ghost Of Fudge Posted December 6, 2007 Report Share Posted December 6, 2007 i don't think anyone's mentioned Rocket From The Crypt's tambourine man falling over and backwards rolling accidentally through the fire door and onto the street outside... or Radiohead touring the Bends... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
His Majesty Posted December 6, 2007 Report Share Posted December 6, 2007 One which I'll never forget (for all the wrong reasons) was Davy Graham!Ooh er, do tell!? o_O Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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