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I went here A LOT when I was in town, home to many great gigs and comedy. Saw Oasis and the first ever Black Grape gig.
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Sean Hughes No idea of the date of this but possibly this year. Mark Lamarr supported, maybe the fiirst thing I went to at this venue. The Wedgewood Rooms [Monday 1 January 1990]
Molly Half Head I remember going clearly, but don't think this can have been the first of my trips to the Wedgewood Rooms, can it? The Wedgewood Rooms [Wednesday 3 March 1993]
Amazing Windmills plus The Firework Party and Hooch. LOCAL! The Wedgewood Rooms [Wednesday 10 March 1993]
Little Angels Secret thank you thing as "Jammy Little Devils" to make up for cancelling a gig at Portsmouth Guildhall The Wedgewood Rooms [Sunday 21 March 1993]
Firework Party plus Annie Hates Cordial and Savage Henry. Local! The Wedgewood Rooms [Saturday 7 August 1993]
Dogs D'Amour Very poor this time round. The Wedgewood Rooms [Tuesday 24 August 1993]
Elastica with 60ft Dolls. I spun my car in the snow on the way home. The Wedgewood Rooms [Monday 14 February 1994]
Gunshot The Wedgewood Rooms [Wednesday 16 February 1994]
Caberet Desree, John Otway, Lemontrees, Sean Locke, Uncoordinated Juggler and compere Lee Hurst The Wedgewood Rooms [Friday 25 February 1994]
Toyah Caberet, hosted by Lee Hurst, with TV Smith, Dave Spikey, Pooka, Crisis Twins and almost certainly the Raymond and Mr Timpkins revue. Not sure this date is right, thought they were all on Fridays... The Wedgewood Rooms [Tuesday 22 March 1994]
Big Boy Henry + Friends + The Guvnors The Wedgewood Rooms [Wednesday 20 April 1994]
Blessed Ethel The Wedgewood Rooms [Wednesday 20 April 1994]
Credit To The Nation + Collapsed Lung The Wedgewood Rooms [Friday 22 April 1994]
Roy Bookbinder + Burnt Ice The Wedgewood Rooms [Sunday 24 April 1994]
Eleanor McEvoy + Jojoru The Wedgewood Rooms [Monday 25 April 1994]
XC-NN The Wedgewood Rooms [Tuesday 26 April 1994]
XC-NN The Wedgewood Rooms [Tuesday 26 April 1994]
Poisoned Electrick Head + Great Imperial Yoyo The Wedgewood Rooms [Wednesday 27 April 1994]
Tony Hadley + The Wayward Sons The Wedgewood Rooms [Thursday 28 April 1994]
Grolsch Caberet Howard Jones, Bill Bailey, Mark Thomas, David Schneider, Jojuru, Los Hombres Ingles. Ace comedy lineup, was I at this? The Wedgewood Rooms [Friday 29 April 1994]
Oasis I was at this one. These "oasis" are going to do well for themselves I think. Ones to watch. The Wedgewood Rooms [Monday 2 May 1994]
The Dear Janes promoting their debug album "Sometimes I" The Wedgewood Rooms [Wednesday 4 May 1994]
Show Of Hands The Wedgewood Rooms [Thursday 5 May 1994]
Fun-da-mental The Wedgewood Rooms [Friday 6 May 1994]
Annie Hates Cordial Local! The Wedgewood Rooms [Wednesday 11 May 1994]
Sean Meo Caberet possibly, with Martin Coyote and Paul B Edwards The Wedgewood Rooms [Friday 13 May 1994]
Everything But The Girl Promoting Amplified Heart according to NME. The Wedgewood Rooms [Monday 16 May 1994]
Blessed Ethel The Wedgewood Rooms [Tuesday 24 May 1994]
Ed Tudor-Pole Caberet, with Nan Vernon, Wasp Factory, Kevin Eldon, George Egg, Rahmond and Mr Timpkins Revue, The Really Band and compere Lee Hurst The Wedgewood Rooms [Friday 27 May 1994]
The Farm The Wedgewood Rooms [Tuesday 7 June 1994]
K-Passa and the Wayward Sons From an ad in Insomnia, local student mag of the time. The Wedgewood Rooms [Saturday 2 July 1994]
Omar and the Howlers + Dave Hole Band. From an ad in Insomnia, local student mag of the time. The Wedgewood Rooms [Sunday 3 July 1994]
Salad plus Catatonia The Wedgewood Rooms [Wednesday 6 July 1994]
Last Great Dreamers From an ad in Insomnia, local student mag of the time. The Wedgewood Rooms [Thursday 7 July 1994]
Reservoir Dogs + True Romance Film night, from an ad in Insomnia, local student mag of the time. The Wedgewood Rooms [Friday 8 July 1994]
Loonee Toons from an ad in Insomnia, local student mag of the time. The Wedgewood Rooms [Saturday 9 July 1994]
Mambo Taxi Wanted to go to this, no-one to go with. From an ad in Insomnia, local student mag of the time. The Wedgewood Rooms [Sunday 10 July 1994]
S*M*A*S*H + Kaliphz. From an ad in Insomnia, local student mag of the time. The Wedgewood Rooms [Tuesday 12 July 1994]
Linda Smith + Roger Monkhouse + Mark Blake, comedy club. From an ad in Insomnia, local student mag of the time. The Wedgewood Rooms [Friday 15 July 1994]
Dodgy The Wedgewood Rooms [Tuesday 19 July 1994]
Annie Hates Cordial + Waterfall + Bantha Chain, local. From an ad in Insomnia, local student mag of the time. The Wedgewood Rooms [Wednesday 20 July 1994]
Sultans of Ping The Wedgewood Rooms [Thursday 21 July 1994]
Firework Party Local. From an ad in Insomnia, local student mag of the time. The Wedgewood Rooms [Friday 22 July 1994]
Adrian Mitchell + Henry Normal, spoken word. From an ad in Insomnia, local student mag of the time. The Wedgewood Rooms [Sunday 24 July 1994]
Ricochet + River Nation. From an ad in Insomnia, local student mag of the time. The Wedgewood Rooms [Thursday 28 July 1994]
Freak Power + Mat Welcome + Parrot, caberet night. From an ad in Insomnia, local student mag of the time. The Wedgewood Rooms [Friday 29 July 1994]
Nunz On Napalm + Medicine Man + Pipes Of Justice + Jude, local rock I think. From an ad in Insomnia, local student mag of the time. The Wedgewood Rooms [Saturday 30 July 1994]
Headswim From an ad in Insomnia, local student mag of the time. The Wedgewood Rooms [Wednesday 3 August 1994]
The Selecter From an ad in Insomnia, local student mag of the time. The Wedgewood Rooms [Thursday 4 August 1994]
Terry Hall From an ad in Insomnia, local student mag of the time. The Wedgewood Rooms [Wednesday 10 August 1994]
Big Brother Soul From an ad in Insomnia, local student mag of the time. The Wedgewood Rooms [Thursday 11 August 1994]
John Cooper Clarke + Martin Newell. From an ad in Insomnia, local student mag of the time. The Wedgewood Rooms [Sunday 14 August 1994]
Velocity Girl From an ad in Insomnia, local student mag of the time. The Wedgewood Rooms [Tuesday 16 August 1994]
Barenaked Ladies From an ad in Insomnia, local student mag of the time. The Wedgewood Rooms [Tuesday 23 August 1994]
Elastica From an ad in Insomnia, local student mag of the time. The Wedgewood Rooms [Wednesday 24 August 1994]
Mike Peters Caberet night. From an ad in Insomnia, local student mag of the time. The Wedgewood Rooms [Friday 26 August 1994]
One Step Behind Madness Tribute. From an ad in Insomnia, local student mag of the time. The Wedgewood Rooms [Wednesday 31 August 1994]
Ivor Cutler From an ad in Insomnia, local student mag of the time. The Wedgewood Rooms [Sunday 18 September 1994]
Harry Hill From an ad in Insomnia, local student mag of the time. The Wedgewood Rooms [Sunday 25 September 1994]
Stereolab The Wedgewood Rooms [Tuesday 30 May 1995]
Heavy Stereo Colin "Gem" Archer who went on to join Oasis. I loved Heavy Stereo, nice bit of glam rock. Plus Embassy and Thermal, I think Thermal were local heroes... The Wedgewood Rooms [Thursday 6 July 1995]
Black Grape Their first gig. Joe Strummer and Alex Blur were there too. The Wedgewood Rooms [Tuesday 18 July 1995]
Maker Shaker tour Strangelove, Powder, Pusherman and Elcka. I hope I can find some better tickets than this! The Wedgewood Rooms [Sunday 5 November 1995]
Stand Up America From Insomnia issue 4, a free student magazine of the time. The Wedgewood Rooms [Friday 10 November 1995]
Battle of the bands grand final From Insomnia issue 4, a free student magazine of the time. The Wedgewood Rooms [Saturday 11 November 1995]
Young Gods + Papa Brittle. From Insomnia issue 4, a free student magazine of the time. The Wedgewood Rooms [Sunday 12 November 1995]
4 Men and a Dog + Cleary's Clock, Irish folk with no actual dog, according to Insomnia issue 4, a free student magazine of the time. The Wedgewood Rooms [Tuesday 14 November 1995]
Chumbawamba Plus Cardiacs and Boasti. My first Porstmouth Venue Campaign gig I volunteered at? The Wedgewood Rooms [Wednesday 15 November 1995]
Trestle Theatre - Hanging Around Youth theatre? From Insomnia issue 4, a free student magazine of the time. The Wedgewood Rooms [Wednesday 15 November 1995]
Midge Ure From Insomnia issue 4, a free student magazine of the time. The Wedgewood Rooms [Thursday 16 November 1995]
Bush plus Placebo. Not sure I actually went to this, I remember feeling really ill at the previous day's gig, think I was out for a few days with something like flu or glandula fever... The Wedgewood Rooms [Tuesday 21 November 1995]
Something Can't remember what, but I know I was at something at the Wedge this night, while Placebo were at the Joiners. Maybe it was a caberet. The Wedgewood Rooms [Wednesday 24 January 1996]
Red Snapper Bit dancy for me. Plus Ruby. The Wedgewood Rooms [Saturday 9 March 1996]
Boss Hogg plus Cibo Matto The Wedgewood Rooms [Thursday 14 March 1996]
Sultans of Ping Plus Sugarcane apparently. The Wedgewood Rooms [Tuesday 19 March 1996]
Dubstar plus Definition of Sound The Wedgewood Rooms [Saturday 30 March 1996]
Vent Miles Hunt's band The Wedgewood Rooms [Monday 8 April 1996]
Northern Uproar The Wedgewood Rooms [Tuesday 16 April 1996]
60ft Dolls plus Jolt (Mark Keds of the Senseless Things) and Yellow Car, as reviewed in OUT! The Wedgewood Rooms [Thursday 18 April 1996]
Minty Ew, nudiness on stage. The Wedgewood Rooms [Wednesday 24 April 1996]
Maker Shaker 3 Coast, Bawl, Puressence and The Gyres. The best the Melody Maker could muster :-( The Wedgewood Rooms [Tuesday 7 May 1996]
Sam Brown Part of the ace monthly cabaret night The Wedgewood Rooms [Saturday 11 May 1996]
Super Furry Animals plus Tiger. The Wedgewood Rooms [Monday 27 May 1996]
David Devant And His Spirit Wife This band were so good, too good for this world I think The Wedgewood Rooms [Tuesday 30 September 1997]
Goldie Lookin' Chain At Portsmouth Wedgewood Rooms, no I didn't go... The Wedgewood Rooms [Tuesday 20 April 2004]
Hot Leg Justin from The Darkness and his new band... The Wedgewood Rooms [Friday 13 March 2009]
Southsea Fest Not sure what this is yet but we are going! 17 Stages of Poetry, Music and Comedy The Wedgewood Rooms [Saturday 17 September 2011]
Southsea Fest is on again [Monday 23 January 2012]
Southsea Fest was GOOD [Tuesday 20 September 2011]
Going to Southsea Fest next Saturday [Sunday 11 September 2011]
Tour of the day - The Wedding Present [Tuesday 16 December 2008]
1980s soft rock [Wednesday 10 October 2007]
John Otway was a highlight for me [Thursday 13 April 2006]
RE: My gigography [Wednesday 12 April 2006]
Half Man, Half Machine [Tuesday 20 April 2004]
Frankie Machine Cancel [Monday 19 February 2001]
Santa Clause is coming to town [Monday 12 February 2001]
Differ'nt Strokes [Tuesday 16 January 2001]
Oasis @ Portsmouth Wedgewood Rooms [Monday 2 May 1994]
