Ticket
Academy 2 (Main Debating Hall)
23rd February 1994

Pavement were a great band. Heavily influenced by The Fall, of course. This* and their earlier gig at the Boardwalk were classics. Not least for the antics of their original drummer, Gary Young – before they sacked him for his bizarre behaviour.

At an Academy 1 gig he greeted fans at the back of the venue handing out carrots from a bucket – like you do! At The Boardwalk he did a naked headstand as they walked back on for the encore. At other gigs he apparently gave out cabbage, mashed potato and cinnamon toast. Also, any band with a member called Spiral Stairs is alright by me!

(* Think this might be the Academy 2 gig? The carrot story was in Academy 1.)