Ticket
Academy 2 (Main Debating Hall)
19th February 1994

The Afghan Whigs were touring their Gentlemen album and this show has always stuck with me because of an event that happened during the support band set.

The support was a US band called Dig who played poppy alt rock/grunge sounds, I was a fan and was down the front of a small audience enjoying it all. Between songs there was a group of teenage guys shouting "PLAY PAVEMENT, PLAY PAVEMENT!!", after a few songs Dig's vocalist interacted with them and and said "WHY DON'T YOU COME UP HERE AND PLAY PAVEMENT?", amazingly four lads no older than 16 pulled themselves up onto the stage, strapped into Dig's gear and played Elevate Me Later (I think) by Pavement! Ha!! It was a hairs on neck moment and they got a huge cheer (they were good!). Both Dig and the four lads were in awe afterwards and Dig pulled off their tours passed handing them to the guys saying they totally deserved them.

It was such a beautiful and spontaneous moment and I do occasionally wonder if any of the guys who jumped up onstage formed bands. I remember absolutely nothing about Afghan Whigs performance. Upstaged by boys!