| Date: |
Events: |
Songs:
When the were written and Set lists |
| Late
1990 |
1st
Rehearsal, Jakes house.
2nd Rehearsal, Andrew C’s house:
(Videoed) |
Running
Free
WildThing |
| 20/01/91 |
5th
Rehearsal, Plymtree
(Videoed) |
No
Matter |
| 01/02/91 |
Recording,
Blackhall, Exeter College, John Fitzsimons.
(Videoed) |
WildThing
No Matter |
|
|
Trev
Bristow leaves band |
|
| 01/03/91 |
Recording,
Blackhall, JF |
WildThing/Satisfaction
No Matter
No Matter (instrumental) |
| March/April
1991 |
Simon
Adams joins band
Photo
1 Photo
2
|
The
Outsider |
| 27/04/91 |
1st
gig: Plymtree Village Hall, With: One Night Stand (Videoed) |
No
Matter
The Outsider
WildThing/Satisfaction |
|
|
Rehearsals |
Twist
of the Knife |
| 17/07/91 |
2nd
gig: Garbo’s , Queens St, Exeter
(Videoed)
Clipping
Photo
1 Photo
2 Photo
3
|
No
Matter
The Outsider
Twist of the Knife
WildThing/Satisfaction
(same set many times) |
| |
Rehearsals
a Jake house while his parents were on holiday. Photos were
taken of the band by Trev Bristow. Photo
1 Photo
2 |
|
| 04/08/91 |
3rd
gig: Skate Comp, Countessweir
With: Herbgarden Wordbug
(Videoed)
Photo
1 Photo
2 Photo
3 Photo
4
|
No
Matter
The Outsider
Running Free
Twist of the Knife
WildThing/Satisfaction |
| 2
sessions: A Friday night, and all day the next day. |
Recording,
JF |
Twist
of the Knife
The Outsider
Anarchy In The UK
No Matter
Curfew
WildThing/Satisfaction |
| 09/91 |
Shamus
goes to Bournemouth Art College, but is still in the band. |
|
| 28/09/91 |
Rehearsal
for next gig, no Simon (recorded) |
Rehearsed
set:
Twist of the Knife
The Outsider
Anarchy In The UK
No Matter
Curfew
WildThing/Satisfaction |
| 30/09/91 |
4th
gig: Arts Centre, Exeter.
With: Our Fate
Die Laughing
Bad gig, Shamus ends up in casualty with cut arm.
(Videoed)
Photo 1
Photo
2 Photo
3 Photo
4
|
Twist
of the Knife
The Outsider
Anarchy In The UK
Curfew
(ejected from stage) |
| 27/10/91 |
Rehearsal
without Simon |
Opposite
Attractions |
| |
Simon
Leaves Band. |
|
| Sunday
11/91 |
Recording
session, as a four piece, in Andrews house.
Irve (abc music shop) engineers it. No vocals are recorded. |
Anarchy
In The UK
The Outsider
Curfew
No Matter
Twist of The Knife (edit)
Opposite Attractions |
| 12/91 |
Ed,
Andrew, and Jake rehearse as a three piece in preparation
for upcoming gigs. |
|
| 18/12/91
Afternoon |
5th
gig: Bystocks Hotel, SU Christmas Party
With other bands inc: Blenderhead, Mindflair, Blind Venetians,
Andy Christ, Useful Idiot, Halcyon Daze, Jamdown
Flier
Photo
1 Photo
2 Photo
3
Photo
4 Photo
5 |
The
Outsider
Twist of the Knife (edit)
Anarchy In The UK
Opposite Attractions
No Matter
Curfew
WildThing/Satisfaction |
| 18/12/91
Evening |
6th
gig: St Georges Hall, Famous For Five Minutes, Organised by
John Fitzsimons
(Videoed) Photo
1
Photo
2 Photo
3 |
Anarchy
In The UK
Opposite Attractions |
| Early
1992 |
Shamus
leaves band, and is replaced by Andrew Walkey |
Cabbage
Farm |
| 26/03/92 |
Rehearsal,
plus an interview with the Exeter College SU magazine
Photo
1
Photo
2 Photo
3
Photo
4 Photo
5
Contact Sheet |
|
| 16/04/92 |
Recording
of the Cat Tape, Blackhall, JF. |
The
Outsider
Curfew
Cabbage Farm
No Matter
Opposite Attractions
+ Anarchy In The UK (not added to final track list of tape) |
| 18/05/92 |
7th
gig: Cavern Club:
With: Machine Gun Feedback
Blind Venetians
Killing Time
(Videoed, first song only)
Ticket
Poster
Photo
1 Photo
2
Photo
3 Photo
4 Photo
5
|
The
Outsider.wmv
Curfew
Cabbage Farm
No Matter
Opposite Attractions |
| 19/05/92 |
8th
gig: Arts Centre:
With: Vendetta
Blues Breakers + 1 other
(Videoed)
Clipping
Photo
1 Photo
2 |
The Outsider.wmv
Curfew.wmv
Cabbage Farm.wmv
No Matter.wmv
OA was not played because Andrew
C only had three guitar stings left. |
| |
Radio
Devon Interview |
Cabbage
Farm, from tape is played. |
| 24/09/92 |
9th
gig: Bournemouth, Gander on the Green:
Support to Shamus’s new band Poze.
Demo Tapes are sold.
(recorded)
Photo
1
Photo
2 Photo
3 Photo
4 Photo
5 (Poze) |
The
Outsider
Curfew
Mediocre
Anarchy In The UK
Cabbage Farm
Get A Life
Dead Stars
No Matter
Opposite Attractions |
| 02/10/92 |
10th
gig: Plymouth, Breakwater:
Support to Reach
Jake has tonsillitis, and band plays generally badly.
(recorded) |
Mediocre
Curfew
The Outsider
Cabbage Farm
Anarchy In The UK
Get A Life
No Matter
Dead Stars
Opposite Attractions |
| 05/12/92?
|
Recording
"It’s a Shame we couldn’t afford to get this done on vinyl"
Tape |
Mediocre
Get A Life
Another
Day Wasted
Dead Stars
I Turned into A Martian
Cabbage
Farm |
| ??/12/92 |
11th
gig: Bystocks Hotel, SU Party
No Proper PA |
Set
List
Mediocre
Cabbage Farm
I Turned into A Martian
Dead Stars
No Matter |
| 02/02/93 |
12th
gig: Students Uni, Cardiff:
With:
The Terrorist Ballet Dancers From Hell
(Videoed)
Photo |
Mediocre
The Outsider
Get A Life
Another Day Wasted
Dead Stars
Cabbage Farm
I Turned Into A Martian
No Matter
Anarchy In The UK
Opposite Attractions |
| 03/06/93 |
13th
gig: Arts Centre:
With: Useful Idiot
Creed (Vendetta)
Plasterscene
Flier
Poster |
Set
List
Mediocre
Get A Life
Me Me Me
Another Day Wasted
The Outsider
You Looked Disgusting
Cabbage Farm
I Turned Into A Martian
This Song Isn’t About You
Opposite Attractions |
| 06/06/93 |
14th
gig: Arts Centre (band comp) With: Plasterscene
Something in the Woodshed |
Including:
Mediocre
Another Day Wasted
This Song Isn’t About You
last song was:
The Outsider |
| 21/07/93 |
15th
gig: Cooperidge, Plymouth Organised by Chris Wheelchair, of
Ruptured Ambitions Fanzine.
With: MDM |
Mediocre
Me Me Me
Cabbage Farm
The Outsider
This Song Isn’t About You
Another Day Wasted
Get A Life
I Turned Into A Martian
You Looked Disgusting
Opposite Attractions |
| 22/07/93 |
16th
gig: Bristol:
With: Guns N Wankers
Goober Patrol |
(See
day before) |
| 28/07/93 |
17th
gig: Arts Centre (no PA)
With: Newton’s Cradle CDS |
Mediocre
Me Me Me
Another Day Wasted
+ one more ? |
| 12/08/93 |
18th
gig: Double Locks, Russell’s B-day party
Lots of broken strings |
Mediocre
Me Me Me
Cabbage Farm
Another Day Wasted
I Turned Into A Martian |
| 14/08/93 |
19th
gig: Cavern Club, Punk Out night
With: Useful Idiot (Didn't play?)
Wordbug + one other band?
Flier |
Last
two were:
Another Day Wasted
(string change)
I Turned Into A Martian |
| 15/09/93 |
20th
gig: Cavern Club
With: Plasterscene
CDS
Flier
Flier
2 |
First
three songs:
No Revs No Maids
The Outsider
Mediocre
Last song was:
No Revs No Maids (again) |
| 12/93 |
Event
South West Magazine puts, The "It’s a shame we…" tape, in
the years top ten releases. |
|
| 22/12/93 |
21st
gig: Cavern Club
With: Plasterscene Flier
Flier
2 |
We
Were Geeks (debut) |
| 08/01/94 |
Recording,
"Take This And Party" Tape, JF |
No
Revs No Maids
Me Me Me
We
Were Geeks (now everyone wants to talk to us)
This Song Isn’t About You
You Looked Disgusting
Self-Obsessed So Called Friend |
| Summer
94 |
Andrew
C is in Canada. The rest of the band rehearse under the name
GeekScene, with Paul Foster (plasterscene) on guitar, and
Tom Dyer on bass. Andrew W plays lead guitar. |
Mother
of Christ (Alice Donut), Territorial Pissings (Nirvana),
Gods Toilet, Hole In My Head, Censorship Made Me A Serial
Killer, GeekScene |
| 09/94-95 |
All
member were away at university, so no Zeros activity's. |
We
Were Geeks Video.wmv |
| 12/08/95 |
22nd
gig: Guild Hall, Gloucester
With: Violet Spaces
+ 2 more bands
Flier |
No
Revs No Maids
Mother Of Christ
Mediocre
Another Day Wasted
Gods Toilet
We Were Geeks
Fire |
| 14/08/95 |
23rd
gig: Cavern Club, Punk Night
Self confessed best gig!!
Listings
cover
Listings
text |
Set
List
No Revs No Maids
Mother Of Christ
Mediocre
Gods Toilet
Another Day Wasted
We Were Geeks
You Looked Disgusting
Fire |
| 02/09/95 |
24th
gig: Killerton Garden Lodge
This was a private party, with a stage set up in the garden.
(recorded) |
Mediocre
Gods Toilet
No Revs No Maids
Mother
Of Christ
You Looked Disgusting
We Were Geeks
Another Day Wasted
Fire (with Jari James) |
| 04/09/95 |
25th
gig: Cavern Club
With: Beaker
Last live gig, and was on the whole very good. The only bad
points being some broken guitar strings. |
Gods
Toilet
(jam with trombone)
Mother Of Christ
Mediocre
No Revs No Maids
Another Day Wasted
(jam: bass, drums, vocals)
We Were Geeks
You Looked Disgusting
Fire |
| 12/95 |
Rehearsals
for 22/12/95, and final recording session (recording cancelled). |
Proposed
tracks for recording:
God's Toilet
Mother of Christ
Fire
Tomorrows been Cancelled (new song) |
| 22/12/95 |
Tele
West, Cable TV The band was interviewed, and played live. |
We
Were Geeks.wmv
Band Interview.wmv
Gods Toilet.wmv |