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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

Update 2003
26/07/03 First rehearsal in over seven years, @ the Lock Up Cambridge.
Images
Tracks Played:
Mediocre
Me Me Me
No Revs No Maids
Mother of Christ
God's Toilet
Another Day Wasted

29/12/03

26th gig: Cavern Club
with: FCG and The Dandelion Daughters
Images

God's Toilet
Me Me Me
You Looked Disgusting
No Revs No Maids
Slacker Bitch
Another Day Wasted
Mediocre
Mother of Christ
We Were Geeks

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