3 Years Ago, Highbury Garage

[Michael Wade]

[wildsam6o]

has it really been 3 years?

man i feel old now..........was 17 back then haha

[Col]

aww, I lurved sonic circus.

[geordierussell]

haapy happy days

[Spike]

[lob]

God that was such a good gig.

I have completely forgotten who was supporting them, can anyone remind me?

[RDP]

God that was such a good gig.

I have completely forgotten who was supporting them, can anyone remind me?

From what I remember, some can-can girls, then the psycho cyborgs - I can't remember if any bands actaully supported.

Can't believe it was three years ago this - it was a superb gig and one I'll always remember.

[Andwah]

Was there not an acoustic Cardiacs set or something involving them. I got to the gig too late but vaguely remember something about it.

[Pudu]

There was something like an acoustic Cardiacs. Def more than the Psycho Cyborgs as they weren't allowed to play in Liverpool (thanks to the Council) and there was a support. I seem to remember it being only one person with a guitar????

[beerofthedark]

I remember there were two sonic cicus gigs i went to. one at highbury with some can-can dancers and some people with angle grinders (poss. psycho cyborgs?) and one young bloke doing some sort of weird thing which is now lost in the mists of time.
And one at Islington Academy with (iirc) a set from Tim, Jon and Ginger doing Cardiacs songs, and definitely psycho cyborgs on at the end drilling through Ginger's arm (as you do). Can't remember any other supports offhand.
Looking at the gig list on this site makes me wonder why I didn't see them at the Bar Academy in July (or, worse, why I saw them and now can't remember it at all!)

[SiN1758]

I remember there were two sonic cicus gigs i went to. one at highbury with some can-can dancers and some people with angle grinders (poss. psycho cyborgs?) and one young bloke doing some sort of weird thing which is now lost in the mists of time.
And one at Islington Academy with (iirc) a set from Tim, Jon and Ginger doing Cardiacs songs, and definitely psycho cyborgs on at the end drilling through Ginger's arm (as you do). Can't remember any other supports offhand.
Looking at the gig list on this site makes me wonder why I didn't see them at the Bar Academy in July (or, worse, why I saw them and now can't remember it at all!)

That's right, the first sonic circus gig had the sword swallowing dude, the psycho cyborgs and the lady with the angle grinder (didn't something go wrong with that part of the show - seem to be remember her running off stage quite suddenly - or am I imagining things). The full tour had Tim Cardiac (backed by Ginger and Random) doing their thang. And very good it was too.

[Ean]

and one young bloke doing some sort of weird thing which is now lost in the mists of time.

I'd forgotten about the knife swallower. Poor bloke was the victim of quite a bit of heckling - At least some of it from me, as I'd had a few earlier in order to build up the dutch courage to speak to people (including some beardy bloke in a cowboy hat ) at the meet-up.

[lob]

Thanks all for reminding me. It seems I must have been at the first one - if I wasn't then I would have missed Tim somehow and I am sure that I didn't get there late and if I had missed him I would have been very unhappy about it and no mistake.

I do remember Ginger forgetting the words and EVERYBODY in the room singing them back to him which choked him quite a bit, especially good as the album hadn't been out long

[Col]

hahaha, the cyborgs - fandabbydozy

[beerofthedark]

I do remember Ginger forgetting the words and EVERYBODY in the room singing them back to him which choked him quite a bit, especially good as the album hadn't been out long

Yep, the album had come out that week, but a couple of the songs had been around on MySpace and suchlike for a month or so, so we had all had time to learn our lines.

I'd forgotten about the knife swallower. Poor bloke was the victim of quite a bit of heckling - At least some of it from me, as I'd had a few earlier in order to build up the dutch courage to speak to people (including some beardy bloke in a cowboy hat ) at the meet-up.

Knife swallower! yes that was it. Was one of the heckles along the lines of "That's not a knife!"
I'd never realised people needed to be drunk to talk to me, but it does explain oh so many conversations i've had over the years.