Tag: Sheffield

Metallica, Anthrax , @ City Hall, Sheffield, 18-9-86

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This was a CRAZY gig. It was a wild audience. The penguins on security just didn’t know how to deal with everyone. A stand out memory is of a punk with a mohekan stood on stage,”flicking the Vs”,goading security. The tension in the air was amazing. This was the begining of a different type of crowd at gigs. Both Anthrax & Metallica were great(even though James had a standin on guitar). Strange as it sounds, it was nowhere near sold out. But the people in the know were there. It was obvious that Metallica were on the verge of becoming HUGE….& then the accident happened in Scandanavia…

Iron Maiden , Waysted, @ City Hall,Sheffield 17-9-84

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I’d been staying with my mate Neil the last couple of days. Before leaving, we had a fry up with black pudding, tates etc. I didn’t think it sat all that well…Travelled down from Sunderland with Neil to Hull (His hometown). Then we drove to Sheffield, where i met a couple of mates from Boston.

Tonight we got the extra track “Wrathchild”.

On the way home, i felt really ill. Me : “Chris ! Stop the car!”. After which i puked my guts up ! I’m probably the first person to puke up on the Sleaford bypass, which was being built at the time 😉