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	the history of the NMS	684 giorni fa
	Here is the Paul Lennon 12 inch extended dance remix of the history of the NMS - which after much research and soul searching (and several stiff drinks) includes the definitive list of all the NMS gigs from 1981 until1988 including many of the legendary gigs from Drogheda Boxing Club. Enjoy! NEW MUSICAL SOCIETY In the years preceding the establishment of the New Musical Society in1981, the ripple effect from New York 1974, London in 1975 and 1976,Manchester in 1977 and 1978 and Dublin in 1978 finally hit Drogheda in 1979 and 1980 with an explosion of new wave bands.Two gigs were held in the Jayteens club rooms on Bachelor¹s Lane featuring up to five local bands. These were held in autumn/winter of 1980/81.A number of local groups also played in the Penny Farthing (later Joey Maher¹s), The Gem and The Hideout, both as headline and support acts. On the alternative disco front, Paul Thomas ran a weekly bash in the White Horse Hotel on a Saturday night in late 1980 and early 1981.In late spring and early summer 1982, original NMS members Roger ŒGoosey¹O¹Reilly, Mary Roden and Joe McCormack set up the successful Subterranean alternative disco in the former Bibas nite club at number one, Shop Street. It ran until early autumn.It was the tragic events of the Stardust fire on Dublin¹s northside on the night of February 13/14, 1981 that sparked the idea of holding a benefit gig to raise funds for those bereaved and injured. That went ahead on March 8 and it was from this concert that the NMS was born. Venues BC: Boxing Club, Haymarket/Dyer Street.BIB: Bibas, Shop Street.BVH: Boyne Valley Hotel, Dublin Road.CEN: The Central, Peter Street.H: The Hideout, Dyer Street.JM: Joey Maher¹s, George¹s Street.KC: Karate Club, Scholes¹ Lane.RH: Rossnaree Hotel, Dublin Road.S: Sarsfields, Laurence Gate/Cord Road.SW: Swan Inn, George¹s Street.WH: White Horse Hotel, West Street. ------- 1981 ------- March 8: The Rock Cabaret (Stardust Benefit Gig) featuring The Prost Rejects, The Frustrated Barristers and No Go Dancers, Warr, Ulterior Motives, Against The Grain, Baldy Scaldies, Midnight Blues, Enzymes, Aztec Demons, Prophecy(BC). July ate XXXXX: The Last Retreat From Russia (BC) November26: Gig (S) December1: Joe McCormack elected treasurer of the NMS at a meeting in the Community Services Centre, Fair Street with Paul Lennon elected chairman. A seminal moment in Irish rock Œn¹ roll! 3: Gig (S)6: Futurist Disco (BVH)10: Gig (S)21: Futurist Disco (WH)31: New Year¹s Eve Party (KC) ------ 1982 ------ JANUARY2: The Last Dance On The Titanic (BC) **** During the first week on January the NMS hosted an art exhibition in the Sound Shop, Mayoralty House, North Quay. 12: Jim Page (H) APRIL18: Virgin Prunes (WH) MAY Date XxX: Outcasts (R) SEPTEMBER At a meeting in Mick Reid¹s house at Cherrymount in September 1982, a decision was taken to concentrate on running gigs. Money accrued in the NMS account at that point (from records £222 punts) was handed over to a new youth group in which Brian Conyngham (former editor of the Drogheda Independent and later editor of The Local News) was involved.Enda Murray, Mick Reid, Gavan Kierans, Niall Kierans, Jack White, Ann McAuley, Paul Lennon and Joe McCormack were the members involved in the NMS at this stage. A decision was taken to investigate the possibility of staging gigs in JoeyMaher¹s on George¹s Street where promoter Jim McQuillan had run concerts for a number of years, both as Joey¹s and the Penny Farthing. McQuillan had quit operations in late 1981/early 1982. OCTOBER23: The Alsatians (JM)30: Some Kind of Wonderful (JM) NOVEMBER6: Eugene (JM)13: The Business (JM)20: The Outfit (JM)27: Freddie White (supp Seanie McPhail) (JM) DECEMBER11:18: Tokyo Olympics (JM) 31: Coup d¹Etat (New Year¹s Eve Party) (BIB) --------- 1983 ------------- JANUARY1: Mama¹s Boys (JM)8: Auto de Fe (JM)15: Zen Alligators (JM)Joey¹s closed at the end of January when sold by Joey Maher. It was demolished by the new owners who included people called Lynch and O¹Brien who had interests in the construction and catering fields.The NMS then approached the White Horse Hotel and struck an agreement with John McArdle to start running gigs there from March . MARCH 4: Scullion (WH)25: Micro Disney (BIB) APRIL 10: Five Go Down To The Sea (S) MAY 27: Rhythm Kings (WH) JUNE 3: Zen Alligators (WH)10: The Blades (WH)17: Pop Mechanics (WH) JULY8: Mama¹s Boys (WH) AUGUST In August, 1983, the NMS approached Drogheda Rugby Club with a view to renting their bar/disco to organise an alternative disco. Eamon Duffystated that DRC was receptive to the idea. SEPTEMBER30: The Business (WH) OCTOBER 7: The Blades (supp Varicose Veins) (WH)14: John Martyn (supp Seanie McPhail and Geno Coyle) (WH) 23: Hydro Electric (???? Prob Sarsfields) NOVEMBER4: Eyeless in Gaza (WH)18: Maura O¹Connell (WH) DECEMBER2: Johnny Duhan (WH)30: Moving Hearts (WH) ------ 1984 ------- JANUARY After successfully completing discussions with Drogheda Rugby Club in October/November 1983, the NMS started a weekly alternative disco ŒTheDance Factory¹ in Shamrock Lodge clubhouse on Saturday, January 28, 1984.The moniker given to the organisation for this venture was the ContemporaryDance Society. Gigs continued to be staged in the town by the NMS. FEBRUARYNiall Kierans opts out of the NMS when he moves to Galway. 17: Les Enfants (WH) 24: Montage (supp Exile In The Kingdom) (WH) MARCH2: Blue Mask (WH)29: Billy Magra (SW) APRIL6: Moving Hearts (WH)27: Paul Brady (WH) MAY JUNE 30: Those Handsome Devils (WH) JULY27: John Martyn (WH) AUGUST SEPTEMBER OCTOBER 5: Moving Hearts (BC) NOVEMBER10: Dance Factory returns to the Rugby Club until June 198519: Paul Brady (SW) DECEMBER8: Freddie White (SW)15: Quarterdeck (SW) 29: In Tua Nua (SW) ------ 1985 ------ MAY2: Maura O¹Connell (SW) JUNE Enda Murray departs the NMS to seek his fame and fortune in MaggieThatcher¹s Britain!After the Dance Factory closed down for the summer, a verbal agreement was reached with the Rugby Club to restart the Saturday nights the following September. It never happened and the new home for the NMS was the Boxing Club. JULY 25: Maura O¹Connell (???? BC) AUGUSTOn a Sunday in late August the NMS hosted a gig for local bands in The Domeerected for the Funanza Festival in the area where the Garda Station now stands. The bands who played were The Slackjaw Blues Band, Dorian Mood,Ferro Alloy, Stonesnipe, Exile In The Kingdom and The Mad Dogs From Kampuchea.The headline act at the Funanza Festival was Billy Connolly. 10: Dance Factory (BC) SEPTEMBER14: Witches¹ Brew (BC) OCTOBER5: Moving Hearts (BC)26: Dance Factory (BC) NOVEMBER9: Aslan (BC) DECEMBER14: No Name Band (BC)21: Dance Factory (BC)28: Light A Big Fire (BC) ------ 1986 ------- JANUARY4: Stars Of Heaven (BC)11: The Gorehounds (BC)18: The Blades (BC)25: Dance Factory (BC) FEBRUARY8: Blue In Heaven (BC)15: Mary Black (supp Eat The Evidence) (BC) MARCH1: The Golden Horde (supp Ferro Alloy) (BC)8: Aslan (BC)29: Wilko Johnson (BC) APRIL 5: The Membranes (BC)12: A House (supp Lord John White) (BC)26: Hidden Fears (BC) MAY26: Mary Coughlan (SW)31: The Partisans (BC) JUNE27: Fountainhead (BC) JULY5: Stars of Heaven (BC)12: Dance Factory (BC) AUGUST2: Something Happens (BC)13: Dance Factory (BC)15: Tie The Boy (BC)30: Dance Factory (BC) SEPTEMBER27: Tuesday Blue (BC) OCTOBER4: Dance Factory (BC)11: Golden Horde (BC) 24: Wilko Johnson NOVEMBER1: Subterraneans (BC)22: Mary Coughlan (BC) DECEMBER12: Dance Factory (CEN)19: Dance Factory (CEN)20: Cactus World News (BC)26: Dance Factory (CEN)31: New Year¹s Eve Party (Garden Restaurant, West Street) ------ 1987 ------ JANUARY10: Aslan (BC)17: Dance Factory (BC)23: Dance Factory (CEN)24: Golden Horde (BC)31: Guernica (BC) FEBRUARY14: The Men They Couldn¹t Hang (BC) MARCH7: Wilko Johnson (BC)28: The Partisans (BC) APRIL4: Something Happens (Supp Uncertain Trumpet) (BC) 18: Dorian Mood/In A Lifetime (BC) MAY 2: Summerhouse (BC)9: Cypress Mine (BC) AUGUST15: John Cooper Clarke (BC)29: The Partisans (BC) SEPTEMBER12: Dance Factory (BC)26: Something Happens (BC) OCTOBER25: Mama¹s Boys NOVEMBER7: The Groundhogs (BC) DECEMBER26: The Partisans (BC) ------ 1988 ------- APRIL30: Paddy¹s Party ???? (BC) 30: Dorian Mood and The Dangerous Brothers (BC) ???? AUGUST6: Winding up meeting takes place. Record collection sold to Paddy Connor and Paul Thomas. 20: Concluding winding up meeting takes place. Paul Lennon
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	Kiefer Shmilton ha detto...	683 giorni fa
	brill read and some of the best nights ever what memories
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