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Needles: a deathmatch (22-02)

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I saw Hawkwind on that tour. With Dumpy’s Rusty Nuts at the Apollo in ‘85 for me - I think?


Possibly. I also think that Michael Moorcock toured with them and did some narrative bits during the Hawkwind set - but I can't remember if that was every show, or just the London one and I misremember it from the subsequent VHS.
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That was the year I saw them at the Rainbow - think that was earlier -‘83?
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I only saw them once but that was considerably earlier - 1980. Levitation Tour. I seem to recall, although the internet neither confirms or denies - that Girls School were the support act and were actually better. My recollection is Hawkwind were a mess. Baker sat behind the drums but I can't remember if he was any good.
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Is that patchouli oil I can smell? ☮️
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Is that patchouli oil I can smell? ☮️


:-)
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Oo, I remember Girlschool as a support for Motorhead around then

No patchouli oil here stinky stuff
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They (Girlschool) were a kind of super support act for a while. Didn't they tour with UFO or one of their spin-offs - MSG possibly - around that time too?
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I *think* they’re still around and playing ?
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Blimey.
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Scorpions, according to wiki. Do they count as a UFO spin-off? I think they do?

~wanders off down another google rabbit hole~

About This Thread

Maintained by GregP
Deathmatch closed 25/01/22
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GOLD: The Needles, three stacks of chalk off the Isle of Wight, England

SILVER: Needlemakers Arms Ilkeston, Kensington Street, Ilkeston, DE7 5NY. Pub Code: 2303468101 (refurbishment planned)

BRONZE: Cleopatra's Needle, two obelisks in London and New York City
BRONZE: The Napes Needle, arguably one of the most famous rock climbs in the UK if not the world, because it represented a change in the pursuit of mountaineering

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