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gigography

The following is a list of all the gigs that have been played under the name of rift, as accurate a record as I can provide. Please understand that this is 7 years of my life from the age of 15 so at times the record will be inaccurate or incomplete, as I have never sustained a diary. Most of the details in this list comes form a gig diary Tom and I have often filled in after gigs.

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1996 1997

1998 1999

2000 2001

2002

 

1996

23 - The Lift. Sunburst; the Figs; rift.

 

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1997 - Ben left the band, eventually Andy joined. Adam joined Ben's band Sunburst, which left rift up in the air for most of the year, with Sunburst gigging regularly. This was the year of most line-up changes, featuring (I think) Jonny Gilbert, Merlin, Chris Ball, the return and departure of Nick Howard and also Anthony Hatton-Smith! Dark times indeed.

 

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1998

rift at around this time for those curious ones amongst you.

January

February

March

04 - The Newman School Jazz and Pop Night

05 - The Newman School Jazz and Pop Night

13 - Newman School Year 11 Talent Show '98*

19 - The Mad Ferret Gig. TWP. rift*; Flying Circus; Euphoria.

27 - Newman School Year 11 Talent Show '98: Final.

 

April

16 - The Lift. Sunburst; Shallow; rift.

 

 May

June

17 - The Free Butt. Chrome Yellow; rift.

 

July

August

September

25 - The Free Butt. rift*; Cloud.

 

October

11 - The Free Butt. rift*; Pop Volume; Antmanbee.

15 - The Albert. The Ultra Montanes; Kaspur; rift.

 

 November

10 - The Albert. ?; Glendon; rift

 

December

01 - Afternoon: The Mad Ferret Gig II. TWP. rift*; Chocolate Sex; Euphoria.

01 - Evening: The Free Butt. rift*; The Feltro Media; Kinky journo; Superslinky.

23 - The Stars and Stripes. The Blue Minkies; rift.

 

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1999

January

08 - The Free Butt. rift*; Gladstone.

22 - The Stars and Stripes. rift*.

28 - Bellatrix; Turbocat; rift.

 

February

13 - The Albert. CANCELLED

14 - The Stars and Stripes. CANCELLED

26 - The Free Butt. Catweasel; Synergy; rift.

 

March

05 - The Stars and Stripes. Metronome; rift.

19 - The Albert. rift; Nemo; Superslinky.

20 - Rottingdean Village Hall. ¾ of rift

23 - Newman Jazz & Pop Nights '99 (1)

24 - Newman Jazz & Pop Nights '99 (2)

 

April

02 - The Stars and Stripes. Ambulance; rift.

15 - Pressure Point. Metronome; rift; Rainmaker; Crappyhippyband.

17 - The Free Butt. Lalo; The Lemontree Escape; Rainmaker; rift.

24 - The Albert. Gerronimo Arkwright; rift; Rainmaker.

 

May

31 - The Zap Club. Brighton Rocks.

 

June

26 - The Stars and Stripes. rift*; The Little Red Zulu's

 

July

25 - The Free Butt. Nimbus; rift; Cape Canaveral.

30 - W14, London. Ordeal X; Treehousecasino; Stone Cold Angels; Hallalejah Johnson; rift.

31 - Brighton '99. CANCELLED.

 

August

10 - The Free Butt. rift*; DJ's Staines + Rummy; rift.

 

September

18 - The Free Butt. rift*; Decker.

 

October

08 - The Kingsway. ½ of rift; ½ of The Feltro Media; Nick Howard

12 - The Pressure Point. Rudedog; Ice 9; rift.

14 - The Mad Ferret Gig III, TWP; rift*; Christian Pettit; Nick Howard + Jonny G; Simon Sparrow; The Hospital Head Band.

16 - The Free Butt. rift*; 16 Bronsons; Cape Canaveral; The Mojo Fins.

21 - The Lift. Tsunami; rift; The Feltro Media

28 - The Verge, London. rift* + support from shitty acid jazz bands

 

November

07 - The Free Butt. Some American band; Fruit Machine; The Feltro Media; rift (without Peter, Ben Kidd on drums).

13 - The Free Butt. Thirst; rift; The Feltro Media.

 

December

17 - The Ray Tindle Centre. Thirst; rift; My Device; Little 10.

19 - The Paradise Club, London. rift*; Airforce + DJ's - Princess Leah + DJ Cashman

 

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2000

January

08 - The Free Butt. rift*; The Hospital Head Band; My Device.

 

February

11 - The Paradise Club, London. rift* (CANCELLED)

20 - The Free Butt. Thirst; rift.

 

March

05 - The Portland. rift*, The Soundbites.

14 - Newman School Jazz and Pop Night

15 - Newman School Jazz and Pop Night

17 - The Ray Tindle Centre. rift*, Nick Howard, Nemo?

 

April

16 - The Free Butt. Eugene Speed, rift, Cape Canaveral

30 - The Portland. Battle Of The Bands final... rift vs. Stonewall Jackson, Freeleaf and some other band.

 

May

29 - The Brighton Rocks Weekender At The Zap. Back Arch. Feltro Media, rift, Elmo's Rehab, Cape Canaveral.

 

June

July

1 - The Ray Tindle Centre. rift* + Support.

 

I have been unable to find a record of the dates of the following important gigs. It was a pretty turbulent time for us, Pete was in hospital for ages. I seem to remember him getting out on his birthday, 14th October, so they probably all fit in before then. When he did get out Pete really wasn't well enough to drum either. His skin was all yellow and he had huge purple patches on his forearms from the blood they'd been taking from his arm.

 

? - The Concorde 2. Peter is sent to hospital with an unidentified liver complaint the night before the gig. Adam & Tom play an acoustic set.

? - The East Slope Bar, Sussex University. My Device; rift (featuring Ben Kidd on drums, Peter Hill still in hospital).

? - The Sallis Benny Theatre, Brighton University. ? ;Flying Machine; rift (featuring Aaron MacClenahan on drums, yes. Peter still in hospital.

 

November

14 - The Free Butt. Return of Hill. rift* and melancholy DJ's. (rushed into playing for an A&R man before Pete was properly recovered.

 

December

23 - The Free Butt. rift*; My Device. Fourth anniversary gig.

 

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2001

May

9 - The Portland. rift*; Stub'N.

 

June

30 - Newhaven West Beach. Newhaven Youth Council gig. rift and some Newhaven bands.

 

July

11 - The Portland. rift*; Miasma; The Fantastics.

29 - The Concorde 2. rift amongst other local bands.

30 - The Lift. rift; ?

 

August

31 - Borders Bookshop. My Device; rift. Supposedly acoustic sets!

September

? - The Free Butt. rift*; Dr. Pussy; Feelix.

 

Peter becomes a full-time and committed student at Southampton university. Gigs become impossible to find as rehearsal is impossible to arrange. To all intents and purposes rift split.

 

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2002

June

14 - The Hobgoblin. Kubrik; rift; some punk band.

 

July

14 - The Pressure Point. The Ruts )tribute, featuring original ruts guitarist); rift.

 

August

19 - The Pressure Point. The Lanes; I See Ships; rift.

 

September

October

November

11 - The Gloucester. rift*; Infrasound; Simpatico.

 

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