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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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23 - The Lift. Sunburst; the Figs; rift.
- 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.
1998
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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.
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 Howard12 - 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
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.
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.
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.
