I was at the Western Fair show and they played an incredible set. Even better than I was suspecting. Definitely see them live if you get the chance.

We got schooled about festival parking for this one.

It was an incredible time to be young. Musical revolutions everywhere.

They played there in the summer of 1995 but I was not at the gig. I wasn't keen on Radiohead's debut album and had not yet heard their brand new album, The Bends, so I did not go. I heard and fell in love with The Bends in early 1996 and kicked myself for not having gone to the CTO gig. I did see them at Centennial Hall in 1997, though.

​@@mylifeinconcert Awesome! They had the poster up and original setlist on the wall for a bit, actually. They took it down about a decade ago, sometime before the indefinite closing (from what I could figure out)... I also heard that they visited CTO the night before playing at Centennial Hall!

@@syrup- I've heard that as well.

Yes, it was an incredible one-day lineup.

Yes.

That's great that you got to see them at that early show with just a few people. Glad that the podcast triggered some memories.

Yes indeed. It was an odd opening song. He also did "You'll Never Be a Man," "Lover's Walk," and "Clubland" which all ended up on Trust. Such an amazing set.

"Caught with the Meat in Your Mouth" from Young, Loud, and Snotty, the Dead Boys' debut album.

I'm sure he has lots of tales to tell about Stiv

@@mylifeinconcert ohh yes!! I wish there was a way I could upload the picture on here!

Yeah, that damn door!

Glad you enjoyed. Robert was so interesting to talk to.

Glad you enjoyed and thanks for listening. Yes, Marc had so many great details of not only the show but of that time. I also love that Noelle found her diary from the time of the show.

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Thanks for listening and I'm glad you enjoyed it so much. First off, I LOVE URGH! A Music War. I first had the album but later dubbed a copy of the film in the mid-80s. That VHS cassette got played so much that it eventually wore out. Happy to have a DVD version now. And yes, 1982 was a big year for OMD. Canada is a bit different from the States, and a lot of those British and New Wave bands were much more popular up here than down there. A&M became their first hit album here and it was just starting its chart ascent at the time of the show. I still love those early albums but the debut remains my favourite.

That's amazing that you were at this same show. Unfortunately I was not at the Gang of 4/Buzzcocks show but know several who were. I have podcasted about an amazing Go4 show in London in 1983. The Buzzcocks are also coming up down the line. I not only saw the reunited Buzzcocks at Lee's Palace in 1983, I spent an hour hanging out with them after the show. Steve Shelley (RIP) and Steve Diggle: the two nicest guys in all of punk rock. Thanks so much for listening. mylifeinconcert.com/1970s/015-i-found-that-essence-rare-the-gang-of-four-with-the-hoi-polloi-march-5-1983/

Very cool story! That's great about Joe. Thanks for sharing.

I remember that!

You're right! I had forgotten about the globe ball bouncing around the stadium and Bowie posing with it. Thanks for the memory.

Yeah, it was an incredible time for shows although I believe Jett did finish. I remember her winning over the crowd by the end. Thanks for sharing all these memories.

Yes, we finally managed to deduce it was Mingles the second time. What a bizarre venue for them to play. When Simple Minds played here in 2018, Jim Kerr asked the audience if anyone had been at their early 80s shows here and a number of hands went up.

Thanks again so much for listening. I am glad you are enjoying and that it's taking you back. The Polish Hall is still very much there, and I walk by it several days a week. On the outside, it has barely changed at all. And from 1986 onwards, I am sure there will be plenty of shows that you were at as well. 1987-91 are some of my heaviest concert-going years. And what is your Smiths pre-show story?

@@mylifeinconcert My pre-concert story isn’t very interesting. I remember it was a weekday because I was working at a summer day camp earlier that day. One of the popular kids from my high school working at the camp asked me if I wanted to come to the Smiths concert that night and I said, sure. I gave him $20 for the ticket then he thanked me for buying the ticket because he couldn’t go to the show. So, here I was with a ticket to see the Smiths by myself. I thought he was inviting me to the show with all the popular kids lol…. I remember stressing all day about going to the show by myself. I have never gone to a concert by myself before or after. The only things I seem to remember is that there was a fifth member of the Smiths (Craig Gannon) and it was mentioned that it was his birthday. I also remembered that they didn’t sound that impressive. I wish I could remember more. I’m looking forward to hearing what your interpretation of the gig was. Maybe it will unlock some memories. Oh, on a side note. I did here of several sightings of Morrissey walking in the park wearing a red cardigan. There was also a girl from my high school that claimed to have hung out with Andy Rourke (RIP) and Mike Joyce.

@@rideshareguy5.0ridesharead46 Still a neat story. Yes, they were in town for a few days before the show. I actually remember them sounding great. On the anniversary date of the show, I will be posting some notes on FB that I wrote at the time of the gig. Lots of details I would have forgotten. The thing I remember the most was Morrissey walking off the stage near the end of the show, and not returning until the second encore, for Hand in Glove.

@@rideshareguy5.0ridesharead46 It's still a neat story. They were in town for several days prior to the gig. The thing I most remember about the show was Morrissey walking off the stage near the end of the gig, and not returning until the second encore, for Hand in Glove.

Yep. We were all waiting with bated breath for the Pistols, and Costello performed instead. Of course, his performance was very memorable. Still, I wish the Pistols had played.

So glad you enjoyed and it brought some memories back. Yeah, I look back at these festivals and realize how lucky I was to be in the right place, time and circumstances. I want to help document all this for history.

I am glad this is bringing back great concert memories for you. That was one of the things I hoped the podcast would do. The Smiths are actually coming up twice in this series next year as are The Cult (who I interviewed, but it did not go great) but not Guns'n'Roses.

@@mylifeinconcert btw~ the restaurant your friend who sat next to OMD was called, Smitty’s

@@rideshareguy5.0ridesharead46 Thanks! Were you at Smitty's too on that cold, blizzardy night?

@@mylifeinconcert No. I wish! He mentioned that it was the round restaurant on Wellington.

Now wouldn't that have been a bizarre combo!

He went toes-up 😁😆😅

stepped in front of a car in france while drunk, leaving a bar. hit and killed.

Yes, drunk and hit by a car, but he didn’t die right away. He should’ve gone to the hospital, but instead he just went home and ended up dying of internal bleeding. I loved Stiv, but… pretty dumb way to go, in my opinion.

Go in France 🇫🇷 like Jim Morrison

I agree. One of my favourite drummers. A couple of years before this, I saw him playing drums behind Hugh Cornwell as they performed The Stranglers' Rattus Norvegicus in its entirety: mylifeinconcert.com/1970s/155-hanging-around-hugh-cornwell-from-the-stranglers-featuring-blondies-clem-burke-november-5-2010/