Inspiral Carpets - 21790 - Live at G-Mex (Official HD Video)

[@oscarmacleod9874]

I'm 17 now and will be going to see the carpets for the first time at Leeds in 2 weeks, one of my favorite bands, just goes to show how even 33 years later this band is still fucking class 🐮🐮🐮🐮

[@caesarsmith4711]

I'm 74 now, loved this band for many years, saw them just once in 1991...brilliant!

[@johnharvey4448]

Respect.

[@blondie470]

I AM 64 AND LOVE THIS MUSIC *BUT ALSO STILL PUNK AND NEW WAVE

[@marieboon9806]

This was the first gig my hubby and myself attended we were celebrating Cyril's Birthday with family members ~ was a very emotional evening seeing the boys (as they were then) performing. The fans were mooing and my hubby thought they were booing until I explained the chanting. We were treated as Celebs by the roadie Noel who brought us drinks and snacks in the room backstage. A night to remember, looking fwd to tonight's repeat performance, will bring back some lovely memories for lots of people xx

[@davidturner2k]

Went to reading this year, first e I had, still fine times. Pixies and inspirals on the e. Memories man! God bless xx

[@AttitudeCharter]

Oh Noel the roadie hey? I bet he just faded into obscurity. Sounds a wicked night, certainly looks it on here.

[@oakashthorn5714]

Wonder if Clint ever got those chickens he was after?...

[@craigcollins9025]

Seen the inspirals well into double figures up there with the best I’ve seen live, Glasgow barrowlands would be hard to beat but, ‘the beast inside’ tour at SECC was immense ‘further away’ blew my mind could’ve had something to do with the Mitsubishi’s and couple of black dragons I had took Driving home that night obviously not me we ran out of petrol on motorway and a guy stopped to give us a lift to petrol station ‘Peter sutcliffes doppelgänger we all freaked out in car, actually thought it was him and got him to drop us off ten miles away from where we actually where meant to be, great night 😄

[@reynoldsmathey]

That roadie was Noel Gallagher.

[@newrybhoy74]

Watching this 30 years on and you can't help but think. Tom was, is, and always will be, the voice of the Inspiral Carpets. End of. No discussion.

[@SuperScully20]

Yes

[@gaz34]

I get exactly what you mean. However Stephen was a fantastic front man too..Depending on when you discovered the carpets plays a big part. They were both unique and both fantastic

[@skinheadsoulbhoy2858]

100%

[@elfranco7011]

Yeah Hingley, the sound of the Carpets. What a singer. The band must see that now aswell. Awesome. Check out Skidoo (caravan bside iirc) my fave. Proper🐮

[@daryljohn3075]

Case closed ...m' Lord

[@jimm9162]

Just watching this video on KZbin is better than most gigs I've been to.

[@roadracermark7946]

Amazing times not a mobile phone in sight. Just kids having great fun. The 90s were the best for gigs. Classy with the drummers she comes in the fall. Met Tom the other day for the first time he's still got it... Top bloke.

[@John.lakesrc]

What a night that was, I`m 54 now and that is still my favourite live gig. Without doubt the best of the Madchester bands live, RIP Gilly.

[@HeroesZeros]

That's how to sing! Legend Tom!

[@mightymartinpetrov]

My first gig, at the age of 15. She Comes In The Fall is awesome on this.

[@oakashthorn5714]

Some of them young Drummer girls will Grandmas now 😂

[@mancunianace8428]

Lol me to. I had a pair of white Adidas trainers on. They were knackered at the end lol!!!

[@thesatisfiedcustomer4869]

Same mate

[@thesatisfiedcustomer4869]

@@mancunianace8428 yep trainers and flares fucked 🤣

[@christiannichol5965]

Mine too, 15 years old. Whole load of us went. Absolutely buzzing.

[@itsallaboutthis]

Possibly one of the best concerts I ever went to in 1990 A load of us from Glasgow headed down to Manchester on a bus to the G-MEX to this concert and we were welcomed by a bunch of local manc lads who took us to the legendary aft3er party called THE KITCHEN in HULME . unforgettable 2 days Best Live Indie Band from that early 90s for sure The energy was unreal , MOO :)

[@stuartsimister5042]

Happy Times.I was 14 in 1990 I went to see them the year later.We went straight from watching city at maine road that day to the concert at the Manchester academy. Spent all our money so couldn't even afford the bus back home to burnage that night.😆

[@merrymonarch]

Genuine question - how come they aren't as well known these days as The Smiths, Stone Roses, Charlatans etc.?

[@eugeneshadwell6596]

@@merrymonarch It's a huge shame. The Inspirals had, I think, 12 Top 30 UK hits and they always pulled in a decent sized crowd at their shows... but quite early on they fell out of fashion with the deeply fickle UK music press and struggled, for the main part, to get radio airplay. Personally, I'd take them over The Happy Mondays and The Stone Roses anyday and I maintain that 'The Beast Inside' is the best album of the whole Madchester era... oops, controversial! ;o)

[@merrymonarch]

@@eugeneshadwell6596 see what you mean. Having read that and a Wikipedia article it seems that they just needed a big hit single to push them to another level. To the point where the music press would have had to write about them in order to appear relevant and with it, despite the objections of writers. Seems like they could turn against the ICs without consequence for their sales. Conversely, I read once that a lot of writers were against Oasis back in the mid 90s and wanted to write about electronic and other genres. But because Oasis guaranteed sales the editors were basically enforcing a pro-Oasis policy. Success breeds success!

[@newrybhoy74]

@@merrymonarch I think in more recent times the line up change has really impacted on their legacy. Nostalgia is big business these days. And after the Inspirals sacked singer Tom Hingley( not the original singer but the man who sang all their hit studio albums and hit singles and in this performance in their heyday) for original singer pre success Inspirals Steve Holt their legacy has been badly tarnished. His vocals are atrocious and I saw people walk out in disgust at live shows and people say they won't watch them ever again. Now they're playing smaller venues and are selling themselves short as a support act to.other bands. Their is more to Inspiral Carpets than Clint Boon's farfisa. The Roses with no Ian Brown, The Modays with no Shaun Ryder The Smitha with no Morrissey The Charlatans with no Burgess. Unimaginable. I think Inspiral Carpets scored a massive own goal sacking thier most known and most successful frontman for a cardboard cutout useless singer like they did

[@stuartsimister5042]

As I kid growing up in burnage Manchester these lads were my favourite band to come out of the Madchester scene.I went to see them in 1991 at the Manchester academy. Happy Times.

[@andrereloaded1425]

Love G-Mex concerts from the old days. Great upload - amazing days. No phones!

[@maccapacca1778]

30 years is madness. I'd give anything to be back in 1990, the music, the clothes, the football. Cool as fuck. 🐄

[@newforestpixie5297]

I was 26 yrs old in 1990 and considered James and these fellows and pop will eat themselves etc to be the ‘ New Bands ‘ -when compared to the Psychedelic Furs or PiL or The Smiths etc. To now see all them early 90s acts as over 30 years back in time is fucking terrifying. But it makes me more determined to die Off my face 👍🏴😇Wilverley Enclosure Witches

[@newforestpixie5297]

PS as for “ the football “ , - being an AFC Bournemouth fan in 1990 wasn’t exactly heaven and it got much much worse for the preceding 20 years....🙄

[@wm4118]

18 year old me is in there somewhere. Forever. Had this on VHS, nice to see it tarted up. Cool as…

[@froglet72]

Yes 18 year old me is there too. I wanted a Cool as F t shirt but my parents would not have allowed it!

[@garste1102]

Caught these guys live two or three times in London, but this homecoming gig blew those right out of the water. The only thing that ages this gig is the absence of thousands of mobile phones. Excellent stuff! Digging my vinyl out today - "Lets have a party!"

[@malcolmorbell4385]

I was the tour bus driver for inspiral carpets tour of Europe 1992 started in Brussels 16 th nov ended in Paris 19 th dec good set of lads kept the bus tidy

[@Cosmic-lover293]

I was here, can’t believe I can watch it on here. Was amaaaazing ❤

[@robweiland]

No I wasn't there (I'm from the Netherlands). After all of my noise, house, drumnbass, berlin school phases I took some old IC cd's out of my rack and remembered. Played Sackville and broke down in tears. Melancholy is a bitch when you're 67. Then I encountered this video. This is fantastic.

[@the_eyesaw_collective]

front row! was the best gig ever! What a time!

[@paulbradnick786]

Miss these days.. thank god for you tube.....cool as fuck

[@stuartbailey7081]

Awesome! I still have the VHS at home, but it's a bit wobbly in places, nice to see and hear it cleaned up! Probably the best gig ever! :-)

[@michaellucas6466]

Wow....this brings back happy memories. I was at Salford Quays College around the time this gig happened. The whole Madchester scene was amazing. Dancing to 808 state in the Haccy & wearing my 'cool as fuck' long sleeve t'shirt around Manchester City Centre & being told to "fuck off chap" by Mark E Smith outside a kebab shop cos i asked him to sign it 😃😃

[@MrGaztheman]

Seen happy Mondays about this time , omg wish I was here instead, unbelievable concert, can’t get enough of their live stuff just now

[@robertfurneaux128]

Absolutely loved watching this again. Sad I missed the watch party with the guys. I still have the VHS I got for Christmas when I was 12. I ordered the mad cow party t-shirt from vox and I still have it and it still fits today at 43 years old. I dug out all my original shirts the other day, life, cool as... This is how it feels, mad cow party and they all still fit, I'm so happy clothes were so baggy back then. Martyn on this video inspired me to get into playing bass and later when I decided to have a go at guitar Grahams sg inspired me to get a cheap copy. Because I was so young I didn't get to see you guys until 2014 in a tiny room in Reading. It was and remains one of the best moments of my life. Thanks to you all for shaping so much of my life. All the best to you all and most importantly Rest in Peace Gilly, it was a dream come true to see you in action on the kit. 🖤

[@becausenothing1]

What a set! Biggest Mountain is a fantastic closing song

[@alvarojam84]

how the hell I missed this? Thanks a lot for uploading this version... amazing gig

[@tonystoakley5816]

Amazing band I drove up to see this gig with my then girlfriend in a Bedford kb26 pickup from Cambridge well worth it fantastic concert

[@lighttraveler5531]

Flying home from Portland tomorrow and hope to be awake in time for this after being up all night flying. I wanna watch the nostalgia. ☺️

[@arranyarwood6997]

Toms Vocals at their peak on 'Further Away' - Goosebumps..... #moooo #stillcoolasfcuk

[@scotland.is.magical528]

Yer spot on. He could belt it oot! Really held a note.

[@AttitudeCharter]

Yes, he's great.

[@newrybhoy74]

Tom on Further Away. Fucking awesome

[@621pw]

Still love 'Beast Inside' - what an awesome song. Can't believe I've only just stumbled across this! Thanks!

[@Lonergan73]

Saw them at Reading 1990 and Alexandra Palace a year later. What a live group, loved “I’ll keep it in mind”…RIP Gilly, meet you again on the 8.15 from Manchester ❤️

[@JuggaloSupreme]

One of my all-time favorite bands, but one I never got to see live unfortunately! I'm in the US.

[@viniciusdacostaportugal2391]

I always loved this band and I will always love, forever! Congrats and thanks so much Inspiral Carpets! S2

[@charlieboffin2432]

A great time to be young and loving music , gigs during the week and raving at the weekend plus a bit of football thrown in for good measure the best of days no doubt !

[@skinheadsoulbhoy2858]

Tom Hingley untouchable, the Inspirals at their best. I saw them in Edinburgh a year or two before this, my first ever gig. Those were the days CoolAsFuck Moo 🐮

[@froglet72]

Love seeing the crowd scenes, everyone was so young! I was there aged 18 with my boyfriend in his flared jeans! I loved the drumming troop, and commercial rain with the dancers.

[@shedboyroy]

one of my most overplayed VHS cassettes. saw them live, now into double figures what a band... RIP Craig

[@RodrigoBragaGomes]

One of my favorite bands!!! Greetings from Brasil ❤

[@yokosomike]

Love the Carpets, soundtrack to my youth as a design student. Saw them live when I was doing an internship in Chicago. My photography friends asked if I wanted to check out a concert they were video taping that night. It turned out it was the Inspiral Carpets gig summer of ninety. After the concert we had a video interview with the band and I ended up having beers with them till 2Am when they finally kicked us out of the venue. One of the best gigs ever not only musically but visually. I think I may have also hung out with a young Noel Gallagher who was my age at the time talking about the Jam and The Beatles for God knows how long. Next morning I was still intoxicated and had to go to work... needless to say my boss took a look at me and told me to take the rest of the day off.

[@jaceelliott9659]

It must of been piss easy being a hairdresser in 1990 in Manchester, right son what size pudding basin would you like!!

[@ThePercyGreen]

😂

[@spodge1233]

Not too many YT vids where I can say I was there, but for this one I was. Stunning gig and light show.

[@dannffc]

⭐️🌳⭐️ What a great gig. Tight as anything and great vocals. An amazing record of the feeling of the time and the fun we were to have in the years after. Respect.

[@richtee9888]

Loved it Took me right back to the glory days. Great live performance by the boys. Boon Army !

[@daryljohn3075]

Watching this atm ... still up there with the best 👌 🐮

[@Jimmy_Cooper]

Commercial Reign 😍😍😍

[@BowStreetBastard]

Not a fucking mobile phone in sight!

[@Bruno90s]

One of the best Uk Gigs of all time, so Iconic, Inspiral Legends! Amazing see this in Full HD. Love Live to Inspiral Carpets. #gmexrocks :D

[@flalingbashers2957]

❤️🙏❤️ Gilly.

[@2010wembley]

Im in this video 😩miss those days

[@DEVOn.A.Skertic]

I saw them in Hollywood at The Palace, was a bit too well "sorted" , sat in a balcony chair; frozen. After seeing this film, I realized I Blew it. Should of been up and front, jumping Up & Down. MOO!

[@caesarsmith4711]

Tom's the man for the vocals, no contest.

[@JnL_SSBM]

DRUM TECHNICIAN 1:17:08 *Noel Gallagher* GUITAR TECHNICIAN *Mark Coyle*

[@tonyharrisson6823]

Your dragging me doooooooooowwwn. Mooooooooooooooo!!!!!

[@freetipuk]

Legendary gig. Great memories. After party was also brilliant !

[@GreggL4494]

Thank you for Posting This Awesome show

[@elfranco7011]

If oasis reform (icouldnt care less) but they need to get the Carpets with Tom to support. I would buy a 200quid ticket to see that. I saw oasis 3 times in the 90s, went off them after loch lomond. Only saw the carpets with Tom once, t in the prk early 2000s. Brilliant. RIP Gilly what a fucking drummer, what a dude

[@Chikyeungtinsi]

I was too young to watch em live at this gig but watched it on Granada and we had a lightning storm and the tv kept cutting out.. i was actually recording it on vhs and watched it for many a year. What a great gig ! seen them quite a few times when i got the chance over the years still love em

[@daryljohn3075]

Few beers and reminiscing ... what more is there on a pissy Saturday afternoon 😉🍺🍺🍺🍺🍺 and ⚽️scores...

[@CarterShrews]

Love it in the credits at the end.... Drum Technician 'Noel Gallagher'

[@FMCH6444]

I heard he went went onto some other band, never heard what happened after that

[@4LBB1]

"Technician"

[@Mr130271]

Yeh he was a roadie for them for a good while,best comment Noel Gallagher made was in Brighton ballrooms & RIDE were touring with Oasis & Noel commented “it’s a good job we’re good”!!as RIDE was playing their farewell tour & they were on fire 🔥 just my opinion but RIDE were the best indie band of them all 👌

[@Mr130271]

Was 💊 out of my head at this gig 😁👌

[@jamiefryer324]

@@Mr130271 possibly but the inspiral s were one of the most underrated bands of the 90's

[@marcia7115]

Moooovin on 🙌🤟💥🔥🤯

[@simonchaddock3694]

that's a wicked story!

[@Oldskool.91]

Was there. Was epic. 👌🏼

[@craigeycav]

Today I received my vinyl copy of the Complete Singles and have been giddily remembering this tremendous band. Reading 90 was the first time I saw them

[@randalpmcmurphy1340]

Probably the best live recording I've seen on YT. They were an incredible and underrrated band but this is something else man. I wonder where the young drum major is these days. Bless her the poor girl looked nervous in front of that crowd. I wonder if she knows this footage exists.

[@Angel-dk3lf]

Avevo 20 anni...mi sembra ieri...li adoro ancora oggi

[@rbmkii]

Simply epic!!

[@tonyharrisson6823]

Amazing..... absolute legends 🙌

[@Punisher6654]

Great indie Band

[@simonchaddock3694]

In form on top

[@marcjohnson7734]

Seen them last night in Auckland were fantasic

[@simonchaddock3694]

❤Love this band!

[@simonchaddock3694]

😊

[@Odilon_aeon]

Conheci esse som hoje. Muito bom! Curtindo aqui, desde o início da tarde.

[@notlob23]

Still got my Moo t shirt in the loft with my 12" vinyl of Moooove..x

[@HeroesZeros]

Real thing!

[@Mark-kf6ow]

Legendary gig.

[@floodland7373]

Simply magnifico

[@inspiralgraham301]

50 minutes to showtime!

[@amandam3840]

I cant wait!!!

[@notlob23]

RIP Gilly x

[@brianrankin4550]

They went all Fleetwood Mac on she comes in the fall, excellent stuff in my 50's now this was a week before my 20th, music can bring the best memories

[@Hyper_rllycangame]

So classic and original

[@DannyBoi2112]

Thanks for the reupload

[@AndrewBooker-gc4fe]

O the gig we hit the drum's ❤

[@kevinmaloney2195]

We saw Inspiral Carpets at The Masonic Temple/ The Concert Hall in Toronto on Feb 19th 1993. The energy was fantastic. I still love this band and play their music regularly. Great Memories and love the merch. I've got the Cool as F*ck shirt hanging in my bar and another T shirt more acceptable to wear in public. Moo!!

[@mariz9084]

I wonder if they ever put out the Gmex show in its entirety as purely audio

[@integra818]

Hella Epikk!

[@WarmyMusic]

Epic!

[@slumscience8779]

Northern heroes!!!!!

[@simonchaddock3694]

KZbin forever

[@ivycoveredwa11s]

The one dislike couldn’t have a party

[@andyblower6756]

Was there

[@friautz]

Thank you for the upload! What a concert and what a crowd, they went crazy even in the last row! But why didn't they play Caravan...?

[@scotland.is.magical528]

I got this on vhs for my xmas, just a teenager. Played it to death. Saw them on the 25th anniversary tour. Great show but something was missing....

[@newrybhoy74]

Something was missing yeah. Tom Hingley on vocals

[@flalingbashers2957]

@@newrybhoy74 & handful of E’s 8th Moroccan Black 😵

[@anthonystoakley8287]

Alongside the Roses at Blackpool in 89 for me this is well up there perhaps better coz Toms voice is amazing and Clint puts a depth into the music that John and Manni could have done with ....that's just my opinon

[@bltube33]

Moo!

[@sm7eric]

I was there mooo mad cow party

[@SuperGrimupnorth]

SMJ promo (Simon Moran) wouldn't put this gig on unless the band put money up.. thinking it wouldn't sell out (tho he thought the same with Happy Mondays 6 months b4 with their G-Mex show) ...my first gig ever these lot, great live.. Tom's vocals 💯

[@ryanbrownnew]

Thee clintisential inspiral carpers perform-ants.

[@FMCH6444]

I wish the would have played Caravan in this set

[@AndrewBooker-o8c]

Hit and moo regards for taking out the the night before they come on lol

[@AndrewBooker-gc4fe]

What u on about