Toy Love Live, 1980

[@METALCOUTURE]

I’m so glad that someone filmed this. Toy love my all time favourite band I would never miss a gig except the time the bouncer on the door at the globe wouldn’t let me in coz I was under age. Then I just sat outside and listened to them anyway. Mike Dooley best drummer ever

[@Ncp2666]

I envy so much every person who saw Toy Love (and The Enemy) live. What a fantastic band. So pure, sinister, full of life

[@petethundabox5067]

Me too. I didn't get into punk till 88. I love all the NZ new wave stuff.

[@LingoFiles]

What an amazing band they were. I was there that night. Spotted myself dancing with my girlfriend from the time. They were a blast. Never missed a gig in Wellington at that time

[@Musicmyvideo]

Toy Love live, was an exhilarating and memorable experience, I just kept going back for more. Great music for a pogo.

[@sidgoinggone]

Can't be captured on recordings. Such a great band.

[@floydrudolph321]

Shure 58. Still excellent microphones. 1983 Gladstone, Hillsborough Toy Love, The Gordons. Brilliant time

[@sevenruck5369]

I envy everyone that saw even one Toy Love show live. I am saddened by my existence not going back far enough for even the opportunity. Although I am thankful for their phenomenal music left behind. Long live Chris Knox the king of New Zealand punk.

[@dougheperi5801]

Hi to all the punks, hippies, uni corns, great band, best music of the 80s. Still play my record today, Toy Love- Love.

[@MACRStratum]

I saw them at the Island of Real in Airedale Street and at Sweetwaters. Chris Knox was a fun guy.

[@sidgoinggone]

I saw them live many times in the late 70s and early 80s in various venues around Auckland., including Mainstreet, Shore City, and Sweetwaters around 1980. Memory of Sweetwaters is a bit hazy (wonder why?) , but I remember Chris eviscerating a watermelon on stage during the performance. What an amazing live band. Great on recordings, but live they were something else. Alec Bathgate is so amazing. But so were all of them.

[@mikebarton]

That Sweetwaters set was so so so very good. 👍

[@sidgoinggone]

It was amazing!@@mikebarton

[@mikebarton]

@@sidgoinggone 👍👍

[@TheNomad2727]

Gluepot too?

[@sidgoinggone]

@@mikebarton It was amazing!!!

[@meggarippleeffect8098]

Brilliant live act. Alex was great on guitar and Chris was the perfect frontman. Still play the album LOUD!!.

[@PhilKerslake]

Best band of the times by a long way (Scavs closest behind)! Saw them at Zwines late '70s when they were at their peak - before softening to appease the music companies and venues. They were a hell of an experience!

[@BigDeanoSyd]

They were always so brilliant live

[@dougpedersen6967]

saw them in 1979 at the awapuni hotel palmerston north.i was working in the restauraunt as a 16 year old.every time a band played they joined us in the bar for drinks after work.also met th dudes midnight oil citizen band.

[@paulsharman9945]

first time I saw these guys was at the Windsor!! > first gig in AK at the Windsor!! .They go up and did 18 !!! ,, sound check after Jonhny and the Hookers had just finished there set!! That one song changed the AK scene forever!!!

[@BadReligionTina]

I absolutely LOVE Toy Love! xx

[@goldbugnz]

great version of Pull Down The Shades! Thanks for posting.

[@number7gracestreet]

Wow, Fantastic! Just look at our Gorgeous Boy Chris (8:00) and what's that on his face? It's interesting to think of the narrative of his/their songs, reflecting whatever stage of life they are in at the time --that is, the way they matured into the Tall Dwarfs, the magnanimity of their later poetry, and most recently the moody quiet of post-stroke Chris (See "Sunday Song").

[@jamrag51]

Fantastic.

[@brendonsmith8657]

omg, just like when I was 18, no such thing as a bad toy love show..pull down the shades forever !

[@andrewdungan2652]

Crkey! I was there!

[@mikebarton]

It was a good night. 👍

[@michaelchristoffel2372]

Yeah. Same here. Keeping my distance when Chris started grabbing people and licking them.

[@mikebarton]

The Rock Theatre was such a barebones venue wasn't it?

[@mikebarton]

Where did forty four years go? 🤔

[@afeitealperro6079]

Chris Knox and Alec Bathgate are the gods of psych-punk.

[@JamesGalloway27]

This shit is like Clockwork Orange

[@meggarippleeffect8098]

wtf?

[@srynearson1]

No Love for my right ear?