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Dean wrote:  I've been to gigs in Hatfield...   the last National Health gig I attended I was unconscious as they wheeled me into theatre...

NaturalScience wrote: Jim Garten wrote: Excellent - you've been a fan for longer than most of their fans have been alive ; you must remember them in their pooched out hairdo & spandex phase   Oh, definitely, I first heard of them when Images & Words came out, that was one of my most played albums in 1992 or whatever it was. Yeah, the kids get sad that they were only babies in the early days of DT, but I tell them it's the same with me in the Grey Room, hearing with jealously about all the Yes gigs in London in the 70s.

lol, I thought I was young, but I actually bought DT's debut album the week it was released in Europe....

NaturalScience wrote: Does anyone have any stories of Hatfield or National Health gigs?  Those would be particularly droolworthy.

Errrm... those who have those stories may only be capable of drooling by now.


Sorry....

On the Canterbury front, I have seen Caravan, Camel, Gong, Phil Manzanera & 801, Kevin Ayres and just recently, Geoff Richardson and Jim Leverton accoustic set.

NaturalScience wrote: Does anyone have any stories of Hatfield or National Health gigs?  Those would be particularly droolworthy.

I saw Hatfield and the North with Pip Pyle and they were indeed droolworthy.

James wrote: NaturalScience wrote: Does anyone have any stories of Hatfield or National Health gigs?  Those would be particularly droolworthy. I saw Hatfield and the North with Pip Pyle and they were indeed droolworthy.

But Stewart didn't play with them, yes?

NaturalScience wrote: James wrote: NaturalScience wrote: Does anyone have any stories of Hatfield or National Health gigs?  Those would be particularly droolworthy. I saw Hatfield and the North with Pip Pyle and they were indeed droolworthy. But Stewart didn't play with them, yes?

Well no... but still, it was better than Chris managed.

In fact, it was their last tour before Pip's untimely death.

I missed Colosseum though... that was a big disappointment on my part, 'cause Dick Heckstall-Smith passed away not long after.

Dean wrote: Syzygy wrote: NaturalScience wrote: Does anyone have any stories of Hatfield or National Health gigs?  Those would be particularly droolworthy.   I saw what was probably the last ever Hatfields gig at the Canterbury festival a couple of years ago - Phil Miller and Richard Sinclair were the only original members, but it was an excellent set with a storming version of Nan True's Hole as the highlight (they had a guest guitarist for that one). You can probably find my review if you dig around the live reviews section. Was that the 2002 Canterbury Fayre Chris?

Syzygy wrote: Dean wrote: Was that the 2002 Canterbury Fayre Chris? No, it was in 2006 at the Marlow theatre - Brainville 3 (Daevid Allen, Hugh Hopper and Chris Cutler) were also on the bill, as were Geoff Richardson's band the Puffins (I think) as a late substitution for Caravan.

Vicky, Neil(Heavyfreight) and I went to the first couple of open air Canterbury Festivals when they were revived in 2001/2002 (I think); they had some great lineups including Hawkwind, Caravan (of course), Porcupine Tree, Nik Turner's Space Ritual (not on the same year as Dave Brock's crew, of course), The Stranglers, Ozrics, The Damned, Fish, Jack Bruce & a great set by 21st Century Schitzoid Band (whose response to someone calling "where's the proper Mellotron?" was a succinct "Do you have any idea how much one of those Fers weighs?").

Apparently though, Camel offered to play one year but were told they weren't right for the festival (this was the year we didn't go when we saw the headliners were a reformed Inspiral Carpets...)

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Dean's post just reminded me Ozrics played a blinder of a set, too

Edited by Jim Garten - September 03 2008 at 03:51

I have no memories of the food there at all... I dare say it was either fried, in a bun, or poorly curried (standard festival fare