Terry Hall has died.

[Eric the Half a Bee]

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Great Venue or it was

Jon Sicolo offered us a night to headline as main band with 50/50 on door money. Little did we know that we were supposed to promote it as we presumed TJ's would. Around half a dozen people turned up to watch us. He threw us out after 3 songs.

[RichardM]

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They all sounded the same

Good point

[Rock_Flock_of_Five]

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I saw The Specials play the Top Rank. My memory is a bit sketchy, but I think it was circa 1980?

As others have said in this thread, they were an integral part of my late teens/early 20s.

RIP Terry Hall

[SLUDGE FACTORY]

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Jon Sicolo offered us a night to headline as main band with 50/50 on door money. Little did we know that we were supposed to promote it as we presumed TJ's would. Around half a dozen people turned up to watch us. He threw us out after 3 songs.

Great place when it was pumping though

[Eric the Half a Bee]

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Great place when it was pumping though

Strange cave like decor around the dancefloor but amazing.

[Rock_Flock_of_Five]

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Jon Sicolo offered us a night to headline as main band with 50/50 on door money. Little did we know that we were supposed to promote it as we presumed TJ's would. Around half a dozen people turned up to watch us. He threw us out after 3 songs.

Whether for good or bad, you'll never forget that evening.

BTW: Where was TJ's.... Newport?

[SLUDGE FACTORY]

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Strange cave like decor around the dancefloor but amazing.

I saw lots of hardcore and metal bands there ......the wild hearts were very good

He used to sell cans of lager or cider or feck off somewhere else

And a kebab shop over the road

My kind of place

[Wash DC Blue]

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Bad Manners were amazing.

[SLUDGE FACTORY]

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Whether for good or bad, you'll never forget that evening.

BTW: Where was TJ's.... Newport?

Yep

John Sicolo was basically responsible for any decent bands in the city

He tried to sell it on but when he died it just fell into disrepair

Wash DC is a pill boy and will know the score

[SLUDGE FACTORY]

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Bad Manners were amazing.

I thought they were a party band which is fair enough but selecter in particular had an edge to them

[Wash DC Blue]

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Been lucky enough to support The Selecter twice in TJ's. Great people.

I was there at a Selecter gig late 90's early 2000.
Did you know John Sicolo?

[Eric the Half a Bee]

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I saw lots of hardcore and metal bands there ......the wild hearts were very good

He used to sell cans of lager or cider or feck off somewhere else

And a kebab shop over the road

My kind of place

Yes, you didn't have a good evening unless you felt a can being pelted towards your head there!

[Wash DC Blue]

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Yep

John Sicolo was basically responsible for any decent bands in the city

He tried to sell it on but when he died it just fell into disrepair

Wash DC is a pill boy and will know the score

My Mam is from Pill, I'm from Lliswerry.
I knew John pretty well, hung out pretty much exclusively in there, the Riverside and Le pub abd the Murenger when I moved back from London in the late 90's.

Cheap Sweaty Fun and Frug would have to take a lot of credit for the shows happening.

[Pearcey3]

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Terry was a bit of a hero to many of us but far too modest to realise it. Very sad news.

[SLUDGE FACTORY]

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My Mam is from Pill, I'm from Lliswerry.
I knew John pretty well, hung out pretty much exclusively in there, the Riverside and Le pub abd the Murenger when I moved back from London in the late 90's.

Cheap Sweaty Fun and Frug would have to take a lot of credit for the shows happening.

The Newport Centre is going too

TJs gone

Shame , saw loads of bands in those two places

Pantera , Slayer , Alice In Chains , Fear Factory