.....thinking back to some of the bands that played the POP CLUB in York in 1978/79, its hard to believe it now.
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I was only 16 and just started work as an apprentice on the railway. I heard there was a 'punk night' at the Oval Ball rugby club(Haxby road) on Wednesdays, so me and a mate went to check it out. It was a different world in there and we got to see some cracking bands.
There's nothing much on the net about The POP CLUB, So here's a list of bands that played the Oval Ball. There are some gaps, but if any one can add any more details then please use the comments section at the bottom of the page and i will add them in.
Cheers.
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The POP CLUB opened Sept 1978 with local band Cyanide(?)and then had bands on most weeks up until it was closed in Oct 79 after fighting at a UK Subs gig (Subs fans from the Rock Garden in Middlesbrough?)
(Dates below are from band websites or the Songkick gig website - so there could be some errors)
September 78
Cyanide ?/9/78 opening gig? (info from york city south website)
October 78
Wire 4/10/78(wednesday) (info on songkick gig website)
November 78
999 1/11/78(Wed)(songkick gig website)
Penetration 15/11/78(Wed)(date from band website) don't dictate!
Ultravox? 16/11/78(thurs)(york city south website)
Police 29/11/78(Wed) did not play?
December 78
Uk Subs 4/12/78? (Mon?)(york city south website) stage invasion
Adam Ant 8/12/78(fri)(date from band website)
Cyanide 29/12/78(fri) + sema4 xmas party (york city south website)
January 79
Adam Ant 24/1/79(wed) parisian tour (date from band website)
Uk Subs 31/1/79(wed)(date from band website)
Lurkers 31/1/79
February 79
Stiff Little Fingers 21/2/79 (Wed) +normal + essential logic
March 79
Skids 7/3/79(wed)(date from band website)
Pretenders 12/3/79(mon?)(date from band website)
Cure 14/3/79(wed)(from band website) + teardrop explodes?
The Fall 21/03/79(wed)(date from band website)
Uk Subs 28/3/79(wed) + skunks (date from band website)
April 79
Toyah 18/4/79(wed)(date from band website)
Uk Subs 19/4/79??(Thurs)(date from band website)
May 79
Dickies 14/5/79(mon)(date from band website)
Undertones 26/5/79(Sat) + yachts (date from band website)
June 79
?Patrick
Fitzgerald ??20/6/79(Wed) + Teardrops Explode + the Wall
The Cramps ??/6/79
July 79
Uk Subs 11/7/79(wed)(date from band website)
Adam Ant 25/7/79(wed)(songkick)(band has 24/7/79 zerox tour)
August 79
The Invaders 23/8/79(thurs) ?? date found on net
September 79
The Chords 12/9/79 (weds) Date from Bands website
October 79
Destroy all Monsters 3/10/79(Wed)(date from band website)
mod party 10/10/79 (wed) The scene
Uk Subs 31/10/79(Wed) + cyanide- fighting closed Pop Club (date from band website)
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Other bands that played there?
Xray Spex?
Lurkers?
Chelsea?
Patrik fitgerald? (was at Leeds fan club 19/6/79)
punishment of luxury? (were at fan club 23/11/78)
The Saints? (Perfect day!)
The Vibrators? (were at fan club 9/11/78)
Sema 4?
Angelic Upstarts?
Durriti column?
Scritti Politti?
The POP CLUB opened Sept 1978 with local band Cyanide(?)and then had bands on most weeks up until it was closed in Oct 79 after fighting at a UK Subs gig (Subs fans from the Rock Garden in Middlesbrough?)
(Dates below are from band websites or the Songkick gig website - so there could be some errors)
September 78
Cyanide ?/9/78 opening gig? (info from york city south website)
October 78
Wire 4/10/78(wednesday) (info on songkick gig website)
November 78
999 1/11/78(Wed)(songkick gig website)
Penetration 15/11/78(Wed)(date from band website) don't dictate!
Ultravox? 16/11/78(thurs)(york city south website)
Police 29/11/78(Wed) did not play?
December 78
Uk Subs 4/12/78? (Mon?)(york city south website) stage invasion
Adam Ant 8/12/78(fri)(date from band website)
Cyanide 29/12/78(fri) + sema4 xmas party (york city south website)
January 79
Adam Ant 24/1/79(wed) parisian tour (date from band website)
Uk Subs 31/1/79(wed)(date from band website)
Lurkers 31/1/79
February 79
Stiff Little Fingers 21/2/79 (Wed) +normal + essential logic
March 79
Skids 7/3/79(wed)(date from band website)
Pretenders 12/3/79(mon?)(date from band website)
Cure 14/3/79(wed)(from band website) + teardrop explodes?
The Fall 21/03/79(wed)(date from band website)
Uk Subs 28/3/79(wed) + skunks (date from band website)
April 79
Toyah 18/4/79(wed)(date from band website)
Uk Subs 19/4/79??(Thurs)(date from band website)
May 79
Dickies 14/5/79(mon)(date from band website)
Undertones 26/5/79(Sat) + yachts (date from band website)
June 79
?Patrick
Fitzgerald ??20/6/79(Wed) + Teardrops Explode + the Wall
The Cramps ??/6/79
July 79
Uk Subs 11/7/79(wed)(date from band website)
Adam Ant 25/7/79(wed)(songkick)(band has 24/7/79 zerox tour)
August 79
The Invaders 23/8/79(thurs) ?? date found on net
September 79
The Chords 12/9/79 (weds) Date from Bands website
October 79
Destroy all Monsters 3/10/79(Wed)(date from band website)
mod party 10/10/79 (wed) The scene
Uk Subs 31/10/79(Wed) + cyanide- fighting closed Pop Club (date from band website)
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Other bands that played there?
Xray Spex?
Lurkers?
Chelsea?
Patrik fitgerald? (was at Leeds fan club 19/6/79)
punishment of luxury? (were at fan club 23/11/78)
The Saints? (Perfect day!)
The Vibrators? (were at fan club 9/11/78)
Sema 4?
Angelic Upstarts?
Durriti column?
Scritti Politti?
