Shrimpers (nightclub/venue)

[Rob Noxious]

Slightly before my time but apparently they had a crocodile or two in a tank in the club.

Yes - only went there once to see the Feelgoods (early '79 - recorded for the 'As It Happens' album) and the little critters looked quite sweet.

 

[Firestorm]

Yes - only went there once to see the Feelgoods (early '79 - recorded for the 'As It Happens' album) and the little critters looked quite sweet.

I was at that gig, i went to see Wayne County, and didn’t know about the last minute switch.
The Vicars supported the Dammed there ..

 

[Firestorm]

Alison Moyet in SUFC scarf with the Vicars


Alison at the shrimpers

All from here..http://www.southendpunk.com/html/thevicar.html

 

[Firestorm]

From The Vandals Facebook Page

 

[Firestorm]

The Vicars , Live at the Shrimpers - From Southend Punk

 

[Firestorm]

http://www.southendpunk.com/images/thebands/vicars/kirkvi7l.jpg

A press article about the Vicars at a Shrimpers competion

 

[Firestorm]

Scamps was also a music Venue in those days

 

[Billy Bests boot laces]

Slightly before my time but apparently they had a crocodile or two in a tank in the club.

IIRC it opened in the summer of 78. A good mate of mine, the late Frankie Meads from Hullbridge, was a fantastic artist & painted all the murals in there.

 

[Rob Noxious]

Scamps was also a music Venue in those days

Yes - I saw The Ruts there in the spring of '79. Great gig. They brought their Southall 'posse' who constituted the majority of the audience.

 

[Rob Noxious]

Another one that I'm sure Kosmo and his collaborator (on this project) Will Birch are aware of is Zero 6. I saw Geno Washington and Wilko Johnson play there (with respective bands) in '81. They also used to have jam sessions on Monday nights (admission 20p, I think) back in the late seventies but they may well have carried on for a few years after.

 

[C'mon you Shrimpers]

Saw Bad Manners at the Zero 6. Great band. Their audience was a bit scary though. Hard core skinheads. Still they behaved themselves and we kept a safe distance away.

 

[united we stand]

Saw Bad Manners at the Zero 6. Great band. Their audience was a bit scary though. Hard core skinheads. Still they behaved themselves and we kept a safe distance away.

Most scary gig I have been to was the Mac lads at the cliffs 31 years ago.
Wasn’t a big crowd, about 8 deep at the front and then loads at the back and a group of skin heads in the middle taking on anyone as they tried to move from front to back or vice versa. We got to the front but only because there were 4 of us and there was a fight going on already. (One guy put up a great battle against two of the skin heads And dragged his mate to safety
Loads of plastic glasses half full of beer being thrown. This continued 30 mins after the bar closed and we realised it wasn’t beer

having said all that we came out unhurt ( just-covered in ****) and it was a great gig and something we all remember. ?

 

[pottster]

Most scary gig I have been to was the Mac lads at the cliffs 31 years ago.
Wasn’t a big crowd, about 8 deep at the front and then loads at the back and a group of skin heads in the middle taking on anyone as they tried to move from front to back or vice versa. We got to the front but only because there were 4 of us and there was a fight going on already. (One guy put up a great battle against two of the skin heads And dragged his mate to safety
Loads of plastic glasses half full of beer being thrown. This continued 30 mins after the bar closed and we realised it wasn’t beer ☹

having said all that we came out unhurt ( just-covered in ****) and it was a great gig and something we all remember. ?

I was at that gig! Crazy night!

 

[Rob Noxious]

I didn't go to the Stiff Little Fingers gig (my bad) at SEEVIC circa early '79 but I heard that got a bit boisterous.

 

[Swiss Tony]

I was at that gig! Crazy night!

Most scary gig I have been to was the Mac lads at the cliffs 31 years ago.
Wasn’t a big crowd, about 8 deep at the front and then loads at the back and a group of skin heads in the middle taking on anyone as they tried to move from front to back or vice versa. We got to the front but only because there were 4 of us and there was a fight going on already. (One guy put up a great battle against two of the skin heads And dragged his mate to safety
Loads of plastic glasses half full of beer being thrown. This continued 30 mins after the bar closed and we realised it wasn’t beer ☹

having said all that we came out unhurt ( just-covered in ****) and it was a great gig and something we all remember. ?

Sounds like the Shrimpers bar before kick-off.

 

[united we stand]

I was at that gig! Crazy night!

I also recall two blokes there with their girlfriends ?‍ n high heels and glammed up. All of them looked totally out of place , VERY uncomfortable and they stayed at the back.
we could only guess that they thought that someone else was on that night.

 

[LCBB72]

Saw Bad Manners at the Zero 6. Great band. Their audience was a bit scary though. Hard core skinheads. Still they behaved themselves and we kept a safe distance away.

Hard core Skinheads in the 80s that is an insult to Skinheads back in the day , the only so called skinheads around in the 80s were the plastic kind .

 

[THE SEVENTIES NORTH BANK]

Hard core Skinheads in the 80s that is an insult to Skinheads back in the day , the only so called skinheads around in the 80s were the plastic kind .

Yep, LCBB, those 80s skinheads were a joke. They wore swastika's and kept doing the nazi salute. Something the original skinheads wouldn't dream of doing.

 

[Kosmo Vinyl]

As mentioned previously in this thread I have found a great photo pf the post Alison Moyet Vicars outside of Shrimpers courtesy of Kirk Matthews. Thanks to everyone here for pitching in - I wish you all the best for the coming season. I'm a 3rd generation Hammer myself.

 

[united we stand]

As mentioned previously in this thread I have found a great photo pf the post Alison Moyet Vicars outside of Shrimpers courtesy of Kirk Matthews. Thanks to everyone here for pitching in - I wish you all the best for the coming season. I'm a 3rd generation Hammer myself.

Nobody’s perfect ?