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Black, 1988 and Space, 1998

Black, 1988 and Space, 1998

Two memorable Christmas gigs in Liverpool

Penny Kiley
Dec 16, 2022
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A scratchily drawn duo of mouse musicians, one on drums and one on guitar. The name on the drum is "The Sqweaks" and the caption says "Thud rattle thud rattle thud thud rattle".
A Christmas card from Creation Records.

There’s always something special about gigs in December. For a start, you can call them “Christmas gigs” or, if you’re feeling optimistic, “Christmas parties”. It helps, too, if they are hometown shows.

Here are two – ten years apart – that seemed to be particularly special.

Coming up roses

BLACK – Royal Court, Liver…

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