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| − | + | Somewhat the place of foundation of [[The Sisters of Mercy]] ...<br/> | |
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| + | and venue of some of the first Sisters gigs like <br/> | ||
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| + | * [[Thu, 19-Mar-1981]] | ||
| + | * [[Sun, 22-Mar-1981]] | ||
| + | * [[Mon, 07-Sep-1981]] | ||
| + | * [[Tue, 30-Mar-1982]] | ||
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| + | Apart from the fact that [[Gary Marx]] and [[Andrew Eldritch]] obviously spent their time there, regularly, very little is known about the F Club today ... <br/> | ||
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| + | Here is a link to the website of [http://www.liveinleeds.com/30jfk.htm John Keenan], the promoter of | ||
| + | many great gigs for bands in Leeds and the founder of the F-Club.<br/> | ||
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| + | In an interview with [http://www.bbc.co.uk/leeds/content/articles/2007/09/26/music_f_club_feature.shtml BBC Radio Leeds] in 2007, | ||
| + | John Keenan described the F-Club as follows: | ||
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| + | '''''... it was a moveable feast - starting out at Leeds Polytechnic and then at a variety of different venues''<br/>''throughout the city between 1977-82. Just where the next club night would be held was passed on by ''<br/>''word of mouth, and if you were lucky enough to get in you'd have seen some of the best local bands ...''</blockquote> | ||
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| + | Look here for another interview with John Keenan in ''Vibrations'' Magazine November 2008:<br/> | ||
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| + | [http://issuu.com/vibrations_magazine_leeds/docs/vibrations-october-2008-hi-res John F Keenan: Granddaddy of all Leeds promoters. Not literally.]<br/> | ||
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| + | Please skim through to page 17.<br/> | ||
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Revision as of 20:57, 25 November 2011
Somewhat the place of foundation of The Sisters of Mercy ...
and venue of some of the first Sisters gigs like
Apart from the fact that Gary Marx and Andrew Eldritch obviously spent their time there, regularly, very little is known about the F Club today ...
Here is a link to the website of John Keenan, the promoter of
many great gigs for bands in Leeds and the founder of the F-Club.
In an interview with BBC Radio Leeds in 2007, John Keenan described the F-Club as follows:
... it was a moveable feast - starting out at Leeds Polytechnic and then at a variety of different venues
throughout the city between 1977-82. Just where the next club night would be held was passed on by
word of mouth, and if you were lucky enough to get in you'd have seen some of the best local bands ...
Look here for another interview with John Keenan in Vibrations Magazine November 2008:
John F Keenan: Granddaddy of all Leeds promoters. Not literally.
Please skim through to page 17.
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