Gathering of The Thousands – with Conflict – Subhumans – Happy Spastics – Fire Exit – Meinhof – at The Barrowlands 2 – Glasgow, Scotland

Report from Glasgow, Scotland

Arrived at the venue which was very small not what I had expected for an all day Punk event, it was pretty much just small pub.

 

The Happy Spastics
A Punk band from Edinburgh was on but it was their last song, managed a couple of photos.
www.myspace.com/happyspasticsdrunkpunx

There was only to be 15 minutes turn around between each band.

Meinhof
Were up next, this 3 piece diy Punk band hails from Germany but now live in London. Singer Rosy is very aggressive and so was there music and this is the message they wanted to put out.
www.myspace.com/dhcmeinhof

Fire Exit
Formed in December 1977 in Glasgow and still playing whenever and wherever they can. Good old fashioned Punk music. They played Wheel chair, out of control, and Time wall of their 1st single. They also did covers of the vibrators whips and furs and the boys first time. Gerry likes to walk amongst the crowd whilst singing getting them to join in too. Speaking with Gerry the singer after the gig he was telling me that they look like they will get the support slot for the upcoming New York Dolls tour.
www.myspace.com/fireexituk

Conflict
Took to the stage and the full intensity of their show is hard to put in to words, Col is a front man of great stage presence walking and jumping round with venom. Hoddy on guitar is a  man possessed playing it like I’ve never seen before, thumping it with his fist (till his fingers bleed) , hitting it with his head, screaming  and walking up close an personal to the crowd. The crowd are going mental and the barriers to keep the crowd away from the stage are in adequate and come crashing to the ground with the pressure of the pushing crowd. It landed on me and I decide to go to the side to take photos, I was amazed nobody got hurt. Eve sang “There’s no power without control” and “Just defy”  then got off the stage as it hotted up. The full intensity of their show is hard to put in to words, Col is a front man of great stage presence walking and jumping round with venom. Hoddy on guitar is a  man possessed playing it like I’ve never seen before, thumping it with his fist (till his fingers bleed) , hitting it with his head, screaming  and walking up close an personal to the crowd. The crowd are going mental and the barriers to keep the crowd away from the stage are in adequate and come crashing to the ground with the pressure of the pushing crowd. It landed on me and I decide to go to the side to take photos, I was amazed nobody got hurt.

Set list: Carlo – There’s no power without control – Just defy – Farce – Piss – Foot – Pressure – Option – Protest – Mickey – Punk innit – Someday soon – Climbing – Mighty – Battle – Barricades – Force – Liberate – Positive – System – Blind attack – Serenade

www.myspace.com/conflictofficial

Subhumans
Took to the stage next and Dick Lucas is also a great front man with the veins in his neck bulging as he screams songs “all gone dead” “Mickey mouse is dead” but it was “Subvert city” that has the barrier crashing (you would have thought they would have moved it further back and got more staff in to hold it) down for the 1st time during the set.

Set list: All gone dead – I don’t wanna die – Waste of breath – Peroxide – Nothing I can do – Apathy – Fade – T.v. wars – Til the pigs come round – Riot – Not me – Killing – B–men – Someone is lying – Minority – Mickey mouse is dead – Subvert city – No

Finally both Conflict and Subhumans put on shows are really in your face, powerful and brilliant and totally punk at its best.
www.myspace.com/subhumansuk

 

-Dod M.-
Big Wheel Overseas Correspondent

 

More photos of the show can be seen HERE

 
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