THE LIGHTHOUSE KEEPERS GIGS ARCHIVE : 1983-NOW!

Please send additions, photos, reminiscences or corrections to the The Webkeeper: sirhairs(at)cannanes(dot)com ~ if & when I retire (or maybe even before!) I'll try and finish this

What follows is a list of shows that I had kept in a notebook at the time; with some notes as to who was in the band when membership was in flux. I seem to recall that in late 1985 the list was expanded and corrected with help from John Bassett our live sound engineer for most of that time who had also kept a no doubt more precise diary. I've also added a few things that sprang to mind while I was typing this up. There is obviously a gaping hole towards the end of 1985 which I'd be happy to fill if anyone could help me! I'll try and add more details and photos when I get the archives in order and have a chance to trawl through later diaries, other band members tour diaries, magazines and clippings in the collection. This page last updated Thursday, 21 May, 2020

 

 
All shows took place in Australia unless otherwise noted:
WHEN, WHY, WHERE & WITH WHOM
MEMORIES / NOTES / LINKS / PICTURES
1982  
21st Nov 1982 ~ Britannia Hotel [ Chippendale / Sydney ] May have still been Tex Truck & the Semis at this point? (Personnel: Ap, Blue, Juliet, Stephen, Tim)
18th Dec 1982 ~ Cremorne Party [ Cremorne / Sydney ] w/ Non Fiction

May have still been Tex Truck & the Semis at this point? (Personnel: Ap, Blue, Juliet, Stephen, Tim)

Think this photo was taken at the party

 
31st Dec 1982 ~ Alpha House [ Newtown / Sydney ] w/ The Particles, Jelly Babies, Wet Taxis, Like Unruley Children May have still been Tex Truck & the Semis at this point? (Personnel: Ap, Blue, Stephen, Tim, no Juliet tonight!)
1983  
?? ??? 1982/83 ~ 21st Party [ Bondi / Sydney ] Not too sure of this date or whose party it was though it was noted in the diary. May have still been Tex Truck & the Semis at this point? (Personnel: Alex, Ap, Blue, Stephen)
22nd Jan 1983 ~ Glengarry Castle [ Chippendale /Sydney ] as Me & You & a boy named Blue ie. was just Ap, Blue & Juliet
30th Jan 1983 ~ Glengarry Castle [ Chippendale / Sydney ] as Me & You & a boy named Blue ie. was just Ap, Blue & Juliet
6th Feb 1983 ~ Glengarry Castle [ Chippendale / Sydney ] (Personnel: Ap, Blue, Juliet, Stephen)
13th Feb 1983 ~ Glengarry Castle [ Chippendale / Sydney ] (Personnel: Ap, Blue, Juliet, Stephen)
19th Feb 1983 ~ Alpha House [ Newtown / Sydney ] w/ Box of Fish, LHK, Jelly Babies (Personnel: Ap, Blue, Juliet, Stephen)
3rd Mar 1983 ~ Glengarry Castle [ Chippendale / Sydney ]  
5th Mar 1983 ~ Alpha House [ Newtown / Sydney ] w/ The Particles + Poles Apart  
10th Mar 1983 ~ Glengarry Castle [ Chippendale / Sydney ]  
26th Mar 1983 ~ Australian National University Bar [ Canberra ] w/ The Particles  
28th Mar 1983 ~ Southern Cross Hotel [ Surry Hills / Sydney ] w/ The Particles  
7th Apr 1983 ~ Glengarry Castle [ Chippendale / Sydney ]  
21st Apr 1983 ~ Glengarry Castle [ Chippendale / Sydney ]  
5th May 1983 ~ Glengarry Castle : Back room [ Chippendale / Sydney ] This was possible the first show with Steven on drums and Alex on trumpet (Personnel: Alex, Ap, Blue, Juliet, Stephen, Steven)
14th May 1983 ~ Middle Harbour 16' Skiff Club [ The Spit / Sydney ] w/ The Particles + JFK and the Cuban Crisis  
15 May 1983 ~ Stranded [ Sydney City ] w/ Soggy Porridge + Safehouse (Personnel: no Stephen)
18th May 1983 ~ Strawberry Hills Hotel [ Surry Hills / Sydney ] w/ The Particles [ Strawberry Hills Hotel ~ previously known as The Southern Cross Hotel ]
19th May 1983 ~ Glengarry Castle [ Chippendale / Sydney ]  
28th May 1983 ~ Australian National University Bar [ Canberra ] w/ The Particles  
2nd Jun 1983 ~ Glengarry Castle [ Chippendale / Sydney ] Think this was our last Glengarry show?
10th Jun 1983 ~ Sussex Hotel [ The Haymarket / Sydney ] (no Alex)
15th Jun 1983 ~ Sussex Hotel [ The Haymarket / Sydney ]  
17th Jun 1983 ~ Manning Bar [ Sydney University ] w/ The Particles  
17th Jun 1983 ~ Strawberry Hills Hotel [ Surry Hills / Sydney ] w/ The Particles (no Stephen or Alex due to overlap with The Particles playing at the Manning Bar while LHK were playing at Strawberry Hills [Stephen & Alex played with both bands generally around this time])
19th Jun 1983 ~ Britannia Hotel [ Chippendale / Sydney ] w/ Mickey Rat (no Alex)
22nd Jun 1983 ~ Sussex Hotel [ The Haymarket / Sydney ] w/ The Particles Last night at The Sussex ~ closed down for good the following week
26th Jun 1983 ~ Britannia Hotel [ Chippendale / Sydney ] w/ Mickey Rat (no Alex)
3rd Jul 1983 ~ Britannia Hotel [ Chippendale / Sydney ] w/ Mickey Rat (no Alex)
8th Jul 1983 ~ Newtown Rules Club [ Redfern / Sydney ] w/ The Triffids + The Crystal Set (+ Alex)
10th Jul 1983 ~ Britannia Hotel [ Chippendale / Sydney ] w/ Mickey Rat (no Alex)
23rd Jul 1983 ~ Australian National University Bar [ Canberra ] w/ The Particles  
28th Jul 1983 ~ Britannia Hotel [ Chippendale / Sydney ] (no Alex)
31st Jul 1983 ~ Britannia Hotel [ Chippendale / Sydney ] w/ Mickey Rat (no Alex)
4th Aug 1983 ~ Wright College [ University of New England / Armidale ] w/ The Particles + A Disco (+ Alex)
5th Aug 1983 ~ Imperial Hotel [ Armidale ] w/ The Particles (+ Alex)
7th Aug 1983 ~ Britannia Hotel [ Chippendale / Sydney ] w/ Mickey Rat (no Alex)
8th Aug 1983 ~ Strawberry Hills Hotel [ Surry Hills / Sydney ] (no Alex)
13th Aug 1983 ~ Hopetoun Hotel [ Surry Hills / Sydney ] [info from the Australian Music Database - no other details]
14th Aug 1983 ~ Britannia Hotel [ Chippendale / Sydney ] w/ Mickey Rat (no Alex)
15th Aug 1983 ~ Strawberry Hills Hotel [ Surry Hills / Sydney ]  
20th Aug 1983 ~ Rock Against Roxby Downes [ Fundraiser?] @ Newtown Rules Club [ Redfern / Sydney ] w/ The Particles, Bapu Mamoos, Mutant Death, Strangelings, Women & Boys, Wrong Kind of Stone Age, Vulgar Beatmen, Funny Stories  
22nd Aug 1983 ~ Strawberry Hills Hotel [ Surry Hills / Sydney ]  
27th Aug 1983 ~ Castanet Club [ Newcastle ] w/ The Particles The Castanet was a great little bar situated out back of The Clarendon Hotel, think it may have later been known as The Blast Furnace? (+ Alex)
29th Aug 1983 ~ Strawberry Hills Hotel [ Surry Hills / Sydney ]  
3rd Sep 1983 ~ Sydney Trade Union Club : 3rd floor [ Surry Hills / Sydney ] w/ Jonathan Richman + Sekret Sekret  
5th Sep 1983 ~ Strawberry Hills Hotel [ Surry Hills / Sydney ]  
11th Sep 1983 ~ Britannia Hotel [ Chippendale / Sydney ] w/ Mickey Rat  
17th Sep 1983 ~ Hopetoun Hotel [ Surry Hills / Sydney ]  
18th Sep 1983 ~ Britannia Hotel [ Chippendale / Sydney ] w/ Mickey Rat  
24th Sep 1983 ~ Hopetoun Hotel [ Surry Hills / Sydney ] w/ Dadednyne One of the few occasions where the pub decided to short change us despite a decent turnout! $70 in this instance
25th Sep 1983 ~ Intervention Bookshop [ Haymarket / Sydney ] w/ Dadednyne  
25th Sep 1983 ~ Hugo Street Party [ Chippendale / Sydney ] w/ The Particles & Dadednyne  
30th Sep 1983 ~ Mosman Hotel [ Mosman / Sydney ] w/ The Triffids  
13th Oct 1983 ~ Newcastle Uni Arts Ball? Shortland Room [ Newcastle ] w/ Waiting for Brasso + Upsidedown House  
21st Oct 1983 ~ Sydney Trade Union Club : 3rd floor [ Surry Hills / Sydney ] w/ John Cooper Clarke, No Night Sweats, Scant Regarde, Funny Stories, The 'X' from outer space  
4th Nov 1983 ~ University of New South Wales Roundhouse [ Kensington / Sydney ] w/ Do Re Mi + Idiom Flesh  
12th Nov 1983 ~ Mosman Hotel [ Mosman / Sydney ] w/ The Triffids  
19th Nov 1983 ~ Castenet Club [ Newcastle ] w/ The Particles  
27th Nov 1983 ~ Behind Enemy Lines aka Intervention Bookshop [ Haymarket / Sydney ] w/ The Particles + Women & Boys The Exploding Lighthouse Keepers 12" mini album launch
3rd Dec 1983 ~ Australian National University Bar [ Canberra ]  
11th Dec 1983 ~ Strawberry Hills Hotel [ Surry Hills / Sydney ] (Personnel: Ap, Blue, Juliet, Mick, Steven [Mick Smith fills in for Stephen who was overseas])
16th Dec 1983 ~ Mosman Hotel [ Mosman / Sydney ] w/? (Personnel: Ap, Blue, Juliet, Mick, Steven [Mick fills in for Stephen who was overseas])
17th Dec 1983 ~ Behind Enemy Lines aka Intervention Bookshop [ Haymarket / Sydney ] w/ Madroom, The Particles, Wimen & Boys, Mutant Death + poets (Personnel: Ap, Blue, Juliet, Mick, Steven [Mick fills in for Stephen who was overseas])
30th Dec 1983? ~ Mosman Hotel [ Mosman / Sydney ] w/ The Triffids Not sure if this date is correct (Probable personnel: Ap, Blue, Juliet, Mick, Steven)
NYE 1983 ~ Alpha House [ Newtown / Sydney ] + W&B + (maybe) Maestro's & Dipsos? + More or Less? (Probable personnel: Ap, Blue, Juliet, Mick, Steven)
1984  
14th Jan 1984 ~ Rehearsal Rooms [ Newtown / Sydney ] Not sure if this was a show or rehearsal - possibly a show
18th? Jan 1984 ~ Harold Park Hotel? [ Glebe / Sydney ] w/ Wet Taxis? Not sure if this show actually happened though is in the diary , may have been on the 22nd?
20th Jan 1984 ~ Sydney Trade Union Club [ Surry Hills / Sydney ] w/ S.P.K. + Watusi Now + Arms & Legs  
22nd? Jan 1984 ~ Harold Park Hotel [ Glebe / Sydney ] w/? Not sure if this show actually happened though is in the diary, may have been on the 18th Jan w/ Wet Taxis
24th Jan 1984 ~ Strawberry Hills Hotel [ Surry Hills / Sydney ]  
26th Jan 1984 ~ Middle Harbour 16' Skiff Club [ The Spit / Sydney ]  
28th Jan 1984 ~ Cremorne Hotel (Stop 5) [ Adelaide ] + The Particles  
29th Jan 1984 ~ Austral Hotel [ Adelaide ]  
1st Feb 1984 ~ Old Melbourne Hotel [ Perth ] w/ The Triffids + The Particles  
3rd Feb 1984 ~ Whiz Bah [ Perth ] w/ The Particles + Diddy Wah Hoodaddys + Jam Tarts  
4th Feb 1984 ~ The Charles Hotel [ somewhere in Perth ] w/ Jam Tarts  
5th Feb 1984 ~ Captain Stirling [ somewhere in Perth ] w/ The Particles?  
7th Feb 1984 ~ Stoned Crow [ Freemantle ]  
8th Feb 1984 ~ Underground [ somewhere in Perth ] w/ The Particles?  
9th Feb 1984 ~ Red Parrott [ East Perth? ] w/ The Triffids + The Particles + ballet troup? + Doors Ajar?  
10th Feb 1984 ~ Whiz Bah [ Perth ] w/ ?  
11th Feb 1984 ~ Old Melbourne [ Perth ] w/ ?  
12th Feb 1984 ~ Captain Stirling [ somewhere in Perth ] w/ ?  
14th Feb 1984 ~ Stoned Crow [ Freemantle ]  
16th Feb 1984 ~ Norseman Hotel? [ Norseman ] w/ The Particles  
18th Feb 1984 ~ Ceduna Community Hotel [ Ceduna ] w/ The Particles  
20th Feb 1984 ~ Cremorne Hotel (Stop 5) [ Unley / Adelaide ] w/ The Particles  
21st Feb 1984 ~ Austral Hotel [ Adelaide ] w/ The Particles?  
22nd Feb 1984 ~ Seaview Ballroom [ St Kilda / Melbourne ] w/ The Particles? + ?  
25th Feb 1984 ~ Prince of Wales? [ St Kilda / Melbourne ] w/ ? This show might have been on the 23rd?
2nd Mar 1984 ~ Manning Bar [ Sydney University ] w/ The Particles + W & B  
3rd Mar 1984 ~ Sydney Trade Union Club : 2nd floor [ Surry Hills / Sydney ]  
10th Mar 1984 ~ Sydney Trade Union Club : 2nd floor [ Surry Hills / Sydney ]  
17th Mar 1984 ~ Sydney Trade Union Club : 2nd floor [ Surry Hills / Sydney ]  
21st Mar 1984 ~ War and Peace Hotel [ Parramatta / Sydney ] w/ Champions  
22nd Mar 1984 ~ Mosman Hotel [ Sydney ] w/ The Triffids  
24th Mar 1984 ~ Sydney Trade Union Club : 2nd floor [ Surry Hills / Sydney ]  
31st Mar 1984 ~ Sydney Trade Union Club : 2nd floor [ Surry Hills / Sydney ]  
7th Apr 1984 ~ Harold Park Hotel [ Glebe / Sydney ]  
8th Apr 1984 ~ Sydney Trade Union Club : 3rd floor [ Surry Hills / Sydney ] w/ Violent Femmes + LHK + Flying Doctor  
13th Apr 1984 ~ Strawberry Hills Hotel [ Surry Hills / Sydney ]  
14th Apr 1984 ~ Harold Park Hotel [ Glebe / Sydney ]  
15th Apr 1984 ~ Behind Enemy Lines aka Intervention Bookshop [ Haymarket / Sydney ] Just LHK this date, possibly did several sets?
19th Apr 1984 ~ The Club [ Melbourne ]  
21st Apr 1984 ~ Seaview Ballroom [ St Kilda / Melbourne ] w/ The Cockroaches + Gas Babies  
22nd Apr 1984 ~ Therapy [ ? / Melbourne ]  
23rd Apr 1984 ~ Venetian Room [ ? / Melbourne ]  
28th Apr 1984 ~ Sydney Trade Union Club : 3rd Floor [ Surry Hills / Sydney ] w/? Not sure if this show happened as I may have been in Brisbane on tour with The Particles
??????? ~ ? [ ? / ?] w/? Think there may have been another show here while I was on tour with The Particles
26th May 1984? ~ Sydney Trade Union Club? [ Surry Hills / Sydney ] w/ The Triffids? Date dodgy?
1st Jun 1984 ~ Players Paddington Green Hotel [ Paddington / Sydney ]  
2nd Jun 1984 ~ Carmens at Miranda [ Miranda / Sydney ] w/ ?  
8th Jun 1984 ~ Sydney Trade Union Club : 3rd Level [ Surry Hills / Sydney ] w/ Scattered Order + Watusi Now + Maestros & Dipsos + No Night Sweats 'In Association with 2SER New label Record Launch' [ Not sure what the label was! - possibly Hot Records?]
9th Jun 1984 ~ Caringbah Inn [ Caringbah / Sydney ] w/?  
11th Jun 1984 ~ Kings Head Tavern [ South Hurstville / Sydney ] w/? Think this might have been a 2 or 3 setter?
14th Jun 1984 ~ University of New South Wales Squarehouse [ Kensington / Sydney ] w/? maybe self support?
15th Jun 1984 ~ The Griffin Centre [ Canberra ] w/? maybe self support? or possibly with Falling Joys?
16th Jun 1984 ~ Queanbeyan Leagues Club : Oval Room [ Queanbeyan ] w/? maybe self support?
20th, 22nd and 23rd Jun 1984 ~ Smiggins Holes Hotel [ Queanbeyan ] w/? This was a short residency at the famous ski resort,
29th Jun 1984 ~ Mosman Hotel [ Mosman / Sydney ] w/?  
30th Jun 1984 ~ Sydney Trade Union Club : 3rd Floor [ Surry Hills / Sydney ] w/ Wet Taxis + Altar-Ego Wet Taxis (Final C'mon Show)
20th Jul 1984 ~ Blast Furnace (back of Clarendon Hotel) [ Newcastle ] w/ ?  
25th Jul 1984 ~ Strawberry Hills Hotel [ Surry Hills / Sydney ] w/ + Just a Drummer  
27th Jul 1984 ~ Metropole Hotel [ Fitzroy / Melbourne ] w/ The Shindiggers + [ maybe The Bol Weevils? ]  
28th Jul 1984 ~ The Seaview Ballroom [ St Kilda / Melbourne ] w/ Scrgh Museum? + Pilot to Bambadier?  
1st Aug 1984 ~ Harold Park Hotel [ Glebe / Sydney ] w/ ?  
2nd Aug 1984 ~ University of New South Wales : Library Lawns [ Kensington / Sydney ] w/? maybe self support?
3rd Aug 1984 ~ Sydney Trade Union Club : 2nd Floor [ Surry Hills / Sydney ] Looks like the start of another residency so guessing we were doing 2-3 or 4 sets a night
6th Aug 1984 ~ Wollongong University [ ? / Wollongong ] Think this may have been supporting Sekret Sekret
9th Aug 1984 ~ Harold Park Hotel [ Glebe / Sydney ]  
10th Aug 1984 ~ Sydney Trade Union Club : 2nd Floor? [ Surry Hills / Sydney ] Think this was part of a residency so guessing we were doing 2-3 or 4 sets a night
24th Aug 1984 ~ Sydney Trade Union Club : 2nd Floor? [ Surry Hills / Sydney ] Think this was part of a residency so guessing we were doing 2-3 or 4 sets a night. Though not absolutely sure we even played this night as we may have had a recording session, hard to be sure now!
31st Aug 1984 ~ Sydney Trade Union Club : 2nd Floor? [ Surry Hills / Sydney ] Think this was part of a residency so guessing we were doing 2-3 or 4 sets a night
6th Oct 1984 ~ Party at 197 [ Chippendale / Sydney ] Anyone remember the occasion?
26th Oct 1984 ~ Strawberry Hills Hotel [ Surry Hills / Sydney ] Not 100% certain this show happened
7th Nov 1984 ~ St George Sailing Club [ Kogarah? / Sydney ] w/ The Cockroaches  
9th Nov 1984 ~ Chevron [ Kings Cross / Sydney ] w/ Wet Taxis + The Change? + Benders?  
11th Nov 1984 ~ Clarendon Party (back of Clarendon Hotel) [ Newcastle ] Not sure this date is correct ie may have been 1st Nov 84?
14th Nov 1984 ~ Strawberry Hills Hotel [ Surry Hills / Sydney ]  
16th Nov 1984 ~ Manzill Room [ Kings Cross / Sydney ] w/ Tin Gods of Promise  
17th Nov 1984 ~ Australian National University Bar [ Canberra ]  
21st Nov 1984 ~ Strawberry Hills Hotel [ Surry Hills / Sydney ]  
5th Dec 1984 ~ Mirandah Hotel [ Mirandah / Sydney ]  
7th Dec 1984 ~ Newtown Leagues Club [ Enmore? / Sydney ]  
8th Dec 1984 ~ Caringbah Inn [ Caringbah / Sydney ] w/ The Go-Betweens  
12th Dec 1984 ~ Ophir Tavern [ Orange ] Orange!
15th Dec 1984 ~ ~ Clarendon Party (back of Clarendon Hotel) [ Newcastle ]  
16th Dec 1984 ~ ~ Clarendon Party (back of Clarendon Hotel) [ Newcastle ]  
20th Dec 1984 ~ ~ Bondi Pavilion [ Bondi / Sydney ] w/ Laughing Clowns Was the Clowns Just Because I Like single launch
21st Dec 1984 ~ Mosman Hotel? [ Mosman / Sydney ] w/?  
22nd Dec 1984 ~ Sydney Cove Tavern [ Sydney ] w/ The Cockroaches + LHK + Swinging Tees + Guy Delandro Band  
1985  
2nd Jan 1985? ~ Clarendon Hotel? [ Newcastle ] Unconfirmed
5th Jan 1985 ~ Paragon Hotel [ Circular Quay / Sydney ] Party
5th Jan 1985 ~ Chevron Hotel [ Kings Cross / Sydney ]  
11th Jan 1985 ~ Mosman Hotel [ Mosman / Sydney ] w/ 5th Corruption  
12th Jan 1985 ~ Sydney Cove Tavern [ Circular Quay / Sydney ] w/ The Go-Betweens + The Crystal Set + Tribe  
13th Jan 1985 ~ Strawberry Hills Hotel [ Strawberry Hills / Sydney ]  
15th Jan 1985 ~ Amaroo Hotel [ Dubbo ]  
16th Jan 1985 ~ New Occidental Hotel [ Cobar ] Read this pub burnt down in August 2014 ~ maybe they will rebuild as the New New Occidental?
17th Jan 1985 ~ New Occidental Hotel [ Cobar ]  
18th Jan 1985 ~ Alma Sporting Club [ Broken Hill ]  
19th Jan 1985 ~ Lark & Tinas [ Adelaide ] w/ Zero Hour  
20th Jan 1985 ~ The Astral Hotel [ Adelaide ]  
20th Jan 1985 ~ The Tivoli [ Adelaide ] w/ Tu Tu Z  
23rd Jan 1985 ~ Uno Ariba (Anglers Club) [ Melbourne ]  
24th Jan 1985 ~ Prince of Wales Hotel [ St Kilda / Melbourne ] w/ Clear as Day + Captain Coco  
25th Jan 1985 ~ Central Club [ Melbourne ] w/ Painters & Dockers + Weddings Parties Anything  
26th Jan 1985 ~ Australian National University Bar [ Canberra ] w/ The Go-Betweens  
30th Jan 1985 ~ Hip Hop Club [ Sydney? ] Does anyone remember this venue?
31st Jan 1985 ~ Yugal Soccer Club [ The Haymarket / Sydney ] w/ The 5th Corruption + Maestros & Dipsos  
10th Feb 1985 ~ Phonecian Club [ Glebe? / Sydney ] w/ Ruby my Dear  
16th Feb 1985 ~ Hydro Majestic [ Katoomba? or thereabouts ]  
21st Feb 1985 ~ Mosman Hotel [ Mosman / Sydney ] w/ Spectres Revenge  
24th Feb 1985 ~ North Sydney Leagues Club [ North Sydney? ] w/ The Triffids  
25th Feb 1985 ~ Wollongong University (under the figs) [ Wollongong ] / just LHK?  
27th Feb 1985 ~ Granville South High School [ Granville South? ] + wild disco!  
28th Feb 1985 ~ Strawberry Hills Hotel [ Strawberry Hills ]  
1st Mar 1985 ~ Australian National University Bar [ Canberra ] w/ Falling Joys & The Crystal Set  
9th Mar 1985 ~ New York Tavern [ Newcastle ]  
10th Mar 1985 ~ Hopetoun Hotel [ Surry Hills ]  
15th Mar 1985 ~ Mosman Hotel [ Mosman ] / just LHK or perhaps with 5th Corruption?  
16th Mar 1985 ~ Sydney Cove Tavern [ Circular Quay / Sydney ] w/ Hoi Poli + Samuri Trash + Jump Inc  
20th Mar 1985 ~ Hopetoun Hotel [ Surry Hills / Sydney ] w/ Hoi Poli + Samuri Trash + Jump Inc  
30th Mar 1985 ~ Harold Park Hotel [ Glebe / Sydney ]  
4th Apr 1985 ~ Chevron Hotel [ Kings Cross / Sydney ] w/ Coloured Stone + ?  
10th Apr 1985 ~ Picadilly Hotel [ Kings Cross / Sydney ] w/ Lunar Circus?  
12th Apr 1985 ~ Australian National University Bar [ Canberra ] w/ The Gadflys  
13th Apr 1985 ~ Balmoral 12' Skiff Club [ Balmoral / Sydney ]  
17th Apr 1985 ~ Strawberry Hills Hotel [ Strawberry Hills / Sydney ]  
19th Apr 1985 ~ Bondi Pavilion Theatre [ Bondi Beach / Sydney ] w/ Just a Drummer  
After this my record keeping gets a bit scrappy ~ when I've got my archives in order I'l try and add in more details. Though do let me know if you have any info to add
28th Apr 1985 ~ ????  
30th Apr 1985 ~ ????  
5th May 1985 ~ Australian National University Bar [ Canberra ] + Madroom see whacky poster over at the lhk posters page
13th July 1985 Macs 409 Club [aka Sensoria aka OP-SHOP?] Brisbane + Mop and the Dropouts + another band [billed as another band!][ from flyer ]  
14th July 1985 Macs 409 Club [aka Sensoria aka OP-SHOP?] Brisbane + Let's Go Naked  
August 85 The Tote (Melbourne)  
17th August 85 The Tasman Hotel (Port Lincoln) possibly known as The Grand Tasman Hotel [info from Aps Eating Guide to Roadhouses of The World]

Late 85 we toured to Perth then flew to Europe via Sri Lanka & Malaysia

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WHEN, WHY, WHERE & WITH WHOM
MEMORIES / NOTES / LINKS / PICTURES
Late 1985 -  
9th Sept? 1985 ~ Dingwalls? w/Nomads? not sure this was Sept or Oct or if it even happened but there was a poster(with no month), might try and get it up here some time
20th Sept 1985 ~ Hammersmith Clarendon [ Hammersmith ] w/ The Triffids, Gaspar Lawall, The Benders & Lawson Square Infirmary  
4th Oct 1985 Leeds University w/ The Triffids  
11th Oct 1985 Pandora's MusicBox '85 Festival [ Rotterdam / Netherlands ] w/ Nico, Einsturzend Neubauten, The Triffids, Woodentops, Jeffrey Lee Pierce, Crime & The City Solution, The Shockheaded Peters , The Screaming Blue Messiahs and many others will try and get a full list up here later
Late? Oct? 1985 New Merlin's Cave [ London ]  
26th Nov 1985 Red Parrot [ Northbridge / Perth ]  
28th Nov 1985 Rockwells [ 160 James Street Perth ] Not 100% sure of date though fairly certain [This info based on another old flyer courtesy of Rabbits Wedding facebook ]
Possibly more show in Perth then on the way back to Sydney eg. Adelaide / Melbourne?
26th Jan 1986 Harold Park Hotel [ Glebe / Sydney ] w/ Big Waddi Only know this from an old flyer which I found on the Rabbits Wedding facebook
1st Mar 1986 Local Inn [Ryde / Sydney] w/ The Go-Betweens Unsure of details of this show,or if we actually played? pretty sure we did - if you know more - do fill me in!
7th Mar 1986 ANU Bar or Refectory [ Canberra ] + ? Unsure of details of this show, if you know - fill me in!
21st Mar 1986 Queensland Institute of Technology Refectory [ Brisbane ] + Let's Go Naked + I am Vertical Advertised as our final Brisbane show ever!
28th Mar 1986 ~ LHK end it all? @ The Graphic Arts Club [ Chippendale / Sydney ] LHK + Jam Tarts + the Nansing Quartet + Secret Seven Last show with original lineup
1992? ~ Lipsnipegroin CD launch : Annandale Hotel  
24th May 2003 ~ Tales from the Australian Underground (double CD launch) @ Metro [ Sydney ] w/ Ed Kuepper, The Moodists, X, Sekret Sekret, Ups & Downs http://www.smh.com.au/articles/2003/05/22/1053585641510.html
Apr? 2006? ~ Amandas 40th Party : [ Bulli ]  
Oct 2007 ~ Frans 50th Party : [ Bendigo ]  
18th Feb 2009 ~ "LIFE'S WHAT YOU MAKE IT" - A Tribute to Linda Gebar : The Corner Hotel: Fitzroy [ Melbourne ]  
2nd & 3rd May 2009 ~ Support sets opening for The Laughing Clowns : The Basement [ Circular Quay / Sydney ]  
9th Sep 2011 ~ The Sandringham Hotel [ Newtown / Sydney ] + Guest Speaker: Steve Kilbey Album launch for the Ode To Nothing 'Best of' CD / There is a bunch of footage of this show on YouTube - links under Videoography on thelighthousekeepers main page
5th Jan 2012 ~ Caravan Music Club [ Oakleigh / Melbourne ] + Guest Speaker: Mikelangelo A real treat to play this wonderful club - hopefully we'll get a chance to do it again some day!
6th Jan 2012 ~ Northcote Social Club [ Northcote / Melbourne ] + Guest Speaker: Julian Wu Good crowd and great mix, but was all over too soon!
3rd Feb 2012 ~ Canberra Polish Club [ O'Connor / Canberra ] + Guest Speaker: Pete Crazy day/night but no doubt best show of the 'tour' - was an old fashioned bring in the pa build the stage and lighting rig, hang the drapes, and pack it all up at the end of the night! ~ many thanks to Beth Tully & Nigel McRae of The Canberra Musicians Club for putting this toghether for us
4th Feb 2012 ~ Camelot [ Marrickville / Sydney ] + Guest Speakers: Annabel Bleach & ? Another Sold Out Show + fantastic club and atmosphere, all exhausted from the previous day but hopefully we put on a decent finale? I'm hoping to get hold of footage of this show some time... maybe it will end up online?
30th Sept 2017 ~ Frans 60th Party at Smiths Alternative [ Canberra ] + The Professor The full band reunite again for a special occasion held at a very fine Venue in the Nations Capital ~ Thanks again to Beth Tully & Nigel McRae who run the place as well as Bevan Noble for doing such a fine job of enginering & of course The Professor who kept the crowd dancing into the wee hours
   

 

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