[kj] Gigs, less violent...?

[Robert Martin]

The only potential violence I remember from going to loads of UK Subs,
Damned, Dead Kennedys, Anti Nowhere League, etc gigs was at my only
Crass gig.
We came out of a pub in Camden Town to find a pub next door absolutely
heaving with skins.
I then found out a bit too late that skins hated Crass and always
caused agro at their gigs.

To be honest, now that I look back I'm shocked that I didn't get
involved in more violence; I wasn't exactly dressed like a shrinking
violet.

Regards
Rob

Quoting gathering-request at misera.net:
> Date: Fri, 4 Mar 2005 01:04:26 -0000
> From: "dub" <kIlLiNgJoKe at pUnKaSs.CoM>
> Subject: RE: [kj] Gigs, less violent...?
> To: "'Alex Smith'" <vassifer at earthlink.net>,	"'A list about all
> things
> 	Killing Joke (the band!)'" <gathering at misera.net>
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> 
> Guess it has got a lot to do with the times we live in too. Late
> 70s well
> into 80s was kind of a dark period, with very little for anyone to
> do other
> than ruck, and gigs gave the perfect let out for pent up anger
> (here anyway,
> but I guess football in UK to certain extent), whether it be teen
> angst or
> just societies way of letting off steam. Any number of violent gigs
> in
> Dublin over the years, a few of which I was at, earliest
> remembrance of one
> was in Belfield Uni, Finglas Punks stabbed a bloke. Saddest one was
> the poor
> girl from Cork who died while crowd surged forward as Smashing
> Pumpkins came
> on stage. Safety in venues since then has been improved, but in
> general
> attitudes have changed too as has the economic climate or whatever,
> but that
> can change.
> 
> dub