Fall Gig, Dec. 12 2003, The Mill, Preston

Boxoctosis / Telephone Thing / Mountain Energei / Green Eyed Loco Man / Mod- Mock.Goth / The Joke / Middle Mass / Walk Like a Man / Contraflow / Mr. Pharmacist / Janet, Johnny and James / Theme from Sparta F.C. / Protein Xmas / Mere Pseud Mag Ed // White Lightning / Big New Prinz / Dr. Buck's Letter // Bourgeois Town

Me and ZZ. Went to the pub that used to be Moss Cottage beforehand. It was very cold outside.

The Mill was full of middle aged blokes. Lots of baldness. Bought a couple of Fall badges and grabbed the best seat on the raised seating area (well, we're only little 'uns). Support acts: Only remember the second act, called The Wandering Step. Pretty good in places - 'I Wanna Go To Reykjavik' was excellent.

Fall came on very late, which wasn't good cos we had to catch last train home. Smith looked like gollum and seemed to be pissed as a stoat. Sound wasn't great where we were. I went to the front for a bit and joined in the traditional Mr Pharmacist ruck - very mannered compared with earlier years, but I suppose you're gonna get that with a load of middle aged slightly embarrassed blokes.

We left somewhere mid Big New Prinz.

Fall gig, Dec 15 1990, Lancashire Polytechnic, Preston

A pummelling set performed to a half full hall - a massive improvement on the lacklustre effort at Preston Guildhall earlier that year. The only songs I can remember them doing are Arms Control Poseur (a heavy, grinding version) and Victoria.

Cranmores list

Cranmore Drive
Fairy Fields (caterpillars and fairy grass)
Old Ma Lindley (apples, 'I know where you live')
The Stotts (or 'Stotties')
The Fowles' (Tina, Mark, Irene)
David Harvey
The Blackies (Darren, Steve, Steven, Dean, Susan, Pat?)
Grand National & the hedge tunnel
Clapgate School (motorbike stunts, british bulldog, flick-a-bee)

Fall Gig, Mar 12th 1990, Guildhall, Preston

Setlist (courtesy of the Fall gigography):

Error Orrori / Littlest Rebel / Jerusalem / Sing Harpy / I'm Frank / Telephone Thing / Hilary / Hit The North / Chicago Now / Black Monk Theme / Popcorn Double Feature / Deadbeat Descendent / Bremen Nacht / Carry Bag Man / Mr. Pharmacist / Victoria / US 80s-90s

Mark E Smith stopped mid-song early on and took the band off stage - for a rollicking probably. He apologised for it.

Don't remember it being a very good gig. Wrong type of venue for The Fall.