To ask if anyone here frequented the Banshee club in Manchester in the late 80s

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Posting here for traffic (sorry).

Anyone here a Goth in a past life?
I am watching the BBC four programme with all the goth stuff and it's made me really regret that I have few photos (and coherent memories) of my time as a student in Manchester and then at the Square Club in Cardiff.

Did you have a local Goth club, got any pictures or memories?

Halloween Topic!

Mine was a Pernod and black, then later southern comfort and lemonade.

The Smiths split before I could see them, the gits.

I have a recurring fantasy of them reforming and me getting front row tickets. Unlikely indeed, I know . They are my ultimate favourites.

PJ Harvey wasn't really goth was she, not in her early days anyway? I was a big fan but had come out of my Goth phase by then.

I used to go to Banshee in early 90s

'Twas ace

JAMC are still one of my favourite bands. I saw them a few times in Glasgow.. Loved the Wedding Present too. And The Smiths. Am almost weeping with nostalgia. Am hoping Spear of Destiny will make an appearance.

I guess with Nick Cave/PJ Harvey it's more a 'dark themes' thing.

Southern Comfort here too (guess what I've been drinking tonight?!).

PJ Harvey bores me tbh, apart from Sheela-Na-Gig.

Might know you by sight, but not ctually to talk to, heaven forfend!

Not a chatty 'being nice to strangers in a club' period of my life .

That didn't start till I was in my 20's and Hard House came in!

Some of the miming onTOTP is hilarious and most ungoth-like!

They'll never take me aliiiiive!

(For Love Vintage ).

Wasn't a fan of the nu-goth thing, must admit. DM's Personal Jesus didn't need covering imo.

You won't know me but I bet you would know my brother!

Bands he was in that played the Banshee regularly were White Trash, President Trash, The Idle Abused, Born Idle, Suicide Kicks, Sweet & Innocent - he was usually playing when the guy with the big dreads was djing.......

I was a Southern Comfort and lemonade girl too.
The chap with PJ Harvey who was shaking the shaky thing there was my music teacher at college.

My banshee memories are really vague. Either the alcohol I was drinking or the fact that I went there twice a week every week for a couple of years and it all just became one big long night out.

I also went to the Ritz on a Monday night.

There was no Alien Sex Fiend on that programme, maybe they weren't that big?

Cyprus Tavern anyone?

No in was to young in the 80,s but in was a bit of a rock chick and loved rock world\Jillys early 90,s and my D's was at derby university so went to rock city in Nottingham a few times .

Yes dueling in used to love the Ritz on Mondays we started in the he grand central and the pub underneath name escapes me now and than the Ritz for pints in f snake bit for a pound a d a whiskey or vodka chaser.

My dsis not son .

I used to go to the Banshee in the late 80s but I wasn't a goth. It was a rock club on Wednesday nights. Like Seesense I also went to also the Playpen (Tuesdays), Pheonix (Sunday), UMIST (Saturday) and Swinging Sporran depending on the night of the week.

I used to go to that club under the arch, but I cannot remember the name at all. They used to play Ministry, NIN, etc.
Ritz on Mondays. 42 street (????) another day.
Southern comfort & lemonade here too, until I was at university, then switched to lager.

Mission probably my most-seen band except for local bands we supported, and NMA.

I bet we all know one another by sight!

Do you mean the one near the. Train station ? Was it is the bricknhouse?/we once saw Morrissey whilst we walking up from the Ritz to the taxi rank!

In Essex so never went to this club but am enjoying the prog now on BBC4. One of the very first posters i had on my bedroom wall as a kid was Strawberry Switchblade though i would have described them as pop.

I was more of a Jilly's/Rockworld girl too but went to Banshee a few times. I remember the place under the arches, accidentally went to a Rockabilly night there once.

Oh my god thats a blast from the past! Met my husband in the banshee in 89..loved it! I was more of a rock chick with a side of goth. Been to ritz on a monday..banshee on thurs or friday (thursday better) and jillys on saturdays. Didn't go to the swinging sporran much but always remembered that you stuck to the floor ..classy..

Always used to start the night in salisbury pub near oxford st station..sit outside on the steps in the summer annoying the travellers.