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Toby, Big Top/Moby's management - what was the deal with that? i went specifically to the show in tampa to see you perform, only to find out that both you and someone else (BT maybe? don't remember exactly) were not going to be performing... <sarcasm> on the bright side, i did get to see moby jump over his unplugged keyboard a few times whilst his band played along to a DAT</sarcasm>
AHHH The Big Flop Tour.......I remember it well with mixed feelings, Firstly it was my first time in the states and so for me it was a WOW, but on the down side the tour was a joke. Firstly it turned out that the whole tour was a big plug for Moby and that all the other acts where just strung along to try and make it work. The reason why you did not see us play was simply because that there were too many acts to fit into one nights performance. Hence just a few shows into the tour it was decided that all the acts (APART FROM MOBY) should pull out of one show in turn.......THIS WAS NOT THE ACTS FAULT. Tampa was the show we were TOLD not to play, apart from the fact that even the venue's were changing from day to day..........even we did not know whether the next show would happen. It was a great shame that this tour did not do justice to ALL the performers who struggled thru it just to make it happen (APART form MOBY). I remember doing Cleveland and that was a GREAT gig as far as the bands performance was concerned.........It was just a shame that the bums on seats did not show up in large numbers. Just for the record .....To prove what a cock up that tour was. The Cleveland show was suppose to open doors at 8pm .....BUT the flyers said 9pm. System 7 were the first act on AT 8pm........PLAYING ONLY TO The Big Top Tour Crew and acts. They still had to go on at 8pm even thou the doors did not open till 9pm. I hope that helps you Love Ted
Good to read all about the old megadogs - brings backa few memories -went to a few in Sheffield and had great nights. I suppose they were a product of the time and theres very little of that sort of thing around any more, although we're quite lucky in Sheffield to still have agood underground scene with free parties and allnighters at the Arches (Planet Zogg & Headcharge) probably the closest you'll get to that totally mixed crowd all-up-for-it feeling.
megadog is landing 22 nov 2003 manchester academy:
hay Lynsey i was part of the lady flos crew
Funniest gig was at Cissbury Rings - nr Brighton when my bus caught fire :-( no injuries, but was kinda an odd experience - Ozrics and Hawkwind were there... my bus was next to Dave's - he panicked and drove it through a hedge ;-)
Megadog.....many, many good memories. It stood out as they did things which nobody else would do, on a scale which blew you away. My best memories center around the beach festival & camping actually on the beach - blinding. Also when they did the dance tent at Glastonburry - a very messy weekend that was. And the Decadog event in Brixton was a bit special. And the Womad weekend was great fun. And whenever Eat Static played in Leeds was a treat - one time the support act didn't show so they ended up playing for two hours which was amazing. Also there was a 'Megasnog' event in Preston on valentines day which I got to DJ at which has always stuck with me. Happy days, though I now seems to have lost the ability to stay up all night. Must have a word with my chemist about that.....
I will always remember my mate Rob at Megadog. When he went out to party he got so incredibly wasted that he couldn't even speak. To help him communicate he would prepare a "bag of answers", containing bits of paper with answers to random questions written on them. One night I was at a Megadog & I bumped into Rob & asked how it was going. He was off his face so he offered me the bag & I took a bit of paper out. It read "two pills up the shitter - bloody marvellous!".........classic
Miquest. I remember the Club Dogs at the George Robey. African Headcharge used to play there a lot too. Toby, London is so far away!
Teabag. You weren't the guy wo showed me his giant fish were you? I loved Lady Flos. A night with Senser playing is the least vague memory I have there. What are you doing now? Are you still in London. I think the south London underground squat parties beat anything megadog did...sorry. Tribal Energy and others but I can't remember much more.....
those where the days your right the squat partys where the best!so much love and hate rolled up in one moment ,l loved lady flos and all that went with her did anybody ever go to the canteen/in deptford ye old powerstation(canteen) Senser played it was on the 4 july,i still remember the old bill coming down day befor, tellin us u can have the party but u got to Knock a few holes in the walls for fire exp....
One megadog and your hooked!, as I found out at the Marcus garvey Centre in Nottingham in 93, transglobal Underground opened the night, Ege Bam Yasi did a good d.j. set, and Banco did the main event, i did however miss banco's set cos my g/f at the time needed to go home! at 11.30p.m. (strange lass!)
Possibly went the canteen. There were a few places. An old school in Deptford? or it could have been the canteen? If you are THE Teabag from Megadog then you'll be pleased to know you aren't the guy with the fish.
squat parties are great lynsey, i went to one at greys inn road on new years day morning in 96, the source was on at brixton, and orbital played alexandria palace on NYE. did anyone here go to the source/orbital/ or the grays inn road party?
LnceBmdr Ernest Laurence Basildon-Chapney well thats a title ;-) do u live in preston? i remeber the megasnog at the mill top night atomizer played live, with i think mark eg did a dj set, along with amen dog & evo fantastic i ask about preston because we r holding a madhatters halloween party near preston next friday(somthing to do on a cold wwinters night);-)
I have maaaannnyy fond memories of megadog. Ive never ever got such a vibe from any other club or party since. A lovely bunch of nutters if ever I saw em. I always used to make a new hat for each event. My first and fondest memory was going to see Banco, full moon scientist and children of the bong at keele uni. I sat and watched the soundcheck and spent most of the night watching from a balcony in awe. One person Id love to chat to again was a certain Mr Rob Teabag. Last time I spoke to him he was heading to hospital for an operation and told me he'd call me when he was out. We were due to do a club at Keele university but I never heard off him again. Bloody sod has had me worried and wondering ever since. The man was a legend and I still have a chuckle about him. Ice cream and jelly tots indeed ;-P if anyone knows what happened to him, where he may be, what he's up to or how to contact him then please let me know. Ive gone through my old address books and tried all the old contacts trying to track him down. Id love to let him know how he inspired me to become the twisted fiendish monkey. Im sure I saw him the other summer going into a bar in manchester. If you're out there mister I bought yer herbal highs album ;-)
Best gigs: Eat Static and System 7 at the Rocket in 92/93..yes my memory has gawn too! I remember the first all-nighter ever at the Brixton Academy hi Graham , i went - i think it was def 93. blimey my memory is frazzed too - hmmmm eat static, system7 and ?????? i cannee remember the other headliner (was it the orb ? - no that was glasto 93). i remember the place had little raves and djs in all the various anti-rooms anti hiding places / spaces. the other name will come to me no doubt as soon as ive posted this.
Lynsey - yeah ! the george robey !, and the DOme - Tuffnell Park/ We had CLubDog nights at Shoreditch old Town Hall and The Crypt, Sevenoaks. great days !!!!
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Well it's back guys n gals, Megadog has returned att he Manchester Academy 22 Nov 2003 with 808 state, Eat static ege bam yasi liberator mc teabag. """See link below""" How I have missed those excellent nights! It has been some years can't wait to see some of the great people I met over the years. and get down to some serious dancing and smiling :-))))))) http://www.manchesteracademy.net/megadog.html
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MEGADOG - LIVE - 22nd November 2003 - Manchester ACADEMY 808 State DJ's, Egebamyasi, DJ Evolution and more!! Its back bay!!
Sorry Russell! Didn't see your post, just two lines up from mine! Bah, the chemical generation! Anyway I've got my tickets, so look out for the guy in the psychodelic Bob Marley T-Shirt!
My clearest memories are sitting on the railing at the front of the Academy with hundreds of messed up faces beaming straight back at you Eat Statics brain pulsating precariously above our heads whilst losing my mind to Bony Inctus! The Garvey...Banco and Michael at their damn finest....Neil those days were good man! I remember the dodgy mind machine at the Garvey (only there once) that only had the eye goggles.......so we were all lay on our backs holding onto one another for dear life as the multicoloured images warped my tiny mind whilst The Green Nuns Of The Revolution belted out in the background! Christ All Mighty! Same night (I think) and CJ Boland played an awesome set with his blue-haired nephew! Underworld.....Cow Girl and REZ!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! The Lizard and camping under rocks that clearly stated NO CAMPING..........BANCO once more Another festival and hearing 'whats your name, whats your name..... Man With No Name'....funny times man! System 7 blowing me away everytime and so many more that I just cant cope! SEE YOU ALL THERE FOR ANOTHER DECADE OF MESSED UP NONSENCE BRING IT ON!
Boy do I remember the Megadog days!!! I remember entering the Manchester Academy with that sense of anticipation for an immense evening ahead, MC Teabag and Evolution setting the pace; then all of a sudden the music explodes and all mayhem breaks loose!! Emperion, System 7, Banco de Gaia, Eat Static, 808 State, Underworld, Man With No Name, Michael Dog, Hallucinogen....the list goes on and on.... Megadog was my religion. I also remember the best festival ever in St. Austell with all the Manchester heads, dancing every night till the sun came up, the Walk the Plant boat, Banco de Gaia in the sun, the enchanted forest, Mark Allen djing in a teepee by the beach playing the crispest trance ever- bliss!!!! Wishing it would never end..... I remember going to the Last Ever Manchester Megadog ever, after going to the last Leeds Megadog the previous week. I don't remember much about it except everyone dancing in a frenzied ecstatic state for hours, hoping that the night would last forever. At 4 am spilling out of the Academy and across the road to the Occasional Cafe, where Ed Tangent did his stuff till lunchtime. Those were the best days ever, RTTS in Club Underground, invading the stage for Mark Allen blasting our senses with 'Stranded', the Opollo's forst ever Megadog Allnighter with the Herbal Tea Party, chilling out in Chorlton Meadows afterwards... Thought I'd never get the chance to dance in a Megadog ever again, but lo and behold I am going to Megadog this very weekend in the Academy, oh yes!! Happy days!! Eat Static, Evolution, MC Teabag, Michael Dog, the crew are back!! Hope to see you all there....FEED YOUR HEAD..... ;-)
We're very lucky where I live, we have these Future Sound of Exeter gigs. So I can relive my youth! They bring all the bands in, Eat Static, Banco, System 7. Went to see old Hawkwind the other week, plus I saw a band called Global the first time the other night and they were amazing. Oh yeah...The smells of patiouly oil & drug induced farting dancers all came back to me. Next gig is Banco next Saturday. (-:
I'm 36 and my legs are wrecked...eyeballs not focusing 100%..Monday @ work and i'm Happy. Just bin to the latest Manchester Megadog....Nice 7/10. My mate Darren (must of seen him dancing berzerkly in his wheelchair) introduced me to Megadogs in '93 and we went to nearly all of them in Manchester.Needless to say we can't remember the best 1's. Megadogs were great. The crowd consisted of every type, from the Cream/M.O.S Glam Babes thinking 'what on earth am i doing here next to all these swetty dancing loons?'...But Luvving the safe feeling of the Megadog vibe and getting 'well into it' TO the Diehards who always seemed to end up dancing in the same places water in hand, Grins on Show. 'Dogs were and always should be messy affairs. I learn't i could dance how i wanted to without feeling daft what a great realization that is. I added some nice CD's to my collection..got offered a shag/drugs/drink/party wot else do yer want for a nightout.You get your moneys worth,fantastic decor/visuals dancers and stiltwalkers(who appeared whenever i skinned up) and the Music..THE MUSIC was 'effin ace Transglobal..Loop Guru..Drum Club.system7.spooky.zion train.carl cox.timshard.u-ziq.evolution.david holmes.earth nation etc They've recorded the 22/11/03 Manchester Megadog any info? and somebody Please get a website together..HEAD IS FED ?
See you at the front then Lynsey .. totally agree about global - that gig was something special.
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What a night that was, one for the memory (albeit a rather dishevelled memory)!! Dancing in a Manchester Megadog again, down the front left hand side, the same old faces, and lots of new ones.... Happy days....March the 6th here I come!!! ;-)
i love eggs....egebamyasi.com
Dear Loobeggster,just to let you ken,i dont d.jegg.It might have looked like i was d.jegging.But i have neggver and do not intend to d.jegg.Eggver. I do it livegg....EGGJOY
Best ever Mancherster Megadog has got to be the Fluke, CJ Bolland, Spooky night with probably the best dj set i've ever heard from evolution. Went to the 22/11 and was happy that it still has the potential to be a great night even though i thought the crowd lacked a bit of that extra special bang. Please can we have some more fresh acts, lawgivaz were probably the best act of the night, more new talent please.
Cobanaut, was that night on the latter half of 1996? If it was the same night, it truly kicked ass!!
Think so Sharon, although 7 yrs is a long time to be that sure. Lol Hammond was in the other band, can't remember what they called themselves (not the DC). Anyone know of any happening nites in Mcr at the mo, been to a few but would like to try some psy dance with the up for it posse. Got a big bag of Roooms waiting to be let out.
Manchester is a bit dull for psy trance to be honest, only place is Sunrise at The Music Box. Everywhere has been taken over by commercial trance and House :-(
sharon lol hammonds other band was called "girl eats boy"
nice one Andrew who
whos here anyone like the beatles
what you all into
how randoms that..just passin by and saw u guys chattin bout megadogs n tribal energy...jesus they were great days. Tribal energy rocked...if I say so myself...hope you're all growin old gracefully..I'm still partyin n dj in...I get around but not london...toby's wikid...teabag...ur still alive...lol..jezt@hotmail
Just stumbled on to this page, but what memories it's brought back! Manchester daze, Megadog, Herbal Tea Party, Spiritus & Havok - unreal times! Best Megadog I ever went too has to have been the Empirion, Egebamyasi & Eat Static one, could have been sometime in '96, dancing on the barrier at the front will all the hardcore nutters! Good to hear I'm not the only on who's memorie's are less than clear!
jez, are you the jez who used to dj the Tribal Energies?
I really remember 3rd Eye nights at snobs and Q club, due to being based in the Midlands. Snobs with face painting, foot massages and painting walls. Fantastic memories and hazy weekends. Megadog when it visited the area - Wolves being the venue I most remember.
very belated reply to Lynsey who said "Another club was one at Charing Cross, but I can't remember it's name now. (That's a killer - someone enlighten me-I think it was usually a gay club but on Thursday night it was whirlygig/megadog style)" ...this was probably Megatripolis at the Soundshaft (back end of Heaven)??
Yes thank you soooooo much, it WAS Megatripolis. I hardly remember writing that. Now I kust need to find someone who has heard of the Thunderdogs.
Megadeath anyone?
hehe. i remember Thundercats, if that helps. :)
On the topic of Megadog does anyone know anything about this Mega T-Bag thing in leeds in March with CJ Bolland & Chris Liberator?
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