The Portsmouth Music Scene

The Museum Gardens, Contented Pig

The Museum Gardens 24-4-1922 -- 29-1-1923 12-4-1923 --- 13-10-1934 27-4-1936 Later called Frog & Frigate, The Landmark, Contented Pig Contented Pig 1995 SAT April 1st TIGHTROPE Popular melodic rook band 1995 SUN April 2nd THE X MEN Rock with a. country twang! 1995 FRI April 7th THE POKERS Rocky R & B 1995 SAT April 8th BUSTED FENDER BLUES BAND 1995 SUN April 9th A NAKED SEASON Acooustic rook 1995 FRI April 14th THE SILVER BEATLES 1995 SAT 15th POOR MANS PRISON Blues 1995 SUN April 16th SPORTING LIFE BLUES BAND 1995 FRI April 21st, Ricardos 1995 SAT April 22nd THE BREW BAND Celtic Rock 1995 SUN April 23rd DAGWOOD Chicago Blues 1995 THU April 27thJIVlN' MISS DAISY Jazzy R & B 1995 FRI April 28th IF 6 WAS 9 Creamy Rook 1995 SAT April 29th DE JA VOUS ex Chamctu/me 1995 SUN April 30th THE TOM CATS Rook ‘n’ Roll 1995 FRI 1st THE RED HOT POKERS rockin' R&B 1995 SAT 2nd MOONSHOTS harmonica raunchy blues 1995 SUN 3rd POOR MANS PRISON excellem‘ swing blues 1995 THU 7th FIVE GUYS NAMED HUMP 1995 FRI 8th SAD anglo - american rock 1995 SAT 91h THE BUSTED FENDER BLUES BAND 1995 SUN I0th STEP ON THE GAS rocky R & B 1995 THU 14th THE POWER OF 3 R & B / rock 1995 FRI 15th CRAZY JOE SOAP a rock 'n‘ roll Therapy 1995 SAT I6th THE BREW BAND celfic rock 1995 SUN 17th NOVAK N GOODE Planer Micks Grew 1995 THU 21st FIVE GUYS NAMED HUMP 1995 FRI 22nd DEJA WHO a irihufe to THE WHO 1995 SAT 23rd SPORTING I.lFE Fun, hi energy R & B / rock 1995 SUN 24th CHRISTMAS EVE wiih THE DOOBREY BROTHERS 1995 TUE 26th BOXING DAY wifh THE X MEN 1995 THUR 28th EDGAR pop / rock 1995 FRI 29th THE CHAPPS new country rock I 1995 SAT 30th THE RHINO MEN hard edged blues rock 1995 SUN 31st NEW YEARS EVE with TIGHT ROPE 1996 January 2nd Jim and Dave's Last stand 1996 March 16th Busted Fender Blues Band 1996 May 1st Jelly Beans 1996 May 2nd 5 Guys named Hump 1996 May 3rd Soul Agents 1996 May 4th A few good men 1996 May 5th WOB plus Band 1996 May 9th Pulse 1996 May 10th Panama Grin 1996 May 11th Matt Taylor Blues 1996 May The Jeff Randalls 1996 May 16th 5 Guys named Hump 1996 May 17th Power of three 1996 May 18th The Pokers 1996 May 19th Novac n Goode 1996 May 23rd Trevpor John Band 1996 May 24th Step on the gas 1996 May 25th Headspin 1996 May 26th Edgar 1996 May 30th 5 Guys named Hump 1996 May 31st Rock Doctors 1996 June 1st Spittin Feathers 1996 June County Line 1996 June 3rd Mafia 1996 June 4th Jim & Dave 1996 June 6th Flip Top 1996 June 7th Stone Cold 1996 June 8th The Brew Band 1996 June 9th Dagwood 1996 June 13th Five Guys named Hump 1996 June 14th The Mother Folkers 1996 June 15th Sporting Life 1996 June 16th Boogie Boys 1996 June 20th Flip Top 1996 June 21st Crazy Joe Soap 22nd June 1996, Busted Fender Blues Band 1996 June 23rd Cookin' by numbers 1996 June Five guys named Hump 1996 June 28th The Doobrey Brothers 1996 June 29th Novak n Goode 1996 June 30th The Grim Roofers 1996 July 4th Flip Top 1996 July 5th Mighty 45's 1996 July 6th Tickets Only!!! 1996 July 7th Reet Petite and Gone 1996 July 11th Five guys named Hump 1996 July 12th Terminal Blues 1996 July 14th WOB plus band 1996 July 18th Flip Top 1996 July 20th The Chapps 1996 July 21st Special Brew 1996 July 25th Five guys named Hump 1996 July 26th Rhinomen 1996 July 27th If 6 were 9 1996 July 28th Against the grain 30th August 1996 Rock Therapy 14th September 1996 Busted Fender Blues Band 1996 September 28th Dr JJ's Blues Band 1996 September 29th Mighty Hogweed 1996 September 30th Mafia 1996 October 3rd Crowded Trousers 1996 October 4th Soul Agents 1996 October 5th Crazy Joe Soap and the Coca Colas 1996 October 6th Novak'n'Goode 1996 October 10th Flip Top 1996 October 11th Rock Doctors 1996 October 13th Edgar 1996 October 17th Cropwded Trousers 1996 October 18th The Jansons 1996 October 19th If 6 were 9 1996 October 20th WOB 1996 October 24th Flip Top 1996 October 25th Cooking by numbers 1996 October 26th Motherfolkers 1996 October 27th Raw (ex Tightrope) 1996 October 31st Crowded Trousers 1996 November 1st Odd Comment 1996 November 2nd Boogie Band 1996 November 3rd A Naked Season 1996 November 7th Flip Top 1996 November 8th Panama Grin 1996 November 9th Headspin 1996 November 10th Reet Petite & Gone 1996 November 14th Crowded Trousers 1996 November 15th Perfect Alibi 1996 November 16th Terminal Blues 1996 November 17th John Forrester 1996 November 21st Flip Top 1996 November 22nd The Brew Band 1996 November 23rd Crazy Joe Soap and the Coca Colas 1996 November 24th Glasshouse 1996 November 28th Crowded Trousers 1996 November 29th Step on the gas 1996 November 30th The Mighty 45's 1996 December 1st Turnpike Traders 1996 December 5th Flip Top 1996 December 6th Rock Doctors 1996 December 7th Dr JJ's Blues Band 1996 December 12th Crowded Trousers 1996 December 13th Mean Blue Monsters 1996 December 14th Busted Fender Blues Band 1996 December 15th Fruit Farm 1996 December 19th Flip Top 1996 December 20th Motherfolkers 1996 December 21st Red Hot Pokers 1996 December 22nd Grim Roofers 1996 December 24th County Line 1996 December 26th Edgar 1996 December 27th Doobrey Brothers 1996 December 28th Sporting Life 1996 December 29th Terminal Blues 1996 December 31st Headspin 1997 January 2nd Flip Top 1997 January 3rd Soul Agents 1997 January 4th Crazy Joe Soap and the Coca Colas 1997 January 9th Crowded Trousers 1997 January 10th If 6 were 9 1997 January 11th Rhinomen 1997 January 17th Stone Cold 1997 January 19th Dagwood 1997 January 24th Raw 1997 January 25th Jamie Marshall 1997 January 31st Cookiong by Numvbers 1997 February 1st Matt Taylor Blues Band 1997 February 2nd Step on the gas 1997 February 6th Crowded Trousers 1997 February 7th Panama Grin 1997 February 8th Doobrey Brothers 1997 February 9th WOB plus support 1997 February 13th Flip Top 1997 February 15th The Mighty Hogweed 1997 February 16th A Naked Season 1997 February 20th Crowded Trousers 1997 February 21st The Forge 1997 February 22nd The Might 45's 1997 February 23rd Novak'n'Goode 1997 February 27th Flip Top 1997 February 28th The Sporting Life 1997 March 28th Raw 1997 March 29th If 6 were 9 1997 March 30th Dagwood 1997 March 31st The Mafia 1997 April 2nd Jelly Beans 1997 April 3rd Crowded Trousers 1997 April 5th Rhinomen 1997 April 6th WOB + Band 1997 April 7th Mafia 1997 April 10th Flip Top 1997 April 11th Indecent Proposal 1997 April 12th Busted Fender Blues Band 1997 April 13th Novak'n'Goode 1997 April 14th Mafia 1997 April 17th Crouded Trousers 1997 April 18th Ranjak 1997 April 19th Dr JJ Blues 1997 April 20th A Naked Seasdon 1997 April 21st Mafia 1997 April 24th Flip Top 1997 April 25th Power of Three 1997 April 26th The Rock Doctors 1997 April 28th Mafia 1997 May 1st Crowded Trousers 1997 May 2nd Def Shepherd 1997 May 4th WOB 1997 May 8th Flip Top 1997 May 9th Step on the Gas 1997 May 10th Sporting Life 1997 May 15th Crowded Trousers 1997 May 16th Fat Bloke 1997 May 17th The Doobrey Brothers 1997 May 22nd Flip Top 1997 May 23rd Panama Grin 1997 May 24th Headspin 1997 May 29th Crowded Trousers 1997 May 30th Fritz 1997 May 31st Terminal Blues 1997 June 2nd Mafia 1997 June 4th Jelly Beans 1997 June 5th Flip Top 1997 June 9th Mafia 1997 June 11th Jelly Beans 1997 June 12th Crowded Trousers 1997 June 16th Mafia 1997 June 18th Jelly Beans 1997 June 19th Flip Top 1997 June 23rd Mafia 1997 June 25th Jelly Beans 1997 June 26th Crowded Trousers 1997 June 30th Mafia 31st August 1997 Busted Fender Blues Band(then they broke up!) 1997 October 31st Red Hot Pokers 1997 November 1st If 6 were 9 1997 November 4th Mafia 1997 November 5th The Jelly Beans 1997 November 7th The Mighty 45's 1997 November 8th Stonecold 1997 November 9th Flip Top 1997 November 11th Nafia 1997 November 12th The Jelly Beans 1997 November 15th Downtown Flyers 1997 November 18th Mafia 1997 November 19th The Jelly Beans 1997 November 21st Cooking by Numbers 1997 November 22nd Headspin 1997 November 25th mafia 1997 November 26th The Jelly Beans 1997 November 28th White Knuckle Blues Band 1997 November 29th Desperate Bycycles 1998 May 30th Slide 1998 May 31st Plan B 1998 June 1st Mafia 1998 June 3rd Talking Sheep 1998 June 5th Helium 1998 June 6th Greg Watkins & the Great Escape 1998 June 8th Mafia 1998 June 10th Talking Sheep 1998 June 12th Novak'n'Goode 1998 June 13th Alibi 1998 June 15th Mafia 1998 June 17th Talking Sheep 1998 June 19th Mighty 45's 1998 June 20th Stone Cold 1998 June 22nd Mafia 1998 June 24th Talking Sheep 1998 June 26th Bog Rolling Stones 1998 June 27th Proteus 1998 June 29th Mafia 1998 December 2nd Talking Sheep 1998 December 3rd Skratch 1998 December 4th Thirst 1998 December 5th Indecent proposal 1998 December 6th avin it LARGE 1998 Decmebr 7th The Mafia 1998 Decmebr 9th Talking nSheep 1998 December 10th Skratch 1998 Decmber 11th Cooking by numbers 1998 December 12th Unforgiven 1998 December 13th avin it LARGE 1998 December 14th The Mafia 1998 December 16th Talking Sheep 1998 December 17th Skratch 1998 December 19th Superfly 1998 December 20th avin it LARGE 1998 December 21st The Mafia 1998 December 23rd Talking Sheep 1998 December 24th Bog Rolling Stones 1998 December 26th Stone Cold 1998 December 28th The Mafia 1998 December 30th Talking Sheep 1998 December 31st Doobrie Brothers 1999 January 1st Proteus 1999 January 3rd avin it LARGE 1999 January 4th The Mafia 1999 January 6th Talking Sheep 1999 January 7th Skratch 1999 January 10th avin it LARGE 1999 January 11th The Mafia 1999 January 14th Skratch 1999 January 18th The Mafia 1999 January 25th The Mafia 1999 February 3rd Talking Sheep 1999 February 4th Talking Sheep 1999 February 5th Red Hot Pokers 1999 February 6th Unforgiven 1999 February 8th Mafia 1999 February 9th Novak'n'Goode 1999 February 10th Talking Sheep 1999 February 11th Red Horizon 1999 February 12th Fair Warning 1999 February 13th Proteus 1999 February 17th Talking Sheep 1999 February 19th Trevor John 1999 February 20th Indecent roposal 1999 February 22nd Mafia 1999 February 23rd Novak'n'Goode 1999 February 24th Talking Sheep 1999 February 25th Red Horizon 1999 February 26th Novak'n'Goode 1999 February 27th Chorus 1999 March 1st The Mafia 1999 March 2nd Moses 1999 March 3rd Talking Sheep 1999 March 4th Nebulie 1999 March 5th Phoney Beatles 1999 March 6th Bog Rolling Stones 1999 March 7th Stage Frite 1999 March 9th Novak'n'Goode 1999 March 10thTalking Sheep 1999 March 11th Red Horizon 1999 March 12th White Knuckle Blues Band 1999 March 13th Superfly 1999 March 16th Houseband 1999 March 17th Talking Sheep 1999 March 18th Nebulie 1999 March 19th Sporting Life 1999 March 20th If Six were Nine 1999 March 23rd Novak'n'Goode 1999 March 24th Talking Sheep 1999 March 25th Red Horizon 1999 March 26th Reeler 1999 March 27th Talking Sheep 1999 April 30th Stone Cold 1999 May 1st Feelgood Factor 1999 May 2nd Dumb 1999 May 3rd The Mutt’s Nutts 1999 May 4th Amigos 1999 May 5th Talking Sheep 1999 May 6th Huxley + support 1999 May 7th Helium 1999 May 8th Exposed (ex-Indecent Proposal) 1999 May 9th Nation State 1999 May 10th Lost The Plot 1999 May 12 th Talking Sheep 1999 May 13th Pure Glass 1999 May 14th Sporting Life 1999 May 15th Unforgiven Kingdom 1999 May 16th Relish 1999 May 17th Reeler 1999 May 18th The Amigos 1999 May 19th Talking Sheep 1999 May 20th Viva 1999 May 21st Hillbilly Rock 1999 May 22nd The Stopouts 1999 May 23rd Sonahta 1999 May 24th Fritz 1999 May 25th The Amigos 1999 May 26th Talking Sheep 1999 May 27th Era 1999 May_28th The Phone)‘ Beatles 1999 May 29th Glam-R-Us 1999 May 30th Stolen Goods 1999 June 2nd Talking Sheep 1999 October 1st Nation State 1999 November 2nd Dan’s Back Gardcn 1999 November 3rd Talking Sheep 1999 November 4th Maximum High 1999 November 5th The Stopouts 1999 November 7th Band Academy 1999 November 8th Band Challenge 1999 November 9th Oecken 1999 November 10th Talking Sheep 1999 November 12th Burnt Ice 1999 November 13th Exposed 1999 November 14th Band Academy 1999 November 15th Band Challenge 1999 November 16th Dan’s Back Garden 1999 November 17th Talking Sheep 1999 November 18th Ear Candy 1999 November 19th White Knuckle Blues Band 1999 November 20th Novak’n’Goode 1999 November 21st Band Academy 1999 November 22nd Band Challenge 1999 November 23rd Oecken 1999 November 24th Talking Sheep 1999 November 25th Landslide 1999 November 26th Stash 1999 November 27th Lost Boys 1999 November 28th Band Academy 1999 November 29th Band Challenge 1999 December 1st Talking Sheep 1999 December 2nd On Session 1999 December 3rd Trevor John 1999 December 4th Station X 1999 December 5th Millennium 1999 December 7th Snatch 1999 December 8th Talking Sheep 1999 December 9th Veilv 1999 December 11th Sporting Life 1999 December 12th Bevis Bopp, Band Challenge 1999 December 14th Dan’s Back Garden 1999 December 15th Talking Sheep 1999 December 16th Fritz 1999 December 17th Bog Rolling Stones 1999 December 18th Booze Brothers 1999 December 19th Descend 1999 December 20th Band Challenge 1999 December 21st Going Loco 1999 December 22nd Talking Sheep 1999 December 23th Full Tilt 1999 December 24th Phoney Beatles 1999 December 26th Sunkyong 1999 December 27th Band Challenge 1999 December 28th Dan's Back Garden 1999 December 29th Talking Sheep 1999 December 30th TCR Racers 1999 December 31st Novak’n’Goode 2000 February 2nd Talking Sheep 2000 February 7th Band Challenge 2000 February 9th Talking Sheep 2000 February 14th Band Challenge 2000 February 16th Talking Sheep 2000 February 23rd Talking Sheep 2000 February 28th Band Challenge 2000 March 6th Band Challenge 2001 June 15th Bastion 4 2002 Feb 28th Rhino Men 2002 May 30th Rhino Men 2002 Aug 15th Rhino Men 2002 November 21st Rhino Men 2003 February 15th Whitetake (Whitesnake Tribute) £2

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