Brand X and Peter Hammill Newcastle City Hall 1978 This was a somewhat strange pairing, in fact the tour is known as “The Odd Couple Tour” on the Van Der Graaf Generator website. Brand X were a jazz rock fusion band, and were highly respected in the 70s. Phil Collins played with them at one [...]
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30 Apr
Van der Graaf Generator, Lindisfarne and Genesis Newcastle City Hall 1971
Van Der Graaf Generator, Lindisfarne and Genesis Newcastle City Hall 1971 I’d just started going along to gigs at Newcastle City Hall. The first gig I went to was Iron Butterfly with Yes and DaDa support, followed by this Charisma package tour which featured Van der Graaf Generator, Lindisfarne and Genesis. I went along with [...]
20 Mar
Van Der Graaf Generator Manchester Academy March 26th 2011
Van Der Graaf Generator Manchester Academy March 26th 2011 I always found Van Der Graaf Generator a tricky band to get into. To me, their songs range from classic progrock (Necromancer, Darkness, Refugees, Killer) through to others which are much darker, intense and, in parts, almost inpenetrable. So I approached last night’s concert at Manchester [...]
