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Our stash of vintage live shows revealed

January 20, 2022
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Before he got tinnitus from attending too many concerts without earplugs, GARY STEEL wrote a lot of live reviews. Here are links to some of them.

Visit this page often, as I’ll be adding to the list every week.

The Plague @ The Last Resort, Wellington, 1979.

Sharon O’Neill & Jon Stevens @ the Town Hall, Wellington, 1980.

Racey @ the Town Hall, Wellington, 1980.

Split Enz @ the Town Hall, Wellington, 1980.

Split Enz @ the Town Hall, Wellington, 1980 (the Second Coming).

Gary Numan @ The Majestic, Wellington, 1980.

Dave Brubeck Quartet @ the Town Hall, Wellington, 1980.

Whizz Kids and Steroids @ the Last Resort, Wellington, 1980.

Toy Love @ The Terminus, Wellington, 1980.

Wellington Performers’ Collective Fundraiser (Primitive Art Group, Tin Syndrome, Unrestful Movements, Freedom For Sheep, Pelicans…), Wellington, 1983.

The Chills @ The Clyde, Wellington, 1984.

Peter Brotzmann & Peter Kowald @ Downstage, Wellington, 1986.

The Residents @ The Electric Ballroom, Wellington, 1986.

Michael Jackson @ Madison Square Garden, New York, 1988.

Pink Floyd @ Western Springs, Auckland, 1988.

Roger Waters/The Wall, Berlin, 1990.

Yes @ Vector Arena, Auckland, 2012.

Rick Wakeman @ Bruce Mason Centre, Auckland, 2012.

Dweezil Zappa @ Bruce Mason Centre, Auckland, 2018.

Snarky Puppy, Powerstation, Auckland, 2019.

The Holiwater Band in someone’s lounge, Auckland, 2020.

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