Kirkcaldy Bands
The Kirkcaldy Bands of the '80s

Because music like ours shouldn't die

Kirkcaldy Esplanade

Lets once again dive back into the days of the Skittle, Day's of 29, Bentleys, the 101 Chip Shop, Tech Discos, annoying the Bouncers at Bentleys, paying just over a quid for a beer and one and half quid for twenty fags, spiky hair, black clothes and the musical revolution that was the Kirkcaldy Music scene of the mid 1980's. I was 18, and music was everything

This website is a tribute to amazing thing that was the home made, anarchic, vibrant, truly original experience, that was the Kirkcaldy music scene in the mid 1980's

It's dedicated to all the bands, all the people who leant us money, bought us beers, gave us support slots, leant us equipment and worked together, to make this scene and this time the special thing that it was

It's the last resting place of the bands that put Kirkcaldy on the map 20 years ago

This website is made by the Kirkcaldy bands of the 80's and is for the Kirkcaldy bands of the 80's.

 

The Bands:

The Gimix

The Surgical Wars

The Ghost Train

Darlingheart
(Video added July 7)

The Strutz

Who Cares
(Abbostshall gig now available in restored form, new posters also added, May 24)

CB Talk
(new May 24)

Backlash
(new May 4th)

Summerfield Blues

Godsquad
(new May 4th)

The Schoolhouse

Absolute Alexis
(new May 4th)

Side Effects

Sphincter Control

The Blazing Apostles / Locomotive Latenight
(New poster, new versions of the 7" vinyl of Comfort / It's So Easy and a set from 1985 from Frontline Studios added May 24)

The Twist

The Crucified Brains

Domestos

Laughing Academy
(new audio added May 4th)

The Circle Line / Perfumed Galaxy
(New May 24)

Billy and the low IQs
(New May 4th)

All Days Fade

Sacristy

The Amused

The Silent Falls

The Receiving End

Blue on Shock

Nationwide
(Some great new pics and the whole original demo added May 4th)

Days of 29

 

Please read this section - we new material to keep this website going

 

Venues
Pictures of the Venues we played (and in some cases, pictures of where the venues used to be!) and stories about them.
(New October 11)

Should you need it

 

Guestbook
( Please say Hi, let me know if you liked the site. Let me know if you have any material to share with us....)

 

e-mail Tom the Curator of Kirkcaldybands.com

 

e-mail Tom the Curator of Kirkcaldybands.com

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