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''Both [[The Corner]] and the [[Hillcrest]] leave Framptons for Dead'' (Nexus, 25 June 1980).
 
''Both [[The Corner]] and the [[Hillcrest]] leave Framptons for Dead'' (Nexus, 25 June 1980).
  
Gigs at the venue included ''Lip Service'' on 9 May 1980, ''The Swingers'' and ''Brunettes'' on 7 June 1980, ''Toy Love'' on September 5 and 6 1980, ''Furys'' on July 3 and 4 1981, and ''The Church'' played there on 9 and 10 February 1983.
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Gigs at the venue included ''Lip Service'' on 9 May 1980, ''The Swingers'' and ''Brunettes'' on 7 June 1980, ''Toy Love'' on September 5 and 6 1980, ''Furys'' on July 3 and 4 1981, and ''The Church'' played there on 9 and 10 February 1983. It was previously known as [[The Waikato Motor Hotel]].
  
 
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Revision as of 12:25, 14 November 2018

Framptons was a venue operating in the early 1980s. It was described by Walter Becker in Nexus as:

L.D. Nathans Framptons doesn't seem to have captured the imagination of anyone in particular. As a venue for enjoying rock music it hasnt worked till now. Sterile would suffice as a description of its atmosphere... for atmosphere Framptons is about as divey as Te Rapa Meats down the other end of the road.

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Both The Corner and the Hillcrest leave Framptons for Dead (Nexus, 25 June 1980).

Gigs at the venue included Lip Service on 9 May 1980, The Swingers and Brunettes on 7 June 1980, Toy Love on September 5 and 6 1980, Furys on July 3 and 4 1981, and The Church played there on 9 and 10 February 1983. It was previously known as The Waikato Motor Hotel.