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| − | ''Framptons'' was a venue operating in the early 1980s. It was described by Walter Becker in [[Nexus]] as: | + | ''Framptons'' was a venue operating in the early 1980s. It was previously known as [[The Waikato Motor Hotel]]. 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 | + | ''L.D. Nathans Framptons doesn't seem to have captured the imagination of anyone in particular. As a venue for enjoying rock music it hasn't 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). | ''Both [[The Corner]] and the [[Hillcrest]] leave Framptons for Dead'' (Nexus, 25 June 1980). | ||
| − | Gigs at the venue included ''Lip Service'' | + | Gigs at the venue included: |
| + | *''Lip Service'' - 9 May 1980 | ||
| + | *''The Swingers'' and ''Brunettes'' - 7 June 1980 | ||
| + | *[[Flight X7]] - 13 and 14 June 1980 | ||
| + | *''Toy Love'' - 5 and 6 September 1980 | ||
| + | *''Furys'' - 3 and 4 July 1981 | ||
| + | *''The Church'' - 9 and 10 February 1983 | ||
[[category:venues]] | [[category:venues]] | ||
Revision as of 23:01, 24 May 2019
Framptons was a venue operating in the early 1980s. It was previously known as The Waikato Motor Hotel. 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 hasn't 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.
and:
Both The Corner and the Hillcrest leave Framptons for Dead (Nexus, 25 June 1980).
Gigs at the venue included:
- Lip Service - 9 May 1980
- The Swingers and Brunettes - 7 June 1980
- Flight X7 - 13 and 14 June 1980
- Toy Love - 5 and 6 September 1980
- Furys - 3 and 4 July 1981
- The Church - 9 and 10 February 1983
