Message board name:
Nick King
Full name:
Nick King
Born:
UK
Favourite
808 album:
Ex:el
Favourite
808 track:
Timebomb
How
did you get into 808:
I wasn't really aware of their existence until Pacific was
issued on ZTT (although I'd heard some tracks on John Peel's
show). However I was aware of A Guy Called Gerald beforehand
due to his Peel Sessions and subsequent 'Hot Lemonade' &
'Automanikk' albums. Since early 808 was (obviously) very
similar to Gerald's stuff at the time, it immediately appealed,
and thus went to see them live at the G-Mex in 1991 together
with some friends whilst still at university. Since then,
I've been following them with avid interest, together with
A Guy Called Gerald, of whom I run an unofficial web
site on. |
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Greatest
moments:
- Live,
obviously, the G-Mex gig in 1991 with Bjork (was a big
fan of the Sugarcubes) and N-Joi (loved - still do! -
'Anthem') as support.
- Meeting
Gerald at a couple of gigs in both London & Germany,
and being asked to help with the upcoming official site.
Most
prized 808 items:
Hit Squad MCr 12" and the US Pacific promo
CD single.
Most
wanted 808 item:
The Extended Pleasures of Dance CD Single - probably doesn't exist!
Also
listen to:
- A Guy Called
Gerald
- New Order
- Orbital
- The Orb
KLF- Bomb The
Bass
- REM
- Queen
808
Live gigs attended:
| 1 |
16 Mar 1991 |
G-Mex, Manchester, England |
| 2 |
11 Nov
2001 |
Circus Club, Dundee, Scotland |
| 3 |
02 Jun
2002 |
Coloursfest, Glasgow, Scotland |
| 4 |
03 Aug
2002 |
Castlefield, Manchester, England |
| 5 |
02 Jul 2005 |
Traffic Festival, Turin, Italy |
| 6 |
28 Jan 2006 |
MCr vs Cancer, MEN Arena, Manchester, England |
| 7 |
13 Aug 2006 |
Bloom Festival, Salisbury, Wiltshire, England |
| 8 |
23 Mar 2008 |
The Hacienda Warehouse Party, Manchester, England |
| 9 |
25 May 2008 |
Gatecrasher Summer Sound System, Brackley, England |
| 10 |
31 May 2008 |
Primavera Sound Festival, Barcelona, Spain |
| 11 |
14 Nov 2008 |
Bestival Reunion, Dublin, Ireland |
| 12 |
25 Apr 2009 |
Camden Crawl, Koko, London, England |
| 13 |
19 Jun 2010 |
Masstival, Brixton Mass, London, England |
| 14 |
25 Sep 2010 |
Massey's 50th, Blueprint Studios, Salford, England |
| 15 |
14 May 2011 |
O2 Academy, Glasgow, Scotland |
| 16 |
27 Jan 2012 |
Village Underground, Shoreditch, London, England |
| 17 |
26 May 2012 |
Insanity, Bowlers, Manchester, England |
| 18 |
25 May 2013 |
Vegfest, Ampitheatre, Bristol, England |
| 19 |
21 Jun 2013 |
Coronet, Elephant & Castle, London, England |
| 20 |
21 Sep 2013 |
Incubate Festival, Tilburg, The Netherlands |
| 21 |
25 Oct 2014 |
O2 Academy, Glasgow, Scotland |
| 22 |
06 Mar 2015 |
Leaf Festival, Tobacco Docks, London, England |
| 23 |
17 Mar 2015 |
Converse Party, Shoreditch, London, England |
| 24 |
12 Jun 2015 |
The History Of House, Melkweg, Amsterdam, The Netherlands |
| 25 |
13 Jun 2015 |
W2N8, Den Bosch, The Netherlands |
| 26 |
12 Sep 2015 |
OnBlackheath Festival, Blackheath Park, London, England |
| 27 |
13 Nov 2015 |
The Tivoli, Buckley, Wales |
| 28 |
02 Jul 2016 |
Hacienda Classical, Castlefield Arena, Manchester, England |
| 29 |
08 Oct 2016 |
Koko, Camden London, England |
| 30 |
25 Mar 2017 |
Printworks, Canary Wharf, London, England |
| 31 |
01 Jul 2017 |
Hacienda Classical Aftershow Party, Albert Square, Manchester, England |
| 32 |
14 Jul 2017 |
Hacienda Classical, Kew Gardens, Kew, London, England |
| 33 |
13 Jul 2018 |
Readipop, Reading, Berkshire, England |
| 34 |
19 Oct 2018 |
Leisure System, Marktkantine, Amsterdam, The Netherlands |
| 35 |
23 Nov 2018 |
808 State:30, Koko, Camden, London, England |
| 36 |
30 Nov 2018 |
808 State:30, Pyramids, Portsmouth, England |
| 37 |
21 Dec 2018 |
808 State:30, Academy, Manchester, England |
| 38 |
20 Jul 2019 |
Bluedot Festival, Jodrell Bank, England |
| 39 |
14 Oct 2019 |
Banquet Records, Kingston, Surrey, England |
| 40 |
18 Dec 2019 |
Rough Trade East, London, England |
| 41 |
16 Oct 2021 |
O2 Ritz, Manchester, England |
| 42 |
30 Oct 2021 |
Earth, Hackney, London, England |
| 43 |
29 Oct 2022 |
FAC51 The Hacienda, The Beams, London, England |
| 44 |
12 Nov 2022 |
FAC51 Hacienda 40, Mayfield Depot, Manchester, England |
| 45 |
09 Jun 2023 |
Deya Brewery, Cheltenham, Gloucestershire, England |
| 46 |
13 Oct 2023 |
Dingwalls, Camden, London, England |
| 47 |
04 May 2024 |
BaaD, Glasgow, Scotland |
| 48 |
06 Dec 2024 |
90/Classics, New Century Hall, Manchester, England |
808-related gigs attended:
| 1 |
10 Nov 2001 |
808 State DJ's |
Lava Club, Aberdeen, Scotland |
| 2 |
29 May 2003 |
Biting Tongues |
ICA, London |
| 3 |
16 Sep 2004 |
Homelife |
ICA, London |
| 4 |
18 Dec 2004 |
808 State DJ's |
Concorde 2, Brighton |
| 5 |
05 Nov 2005 |
Toolshed |
Cornerhouse, Manchester |
| 6 |
27 Jan 2006 |
Graham Massey DJ |
British Art Show, Urbis, Manchester |
| 7 |
05 May 2006 |
Massonix |
The Poke, Jacks, London |
| 8 |
17 May 2006 |
Toolshed |
Hoxton Bar & Kitchen, London |
| 9 |
22 Jul 2006 |
Dr. X / Biting Tongues |
Museum Of Science & Industry, Manchester |
| 10 |
04 Nov 2006 |
Toolshed Lite |
Gong Unconvention, Amsterdam, Netherlands |
| 11 |
24 Nov 2006 |
Massonix |
The Warehouse Project, Manchester |
| 12 |
08 Dec 2006 |
Toolshed Trio |
Club Integral, Canterbury Arms, London |
| 13 |
23 Feb 2007 |
Biting Tongues |
Islington Mill Studios, Salford |
| 14 |
06 Jul 2007 |
Sisters Of Transisters |
The Roadhouse, Manchester |
| 15 |
06 Oct 2007 |
Rebuild |
Wang, London |
| 16 |
01 Dec 2007 |
Sisters Of Transisters |
The George Tavern, London |
| 17 |
03 May 2008 |
808 State DJ's |
Junction, Cambridge |
| 18 |
28 Jun 2008 |
Massonix |
Glastonbury Festival |
| 19 |
29 Jun 2008 |
Toolshed |
Hackney Empire, London |
| 20 |
08 Aug 2008 |
808 State DJ's |
Nitefreq, Jacks, London |
| 21 |
19-22 Oct 2008 |
Biting Tongues, Sisters, Toolshed, etc |
Mondo Mancunia, Shunt Lounge, London (Biting Tongues, Sisters, Toolshed, etc) |
| 22 |
18 Jul 2009 |
Biting Tongues |
Moonlanding Party, Islington Mill, Salford (Paddy Steer, Ken Hollings, and Mayming) |
| 23 |
28 Nov 2009 |
Sisters Of Transisters |
Sisters Of Transistors Album Launch Party (w/Paddy Steer), Deaf Institute, Manchester |
| 24 |
12 Dec 2009 |
Biting Tongues |
Factory Night Once Again, Plan K, Brussels |
| 25 |
25 Sep 2010 |
Sisters Of Transistors / Toolshed |
Massey's 50th, Salford |
| 26 |
07 Nov 2010 |
The Manhatten Research Project |
De-Constructing Dad, The Soup Kitchen, Manchester |
| 27 |
13 April 2011 |
MC Tunes Documentary |
Green Room, Manchester |
| 28 |
29 May 2011 |
Sisters Of Transistors |
St Clements Church, Chorlton |
| 29 |
26 May 2012 |
808 State DJ's |
Insanity, Bowlers, Manchester |
| 30 |
27 Oct 2012 |
Rebuild |
Fire, London |
| 31 |
30 May 2013 |
Massonix |
Interpretations of FC Judd, Islington Mill, Salford |
| 32 |
08 Sep 2013 |
Rebuild |
Retro Acid, Vooruit, Gent, Belgium |
| 33 |
14 Sep 2013 |
Rebuild |
Bangface, Electrowerkz, London |
| 34 |
22 Nov 2013 |
Big Unit |
The Forum, London |
| 35 |
15 Nov 2014 |
Rebuild |
XOYO, London |
| 36 |
25 Oct 2014 |
808 State DJ's |
O2 Academy, Glasgow, Scotland |
| 37 |
09 Jun 2016 |
Massonix |
Old Granada Studios, Manchester |
| 38 |
27 Jul 2016 |
Toolshed |
Manchester Jazz Festival, Manchester |
| 39 |
04 Aug 2016 |
Rebuild |
Dekmantel Festival 2016, Melkweg, Amsterdam, The Netherlands |
| 40 |
01 Oct 2016 |
Massonix |
21rpm, St Giles In The Field, London |
| 41 |
29 Jun 2017 |
Graham Massey |
What Is The City But The People?, Piccadilly Gardens, Manchester |
| 42 |
19 Dec 2019 |
Toolshed |
Night & Day, Manchester |
| 43 |
11 Nov 2022 |
Graham Massey |
RA Exchange, Soup, Manchester |
| 44 |
24 Aug 2024 |
Graham Massey |
The Orb, Fox & Firkin, Lewisham, London |
Last updated:
28-Jun-2024 |
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Graham, Nick and Pete at Turin 2005
Graham, Nick at Gatecrasher Festival 2008
Graham, Daz, Nick and Paddy backstage at Vegfest, Bristol, 2013 |
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