Anyone here into hardcore/punk?

Me and my mates from school used to drive all over the place following UKHC gigs. Happy days, like 10 years ago when we first learned to drive. I remember an all day big bill at the Red Eye in Islingtonwith bands like Knuckledust, Freebase, Lockdown. Some lad got thrown right over the perspex screen of the mixing booth, straight on to the desk and put a halt to the gig for half an hour. Freebase were quite influential at the time and they're from my home town Northampton, so it was all going on around us.

Others like Tribute to nothing, Medula Nocte and Pulkas spring to mind too. There was a lot of that straight-edge carry-on but everyone used to be perfectly happy pushing each other around whether you were a non-drinking vegan virgin or a vodka swilling stoned lush. Bright times.

I suspect it was all pretty crap music-wise but we fucking loved it. Slags.

Dude, I'm from Kettering! Is the Racehorse still going? Cheesus I remember Freebase and Knuckledust, absolutely not my thing, pretty sure Freebase were one of the first bands I saw at the Racehorse, probably with Silencer 7 (now that's a disparate pairing...). I also remember Assert, and one of them getting naked a lot.

Good times, bad times, looking back.