The 1 in 12 Club is probably best known as a punk venue. From the early days of Chumbawamba, New Model Army, Southern Death Cult, The Three Johns and Anti-System, through to Doom, Extreme Noise Terror, The Ex, Millions of Dead Cops, Therapy?, Corrosion of Conformity, The Levellers, Bikini Kill, Earth Crisis, Neurosis, Voorhees and countless hardcore punk all-dayers and festivals, it has been at the centre of the underground Do-It- Yourself punk and hardcore music scene for over forty years. Acts of all sorts and from all over the world have performed on (and off) the stage at the 1 in 12 and here we have a selection of flyers and photographs contributed by members. Yeah, I used to love playing at 1 in 12 club. It was a tiny stage, and there were eight of us, so it was always like a scramble. Their atmosphere was always brilliant. And also, I always felt like the 1 in 12 was really well, disposed towards us. And we did go out of our way to put benefits on and to be involved with stuff … I always felt that the 1 in 12, at various times, felt like Chumbawamba were part of it. Alice Nutter To be able to see bands in those spaces, to be able to see bands and have that, for me, that know that between the audience and the band, there’s no separation. If you’re in the audience and you love the band and you’re at the gig, then you’re part of it. There’s not a barrier there. Andy Bryant Just being in the club was exciting. You’d go to meet people. It was a thing, and you might see some good bands on the way ... there was bands playing, it was all lots of local bands, lots of touring bands and stuff, but lots and lots of local bands. Dave Gropper We were just delighted to be there. It was part of our first kind of UK tour. I think it was in May 1991 we played there. It was good. People were dead friendly. Michael McKeegan In those days, if you had a spare fiver for a night, you could make a good night of it. You’d have to walk home late and miss your last bus, but it was worth it for a couple of pints and 50p in to see two bands, three bands. People enjoyed themselves and that’s what it was there for. Gary Cavanagh
Neurosis had the good fortune to play the 1 in 12 Club in 1992 on our first European tour. So it was really kind of par for the course to be asked to play a place like 1 and 12 back then, it was an important part of alternative culture and having any place for the weirdos to go. Steve Von Till
PART THREE: A PLACE OF CREATIVITY
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