"From the Beatles slogging through mammoth sets for jeering sailors in Hamburg basement bars, to Ed Sheeran playing just about every open mic night in the south of England, even the biggest acts had to start small. So when we asked Guide readers to share their memories of seeing now-massive bands and artists before they were famous, it was inevitable we'd get some great tales."
"They shared the bill with the long-forgotten Bob, Levellers 5, and wondrous Todmorden oddballs Langfield Crane. The courtyard was sparsely populated when Pulp finally went on under the moonlight to perform a set containing the hardly chart-bound likes of Death II. However, they were absolutely captivating, and the setlist also included cult-classic single My Legendary Girlfriend, and Babies, which became the first of the run of killer singles which took them to bigger things two or three years later."
Many famous musicians began in small, humble venues and open-mic nights before achieving mainstream success. Recollections include Beatles slogging through long sets for jeering sailors in Hamburg, Ed Sheeran playing nearly every southern England open mic, Kurt Cobain performing in Yorkshire, Playboi Carti appearing in an east London snooker club, and an ill-advised mime by David Bowie. An early Pulp set in 1991 at Piece Hall Live in Halifax featured a sparsely populated courtyard and a moonlit performance of Death II, My Legendary Girlfriend, and Babies, songs that helped propel the band to larger success.
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