[ originally published 11/06/2014 ]
LONGPIGS / NORTHERN UPROAR
Sherry's Bar, Barnstaple - 18th August 1995
A co-headlining tour organised by a Cornish promoter who was in the habit of seizing on bands just before they broke big and getting them a clutch of shows across the west country.
Northern Uproar were fast becoming media darlings, a new Oasis or something. I actually don’t remember a lot about them. Longpigs, however, were phenomenal. They’d only released two or three singles by that point and blew me away. They were loud, energetic and musically as tight as you can get.
At the end of the show, a rather nice young punk girl asked if she could have the Tank Girl t-shirt I was wearing. As tempted as I was to hand it over, I politely declined as I hadn't another top to wear, and it was rather sweaty...
Despite the hype, Northern Uproar amounted to not very much in the end releasing two albums before breaking up. They've reformed a couple times since and a line-up featuring only one original member are still on the go.
Longpigs also had a few hits and released a couple of albums before splitting. Guitarist Richard Hawley has since become a highly revered singer/songwriter who also frequently pops up on other people’s records.
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