WHAT'S THE BEST WEEKENDER YOU HAVE EVER BEEN TO? I GUESS THE TOGETHERNESS WEEKENDER AT FLEETWOOD WITH FRANK WILSON HAS TO RATE AS ONE OF MY FAVOURITES I HAVE NEVER HEARD SO MUCH NOISE AS THAT NIGHT WHEN EVERYONE JOINED IN UNBELIEVABLE! ALSO PRESTATYN WITH BENNY TROY(WHAT A VOICE) AND THE VOLUMES AKA THE MAGNETICS SOMETHING ELSE!

Prestatyn for the live acts but without doubt the old Great Yarmouth weekenders for the sheer madness of it all.

Great days indeed!!

Cala Gran first time round (alex Lowes promotion),The reason is because weekenders were a new concept to me twenty odd years ago,Great times!!

Prestatyn for the live acts but without doubt the old Great Yarmouth weekenders for the sheer madness of it all.

Great days indeed!!

never went to yarmouth(dont think I had sat nav then) but the other half wouldn't have approved!!

for me it has to be cleethorpes , the stand out one was willie t.

Fleetwood Cala Gran with Marvin Smith (Artistics) awesome set, awesome voice and everyone went out to buy "This heart of mine" afters

Fleetwood Cala Gran with Marvin Smith (Artistics) awesome set, awesome voice and everyone went out to buy "This heart of mine" afters

Yeah!! definitely up there with the best!! Atb John.

Unfortunately never been to a UK Weekender.

Seattle weekender with The Brothers of Soul and JJ Barnes was a corker.

but without doubt the old Great Yarmouth weekenders for the sheer madness of it all.

Great days indeed!!

SO true Joan, the start of some real mad years for me in many ways, and if only we could bottle those times, and knew just how precious they were going to be, many memories to getting barred off the radio for the show with Colin when we both swore our head off, tying Sean Gibbons nephew who danced while listening to his own music on a walkman, sabotaging the mike for Brian Rae and watching how he didn't blink or miss a beat as if nothing had happend, sheer profesionalism among a bunch of us rank amaturs, thinking Tef and Billy had shaved my head while sleeping, a 14 hour bus journey that we never wanted to end, Andy D being daft enough to play cards with the Raeburns where loser had to have a drink, they of course cheated he ended up comatose,

Oh the memories, f*ck maybe nostalgia really is where it is, off to grow my ponytail again!

Unfortunately never been to a UK Weekender.

Seattle weekender with The Brothers of Soul and JJ Barnes was a corker.

It certainly was

never went to yarmouth(dont think I had sat nav then) but the other half wouldn't have approved!!

That is why it is my favourite

SO true Joan, the start of some real mad years for me in many ways, and if only we could bottle those times, and knew just how precious they were going to be, many memories to getting barred off the radio for the show with Colin when we both swore our head off, tying Sean Gibbons nephew who danced while listening to his own music on a walkman, sabotaging the mike for Brian Rae and watching how he didn't blink or miss a beat as if nothing had happend, sheer profesionalism among a bunch of us rank amaturs, thinking Tef and Billy had shaved my head while sleeping, a 14 hour bus journey that we never wanted to end, Andy D being daft enough to play cards with the Raeburns where loser had to have a drink, they of course cheated he ended up comatose,

Oh the memories, f*ck maybe nostalgia really is where it is, off to grow my ponytail again!

That radio room was complete and utter mayhem. Absolutely hilarious!

Remember when Edwin made those Welsh cakes and somehow the windows of their caravan disappeared?

That is why it is my favourite

Cheers Joan!!

That is why it is my favourite

Great days indeed Joan. No one gave a f*ck back then and everyone over did everything

Program for the very first one......magic line up of acts, as were all of the weekenders

Prestatyn for the live acts but without doubt the old Great Yarmouth weekenders for the sheer madness of it all.

Great days indeed!!

The TAC weekenders were the best for me for so many reasons - but the main being they were relentless, one crack after another, everyone seemed to be on hyper form and no prisoners were to be taken.

Cala Gran first time round (alex Lowes promotion),The reason is because weekenders were a new concept to me twenty odd years ago,Great times!!

Would agree 100% with you Panny - simply Up North Promotions for the shear DJ line up, the acts, the record bars the people and the whole newness of this unique experience.

How's life with you just down the A59 in that rare soul playground .

Regards,

Nick.

Edited August 14, 201014 yr by Nick Harrison

Would agree 100% with you Panny - simply Up North Promotions for the shear DJ line up, the acts, the record bars the people and the whole newness of this unique experience.

How's life with you just down the A59 in that rare soul playground .

Regards,

Nick.

iam good Nick, hope your well. good times mate,good times! regards panny

Prestatyn for the live acts but without doubt the old Great Yarmouth weekenders for the sheer madness of it all.

Great days indeed!!

For me too Joan.....just absolute mental fantastic nonsense. Thee bestist times.

X

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That radio room was complete and utter mayhem. Absolutely hilarious!

Remember when Edwin made those Welsh cakes and somehow the windows of their caravan disappeared?

Edited August 15, 201014 yr by Dennisoul

Jock.... The bus trip down was always a great adventure to young soulies like me.

Rember turning up to see Four Tops at Yarmouth and not allowed into venue until all day trippers had been allowed in seem to remember seats across the dance floor best part was they had gone home when Betty Lavette came on in the early hours and blew the place apart happy days Paul

Chalky... How the he'll did we not bump into each other until a couple of years ago... We went to the same things and mixed with the same folk. Unbelieveable mate.

SO true Joan, the start of some real mad years for me in many ways, and if only we could bottle those times, and knew just how precious they were going to be, many memories to getting barred off the radio for the show with Colin when we both swore our head off, tying Sean Gibbons nephew who danced while listening to his own music on a walkman, sabotaging the mike for Brian Rae and watching how he didn't blink or miss a beat as if nothing had happend, sheer profesionalism among a bunch of us rank amaturs, thinking Tef and Billy had shaved my head while sleeping, a 14 hour bus journey that we never wanted to end, Andy D being daft enough to play cards with the Raeburns where loser had to have a drink, they of course cheated he ended up comatose,

Oh the memories, f*ck maybe nostalgia really is where it is, off to grow my ponytail again!

Right time, right place, right age, just perfect, still have many good friends from that era, wouldn't swap it for anything

First weekender was fleetwood with friends, which blew them away(music,atmosphere,away from kids)!

Blackpool tower Awsome surroundings ,great dancefloor and brilliant crowd. Out and about in Blackpool on Saturday(watching a Scotland game in the Jaggie Thistle with fellow jocks).

Saturday night in the tower dance compitition place just buzzin till the early hours.

Sunday up the soulsuite after the sunday session,i think anybody whos been there will say what a great way to finish the weekend.

Chalky... How the he'll did we not bump into each other until a couple of years ago... We went to the same things and mixed with the same folk. Unbelieveable mate.

one of life's mysteries mate

TAC weekenders were for me no 1, met Mrs B, and marriied her had a greattime both DJing and on the Radio with Rog B, loved the weekenders iin Torquay. Howhowever the first cleethorpes weekenders were the dogs bollocks, we were the first to start the fancy dress and going into the pool after Sunday night (remember Tony Mac. Stuart and Jill, the lads from Mac and others)

Haven't done weekenders apart from one for over a decade, and Cleethorpes still holds great memories for me personally....

For me it's the TAC weekenders, 1990/1991. So many great live acts (altho' the four tops debacle still grates somewhat) but hey! Chuck getting all the audience singing 'Any day now', Lorraine Chandler pulling Keith up singing 'What can I do' on stage, Clarkie on the campus wireless, getting a mint Bobby Sheen on WB for not alot at all, hearing 'Just loving you' for the first time in that little 'Northern' room out the back, Banks and Bickers causing all sorts of chaos, Gene Chandler interviewed in that crappy little radio room, bloody great weekenders them.

TTFN

Jim

altho' Sunday nights at Cleggers take a bit of beating.

Edited August 22, 201014 yr by Jim Elliott

Tac Weekend - listening to the radio after a heavy nighter - afternoon sesh. Heard the DJ say "I've just seen Ozzie in the supermarket... problem is its been closed for three hours ":lol: Spat my cuppa all over the place.

Tac Weekend - listening to the radio after a heavy nighter - afternoon sesh. Heard the DJ say "I've just seen Ozzie in the supermarket... problem is its been closed for three hours ":hatsoff2: Spat my cuppa all over the place.

brilliant ! pity there aint more people like Ozzie on the scene these days

Edited August 26, 201014 yr by BIG H

TAC weekenders were for me no 1, met Mrs B, and marriied her had a greattime both DJing and on the Radio with Rog B, loved the weekenders iin Torquay. Howhowever the first cleethorpes weekenders were the dogs bollocks, we were the first to start the fancy dress and going into the pool after Sunday night (remember Tony Mac. Stuart and Jill, the lads from Mac and others)

I remember Tony Mac and Andy Rix pulling me out of the pool at the first Cleethorpes weekender, head pissing blood. Them early Clee weekenders were indeed the dogs - and although Bettye Lavette was stunning (I have an autographed copy of your fine old mag somewhere), I do have a pang of regret that I missed Maxine Brown (Iraq) at Cleethorpes, and likewise the Yarmouth weekenders, were I was on a tour in Berlin and could never get leave.

Early Soul Essence weekenders were a blast also - I think on number 3, it wasn't until Sunday before we realised we had an en-suite. Some of the Shirebrook lot taking money off our southern chums (racing pork pies in the lift); and an hefty Saturday afternoon session with Mrs Sausevic and friends.

Also early Caister brings the odd tear when reminiscing - remember a busload from Mansfield going. Billy Paul / McFadden and Whitehead were on - must be 30 years ago now - although can't remember much, just laid around in the sun, boozing and talking bollix. Likewise, revisited Caister for a laugh late 90s - D'Influence were stunning:thumbsup:

hi gang , the best was , rimmini ,italy, now cortavecchia italy ,next year rimmini 10th anv, seeyou all there , mr j.p.

COULD ALL THIS CHANGE WITH BLACKPOOL TOWER STARTING TODAY?? YOU MAY NEED A HARD HAT THOUGH AS WE HAD IT A BIT ROUGH UP HERE LAST NIGHT AND APPARENTLY PART OF THE ROOF HAS BLOWN OFF!! COUNCIL CUT BACKS THE THINGS THEY'LL DO BEFORE SWITCHING ON THE AIR -CON ! ! ATB JOHN

Cala Gran first time round (alex Lowes promotion),The reason is because weekenders were a new concept to me twenty odd years ago,Great times!!

Me too - had a fantastic time at the Up North weekenders late 80s early 90s

Cheers

Manus

One of the longest was arriving in ibiza at 10 pm on a saturday night , out of the hotel door by half eleven to def mix at pascha, then space 22 hr marathon on sunday/monday, followed by manumission on monday night then back to space on tuesday morning then heading to bora bora beach bar got cajoled into giving two italian crusties a lift to a party in the hills near km 5 . free food drinks, and a bumped into charlie i got ntroduced to in manumission the night before. got home at ten on tuesday night. we only stayed for a week thank christ.

The magnetics last year wi dusty stood wi us going, ive waited fucking yeeeears to see these, hairs on me neck are stood up and !

Thoroughly enjoyed Bognor and my 2 Caisters. Berwick was a warmup for Fleetwood. The second was probably the pick as the final one was too busy and an indication of how lucky Alex has been that the place didn't burn down or someone crushed to death, however Sam Dees was beyond words. Morecambe seems to have been forgotten even though it was the only one with a decent size Soul Room. I did about 3 at Southport which I loved; more than any of the previous 3 venues the Soul Room at Southport really belonged to me. I'm told it's never been the same since.

Prestatyn was great around the time of Acid House, almost solely for Chris Hills extraordinary Soul Set, not particularly what he's known for, when he erected a banner saying Acid Free Zone to the rapturous cheers of the crowd.

I know people who go to Cleethorpes, Skegness and the latter day Prestatyn but all agree the early Upnorth Weekenders were the pinnacle.

I've just put some photos up from that weekend as it goes.

Cleethorpes - All of em!

pre63 blue bar Rome , boiler club Barcelona , s.m.a.r.t club Madrid

WHAT'S THE BEST WEEKENDER YOU HAVE EVER BEEN TO? I GUESS THE TOGETHERNESS WEEKENDER AT FLEETWOOD WITH FRANK WILSON HAS TO RATE AS ONE OF MY FAVOURITES I HAVE NEVER HEARD SO MUCH NOISE AS THAT NIGHT WHEN EVERYONE JOINED IN UNBELIEVABLE! ALSO PRESTATYN WITH BENNY TROY(WHAT A VOICE) AND THE VOLUMES AKA THE MAGNETICS SOMETHING ELSE! :yes:

definatly prestatyn for me too..

WHAT'S THE BEST WEEKENDER YOU HAVE EVER BEEN TO? I GUESS THE TOGETHERNESS WEEKENDER AT FLEETWOOD WITH FRANK WILSON HAS TO RATE AS ONE OF MY FAVOURITES I HAVE NEVER HEARD SO MUCH NOISE AS THAT NIGHT WHEN EVERYONE JOINED IN UNBELIEVABLE! ALSO PRESTATYN WITH BENNY TROY(WHAT A VOICE) AND THE VOLUMES AKA THE MAGNETICS SOMETHING ELSE! :yes:

Soul togetherness 2000. The first and the best when the modern room was new and uncrowded.Super music/ super dancing.

The TAC weekenders were great. It was all new back then and bloody cold!! went to three of them in all and had a great time. Cleethorpes for a bout 6 years as a total buzz especially my first one with the Velvellettes live. Awesome. Only been to one full Prestatyn weekend and loved it.

WHAT'S THE BEST WEEKENDER YOU HAVE EVER BEEN TO? I GUESS THE TOGETHERNESS WEEKENDER AT FLEETWOOD WITH FRANK WILSON HAS TO RATE AS ONE OF MY FAVOURITES I HAVE NEVER HEARD SO MUCH NOISE AS THAT NIGHT WHEN EVERYONE JOINED IN UNBELIEVABLE! ALSO PRESTATYN WITH BENNY TROY(WHAT A VOICE) AND THE VOLUMES AKA THE MAGNETICS SOMETHING ELSE! :yes:

Cleethorpes 2011 because it was the first and only one I've been too............

Where do you draw the line? The TAC weekenders at Yarmouth were one of the first to bring the big named acts (as far as Northern is concerned) to these shores.Southport have been instrumental in changing the face of the music content, as have the Caister weekenders to be fair. I've had many a laugh at the Fleetwood weekenders which, if I'm honest, were my favourite. Breaking into Ruby Andrews' hotel room in the North Euston because her door wouldn't open, backed up by Marv Smith who, as a postman knew everything there was to know about doors. We got her out finally. Getting Willie Hutch to get into bed with his "Sexalicious" t-shirt on to promote his album while I took a photo, I'm sure he thought I was, shall we say, batting for the wrong team. Meals out with Bunny Sigler, backstage fights with Gene Chandler ... all part of the Fleetwood experience. Then along came Prestatyn. Much of the same. There is no "better" weekender... it's about what each individual makes of it. They all have happy memories for me... long may they continue.

Best

Steve Handbury

Edited August 30, 201212 yr by soulman

i was 19 when i went to the first tac weekender in yarmouth,i was amazed to see the acts that i had listened to since i was 14,fantastic time for me,and then even better the year after to see ray pollard,he was amazed to see a young lad in england wanting a copy of "its a sad thing" signing,he said he didnt have that record! i also got 2 mint shrine records that weekend for £70... mega!

great to see those flyers! great stuff!

TAC weekenders were for me no 1, met Mrs B, and marriied her had a greattime both DJing and on the Radio with Rog B, loved the weekenders iin Torquay. Howhowever the first cleethorpes weekenders were the dogs bollocks, we were the first to start the fancy dress and going into the pool after Sunday night (remember Tony Mac. Stuart and Jill, the lads from Mac and others)

Aw yes Mark them were the days, was it the same weekend that we started the fancy dress, (just by all going out in black sweatshirts, jeans and white basball caps........WHY)??? and Jacqui n Jill 'deciding' they wanted a dip on the way back to chalets, (loved the chalets), it was back in the day when "You cant go in the pool out of hours, you'll get done". Did'nt stop those 2 and now its 'tradition'. ahhhh happy days

Sandy

I remember Tony Mac and Andy Rix pulling me out of the pool at the first Cleethorpes weekender, head pissing blood. Them early Clee weekenders were indeed the dogs - and although Bettye Lavette was stunning (I have an autographed copy of your fine old mag somewhere), I do have a pang of regret that I missed Maxine Brown (Iraq) at Cleethorpes, and likewise the Yarmouth weekenders, were I was on a tour in Berlin and could never get leave.

Early Soul Essence weekenders were a blast also - I think on number 3, it wasn't until Sunday before we realised we had an en-suite. Some of the Shirebrook lot taking money off our southern chums (racing pork pies in the lift); and an hefty Saturday afternoon session with Mrs Sausevic and friends.

Also early Caister brings the odd tear when reminiscing - remember a busload from Mansfield going. Billy Paul / McFadden and Whitehead were on - must be 30 years ago now - although can't remember much, just laid around in the sun, boozing and talking bollix. Likewise, revisited Caister for a laugh late 90s - D'Influence were stunning:thumbsup:

Hiya Richard i've just worked out who you are now after reading this, you were very drunk that particular night in the pool, hope you did'nt get any blood on Tony Mac's "Hawaiian" shirt.

Sandy

Edited September 3, 201212 yr by nightfiler

Jock.... The bus trip down was always a great adventure to young soulies like me.

Indeed Andy, a crazy start to crazy weekends in Yarmouth...

Seeing Ray Pollard walk out on stage saying "Hey, you guys blow me away, I can't wait to tell my wife about this." He looked genuinely gobsmacked, probably wasn't expecting a huge roomfull of youths going mental to be his reception..what an atmosphere and felt like something epic was happening just seeing him, voice was incredible, sounded just the same as the records when singing live.

Scotland V England football match, I tried joining in the kickabout, realised I wasn't up to it, went back to the caravaan, took a pew and put the feet up. Next minute a bloke walks out of one of the bedrooms, don't know who got the bigger fright when we clocked each other, "Err, sorry mate" as I realised I was sitting in the living room of the wrong caravaan..made an exit.. ours was a few along!

Fleetwood Cala Gran. Went the years that Frank Wilson and Gene Chandler were on. Not only great for the acts and DJs but the camaraderie(sic?) between people, was my early days on the scene (didn't start til I was mid 20s) and it was great to randomly bump into people I'd met a few weeks before at nights or niters. Second year was when it totally pissed it down the last night and I ended up with a bad cold that I couldn't shake off for weeks, but it was worth it.