What is your best New Model Army memory?

[mancunian]

There's two for me.

Number 1 is my first NMA gig which was the International 2 in Manchester. Must have been the Ghost of Cain tour 85/86?

The second was the anti-aparthied gig they did at the NEC (late 86 i think) along with the Pogues, Icicle Works, Balaam and the Angel, Half Man Half Biscuit.
Feargal Sharkey and King were the headline bands (I left after the Pogues  )

[Jibberish]

The second was the anti-aparthied gig they did at the NEC (late 86 i think) along with the Pogues, Icicle Works, Balaam and the Angel, Half Man Half Biscuit.
Feargal Sharkey and King were the headline bands (I left after the Pogues  )

That was my 2nd ever NMA gig, it was a magical day out in the big city for a little country bumpkin like me

[lupus225]

First gig, Berlin Bizarre Festival 1992, age 19, with two of my best friends (R.I.P. both of you).
That's when it all started...and never ended

[mancunian]

First time I'd been to a gig outside of Manchester. I was about 16 or 17.

What I found funny was all the pop kids there to see Fergal Sharkey. I'm sure they enjoyed Vengeance.....

Just before NMA we had to stack some of the chairs as there was no room in front of the stage.

[Equinoxboy]

The opening bars of Vengeance at the beginning of the Thunder and Consolation gig in Glasgow. After all the time of not playing it cos of the way it got hijacked, I thought I would never hear it live. The whole gig was immense, although Moose sang all his backing vocals wildly out of key! We were right up front, dead centre, and we spent the whole gig hanging onto the crush bars for dear life. One of the girls I was with got broken ribs from the pressure. Wild, wild night!

[Jibberish]

The opening bars of Vengeance at the beginning of the Thunder and Consolation gig in Glasgow. After all the time of not playing it cos of the way it got hijacked, I thought I would never hear it live. The whole gig was immense, although Moose sang all his backing vocals wildly out of key! We were right up front, dead centre, and we spent the whole gig hanging onto the crush bars for dear life. One of the girls I was with got broken ribs from the pressure. Wild, wild night!

I got a broken nose during Vengeance at Rock City on the same tour. Best injury ever! 

[Stoney]

The opening bars of Vengeance at the beginning of the Thunder and Consolation gig in Glasgow. After all the time of not playing it cos of the way it got hijacked, I thought I would never hear it live. The whole gig was immense, although Moose sang all his backing vocals wildly out of key! We were right up front, dead centre, and we spent the whole gig hanging onto the crush bars for dear life. One of the girls I was with got broken ribs from the pressure. Wild, wild night!

I got a broken nose during Vengeance at Rock City on the same tour. Best injury ever! 

Des' cut eye was pretty saucy at Middlesbrough it has to be said.......

[Robinairo]

I have 3 i think..

1. Meeting Justin at a DW & JS tour a few years back above lifetime tattoo studio in Derby. There couldn't have been more than 20-30 people there...all seated and we could smoke. So the gig was amazing and so up close and personal. qalso got to say hello and cheers to Justin although I was a little start struck and mumbled ridiculously.. it didn't help that Joolz had me showing off my arm tatto she had recently done so I was bare chesty, and nervous..

2. Nottingham & London on the 30th anniversay....perfection all round..nuff said

3. can't remember where or what tour but having an eye contact moment with JS during "One of the Chosen". from in the pit..of course he probably couldn't see me but still...

[spanky]

Here in Canada we don't see them that often but when we do it is usually in a tiny pub. THey had been away 10 years but then played at a legendary place here in Toronto called THE HORSESHOE. Probably 150-200 folks. I was up front drumming away with my hands on Marshalls monitor , which he told me afterward had made him nervous. LOL  At the end of the set Micheal gave me his drumsticks and thanked me for giving him some extra energy that night. Then when they came back on for the encore he jokingly asked for them back , and of course being  a polite Canadian I tried to hand them back to which he laughed.
My wife and I  also had the extra bonus that night of meeting two British women who were vacationing in Toronto that had spent a couple of summers in The Tribe when they were younger , following the band around Europe. They had an absolute blast and were very drunk and loud. hehe

[neo666]

toss up between astoria show 1998 meeting justin and the band after, or doing both nights of anniversary tour at rock city.

[jsyirish]

Many great memories but one of the most recent has to be seeing JS going into a cafe in Northampton last Oct - nothing unusual you might think as I did at the time until I later noticed the cafe name ' Cromwells '

[Pazza]

You should've got a pic of that one jsyi - next time they play Roadmenders I am up for a trip to Cromwells in Northampton; a bit of NMA sightseeing...

[Stoney]

You should've got a pic of that one jsyi - next time they play Roadmenders I am up for a trip to Cromwells in Northampton; a bit of NMA sightseeing...

I'm sure The RACEHORSE will feature in any post gig shindig after last October's do? Blinding end to the night that was!

[patrick]

totally agree stoney i had work next day i was totally sober stayed till about 2 had fantastic night at the racehorse everyone and the music was brill 

[mudgeek]

That has to be the first time in 1991, here in Sao Paulo, Brazil, an unbelievably hot night before 700 punters; and the last time, their 30th Anniversary Tour, September 2010, when I bumped into Justin & the gang at a newsstand, and I started mumbling  something to him about his lyrics and music. I still got my autographed "Lost Songs" from 2007!