Provincial UK Cities Rated - Nominations

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Current nominations:

West Yorkshire (Leeds, Bradford, Huddersfield, Wakefield)
The Orbit, Back to Basics, Iration Steppers, T2, Gang of Four, LFO, Guttersnipe, Scritti Politti, Sisters of Mercy, Ital Rockers

Greater Glasgow

Tyneside (Newcastle + Gateshead)

Sting, Dire Straits, Maximo Park, Lighthouse Family, Venom, New Blockaders, Hellbastard, Bass Generator, Zoviet France, Lighthouse Family

Cardiff
Bonnie Tyler, the Pooh Sticks, Craner

West Yorkshire:

+Unique 3
+Nightmares on Wax
+The Cult

Greater Glasgow:
+The Jesus and Mary Chain

Tyneside:
+Culver

Cardiff:
+Young Marble Giants

Blackpool:
+Ceramic Hobs
+Section 25
 

craner

Beast of Burden
Current nominations:

Greater Manchester (incl Oldham, Stockport etc)
Factory, the Hacienda, Buzzcocks, Joy Division, A Guy Called Gerald, Happy Mondays, The Stone Roses, The Smiths, 808 State, the Fall, Andy Stott, Hong Kong Express/Dream Catalogue, Sangam, Autechre

West Midlands (Birmingham + the Black Country)
Black Sabbath, House of God, Surgeon, Regis, Downwards, K1/Invasion, Subzee, Sox, S-X woo riddim, preditah, little c, Actress, Napalm Death

West Yorkshire (Leeds, Bradford, Huddersfield, Wakefield)
The Orbit, Back to Basics, Ieation Steppers, T2, Gang of Four, LFO, Guttersnipe, Scritti Politti, Sisters of Merchy, Ital Rockers

Greater Glasgow

Liverpool

The Beatles, Teardrop Explodes, Echo and the Bunnymen, Frankie Goes to Hollywood, Atomic Kitten, OMD

South Hampshire (Portsmouth + Southampton)
Hixxy, The Artful Dodger, Royal T.

Tyneside (Newcastle + Gateshead)
Sting, Dire Straits, Maximo Park, Lighthouse Family, Venom, New Blockaders, Hellbastard, Bass Generator, Zoviet France, Lighthouse Family

Nottingham
Ian Paice, Su Pollard, A Fletcher, NG83, G Park, The Garage, DiY, Venus, Serve Chilled @ Cookie Club, Smokescreen, Quadrant, Bounce, Deluxe, Samovar, Marcus Garvey Centre, Floppy Disco at the Bomb, Charles Webster, Drop, Rhythm Plate, Atjazz (affiliated) and Nail, EM:T, The Square Centre, Earache, Out Da Ville, P Brothers

Sheffield
Cabaret Voltaire, Human League, Warp, Niche, Def Leppard, ABC, Maurice Fulton, Moloko, FON Studio (Chakk, etc), Pulp, Arctic Monkeys, Clock DVA, Comsat Angels, the Black Dog

Bristol
Tricky, Massive Attack, Portishead, Roni Size, The Pop Group, Smith and Mighty, Full Cycle, Krust, DJ Die, Gary Clail, Rhythmites, Culture Shock, The Wild Bunch, Rip Rig and Panic, Pinch, Peverelist, Appleblim, RSD, Headhunter, Joker, Gemmy, Guido, Kowton

Belfast

Leicester

JTJ, DJ SS, Formation, BWPT, Babble

Edinburgh

Brighton and Hove

Fatboy Slim, Skint, The Levellers

Bournemouth / Poole

Cardiff

Bonnie Tyler, the Pooh Sticks, Craner

Coventry
Doc Scott, The Specials, Edge/Eclipse, Craner's Dad, Delia Derbyshire, the Selecter, Bolt Thrower, Russell Haswell, Jay1, Pa Salieu, Lieutenant Pigeon

Bath
Tears for Fears, Peter Gabriel

The fact that nobody on Dissensus can tell the difference between Swansea and Cardiff is basically a form of racism.
 

Slothrop

Tight but Polite
BTW, I'm probably going to let the nominations run for another day or so and then collate the big list for people to vote from maybe tomorrow night or Wednesday.
 

Slothrop

Tight but Polite
Belfast: David Holmes as well.

I think (ie I just looked up) that Lemmy is from Stoke on Trent but Motorhead formed in London.
 

bun-u

Trumpet Police
Repping the towns now…


Ipswich- Photek / Extreme Noise Terror

Northampton - Bauhaus, Slow Thai

Canterbury had a moment in the late 60s/early - Soft Machine, Hatfield & the North, Caravan - and also Ultramarine

Brighton - obviously has Joe Muggs and that would be enough but also Electralene, the Levellers, Norman Cook and Nigel Kennedy
 
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