Ginásio Gigantinho, Porto Alegre
Brazil · Wednesday 11 May 1977 · Wind And Wuthering
49 years, 5 months and 29 days ago
Known recordings
1 sources
Untitled recording
1h 12m total
- Media
- 1CD-R
- Quality
- C+
- 1.1Squonk08:11
- 1.2One For The Vine11:47
- 1.3Robbery, Assault & Battery06:56
- 1.4Inside And Out07:38
- 1.5Firth Of Fifth10:10
- 1.6... In That Quiet Earth05:21
- 1.7Afterglow04:38
- 1.8I Know What I Like10:50
- 1.9Los Endos06:48
Recording comments
Mike is taken ill part way through the show and the set is cut short. Only an MP3 source of this is in current circulation (as of April 2021 [Simon_Funnell]
Notes
Interesting incident
On the second night in Brazil, half way through the show, Mike placed his hands over his mouth and ran off-stage due to illness. The band carried on for the rest of the instrumental song and then finished the gig.
I may have another version about the incident on the second Porto Alegre gig. Mike just ran out of the stage for good, but someone seemed to have picked a bass and the show went on a fine bunch of songs. Next day, it was the main topic on all radio and TV progs about music and arts. The official statement from the band staff said that Mike was intoxicated by the town's water. In fact, by that time, there was a huge local discussion about germs in it. I was only 11 yrs old then, never had been to a show before, so my memories may be blurred, but anyway it's kind of clear that some roadie got the instrument and faced the 17.000 astonished souls. Anyway, the sound quality at Gigantinho Gym was so awful then, that even myself could be up there playing... none would bother. The local music journalists of that time may have clearer memories (Pedro Sirotsky, Ricardo Barão, Cascalho, Mary Mezzari).
I may have another version about the incident on the second Porto Alegre gig. Mike just ran out of the stage for good, but someone seemed to have picked a bass and the show went on a fine bunch of songs. Next day, it was the main topic on all radio and TV progs about music and arts. The official statement from the band staff said that Mike was intoxicated by the town's water. In fact, by that time, there was a huge local discussion about germs in it. I was only 11 yrs old then, never had been to a show before, so my memories may be blurred, but anyway it's kind of clear that some roadie got the instrument and faced the 17.000 astonished souls. Anyway, the sound quality at Gigantinho Gym was so awful then, that even myself could be up there playing... none would bother. The local music journalists of that time may have clearer memories (Pedro Sirotsky, Ricardo Barão, Cascalho, Mary Mezzari).