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01.12.2006 – Jen Jeniro release their Tallahasse EP on Tramp Recs
20.12.2006 – Gintis, Old Dolphin Brigade play Bar Blu, Rhyl
23.12.2006 – The Kirkz play Dudley Arms, Rhyl

01.12.2005 – Skinflick support Young Gods at The Masque, Liverpool
02.12.2005 – Racketears play Taylors, Rhyl
03.12.2005 – Racketears play Long Bar, Towyn
07.12.2005 - Letdown + Nixon + Wildfire play Bar Blu, Rhyl
09.12.2005 - Skinflick play Fenton, Leeds
14.12.2005 – Doa UK, Blindfold, Dressed Naked play Bar Blu, Rhyl
15.12.2005 – Mike Peters announces on his website that he is suffering from lymph cancer
16.12.2005 - Skinflick play Hobbits, Weston Supermare
17.12.2005 - Skinflick play The Oasis, Cwmbran
21.12.2005 - Gintis, Junebug, Jives Room, Der Bomber play Bar Blu, Rhyl
22.12.2005 - Skinflick play JBs, Dudley
27.12.2005 - Demolution (Nirvana tribute), Evolve play Bar Blu, Rhyl
28.12.2005 – The Affliction, Scott Bakers, Sona play Bar Blu, Rhyl with The Emetics
30.12.2005 – Der Bomber, Dressed Naked, Doa UK play The Schooner, Rhyl (Gintis didn’t turn up)

01.12.2004 – Mike Peters supports Status Quo at the North Wales Theatre, Llandudno.
01.12.2004 - Bootnic + Sonic State play Bar Blu, Rhyl
05.12.2004 – Neil Crud plays Original Mind Band + Skinflick on Adam Walton’s BBC Radio Wales Show
06.12.2004 – Long Awaited, Skinflick play Academi, Bangor
08.12.2004 – Fear ‘n’ Loathing, L98 play with Once Over at Bar Blu, Rhyl
15.12.2004 – Kneejerk, Panicking Mannequins play with Vinny Peculiar at Bar Blu, Rhyl.
15.12.2004 - The Fondlers released their Fuck You Father Xmas single
19.12.2004 – Akira The Don plays Hendre Hall, Bangor
22.12.2004 – Gintis, Jives Room, Junebug play Bar Blu, Rhyl
29.12.2004 - Zangryus + Kneejerk + The Sympathetic Affliction play Bar Blu, Rhyl

03.12.2003 - Kentucky AFC + Carpet + The Cox play Bar Blu, Rhyl
10.12.2003 – The Hollow, Modern Tradition play Bar Blu, Rhyl with Dusty Moo
14.12.2003 – Dr Feelgood play Alexanders, Chester
17.12.2003 - Fudged + Kyle & Gwynn + Gape play Bar Blu, Rhyl
20.12.2003 - The Filaments, the Cox, Out of Use - play The Dudley, Rhyl
23.12.2003 - Gintis, Junebug, Jives Room play Bar Blu, Rhyl
30.12.2003 - The Quarter + Inner City Sumo + Hooper play Bar Blu, Rhyl

07.12.2002 – Homespun, Fudged, Flea Cirkus play Little Theatre, Rhyl
13.12.2002 – Damned, Homespun play Llandudno Conference Centre
14.12.2002 - Pocket Venus appear on Sky Extreme Sports Channel
18.12.2002 – Duckworth-Lewis Method played debut gig at The Woodhouse, Buckley
27.12.2002 – Suns, Wayriders, Jonny Panic, Cyris play Guildhall, Chester

07.12.2001 - Carpet / Floater’s Revenge play The New Inn, Rhyl
16.12.2001 – Carbonari support The Alarm at Cardiff Uni
17.12.2001 - MASE (Music & Sound Experience) is held at Llandudno Conference Centre
22.12.2001 - Carpet / Black Swans / Fudged play Breeding Ground, Rhyl. The same afternoon Pocket Venus play Ryan's Bar in Chester & are accused of taking 5 crates of beer with them

06.12.1999 - Dr Feelgood play Alexanders, Chester

01.12.1998 - Paul Scouse Hammond presents his on Shore FM Xsentrik Selection Show
02.12.1998 - Pineapple play Plas Coch, Wrexham
07.12.1998 – Dr Feelgood play Alexanders, Chester
08.12.1998 - Xsentrik Selection Show
16.12.1998 - Pineapple play Battle of The Bands at Llandudno Conference Centre and release their ‘Live EP’
18.12.1998 - Pineapple play City Arms, Minera
20.12.1998 - Pineapple play Balck Bear, Whitchurch
21.12.1998 - Pineapple play Kinmel Manor, Abergele

18.12.1996 - Pineapple play support to Mansun at Tiv, Buckley

01.12.1995 - Sons of Selina play Fibbers, York with Suicidal Flowers, Gods Little Monkeys
01.12.1995 – Carcass play the Tiv, Buckley

04.12.1994 - GMX Stuns play Phoenix, Sandycroft
11.12.1994 – Verm make their debut at Bethesda Rugby Club
17.12.1994 - GMX Stuns play Bensons, Llangollen
21.12.1994 - GMX Stuns play Kings Arms, Wrexham
23.12.1994 - GMX Stuns play Swallow Falls, Betws-y-Coed
24.12.1994 - GMX Stuns play The Bee, Rhyl
30.12.1994 - Sons of Selina play Bistro, Rhyl

04.12.1993 – Ian Rush record a session for John Peel
18.12.1993 – Mike Peters plays The Gathering at Rhyl Town Hall. GMX Stuns play Trotters, Rhyl
24.12.1993 – Branchala play their last gig at Bistro, Rhyl

04.12.1992 - Psychosexual Sex Terrestrials headline charity gig at Arcadia Theatre, Llandudno. Supported by Jude the Obscure, Sympathy Jones, The Company, Catdandy, Frank's Dad
05.12.1992 - Psychosexual Sex Terrestrials play Raffles, Walton
09.12.1992 - Psychosexual Sex Terrestrials play Sir George Roby, London
17.12.1992 - Psychosexual Sex Terrestrials play The Bistro, Rhyl
17.12.1992 – Tapeworm All Dayer festival held at The Curved Lounge, Bangor, feat; The Lungs, Vaffan Coulo
18.12.1992 - Psychosexual Sex Terrestrials play Flix, Llandudno
19.12.1992 - Psychosexual Sex Terrestrials play Mermaid, Rhyl

07.12.1991 - Psychosexual Sex Terrestrials, Jon Bon 10p play The Bee, Rhyl
19.12.1991 - Psychosexual Sex Terrestrials play The Bistro with Robin Reliant on drums
27.12.1991 - Gorky’s Zygotic Mynci play The Feather, Abereiron

09.12.1990 – Goodnight Said Florence play the Wine Bar, Chester
13.12.1990 – Handsome Beasts didn’t show up to play the Bistro, Rhyl
15.12.1990 – You Slosh play the Civic Hall, Conwy
27.12.1990 – Money Spongers, Firetown play the Bistro, Rhyl

03.12.1988 - 4Q, Blacklisted play Grand Hotel, Penmaenmawr
09.12.1988 – Anhrefn, 4Q play Planet X, L’pool
16.12.1988 – Dr Feelgood play Bangor University
17.12.1988 - 4Q play The Vale, Glan Conwy
19.12.1988 – Engine play Sports Club, Mochdre, 4Q on the bill but warned gig would be cancelled if they played
22.12.1988 - 4Q play Scooby Doo’s, Denbigh under the guise of Johnny Rawhide & The Cowhorns.
27.12.1988 - Issue 6 of Crud fanzine published
30.12.1988 – Crud #6 makes front page of the Weekly News with the headline ‘Fire Bomb Shocker in Teens Mag’

09.12.1987 – Birthday of Simon Kalafusz (of Cabalatchio)
10.12.1987 – 4Q release live tape ‘4Q 1 – Leeds 0’
11.12.1987 – Birthday of Andrew Cockerill (of Cabalatchio)
17.12.1987 – Letters of complaint over a bad 4Q review forces an editor’s note in The Pioneer newspaper

23.12.1986 - The Lungs, Cut Tunes, Picasso's Mind, Alex Hutchings play Trax, Bangor

12.12.1985 - Third Spain, Holy Smoke play Jazz Bar, Bangor
20.12.1985 - Third Spain play Albion, Bangor

01.12.1983 – Disciples of Spess play Ysgol Maes Garmon, Mold
04.12.1983 – Birthday of Thomas (of Heathen, Sullen, Cyris)

06.12.1982 - Leon Barker of Voodoo Magic born
29.12.1982 – Dagaband play Colwyn Bay Dixieland

07.12.1981 – The Alarm support The Fall at The Venue, Londin
21.12.1981 – The Alarm support U2 at The Lyceum in London. The Police play Deeside Leisure Centre
28.12.1981 – Christian Parry of Fudged born

05.12.1980 - Here & Now play Bangor University
07.12.1980 – Bob Marley & The Wailers played Deeside Leisure Centre
26.12.1980 – The Vaj had their first rehearsal

11.12.1979 – The Police play Deeside Leisure Centre

01.12.1978 – Here & Now play Bangor University

15.12.1977 – The Mirrors, Beavers & Inmates played St Peters Civic Hall, Carmarthen
17.12.1977 – Siouxsie & The Banshees play Colwyn Bay Pier

12.12.1971 – Birthday of Dylan Williams (Pyw Dall)

21.12.1968 – Birthday of Andy Fatman (Yassassin)

01.12.1966 – Birthday of Wayne The Bastard, former 4Q bassist & Crud fanzine co-editor.

07.12.1966 – Birthday of Rob Downes (Then Jericho)

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