The Ruin. The first gig supporting The Rhythm at New Mills Town Hall

The Ruin’s first ever gig. We were aged just 15 years old and as you can see by the ticket number there were at least 200 people there. It probably felt like 2000! We steadied our nerves with a couple of cans of lager but it probably made us more shambolic than we actually were. The other handwritten ticket was from an earlier gig which I don’t think we were involved in. The Rhythm evolved into Blitz and Steve and Me went onto be in several bands until 2003.

Line up;

Tim Irrgang  Vocals

Steve Bainbridge  Guitar

Jon Goddard  Bass

Gareth Ashton  Drums

Thank you to Mackie for the ticket photos.