Past events: 2002

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DateEventVenue ReviewsPictures
12th Jan. RockSoc Presents... The Boat Race oli
Viagra Falls & Pretty Vacant
17th Jan. Requests Night The Alma
Bring some CDs and make requests. Enjoy listening to your and others' choices.
27th Jan. Scream Bloody Roar Rio's, Bradford
An all afternoon event, in tribute to Chuck Shuldiner. (read more...)
29th Jan. Pre-WUS Curry Curry King
Come and enjoy a curry before going to WUS.
28th Feb. A Night Of Insane Metal Madness. The Man on the Moon jimmer
Humanity, Vae Solis & Fire and Forget
2nd March True Metal Night & Inter-RockSoc Pub Crawl Nottingham (meet: Victoria Avenue) jimmer
We're off to Nottingham for a day of rock-related fun. (read more...)
9th March RockSoc Presents... The Boat Race oli
Chaos Engine, Swarf & Psychophile
15th March AGM 2002 The Graduate
The Annual General Meeting. For electing the new committee and stuff. (read more...)
26th March Pre-WUS Curry Curry King
Come and enjoy a curry before going to WUS. (read more...)
30th March RockSoc Presents... The Boat Race
Revcounter, Rome Burns & D-Void
27th April RockSoc Presents... The Boat Race ian
The Enchanted, Epitaph & Geared 4 (read more...)
7th May Wake Up Screaming The Kambar
Rocksoc's fortnightly club night
10th May The Sick And The Dead The Graduate
A playback night celebrating the fallen and falling. Entry £1.
18th May RockSoc Presents... The Boat Race
Anachoic Reflection, Asylum & D-Void
21st May Pub Party (in leiu of WUS) The Graduate
Come and drink notbeer instead of staying at home.
24th May RockSoc Presents... The Boat Race
Projekt & Rome Burns (read more...)
26th May Metal Tea Shop Crawl The teashops of Cambridge liz oli
Join RockSoc's finest metal warriors for afternoon tea.
28th May Fire & Forget / Skelliga The Sophbeck Sessions
Two local bands; come along before 'The Calling'.
4th June Wake Up Screaming The Kambar
Rocksoc's fortnightly club night
13th June May Brawl 2002 The Junction
Kill II This + BlackRock + DarkCell (read more...)
19th June Punt Party Magdelene Bridge
Classic Cambridge post-exam fun. In a very rock'n'roll way of course.
22nd June RockSoc Picnic Jesus Green
Sit in the sun, drink beer, scare trendies. Now in it's 3rd glorious year.
23rd June Alternative Punt Party The Mill
Oli's alternative punting; more fun on the river and accessible to those with jobs.
29th June Dungeonfest II Royal Park Hotel, Leeds
A small underground (literally) metal festival.
2nd July Wake Up Screaming The Kambar
Rocksoc's fortnightly club night
5th July Graspop 2002 Dessel, Belgium ian
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13th July Skelliga @ TMOTM The Man on the Moon
Skelliga, The Positives & 4Fit
24th July The Offering @ TBR The Boat Race
The Offering, Cracatilla & Eva's Dream
31st July Wacken 2002 Wacken, Germany (meeting: Drummer St. coach stop) jimmer oli
More heavy metal, beer and drunk Germans than you ever thought possible.
31st July The 8th U.K. Air Guitar Championships The Boat Race
The name says it all! NB: time is TBC.
31st July Wake Up Screaming The Kambar
Rocksoc's fortnightly club night
6th Aug. "Wayne Hussey from The Mission" @TBR The Boat Race
"Playing all of The Mission's classic goth anthems unplugged". Tickets are £10 in advance.
9th Aug. Bulldog Bash "Near Stratford upon Avon"
Trip to the middle two days of Britain's biggest biker festival. NB: time is TBC. (read more...)
13th Aug. Wake Up Screaming The Kambar
Rocksoc's fortnightly club night
27th Aug. Wake Up Screaming The Kambar
Rocksoc's fortnightly club night
31st Aug. Bloodstock '02 Assembly Rooms, Derby bonzo baz tim
Blind Guardian, Gamma Ray and many others. The 2nd year of the only UK metal festival. NB: time TBC. (read more...)
7th Sept. Body Worlds Atlantis Gallery, London
Trip to see plasticised bodies. Meet at the (railway) station.
21st Sept. Bedazzled The Junction
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25th Sept. The Wildhearts The Junction
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2nd Oct. Pitchshifter The Junction
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5th Oct. Humanity @ TMOTM The Man on the Moon
A fantastic local band. Support is Lundgren & Asomvel.
5th Oct. DragonForce The Underworld, Camden, London terroriser
The UK's Catchiest Melodic Speed Power Metal band.
9th Oct. Wake Up Screaming The Kambar
Rocksoc's fortnightly club night
11th Oct. Robert Plant The Corn Exchange
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17th Oct. Limehouse Lizzy The Boat Race
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19th Oct. RockSoc Freshers' Gig The Boat Race
In association with Metal Hammer, we present: Flict, The Bardo, Throat & Pornorphans.
19th Oct. Neo @ TMOTM The Man on the Moon
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21st Oct. RockSoc Pub Crawl The Baron of Beef oli
The annual pub crawl. Time TBC, watch for further details. (read more...)
31st Oct. Special Halloween Pub Meeting The Alma oli
The weekly pub meet. Halloween dress encouraged.
1st Nov. The Vines The Corn Exchange
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5th Nov. Wake Up Screaming The Kambar
Rocksoc's fortnightly club night
9th Nov. Magic (A Tribute To Queen) The Corn Exchange
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10th Nov. Metal Tea Shop Crawl II The teashops of Cambridge oli
Another opportunity to take afternoon tea with Cambridge's finest metal warriors.
15th Nov. Vae Solis + Humanity + Epitaph The Boat Race
Three top bands for a fiver? Baaaargain!
16th Nov. John Mayall & Peter Green The Corn Exchange
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17th Nov. Doro The Underworld, Camden, London
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19th Nov. Wake Up Screaming The Kambar
Rocksoc's fortnightly club night
21st Nov. Status Quo The Corn Exchange
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22nd Nov. RockSoc Presents... The Boat Race
Geared4, Anachoic Reflection & Gore
24th Nov. The Damned The Junction
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3rd Dec. Wake Up Screaming The Kambar
Rocksoc's fortnightly club night
5th Dec. RockSoc Christmas Quiz The Alma oli
Festive fun for all the dark minions of Cambridge.
7th Dec. Killing Miranda & Goteki The Boat Race
Two great goth bands in one night! (read more...)
14th Dec. Idlewild The Corn Exchange
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14th Dec. Jay's 21*cough*st Birthday The Alma
Wot it says on the tin! (read more...)
17th Dec. Wake Up Screaming The Kambar
Rocksoc's fortnightly club night