This series of events was created in 2000 Jesse and the Gothmag team. The idea is that any creative idea is possible, regardless of resources so let’s aim for the highest in quality, good taste, subtlty, irony etc and then look on the bright side and label it The Greatness Of The Magnificence.
Here’s a quote from a song by The Moonflowers called The World’s Most Famous Unknown People:
“The Worlds most famous Unknown People
In these progressively backward times
Carelessly precious with dreams that are real
More brilliantly crap than anything else”.. just about sums it up
Logo By Lady Lucy
Here’s A List Of events (in reverse order):
#64 31st December 13 Wilderman New Years Eve at the cube Bristol – with The Fantasy Orchestra
#63 15 December 13 Paris Christmas Party, with The Fantasy Orchestra and la Bande Originale
#62 28 November 13 Fantasy Orchestra at the christmas spiegeltent, bristol
#61 29 April 12 Still Looking For Ennio, Cube Microplex
#60 03 March 12 Greatness Orchestra Plays Morricone, Colston Hall Bristol
#59 23 Feb 12 The Greatness Of The Magnificence Orchestra plays Morricone, St Georges, Bristol
#58 11 Nov 11 Presenting the Return Of The Moonflowers, Cube Microplex
#57 18 June 11 Sing Along A Disney; Greatness Allstars at the Cube
#56 19 Feb 11 Dreaming With Joni Mitchell, Greatness Allstars at the Cube Microplex
#55 26 Nov 10 Wrestling With Ennio Morricone; Cube Microplex – The Gothmag Orchestra, The Rumble-ohs, Sue Taylor, Pop Parker
#54 15 Oct10 A Swing Through The Doors, Greatness Allstars at the Cube
#53 25April08 TORONTO-A-GO-GO! O! CANADIANA! Cube Microplex
#52 26 Jan 07 Austrailiana, cube Microplex. Greatness allstars
#51 24August07.. Leonard Cohen2..La fleche d’Or Paris..
#50 03August07..Neil Young2..Cube Cinema, Bristol..
#49 24July07.. Velvet Underground2.. La fleche d’Or Paris..
#48 26June07..Neil Young..La fleche d’Or Paris….
#47 23December06 Elvis Christmas
#46 14Oct06..David Bowie2… La fleche d’Or Paris..
#45 01Sept06..David Bowie.. Cube Cinema, Bristol..
#44 27thJuillet06.. Tom Waits2… La Fleche d’Or Paris….
#43 23Sept05. ..MirrorMan… A Night for the Lefthanders..
#42 3 Sept 05 A Dreaded Night Of Electric Guitars, Seymours Family Club
#41 22July05.. A Tribute To The Birds… Cube Bristol…
#40 02April05 ..Waltzes… Cube. Orchrestra Cube. Peter Reynolds Cafe Vienna, Morningstar..
#39 22nd Jan05 ..The Wind. A Windy Night At The Cube… Orchestra Cube..
#38 17december2004 Shanties. What Did We Do With The Drunken Sailor at Seymours Family Club featuring Stables Family Band, The Pill Wailers, MorningStar, The Silver Bullet Band and many more
#37 5nov04 Mellow Dynamite – Seymours Family Club – The Liftmen, This Is The Kit, Johnny Vistic
#36 25th Sept04 ..A Merry Night Of Whistling… Cube Cinema..
#35 3Sept04 Guitars Nightmare – Seymours Family Club, bristol
#34 21st Aug04 ..The Sadness – Saddest Music In The World….
#33 10th July04 ..Tom Waits... Cube…
#32 4th June04 ..PsychoHillbilly.. at Seymours…Greatness Allstars, Darren Robert, Rose, The Silver Bullet Band
#31 30 May 04 Lets Sing The Beach Boys, singing workshop at Bar Unlimited
#30 21st May 04. ..Chet Baker (The Chetness)... Cube..
#29 15 May 2004 GOThMag presents Venn Festival, Cube Microplex
#28 9 may 04 Lets Sing Doo-Wop. a singing workshop at Bar Unlimited, glouc rd, Bristol
#27 3rd April04. ..Dollywood.. songs of Dolly Parton at the Cube…
#26 19th March04. .. the Electric Church… Seymours. MorningStar, ValleyForge, Starlings, The Weary Band. + readings…
#25 13thMarch04. ..Serge Gainsbourg… Cube…
#24 31stJan04. ..Captain Beefheart Night. ..Cube Cinema……
#23 20th Dec03. ..Here Comes The Night… Cube. Liftmen, Don Mandarin, Relentless, War Against Sleep. Jimmy Goodrich…
#22 10th Oct03. ..Riffs and Quiffs… Seymours. Andrea Hernandez, Zumbida, MorningStar, Emily Breeze, Jess Love DJ..
#21 23rdAug03 ..The Velvet Underground night… Cube Cinema. Live music and film…
#20 28June03. ..Nina Simone Night… Cube Cinema. Live music and film…
#1913th June03. ..New Exotica at Seymours… Ovak, Malarchy, The MorningStar Trio, Something Blue, Cosmic Beppe..
#18 2nd May03. ..Spring Rites at Seymours.. with Fuzz against junk, Loopforce, Hazel Winter, Caroline Martin, The Applejacks (bluegrass dancing and playing) and Victoria Vlasova (from Moscow)..
#17 20th April03. Cube Cinema. ..Bob Dylan.. afternoon/evening event showing films Eat The Document, Reynaldo and clara and Live music from all and sundry…
#16 5th April03 ..FoolsDay… Cube. They Came From The Stars, Jesse’s Electric Trolly, Vaught Increment…
#15 28th March 03. ..Baroque at Seymours… I Am The Mighty Jungulator, The Bay Rocks, Theatre from Hannah Roe, Classical music from Rhizomatic, The MorningStarlets..
#14 1st Feb03 ..Chinese New Year… Seymours Family Club. Liftmen, Gravenhurst, Morningstar, Annie Mcgann…
#13 24 Jan 03 ..Armegeddon Time… LOKI (portsmouth), williams and evelyn and the gothmag allstars..
#12 26 Oct02 ..Messy Night… Seymours. George Claridge, Invisible Pair Of Hands, Issacs Family Band, War Against Sleep, The Fabrics..
#11 Friday 25th Octo02 :..Sunrise at The Cube.. Silent Night Murnaus classic 1927 film with live soundtrack from MorningStar/keepers + Punch and Judy – Svankmajer 1966 (9mins 20secs) with live soundtrack by War Against Sleep. Possibly another film too…
#10Friday 5th July 2002 ..Spaghetti Night.. at Seymours Family Club.Featuring Tammy Paynes new group ‘The Jukes’ + Morningstar SmallOrchestra, Annie Mcgann poetry, War Against Sleep and Munter…
#09 5th-12th December 2002..Greekness Of The Magnificence Festival… . Mooz, Invisible Pair Of Hands, MorningStar, Patrick Duff, War Against Sleep, Jukes, Don Mandarin…
#08 13th Sept 02… Accidents And Safety… Seymours. Bronnt Industries, Patrick Duff, MorningStar….
#07 22/12/01 ..Christmas of the Greatness of the Magnificence with: They came From The Stars, London Toy Orchestra, MorningStar, Jude and Adam, Solar Mumuns, Keepers choir, Chief Tonka, Patrick Duff, Johnny & Slide, Andy (The Message)
#06 17/11/01 Stoke Newington with They came From The stars, MorningStar Small Orchestra, Patrick Duff, Meon
#05 21oct01 Morning Star Launch “My Place In The Dust release party with: Zumbida, Patrick Duff and DJ Mr Hopkinson
#04 23/06/01 .Urban(e) Countryside Festival.zoom quartet, Sophies Boots, Inseminators, MorningStar SmallOrchestra, Now, Oil Experts.
#03 20/04/01 ..Cabaret.with Mooz, They came From the Stars, MorningStar, Patrick Duff, Bill Carghill, London Toy Orchestra, Dan Ashton, Twonk Sound System, Bogart, Sid Fossil.
#02 23/02/01 ..Rock’n’Roll withBalkanized, Chikinki, MorningStar, Rita Lynch, Sacred Harp Choir, Paul Bradley.
#01 – 23/11/00 ..Easy Listening Noir at the Trinity Centre in Bristol, featuring Gravenhurst, The Blessing, The Solar Mumuns, Morningstar, Don Mandarin
#61 29 April 12 Still Looking For Ennio, Cube Microplex
#60 03 March 12 Greatness Orchestra Plays Morricone, Cube Microplex
#59 23 feb 12 Looking For Ennio, St Georges Hall, Bristol
#58 11 Nov 11 Presenting the Return Of The Moonflowers, Cube Microplex
#57 18 June 11 Sing Along A Disney; Greatness Allstars at the Cube
#56 19 Feb 11 Dreaming With Joni Mitchell, Greatness Allstars at the Cube Microplex
#55 26 Nov 10 Wrestling With Ennio Morricone; Cube Microplex – The Gothmag Orchestra, The Rumble-ohs, Sue Taylor, Pop Parker