Bill Hicks @ The Pavilion Theatre, Glasgow
November 10th 1992 07:30 pm
Well, what can I say about Bill Hicks that hasn’t already been said? Was he a genius? Possibly. Was he funny? Absolutely. Is he missed? Yes.
But would he have sold out? Well, who knows…
Bill Hicks made quite an impression on my teenage self when I first saw his Relentless show on Channel 4 in early 1992. I was captivated from start to finish, and when I found out he was playing in Glasgow I had to get myself along to see him. I talked a bunch of people into coming along (Eddie M, Paul D, John B, Mark C, and Ramond K) and picked up some tickets.
I’ve kept most tickets from the gigs/shows I’ve seen over the years (as you’ll discover if you come back to read some more), but the one I regret not keeping is this one. If only to prove to people that I was actually there to see him in person. Although, to be fair, no one has doubted me. The reaction (from Hicks fans anyway) is usually, “Wow… what was it like?” And the answer is that it was pretty much like you see on the videos or hear on the CDs, but with added digs at Rangers fans.
He’d also stopped smoking by this point, which caused some friction with the audience. Someone kept throwing cigarettes on to the stage till he picked one up. He took a long look at it, and said, “Huh… this one has B & H written on it… that’s how much I smoked: they even named some of them after me.”
I’ll leave you with some words from Bill himself (this is from the Revelations show, which was filmed around the same time as the gig at the Pavilion).
