1991-07-20 Wheathampstead, Hertfordshire, England
Notes
BONG magazine issue 15 reported:
As you no doubt know, both Martin and Fletch celebrated their 30th birthdays in July. A party was held in a Marquee in Martin's garden. The highlight of the party was a musical set by "The Sexist Boys" - a '70's glam rock band, composing Martin Gore and Wayne Hussey[1] from The Mission, Robert Marlow, Roy White and Dave from King of Fools, and ex Lloyd Cole & The Commotions, Stephen Irvine. "The Sexist Boys" repertoire includes "Hello Hello - I'm Back Again" (Gary Glitter), "Dancing Queen" (Abba), and "20th Century Boy" (T-Rex) among other gems from the glitter-age of the '70's. There were plenty of guest appearances from the audience - notably Andy Fletcher - and the proverbial good time was had by all.
It's possible that Dave Gahan also participated in the action. He told the San Francisco Chronicle in 2003:
"Martin had a party at his house a couple of birthdays ago and he had a whole machine and everything, and I got up and sang the Rolling Stones' "Honky Tonk Women." There were a bunch of girls who got up there and sang the backing vocals. It was fun."
A Facebook user claims to have a VHS recording of this performance, but so far no trace of this has appeared online.
Set list
Please note that this is a tentative set list compiled from second-hand information and the track order may not be accurate.
- Hello! Hello! I'm Back Again (Gary Glitter cover)
- Dancing Queen (ABBA cover)
- 20th Century Boy (T-Rex cover)
References
- ↑ Wayne Hussey told Steve Malins that he and Martin Gore met when Hussey's band The Mission and Depeche Mode both performed at the San Remo festival in February 1990, as a glam rock tribute band called The Metal Gurus. Martin loves glam rock, so a year later he asked Hussey to play glam rock songs at his birthday party. Hussey got him a signed photo by Gary Glitter for his birthday. In 2002, The Mission released a single called "Shine Like The Stars", of which the B-side was a cover of "Never Let Me Down Again". In 2016, Hussey asked Martin to sing backing vocals on a song called "Only You And You Alone" from The Mission's album Another Fall From Grace.
