sorry to come to this really late...but the Metronome was a great venue...and indeed, i can confirm i saw the following bands there... cardiacs/levitation kingmaker (supported by Suede in the week The Drowners was released) manics (don't remember it being poorly attended, but it was rescheduled and was final date on their tour around generation terrorists...and you could quite clearly see richey's razor blade scars from his 4 Real incident PJ Harvey (before she started applying make-up Kitchens of Distinction went to loads more...but can't remember them
Also, i saw the Ride /Mercury Rev Leas Cliff Hall show...i know the London date a little later had the Verve as support. Mercury Rev were very rocky and a bit shite ...amazed they turned out so good in the end!
This is my site The Folkestone Gerald that I built in a frenzy of excitement when we first moved here sometime in '04. I'd been a regular visitor for a while before that but I am technically one of those Down From Londons you get now. This site was a lot more dynamic with a calendar of events and voting for favourite venues and things, and I hear it was a handy resource for those who were thinking of moving to the area. Now I've moved out of Folkestone again (though just a couple of miles) it doesn't get as much attention as it used to. Ironic really as The town is now becoming the exciting place we always thought it was about to become. I am not Gerald BTW, the name comes from the name of a fake newspaper in an episode of The Day Today or something, the Portsmouth Gerald, and how there is a local newspaper here called the Folkestone Herald. Puns like this are GRATE aren't they? Do get in touch if you have anything to offer, email anythign @ this domain, or try @folkestone or @pauly on the twitter.