The Stone Roses ● 15th August 1985 ● Live at the Hacienda, Manchester, England 

Ian looks like Morrissey on the pull.

My right ear loved this

Every time I watch this I wish I could see more of Reni and how he does it with only 2 arms and 2 legs! It sounds like there must be an octupus on drums. His drumming's so powerful and fast, you wonder how it's humanly possible! He's so hyped up, he's like Superman. At the end about 29.20 he powerfully knocks his kit over. I can quite believe he was left hyperventilating after some of these gigs. (Can't remember where I read that.) Must've been hard to come down when you've given your all in a performance like that. An amazing man. I love watching him drum no matter what his age. I can't believe he thought he was 'too old to drum' for the reunion. He soon proved that wrong. Never even sounded out of breath whilst singing & drumming away. My drumming hero!

Blimey was at this gig ! I remember it was pretty empty in The Hac with about 100 people there but I definitely remember Ian jumping off stage into the crowd Great Night !

Awesome thanks for posting. Ian channeling his inner Morrissey

Very lucky to hold on to Reni at this stage. He could walk into any band in the country at this point.

Thank you for uploading this , love early roses

John looks the same! Ian's clothes here are hilarious I dig his aggressive vocals tho! Reni hadn't taken up fishing yet obviously!

awesome footage of a moment captured in time, awesome club one of the greatest British bands of all time! found this whilst on a roses marathon getting ready for Hampden park... whoever sourced this and posted it.. one love 😎

A great band who still had to find itself

Thanks for posting !!!

Wow, this is great. Thanks!

Wow! Ian is acting really like Morrissey here!

I'm glad Ian jumped into the crowd. The cameraman actually noticed there was a drummer.

Even back then Renni stood out a mile as a top class drummer 👏

I was at this gig - though you can’t see it, there was a pretty serious mosh pit - I was just turned 17 and me and my pal - we bashed about - it was brilliant- they were the most vital new band in Manchester- this was a joint gig with The Playne Jayne (spelling) where the Roses went to London and supported PJ in return - we’d seen their first Warehouse gig a few months earlier- after the second Warehouse gig - So Young/Tell Me 12” single came out - then after what seemed like an age Sally Cinnamon came out - by this point they were getting more mellow, trying to ditch the aggro at gigs - Ian famously writing in the bogs if the International One venue, “We don’t need no more fighting” Ian. The energy at these early gigs was spectacular.

Amazing early footage of a band that would go on to influence so many others

This is good stuff!

Holy shit. His Morrissey influence is insane

so sweet so magic!

Not hard to see why they weren’t taken that seriously in the early days, what a transformation. Shows the power of hard work and self belief.

Great Stuff. Amazing how Adored is virtually the same As it would be 4 years later on the Album. Genius

Reni is a animal brilliant

The Smiths + Joy Division = The Stone Roses ( Early incarnation ) And then a total rebrand ! Awesome . Kept some of their original songs Ian Brown kicks like mule ( martial arts innit ? )

I don't care what anyone says, he sings So Young as well as on the pressed record.....

I love how confrontational Ian is when it's the last song ,it's like yes you will remember us

peculiar obsession with class in the comments below whilst seeming to forget an album was made and was simply class......total magic

I was there. At the end of the show eddie van halen slide tackled john squire off the stage killing him instantly before ripping into a 20 minute guitar solo

if Ian isn't on anything in this I'd be shocked but this is my favourite video of all time

4:17 Looks like Reni has got 20 arms

Thanks for uploading. Great early power of the original 5 piece. But proof that Ian could never sing.

Last chance to dance! And they do .ian had it then .even as a psych punk band these were good

Ian Brown Is On Fire 🔥 Here What A Perfornance

Here it comes sounds immense! I’d love (or maybe someone can tell me) to know when the songs were chronologically written..I’m guessing adored is a new song at this point?

Who knew 1969-era Jimmy Page played bass for the Stone Roses in 1985?

That pirate is Pete Garner

I enjoyed this way more than I thought I would and can see now why they got a following so early on; the recordings of these songs were crap, but what a performance!

GARAGE FLOWER

So he started trying to be like Morrissey , failed and became the singing Bruce Lee Funny Love these guys

For audio thru both speakers listen to Simon William's audio of this gig. (If anyone knows how to marry up his audio with this video I'd love to know!)

Ian obviously came to the gig straight from his sales assistant job at Dixons.

John Squire looks exactly the same, while Ian Brown looks totally different in every aspect. And this is surprisingly good.

Smiths Division. Brilliant!

This is the roses 'amphet' era... still never really found out why bassist Pete garner left the band..played well and looked the part...tho think he hooked up with reni when he left the band..to start his group ..the Rub

Pete the Pirate Garner on bass

Go on Mr Brown give it some...

Anyone who knows all the songs of this playlist? #thxforuploading

Tell me sounds fucking ace

You know it would take seconds and two mouse-clicks to put this in both speakers, right?

How did they go from this in 1985 to what they were in 1989 ?? From energetic and hyperactive to "can't be fooked shuffles".

Back when a hand full of people liked the direction they were going in.

This actually kind of hurts to watch, the performance I mean, the music's cool

i prefer this early material to the debut album - some great tunes and great footage

Why only one speaker!

These tunes kick the sh#t out of the actual 2nd album. Its too clean this gets you up for the cup!!

#7 is Tragic Roundabout not Mission Impossible

Did bassist get chucked out as well from Gareth evans

Post punk, Spear of Destiny, Oi street punk, psychadelia, goth tinged edges, punk Joy Division...what's not to like.

Oh yeah . The sound . Please fix it one day ….. pretty please . Cheers The drinks are on me !

Thank god mani joined this band otherwise history might have been very different. Its like lee mavers said whilst the roses were fucking about with ponytails and leather kecks they were inventing what became known as britpop

can't this be remastered and the video enhanced?

Why is Reni wearing just his keks?

I thought for a second it was a Dead Kennedys concert lol

What's up with this?? Anyway, my right ear says thanks.

Adored sounds fucking weird without mani, and Pete's playing the same bassline. Squire's always on point though.

el pirata es un crack de dónde salió jajajaj

mmmmmmmarvelous..

Ironically Ian's voice sounds ok here.

Ian Brown is a pie.

malísimo, lo cual demuestra q cualquiera puede cantar y hacer una obra maestra con tiempo y paciencia! me encanta

What an interesting but frustrating watch. How the hell the cameraperson only filmed a few seconds of Reni when the rest of the band are largely uninteresting anyway is one of the greatest failures and mysteries in music of all time. I, like many watching this, aren't really that interested in watching anyone else and likely wouldn't have complained if the camera had been only on him the whole time.

How old where Ian an John here

Noel gallagher in the audience

Once the clobber fella gets hold the look changes(TF) and so does the music.

I thought their gig at reading 1996 was bad 😂

That rhythm guitarist thinks he's in The Clash

Ian Bieber ??

manchester la la la

Ian looks like Morrisey

Didn’t know Brian may was in the band

Why the fuck does the bassist look like he is in the Monterey Pop Festival?

Wow I wanna be adored is that old?? Ian's vocals on it are awful!

Me mum would of unplugged them for playing headache music

The pirate looks better than the vocalist👍

They did have the foundations of one good song here - Adored - but little else in terms of decent songs . But they had a great drummer and a very competent guitarist. Ian's singing was as flat as the Norfolk broads. It's a strange journey they went on ; goth-post punk , jangly indiepop and finally Led Zep style blues . They nailed the jangly indiepop for a couple of years , not so much the other two.

different drugs then 🤭

Lol Ian Brown sounds like Alan Partridge and that isn't a compliment - bloody awful

It was better that did changed: it's SO fucking a copy than inspiration.

TERRIBLE!

god DAMN, that's bad