A venue based in Attercliffe run by professional trombonist(!) Marcus Reynolds. They were a busy and popular venue at the foot of Staniforth road often hosting 4/5 gigs a week. It was a key venue on the psychobilly & punk circuit as well as a variety of left-field rock bands, including the only gig by the Comsat Angels under their “Headhunters” name. It closed in 1990 and left a gaping hole that hasn’t really been filled in the Sheffield scene. Marcus is still extolling the joys of trombones, but sadly has absolutely nothing to say about Take 2 and no memorabila from the times. I suspect he simply wasn’t ruthless enough to run a business like this where everyone would have tried to take advantage of him.
Please share any memorabilia about this venue and add any missing gigs.
band | support | date | venue | town |
Jazz Butcher | Spacemen 3 | 18/09/1987 | Take 2 | Sheffield |
UK Subs | The Bland | 16/10/1987 | Take 2 | Sheffield |
The Bland | Macc Lads | 06/12/1987 | Take 2 | Sheffield |
Midnight Choir | Walking Seeds | 23/01/1988 | Take 2 | Sheffield |
Kiev Exocet | 12/02/1988 | Take 2 | Sheffield | |
Robyn Hitchcock | 13/02/1988 | Take 2 | Sheffield | |
The Vaynes | 14/02/1988 | Take 2 | Sheffield | |
Jadis | 16/02/1988 | Take 2 | Sheffield | |
The Man With No Name | 18/02/1988 | Take 2 | Sheffield | |
Flying Oryx | 19/02/1988 | Take 2 | Sheffield | |
Blind Venetians | 21/02/1988 | Take 2 | Sheffield | |
Ensoniq Roadshow | 22/02/1988 | Take 2 | Sheffield | |
Flith Sisters | JJs Bones | 24/02/1988 | Take 2 | Sheffield |
Goodbye Toulouse | The Cynics | 25/02/1988 | Take 2 | Sheffield |
The Details | A Whale Of A Time | 27/02/1988 | Take 2 | Sheffield |
The Shamen | 28/02/1988 | Take 2 | Sheffield | |
UK Subs | 11/03/1988 | Take 2 | Sheffield | |
Spacemen 3 | Perfect Disaster | 24/03/1988 | Take 2 | Sheffield |
Spacemen 3 | Perfect Disaster | 25/03/1988 | Take 2 | Sheffield |
Jack Rubies | 05/05/1988 | Take 2 | Sheffield | |
Howling Wilf and the VJs | The Mourning After | 06/05/1988 | Take 2 | Sheffield |
One Mans Medicine | 07/05/1988 | Take 2 | Sheffield | |
Attacco Decente | 08/05/1988 | Take 2 | Sheffield | |
The Tin Gods | 12/05/1988 | Take 2 | Sheffield | |
No Mans Land | Snap Dragons | 13/05/1988 | Take 2 | Sheffield |
Macc Lads | 14/05/1988 | Take 2 | Sheffield | |
Macc Lads | 15/05/1988 | Take 2 | Sheffield | |
The Beyond | Maniac / Bad Taste (Sheff) | 07/07/1988 | Take 2 | Sheffield |
Third Uncles | Candyweed | 01/10/1988 | Take 2 | Sheffield |
Beat Crazy | 02/10/1988 | Take 2 | Sheffield | |
Christian Death | 23/10/1988 | Take 2 | Sheffield | |
Whip Me Harvey | 24/10/1988 | Take 2 | Sheffield | |
Mutant Motor Company | 25/10/1988 | Take 2 | Sheffield | |
Sins Of The Flesh | 26/10/1988 | Take 2 | Sheffield | |
The Comsat Angels | (as the "Headhunters") | 27/10/1988 | Take 2 | Sheffield |
Dumpys Rusty Nuts | 28/10/1988 | Take 2 | Sheffield | |
Jesus Monroe | 29/10/1988 | Take 2 | Sheffield | |
Slopdosh Bobbar And Ivan Crump | 01/11/1988 | Take 2 | Sheffield | |
Slopdosh Bobbar And Ivan Crump | 20/11/1988 | Take 2 | Sheffield | |
UK Subs | 18/12/1988 | Take 2 | Sheffield | |
Slopdosh Bobbar And Ivan Crump | Radiacs | 20/12/1988 | Take 2 | Sheffield |
Automatic Dlamini | 18/05/1989 | Take 2 | Sheffield | |
Tales To Tell | EZ EZ | 19/05/1989 | Take 2 | Sheffield |
GBH | Slopdosh Bobbar And Ivan Crump | 20/05/1989 | Take 2 | Sheffield |
Straight Razor Halos | 21/05/1989 | Take 2 | Sheffield | |
Fuzztones | The Mourning After / The Tyme Element | 28/05/1989 | Take 2 | Sheffield |
Carter The Unstoppable Sex Machine | 14/06/1989 | Take 2 | Sheffield | |
Bomb Disneyland | Penetrator / Muzzle Club | 21/08/1989 | Take 2 | Sheffield |
Yeah God | Spin Out / Human Perogrative | 31/08/1989 | Take 2 | Sheffield |
Snuff | The Moving Jelly Brothers / Def Con 4 | 01/09/1989 | Take 2 | Sheffield |
The Pharoahs | Lost Souls / Radiacs | 02/09/1989 | Take 2 | Sheffield |
The Jazz Butcher | Crow / Detail Fiend | 04/09/1989 | Take 2 | Sheffield |
Chelsea | Dollar Babies / Gunrunners | 06/09/1989 | Take 2 | Sheffield |
The Absolute | 08/09/1989 | Take 2 | Sheffield | |
Le Rue | 09/09/1989 | Take 2 | Sheffield | |
Midnite | 10/09/1989 | Take 2 | Sheffield | |
Wreckless Eric | The Big Pants / Clive | 11/09/1989 | Take 2 | Sheffield |
Into A Circle | Sins Of The Flesh | 12/09/1989 | Take 2 | Sheffield |
Too Much Texas | 14/09/1989 | Take 2 | Sheffield | |
Conflict | 16/09/1989 | Take 2 | Sheffield | |
The Shout | Corpse Grinders | 22/09/1989 | Take 2 | Sheffield |
2 Saints | Face First / American Ruse | 25/09/1989 | Take 2 | Sheffield |
The Telescopes | Lilac Confusion / Spin Outs | 26/09/1989 | Take 2 | Sheffield |
Gods Little Monkeys | Muzzle Club | 28/09/1989 | Take 2 | Sheffield |
Das Damen | The Walking Seeds / Detail Fiend | 02/10/1989 | Take 2 | Sheffield |
Bradford | Emerald Rain | 03/10/1989 | Take 2 | Sheffield |
Godflesh | God / Kill Buddha | 05/10/1989 | Take 2 | Sheffield |
2 Lost Sons | Lighthouse / Johhny 7 | 06/10/1989 | Take 2 | Sheffield |
Guns For Hire | Skyfire / Dirty Work / Shamway | 07/10/1989 | Take 2 | Sheffield |
The Hunters Club | The Pilgrims | 08/10/1989 | Take 2 | Sheffield |
The Driscolls | Mousefolk / Nothing In Particular | 11/10/1989 | Take 2 | Sheffield |
Thrilled Skinny | F.C.S | 12/10/1989 | Take 2 | Sheffield |
Benny Profane | Poisonous Little Creatures / Clive | 13/10/1989 | Take 2 | Sheffield |
Frantic Flintstones | Sugar Puff Demons | 14/10/1989 | Take 2 | Sheffield |
Midnite | 15/10/1989 | Take 2 | Sheffield | |
Xentrix | Bedlam Choir | 16/10/1989 | Take 2 | Sheffield |
Bomb Disneyland | The Corpse Grinders | 18/10/1989 | Take 2 | Sheffield |
Penetraters | Corpse Grinder | 18/10/1989 | Take 2 | Sheffield |
Mor-Fines | 19/10/1989 | Take 2 | Sheffield | |
The Popinjays | One Man's Medecine | 20/10/1989 | Take 2 | Sheffield |
Guana Batz | 22/10/1989 | Take 2 | Sheffield | |
Junior Manson Slags | Durango 95 / Ill-Logic | 23/10/1989 | Take 2 | Sheffield |
Face First | Sink / Jailcell Recipes | 29/10/1989 | Take 2 | Sheffield |
The Wild Poppies | 30/10/1989 | Take 2 | Sheffield | |
The Brilliant Corners | Blammo | 31/10/1989 | Take 2 | Sheffield |
Silverfish | 02/11/1989 | Take 2 | Sheffield | |
The Bombshells | 03/11/1989 | Take 2 | Sheffield | |
Carter The Unstoppable Sex Machine | 19/11/1989 | Take 2 | Sheffield | |
UK Subs | 03/12/1989 | Take 2 | Sheffield | |
DIM | Down And Outs / Illogic | 07/12/1989 | Take 2 | Sheffield |
Corpse Grinders | Illogic / Snuff | 04/01/1990 | Take 2 | Sheffield |
Muzzle Club | 24/01/1990 | Take 2 | Sheffield | |
Rubber Whips | Rat Fink / Bomb Disneyland | 23/03/1990 | Take 2 | Sheffield |
Magic Mushroom Band | Gas Police | 24/03/1990 | Take 2 | Sheffield |
UK Subs | Corpse Grinders | 31/03/1990 | Take 2 | Sheffield |
The Mock Turtles | The Ventialtors | 01/04/1990 | Take 2 | Sheffield |
Screaming Marionettes | Bedlam Choir | 04/04/1990 | Take 2 | Sheffield |
The Change | 07/04/1990 | Take 2 | Sheffield | |
Tubilah Dog | Tunnel Frenzies | 07/04/1990 | Take 2 | Sheffield |
James Dean Driving Experience | No Morgans / Faint | 08/04/1990 | Take 2 | Sheffield |
Psychosurgeons | The Protectors | 09/04/1990 | Take 2 | Sheffield |
Goat | The Penetrators | 10/04/1990 | Take 2 | Sheffield |
The Wild Poppies | Detail Fiend | 11/04/1990 | Take 2 | Sheffield |
Greenhouse | 3 Times The Crow | 12/04/1990 | Take 2 | Sheffield |
DOA | Corpse Grinders | 13/04/1990 | Take 2 | Sheffield |
Dollar Babies | Play Dixie | 14/04/1990 | Take 2 | Sheffield |
Dr. And The Crippens | 15/04/1990 | Take 2 | Sheffield | |
Dr And The Crippens | 15/04/1990 | Take 2 | Sheffield | |
The Wild Flowers | Into The Storm | 17/04/1990 | Take 2 | Sheffield |
The Harbour Kings | Steel Town | 19/04/1990 | Take 2 | Sheffield |
Phil Murray and the Boys From Bury | International Rescue | 20/04/1990 | Take 2 | Sheffield |
Guana Batz | 23/04/1990 | Take 2 | Sheffield | |
Friends Of Harry | 25/04/1990 | Take 2 | Sheffield | |
The Rainkings | 26/04/1990 | Take 2 | Sheffield | |
Voodoo Child | Barflies | 28/04/1990 | Take 2 | Sheffield |
Medicine Factory | 29/04/1990 | Take 2 | Sheffield | |
Darkside | 03/05/1990 | Take 2 | Sheffield | |
Cremin Jesus | Every New Dead Ghost | 06/05/1990 | Take 2 | Sheffield |
Zed | 08/05/1990 | Take 2 | Sheffield | |
Asphalt Ribbons | Cradleyard | 10/05/1990 | Take 2 | Sheffield |
The Enid | 16/05/1990 | Take 2 | Sheffield | |
The Exploited | Skitzo | 18/05/1990 | Take 2 | Sheffield |
Ullulators | Nukli | 01/06/1990 | Take 2 | Sheffield |
Carcass | Entombed (Swedish) | 05/06/1990 | Take 2 | Sheffield |
Radical Dance Faction (RDF) | 12/06/1990 | Take 2 | Sheffield |