Spike Island concert

E400756

music concert outdoor music festival rock concert

The Spike Island concert was a landmark 1990 outdoor show by The Stone Roses in Widnes, England, often regarded as a defining moment of the Madchester and baggy music era.

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All labels observed (3)

Label	Occurrences
Spike Island concert canonical	1
The Stone Roses at Spike Island	1
The Stone Roses at Spike Island 1990	1

How this entity was disambiguated

This entity first appeared as the object of triple T3926523 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.

NED1 Entity disambiguation (via context triple) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07

Target entity: Spike Island concert
Context triple: [The Stone Roses, notableEvent, Spike Island concert]

A. Isle of Wight Festival
The Isle of Wight Festival is a major British music festival, famous for its historic late-1960s events featuring iconic rock acts and its modern revival as a large annual live music gathering.
B. Lostwithiel Carnival
Lostwithiel Carnival is an annual community festival in Lostwithiel, Cornwall, featuring parades, family activities, and local cultural celebrations.
C. Morecambe Music Festival
Morecambe Music Festival is an annual live music event in the seaside town of Morecambe, England, showcasing a wide range of performers and genres across multiple local venues.
D. Reading Festival
The Reading Festival is one of the UK’s most famous annual rock and alternative music festivals, held over the August bank holiday weekend and known for its major international headliners and lively camping culture.
E. Tiree Music Festival
Tiree Music Festival is an annual music and cultural festival held on the Scottish island of Tiree, known for its intimate atmosphere, scenic coastal setting, and celebration of folk and contemporary music.
F. None of above. chosen
G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.

NED2 Entity disambiguation (via description) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07

Target entity: Spike Island concert
Target entity description: The Spike Island concert was a landmark 1990 outdoor show by The Stone Roses in Widnes, England, often regarded as a defining moment of the Madchester and baggy music era.

A. Isle of Wight Festival
The Isle of Wight Festival is a major British music festival, famous for its historic late-1960s events featuring iconic rock acts and its modern revival as a large annual live music gathering.
B. Lostwithiel Carnival
Lostwithiel Carnival is an annual community festival in Lostwithiel, Cornwall, featuring parades, family activities, and local cultural celebrations.
C. Morecambe Music Festival
Morecambe Music Festival is an annual live music event in the seaside town of Morecambe, England, showcasing a wide range of performers and genres across multiple local venues.
D. Reading Festival
The Reading Festival is one of the UK’s most famous annual rock and alternative music festivals, held over the August bank holiday weekend and known for its major international headliners and lively camping culture.
E. Tiree Music Festival
Tiree Music Festival is an annual music and cultural festival held on the Scottish island of Tiree, known for its intimate atmosphere, scenic coastal setting, and celebration of folk and contemporary music.
F. None of above. chosen

Statements (48)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	music concert ⓘ outdoor music festival ⓘ rock concert ⓘ
alsoKnownAs	Spike Island gig ⓘ The Stone Roses at Spike Island ⓘ linked to: Spike Island concert
associatedWith	baggy music era ⓘ
attendanceEstimate	approximately 27000 ⓘ
audienceDemographic	predominantly young indie and rave fans ⓘ
chronologicallyFollows	The Stone Roses 1989–1990 UK tour ⓘ
country	United Kingdom ⓘ
culturalImpact	symbol of late-1980s and early-1990s UK indie-dance culture ⓘ
date	1990-05-27 ⓘ
follows	release of The Stone Roses debut album ⓘ
genre	Madchester ⓘ alternative rock ⓘ baggy ⓘ
hasSubject	documentary film about the event ⓘ
hasTheme	fusion of indie rock and dance culture ⓘ
headliner	The Stone Roses ⓘ
infrastructureIssues	long queues for facilities ⓘ poor sound quality reports ⓘ
inspired	2012 film "Spike Island" ⓘ
legacy	frequently referenced in British music press retrospectives ⓘ often cited as peak of The Stone Roses first era ⓘ
location	Spike Island, Widnes, Cheshire, England ⓘ Widnes, England ⓘ linked to: Widnes
mainPerformer	The Stone Roses ⓘ
mediaDescription	Woodstock for the baggy generation ⓘ
notableAs	defining moment of the Madchester era ⓘ landmark British rock concert ⓘ
notableFor	DIY, rave-like atmosphere ⓘ fans travelling from all over the UK ⓘ
organisedBy	The Stone Roses management ⓘ
partOf	Madchester scene ⓘ linked to: Madchester
precededBy	rapid rise in The Stone Roses popularity ⓘ
promoter	SJM Concerts ⓘ
setlistIncludes	I Am the Resurrection ⓘ I Wanna Be Adored ⓘ She Bangs the Drums ⓘ Waterfall ⓘ
supportAct	DJ Dave Booth ⓘ Northside ⓘ Riflemen of War ⓘ The Charlatans ⓘ The Cheetahs ⓘ linked to: Cheetahs (Super Rugby)
transport	special coaches arranged from across the UK ⓘ
weather	hot and sunny ⓘ
year	1990 ⓘ

How these facts were elicited

Referenced by (3)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

The Stone Roses → notableEvent → Spike Island concert ⓘ

Made of Stone → notableLivePerformance → The Stone Roses at Spike Island 1990 ⓘ

linked to: Spike Island concert

Spike Island concert → alsoKnownAs → The Stone Roses at Spike Island ⓘ