Three members of The Housemartins were reunited on stage for the first time in more than 20 years to conclude the New Adelphi club's 30th anniversary celebrations.
Drummer Hugh Whitaker and guitarist Stan Cullimore joined Paul Heaton on Sunday evening to play their 1980s favourite Me And The Farmer.
Cullimore then returned to help sing the final song of the night, the number one hit Caravan Of Love. But with Whitaker lost somewhere in a packed crowd, Heaton told him he could join in by the bar.
Heaton took to the stage with his former Beautiful South bandmate Jacqui Abbott, almost 30 years to the day since he first performed at the De Grey Street venue with his then-new band The Housemartins.
"This is cosy," he said as he walked out in front of a sell-out crowd.![Housemartins]()
REUNION: Jacqui Abbott, Paul Heaton, Stan Cullimore and Hugh Whitaker pose for one of Ian Rook's famous Adelphi toilets photos.
Ed Faulkner, who performs in The Beautiful Couch tribute band, was among those fortunate enough to get tickets. "It was a privilege to be there," he said. "To see Stan and Hugh on stage with them was amazing and it will probably never happen again. "There was a unique atmosphere and I loved it when Paul was talking about the good old days at The Adelphi. "It was a fitting way to end the celebrations. Although Paul wasn't born in Hull The Beautiful South and The Housemartins were born in the city." The Housemartins, famed for hits such as Happy Hour and Caravan Of Love, have not performed on stage together since the 1980s. They disbanded in 1988, with Heaton going on to success with The Beautiful South. Cullimore is now a children's author who took the stage fresh from a performance at the Beverley Literature Festival on Saturday. Mr Faulkner added: "I had a permanent smile on my face from when they came on the stage to when they finished. I don't think I'll go to anything like it again." The gig marked the end of a week of celebrations at the New Adelphi, which included a performance by the Kaiser Chiefs on Friday.
REUNION: Jacqui Abbott, Paul Heaton, Stan Cullimore and Hugh Whitaker pose for one of Ian Rook's famous Adelphi toilets photos.Ed Faulkner, who performs in The Beautiful Couch tribute band, was among those fortunate enough to get tickets. "It was a privilege to be there," he said. "To see Stan and Hugh on stage with them was amazing and it will probably never happen again. "There was a unique atmosphere and I loved it when Paul was talking about the good old days at The Adelphi. "It was a fitting way to end the celebrations. Although Paul wasn't born in Hull The Beautiful South and The Housemartins were born in the city." The Housemartins, famed for hits such as Happy Hour and Caravan Of Love, have not performed on stage together since the 1980s. They disbanded in 1988, with Heaton going on to success with The Beautiful South. Cullimore is now a children's author who took the stage fresh from a performance at the Beverley Literature Festival on Saturday. Mr Faulkner added: "I had a permanent smile on my face from when they came on the stage to when they finished. I don't think I'll go to anything like it again." The gig marked the end of a week of celebrations at the New Adelphi, which included a performance by the Kaiser Chiefs on Friday.
