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1977 Management taken over by "Hernweave"
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by Jamie & Lawrence Bloom,
Alan Shievren & Sean Casey |
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| 3rd January |
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Genesis |
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| 24th January |
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The Sensational Alex Harvey Band |
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Rehearsals for their upcoming tour |
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| 27th – |
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| 29th January |
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Lynyrd Skynyrd, Clover |
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While staying at The Royal
Lancaster Hotel, The band get involved in a clash with the Metropolitan
Police Boxing team, which is holding it’s annual dinner. Rossington
and Pyle are both knocked unconscious during a melee and both need medical
treatment |
| 30th January |
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The Climax Blues Band, The Stranglers |
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The Stranglers performance stopped due
to “Fuck” T-Shirt worn by Huge Cornwall, I remember Alan Edwards,
their publisist on the phone in the foyer phoning all the music press, the
next morning The Stranglers name was in every newspaper |
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| 12th February |
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Steve Harley & Cockney
Rebel |
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This was a charity concert
in aid of the homeless in Northern |
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| 19th February |
Eddie & The Hot Rods, Ultravox |
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| 25th February |
The Streetwalkers |
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| 27th February |
Jerry Lee Lewis, The Darts |
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| 5th March |
Iggy Pop, The Vibrators |
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Heavy security backstage because Iggy
had David Bowie playing Keyboards in his backing band |
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Billed as The Idiot World Tour it visited
three countries and produced of twenty-six performances. The band consisted
of: Iggy Pop (vocals), David Bowie (keyboards and backing vocals), Ricky
Gardiner (guitar), Tony Sales (bass) and Hunt Sales (drums). |
| 6th March |
Uriah Heep, Woody Woodmanson’s
U-Boat |
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| Now it was the turn of
David Bowie’s “Spiders” supporting, with their old boss
either day! |
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| 7th March |
Iggy Pop (with David Bowie), The Vibrators |
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| 11th March |
AC/DC, Jenny Darren |
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| 13th March |
Graham Parker & The
Rumour, Southside Johnny & The Asbury
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Jukes |
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Southside Johnny & The Asbury Jukes
blow the place apart with an incredible performance. On the strength of
this show they are booked the headline their own show a month later. |
| 16th/ |
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| 17th March |
David Soul |
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| 18th March |
Marc Bolan & T Rex, The Damned |
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Punk meets Glam Rock a fantastic
double bill”
Marc Bolan's last London show as six months later he was dead, when
his car crashed into a tree on Barnes Common. |
| 19th March |
The Pat Travers Band |
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| 24th March |
The Kinks |
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| 25th March |
Golden Earring, Widowmaker |
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Recorded for the “Golden Earring
Live” Album |
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| 26th March |
Steve Hillage |
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| 1st April |
Paice, Ashton & Lord, Bandit |
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| 4th April |
Mott the Hoople Rehearsals |
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| 6th April |
Southside Johnny & The Asbury Jukes,
Ronnie Spector
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7th April |
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S.A.H.B., Krazy Kat |
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8th – |
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10th April |
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Fleetwood Mac, Charlie |
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27th/ |
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28th April |
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The Small Faces |
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| 29th April |
Eric Clapton,
Ronnie Lane’s Slim Chance, Pete Townsend |
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Eric is in
a bad way, drinking heavily, he leaves the stage half way gig, only to be
enticed back on stage by Pete Townsend,
has to mime his way through rest of set |
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30th April/ |
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1st May |
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“The Sun Sound Show” with Charlie
Feathers,Buddy Knox, Warren Smith, Jack Scott, Crazy Cavern & The Rhythm
Rockers
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2nd – |
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7th May |
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Elton John & Ray Cooper |
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Princess Alexandra attends the charity
gala night the management are presented afterwards dressed up to the nines
in dicky suits! |
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9th May |
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The Clash, The Jam, The Buzzcocks, Subway
Sect, The Prefects |
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The Clash's first major headline
tour, the White Riot Tour, with The Jam (who pull out half way through
after disagreements over money and sound mixes) This show is a punk milestone
- the song White Riot led to fans tearing out 200 seats and throwing the
wreckage onstage.
Unbelievably a 10cm piece of broken seat with a text by Caroline
Coon was sold in auction in 2010 for £120 (I bet they wish they
hadn't thrown them on stage!!!)
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12th May |
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Slade, Liar |
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13th May |
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Bill Oddie & Pacific Eardrum |
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14th May |
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Ian Gillan Band, Strapps |
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20th May |
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John Mayall |
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28th May |
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Dolly Parton |
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4th June |
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Bob Marley & The Wailers,
Rico |
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It was only six months since
the attempted assassination after the “Smile Jamaica” concert
and there was maximum security at the shows. Both Marley and his manager
Don Taylor were both worried that some brethren of the Kingston gunmen might
emerge out of the shadows of London's large Jamaican community.
Marley's health was troubling as well. An old football injury to his big
toe was aggravated in Paris just weeks previous. The old wound had never
really healed he had worn a bandage on his foot for several weeks, but it
had done little good. His boots would fill with blood during the London
shows; Marley was advised to stay off his feet but he was determined to
get through the tour. Marley transformed his physical pain and anxiety into
a series of stirring performances, his finest in London. He performed several
new songs from the his latest album “Exodus” including Natural
Mystic and Jamming, plus essential songs including I shot the Sheriff, War,
No more trouble, Them belly full & Rebel Music (3 O’Clock Roadblock)
Exodus was often the last song of the evening. The Rainbow Theatre shows
were recorded and released as a video, Bob Marley and the Wailers Live!.
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9th June |
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Eddie & The Hot Rods, The Radio Stars |
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12th June |
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The Heavy Metal Kids |
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19th June |
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Tom Petty & The Heartbreakers, |
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The Boomtown Rats |
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Billed as The Terminal
Romance UK Tour |
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| 7th July |
Billy Connolly |
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| 22nd July |
The Kinks |
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| 23rd July |
Boxer, Crawler, Moon |
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| 30th July |
Boz Scaggs |
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| 4th August |
Little Feat, Tower of Power Horns |
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| Mick Taylor “Guests”
recorded for the Waiting for Columbus Album |
| 31st August |
The Doobie Brothers, Crawler |
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| 3rd September |
Harry Chapin |
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| 10th September |
Big Youth, Dennis Brown |
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| 15th September |
Sham 69, Drunk n' Disorderly,
Lous |
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| 23rd September |
Film "Ladies & Gentlemen
- The Rolling Stones |
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| 24th September |
The Southerland Brothers &
Quiver, City Boy |
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| 25th September |
Mink DeVille, Tyla Gang |
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30th September |
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| & 1st October |
Iggy Pop, The Adverts |
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| 2nd October |
The Little River Band |
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| 3rd October |
Rose Royce |
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7th October |
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Denice Williams, Lenny Williams |
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| 11th October |
Weather Report |
| 12th October |
Lone Star,
Stranger |
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13th October |
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Ian Gillan |
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14th- |
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16th October |
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Dr.Hook, Alphalpha |
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| 20th October |
Johnny Thunder & The Heartbreakers,
The Models, Souxsie & The Banshees |
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the Sex Pistols there, drinking at the bar with James Hunt the motor racing
driver! |
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21st October |
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“Live Disco” with Outsiders,
Suspects, The Meat, Youthenasia |
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24th October |
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Donna Summer |
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25th/ |
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26th October |
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Burning Spear |
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Vocals - Winston Rodney,
Congos - Philip Fullwood, Saxophone - George Lee, Drums - Angus Gaye, Trumpet
- Bobby Ellis, Rhythm Guitar - Brinsley Forde, Bass - George Oban, Keyboards
- Courtney Hemmings, Lead Guitar - Donald Griffins
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28th October |
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Smokie |
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29th October |
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Boney M, Eruption |
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25th September |
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Mink DeVille, The Tyla Gang |
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30th September |
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Roy Harper, Sprigins |
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1st November |
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George Duke |
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3rd November |
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Steve Hillage |
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5th November |
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Kenny Rogers, Crystal Gale |
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9th November |
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Sweet |
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11th- |
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14th November |
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Rainbow, Kingfish |
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15th November |
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Blondie, XTC |
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17th/ |
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18th November |
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The Chieftains |
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20th November |
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Max Bygraves, Georgie Fame |
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21st November |
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John Martyn |
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24th November |
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Cher & Greg Allman, Splinter |
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26th/ |
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27th November |
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Graham Parker & The Rumour, Clover |
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29th November |
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Horslips |
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Billed as The Aliens Tour |
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1st December |
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Frankie Millar, Meal Ticket |
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2nd December |
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Alan Price, Gonzalez |
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3rd December |
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Gary Glitter, Rosetta Stone |
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4th December |
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Nazareth, Marseilles |
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13th- |
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15th December |
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The Clash, Sham 69, The
Zones
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16th December |
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The Alessi Brothers |
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17th December |
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The Boomtown Rats, The Yachts,
Blast Furnace & The Heatwaves |
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18th December |
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Baris Mancho |
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21st December |
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The Darts |
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23rd/ |
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24th December |
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The Kinks |
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This concert was broadcast live on BBC
2's The Old Grey Whistle Test, introduced by Bob Harris |
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30th December |
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“Stars in Wonderland”
with Lulu, Ted Rogers, Bernie Clifton, Lesley Judd, The Wurzels, Berni Flint,
Mud, Roy Castle, The Barron Knights, Stu Francis & Geofrey Bishop’s
New Edition |
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| Panto comes to The Rainbow! |
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31st December |
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The Ramones, The Rezillos, Generation X |
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