The official FRIARS Aylesbury compendium
Inside....the gigs....the flyers....posters....the memories....and YOU !
From the Bucks Herald on the start of Phase 2 in 1971
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April 11th 2008 - Welcome to the Friars Aylesbury compendium !
This website will evolve throughout 2008 as more information on the gigs emerges. However you should find your favourite gigs in here and hopefully there is something to take you back down good old memory lane with the flyers and even some sights and sounds of the eras. There are some excellent pieces by some of the people who made Friars what it was.
The vast majority of what you see on this site is not generally in the public domain nor on any other website. As many artistes as possible (so far) have been contacted about playing at Friars and the vast majority of quotes sourced are exclusive to this website.
The information on the "other gigs" will be live in May all going well.
"(Friars) was a great audience" - Tom Robinson
"I remember we used to really like playing at the Friars mainly because of the audience, which was always very supportive of us" - Free
"Wonderful, it was after our first (Friars) gig we knew then we would break in the UK" - Cockney Rebel
"You won't get a bad word about Friars from me" - Eddie and the Hot Rods
"The audience reception was the best" - Woody Woodmansey (David Bowie)
"It was a little like a 'club' that both bands and audiences all belonged to!" - Blossom Toes
"We never could have imagined how great the audiences were or what an amazing reception we always got whenever we came to Aylesbury" - Sailor
and many many more !
Friars had, on closure, 87,000 members. Very few organisations can boast this or better it. But it is those 87,000 members who helped make Friars what it is in people's consciousnesses and the site still needs your memories and your reviews of those concerts. Also we would welcome scans of any clippings, press cuttings and (particularly) tickets etc. Big thanks to all the fans who have sent stuff in so far.
Please contact the site with your memories and reviews mike@aylesburyfriars.co.uk
There's a lot of work involved with this website, so please check the updates section every now and then as there is likely to be something new in here.
Please note that if you see this website linked on official or artiste fansites, that's fine with us. What isn't fine however, is seeing our name linked or associated with online auctions such as eBay (which unfortunately has happened) when it's nothing to do with us. We don't have a problem with what people want to sell or buy, but this website does not sell, buy or trade any memorabilia. This site is strictly non-commercial and does not associate itself with, nor endorses any related commercial activity. If you see this website mentioned on an auction or trading site anywhere, please let us know. Thanks
ENJOY !
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