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Vale Hall, Civic Centre, Market Square,  Aylesbury

Blondie

Saturday November 12th 1977

see also (XTC) Saturday November 11th 1978 Saturday December 22nd 1979

Deborah Harry  Chris Stein  Jimmy Destri  Clem Burke  Gary Valentine

  XTC

  Unknown

  See below

  See Kris Needs' piece on the rise of Blondie including this gig in the Mojo new wave special (March 2008). Also these photos from ZigZag (courtesy of the John Braley collection)

 

    

Blondie went on to become one of the biggest bands in the UK. Shortly after these gigs, Valentine was replaced on bass by Princes Risborough's very own Nigel Harrison who had played Friars before with Silverhead. After massive success, the band petered out but came back in 1999 as if they had never been away and as at 2008, they are still playing the UK's biggest venues.

Not long before this gig, XTC had played the King's Head in Aylesbury Markey Square. A year later they headlined Friars.

    

Official Blondie site  Official XTC site

 

 

 

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