other friars gigs
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dunstable - queensway (civic) hall
Electric
Light Orchestra
support
unknown
related friars history
no related gigs
setlist
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band line up
ELO Jeff Lynne Richard Tandy Bev Bevan
Mike du Alberquerque Mike Edwards Colin Walker Wilfred Gibson
gig poster and flyer (click to
enlarge flyer)
ticket
memories
david stopps, friars promoter:
At
the Dunstable gig they turned up very late and there was a dispute about
payment. I remember getting a call the next day from their manager the
legendary Don Arden (Sharon Osbourne’s dad) wanting to know why I had paid
them half. After a brief explanation he accepted that this was
reasonable (Amazingly).
press cuttings
what happened next
ELO went huge in the late
70s with their legendary spaceship lighting rig. It went a bit pear shaped
in the end with Bevan touring with former members as ELO Pat 2, something
he did also with The Move to Roy Wood's displeasure. Jeff Lynne released a
new album under the ELO banner in 2001 featuring a fleeting contribution
from Richard Tandy