The official FRIARS Aylesbury compendium
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Maxwell Hall, Civic Centre, Market
Square, Aylesbury
Eddie and the Hot Rods
Saturday February 18th 1978
see also Saturday February 7th 1976 Saturday October 2nd 1976 Thursday December 23rd 1976 Saturday March 17th 1979
see also Squeeze Saturday June 5th 1982
see also Difford and Tilbrook Saturday September 22nd 1984
see also Radio Stars Saturday September 2nd 1978
Barrie Hollis Graeme Douglas
Paul Gray Steve Nicol
Radio Stars Squeeze
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Barrie Masters, writing for the Friars Aylesbury website in 2007 said:
"In my humble opinion Friars was the best all round gig in the country. The size is great as you're never too far from stage or bar, acoustics are excellent and from the bands point of view a perfect stage size and great dressing rooms.David Stopps ( promoter in my day ) an excellent host, always looked after us well and also ran a tight ship. I must add that the Iggy Pop gig with David Bowie on keys, rates in my top ten gigs of all time. So as you can tell, you won't get a bad word about Friars from me, and I have done more gigs than most bands in the country, most of them I have forgotten by now, but I always remember the Friars gigs I have done. if only all gigs were as good as....."
Andy Ellison, Radio Stars, writing for the Friars Aylesbury website in 2009 said:
"I do remember the gig very well, and the venue being one of the best on the circuit, in the late 70's. Played there with EDDIE AND THE HOT RODS and SQUEEZE, and then in our own right, on the first night of the RADIO STARS never ending holiday tour, that went on for about 9 months, starting at FRIARS, AYLESBURY, where we took a coach load of jouranlists to the venue with a conjurer on board, and topless girls serving drinks, i don't remember much about what happened later that night, but all i remember it was a great gig, and i've got great memories of your venue, Happily I'm still alive, and Radio Stars are up and running and could play there again if you want. We recently played The Forum, London."
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Eddie and the Hot Rods still gig regularly today. Guess what? Eddie and the Hot Rods will come back grace Aylesbury in the Summer of 2008 ! They headline Hobble on the Cobbles in the Market Square
Confirmation that this was the third fastest selling gig in Friars history to that point. Thanks to Steve Wright from the Radio Stars site for these two cuttings.
Eddie and the Hot Rods official site
Sights and Sounds - Eddie and the Hot Rods - Do Anything You Wanna Do (1977)
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