Welcome to the Friars Aylesbury website

There are now over 1000 photos and special galleries, mostly exclusive to this website. We are deeply grateful to Geoff Tyrell and Don Stone whose pictures/galleries show a great insight on the 1975 - 1980 period. Additionally there are many other photos on other pages and these can be accessed below. The photos are now set up in chronological order. (Page means that the photo(s) are on that specific gig page, some pages may only have one picture)

The contributor/photographer is credited under the page/gallery link.


Monday June 23rd 1969		Blossom Toes (Promo pics) (Page)
		*Brian Godding/Blossom Toes*
Monday September 22nd 1969		Blossom Toes (Promo pics) (Page)
		*Brian Godding/Blossom Toes*
Monday October 27th 1969		*East of Eden* (Gallery)
		*Geoff Nicholson/East of Eden*
Monday November 3rd 1969		Edgar Broughton Band (Page)
		Sue Greensmith
Monday December 22nd 1969		Graham Bond Initiation (Page)
		Kris Needs

Thursday July 15th 1971		*King Crimson at Watford* (Page)
		Sue Greensmith


Tuesday May 9th 1972		The Kinks at Watford (Page)
		Sue Greensmith
Saturday December 23rd 1972		Capability Brown (Friars Xmas Panto) (Page)
		Sue Greensmith


Saturday February 10th 1973		Mott The Hoople (Page)
		*Steven Daglish*
Monday March 19th 1973		Capability Brown at Dunstable (Page)
		Sue Greensmith
Saturday May 26th 1973		Roy Buchanan (Page)
		*Keith Bradbury*
Friday June 8th 1973		Gryphon (Page)
		Sue Greensmith
Saturday July 7th 1973		Peter Hammill (Page)
		Kris Needs
Saturday December 1st 1973		*Gong* (Page)
		*Bucks Herald archive*


Saturday June 15th 1974		*Alquin* (Promo pics) (Page)
		*Ferdinand Bakker/Alquin*
Sunday July 21st 1974		Rabans Rock 74 with Capability Brown (Page)
		Sue Greensmith
Saturday August 24th 1974		Cockney Rebel (Page)
		Kris Needs/Steven Daglish


Saturday May 17th 1975		Dr Feelgood (Page)
		Kris Needs
Saturday August 30th 1975		Andy Fairweather Low (Gallery)
		Starry Eyed and Laughing (Gallery)
		*Geoff Tyrell*
Saturday September 13th 1975		Greenslade (Gallery)
		*Warren Harry* (Gallery)
		*Kris Needs* (Gallery)
		*Geoff Tyrell*
Saturday September 27th1975		*Mott* (Page)
		*Bucks Herald archive*
Saturday October 11th 1975		Sailor (Gallery)
		*Horslips* (Gallery)
		*Geoff Tyrell*
Tuesday October 14th 1975		Tangerine Dream (Gallery)
		*Geoff Tyrell*
Wednesday November 5th 1975		Dr Feelgood (Gallery)
		*GT Moore and the Reggae Guitars* (Gallery)
		*Geoff Tyrell*
Saturday November 8th 1975		Camel (Page)
		*Geoff Tyrell*
Saturday November 8th 1975		Captain Beefheart (Page)
		*Geoff Tyrell*
Saturday December 20th 1975		Sassafras (Promo pics) (Page)
		*Ralph Evans/Sassafras*
		Sassafras (Page)
		Brand X (Page)
		*Geoff Tyrell*

Saturday January 10th 1976		Renaissance (Gallery)
		Gryphon (Gallery)
		*Geoff Tyrell*
Tuesday January 20th 1976		Ronnie Lane's Slim Chance (Gallery)
		Rab Noakes (Gallery)
		*Geoff Tyrell*
Saturday January 24th 1976		*Commander Cody*
		*Barry Melton Band*
		*Geoff Tyrell*
Saturday February 7th 1976		*Jack The Lad*
		*Eddie and the Hot Rods*
		*Geoff Tyrell*
Monday February 16th 1976		*Sailor* (Gallery)
		*Alfalpha* (Gallery)
		*Geoff Tyrell*
Saturday February 28th 1976		*Mike Heron's Reputation* (Page)
		*Druid* (Page)
		*Geoff Tyrell*
Wednesday March 17th 1976		Steeleye Span (Gallery)
		*Geoff Tyrell*
Saturday March 20th 1976		The Groundhogs (Gallery)
		The John Otway Band (Gallery)
		*Geoff Tyrell*
Saturday March 27th 1976		*Procol Harum* (Gallery)
		*Geoff Tyrell*
Wednesday April 7th 1976		Steve Harley (Page)
		*Geoff Tyrell*
Saturday April 10th		UFO (Gallery)
		Asylum (Gallery)
		*Geoff Tyrell*
Saturday May 8th 1976		Widowmaker (Gallery)
		*Upp*
		*Geoff Tyrell*
Saturday May 15th 1976		*Manfred Mann's Earthband* (Gallery)
		*Geoff Tyrell*
Saturday June 12th 1976		*Mott* (Gallery)
		*Geoff Tyrell*
Saturday July 17th 1976		Kevin Ayers (Page)
		*Geoff Tyrell*
Saturday July 24th 1976		Fruupp (Gallery)
		Medicine Head (Gallery)
		*Geoff Tyrell*
Saturday August 7th 1976		Curved Air (Gallery)
		Carol Grimes (Gallery)
		*Geoff Tyrell*
Monday September 20th 1976		Aylesbury Rock Explosion (Gallery)
		*Geoff Tyrell*
Monday September 20th 1976		Aylesbury Rock Explosion (Gallery)
		*Russ Naylor*
Monday September 20th 1976		Aylesbury Rock Explosion (Gallery)
		*Russ Naylor*
Saturday October 2nd 1976		Eddie and the Hot Rods (Page)
		The Flying Aces (Page)
		*Geoff Tyrell*
Saturday October 16th 1976		Steve Hillage (Gallery)
		*Geoff Tyrell*
Thursday November 4th 1976		Sailor (Page)
		*Geoff Tyrell*
Saturday November 20th 1976		Flamin Groovies (Gallery)
		*Geoff Tyrell*
Tuesday December 7th 1976		Hawkwind (Page)
		*Geoff Tyrell*
Saturday December 11th 1976		The Stranglers (Page)
		Roogalator (Page)
		*Geoff Tyrell*

Wednesday February 23rd 1977		Kate and Anna McGarrigle (Page)
		*Geoff Tyrell*
Tuesday March 1st 1977		Iggy Pop (Page)
		*Geoff Tyrell*
Saturday March 19th 1977		Otway and Barrett (Page)
		PTO
		*Geoff Tyrell*
		PTO
		*Andy Kinch/PTO*
Saturday April 30th 1977		Roy Harper (Page)
		*Geoff Tyrell*
Saturday May 7th 1977		Frankie Miller (Page)
		*Geoff Tyrell*
Saturday May 21st 1977		Quantum Jump (Page)
		*Geoff Tyrell*
Thursday May 26th 1977		The Ramones (Page)
		Talking Heads
		*Geoff Tyrell*
Saturday July 7th1977		Jack The Lad (Page)
		*Geoff Tyrell*
Saturday July 23rd 1977		George Hatcher (Page)
		Illusion
		*Geoff Tyrell*
Saturday September 17th 1977		Mink de Ville (Page)
		*Geoff Tyrell*
Saturday October 1st 1977		Little River Band (Page)
		*Geoff Tyrell*
Saturday November 12th 1977		Blondie (Page) enhanced*
		*Geoff Tyrell/Bucks Herald archive*

Saturday March 25th 1978		Gallagher and Lyle (Page)
		*Bucks Herald archive*
Saturday March 25th 1978		Rubinoos (Page)
		*Geoff Tyrell*
Saturday April 15th 1978		Vice Creems (Page)
		*Geoff Tyrell*
Saturday April 22nd1978		The Modern Lovers (Gallery)
		*Bucks Herald archive*
Wednesday May 3rd 1978		Steve Hillage (Gallery)
		National Health (Gallery)
		*Don Stone*
Thursday May 25th 1978		Otway and Barrett (Page)
		*Don Stone*
Saturday May 27th 1978		Ian Dury and the Blockheads (Gallery)
		*Don Stone*
Saturday May 27th 1978		Ian Dury and the Blockheads (Gallery)
		*Bucks Herald archive*
Saturday June 17th 1978		The Jam (Gallery)
		The Jolt (Gallery)
		*Don Stone*
Saturday June 28th 1978		UFO (Gallery)
		Marseilles (Gallery)
		*Don Stone*
Saturday July 15th 1978		Magazine (Gallery)
		The Shirts (Gallery)
		*Don Stone*
Sunday August 13th 1978		Open Air Otway (Gallery)
		Open Air Otway part two (Gallery)
		*Geoff Tyrell*
Saturday September 2nd 1978		Radio Stars (Gallery)
		The Boyfriends (Gallery)
		The Reaction (Gallery)
		*Don Stone*
Thursday September 7th 1978		Camel (Gallery)
		*Bucks Herald archive*
Thursday September 7th 1978		Camel (Gallery)
		Michael Chapman (Gallery)
		*Don Stone*
Saturday September 16th 1978		Siouxsie and the Banshees (Gallery)
		Spizz Oil
		The Human League
		*Don Stone*
		Siouxsie and the Banshees (Page)
		*Tim Watts*
Thursday October 12th 1978		Tom Robinson Band (Gallery)
		*Don Stone*
		Tom Robinson Band (Page)
		*Gary Leeson*
		Tom Robinson Band (Gallery)
		*Bucks Herald archive*
Saturday October 14th 1978		Ultravox (Gallery)
		Doll by Doll
		*Don Stone*
Saturday October 28th 1978		Steve Hackett (Gallery)
		Katie Heath
		*Don Stone*
		Steve Hackett
		*Gary Leeson*
Saturday December 9th 1978		Magazine (Gallery)
		*Gary Leeson*
Friday December 22nd 1978		The Clash (Page)
		The Slits
		*Tim Watts*

Saturday January 6th 1979		The Enid (Page)
		*Gary Leeson*
		Mainland (Page)
		*Les Payne*
Saturday January 6th 1979		The Enid (Gallery)
		*Bucks Herald archive*
		Mainland (Gallery)
		*Bucks Herald archive*
Saturday March 3rd 1979		999 (Page)
		*Chris Gibbons*
Saturday March 17th 1979		Eddie and the Hot Rods (Gallery)
		The Members
		The Magnets
		*Don Stone*
Wednesday March 28th 1979		Buzzcocks (Gallery)
		Ludus (Gallery)
		*Don Stone*
Saturday March 31st 1979		Motorhead (Gallery)
		*Don Stone*
Saturday May 26th 1979		Undertones (Gallery)
		The Knack
		The Chords
		*Don Stone*
Saturday July 28th 1979		Pretenders (Gallery)
		The Piranhas
		Interview
		*Don Stone*
Friday August 24th 1979		Peter Gabriel (Gallery)
		Random Hold
		*Don Stone*
Friday August 24th 1979		Peter Gabriel (Gallery)
		*Bucks Herald archive*
Thursday August 30th 1979		Siouxsie and the Banshees (Gallery)
		The Cure
		*Don Stone*
Thursday October 18th 1979		Camel (Gallery)
		Nigel Mazlyn Jones
		*Don Stone*
Saturday October 20th 1979		Penetration (Gallery)
		Local Operator
		*Don Stone*
Saturday December 1st 1979		The Damned (Gallery)
		The Victims
		The Beez
		*Don Stone*
Thursday December 27th 1979		Otway - The Hostelry Tour (Gallery)
		*Bucks Herald archive*

Saturday January 5th 1980		The Clash (Gallery)
		Ian Dury and the Blockheads
		The Vice Creems
		*Don Stone*
Saturday January 5th 1980		The Clash (Gallery)
		*Sarah Woods*
Wednesday January 23rd 1980		The Ramones (Gallery)
		The Boys
		*Don Stone*
Saturday February 2nd 1980		Iggy Pop (Gallery)
		Psychedelic Furs
		The Spiderz
		*Don Stone*
Friday February 8th - Sunday February 10th 1980		Genesis Ticket Queue (Gallery)
		*Don Stone*
Saturday March 1st 1980		Gillan (Gallery)
		The Broughtons
		*Don Stone*
Wednesday March 19th 1980		The Selecter (Gallery)
		The Bodysnatchers
		The Swinging Cats
		*Don Stone*
Saturday March 22nd 1980		Genesis (Gallery)
		*Geoff Tyrell / Andrew Mian*
Saturday April 12th1980		UK Subs (Page)
		The Sore Willies (Page)
		*Bob Surguy/Bonzi*
Saturday May 24th 1980		The Beat (Gallery)
		The Equators
		The Mood Elevators
		*Don Stone*
Saturday July 25th 1980		Stiff Little Fingers (Gallery)
		Weapon of Peace
		*Don Stone*
Friday August 1st 1980		Girlschool (Gallery)
		Angelwitch
		White Spirit
		*Don Stone*
Saturday August 2nd 1980		The Jam (Gallery)
		The Vapors
		*Don Stone*
Wednesday September 24th 1980		Rory Gallagher (Gallery)
		U2
		*Don Stone*
Saturday October 25th 1980		Siouxsie and the Banshees (Gallery)
		Altered Images
		*Don Stone*
Saturday October 25th 1980		Siouxsie and the Banshees (Page)
		*Sarah Woods*
Saturday November 22nd 1980		Adam and the Ants (Page)
		*Sarah Woods*

Friday February 13th 1981		UK Subs (Page)
		*Sarah Woods*
Saturday April 18th 1981		The Cure (Gallery)
		*Don Stone*
Saturday June 27th 1981		The Teardrop Explodes (Gallery)
		The Delmontes
		*Don Stone*
Monday November 23rd 1981		Toyah (Gallery)
		*Bucks Herald archive*


Saturday June 12th 1982		Kid Creole and the Coconuts (Gallery) enhanced*
		*Don Stone*
Saturday June 19th 1982		Marillion/Cruise/Solstice (Page)
		*Bucks Herald archive*
Monday July 12th 1982		The Clash (Gallery) enhanced*
		*Don Stone*
Monday July 12th 1982		The Clash (Gallery)
		*Bucks Herald archive*
Monday July 12th 1982		Joe Strummer at Stoke Mandeville Hospital (Gallery)
		*Bucks Herald archive*
Monday July 12th 1982		Police Ticket Queue (Gallery)
		*Bucks Herald archive*


Saturday May 21st 1983		Respond Package (Gallery) enhanced*
		*Don Stone*
Saturday June 11th 1983		Bauhaus (Page)
		*Don Stone*
Monday October 31st 1983		Eurthymics (Page)
		*Ian Parry*
Saturday November 19th 1983		Public Image Limited (Gallery) enhanced*
		*Don Stone / Bonzi*


Saturday April 7th 1984		Howard Jones (Gallery)
		*Bucks Herald archive*
Friday February 17th 1984		Thomas Dolby (Page)
		*Ian Parry*
Saturday June 30th 1984		Nick Heyward (Page)
		*Ian Parry*
Saturday December 22nd 1984		Marillion (Page)
		*Andre Kreutzman*


Monday June 1st 2009		Pretty Things
		*Edgar Broughton*
		*Groundhogs*
		*see individual credits on page*
		Pretty Things
		*Edgar Broughton*
		*Groundhogs*
		*Neale Wareham*
		Pretty Things
		*Russ Naylor*
Friday October 23rd 2009		Stiff Little Fingers
		*Penetration*
		*Disco Students*
		*see individual credits on page*
Friday November 27th 2009		Kid Creole and the Coconuts
		*China Crisis*
		*Russ Naylor*
		Kid Creole and the Coconuts
		*China Crisis*
		*Radio London (Chris and Mary Payne)*
		Kid Creole and the Coconuts
		*China Crisis*
		*see individual credits on page*

Saturday May 15th 2010		*Paul Weller Ticket Queue*
		*see individual credits on page*
Friday June 4th 2010		*Paul Weller*
		*John Otway*
		*see individual credits on page*
		*Paul Weller people gallery*
		*see individual credits on page*
		*Special cake gallery*
		*see individual credits on page*
Sunday September 18th 2010		*Remembering the Civic Centre* enhanced*
		*see individual credits on page*
Friday October 8th 2010		*Buzzcocks*
		*Eddie and the Hot Rods*
		*999*
		*see individual credits on page*

Saturday May 28th 2011		*Hawkwind*
		*Wilko Johnson*
		*see individual credits on page*
Saturday May 28th 2011		*Hawkwind*
		*Wilko Johnson*
		*Russ Naylor*
Saturday May 28th 2011		*Hawkwind*
		*Wilko Johnson*
		*Neale Wareham*
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