The official FRIARS Aylesbury compendium
Page last updated 3rd August 2008
Borough Assembly Hall, Market Square,
Aylesbury
Genesis
Saturday September 2nd 1972
see also Monday April 13th 1970 Monday June 15th 1970 Saturday June 19th 1971 Saturday March 11th 1972 Saturday March 22nd 1980
see also Steve Hackett Saturday October 28th 1978
see also Peter Gabriel Friday August 24th 1979
see also Brand X Saturday December 23rd 1975
see also Zox and The Radar Boys Saturday July 7th 1973
see also Friars Princes Risborough Friday October 6th 1970
see also Friars Dunstable Monday February 26th 1973
see also Friars Bedford Friday October 23rd 1970 Friday July 2nd 1971 Friday June 16th 1972
see also Friars Watford Wednesday 28th June 1972
Tony Banks Phil Collins Peter Gabriel
Steve Hackett Mike Rutherford
Spreadeagle
Probable setlist:
Happy The Man; Stagnation; Fountain Of Salmacis; Twilight Alehouse; The
Musical Box; The Return Of The Giant Hogweed; The Knife; Harlequin; Going
Out To Get You; Watcher Of The Skies.
See below
Tony Banks, writing in the Chapter and Verse autobiography, 2007 said:
"We played a lot at Friars Aylesbury which was a great venue for us throughout this period, and we were friendly with Dave Stopps who ran it"
Peter Gabriel, in Melody Maker 23 September 1972 (interviewed by Chris Welch) said:
"We had a great night at Aylesbury recently when we asked the audience to boo instead of cheer. Then last night we played at Greenford and it was easy to recognise the Aylesbury contingent they were really abusive. They really are a great audience! They like the concept of our music and we like people to like us - it's very simple."
(reproduced with permission of www.rocksbackpages.com)
Jimmy Copley (Spreadagle), writing for the Friars Aylesbury website in 2008 said:
" I have many memories of Friars: I well remember my gigs with Upp but also played there with Spreadeagle..... it would have been 1972 [with Genesis], we were signed to Charisma (receords) so we were stable mates. All the very best to all at Friars...where did the years go?"
None yet
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Where do you start? ! Steve Hackett joined the band, replacing Anthony Phillips and in 1975 Peter Gabriel left Genesis to pursue a solo career and has been phenomenally successful. Hackett left to pursue a solo career in 1977 after the Wind and Wuthering album. Genesis remained a core three piece (their 1978 album wonderfully called "...and then there were three"....) and went on to become one of the world's biggest bands and whilst huge played Friars again in 1980 creating the biggest demand in Friars history. Genesis were still filling stadiums until 1992. Collins officially left in 1995, with him enjoying huge solo success alongside his Genesis commitments. Banks and Rutherford soldiered on with Ray Wilson from Stiltskin, but after one album called it a day. The core trio reunited in 2007 and proved they could still fill stadiums. Rumours still persist that a reunion with Hackett and Gabriel is on the cards (having not been able to do it in 2007)
Thanks to Luca Alberici for the above
Genesis official website Steve Hackett official website Peter Gabriel official website Phil Collins official website
Sights and sounds - Genesis - Dancing with the Moonlit Knight
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