The official FRIARS Aylesbury compendium
Page last updated 27th June 2008
Maxwell Hall, Civic Centre, Market
Square, Aylesbury
Ian Gillan
see also Saturday March 1st 1980 Thursday August 21st 1980 Thursday December 2nd 1982
Friday February 23rd 1979
Teaza
The Cameras
See below
As below
Dave Leeson, Friars fan, writing for the Friars Aylesbury website in 2008:
"Gillans gig at Friars was one of those surprise gigs which had low expectations but proved to be a corking night out. Gillans previous albums since leaving Purple had been leaning on the jazzy side of rock so when he kicked off the show with Secret of the Dance from the new album and started shaking his mop of long hair around, i was in heavy rock heaven.The gig continued at a relentless pace with the rest of the band featuring gypsy guitar god Bernie Torme and the large menacing figure of John McCoy on bass crashing out Gillan songs aswell as purple classics.
A footnote to this gig was that on trying to impress a new girlfriend i managed to get backstage and being in a somewhat drunking state managed to kick Gillan's beer over and in a rather loud voice proceeded to enquire the whereabouts of Mr Gillan only to discover him standing next to me with a towel over his head, he was not impressed, neither was my soon to be ex-girlfriend."
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A popular turn at Friars, it was no surprise that Gillan made four headlining appearances including the 1982 date on his farewell tour as he had been advised that his voice could be under threat. Gillan the band fell apart and subsequently (after vocal cord surgery) went on to front a reformed Deep Purple who still tour to this day.
Sights and sounds - Gillan - Sleeping on The Job (live 1979)
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