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Saturday July 7th 1973
Saturday April 27th 1974
Saturday February 1st 1975
Saturday February 7th 1976
Saturday September 25th 1976
Saturday July 9th 1977
(Alan Hull's
Radiator) Saturday October 29th 1977 (Lindisfarne)
Friday July 2nd 1971
Saturday January 3rd 1981
(Lindisfarne) at
Friars Dunstable
Thursday October
25th 1973 VdGG/Peter
Hammill at Friars Aylesbury
Monday 24th November 1969
Monday 27th April 1970
Saturday July 10th 1971
Friday March 18th 1983
VdGG at Friars
Bedford
Thursday December 17th 1970
Rod Clements Simon Cowe Ray Laidlaw Billy
Mitchell
Ray Laidlaw, writing for the
Friars Aylesbury website in 2007 said:
'Bit
of a tall order this one. I can't remember much detail but I have very
fond memories of Friars, both venues, the first one being the most whacky.
I've got a feeling that the first time Lindisfarne played there we were a
last minute replacement for another band, it may have been David Bowie
(it was the Faces
in 1971 in fact - Ed.) I
remember a lot of disgruntled punters in the pub grumbling about having to
watch 'some bloody folk group'. As it happened a lot of them stayed and we
went down really well. I think David Stopps must have had close links with
Charisma records because all of the bands on the label, Genesis, Van Der
Graaf, Audience etc seemed to get booked at Friars on a regular basis. As
I said, I can't recall much detail, just lots of bonhomie, great audience
reaction, good crack in the pub before and after, interesting herbal
aromas and lots of bearded blokes and rustic hippie chicks. Happy daze
indeed'
Peter Hammill on stage (thanks Kris Needs)
Jack The Lad called it a day after the 1977
farewell tour (obviously !) and eventually Lindisfarne reformed having a
hit in 1978 with Run For Home and they played Friars again in 1981.
Jack The Lad official site
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