The official FRIARS Aylesbury compendium
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Vale Hall, Civic Centre, Market Square,
Aylesbury
Jack The
Lad
Saturday September 25th 1976
see also Saturday July 7th 1973 Saturday April 27th 1974 Saturday February 1st 1975 Saturday February 7th 1976 Saturday July 9th 1977
see also (Alan Hull's Radiator) Saturday October 29th 1977
see also (Lindisfarne) Friday July 2nd 1971 Saturday January 3rd 1981
see also (Lindisfarne) at Friars Dunstable Thursday October 25th 1973
see also Split Enz Saturday May 21st 1977 Saturday February 4th 1978
Simon Cowe Ray Laidlaw Ian Fairbairn Phil
Murray Billy Mitchell
Split Enz
Unknown
As below
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'
None yet
Two different news-sheets were issued - one prior to
the Aylesbury Rock Explosion gig and one after.
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.
Clippings from Bucks Herald and Bucks Advertiser (except where noted)
This advert (from we think the NME) name checks many of the Friars people and Ray Laidlaw. Peter Prentice was the overall Civic Centre manager and Roger Beechey was the then manager of the Friars retail arm, Earth Records.
From the Aylesbury Roxette 1976
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