The official FRIARS Aylesbury compendium
Maxwell Hall, Civic Centre, Market
Square, Aylesbury
The Jam
Saturday November 17th 1979
see also Saturday November 26th 1977 Saturday June 17th 1978 Saturday August 2nd 1980
see also The Vapors Saturday August 2nd 1980
Paul Weller Bruce Foxton
Rick Buckler
The Vapors
SETTING SONS TOUR:Saturday's
Kids; Burning Sky; Thick As Thieves; It's Too Bad; Dreams Of Children; Mr.
Clean; Butterfly Collector; Private Hell;Little Boy Soldiers;
Smithers-Jones; To Be Someone; The Eton Rifles; Strange Town; When You're
Young; Down In The Tube Station At Midnight; The Place I Love; All Mod
Cons; David Watts; 'A' Bomb In Wardour Street
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The webmaster, north Bucks:
"I remember the support band The Vapors were fairly decent and you thought they might go on etc. They did for a while anyway – within months Turning Japanese was a huge hit for them.
As for The Jam – promoting the Setting Sons album…….quite possibly the best gig I saw at Friars. I was near the front and Weller, Foxton and Buckler played like their lives depended on it. I can still picture this gig and hear Eton Rifles. Amazing.
They were good blokes afterwards coming out into the hall and giving autographs to anyone who wanted them. They all autographed my Friars membership card, which I haven’t seen in over 20 years !"
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The Jam split in 1982 at the height of their success playing the biggest arena. Paul Weller has remained in the public eye for 31 years now. After the Jam he formed The Style Council and had much success with them. The Paul Weller Movement wasn't so successful but as a solo artiste he has again hit the heady heights and popularity shows no signs of abating. Bruce Foxton joined Stiff Little Fingers in 1991 and remained with them for 15 years. In 2007, the Jam reformed without Weller as From The Jam to favourable reviews.
By 1980 The Vapors had had a huge hit with Turning Japanese. They split in 1981. Dave Fenton is now a solicitor and Edward Bazalgette is a TV producer
From The Jam official site Paul Weller official site
Sights and sounds - The Jam - Eton Rifles (live 1979)
Sights and sounds - The Vapors - Turning Japanese (1980)
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