The official FRIARS Aylesbury compendium
Page last updated 24th May 2008
Borough Assembly Hall, Markey Square,
Aylesbury
Mott the Hoople
Saturday September 4th 1971
see also Monday December 8th 1969 Monday February 2nd 1970 Monday May 4th 1971 Saturday February 10th 1973 Wednesday March 19th 1975 Saturday September 13th 1975 Saturday June 12th 1976 Saturday June 11th 1977 Friday December 23rd 1977
see also Friars Bedford Thursday 1st January 1970 Thursday 26th November
see also Friars High Wycombe Tuesday 29th September 1970
see also Friars Dunstable Friday September 15th 1972
see also Paul Brett Saturday January 19th 1974
Ian Hunter Terry Allen
Mick Ralphs Dale Griffin Pete 'Overend' Watts
Paul Brett's Sage
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Ian Hunter, on his website, responding to this website's webmaster in 2008:
"Well, it was Pete Frame, Dave Stopps and Kris Needs territory wasn't it? I met Dave Stopps on the Ringo tour (he manages Howard Jones) and Kris and Pete came to a recent gig in Milton Keynes (Spring 2008 - we were there too!). (Friars) itself was great but like I say I remember the people - 'Zig Zag' and all that"
Ian Hunter, quoted in the Aylesbury Roxette (talking to Radio 1), summer 1976 said:
"Aylesbury is like a little San Francisco. It's one of those places where everything seems to start...I don't know what it is, but the people there seem to sense what's going to happen. I know Mott the Hoople happened in Aylesbury long before anywhere else, and it was the same for David Bowie. Everybody seems to be friendly, and they make you feel good - and whenever I played there, I felt like an old friend being welcomed home. In fact the atmosphere of Aylesbury got to me to such an extent that I was seriously considering moving there at one time...but then I moved to America instead."
Paul Brett, writing for the Friars Aylesbury website in 2008 said:
"I can remember playing at Friars a couple of times and vaguely with Mott the Hoople. My old band members in Sage can remember the gig but nothing that sticks out, except the audience were always good and receptive to our music. Pity no one back then kept a diary of individual events. There are lots of great live venues that have closed over the years and that's a shame"
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Mott the Hoople split in 1974, not before Hunter brought out the highly acclaimed 'Diary of a Rock and Roll Star' book. Ian Hunter still records and tours to this day (the webmaster saw him in 2007/2008 and he was on blistering form, with Terry Allen joining him on stage in 2007). Hunter played Friars in 1975 as the Hunter Ronson Band with the late Mick Ronson and in 1977 as Ian Hunter's Overnight Angels. The remainder of Mott the Hoople carried on as Mott with a couple of line up changes (see date links above) Hunter also provided a guest appearance at the British Lions (remains of Mott with John Fiddler from Medicine Head) gig in Dec1977. Mick Ralphs, post MTH, joined Bad Company with Free's Paul Rodgers and Simon Kirke. Dale Griffin continued into the Mott and British Lions periods (both of whom played Friars) and then became a Radio 1 producer. Verden Terence Allen was still making music as at 2002 (and in fact 2007 as we saw him play with Hunter on his UK tour). As as for Overend, his history is not so well defined.
Clippings from the Bucks Herald and Bucks Advertiser
Ian Hunter official site Mick Ralphs official site
Sights and Sounds - Mott The Hoople - Midnight Lady (1971)
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