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Maxwell Hall (formerly Vale Hall to 1977), Civic Centre, Market Square, Aylesbury

Saturday 13th September 1975 - Saturday December 22nd 1984

Monday June 1st 2009 - Friday June 4th 2010



Saturday September 13th 1975		Greenslade
		John Otway and Kris Needs Warren Harry and the Yum Yum Band
Saturday September 27h 1975		Mott
		Upp
Saturday October 11th 1975		Sailor and Horslips
		No Support - equal headline
Tuesday October 14th 1975		Tangerine Dream
		No Support Act
Saturday October 25th 1975		Andy Fairweather Low
		Jonathan Kelly
Wednesday November 5th 1975		Dr Feelgood
		GT Moore and the Reggae Guitars
Saturday November 8th 1975		Camel
		Asylum
Saturday November 22nd 1975		Captain Beefheart and his Magic Band
		Secret Oyster
Saturday December 6th 1975		Fruupp
		David McWilliams
Saturday December 20th 1975		Sassafras
		Brand X
Saturday December 27th 1975		Stackridge
		Warren Harry and the Yum Yum Band

Saturday January 10th 1976		Renaissance
		Gryphon
Tuesday January 20th 1976		Ronnie Lane's Slim Chance
		Rab Noakes
Saturday January 24th 1976		Commander Cody and his Lost Planet Airmen
		Barry Melton
Saturday February 7th 1976		Jack The Lad
		Eddie and the Hot Rods
Monday February 16th 1976		Sailor
		Alfalpha
Saturday February 28th 1976		Mike Heron's Reputation
		Druid
Wednesday March 17th 1976		Groundhogs
		John Otway Band
Saturday March 20th 1976		Steeleye Span
		Unicorn
Saturday March 27th 1976		Procol Harum
		No Support Act
Wednesday April 7th 1976		Steve Harley and Cockney Rebel
		No Support Act
Saturday April 10th 1976		UFO
		Asylum
Saturday May 8th 1976		Widowmaker
		Upp
Saturday May 15th 1976		Manfred Mann's Earthband
		A Band Called 'O'
Saturday June 12th 1976		Mott
		The John Butler Band
Saturday June 26th 1976		Fairport Convention
		Krazy Kat
Saturday July 17th 1976		Kevin Ayers
		Fast Buck
Saturday July 24th 1976		Fruupp
		Medicine Head
Saturday August 7th 1976		Curved Air
		Carol Grimes London Boogie Band
Saturday September 4th 1976		Andy Fairweather Low
		Meal Ticket
Monday September 20th 1976		Aylesbury Rock Explosion
		John Otway and Wild Willy Barrett Orthi Ardazell
Saturday September 25th 1976		Jack The Lad
		Split Enz
~~Saturday October 2nd* 1976~~*		Eric Burdon cancelled
Saturday October 2nd 1976		Eddie and the Hot Rods
		The Flying Aces
~~Saturday October 16th* 1976~~*		Can cancelled
Saturday October 16th 1976		Steve Hillage
		John Stevens' Away
~~Saturday October 30th* 1976~~*		~~*Renaissance~~ ~~cancelled~~*
Saturday October 30th 1976		Curved Air
		Cuckoo
Thursday November 4th 1976		Sailor
		Smith and D'Abo
Saturday November 20th 1976		The Flamin' Groovies
		The Vibrators
Tuesday December 7th 1976		Hawkwind
		Strapps
~~Saturday December 1976~~		Deaf School cancelled
Saturday December 11th 1976		The Stranglers
		Roogalator
Thursday December 23rd 1976		Eddie and the Hot Rods
		Orthi

Saturday January 1st 1977		Sassafras
		AFT
Saturday January 29th 1977		UFO
		George Hatcher Band
Saturday February 12th 1977		Greenslade
		Alphalpha
Wednesday February 23rd 1977		Kate and Anna McGarrigle
		Five Hand Reel
Tuesday March 1st 1977		Iggy Pop
		The Vibrators
Saturday March 5th 1977		Can
		No Support Act
Saturday March 12th 1977		Procol Harum
		Heron
Saturday March 19th 1977		John Otway and Wild Willy Barrett
		Orthi Power Take Off (TO)
Saturday April 9th 1977		Racing Cars
		Warren Harry
Saturday April 30th 1977		Roy Harper and Black Sheep
		The Albion Dance Band
Saturday May 7th 1977		Frankie Miller's Full House
		Trapeze
Saturday May 21st 1977		Split Enz
		Quantum Jump
Thursday May 26th 1977		The Ramones
		Talking Heads
Saturday June 12th 1977		Ian Hunter's Overnight Angels
		The Vibrators
Saturday June 19th 1977		Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers
		The Boomtown Rats
Saturday June 26th 1977		Kursaal Flyers
		Contempt
Saturday July 9th 1977		Jack The Lad
		Crossfire
Saturday July 23rd 1977		The George Hatcher Band
		Illusion
Saturday August 6th 1977		Motorhead
		The Count Bishops
Thursday August 25th 1977		Camel
		Andy Desmons
Saturday September 3rd 1977		Racing Cars
		Rumble Strips
~~Saturday September 17th 1977~~		Renaissance cancelled
Saturday September 17th 1977		Mink de Ville
		Tyla Gang
Saturday October 1st 1977		Little River Band
		Tequila
Saturday October 15th 1977		Steve Hillage
		Glenn Phillips
Saturday October 29th 1977		Alan Hull's Radiator and Illusion
		No Support - equal headline
Wednesday November 2nd 1977		Greatest Stiffs Live
		Ian Dury, Elvis Costello, Wreckless Eric, Larry Wallis, Nick Lowe
Saturday November 12th 1977		Blondie
		XTC
Saturday November 26th 1977		The Jam (two shows 3.30/7.30)
		The New Hearts
Tuesday December 6th 1977		John Otway and Scratch
		Ken Liversausage
Saturday December 10th 1977		Wilko
		Radio Stars Steve Hooker and The Heat
Friday December 23rd 1977		The British Lions
		Medicine Head
Friday December 30th 1977		The Ramones
		The Rezillos

Saturday January 7th 1978		Osibisa
		Spartacus
Saturday January 21st 1978		The Pirates
		No Dice
Tuesday January 24th 1978		Talking Heads
		Dire Straits
Saturday February 4th 1978		Split Enz
		Johnny G Crossfire
Saturday February 18th 1978		Eddie and the Hot Rods
		Squeeze
Thursday March 2nd 1978		Gallagher and Lyle (BBC Sight and Sound)
		No Support Act
Saturday March 11th 1978		Motorhead
		Girlschool
Saturday March 25th 1978		The Rubinoos
		The Smirks The Boyfriends
Saturday April 15th 1978		The Adverts
		The Reaction The Vice Creems
Saturday April 22nd 1978		The Modern Lovers
		No Support Act
Wednesday May 3rd 1978		Steve Hillage
		National Health
Saturday May 6th 1978		Buzzcocks
		Ludus
Thursday May 25th 1978		John Otway & Wild Willy Barrett
		The Smirks The Untouchables
Saturday May 27th 1978		Ian Dury and the Blockheads
		Matumbi Whirlwind
Saturday June 3rd 1978		The Flamin' Groovies
		Radio Birdman
Saturday June 17th 1978		The Jam
		The Jolt
Saturday June 24th 1978		UFO
		Marseilles
Wednesday June 28th 1978		The Clash
		The Coventry Automatics (The Specials)
Saturday July 15th 1978		Magazine
		The Shirts The Zones
Saturday July 29th 1978		The Motors
		The Jolt
Sunday August 13th 1978		Open Air Otway
		The Vice Creems PTO TCOJ

Saturday September 2nd 1978		Radio Stars
		Chameleon
Thursday September 7th 1978		Camel
		Michael Chapman
Saturday September 16th 1978		Siouxsie and the Banshees
		Spizz Oil The Human League
Friday September 29th 1978		Steel Pulse
		Support unknown
Thursday October 12th 1978		Tom Robinson Band
		Stiff Little Fingers
Saturday October 14th 1978		Ultravox !
		Doll by Doll Heartbeat
Saturday October 28th 1978		Steve Hackett
		Katie Heath
Saturday November 11th 1978		XTC
		NW10 The Push
Saturday November 25th 1978		Penetration
		Gang of Four
Saturday December 9th 1978		Magazine
		Neo
Friday December 22nd 1978		The Clash
		The Slits The Innocents
Saturday December 30th 1978		Osibisa
		TCOJ

~~Saturday January 6th 1979~~		X Ray Spex cancelled
Saturday January 6th 1979		The Enid
		Mainland
Saturday January 20th 1979		The Lurkers
		The Vice Creems The Stowaways
Wednesday January 31st 1979		Sham 69
		Hi-Fi
Saturday February 3rd 1979		Stiff Little Fingers
		Robert Rental and The Normal Essential Logic
Friday February 23rd 1979		Ian Gillan
		Teaza The Cameras
Saturday March 3rd 1979		999
		The Mekons The Piranhas
Saturday March 17th 1979		Eddie and the Hot Rods
		The Members The Magnets
Wednesday March 28th 1979		Buzzcocks
		Ludus
Saturday March 31st 1979		Motorhead
		Girlschool
Saturday April 14th 1979		Frankie Miller
		Flicks Weapon
Saturday April 28th 1979		John Otway
		Headboys The Beez
Saturday May 12th 1979		Dennis Brown and the Professionals
		Rudy Thomas
Saturday May 26th 1979		The Undertones
		The Knack
Saturday June 2nd 1979		Stiff Little Fingers
		The Starjets
Saturday June 16th 1979		The Police
		The Cramps Bobby Henry
Saturday June 30th 1979		Wire and The Cure
		The Beez
Saturday July 28th 1979		The Pretenders
		The Piranhas Interview
~~Saturday August 11th* 1979~~*		The Specials cancelled
Friday August 24th 1979		Peter Gabriel
		Random Hold
Thursday August 30th 1979		Siouxsie and the Banshees
		The Cure
~~Saturday September 8th 1979~~		The Ramones cancelled
Saturday September 8th 1979		Secret Affair
		Madness Squire The Stowaways
Saturday September 15th 1979		The Ruts
		The Piranhas The Edge
Saturday October 6th 1979		Gary Numan
		Orchestral Manouevres In The Dark
Thursday October 18th 1979		Camel
		Nigel Mazlyn Jones
Saturday October 20th 1979		Penetration
		Local Operator
Saturday November 10th 1979		Gang of Four
		The Red Crayola The Stowaways
Saturday November 17th 1979		The Jam
		The Vapors
~~Saturday December 1st 1979~~		The Human League cancelled
Saturday December 1st 1979		The Damned
		The Victims The Beez
Saturday December 22nd 1979		XTC
		Randon Hold Roger Ruskin Spear
Saturday December 29th 1979		Madness
		The Stowaways

Saturday January 5th 1980		The Clash
		Ian Dury and the Blockheads The Vice Creems
Saturday January 19th 1980		John Peel Roadshow
		Dexys Midnight Runners Black Slate Dolly Mixture
Wednesday January 23rd 1980		The Ramones
		The Boys
Saturday February 2nd 1980		Iggy Pop
		The Psychedelic Furs The Spiders
Saturday February 16th 1980		Def Leppard
		Sledgehammer Witchfynde
Saturday March 1st 1980		Gillan
		The Broughtons
Wednesday March 19th 1980		The Selector
		The Bodysnatchers The Swinging Cats
Saturday March 22nd 1980		Genesis
		No Support Act
Saturday April 5th 1980		Dennis Brown and the We the People Band
		Rudy Thomas
Saturday April 12th 1980		UK Subs
		Liquid Stone The Sore Williesq
Saturday April 19th 1980		The Slits
		Creation Rebel The Nightingales
Saturday May 3rd 1980		Bad Manners
		The Piranhas The Adults The Sneakers
Saturday May 10th 1980		The Undertones
		The Moondogs The Dolly Mixtures
Saturday May 24th 1980		The Beat
		The Equators
Saturday May 31st 1980		The Blues Band
		The Upset The Liggers
Thursday June 12th 1980		The Specials
		The Bodysnatchers The Reluctant Stereoypes
~~*Wednesday~~ ~~July 23rd 1980~~*		UB40 cancelled
Friday July 25th 1980		Stiff Little Fingers
		Weapon of Peace The Wingnuts
Friday August 1st 1980		Girlschool
		Angelwitch White Spirit
Saturday August 2nd 1980		The Jam
		The Vapors
Wednesday August 6th 1980		The Kinks
		The Steps
Saturday August 9th 1980		Bad Manners and The Bodysnatchers
		The Stowaways
Thursday August 21st 1980		Gillan
		White Spirit Chevy
Wednesday September 24th 1980		Rory Gallagher
		U2
Saturday October 4th 1980		Toots and the Maytals
		Department S
Saturday October 11th 1980		Pauline Murray and the Invisible Girls
		John Cooper Clarke Vini Reilly The Disco Students
Thursday October 23rd 1980		Motorhead
		Weapon
Saturday October 25th 1980		Siouxsie and the Banshees
		Altered Images
Saturday November 1st 1980		Orchestral Manoeuvres In The Dark
		Fatal Charm
Saturday November 15th 1980		Ian Dury and the Blockheads
		Basement Five Theatre of Hate
Saturday November 22nd 1980		Adam and The Ants
		Gods Toys
Saturday December 6th 1980		Killing Joke
		The Passions UK Decay
Saturday December 20th 1980		Steve Harley and Cockney Rebel
		Dream Soldiers Zoo Radio
Saturday December 27th 1980		The Piranhas
		Nightdoctor The Beez
Sunday December 28th 1980		Free Otway 80


Saturday January 3rd 1981		Lindisfarne
		Occasionally David
Saturday January 24th 1981		Slade
		Export
Saturday January 31st 1981		Gary Glitter
		The Smarties
Friday February 13th 1981		UK Subs
		The Stiffs Anti Pasti
Saturday February 21st 1981		Camel
		Dave Evans
Saturday March 14th 1981		Dr Feelgood
		Jonny Mars
Saturday April 18th 1981		The Cure
		Film - Carnage Visors
Saturday April 25th 1981		Echo and the Bunnymen
		The Blue Orchids
Saturday May 2nd 1981		Stiff Little Fingers
		The Wall
Saturday May 9th 1981		The Beat
		The Au Pairs The Mood Elevators
Saturday May 23rd 1981		The Undertones
		TV21
Friday May 29th 1981		John Cooper Clarke
		The Scars Way of the West Marillion Art Nouveau
Saturday June 6th 1981		U2
		Altered Images
Saturday June 20th 1981		Bauhaus
		The Subway Sect The Birthday Party
Saturday June 27th 1981		The Teardrop Explodes
		The Delmontes
Saturday July 25th 1981		Killing Joke
		UK Decay
Monday July 27th 1981		The Pretenders
		The Bureau
Saturday August 1st 1981		Spirit
		Legion Marillion
Saturday September 5th 1981		Joe Jackson's Jumping Jive
		Dolly Mixture
Saturday September 12th 1981		Hazel O'Connor
		Bumble and the Beez
Wednesday October 7th 1981		King Crimson
		Blurt
~~Saturday October 24th 1981~~		~~*The Human League~~ ~~rescheduled to 08/12/81~~*
Saturday October 24th 1981		Gregory Isaacs
		Xpertz
Saturday October 31st 1981		John Martyn
		Bumble and the Beez Marillion
Monday November 9th 1981		Madness
		The Belle Stars
Saturday November 14th 1981		Nine Below Zero
		OK Jive
Saturday November 21st1981		Altered Images
		James King and the Lone Wolves Vic Godard and Subway Sect
Monday November 23rd 1981		Toyah
		Fad Gadget
Tuesday December 8th 1981		The Human League
		Huang Chung
Saturday December 12th 1981		Steve Harley and Cockney Rebel
		The Frantic Elevators Zilch
Wednesday December 23rd 1981		Gary Glitter
		The Gas

Monday January 25th 1982		The Teardrop Explodes
		The Ravishing Beauties
Saturday January 30th 1982		Stiff Little Fingers
		The Flying Padovanis
Saturday February 13th 1982		Clint Eastwood and General Saint
		Talsiman Hondo
Saturday February 20th 1982		John Otway and Wild Willy Barrett
		Marillion No Nonsense Cruise
Saturday March 6th 1982		Dave Edmunds
		The dBs
Saturday March 13th 1982		Bow Wow Wow
		Screen 3
Saturday March 20th 1982		Nine Below Zero
		The Fleshtones Little Arthur and the Hornz
~~Saturday May 8th 1982~~		Killing Joke cancelled
Saturday May 8th 1982		Anti-Nowhere League
		Chelsea The Defects Chron Gen
~~*Thursday May 13th 1982*~~		~~*The Clash~~ ~~rescheduled to 12/06/82~~*
Saturday May 22nd 1982		Altered Images
		The Sinatras
Saturday May 29th 1982		The Blues Band
		The Flying Pickets Howard Jones
Saturday June 5th 1982		Squeeze
		Studio 2
Saturday June 12th 1982		Kid Creole and the Coconuts
		The Three Courgettes Data
Saturday June 19th 1982		Marillion
		Cruise Solstice
Monday July 12th 1982		The Clash
		No Support Act
Wednesday July 28th 1982		The Police
		No Support Act
Saturday July 31st 1982		Joe Jackson
		No Support Act
Saturday September 18th 1982		Simple Minds
		Hey! Elastica
Saturday October 2nd 1982		The Blues Band
		Dumpy's Rusty Nuts The Prowlers
Tuesday October 5th 1982		Kid Creole and the Coconuts
		No Support Acts
Saturday October 16th 1982		Bauhaus
		Brilliant
Saturday October 30th 1982		Fashion
		Kajagoogoo Howard Jones
Friday November 5th 1982		Stiff Little Fingers
		Roddy Radiation and the Tearjerkers
Saturday November 13th 1982		The Go-Go's
		The Stolen Pets The Moneysavers
Saturday November 20th 1982		Talk Talk
		Music For Pleasure Jane Goes Shopping
Thursday December 2nd 1982		Gillan
		Spider Solstice
Friday December 10th 1982		The Kinks
		The Truth
Wednesday December 22nd 1982		Echo and the Bunnymen
		Now is the time to forget the whimpering child and become the warrior
Thursday December 30th 1982		Howard Jones
		The Prowlers

Saturday January 1st 1983		Gary Glitter
		Zero Zero
Saturday January 29th 1983		Solstice
		Pendragon
Saturday February 5th 1983		The Higsons
		Rhythm Tendency
Saturday February 19th 1983		Southern Death Cult
		Your Next
Saturday March 5th 1983		John Otway
		Howard Jones The Blood Oranges The Prowlers
Friday March 18th 1983		Marillion
		Peter Hammill
Friday April 8th 1983		A Flock of Seagulls
		The Flag Cruise
Saturday April 30th 1983		John Martyn
		No Support Act
Saturday May 7th 1983		Kajagoogoo
		Boys Own
Saturday May 21st 1983		Respond Records Package
		Tracie The Questions A Craze Vaughn Toulouse
Saturday May 28th 1983		JoBoxers
		Jiff Boy Jive Moscow State Circus
Saturday June 4th 1983		China Crisis
		Howard Jones
Saturday June 11th 1983		Bauhaus
		St Anthony's Fire
Thursday June 16th 1983		Blancmange
		Robert Marlow
Saturday June 25th 1983		Big Country
		The Lotus Eaters Red Beat
Saturday July 2nd 1983		Orange Juice
		The Screaming Nobodies Mainframe
Saturday October 22nd 1983		Howard Jones
		Wizzardz The Bloomsbury Set
Saturday October 29th 1983		The Truth
		Screen 3 Doris and the Dots
Monday October 31st 1983		Eurthymics
		Support unknown
Saturday November 5th 1983		The Alarm
		Basta Roc Perfect Crime The Clumb
Saturday November 19th 1983		Public Image Limited
		First Priority
Saturday December 3rd 1983		Gary Glitter
		Gothique
Friday December 23rd 1983		The Farmers Boys and The Higsons
		Popular Voice
Thursday December 29th 1983		Marillion
		Nigel Planer as Neil

Friday February 17th 1984		Thomas Dolby
		Dekka Danse
Saturday March 2nd 1984		Ian Dury and the Music Students
		MC Giant Adrenalin
Saturday April 7th 1984		Howard Jones
		Endgames
Saturday April 14th 1984		Grandmaster Flash
		Mike Bruce Seelabeelia
Saturday May 12th 1984		The Psychedelic Furs
		The Passion Puppets
~~*Saturday June 2nd 1984*~~		~~*Wang Chung cancelled*~~
Saturday June 16th 1984		Fiction Factory
		House of Hearts
Saturday June 23rd 1984		X-Mal Deutschland
		The March Violets Red Lorry Yellow Lorry
~~*Saturday June 30th~~ ~~1984~~*		~~*Aswad - rescheduled to 20/10/84*~~
Saturday June 30th 1984		Nick Heyward and the Birdcage Bullet
		Jimmy Jimmy
Saturday September 22nd 1984		Difford and Tilbrook
		Les Enfants
Saturday October 20th 1984		Aswad
		Bush Telegraph
Friday November 2nd 1984		Sisters of Mercy
		The Skeletal Family
Saturday November 10th 1984		The Alarm
		Blue In Heaven
Saturday November 24th 1984		The Cult
		Balaam and the Angel Play Dead
Friday December 7th 1984		Gary Glitter
		One up One
Thursday December 13th 1984		Howard Jones
		Strawberry Switchblade
Saturday December 22nd 1984		Marillion
		John Otway

Monday June 1st 2009		The Pretty Things
		Edgar Broughton Band The Groundhogs
Friday October 23rd 2009		Stiff Little Fingers
		Penetration The Disco Styudents
Friday November 27th 2009		Kid Creole and the Coconuts and China Crisis

Friday June 4th 2010		Paul Weller
		John Otway

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