The official FRIARS Aylesbury compendium
Page last updated 9th September 2008
Maxwell Hall, Civic Centre, Market
Square, Aylesbury
Stiff Little Fingers
Saturday May 2nd 1981
see also Thursday October 12th 1978 Saturday February 3rd 1979 Saturday June 2nd 1979 Friday July 25th 1980 Saturday January 30th 1982 Friday November 5th 1982
Jake Burns Ali McMordie Henry Cluney
Jim Reilly
The Wall
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Pete Bell, Friars fan from Weston Turville, writing for the Friars Aylesbury website in 2008 said:
"Can't remember which visit it was - they must have played there 8 or 9 times - but Stiff Little Fingers were once awarded 'The FA Cup' live on stage, after one of their gigs. Basically, I think it was a thank you from FA to Jake Burns and the boys for always including FA in their touring schedule and for recording the 'Hanx' Album there and giving the place great publicity. Think it was the gig where 'The Wall' supported them. I say this because I remember hanging around the stage door to get SLF's autographs and The Wall came out and informed us in rich Scottish tones 'You're all to f****g ugly for autographs' like it was them that were the cock of the walk! I downloaded their 'hit' ('Hsi Nao') once upon a time, which isn't half bad, but I can't remember them as anything other than utter c***s I'm afraid"
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If ever a band would be welcome at Friars today, it must be this band. SLF split in 1983 and reformed five years later. Although the line up has not always been stable - Burns the only constant, they did feature Jam hero Bruce Foxton for 15 years. Ali McMordie rejoined the band in 2006 (when we saw them and they were on cracking form as if it was this era all over again) and are still making people of a certain age very happy in 2008.
It was no surprise that the Hanx album was recorded at Friars given how much they felt about the place.
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