Likely setlist:
I Found that Essence Rare; 5:15 ; Anthrax ; It’s Her Factory ; Contact ;
Natural’s Not in It ; Not Great Men ; At Home He’s a Tourist; Ether; Return the
Gift; Armalite Rifle; Damaged Goods
band line up
Gang of Four
Jon King (vocs) Andy Gill
(guitar) Dave Allen (bass) Hugo Burnham (drums)
The Stowaways
Mick Lister (guitar) Ray Rowswell (guitar) Cliff Rowswell
(drums) Adrian Bailey (bass)
gig poster and flyer (click to
enlarge flyer)
ticket
memories
Webmaster, north bucks
This gig nearly didn’t
happen after two members of the Gang of Four had taken a good hiding
from some hooligans a few days before the gig. Certainly the
physical marks were in evidence during their performance. That I do
remember of them alongside the magnificent At Home He’s a Tourist
which is timeless. In truth I think we had gone along to see Swell
Maps who were starting to gain a bit of a cult following at my
school with their Trip to Marineville album. They pulled out too after altercations
with others. It was left for Aylesbury’s very own Stowaways to fill in at
short notice. I seem to remember they weren’t for me. I do seem to
remember that Epic Soundtracks from Swell Maps made it to come on with the
Red Crayola
press cuttings
thanks to graham britten
for the nme cuttings
what
happened next
the band
lasted until 1984, but this original line up reunited in 2004
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