Pete Shelley (guitar'/vocs) Steve
Diggle (guitar) John Maher (drums) Steve Garvey (bass)
Ludus
Linder Sterling (vocs) Arthur
Kadman (guitarist) Philip Tomanov (drums) Willie Trotter (bass)
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gig poster and flyer (click to
enlarge flyer)
ticket
memories
press cuttings
Thanks to Graham Britten
for the NME cuttings
what
happened next
Buzzcocks split in 1981 which Shelley and
Diggle pursuing solo careers. They have since reformed, initially with the
above line up but now the core duo of Shelley and Diggle remain. John
Maher runs a Volkswagen racing team.
They helped open friars phase four
in 2010.
The classic lineup reunited in 2012
for a couple of gigs
Ludus lasted till 1984.
odds and trivia
Did you know the band got it's name from a
review of seminal 1976 TV show Rock Follies? The review, in reference to
Julie Covington's streetwise character, headlined its' review, "It's a
buzz, cock"
Ludus' Linder Sterling
was an artist/designer involved in early Buzzcocks/Magazine covers.
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