Hammersmith Odeon
8th February 1980
Support:- Samson
Review of:-
Newcastle City Hall, 12 February 1980
Tuesday 12 February 1980 is a day I shall remember for the rest
of my life. Fellow ‘Trowerman’ and college pal Robert from Jersey
suggested it would be a rather splendid adventure to catch our
hero on the last night of his UK ‘Victims of the Fury’ tour. We’d
seen the band in great form a few days earlier at Hammersmith
but we were clearly up for the long 293-mile trek up to Newcastle.
I remember we set out from our halls of residence on Kingston Hill at a very early hour with Rob at
the wheel of his sporty white Mini Cooper, bound for glory.
It took us the best part of the day to get there but we managed to arrive at the City Hall in time to
catch not only the Box Office still open but also a glimpse of Robin, Jimmy and Bill doing their sound
check. It must have been about 5.30pm. It was soon time for ‘Showtime’ proper.
I will always remember the walk-on. The lights went out, ‘Caravan to Midnight’ came on over the PA,
the band walked on stage and quickly broke into the first number, ‘Lady Love’.
The good people of Toon town just went absolutely mental, so delighted they were to see the band.
What a great start! So it continued. For some reason, this audience were much more appreciative and
vocal than their southern counterparts.
It was a great show featuring once again the ‘Victims’ lightshow visuals with their distinctive neon
barbed wire icon, as featured on the album cover. I remember at the end of the show we waited to
catch another glimpse of the band.
So, with a throng of people, we waited outside the stage show. The roadies were loading up their
trailer in order to hotfoot it back to the Capital in time for the television recording at the University
of London’s Malet Street concert hall, the next day.
Robin, Jimmy and Bill came out, signed a few autographs and were then whisked away in their blue
Granada estate. We hit the road too with the A1 pretty much to ourselves. I can’t remember what
time to got back to Surrey. Suffice to say, the twelve-hour round trip had been well worth it!
Set List: Lady Love; The Ring; Day Of The Eagle; Bridge Of Sighs; Jack And Jill; Too Rolling Stoned;
The Shout/Hannah; Daydream; Victims Of The Fury; Only Time; Madhouse; Little Bit Of Sympathy.
(Encores) Messin The Blues; Rock Me Baby
Alan Howard
Marquee
90 Wardour Street
26th March 1985
Not been at the Marquee since the mid 70’s,Tuesday night so went
straight from work changed into Jeans and the inevitable black tour t-
shirt! Mick drove up with Maria and my blind date, bet she wished she
was blind!
We meet in the Ship just up from the Marquee a typical pub back then
before gentrification, red lino floor, fag burns etc.
What I remember of the gig, the place was packed being a short arse
decided to leave the others at the back and got right down in front of
the stage. So I’m looking up at the Bass player and vocalist and thought
I know him! After a few tunes it came to me it was Dave Bronze who I
had seen at my first live gig in The Bull, Vange in July 74 playing with
Skint.
Don’t even have to remember three tunes as they turn up on ‘Beyond The Mist’ Album, Time Is Short,
Back It Up and of course Bridge Of Sighs, listen to the last track below.
Afterwards instead of the usual drink in a pub before home, we went to a Chinese restaurant in Soho, It
was Mick’s second date with Maria so he wanted to impress, big mistake taking me along they had teas
with there meals I asked for Larger and got a small can of Heineken then complained I needed a spoon
to eat with, never saw my blind date again.
Set list that night was: Too Rollin’ Stoned; Into Money; Keeping A Secret; Day Of The Eagle; Bridge of
Sighs; The Ring; Beyond The Mist; Daydream; The Last Time; Rock Me Baby; Lady Love; The Voice;
Little Bit Of Sympathy; Time Is Short; Back It Up; Islands
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