Eddie & the Hot Rods. Stray, Strife, Motorhead, Hawklords, Bram Tchaikovsky
When I started going to Gigs with friends in the 70’s it was often tricky to work out how to get there and back, in 1977 I was 16 years old so had to rely on public transport or friends who had cars, often there was a group of us and I remember one of got in the boot of the car as we couldn’t all fit in. As I grew up in Windsor it was Slough College that was a regular haunt as even if we missed the last Train or Bus it was just a two mile walk home. However we did venture to other venues with Brunel University, Uxbridge being one of the hardest to get back from at the time.
Eddie & the Hot Rods – 19th October 1977
Eddie & the Hot Rods were a great live band that came out of the Pub Rock circuit of the 70’s and came to prominence at the time of Punk and had a top 10 single ‘Do Anything You Wanna Do’. They famously performed at the Marquee in London with the Sex Pistols supporting them who proceeded to smash up their equipment. Support band for the Uxbridge gig was No Dice and admission was £1.50.
Stray & Strife – 9th December 1977
This gig was advertised as a Heavy Metal Double Bill featuring two bands that were a feature of the UK Rock scene at the time although neither had a large amount of commercial success. Admission was £1.00
Motorhead – 13th January 1978
This would have been the fourth time I had seen Motorhead and there was areal danger at that time that might not continue although me and my mates were huge fans. Support on the night was Winder and admission was £1.20.
Hawklords – 24th November 1978
In 1978 Hawkwind morphed into the Hawlords for a brief period with more of a commercial sound which fitted in with the Punk scene at the time. Whilst writing this blog I discovered that the Brunel University concert was released as a live album in 2009 and sounds fresh today. Support on the night was the Softies who had various line up’s which included Rat Scabies and Ray Burns (Captain Sensible).
Admission was £1.70
Bram Tchaikovsky – 21st March 1979
Bram Tchaikovsky was previously in the Motors and support for this gig was Sledgehammer who I was roadie for, so I worked on this show. Sledgehammmer were a big part of musical life and I will write much more about them in future blogs.
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