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A guest for The Damned · Sun, 25 Oct 1987
It was less than an hour long, apparently they had been ripped off by the university and took it out on the bar. My only recollection of the set was Stranger on the Town, hadn`t even realised they hadn`t played New Rose and by the end i was absolutely soaked in sweat and beer with soap running in my eyes from my now flat hair. Came up from Fleetwood and stopped at the training college with a friends friend and some mates from my college. Was a memorable night and they played brilliant , much better band than the Stranglers at that time.
A guest for Blondie · Mon, 27 Feb 1978
It was 1978 she wore thigh length red boots & was fantastic x
A guest for Blondie · Mon, 27 Feb 1978
I seem to remember Blondie playing the graduation ball at Lancaster which would have been in May , anyone know if that is accurate & if so was it in 78 or 77 ??
A guest for Blondie · Mon, 27 Feb 1978
An excellent uni gig, great venue with an enthusiastic audience.
A guest for Bob Marley and The Wailers · Sat, 28 Apr 1973
This was weird! I used to attend the concerts at Lancaster University regularly. I had doubts about this one. It was advertised in black lettering on an orange dayglo poster in large ketters - 'DISCO' - and in small letters at the bottom - 'With Bob Marley and the Wailers'. The entry fee, pay on the night, palm stamped from an ink pad as proof of payment, was 50p.
It wasn't a disco (music played from records) at all. It was one long session of Bob and the Wailers in a well-attended hall, with everybody standing/dancing to the band's music. The night was sensational. I had seen a brief reference to the band; probably in Melody Maker, which had good Jazz/Rock coverage in those days; but I knew little or nothing about the band other than that.
I was dancing with my girlfriend immediately below the stage and directly in front of Bob Marley. I recall staring up at him wondering, 'Why am I only paying 50p for this?' and 'Why is this advertised as a Disco?' This early UK performance by Bob Marley and the Wailers ranks alongside Queen's 'Bohemian Rhapsody' tour concert, which I also attended at Lancaster University as the two best live concerts I have attended.
There is some irregularity with the date of the concert which I cannot reconcile. Concerts at Lancaster University were normally on Saturday evenings. The Bob Marley concert, to my recollection, however, was on Friday evening 27 April 1973. I recall this because the day after the concert (Saturday) I went into Preston and bought a copy of the 'Catch a Fire' album, which I still have. There appears to be some mix-up with the initial gigs played by the band on this tour, with at least one cancelled. Maybe this is the source of the confusion. I recall asking about the band at the concert and being told that this was their first UK venue of the tour. If the gig was hastily re-arranged from the Saturday to the Friday night, this might explain the cheap, hastily put together, dayglo poster and the ridiculously low entry fee of 50p - a generous concession to the organisors for the rearranged date?
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1968 to 2026
How Lancaster has played out
| Decade | Concerts | Venues |
|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 3 | 1 |
| 1970s | 90 | 5 |
| 1980s | 70 | 8 |
| 1990s | 36 | 8 |
| 2000s | 218 | 36 |
| 2010s | 555 | 79 |
| 2020s | 401 | 43 |
A guest 80% for Happy Mondays · Thu, 30 Nov 1989
This was a great night and the band were amazing. I wish I could remember it more clearly. One of the best.
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