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Greater London Council Festivals
1985.
June 1st-2nd 1985
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more info needed on this festival which seems to have slipped under the radar
John Martyn accompanied by Foster Patterson June
2nd 1985 Setlist-
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© Dave Walkling |
After double checking my contact prints, I’m certain these were taken at the 2/6/1985 GLC gig. The band shots are of Annie Whitehead’s band with Sarah Jane Morris, the percussion photo was taken near the Oxo tower building. I remember Gil Scott Heron [very good] and John Martyn [pissed] at this gig, the main stage would have been on Jubilee Gardens, too crowded to get near.
Dave Walkling
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© Dave Walkling |
"Jobs For A Change", GLC Festival
Battersea Park
London.
The Blues Band, Billy Bragg , The Beat Farmers, Men They Couldn't Hang. Wreckless Eric, Boot Hill Foot-Tappers , Hank Wangford, The Pogues , The Opposition, The Communards
07/07/85
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GLC supremo Ken Livingston with sign - Battersea Park 1985 © Nick Hider ( visit Nicks Flickr site to view more great photos from this era ) |
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The Opposition onstage at Jobs for A Change - 7-7-85
Recordings and setlists
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Billy Bragg 7-7-85 Main stage
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The Pogues
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20 min. Bootleg video exists of the set from Dark Streets of London onwards , otherwise audience audio exists for the whole show. Attendance for this show is supposed to be 80,000. this appears unlikely from the stills we have seen , although there were four stages, which would have spread out the crowd .can anyone confirm or provide more information on this event ?
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The Opposition onstage at Jobs for A Change - 7-7-85
Kevin Shewans detailed review with images.
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The Anti-heroin Campaign. 8-25-85 Crystal Palace Bowl Vera Lynn Hawkwind. Spear Of Destiny . Armory Show The Enid Dr and the Medics The March Violets Comsat Angels Balaam and The Angel Eddy Armani
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The late inclusion to the bill was was none other than WW 2 legend Dame Vera Lynn , who presumably wanted to lend her voice to the anti heroin message, the Dame lead the audience in a rendition of ' Old Lang Syne as a finale to the concert, accompanied by the assembled players .
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DB:
"Yes, along with Vera Lynn! Amongst other people. It was good fun,
because we were going to be doing it anyway, they asked us to do it
and we said 'Yes, sure'. I mean, it's good that Vera Lynn should do
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DB:
"As she was singing...I think she must be about in her 70's. I mean,
she's a real character. My old man - I told my Dad because during the war
he was, he used to think she was wonderful..."
HLL: "I suppose to an extent it wasn't much different turning out with
a bunch of rock bands than it would have been, like, turning out with the
forces in the war... Much the same sort of thing, a bunch of hooligans, you
know!" (Laughs)
Fatreg has a review of this event on his site
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