Flyer
Manchester Polytechnic Cavendish House
1981

“My God. I went to that Holly and the Italians gig. They were OK but I really liked The Resistance and bought their single 'Survival Kit'. I went with a girl called Susan and she wore a red Sheena Easton jumpsuit. 28 years ago. Crikey Charlie.”

“Think this should be 1981, I went to the Honneydrippers gig and came out to the news that Bob Marley had just died.”

“Sorry it was 81 - the Ruts..Malcolm Owen died in 1980 hence Ruts DC in 81, I think they also played the International 2 with the Two Tone Pinks that year”

“Phew thank God for that. It was only 27 years ago. I'm still young!”

“I've got this flyer! On yellow, if you turn it over there's the gig I went to, Theatre of Hate supported by the Meteors- I wasn't 18 by the way!”

“i went to the discipline gig,as i loved king crimson,i stood in front of tony levin taking black and white photos.i got a warning to pack it in off a roadie,as fripp didnt like flash!i shot a few more by available light with the bouncers glaring at me!great band,belew was awesome!”

“I was actually the dj at the Poly between '78 and '82 (you can see the ad for Toon The Loon's Poly DIsco on Fridays). I dj'd at most of the gigs. I remember after the Honeydripper's gig we took some of the band to the Cyprus Tavern and the old lady on the door initially wouldn't let Robert Plant in because he wasn't a student or a member!”