#OTD Thursday 4th August 1977 The Rezillos Nag’s Head, High Wycombe Scotland’s finest comic-strip punk outfit play Wycombe as part of their ‘London Tour’. Debut single ‘I Can’t Stand My Baby’ released the previous week

🎂Vini Reilly Born #OTD 4th August 1953 Musician/guitar maestro Best known for his time with #PostPunk outfit Durutti Column Also played with The Invisible Girls, backing Pauline Murray & John Cooper Clarke (Aylesbury 1980). More recently cited as an influence to Harry Styles!

🎂Martin Atkins – Drummer Born #OTD 3rd August 1959 Well known for his time with Public Image Ltd (1979-80 & 1981-1985) but also other bands, including Brian Brain, Pigface, Nine Inch Nails, Ministry & Killing Joke. PIL played Friars, Aylesbury in November 1983 #PIL #PostPunk

🎂Kirk Brandon Born #OTD 3rd August 1956 7️⃣0️⃣ today 🥳 Singer, songwriter, musician Best known as front man for 1980’s #PostPunk bands Theatre of Hate & Spear of Destiny. Also performed in supergroup Dead Men Walking. His bands performed in Aylesbury & High Wycombe #KirkBrandon

#OTD Saturday 2nd August 1980 The Jam + The Vapors Friars, Aylesbury (4th app) Locally advertised only gig for #TheJam Sounds review concludes "Make the most of The Jam, they spoil us. It will only be when they no longer exist that we'll realise just how good they were." 📷 Richard Burt

Sunday 29th July 1984 This week 4️⃣2️⃣ years ago The Fall Elephant Fayre Festival St.Germans, Cornwall #TheFall close the festival out with a sublime set, with mixed reaction from the audience. Poster, extracts from programme and my photo 👇 #FallFriday

#OTD Saturday 31st July 1982 Siouxsie and the Banshees + John Cooper-Clarke Elephant Fayre St.Germans, Cornwall A year after their 1981 show, another trip west to see a rare live 1982 gig by #SiouxsieAndTheBanshees.. in a tent. 📷 Mick West

🎂Chris Millar (AKA Rat Scabies) Born #OTD 30th July 1955 7️⃣1️⃣ today 🥳 🥁 Best known as drummer with The Damned. Played High Wycombe three times with #TheDamned (1976 twice & 1979) + twice with short lived White Cats in 1978. Also locally at Friars, Aylesbury in 1979 & 2024

#OTD Saturday 29th July 2006 2️⃣0️⃣ years ago Echo & The Bunnymen Clapham Common, London A rare chance to see the @bunnymen.com in the daylight. Free concert, sponsored by Ben & Jerry's 🌞🍨 My photos 👇

#OTD Thursday 28th July 1983 The Cure Moles Club, Bath Very low-key warm-up gig I queued for hours, without a ticket, to eventually be let in as #TheCure set started. Absolutely magical evening stood near Lol Tolhurst on keys as per 📷 by Rave CozensHardy. Got Lol's set list too ❤️

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#OTD Wednesday 27th July 1983 The Fall Haçienda, Manchester Just out of my teens, along with two friends, I borrowed by Dad's car and drove from High Wycombe to Manchester. The journey took about 4 hours. Mark E Smith's pink shirt that night 💗 #TheFall full set youtu.be/pN6UqHz04j8?...

#OTD Wednesday 27th July 1983 The Fall Haçienda, Manchester Just out of my teens, along with two friends, I borrowed by Dad's car and drove from High Wycombe to Manchester. The journey took about 4 hours. Mark E Smith's pink shirt that night 💗 #TheFall full set youtu.be/pN6UqHz04j8?...

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#OTD Monday 27th July 1981 4️⃣5️⃣ years ago Pretenders Friars, Aylesbury The tour proceeded the release of their 2nd album 'Pretenders II' featuring the singles 'Talk Of The Town', 'Message of Love' & a cover of The Kinks' 'I Go to Sleep' #Pretenders @ChrissieHynde 📷 Steve Hoad

🎗Remembering Sinead O'Connor Died #OTD 26th July 2023 💔 An uncompromising artist who wasn't interested in following the usual 'rock star' rules. I feel privileged to have seen her in concert several times across her career. A wonderful live performer! My ticket memories 👇

#OTD Saturday 26th July 1980 The Damned play a free gig at Shepperton Studios for fan club members, with The Ruts support. What an afternoon this was 🔥 6 live tracks released on The Black Album, more available on 1982 'bootleg' style version #TheDamned

🎂 Mick Jagger Born #OTD 26th July 1943 Appeared with the Rolling Stones at High Wycombe, Town Hall three times in 1963, aged 20 📷Colourised photo of Mick backstage at HW with Keith Richards & Brian Jones 💙 #MickJagger #RollingStones 💋

#OTD Thursday 25th July 1974 Bay City Rollers Chiltern Rooms, High Wycombe #BayCityRollers were on the verge of Roller Mania when they visited this now demolished venue just outside the town centre. They had previously played in 1972. 1974 tour dates from Record Mirror 👇

#OTD Saturday 25th July 1981 4️⃣5️⃣ years ago Killing Joke + UK Decay Friars, Aylesbury Both bands return for a second gig at Friars after impressing together in 1980 and picking up a strong local following #KillingJoke #UKDecay

#OTD Saturday 23rd July 1977 4️⃣9️⃣ years ago The Jam + New Hearts + Cocksparrow Town Hall, High Wycombe #TheJam return to Wycombe having played Nag’s Head twice earlier in 1977. Gig listing from Record Mirror. Hammersmith Odeon the following evening. Tickets, from £1.00 😮

#OTD Saturday 22nd July 1978 Another classic UK #punk single advertised in the Record Mirror If The Kids Are United - Sham 69 📣"I have no freedom, how do you feel? They can lie to my face but not to my heart. If we stand together it will just be the start"

#OTD Saturday 22nd July 1978 A classic UK #punk single advertised in the Record Mirror Identity - X-Ray Spex "Do you see yourself In the magazine When you see yourself Does it make you scream"

#OTD Saturday 21st July 1979 The Specials + Madness + Dexy's Midnight Runners + The Selector Electric Ballroom, London One of the first #TwoTone nights as the famous venue re-opened after a brief spell closed 🖤🤍 A sweat-box that evening 😰

#OTD Friday 21st July 1978 Buzzcocks + Magazine Manchester Lesser Free Trade Hall Poster design by Linder Sterling. At this gig, Pete Shelley held up a poster from Sex Pistols show two years previous 📷 Kevin Cummins #Buzzcocks #Punk #PunkRock

#OTD Tuesday 20th July 1976 5️⃣0️⃣ years ago #PunkRock Steve Jones recalls #SexPistols second date at Manchester Lesser Free Trade Hall: "It wasn't a big crowd and they just looked like a standard bunch of Northern c*nts with moustaches and kipper ties"

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#OTD Tuesday 20th July 1976 5️⃣0️⃣ years ago #PunkRock Sex Pistols and Buzzcocks Manchester Lesser Free Trade Hall Second appearance in Manchester for #SexPistols after June show at the same venue. This time with #Buzzcocks support 😎💙

#OTD Tuesday 20th July 1976 5️⃣0️⃣ years ago #PunkRock Sex Pistols and Buzzcocks Manchester Lesser Free Trade Hall Second appearance in Manchester for #SexPistols after June show at the same venue. This time with #Buzzcocks support 😎💙

Released #OTD 18th July 1980 Closer - Second and final album by Joy Division. Released two months after the suicide of lead singer & songwriter Ian Curtis 💙 ✍️#JoyDivision Review from Tidal Wave fanzine 1980

#OTD Saturday 17th July 1976 5️⃣0️⃣ years ago #PunkRock Sex Pistols due to play Dingwalls, London as per listing Melody Maker. #SexPistols did not play because they were banned after incident at Ramones gig (5th July) involving members of The Stranglers and The Clash 🍾🚪

#OTD Saturday 15th July 1972 David Bowie returns to Aylesbury for a third time. Tickets for the 600 capacity Borough Assembly Hall are 75p #DavidBowie and his band are paid £250 📷Mick Menday 📰Bucks Herald

🎗Remembering Ian Curtis Born #OTD 15th July 1956 Would have been 7️⃣0️⃣ today Singer, songwriter & musician Frontman of Joy Division Played Town Hall, High Wycombe 20th February 1980 📷 Paul Nichols Tragically lost far too early on 18th May 1980, aged just 23 💙 #JoyDivision #IanCurtis

#OTD Saturday 13th July 1985 #LiveAid at Wembley Stadium Historic day with High Wycombe's Howard Jones performing + acts who had previously played HW Status Quo Paul Weller Adam Ant Elvis Costello Sting Phil Collins U2 David Bowie Mick Jagger The Who Eric Clapton Tina Turner Keith Richards

#OTD Saturday 10th July 1976 5️⃣0️⃣ years ago #PunkRock Sex Pistols play the Sundown Discotheque in Charring Cross Road, London. The venue was in the basement of The Astoria and close to Denmark Street where #SexPistols rehearsed and recorded early demos. Several punk gigs there in 1977