1977-03-11
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| Performance summary | |
| Artist performing: | Johnny Thunders & The Heartbreakers |
| Tour: | 1977 Cherry Vanilla Tour |
| Venue: | Birmingham University |
| Location: | Birmingham, England, UK |
| Support acts: | Cherry Vanilla, The Police |
| Ticket prices: | TICKET PRICES |
On 1977-03-11, The Police performed at Birmingham University in Birmingham, England, UK.
Setlist
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Recording information
As per the story below, apparently John Taylor of Duran Duran has a recording of this concert.
Trivia
John Taylor - future bass player of Duran Duran - was in attendance at this performance and in fact made a cassette recording of it.
He describes the following incident in his autobiography, In The Pleasure Groove, published in 2012:
The first time I saw ... (Johnny) Thunders's magic was onstage at Birmingham University. The opening act was a band I had not heard of before, The Police. At that time I would sneak a cassette recorder into every gig I went to, and I set the machine to record when they began to play, even though I had no idea who they were. It was quite possible a band you had never heard of yesterday could become your favorite band tomorrow. The singer with The Police also played bass, which struck me as quite clever and quite "un-punk." After the second number, he struck up a rapport with the audience of mostly students. A little too familiar, I remember thinking at the time, not knowing then that Sting had been a teacher and spoke "student" way better than he would ever speak "punk." Sting: We've got the Heartbreakers coming on next. (Cheer from me and one or two others) Sting: They can't play, you know. Me: Fuck off! Sting: Who said "Fuck off"? Me: I did. (all of this going down onto the cassette tape) Sting: It's true. They're great guys but they can't play. Me: Fuck off, you wanker! Sting: You'll see. This next song is called "Fall Out"! 1 2 3 4...
See also
External links
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References
sources:
- Stewart Copeland's diaries; NME February 26, 1977; Sounds + NME ads March 12, 1977
- John Taylor's book In The Pleasure Groove
