All photos and words are Rob Bamford.
‘Bauhaus – I hadn’t been a massive fan but a girlfriend at the time was. I loved Bela Lugosi’s Dead but can’t say I liked much of their other stuff. The girlfriend was a disaster as all she ever did was go on about a previous boyfriend (who she ended up marrying)J. Fun times.
Kraftwerk – I really got into them around 1980 and when they announced gigs I had to see them. I actually saw them twice. I think it was the Hammersmith Odeon and Palais. Their was identical and in the same order at both gigs – I guess it was all programmed but again a fantastic memory.’
‘The Siouxsie & The Banshees gigs were all in 1981 around the time of the JuJu album. Saw them three times – at the Hammersmith Palais – not sure of the date as they did more than one gig there, Bracknell Sports Centre Sept 4th and The Woolwich Odeon July 23rd . They did a massive number of dates on that tour. The girlfriend of a mate of mine and my girlfriend at the time were massive fans. I was a big fan but not as much as The Clash. I recall great renditions of Christine, Arabian Nights and Israel. Also remember Siouxsie and Richard Jobson from The Skids chatting/drinking in a segregated area before they went on stage.’
‘I saw the Clash four times in all, the first being in Oct 19th 1981 when they did 5 nights at the Lyceum.
This was a fantastic gig and I probably got the best photos there. Sadly I don’t really recall many of the songs but do remember Guns of Brixton sung by Paul Simonon and Clash City Rockers.‘
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