Concert Poster of the Day

How did this concert go? https://geometrydashscratch.io

Just found this old thread: https://tastebuds.fm/topics/4039-concert-poster-and-flyer-new

Gene Vincent & Eddie Cochran concert poster, Manchester Hippodrome, March 28 1960. On April 17, Cochran died in a car accident.
As for other acts, Bily Fury was alright, although nowhere near as good as Gene and Eddie. I wanted to include him on my mixtape "Bad Boys of Rock & Rock", but it was really hard to find one song with an attitude.
Tony Sheridan was a local rock & roll musician who collaborated with The Beatles early in their career. Other than that, he didn't leave much impact on the music. I have the entire "British Beat Before The Beatles" compilation, and he wasn't included there.
Joe Brown is the best known for his 1962 hit "A Picture Of You". His career spans several decades (he might still be performing, who knows), but there isn't much enjoyable material. I don't know what was his repertoire for the 1960 concert, but i would like to hear it.
Georgie Fame was advertised as "new singing-pianist sensation". I have to admit i've never heard of him. There's one Georgie Fame who recorded late-night jazz classic "Girl Talk" with Ben Sidran. Could that be the same guy?
I have no idea who Billy Raymond was / is.

Check this one out! The Electric Circus was hosting some really awesome bands back in 1977. The schedule for August that year was full of brilliant bands. How many do you know?

Motorhead is an iconic band. No need to introduce them.
The Count Bishops were an outstanding pub rock band that somehow couldn't make one truly enjoyable LP. I love their cover version of "Route 66".
Heavy Metal Kids were glam rock that might have borrowed their name from Kraftwerk song. I know nothing more about them.
Doctors Of Madness were another glam-inspired punk rock band with kinda weak discography. "Suicide City" is a good song.
Boom Town Rats don't like Mondays. However, they didn't perform. Instead of them, Eater was the main star, and their opening acts were The Fall.
The Adverts are famous for their single "New Church", but they were actually much better than that.

Other acts i don't know. Yet!

What more could you ask for? :D Basically, they said "there will be sex, drugs and rock & roll" in their own way.

This reminds me of Hanatarash, Japanese harsh noise band that was notorious for complete demolition of every venue they have "played" on. Legend has it they once appeared on the stage by crushing through the wall with a bulldozer. I tried to find at least one poster for their concert, but i guess they were banned from advertising themselves also...

Here's another interesting one!

Gig from 1977, on a D-Day anniversary, heh. They called it a New Wave Night, and a few really notable acts were there. Warsaw (before they changed their name to Joy Division), The Negatives (band that made one of John Peel's favourite singles), The Negatives...
Another act that was there, but wasn't good enough to have their name on the flyer was The Fall. Other than Warsaw, all other bands went into obscurity, while the Fall became one of the most well-known and respected post-punk bands. Life can be cruel sometimes.

And here's one more concert flyer for another 1977 gig by the same band. Come to the St. George's Community Center! We will be playing disco music that everyone likes! And for those who get bored with it, there will also be a live band playing. The Fall. Never heard of them? How about we change the price from 50 to 20 pence?

Games for May at the Queen Elizabeth Hall on 12 May 1967

described as "Space age relaxation for the climax of spring – electronic composition, colour and image projection, girls, and the Pink Floyd". this is considered to be Pink Floyd's first major live event. i'm just going to Wikipedia* quote: apparently, they were chopping up wood on stage for sounds effects, someone "dressed up as an admiral gave out daffodils" and a bubble machine was involed staining all the furniture. "[...] As a consequence, Pink Floyd were banned from ever playing there again." well done, Pink Floyd! unfortunately, there are no photos of the bubble machine and the admirals.

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Syd with a plastic duck

*https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Games_for_May

I really like this second poster. It's so crammed with text, there's a lot going on and a lot to read. It captivates the observer.

Yeah, it was David Bowie :D His entire career is impressive, but i have a particular affection for those early days when he was still developing his style and character. His early recordings are scattered all over the place, and searching for them is an adventure of its own. It gets more tidy after that - if you get all the albums, you're mostly covered.

I never heard of Laughing Hyenas, so i gave myself a homework. They sound awesome. Somewhat similar to Cows.

Speaking of Cows...

and here's a fake one for fun.

here are two which are related:

- Black Sabbath with a band called Sidewinder (1970.05.30)

- Earth (and others) (1969.03.21)

https://dyn1.heritagestatic.com/lf?set=path%5B1%2F8%2F8%2F2%2F4%2F18824734%5D%2Csizedata%5B850x600%5D&call=url%5Bfile%3Aproduct.chain%5D

originally, Black Sabbath started as a Jazzy jam band called Polka Tulk. soon afterwards, they would change the band name to Earth. shortly before releasing their debut album, they would change the name again.
nowadays, of course, there is another very important and influential band from the Seattle area that uses the moniker Earth..

my guess was David Bowie. i looked it up and was correct. :)
i knew that he had played saxophone in a band before going solo.