Formed out folk rock band Fish Co in 1978, Writz was Steve Fairnie (deceased 1993) and Bev Sage on vocals and stage romps, Steve Rowles vocals/on guitar, Nick Battle (ex After The Fire) on bass, Arry Axel on drums and Jules Hardwick on lead guitar. They had huge success on the pub and club scene with their highly visual act. They only had minor recording hits with single 'Night Nurse' in 1979'. Changed their name to Famous Names in 1980 and released singles 'Holiday Romance' and later 'Venetian Blind.
These are photos from concerts where Writz played, so they may be of other bands that played the concert as well.
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20th National Rock Festival- Reading Rock 80' Aug 22 - 24, 1980 Reading, England, United Kingdom Uploaded by Jim Jones
Reading Rock Festival 1980 Aug 22 - 24, 1980 Reading, England, United Kingdom Uploaded by Zimtrim
Paper Programe
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Programme
Festival Advert
Writz / New Celeste May 13, 1980 Paris, Île-de-France, France Uploaded by Sylvain
