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Southend On Sea, UK Joined August 2023
Southend On Sea, UK Joined August 2023
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.
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Aug 22, 1980
– Aug 24, 1980 |
Reading Rock Festival 1980
Iron Maiden / Def Leppard / Whitesnake / Slade / U.F.O. / The Angels / Krokus / Magnum / Budgie / Fischer-Z / Pat Travers Band / Samson / Tygers of Pan Tang / Hellions / Gillan / nine below zero / Gary Moore / Girl / Red Alert / Praying Mantis / Rory Gallagher / SLEDGEHAMMER / Broken Home / Headboys / Q Tips / The Pencils / Writz / Trimmer and Jenkins
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Thamesside Arena | Reading, England, United Kingdom |
Reading Rock Festival 1980
Aug 22 - 24, 1980
Reading, England, United Kingdom
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