23 May 1980 – Adam and The Ants – Town Hall, High WycombeFor those attending a gig by a new look Adam and The Ants at High Wycombe Town Hall on Friday 23rd May 1980, memories will of a night where violence […]
31 March 2000 – The Damned – White HorseFriday 31st March 2000 – The Damned – White Horse, High Wycombe The Damned return to High Wycombe after near 21 year absence. Captain […]
20 February 1980 – Joy Division/Killing Joke – Town Hall, High WycombeManchester’s Joy Division made a late night appearance in High Wycombe on Wednesday 20th February 1980, just three months before the tragic suicide […]
23 January 1980 – Ramones/The Boys – Aylesbury FriarsWednesday 23rd January 1980 was the evening when many music fans from High Wycombe travelled the short (and ever familiar) journey across […]
19 December 1979 – The Slits – Town HallA gig on Wednesday 19th December 1979 at High Wycombe Town Hall involving a diverse mixture of bands brought a reaction from a significant number of […]
Please join me on Twitter @wycombegigsPlease join me on Twitter @wycombegigs I launched the @wycombegigs Twitter feed in September 2019 to help promote the wycombegigs.co.uk website and […]
July/August 1979 – High Wycombe Town Hall gigsIn this post I recall three gigs at High Wycombe Town Hall during July and August 1979, as detailed on a flyer discovered in my own collection. […]
The Antelope cancel gigs on outside stageHigh Wycombe gig punters would have been disappointed to hear on Wednesday 14th August 2019 the news that The Antelope pub in the Town Centre had […]
July/August 1979 – Nag’s Head gigsLocal promoter Ron Watts was busy throughout the summer months of 1979 putting on a variety of gigs at both The Nag’s Head and The Town Hall in High […]
26 July 2019 – CANCELLED – Public Service Announcement/Calico Street Riots/Freudian Session/Bleed Happiness – The AntelopeAnother blow for live music in High Wycombe with the news that the gig below was CANCELLED due to Council restrictions. Statement from Public Service […]
20 July 1979 – Xtraverts/Ladykillers – Multi-Racial CentreHigh Wycombe’s Multi-Racial Centre hosted a double headed local ‘punk’ night on Friday 20th July 1979. The Xtraverts continued their comeback […]
27 June 1979 – UK Subs/Ladykillers – Town HallThe UK Subs made their second High Wycombe appearance on Wednesday 27th June 1979 with a Ron Watts promoted show at the Town Hall. Local band The […]
24 November 2003 – The Killers – White Room, Buckinghamshire Chilterns University CollegeWatching The Killers play their headline slot at Glastonbury Festival on Saturday 29th June 2019 reminded me that one of their first headline slots […]
21 June 2019 – Buzzcocks/Skids/Penetration – Royal Albert HallI was delighted to be able attend a celebration of Pete Shelley’s life on the evening of Friday 21st June 2019 at the Royal Albert Hall in London. […]
20 June 1979 – After Science –Nag’s HeadFour years before Howard Jones would make his breakthrough in the UK charts with his synth based pop, his three younger brothers had formed a band […]
6 June 1979 – Lurkers/Xtraverts – Town HallThe Lurkers won’t recall their return to High Wycombe on Wednesday 6th June 1979 which much pleasure. The London based band owed their background […]
27 April 1979 – Wadada/Xtraverts/Plastic People – Multi-Racial CentreA hand written flyer found on social media provides evidence of a comeback gig by High Wycombe’s perennial punks, The Xtraverts, at High Wycombe’s […]
12 May 1979 – Uncle Llama – Town HallA fairly elaborate folder out poster/flyer, from my own collection, is the only evidence I have of a gig by Uncle Llama at High Wycombe Town Hall on […]
26 May 2019 – FrogFest – High WycombeThe annual FREE FrogFest festival takes place in and around High Wycombe High Street on Sunday 26th May 2019. As per previous years, as well as the […]
6 May 1979 – XTC/Camera Club/Ladykillers – Town HallXTC were another band to return to the High Wycombe having played the town during their embryonic years. The Swindon based outfit had appeared twice […]
