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Season 1

  • S01E01 The Boomtown Rats

    • September 22, 1978
    • BBC Two

    Bob Geldof's Boomtown Rats in concert at Middlesex Polytechnic in 1978. Mary of the 4th Form Introduction - Peter Drummond Me & Howard Hughes I Never Loved Eva Braun Don't Believe What You Read Rat Trap Kicks Joey's On the Street Again Living On a Island She's Gonna Do You In Like Clockwork She's So Modern Looking After No. 1

  • S01E02 Crawler

    • September 29, 1978
    • BBC Two

  • S01E03 Cado Belle

    • October 6, 1978
    • BBC Two

    This week: Cado Belle from The University of Strathclyde, Glasgow.

  • S01E04 The Crusaders

    • October 13, 1978
    • BBC Two

    Colchester Institute, Essex

  • S01E05 The Stranglers

    • October 20, 1978
    • BBC Two

    University of Surrey, Guildford, Surrey Ugly I Feel Like a Wog Bring on the Nubiles Burning Up Time Hanging Around The concert is aborted when The Stranglers walk off stage, refusing to play to elitist audiences, after a dispute when an agreement to make tickets available outside of the college was not honoured

  • S01E06 Rich Kids

    • October 27, 1978
    • BBC Two

    University of Reading - with Midge Ure & Glen Matlock Only Arsenic Hung on You Rich Kids Burning sounds Holy Holy 12 Miles High Forever & Ever Marching Men Lovers & Fools Strange One Empty Words Ghosts of Princes in Towers

  • S01E07 Climax Blues Band

    • November 3, 1978
    • BBC Two

    City of Birmingham Polytechnic.

  • S01E08 AC/DC

    • November 10, 1978
    • BBC Two

    University of Essex, Colchester, Essex. Live Wire Problem Child Sin City Bad Boy Boogie Whole Lotta Rosie Rocker Let There Be Rock

  • S01E09 Lindisfarne

    • November 17, 1978
    • BBC Two

    University of Essex, Colchester, Essex Court in the Act Lady Eleanor Winter Song Make Me Want to Stay Kings Cross Blues Meet Me On the Corner Run for Home Brand New Day We Can Swing Together

  • S01E10 John Martyn

    • November 24, 1978
    • BBC Two

    May You Never One World One Day Without You The Dealer Certain Surprise Big Muff Anna

Season 2

  • S02E01 Bethnal

    • January 6, 1979
    • BBC Two

  • S02E02 The Cars

    • January 13, 1979
    • BBC Two

    The Cars, January 13, University of Sussex, Brighton. Tracklist: Just What I Needed / Good Times Roll / I'm In Touch With Your World / My Best Friend's Girl / Moving in Stereo / All Mixed Up / Night Spots / Bye Bye Love / Don't Cha Stop / You're All I've Got Tonight

  • S02E03 The Rubinoos

    • January 20, 1979
    • BBC Two

  • S02E04 Rory Gallagher

    • January 27, 1979
    • BBC Two

    Middlesex Polytechnic Shin Kicker The Mississippi Sheiks Do You Read Me Brute Force & Ignorance Fuel to the Fire Shadow Play Cruise On Out

  • S02E05 Ian Dury and The Blockheads

    • February 3, 1979
    • BBC Two

    Ian Dury and The Blockheads from Queens University, Belfast

  • S02E06 Cheap Trick

    • February 10, 1979
    • BBC Two

    Introduced bv Pete Drummond This week: Cheap Trick from Brighton Polytechnic Hello There Come On, Come On Stiff Competition Guitar Solo/Jam Ain't That a Shame Need Your Love I Want You to Want Me California Man Surrender

  • S02E07 Average White Band

    • February 17, 1979
    • BBC Two

    University of Surrey, Guildford When Will You Be Mine Atlantic Avenue A Love of Your Own I'm the One Walk On By Feel No Fret

  • S02E08 The Police

    • February 21, 1979
    • BBC Two

    Classic early live performance from the Police at Hatfield Polytechnic from 1979, including the first performance of Message in a Bottle. Other songs include Roxanne, So Lonely and Can't Stand Losing You. Full list: Can't Stand Losing You So Lonely Fall Out Hole In My Life, Truth Hits Everybody Message in a Bottle (first live performance and not released as a single) Peanuts Roxanne Next To You

  • S02E09 Herbie Hancock

    • March 3, 1979
    • BBC Two

    Introduced by PETE Drummond This week: Herbie Hancock from Chelsea College

  • S02E10 Steve Hillage

    • March 10, 1979
    • BBC Two

    University of Kent at Canterbury (broadcast 10 March) Salmon Song Unzipping the Zype Hurdy Gurdy Man 1988 Aktivator Unidentified (Flying Being) It's All Too Much

  • S02E11 Bill Bruford

    • March 17, 1979
    • BBC Two

    Oxford Polytechnic, Oxfordshire (feat. Allan Holdsworth: guitar / Annette Peacock: vocals). Sample and Hold Beelzebub The Sahara of Snow (part one) The Sahara of Snow (part two) Forever until Sunday Back to the Beginning Adios a la Pasada (Goodbye to the Past) 5G

  • S02E12 George Thorogood & The Destroyers

    • March 24, 1979
    • BBC Two

    Introduced by Pete Drummond This week: George Thorogood & The Destroyers from North East London Polytechnic Ride On Josephine Cocaine Blues It Wasn't Me I'm Just Your Good Thing Madison Blues New Hawaiian Boogie Who Do You Love No Particular Place to Go Johnny B Goode

Season 3

  • S03E01 Lene Lovich

    • January 7, 1980
    • BBC Two

    This week: Lene Lovich Introduced by Pete Drummond from Liverpool University

  • S03E02 Joe Jackson

    • January 14, 1980
    • BBC Two

    Hatfield Polytechnic Look Sharp! Baby Stick Around Sunday Papers One More Time Friday It's Different for Girls Don't Wanna Be Like That Happy Loving Couples I'm the Man Got the Time Is She Really Going Out with Him? Come On

  • S03E03 The Specials

    • January 21, 1980
    • BBC Two

    The student-taunting Specials perform at the Colchester Institute in 1979, playing hits such as Rat Race, Too Much Too Young and Gangsters, throwing tambourines at the bouncers and indulging in a little moon-stomping during a stage invasion. Full track list: Do the Dog / Monkey Man / Rat Race / Blank Expression / Rude Boys Outta Jail / Doesn't Make it Alright / Concrete Jungle / Too Much Too Young / Guns of Navarone / Nite Klub / Gangsters / Longshot / Kick de Bucket / Madness / You're Wondering Now

  • S03E04 Live Wire

    • February 4, 1980
    • BBC Two

    Brighton Polytechnic

  • S03E05 Secret Affair

    • February 11, 1980
    • BBC Two

    University of Bristol, Bristol

  • S03E06 Spyro Gyra

    • February 18, 1980
    • BBC Two

    University of Leeds, Yorkshire (first ever UK performance)

  • S03E07 Joe Ely

    • February 20, 1980
    • BBC Two

    Middlesex Polytechnic

  • S03E08 Robin Trower

    • February 25, 1980
    • BBC Two

    University of London Union, London Day of the Eagle The Ring, Bridge of Sighs Too Rolling Stoned The Shout/Hannah Daydream Victims of the Fury Little Bit of Sympathy

  • S03E09 April Wine

    • March 10, 1980
    • BBC Two

  • S03E10 Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers

    • March 24, 1980
    • BBC Two

    Tom Petty, March 24, Oxford Polytechnic, Oxford. Setlist: Shadow Of a Doubt / Anything That's Rock 'n' Roll / Introduction - Peter Drummond / Even The Losers / Here Come's My Girl / I Need to Know / Luna / Stories We Could Tell / Refugee / Breakdown / American Girl

  • S03E11 Steve Forbert

    • March 31, 1980
    • BBC Two

    Lancaster University Going Down to Laurel Romeo's Tune Complications Down by the Sally Gardens What Kind a Guy Steve Forbert's Midsummernight's Toast Thinking The Sweet Love That You Give Shure Goes a Long Long Way Say Goodbye to Little Joe You Can Not Win If You Do Not Play Medley: Nadin, Pokeseller Danny, You Can Not Win If You Do Not Play

  • S03E12 The Blues Band

    • May 22, 1980
    • BBC Two

    Keele University

  • S03E13 After the Fire

    • November 7, 1980
    • BBC Two

    City University, London (broadcast 16 March 1981) Sailing Ship (instrumental) Wild West Show Can You Face It?

Season 4

  • S04E01 Q-Tips

    • January 12, 1981
    • BBC Two

    Hatfield Polytechnic

  • S04E02 UB40

    • January 19, 1981
    • BBC Two

    Keele University King Strange Fruit The Earth Dies Screaming Little by Little I Think It's Going to Rain Today Food for Thought Tyler Signing Off

  • S04E03 The Motels

    • January 26, 1981
    • BBC Two

    University of Bradford Kicks Anticipating Days Are O.K. (But the Nights Were Made for Love) Closets & Bullets Whose Problem Total Control Party Professionals Cry Baby Envy Danger Conroy Guy Wondering

  • S04E04 The Skids

    • February 2, 1981
    • BBC Two

    Chelsea School of Art

  • S04E05 The Roches

    • February 9, 1981
    • BBC Two

    Loughborough University of Technology Bad for Me We Nurds The Troubles My Sick Mind Hallelujah Chorus Hammond Song Mr. Sellack

  • S04E06 B. A. Robertson

    • February 16, 1981
    • BBC Two

    Preston Polytechnic, Lancashire

  • S04E07 Gillan

    • February 23, 1981
    • BBC Two

    Recorded at Oxford Polytechnic, Oxford. Unchain Your Brain Mr Universe No Easy Way Trouble Mutually Assured Destruction On the Rocks Vengenace New Orleans

  • S04E08 John Martyn

    • March 2, 1981
    • BBC Two

    University of Stirling. Available on DVD. Big Muff Some People Are Crazy Grace and Danger Save Some (For Me) Eibhil Ghail Chiuin Ni Chearbhail Couldn't Love You More Amsterdam Rock Johnny Too Bad

  • S04E09 Siouxsie and The Banshees

    • March 9, 1981
    • BBC Two

    Warwick Arts Centre, University of Warwick, Warwickshire Israel Spellbound Arabian Knights Halloween Christine Night Shift Red Light But Not Them Voodoo Dolly Eve White/Eve Black

  • S04E10 After the Fire

    • March 16, 1981
    • BBC Two