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
This week: Cado Belle from The University of Strathclyde, Glasgow.
Colchester Institute, Essex
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
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
City of Birmingham Polytechnic.
University of Essex, Colchester, Essex. Live Wire Problem Child Sin City Bad Boy Boogie Whole Lotta Rosie Rocker Let There Be Rock
Middlesex Polytechnic Shin Kicker The Mississippi Sheiks Do You Read Me Brute Force & Ignorance Fuel to the Fire Shadow Play Cruise On Out
Ian Dury and The Blockheads from Queens University, Belfast
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
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
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
Introduced by PETE Drummond This week: Herbie Hancock from Chelsea College
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
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
This week: Lene Lovich Introduced by Pete Drummond from Liverpool University
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
Brighton Polytechnic
University of Bristol, Bristol
University of Leeds, Yorkshire (first ever UK performance)
Middlesex Polytechnic
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
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
Keele University
City University, London (broadcast 16 March 1981) Sailing Ship (instrumental) Wild West Show Can You Face It?
Hatfield Polytechnic
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
Chelsea School of Art
Loughborough University of Technology Bad for Me We Nurds The Troubles My Sick Mind Hallelujah Chorus Hammond Song Mr. Sellack
Preston Polytechnic, Lancashire
Recorded at Oxford Polytechnic, Oxford. Unchain Your Brain Mr Universe No Easy Way Trouble Mutually Assured Destruction On the Rocks Vengenace New Orleans
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
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