Official Friars Aylesbury Compendium Is Live

Pushing through the market square…

This is pretty cool. The official FRIARS Aylesbury compendium is a new web site that celebrates the legendary music venue which operated out of Aylesbury in Buckinghamshire in the UK between 1969 – 1984.

As I’m sure many of you know, (hi Dez) David Bowie played three important shows there in 1971/72 and a fourth as Iggy Pop’s keyboard player in 1977.

Here are links to the relevant pages…

Borough Assembly Hall, Market Square, Aylesbury
Date: Saturday September 25th 1971
Headlining: David Bowie
Support: Lol Coxhill Mick Softley

Borough Assembly Hall, Market Square, Aylesbury
Date: Saturday January 29th 1972
Headlining: David Bowie
Support: Grand Canyon

Borough Assembly Hall, Market Square, Aylesbury
Date: Saturday July 15th 1972
Headlining: David Bowie
Support: JSD Band

Vale Hall, Civic Centre, Market Square, Aylesbury
Date: Tuesday March 1st 1977
Headlining: Iggy Pop
Support: The Vibrators

Go take a look around, it’s a fascinating glimpse at a venue and a town that clearly took its music very seriously, and it’s the perfect snapshot from a golden period that’s unlikely to be repeated anywhere I can think of in the near future.

I’m sure The official FRIARS Aylesbury compendium will grow and grow as more fans and musicians offer their memories.