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Roebuck

Contains 51 performances.

'The Apples and Snakes events at the Roebuck, Tottenham Court Rd, livened up many a Saturday night, and provided a stage for a wide variety of new talent.' Richard Edwards, Cool Notes (1983).

Performance: Mark Miwurdz, Benjamin Zephaniah, Alèv, The Missing Airmen
8 January 1983 at
Roebuck (51)
We’ve lost our flyer for this one (it possibly went into the same skip as Billy Bragg’s demo tape). Can anybody help?
Performance: Son of Man, Belinda Blanchard, Glenn Smith, Mark Steel
15 January 1983 at
Roebuck (51)
Performance: Roger McGough, Christopher Cardale, Sonia Pascall, The Reckless Pedestrians
22 January 1983 at
Roebuck (51)
Performance: Seething Wells, Angelika Joyce, Nick Toczek, Pete Murry, Ana & the Allsorts
29 January 1983 at
Roebuck (51)
The first A&S slot by ranting stalwart Nick Toczek, and a second-time appearance from Seething Wells.
Performance: Adrian Mitchell, Chand Sharma, Jenny Lecoat, Ferenc Aszmann
5 February 1983 at
Roebuck (51)
Performance: Ghosts of Individuals
12 February 1983 at
Roebuck (51)
Time Out says ‘surprise guest performers may include Jacky Leven from Doll By Doll, but this is not confirmed. (What is?)’. Doll By Doll were a critically ignored new wave band with psychedelic overtones.
Performance: Tom Pickard, Peter Campbell, Rory McLeod, City Lines
19 February 1983 at
Roebuck (51)
Performance: Joolz, Don Carroll, Emile Sercombe, The Newtown Neurotics
26 February 1983 at
Roebuck (51)
Quintessential mid-’80s line-up of goth superstar, socialist punk band, A&S cornerstone and newcomer.
Performance: Spartacus R, Pat Condell, Alèv, Sister Sharon, D Ranks
5 March 1983 at
Roebuck (51)
Performance: Roy Hutchins, Jenny Éclair, Keith Jefferson, Outbar Squeek, Dave Martin
12 March 1983 at
Roebuck (51)
Performance: John Hegley, Claire Dowie, Tony Morewood, Staunch Poets
19 March 1983 at
Roebuck (51)
Performance: Son of Man, Markus Jahn, Ginger John, Rowena Tosh
26 March 1983 at
Roebuck (51)
Performance: Little Brother, Frederick Williams, Tebbit’s Bicycle, Long Fellow, Fred Proud
02 April 1983 at
Roebuck (51)
Performance: Belinda Blanchard, Brian Bailey, John Rowe, The Czechs
09 April 1983 at
Roebuck (51)
Performance: The Wild Girls, Jenny Lecoat, Michèle Roberts, Alison Fell, Stef Pixner, Janet Dubé
16 April 1983 at
Roebuck (51)
Benefit for the Greenham Common Women.
Performance: Bob Cobbing & Clive Fencott, Mark Miwurdz, Chris Cardale, Games To Avoid
23 April 1983 at
Roebuck (51)
Performance: The Great Poet Milton, Pauline Melville, Pete Murry, Jan Ponsford & Terry Disley
30 April 1983 at
Roebuck (51)
Performance: Nick Toczek, Little Dave, Jay Ramsay, To Be Continued
07 May 1983 at
Roebuck (51)
Performance: African Dawn, Emile Sercombe, Michael Belbin, Claire Dowie
14 May 1983 at
Roebuck (51)
Performance: The Popticians, John Agard, Anne Clark, Owen O’Neill
21 May 1983 at
Roebuck (51)
Performance: Michael Horovitz, Pat Condell, John Hegley, Jenny Éclair, Inge Laird, The Housewives
28 May 1983 at
Roebuck (51)
Performance: Joolz, Slade the Leveller, Dinah Livingstone, Andy Naff & Archie Lawrence
04 June 1983 at
Roebuck (51)
Performance: Brian Patten, Mark Steel, Andy P, Ana & the Allsorts
18 June 1983 at
Roebuck (51)
Performance: Attila the Stockbroker, Pat Condell, Sandy Gort, Ferenc Aszmann
25 June 1983 at
Roebuck (51)

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