| “Reading through my
son's copy of Mojo Collections (Spring 2001), I saw reference in the article on
Pink Floyd to a gig in Southampton in late January 1968. I can give you and
your readers some more information on this. The gig was on Friday 26 January in
the Students' Union of Southampton University. It was the biggest event of the
Spring term, going by the grand title of 'Evolutions' and running from 9pm to
2am. I was a member of a student crew called 'Stage Admin' who did the lighting
and set up the disco gear (in those days, few bands brought their own
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“PF weren't the only act that
night. On the same stage, we had Chicken Shack (Stan
Webb and Christine Perfect/McVie) and Nelson's Column, the resident student
band. But upstairs in the 'TV room' (low lighting and sit on the floor), there
was John Peel with the Incredible String Band AND Tyrannosaurus Rex. I remember
finding Bolan wandering around in the early evening and taking him upstairs to
show him the stage and settle him in. |
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