Sort of
a local gig for Stiff Little Fingers - ex-Jam bassist Bruce Foxton now plays
with them - it was sad to see the proof that you can't trade off a once well-known
name forever.
Sure, there
were die-hard fans, sporting their SLF t-shirts with pride (how they've managed
to keep them intact for 20 years I don't know), and the music was competently
played, but whereas Bad Manners (who'd preceeded them) had some fun songs
that the crowd enjoyed, SLF were too unfamiliar for most, and failed to raise
any interest.
The set
consisted of their full back catalogue, plus a strange cover of a Specials
number, but it was too roarcus for a sunny afternoon in the Home Counties,
and got little more than polite clapping from those sprawled on the grass...
Guys, retirement beckons!
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