Day: 28 July 2023
Zoot Money & The Big Roll Band – De La Warr Pavilion Bexhill 28th July 1995
David Wimble… Didn’t Dorris Collins have to cancel due to unforeseen circumstances? Lol
Lance Collins… David, think she saw the tickets sales
Mick O’Dowd… Was at the Zoot Money gig. Talking to him in the bar before show. Down to earth bloke.He had an ex-member of Bad Company in his band. I’ve been a life-long fan. The best album was Zoot! Live At Klooks Kleek. Another band that unfortunately couldn’t quite reproduce the excitement of their live performances. Still performing today
Alan Esdaile… Still going strong and crops up on the SMART facebook page from time to time.
Status Quo plus Andy Bown Band – Hastings Pier 28th July 1973
Poster Supplied by Mick Mepham.They returned to Hastings to film at the Blue Reef Aquarium for the film ‘Bula Quo’.
John Storer… Remember this gig well … there was a huge buzz of excitement around the town when it was announced. Quo did not disappoint and, if memory serves, they finished with a blistering version of The Doors “Roadhouse Blues'”. Andy Bown Band were also very good. He had been a member of The Herd with Peter Frampton and had then gone on to form the excellent but little-known Judas Jump along with The Herd’s drummer, Henry Spinetti (son of Victor). Their 1970 album, “Scorch” is one I picked up for a pittance down the Old Town and still play occasionally today. These days, Andy is a member of … Status Quo!
Tony Court-Holmes… got very drunk nothing new there but that was before real ale how my life has changed ha ha
Jim Hobbs… Great gig, the room was packed. The Quo were great and I was also impressed by Andy Bown, who also played with the Floyd on some of their live shows.
Kevin Carlyon… Slightly before my time of doing the printing for Ace Promotions and Joe Morowski!!
Yvonne Cleland… Can’t remember what they did now, but I do remember that they did three encores….
Pete Fisher… I remember seeing them on the pier and being thoroughly impressed not to say blown away. I really thought the wooden floor was going to cave in any minute, people were jumping and dancing so much…
Ralph Town… Andy Bown, of course,wrote and sang the theme to Supersonic pop show and the childrens tv series, “Tarot”.Now playing in the Quo 
Colin Bell… Andy Bown supporting Quo, that was a bit of nepotism. Andy had unofficially joined Quo that same year playing keyboards on their recording sessions, one big happy family!