UK Decay

[Pete Brennan]

I happened to come accross the name Toad the Wet Sprocket the other day and it reminded me of the Marsh House Music Festival.

As some may recall Toad were the traditional headliners that were eventually removed from the top of the bill by the new wave/goth invasion.

The first festival that comes to mind featured the Jets and the Nervous Surgeons. Both bands evolved into the Teevees and Click Click, although I can not recall the details of the metamorphis.

Although my memory has faded I recall UK Decay and possibly Pneumania appearing at later versions and possibly the Acme Attractions and in true festival style at least one of these occassions was just an almighty mud bath.

I can not remember if UK Decay ever topped this festival as it faded out around 1980-81 but if it was them that got the aweful Toad the Wet Sprocket off the bill - I would like to record an almighty thank you.

[werewolf]

Marsh Farm festival

Hiya Pete/

On the subject of the Marsh House Farm festival by coincidence
we have been sent a scan of a Luton news article relating to one
of those memorable events.
The article is in the gallery to view, here is a smaller view, please
click the image below for a larger view!

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There are more Luton News articles portaining to Luton punk and other
events of that time,, more info can be found here

Anyone else out there with any memories of those Marsh House Farm
bashes?????

Cheers Pete for bringing these to our attention!

W. W.
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[tonyhippy]

On the list for this was Attila the Stockbroker, Nick the Poet, Newtown Neurotics and Karma Sutra. As I recall the weather was none too kind, but the merrydown was flowing. I was living just across the road at the time, which was fortunate because at one point my lovely mates decided it would be a hoot to try chucking each other in the river.... and guess who ended up taking an early bath?
Good gig, though.
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[blink poker]

i seem to recall gaynor played that day and a band that i think was called black mass ...black something anyway ... p.s tony are you going to be at the 2nd re-union
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gimme some of that rock'n'roll
the kinda stuff that don't save souls

[tonyhippy]

[tony are you going to be at the 2nd re-union[/quote]
I certainly hope so!
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[tonyhippy]