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Welcome to The Gig List
This is an attempt to list all the events that the Students' Union organised over the last 50-plus years.
I was inspired to research and compile the list following the sudden loss of Nick Rayns in April 2013 (pictured right). Nick was my friend and colleague for 34 years and, in my opinion, headed the finest gig programme of any Student Union in the country. I'm aware that the list below doesn't include the hundreds of charity events, Thursday LCRs, Club Retros, Tuesday fancy dress nights, Beat Pharmacy, Skool Daze, Brighton Rocks, Now 90s, the Other Ones, poetry readings, band competitions, dance Shows and plays. But hopefully some of your highlights and memories are here. To the best of my knowledge everything is correct, but I would be pleased to hear from anyone who has further information.
Gavin Hudson g.hudson@uea.ac.uk, Union House, UEA
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Blancmange
UEA 1982
Trevor Benbrook
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The Boomtown Rats
UEA 1982
Trevor Benbrook
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Dexys Midnight Runners (pre-dungaree)
UEA 1980
Trevor Benbrook
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Duran Duran (playing support)
UEA 1980
Trevor Benbrook
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Echo and The Bunnymen
UEA 1981
Trevor Benbrook
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Girlschool
UEA 1981
Trevor Benbrook
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Japan
UEA 1981
Trevor Benbrook
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Killing Joke
UEA 1981
Trevor Benbrook
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Orchestral Manoeuvres in the Dark (OMD)
UEA 1980
Trevor Benbrook
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Paul Hollis - Talk Talk
UEA 1982
Trevor Benbrook
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Queen Ida and the Bon Temps Zydeco Band
UEA 1980
Trevor Benbrook
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Rory Gallagher
UEA 1981
Trevor Benbrook
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Simon Le Bon - Duran Duran
UEA 1981
Trevor Benbrook
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Split Enz
UEA 1980
Trevor Benbrook
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Teardrop Explodes
UEA 1981
Trevor Benbrook
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The Jam
UEA 1981
Trevor Benbrook
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The Undertones
UEA 1980
Trevor Benbrook