Wednesday, 11 March 2020

The Prisoners! - Gigs 1982 - 2024

The Prisoners! 

Some would argue, that this band really should have had a major record deal, pop stardom and all the trappings! but for whatever reason it did not happen!
Great songs, great vocals, great live but the elusive big deal never happened!
Started out in the Medway, Kent area as just another really good garage/trash band, played all the usual haunts and supported all the big bands at the time.
But then went on to bigger shows and a more diverse audience of indie, mod and pop.
This was a truly top band that just missed the boat but thankfully left behind on shore some magical recordings and shows!

Graham Day - Vocals/ Lead Guitar.
James Taylor - Organ
Allan Crockford - Bass Guitar
Johnny Symons - Drums

1981.

1 - Tues 17th March 1981 - The Red Lion, Northfleet, Gravesend, Kent
17/03/81 - Photo © Elinor Crockford

2 - Thurs 30th April 1981 - Medway Design College, Chatham, Kent + Allard

3 - Thurs 24th Sept 1981 - King Charles Hotel, Gillingham, Kent + The Purple Hearts

4 - Fri 11th Dec 1981 - Pipe Line, Brugge, Belgium + The Milkshakes + The Gruff Men
5 - Sat 12th Dec 1981 - Le Grain D'orge, Brussels, Belgium + The Milkshakes + The Gruff Men
6 - Sun 13th Dec 1981 - De Houtworm, Roselare, Belgium + The Milkshakes + The Gruff Men



1982.

1 - Sun 21st Feb 1982 - The Red Lion, Northfleet , Gravesend
Photo © Elinor Crockford

2 - Wed 31st March - The Red Lion, Northfleet, Gravesend.
31st March 1982

3 - Mon 26th April 1982 - M.I.C Club, Chatham, Kent 
26/04/82 - Photo © Elinor Crockford

4 - Wed 26th May 1982 - M.I.C Club, Chatham + The Meteors + The Milkshakes + The Gruff Men + Outer Limits. (Wendy's belated birthday party)

5 - Fri 11th June 1982 - M.I.C Club, Chatham, Kent + Pocket Memoirs

6 - Mon 9th Aug 1982 - M.I.C Club, Chatham, Kent.
Photo © Elinor Crockford

Photo © Elinor Crockford

A Taste Of Pink was recorded at Oakwood Studios on the 12th Sept 1982!


7 - Sat 25th Sept 1982 - Frascos Bodega, Eastbourne, Sussex
25/09/82 - Photo © Elinor Crockford


1983

1 - Thurs 24th March - Hope & Anchor, Islington.


2 - Sat 26th March 1983 - Stalker, Brussels, Belgium + The Milkshakes 


3 - Wed 4th May 1983 - Hope & Anchor, Islington

4 - Sun 22nd May 1983 - King Charles Hotel, Gillingham, Kent + Martha Reeves & The Vandellas + Wipeout.
Courtesy David Guscott

Photo © Elinor Crockford

5 - Thurs 2nd June 1983 - Hope & Anchor, Islington

6 - Sat 23rd July 1983 - Broadway Clarendon, Hammersmith + The Milkshakes.

7 - Sat 6th Aug 1983 - St Albans City Hall, Herts + The Milkshakes, The Sting-Rays, The Remayns + The Escalators.


Photos below © Thomas Buch (St Albans City Hall)



8 - Thurs 11th Aug 1983 - Hope & Anchor, Islington, London

11/09/83 - Photo © Derek Shepherd

9 - Fri 12th Aug 1983 - The Napier Arms, Gillingham, Kent 
Photo © Elinor Crockford 

10 - Thurs 25th Aug 1983 - Dingwalls, Camden + The Milkshakes

11 - Fri 30th Sept 1983 - Hope & Anchor, Islington + The X-Men.


12 - Fri 21st Oct 1983 - Vitamine Z - Wavre, Belgium + The Milkshakes
13 - Sat 22nd Oct 1983 - Ancienne Belgique, Brussels, Belgium + The Milkshakes

14 - Tues 15th Nov 1983 - 100 Club, Oxford Street, London.
15 - Thurs 24th Nov 1983 - Gossips, Soho, London.


16 - Fri 30th Nov 1983 - Kensington Pub, Aix En Provence, France 
Photo © Pascale Lieutaud

17 - Sat 3rd Dec 1983 - Gibus Club, Paris, France.
Photo © Stevie Gomez


1984

1 - Wed 18th Jan 1984 - The Venue, Victoria, London + The Sting-Rays, Thee Milkshakes, The Playn Jayn.

Venue Gig review!

2 - Fri 27th Jan 1984 - M.I.C Club, Medway, Chatham + Thee Milkshakes (Live Recording before building was knocked down)
(both photos below © Eugene Doyens)
Photo © Eugene Doyens



3 - Mon 30th Jan 1984 - Pindar Of Wakefield, London .

30/01/1984 - Photo © Elinor Crockford

4 - Wed 8th Feb 1984 - The Buttery Bar, Dublin + The Golden Horde

5 - Fri 17th Feb 1984 - Broadway, Clarendon, Hammersmith + The Surfadelics

6 - Wed 29th Feb 1984 - Hope & Anchor, Islington

Photo © Sara Jane Davis 29/2/84

7 - Thurs 15th March 1984 - 100 Club, Oxford Street + Thee Milkshakes.
8 - Fri 30th March 1984 - Hope & Anchor, Islington, London 

9 - Wed 4th April 1984 - Clarendon Hotel (upstairs) + Playn Jayn + Sunglasses After Dark + Downbeat.



10 - Tues April 17th 1984 - 100 Club, Oxford St, London + Tall Boys + Circle Of Sin


11 - Fri April 20th 1984 - Clarendon, Broadway, Hammersmith + The Dentists


12 - Mon April 23rd 1984 - Nottingham Palais All dayer + Thee Milkshakes, The Sting-Rays + The Tall Boys + Guana Batz.


13 - Sat 5th May 1984 - Project Art Centre, Dublin + The Golden Horde

14 - Thurs 10th May 1984 - Hollow Planet, Kingsland Rd, Hackney + After This.


15 - Fri 18th May 1984 - Hope & Anchor, Islington 

16 - Sat May 19th 1984 - Jackson Lane Centre, Archway + Thee Milkshakes + Dr & The Medics.

Alt flyer 19/05/84

17 - Sat June 2nd 1984 - The Roebuck, Tottenham Court Rd, London + The Loft + Vee Ve Vee.

18 - Tues 19th June 1984 - Dingwalls, Camden, London + Thee Milkshakes

19 - Sat 23rd June 1984 - Goldsmiths Tavern, London + The Dentists

20 - Sat 7th July 1984 - The Crown, Rochester + The Dentists
21 - Tues 17th July 1984 - 100 Club, London - Tall Boys + Circle Of Sin

22 - Fri 3rd Aug 1984 - St. Georges Hotel, Chatham, Kent + The Milkshakes + CC 41

23 - Sun 26th Aug 1984 - Pindar Of Wakefield, London + The Dentists

Setlist (tape length 60:09 min.):

01 Melanie
02 Coming Home
03 Revenge Of The Cybermen
04 Whenever I'm Gone
05 Till' The Morning Light
06 The Drowning
07 Now That I've Found You
08 chatter/song parody
09 Night Of The Nazgul
10 Trophy
11 Explosion On Uranus (cut)
12 Hush
13 Reaching My Head
14 ?
15 What I Want
16 I'm The Fisherman
17 Don't Burst My Bubble
18 Better In Black
19 Hurricane
20 Modesty Blaise
21 96 Tears

24 - Mon 27th Aug 1984 - Gossips, Dean Street, London 'Alice In Wonderland'


Sun 2nd Sept 1984 was the day/evening for the Channel 4 recording for the Tube TV show at The Pindar Of Wakefield, Kings Cross, London with Thee Milkshakes, Tall Boys & The Sting-Rays
Sun - 02/09/1984 

25 - Tues 4th Sept 1984 - 100 Club, London + Thee Milkshakes

26 - Sat 22nd Sept 1984 - Ambulance Station, Old Kent Rd, London + The Dentists + Foggy Cry.

27 - Fri 28th Sept 1984 - Broadway Clarendon, Hammersmith + The Surfadelics

28 - Sat 29th Sept 1984 - George Hotel, Chatham + Thee Milkshakes + The Dentists

29 - Sat 6th Oct 1984 - Hope & Anchor, Islington, London.

30 - Thurs 18th Oct 1984 - The Tramshed, Woolwich, London 
31 - Sat 20th Oct 1984 - Hope & Anchor, Islington, London

32 - Mon 29th Oct 1984 - Pindar Of Wakefield, London + The Dentists

33 - Tues 4th Dec 1984 - 'The Trash Can', Clarendon Hotel (Upstairs) + Thee Milkshakes + The Kick.

34 - Fri 14th Dec 1984 - Broadway, Clarendon Hotel, Hammersmith + The Wolfhounds.

35 - Thurs 20th Dec 1984 - Electric Ballroom, Camden + Tall Boys + Guana Batz + Restless (Fireball XL5 DID NOT PLAY)



1985

1 - Thurs 3rd Jan 1985 - 100 Club, Oxford St, London + Tall Boys

2 - Wed 18th Jan 1985 - The Venue, Victoria + The Sting-Rays + The Milkshakes + Playn Jayn.

3 - Tue 22nd Jan 1985 - Dingwalls, Camden + The Vibes + The Sting-Rays.


Dingwalls - Tues 22nd Jan 1985

4 - Fri 25th Jan 1985 - Macadam Building, Surrey St, WC2 + Guana Batz + Sunglasses After Dark

5 - Tues 5th Feb 1985 - 100 Club, Oxford St, London + The Del Monas 

6 - Sat 9th Feb 1985 - The Ulster Hall, Belfast, Ireland + Squire + The Moment

Belfast - Photo © Bryan Gormley

7 - Fri 15th Feb 1985 - Broadway Clarendon, Hammersmith + The Surfin' Lungs

8 - Sat 23rd Feb 1985 - Klub Foot, Clarendon, Hammersmith + Dr & The Medics + The Scientists + The Bolshoi.

9 - Thurs 14th March 1985 - 100 Club, Oxford St, London + Thee Mighty Caesars

10 - Fri 22nd March 1985 - The Loft, Berlin, Germany 
Graham Day - The Loft, Berlin - 1985

Allan Crockford - The Loft, Berlin

11 - Tues 26th March 1985 - Jimmy's Bar, Paris, France
12 - Wed 27th March 1985 - La Peniche, Toulouse, France 

13 - Fri 5th April 1985 - Broadway Clarendon, Hammersmith + The Delmonds.

14 - Sat 20th April 1985 - Klub Foot, Clarendon, Hammersmith + Guana Batz + The X-Men + The Creepshow #
Sunglasses After Dark did NOT play

Poster with Prisoners added


15 - Wed 24th April - 1985 - The Cricketers, The Oval, London + The Vibes


16 - Thurs 9th May 1985 - The Cricketers, The Oval, London
17 - Thurs 16th May 1985 - 100 Club, Oxford St, London + The Dentists
100 club May 16th

18 - Fri 31st May 1985 - Wilkie House, Cowgate, Edinburgh + The Truth.

19 - Fri 7th June 1985 - Clarendon Hotel, Hammersmith (Upstairs) + The Truth + The X-Men + The Bonapartes.

20 - Thurs 13th June 1985 - The Cricketers, Kennington - + The Dentists

21 - Fri 14th June 1985 - St Georges Hotel, Rochester + Thee Mighty Caesars + The Gruff Men + The Dentists

22 - Fri 21st June 1985 - Broadway Clarendon, Hammersmith + The Dentists

23 - Thurs 27th June 1985 - The Rock Garden, Covent Garden, London 

24 - Sat 29th June 1985 - Chislehurst Caves, Kent + The Sting-Rays + Zombie Rockers

25 - Sat 6th July 1985 - Klub Foot, Clarendon, Hammersmith + The Sting-Rays + Demented Are Go + The Pharaohs.

26 - Thurs 11th July 1985 - 100 Club, Oxford St, London + The Mighty Caesars 

27 - Thurs 1st Aug 1985 - 100 Club, Oxford St, London + The Daggermen


28 - Fri 2nd Aug 1985 - Riverside Club, Fetcham, Leatherhead, Surrey + The Risk
29 - Fri 16th Aug 1985 - Broadway, Clarendon + TV Slaves

30 - Wed 21st Aug 1985 - Sir George Robey, Finsbury Park, London + The Daggermen

31 - Fri 30th Aug 1985 - Assembly Rooms, Rotherham + The Direct Hits


32 - Mon 9th Sept 1985 - The Cricketers, Kennington Oval. London + The Daggermen

33 - Sat 14th Sept 1985 - Klub Foot, Clarendon, Hammersmith + The Scientists + The Wolfhounds.

34 - Thurs 19th Sept 1985 - 100 Club, Oxford St, London + The Daggermen.


Photo © Michael O'Kelly



100 Club - 19th Sept 1985 (Setlist (tape length 57:20 min.)

01 Intro
02 Melanie
03 Are You Reaching My Head
04 Revenge Of The Cybermen
05 Be On Your Way
06 The Drowning
07 FOP
08 Find And Seek
09 Deceiving Eye
10 Hush (Deep Purple)
11 Whenever I'm Gone
12 Explosion On Uranus
13 Coming Home
14 Spanish Eyes (Fake)
15 Thinking Of You (Broken Pieces)
16 Night Of The Nazgul
17 Don't Call My Name
18 Hurricane
19 Crowd
20 Come To The Mushroom
21 My Little Runaway (Del Shannon)
22 Joe 90

35 - Fri 11th Oct 1985 - The Dug Out, 'Upstairs Club', Bristol + Lulu Kiss Me Dead + Fear Of Darkness.

36 - Sat 19th Oct 1985 - IM Klecks Theatre, Hamburg, Germany + The Fatal Flowers + The Other Side + The Backdoor Men.

37 - Thurs 24th Oct 1985 - 100 Club, Oxford St, London + The Kick.

Allan & Graham 24/10/1985
Graham Day 24/10/1985


38 - Tues 19th Nov 1985 - Dingwalls, Camden , London + The Surfadelics + The Kick


39 - Thur 28th Nov 1985 - Thorngate Hall, Gosport, Hampshire + Paul Groovy & The Pop Art Experience + No Encores.

40 - Fri 13th Dec 1985 - Clarendon Ballroom, Hammersmith + Makin' Time + The Kick + Billy Hassett 

13/12/85 - Photo © Matthew Woodham

13/12/85 - Photo © Matthew Woodham

41 - Sun 15th Dec 1985 - Hope & Anchor, Islington + Thee Mighty Caesars + Len Brite Combo.

42 - Tues 17th Dec 1985 - Dingwalls, Camden + The Golden Horde
43 - Mon 23rd Dec 1985 - The Cricketers, Kennington Oval, London + The Daggermen



1986

1 - Sat 11th Jan 1986 - Queens University, Belfast, N. Ireland + Makin' Time + The Risk

2 - Sun 26th Jan 1986 - Slego Club, Rimini, Italy 

3 - Thurs 30th Jan 1986 - The Underground, Croydon + Silent Movies 


4 - Sun 2nd Feb 1986 - The Marquee, Wardour St, London.


5 - Thurs 13th Feb 1986 - Dingwalls, Camden, London + The Boy Wonders

6 - Thurs 6th March 1986 - Rex Club, Paris, France + Deserters 

Setlist - The Prisoners, Rex Club (tape length 56:02 min)

01 intro/Promised Land
02 Be On Your Way
03 Explosion On Uranus
04 Whenever I'm Gone
05 Find And Seek
06 Nobody Wants Your Love
07 Wish The Rain
08 The Drowning
09 Hush
10 Deceive The Night
11 Melanie
12 Ain't No Tellin'
13 Night Of The Nazgul
14 Better In Black
15 Reaching My Head
16 Hurricane
17 96 Tears
18 Maybe I Was Wrong
19 Roadrunner

7 - Sat 15th March 1986 - Klub Foot, Clarendon, Hammersmith - Makin' Time + The Kick + Soul Caste.

8 - Sat 22nd March 1986 - Dingwalls, Camden + The Golden Horde

9 - Tues 25th March 1986 - Escape Club, Brighton
10 - Fri 28th March 1986 - The Cricketers, Oval, London.

11 - Wed 2nd April 1986 - C.I.E Hall, Marlborough St, Dublin .

12 - Fri 4th Apr 1986 - The Fox, Palmer's Green, London
13 - Sat 5th Apr 1986 - Adelphi Theatre, Hull + Cathouse Combo

14 - Tues 8th Apr 1986 - 100 Club, Oxford St, London
15 - Fri 11th Apr 1986 - Asylum, Ayr, Scotland
16 - Sat 12th Apr 1986 - Pier Hotel, Cleethorpes
17 - Tues 15th Apr 1986 - Adam & Eves, Leeds
18 - Mon 21st April 1986 - The Rezz, Romford

19 - Fri 25th Apr 1986 - Fulham Greyhound, London
20 - Sat 26th Apr 1986 - Fulham Greyhound, London
21 - Mon 28th Apr 1986 - Riverside, Southampton + Cool Dizzy's Playhouse.

22 - Wed 30th April 1986 - The Charlotte, Leicester + The Soviets


23 - Sun 4th May 1986 - Hammersmith Palais, London + The Ramones

24 - Mon 5th May 1986 - Hammersmith Palais, London + The Ramones


25 - Wed 7th May 1986 - Top Rank, Brighton + The Ramones
Brighton - May 1986

26 - Thurs 8th May 1986 - Poole Arts Centre + The Ramones
27 - Sun 11th May 1986 - Studio, Bristol + The Ramones
28 - Mon 12th May 1986 - Odeon, Birmingham + The Ramones

29 - Thurs 15th May 1986 - Mayfair Suite, Newcastle Upon Tyne + The Ramones

30 - Sat 17th May 1986 - Leeds University + The Ramones

31 - Sun 18th May 1986 - Apollo Theatre, Manchester + The Ramones
32 - Mon 19th May 1986 - Rock City, Nottingham + The Ramones
Courtesy Russ Wilkins

33 - Fri 23rd May 1986 - The Crown, Rochester, Kent.

34 - Thurs 29th May 1986 - Cleethorpes Hotel.

35 - Fri 30th May 1986 - Ayr Aslum, Scotland
36 - Sat 31st May 1986 - Hollydelfa?
37 - Tues 2nd June 1986 - Riverside, Newcastle
38 - Wed 3rd June 1986 - King George Hall, Blackburn.
39 - Thurs 5th June 1986 - Lancaster University
40 - Sat 7th June 1986 - Klub Foot, Clarendon, Hammersmith + The Godfathers + Apple Mosaic + The Boys Wonder.


41 - Mon 9th June 1986 - Buster's, Coventry
42 - Fri 13th June 1986 - Tropic Club, Bristol
43 - Sun 15th June 1986 - Dollars Club, Bradford
Ticket courtesy Jonathon Charlesworth

44 - Tues 17th June 1986 - Dingwalls, Camden + Screaming Marionettes 

45 - Thurs 19th June 1986 - Roof Top, Glasgow, Scotland
46 - Fri 20th June 1986 - R.A.D. Club, Leamington Spa.
47 - Sat 21st June 1986 - Brunel Academy, Uxbridge + Jonestown + The Price

48 - Sun 22nd June 1986 - Scruples, Wolverhampton
49 - Tues 24th June 1986 - Adam & Eves, Leeds + The Purple Things

50 - Wed 25th June 1986 - Kimbells, Portsmouth.

Setlist (tape length 55:14 min.)

01 Reaching My Head
02 Be On Your Way
03 Night Of The Nazgul
04 Nobody Wants Your Love
05 Almost Grown
06 Find And Seek
07 More That I teach You
08 The Drowning
09 Hush
10 Melanie
11 A Taste Of Pink
12 Ain't No Telling
13 In From The Cold
14 96 Tears
15 Don't Call My Name
16 encore call
17 Better In Black
18 Hurricane
19 Gravedigger

51 - Thurs 26th June 1986 - 100 Club, Oxford Street, London

52 - Fri 27th June 1986 - The Works, Colchester, Essex
The Works, Colchester - Photo © Patrick Lancaster

53 - Sun 29th June 1986 - Riverside Club, Fetcham

54 - Fri 4th July 1986 - The Crypt, Deptford
55 - Sat 5th July 1986 - The Gallery, Manchester
56 - Sun 6th July 1986 - Pavillion, Brighton
57 - Thurs 10th July 1986 - Kimbells Ballroom, Southsea + Six Gun Sound + Magic Roundabout.

58 - Fri 11th July 1986 - The Cricketers, Kennington, Oval + The Daggermen.

59 - Sat 16th July 1986 - Stock Exchange, Brussels, Belgium

60 - Sun 17th July 1986 - De Doordrinker, Bruge, Belgium
61 - Tues 5th Aug 1986 - Kulturfabrik, Krefield, Germany + Mondo Popless.

62 - 18th Sept 1986 - 100 Club, Oxford Street, London (last 80's show)
James Taylor - 100 Club last show!

1993.

1 - Thurs 16th Dec 1993 - Subterania, Ladbroke Grove, London (One off show!) + Mild Mannered Janitors.




1994.

1 - Sat 4th June 1994 - The Grand, Clapham Junction, London


2 - Thurs 9th June 1994 - Rock Planet, Cesenatico, Italy

3 - Fri 10th June 1994 - Triangolo, Bergamo, Italy
4 - Sat 11th June 1994 - Sonny Boy, F. Fior
5 - Sun 12th June 1994 - Alpheus, Rome, Italy

6 - Thurs 4th Aug 1994 - Fabrik, Hamburg, Germany


7 - Fri 5th Aug 1994 - Kulturfabrik, Krefeld, Germany
8 - Sat 6th Aug 1994 - Musiktheatre Open Air, Hanover, Germany

Hanover - Photo © Thomas Buch

Hanover - Photo © Thomas Buch

9 - Sun 7th Aug 1994 - The Loft, Berlin, Germany.
10 - Fri 9th Dec 1994 - The Grand, Clapham Junction, London



1996.

1 - Fri 26th Jan 1996 - The Forum, London + Mantaray


2 - Sat 6th April 1996 - The Leadmill, Sheffield + Freezer



3 - Tues 1st Oct 1996 - LA2, Charing Cross, London + New Jersey Kings.

4 - Fri 15th Nov 1996 - Brixton Academy, London + James Taylor Quartet + My Life Story

1997

1 - Fri 24th January 1997 - The Forum, Kentish Town + Jel



2 - Fri 2nd May 1997 - Mean Fiddler, Harlesden + Jel

3 - Mon 2nd June 1997 - The Concorde, Brighton

4 - Thurs 12th June 1997 - The Garage, Glasgow .

5 - Fri 19th July 1997 - Phoenix Festival, Long Marston, Stratford Upon Avon + Jamiroquai + Gabrielle + ABC


2001.

1 - Sat 29th Dec 2001 - King Charles Hotel, Gillingham, Kent + Speedball Junior



2004.

1 - Fri 28th May 2004 - The Rocket, Holloway, London + The Yardbirds.


2022.

1 - Wed 30th Nov 2022 - Royal Function Rooms, Rochester, Kent.
Wed 30/11/2022

2 - Thurs 1st Dec 2022 - Royal Function Rooms, Rochester, Kent #
Thurs 01/12/2022

3 - Fri 2nd Dec 2022 - Royal Function Rooms, Rochester, Kent 
4 - Sat 3rd Dec 2022 - Royal Function Rooms, Rochester, Kent .


2023.



1 - Fri 8th Dec 2023 - The King's Hall, Herne Bay + Lord Rochester

2024.

1 - Mon 20th May 2024 - The Forum, Tunbridge Wells, Kent .

Forum - Photo © Dan Whaley

2 - Fri 24th May 2024 - The Roundhouse, Camden Town, London + Inspiral Carpets.


Roundhouse - Photo © Dan Whaley

Roundhouse - Photo © Lois Tozer

May 10th 2024 saw the release of 'Morning Star' 


3 - Fri 30th Aug - Music In Village, Pordenone, Italy 



2025

1 - Sat 15th Feb - 16 Toneladas, Valencia, Spain + Wau Los Arrrghs!!! + The Violet Mindfield + The Televisionaires + Los Mocetones + The Wylde Tryfles 


2026

1 - Fri 27th Feb - Kings Hall, Herne Bay, Kent, UK + Lord Rochester
2 - Sat 28th Feb - Kings Hall, Herne Bay, Kent, UK + Lord Rochester
3 - Sun 1st March - Kings Hall, Herne Bay, Kent, UK + Lord Rochester


The Prisoners! - Gigs 1982 - 2024

The Prisoners!  Some would argue, that this band really should have had a major record deal, pop stardom and all the trappings! but for wh...