Donnington '81

[Laj Waldner]

Mark P Lee wrote:

> This caught me eye...
>
> >  I believe that BOC were in dispute with the organisers/promoter re.
> marketing. Hence
> >their absence from souvineers for that occasion. The photo was, as someone
> else said , a
> >good oppourtunity for a staged outburst. The 'new wave' comment was I
> suspect not Eric's
> >at all (or if it was a quote, it was also 'staged') at that time SOUNDS
> was in it's HM
>
> >phase, unlike a couple of years before, so it stacked up with it's policy
> of the time.
> >1981 of course.
> >It is unclear to me anyway, what the effect of Albert's departure was at
> this time but
> >BOC's placing on this bill still mystifies me, it being essentially a
> 'boogie' bill, and
> >their placing after Slade particularly unfortunate.
>
> As I recall the promoters were MCP and the dispute as I heard it was aimed
> initially at the way that the organisers were being "dictated to by one
> group of
> artisits" (AC/DC), IIRC it was AC/DC who had the ultimate control over the
> levels
> of sound produced by everyone else... Noddy Holder actually hinted at this
> during
> the set by Slade and was overheard having a dig backstage afterwards ( I
> managed
> to snaff a ticket off one of the organisers for 81 thru 85 ). I didn't
> witness the
> incident above but staged or not it expressed some of the feelings felt by
> more
> than just BOC on the day.  I remember BOC's set and although not one of the
> best by any stretch it was as good as could be expected under the
> circumstances
> I thought, roadie on drums etc, anyway it was the first time I saw 'em
> live. !!
>
> Mark.
>
> Gleefully giggling his way along the humpbacked highway of life...
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Does anybody still remember the bands that played this tour, and in what order?
Just curious.

Laj.