They were due to play your old stomping ground, Carnatic Halls, in my first term, so that would have been Autumn 1982. They were Cook Da Books by then and John Smith had started a rumour that the single was a huge hit in Hong Kong. Whether there was any truth to this I don't know, but he phoned up Anita Thompson, who booked the bands for the site, demanding more money because they now had a hit. He'd been hassling Anita constantly and this was a step too far. She told him that if the gig was in Hong Kong he'd have a point but it was in Mossley Hill and there was no more money in the pot. I honestly can't remember if the gig happened or not in the end. By that time I'd discovered the joys of The Warehouse and the likes.
They were due to play your old stomping ground, Carnatic Halls, in my first term, so that would have been Autumn 1982. They were Cook Da Books by then and John Smith had started a rumour that the single was a huge hit in Hong Kong. Whether there was any truth to this I don't know, but he phoned up Anita Thompson, who booked the bands for the site, demanding more money because they now had a hit. He'd been hassling Anita constantly and this was a step too far. She told him that if the gig was in Hong Kong he'd have a point but it was in Mossley Hill and there was no more money in the pot. I honestly can't remember if the gig happened or not in the end. By that time I'd discovered the joys of The Warehouse and the likes.
It sounds like a Thompson Twins B-side. I'd never have guessed it was about a riot if you hadn't told me.
I never would've either.