Friars Club, Aylesbury, UK

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The Friars website has recently had a refresh (Welcome to the Friars Aylesbury website).

Friars was a highly respected club, predominantly during the 1970s and 1980s but, sporadically, since. Still going, it is promoting two nights of King Crimson this summer.

Most famously, it was where David Bowie performed as Ziggy Stardust for the first time.

The site is well worth a visit, I've spent hours there!
 

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Thanks to the sterling efforts of the Friars team, Aylesbury is now set to be the home of the very first statue of David Bowie in the world.

As well as a litany of other bands of the 60's, 70s and 80s, Friars Club was where David gave the world premiere of both "Hunky Dory" and "Ziggy Stardust ...". It is alleged that the Spiders From Mars were actually formed in the dressing room, after the "Hunky Dory" gig.

These days, rather than the more frequent gigs of the past, Friars present three or four bands a year at the well-appointed Waterside Theatre in Aylesbury.
 

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