On This Day 15/1/1971 Uriah Heap

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On this day, 15 Jan 1971, London band Uriah Heep, played Cardiff University as part of their UK tour.
Formed in 1969 the tour was to promote their recently released second album Salisbury.
The album, skewed towards the progressive rock genre, featured a 16-minute title track featuring a 24-piece orchestra.

The band maintains a significant following and performs at arena-sized venues in the Balkans, Germany, Japan, the Netherlands, Russia and Scandinavia. They have sold over 45 million albums worldwide, with their best-known songs being "Easy Livin'", "The Wizard", "Sweet Lorraine", and "Stealin'"