On This Day 5/4/1983 UFO

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On this day, 5 April 1983, British rock band UFO played Cardiff’s St David’s Hall in support of the eleventh studio album Making Contact, which featured Welsh-born guitarist Paul ‘Tonya’ Chapman, formerly of Cardiff-based rock band Lone Star.

The nickname "Tonka", was allegedly acquired due to his indestructible qualities.
Lead singer Phil Mogg, guitarist Mick Bolton, bassist Pete Way and drummer Andy Parker formed the band in 1968.

Originally taking the name Hocus Pocus, the group changed their name in October 1969 to UFO, in honour of the London club where they were spotted by Noel Moore, who signed them to Beacon Records label.
Over a career spanning 53 years, UFO have released 22 studio albums, 14 live recordings, 16 compilation albums and one album of cover songs.

They achieved moderate success in the late 1970s and early 1980s with several albums and singles (including their 1979 live album Strangers in the Night) in the UK and US Top 40 charts,[6][7] and have sold over 20 million records worldwide.

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Setlist

When It's Time to Rock
Blinded by a Lie
We Belong to the Night
Let It Rain
No Place to Run
Only You Can Rock Me
Love to Love
Couldn't Get It Right
Long Gone
Too Hot to Handle
Lights Out
Mystery Train
(Little Junior's Blue Flames cover)

Encore:
Rock Bottom
Doctor Doctor

Encore 2:
Shoot Shoot

On This Day 30/3/1978 Whitesnake

On this day, 30 March 1978, heavy rock band Whitesnake played the Nutz Club, Oystermouth.

Originally opened as the Regent Cinema 1927, it’s had many incarnations including The Show Boat, Tiffany’s, Nutz, Howard’s, Bentley’s Night Club and Cafe Play.

Whitesnake were formed in 1978 and originally put together as the backing band for singer David Coverdale, who had recently left Deep Purple.

Though the band quickly developed into their own entity, Coverdale is the only constant member throughout their history.

The band were to record their debut album that Summer with Trouble released in October 1978 following the release of their Snakebite ep.

On This Day 22/2/1977 AC/DC

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On this day, 22 Feb 1977, Australian rockers AC/DC played Cardiff’s Top Rank on their Dirty Deeds Done Dirt Cheap Tour. Support was provided by the Jenny Darren Band.

Dirty Deeds Done Dirt Cheap was the band’s third studio album but their second to be released in Europe in 1976.
Fan Mike Toozer, Cardiff, Wales,UK: wrote this about the gig on a AC/DC fan site.

“It was a long time ago and I was only 21 so I don't remember a lot about it. I'd also had a few drinks no doubt... For anyone who has never been there the old Top Rank ballroom had quite low ceilings which bounced the sound around and concentrated the loudness.

This was, without doubt, the loudest gig I ever went to! I have hearing loss now, requiring a hearing aid, and I've always blamed this gig for it! My ears were ringing for a couple of days after.

Mind you, I did go to a lot of gigs back then. I don't recall the set sorry but I do vividly recall a wild guitarist dressed as a school boy, complete with shorts and a school cap being carried on another band member's shoulders while playing in full flow.

Happy days and I am glad I was there to hear them. Still have a couple of tracks (Back in black and Highway to Hell) on my Spotify all-time favourites playlist!”

Line Up
Angus Young - Lead Guitar
Malcolm Young - Rhythm Guitar
Bon Scott - Lead Vocals
Mark Evans - Bass
Phil Rudd - Drums

On This Day 14/2/1976 10cc

On this day, 14 Feb 1976, rock band 10cc played the first of two nights at Cardiff’s Capitol Theatre.
The tour was in support of their recently released album How Dare You!
Support for the evening was provided by Chas and Dave.
How Dare You! was their fourth album and included UK hit singles "I'm Mandy Fly Me" and "Art for Art's Sake". The album was the band's third to have cover artwork by the Hipgnosis creative team.
It was the last album to feature the original line-up of Lol Creme, Kevin Godley, Eric Stewart and Graham Gouldman before Godley and Creme left to concentrate on the Gizmo, a guitar effect and their mammoth opus Consequences whilst Stewart and Gouldman retained the name and went on to record Deceptive Bends.

Setlist

Art for Art's Sake
Silly Love
Lazy Ways
Rock 'n' Roll Lullaby
The Worst Band in the World
The Second Sitting For The Last Supper
Old Wild Men
Iceberg
Don't Hang Up
Head Room
Ships Don't Disappear in the Night (Do They?)
The Sacro-Iliac
I'm Mandy Fly Me
I Wanna Rule the World
The Wall Street Shuffle

Encore:
I'm Not In Love
One Night In Paris

Encore 2:
Rubber Bullets

On This Day 9/2/1972 Humble Pie

On this day, 9 Feb 1972, supergroup Humble Pie played Cardiff University featuring their soon to be released fifth album Smokin’.
The band no longer featured guitarist Peter Frampton who had been replaced by Clem Clempson, with Humble Pie moving towards a more harder sound emphasising leader Steve Marriott's blues and soul roots

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On This Day 8/2/2003 The Thrills

On this day, 8 Feb 2003, Irish pop band The Thrills, played Cardiff University promoting their debut album So Much For The City on the NME Awards Tour.
The tour included The Datsuns, Interpol and Polyphonic Spree.
After releasing their debut EP in November 2002, the band flew to Los Angeles in December 2002 to record their debut album So Much for the City. So Much for the City was released in 2003, debuting at No. 1 in Ireland, No. 3 in the UK and going platinum in both the UK and Irish Album Charts. The album was nominated for the 2003 Mercury Prize but lost to Dizzee Rascal's 'Boy in da Corner'. The album also won the 2003 Q Award for Best New Act, and Best New Act at the 2003 Irish Meteor Awards.

Setlist

Your Love Is Like Las Vegas
Big Sur
'Til the Tide Creeps In
Say It Ain't So
Old Friends, New Lovers
Whatever Happened to Corey Haim?
Don't Steal Our Sun
Santa Cruz (You're Not That Far)
One Horse Town

On THis Day 3/2/1990 Faith No More

On this day 3 Feb 1990, San Francisco rockers Faith No More played Cardiff University, supported by special guests Mortal Sin, promoting the band’s recent release “Epic.”
"Epic" was released in January 1990 and was a top 10 hit. The music video received extensive airplay on MTV in 1990, and angered animal rights activists for a slow motion shot of a fish flopping out of water at the end of the video.

Tour Setlist

Big Battle
(Toto song)
From Out of Nowhere
Falling to Pieces
The Real Thing
Underwater Love
The Crab Song
Epic
Zombie Eaters
We Care a Lot
Chinese Arithmetic
As the Worm Turns
Sweet Dreams
(Lloyd Landesman cover)
Surprise! You're Dead!
Woodpecker From Mars

Encore:
Edge of the World
The Jungle
Why Do You Bother

Encore 2:
War Pigs
(Black Sabbath cover)

On This Day 28/1/1981 Black Sabbath

On this day, 28 Jan 1981, Heavy rock band Black Sabbath played Cardiff’s Sophia Gardens on their Heaven and Hell tour.
It was the ninth world concert tour by Black Sabbath between April 1980 and February 1981 to promote their 1980 studio album, Heaven and Hell.The tour marked the band's first live shows with vocalist Ronnie James Dio, who replaced original vocalist Ozzy Osbourne the previous year.
The final leg of the tour, which took place in the United Kingdom, had originally been scheduled to take place in late December 1980 go throughout early January 1981, but was postponed to late January to early February 1981 due to Geezer Butler's finger injury. Black Sabbath was supported by A II Z and Max Webster for some shows.