Man– 16th December 1976 – Fulcrum, Slough. Tickets £2.00
Advertised as the final ever performance by Welsh rock band Man little did we know at the time that they would reform seven years later and still performing now although with only one original member. Man's style combined elements of psychedelia, space rock and progressive music and they were part of a number of bands that emerged from Wales at that time including Budgie, Badfinger, Sassafras, Racing Cars and support on the night was Welsh funk rock band Alkatraz.
As well as being great musicians Man had a great sense of humour with album titles such as ‘2 Ozs of Plastic with a Hole in the Middle’ ‘Rhinos, Winos and Lunatics’ and lyrics such as “I like to eat bananas, 'Cos they got no bones, I like marijuana, 'Cos it gets me stoned. After the band initially split up it was drummer Terry Williams who had the most success joining Rockpile with Dave Edmonds and Nick Lowe before joining Dire Straits.
This was the first time we attended the Fulcrum as a venue and returned many times to see some great bands, situated in the town centre and just a few minutes walk to the train and bus stations it was easy to get to.
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