Squeeze – 24 November 1979 – live at Queen Mary College London

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Nicholas Waters says:

19 May 2010 at 10:36 am

This gig took place at Queeen Mary College, not at St. Mary’s as is claimed on most lists. I know as I booked the band to appear! Squeeze were originally due to appear 6 weeks earlier, but the band’s management pulled the gig. A signed contract meant that Squeeze had to appear sometime, so after protracted negotiations, the gig took place.

It was truly great show, not any the less because of a power failure in the hall halfway through. Many a lesser band would have simply walked off, but Gilson Lavis kept up a percussion solo, Chris Difford lit his lighter on the darkened stage, Glenn Tillbrook told acoustic jokes that only the front three rows could hear and someone did a bit of acrobatic tumbling. The power came back after a few minutes, the band played on and the audience got a performance to remember.

Nicholas Waters
Växjö, Sweden

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packetofthree says:

14 February 2015 at 9:40 pm

John Bentley’s Diary entry on Saturday 24 November 1979:
“Appeared with Jools on “Tiswas”. Q.M.C. Good gig. Lights went out.”

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Nick Kingham says:

24 October 2019 at 1:53 pm

Definitely right I was there in 1979 and am going on 27 October 2019….where did that 40 years go….lets hope the lights don’t fail again

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1. DAVID HENRY says:
  
  14 November 2025 at 9:05 am
  
  Yes, I was there and remember the fart lighting! Great gig.
  
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Adam Jacobs says:

18 April 2025 at 8:07 pm

I was there as a (very fresh-faced) fresher. Didn’t Jools also try to keep things going by lighting his farts?

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Squeeze – 24 November 1979 – live at Queen Mary College London

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