EP 15(no.9) The Boiler: Police Picnic ‘81, The Grove, Oakville, Ontario, Canada, August 23, 1981

With The Police, The Specials, Iggy Pop, Killing Joke, The Go-Go’s, Nash the Slash, John Otway & Wild Willy Barrett, The Payola$, Oingo Boingo, and the David Bendeth Band: The Boiler, The Grove, Oakville, Ontario, Canada, August 23, 1981

My next podcast jumps ahead 17 months (as I have already covered The Ramones and the Heatwave festival) to August 1981 and the first of three consecutive, annual, Police-headlining festivals, hosted by the titular group.

It was also my sole live gig for that year.

This first Police Picnic is long on great music and at least 3 killer sets including one by the original Specials playing one of their last gigs and my finally getting to see Iggy Pop for the first time.

Special Guests also attended this festival and kindly stops by once again to share his memories of that day.

Tune in for pelting patrons, a crowd-shocking performance, and Catherine O’Hara sightings.
NEXT PODCAST: Electropop comes to London, Ontario on a freezing March evening with Liverpool’s Orchestral Manoeuvres in the Dark, or as they are sometimes simply known, OMD.

The set may have been egregiously delayed but OMD more than made up for it, playing a blazing show to a small but dedicated audience who danced right through the whole thing. London’s own Mettle, featuring former Demics guitarist Rob Brent, also delivered a terrific opening performance.

Special Guests will return once again with his memories of the show.

Stay tuned for adrenalized energy, happy hoofers, and frozen winklepickers.

EP 16(no.10) Electricity: Orchestral Manoeuvres in the Dark with Mettle, Centennial Hall, London, Ontario, Canada, Tuesday March 9, 1982.

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