Ryan's Gig Guide - June 2018

A book documenting the life and times of a remarkable small club that launched the careers of hundreds of bands, including Dire Straits, The Police, The Manic Street Preachers,The Pre- tenders, UB40, Elvis Costello, Blur, Ian Dury, U2, Nick Lowe, The Stranglers, Ultravox, The Boomtown Rats, Annie Lennox and Dave Stewart, Squeeze, the Wonder Stuff and many, many more. With hundreds of won- derful photographs, and contri- butions by Robert Plant, Steve Gibbons, Damon Albarn, Alex James, plus lots of hilarious, not to mention downright bizarre reminiscences from the stellar cast of die-hard fans who fre- quented the place during its in- credible 40 year history! The story of Dudley’s legendary live music venue Written by Geoff Tristram The book is £15.00, inclusive of second class postage within the UK, and if you want your book signed and dedicated, just ask. Please hurry, there are not many left! To order your copy, send an email to gt@geofftristram.co.uk , stating your address and how many books you require. Pay- ment can be made via PayPal using that address, or by cheque made payable to: Geoff Tristram Ltd, 19 Eggington Road, Wollaston, Stourbridge, West Midlands DY8 4QJ www.ryansgigguide.com rgg June 2018 37