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Explore our Guest Blogs
Here you will find guest blogs from UEA gig goers who have visited our Lower Common Room (LCR) venue over the years. Immerse yourself in the memories of our guest writers as they recount some of the best music experiences of their lives.
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Guest Blog: Megan Thrift
more...Megan Thrift recalls the UEA gigs she saw aged 20, including Skinny Lister, Frank Turner and Laura Marling.
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Guest Blog: Guy Osborn
more...Idles, 28 March 2019 - Guy Osborn on a Cultural Exchange: Inflammable material, Idles storm Norwich.
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Guest Blog: Mark Roland
more...Mark Roland on a landmark visit to the LCR: Kraftwerk, 17th June 1992.
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Guest Blog: Richard Balls
more...Richard Balls arrived with a plan and then ended up backstage: Elvis Costello & The Attractions, 31 October 1984.
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Guest Blog: George McKay
more...Gone but never forgotten - Stiffs live in '77: Stiffs Greatest Stiffs tour, LCR October 18 1977.
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Guest Blog: Louis Vause
more...Louis Vause on Good Times - Remembered or Otherwise: A night of Stiffs.
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Guest Blog: John Street
more...The View from Professor John Street: UEA and Punk - our place in its history.
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Guest Blog: Sylvie Simmons
more...The Sex Pistols - Banned at UEA but caught elsewhere: Sex Pistols – banned but not forgotten.
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Guest Blog: Jody Thompson
more...A broken Dictaphone but a most memorable gig: Missed one, Best ones, Brilliant ones, legendary ones – my Norwich gig history.
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Guest Blog: Kate Roma
more...Kate Roma remembers Echo and the Bunnymen: Echo & The Bunnymen January 28th 1983: The Cutter, Clearasil and when charts mattered.
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Guest Blog: Luke Turner
more...Why you should never trust your heroes: Luke Turner on writing, market stalls and rolling up his gig posters to join UEA.
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Guest Blog: David Powles
more...David Powles, Gene: 26 January 1996, the start of a lifetime of loving live gigs.