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Guest Blogs

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.

  • Laura Marling

    Guest Blog: Megan Thrift

    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

    Idles, 28 March 2019 - Guy Osborn on a Cultural Exchange: Inflammable material, Idles storm Norwich.

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  • mark roland

    Guest Blog: Mark Roland

    Mark Roland on a landmark visit to the LCR: Kraftwerk, 17th June 1992.

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  • richard balls

    Guest Blog: Richard Balls

    Richard Balls arrived with a plan and then ended up backstage: Elvis Costello & The Attractions, 31 October 1984.

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  • george mckay

    Guest Blog: George McKay

    Gone but never forgotten - Stiffs live in '77: Stiffs Greatest Stiffs tour, LCR October 18 1977.

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  • louis vause

    Guest Blog: Louis Vause

    Louis Vause on Good Times - Remembered or Otherwise: A night of Stiffs.

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  • a young professor john street

    Guest Blog: John Street

    The View from Professor John Street: UEA and Punk - our place in its history.

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  • sylvie simmons

    Guest Blog: Sylvie Simmons

    The Sex Pistols - Banned at UEA but caught elsewhere: Sex Pistols – banned but not forgotten.

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    Guest Blog: Jody Thompson

    A broken Dictaphone but a most memorable gig: Missed one, Best ones, Brilliant ones, legendary ones – my Norwich gig history.

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  • kate roma

    Guest Blog: Kate Roma

    Kate Roma remembers Echo and the Bunnymen: Echo & The Bunnymen January 28th 1983: The Cutter, Clearasil and when charts mattered.

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  • luke turner

    Guest Blog: Luke Turner

    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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  • david powles

    Guest Blog: David Powles

    David Powles, Gene: 26 January 1996, the start of a lifetime of loving live gigs.

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