BEGIN:VCALENDAR VERSION:2.0 PRODID:-//360exp//Events//ES METHOD:PUBLISH BEGIN:VTIMEZONE TZID:Europe/London TZURL:http://tzurl.org/zoneinfo-outlook/Europe/London X-LIC-LOCATION:Europe/London BEGIN:DAYLIGHT TZOFFSETFROM:+0000 TZOFFSETTO:+0100 TZNAME:BST DTSTART:19700329T010000 RRULE:FREQ=YEARLY;BYMONTH=3;BYDAY=-1SU END:DAYLIGHT BEGIN:STANDARD TZOFFSETFROM:+0100 TZOFFSETTO:+0000 TZNAME:GMT DTSTART:19701025T020000 RRULE:FREQ=YEARLY;BYMONTH=10;BYDAY=-1SU END:STANDARD END:VTIMEZONE TIMEZONE-ID:Europe/London X-WR-TIMEZONE:Europe/London BEGIN:VEVENT UID:0a6c8681-4304-4577-889d-39a2570f63c9@360exp.net SEQUENCE:0 DTSTAMP:20260816T023345 DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20261003T183000 DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20261003T183000 SUMMARY:Stormtrooper + Trash + Social Security LOCATION:London Hope &\; Anchor DESCRIPTION:1970s punk triple bill - 3 of the original 1970s punk bands co me together for one night only!STORMTROOPERFormed at the legendary Marquee club in January 1975.Lead singer Nigel Hutchings worked there running the bars\, Jeff Piccinini and Mike Lee were over from San Francisco hoping to form a band.So where better to find musicians than the Marquee\, home of the Who\, the Stones\, and many more.After recruiting John Pilka on guitar \, and rehearsing in a shabby Kings road basement studio\, the band starte d to take shape - as did Motorhead in the next studio.Corruption Managemen t took them on\, and a recording studio in Covent Garden was booked for on e day - that's all money they could afford. Four tracks were recorded incl uding It’s Not Me\, and I’m a Mess - which everyone thought was a ripp er.A gig at Bath Pavilion was booked\, and\, although not a massive turnou t\, went down really well. However\, within weeks they had imploded\, with Jeff joining punk upstarts Chelsea\, and Nigel becoming assistant manager at the Marquee.Early in 1976\, Nigel witnessed a thunderbolt at the Club\ , the Sex Pistols supported Eddie and the Hot Rods - and punk was born! So later that year Jeff and Nigel decided to try and release I’m a Mess on a private label - SolentRecords.A few thousand copies were pressed\, and hand delivered to every record shop they could find in London. And a numbe r were shipped abroad. Melody Maker\, Sounds and New Musical Express revie wed I’m a Mess\, with appropriate razor sharp comments - which the band loved.To help promote it\, they gave away a free badge/pin\, screaming the legend\, I’m a Mess. The badge proved very popular with all sorts of pe ople including\, famously\, Sid Vicious.In 1977\, the band\, with Maurice Bacon - formerly of Love Affair - on drums\, went back into the studio to record Coming My Way and I’m on Fire. These were never released\, howeve r\, Chelsea covered I’m on Fire\, as Jeff was in the band.But now\, 2026 \, Stormtrooper have re-formed\, and are putting shows together throughout the year. People remember them\, the word is out\, and there’s a real s ense of excitement in the air - particularly as 2026 is the 50th anniversa ry of the birth of punk - were you there?So\, let's get Messy - come and c heck them out.TRASHIn 1975 Mick Brophy (guitar)\, Simon Wright (vocals) \, Keith Steptoe (bass) and Steve Pearce (drums) caught an early Sex Pistols gig and thought “we could do that!” . Calling themselves Trash after the New York Dolls song the band signed to Polydor and commenced gigging\, supporting 999\, The Lurkers\, The Slits and many others. Debut single Pr iorities is now a sought-after slice of 1977 whilst second single N-N-E-R- V-O-U-S was released the following year\, produced by the legendary Shel T almy (The Who / Kinks). The band split up when Polydor passed on the optio n of an LP. They got back together to unsuccessfully audition for the film Quadrophenia. In 1979 Trash recorded a couple of tracks for Police produc er Nigel Gray. By this time Simon Butler-Smith was on drums and Neil Cossa r had joined on second guitar. In 2011 Only Fit For The Bin released the c ompilation CD This Is Complete Trash\, followed by the vinyl version Bashi ng Out The Chords LP in 2023. Reviews were so positive that Trash decided to give it one last go\, Mark ‘Wolfie’ Wolfenden joined on bass to rec ord the 2025 single Matter Of Time. The sessions were great fun\, so Trash decided to play their first gigs since 1978\, proving that high energy ro ck’n’roll never goes out of fashion!SOCIAL SECURITYAfter seeing The Da mned perform in late 76\, Social Security left their jobs and signed on. T hey recruited 'Spy' a Damned roadie so named because the Damned were convi nced he was a spy for the Pistols. With 'Spy' on board as their new singer \, The Socials became major players in the Bristol and West Country's burg eoning punk scene. Signed by Heartbeat Records They went on to record thei r first single on Bristol's newly formed Heartbeat record label. The singl e\, a four track E.P. Was critically acclaimed by the legendary John Peel. Over the years the single has been re-released appearing on many highly r egarded Punk anthology albums. After a lot of arm twisting by their former management and due to public pressure Social Security relented and have n ow reformed playing extensively and showcasing their unique wit and song w riting abilities. Social Security are true originals\, Don't miss them!!\n \nBoletos: https://wegottickets.com/event/700131 URL;VALUE=URI:https://360exp.net/events/0a6c8681-4304-4577-889d-39a2570f63 c9 END:VEVENT END:VCALENDAR