Not from Bristol , but saw them live in Bristol in `78 ......
They were touring in an old school bus along with Here and Now who were a group of Electric Gypsies / Travellers / Hippies who also toured alongside Daevid Allen and Gong and performed as Planet Gong ......
Heard that Here and Now and ATV ( who were the ones my mate and me really wanted to see ) were due to play at the Netham playing fields in Bristol , so we jumped on my CB125J and rode across to Netham at seven in the evening ( this was in July ) ........Got there and the place was deserted ......looked around and noticed a piece of paper stuck to a lampost which read " Go to Victoria Park Bedminster " .......
So we hopped on the Honda , and when we arrived at Victoria Park Here and Now were performing , so we nipped into a nearby pub for a quick pint , and when we emerged ATV were playing .
The audience consisted of about a dozen local kids , plus a few curious locals ........ a couple of policemen turned up about halfway through , took a quick look , and then wandered off again .
ATV frontman Mark Perry started London punk fanzine Sniffin` Glue , along with Danny Baker , and said years later that Bristol gig was one of the best he remembered ........My mate and me thought it was ok too ........
