The Stranglers
1980-04-04 London - Rainbow Theatre (England)

Robert Smith and Matthieu Hartley joining an all-star band to protest against the imprisonment of the Stranglers singer.

Mainset:

Get A Grip
Hanging Around
Tank
Threatened
Toiler
The Raven
Dead Loss Angeles
Nice 'N' Sleazy
Bring On The Nubiles
Peaches
Bear Cage
Duchess
No More Heroes
Five Minutes
Something Better Change
Down In The Sewer

Toyah Wilcox vocals on 'Peaches', 'Duchess', 'Bear Cage' and 'Something Better Change'
Hazel O'Connor vocals on 'Get A Grip', 'Hanging Around', 'Peaches' and 'Bear Cage'
Nicky Tesco (The Members) vocals on 'Nice 'N' Sleazy'
Phil Daniels vocals on 'Toiler' and 'Dead Loss Angeles'
Peter Hammill (Van Der Graaf Generator) vocals on 'Tank' and 'The Raven'
Jake Burns (Stiff Little Fingers) vocals on 'Down In The Sewer'
Ian Dury (Blockheads) vocals on 'Peaches' and 'Bear Cage'
Richard Jobson (The Skids) vocals on 'Bring On The Nubiles'
Wilko Johnson (Dr. Feelgood) guitar
Robert Fripp (King Crimson) guitar
Robert Smith guitar
Steve Hillage guitar
Basil Gabbidon (Steel Pulse) guitar
Larry Wallace guitar
John Turnball (Blockheads) guitar
Matthieu Hartley keyboards
Nick Turner (Hawkwind) sax
Davey Payne (Blockheads) sax
Steel Pulse rhythms

Robert Smith played guitar during '(Get A) Grip (On Yourself)' & 'Hanging Around'; Matthieu Hartley played keyboards during 'Peaches' & 'Bear Cage'.
both also played on 'Down In The Sewer'

Songs played: 16 (16)

Day of the week: Friday

Attendance:
Capacity:

Robert and Matthieu joining an all-star band to protest against the imprisonment of the Stranglers singer.

thanks to Pietro

The Stranglers & Friends Live

from 'Ten Imaginary Years'

Robert was doing ... ... LP. On 3 and 4 of April, he also played guitar at the Rainbow Theatre in Finsbury Park as a member of The Stranglers. Their singer, Hugh Cornwell, had been busted and imprisoned and an all-star band was assembled to play in protest.
Robert: "I was in the studio with Bill Mackenzie and I arrived at the Rainbow late. I did some keyboards but what I distinctly remember was being in a room backstage having a bizarre conversation with JJ Burnell and Steve Hillage about European cabbages. The whole thing was very naive in a way, but very nice."

from 'A Visual Documentary'

3 APRIL 1980
Robert guests onstage with The Stranglers at the Finsbury Park Rainbow, playing guitar in an allstar line-up protesting at the imprisonment of Stranglers Hugh Cornwell on a drugs charge.