Folkestone Gerald :: History :: Folkestone 1981

Folkestone gig archive and nostalgia, gigs in Folkestone area for 1981, Folkestone gigs and concerts in the early 1980s, 1980s Folkestone and Kent... To see more classic gigs, please click on a year below.

Part of Folkestone's gig history, where there is a page for each year. For a current Folkestone gig guide, see Folkestone Gerald.

<< 1960 1970 1979 1980 1981 1982 1983 1984 1985 1986 1987 1988 1989 1990 2000 >>

• 1981 The Cure @ Canterbury Odeon (Mon 27 Apr 1981) [leave a comment]

• 1981 Steve Hacket @ Leas Cliff Hall (Sat 22 Aug 1981)

  ex Genesis. Actually listed as "Leas Cliff Pavillion" is there such a place?

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• 1981 The Comsat Angels @ Canterbury University (Wed 11 Nov 1981) [leave a comment]

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<< 1960 1970 1979 1980 1981 1982 1983 1984 1985 1986 1987 1988 1989 1990 2000 >>

If you have any gig specific memories you'd like to add to these pages, please click on the add a gig / event link, or email them to fg at folkestonegerald.com.

Here's a list of gigs that happened this week in the area's history... if you can offer any extra information, or any corrections, please leave a comment below...

• 1975 Fumble @ Leas Cliff Hall (Sat 5 Jul 1975) [leave a comment]

• 1983 TNT @ Springfield Hotel (Thu 7 Jul 1983) [leave a comment]

• 1988 Ozzy Osbourne @ Leas Cliff Hall (Thu 7 Jul 1988)

  Postponed, returned two weeks later.

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• 1989 Rory Gallagher @ Leas Cliff Hall (Sun 9 Jul 1989)

  Part of the Jazz and Blues festival

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• 2002 Paul Weller @ Leas Cliff Hall (Wed 3 Jul 2002) [leave a comment]

• 2003 Polyphonic Spree @ Leas Cliff Hall (Tue 8 Jul 2003)

  with Mull Historical Society, Hope of the States and The Hokum Clones

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• 2003 Tony Hadley @ Leas Cliff Hall (Wed 9 Jul 2003) [leave a comment]

• 2005 Funeral for a Friend @ Leas Cliff Hall (Sun 3 Jul 2005) [leave a comment]
  • Funeral for a FriendFFAF are at the Leas Cliff Hall on the 3rd of July. Contemporary rock, some mistake surely..? Support comes from Bullet for my Valentine. -

• 2006 THE GRUFFALO @ Leas Cliff Hall (Mon 3 Jul 2006)

  MONDAY MORNING 10:30

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• 2006 DigiFestUK Southeast @ Chambers (Mon 3 Jul 2006)

  Short film night opening what we hope will eventually become a full scale film festival. Special guest veteran stage and screen actor Ken Colley (Admiral Piett in 'The Empire Strikes Back' and Return of the Jedi' amongst many other roles

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Folkestone history bookmarks

• Folkestone gig history
• Folkestone on Wikipedia
• Mackie's "Folkestone and its neighbourhood"
• Tales from the Tap Room
• More Tales From The Tap Room
• Kent gig history from kentgigs.com
• Geograph photos of Folkestone
• History from This Is Folkestone
• Folkestone Family History Society
• Folkestone Through the Ages