Essential Bop Concert & Tour History

Essential Bop Concert History

Essential Bop was formed in the spring of 1978 by a disparate bunch of musicians, mostly refugees from assorted Bristol bands like The Cortinas (Mike Fewings, guitar), The Biros (Steve Bush, singing) and, er, Dragon Sandwich (Simon Tyler, keyboards). Dave Robinson (who was responsible for starting the band) was a bluesman who had played bass with the likes of 'Champion' Jack Dupree and Joe Cocker. Nick Tufnell had never played drums before, but really wanted to so...

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Date	Concert	Venue	Location
Aug 09, 1981	Essential Bop Avenue B Is The Place To Be Setlists	Tompkins Square Park	New York, New York, United States
May 07, 1980	Magazine / Bauhaus / Essential Bop Setlists	Trinity Hall	Bristol, England, United Kingdom