I'd seen The Stranglers at least three times before this gig, and as they were always a good proposition live, I wasn't going to miss this.
Support Ugly As Sin were pretty impressive. They had loads of attitude and the material to back it up. They also had two front people, a girl and a bloke who seemed to work well off each other. I looked forward to seeing them live again. Sadly I never got the opportunity!
It wasn't known at the time, but this would be Hugh Cornwell's last tour with The Stranglers, and I for one have always viewed his departure from the band as a bit of a tragedy. The band were touring their album "10", the lead single from which was a cover of "96 Tears". I didn't particularly rate the material from the new album, but the older stuff was presented with the customary venom. There was a particularly good rendition of "School M'am" during which a girl from the audience was called up on stage, given a mortar board and gown to wear, and invited to spank Hugh Cornwell, which she duly did!
When the band exited after the encores, one bloke in the audience was foolish enough to boo. What he hadn't realised was that Jean Jacques Burnel was crouching down at the front of the stage chatting to someone. At least the guy who booed can tell his grandchildren that Jean Jacques Burnel told him to f*** off!
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