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Kindred Spirit Gig Reviews 1983-4

When writing my fanzines there was a heavy emphasis on providing coverage to the local music scene and up and coming bands, but I also chose to include a smattering of well established bands and artists. This post includes gig reviews featured in issues 3 and 4 of five of those well established bands and performers along with some background information and other memorabilia. Reading back over the reviews now 35+ years further on down the line they provide a really interesting snapshot of the era in which they were written. The reviews are as follows: 1 - The Police - Leeds Queens Hall  2 - The Clash - Brixton Academy 3 - The Smiths - Hull University 4 - Robert Plant - Sheffield City Hall 5 - Kid Creole and the Coconuts - Belfast Maysfield Leisure Centre  So, let's start the ball rolling with a review of The Police at Leeds Queens Hall from December 1983. I didn’t write this review but I was at the same gig. It was part of the Synchronicity tour and I was pl