Steve Hillage is recognised as one of the 20th Century’s most influential guitarists and producers and has a long and distinguished history with Friars...
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Steve Hillage + Gong
Steve Hillage is recognised as one of the 20th Century’s most influential guitarists and producers and has a long and distinguished history with Friars Aylesbury.
He first played Friars in December 1973 at the Borough Assembly Hall with his band Gong who are reforming for this 2019 tour and will be supporting Steve on 15 November. In October 1975 he released his first solo album Fish Rising and in 1976 his follow up album L which resulted in his first Friars solo headliner in October 1976. This was one of the fastest selling Friars gigs of all time. Two more Friars gigs followed in October 1977 on his Motivation Radio tour and in 1978 in conjunction with his Green album which was produced by Pink Floyd’s Nick Mason.
Since then he has been associated with a myriad of artists and bands including Kevin Ayres, Mike Oldfield, Hawkwind, Sting, Ozric Tentacles and Sham’69. As a producer he has produced The Charlatans, Simple Minds, Genesis’s Tony Banks and Robyn Hitchcock among many others.
Like Bowie, Steve Hillage has always been re-inventing himself so it was no surprise that in the late eighties he became involved with techno/ambient music and along with his wife Miquette Giraudy (who played with Steve on all his solo Friars gigs) formed System 7 which had collaborations with The Orb’s Alex Paterson, Laurent Garnier, Youth and Paul Oakenfold.
For this monumental return to Friars Aylesbury Steve will be playing tracks from his 1970’s albums Green, L, Fish Rising and Motivation Radio, all of which had top 40 successes. Reviews of shows earlier in 2019 have been astonishing. Expect to be moved.
Steve Hillage + Gong
Booking fees will be added to each ticket as follows:
General Tickets: £25.75 - £36.25 + Booking Fees: £2.90 - £3.90
In addition, all bookings made through ATG Tickets for this venue are subject to a £3.65 Transaction fee.
Steve Hillage + Gong Access
Access Booking line: 0800 912 6971
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We have many accessible performances and offerings available including Audio Described, Captioned, BSL and Relaxed Performances and Dementia Friendly Screenings.
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As part of Aylesbury Waterside Theatre’s commitment to accessibility and theatre for all, the venue has announced their support of the Sunflower Lanyard scheme. Launching to coincide with Learning Disability Week Mon 17 – Sun 23 Jun the sunflower lanyards are an initiative enabling those with a hidden disability who may require additional help to be easily recognised and assisted as needed.
Following a social media post in April highlighting the theatre’s relaxed performances as part of Autism Awareness Week, a patron came forward with feedback on how customer experience could be improved for those living with autism. Andy Rotherham from Aylesbury mentioned the sunflower scheme and also how the theatre could benefit from having quiet areas for customers needing a quiet space pre-show and during the interval. As well as implementing the lanyard initiative which signals to theatre staff that a customer has a hidden disability hence enabling appropriate care and support to be delivered in a non-intrusive manner, furniture has been moved in the venue allowing for two quieter breakout areas in Circle 2 and on the Promenade to be utilised.
In the UK 700,000 people live with autism, 1 million have learning disabilities, 850,000 have dementia and 11 million people have some sort of hearing loss. Hidden disabilities include, but are not limited to, dementia, autism, learning disabilities, anxiety issues, mental health impairments and hearing loss. The Waterside is in good company with the sunflower lanyard scheme which is already being used in airports including Gatwick, Heathrow, Birmingham, Manchester, Bristol and Inverness, as well as in supermarkets, Sainsburys and Co-op.
For further information on access and to book for access performances please visit Aylesbury Waterside Theatre Box Office, or call the FreephoneAccess Booking Line on 0800 912 6971.
- Audio Description None scheduled
- Sign Language Interpreted None scheduled
- Captioned None scheduled
- SUR Titles None scheduled
- Relaxed Performances None scheduled
There are eight wheelchair positions with companion seats, six in the stalls and two in Circle 1
Aylesbury Waterside Theatre has an infra-red sound amplification system with headsets and necklaces. Necklace: Suitable for persons wearing a hearing aid, the necklace is worn around the neck. Whilst wearing the necklace switch your hearing aid to the 'T' setting and the sound is amplified. The necklace has an adjustable volume control. Headset: This device amplifies sound through earpieces similar to regular headphones. Suitable for persons without a hearing aid.
Guide, hearing and other working dogs are welcome in all parts of the theatre.
There are separate, accessible toilet facilities located at each of the principal seating levels.
Aylesbury Waterside Theatre Information
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There are eight wheelchair positions with companion seats, six in the stalls and two in Circle 1.
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There is a bar on every level of the theatre, including a private bar in our Cartwright Room and Second Space. Try our Waterside Ale, sourced from the Chiltern Brewery at www.chilternbrewery.co.uk, for the full Waterside experience.
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The theatre has a step-free ground floor level from the entrance through to the Box Office, the Waterside Café and the Stalls with a lift to Circle 1 and Circle 2 levels.
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The Waterside Café is open from 10am on show days through the day for morning coffee, afternoon tea, light bites and pre-show snacks including paninis, jacket potatoes and daily specials.
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The theatre cloakroom is located in the Stalls foyer; items can be stored in the cloakroom for £1. ATG Theatre Card members have free use of the cloakroom.
Exchange Street
Aylesbury
Buckinghamshire
HP20 1UG
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The Chiltern Rail service links Aylesbury with London Marylebone. The town's station is a five minute walk from the Theatre.
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Aylesbury Waterside Theatre is located within 200 metres of Aylesbury's main bus station.
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Aylesbury Waterside Theatre is a landmark building conveniently located on the edge of Aylesbury Town Centre, on the corner of Exchange Street and Walton Street.
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