Wishbone Ash + The Trend
Chelmsford Odeon · Tuesday 3 June 1980
The date and venue are directly supported by the supplied Odeon ticket. The Trend is supported by the supplied tour poster and Facebook post.
What the supplied evidence shows
The ticket states “Odeon Theatre Chelmsford” and “WISHBONE ASH” plus “Special Guests”, with Tuesday 3 June 1980 and a 7.30 p.m. start.
The supplied tour poster identifies The Trend as “On Tour with Wishbone Ash” and lists “Tues. 3rd June — Chelmsford Odeon”.
Audience recollections in the supplied Facebook post
Colin Gorrie wrote that this was the gig that got him into Wishbone Ash. Roy Bartholomew recalled The Trend as “fairly loud and lively” but also melodic and poppy, and described Wishbone Ash as more conventional rock-oriented with good harmonies and a distinctive twin-lead-guitar sound.
These are preserved as later recollections/comments rather than contemporary proof of the event.