NEW SOURCE RECORD · v264
Wishbone Ash + The Trend — Odeon, 3 June 1980
A supplied Facebook post, tour poster and ticket provide a strong local record for the Chelmsford Odeon appearance on Tuesday 3 June 1980, with The Trend identified as the supporting band in the supplied post.
Supplied tour poster
The supplied poster lists: “On Tour with Wishbone Ash” and “Tues. 3rd June — Chelmsford Odeon”.
Odeon ticket
The ticket reads “Odeon Theatre Chelmsford”, “Outlaw & John Sherry present ‘WISHBONE ASH’ plus Special Guests”, Tuesday 7.30 p.m., June 3 1980, stalls £3.25, ticket number M 35.
Facebook source
The supplied screenshots show a Chelmsford Rocks Facebook post by Kevin Farrell dated 14 April 2020. The post introduces the material with: “These guys supported Wishbone Ash in 1980 and were pretty damn good!”
Comments preserved from the supplied screenshots
“The gig that got me into Wishbone Ash, had never heard of them before. Saw them last year in Southampton”
“I was there too. I remember The Trend as fairly loud and lively but also fairly melodic and poppy - sadly one of many support bands that you think should be huge but went nowhere! Wishbone Ash were good but more conventional rock-oriented with good harmonies and a distinctive twin lead guitar sound. They recorded the gig for potential use on what became the 'Live Dates II' album but in the end oth...”
The Roy Bartholomew comment is cut off in the supplied screenshot. The archive does not extend the quotation beyond the visible text.
Archive handling
- The 3 June 1980 date is retained as a source-supported event date.
- The Odeon venue is directly printed on the ticket.
- The Trend is recorded as support because the supplied tour poster and Facebook caption support that relationship.
- The comments are preserved as memories/comments, not treated as independent contemporary event documentation.
- No additional set list, recording release claim or other detail has been added beyond what is visible in the supplied material.