Gloucester Leisure Centre 14th March 1990

Aural Sculptors - The Stranglers Live 1976 to the Present

Welcome to Aural Sculptors, a blog aimed at bringing the music of The Stranglers to as wide an audience as possible. Whilst all of the various members of the band that have passed through the ranks since 1974 are accomplished studio musicians, it is on stage where the band have for me had their biggest impact.

As a collector of their live recordings for many years I want to share some of the better quality material with other fans. By selecting the higher quality recordings I hope to present The Stranglers in the best possible light for the benefit of those less familiar with their material than the hardcore fan.

Needless to say, this site will steer well clear of any officially released material. As well as live gigs, I will post demos, radio interviews and anything else that I feel may be of interest.

In addition, occasionally I will post material by other bands, related or otherwise, that mean a lot to me.

Your comments and/or contributions are most welcome. Please email me at adrianandrews@myyahoo.com.

Saturday, 14 March 2026

Gloucester Leisure Centre 14th March 1990

Here we have an anniversary offering from the '10' tour. On this day in 1990, The Stranglers played the Leisure Centre in Gloucester. Unfortunately this is a partial set recording. If I recall correctly, at some point in the dim and distant past Gizzard told me that this was one of the worst gigs that he saw the band play. This I can understand as I had a similar experience two weeks prior to this gig when the band played at Crawley Leisure Centre.... if you are that concerned about preserving the condition of your parquet flooring don't play host to a former punk band and 1500 fans!