The Rolling Stones: Edinburgh band TV21 recall supporting Mick Jagger and Rolling Stones at The Playhouse
Formed in 1979 by school pals Norman Rodger (vocals and guitar) and
Ally Palmer (guitar) along with bassist Neil Baldwin and drummer Colin
MacLean, the post-punk/new wave band appeared to have a promising
future ahead of them when they released their debut double A-side
Playing With Fire/Shattered By It All in 1980, but just two years later
things had taken a decidedly downward turn... enter, The Rolling Stones.
Remembering how the band came to support the biggest rock band on
the planet, TV21’s frontman recalls, “In 1982 we were managed by John
Kalinowski, better known as Kelloggs, who had started his career as the road manager