# Event Details - **Event Name**: POW! When UK Pop Went Punk 1980-1984 - **Event Start and End Date**: Wed, 09 Sep, 2026 at 06:30 pm – Wed, 09 Sep, 2026 at 08:30 pm - **Event Description**: Join us for an evening with author Tony Fletcher as he reads from his latest book covering 1980–’84 - full details below.About this EventJoin us for an evening with author Tony Fletcher as he reads from and discusses his latest book covering 1980–’84, an explosive time in British rock. He will be joined for a conversation/audience Q&A by Paul Bearman, host of the Talking About The Who podcast.Before authoring eleven books, including best?selling biographies of Who drummer Keith Moon, R.E.M. and the Smiths, Tony Fletcher was a teenaged music magazine publisher in his native England. But, with a degree of industry that sounds absolutely exhausting, he also ran a record label, interviewed rock stars, led a band, promoted concerts, worked as an on-air TV interviewer — and still found time for romance.Fletcher chronicled the early days of his life and career in Boy About Town (2013) but had enough extraordinary experiences left over for this colorful and engaging memoir.1980–’84 was an explosive time in British rock, as the disruptive energy of bands like the Clash and Sex Pistols gave way to more sophisticated and chart-friendly genres and bands. Fletcher was on the front lines, running a record label with the Jam’s Paul Weller, attending all the important concerts and meeting the top acts, many of whom became MTV regulars: Madness, Dexy’s Midnight Runners, Wham!, Echo & the Bunnymen, Killing Joke, Adam and the Ants, the Smiths and more. Then there’s the time he interviewed Paul McCartney...This is a coming-of-age story, the tale of a naïve young man in a cultural whirlwind who learns some hard lessons about business, journalism, love and sex – all the while trying to get his own band a record deal.Tickets are availlable for donation of your choice to support Brown Books Community Bookshop and the work of Luton Literature CIC to make these events possible, and to secure your place. - **Event URL**: https://allevents.in/luton/pow-when-uk-pop-went-punk-1980-1984/100001992043850782 - **Event Categories**: music, entertainment, art, literary-art, concerts, meetups, nonprofit - **Interested Audience**: - total_interested_count: 0 - **Event Highlights**: - Duration: 2 hours - Location: Brown Books Ltd - Languages: English ## Ticket Details - **Ticket Price Range**: min: 0, max: 0, currency: GBP ## Event venue details - **city**: Luton - **state**: EN - **country**: United Kingdom - **location**: Brown Books Ltd - **lat**: 51.8851301 - **long**: -0.4113479 - **full address**: Brown Books Ltd, 77 High Town Road, Luton, United Kingdom ## Event gallery - **Alt text**: POW! 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