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Rock Goes to College

10.0·4 seasons·44 episodes·40 min avg.

Rock Goes To College was a BBC series that ran between 1978 and 1981 on British television. A variety of up-coming rock oriented bands were showcased live from small venues and broadcast simultaneously on television and radio during a 40-50 minute live performance. It was a follow-on to the mid-1960s BBC series Jazz Goes to College.

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The Boomtown Rats
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Sep 22, 1978
02
Crawler
Crawler
Sep 29, 1978
03
Cado Belle
Cado Belle
Oct 6, 1978
04
The Crusaders
The Crusaders
Oct 13, 1978
05
The Stranglers
The Stranglers
Oct 20, 1978

Shortened version of the show from University of Surrey as the band said the audience was too elitist and walked off halfway through the show

06
The Rich Kids
The Rich Kids
Oct 27, 1978
07
The Climax Blues Band
The Climax Blues Band
Nov 3, 1978
08
AC/DC
AC/DC
Nov 10, 1978

AC/DC perform live at Essex University

09
Lindisfarne
Lindisfarne
Nov 17, 1978
10
John Martyn
John Martyn
Nov 26, 1978

Cast

6 credited
Brian Johnson
AC/DC
PW
Philip Witschke
Self
Angus Young
Self
Malcolm Young
Self
Cliff Williams
Self
Bon Scott
Self

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