With a 20-minute set, a self-made video (very much a novelty in those days) and a handful of mismatched songs Finish The Story hit the Phoenix Club stage in Malvern for its one-off gig. Nicola, usually very quiet in rehearsals, suddenly came to life, found a voice and put in quite a performance. In the audience was freelance journalist Mick Mercer who was there to review the Dancing Did for Record Mirror, he also mentioned Finish The Story. A review of the same gig appeared in Zig Zag written by Sara Jones who said, 'Finish The Story's debut gig was better than the second coming of Jesus Christ'.......With only a few gigs under their belt they supported The Cure at Hammersmith Odeon.

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Below are a few reviews:

• Clipping of ‘one-off’ Malvern gig in Record Mirror August 8th 1981 by MickMercer [1]
• ZigZag(magazine) clipping of ‘one-off’ Malvern gig September 1981 by Sara Jones[2]
• Review of gig in Bristol by Dave Massey in Sounds (magazine) July 2nd 1983 [3]
• Interview in ‘Women In Rock’ published by The Daily Mirror [4] 1983
• Review in ‘Melody Maker’ [5] 1983
• Flyer from 'Era Club' Bristol 1983 [6]