The Play Bus had to make a couple of circuits of the town centre before it got the correct angle to turn successfully onto the Market Place.

This is the second time that the Yeah Baby Free Rock Festival has happened in the centre of Abingdon. Thy are raising money for the John Radcliffe Children’s Hospital and Ronald McDonald House.The group in the picture are called “Our Friends Electric”. They performed music from the 1980s round about lunchtime.

My wife came back at about 4 and said she had just seen Madness – or a band very like them – playing on the Market Place. So I dashed out, but it was too late…

Instead the crowds were just milling about, and I took this picture of face painting instead. I did see Madness once. They were part of the 2-Tone tour in 1979. The concert included them, The Specials, and The Selector. It cost £2 and was well worth it.