Blue Oyster Cult: Colston Hall, Bristol
Sandy Robertson, Sounds, 6 May 1978
FLAMING PYROTECHNICS, lasers, smoke...plus great rock'n'roll; Blue Oyster Cult is the group you always dreamt about. Even though there were sound problems and the visual effects had to be curtailed somewhat, this first date of their UK tour proved that this is one band who have no trouble living up to their semi-mythical status.
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