Sixty years of live music at one of the city's top gig venues is being celebrated in a special book.

The Gig List: The Nick Rayns LCR, 60 Years of Live Music 1963-2023 ranges from Pink Floyd and Genesis to Blur and Pulp in the 90s and Coldplay, The Killers and Amy Winehouse in the noughties.

The book explores all the events that have taken place at the UEA since it was established in 1963. The LCR did not come into use until a decade later but artists including The Who played in the Assembly Hall.

Renamed after the death of Nick Rayns aged 61 in 2013, who was the UEA Student Union's entertainment manager for 36 years, the LCR has been a stage for artists before and during their heights of fame.

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The LCR also played a small role in Ed Sheeran's rise to superstardom, as the Next Big Thing competition held by the EDP and Evening News crowned him its winner at the venue as a 17-year-old in 2008. He returned in 2011 to headline during his UK tour.

Norwich Evening News: Ed Sheeran on his way to winning the Next Big Thing 2008 final at the UEA Ed Sheeran on his way to winning the Next Big Thing 2008 final at the UEA (Image: Newsquest)

The LCR also made way for Robbie Williams’ first shown date of The Show Must Go on Tour in 1997, to promote his solo album Thru the Lens, following the break-up of Take That.

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Gavin Hudson, the UEA Student Union's venues operations manager, is encouraging current students, alumni and the people of Norwich and beyond to take a step through time to reminisce.

Norwich Evening News: The Cure performed at the UEA in 1979 and 1982 The Cure performed at the UEA in 1979 and 1982 (Image: Trevor Benbrook)

Gavin said: “The original idea of The Gig List came from the sudden loss of Nick Rayns in April 2013. In my sadness, I found it appropriate to remember my friend and mentor by listing every show of his career operating the finest student venue in the country.”

The book is £10.50, not including postage charges, and more than 100 copies have already been sold. To order a copy, head to ueaticketbookings.co.uk.

Scroll through some great gig images in the gallery above