Gastank

Country

United Kingdom

How it feels

A short-lived British TV show from the early 1980s. Hosts Rick Wakeman and Tony Ashton chat with musicians in a bar-like setting before the guests perform reworked versions of their songs with the house band.

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What happens

GasTank was a British music television show that ran for six episodes from January to March 1983 on Channel 4. Hosted by keyboardists Rick Wakeman and Tony Ashton, the show featured interviews with musicians where the guest artist joined Wakeman and his house band in playing re-arranged versions of their classic songs or entirely new pieces created for the show. The format was informal with the setting likened to a bar, where Wakeman would interview the guest over a drink, followed by their performance, in front of a small studio audience, sitting in groups at tables. The house band featured Wakeman (keyboards), Ashton (keyboards and vocals), Chas Cronk (bass, episodes 1–3, 5, 6), Jerome Rimson (bass, episodes 1–4), and Tony Fernandez (drums). In 2020, all episodes were made available on YouTube. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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