Here are 10 of the biggest names in rock and pop to have played in the region over the decades. For the full story, go to ... www.thesouthernreporter.co.uk/whats-on/arts-and-entertainment/david-bowie-who-and-morrissey-among-rock-big-names-seen-borders-over-years-2530137
1. David Bowie
Later famous for hits such as The Jean Genie in 1972 and Let’s Dance in 1983, David Bowie, killed by liver cancer in 2016 at the age of 69, was just a teenager starting out when he played at Hawick Town Hall on April 6, 1966. (Photo by Evening Standard/Hulton Archive/Getty Images) | Getty Images Photo: Hulton Archive
2. The Who
Rock legends the Who have only played in the Borders once in their 55-year career, and that was at Galashiels Volunteer Hall on February 18, 1966. They can be seen 80 miles north west in Glasgow next March, though. (Photo by Theo Wargo/Getty Images for Polydor Records) | Getty Images Photo: Contributed
3. Morrissey
Morrissey has only played in the region once too, at Hawick Town Hall on June 21, 2011. The former Smiths frontman’s 13th and latest album, I Am Not a Dog on a Chain, was a No 3 hit last month. (Photo by Chris Jackson/Getty Images for Nobel Peace Prize Concert) | Getty Images Photo: Chris Jackson Collection
4. Genesis
Progressive rock giants Genesis, together from 1967 to 1998, 2006 to 2007 and again this year, played at Kelso’s Tait Hall on September 23, 1972. Fronted by Peter Gabriel at the time, they were promoting their fourth album, Foxtrot. Photo: Patrick Balls/Gelring | Other 3rd party