associated_acts years_active article_title past_members background genre origin name
the hot rods , the nipple erectors , the maniacs , clash eater , the vibrators , grade a , the slits , eddie and the 1978 -- 1980 the innocents -lrb- uk band -rrb-
 sarah fiona barry , greg van cook , susy hogarth , hall jo hurst , terry smith , marguerite van cook née martin , group_or_band punk rock england , united kingdom the innocents
the innocents -lrb- uk band -rrb-

the innocents formed in the spring of 1978 and played frequently with the clash and the slits .
the original lineup was predominantly female with four women and one male .
the band began when sarah hall , -lrb- ex-flowers of romance -rrb- approached marguerite martin , later marguerite van cook , in the vortex club on wardour street in london and invited her to start a band .
sarah hall borrowed a bass from paul simonon of the clash , and they invited greg van cook , who was in the process of breaking away from the electric chairs , to play guitar .
greg van cook was an original member of the new york backstreet boys of max 's kansas city , who became the electric chairs .
he co-authored the punk anthem , `` fuck off '' with jayne county .
the lineup was completed by the addition of fiona barry on the piano and susy hogarth on drums .
they performed self-penned punk songs .
the innocents played gigs at multiple punk friendly venues in london , among them several at acklam hall opening for the slits .
in early november 1978 , sarah hall asked the clash if the innocents could join them on their upcoming `` `` sort it out tour '' '' .
they agreed and the lineup for the tour was set with the innocents opening for the slits and the clash .
the `` `` sort it out tour '' '' began in scotland and covered stops all over england , though several of the venues were canceled due to ad-hoc town ordinances that banned the clash in fear of the influence of punk .
including the tour , the innocents played thirty-one gigs in a row with only a single day 's break to end at the tour at the lyceum .
the dj on the tour was barry -lrb- scratch -rrb- myers .
these gigs included the sid vicious benefit gig .
they also played with siouxsie and the banshees at the music machine in london , before the january 3rd 1979 date with the clash , which was added due to an overbooking of the `` sid vicious defense fund '' benefit show .
after the tour , sarah hall quit the band and was replaced on bass by jo hurst .
greg van cook joined front and then the vibrators , but continued to perform with the innocents as well , except at the marquee when the innocents opened for the vibrators and henry silver played guitar with the innocents .
terry smith took over as drummer .
the band ended in 1980 .
terry smith was approached by marguerite to come with them to new york to do a small tour .
after three rehearsal 's at halogan 's in holloway rd where terry worked .
soon they left for new york , the tour was not set up at all the manager was a nut case .
they ended up playing at c.b.g.b 's for one gig in november .
they disbanded soon after .
terry went back to the uk to continue his career as a drummer with the nipple erectors , the barracuddas , the temper .
