Hells Angels - UK

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In the US, by the late 1960s the Hells Angels Motorcycle Club was one club, and not as it was being loosely applied in the UK to ‘’bikers’’ and ‘’greasers’’. Two people from London visited California, "prospected" first and joined. Two charters were issued on July 30, 1969; one for ‘’South London’’, the other for ‘’East London’’ but by 1973 the two charters came together as one, simply called ‘’London’’. The London Angels provided security at a number of UK Underground festivals including Phun City in 1970 organised by anarchist International Times writer and lead singer with the Deviants Mick Farren. They even awarded Farren an ‘’approval ‘patch’’’ also in 1970 for use on his first solo album ‘Mona’ which also featured Steve Peregrin Took (who was credited as ‘’Shagrat the Vagrant’’).

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• Hells Angels MC London History
• The Angel organised ‘’Bull Dog Bash’’ – The Best Bike Show in the UK

A Hells Angels wall mural in Southampton, UK, a well-known local landmark that can be seen by rail passengers on the London Waterloo to Weymouth south coast main line as they approach Southampton Central station. Note the profusion of CCTV cameras and the Indian Chief head dress.