Venues no more

[anonymous-user]

The Sea Cadet Hall in Cambridge, Rowan Robertson(Dio) played his first gig there, when we use to go in the late 70s/early 80s there was lots of NWOBHM bands like these https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6NO3q__Coso.
Halcyon days

Any favourite venues that have long gone?

[TheExcession]

Duchess Of York in Leeds. So many big name bands came through there.

[Turn7]

The Nags Head in High Wycombe....so many big bands played there early doors.
The Clash
9 below Zero for starters

The Redback in Acton....

Edited by Turn7 on Thursday 9th March 21:50

[stuartmmcfc]

TheExcession said:

Duchess Of York in Leeds. So many big name bands came through there.

I've been there quite a few times, didn't know it's gone now

[Wacky Racer]

Belle Vue Manchester.

Saw Deep Purple (Mk 3), Status Quo and Rod Stewart there.



Free Trade Hall Manchester.

(Wishbone Ash, Barclay James Harvest)

[Dr Murdoch]

Don't doubt the venue but can we say 'who' played there? It would give some context.

Edited by Dr Murdoch on Thursday 9th March 21:48

[stuartmmcfc]

I remember seeing The Jam at Granby hall in Leicester.

[JJ55]

The Astoria on Charing Cross road in London. Really sad loss.

[Planet Claire]

A couple from my students days up in Newcastle: The Riverside and the Mayfair.

[Wacky Racer]

Earls Court.

(Led Zeppelin May 25th 1975)

[stuartmmcfc]

Wacky Racer said:

Earls Court.

(Led Zeppelin May 25th 1975)

Pink Floyd, twice, a couple of years later.

[Pickled]

Old Trout Windsor

Remeber seeing Oasis there before they became big, also The Stranglers and Sham 69

[stuartmmcfc]

JJ55 said:

The Astoria on Charing Cross road in London. Really sad loss.

I remember going to The Marquee on Charing Cross road a few times in the early 90's including seeing a band who's name I dont remember but one of them wore a full face motorbike helmet and a loin cloth. Very odd.

[stuartmmcfc]

And let's not forget the Hacienda where I saw the residents once, just before snakefinger died.

[Turn7]

UFO played a place in Hemel thats long, can think whats it was called now.

[Skyedriver]

Woolsington House
Magnesia Bank
Wooden Doll

[TheExcession]

Dr Murdoch said:

Don't doubt the venue but can we say 'who' played there? It would give some context.

Good point. Duchess of York;

No-Means-No
Alice-Donut
Bongwater
Tad
You Slosh
and of course
JOHN "It'll be a hit by xmas" OTWAY.

There was also a little known band called Nirvana that also played there one night.

[TheExcession]

Pickled said:

The Stranglers

You Lucky Git, That was on my bucket list.

[TheExcession]

Manchester Board Walk has also gone.

'Band On The Wall' appears to be still up and running.

[Adam B]

Fulham Greyhound (now a comedy club I think). Young Gods around 1989.

100 Club in Oxford Street - numerous bands and times

London Astoria at TCR - numerous though Front 242 and Renegade Soundwave spring to mind, in 1990s.

Marquee in CCR - most notably R.E.M. playing a warm up gig under a pseudonym Bingo Hand Job - scratch that, I googled it and it was the Borderline which is close by and still going

Edited by Adam B on Friday 10th March 05:08