Old Lincolnian Coventry All posts by this member | 106 of 128 Mon 30th May 2016 8:45am Member: Joined Sep 2012 Total posts:456 I'd seen no advertising for about the theatre either but its webpage is here with a list of what's on |
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flapdoodle Coventry All posts by this member | 107 of 128 Mon 30th May 2016 10:43am Member: Joined Nov 2010 Total posts:845 MR, it still looks the same. A friend who came with me (not from Coventry) thought it was a fantastic place and was surprised Coventry even had such a cool venue. I last went there about 20 years when I was a student and the Polytechnic music society used to stage their shows there.
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Midland Red Cherwell All posts by this member | 108 of 128 Wed 19th Oct 2016 4:12pm Moderator: Joined Jan 2010 Total posts:5176 On 25th Apr 2013 7:34pm, Annewiggy said:
That would be The Savoy, then?
Marianne Faithfull at The Blue Nile Club in 1965 On 18th Jan 2013 5:10pm, nirvana said:
Hi Foxcote can you please tell me where the 'Blue Nile Club' was situated on the Radford Road?
I think it was in what was originally the cinema, it then became the bowling alley and there was a club upstairs which I am sure was the Blue Nile Club, it was a gambling club as well. It is now the bingo.
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Annewiggy Tamworth All posts by this member | 109 of 128 Wed 19th Oct 2016 5:02pm Member: Joined Jan 2013 Total posts:1788 I went there once in the 60's. It was a gambling club with roulette tables etc. I had never been anywhere like it before. |
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Potters Green Lad Long Lawford Rugby All posts by this member | 110 of 128 Thu 20th Oct 2016 7:26pm Member: Joined Mar 2015 Total posts:41 There used to be a folk club upstairs in the Colin Campbell pub on a Thursday night once upon a time and it was customary to take a tape machine along to tape any bands that appealed. My brother dragged his old 6" spool to spool recorder down there one night on the bus and the next morning told me he had recorded a band on stage the night before who seemed quiet good, he struggled for a while to think of their name then it came to him, Fleetwood Mac! We had the tape floating around the house for many years before it disappeared into the bin during one of mum's spring cleans.
I was also lucky to catch David Bowie on stage playing warm up to the Small Faces, Stevie Marriott stormed off stage at one point in a prima donna gesture but it was obvious to everybody there that Bowie was the star that night |
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Wearethemods Aberdeenshire All posts by this member | 111 of 128 Fri 21st Oct 2016 9:13am Member: Joined Jun 2013 Total posts:433 On 20th Oct 2016 7:26pm, Potters Green Lad said:
I was also lucky to catch David Bowie on stage playing warm up to the Small Faces, Stevie Marriott stormed off stage at one point in a prima donna gesture but it was obvious to everybody there that Bowie was the star that night
Hi, Potters Green Lad. What year/month was that ?Question |
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zigzag cornwall All posts by this member | 112 of 128 Fri 21st Oct 2016 11:23am Member: Joined Dec 2013 Total posts:86 I have seen David Bowie a couple of times and have to agree he was a great performer, I have seen the Small Faces many times at the Rock House and the Jazz club at the Leofric among other venues during the 60's. I have also seen Steve Marriott preform solo a few times as well as with Humble Pie, it's my opinion he was one the greatest vocalists of his time. RIP Steve. |
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Potters Green Lad Long Lawford Rugby All posts by this member | 113 of 128 Fri 21st Oct 2016 10:08pm Member: Joined Mar 2015 Total posts:41 Haven't a clue what year Bowie and the Faces played the Coventry Theatre But it was definitely a magical night, the best are special for a reason, and the very best seem as if they are performing personally for you.
A couple of other massively talented artists who I have had the privilege to see perform when they were at the top of their game were Billy Joel and the God that is Meatloaf.
My only claim to pop fame is that as a truck mechanic many years ago before I took a desk job I replaced the prop-shaft on Rod Stewarts tour bus one night when it broke down at the NEC I've stopped waiting for the call from Simon Cowell!
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seeley-jones Blackpool All posts by this member | 114 of 128 Tue 11th Apr 2017 8:29pm Member: Joined Jan 2013 Total posts:22 Hi, used to play in several Coventry groups - The Stranger, The Darkness, Night Train, etc. Remember going out one evening to see Long John Baldry & The Steam Packet, Brian Auger Trinity, Rod Stewart, Julie Driscoll, at The Jazz Club at Hotel Leofric.
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Dreamtime Perth Western Australia All posts by this member | 115 of 128 Wed 12th Apr 2017 3:40am Member: Joined Jan 2010 Total posts:2890 Morning all you 'boys'. You are all giving your ages away, but you have to agree good music never dies and those names you mention will never be forgotten.
My granddaughter plays Fleetwood Mac to this day. |
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zigzag cornwall All posts by this member | 116 of 128 Wed 12th Apr 2017 8:32am Member: Joined Dec 2013 Total posts:86 On 11th Apr 2017 8:29pm, seeley-jones said: Remember going out one evening to see Long John Baldry & The Steam Packet, Brian Auger Trinity, Rod Stewart, Julie Driscoll, at The Jazz Club at Hotel Leofric.
Dave
I must have been there the same night as your good self, I too remember seeing the above mentioned at the Jazz club along with many other great bands during the sixties.
Regards
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RLCherrington London All posts by this member | 117 of 128 Sun 11th Jun 2017 3:05pm Member: Joined May 2014 Total posts:84 Good afternoon Historic Forum members!
I wonder if any of you ever went to the Tree Tops Club on Foleshill Road in the 70s, where they had soul nights with Pete Waterman, live bands and discos. Seems like it was a popular place - would love to hear from you if you have any memories!
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belushi coventry All posts by this member | 119 of 128 Sun 7th Jun 2020 6:23pm Member: Joined Mar 2014 Total posts:68 Just read that the 'N Betweens, the group that became Slade, played two gigs in Coventry in 1966 - way before they were famous.
On 22 November they played at the Casablanca Club, while on 25 November they played at The Sportman's Arms, Birmingham Road, Allesley (now the Quality Hotel).
My question is - where was the Casablanca Club? I've lived in Coventry all my life, since 1952, and I haven't got a clue. Mr Google doesn't seem to know either. Question |
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Heathite Coventry All posts by this member | 120 of 128 Sun 7th Jun 2020 7:13pm Member: Joined Aug 2012 Total posts:703 ![]() |
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