Barbarella's
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| Address | 41 Cumberland Street Birmingham United Kingdom |
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| Location | Birmingham, United Kingdom |
| Coordinates | 52°28′36″N 01°54′48″W / 52.47667°N 1.91333°W |
| Type | Nightclub |
| Genre(s) | Rock |
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| Opened | 1972 |
| Closed | 1979 |
| Demolished | 1986 |
Barbarella's was a nightclub and music venue located in Birmingham, England. The name of the club was taken from the film Barbarella. The club opened in 1972 and closed in August 1979.
American acts Ike & Tina Turner, Del Shannon, and Junior Walker & the All Stars performed at Barbarella's in 1972.[1]
This club was one of Eddie Fewtrell's clubs.[2] Fewtrell promoted known rock bands at that time, such as AC/DC, Dire Straits, Queen, Sex Pistols and The Clash.
Duran Duran's drummer Roger Taylor played at Barbarella's with punk bands in the 1970s.
Both The Prefects and The Photos recorded a song called Barbarella's, the latter mourning the closure of the club.
| 1976-1978 concerts | ||||
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| Date | Year | Musician(s) | Tour | Note |
| 31 July[3] | 1976 | AC/DC | -- | ] |
| 27 October[4] | 1976 | The Clash | -- | Support Suburban Studs |
| 13 November[5] | -- | Support Suburban Studs | ||
| 24 January[6] | 1978 | -- | -- | |
| 1 May[7] | -- | -- | ||
| 4 July[8] | Dire Straits | Dire Straits Tour | Left in the form of album Birmingham at Barbarella | |
| 14 August | Sex Pistols | -- | Left in the form of song in the album Sex Pistols Box Set[note 1] | |
Notes
[edit]- ^ Information from Sex Pistols Box Set article
References
[edit]- ^ "Barbarella's - Ike & Tina Turner Revue / Del Shannon / Junior Walker & The All Stars (Advertisement)". Sunday Mercury. 5 November 1972. p. 15. Retrieved 22 April 2024.
- ^ "New Book - The Eddie Fewtrell Story". Birmingham, UK: Spaghetti Gazetti. Archived from the original on 16 January 2010.
{{cite journal}}: Cite journal requires|journal=(help) - ^ "AC/DC Birmingham Barbarellas - 31st July 1976". YouTube. Archived from the original on 15 December 2021. Retrieved 30 December 2010.
- ^ "The Clash Birmingham Barbarellas - 27 October 1976". Archived from the original on 17 January 2009. Retrieved 2 March 2010.
- ^ "The Clash Birmingham Barbarellas - 13 November 1978". Archived from the original on 28 August 2009. Retrieved 2 March 2010.
- ^ "The Clash Birmingham Barbarellas - 24 January 1978". Archived from the original on 5 December 2009. Retrieved 2 March 2010.
- ^ "The Clash Birmingham Barbarellas - 1 May 1978". Archived from the original on 5 December 2009. Retrieved 2 March 2010.
- ^ "Dire Straits tour 1978". Tours. Canada: Mark Knopfler official site. Archived from the original on 4 September 2012. Retrieved 13 February 2010.
External links
[edit]- "Barbarellas". Venue's & Hangouts. Birmingham, UK: Birmingham Music Archive. Archived from the original on 27 October 2010. Retrieved 2 March 2010.
- "Gigs". Edward ian Armchair. Retrieved 2 March 2010.
Barbarella's: In 1977 and 1978 each day was spent wondering how you could stretch the £2.80 per week Family Allowance to enable you to see as many bands as possible
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