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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.
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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 |
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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