Barbarella's
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This article is about nightclub in Birmingham. For the movie, see Barbarella (film). For other uses, see Barbarella.
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| Location | Birmingham, United Kingdom |
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| Coordinates | 52°28′36″N 01°54′48″W / 52.47667°N 1.91333°WCoordinates: 52°28′36″N 01°54′48″W / 52.47667°N 1.91333°W |
| Type | Nightclub |
| Genre(s) | Rock |
| Opened | Start of 1970s |
| Demolished | 2000 |
Barbarella's was a nightclub in the centre of Birmingham, UK. The name of the club was taken from the film Barbarella (1968).
This club was one of Eddie Fewtrell's clubs.[1] Fewtrell promoted known rock bands that time, such as AC/DC, Dire Straits, Queen, Sex Pistols, The Clash.
Duran Duran's drummer Roger Taylor played there with punk bands in 1970s.
Both The Prefects and The Photos recorded a song called Barbarellas the latter mourning the turning of the club into another disco.
| 1976-1978 concerts | ||||
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| Date | Year | Musician(s) | Tour | Note |
| July 31[2] | 1976 | AC/DC | -- | ] |
| October 27[3] | 1976 | The Clash | -- | Support Surburban Studs |
| November 13[4] | -- | Support Surburban Studs | ||
| January 24[5] | 1978 | -- | -- | |
| May 1[6] | -- | -- | ||
| July 4[7] | Dire Straits | Dire Straits Tour | Left in the form of album Birmingham at Barbarella | |
| August 14 | Sex Pistols | -- | Left in the form of song in the album Sex Pistols Box Set[note 1] | |
[edit] Notes
- ^ Information from Sex Pistols Box Set article
[edit] References
- ^ New Book - The Eddie Fewtrell Story. Birmingham, UK: Spagetti Gazetti. http://www.spaghettigazetti.com/2007/11/new-book-eddie-fewtrell-story.html.
- ^ "AC/DC Birmingham Barbarellas - 31st July 1976". http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Q1Ly4WzkpiU&feature=related. Retrieved 30th December 2010.
- ^ "The Clash Birmingham Barbarellas - 27 October 1976". http://homepage.mac.com/blackmarketclash/Bands/Clash/recordings/1976_77/76-10-27%20Birmingham/76-10-27%20Birmingham.html. Retrieved 2 March 2010.
- ^ "The Clash Birmingham Barbarellas - 13 November 1978". http://homepage.mac.com/blackmarketclash/Bands/Clash/recordings/1976_77/76-11-13%20Birmingham%20Barbarellas/76-11-13%20Birmingham%20Barbarellas.html. Retrieved 2 March 2010.
- ^ "The Clash Birmingham Barbarellas - 24 January 1978". http://homepage.mac.com/blackmarketclash/Bands/Clash/recordings/1978/78-01-24%20Birmingham/78-01-24%20Birmingham.html. Retrieved 2 March 2010.
- ^ "The Clash Birmingham Barbarellas - 1 May 1978". http://homepage.mac.com/blackmarketclash/Bands/Clash/recordings/1978/78-05-01%20Birmingham/78-05-01%20Birmingham.html. Retrieved 2 March 2010.
- ^ "Dire Straits tour 1978". Tours. Canada: Mark Knopfler official cite. http://www.mark-knopfler.info/tour1978.htm. Retrieved 13 February 2010.
[edit] External links
- "Barbarellas". Venue's & Hangouts. Birmingham, UK: Birmingham Music Archive. http://birminghammusicarchive.co.uk/?page_id=151. Retrieved 2 March 2010.
- "Gigs". Edward ian Armchair. http://www.eddiearmchair.com/armchair/bands/reliants1/gigs.html. 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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