Situated on Icknield Port Rd, on the edges of Edgbaston and Winson Green. Thanks to Mark Kelly for telling us about this venue and for the following gigs he saw there. As ever, please send any gigs you remember for the Portland Club into the archive! 22/03/1986 THE CHERRY BOMBS / The Babysitters / Dogs… Read More »The Portland Club
Recorded at Outlaw Studio, When You’re Wrong is a 2 Tone influenced song but it sounds more authentically sixties. It was the first Beshara song to be played on the radio and it was played by the late John Peel. It’s also a song that some said at the time, would have been a hit if… Read More »Beshara – When You’re Wrong
Historic venue that was above the Communist Book shop in Essex Street in the city centre. Main Punk venue and featured in the BBC John Peel Arena show featuring a set by the Nightingales. Brenda Burrell also sent this picture of the membership cards for the Star Club. As always, we need your memories of… Read More »The Star Club
So Paul Apperley, of the local punk legends The Prefects was at the Sex Pistols gigs and has sent us in these photographs of the Pistols on stage. These are, I think, the first time these photos have been publicly shown. These compliment the audio recording below, and capture the energy of the band and the completely different look. Bogarts was a predominately biker and rock club so to be confronted with the Sex Pistols, must have been, shall we say, interesting. I love the bloke sitting on what looks like the PA, and in the second photo, you can just make out part of the Bogarts sign.
[nggallery id=22]As ever, I’d love to hear your memories of this gig. Where you there the night the Sex Pistols played at Bogarts?
Andy Marshall over at the Sex Pistols Archive has just posted another recording from the Sex Pistols gig at Bogarts on 20 October 1976. This is a legendary gig in the history of Birmingham music as it was one of only two gigs the Pistols played in Brum (the other one was at Barbarella’s on 14 August ’76).
We are still after pictures, videos and memories of the gig, so if you were then then please tell us!
I don’t remember when or how A Moment finished but by 1983 I was in another band called Pop Da Freak. I’d given up playing the guitar and just concentrated on being the singer. We dressed in leather and frills, wore make up and had vertical haircuts (well most of us did). We made a racket inspired by… Read More »Pop Da Freak
Ted has sent in this photo of The Krewkats playing in Paris in 1962. The Krewkats were made up of members from Carl Fenn and the Mysteries. [nggallery id=73] Pictured are Rob Nicholls – Guitar, Don Hawkins – Drums and Ted Tunnicliffe – Guitar
Lots of people mention this huge old pub as great Birmingham venue. Send us your memories, photo’s, flyers etc
Sent in by Penga: Bit surprised to see only two listed can I suggest Bob Lambs Home of the Hits built after his success recording Signing Off by UB40 at his Cambridge Rd cellar. Saw Ocean Colour Scene, Ruby Turner, Warlord and the current Slade there + What band, The Catch and remember those great… Read More »Bob Lamb’s Home of the Hits
Group Members: *Luke Sky (Lead Vocals & Guitars) *Mulligan (Bass, Synth, vocal on Citinite) *Dik Davies (Drums, percussion, backing vocals, bass on Technofascist, vocals on Big John / Hanoi Annoys Me) *Miki Cottrell (Recorded and Live Sound Production) As mentioned below Luke has now written his book and he has kindly sent the intro… Read More »Fashion