The Black Prince thread has made me realise how many live music venues have disappeared over the years. I never went to the Black Prince, my older Brothers didn't want a kid around while they were on the pull.
Some of the now defunct venues I used to go to include
The Tramshed (Saw Albert Lee, the Blues Band and many others there)
Woolwich Poly (Wilco Johnson)
Lewisham Odeon (My first gig, Lindisfarne supported by an up and coming band called Genisis)
The White Swan Greenwich (Numerous local bands)
The Albert in Deptford (same)
The Saxon Tavern (Iron Maiden!)
The Dutch House (Angel Witch and other rockers)
The Roebuck in Lewisham (someone dragged me to see a C&W band!)
The old Downham Tavern (the venue at the back was call Bal Tabarin or something)
The Mitre at Blackwall tunnel (Traditional Jazz, saw Kenny Ball amongst others)
The Cartoon in Croydon (Steve Marriot)
The Greyhound in Croydon (Talking Heads)
The Rutland Tavern (The Nicky Moore Band)
I think a couple are still going.
The Rose of Lee (K T Bush!) still going as Southside!
The Tigers Head at Lee Green (Dumpys rusty nuts!!!) still has live music
Any others? Someone mentioned The Harrow inn on the other thread and I think the Welcome inn at Shooters Hill used to have live bands at one point.
Might make a good book for local historians.
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As metioned before check out The Stray Cats - Run Away Boys on Youtube filmed at The Tramshed. Looks like similar posters on the wall to the photo in the bike thread.
Don't suppose you saw Saxon at the Iron Maiden Tavern?!
Or a Saxon Maiden at an Iron Tavern?
I can't believe they knocked that down for the crossrail, & kept Centre Point instead. That has to one of the ugliest buildings in London, & all that history, gone! :-(
The Marquee - Wardour Street & Charing Cross Road Venues
The Falcon - Camden - Was the Barfly before that 'brand'/promoter relocated to the Monarch
The Laurel Tree - Camden - An early hub for all things 'Brit Pop'
I saw some quite diverse bands there over the years, including Fatback Band, Wedding Present, Stiff Little Fingers and various club nights in the 80's.
music machine- camden town
lewisham odeon ( david bowie )
I saw Bad Company at The Rainbow and a music journo brushed past me on the way in - my mate said it was some guy by the name of Bob Geldorf - whatever happened to him, I wonder.
I saw The Who at the Lewisham Odeon with Kenny Jones on drums.
Saw Rory Gallagher there.
Lyceum the midnight court : best venue in central London in the early 70s
The factory : Leicester square, Ray Owen from Juicy Luicy there with Reg isadore,
The Woodman Blackfen: Hamsters, my mates band the 'Hendrix project '
Woolwich Poly: Saw Strawbs, Edgar Broughton, a version of Jethro Tull, ( apparently wings played there)
Greenwich Town Hall: The Amen corner, UFO.
Obviously the Rainbow, Marquee and Hammersmith Odeon had some great bands.
Anyone who likes music this site is worth a check out.....
http://www.feenstra.co.uk/
My mates band Sinnerboy are playing Old Dartfordian......
Sinnerboy play Rory Gallagher on sat 30 October......
The DA5 Club @ Old Dartfordians RFC, War Memorial Clubhouse, Bourne Road, Bexley,
Kent, DA5 1LW
Too old to rock and roll ...... too young to die.....
Ads - Goldsmiths! Saw Slade in the early 80's, one of the best gigs I've EVER been to
Hammersmith Palais
Camden Palace
Unless they are still going/open again & I'm unaware.
Tramshed - Loved this place, the band I was in at the time supported Climax Blues band, Wilco Johnson, Jackie Lynton, Albert lee, I think they used to get about 400 in there so got to play in front of a few peeps!! Kate Bush was at the bar one night, was introduced and just started dribbling!!! Great!!
Also I was in Dublin in 89 went to a bar and Brian Downey from Thin Lizzy was playing drums, said hello and had a pint, he asked where we played, told him the Tramshed, he said that Lizzy used to rehearse at the Tramshed before their world tours, so our biggest gig and his rehearsal room, charming!!! Top geezer though.
The Mitre - More or less the same list as above.
The Albert Deptford, used to play there alternate Fridays and Saturdays, good sound for a boozer.
Played at The Father Redcap (Camberwell, if memory serves me right). Is that still going???
Played last year at The Dirty South, good venue.
I wish there was more live music venues, such a shame.
Great thread and has brought back memories!!! Apologies for the name dropping!!
Surrey Rooms
Hope and Anchor - Stranglers
Some place in Gravesend - Dr Feelgood
Astoria - Stiff Little Fingers
The Marquee - The Jam
Old Wembly - Rolling Stones
A friend of mine lives opposite, derelict at the moment. Not too sure if someone has bought it or not but I thought it was supposed to be turned into offices