Old Pop Stars to play in Coventry,who did you see (6 Viewers)

[deanocity3]

Well it's 50 years since The Beatles played at the Matrix ballroom Fletchamstead Highway.
What bands/artists did you see play in Cov.
Here is a start The Jam Nov 1978
http://www.concertphotos.uk.com/jam/jam78c.htm

 

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[Grendel]

Hawkwind Thin Lizzy and I think Ozzy Osbourne as well (may have been Leicester)

 

[deanocity3]

Hawkwind Thin Lizzy and I think Ozzy Osbourne as well (may have been Leicester)

Ozzy at Cov theatre 1980
http://www.concertphotos.uk.com/ozzyosbourne/ozzyosbourne80c.htm

 

[Regis87]

Siouxsie and the Banshees , Teardrop Explodes at Cov Theatre
Level 42 at Warwick arts centre

 

[Grendel]

Ozzy at Cov theatre 1980
http://www.concertphotos.uk.com/ozzyosbourne/ozzyosbourne80c.htm

Sad I couldn't even remember. I think on that Occasion he decided to chuck some raw offal at the audience. Lizzy blew the roof off in the same year.

 

[deanocity3]

 

[Skyblue Stroller]

Led Zeppelin 1971 at the locarno

 

[deanocity3]

Siouxsie and the Banshees , Teardrop Explodes at Cov Theatre
Level 42 at Warwick arts centre

http://www.concertphotos.uk.com/siouxsie/siouxsie81c_.htm
http://www.concertphotos.uk.com/siouxsie/siouxsie81c.htm

 

[deanocity3]

Led Zeppelin 1971 at the locarno

You lucky sod

 

[Skyblue Stroller]

You lucky sod

I was at Wembley in 1987 as well but somehow my luck seems to run out since then!!

 

[sky blue zam]

oasis cov uni bout 20 years ago now

 

[deanocity3]

oasis cov uni bout 20 years ago now

30th April 1994

 

[Otis]

Errr...... can't remember them all, but ......

Deep Purple at Cov Theatre

The Sensational Alex Harvey Band at Cov Theatre

10CC at Cov Theatre

Sex Pistols at Mr. George's

The Clash (twice) at The Locarno

The Buzzcocks (twice) at The Locarno, once at Cov Theatre

The Undertones at the Locarno

The Skids at the Locarno

XTC at The Locarno

The Adverts at The Locarno

Ian Dury and the Blockheads at Cov Theatre

The Boomtown Rats at The Locarno

Elvis Costello at Cov Theatre

Secret Affair at The Locarno

The Cure at Cov Theatre

The Human League at Cov Theatre

Gary Numan at Cov Theatre

ABC at Cov Theatre

Ultravox at The Locarno

Soft Cell at The Locarno

OMD at Cov Theatre

Squeeze at The Locarno

Polyphonic Spree at The Tic Toc

 

[deanocity3]

Errr...... can't remember them all, but ......

Deep Purple at Cov Theatre

The Sensational Alex Harvey Band at Cov Theatre

10CC at Cov Theatre

Sex Pistols at Mr. George's

The Clash (twice) at The Locarno

The Buzzcocks (twice) at The Locarno, once at Cov Theatre

The Undertones at the Locarno

The Skids at the Locarno

XTC at The Locarno

The Adverts at The Locarno

Ian Dury and the Blockheads at Cov Theatre

The Boomtown Rats at The Locarno

Elvis Costello at Cov Theatre

Secret Affair at The Locarno

The Cure at Cov Theatre

The Human League at Cov Theatre

Gary Numan at Cov Theatre

ABC at Cov Theatre

Ultravox at The Locarno

Soft Cell at The Locarno

OMD at Cov Theatre

Squeeze at The Locarno

Polyphonic Spree at The Tic Toc

Bloody hell what a list checkout pics from some these gigs at Alan Perry concert photo's
Think XTC were on with Blondie

 

[Disorganised1]

Deep Purple (twice) at Cov Theatre
Slade at Cov Theatre
Joan Armatrading at Cov Theatre
George Melly at The Belgrade
Specials and Madness at The Locarno
Chuck Berry at the Locarno
Jasper Carrot at The Fletch
The Rolling Stones at The General Wolfe
Curved Air at the Lanch
Gary Glitter at Warwick Uni
Tom Robinson Band at Warwick Uni
Lena Loveitch at Canley Teachers Training

Others when I remember them

 

[deanocity3]

Lena Loveitch.. My lucky numbers one !!
Curved Air with Christine Purfect and Andy summers later of Police
Chuck Berry was that the night he sung my ding a ling

 

[Houchens Head]

Polyphonic Spree at The Tic Toc

Bloody Hell Otis! Thought I was the only person to have ever heard of them! Great band! Whenever I mention them to anyone, I get strange looks and "Who?"

 

[deanocity3]

Bloody Hell Otis! Thought I was the only person to have ever heard of them! Great band! Whenever I mention them to anyone, I get strange looks and "Who?"

The Polyphonic Spree at The Colosseum in Coventry on 26 August 2003

 

[LastGarrison]

Sure my Old Man seen The Rolling Stones somewhere in Cov.

 

[Disorganised1]

Lena Loveitch.. My lucky numbers one !!
Curved Air with Christine Purfect and Andy summers later of Police
Chuck Berry was that the night he sung my ding a ling

It was the night it was recorded - still no royalties.
I can tell you that the lady from Curved Air performed commando that night, and she was a natural blonde ! I was right in the front row - feet under the stage, and when she twirled......

 

[derbyskyblue]

stranglers cov theatre

Darts cov theatre

dexy's midnight runners locarno

stiff little fingers locarno ( what a fookin battle that turned out to be )

uk subs......cant remember where !


The sweet think that was the lanch.


slade cov theatre


wish i had got to see the jam tho, closet ive got is the jamm...tribute band.

 

[Otis]

My mum and dad saw Laurel and Hardy at Cov Theatre in 1954.

 

[WillieStanley]

stranglers cov theatre

Darts cov theatre

dexy's midnight runners locarno

stiff little fingers locarno ( what a fookin battle that turned out to be )

uk subs......cant remember where !


The sweet think that was the lanch.


slade cov theatre


wish i had got to see the jam tho, closet ive got is the jamm...tribute band.

I was watching the UK Subs on Saturday in Birmingham! They played the Golden Cross about 6 years ago!

I saw The Libertines in the Colly side room about 6 months before Up The Bracket!

When Ocean Colour Scene played at the Colly in2010, Weller was there, did an acoustic set and then played with OCS. Great night that was, not the biggest fan of his but it was pretty special!

I didn't see this, but a pre-Nirvana Dave Grohl played in Coventry loads of times in the mid to late 80s and is really good friends with Brains from Cathedral. Apparently has a soft spot for us!

In the 00s we've been host to King Kurt, Fingers, Subs, Meteors, Discharge, Million Dead, Frank Turner, Graveltrap, Spunge, Funeral For A Friend, Enter Shikari, Terrorvision, Spear Of Destiny, John Ottoway, Drongos For Europe..
to name a few!

We've got a great music scene! Support your local bands... Keep music live!

 

[WillieStanley]

The Polyphonic Spree at The Colosseum in Coventry on 26 August 2003

That was an amazing show!! I'm surprised their gowns stayed white in there though!

 

[WillieStanley]

Horrorpops at The Jailhouse

Hell is for Heroes at The Colly

80s Matchbox B-Line Disaster at Colly

Fenix TX at Colly

Less Than Jake at Colly

Green Day may have been the Colly but something tells me it was Nottingham Rock City

There's just loads!

 

[blueflint]

the beatles the stones the who all in the sixties mostly at the matrix

 

[LastGarrison]

I was watching the UK Subs on Saturday in Birmingham! They played the Golden Cross about 6 years ago!

I saw The Libertines in the Colly side room about 6 months before Up The Bracket!

When Ocean Colour Scene played at the Colly in2010, Weller was there, did an acoustic set and then played with OCS. Great night that was, not the biggest fan of his but it was pretty special!

I didn't see this, but a pre-Nirvana Dave Grohl played in Coventry loads of times in the mid to late 80s and is really good friends with Brains from Cathedral. Apparently has a soft spot for us!

In the 00s we've been host to King Kurt, Fingers, Subs, Meteors, Discharge, Million Dead, Frank Turner, Graveltrap, Spunge, Funeral For A Friend, Enter Shikari, Terrorvision, Spear Of Destiny, John Ottoway, Drongos For Europe..
to name a few!

We've got a great music scene! Support your local bands... Keep music live!

The Ocean Colour Scene gig was class. Proper relived my youth!

A good mate of mine and Cov lad Danny Ansell is supporting Steve Craddock at the Birmingham Ballroom this Friday. Dan sent him some of his own tunes and Craddock has asked him to be his main support.

Danny's proper made up as we all grew up loving them. Tickets only £11.50. Get yourselves there.

 

[hutch1972]

The pogues ,think it was 84, Shane Mcgowan pure class. Never heard of them before but hit the big time a few months later.

 

[jimmyhillsfanclub]

Bloody Hell Otis! Thought I was the only person to have ever heard of them! Great band! Whenever I mention them to anyone, I get strange looks and "Who?"

"I saw the beginnings of the polyphonic spree"......I've still got the sticker that proves it too !!

I wish I could join in this thread properly as I've seen some top top bands.....but I'm not from Coventry so the venues will mean nothing to you all.

 

[lordsummerisle]

Sigue Sigue Sputnik at Lanchester Poly about 1985, dreadful.

Black Elvis 2000 the support act pretty good though.

 

[LastGarrison]

Anyone get tickets for some Channel 4 show that was being filmed at the Transport Museum hosted by that lanky Welsh twat? The Pigeon Detectives played and someone else who I can't for the life of me remember.

Saying that I can't remember the name of the show or who they interviewed inside either. :thinking about:

 

[Hugh Jarse]

Saw one of Queens first gigs at the Cov Theatre very ably supported by a group called Hustler (if memory serves me well), gotta be early 70's.

 

[musicmanskyblue]

Bands seen in Cov...

Cov Theatre
Deep Purple 3 times i think but the last time was with Coverdale and not Gillan..
Nazareth
Black Sabbath
Rainbow
Sad Cafe
Whitesnake


Lanch
Genesis (with Gabriel)
Curved air
Steppenwolf
Thin Lizzy
ELO


Locarno
Led Zeppelin.. was a bomb scare that night..
Strawbs

Hawkwind.. cant remember where
Uriah Heep.. Chesford Grange i think
Arther Brown

I'm sure there are more..

 

[deanocity3]

My mum and dad saw Laurel and Hardy at Cov Theatre in 1954.

they stayed at chesford grange

 

[deanocity3]

Blondie at Tifanny's 1977 Dr Feelgood Cov Theatre 1977