I can confirm what The Changing Man says... Langtry Manor is a fine establishment...and our room (The King's Suite) was very attractively decorated and equipped. However I added a few touches of my of my own... please log in to view this image Yeah, that's much better...
The Damned have cancelled all shows in the UK this year...apart from the reunion gigs in October/November. The new album that was to be released in Spring 2022 will now be released at a date in 2023 to coincide with a world tour. Needless to say, the DVD of the 'Night of a Thousand Vampires' gig has also 'gone missing' and won't be seen this year, either. That'll be more than 3 years lost to a career that was significantly 'on the up', after many years of struggling to get going again...and when a fair proportion of the band are well into their 60's. It's heartbreaking for everyone involved with them and the fans. A particular shout out to keyboardist, Laurence Burrell (Monty Oxymoron), who has been experiencing depression during the last couple of years. Hang on in there, mate!
Going to see live music again , one of the pleasures is to see the bands themselves enjoying playing live again and the interaction with the fans again
I'm really looking forward to Rebellion this year. There are quite a few of us going up there and we've met a few people at recent gigs who we'd like to see again. The line-ups and times for the various venues were released the day after my birthday and we'll spend some time picking out where to be and who to see. Just hope the weather is good.... I got notified of this earlier... please log in to view this image https://damagedgoods.greedbag.com/buy/londons-lost-music-venues-vol/ I know that you were a fan of the first one...it's a real shame that they missed Father's Day this time round. LONDON'S LOST MUSIC VENUES VOL. 2 FORMAT PRICE BUY London's Lost Music Venues Vol. 2 £14.99 DESCRIPTION LONDON'S LOST MUSIC VENUES VOL. 2 The second volume of the photographic guide to the iconic lost live music venues of London, as they are today. The first volume, issued in 2020, during the first lockdown featured over 100 lost smaller venues from all over London, this second volume features over 140 more focussing on the larger halls and theatres of London’s musical heyday. Did you dance the night away at the Hammersmith Palais? Queue outside the Rainbow theatre to see The Jam or The Osmonds? Or jive along to rock ‘n’ roll legends at the Cellar Club in Kingston? Then this is another book is for you! Paul Talling, author of ‘London’s Lost Music Venues 1’, ‘Derelict London’ & ‘London’s Lost Rivers’ returns his attention to the lost music venues of London.This time round he focusses on the larger, theatre sized venues as well as a few smaller venues not included in the first volume plus some more recent losses. This book takes a look at some of the iconic venues of the last 60 years with images, flyers and modern-day photos of what they are now. Venues include Hammersmith Palais, The Rainbow, The Astoria, The Borderline, The Lyceum and many more. Featuring photos, adverts & tickets, this book is a reminder of a less homogenised London, taking you back to the city’s halcyon days of Rock N Roll, Jazz, Blues, Rolk, Rock, Punk, Indie and more. Paul Talling, author of ‘Derelict London’ and ‘London’s Lost Rivers’ (Random House) turns his attention back to some of the iconic venues of the last 60 years with images, flyers and modern-day photos of what they are now. Praise for Pauls other books: ‘The book is a belter. What we call in my house a Velvet Underground - a great Loo Read’ Paul Ross - BBC London ‘Talling has managed to show another side to the capital, one of abandoned buildings that somehow retain a sense of beauty.’ Metro ‘Excellent . . . As much as it is an inadvertent vision of how London might look after a catastrophe, DERELICT LONDON is valuable as a document of the one going on right in front of us.’ New Statesman REVIEWS “A timely reminder of what we have already lost.” The Guardian “Fascinating and depressing procession of vanished seminal niteries.” Classic Rock “Talling’s detective work captures a sense of transience.” Financial Times “A time-and-space-travelling handbook to fascinate the discerning music fan.” Mojo “A timely reminder of what we have to lose.” Vive Le Rock Top
When I saw Weller at the back end of last year, you could tell that they were all just so pleased to be out there playing again and it shone through in the gigs.
Thanks for that Brian ........... this will go on my book list , I have to be careful reading books like this due to the nostalgia factor, live music was and still is a massive factor in my life, so many memories made in that time and as part of my job involves travelling London and the south of England I often come across old haunts that are no longer there or turned into " luxury apartments " which are nothing more than overpriced flats owned by faceless rich rented out to people that can I'll afford them and know nothing of the history of the place that went before
I go to the Stables at Milton Keynes often and have for many years , over lockdown the MK council has built an estate around the Stables , this is an intimate venue featuring bands that are not usually going to RIP the roof off , it is also run as a charity started by Cleo lane and jonny Dankworth, music education events and fund raisers held regular but that's not good enough for the new locals who have started a campaign against the venue about noise and traffic An all to common complaint against venues that have been there years by people who have just moved in to the area
I worked on the lighting rig at the Rainbow for a year when it reopened in '77. Bloody great time! Genesis, Blondie, Skynyrd, XTC, Elton John and Fleetwood Mac among others. The ****ing stories from that year have kept dinner parties entertained for 40+ years!!
You may well have seen the 'missing' gig in my back catalogue - T. Rex and The Damned...? I'd have given my older brother's other testicle to have seen that one.
Like this? (I was grateful to be up in the follow spot booth that night - although my car got trashed out the back! )
Mark loved 'the boys'... In true punk fashion, they took the piss, but not long off the Anarchy Tour where they were treated abysmally by the other bands, they were very grateful for Bolan's generosity of spirit and welcoming nature. Sensible was particularly fond of him and wrote this on hearing of his death... Later, it became the intro to 'Smash it Up' which given the nature of Bolan's death was a little 'unfortunate'...but a nice tribute nonetheless.
I saw one of Bolan's last gigs when he came on to do a couple of numbers with ELO at Watford town Hall , few weeks later he was gone , reading about Bolan he was one of the good guys and would often help out other musicians in need He once got Rick Wakeman to do the piano trill at the start of " get it on " a part that anyone could have played but he wanted Rick because he knew he needed the money at the time
I went to quite a lot of those gigs around that time mainly due to my brothers girlfriend at the time being in AnR , little did I know " left on the shelf " would be only a few feet above me at the time Another great London venue lost, now a Brazilian church if I remember correctly
We always went on holiday with one set of grandparents...so my childhood holidays were just like those of my parents in the post-war years. My dad's dad wore a jacket, string vest and a knotted handkerchief on his bonce...
