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Some nice info on here including some photos of The Mayfair Suite..
https://meccadancehalls.kett.ch/?page_id=73
https://meccadancehalls.kett.ch/?page_id=73
Some nice info on here including some photos of The Mayfair Suite..
https://meccadancehalls.kett.ch/?page_id=73
Yes great times - I saw The 'Faces' in Rod's early days, what a night.Cor, remember seeing Black Sabbath and the Mighty Led Zeppelin at The Mayfair, or Kinetic Circus as it was called then!
Ah, TK Max, my wife could live in those stores! Sorry off toppic.I only went in the Mayfair Suite once - to do an exam as I mentioned earlier in the thread!
As far as I can remember, it was accessed by a staircase from the outside area under the start of the bridge, just round the corner from New Street station. I just had a look on google maps and it's changed round there now - TK Max has absorbed all the outside access of the bridge link.
I can still picture the main room but I can't remember any other areas, where the bar was etc.
The Oasis was a great place to go with the coffee bar inside.Sorry, should have been clearer. I meant the old department store, Henrys that used to be on the corner of union street and corporation street opposite Oasis. I think its now used by the civil courts. there was a small almost circular underpass with a door into Henrys and a small newspaper and cigarette kiosk in the centre. there was a cafe there too that stayed open late nights which is the one I'm thinking of. BTW was a regular at Henry's blusehouse at the Old Crown. actually saw the early Who there as well as a few other bands like the early Ten Years After and a version of John Mayall's blues breakers . Mayall was regular in Brum at Mothers' in Erdington and the Metro under Snow Hill arches. Memories...
I have stumbled onto this thread by pure luck. I managed to see John Mayall twice at Mother's. I paid 2shillings and 6pence to see Jethro Tull there.The Oasis was a great place to go with the coffee bar inside.
Unfortunately, Mother's was closed by the time I looked old enuf to get in.
Yes you are right about your information. I used the bridge over the walkway about to thirds down from the old palisade shops as they were called then, then at the other end it was the old bullring indoor shops with escalators going down. Yes I saw black sabbath, hawkwind, Uriah heep, ( you must have seen the their tribute band Uriah keep, only joking) we must have been at the same gigs for heep and hawk wind or were they on the same show. I also saw canned heat and atomic rooster as well. it is now fronted by shops nowCurrently researching locations in early 1970s Birmingham for my new crime novel set in that period. I'm especially interested in memories of the Kinetic Circus that used to happen in the Mayfair suite. I'm trying to recall access points and layout. it was close to New street station but I'm sure it also used the bridge over the old Queensway. Google not too helpful at present. Any memories or guidance gratefully received. I currently live in North Yorkshire but I saw most of the gigs put on there - Johnny Winter, Zeppelin, Mountain, Faces, Hawkwind, Uriah Keep etc.
That's a change , if that was me I'd remember where the bar was and forget everywhere elseI only went in the Mayfair Suite once - to do an exam as I mentioned earlier in the thread!
As far as I can remember, it was accessed by a staircase from the outside area under the start of the bridge, just round the corner from New Street station. I just had a look on google maps and it's changed round there now - TK Max has absorbed all the outside access of the bridge link.
I can still picture the main room but I can't remember any other areas, where the bar was etc.
This is entrance from the walkway.Yes you are right about your information. I used the bridge over the walkway about to thirds down from the old palisade shops as they were called then, then at the other end it was the old bullring indoor shops with escalators going down. Yes I saw black sabbath, hawkwind, Uriah heep, ( you must have seen the their tribute band Uriah keep, only joking) we must have been at the same gigs for heep and hawk wind or were they on the same show. I also saw canned heat and atomic rooster as well. it is now fronted by shops now
but I think the space behind is still there but only a few of us oldies know that. What great times indeed.