Birmingham Nightclubs of the Past - Memories

[Betty boop]

Met my husband at the Rainbow great place for a saturday night our fave was reggae, happy memories, also top rank with the two floors.

 

[Peter1]

Yes, Digbeth Civic Hall was good. Saw the Pretty Things there a few times.

While at school some point between 1965-70, perhaps 1968, I went to see various blues 'legends' touring together at a gig at Digbeth Civic Hall. Rows of individual school type chairs were put out, lol. I have always said Muddy Waters was one of the musicians and another famous guy who said 'only a few weeks ago I was working in a car factory in US when someone asked me if I wanted to do a blues tour'. Hope someone else recalls this event.

 

[Taxi Tom]

I'm an old Townie from the late seventies and early eighties. Does anyone remember Crystals nightclub on Park street?

Yes, Crystals was on Park St, then became , if not next door to, Lorenzo's Italian restaurant ,top class , used by all the ATV stars of the day, then turned into Birmingham's second Adult Club (swingers to most people ).....called ? ..can't remember at this moment

 

[Sisterhood]

Does anybody remember the Mayfair Suite. I think it was somewhere in the bullring. There was also The Rainbow Room above the Co OP.

I can remember both Rainbow Room and Mayfair. Went mainly to Rainbow

The Rainbow Room. Yes remember it well, used to go weekly. I think it used to specialise in a lot of blues. I can't remember the Mayfair Suit was that around in the mid 60's also?

 

[Sisterhood]

The Rainbow Room. Yes remember it well, used to go weekly. I think it used to specialise in a lot of blues. I can't remember the Mayfair Suit was that around in the mid 60's also?

I went to both Rainbow and Mayfair

 

[John L]

The Mayfair:

 

[RayBeckwith]

I used to manage Mr Moons night club back in the 80’s

 

[Richard Dye]

I used to manage Mr Moons night club back in the 80’s

Ray, welcome to The Forum, enjoy!

 

[Malcolm Robinson]

The Mayfair:
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John I saw Rod Stewart at the Mayfair, Probably 1970/71. You could virtually stand next to the bands if you were at the front of the stage.

 

[Dave the cyclist]

Saw Screaming Lord Sutch at Bloomers night club and he performed a mock execution on Alice Cooper as he said Alice had nicked his act i can remember he brought a guillotine on stage to do this i think it was around 1972 ish

 

[Richard Dye]

Saw Screaming Lord Sutch at Bloomers night club and he performed a mock execution on Alice Cooper as he said Alice had nicked his act i can remember he brought a guillotine on stage to do this i think it was around 1972 ish

Welcome to The Forum Dave, enjoy!

 

[Time Traveller 66]

Saw Screaming Lord Sutch at Bloomers night club and he performed a mock execution on Alice Cooper as he said Alice had nicked his act i can remember he brought a guillotine on stage to do this i think it was around 1972 ish

Saw Screaming Lord Sutch at Bloomers night club and he performed a mock execution on Alice Cooper as he said Alice had nicked his act i can remember he brought a guillotine on stage to do this i think it was around 1972 ish

There's a name from the past.

 

[A Sparks]

There's a name from the past.

Yes!
Do you remember he started the Raving Loony Party and stood for Parliament usually lost his deposit.

 

[John L]

Yes!
Do you remember he started the Raving Loony Party and stood for Parliament usually lost his deposit.

Who could forget? (Pictured below as a candidate and with his band) Sadly he took his own life in 1999:

 

[Stokkie]

A sad end. What I didn't know was as a singer he variously worked with Keith Moon, Jeff Beck, Jimmy Page, Ritchie Blackmore, Charlie Watts, John Bonham...

 

[Time Traveller 66]

Yes!
Do you remember he started the Raving Loony Party and stood for Parliament usually lost his deposit.

Shame . Remember of all candidates he was the best dressed. Never made it Westminster because he could never tell a lie. RIP.

 

[Astoness]

sloopys corporation st

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[Lemonella]

I can remember both Rainbow Room and Mayfair. Went mainly to Rainbow

The Rainbow Room was fab, I loved it there in the 1960s. I still have my membership photo! Did you ever go onto the roof?

 

[COMPRESSORMAN]

Anyone remember "Mr. Moons" over the top of the ATV Studios?

yes met my first wife there, and that says it all....1977.

 

[COMPRESSORMAN]

This was it cookie....had other names....in Bristol Street....saw Roy Orbison there....

Tommy Cooper...was an absolute bore we walked out half way through...wot u see on tv is different to realtime.

 

[COMPRESSORMAN]

WAS THE BULLS HEAD ON THE COVENTRY ROAD DOWN FROM THE SWAN

sure was remember it well.

 

[COMPRESSORMAN]

The Rainbow Room was fab, I loved it there in the 1960s. I still have my membership photo! Did you ever go onto the roof?

how about the over 21 club in the ...??????????..opp la dolce vita

 

[John L]

Tommy Cooper...was an absolute bore we walked out half way through...wot u see on tv is different to realtime.

Walked out? My word, I just have to look at him to laugh. He had an infectious humour, just a sideways glance and I couldn't help but smile. I still thoroughly enjoy his programmes. I didn't ever get to see him on the stage, but I have never heard anything but good things about Tommy previously and recorded parts of his live appearances, that I have seen have also been very amusing. I haven't walked out half way through a performance myself, but was in the audience at the Odeon, that Elvis Costello walked out on, after about 25 minutes....

 

[Down Memory Lane]

The Mayfair:
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I saw AC/DC here back in 1976 with the amazing Bon Scott