[Music] Iconic band locations

[Pevenseagull]

Wouldn't mind going here no idea where it is though.

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The cave on the cover of Ocean Rain is closer to home.

Carnglaze Caverns - Wikipedia

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[zefarelly]

Which one are you?

Bass player singing BV's ( on the right ) . . . . . Over lockdown I remastered and remixed a load of stuff, have been meaning to release the album we never finished . . . . Have 2 albums worth 1 studio/demo's and one live of tracks we never recorded.

on the subject of venues, The FreeButt and proper Concorde are both sadly gone, but not forgotten. We used to play both, as many others have too!

 

[pearl]

 

[BrianB]

Much loved locale...

 

[boik]

The Clarendon Hotel, Hammersmith​

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Used to go there from time to time. Saw The Birthday Party there a couple of times, and Wasted Youth, Lords of the New Church and a few others that are long-forgotten.

 

[Half Time Pies]

I used to work at St Pancras Hospital and there was an old medieval church and churchyard next door which was a small but fascinating place, rich in history and very quiet/ rarely visited: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/St_Pancras_Old_Church#cite_note-47

Anyway this was a location the Beatles were photographed in during their famous 'mad day out', during a break in the recording of the white album in 1968.

Photos: The Beatles Romp Through London in 1968

The Beatles outside St. Pancras Old Church and Gardens on Pancras Road, London, July 28, 1968. On July 28, 1968, The Beatles went out for a photo shoot with a couple of photographers – Stephen Goldblatt and Don McCullin to take a break from recording the White Album. It became known as the...

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Well worth a visit if you are in the Kings Cross/ St Pancras area and have an hour to spare and particularly if you like the Beatles!

 

[Baldseagull]

That Band Stand has now been moved from Queens Square to the Memorial Gardens. It was originally from Gatwick Racecourse.