[Brighton] Jenkinson's, 1980s bar

[Bob'n'weave]

We (KingTafariLove) played there a few times supporting bands. Gladiators probably the most well known, and quite a few two tone bands of the time.

I used to live upstairs at 76a, good times and good vibes from King Tafari.

 

[Hungry Joe]

Went to my first proper gig there, Depeche Mode 1981 (they did an under 18's in the afternoon before the evening gig at The Top Rank).

 

[Ernest]

Jenkinsons on Sunday night was brill early 80s , saw Killing Joke , Dead Kennedys , TOH , Bunnymen , New Order , Ruts DC , Tenpole Tudor and plenty of forgettable acts also .

Early Depeche Mode was a great night

 

[tonyt]

Gosh I remember it well!
I think I was at all of those!
I seem to remember U2 playing there as well?

 

[boik]

Comsat angets, U2, Spizz, Ten Pole Tudor, Echo and the Bunnymen.....that was all at Jenkinsons' right? I always recall it as the Top Rank, but strictly speaking that was round the back and underneath (Clash, Stranglers, and the venue for the pootly attended 'rock disco' in the mid 70s2) right?

Hey, were you there the night Spizz decided to play all of their songs in a reggae stylee? That was surreal, but then you never knew what you were going to get with Spizz.

 

[tonyt]

I do remember Athletico Spizz 80 playing at the Top Rank ( now that really was a great live music venue!)
I was working at the Old Ship Hotel at the time and the band we’re staying there that night, I was completely star struck!

 

[Harry Wilson's tackle]

Hey, were you there the night Spizz decided to play all of their songs in a reggae stylee? That was surreal, but then you never knew what you were going to get with Spizz.

I only saw Spizz once, there, and I don't recall it being weird like that...that said some of their songs are cod reggae stylee anyway. I remembering them doing this classic. Makes the hairs stand up on the back of my neck.....

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=azfXnLrRqJc

 

[Official Old Man]

I must be of a different generation but I saw Freddie & The Dreamers, The Fortunes and other 60's has beens in the late 70's.

 

[Weststander]

I must be of a different generation but I saw Freddie & The Dreamers, The Fortunes and other 60's has beens in the late 70's.

Did you see bands such as The Clash and The Jam in the same era?

 

[darkwolf666]

Saw Ultravox and Depeche Mode at Jenkinsons, good up close venue.
Just remembered, Toyah and Adam & The Ants too...

 

[darkwolf666]

Early Depeche Mode was a great night

Particularly liked the fact they were so unprepared for their gig they had to rewind their tape to tape drum track for their encore!

 

[Sussex Nomad]

Saw New Order there in 1981.

Saw Spizz Energi and Tenpole Tudor there in 78.

 

[Sussex Nomad]

I do remember Athletico Spizz 80 playing at the Top Rank ( now that really was a great live music venue!)
I was working at the Old Ship Hotel at the time and the band we’re staying there that night, I was completely star struck!

Still Spizz Energi in 78. They may well have played there again.

 

[Sussex Nomad]

I believe Aswad played there before they had their chart success.
Some of the 2Tone bands played the Top Rank, I couldn't get in as a 15 year old, very strick on the door.

I believe the Aswad lead singer lived in Worthing.

 

[Sussex Nomad]

Coasters, many great nights with dear Rory

Legend!

 

[mune ni kamome]

I must be of a different generation but I saw Freddie & The Dreamers, The Fortunes and other 60's has beens in the late 70's.

Same here. Jenkinsons for me was Jim Davidson, Searchers Freddie and the Dreamers. Don’t remember any top bands there in the 70’s

 

[daveinplzen]

I used to live upstairs at 76a, good times and good vibes from King Tafari.

If that was Marine Parade, yeah, fabulous nights we did there.
We were initially paid to do parties there by the landlord to get some old woman tenant out of the place. Paid, and money on the door we took it, but the old lady was a dear old girl, so we said to her that we were going to do some parties there, and we would put her up in a hotel when we played. She responded as I would expect my mother would have done. No dear, you go ahead, its lovely to hear young people enjoying themselves, we got her chocolates, cakes and flowers each morning after we finished. The British Legion hated us with a passion, and a lot of racism was bandied around about it. My mother was a British Legion member and gave a few a tongue lashing over their racism haha.

 

[dejavuatbtn]

I went there a few times I the 70s and bumped into my mother there one evening. I never went again!

 

[boik]

Remember seeing the Thompson Twins there when they were still fun. Last chance to ply this maybe?

 

[BN9 BHA]

I must be of a different generation but I saw Freddie & The Dreamers, The Fortunes and other 60's has beens in the late 70's.

Same here. Jenkinsons for me was Jim Davidson, Searchers Freddie and the Dreamers. Don’t remember any top bands there in the 70’s

The bands most people on this thread are talking about played on a Sunday evening, I believe Jenkinsons attracted a totally different crowd on a Friday and Saturday.