Barbarella's was a nightclub and music venue located in Birmingham, England. The name of the club was taken from the film Barbarella. The club opened in 1972 and closed in August 1979.
American acts Ike & Tina Turner, Del Shannon, and Junior Walker & the All Stars performed at Barbarella's in 1972.
This club was one of Eddie Fewtrell's clubs. Fewtrell promoted known rock bands at that time, such as AC/DC, Dire Straits, Queen, Sex Pistols and The Clash.
Duran Duran's drummer Roger Taylor played at Barbarella's with punk bands in the 1970s.
Both The Prefects and The Photos recorded a song called Barbarella's, the latter mourning the closure of the club.
+ 1976-1978 concerts Date Year Musician(s) Tour Note 31 July1976AC/DC--] 27 October1976The Clash--Support Suburban Studs 13 November -- Support Suburban Studs 24 January1978---- 1 May -- -- 4 JulyDire StraitsDire Straits TourLeft in the form of album Birmingham at Barbarella14 AugustSex Pistols--Left in the form of song in the album Sex Pistols Box SetInformation from Sex Pistols Box Set article
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https://www.birminghamworld.uk/heritage-and-retro/retro/20-of-the-best-loved-birmingham-and-west-midlands-nightclubs-of-70s-and-80s-5158651 https://www.nme.com/news/music/motorhead-album-the-manticore-tapes-3861483 https://www.birminghammail.co.uk/whats-on/food-drink-news/chicken-shop-open-brutalist-dive-26939833 https://www.billboard.com/music/features/chrissie-hynde-the-pretenders-reckless-book-excerpt-exclusive-6693312/ https://www.clashmusic.com/features/a-nightingale-sang-in-barbarellas-stewart-lee-michael-cumming-interviewed/ https://subtouring.com/Destinations/Birmingham/History/Barbarellas https://web.archive.org/web/20250628164342/https://www.birmingham.gov.uk/directory_record/138092/barbarellas_site_of
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