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The Marquee Club was a music venue in London, England, which opened in 1958 with a range of jazz and skiffle acts. It was a small and relatively cheap club, in the heart of London's West End . It was the location of the first live performance by the Rolling Stones on 12 July 1962.
- Rolling Stones (12 July 1962) The band’s first ever gig. No Charlie Watts or Bill Wyman at this stage; the line-up was founder Brian Jones, with Mick Jagger and Keith Richards, Ian Stewart on keyboards, Dick Taylor on bass and nobody can remember who, if anybody, was on drums.
- The Who (24 November 1964) The West London Modfathers kicked off the first night of a 23-week Tuesday night residency, billed as “Maximum R&B”. The volume, aggression and attitude of the shows set the template for future generations of angry young bands with guitars.
- Pink Floyd (13 March 1966) Beginning on this date, ‘The Pink Floyd Sound’ became the house band for the Spontaneous Underground, a series of anything-goes Sunday afternoon happenings at the Marquee, featuring music, poetry, anti-conjuring acts, free haircuts and near-naked audience members rolling in mounds of jelly.
- Jimi Hendrix (24 January 1967) It wasn’t Hendrix’s first UK gig but it was the most high profile he’d played so far, and so everyone turned up. Hendrix was a bag of nerves before going on and rightly so – waiting for him in the audience were the Beatles, the Rolling Stones, the Who, Eric Clapton and just about every musician on the London scene.
Jul 29, 2013 · Memories Of The Marquee Club, London. The Marquee Club. It was a legend long before I'd even dreamt of going to gigs, and drew tens of thousands of people to its main home at 90 Wardour Street, London. It would take me several weeks to list every band to tread those hallowed boards, but the likes of Jimi Hendrix, The Who, Ultravox, Sex Pistols ...
- Steve Langton
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Marquee: The Story of the World’s Greatest Music Venue — Paradise Road. By Robert Sellers and Nick Pendleton. Bright lights, Soho, Wardour Street… The Marquee is the most famous and iconic music club in the world. Melody Maker called it, ‛The most important venue in the history of pop music.’.
Jan 23, 2024 · Peter Sampson. - January 23, 2024. 450. Welcome to the vibrant history of The Marquee Club, a legendary music venue that shaped the cultural landscape of London. This article dives into the origins, iconic performances, and lasting impact of this musical haven located in the heart of London’s West End.
In 1964, Moody Blues manager/producer Alex Murray used a homemade studio in the garage at the back of the club to produce the classic “Go Now” single, which shot to No. 1 at Christmas 1964, and filmed for it the first ever UK pop promo video. The development of Marquee Studios was largely financed by profits from this record.
Aug 16, 2018 · This Day In Music. On Dec 1st 1964, The Who played the first of 22 consecutive Tuesday night gigs at The Marquee Club in London. The band were paid £50 for each gig. During this period, the group were appearing anywhere they could; playing in back rooms in pubs and small clubs in and around the London area. Keith Moon once said The Marquee was ...
