The Strawbs 10 April 1974 De Montfort Hall Leicester
HERO AND HEROINE Release date: 5 Apr 1974 After the break-up of the Bursting line-up, Dave Cousins and Dave Lambert recruited a new band around them, bringing in Rod Coombes…
Norman Wisdom – 7 April – 13 April 1974 Baileys Leicester
Sir Norman Joseph Wisdom, OBE (4 February 1915 – 4 October 2010) As comfortable, celebrated, and wealthy as Norman Wisdom would become in later life, his early years was a…
New Seekers 2 April 1974 De Montfort Hall Leicester
The New Seekers were a British pop group, formed in London in 1969 by Keith Potger after the break-up of his group, the Seekers. The idea was that the New…
Tommy Cooper – 31 March – 6 April 1974 Baileys Leicester
Thomas Frederick Cooper (19 March 1921 – 15 April 1984) was a Welsh prop comedian and magician. As an entertainer, his appearance was large and lumbering at 6 feet 4…