Rockin’ Berries – 10 March – 16 March 1974 Baileys Leicester
The Rockin’ Berries are a beat group from Birmingham, England, who had several hit records in the UK in the 1960s. A version of the group, emphasising comedy routines as…
Wizzard 18 March 1974 De Montfort Hall
The sound was (according to the Mercury reporter), ‘ uniformly flat’ !
Thin Lizzy 9 March 1974 Leicester Polytechnic
Phil Lynott led the group throughout their fourteen-year recording career of twelve studio albums, writing or co-writing almost all the band’s material. He was the first Black Irishman to achieve…
Tommy Hunt 24 February – 2 March 1974 Baileys Leicester
With over 65 years in the show business, Tommy Hunt is one of the original pioneers of Rock ‘n’ Roll. Starting out his performing career in the late ’50s as…
Water 22 February 1974 Il Rondo Leicester
Do you have any information about ‘Water’ – a local Leicester bands?
Lulu 17 – 23 February 1974 Baileys Leicester
In 1974, Lulu performed the title song for the James Bond film The Man with the Golden Gun. Two slightly different versions of the song were used, at the start…
Tom Jones 24 February 1974 De Montfort Hall Leicester
‘What’s New Pussycat’ and ‘It’s Not Unusual’ – thoroughly enjoyed by a 70% female audience.
McGuiness Flint 16 February 1974 Leicester Polytechnic
Founded in Hatfield, UK in 1971 – Disbanded in 1976 – Reformed intermittently between 2002-2014 BABE RUTH was a band that formed in Hatfield, Hertfordshire, England, in 1971. Guitarist Alan…
Babe Ruth 16 February 1974 Leicester Polytechnic
Founded in Hatfield, UK in 1971 – Disbanded in 1976 – Reformed intermittently between 2002-2014 BABE RUTH was a band that formed in Hatfield, Hertfordshire, England, in 1971. Guitarist Alan…
Spencer Davis Group 16 February 1974 Leicester University
The Spencer Davis Group were a British band formed in Birmingham in 1963 by Spencer Davis (guitar), brothers Steve Winwood (vocals, keyboards, guitar) and Muff Winwood (bass guitar), and Pete…