Streetwalkers 11 May 1974 Leicester Polytechnic
Streetwalkers were an English rock band formed in late 1973 by two former members of rock band Family, vocalist Roger Chapman and guitarist John “Charlie” Whitney. They were a five-piece…
John Martyn 4 May 1974 Leicester Polytechnic
Iain David McGeachy OBE (11 September 1948 – 29 January 2009), known professionally as John Martyn, was a British singer-songwriter and guitarist. Over a 40-year career, he released 23 studio…
Zoot Money’s Big Roll Band 27 April 1974 Leicester Polytechnic
Quite simply the biggest character on the British rhythm and blues scene since the early 1960s, Zoot Money was born George Bruno Money on 17 July 1942 in Bournemouth, Dorset,…
Medicine Head Leicester University 20 April 1974
Medicine Head were a British blues rock band – initially a duo – active in the 1970s. Their biggest single success was in 1973 with “One and One Is One”,…
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…
Water 22 February 1974 Il Rondo Leicester
Do you have any information about ‘Water’ – a local Leicester bands?
Flying Hat Band Il Rondo Leicester 15 February 1974
The Flying Hat Band were an early 1970s Birmingham, England rock act that, alongside Judas Priest, ranked as the Midlands’ favourites to succeed. Despite not having released an album, the…