The Drifters – 17 March – 23 March 1974 Baileys Leicester
According to the Vocal Group Hall of Fame: “Through turmoil and changes, the (original) Drifters managed to set musical trends and give the public 13 chart hits, most of which…
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.
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…
Ralph McTell
Leicester Mercury report, 14 February 1974 – City folk concert is a sellout. Although pop terminology like ’one-hit wonder is rarely attributable to the folk – scene, it could be…