The Stones were introduced on stage by Billy Connolly
1982 28th May The Rolling Stones, support from local band TV21, who decided to call it a day backstage after this concert.1982 14th April The Scorpions (Rescheduled from 11th February).1982 5th & 6th April The Jam, special guests The Questions.1982 1st February The Teardrop Explodes.Thank you to Jackie Robertson for these photos. Japan at the Playhouse 15th December 1981, The Visions Of China Tour. 1981 15th December Japan, support band Blancmange.1981 12th November Orchestral Manoeuvres In The Dark.1981 30th August Ian Dury & The Blockheads.1981 26th August Whitesnake, special guest Billy Squire.1981 13th August Siouxsie & The Banshees, support Linton Kwesi Johnson.Thank you to Paul McKean for the three scan above. 1981 26th July Ella Fitzgerald, with The Brian Fahey Radio Orchestra & The Jimmy Rowles Trio.
FLEETWOOD MAC LIVE 1982 TUBE MODS
I recall quite a few mods at these gigs, as the ska/mod scene was blooming that year”. It was well worth it though because both gigs were fantastic, with some different songs played each night. We managed to get stalls tickets for both gigs, as we started queuing quite early in the morning of the sale. The queue stretched down to the bottom of the steps and way up the road to the John Lewis walkway (behind where the multi storey car park is now). “For the Playhouse gigs, it was a case of queuing down the steps at the side of the theatre for tickets. Thank you to David for his memories of The Who at the Playhouse 1981 19th & 20th February The Who (Pete Townshend spotted having a light refreshment in The Conan Doyle pub across the road prior to the gig).1980 29th November Yes (Trevor Horn Vocals).1980 26th November Ian Dury & The Blockheads.Thank you to Marc Marnie for this ticket. 1980 17th August Elvis Costello & The Attractions.Thank you to Winnie Lisowski for this ticket. 1977 25th May Nils Lofgren, support band Tom Petty & The Heartbreakers.1977 7th May The Clash, and guests The Jam, The Buzzcocks, The Slits, The Prefects, and Subway Sect.1977 18th April The Small Faces, & P.P.Thank you to David Evans for this ticket. 1976 17th December Eddie & The Hot Rods.Thank you to Iain Mackinnon for the four pictures above of Santana at the Playhouse 1976. Thank you to Steven Betts for these pictures. The six pictures above are Elton John at the Edinburgh Playhouse 17th September 1976. 1976 14th September Van Der Graaf Generator, & Brand X.Thank you to Charles Laing for this ticket. 1976 11th September Kiki Dee (guest appearance by Elton John to sing Don’t Go Breaking My Heart).Thank you to Ian Dunipace for the ticket and badge above. 1976 4th September Ritchie Blackmore’s Rainbow.1976 31st August Kevin Ayers and his band Soft Machine, & Ivor Cutler.1976 27th August Brody, Ignatz, & Preying Mantis.1966 2nd September Chris Barber’s Band with Kenneth Washington.Closed to cinema in 1973, and narrowly escaping demolition, it has hosted many bands and performers, as well as now being mainly used for touring musicals. The building is one of the finest surviving examples of the “super-cinema” built in an era when creating a feeling of opulence and granduer, as well as maximising seating capacity was top of the list. The Edinburgh Playhouse opened on “The Glorious Twelfth” of August 1929 as a cinema seating 3040, designed by architect John Fairweather.
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