Marquee Club
The Marquee Club was a concert hall in London that existed until 2008 and opened in June 1958. In the 1960s and 1970s in particular, it was a stepping stone into the international music business for numerous formations.
The Marquee Club's peak as a jazz club began in 1958, when it was owned by Harold Pendleton , founder of the National Jazz Federation and manager of Chris Barber . From the beginning he also brought blues musicians into the program, who dominated from 1963.
Until the mid-1960s, the club was the hub of Swinging London on Oxford Street. After that, the Marquee had his domicile on Wardour Street (Soho). In the club, which was considered the Mecca of the British blues - rock scene, two live acts of one hour each took place every evening. Among other things occurred The Crazy World of Arthur Brown , Steamhammer , Marmalade , Amen Corner , Status Quo , Scorpions , Jimi Hendrix , Jethro Tull , Iron Maiden , John Mayall with Eric Clapton or its successor as lead guitarist, Peter Green , and again his successor Mick Taylor , Elton John , Dick Taylor , Queen , Oasis , The Who , Pink Floyd , Marillion , Dream Theater , The Nice , Wham! , Dick Morrissey and Rory Gallagher with key on. The Rolling Stones gave there on July 12, 1962 their first concert under their band name.
To mark its 25th anniversary, there were reunion concerts by John Mayall's Bluesbreakers (with former Rolling Stones musician Mick Taylor on guitar), the Yardbirds (with original members Jim McCarty, Chris Dreja and Paul Samwell-Smith), Manfred in 1983 Mann , Ten Years After , Alexis Korner and Man .
Addresses of the Marquee Club
| from | to | address |
|---|---|---|
| April 1958 | March 1964 | 165 Oxford Street ( Soho ) |
| March 1964 | July 1988 | 90 Wardour Street ( Soho ) |
| July 1988 | 1995 | 105-107 Charing Cross Road ( Soho ) |
| September 2002 | December 2002 | 16 Parkfield Street ( Islington ) |
| September 2004 | November 2005 | 1 Leicester Square ( Soho ) |
| August 2007 | February 2008 | Upper Saint Martins Lane ( Covent Garden ) |
