Barbarella's was a
nightclub
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Nightclubs gener ...
and music venue located in
Birmingham
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,
England
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. The name of the club was taken from the film ''
Barbarella''. The club opened in 1972 and closed in
August 1979.
This club was one of Eddie Fewtrell's clubs.
Fewtrell promoted known
rock bands at that time, such as
AC/DC,
Dire Straits,
Queen
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,
Sex Pistols and
The Clash
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.
Duran Duran's drummer
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played at Barbarella's with
punk bands in the 1970s.
Both
The Prefects and
The Photos
The Photos were an English New wave music, new wave band fronted by Wendy Wu, who had a top 5 album in the UK Albums Chart in 1980.
History
The Photos were originally a punk band named Satan's Rats that formed in Evesham, Worcestershire in 19 ...
recorded a song called Barbarella's, the latter mourning the closure of the club.
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