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| Address | 41 Cumberland Street Birmingham United Kingdom |
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| Location | Birmingham, United Kingdom |
| Coordinates | 52°28′36″N01°54′48″W / 52.47667°N 1.91333°W |
| Type | Nightclub |
| Event | Rock |
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| Opened | 1972 |
| Closed | 1979 |
| Demolished | 1986 |
Barbarella's was a nightclub and music venue located in Birmingham, England. The name of the club was taken from the film Barbarella . The club opened in 1972 and closed in August 1979.
American acts Ike & Tina Turner, Del Shannon, and Junior Walker & the All Stars performed at Barbarella's in 1972. [1]
This club was one of Eddie Fewtrell's clubs. [2] Fewtrell promoted known rock bands at that time, such as AC/DC, Dire Straits, Queen, Sex Pistols and The Clash.
Duran Duran's drummer Roger Taylor played at Barbarella's with punk bands in the 1970s.
Both The Prefects and The Photos recorded a song called Barbarella's, the latter mourning the closure of the club.
| 1976-1978 concerts | ||||
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| Date | Year | Musician(s) | Tour | Note |
| 31 July [3] | 1976 | AC/DC | -- | ] |
| 27 October [4] | 1976 | The Clash | -- | Support Suburban Studs |
| 13 November [5] | -- | Support Suburban Studs | ||
| 24 January [6] | 1978 | -- | -- | |
| 1 May [7] | -- | -- | ||
| 4 July [8] | Dire Straits | Dire Straits Tour | Left in the form of album Birmingham at Barbarella | |
| 14 August | Sex Pistols | -- | Left in the form of song in the album Sex Pistols Box Set [note 1] | |
{{cite journal}}: Cite journal requires |journal= (help)Barbarella's: In 1977 and 1978 each day was spent wondering how you could stretch the £2.80 per week Family Allowance to enable you to see as many bands as possible