I used to LOVE the Tavern in the Town in the early 70's...even tho i'm from Wolverhampton, i'd sometimes go in up to 5 times a week, on my own at times as i made some lovely friends there. Devastated in November 1974 .....At weekends, we'd go to Sloopys....such happy memories xx
As a scruffy student 1985-89 my favourite times were in Edwards No.8, The Dome, Powehouse and Rum Runner. Always enjoy a swift half in The Pot of Beer, Sacks of Potaoes or the Penn and Wig before going into the city centre. Curry at Manzils after every student night was a must. Remember a riot seeing Alice Cooper at the Odeon and Digbeth Civic Hall was always good value. Thanks for the memories, I have photos of hair and clothes just like that!
The Star Club at the back of horsefair/Kohinoor....The Mermaid on the Stratford road...Mercat Cross digbeth....Costermonger next to oasis market...Mr Bills up needless alley off new street..and XLs at five ways...almost forgot the golden eagle at the top of new street down from the main post office. Smiling at the memories that have come to mind whilst writing this.
The Powerhouse was awesome! Best sound and lighting in Brum back then! So nice to see the ship on the Royal George as it was made by my great Uncle Joe - a real craftsman.
@@JunieA1 Quite possibly! Joe's wife was Rose, and I believe that their name was Harman. I know for sure that my great uncle Joe was a metalworker, as he made wonderful metal toys for the children in the family :)
Trip Down memory lane, thanks for the reminder of how good Brum was in the 70's and 80's. Men with moustache's, I had a lovely one, and a full head of hair to!!!
Thank you very much for posting this. Respect from deepest Somerset. I only sneak back in and out on business nowadays, whereas I used to pound the streets of our glorious city centre day after day.
At Barbarella's, if the live band was not advertised, it would often be Kevin Rowland and his group (later Dexy's). Downstairs you could often see Roger Charlery (Ranking Roger) toasting - R.I.P. Roger.
Love the photos of the old pub's and clubs. I worked in The wandering Minstrel in the Bull ring, David Hadland was the publican then. I also worked at Long Johns on New Street. That was over 3 floors with the public bar in the basement. George loggie.
People find it hard to believe that I was seeing three bands a week in the 80's. looking at gig lists like the ones included, it's easy to see how we did it.The powerhouse, The Hujmingbird, Digbeth Civic Hall, Burbury's on Broad Street, The Irish Centre and the occasional excursion over to Wolverhapton.
in the seventies i saw 5 or 6 bands a week it was frusterating a good band at the odeon and a gig at the town hall around the corner and you could walk in get a ticket and there was so many good record shops then but we avoided reddingtons rare records and plastic factory who were only out to rip off music fans with there inflated prices
I have great memories of The Powerhouse, Le Pub, Pagoda Park, Millionaires and Snobs. Town nowadays just isnt the same. I also remember Faces nightclub on Broad Street. Such great days
The best times of my life were in Pagoda Park, Millionaire’s and Edwards No.8. A gang of us used to head up town on a Saturday night. So many cute guys and so many free drinks. I wish I could do it all again.
what about "The Daddylonglegs" at Bordsley Green, or 'the parrot bar' at the top of Temple Street, Mr Bills on Needless Alley, Faces at 5 ways, and the first night club I ever went to ' The Mayfair Suite ' under the old bullring!... the list is endless.........
Top Rank at Bennett's Hill? The Swan at Yardley, I used to go there with my brother in 1972, on a Sunday night then get the 58 bus to the bus station at Deritend and get a special coach back to my army camp on Salisbury Plain.
Fantastic video dude. I remember a lot of those places. Some I was a little too young to visit. I remember my brother banging on about the Rum Runner, and the fact Duran Duran used to frequent there. Also, class track. Welcome to the Monkey House still makes me dance lot a total fool, usually end up hurting myself because of it :o)
Does anyone remember going rock gigs or drinking in costermongers.sputniks.scruphies.edwards no 8.the gallows.hummingbird.the foundry.the priory.xls.subside.flapper and firken.the bham rock cafe.i.e xposures.the subway city.mercat..bham was great place to drink in 1980s.1990s.if you was into your rock.punk.goth music.i remember seeing girlschool.rock bitch. Metalica. Slayer. Danzig.wollfsbane..explioted. Also I use to go with rock friends to the railway inn in Curzon street.and we all use to meet up in Oscars cafe .the oasis shopping centre..its nice to see old footage of Birmingham.
I used to play drums for ESP and The Dangerous Sisters in the 80s. Played Liberty’s, Edwards No8, The Hummingbird, The Railway on Curzon Street - what a gig - and many others. Anybody remember The Wharf down by the canal between Broad Street and Bath Row? Not sure it was entirely legal! I play guitar in covers bands these days. All those venues have gone. Hey ho.
LOVE THE FILM FOOTAGE , BRILLIANT AND SEEM TO REMEMBER THE TUNE . CHEERS FOR POSTING TOP MARKS . I WAS BORN N SEMI RAISED IN COV , BUT HAVE LIVED IN LEICESTER SINCE SEPTEMBER 1968 . NO MATTER I'M PROUD TO HALE FROM THE MIDLANDS MA DUCK !
i loved drinking in the Fillibuster upstairs, then across town to the Costermonger then onto the Temple Bar/Shakespear .The Grapes and then finish off in Rebeccas to dance with some tasty ladies , the 70s was the best time to be young and single xxx
At Barbarella's, if you didn't have the entrance money, you could give the doorman (think his name was Tex) a draw instead. I saw Siouxsie Sioux, The Damned, a young Adam Ant and many others, but I missed S.P.O.T!
Great memories, remeber trying to get into Locarno as a 16 year old with my mate, we got turned away, my mate knew the chef at the Maharaja restaurant which was next to the Locarno (it's still there great food) we got to eat for free! Latter on we slipped the bouncer a few quid and got in, I can still remember the loud music and of course all the lovely girls. Ps Faces in five ways was impossible to get in another classy place was Libertys Board St.
wow i’m a brummy and proud but all you lot who were on the town then must really have some nostalgia for what brum was, campared to now we’re pubs close down and religious learning centres pop up instead, how we have fucked up our nation and just give it away, ancestors will be crying in the grave
The cast of Crossroads used to go there and they refused Paul Henry as he was dressed as Benny and they had a dress code. He tried to claim fame as an excuse but they still refused him.
I have a pic taken in The Crown with the bar in the background. I was very much underage as were a lot of the punks that frequented the place but if you didn’t cause trouble you could slip by.
Good memories but mixed with the fear of being turned away from a club cos I wasn't 18 and looked about 12. Happened at Faces at a mate's 18th party and everyone else got in...including the girl I fancied. Such frustration and shame!
I and my girlfriend use to go to swordfish.redingtons rare . Hmv.ourprice .virgin .for our rock music albums.costermongers.scruffie murphies.edwards no 8. Xls. Subside. Flapper and firken. Subculture. Mercat. .gallows.foundry.academy for seeing rock gigs.pub drinking.the oasis shopping centre was great for rock gear.
Tidy piece of work Stuart. I got slightly confused at times, but that's not your fault. Some places operated under different names and parts of my memory bank have been "wiped". Apart from the occasional nasty piece of work on the door I think Birmingham clubs were a good laugh even if you failed to pull!
Hawkins, of course! End of Corp Street. Remember the laser show they had there? Another one missed was Bogarts, many a happy hour spent there. I actually remember seeing people with their heads inside the speaker cabs....probably deaf as posts now!
anyone remember a small bar kinda opposite the ship ashore, I'm guessing the back of what became M&S. It had a small dance floor/stage from what I recall. early 90s was the last time I was there
Brilliant remembering the clubs and pubs in my 20 s
I used to love the Bier Keller in New Street
Yeah
That was brilliant in there above it was a rock club can't remember the name of it now but great in there all the rock music you needed
@@andrewmeah3082 bier Keller led me to Bogarts!! Lucky find !!!
I worked in the Rum Runner with my mate for a long time.
I used to LOVE the Tavern in the Town in the early 70's...even tho i'm from Wolverhampton, i'd sometimes go in up to 5 times a week, on my own at times as i made some lovely friends there. Devastated in November 1974 .....At weekends, we'd go to Sloopys....such happy memories xx
That was the place above the Bier Keller in New St the rock venue was Bogart fantastic venue spent many a night in there great memories
As a scruffy student 1985-89 my favourite times were in Edwards No.8, The Dome, Powehouse and Rum Runner. Always enjoy a swift half in The Pot of Beer, Sacks of Potaoes or the Penn and Wig before going into the city centre. Curry at Manzils after every student night was a must. Remember a riot seeing Alice Cooper at the Odeon and Digbeth Civic Hall was always good value.
Thanks for the memories, I have photos of hair and clothes just like that!
Great memories. Went to so many of those places
The Star Club at the back of horsefair/Kohinoor....The Mermaid on the Stratford road...Mercat Cross digbeth....Costermonger next to oasis market...Mr Bills up needless alley off new street..and XLs at five ways...almost forgot the golden eagle at the top of new street down from the main post office. Smiling at the memories that have come to mind whilst writing this.
The Powerhouse was awesome! Best sound and lighting in Brum back then! So nice to see the ship on the Royal George as it was made by my great Uncle Joe - a real craftsman.
I was always told my Great Uncle Joe made the ship… we must be related somewhere along the way.
@@JunieA1 Quite possibly! Joe's wife was Rose, and I believe that their name was Harman. I know for sure that my great uncle Joe was a metalworker, as he made wonderful metal toys for the children in the family :)
Ahh Rum Runner and Barbarella's youthful memories dancing around my 👜, happy days
Very good remember it brings back good memories of the old days.
OMG
I remember going out with my work mates to Bobby Brown’s and The Bier Keller
And I used to frequent Edwards no 7/8
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Thanks fols...Makes an old brummie very happy :-)
The Golden Eagle in hill Street! The Shoop!
Sinatras, la Pub, Pot of Beer, Edward’s, Ship Ashore, Snobs were some of my regular drinking places.
I have frequented most of the pubs in this great video
Still got my life membership to the Rum Runner Casino....1972,apprentice on £7 /week I won £47 on roulette...definitely a Black Cab home!!!
There was also the cedar club in constitution Hill had a few late nights in there then straight to work some wicked hangovers
Great memories. Great track too. Many thanks
What about 'Kiss me' by Tintin? No one outside Brum had heard of it...
Great memories, my haunt was Pollyanna's, very intimate place that. cor blimey the 1970's!
The opposite Lock club.gas street..great times.
Everything great no have a look at it break's my heart 😢
What about the infamous Barrel Organ....fantastic place for punks, goths and rockers!!
+samantha arlington And Steve Gibbons in the 70s!
Trip Down memory lane, thanks for the reminder of how good Brum was in the 70's and 80's.
Men with moustache's, I had a lovely one, and a full head of hair to!!!
Great video. I used to work at the Locarno 1970
Good old days. When I visit my mum in Small Heath I am sick.
Thank you very much for posting this. Respect from deepest Somerset. I only sneak back in and out on business nowadays, whereas I used to pound the streets of our glorious city centre day after day.
Sweet, sweet memories..checked out all the clubs..oh to be 19 again!..😍😍😍😍fab post!👏
what a blast from the past :)
My son worked at The Powerhouse in the 80's as a bar man, I still have the sweat shirt he had to wear with Power House in large letters on the back.
Oh the nostalgia … From Husker Du at the Powerhouse to the Ramones at the Odeon such a laugh. Thanks for putting this up.
At Barbarella's, if the live band was not advertised, it would often be Kevin Rowland and his group (later Dexy's).
Downstairs you could often see Roger Charlery (Ranking Roger) toasting - R.I.P. Roger.
Birmingham is so special
I can honestly say that I drank in probably 95% of all the bars an clubs shown ....
Love the photos of the old pub's and clubs. I worked in The wandering Minstrel in the Bull ring, David Hadland was the publican then. I also worked at Long Johns on New Street. That was over 3 floors with the public bar in the basement. George loggie.
so many pubs have closed down in Birmingham
People find it hard to believe that I was seeing three bands a week in the 80's. looking at gig lists like the ones included, it's easy to see how we did it.The powerhouse, The Hujmingbird, Digbeth Civic Hall, Burbury's on Broad Street, The Irish Centre and the occasional excursion over to Wolverhapton.
in the seventies i saw 5 or 6 bands a week it was frusterating a good band at the odeon and a gig at the town hall around the corner and you could walk in get a ticket and there was so many good record shops then but we avoided reddingtons rare records and plastic factory who were only out to rip off music fans with there inflated prices
I have great memories of The Powerhouse, Le Pub, Pagoda Park, Millionaires and Snobs. Town nowadays just isnt the same. I also remember Faces nightclub on Broad Street. Such great days
You must be the same generation as me. I was a townie in the early eighties.
Early seventies Snobs Rum runner
The best times of my life were in Pagoda Park, Millionaire’s and Edwards No.8. A gang of us used to head up town on a Saturday night. So many cute guys and so many free drinks. I wish I could do it all again.
what about "The Daddylonglegs" at Bordsley Green, or 'the parrot bar' at the top of Temple Street, Mr Bills on Needless Alley, Faces at 5 ways, and the first night club I ever went to ' The Mayfair Suite ' under the old bullring!...
the list is endless.........
Top Rank at Bennett's Hill?
The Swan at Yardley, I used to go there with my brother in 1972, on a Sunday night then get the 58 bus to the bus station at Deritend and get a special coach back to my army camp on Salisbury Plain.
Oh the memories :)
Fantastic video dude. I remember a lot of those places. Some I was a little too young to visit. I remember my brother banging on about the Rum Runner, and the fact Duran Duran used to frequent there. Also, class track. Welcome to the Monkey House still makes me dance lot a total fool, usually end up hurting myself because of it :o)
some top haunts... takes me back a good few years
A great trip .. Thank you. :)
Does anyone remember going rock gigs or drinking in costermongers.sputniks.scruphies.edwards no 8.the gallows.hummingbird.the foundry.the priory.xls.subside.flapper and firken.the bham rock cafe.i.e xposures.the subway city.mercat..bham was great place to drink in 1980s.1990s.if you was into your rock.punk.goth music.i remember seeing girlschool.rock bitch. Metalica. Slayer. Danzig.wollfsbane..explioted. Also I use to go with rock friends to the railway inn in Curzon street.and we all use to meet up in Oscars cafe .the oasis shopping centre..its nice to see old footage of Birmingham.
stuart trevaskiss I remember when they closed Costermongers for redecoration and all they did was stick rock posters all over walls and ceiling.
used to drink in the Costamongers and Bogarts rock disco nites were pretty good
spot on xxxx
I used to play drums for ESP and The Dangerous Sisters in the 80s. Played Liberty’s, Edwards No8, The Hummingbird, The Railway on Curzon Street - what a gig - and many others. Anybody remember The Wharf down by the canal between Broad Street and Bath Row? Not sure it was entirely legal!
I play guitar in covers bands these days. All those venues have gone. Hey ho.
Remember seeing Napalm Death in The Foundry. Brutal.
cheers, a walk down memory lane....
Best pubs ever wot a time I had 🎉❤
It’s so great we can see such different races during those days
Lol .
Susi, The record is Welcome to the monkey house by Animal Magnet..A massive hit here in the Midlands..
LOVE THE FILM FOOTAGE , BRILLIANT AND SEEM TO REMEMBER THE TUNE . CHEERS FOR POSTING TOP MARKS . I WAS BORN N SEMI RAISED IN COV , BUT HAVE LIVED IN LEICESTER SINCE SEPTEMBER 1968 . NO MATTER I'M PROUD TO HALE FROM THE MIDLANDS MA DUCK !
bunnyman77 morphed into Haysi Fantayzee
The Nelson Bar.....Wow
Does anyone remember the Odd spots and Pollyanna's ?
Great memories.. thanks for sharing
i loved drinking in the Fillibuster upstairs, then across town to the Costermonger then onto the Temple Bar/Shakespear .The Grapes and then finish off in Rebeccas to dance with some tasty ladies , the 70s was the best time to be young and single xxx
The Tin Can door security ~ "Strip show or band?’’
i used to go the Dome & The Powerhouse also Millionaires most fridays & saturdays ,great times
We're all 50 somethings now, I wonder how many look able to go clubbing without looking ridicules
I used to work in the shop next to the Rum Runner, see 3:00. There was a connecting door to the club from the shop, but I never went through it.
Add Sam Wellers to that lot!
My parents ran the town crier on McDonald street in Highgate from 1988 - 1991. We lived in the flat above the pub
no Bogarts, Yates wine bar, the Winsoror or Parasol
Swans Way - 'Soul Train' - what a superb track. Cocteaus...£3! I was in Kent at this point at University - I should have stayed home!!
You missed The Farcroft Pub and Plaza Ballroom in Rookery Road, Handsworth.
Yard of Ale.. loved that place
oh yh renember that
Was that the downstairs bar in new street
At Barbarella's, if you didn't have the entrance money, you could give the doorman (think his name was Tex) a draw instead. I saw Siouxsie Sioux, The Damned, a young Adam Ant and many others, but I missed S.P.O.T!
God! I went to two of the concerts at the Powerhouse shown near the end!
Dead or Alive & Cochteau twins. Memories.........
Great memories, remeber trying to get into Locarno as a 16 year old with my mate, we got turned away, my mate knew the chef at the Maharaja restaurant which was next to the Locarno (it's still there great food) we got to eat for free!
Latter on we slipped the bouncer a few quid and got in, I can still remember the loud music and of course all the lovely girls.
Ps Faces in five ways was impossible to get in another classy place was Libertys Board St.
wow i’m a brummy and proud but all you lot who were on the town then must really have some nostalgia for what brum was, campared to now we’re pubs close down and religious learning centres pop up instead, how we have fucked up our nation and just give it away, ancestors will be crying in the grave
Brilliant video Stu. Some great memories there.
Does anyone remember the pub just underneath the ramp...Chamberlains I'm looking for a pic of it?? Anyone lol it's now new Street station
Does anybody remember 'Bonkers'?
Yeah 👍
Yes i remember. Also Faces, Tressines, Yorkies in Harborne,The Lazy Fox, The Gary Owen,Snobs
The Ship Ashore was the Outrigger in the 1980's .
The cast of Crossroads used to go there and they refused Paul Henry as he was dressed as Benny and they had a dress code. He tried to claim fame as an excuse but they still refused him.
My family ran the crown where my aunts lala was the land lady and my grandad paul worked behind the bar
I have a pic taken in The Crown with the bar in the background. I was very much underage as were a lot of the punks that frequented the place but if you didn’t cause trouble you could slip by.
Top rank was good as well for the teenagers
Plenty of memory's there
Top Rank Dale End
Good memories but mixed with the fear of being turned away from a club cos I wasn't 18 and looked about 12. Happened at Faces at a mate's 18th party and everyone else got in...including the girl I fancied. Such frustration and shame!
Lol I was 15 my 1st club I ever went to was faces. 😁
I remember drinking at the Outrigger in about 1984 before a Killing Joke concert at the Digbeth Civic Hall
I used to work at Liberty's on the Hagley road for many years oh such good times
have all these pubs/clubs gone? or are some of em still going?
At 2:25... That's my photograph you bounder!!.... But your video made me laugh so I won't be complaining :)
Strange to think that most of the people in those photos are now in their 60's.
I and my girlfriend use to go to swordfish.redingtons rare . Hmv.ourprice .virgin .for our rock music albums.costermongers.scruffie murphies.edwards no 8. Xls. Subside. Flapper and firken. Subculture. Mercat. .gallows.foundry.academy for seeing rock gigs.pub drinking.the oasis shopping centre was great for rock gear.
Surprised there was no mention of The Castaways on Bradford St. or the Mothers Club in Erdington.
Hello, thanks for uploading...very interesting, i´m from germany and i wanted to ask: who is the singer/band of that dfabolous song?
thank you soooo much!!!!
Tidy piece of work Stuart. I got slightly confused at times, but that's not your fault. Some places operated under different names and parts of my memory bank have been "wiped". Apart from the occasional nasty piece of work on the door I think Birmingham clubs were a good laugh even if you failed to pull!
Sam,
I just used the pictures i had to hand...I'm working on another...
Hawkins, of course! End of Corp Street. Remember the laser show they had there? Another one missed was Bogarts, many a happy hour spent there. I actually remember seeing people with their heads inside the speaker cabs....probably deaf as posts now!
wicked video thanks x
Brilliant. i remember this shit man makes me feel ancient
anyone remember a small bar kinda opposite the ship ashore, I'm guessing the back of what became M&S. It had a small dance floor/stage from what I recall. early 90s was the last time I was there
wat was that pub called that used to be where the new street station opposite bullring is now
I can't really remember many nights out....
Sam Wellers!?
It was a case of having the pictures at the time of making the video Lisa.
Great memories, Liberties, Millionaires. Clubs owned by the Futural brothers. Elbow room. Rum runner where Duran Duran worked.
I think you mean the Fewtrells lol
Great live music at the elbow room!
I remember The Elbow Room.
Sooooo.. Long ago. Know one friend who'd appreciate "The Monkie House". Trip down the old road.
The Opposite Lock....
Faces, romeo and juliets, maxamillions, millionaires, boogies brasserie, tressines, the beer Keller
Good selection just need a bit of Hawkins and Faces....
Edward's N0 7 and Boogies were our haunts. Remember the 'Brown Derby' near the old Gaumant? What was the name of the pub next to the Shakespear?
Temple bar
The Granville....