Back in the 60`s used to see the multiple group tours at the then Coventry Theatre, including acts like the Who , Small Faces , Amen Corner etc.
In Brum Town Hall in 71 I think Delaney and Bonnie and Fiends, with Eric Clapton and George Harrison .
Star origination for Spastics as it was known at now called Wembley Arena (then Empire Pool) ,Cream , Hendrix etc .
Whilst in 66 we had a xmas do at work on a on site theatre ,and it featured a band called Episode 6 , and local front man Ian Gillan later to become Deep Purple , when in RAF , saw Ambrose slade aka Slade , Black Sabbath, Equals , Desmond Dekker. Also Geno Washington also seen at Wembley .
Stage wise 4 Tops Brum Hippodrome , Stevie Wonder at Wolves Gaumont , Booker T and MGs at Brum Odeon .
Ben E King at Crewe Up the Junction night club
Met Howlin Wolf and John Dummer Band outside Club Lafayette in Wolves , also John Peel outside same
Dannie Lane IOW in Sandown
I could go on .
Mick
Feeling uneasy with tradespeople in the house.