Marquee Club

Legendary music club first located at 165 Oxford Street, London, UK when it opened in 1958 with a range of jazz and skiffle acts.

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Oxford Street - London - UK - Skiffle

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In 1964, the Marquee moved to its best known venue, 90 Wardour Street where all the great and good sweated on the tiny stage, and almost every major rock band played over the next 25 years. Residencies during the late 1960s alone included The Who, David Bowie and The Jimi Hendrix Experience. To find out who was playing on any given night, you could just call in next door at The Ship pub to see who was at the bar.

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Wardour Street - The Who - David Bowie - Jimi Hendrix - The Ship

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In 1988 the Wardour Street site was sold for redevelopment (it is now Mezzo restaurant and some flats) and the Marquee Club moved again to a larger venue at 105 Charing Cross Road. The move was unsuccessful however and the club closed shortly thereafter. In 2001 the Marquee name was bought by entrepreneurs and affixed to a new club, first briefly located in a purpose-built space in Islington and then at 1 Leicester Square in the heart of London's tourist district. Despite these relaunches trying to build on its former reputation, music afficionados have largely abandoned the club and it is a pale imitation of its former self.

Related Topics:
Mezzo - Charing Cross Road - Islington - Leicester Square

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