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The Mayfair Ballroom Newcastle T-Shirt
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Ask anyone, especially those who went to gigs there in the 70’s it was rock central. You went down the stairs into an underground space. Hot and sweaty even on the coldest nights, I emerged onto the street one winter night dripping wet with sweat, to find snow on the ground and a heavy frost.
The oblong room was built to hold 1,500 people and had a small stage along one of the longer walls. It was opened in September 1961 by the Mecca organisation. Dawn worked there making food for afternoon tea dances grooving to the sounds of the Don Miller Orchestra
It actually had a cloakroom, if you can believe that. You’d check in your denim jacket, get a ticket, try not to lose it, though more usually you’d put it in your back pocket and then spend the night sweating heavily and the ticket would turn to mush.
Band’s that played the venue, early in their careers, include AC/DC, The Who, Free, Pink Floyd, Queen, the Police, Shy, the Prodigy, Black Grape, the Cross, Kylie Minogue, Daft Punk, Tin Machine, U2, the Clash, Iron Maiden, Metallica, Faith No More, Judas Priest and Nirvana. I saw pretty much every band there that couldn’t fill the City Hall in the late 70s / early 80s. It was always a good vibe. I never saw a fight there, it was peaceful, which you might remember, was always a consideration before you went anywhere.
Led Zeppelin's first ever live performance in the United Kingdom was at the Mayfair Ballroom on 4 October 1968, albeit billed as "The Yardbirds featuring Jimmy Page". Free's final live performance in the UK took place at the venue on 20 October 1972. At the end of the show, guitarist Paul Kossoff broke the neck of his Les Paul guitar after throwing it into the air in frustration. Rock’s history played out on that stage.
Rave nights were put on in the 90s and several generations remember the place fondly. We all had some great nights there.
In 1999 the Mayfair was demolished and replaced with a retail and entertainment venue called The Gate. The closing night was attended by 5,000 people.
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