Lonan3 Posted February 5, 2007 Share Posted February 5, 2007 LINK For decades the done thing has been to bury Britain's rock heritage rather than praise it. Two of the country's most famous music venues - the Cavern Club in Liverpool and Manchester's Hacienda - ended their lives under a wrecking ball. But the era of official neglect is over. A new map of England's rock and pop heritage aims to celebrate nearly 200 destinations linked to famous musicians, from Britpop boozer The Good Mixer in Camden to Jimi Hendrix's 1960s London address to Knebworth House, venue for Queen's last concert. Some good ones and some very strange ones (Hatfield House is included on the basis that Adam and the Ants filmed the Stand and Deliver video there). England Rocks Site - beware musical intro! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Albert Tatlock Posted February 5, 2007 Share Posted February 5, 2007 LINK For decades the done thing has been to bury Britain's rock heritage rather than praise it. Two of the country's most famous music venues - the Cavern Club in Liverpool and Manchester's Hacienda - ended their lives under a wrecking ball. But the era of official neglect is over. A new map of England's rock and pop heritage aims to celebrate nearly 200 destinations linked to famous musicians, from Britpop boozer The Good Mixer in Camden to Jimi Hendrix's 1960s London address to Knebworth House, venue for Queen's last concert. Some good ones and some very strange ones (Hatfield House is included on the basis that Adam and the Ants filmed the Stand and Deliver video there). England Rocks Site - beware musical intro! I thought the Cavern club was still there - i.e. the basement where it all happended. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
loaf Posted February 5, 2007 Share Posted February 5, 2007 The one that's there now is not the original Cavern club, but one built afterwards to soak up all the Beatles tourists. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Declan Posted February 5, 2007 Share Posted February 5, 2007 Useful for finding directions to London venues. (Although some strange omissions - the Dublin Castle and the Good Mixer are shown in Camden but not the Electric Ballroom?) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
matty Posted February 6, 2007 Share Posted February 6, 2007 Useful for finding directions to London venues. (Although some strange omissions - the Dublin Castle and the Good Mixer are shown in Camden but not the Electric Ballroom?) Definitely a few omissions on the festival front, there were many quite big free festivals each year until the early/mid 90's! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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