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| Address | 41 Cumberland Street Birmingham United Kingdom |
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| Location | Birmingham, United Kingdom |
| Coordinates | 52°28′36″N 01°54′48″W / 52.47667°N 1.91333°W / 52.47667; -1.91333 |
| Type | Nightclub |
| Genre(s) | Rock |
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| Opened | 1972 |
| Closed | 1979 |
| Demolished | 1986 |
Barbarella's was a nightclub and music venue located in Birmingham, England. The name of the club was taken from the film Barbarella. The club opened in 1972 and closed in August 1979.
American acts Ike & Tina Turner, Del Shannon, and Junior Walker & the All Stars performed at Barbarella's in 1972.[1]
This club was one of Eddie Fewtrell's clubs.[2] Fewtrell promoted known rock bands at that time, such as AC/DC, Dire Straits, Queen, Sex Pistols and The Clash.
Duran Duran's drummer Roger Taylor played at Barbarella's with punk bands in the 1970s.
Both The Prefects and The Photos recorded a song called Barbarella's, the latter mourning the closure of the club.
| 1976-1978 concerts | ||||
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| Date | Year | Musician(s) | Tour | Note |
| 31 July[3] | 1976 | AC/DC | -- | ] |
| 27 October[4] | 1976 | The Clash | -- | Support Suburban Studs |
| 13 November[5] | -- | Support Suburban Studs | ||
| 24 January[6] | 1978 | -- | -- | |
| 1 May[7] | -- | -- | ||
| 4 July[8] | Dire Straits | Dire Straits Tour | Left in the form of album Birmingham at Barbarella | |
| 14 August | Sex Pistols | -- | Left in the form of song in the album Sex Pistols Box Set[note 1] | |
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Barbarella's: In 1977 and 1978 each day was spent wondering how you could stretch the £2.80 per week Family Allowance to enable you to see as many bands as possible
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