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The Roxy was a fashionable nightclub on Neal Street in London's Covent Garden, known for hosting the flowering British punk music scene in its infancy. London ( ˈlʌndən is the capital and largest urban area in the United Kingdom. Covent Garden (Pronunciation kɒvʌnt is a district in London, England, located on the easternmost parts of the City of Westminster and the southwest

1 Brief History
2 Bands that played at The Roxy in its first 100 Days
3 External links
4 References
5 Further Reading

Brief History

The Roxy was started by promoter Andy Czezowski. The main entrance was on street level where you would walk into a small bar and seated area. Downstairs there was a small stage, bar and dance floor. The intimacy of the club had a feel to it similar to The Cavern Club in Liverpool where The Beatles had performed early on in their career. The Cavern Club is a Rock and roll club at 10 Mathew Street Liverpool, England, where Brian Epstein was introduced to The Beatles Liverpool ( is a City and Metropolitan borough of Merseyside, England along the eastern side of the Mersey Estuary The Beatles were a pop and rock band from Liverpool, England formed in 1960

In December 1976, Czezowski organised three gigs at the Roxy. The first, on 14th December, was Generation X, a band Czezowski managed. Generation X (aka Gen X) were an English Punk rock band, formed on 21 November 1976 by Billy Idol, The second on the following night was The Heartbreakers. This article is about the punk group For information on Tom Petty's backing band see The Heartbreakers. The third, on 21st December, featured Siouxsie & the Banshees and Generation X. Siouxsie & the Banshees were a British rock band which formed in 1976 However, it was The Clash and the Heartbreakers that headlined the official gala opening on January 1, 1977. For the debut album by The Clash see The Clash (album The Clash were New Year See also New Year The Ancient Romans began their consular year on January 1st since 153 BC Also 1977 (album by Ash. Year 1977 ( MCMLXXVII) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link displays

Don Letts was the resident DJ at the club and he was instrumental in encouraging punk rockers to embrace reggae. Don Letts (born) is a British film director and musician He is credited as the man who through his DJing at clubs like The Roxy brought together punk and A disc jockey (also known as DJ or deejay) is a person who selects and plays recorded music for an audience Reggae is a Music genre first developed in Jamaica in the late 1960s

In 1977 Harvest Records released an album Live at the Roxy WC2, featuring some of the regular acts who performed there, that made the top 20 in the UK. Also 1977 (album by Ash. Year 1977 ( MCMLXXVII) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link displays Harvest Records was a Record label created by EMI in 1969 to promote Progressive rock music and to compete with Philips' Vertigo and Live at the Roxy WC2 is a seminal album of live recordings taken from various Punk bands that played the now-legendary Roxy club in Covent Garden, A further live album was released in May 1978 of lesser known acts such as the UK Subs, Open Sore, Crabs and the Bears. Since the late 1980s, a number of previously unreleased recordings of Roxy gigs from the late 1970s have been released as live albums including the Buzzcocks (Trojan, 1989), The Adverts (Receiver, 1990), X-Ray Spex (Receiver, 1991), and The Boys (Receiver, 1999).

The anarcho-punk band Crass featured the Roxy as the subject of one of their most well known tracks, Banned from the Roxy. For information about the Anarchist writer see Chris Crass Crass were an English Anarcho-punk band formed

Although back in the punk rock heyday of 1977 it was an important landmark London music venue, today it is just another Covent Garden shop selling swimwear. Also 1977 (album by Ash. Year 1977 ( MCMLXXVII) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link displays Covent Garden (Pronunciation kɒvʌnt is a district in London, England, located on the easternmost parts of the City of Westminster and the southwest A swimsuit, bathing suit or swimming costume is an item of Clothing designed to be worn for Swimming. The doors of the club were shut for the last time in April 1978.

Bands that played at The Roxy in its first 100 Days

Aside from five bands mentioned above in connection with the December 1976 gigs and the gala opening, other bands that appeared there in the first four months of the club's life (January 1977 to April) included^[1]:

External links

References

^ Thompson, D. The Adverts were an English Punk rock band who formed in 1976 and broke up in late 1979 The Boys are an English Punk rock band formed in London in 1976 Buzzcocks are an English Punk rock band formed in Manchester in 1975 Chelsea are an English Punk rock band formed in London in 1976 This is a page about the 1970s band For the 1960s band of the same name see The Cortinas The Cortinas were a short-lived 1970s Bristol Wayne County & the Electric Chairs were part of the first wave of punk bands from the 1970s The Damned are an English band formed in London in 1976 notable for being the first Punk rock band from England to release a single (" New Rose " an The Drones were a Punk rock band from Manchester, England. For a period of time the band were produced and managed by Paul Morley. This article is about the punk band Eater, for the Hard science fiction novel written by Gregory Benford, see Eater (novel The Jam were an English Mod revival band active during the late 1970s and early 1980s The Lurkers were a late 1970s English Punk rock group from Uxbridge, West London, notable for being the first group ever on Beggars Johnny Moped were a late 1970s English Punk rock group from south London, notable for once having Chrissie Hynde (later of The Pretenders The Only Ones are an English Rock and roll band They were initially active in the late 1970s and were associated with Punk rock, yet straddled the musical Penetration were a Punk rock band from County Durham originally formed in 1976 The Police were a three-piece rock band consisting of Sting ( vocals, Bass guitar) Andy Summers ( Guitar, Sham 69 are an English punk band that formed in Hersham in 1975. Slaughter & The Dogs is an English Punk rock band that formed in the late 1970s in Manchester, England. The Slits are a UK Punk rock band The quartet was formed in 1976 by members of the bands The Flowers of Romance and The Castrators The Stranglers are an English rock music group formed on 11 September 1974 in Guildford, Surrey. The Vibrators are an original and long-lived British Punk rock band that formed in 1976. Cherry Vanilla (born Kathy Dorritie) is an Publicist, Singer - Songwriter and early 1970's Glam rock star Wire are an English rock band formed in London in October 1976 (and intermittently active to the present by Colin Newman (vocals guitar X-Ray Spex are an English punk band from London that formed in 1976. XTC was a New Wave band from Swindon, England, active between 1976 and 2005 (2000) Punk, Collector’s Guide Publication, Ontario, Canada, p. 61 - 62;

Contents

Brief History

Bands that played at The Roxy in its first 100 Days

External links

References

Further Reading