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  2. Staffordshire Sentinel

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    Few Stafford memories

    ueen at Bingley Hall, longer ago than I care to remember, was one of the best gigs I ever went to, only eclipsed by AC/DC at Victoria Hall Hanley (before Bonn Scott succumbed to two bottles of Vodka)

    Loads of bands played the cattle shed at the Show ground, it used to be the largest venue in the country without any supporting columns (not a lot of people know that!) with a capacity of about 8,000.

    Its heyday came when the Daily Mirror Rock and Pop awards were in vogue. All the category winners played at Bingley Hall over the following year.

    A non-exhaustive list of acts included Abba, Yes, David Bowie, Boney M, Police, Human League, Sabbeth, Thin Lizzie, Rainbow, as well as those already mentioned.

    Special Mention is reserved for The Stranglers who featured a female stripper (Well you didn't think Peaches was about fruit did you?) and were promptly banned by the Staffordshire Agricultural Society stuffed shirts from ever darkening Bingley's door ever again.

    For a few halcyon years it was probably the countries foremost venue, but it all melted away as other venues, bigger or with better facilities took over. It really was Stafford's time in the entertainment spotlight, and quite a boost for the local economy, like a regular V Festival! Ah! Happy days.

    And finally it was a boon for us North End scallies as the bands often stayed at the Tillington Hotel, and we often got to meet the Stars in person, all of Yes, Ozzie (Who of course lived at Ranton and was a regular in the Yew Tree Pub) and the rest of Sabbeth, and Rainbow

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