76 Club

The 76 Club was a nightclub in Burton upon Trent, Staffordshire, England. During the 1970s and 1980s, the club featured appearances by well-known emerging rock bands. In 1976, the Sex Pistols recorded their live album Anarchy in the UK: Live at the 76 Club. Other bands that performed at the club include AC/DC, Dire Straits, Judas Priest, Motörhead, Skid Row, Suzi Quatro, Thin Lizzy, and Ultravox.

The 76 Club

Former names	Cambo Club
Address	76 High Street
Location	Burton upon Trent, DE14 1LD, United Kingdom
Coordinates	52°48′21″N 01°37′39″W
Type	Nightclub
Genre(s)	Rock
Opened	1961[1]
Closed	2000s

History

76 High Street, Burton-on-Trent, began its musical life in the late 1950 when the Mocambo Snack Bar and Café opened to provide refreshment for those walking the long walk from the shopping centre to Wetmore Road bus station (and elsewhere). It soon became popular with the emerging groups of teenagers in the town.

By 1960, local entrepreneur Gordon Band ran three business in the town centre offering food and music: the Harlequin Snack Bar at 21/22 Station Street, the Mocambo Snack Bar and Café at 76 High Street, and the Cambo Club in premises behind the High Street café. On 1 December 1960 the club reopened transformed into the 76 Club, and at some time later in the High Street café became The Jolly Fryer fish and chip shop.

Concerts (selected)

Date	Musician(s)	Tour	Note
1972 concerts
15 September	Skid Row	--	--
1973 concerts
26 January[2]	Thin Lizzy	Thin Lizzy tour 1973	--
1975 concerts
29 March[3]	Fumble	--	--
3 May[4]	Judas Priest	--	--
1976 concerts
6 August[5]	AC/DC	UK & Europe Summer Tour	--
24 September[6]	Sex Pistols	--	Left in the form of album Anarchy in the UK: Live at the 76 Club
1977 concerts
20 January [7]	Motörhead	England 1977	--
1978 concerts
23 June[8]	Dire Straits	Dire Straits Tour	--
1979 concerts
13 April[9]	Simple Minds	Life In A Day Tour	--
1980 concerts
20 March[10]	The Lambrettas	--	--
6 June[11]	Girlschool	--	--
22 August[12]	White Spirit	--	--
5 September[13]	Diamond Head	Sweet and Innocent Tour	--
See also
Friday Night Live Bands 1971 to 1977
Facebook "The 76 Club - Burton On Trent"

The Revival

Following the success of the 76 Club 50th Anniversary Reunion at Burton upon Trent Town Hall in November 2011, the 76 Club brand 're-formed' the following January 2012, promoting local gigs through its presence on social media, principally Facebook.