Factoids
Which was the first artist to perform at the Marquee club in 90 Wardour Street?
The first artist to perform at the inauguration of the new Marquee club at 90 Wardour Street on the 13th of February, 1964 were the supporting act theYardbirds. They were followed by Long John Baldry and the Hoochie Coochie Men and Sonny Boy Williamson.
Which artist played the most at the Marquee club in 90 Wardour Street?
The artist to play the highest number of shows at the Marquee club at 90 Wardour Street was Manfred Mann featuring nothing less than 102 apperences between 1962 and 1976. Their record is followed by the T-Bones with 92 appereances, Long John Baldry with 77 and the Mark Leeman Five with 74. Other artists who played very often at the club were Cyril Davies, the Herd, Jimmy James, John Mayall's Bluesbreakers, the Neat Change, UFO, Writting On the Wall, and theYardbirds.
Which artists broke the record of attendance at the Marquee club?
Some of the artists who broke all the records of attendance at the club, considering the limitation of capacity of the venue, were the Who in December 1964, Jimi Hendrix in January 1967, AC/DC in August 1976.
Which are the most relevant artists who played at the Marquee club just for one night?
The most important artists who played at the Marquee club just for one night are: Joan Armatrading (June 74), Bauhaus (Nov 79), John Cale (May 77), Canned Heat (Sep 68), Country Joe and the Fish (Mar 69), The Cramps (Jun 79), Deep Purple (Sept 69), Joe Jackson (Feb 79), Japan (Sep 77), Joy Division (Mar 79), MC5 (Jun 70), Osibisa (June 70), Pretty Things (Aug 72), Roxy Music (Mar 72), Leo Sayer (Jun 73), the Sex Pistols (Feb 76), Tony Sheridan (Dec 75), Simon & Garfunkel (Jun 66), Steppenwolf (May 69), Stevie Wonder (Feb 66), Alan Stivell (Jun 73), James Taylor (Jun 69), Gene Vincent (Sep 71) and Vanilla Fudge (Sep 69).
Which big British bands never played at the Marquee club?
Some of the most important British bands who never played at the Marquee club are: the Beatles, the Kinks, Emerson Lake and Palmer, and Blind Faith.
Which was the first female artist to perform at the Marquee club in 90 Wardour Street?
Which was the first artist who performed at the Marquee club to reach the number one in top charts?
The first artist who played at the Marquee to reach the number 1 in the pop charts were the Rolling Stones in July 1964 with the song "It's All Over Now". The Moody Blues reached the number 1 later in December 1964 with the single "Go Now", which was recorded at the Marquee Studios and was also a top 10 in the USA.
Which performers at the Marquee club were the most selling album artists in the history?
The most selling album artists who played at the Marquee were:
- Pink Floyd ("The Wall", 23 million)
-Led Zeppelin ("Led Zeppelin IV", 22 million)
-AC/DC ("Back In Black", 19 million)
-Fleetwood Mac ("Rumours", 19 million)
-Elton John ("Greatest Hits", 16 million)
-Simon & Garfunkel ("Greatest Hits", 13 million)
-The Rolling Stones ("Hot Rocks", 12
million)
-Phil Collins ("No Jacket Required", 12
million)
-James Taylor ("Greatest Hits", 11 million)
-U2 ("The Joshua Tree",
10 million)
-Eric Clapton ("Unplugged", 10 million)
-Dire Straits ("Brothers In Arms", 9 million)