#hammersmith odeon
Journalist Charles Shaar Murray Remembers
Bob Marley At The Hammersmith Odeon, 1976:
“Trenchtown Rock’ filled the hall, occupying space and time like a solid object. Down front it was like dancing in the middle of a choir while simultaneously getting a full massage – plus you could watch the band with the I Threes dignifiedly swaying in the breeze and Marley moving fluid behind the centre mike, radiating the strange kind of intensity of presence that a small man can use to dominate a stage.”
“The band generated what seemed like infinite quantities of energy with virtually no apparent effort; a judoka’s mastery of stress and balance and pressure. Family Man Barrett’s bass was a huge granite Odin humming in the bath and the guitars did almost as much dancing as the audience.”
Photographer: Steve Joester
Location Of Photograph: Hammersmith Odeon, London, England. 06/16/76
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No More Reggae At The Hammersmith Odeon:
Performing six shows throughout the 15th to the 18th of June 1976 and selling out all of them in record time for the ticket price of just three pounds. Marley and The Wailers caused quite the stir with their performances attracting many kinds of people that squads of police had to get involved to supposedly keep the peace but was most likely caused by the paranoia of the somewhat cozy white rock promoters face with a 50/50 black/white audience. After The Wailers performances, the venue owner decided to not brings reggae music again at The Odeon due to neighbors complaints.
Photographer: Steve Joester
Location Of Photograph: Hammersmith Odeon, London, England. 06/17/76
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this performance has everything.
- Freddie in those shorts
- Roger with his clown wig
- Brian with a scarf
- sassy Deaky with a happy hat :}
Vince Neil and Mick Mars perform at the Hammersmith Odeon in London, 14th February 1986.
Mick Mars performs at the Hammersmith Odeon in London, 14th February 1986.
Happy birthday David Bowie Hammersmith Odeon, London, 3rd July 1973.
(Photo by Debi Doss/Hulton Archive/Getty Images)
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