
What is recorded here
This blue commemorative plaque records: Pompey Pop. Site of The Birdcage Club. Rikki Farr originally opened the club at Kimbells on 25th February 1965 and later transferred it to a building that stood on this site in August 1965. The club ran until August 1967. Among bands who appeared here were The Who, The Moody Blues, The Action, Cream, Pink Floyd, Rod Stewart, Jimmy James and the Vagabonds, Geno Washington, David Bowie, Small Faces, Spencer Davis & Georgie Fame 1960s Heritage Site
The Birdcage Club was a significant music venue in the 1960s where numerous influential bands and artists performed, contributing to the era's rock and pop music scene. Bands like The Who, Pink Floyd, and Cream, alongside artists such as Rod Stewart and David Bowie, played at this site, making it an important location for British music heritage.
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