Sort it Out Tour
Supported by the Innocents and the Slits.
updated August 2022 added Punknation article on lost photgraphs
updated April 2024 -added a lot
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Melody Maker lists this as the Locarno at Coventry?
On the Road with the Clash - Traxmarx - includes Tiffany's Gig
Clash 'banned from Birmingham', will play Coventry Tiffany's next week
Record Mirror 18 November 78
Coventry Tiffany's
Tiffany's Coventry, originally known as the Locarno, was a significant music venue located at Smithford Way, Upper Precinct, CV1 1DE, Coventry, England 8. The building was constructed by the Mecca Leisure Group, a leading entertainment industry company in the UK during the 1960s and 70s, and it was opened in August 1960 as part of the city's brutalist regeneration.
Mecca Leisure Group, which was best known for its ballrooms and entertainment venues. The group, which ran clubs and bingo halls across the country, changed the venue's name to Tiffany's in the mid-1970s 9, 10.
The Locarno was renamed Tiffany's in the mid-1970s, and the venue continued to operate until May 1981 2. The building that housed Tiffany's Coventry was constructed in a classical style with red brick 12 and the entrance was at the bottom of a tall glass atrium type tower at the entrance, which was linked to the main building at the top floor level by a glazed bridge 13. As of now, the building is no longer a music venue. In 1986, it was transformed into the Coventry Central Library 14.
The venue was a major part of Coventry's nightlife in the 1970s, with live performances from various artists 1. The Specials, a local 2Tone band, immortalised the Coventry Locarno in their song "Friday Night, Saturday Morning". The venue hosted a wide array of live acts, including The Clash, The Stranglers, and local bands like The Specials.Tiffany's became one of the nation's major venues, attracting top acts 11 and putting Coventry on the map as a music hub and was a significant music venue in Coventry, England.
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1. Coventry Locarno Tiffanys
2. Locarno - Coventry Gigs
3. Tiffanys - Setlist.fm
4. Tiffanys - Discogs
5. Tiffany's Jewelry Store
6. Pete Clemons Day - Coventry Telegraph
7. Locarno - Coventry Gigs
Pete Clemon's article for the Coventry Telegraph - this time on The Locarno (later known as Tiffanys and now of course Coventry Central library). Archive PDF
Look 10 photos of the old Locarno ballroom in Coventry - CoventryLive Archive PDF
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Rock Photographer Steve Rapport has discovered a ‘Clash treasure trove' of long-lost photos.
The first rediscovered set of photos capture The Clash playing at Tiffany's Nightclub (formerly the Locarno Dancehall and now the City Library) in Coventry on 28th November 1978. The tour was in support of their second album release ‘Give ‘em Enough Rope'. "The quality of these photos aren't great," Steve admits. "I was just a student. I snuck my camera past security and just secretly snapped away. They're raw, and I guess really just fan photos, but I like the feel of them."
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ONCE IN 78': The Specials October 28, 1978
THE SPECIALS have reached the breaking point. During their tour with the Clash five months back, Clash manager Bernie Rhodes started working with the group. He's kept them in rehearsals, rehearsals and more rehearsals and didn't allow them to play any gigs. The band is so frustrated that their drummer has quit the group. Jerry Dammers has now split with their "manager" and gone back to Coventry to start up again. After the tour and the great reviews they feel they've lost a lot of momentum." .punk diary
Coventry Automatics, supported The Clash at Birmingham's Top Rank
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On what would have been Terry Hall's 65th birthday, here's some very early photos of The Specials, when the band, then billed Coventry Automatics, supported The Clash at Birmingham's Top Rank in July 1978.
Thankfully Mick Geoghegan was there to capture it! (1)
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