Nottingham Palais

[kevindolphin 4]

Hi this is a great site ,
can anyone remember tristrum shandy, and mike miller band playing the 70 sounds like slade , sweet , thin lizzie and so on through the very hot summer of 76 .
and bali hi down stairs aswell ??????......

[mick2me 3,029]

Tristram Shandy is Familiar, I did visit the Bali at that time.

If you search here you will find many topics that you can add information to?

[Beefsteak 304]

Tristram Shandy were named after "The book they could never film"

They had a 'backing singer' who never wore (allegedly) Knickers, the guys gathered round the stage to catch a quick peek when she did her spins as part of her dance routine

They also backed "Chris Ashley" (Mentioned else where) on his micky take of Forest going to their second European cup final "Magic in Madrid"

[stiggymills 0]

Well I can remember introducing the Mike Miller Band. I was a DJ there in the late 70's. Mick Knight the manager, Edwin Starr was on one night. Great times. What was the other band that alternated with Tristrum Shandy. I remember playing records for only 15 mins whilst the guys changed the kit over. They were brilliant.

I had to think hard to fill the floor without playing records the bands did live, Motown always worked.

I remember running in one night at 7.30(opened at 80) with anew KC and the Sunshine band record only to find the band practising it, they played it and played it very well that night.

[mick2me 3,029]

Welcome

I was there late 60's onwards, and was the one who would always

request Jackie Wilson - Higher and Higher, and Skatallites - Guns of Navarone.

You will remember Tony Rainbow then?

[Beefsteak 304]

I remember watching the band perform "Dolce Vita" by Ryan Paris

on the same day as I'd recieved a 'D.J.' only, white label copy of it !! (Great tune by the way !!)

Now help me with the name , they started in the early /mid 80's just after "Tristram Shandy" . Two girls one blonde , one brunette . One of the male singers/guitarists just didn't look the part, (Long hair growing off of a balding head, big nose , beer belly etc (Could have been me now as I come to think about it !! ) )

[denshaw 2,825]

Al Dayer?

[stiggymills 0]

Can't remember Tony Rainbow, I did work there twice as a DJ, when I returned there was only one band. Still can't remember the other band who played along side Tristrum, any help anyone? The other DJ was called Taz

I then went to the Sherwood rooms and DJ'd the Astoria when it opened working for Barry Noble.

Stu the DJ, Stu the manager and Stu the doorman, very confusing!

[stiggymills 0]

Hi, I was a DJ there for a few years late 70's, I remember introducing the Mike Miller Band, later they had a cool black singer, he was ace, he did a single, name slips me sorry. Tristrum also played with another house band, anyone remember the name?

[Beefsteak 304]

That's the one that's bugging me !!

[stiggymills 0]

At last I found it hidden in my grey matter, LUNA PARK

[Ashley 288]

Re that other band, wasn't Dawn Trader was it? though thinking about it maybe too heavy for likes of Palais? seem to remember Andy Kealy ex T Shandy being in another palais band?

[Cliff Ton 10,009]

Was Andy Keeley part of Andy, Boris and Keith in the early 80s? Or am I getting my Andys mixed up?

[Ashley 288]

Same guy, now in a band called Buzzard, use to be in Noel Redding Band too

[911rob993 0]

There is already quite a bit of info on Tristam Shandy below Kevin who were mainly resident at Nottm Palais, aside from a brief stint in Leicester. However, Andy Kealey who has been mentioned below (who predominantly used a Black, Gibson Les Paul….which he subsequently destroyed on stage in a Dawn Trader gig at Rock City…or similar venue), there was Dave Bowley on lead guitar with his beautiful Gibson 335, Arthur on Bass, who left the band to return back to Kent and be a post man I recall, and Pete on drums who was married to the blonde singer in Red Sun….the Palais ‘big band’.

[poohbear 1,358]

.....And 80 years ago my Dad played the Sax in Billy Merrins Band at the Palais...where one of his 'Groupies' was my Mother..

Slightly different music to anything our lot remember...

[StephenFord 866]

My uncle (from Birstol) was in the RAF during the war, and posted to Syerston about 1943. On their first trip into Nottingham he and a group of other airmen enquired where the action was. Someone (it might have been a policeman) said the Palais was a good bet - adding "but you'd better take a club with you to beat the girls off!" Anyway, he met my mum's sister, and the rest is history.

[mick2me 3,029]

my Dad played the Sax in Billy Merrins Band at the Palais...where one of his 'Groupies' was my Mother

Fortunate for you then Poohbear

[jackson 301]

Pooh Bear, a lovely photograph of your father @ #12. He was a handsome chappie, I expect he had a lot of lady fans out there on the dance floor. And look at those long, tapering fingers - definitely a musicians!

Lovely, tuneful music played by Billy Merrin, skips along happily; don't you just want to dance along ..............

A Cameo within this thread.

PS: You come across such kind people on 'Nottstalgia'.

[Bubblewrap 3,815]

The thing I always remember about the Palais de dance was the globe that changed colour on the roof.

[mick2me 3,029]

in the 70s, A window cleaner who was cleaning it, fell to his death.

[Ashley 288]

I don't recall any windows in it? (sorry), I do remember prob in the 70's early 80's they either stopped it flashing or altered the sequence/colours etc as there was some problem with planes going to EMA.

[stiggymills 0]

I remember introducing resident band Luna Park every night, can't remember which year though.

[mick2me 3,029]

Wasnt Mick Knight DJ for a while before he became manager.

Tony Rainbow would be there about 1969, when I saw Troggs and Love Affair Live.

[DAVIDW 1,626]

My brother informed me that Mike Miller who led the house band at The Palais in the 70's passed away last week , aged 74 and his funeral was yesterday in Loughborough .

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