Rear of St Bernadettes - March 2004
Photo courtesy Graham Pilkington - roadie par excellence
"Get the gear in lads"
We went to Old Moat school round the corner from Bernies, so some great bands - Family, Life 'n' Soul, Hermits (we never went to see the Phoenix, we weren't keen on their sax player).
I wore my first pair of Levis there. Made sure we called in at the Prinnie first. Only trouble with the place was all the girls came from Wythenshawe - hell off a bus ride and an even longer walk back to Platt Lane.
If I remember rightly, some guys came in and smashed the place up. I think The Exits were on stage.
No need for that they were a excellent band and it all went down hill from there.
John Edwards
Focal Points
1965-66. Remember when live music lived in Manchester? I do! St Bernadettes, Princess Road, Friday nights, what line ups; The Measles, Powerhouse, Ivans Meads, St Louis Union, The Britton's The Tornados, Tommy Quickly, The Myaks, etc. Can anyone supply anymore??
Keith
29/1/09
I remember seeing Dave Dee, Dozy, Beaky, Mick & Tich there, before they were big. They were a really excellent live act; their version of The Beatles "This Boy" always stayed in my memory - excellent harmonies. I saw Freddie And The Dreamers there too.
I didn't see them myself, but I'm sure The Herd played there (with Peter Frampton of course), and possibly Dave Berry And The Cruisers.
The Four Tops, Gerry and the Pacemakers and the Searchers all definitely appeared there - see this webpage
Chris Jones
24/4/09
As a young teenager in south Manchester in the 19'60s SBYC was to place to be at.
Friday nights could not come around quick enough for me.Especially when you could see bands like Searchers, Hollies, Big3, Swinging Blue Jeans, Wayne Fontana..etc etc all for about 3 or 4 bob...!
After we would walk home down Princes Parkway, then along Barlow Moor Rd to "The Oaks Supper Bar" for the best Fish & Chips in the area..eating them on the way home and arguing which guitars were best..and what amps the bands used..and who was gonna be No1 in the charts that weekend..teenage life in the '60s was just the best thing to me then...what would I give for another Friday Night at SBYC in say..1965.!
Derek Alltree
6/1/10
From Manchester Evening News:
25 November 1966 - The Motivation (spelt Motovation), which features Martin Barre on guitar and The Shindigs
Nick Warburton
26/6/10
Early 1965 am sure it was a Friday night went to see the Toggery 5.
It was packed - they had a great following in south manchester.
Paul Young I went to primary school with out front and Frank Renshaw looked like a young and raw John Lennon, Great group that should have gone all the way.
St Berns wasn't a big hall but down below street level which gave it some atmosphere, always saw friends from Sharston and Benchiill there, although had moved to Handforth Estate by then.
Billy Masterson
Benchill boy now an Aussie
6/11/10
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