end of one beginning - the Torch 50 yrs ago

[Kenb]

Evening Sentinel: 14th March 1973 -The City Licensing hearings (continued on 15th March), effectively ending the Torch.

Evening Sentinel: April 4th 1973 -Opportunity to appeal ran out. For Sale or To-Let notice goes up.

The end of one beginning, but six months later it heralded the dawn of a new beginning...what was to become the most famous venue, Wigan Casino.

[Torch56]

Beware the Ides of March.

[Roburt]

Following on from the King Mojo, Nite Owl, Twisted Wheel, Up The Junction and other such venues.

[Hooker1951]

Following on from the Room at The Top original Soul club Market square Wigan open from 1964 till 1969 regular All nighters every weekend and Sunday all dayers 1965 till 1968 running parallel at the time with the Wheel, Geno Washington and the ram jam band regular live act there, never gets a proper mention I was there it happened 8 years before Casino all nighters

kR

Mick L

[Roburt]

Lots of other early mod / soul clubs of course that played our sort of music.

London got in on the act from around 1963/64 with lots of allnighters in venues every week there. But loads of venues in Yorkshire & Lancs were in on the act too -- not all could host niters but they'd book the same soul acts as the niter venues. Liverpool, Nelson, Bolton, Leeds, Hull, Bradford, Huddersfield & the like all had their own good clubs.

Wigan Casino even ran soul nites way before the 70's ...

[Hooker1951]

59 minutes ago, Roburt said:

Lots of other early mod / soul clubs of course that played our sort of music.

London got in on the act from around 1963/64 with lots of allnighters in venues every week there. But loads of venues in Yorkshire & Lancs were in on the act too -- not all could host niters but they'd book the same soul acts as the niter venues. Liverpool, Nelson, Bolton, Leeds, Hull, Bradford, Huddersfield & the like all had their own good clubs.

Wigan Casino even ran soul nites way before the 70's ...

I know I worked n the door there Robert, met Ben e king. Jimmy Ruffin, Edwin Starr, William bell, Arthur Conley, Johnny Johnson  etc etc , way before 1973 first all-nighter, who ever was on at Wigan Casino also played  at Bolton Casino sometimes on the same night same owners till 1972 when Gerry Marshall took over Wigan Casino as sole proprietor and changed the Wigan Palau’s to Mr M.s after of course is surname , I painted the place LoL,

Mick Lyons