The Pavilion was a cinema that operated from 1914 to 1960. The carved name and the words “Drama” and “Comedy” can still be seen on the building.
In the 1970s it was the Rock Garden venue and more recently the Arena nightclub.
Pavilion Theatre, Newport Road, Middlesbrough
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And the legendary 1977 venue – in Rock Garden days – for the only Teesside appearance of the Sex Pistols, appearing on the day under the pseudonym of “Rebel Acne” as they were in some sort of legal dispute over marketing rights with their record label.
Actually it was “Acne Rable”. They also played the town hall.
If you go by anecdotes there was about 5 times as many people there as you could fit into the building!
I didn’t know that about the Pistols, Dave. Thanks for the info.
I have to say I wasn’t there – I would have liked to have gone even at the post punk age of 28 – but I was on nights that week. I do know that our new Cleveland Police and Crime Commissioner was there however…..
It was called Sloopy’s in the late 60’s. Played tha latest Soul/Motown records and the chip buttys were nice.
i loved sloopys .. i went there in the late 60s and early 70,s. i think mister mccoys had closed by then.. mccoys was my very favourite place.. great people and great acts.. does anyone have any pics from those days? i know not many of us had cameras.. chris
It was Lt Marimba then changed to sloopys Laurie Pigg was the manager horrible man