OT Unity Hall- Unity Works : Thu Oct 23, 2014 8:36 pm  

I have just booked tickets to see John Cooper Clarke playing at Unity Works next month.
I believe The Cribs had something to do with opening up Unity Hall after a long long shut down.

Are they one and the same venue?????

Cheers

Re: OT Unity Hall- Unity Works : Thu Oct 23, 2014 8:40 pm  

They certainly are, and a beautiful venue it is.

Re: OT Unity Hall- Unity Works : Thu Oct 23, 2014 8:53 pm  

Fantastic venue. I'm a shareholder, one of many, and I was amazed at what they've done to it!

Re: OT Unity Hall- Unity Works : Fri Oct 24, 2014 6:06 pm  

Went to see some hippie bird there in the 70's who was from one of those music education programmes you got on daytime tv back then, atoria or something she was called, seem to remember it being a real grand room we where in. Some great bands played there back in the day, (boomtown rats, Pretenders and Iron Maiden spring to mind) let's hope there will be some great acts coming to the city soon.

Re: OT Unity Hall- Unity Works : Fri Oct 24, 2014 7:50 pm  

Inside Man that was Attara"s Band. Do you you remember a young lad picked from the audience to play the drums on stage. That was me lol.

Re: OT Unity Hall- Unity Works : Fri Oct 24, 2014 8:33 pm  

The good ole days.

Re: OT Unity Hall- Unity Works : Fri Oct 24, 2014 9:09 pm  

My first gig was Iron Maiden at the Unity Hall in June 1980, Praying Mantis were the support band - an excellent gig.

I read recently that The Pretenders played their first ever gig in Wakefield - I knew their 'Brass In Pocket' song was based on a comment from a someone in a Wakefield band they played with but wasn't aware of this other Wakefield connection

Re: OT Unity Hall- Unity Works : Fri Oct 24, 2014 10:57 pm  

Saw Slade and Gillan there, possibly others, the late 70s were a bit of a haze for me

Re: OT Unity Hall- Unity Works : Sat Oct 25, 2014 7:55 am  

"Back in the day " I saw The Stranglers and The Adverts in the late 70s and then Ultravox early 80s.

Just glad to see Wakey have a venue and we don't have to trapes to Leeds or sheffield

Re: OT Unity Hall- Unity Works : Sat Oct 25, 2014 12:28 pm  

Good venue, but they need to sort the sound out. Am I right in thinking they put a lower roof in previously??