Dusty Venues

[Corinna]

Cas asked me to assist her with copying her post from another thread to a new thread for photos of Dusty venues. So here goes! Great thread idea, Cas!

Here's Cas' post:

I found a couple of small pics of the Imperial where I first saw Dusty live on stage in the 60s. To say Nelson was only a small northern town, the Imperial had all the top acts including the Beatles and Dusty.
The Imperial burnt down I forget the year, but on the site they built flats.
Heres a couple of pics, one of Dusty with the stage manager and whoever else.







You could dance right up to the stage and almost touch the artists.
I thought something like this would have made a nice thread of its own if theres enough material from everyone?

Casx

[Cas19]

Thank you Cor, I am hoping as many as possible will beable to contribute to this.

Casx

[Cas19]

Seeing as theres been plenty viewing this but so far no contributions I will show you another.

This is the ABC Blackpool as it was in the 60s when Dusty appeared there.


The interior.


The ABC closed for conversion to a triple screen cinema in 1981, the old stage was left intact behind the safety curtain. I believe its now a night club.

Heres Dusty in the dressing room at the ABC in 1968.


Casx

[karen]

One from me ..

[karen]

And of course..

[Cas19]

Brilliant Karen.

Heres a pic of Dusty backstage at the Talk too, and my ticket to see the actual show when she recored Dusty at the Talk of the town.





Casx

[Sara]

Aww, you kept your ticket
I so wish I'd had the chance to go see Dusty, but I'd need a time machine You're so lucky

Sara x

[karen]

London Palladium..

[Cas19]

Great stuff karen youre on a roll, thank you.

Casx

[karen]

Lime Grove Studios .. Top Of The Pops..1989]

[daydreamer]

Karen, don't want to appear to be a know it all , but it wasn't actually TOTP's, it was 'DUSTY' from Shepherd's Bush Empire. I was there TOTP's 2 have used that clip often though.

[daydreamer]

Cas, love the shot of the 60's ABC. This was taken around the back of the theatre before a Sunday show, I don't think we were allowed to take photo's inside the theatre during the performance.

[karen]

Ok Carole thought it wasn't the right place have gone forward to 1989.[ hope this one is ok]. not there like you were and Cas of course..

[daydreamer]

The Palace Theatre Manchester. Dusty appeared there quite a few times, including when this photo was taken at the stage door in 1967.

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[Cas19]

I remember the Palace well Carole. I'm loving that everyone is joining in, thanks to you all.

Heres inside the theatre.



Casx

[Cas19]

This is the Casterways in Birmingham where we saw Dusty in the 60s.



This was Dusty on stage, we were a lot closer than this appears to be.



This pic was taken by me backstage.

Another one backstage but this was taken by another fan.


Casx

[Sara]

That's a lovely photo, is the doll from a fan?

Sara x

[Corinna]

What a great thread! Great to see the venues where Dusty appeared. I've hardly seen any exterior of the venues (besides RAH of course), so these photos are fabulous!

[Carole R.]

Not half as attractive as some, but just as significant..
The BBC studios which were in a converted church, Rusholme Manchester..
This is where Dusty performed IOWTBWY, first edition of Top Of The Pops, NewYears day 1964.

CR xx

[daydreamer]

Dusty on TOTP's from Dickenson Rd in Manchester. The church is demolished now but there is a plaque on the building that now sits in it's place.

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