NOSTALGIA: Radio 1 anniversary brings back happy memories of Tricorn Club
Among many others, they can be found on the Facebook page called Tricorn Club in Portsmouth.
Pete says he enjoyed the Radio 1 Roadshow feature with its photos from the 1980s and ’90s, but adds: ‘Donkey’s years before these popular events took place Radio 1 presented a daily lunchtime programme called Radio One Club.
‘This toured the UK with their top DJs presenting.
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Hide Ad‘The old, much-missed Tricorn Club had four visits and featured Noel Edmonds, David Symonds, Emperor Rosko, Anne Nightingale and others.
‘Among the live bands were The Equals and Alan Bown Set featuring Robert Palmer and many more.’
Unsurprisingly, the Tricorn Disco Club – to give it its full name – was part of The Tricorn shopping complex in Market Way.
It ran from 1967 as a cabaret venue before becoming a hugely popular disco with great live bands from 1969 until 1975 after which it changed names several times.