Soft Cell Kirklevington Country Club 1982 and Marc Almond Newcastle Mayfair 1985
The Kirk was a legendary venue on North Yorkshire which played host to Jimi Hendrix, Clapton, Joe Cocker and many other bands in the late 60s. By the early 80s it was a very trendy night club. I went a couple of times, once to see Soft Cell and another to see Geno Washington. 
The Soft Cell gig was great, coming not long after their number one hit with Tainted Love. The gig was sold out, but I went down with a couple of mates, and managed to blag our way in, can’t quite remember how. The place was ram packed and Soft Cell were great. They had just released Say Hello Wave Goodbye. Their set was short, but spot on, great atmosphere, and Marc Almond was every bit a star. I remember manager Stevo standing in the crowd, watching his proteges from the dancefloor. A very special night. The next time I saw Marc was at Newcastle Mayfair. By now he had gone solo, was dressed heavily in leather and very much the melodramatic torch singer. Impressive stuff.
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Posted by John on March 3, 2019 at 2:18 am
I was there too. Seem to remember the saxophone player had to stand off stage as it was so small. Dave Ball was great, Marc his usual self 😀
Posted by Mark Watson on January 11, 2024 at 12:05 am
I remember seeing Hambi and the dance and funkapolitan at Kirklevington
Posted by vintagerock on January 11, 2024 at 2:23 pm
Hi Mark yes the Kirk was lovely venue Peter happy days
Posted by Robin Thompson on June 18, 2025 at 6:13 pm
hello, just bought soft cells none stop erotic cabaret on vinyl and on the sleeve notes there is a credit to “Mike and Tony from the Kirk”. Would this be the Kirklevington country club do you think ? I was there that night too. Happy days.