Barbarella's

{{About|a nightclub in Birmingham|the movie|Barbarella (film)|other uses|Barbarella (disambiguation){{!}}Barbarella}}

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{{Infobox venue

| name = Barbarella's

| image = File:Birmingam Barbarellas logo.jpg

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| address = 41 Cumberland Street

| city = Birmingham

| country = United Kingdom

| location = Birmingham, United Kingdom

| coordinates = {{coord|52|28|36|N|01|54|48|W|display=inline, title}}

| type = Nightclub

| genre = Rock

| built =

| opened = 1972

| renovated =

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| closed = 1979

| demolished = 1986

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Barbarella's was a nightclub and music venue located in Birmingham, England. The name of the club was taken from the film Barbarella. The club opened in 1972 and closed in August 1979.

American acts Ike & Tina Turner, Del Shannon, and Junior Walker & the All Stars performed at Barbarella's in 1972.{{Cite news |date=1972-11-05 |title=Barbarella's - Ike & Tina Turner Revue / Del Shannon / Junior Walker & The All Stars (Advertisement) |url=https://www.newspapers.com/article/sunday-mercury-ike-tina-turner-at-barb/145828328/ |access-date=2024-04-22 |work=Sunday Mercury |pages=15}}

This club was one of Eddie Fewtrell's clubs.{{cite journal|title=New Book - The Eddie Fewtrell Story |publisher=Spaghetti Gazetti |location=Birmingham, UK |url=http://www.spaghettigazetti.com/2007/11/new-book-eddie-fewtrell-story.html |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20100116154317/http://www.spaghettigazetti.com/2007/11/new-book-eddie-fewtrell-story.html |archivedate=16 January 2010 }} Fewtrell promoted known rock bands at that time, such as AC/DC, Dire Straits, Queen, Sex Pistols and The Clash.

Duran Duran's drummer Roger Taylor played at Barbarella's with punk bands in the 1970s.

Both The Prefects and The Photos recorded a song called Barbarella's, the latter mourning the closure of the club.

class="wikitable collapsible collapsed" |+ ! colspan=5 | 1976-1978 concerts
Date	Year	Musician(s)	Tour	Note
31 July{{cite web|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Q1Ly4WzkpiU |archive-url=https://ghostarchive.org/varchive/youtube/20211215/Q1Ly4WzkpiU |archive-date=2021-12-15 |url-status=live|title=AC/DC Birmingham Barbarellas - 31st July 1976|website=YouTube |accessdate=30 December 2010}}{{cbignore}} |rowspan=2|1976	rowspan=2|AC/DC|
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27 October{{cite web|url=http://homepage.mac.com/blackmarketclash/Bands/Clash/recordings/1976_77/76-10-27%20Birmingham/76-10-27%20Birmingham.html |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090117163751/http://homepage.mac.com/blackmarketclash/Bands/Clash/recordings/1976_77/76-10-27%20Birmingham/76-10-27%20Birmingham.html |url-status=dead |archive-date=17 January 2009 |title=The Clash Birmingham Barbarellas - 27 October 1976 |accessdate=2 March 2010 }} |rowspan=2|1976	rowspan=4|The Clash|
-	Support Suburban Studs
13 November{{cite web|url=http://homepage.mac.com/blackmarketclash/Bands/Clash/recordings/1976_77/76-11-13%20Birmingham%20Barbarellas/76-11-13%20Birmingham%20Barbarellas.html |title=The Clash Birmingham Barbarellas - 13 November 1978 |accessdate=2 March 2010 |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20090828043158/http://homepage.mac.com/blackmarketclash/Bands/Clash/recordings/1976_77/76-11-13%20Birmingham%20Barbarellas/76-11-13%20Birmingham%20Barbarellas.html |archivedate=28 August 2009 |df=dmy }} | --	Support Suburban Studs
24 January{{cite web|url=http://homepage.mac.com/blackmarketclash/Bands/Clash/recordings/1978/78-01-24%20Birmingham/78-01-24%20Birmingham.html |title=The Clash Birmingham Barbarellas - 24 January 1978 |accessdate=2 March 2010 |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20091205004355/http://homepage.mac.com/blackmarketclash/Bands/Clash/recordings/1978/78-01-24%20Birmingham/78-01-24%20Birmingham.html |archivedate=5 December 2009 |df=dmy }} |rowspan=4|1978|
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1 May{{cite web|url=http://homepage.mac.com/blackmarketclash/Bands/Clash/recordings/1978/78-05-01%20Birmingham/78-05-01%20Birmingham.html |title=The Clash Birmingham Barbarellas - 1 May 1978 |accessdate=2 March 2010 |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20091205024757/http://homepage.mac.com/blackmarketclash/Bands/Clash/recordings/1978/78-05-01%20Birmingham/78-05-01%20Birmingham.html |archivedate=5 December 2009 |df=dmy }} | --	--
4 July{{cite web|url=http://www.mark-knopfler.info/tour1978.htm |title=Dire Straits tour 1978 |work=Tours |publisher=Mark Knopfler official site |accessdate=13 February 2010 |location=Canada |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://archive.today/20120904145335/http://www.mark-knopfler.info/tour1978.htm |archivedate=4 September 2012 }} |Dire Straits	Dire Straits Tour	Left in the form of album Birmingham at Barbarella
14 August	Sex Pistols|
-	Left in the form of song in the album Sex Pistols Box SetInformation from Sex Pistols Box Set article