{{Short description|Nightclub in Birmingham, England}} {{About|a nightclub in Birmingham|the movie|Barbarella (film)|other uses|Barbarella (disambiguation){{!}}Barbarella}} {{mfn|date=July 2025}} {{Use British English|date=January 2016}} {{Use dmy dates|date=May 2024}} {{Infobox venue | name = Barbarella's | image = center|216px|Birmingham Barbarella's logo | image_caption = | nickname = | 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 | event = Rock | built = | opened = 1972 | renovated = | expanded = | closed = 1979 | demolished = 1986 | construction_cost= | former_names = | seating_type = | seating_capacity = | website = }}

'''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.<ref>{{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}}</ref>

This club was one of Eddie Fewtrell's clubs.<ref>{{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 }}</ref> 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<ref>{{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}}</ref> |rowspan=2|1976||rowspan=2|AC/DC||--||] |- | 27 October<ref>{{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 }}</ref> |rowspan=2|1976||rowspan=4|The Clash||--||Support Suburban Studs |- | 13 November<ref>{{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 }}</ref> | -- ||Support Suburban Studs |- | 24 January<ref>{{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 }}</ref> |rowspan=4|1978||--||-- |- | 1 May<ref>{{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 }}</ref> | -- || -- |- | 4 July<ref>{{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 }}</ref> |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 Set<ref group="note">Information from Sex Pistols Box Set article</ref> |- |}

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==References== {{Reflist|3}} *https://www.birminghamworld.uk/heritage-and-retro/retro/20-of-the-best-loved-birmingham-and-west-midlands-nightclubs-of-70s-and-80s-5158651 *https://www.nme.com/news/music/motorhead-album-the-manticore-tapes-3861483 *https://www.birminghammail.co.uk/whats-on/food-drink-news/chicken-shop-open-brutalist-dive-26939833 *https://www.billboard.com/music/features/chrissie-hynde-the-pretenders-reckless-book-excerpt-exclusive-6693312/ *https://www.clashmusic.com/features/a-nightingale-sang-in-barbarellas-stewart-lee-michael-cumming-interviewed/ *https://subtouring.com/Destinations/Birmingham/History/Barbarellas *https://web.archive.org/web/20250628164342/https://www.birmingham.gov.uk/directory_record/138092/barbarellas_site_of

== External links == * {{cite web|url=http://birminghammusicarchive.co.uk/?page_id=151 |title=Barbarellas |work=Venue's & Hangouts |publisher=Birmingham Music Archive |accessdate=2 March 2010 |location=Birmingham, UK |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20101027071233/http://birminghammusicarchive.co.uk/?page_id=151 |archivedate=27 October 2010 }} * {{cite web|url=http://www.eddiearmchair.com/armchair/bands/reliants1/gigs.html|title=Gigs|publisher=Edward ian Armchair|accessdate=2 March 2010 |quote=Barbarella's: In 1977 and 1978 each day was spent wondering how you could stretch the £2.80 per week Family Allowance to enable you to see as many bands as possible}}

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