The Trammps– 5th February 1976 – Hammersmith Odeon, London – Disco Inferno
If you have been with us from the start, then you will know that this Blog is based on my Gig Diary that I started in 1975 and each post looks at the next gig I went to, you will also have learnt by now that the music I was into was very much Rock based, so you may be surprised to see that I was attending a performance by Dico Kings The Trammps, but you won’t be more surprised than I was when we turned up at Hammersmith Odeon on 5th February 1976.
It was my brother Ken who first got me into music and when he moved out my sister would accompany me to concerts as I was in my mid-teens at the time. Pauline was into the Pop music of the time and really didn’t know the bands I was into but did know I was into Supertramp and in pre Google/ internet times that is who she thought she had brought tickets for. I am ashamed to say that when we arrived I was a grumpy sixteen year old not appreciative of the kindness she was showing.
These days people are much more open to listening to different musical styles and a number of artists mix genres including Folktronica and Country Rap, back in the 60’s and 70’s there was a lot more tribalism when it came to listening to music , starting with Mods and Rockers fighting on Brighton Beach and armed Hells Angels taking over Rock Festivals, being into a type of music was almost like supporting a Football team with the same amount of loyalty.
Nearly Fifty years later and a lot more open to different styles of music I am proud and thankful to my sister that I experienced one of the top bands at the height of the Disco explosion when they were in their prime although I didn’t feel it at the time, although my sister was about to make it up to me big time…
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