Richmond’s legendary Crawdaddy Club is set to celebrate five years since its revival with a big gig in March.
The historic music club was famous in the 1960s for breaking artists such as The Rolling Stones and The Yardbirds, whose line-up at the time included Eric Clapton, as well as hosting the likes of Elton John, Rod Stewart and Led Zeppelin.
It was brought back to life in 2011 with an opening night including former Rolling Stone Bill Wyman and now celebrates five years playing some of the biggest names in British blues, and even some soul.
Highlights from the past half a decade include Jo Harman’s first ever London appearance – she has gone on the play The Royal Albert Hall and the O2) and bringing five-times British Blues Award winner Connie Lush down from Liverpool.
Founder Mike Rivers said: “I am particularly proud of the fact that we have built a reputation for continuing to bring great music to Richmond and creating a genuinely relaxed friendly vibe that our audiences and musicians alike love.”
The Crawdaddy Club’s 5th anniversary show is in The Members’ Bar at Richmond Athletic Ground on St Patrick’s Day, March 17, featuring The Blue Bishops and surprise guests. Doors open at 8pm and tickets cost £10 in advance or £12 on the door. Go to crawdaddyclubrichmond.com.
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