Glasgow Apollo - Apollo Countdown 1985 

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My best friend passed in 1979 when I was fourteen. His father and brothers were going to see The Shadows at the Apollo, and the father gave me my friend's ticket and took me along. It was a great concert and I have fond memories of it, but sad ones too. One brother is a well-known performer in and around Glasgow, Gary the Busker. RIP Malcolm McAusland, gone too soon but never forgotten.

Whenever Toyah plays Glasgow, she still mentions the Glasgow Apollo, the bouncing balcony...... and how Demis Roussos got stuck on the stairs! I dont think any other venue has ever been held in performers memories quite as a much as the Apollo. Thank you for sharing

I attended many a concert at The Apollo : from Bowie , Genesis, Yes, Supertramp and Van DerGraaf Generator , Jethro Tull , Ritchie Blackmore's Rainbow , to Elvis Costello , The Stranglers , John Cooper Clarke ( I didn't hate him - I thought he was brilliant ) , Leonard Cohen , Peter Gabriel , The Skids and more . Brilliant venue . Sadly missed .

Brings back lots of memories. My first concert was the Beach Boys at the Greens, mid-60s., never dreaming I'd end up living down the road from them, in California, for 40+ years!

Saw my first gig here, compliments of my big sis. Genesis 1981. Saw dozens in the next few years. Some of the biggest names in 80’s rock. Best days of my life.. TY for uploading this, never seen it before.

Fab, thanks for putting this up. I spent my youth in the place 16 to 21 years old from 1980 to 1985; brilliant.

Love how it goes from Bryan Ferry praising the venue to Rick Wakeman bringing it back down to earth.

My first gig was at the Apollo November 8th 1974 - Queen and ticket cost £1.25..still have the poster I bought from a seller after the gig 50p... great night and great gig..saw others there over the years...these type of gigs were the best as outdoor and large stadium gigs don't have the same atmosphere but I guess times move on.... great to see inside the venue again...thanks

Thanks for putting this up. Had many great times in the place. It brings a tear to the eye.

Saw the Police, the Cure, SLF, the Boomtown Rats, the Clash (2x), Richard Hell, the Coventry Specials, Suicide, saw Blondie blow Television off the stage, 999, Stranglers, the Jam, the 2Tone Tour, Rezillos, Magazine (upstairs), Ultravox! (John Foxx), blah blah blah. Place was a dump but wasn't aware of that when the great music was kickin' in. Thanks for posting this. So good to see Louise Goodall with her punk rock blond hair too

Great find. My big brother saw AC/DC ('82) and ZZ Top ('83) there.

Yep, remember the burger place right behind the Apollo too, so many gigs, so many memories

Great to see this again after over 30 years. Cheers!

It was never a palace .It was rough but it was as smooth as silk when it was full of fans and a band was playing .There was s feeling in that place that made your blood rush !!I will have that for the rest of my life.Thank my lucky stars i experienced its wonder .I miss it!!!

This brought back so many memories.I saw THIN LIZZY,SAXON,MOTORHEAD,WHITESNAKE,GILLAN,MARILLION AND TOYAH there.Magical times.Still got my ticket stubbs.

Alvin what a lovely bloke he was

Story of my teenage years! Too many gigs to mention. My best memory was meeting Deep Purple at the back stage door after soundcheck. David Coverdale's first tour. They were so friendly. Also Queen as the support act for Mott the Hoople. Lynyrd Skynyrd as support act for Golden Earring. These are the real golden memories.

Thank God we still have the Barrowlands!

I CRIED WHEN I HEARD IT WAS PULLED DOWN!! Should have turned it into a RocknRoll Shrine I had many a great Night in The Appolo with my great friend Shug O'Hara bands like Iron Maiden, Status Quo, Rush, Van Halen, Rainbow🌈 & The Creme Da La Creme The Awesome AC/DC Awesome Nights PROUD to say I was part of those great ROCK nights 🎶 🎶 AWESOME JUST AWESOME 🎶 ~ R I P ~ 🎶 GLASGOW APPOLO

Thanks so much for putting this up , liked and subbed

Amazing doc on the old place. Thanks for uploading.

I joined Unicorn Leisure in 1974, just after Frank Lynch took over the Apollo. These were great days, Unicorn a that time had a host of entertainment venues, most of them discotheques. Although I didn't work at The Apollo, I was asked to go there twice to help out. One was for the Rod Stewart concert, and I was also allowed to invite my older brother. During the concert, it was my task to roll onto the stage from the side, the footballs, for Rod to kick into the audience. I got my brother a pass to join me backstage, his memory was of Rod passing us with a bottle of brandy in one hand, and a beautiful blond girl on his other arm. I also helped out when they hosted a live large screen performance via satellite of the Ali vs Foreman fight from Zaire. It seemed that everyone who was anyone in Glasgow was there that night. Frank Lynch was a great guy, a real visionary. It was Frank who introduced me to Jan Tomasik, when he appointed him as the new General Manager of The Apollo. Although I was only 18, Frank Lynch always spoke to me whenever he visited the venue where I worked, and I treasured the advice that he would pass on to me. I was only with Unicorn Leisure for two years, and on my last night of work, Frank Lynch drove out to wish me every luck and success. My time there proved to be a great start in my business career.

I saw Zz top , the quo (several times & yes the circle was bouncing, kinda frightening when in the stalls) & meat loaf.

Great to see this again. Very nostalgic. Thanks for putting it up.

was a roadie here for 2 years. Most of my stories would be unprintable...worked with so many of the biggest names in that 2 years...no fork lift no safety in those days.

My pal was the assistant manager. I myself worked there in the 80s… seen them all and as a fan never missed many 70s bands

Saw Robert Plant in 83. I loved everything about that venue. Would you get anything like that in these soulless clinical i phone ridden times? No just clones in sterile halls

Superb! Thank You!

Had some great times here in the ear,y 80’s AC/DC. Whitesnake to Jethro Tull and an awful night at a Tangerine Dream concert. All great memories though. Love from … California 🇺🇸

Brilliant.

This was my brothers 2nd home.

I was born May 1987, Two years after this venue was gone. I've heard many stories about the place. So many legendary bands took the stage. I really just wanted to see what it looked like. Shame that something that had such a legend surrounding it was such a shitehole, haha.

Great video! I know you've probably been asked this a million times - but is there anyway I could get a DVD copy of this? My first gig was Marillion at the Apollo on 17/2/84, Rick Wakeman and Phil Collins both in 1985. Nowhere had such an atmosphere like the Apollo... David

Never seen any bands there,,but remember everyone was hearbroken when it closed,,they bulled it down not long after,,remember seeing the back end ripped open where the stage would have been,,it was like seeing someone disimbowled,cut wide open,,a real shame.

gary numan was my first and still the best I've seen at the apollo good times

Apollo was a brilliant gig place...read next The real gorbals story amazon 😅

Stood so many times at that ticket booth.

Shame the building wasn't properly maintained through the years. Fish recalled in a recent interview that when Marillion played there in 1984, he was invited up to the top floor for a look around. It was flooded.

amazing

21st March 1985. Frankie Goes to Hollywood.

Yeah, great memories, first gig I was at was Nazareth supported by "The dead end kids" not sure of the year? Early apollo days. Seen stacks of bands after that,. .lynard skynard,.. status quo, supported by montrose, ticket was only about £1.75!. Rory Gallagher x2.. Focus..10cc..Black Oak arkinsaw..Alex Harvey x2.. Ted nugent..Chuck Berry. Loads more, every week somebody to go and see, seamed like nearly every night. Looked in the Sunday Mail to see who was coming. Brilliant. Thought the place was lovely.

When it was built it was the largest cinema and dance hall in Europe…

19. 29 mark! mark! MARK!

Roxy Music my first ever concert. 1975

What a Big Waste. They should have put in a Big chunk of Cash and fixed it up. Because it was a wonderful place to see a Band. Barney Glasgow 😎

56.09 Sidney and Tiger Tim

English tours in Glasgow (Phil Collins) imagine that being said today by the britnats 😆 #YesScotland today

Thanks for putting this up, but it's a pity that this is the best that could be done. Just not enough live footage I guess. I could do without some of the ropey dramatics.

Imagine this Glasgow pish (west coast labour ) being shown today 🤣🤣

Alvin Stardust - He was the 'Don', when it came to 'urban explorers'. So ahead of his time. These days, young kids make vlogs of disused bus stops and think they are coming across something new and interesting. Pathetic, really 😅

Pete Agnew 26:10

Glesga gold

i watched 10 mins...it depressed me...moved on

Who doesn't care, Westminster doesn't care 👍