Barbarella (Växjö)
56°53′11″N 14°45′57″E / 56.886444°N 14.765754°E
Discotheque Barbarella was a discoteque located at Mörners väg 122, 352 46,[1] Växjö, Sweden, prominent in the 1970s. In a city of very limited entertainment, Barbarella played a central role. The disco opened in 1971 in an industrial area in the outskirts and drew crowds from many parts of southeastern Sweden. It closed in 1992.
Concerts at Barbarella
The brains behind Barbarella succeeded in attracting many well-known Swedish and international bands of the 1970s to perform in Växjö. Notable concerts are as follows:
- Tony Walter's Stardust International & Aldo Wiking Show, 1 October 1971
- Colosseum, 2 October 1971
- Status Quo, 27 November 1971
- Sweet, 16 January 1972
- Procol Harum, 8 October 1972
- Hoola Bandoola Band, 12 February 1972
- Landslaget, 11 September 1972
- Sveriges Jazzband, 8 November 1972
- Mc Guiness Flint, 9 November 1972
- Eric Burdon från The Animals, xx November 1972
- Tasavallan presidentti
- Jon Hiseman's Tempest, 8 January 1973
- Holje-bandet, February 1973
- Colosseum II featuring Jon Hiseman & Gary Moore, 8 May 1973
- Manfred Mann's Earth Band, 5 October 1973
- Scafell Pike, 12 October 1973
- Vinegar Joe, 30 November 1973
- Hörselmat (med Janne Schaffer), 1974
- Geordie, 4 May 1974
- Ted Gärdestad (med Nature), 23 August 1974
- Lena Andersson Show, 23 August 1974
- Pugh & Rainrocks, 30 August 1974
- Manfred Mann's Earth Band, 20 September 1974
- Savage Rose, 4 October 1974
- UFO, 8 oktober 1974
- Landslaget, 25 October 1974
- John Holm, 31 January 1975
- Greenslade featuring Dave Greenslade (ex. Colosseum), 30 mars 1975
- Attila, 7 June 1975
- Tomas Ledin, våren 1975
- Thin Lizzy, 18 October 1975
- Jojje Wadenius, 6 December 1975
- UFO, 13 March 1976
- AC/DC, 23 July 1976
- The Groundhogs, 11 September 1976
- Marsfolket, 12 December 1976
- Little Ekberg & Silvery Flames, 26 December 1976
- Stardust International, 29 December 1976
- Sex Pistols, 23-24 July 1977
- Pugh & Rainrocks, 12 November 1977
- Magnus Uggla, 23 November 1977
- Strix Q, 23 November 1977
- Jerry Williams & Alarm, 12 December 1978
- Buzzcocks, 17 March 1979
- Ebba Grön, 14 March 1981
- Peps Bluesband, 29 December 1982
- Sweet, 29 November 1991
- Doctors of Madness
- John Cale & Band
- Pugh Rogefeldt
- Ekseption
- Gasolin
- The Troggs
- Ian Hunter från Mott the Hoople
- Alexis Korner
- Heads Hands & Feet
- Tommy Körberg (med Solar Plexus)
- Gringo
- The Gasoline band
- Jack Downing & The Other side
- The Swinging Blue Jeans
- The Eleventh house featuring Larry Coryell, 8 February 19xx
- Paper Lace
- WigWam
- Kursaal Flyers
- Rockamöllan
- Dimensions (med Hasse)
- Shakin´Stevens & The Sunsets
- Trace (med Rick van der Linden från Ekseption)
- Secret Oyster
- Don Partridge & Slim Volume
- Kevin Coyne Band
- Jackpots
- Mammuth
- Björn Skifs & Blåblus
- Mikael Ramel och Unga Hjärtan
- Fläsket brinner
- Lalla Hansson
- Tears
- Kebnekaise
- Samla Mammas Manna
- Björn Afzelius Band
- Lotus
- Grus i Dojjan
- Basse Wickman & songs
- Lolos
- Lena-Maria & Sweet Wine
- Made in Sweden (George Wadenius, Tommy Kröberg, Vesa Altonen, Pekka Pohjola, Wlodek Gulgowski)
- Ray Montana band
- Wasa Express
- The Boppers
- Ted Åström & The Boogie Brothers
- Jackpots
References
- ^ "Om oss | Bellalite". bellalite.se (in Swedish). Retrieved 6 May 2025.