The Red Cow – London
Situated at 157 Hammersmith Road, London W6. Bands who played at The Red Cow included The Stranglers, 999, The Damned, the Police, the Jam, Tom Robinson, The Skids, and AC/DC (their debut gig in England!) and was a regular venue for bands playing London. The Stranglers famously played to a packed crowd in September 1978 in a secret gig as The Shakespearoes.
In the early eighties, the brewery decided it wanted to turn the Red Cow into a family pub, and the venue closed down with a month-long festival. It was demolished and a smaller pub and Thai restaurant were built.
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Went to Red Cow a few times, saw The Damned there but have no recollection of it my mate I went with says it was very early in punk and the place was empty. XTC were excellent as were The Police. However the standout was The Stranglers secret gig…..which everyone knew about. I went with The Lurkers Twins (Max & Eddie) it was rammed…..these were the days when a venue’s capacity was as many people as you can squeeze get in plus 50 more. Place was like a sauna and the small stage meant the band was in the crowd. Look at photos from the gig and you will see that everyone looks like they have been rained on as we spent an hour sweating