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Line 1: {{coord\|54.972\|-1.616\|display=title\|region:GB_scale:5000}} [[File:Mayfair Ballroom Newcastle - Dance Floor.jpg\|thumb\|The Mayfair dance floor in 1961]] '''Mayfair Ballroom''' was a [[ballroom]] and [[concert hall]] situated on Newgate Street in [[Newcastle upon Tyne]], [[England]]. The oblong room was built to hold 1,500 people and had a small stage along one of the longer walls.<ref name=black>[http://homepage.mac.com/blackmarketclash/Bands/Clash/recordings/1980/80-06-12%20Newcastle/80-06-12%20Newcastle.html The Clash Mayfair, Newcastle - 12 June 1980<!-- Bot generated title -->] {{webarchive\|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20071206105343/http://homepage.mac.com/blackmarketclash/Bands/Clash/recordings/1980/80-06-12%20Newcastle/80-06-12%20Newcastle.html \|date=6 December 2007 }}</ref> It was opened in September 1961 by the Mecca organisation.<ref>{{Cite web\|url=https://www.chroniclelive.co.uk/news/history/gallery/newcastles-mayfair-ballroom-how-legendary-21555254\|title=Newcastle's Mayfair Ballroom - how the legendary venue was born 60 years ago\|first=David\|last=Morton\|date=September 13, 2021\|website=ChronicleLive}}</ref> [[File:Mayfair Ballroom Newcastle - Ticket Hall.jpg\|thumb\|The ticket hall]] It was also host to a popular ~~Rave~~[[rave music]] event during the early 1990s called the Rezerection. ~~DJ's~~DJs and live ~~PA's~~PAs including [[Carl Cox]], [[Joey Beltram]], [[Grooverider]], [[Njoi,]] and [[The Prodigy]] ~~played~~performed there~~. Some of the hardest ravers were members of the Whickham Crew~~.▼ Artists that played the venue, early in their careers, include [[AC/DC]], [[The Who]], [[Free (band)\|Free]], [[Pink Floyd]], [[Queen (band)\|Queen]],<ref>{{Cite web\|url=https://www.chroniclelive.co.uk/news/history/gallery/how-rock-giants-queen-conquered-20998739\|title=Rock giants Queen conquered Newcastle United's St James' Park 35 years ago\|first=David\|last=Morton\|date=July 9, 2021\|website=ChronicleLive}}</ref> [[the Police]], [[Shy (band)\|Shy]], [[the Prodigy]], [[Black Grape]], [[The Cross (band)\|the Cross]], [[Kylie Minogue]], [[Daft Punk]], [[Tin Machine]], [[U2]], [[the Clash]], [[Iron Maiden]], [[Metallica]], [[Faith No More]], [[Judas Priest]], [[Bodycount (band)\|Bodycount]] and [[Nirvana (band)\|Nirvana]], The Glitter Band among others.<ref name=black/> [[Jet (UK band)\|Jet]] played at the venue in 1975, when guitarist [[David O'List]] tied himself up with his guitar cord, collapsing to the floor and unable to resume a vertical position until rescued by the road crew. ~~The venue hosted Europe's largest and longest-running rock club, spanning four decades.<ref name=black/>~~ [[Led Zeppelin]]'s first ever live performance in the [[United Kingdom]] was at the Mayfair Ballroom on 4 October 1968, albeit billed as "[[The Yardbirds]] featuring [[Jimmy Page]]".<ref name=Complete>Dave Lewis (1994), ''The Complete Guide to the Music of Led Zeppelin'', Omnibus Press, {{ISBN \|0-7119-3528-9}}</ref> [[Free (band)\|Free]]'s final live performance in the UK took place at the venue on 20 October 1972. At the end of the show, guitarist [[Paul Kossoff]] broke the neck of his cherished Les Paul guitar after uncharacteristically throwing it into the air in frustration.▼ ▲It was also host to a popular Rave event during the early 1990s called the Rezerection. DJ's and live PA's including Carl Cox, Joey Beltram, Grooverider, Njoi, and The Prodigy played there. Some of the hardest ravers were members of the Whickham Crew. In 1999 the Mayfair was demolished and replaced with a retail and entertainment venue called [[The Gate, Newcastle\|The Gate]].<ref>{{cite web\|author=David Morton \|url=http://www.chroniclelive.co.uk/lifestyle/nostalgia/legendary-mayfair-nightclub-newcastle-still-4024139 \|title=Legendary Mayfair nightclub in Newcastle is still a miss \|publisher=Chronicle Live \|date= 28 May 2013\|accessdate=2017-07-08}}</ref> The closing night was attended by 5,000 people.<ref>{{Cite web\|url=https://www.chroniclelive.co.uk/news/history/newcastles-legendary-rock-venue-mayfair-16789178\|title=Newcastle's Mayfair Ballroom closed its doors 20 years ago\|first=David\|last=Morton\|date=August 21, 2019\|website=ChronicleLive}}</ref> Artists that played the venue, early in their career, include [[AC/DC]], [[the Who]], [[Pink Floyd]], [[Queen (band)\|Queen]], [[the Police]], [[the Prodigy]], [[Black Grape]], [[The Cross (band)\|the Cross]], [[Kylie Minogue]], [[Tin Machine]], [[U2]], [[the Clash]], [[Iron Maiden]], [[Faith No More]], [[Judas Priest]] and [[Nirvana (band)\|Nirvana]], The Glitter Band among others.<ref name=black/> ▲[[Led Zeppelin]]'s first ever live performance in the [[United Kingdom]] was at the Mayfair Ballroom on 4 October 1968.<ref name=Complete>Dave Lewis (1994), ''The Complete Guide to the Music of Led Zeppelin'', Omnibus Press, ISBN 0-7119-3528-9</ref> In 1999 the Mayfair was demolished to make way for a leisure complex called [[The Gate, Newcastle\|the Gate]].<ref>http://www.chroniclelive.co.uk/lifestyle/nostalgia/legendary-mayfair-nightclub-newcastle-still-4024139</ref> The closing night was attended by 5,000 people. ==References== {{~~reflist~~Reflist}} ==External links== *[https://archive.today/20121208193859/http://www.newcastlestuff.com/mayfair/mayfair.html Web Site commemorating the venue] {{Music venues and festivals of Tyne and Wear\|state=autocollapse}} {{Authority control}} [[Category:Buildings and structures in Newcastle upon Tyne]] [[Category:Concert halls in England]] [[Category:Music venues in Tyne and Wear]] [[Category:Demolished buildings and structures in Tyne and Wear]] [[Category:Buildings and structures demolished in 1999]] [[Category:Former theatres in England]]