THE POLECATS
West Hampstead Arts Club, NW6 1NR , [Venue Details]Hailing from Mill Hill in North West London The Polecats formed the band in 1977 under the name of Cult Heroes
but that name sounded too much Punk and they felt they were being excluded from the Rockabilly circuit so they decide to call themselves The Polecats as the name cats was the thing to be called back in the day.
This was the time of the Rockabilly Revival in the United Kingdom the original clothes from the 50’s carded toupees and even makeup heavily influenced by groups from the Punk era and 70’s Glam Rock. They got into the British Top 40 charts alongside the Stray Cats and their “Rock this Town” with “John I’m only Dancing” “Rockabilly Guy” and the T-Rex version “Jeepster.
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Performer name: THE POLECATS
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Hailing from Mill Hill in North West London The Polecats formed the band in 1977 under the name of Cult Heroes
but that name sounded too much Punk and they felt they were being excluded from the Rockabilly circuit so they decide to call themselves The Polecats as the name cats was the thing to be called back in the day.
This was the time of the Rockabilly Revival in the United Kingdom the original clothes from the 50’s carded toupees and even makeup heavily influenced by groups from the Punk era and 70’s Glam Rock. They got into the British Top 40 charts alongside the Stray Cats and their “Rock this Town” with “John I’m only Dancing” “Rockabilly Guy” and the T-Rex version “Jeepster.
Admission: £22.52
Performer name: THE POLECATS
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