California Ballroom

The California Ballroom, nicknamed "Cali" and "Soul City", was a 2000-capacity music venue,[1] being one of the United Kingdom's best-known soul music venues outside London.[2] Located in Whipsnade Road, Dunstable, Bedfordshire, the venue was open from 1960 to 1979.[3]

Soul artists appearing included Stevie Wonder, Ike & Tina Turner,[4] Roy Ayers, Brass Construction and Grover Washington, Jr. It also hosted rock acts including The Detours (later named The Who),[5] The Rolling Stones, Cream, Jimi Hendrix, Pink Floyd, The Clash and The Damned,[3] Killing Floor, Ten Years After, Jethro Tull, Chicken Shack and The Herd.[6]

References
  1. Johnston, Robert K. (2007). Reframing theology and film: new focus for an emerging discipline. Baker Publishing Group. p. 50. ISBN 978-0-8010-3240-0.
  2. Watts, Derek; Eric Clapton (2008). Country boy: a biography of Albert Lee. McFarland. p. 46. ISBN 978-0-7864-3658-3.
  3. Frame, Pete (1999). Pete Frame's rockin' around Britain: rock'n'roll landmarks of the UK and Ireland. Music Sales Group. p. 2. ISBN 978-0-7119-6973-5.
  4. Goodman, Chris (Dec 18, 2005). "Rocking at the Cali Club". Sunday Express.
  5. McMichael, Joe; Jack Lyons (2004). The Who Concert File. Omnibus Press. p. 11. ISBN 978-1-84449-009-7.
  6. Bryan Thomas. "Killing Floor | Biography & History". AllMusic. Retrieved 2016-02-12.


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