Rock'n'Roll WiltshireYou are in: Wiltshire > History > Rock 'n' Roll Wiltshire  Find out all the facts about the historic night in 1962 when The Beatles played a gig in Swindon. Photos and articles about the gigs many world-famous bands including The Beatles, The Rolling Stones and The Kinks played in Wiltshire in the 60s, 70s and 80s.  Take a look back to the 70s when acts such as The Jam, Talking Heads and Blondie played in Swindon.  Read about the string of pop concerts that took place at the Longleat Estate in the mid-sixties.  In 1964 The Stones played in Wiltshire five times. Read a retrospective and watch cine footage.  Read an account of the many gigs that famous bands played at Devizes Corn Exchange in the seventies.  We look back to 1964, and the day top beat combo The Kinks were chased out of a gig by crazed fans.  Find out how acts such as Eric Clapton, Dire Straits and Yes are part of Wiltshire's rock history.  Read the story of how the rock'n'roll legend met his end in a car crash in Chippenham in 1960.  Read the story of when The Beatles came to Wiltshire to film scenes from their film Help! in 1965.  Read the story of the Swindon band who supported punk legends The Clash in Swindon in 1977.  A recent book details all the famous bands who played southern Wiltshire in the 60s. Find out more.  Hear the recollections of Wiltshire people who saw Buddy Holly play at Salisbury's Gaumont in 1958.  Read the personal account of a Chippenham band who in 1963 performed with Jerry Lee Lewis in Bath.  Browse our definitive list of rock gigs which have taken place in the county over the last 50 years.  Watch a feature from BBC Points West about the bands who played Wiltshire in the 60s and 70s. You are in: Wiltshire > History > Rock 'n' Roll Wiltshire |
