Notable Performances
- Northern Irish punk band Stiff Little Fingers played their final gig at The Apollo on February 6, 1983, before re-uniting four years later in 1987.
- The Rolling Stones played at the Apollo a week after the venue's official opening date.
- The Jacksons, Diana Ross and The Osmonds commenced their British tours at the Apollo.
- Chuck Berry performed for a ₤25,000 fee (Berry demanded that he be paid in cash).
- Duke Ellington played at the venue several months before his death in 1974.
- The Clash, Meat Loaf and Gary Numan played at the Apollo before its closure in 1985.
- The Style Council performed its farewell show at the Apollo.
- Status Quo recorded their Quo Live album at the Apollo between 27 and 29 October 1976. The album won the ‘Classic Album Award’ at the 2012 Classic Rock Roll of Honour awards show.
- AC/DC recorded their first live album if you want blood you've got it at the Apollo on 30 April 1978.
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