IT opened 40 years ago this month, hosted most of the biggest names in rock and pop, from the Rolling Stones to The Who and Diana Ross, and closed down with a whimper in 1985.
IT opened 40 years ago this month, hosted most of the biggest names in rock and pop, from the Rolling Stones to The Who and Diana Ross, and closed down with a whimper in 1985.
Paul McCartney and his band Wings played at the Apollo in December 1979 Below: Lecturer Kenny Forbes
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Uncommemorated, its former site in Glasgow city centre is now occupied by a pub and a cinema.
But interest in the fabled Apollo Theatre remains remarkably strong, 27 years after its demise, and now an academic study aims to discover why it is still remembered so enthusiastically by staff and audience members.
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