Bag O'Nails (Beatles-era site), London
Picture this: Swinging Sixties London, where the air was thick with hairspray, rebellion, and guitar riffs. Sure, the Scotch of St. James and Ad Lib were the darlings of the rock 鈥榥鈥� roll elite鈥攂ut creeping up from the shadows came a little joint called the Bag O鈥橬ails, turning heads and stealing hearts by the late 1960s.
Tucked at 9 Kingly Street, just a hop, skip, and barely a guitar solo from Regent Street, this unassuming basement club didn鈥檛 exactly scream 鈥渞ock royalty鈥濃�攂ut it delivered. Jimi Hendrix played his second-ever London gig here, just casually setting the fretboard on fire. And The Beatles? Yeah, they were regulars. Paul McCartney was such a fan he practically had a designated seat鈥攁nd it was right there on May 15, 1967, that he met Linda Eastman, future Mrs. Macca, while watching Georgie Fame and the Blue Flames burn up the stage.
Their fateful meeting is now immortalized with a commemorative plaque鈥攂ecause, of course, even rock gods deserve a rom-com moment. As for the Bag O鈥橬ails itself, the amps went quiet in October 2018 when it closed its doors. But fear not鈥攊t鈥檚 rumored to be reborn as a sleek new members鈥� club called The Court. Whether it鈥檒l have the same mojo? Well... let鈥檚 just say the spirit of 1967 is a tough act to follow.
Tucked at 9 Kingly Street, just a hop, skip, and barely a guitar solo from Regent Street, this unassuming basement club didn鈥檛 exactly scream 鈥渞ock royalty鈥濃�攂ut it delivered. Jimi Hendrix played his second-ever London gig here, just casually setting the fretboard on fire. And The Beatles? Yeah, they were regulars. Paul McCartney was such a fan he practically had a designated seat鈥攁nd it was right there on May 15, 1967, that he met Linda Eastman, future Mrs. Macca, while watching Georgie Fame and the Blue Flames burn up the stage.
Their fateful meeting is now immortalized with a commemorative plaque鈥攂ecause, of course, even rock gods deserve a rom-com moment. As for the Bag O鈥橬ails itself, the amps went quiet in October 2018 when it closed its doors. But fear not鈥攊t鈥檚 rumored to be reborn as a sleek new members鈥� club called The Court. Whether it鈥檒l have the same mojo? Well... let鈥檚 just say the spirit of 1967 is a tough act to follow.
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Sight Name: Bag O'Nails (Beatles-era site)
Sight Location: London, England (See walking tours in London)
Sight Type: Attraction/Landmark
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