The Infrastructure
The rise and fall of the rooms that hosted the noise.
Stoke-on-Trent • Spatial Archive
Golden Torch
Activity Pulse 1965 — 2026
The soul of the 70s. A legendary Northern Soul dungeon.
Cap: 1200 Total Gigs: 3+
Key Archives
1965-01-30
Billy J. Kramer and The Dakotas
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1965-05-16
The ’n Betweens
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1965-06-11
The ’n Betweens
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Victoria Hall
Activity Pulse 1965 — 2026
The grand dame. Hanley's premier concert hall for decades.
Cap: 1600 Total Gigs: 3+
Key Archives
1968-04-19
Bee Gees
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1970-03-20
Ginger Baker’s Air Force
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1970-09-30
Ginger Baker’s Air Force
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Trentham Gardens
Activity Pulse 1965 — 2026
The ballroom era. Hosted the giants of rock in its heyday.
Cap: 3000 Total Gigs: 3+
Key Archives
1965-01-29
The Yardbirds
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1965-02-19
The Zombies
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1965-05-21
The Moody Blues
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The Sugarmill
Activity Pulse 1965 — 2026
Indie grit. The 90s/00s sweatbox where careers were launched.
Cap: 400 Total Gigs: 3+
Key Archives
1998-09-05
Terrorvision
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1999-11-15
The Sugarhill Gang
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1999-11-30
Glenn Tilbrook
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The Wheatsheaf
Activity Pulse 1965 — 2026
Pub rock royalty. The intimate breeding ground for local angst.
Cap: 250 Total Gigs: 3+
Key Archives
1989-06-16
John Martyn
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1989-07-19
St. Christopher, The Field Mice
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1989-08-18
Under Neath What
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