Yes, yes they were all very well but lots of these didn't have the facilities that a young man in the prime of his life needed. My preferred choice was the Orion in Hassocks that had DOUBLE SEATS :mad: And you could go across the road Adastra Park afterwards to recover or carry on, depending...
I saw pretty well every pop star that existed at the Hippodrome during the 60's and very early 70's, with the exception of Elvis. He never even made the country let alone arrived in the building to leave it.