Bridge Place Country Club is situated in an old Manor House the village of Bridge just outside of Canterbury.
The house was converted in the 60's by Peter Melkin and his brother into a succesful club. It was host to some of the best acts in the world in it's time as a live music venue.
Local bands were paid £16 - £18 and expected to play 2-3hrs.
The Moody Blues a chart album band with an American tour under their belts earned just under £400 for 1 hour and toured in a long wheel-base pale blue Transit (quite rare at the time)
PA about 250 Watts and Valve based 100W Marshall 2x4 speaker stack backline amps.
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