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Radio Lincolnshire,29 Dec 2024,16 mins
Boston Gliderdrome: 'The best atmosphere ever'
Secret LincolnshireAvailable for over a year
Some of the biggest names in music played at Boston's Gliderdrome in its heyday in the 1960s and early 70s. The likes of Elton John, Stevie Wonder, T-Rex, Dusty Springfield, The Who and Tina Turner all performed in front of screaming crowds in the venue's Starlight Ballroom. As Karl Bird finds out in part one of a two-part documentary, little has changed since it opened in 1964, including the memories - but after 60 years what does the future hold for the Gliderdrome?
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