The Sweet personified the Glam Rock era of the 1970s in the UK, showcasing their distinctive glitter and glam makeup. Beyond their iconic visual style, The Sweet also wielded significant influence in the realm of pure rock music. Their timeless hits continue to resonate, and the present lineup, featuring the main man himself, guitarist Andy Scott, consistently leaves audiences clamoring for an encore!
On March 24, 1976, glam rock icons Sweet performed the final show of the US leg of their Give Us A Wink world tour at the Civic Auditorium in Santa Monica, California, which held 3,000 people. This concert took place less than
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Thanks to Berit for the story and the pictures. I’ve been a Sweet fan since 1971. I remember when Co Co were played for the first time on Swedish radio. I was in the car with my parents. My dad were trying
One of their best live performances took place in August 1976 in Nakano Sun Plaza Hall, Japan and the show was released on vinyl as “Aimez-Vous Les Yeux Noirs?” – which is very rare and hard to find. Here’s “Yesterdays Rain”:
These poster were published in the German Bravo magazines. Any missing?
A couple of years ago Andy went to a Music-Biz lunch and met quite a few contemporaries from his past including a certain Slade frontman!
An extremely rare find. Sweet clips from the show “Lift Off With Ayshea” from 1972. Not the best quality but hey, it’s finally there.
Sweet were on the German Bravo magazines frontpage several times. All pictures are copyrighted by Bravo.
by David Rose Sweet used to open their shows with this tune which continues straight into Hell Raiser. On some occasions it’s still used – like on the 50th anniversary show 2018 in Berlin. Look out !!!! “The Stripper” is an instrumental
A rare performance ! New York Connection Tour kickoff gig in Poland/Katowice Mega Club on the 28th February 2013 with Bruce Bisland on lead vocals.
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