Tag Archives: Francis Rossi

At Croydon’s Fairfield Halls, Abba becomes a five-piece band

KEN TOWL has a night out in Croydon, but not for the first time, he’s heard it all before Mamma Mia! Here I go again! My, my, how can I resist the Fairfield Halls when they put on yet another … Continue reading →

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The shrine to Croydon’s musical past that is nurturing its future

Over more than half a century, the customers of a London Road guitar shop have included Page, Rossi and Kravitz. As NADIA AZIZUDDIN writes, Croydon’s musical future is to be found in Rockbottom’s basement rehearsal rooms Rockbottom is at the … Continue reading →

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Planners taking a look at millionaires’ homes on Webb Estate

KEN LEE, Town Hall reporter, on the latest council consultation which seeks to provide a chimera of public input for the planning department’s latest wheeze in an area where Michael Buble, Wilf Zaha and Status Quo’s Francis Rossi have all … Continue reading →

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