Introduction --- Latest Version of Site
Welcome to Southend
Rock. This site aims to provide a definitive resource on the rich musical
history of Southend-on-Sea, and to simultaneously illustrate the illustrious
(and not-so-illustrious!) venues that have given outlet to the varied
range of bands that have played them. These include not only the vast
array of indigenous bands but also those national and international
artists whom have also played in Southend.
So, with everything from seminal venues such as the Kursaal, Queens
Hotel and Crocs (later known as the Pink Toothbrush) through the mid-range
places such as Zero 6, The Palace Theatre and Scamps, to the spit and
sawdust emporiums such as The Top Alex, The Grand Hotel and Reids, this
site will encompass everywhere that gave host to riotous nights of Rock
and Roll mayhem, sensitive, emotionally wracked singer-songwriter performances,
and sometimes just the plain bizarre!