Marc Bolan was a regular visitor to Scotland concert halls throughout his career. Here is a list of the known concerts he played, though the exact dates of a couple of the early gigs have not yet been confirmed…even by Bolanologists.
Tyrannosaurus Rex (with Steve Peregrine Took)
May 1969 – Student’s Union Rag Ball, The Ballroom, University of Strathclyde, Glasgow
Tyrannosaurus Rex (with Mickey Finn)
February 17, 1970 – Electric Garden, Glasgow (unconfirmed venue)
May 20, 1970 - Adam Smith Hall, Kirkcaldy
May 22, 1970 – Empire Theatre, Inverness
May 23, 1970 – Town Hall, Motherwell
May 24, 1970 – Caird Hall, Dundee (supporting Ten Years After)
May 25, 1970 – Electric Garden, Glasgow
May 26, 1970 – Usher Hall, Edinburgh (supporting Ten Years After)
September 11, 1970 – Caley Cinema, Edinburgh
T Rex
December 3, 1970 – Green’s Playhouse, Glasgow
February 17, 1971 – Caird Hall, Dundee
May 21, 1971 – Green’s Playhouse, Glasgow
October 29, 1971 – Green’s Playhouse, Glasgow
October 30, 1971 – Empire Theatre, Edinburgh
T Rex (as Zinc Alloy and the Hidden Riders of Tomorrow)
January 22, 1974 – Apollo Theatre, Glasgow
T. Rex
March 1, 1976 – Apollo Theatre, Glasgow
March 3, 1976 – Town Hall, Falkirk
March 4, 1976 – Concert Hall, Motherwell
March 12, 1977 – Apollo Theatre, Glasgow (supported by The Damned)
Information taken from Marc Bolan 1947-1977. A Chronology by Cliff McLenehan (Helter Skelter Publishing, 2002)
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