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History of Hammersmith Palais

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Amy De-Keyzer-WLON

09:53, 26 FEB 2015

The annual Lyons 'Big Bang', January 1937 (Image: Mirrorpix)1 of 16
Saturday night dancing at Hammersmith Palais, circa 1947 (Image: Mirrorpix)2 of 16
Enjoying the weekend at Hammersmith Palais, circa 1947 (Image: Mirrorpix)3 of 16
Bill Haley and the Comets perform at the Hammersmith Palais in February 19574 of 16
The Hammersmith Palais in the 1950s5 of 16
Dancers at the Hammersmith Palais in June 1963 (Image: Mirrorpix)6 of 16
Band leader Joe Loss introduced a new party dance called the Finnjenka, October 1964 (Image: Mirrorpix)7 of 16
Youth Disco Champs at the Hammersmith Palais, January 19838 of 16
Rock 'n' Roll champions Pippa Harris and Kevin Ford in action, March 1984 (Image: Mirrorpix)9 of 16
A Friday night at the Hammersmith Palais, May 1970 (Image: Mirrorpix)10 of 16
Hammersmith Palais in Shepherds Bush Road, before its demolition11 of 16
Kylie Minogue at her first British pop concert at Hammersmith Palais dbase msi12 of 16
Former England cricketer David Gower with his wife Thorunn arriving at the 50th Birthday party of Elton John13 of 16
Manager Graham Taylor with his wife at Elton John's party14 of 16
Andrew Lloyd Webber and his wife in their costumes15 of 16
Party-goers dressed in their school uniforms (Image: Mirrorpix)16 of 16

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