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Chatty, this is brilliant and wow you could write a book or even a guide on the early music in Wigan. I was inspired by beat music but a bit too young to engage socially. Once I left school I remember going to the Sportsman's club in Pem (Carton Cinema when I was really young). A few visits to the Casino followed but I was hooked on progressive, underground, etc and mostly went to see bands at the Free Trade Hall in Manchester. My Wigan venues were the tech club (old timber Swinley Labour Club), FAG at the Swan and Railway (later at Newtown) or was it the other way round. But The casino rock night was a great night.
Apart from an easy trip to Manc and sometimes Liverpool by train the Preston Guild ( by bus) was another great venue.