T. Rex (October 25, 1971) – St. George’s Hall, Bradford
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T. Rex appeared at St. George’s Hall, Bradford, on October 25, 1971, as part of the Electric Warrior tour. The performance fell within a concentrated run of British dates, while surviving material with direct provenance to the October Bradford appearance includes an autograph and a colour photograph. A separate surviving ticket documents an earlier T. Rex concert at the same venue on May 27, 1971.
Venue: St. George’s Hall
City: Bradford
Concert Date: October 25, 1971
Country: United Kingdom
Tour: Electric Warrior Tour
T. Rex performed at St. George’s Hall in Bradford on October 25, 1971, as part of the Electric Warrior tour.
The Bradford appearance came during a concentrated sequence of British concerts. T. Rex had played Sheffield City Hall on October 23 and Fairfield Halls, Croydon, on October 24 before travelling to Bradford.
Following the St. George’s Hall performance, the tour continued to Brighton Dome on October 27, Green’s Playhouse, Glasgow, on October 29, Edinburgh Empire on October 30 and Newcastle City Hall on October 31.
No verified song-by-song setlist for the October 25 Bradford performance has currently been established. Rather than reconstruct the performance from other dates on the tour, the precise songs played remain undocumented within this Chronicle.
T. REX AT ST. GEORGE’S HALL IN 1971
The October concert was not T. Rex’s only appearance at St. George’s Hall during 1971.
Available information documents the following appearances:
January 4, 1971 – St. George’s Hall, Bradford
May 27, 1971 – St. George’s Hall, Bradford
October 25, 1971 – St. George’s Hall, Bradford, Electric Warrior Tour
The October date therefore continued an established connection between T. Rex and the Bradford venue during a year in which the group’s career was developing rapidly.
SURVIVING MAY 27 MEMORABILIA
The surviving ticket and autograph supplied with the archive material both relate to the earlier May 27, 1971 T. Rex appearance at St. George’s Hall, not the October concert.
The surviving ticket records:
Venue: St. George’s Hall, Bradford
Concert Date: May 27, 1971
Time: 7.30 p.m.
Presented by: John and Tony Smith
Ticket: Stalls
Price: 60p
Row: X
Seat: 8
The accompanying autograph also originates from this May 27 performance.
The card carries the handwritten identification:
“MARK BOLAN OF T. REX ST. GEORGES HALL 1971”
with a large blue-ink autograph across the centre.
Together, the ticket and autograph provide direct surviving memorabilia from the May 27, 1971 Bradford concert and should remain identified with that appearance rather than the October return visit.
CONTEXT AND NOTES
The October 25 performance took place during the Electric Warrior period and represents T. Rex’s later return to St. George’s Hall following their May appearance.
The distinction between the two dates is particularly important for the archive:
May 27, 1971 – surviving ticket and autograph.
October 25, 1971 – later St. George’s Hall concert during the Electric Warrior tour.
No verified October ticket, attendance figure, support act or complete setlist has currently been established, so those details have deliberately not been added.
This separation preserves the provenance of the surviving memorabilia while still documenting the October concert as an individual T. Rex appearance.
FEATURE HIGHLIGHTS
Event: T. Rex live at St. George’s Hall
Concert Date: October 25, 1971
Era: Electric Warrior era
Tour: Electric Warrior Tour
Venue: St. George’s Hall, Bradford
Known Setlist: No verified song listing currently documented
Related Archive Material: Ticket and autograph from the separate May 27, 1971 St. George’s Hall appearance
WHAT THE ARCHIVE SHOWS
• T. Rex performed at St. George’s Hall, Bradford, on October 25, 1971
• The October concert formed part of the Electric Warrior tour
• The Bradford date followed Sheffield and Croydon and preceded Brighton, Glasgow, Edinburgh and Newcastle
• T. Rex appeared at St. George’s Hall on multiple occasions during 1971
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