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Quaintways

Quaintways was a nightclub and music venue located at Northgate Street in Chester, England. It was owned and operated by entrepreneur Gordon Vickers. During its heyday of the 1960s and 1970s it hosted bands such as Slade, Fleetwood Mac, Thin Lizzy, Status Quo, Dire Straits, Uriah Heep, Judas Priest and the Sex Pistols.

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Quaintways was a nightclub and music venue located at Northgate Street in Chester, England.1 It was owned and operated by entrepreneur Gordon Vickers.2 During its heyday of the 1960s and 1970s it hosted bands such as Slade, Fleetwood Mac, Thin Lizzy, Status Quo, Dire Straits, Uriah Heep, Judas Priest and the Sex Pistols.3

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  1. "Quaintways on Manchesterbeat - the group and music scene of Manchester in the 60s". Manchesterbeat.com. Retrieved 1 June 2014.
  2. Holmes, David (3 April 2008). "Chester's Gordon Vickers selling Mill Hotel & Spa". Chester Chronicle. Retrieved 1 June 2014.
  3. "The Old Pubs of Chester Gallery". Chesterwalls.info. Retrieved 1 June 2014.

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