TJ's

TJ's was a music venue in Newport, Wales, referred to frequently by Peel in his programmes as "the legendary TJ's". He visited it for the first time in 1998 while making the Sounds Of The Suburbs TV series to attend a gig by Reviver Gene. John Sicolo, owner of TJ's in 2005 named a bar in the club after the Radio One DJ, which was opened by Huw Stephens. The John Peel Bar and Lounge features a jukebox crammed with the DJ's favourite records and walls plastered with photos and memorabilia. 
== Peel At TJ's ==
left|450px|For full programme, see Sounds Of The Suburbs: South Wales
== Mentions of TJ's on Peel shows ==
Peel mentioned the venue with great regularity when listing upcoming gigs on his shows. Please add any you hear on his shows below:
*10 December 1993: Man Or Astro-Man? will play TJ's on 1993-12-23 (JP: 'I should have known they'd go there').
*07 April 1998: Peel trails upcoming Six By Seven gigs, including DJ's on 1998-04-30.
*27 May 1998: Mentions seeing session band Reviver Gene at TJs in Newport a "couple of months before" - presumably the gig filmed for Sounds Of The Suburbs: South Wales, which appears to have taken place 1998-02-23 
== Links ==
*Wikipedia
*BBC: TJ's music venue owner John Sicolo dies in hospital (2010-03-15)
*Telegraph: Lives Remembered: John Sicolo (2010-04-13
*Wales And West Media: Iconic Music Venue TJs Goes Under The Hammer (2011-09-15)
*BBC: Film about how club TJ's was 'at the heart' of Newport (2017-03-14)
Category:Clubs