Originally it was located in the Marquee Ballroom in the basement of the Academy Cinema in Oxford Street, where dances had been held since the early 1950s.

[3] By 1963 the club had become most noted for its R&B acts, including Davies, Brian Auger and Manfred Mann–who played there a record 102 times between 1962 and 1976–but Pendleton was forced to find a new venue when his lease expired.

[8][9] Band residencies during the late 1960s included Alexis Korner, Cyril Davies, Camel, Chris Barber, the Rolling Stones, the Yardbirds, Led Zeppelin, the Who, King Crimson, the Syn, Mabel Greer's Toyshop, Yes, Jethro Tull, the Jimi Hendrix Experience and Pink Floyd (who played on Sunday afternoons as part of the Spontaneous Underground club).

[11] In 1964, Moody Blues manager/producer Alex Murray used a homemade studio in the garage at the back of the club to produce the classic "Go Now" single, which shot to No.

[4] The Rolling Stones, who first appeared at the club in July 1962,[4] returned there on 26 March 1971 after a nine-year hiatus to film a television special.

[citation needed] John Gee, a former accountant and journalist, became the manager of the Marquee Club during the 1960s and was a pivotal part of helping create what the Melody Maker termed "the most important venue in the history of pop music".

NWOBHM bands, such as Angel Witch, Diamond Head, Girlschool, Witchfynde, Rock Goddess, Silverwing and Praying Mantis were regulars.

Iron Maiden played a string of the dates at the club in 1980 and were filmed performing for LWT documentary 20th Century Box (introduced by a very young Danny Baker).

It was here that the then-unsigned Marillion began to gain a wider fan base and press interest by playing frequent two-night residencies to a sold-out crowd.

Other progressive bands regularly playing the Marquee at this time included Quasar, Mach One, Haze, Cardiacs, Legacy of Lies and Liaison (who were not strictly prog but seemed to become linked to the movement).

On June 19, 22, and 28, 1987, the band Guns N' Roses performed at the Marquee In 1988, Harold Pendleton sold the club to Billy Gaff, the former manager of Rod Stewart.

[4] The Wardour Street site was sold for redevelopment (it is now Meza and Floridita with a cigar retail shop, Spanish restaurant and Cuban restaurant and some flats), and the Marquee Club was forced to move again, this time to a larger venue at the former Cambridge Circus Cinematograph Theatre, 105 Charing Cross Road.

[15] The location was opened on 16 August 1988 by Kiss, who played a warm up gig ahead of their second headliner slot at The Monsters of Rock festival at Donnington.

Additionally, the American group All Mod Cons: A Tribute to The Jam, drew the largest ever crowd at this location in October 1993.

Under new owner entrepreneur Nathan Lowry, the Marquee Club re-opened in 2004 in Leicester Square above MTV's TRL studio.

Many music industry launches were held at the club including the Download Festival featuring Ozzy, Green Day, Billy Idol and Snow Patrol.