Slade's Don Powell talks ahead of Robin 2 show

Original members Dave Hill and Don Powell will line up on Thursday for an evening of hits. They’ll recreate the magic of such classic hits as Get Down & Get With It, Coz I Luv You, Look Wot You Dun, Take Me Bak ‘Ome, Mama Weer All Crazee Now, Gudbuy T’Jane and Cum On Feel The Noize, among others.

Drummer Don says the band loved playing the Robin – and used to play there long before it became a rock club.

He says: “I remember the Robin when it was the old Army Drill Hall.

“We used to rehearse a couple of doors away. The hall was empty then and I think it was empty for years. When we’d rehearse, we had a guy called Micky Marston in the band. One time, me and Micky broke into the hall to have a look and see what was going on. We wanted to have a look round. It’s funny to think we ended up playing it all those years later. I guess all roads lead back to your home.

“The Robin 2 brings back a lot of memories for me. When we first started rehearsing, a couple of doors away, they had a chicken bar across the road. We were only playing pubs and clubs then – it was before we got successful with Slade. We only had tiny equipment, which we kept in the singer’s hallway.

“We used to go across the chicken bar and buy half a dozen pies and big load of chips for a couple of bob after we’d rehearsed. The guy who runs the chicken bar is still there, I think. So the last time I played the Robin I bought myself a chicken pie, to reminisce. It was lovely. I’m pretty sure the place where we used to rehearse is now the Robin’s Box Office.

“Half the time when I’ve done gigs at the Robin, I’ve felt like it’s been a room full of my mates. The people in the crowd are the people I used to knock around with from Bilston or Wolverhampton. It’s great. It’s almost like a haven. Long may it continue.”