Sat on a corner along Station Road, 5’s Wine Bar was a pretty basic town centre pub – originally opened by Brian ? – that became popular with 9 Parachute Squadron RE. It even changed its name to 5’s The Airborne Inn (also known as Spice Zone, Tudor’s Cafe Bar, 5’s Bar). But, while you supped your beer from a plastic glass and wondered how the front window got smashed this time you could catch many an upcoming local band.
Clone, supported by Maxi Puch & The Macho Moped Men and Black Easter, played at 5’s on 31 May ’83. On 16 August, that same year, Dark Paradise played their first gig there when they were still going by Paradise. On 24 June ’84, The Innocence debut gig was at the venue, a rocking gig to a celebrating 9 Squadron RE, Para engineers marking the second anniversary of the end of the Falklands war. Capricorn also played 5’s, at times supported by Clone, as did soloist Keith Turner.
It failed to survive the departure of the Paras from the town. On our last visit to Aldershot, the building still stood, with a sign dating from its time as 5’s still visible on the side wall but was operating as a restaurant.
Gallery:
Our Soundscene 