Melody Maker announces Mott the Hoople and The Faces with Rod Stewart as the two main headliners for the Buxton Festival in July 1974. Publication: Melody Maker Date: June 15, 1974 Country: United Kingdom Location: London Section: News / Festival Announcement THE STORY The article confirms that Mott the Hoople will headline the first night (July 5) alongside Lindisfarne and the JSD Band, while The Faces with Rod Stewart will headline the second night (July 6). It includes ti

A full-page advertisement in the June 15, 1974 NME promotes the Buxton Festival, headlined by The Faces with Rod Stewart on Saturday July 6 and Mott the Hoople on Friday July 5. Publication: New Musical Express (NME) Date: June 15, 1974 Country: United Kingdom Location: London Section: Advertisements (Page 8) THE STORY The large advert announces the Buxton Festival at Booth Farm near Buxton, Derbyshire. Day one (July 5) features Mott the Hoople, Lindisfarne, Man, J.S.D. Band

Mott the Hoople promote their great new single “Foxy Foxy” with a striking 3/4 page advertisement in the June 15, 1974 issue of NME. Publication: New Musical Express (NME) Date: June 15, 1974 Country: United Kingdom Location: London Section: Advertisements (Page 31) THE STORY The large advert announces Mott the Hoople’s new single ‘Foxy Foxy’ on CBS 2439. It is dominated by a powerful, large black-and-white illustration of a fox’s head, giving the promotion a bold and memorab

Concert preview in the Richmond Times-Dispatch announcing Mott the Hoople’s performance at the Mosque in Richmond, Virginia, supported by R.E.O. Speedwagon, during their 1974 US tour promoting the album The Hoople. PUBLICATION: Date: Sunday, June 2, 1974 Country: United States Title: RICHMOND TIMES-DISPATCH Section: H-2 Headline: Mott the Hoople Here For Show at Mosque THE STORY The article highlights Mott the Hoople as the influential British rock group that became the first

Charming human-interest feature in The Plain Dealer about five Cleveland grandmothers (ages 63–71) hired by Columbia Records to promote Mott the Hoople’s new single “The Golden Age of Rock ’n Roll” through modeling, radio appearances, and a day of fun in teenage territory. PUBLICATION: Date: Sunday, June 2, 1974 Country: United States Title: THE PLAIN DEALER (Cleveland, Ohio) Section: Senior Class / Features Headline: Grandmothers really rock … ’n roll THE STORY Five grandmot