12 May 1967 – Ricky Tick, Borough Assembly Hall, Aylesbury, Bucks with Small Faces (website: http://aylesburymusictown.co.uk/) Small Faces may not have performed
6 July 1967 – Klooks Kleek, West Hampstead, north London (Melody Maker)
13 July 1967 – Golden Torch, Tunstall, Staffordshire (Evening Sentinel)
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16 July 1967 – Sunday Club, Addlestone, Surrey (Woking Herald)
23 July 1967 – Beau Brummel Club, Alvaston Hall Hotel, Nantwich, Cheshire with Phil Ryan & The Scorpions (Crewe Chronicle)
28 July 1967 – Bluesville ’67, Manor House, north London (Melody Maker)
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29 July 1967 – Starlight Ballroom, Boston Gliderdrome, Lincolnshire with The Spellbinders, The Clockwork Orange and The Barry Lee Show (Melody Maker) The Spalding Guardian below lists Garnet Mimms rather than The Spellbinders but notes “The Fabulous Singing Group from America”.
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30 July 1967 – Tabernacle, Stockport, Greater Manchester (Fabulous 208)
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6 August 1967 – Kirklevington Country Club, Kirklevington, North Yorkshire (Middlesbrough Evening Gazette)
Welcome to another posting of a series of gig listings for 1960s bands. None of these lists is exhaustive and my idea is to add to them in the comments section below over time. They are here for future researchers to draw on. I have also added a few interesting bits of information and will add images in time.
I’d like to encourage band members to get in touch to share memories, or for anyone to send corrections/clarifications to my email: Warchive@aol.com
Equally important, if you attended any of the gigs below or played in the support band, please do leave your memories below in the comments section for future historians to use. If you know of any missing gigs, please add them too, if possible, with the sources.
SCOTS OF ST JAMES:
James Oakley – lead vocals
Hugh Nicholson – lead guitar
Diego Danalaise – bass
Alan Kelly – drums
Hailing from Glasgow, The Scots of St James began life as The In Crowd but changed name after moving down to London
29 January 1966 – Hermitage Ballroom, Hitchin, Hertfordshire with Flamingo’s Rock House Band and The Gass (Luton News)
Before moving down to London in the summer of 1966, Ian Murray took over from Diego Danalaise and Stuart Francis replaced Alan Kelly on drums. After moving to London, the group added keyboard player James Mylchreest
Summer 1966. Left to right: James Oakley, James Mylchreest, Stuart Francis, Hugh Nicholson and Ian Murray. Thanks to Ian for the photo
29 August 1966 – Toft’s, Folkestone, Kent (Folkestone, Hythe & District Herald)
9 September 1966 – New All-Star Club, 9a Artillery Passage, east London (Melody Maker)
9 September 1966 – Club West Indies, Stonebridge Park, northwest London (Melody Maker)
10 September 1966 – Tiles, Oxford Street, central London with The A-Jaes and The Kirkbys (Melody Maker)
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24 September 1966 – Club West Indies, Stonebridge Park, northwest London (Melody Maker)
14 October 1966 – Location, Woolwich Arsenal Station, Woolwich, southeast London with Lee Dorsey (Melody Maker)
16 October 1966 – Toft’s, Folkestone, Kent (Folkestone, Hythe & District Herald)
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23 October 1966 – Toft’s, Folkestone, Kent (Folkestone, Hythe & District Herald/Melody Maker)
25 October 1966 – Toft’s, Folkestone, Kent (Melody Maker)
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28 October 1966 – Location, Woolwich Arsenal Station, southeast London with The Artwoods (Melody Maker)
29 October 1966 – The Place, Hanley, Staffordshire with The Puppets (Evening Sentinel)
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30 October 1966 – Toft’s, Folkestone, Kent (Folkestone, Hythe & District Herald/Melody Maker)
6 November 1966 – Toft’s, Folkestone, Kent (Folkestone, Hythe & District Herald)
In December, the band issued its debut single, a version of Ben E King’s “Gypsy” c/w with Ian Murray’s “Tic Toc” for Strike Records
Shortly after the single’s release, lead guitarist Norrie MacLean from The Poets took over from Hughie Nicholson who joined The Poets. Bass player Alan Gorrie replaced Ian Murray and keyboard player Graham Maitland took over from James Mylchreest.
The Scots of St James now comprised:
Jimmy Oakley – lead vocals
Norrie MacLean – lead guitar
Graham Maitland – keyboards
Alan Gorrie – bass/vocals
Stuart Francis– drums
2 February 1967 – Klooks Kleek, West Hampstead, north London (Geoff Williams’ research: Decca Studios and Klooks Kleek book)
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3 February 1967 – New All-Star Club, 9a Artillery Passage, east London (Melody Maker)
4 February 1967 – Tiles, Oxford Street, central London with Tiles Big Band and Inspiration (Melody Maker)
6 March 1967 – Golden Torch, Tunstall, Staffordshire with Lee Dorsey and Marmalade (Evening Sentinel) The Scots of St James backed Lee Dorsey
11 March 1967 – Beachcomber, Nottingham with Lee Dorsey and The Montanas (Nottingham Evening Post) The Scots of St James backed Lee Dorsey
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11 March 1967 – Starlight Room, Boston Gliderdrome, Boston, Lincolnshire with Lee Dorsey, The Bystanders, The Equals and Ray Bones (Lincolnshire Standard) The Scots of St James backed Lee Dorsey
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27 March 1967 – The Catacombe, Eastbourne, East Sussex (Eastbourne Herald Chronicle)
8 April 1967 – Borough Assembly Hall, Aylesbury, Bucks with Freddie Fingers Lee and The Upper Hand (website: http://aylesburymusictown.co.uk/)
8 April 1967 – Tiles, Oxford Street, central London with The Scenery and Makin’ Sounds (Melody Maker)
24 April 1967 – Golden Torch, Tunstall, Staffordshire with The Drifters and The Escorts (Evening Sentinel)
29 April 1967 – Golden Torch, Tunstall, Stafforshire (Evening Sentinel)
Owen “Onnie” McIntyre took over lead guitar from Norrie MacLean
2 May 1967 – The Place, Hanley, Staffordshire (Evening Sentinel)
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13 May 1967 – Ricky Tick, Hounslow, west London (Melody Maker)
19 May 1967 – Fiesta Hall, Andover, Hampshire (Andover Advertiser)
19 May 1967 – George Inn, Wilby, Northamptonshire (Northamptonshire Evening Telegraph)
6 July 1967 – The Place, Hanley, Staffordshire with The Neat Change (Evening Sentinel)
The band recorded its second 45, “Timothy” c/w “Eiderdown Clown”, for the Spot label, which was released in September 1967
5 August 1967 – Glastonbury Town Hall, Glastonbury, Somerset with Derek and Pete (Somerset County Gazette)
10 August 1967 – The Place, Hanley, Staffordshire with The Gods (Evening Sentinel)
12 August 1967 – Legion Hall, Amersham, Bucks (Buckinghamshire Advertiser)
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19 August 1967 – Portpatrick Public Hal Management Committee, Portpatrick, Scotland (Wigtownshire Free Press & Galloway Advertiser)
1 September 1967 – The Place, Hanley, Staffordshire with Jo Jo Cooke (Evening Sentinel)
Photo: Richard Goddard
2 September 1967 – Gloucester YMCA, Gloucester with The Night Shift (Richard Goddard research)
8 September 1967 – Toft’s, Folkestone, Kent (Melody Maker)
10 September 1967 – Toft’s, Folkestone, Kent (Melody Maker)
13 September 1967 – Toft’s, Folkestone, Kent (Melody Maker)
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There is a good short article and pic in Record Mirror, 16 September 1967, page 10 (see above), which shows the following line-up:
Jimmy Oakley – lead vocals
Owen “Onnie” McIntyre – lead guitar
Graham Maitland – keyboards
Alan Gorrie – bass
Stuart Francis – drums
16 September 1967 – Legion Hall, Amersham, Bucks (Buckinghamshire Advertiser)
17 September 1967 – Nite Owl, Leicester (Leicester Mercury)
19 September 1967 – Gala Ballroom, Norwich with Deep Purple (Eastern Evening News)
22 September 1967 – Toft’s, Folkestone, Kent (Melody Maker)
23 September 1967 – Cesar’s Club, Bedford, Bedfordshire with Hamilton & The Movement (Ampthill News & Flintwick Record)
24 September 1967 – Toft’s, Folkestone, Kent (Melody Maker)
7 October 1967 – The Place, Hanley, Staffordshire (Evening Sentinel)
13 October 1967 – 400 Ballroom, Torquay, Devon (Herald Express) Rebooked for 17 November
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4 November 1967 – The Place, Hanley, Staffordshire with Cats Pyjamas (Evening Sentinel)
5 November 1967 – Whisky A Go Go, Wardour Street, Soho, central London (Melody Maker)
17 November 1967 – 400 Ballroom, Torquay, Devon (Herald Express)
The original Warren Davis Monday Band from early 1967. Photo: Bruce Usherwood
Formed from the ashes of Croydon R&B outfit, The Boardwalkers, who’d recorded two tracks on a private pressing demo single – “A Miracle” and “Any Man’s Girl” (two versions), the original Warren Davis Monday Band came together in January 1967.
Warren Davis – (aka Max Spinks) – lead vocals
Rob Walker – lead guitar/vocals
Andy Wilson – Hammond organ
Bruce Usherwood – bass/vocals
Paul Houlton – tenor saxophone
Martin Grice – tenor saxophone
Peter Mole – drums
The Boardwalkers in Croydon, March 1966. Clockwise from top left: Bruce Usherwood, Jon White, Rob Walker, Peter Mole, Warren Davis (aka Max Spinks) and Martin Grice. Photo: Bruce Usherwood
This formation cuts the band’s debut single – Bill Wyman and Peter Gosling’s “Wait For Me” c/w Warren Davis’ “I Don’t Wanna Hurt You” (Columbia BD 8190). Usherwood knew Wyman and Gosling, who was working with Moon’s Train.
7 January 1967 – Southwark Pop Scene, Newington Public Hall, Walworth Road, south London with Manfred Mann and Dave Cash (South East London Mercury)
20 January 1967 – Beachcomber, Nottingham (Nottingham Evening Post)
22 January 1967 – Whisky A Go Go, Wardour Street, Soho, central London
29 January 1967 – Whisky A Go Go, Wardour Street, Soho, central London
4 February 1967 – Carlton Club, Erdington, West Midlands with The Bobcats
5 February 1967 – Whisky A Go Go, Wardour Street, Soho, central London
10 February 1967 – Upper Cut, Forest Gate, east London with The Rockin’ Berries
11 February 1967 – Manhole, Redhill, Surrey
12 February 1967 – Whisky A Go Go, Wardour Street, central Soho, London
18 February 1967 – 2 ‘B’s Club, Ashford, Kent with support (Kentish Express)
23 February 1967 – New Central Ballroom, Aldershot, Hampshire with Ty-Burns (Aldershot News)
25 February 1967 – New Central Ballroom, Aldershot, Hampshire with The Shame (Aldershot News)
5 March 1967 – Whisky A Go Go, Wardour Street, Soho, central London
11 March 1967 – Upper Cut, Forest Gate, east London
12 March 1967 – Whisky A Go Go, Wardour Street, Soho, central London
19 March 1967 – Whisky A Go Go, Wardour Street, Soho, central London
26 March 1967 – Whisky A Go Go, Wardour Street, Soho, central London
1 April 1967 – Upper Cut, Forest Gate, east London with Dave Berries & The Cruisers
2 April 1967 – Upper Cut, Forest Gate, east London
8 April 1967 – Booker T & The MGs rave about them in Melody Maker
9 April 1967 – Upper Cut, Forest Gate, east London
15 April 1967 – Upper Cut, Forest Gate, east London
16 April 1967 – Upper Cut, Forest Gate, east London
17 April 1967 – Marquee, Wardour Street, Soho, central London with The Herd
22-23 April 1967 – Upper Cut, Forest Gate, east London (Newham, West Ham & East Ham, Barking and Stratford Express)
27 April 1967 – Whisky A Go Go, Wardour Street, Soho, central London
28 April 1967 – Upper Cut, Forest Gate, east London with Jeff Beck Group
29-30 April 1967 – Upper Cut, Forest Gate, east London
4 May 1967 – Whisky A Go Go, Wardour Street, Soho, central London
6-7 May 1967 – Upper Cut, Forest Gate, east London
13 May 1967 – Upper Cut, Forest Gate, east London with Terry Reid with Peter Jay & The Jaywalkers
14 May 1967 – Upper Cut, Forest Gate, east London
16 May 1967 – Whisky A Go Go, Wardour Street, Soho, central London
21 May 1967 – Upper Cut, Forest Gate, east London
25 May 1967 – Whisky A Go Go, Wardour Street, Soho, central London
27 May 1967 – Roaring 20s, Carnaby Street, Soho, central London
28 May 1967 – Upper Cut, Forest Gate, east London with Sookie Dolls
4 June 1967 – Upper Cut, Forest Gate, east London
5 June 1967 – Club Cedar, Birmingham with Edwin Starr and Band of Joy
6 June 1967 – Dungeon, Nottingham with Edwin Starr
8 June 1967 – Whisky A Go Go, Wardour Street, Soho, central London (Edwin Starr gig but most likely The Warren Davis Monday Band as backing group)
9 June 1967 – Britannia Rowing Club, Nottingham with Edwin Starr
9 June 1967 – Beachcomber Club, Nottingham with Edwin Starr
10 June 1967 – Starlight Ballroom, Boston Gliderdrome, Boston, Lincolnshire with Manfred Mann, Edwin Starr, The Darlings and Ray Bones
11 June 1967 – Upper Cut, Forest Gate, east London
12 June 1967 – Atlanta Ballroom, Woking, Surrey with Edwin Starr
18 June 1967 – Upper Cut, Forest Gate, east London
25 June 1967 – Upper Cut, Forest Gate, east London
Around late June, the band was joined briefly by Welshman, guitarist Dave Edmunds, who took over from Rob Walker. Edmunds who would soon move on to join the band that became Love Sculpture later became a successful solo artist. Walker briefly returned to the group after Edmunds had played only a handful of gigs.
2 July 1967 – Upper Cut, Forest Gate, east London with Moons Train and The Trap
8 July 1967 – Upper Cut, Forest Gate, east London with The Small Faces
9 July 1967 – Upper Cut, Forest Gate, east London
Rob Walker left permanently around now. Further changes took place soon after when Andy Wilson and Paul Houlton also departed, the latter to join Moon’s Train.
L-R: Bruce Usherwood, Mick Patel, David Foster, Del Paramor, Martin Grice, Peter Mole and Warren Davis (aka Max Spinks). Photo: Bruce Usherwood
A new line-up comprised:
Warren Davis – lead vocals
David Foster – keyboards (came over from Vancouver with The Canadian Strangers)
Mick Patel – lead guitar/saxophone/vocals (ex-Loose Ends)
Martin Grice – tenor saxophone
Bruce Usherwood – bass/vocals
Peter Mole – drums
While the band was rehearsing at Billy Walker’s Upper Cut, they auditioned tenor saxophone Derek “Del” Paramor, who joined from Vince Edwards’ group. Until May 1967, he’d worked with David Essex & The Mood Indigo.
15 July 1967 – Upper Cut, Forest Gate, east London with Wynder K Frog (new line up’s debut)
16 July 1967 – Upper Cut, Forest Gate, east London
22 July 1967 – Central R&B Club, Gillingham, Kent with Derrick Dee Soul Show
23 July 1967 – Upper Cut, Forest Gate, east London
23 July 1967 – Whisky A Go Go, Wardour Street, Soho, central London (late nighter)
29 July 1967 – Leeds International Club, Leeds, West Yorkshire
30 July 1967 – Upper Cut, Forest Gate, east London
2 August 1967 – The current formation cuts two tracks at Regent Sound studios with Jeff Collins producing. The recordings are featured on their second single – a cover of the Raleigh/Linden co-write (and recorded by Lou Rawls) “Love Is A Hurtin’ Thing” c/w Warren Davis and David Foster’s “Without Fear” (Columbia BD 8270).
4 August 1967 – Roaring ‘20s, Carnaby Street, Soho, central London
6 August 1967 – Upper Cut, Forest Gate, east London with Eric Burdon & The Animals
6 August 1967 – Whisky A Go Go, Wardour Street, Soho, central London
Soon after, the band headed to Naples, Italy to play at the NATO base from 9-16 August. The trip was a disaster as the club on the base didn’t know anything about the booking and the group only played a few times so they could afford to return to London.
19 August 1967 – Roaring ‘20s, Carnaby Street, Soho, central London
26 August 1967 – Nautilus Club, Lowestoft, Suffolk
27 August 1967 – Cat-Balou, Grantham, Lincolnshire (Grantham Journal) This isn’t in Del Paramor’s gig list so was probably cancelled
28 August 1967 – Roaring ‘20s, Carnaby Street, Soho, central London
28 August 1967 – Whisky A Go Go, Wardour Street, central London
Left to right: Martin Grice, Del Paramor, Warren Davis, Peter Mole, David Foster, Bruce Usherwood and Mick Patel. Photo: Bruce Usherwood
Following the double-nighter in Soho, David Foster, Mick Patel and Bruce Usherwood all departed. Usherwood subsequently joined Patrick Dane & The Front Line Band. Foster returned to Canada where he became a successful solo artist and producer.
The band regrouped, adding two former members of The Overlanders, lead guitarist Paul Brett and bass player Paul Petts. They also brought in keyboard player Keith Beck (real name: Burberry).
Clockwise top left: Keith Beck, Del Paramor, Paul Brett (hat), Peter Mole, Martin Grice, Warren Davis and Paul Petts. Photo: Paul Brett
The line-up now comprised:
Warren Davis – lead vocals
Paul Brett – lead guitar/vocals
Keith Beck – Hammond organ
Martin Grice – tenor saxophone
Del Paramor – tenor saxophone
Paul Petts – bass
Peter Mole – drums
8 September 1967 – Harrow Inn, Woolwich, southeast London
9 September 1967 – Starlite Ballroom, Greenford, northwest London
17 September 1967 – Whisky A Go Go, Wardour Street Soho, central London
22 September 1967 – Cooks Ferry Inn, Edmonton, north London
22 September 1967 – Pink Flamingo, Soho, central London with Lloyd Alexander’s Blues Band
23 September 1967 – Luton Boys Club, Luton, Bedfordshire
29 September 1967 – Elm Hotel, Leigh on Sea, Essex
30 September 1967 – Ritz, Bournemouth, Dorset
1 October 1967 – Lyme Regis, Dorset (possibly Marine Theatre)
4 October 1967 – Flamingo, Soho, central London
6 October 1967 – Cesar’s Club, Bedford, Bedfordshire with The Locomotion
7 October 1967 – Croydon Tech, Croydon, south London
10 October 1967 – Staircase, Soho, central London (opening night of club with Cat Stevens as guest of honour, who wasn’t performing)
13 October 1967 – Beachcomber (Dunstable, Bedfordshire?)
14 October 1967 – Royal Lido, Prestatyn, Wales
16 October 1967 – Birdcage, Harlow, Essex
20 October 1967 – Silver Blades, Streatham, southwest London
21 October 1967 – Starlite Ballroom, Greenford, northwest London
21 October 1967 – Roaring ‘20s, Carnaby Street, Soho, central London
28 October 1967 – Assembly Rooms, Oxford Town Hall, Oxford, Oxfordshire
31 October 1967 – Beachcomber, Dunstable, Bedfordshire
4 November 1967 – On this day, the Daily Sketch “Monkees” article appeared, only to be denied later in Variety
The band in late 1967. Photo: Paul Brett
4 November 1967 – Reading University, Reading, Berkshire
8 November 1967 – The band records Paul Petts’ “What’s It Like Down There?” at Tony Pike Music Ltd studios in Putney.
9 November 1967 – The musicians record Paul Brett and Paul Petts’ “Queen Victoria” at Tony Pike Music Ltd studios in Putney. Both tracks are shelved.
10 November 1967 – Staircase, Soho, central London
11 November 1967 – Corby Civic Centre, Corby, Northamptonshire with The Blue Magnum
14 November 1967 – Dollar Disco, Slough, Berkshire
15 November 1967 – Industrial Club, Norwich, Norfolk (Eastern Evening News) Missing from Del Paramor’s gigs so may have been cancelled
16 November 1967 – Marquee, Wardour Street, central London (with either The Syn or Love Affair)
17 November 1967 – Queen’s Hall, Leeds, West Yorkshire with Pink Floyd, John Mayall’s Bluesbreakers, Ivan’s Jaguars, The JB’s, The Peighton Checks, Roger Bloom’s Hammer, The Roll Movement, The Screen and The Syndicate (Yorkshire Evening Post)
18 November 1967 – St Paul’s College, Shaftesbury Hall, Cheltenham, Gloucestershire
22 November 1967 – Dundee University, Dundee, Scotland
23 November 1967 – String O’ Beads, Bradford, West Yorkshire (Yorkshire Evening Post)
25 November 1967 – Castle Ballroom, Ryde, Isle of Wight
28 November 1967 – Racing Drivers Ball, Savoy Hotel, Strand, London
1 December 1967 – North West Polytechnic, Royal Hotel, Woburn Place, London with Denny Laine’s Electric String Band and Fleetwood Mac
2 December 1967 – Witham (possibly Public Hall), Essex
3-4 December 1967 – String O’Beads, Bradford, West Yorkshire
5 December 1967 – Bradford University, Bradford, West Yorkshire with The Crazy World of Arthur Brown
8 December 1967 – Shooters Hill Grammar School, Shooters Hill, SE10, near Greenwich, London
9 December 1967 – Witchdoctor, Catford, southeast London
10 December 1967 – RAF Witton, Kidderminster, Worcestershire (held at Frank Freeman’s)
15 December 1967 – Winter Gardens, Penzance, Cornwall
Photo: Richard Goddard. Bearing in mind the Cornish gig below, this booking seems unlikely and is not in Del Paramor’s gig list
16 December 1967 – Blue Lagoon, Newquay, Cornwall with The Future Impression (billed as Dave Warren Monday Band)
18-20 December 1967 – Horseshoe Club, Ashton-under-Lyne, Greater Manchester
22 December 1967 – Jason’s Club, Barnstaple, Devon
23 December 1967 – Gaiety Ballroom, Ramsey, Cambridgeshire with Friction
24 December 1967 – Corn Exchange, Maidstone, Kent
29 December 1967 – Pantiles, Bagshot, Surrey
30 December 1967 – Luton Boys Club, Luton, Bedfordshire
31 December 1967 – Blaises, Kensington, west London
Paul Brett left early in the new year. He joined Tintern Abbey and later led his own group, Paul Brett’s Sage after playing with Elmer Gantry’s Velvet Opera, Velvet Opera and Fire. Tony Ollard joined after working with The Creation (he’d replaced Eddie Phillips).
The new line up now comprised:
Warren Davis – lead vocals
Tony Ollard – lead guitar
Keith Beck – Hammond organ
Martin Grice – tenor saxophone
Del Paramor – tenor saxophone
Paul Petts – bass
Peter Mole – drums
4 January 1968 – Warwick Hall, Kimpton Road, southeast London
5 January 1968 – El Grotto, Ilford, east London
6 January 1968 – Shades, Sheffield, South Yorkshire
6 January 1968 – String of Beads, Bradford, West Yorkshire
7-8 January 1968 – Hatchetts, Piccadilly, central London
9 January 1968 – Carousel Club, Farnborough, Hampshire
9 January 1968 – Sybillas, Swallow Street, central London
11 January 1968 – Whisky A Go Go, Wardour Street, Soho, central London
13 January 1968 – College of Technology, Brighton, West Sussex
16 January 1968 – The new line up returns to Tony Pike’s Putney studio and record another Paul Petts song, “Thinkin’ About Tomorrow” and Warren Davis’ “Frances”. Both tracks are shelved.
17 January 1968 – Church Hall, Stonehouse, Gloucestershire
18 January 1968 – Liberal Hall, Yeovil, Somerset (Western Gazette)
19 January 1968 – Bristol, Avon (gig was cancelled)
20 January 1968 – YMCA, Gloucester, Gloucestershire with Here, There & Everywhere
25 January 1968 – Audition for BBC, central London
27 January 1968 – White Tiles, Swindon, Wiltshire
30 January 1968 – The Blue, Rotherhithe, southeast London
Clockwise from top left: Peter Mole, Martin Grice, Warren Davis, Paul Brett, Del Paramor, Paul Petts and Keith Beck. Photo: Paul Brett
1 February 1968 – Whisky A Go Go, Wardour Street, Soho, central London
3 February 1968 – RAF Waddington, Lincoln, Lincolnshire
4-5 February 1968 – Leofric Hotel, Coventry, West Midlands (also gig at Mercer’s Arms, Coventry on 5 February)
9 February 1968 – Big C, Farnborough, Hampshire (Aldershot News) Missing from Del Paramor’s gig list so may have been cancelled
10 February 1968 – Hastings Pier, Hastings, East Sussex with The Block
13-28 February 1968 – Hotel Pino, Turin, Italy
1-17 March 1968 – Blow Up Club, Munich, West Germany
With the German dates completed, Martin Grice and Keith Beck returned to Turin and joined The Patrick Sansom Set.
Back in the UK in March 1968, the remaining members rehearsed new baritone sax player Roger Davis and debuted at Klooks Kleek in West Hampstead on 21 March 1968.
18 March 1968 – Rhodes Centre, Bishop’s Stortford, Herts (billed as Warren Davis The Monday Band) This gig was billed but did not happen
21 March 1968 – Klooks Kleek, West Hampstead, north London (new line-up’s debut)
Gig was cancelled
28 March 1968 – Liberal Hall, Yeovil, Somerset with Emotion (Western Gazette) Del Paramor says that this gig was cancelled
However, there was a split in the band’s ranks at this point with Warren Davis, Del Paramor and Roger Davis linking up with the group Still Life to form a new version of The Warren Davis Monday Band. Tony Ollard, Paul Petts and Pete Mole split to work on other projects. Ollard (see comments) moved to Italy.
Davis, Paramor and Davis had seen Still Life at the Marquee on 25 March 1968 and were impressed.
The new formation comprised:
Warren Davis – lead vocals
Stuart Cowell – guitar/lead vocals
Tom Tierney – guitar
Con Byrne – bass
Ron Reynolds – Hammond organ
Del Paramor – tenor saxophone
Roger Davis – baritone saxophone
Jim Toomey – drums
The new line-up recorded the track “No 9 Putney Bus” for what they hoped would be a TV series.
30 March 1968 – Cheltenham, Gloucestershire
31 March 1968 – Whisky A Go Go, Wardour Street, Soho, central London
3 April 1968 – Blaises, Kensington, west London
5 April 1968 – Queen’s Hall, Barnstaple, Devon
6 April 1968 – Tardebigge, Redditch, Worcestershire (venue unknown)
19 April 1968 – El Grotto, Ilford, east London (Del Paramor says David Essex turned up to see him at the gig which was a disaster)
20 April 1968 – Hastings Pier, Hastings, East Sussex (billed as Still Life)
24 April 1968 – Blaises, Kensington, west London
26 April-2 May 1968 – Rose Club, Hannover, West Germany
4 May 1968 – Tofts, Folkestone, Kent
7 May 1968 – Concorde, Southampton, Hampshire (Del Paramor and Roger Davis told they were sacked)
9 May 1968 – Quay Club, Exeter, Devon
10 May 1968 – Scottish Club Discotheque, Torquay, Devon (Herald Express)
11 May 1968 – Cirencester, Gloucestershire (possibly Stax Club)
14 May 1968 – Sybillas, Swallow Street, central London
15 May 1968 – Hampstead Country Club, north London
Del Paramor and Roger Davis left after this gig. Paramor joined Mr Mo’s Messengers, who morphed into Sonority, where he worked with Peter Mole.
20 May 1968 – Rhodes Centre, Bishop’s Stortford, Herts with Fish-Hook (billed as Warren Davis Band)
21 May 1968 – New Pink Flamingo, Wardour Street, Soho, central London
23 May 1968 – Whisky A Go Go, Wardour Street, Soho, central London
26 May 1968 – El Grotto, Ilford, east London (Redbridge & Ilford Recorder)
28 May 1968 – New Pink Flamingo, Wardour Street, Soho, central London
29 May 1968 – Hampstead Country Club, north London
1 June 1968 – Starlight Room, Boston Gliderdrome, Boston, Lincolnshire with C G Morris and The Reactions
3 June 1968 – Whisky A Go, Wardour Street, Soho, central London
Guitarist Tom Tierney left around now. Warren Davis and Con Byrne wrote “The Painter”, which Elmer Gantry’s Velvet Opera record.
Two other tracks credited to Byrne-Davis: “Fire Fly” and “Deed I Do” were cut as acetates.
At some point, possibly with this final formation, the band cut two tracks at IBC Sound Recording Studios in Portland Place: “Nothing Is Sweeter Than Lovin’ You” and “Muddy Water”.
15 June 1968 – Hastings Pier, Hastings, East Sussex
29-30 June 1968 – Blue Lagoon, Newquay, Cornwall with The Vigilantes (Saturday) and The Provokers (Sunday)
By mid-July 1968 the band’s line-up comprised:
Warren Davis – lead vocals
Stuart Cowell – lead guitar/vocals
Ron Reynolds – Hammond organ
Con Byrne – bass
Jim Toomey – drums
Judging by a gig in Switzerland in mid-September (see comments), the band may have played some European dates around this time.
One of the band’s final gigs on 19 September 1968
19 September 1968 – Klooks Kleek, West Hampstead, north London
The musicians, however, went their separate ways by late September 1968. Cowell and Toomey would form a new band with Jerome Arnold from Paul Butterfield’s Blues Band and later put together Titus Groan.
Warren Davis (see comments) audition for The Foundations but was not successful. In 1971 he co-wrote both sides of a single with Byrne for the band Mighty Dodos, which was released on Spark.
Huge thanks to Del Paramor for the gigs listings from July 1967-May 1968. Thanks to Del, Bruce Usherwood, Paul Brett and Stuart Cowell for details. Melody Maker also provided gigs for the Upper Cut, Forest Gate, London. I also used a number of regional newspapers for gigs. I will be writing a more detailed article on the band and would welcome hearing from other former members.
Welcome to another posting of a series of gig listings for 1960s bands. None of these lists is exhaustive and my idea is to add to them in the comments section below over time. They are here for future researchers to draw on. I have also added a few interesting bits of information and will add images in time.
I’d like to encourage band members to get in touch to share memories, or for anyone to send corrections/clarifications to my email: Warchive@aol.com
Equally important, if you attended any of the gigs below or played in the support band, please do leave your memories below in the comments section for future historians to use. If you know of any missing gigs, please add them too, if possible, with the sources.
THE ATTACK:
Singer Richard Shirman and bass player Gerry Henderson were working in Earl’s Court-based group, The Soul System with guitarist Bob Taylor and keyboard player Dennis Hooker.
Guitarist David O’List who was working with The Richard Henry Sensation met Henderson at a supermarket in Earl’s Court and was invited to a Soul System rehearsal around early November 1966.
After joining The Soul System, O’List says he changed the name to The Attack, composed some new songs, changed the band’s set list and landed the group a record and agency contract.
Disc & Music Echo’s 12 November issue mentions Richard Shirman and The Attack so they had changed name by this point.
16 December 1966 – Hammersmith College, Hammersmith (Melody Maker)
According to Martyn Hanson’s excellent book Hang on to a Dream: The Story of the Nice, Dennis Hooker had to leave to take his finals. Also, Bob Taylor left during this month to join The Downliners Sect.
The remaining trio recruited two musicians who had advertised in Melody Maker. Drummer Alan Whitehead had previously worked with Crispian St Peter and then The Loose Ends but left in September 1966 to work briefly with Epitaph Soul Band and The Cops ‘n’ Robbers.
Hammond organist Bob Hodges was with Walthamstow-based soul band, The New Jump Band and played his final gig with them on 16 December 1966.
Left to right: Richard Shirman, Bob Hodges, David O’List (front), Gerry Henderson and Alan Whitehead
Richard Shirman – lead vocals
David O’List – lead guitar
Bob Hodges – Hammond organ
Gerry Henderson – bass
Alan Whitehead – drums
In late December, The Attack recorded their debut single “Try It” c/w “We Don’t Know”, which was released on 27 January 1967. Whitehead, who had appeared in early promotional photos, had already secured a job with Marmalade and departed before any gigs were played.
Richard Shirman, Bob Hodges, Alan Whitehead, Gerry Henderson and David O’List
The Attack recruited a couple of drummers to fulfill live dates, starting with former Mark Leeman Five and The Habits member Brian Davison, who would reunite with David O’List in The Nice in August 1967. In the interim, he’d briefly work with Don Shinn’s band, Shinn and The Mike Cotton Sound.
7 January 1967 – Club Carnaby, Loughbourgh, Leicestershire (Bob Hodges’ diary)
14 January 1967 – Victoria Ballroom, Chesterfield, Derbyshire (Bob Hodges’ diary)
15 January 1967 – King Mojo, Sheffield, South Yorkshire (Bob Hodges’ diary) Richard Shirman’s recollections confirm Davison was on drums for this gig
16 January 1967 – Hearbeat Club, Silver Blades Ice Rink, Birmingham, West Midlands (Bob Hodges’ diary/Birmingham Evening Mail)
21 January 1967 – Alexandra Hotel, Lancaster, Lancashire (Bob Hodges’ diary)
28 January 1967 – Pink Elephant Club, Aspull, Wigan, Greater Manchester (Bob Hodges’ diary)
28 January 1967 – Room at the Top, Wigan, Greater Manchester (all nighter) (Bob Hodges’ diary)
29 January 1967 – Casino Club, Wigan, Greater Manchester (Bob Hodges’ diary)
The original band pictured for Decca’s publicity with Alan Whitehead far left
3 February 1967 – PA at Witchdoctor Club, Catford, London (for Radio London) (Bob Hodges’ diary)
4 February 1967 – PA at Wimbledon Palais, Wimbledon, London with Tuesday’s Children (for Radio London) (Bob Hodges’ diary/Fabulous 208)
Around this time, Peter “Barney” Barnfield joined as full-time drummer. The new line-up was responsible for the band’s second single, “Hi Ho Silver Lining” c/w “Anymore Than I Do”, issued on 3 March 1967.
10 February 1967 – Alexandra Hotel, Lancaster, Lancashire (Bob Hodges’ diary)
Richard Shirman left after the Lyme Regis gig on 18 March and the remaining quartet carried on until the 22 April gig in the West Midlands. In the meantime, Shirman put together a new Attack line-up behind the scenes.
Bob Hodges remembers the current version took on a singer with a name like G D’Amati, who fronted the band on the next three shows
25 March 1967 – Golden Torch, Tunstall, Staffordshire (Bob Hodges’ diary)
31 March 1967 – Locarno Ballroom, Sale, Greater Manchester with The Smoke (Bob Hodges’ diary/Manchester Evening News & Chronicle)
1 April 1967 Melody Maker
8 April 1967 – East Ham Technical College, East Ham, London (Bob Hodges’ diary)
Bob Hodges remembers that for the final three dates, the lead singer was Pete Hodges (no relation), a singer from Birmingham who had previously worked with Jimmy Cliff & The New Generation (and possibly the final version of The Mark Leeman Five).
15 April 1967 – Nottingham College of Further Education, Clifton, Notts (Bob Hodges’ diary)
20 April 1967 – James Finnegan Hall, Redcar, North Yorkshire (Bob Hodges’ diary)
22 April 1967 – Club Ponderosa, Bearley Holiday Centre, Snitterfield (near Stratford Upon Avon), Warwickshire (Coventry Evening Telegraph)
After this final gig, the musicians were told that Richard Shirman had formed a new band under the name The Attack and that their services were no longer needed. David O’List soon formed The Nice, who became PP Arnold’s backing band after she left The Blue Jays. Bob Hodges joined Tuesday’s Children later in the year
The Attack, left to right: Chris Allen, Richard Shirman, Kenny Harold, Geoff Richardson and George Watt. Photo from Phil Smee
In April, Shirman launched a new version of The Attack as follows:
Richard Shirman – lead vocals
Geoff Richardson – lead guitar
George Watt – Hammond organ
Kenny Harold – bass
Chris Allen – drums
This formation was responsible for the band’s third single, “Created By Clive” c/w “Colour of my Mind”.
28 April 1967 – Top Spot Ballroom, Ross-on-Wye, Herefordshire with The Sombreros (Gloucester Citizen)
6 May 1967 – Hull College of Commerce Students’ Union, Hull, Humberside (Hull Daily Mail)
2 June 1967 – Witchdoctor, Catford, London with The Trailblazers (South East London Mercury)
3 June 1967 – Floral Hall, Gorleston, Norfolk (Yarmouth Mercury)
17 June 1967 – Royal Lido Ballroom, Prestatyn, Wales with The Raynes (website: www.45worlds.com/live)
24 June 1967 – Lewes FC Beat Rave, Lewes Town Hall, Lewes, East Sussex with The Nashville Teens and The Teen Team (Sussex Express)
Within days of the band’s third single being released on 23 June 1967, second lead guitarist John DuCann joined. George Watt and Kenny Harold left that summer. Geoff Richardson left soon after and later moved to the USA to play with The British Walkers while Chris Allen also departed to join The Syn (Disc & Music Echo, 8 July, page 14).
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By August, the group’s line-up comprised:
Richard Shirman – lead vocals
John DuCann – lead guitar
Jim Avery – bass
Plug Davies – drums
16 September 1967 – Waggon & Horses, Wall Heath, West Midlands (Express & Star)
This formation recorded The Attack’s fourth single, which was released on 12 January 1968.
Around this time, Plug Davies introduced his friend from Wales, Keith Hodge, who in turn recommended Roger Deane on bass.
Richard Shirman – lead vocals
John DuCann – lead guitar
Roger Deane – bass
Keith Hodge – drums
21 February 1968 – Speakeasy, W1, London (Fabulous 208/Mick Capewell’s Marmalade Skies)
27 February 1968 – Marquee, Wardour Street, Soho, London with The Move (Tony Bacon’s book: London Live)
11 March 1968 – Marquee, Wardour Street, Soho, London with The Nice (Tony Bacon’s book: London Live)
14 March 1968 – Middle Earth, Covent Garden, London with Family, Picadilly Line, Doc K’s Blues Band and Pete Brown’s Poetry (Melody Maker)
Melody Maker notes that The Attack played dates in Helsinki, Finland on 17-18 July 1968
The Attack 7 Sep 1968
Huge thanks to Bob Hodges for the use of his gig list and photos. Thanks also to David O’List for early insights. Thanks to Mike at Ugly Things and Phil Smee (for the photo of the third line-up by the River Thames).
Photo: Hillingdon Mirror, August 1967. Image may be subject to copyright
Welcome to another posting of a series of gig listings for 1960s bands. None of these lists is exhaustive and my idea is to add to them in the comments section below over time. They are here for future researchers to draw on. I have also added a few interesting bits of information and will add images in time.
I’d like to encourage band members to get in touch to share memories, or for anyone to send corrections/clarifications to my email: Warchive@aol.com
Equally important, if you attended any of the gigs below or played in the support band, please do leave your memories below in the comments section for future historians to use. If you know of any missing gigs, please add them too, if possible, with the sources.
Adopting the name Episode Six in the summer of 1964, the line-up featured in an article published in the Harrow Weekly Post from 22 July, page 15 was as follows:
Graham Carter-Dimmock – rhythm guitar/vocals (b. 27 April 1944, Hatch End, Middlesex)
Tony Lander – lead guitar (b. 10 August 1947, Cambridge)
Roger Glover – bass (b. 30 November 1945, Brecon, Wales)
Harvey Shields – drums (b. 6 September 1946, Twickenham, Middlesex)
1964
30 May 1964 – Territorial Army Centre, Harrow, Middlesex (Harrow Observer) Formerly The Lightnings
24 July 1964 – Public Hall, Witham, Essex with The Rubies (Essex Chronicle)
7 November 1964 – Westcliff Hotel, Clacton, Essex (Essex County Standard)
14 November 1964 – Glendale Hall, N15, north London (Tottenham Weekly Herald)
1965
19 January 1965 – Kodak Hall, Wealdstone, Middlesex with Jimmy Bond & The MI5 and The Beachcombers (Harrow Observer & Gazette)
30 March 1965 – Kodak Hall, Wealdstone, Middlesex with The Prophets and The Group Five (Harrow Observer & Gazette)
When Andy Ross left, Ian Gillan (b. 19 August 1945, Hounslow, Middlesex) joined from Wainwright’s Gentlemen after performing his final gig with them on 26 April 1965 at the Seagull Hotel, Southall, London
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24 July 1965 – Legion Hall, Amersham, Bucks (Buckinghamshire Advertiser)
8 October 1965 – Clay Pigeon, Eastcote, northwest London (Middlesex County Times & West Middlesex Gazette) Melody Maker has this as 7 October
31 December 1965 – Harrow County Boys, Harrow, northwest London (Harrow Observer & Gazette)
1966
1 January 1966 – Royal Oak, Dagenham, east London (Brian Long research)
2 January 1966 – Oldfield Hotel, Greenford, northwest London (Brian Long research)
3 January 1966 – The Bluesday Club, Rhodes Centre, Bishop’s Stortford, Herts (Steve Ingless book: The Day Before Yesterday)
6 January 1966 – Coventry Locarno, Coventry, West Midlands (Brian Long research)
7 January 1966 – USAF High Wycombe, High Wycombe, Bucks (Brian Long research)
8 January 1966 – USAF Alconbury, Alconbury, Cambridgeshire (Brian Long research)
11 January 1966 – Overseas Visitors Club, Earls Court, west London (Brian Long research)
13 January 1966 – Nottingham Palais, Nottingham (Brian Long research)
14 January 1966 – Black Cat, Woolwich, southeast London (Brian Long research)
15 January 1966 – Ikelstone Palais, Ikelstone, Derbyshire (Brian Long research)
16 January 1966 – Royal Oak, Dagenham, east London (Brian Long research)
18 January 1966 – Overseas Visitors Club, Earls Court, London (Brian Long research)
22 January 1966 – Westcliffe Hotel, Clacton, Essex (Brian Long research)
24 January 1966 – Dunstable Civic Hall, Dunstable, Bedfordshire (Brian Long research)
25 January 1966 – Overseas Visitors Club, Earls Court, west London (Brian Long research)
27 January 1966 – Nottingham Palais, Nottingham (Brian Long research)
28 January 1966 – Glenlyn Ballroom, Forest Hill, southeast London (South East London Mercury)
The Hounslow Post on 28 January 1966, page 8 has an article and picture on the band
29 January 1966 – Borough Polytechnic, Borough, south London (Brian Long research)
30 January 1966 – Welcome Inn, Eltham, southeast London (Brian Long research)
1 February 1966 – ‘Ready Steady Radio’, Lyceum, Strand, central London (Brian Long research)
4 February 1966 – USAF Welford, Welford, Northamptonshire (Brian Long research)
5 February 1966 – Glenlyn Ballroom, Forest Hill, southeast London (South East London Mercury)
6 February 1966 – USAF Alconbury, Alconbury, Cambridgeshire (Brian Long research)
7 February 1966 – Hammersmith Palais, Hammersmith, west London (Brian Long research)
8 February 1966 – Overseas Visitors Club, Earls Court, west London (Brian Long research)
10 February 1966 – Canon’s Club (unknown location) (Brian Long research)
11 February 1966 – Royal Forest Hotel, Chingford, east London (Brian Long research)
12 February 1966 – Acton works social, Acton, west London (Brian Long research)
13 February 1966 – Big L Discotheque, Charing Cross Road, central London (Brian Long research)
14 February 1966 – Peterborough Nurses’ Home, Peterborough, Cambridgeshire (Brian Long research)
15 February 1966 – Overseas Visitors Club, Earls Court, west London (Brian Long research)
16 February 1966 – Silver Blades Ice Rink, Streatham, southwest London (Brian Long research)
18 February 1966 – RAF Abingdon, Abingdon, Oxfordshire (Brian Long research)
19 February 1966 – Woodford Memorial Hall, Woodford, east London (Brian Long research)
20 February 1966 – Royal Oak, Dagenham, east London (Brian Long research)
21 February 1966 – Kettering Workingmen’s Club, Kettering, Northamptonshire (Brian Long research)
22 February 1966 – Overseas Visitors Club, Earls Court, west London (Brian Long research)
24 February 1966 – Nottingham Palais, Nottingham (Brian Long research)
26 February 1966 – Ikelstone Palais, Ikelstone, Derbyshire (Brian Long research)
27 February 1966 – Welcome Inn, Eltham, southeast London (Brian Long research)
28 February 1966 – Rhodes Centre, Bishop’s Stortford (Brian Long research)
1 March 1966 – Overseas Visitors Club, Earls Court, west London (Brian Long research)
2 March 1966 – New Victoria Cinema (audition) (Brian Long research)
3 March 1966 – Cromwellian Club, South Kensingston, west London (Brian Long research)
5 March 1966 – Harrow County School, Harrow, northwest London (Brian Long research)
8 March 1966 – Overseas Visitors Club, Earls Court, west London (Brian Long research)
9 March 1966 – USAF Chicksands, Chicksands, Bedfordshire (Brian Long research)
10 March 1966 – Cromwellian Club, South Kensington, west London (Brian Long research)
11 March 1966 – Copdock House Hotel (possibly Ipswich), Suffolk (Brian Long research)
12 March 1966 – London School of Economics, Aldwych, central London (Brian Long research)
15 March 1966 – Chelmsford Corn Exchange, Chelmsford, Essex (Brian Long research)
17 March 1966 – Overseas Visitors Club, Earls Court, west London (Brian Long research)
19 March 1966 – Winter Gardens, Banbury, Oxfordshire with The Road Knights and The Frenzies (Brian Long research/Brackley Advertiser)
22 March 1966 – Overseas Visitors Club, Earls Court, west London (Brian Long research)
24 March 1966 – Nottingham Palais, Nottingham (Melody Maker)
25 March 1966 – Royal Forest Hotel, Chingford, east London (Brian Long research)
26 March 1966 – Wimbledon Palais, Wimbledon, southwest London (Melody Maker)
27 March 1966 – Windy City Club, Oxford, Oxfordshire (Melody Maker)
29 March 1966 – Overseas Club, Earl’s Court, west London (Melody Maker)
1 April 1966 – Scotch of St James, Mayfair, central London (audition) (Brian Long research)
2 April 1966 – Peterborough Nurses’ Home, Peterborough, Cambridgeshire (Brian Long research)
3 April 1966 – Bournemouth Pavilion, Bournemouth, Dorset (Melody Maker)
5 April 1966 – Overseas Visitors Club, Earls Court, west London (Brian Long research)
8 April 1966 – Recording session (Brian Long research)
12 April 1966 – Overseas Visitors Club, Earls Court, west London (Brian Long research)
16 April 1966 – Marquee, Wardour Street, Soho, central London (Brian Long research)
18 April 1966 – Dunstable Civic Hall, Dunstable, Bedfordshire (Brian Long research)
19 April 1966 – Overseas Visitors Club, Earls Court, west London (Brian Long research)
20 April 1966 – Tiles, Oxford Street, central London (Brian Long research)
21 April 1966 – Dorchester Hotel, Mayfair, central London (Brian Long research)
22 April 1966 – USAF Welford, Welford, Northamptonshire (Brian Long research)
23 April 1966 – USAF Alconbury, Alconbury, Cambridgeshire (Brian Long research)
26 April 1966 – Overseas Visitors Club, Earls Court, west London (Brian Long research)
27 April 1966 – Tiles, Oxford Street, central London (Brian Long research)
28 April 1966 – RAF Abingdon, Abingdon, Oxfordshire (Brian Long research)
29 April 1966 – Sutton-in-Ashfield, Nottinghamshire (Brian Long research)
The Middlesex Chronicle (Hounslow Edition) on 29 April 1966, page 3 has an article on band
30 April 1966 – Ilkestone Palais, Ilkestone, Derbyshire (Brian Long research)
3 May 1966 – Overseas Visitors Club, Earls Court, west London (Brian Long research)
7 May 1966 – Marquee, Wardour Street, Soho, central London (Brian Long research)
10 May 1966 – Ready Steady Radio (Tiles, Oxford Street, central London) (Broadcast 22 May) (Brian Long research)
12 May 1966 – Nottingham Palais, Nottingham (Brian Long research)
13 May 1966 – Coronation Ballroom, Ramsgate, Kent with The Tea Set and Children of The Damned (Brian Long research/East Kent Times)
17 May 1966 – Overseas Visitors Club, Earls Court, west London (Brian Long research)
19 May 1966 – Reading University, Reading, Berkshire (Brian Long research)
20 May 1966 – Ready Steady Go (TV) (Brian Long research)
21 May 1966 – Marquee, Wardour Street, Soho, central London (Brian Long research)
21 May 1966 – RAF Wittering, Wittering, West Sussex (Brian Long research)
23 May 1966 – BBC audition, Piccadilly, central London (Brian Long research)
24 May 1966 – Overseas Visitors Club, Earls Court, west London (Brian Long research)
26 May 1966 – Tiles, Oxford Street, central London (Brian Long research)
27 May 1966 – Co-Op Hall, Gravesend, Kent (Brian Long research)
28 May 1966 – Recording session (Brian Long research)
1 June 1966 – Overseas Visitors Club, Earls Court, west London (Brian Long research)
3 June 1966 – Roya Forest Hotel, Chingford, east London (Brian Long research)
4 June 1966 – Winter Gardens, Banbury, Oxfordshire with The Lazyways (Brian Long research/Brackley Advertiser)
7 June 1966 – Overseas Visitors Club, Earls Court, west London (Brian Long research)
9 June 1966 – RAF Bicester, Bicester, Oxfordshire (Brian Long research)
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10 June 1966 – Winter Garden, Eastbourne, East Sussex with The Shades (Eastbourne Herald Chronicle)
16 June 1966 – Overseas Visitors Club, Earls Court, west London (Brian Long research)
17 June 1966 – Coronation Ballroom, Ramsgate, Kent with Sands and Steve & The Corvettes (Brian Long research/East Kent Times)
18 June 1966 – Lloyds Bank, Beckenham, south London (Brian Long research)
19 June 1966 – Brands Hatch, West Kingsdown, Kent (Brian Long research)
21 June 1966 – Overseas Visitors Club, Earls Court, west London (Brian Long research)
23 June 1966 – RAF Tangmere, Chichester, West Sussex (Brian Long research)
25 June 1966 – Battersea Park, Battersea, south London (Brian Long research)
26 June 1966 – USAF Alconbury, Alconbury, Cambridgeshire (Brian Long research)
28 June 1966 – Overseas Visitors Club, Earls Court, west London (Brian Long research)
30 July 1966 – Grand Hotel, Brighton, West Sussex (Brian Long research)
1 August 1966 – Overseas Visitors Club, Earls Court, west London (Brian Long research)
3 August 1966 – Recording session for Pye (Brian Long research)
4 August 1966 – Nottingham Palais, Nottingham (Brian Long research)
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5 August 1966 – Pavilion, Hemel Hempstead, Herts with Cliff Bennett & The Rebel Rousers (Berkhamsted Gazette & Tring and District News)
6 August 1966 – Starlite, Greenford, northwest London (Brian Long research)
8 August 1966 – Overseas Visitors Club, Earls Court, west London (Brian Long research)
12 August 1966 – Coronation Hall, Ramsgate, Kent (Brian Long research)
13 August 1966 – Coventry Air Pageant, Coventry, West Midlands (Brian Long research)
15 August 1966 – Overseas Visitors Club, Earls Court, west London (Brian Long research)
18 August 1966 – Wakefield Locarno, Wakefield, West Yorkshire (Brian Long research)
25 August 1966 – Kew Boathouse, Kew, west London (Brian Long research)
27 August 1966 – Marquee, Wardour Street, Soho, central London with The Soul Agents (Tony Bacon’s book: London Live) (According to Brian Long, show broadcast 5 September)
29 August 1966 – Overseas Visitors Club, Earls Court, west London (Brian Long research)
30 August 1966 – Ready Steady Radio at Tiles, Oxford Street, central London (Brian Long research)
31 August 1966 – Pickwick Club, central London (audition) (Brian Long research)
3 September 1966 – Starlite, Greenford, northwest London (Brian Long research)
9 September 1966 – Princess Club, Chorlton, Greater Manchester (Brian Long)
9 September 1966 – Domino Club, Openshaw, Greater Manchester (Brian Long)
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12 September 1966 – Pavilion, Hemel Hempstead, Herts with Tom Jones & The Squires (Berkhamsted Gazette & Tring and District News)
15 September 1966 – RAF Tangmere, Chichester, West Sussex (Brian Long)
16 September 1966 – Co-op Hall, Gravesend, Kent (Brian Long)
17 September 1966 – Marquee, Wardour Street, Soho, central London with The Good Goods (Tony Bacon’s book: London Live)
Photo: Hillingdon Mirror. Image may be subject to copyright
The Hillingdon Mirror ran a picture of the band in its 20 September 1966 issue, page 20
23 September 1966 – Recording session at Pye (Brian Long research)
25 September 1966 – Brands Hatch, Kingsdown, Kent (Brian Long research)
27 September 1966 – Finsbury Park Astoria, Finsbury Park, north London with Dusty Springfield & The Echoes, Boz and His People, The Settlers, The Alan Price Set, The Mindbenders and Dave Berry (Brian Long research) This is the start of The Dusty Springfield tour
28 September 1966 – Bournemouth Winter Gardens, Bournemouth, Dorset with Dusty Springfield & The Echoes, The Alan Price Set, The Settlers, Dave Berry, David and Jonathan, Boz & His Group and Jeff Lenner (Brian Long research/website: https://bournemouthbeatboom.wordpress.com/)
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29 September 1966 – Odeon, Cheltenham with Dusty Springfield, Alan Price Set, Boz & His Group, The Settlers, The Echoes and Los Bravos (Gloucester Citizen)
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30 September 1966 – Birmingham Odeon, Birmingham, West Midlands with Dusty Springfield, The Alan Price Set, Boz & His Group, The Settlers, The Echoes and Los Bravos (Brian Long research/Birmingham Evening Mail/Express & Star)
1 October 1966 – Cardiff Capitol, Cardiff, Wales (Brian Long research)
2 October 1966 – Colston Hall, Bristol (Brian Long research)
3 October 1966 – Manchester Odeon, Manchester (Brian Long research)
4 October 1966 – Newcastle Odeon, Newcastle upon Tyne, Tyne & Wear (Brian Long research)
5 October 1966 – Liverpool Odeon, Liverpool (Brian Long research)
6 October 1966 – Hanley Gaumont, Hanley, Staffordshire (Brian Long research)
7 October 1966 – Sheffield Gaumount, Sheffield, South Yorkshire (Brian Long research)
8 October 1966 – Leicester gig (Brian Long research)
9 October 1966 – Woburn Abbey gig, Buckinghamshire (Brian Long research)
11 October 1966 – Marquee, Wardour Street, Soho, central London with Jimmy James & The Vagabonds (Tony Bacon’s book: London Live)
15 October 1966 – Harrow County School, Harrow, northwest London with Five’s Company (Brian Long research/Harrow Observer)
18 October 1966 – Marquee, Wardour Street, Soho, central London with The Action (Tony Bacon’s book: London Live)
20 October 1966 – Marquee, Wardour Street, Soho, central London (audition) (Brian Long research)
25 October 1966 – Marquee, Wardour Street, Soho, central London with Cliff Bennett & The Rebel Rousers (Tony Bacon’s book: London Live)
28 October 1966 – Witchdoctor Club, Catford, southeast London (Brian Long research)
29 October 1966 – University of Kent, Canterbury, Kent (Brian Long research)
1 November 1966 – Marquee, Wardour Street, Soho, central London with The Spencer Davis Group (Tony Bacon’s book: London Live)
4 November 1966 – Beckenham Ballroom, Beckenham, south London (Brian Long research)
5 November 1966 – Wimbledon Stadium, Wimbledon, southwest London (Brian Long research)
11 November 1966 – Witchdoctor Club, Catford, southeast London (Brian Long research)
12 November 1966 – Nautilus Club, Lowestoft, Suffolk (Brian Long research)
13-14 November 1966 – Trip to the Netherlands around this time (Disc & Music Echo)
15 November 1966 – Marquee, Wardour Street, Soho, central London with Cliff Bennett & The Rebel Rousers (Tony Bacon’s book: London Live)
17 November 1966 – RAF Tangmere, Chichester, West Sussex (Brian Long research)
21 November 1966 – Recording session at Pye (Brian Long research)
22 November 1966 – Marquee, Wardour Street, Soho, central London with The Action (Tony Bacon’s book: London Live)
23 November 1966 – ‘Swingalong’ recording at BBC (Brian Long research)
25 November 1966 – Recording session at Pye (Brian Long research)
25 November 1966 – Solvatorian College, Harrow Weald, northwest London (Brian Long research)
The Hounslow Post from 25 November 1966, page 6 has an article and picture on the band
26 November 1966 – Prestatyn, Denbighshire, Wales (most likely Royal Lido Ballroom) (Brian Long research)
28 November 1966 – ‘Monday Monday’ at the BBC (Brian Long research)
30 November 1966 – Fly to Beirut, Lebanon (Disc & Music Echo) This was on Roger Glover’s birthday
1-31 December 1966 – Casino du Liban, Beirut, Lebanon (Brian Long research)
1967
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11 February 1967 – Upper Cut, Forest Gate, east London with Soul’s Incorporated (Melody Maker/Newham, West Ham & East Ham, Barking and Stratford Express)
22 February 1967 – Kingsway Theatre, Hadleigh, Essex with Georgie Fame & The Blue Flames, Cat Stevens, The Style and The Machine
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2 March 1967 – Upper Cut, Forest Gate, east London with The Herd (Redbridge & Ilford Recorder)
3 March 1967 – Exeter University, Exeter, Devon (Fabulous 208)
4 March 1967 – Nautilus Club, Lowestoft, Suffolk (Fabulous 208)
17 March 1967 – Upper Cut, Forest Gate, east London with Bobby Johnson & The Atoms (Melody Maker)
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13 April 1967 – Upper Cut, Forest Gate, east London with Jon (Melody Maker)
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15 April 1967 – Civic Hall, Guildford, Surrey with Dilemma (West Surrey Advertiser)
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6 May 1967 – Witchdoctor, Catford, southeast London with supporting group (South East London Mercury)
23 May 1967 – Rhodes Centre, Bishop’s Stortford, Herts with Paul Kaye (Steve Ingless book: The Day Before Yesterday)
28 May 1967 – Hermitage Ballroom, Hitchin, Herts with The Spectrum (Hertfordshire Express)
13 June 1967 – Clapham Common, Clapham, London (Disc & Music Echo) Start of open air gigs
18 June 1967 – Brands Hatch Radio London Motor Racing and Pop Festival, Brands Hatch, Kent with Dave Dee, Dozy, Beaky, Mick and Titch and Chris Farlowe & The Thunderbirds (Sutton & Cheam Advertiser)
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1 July 1967 – Witchdoctor, Catford, southeast London with supporting group (South East London Mercury)
8 July 1967 – Ashton Palais, Ashton-under-Lyme, Greater Manchester (Manchester Evening News and Chronicle)
12 July 1967 – Victoria Rooms, Bristol with Billy J Kramer and The Dakotas (Fabulous 208)
15 July 1967 – Starlite Ballroom, Greenford, northwest London (Fabulous 208)
16 July 1967 – Hilton Hotel, Park Lane, central London (Fabulous 208)
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21 July 1967 – Clay Pigeon, Eastcote, northwest London (Hayes Gazette/Hillingdon and Uxbridge Weekly Post)
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29 July 1967 – Embassy, Colchester, Essex with The Reaction (Essex County Standard)
The Hillingdon Mirror ran a colour picture in its 8 August 1967 issue, page 9 (see below)
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12 August 1967 – Witchdoctor, Catford, southeast London with supporting group (South East London Mercury)
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16 August 1967 – Big Beat Cruise, Solent, South Parade Pier, Portsmouth Harbour and Ryde Pier Head with The Wrong Direction (Portsmouth News)
18 August 1967 – Diss Corn Hall, Diss, Norfolk with The Wild Oats (Thetford Times)
Portsmouth News has a photo of the band in its 10 August 1967 issue, page 10 (see below)
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Disc & Music Echo’s 26 August issue notes that the group are keen to sign Dick Allix from The Gnomes of Zurich to replace drummer Harvey Shields. Instead, they end up recruiting John Kerrison.
Episode Six before John Kerrison joined. Fabulous 208, August 1967. Image may be subject to copyright
1 September 1967 – Clay Pigeon, Eastcote, northwest London (Hayes Gazette/Hillingdon and Uxbridge Weekly Post)
2 September 1967 – Lion Hotel, Warrington, Cheshire with Kanda Grays and Arthur’s Ltd (Warrington Guardian)
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9 September 1967 – Dreamland Ballroom, Margate, Kent with The Summer Set (Folkestone, Hythe & District Herald)
7 October 1967 – Luton Boys Club, Luton, Bedfordshire with Friday’s Mind (Evening Post: Hemel Hempstead)
9 October 1967 – Ready Steady Go Club, Kings Arms Hotel, Berkhamstead, Herts (Berkhamstead Gazette, Tring & District News)
21 October 1967 – City University, central London with The Action (Melody Maker)
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28 October 1967 – Witchdoctor, Catford, southeast London with Bobby King & The Sabres (South East London Mercury)
13 April 1968 – The Cobweb, St Leonards, East Sussex with The Embers (Roger Bistow’s research at Dizzy Tiger Music website)
6 May 1968 – Rhodes Centre, Bishop’s Stortford, Herts (Steve Ingless book: The Day Before Yesterday) This seems very unlikely considering the gig below
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6 May 1968 – Blue Lagoon, Newquay, Cornwall with The Illinois Press (Cornish Guardian)
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1 June 1968 – Elms Court Ballroom, Botley, Oxford with Pepper Pot (Oxford Mail) Billed as The Episode
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2 June 1968 – Hastings Pier, Hastings, East Sussex with Rainbow Reflection (Hastings & St Leonards Observer)
10 June 1968 – Civic Hall, Guildford, Surrey with The Move and Circus (Surrey Advertiser)
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22 June 1968 – The Place, Hanley, Staffordshire (Evening Sentinel)
12 July 1968 – Kew Boat House, Kew, west London (Thames Valley Times)
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14 July 1968 – Hastings Pier, Hastings, East Sussex (with supporting programme) (Hastings & St Leonards Observer)
20 July 1968 – Town Hall, Clacton, Essex with Glenroy Oakley & The Oracles and Lyte ‘N’ Eze (Essex County Standard)
27 July 1968 – The Barn Ballroom, Little Bardfield Hall, Little Bardfield, Essex (Steve Ingless book: The Day Before Yesterday)
Fabulous 208 from 17 August 1968 announces Mick Underwood as John Kerrison’s replacement
Episode Six with Mick Underwood (bottom left). Image may be subject to copyright
30 August 1968 – Tigers Head, Downham, southeast London (South East London Mercury)
15 September 1968 – Clay Pigeon, Eastcote, northwest London (Uxbridge Weekly Post)
9 October 1968 – Shrubbery Hotel, Ilminster, Somerset with Disturbance and Dave the Rave (Somerset County Gazette) Billed as The Episode
19 October 1968 – University College, Gower Street, W1, central London with Proteus (Melody Maker)
20 October 1968 – Clay Pigeon, Eastcote, northwest London (Uxbridge Weekly Post) Replaced by Tremeloes
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15 November 1968 – Brunel University, Acton, west London with Timebox (Melody Maker)
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16 November 1968 – Centre 185, Egham, Surrey with Five & a Penny (Staines & Egham News)
11 December 1968 – De La Warr Pavilion, Bexhill-on-Sea, East Sussex with The Red Squares and The Motion (Hastings & St Leonards Observer)
14 December 1968 – Tavistock Town Hall, Tavistock, Devon with Blitz (Western Evening Herald)
31 December 1968 – Rhodes Centre, Bishop’s Stortford, Herts with The Lloyd (Steve Ingless book: The Day Before Yesterday)
1969
24 January 1969 – Tigers Head, Downham, southeast London (South East London Mercury)
1 April 1969 – The Clock House, Watford, Hertfordshire with Billy Davis (Uxbridge Weekly Post)
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26 April 1969 – Kingston College of Technology, Kingston upon Thames, southwest London with Orange Rainbow (Melody Maker)
11 May 1969 – Clay Pigeon, Eastcote, northwest London (Uxbridge Weekly Post)
In mid-June Ian Gillian and Roger Glover left to join Deep Purple
21 June 1969 – The Cobweb, St Leonards, East Sussex with Tanglewood (Roger Bistow’s research at Dizzy Tiger Music website)
27 June 1969 – Pop Supershow, RAE Assembly Hall, Farnborough, Hampshire with Aynsley Dunbar’s Retaliation, Locomotive and Ten Percent Butter (Aldershot News)
10 October 1969 – Northern Polytechnic, Holloway, north London with Steamhammer (Time Out) Melody Maker says it was Battered Ornaments
22 November 1969 – The Place, Hanley, Staffordshire (Evening Sentinel)
Welcome to another posting of a series of gig listings for 1960s bands. None of these lists is exhaustive and my idea is to add to them in the comments section below over time. They are here for future researchers to draw on. I have also added a few interesting bits of information and will add images in time.
I’d like to encourage band members to get in touch to share memories, or for anyone to send corrections/clarifications to my email: Warchive@aol.com
Equally important, if you attended any of the gigs below or played in the support band, please do leave your memories below in the comments section for future historians to use. If you know of any missing gigs, please add them too, if possible, with the sources.
The Troggs, 1967. Fabulous 208. Image may be subject to copyright
Reg Presley – lead vocals
Chris Britton – guitar
Pete Staples – bass
Ronnie Bond – drums
1964
There is a great article on the early Troggs in the Andover Advertiser, 29 May 1964, page 7
2 June 1964 – Copper Kettle, Andover, Hampshire (Andover Advertiser)
9 June 1964 – Copper Kettle, Andover, Hampshire (Andover Advertiser)
16 June 1964 – Copper Kettle, Andover, Hampshire (Andover Advertiser) This may not have happened
20 June 1964 – Guildhall, Andover, Hampshire (Andover Advertiser)
23 June 1964 – Copper Kettle, Andover, Hampshire (Andover Advertiser) Mentions band’s apology for previous week in advert
30 June 1964 – Copper Kettle, Andover, Hampshire (Andover Advertiser)
3 July 1964 – Guildhall, Andover, Hampshire (Andover Advertiser)
7 July 1964 – Copper Kettle, Andover, Hampshire with The Classics (who did not appear) (Andover Advertiser)
10 July 1964 – Fiesta Hall, Andover, Hampshire (Andover Advertiser)
14 July 1964 – Copper Kettle, Andover, Hampshire (Andover Advertiser)
22 July 1964 – Copper Kettle, Andover, Hampshire with The Shamrocks (Andover Advertiser)
28 July 1964 – Copper Kettle, Andover, Hampshire with The Classics (Andover Advertiser)
31 July 1964 – Copper Kettle, Andover, Hampshire (Andover Advertiser)
1 August 1964 – Haymarket Lounge, Basingstoke, Hampshire with Mike Patto & The Bluebottles (Hampshire and Berkshire Gazette)
7 August 1964 – Copper Kettle, Andover, Hampshire (Andover Advertiser)
14 August 1964 – Copper Kettle, Andover, Hampshire (Andover Advertiser)
16 August 1964 – Winchester Lido, Winchester, Hampshire with The Daises (Hampshire & Berkshire Gazette)
21 August 1964 – Copper Kettle, Andover, Hampshire (Andover Advertiser)
22 August 1964 – Fiesta Hall, Andover, Hampshire (Andover Advertiser)
29 August 1964 – Fiesta Hall, Andover, Hampshire (Andover Advertiser)
25 September 1964 – Copper Kettle, Andover, Hampshire (Andover Advertiser)
2 October 1964 – Plaza Ballroom, Newbury, Berkshire with The Falling Leaves and The Juleps (Newbury Weekly News)
3 October 1964 – Tasker’s Sports & Social Club (Andover Advertiser)
13 October 1964 – Copper Kettle, Andover, Hampshire (Andover Advertiser)
17 October 1964 – Ticky Rick and Rang-a-Tang Club, Carnival Hall, Basingstoke, Hampshire with Men Friday (Hampshire & Berkshire Gazette)
21 October 1964 – Copper Kettle, Andover, Hampshire (Andover Advertiser)
30 October 1964 – Copper Kettle, Andover, Hampshire with The Shamrocks (Andover Advertiser)
6 November 1964 – Copper Kettle, Andover, Hampshire with The Shamrocks (Andover Advertiser)
7 November 1964 – Wilton Hall, Bletchley, Bucks with The Tribe (Bletchley District Gazette)
18 November 1964 – Copper Kettle, Andover, Hampshire with The Shamrocks (Andover Advertiser)
28 November 1964 – Andover & District Young Farmers’ Club, Andover, Hampshire (Andover Advertiser)
1 December 1964 – Copper Kettle, Andover, Hampshire with The Shamrocks (Andover Advertiser)
11 December 1964 – Fiesta Hall, Andover, Hampshire (Andover Advertiser)
24 December 1964 – Fiesta Hall, Andover, Hampshire (Andover Advertiser)
28 December 1964 – Galaxy Club, Town Hall, Basingstoke, Hampshire with Sonny Boy Williamson and The Muleskinners (Hampshire and Berkshire Gazette)
28 July 1966 – Locarno, Burnley, Lancashire (Beat Instrumental)
29 July 1966 – Dunoon Park, Belfast, Northern Ireland (Beat Instrumental)
30 July 1966 – Boston Gliderdrome, Boston, Lincolnshire with Diane Ferraz and Nicky Scott, Simon’s Triangles, Listen, Jerry Day Sect and Ferryboys (Lincolnshire Standard)
31 July 1966 – Princes Theatre, Torquay, Devon (Fabulous 208)
2 August 1966 – Winter Gardens, Malvern, Worcestershire (Beat Instrumental)
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3 August 1966 – Orchid Ballroom, Purley, Surrey (Chris Broom book: Rockin’ and Around Croydon)
4 August 1966 – Astoria, Oldham, Greater Manchester (Beat Instrumental)
5 August 1966 – Oasis, Manchester (Beat Instrumental)
6 August 1966 – Royal Lido, Prestatyn, Wales (Beat Instrumental)
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7 August 1966 – Hastings Pier, Hastings, East Sussex (Roger Bistow’s research at Dizzy Tiger Music website/Hastings and St Leonards Observer)
8 August 1966 – Locarno, Blackburn, Lancashire (Beat Instrumental)
11 August 1966 – Mayfair Ballroom, Newcastle upon Tyne, Tyne & Wear (Beat Instrumental)
12 August 1966 – Galashiels and Selkirk, Scotland (Beat Instrumental)
14 August 1966 – Opera House, Blackpool, Lancashire (Beat Instrumental)
18 August 1966 – Locarno, Coventry (Beat Instrumental)
19 August 1966 – Princess and Domino Clubs, Greater Manchester (Beat Instrumental)
20 August 1966 – Gaiety Ballroom, Ramsey, Cambridgeshire with The Knight’s Errants (Cambridgeshire Times)
21 August 1966 – Top Rank, Preston, Lancashire (Lancashire Evening Post)
25 August 1966 – Palais, Ashton under Lyne, Greater Manchester (Fabulous 208)
26 August 1966 – Southend Odeon, Southend, Essex with The Walker Brothers, The Creation, The Slade Brothers (from Canada), The Peddlers, The Quotations, The Centremen and Alan Field (Southend Standard)
27 August 1966 – Memorial Hall, Norwich, Norfolk (Beat Instrumental)
28 August 1966 – Winter Gardens, Morecambe, Lancashire with The Walker Brothers (Fabulous 208)
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29 August 1966 – Guildhall, Portsmouth, Hampshire with Billy Fury, The Gamblers, The Peddlers, The Slade Brothers and Alan Field (Portsmouth News)
1 September 1966 – Isle of Ely, Cambridgeshire (Beat Instrumental)
2 September 1966 – Tiles, Oxford Street, central London with Savoy Brown Blues Band (Melody Maker)
3 September 1966 – Floral Hall, Southport, Lancashire (Beat Instrumental)
5 September 1966 – Pavilion, Bath (Beat Instrumental)
7 September 1966 – Pavilion, Hemel Hempstead, Herts with The Avengers (Berkhamsted Gazette & Tring and District News)
8 September 1966 – Locarno Ballroom, Bristol (Evening Post)
9 September 1966 – Beat Festival, Scunthorpe United Football Ground, Scunthorpe, North Lincolnshire with Georgie Fame & The Blue Flames, Chris Farlowe & The Thunderbirds, Cliff Bennett & The Rebel Rousers, Billy J Kramer & The Dakotas, The Ram Jam Band, The Creation, The Mindbenders and The Fenmen (Grimsby Evening Telegraph)
10 September 1966 – Cornish Riviera Lido, St Austell, Cornwall (West Briton & Royal Cornwall Gazette)
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12 September 1966 – Silver Blades, Streatham, southwest London (Fabulous 208)
16 September 1966 – Town Hall, Stirling, Scotland (Fabulous 208)
16 September 1966 – Town Hall, Larbert, Scotland (Fabulous 208)
17 September 1966 – City Hall, Perth, Scotland (Fabulous 208)
18 September 1966 – Palais, Dundee, Scotland (Fabulous 208)
21 September 1966 – Locarno Ballroom, Montrose, Scotland (Fabulous 208)
22 September 1966 – Locarno, Glasgow, Scotland (Fabulous 208)
23 September 1966 – Raith Ballroom, Kirkcaldy, Scotland (Fabulous 208)
23 September 1966 – Community Centre, Whitburn, Scotland (Fabulous 208)
24 September 1966 – Olympia Ballroom, East Kilbride, Scotland (Fabulous 208)
1 October 1966 – Granada East Ham, East Ham, east London with The Walker Brothers, Dave Dee and supporting bill (Walthamstow Guardian)
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2 October 1966 – De Montfort Hall, Leicester with The Walker Brothers, Dave Dee, Dozy, Beaky, Mick and Tich and The Big All Star Show (Leicester Mercury)
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27 October 1966 – ABC Gloucester, Gloucester with The Walker Brothers, Dave Dee, Dozy, Beaky, Mick & Tich and All-star Company (Western Daily Press)
19 November 1966 – Unknown venue, Twickenham, west London (Disc & Music Echo)
1967
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3 February 1967 – Floral Hall, Belfast, Northern Ireland (Cityweek)
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4 February 1967 – The Starlite, Belfast, Northern Ireland (Cityweek)
10 February 1967 – Wimbledon Palais, Wimbledon, southwest London (Streatham News)
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18 February 1967 – Birmingham Odeon with Normie Rowe & The Playboys, Sounds Incorporated, David Garrick & The Vision and The Loot (Birmingham Evening Mail)
20 February 1967 – Gloucester ABC, Gloucestershire with Gene Pitney, Sounds Incorporated, David Garrick, Normie Rowe, The Vision, The Loot and Bryan Burdon (Gloucester Citizen/Wiltshire Standard)
26 February 1967 – De Montfort Hall, Leicester with Gene Pitney (Northampton Chronicle)
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5 March 1967 – Odeon Leeds, West Yorkshire with Gene Pitney, Sounds Incorporated, David Garrick, Normie Rowe and The Loot (Yorkshire Evening Post)
7 March 1967 – Adelphi, Slough, Berkshire with Gene Pitney, Sounds Incorporated, David Garrick, Normie Rowe, The Loot, The Vision and Bryan Burdon (Bracknell News)
25 March 1967 – California Ballroom, Dunstable, Bedfordshire with The Penny Blacks, The Army and The Zam Band (website: www.california-ballroom.info/gigs/)
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31 March 1967 – Manor Place, Baths, Woolwich, southeast London with Bobby King & The Sabres and Dave Cash (South East London Mercury)
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7 April 1967 – Romanos, Belfast, Northern Ireland (Cityweek)
8 April 1967 – Milanos, Bangor, Northern Ireland (Cityweek)
24 April 1967 – Adelphi Ballroom, West Bromwich, West Midlands (Birmingham Evening Mail)
27 April 1967 – Skyline Ballroom, Hull, Humberside with The Mandrakes, The Syndicate Five and The Tennesions (Hull Daily Mail)
28 April 1967 – Queen’s Rink, Hartlepool (Disc & Music Echo)
29 April 1967 – Spa Royal Hall, Bridlington, East Riding of Yorkshire (Hull Daily Mail)
5 May 1967 – Sherwood Rooms, Nottingham with Georgie Fame & The Blue Flames, Jimmy Powell & The Dimensions and Ray King Soul Band
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6 May 1967 – Plaza Ballroom, Handsworth, West Midlands (Birmingham Evening Mail/Express & Star)
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13 May 1967 – Dreamland Ballroom, Margate, Kent with Mood Indigo (East Kent Times & Mail)
21 May 1967 – Starlite, Greenford, west London with The State Express (Melody Maker)
27 May 1967 – Upper Cut, Forest Gate, east London (Melody Maker)
16 July 1967 – Hastings Pier, Hastings, East Sussex (Roger Bistow’s research at Dizzy Tiger Music website)
9 September 1967 – California Ballroom, Dunstable, Bedfordshire with The Magic Lanterns and The Associates (website: www.california-ballroom.info/gigs/)
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22 September 1967 – Starlite, Belfast, Northern Ireland with The Cousins (Cityweek)
30 September 1967 – Flamingo Ballroom, Redruth, Cornwall (West Briton & Royal Cornwall Gazette)
6 October 1967 – Kaleidoscope Discotheque, Saltcoats, Scotland (Kilmarnock Standard)
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13 October 1967 – Top Spot Ballroom, Ross-on-Wye, Herefordshire with The Dipps (Gloucester Citizen)
18-22 October 1967 – Swedish tour (Melody Maker)
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28 October 1967 – Leas Cliff Hall, Folkestone, Kent with The Circuit and The Shades of Black (Kentish Express)
11 November 1967 – Flowerpot Club, Digbeth, West Midlands with support (Birmingham Evening Mail/Coventry Evening Telegraph)
13 November 1967 – Top Rank, Cardiff, Wales (Disc & Music Echo)
18 November 1967 – Leyton Baths, Leyton, east London (Disc & Music Echo)
25 November 1967 – Imperial, Nelson, Lancashire with The Change Places Big Roll Band and The Kudos (Burnley Express & Burnley News)
26 November 1967 – Belle Vue, Manchester (Disc & Music Echo)
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8 December 1967 – Ballerina, Nairn, Scotland with The Throb (Forres, Elgin & Nairn Gazette)
22 December 1967 – Regal Ballroom, Bonnyrigg, Scotland with The Power Set, Boy Friends and Reflection (Fabulous 208/South Midlothian Advertiser)
23 December 1967 – Penthouse, Birmingham with Robert Plant & The Band of Joy (Birmingham Evening Mail)
1968
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19 January 1968 – Birmingham University Students’ Union, Edgbaston, West Midlands with Clouds (Birmingham Evening Mail)
20 January 1968 – Glen Ballroom, Llanelli, south Wales (South Wales Evening Post)
27 January 1968 – Civic Hall, Nantwich, Cheshire with The Jaytree Organisation (Crewe Chronicle)
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10 February 1968 – Dreamland Ballroom, Margate, Kent with The Mike Stuart Span (East Kent Times)
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24 February 1968 – Leas Cliff Hall, Folkestone, Kent with The Circuit and The Supernatural (Folkestone & Hythe Gazette)
22 March 1968 – Drill Hall, Dumfries, Scotland (Dumfries and Galloway Standard)
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23 March 1968 – Kinema Ballroom, Stranraer, Scotland (Wigtownshire Free Press & Galloway Advertiser) The Troggs cancelled due to illness and Wayne Fontana & The Opposition replaced them
24 March 1968 – Kinema Ballroom, Dunfermline, Scotland (Fabulous 208)
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20 May 1968 – Belfry, Wishaw, near Sutton Coldfield, West Midlands with Sight & Sound (Birmingham Evening Mail)
21 May 1968 – Kingfisher Country Club, Kingswinford, West Midlands (Express & Star)
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24 May 1968 – Starlite, Belfast, Northern Ireland (City Week)
24 May 1968 – Pop ‘N Folk Festival, Chambers Park Grounds, Portadown, Northern Ireland with College Boys, Emmet Spiceland and Danny Doyle (City Week)
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28 June 1968 – Kinema Ballroom, Stranraer, Scotland with The Kleen Machine (Wigtownshire Free Press & Galloway Advertiser)
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29 June 1968 – Auchinleck Community Association, Auchinleck, Scotland with The Merry Macs and System Go (Kilmarnock Standard)
5 July 1968 – Hastings Pier, Hastings, East Sussex with Unit 4 Plus 2 (Roger Bistow’s research at Dizzy Tiger Music website)
9 September 1968 – Sloopy’s Club, Aurora Hotel, Gillingham, Kent (Chatham, Rochester and Gillingham Evening Post)
2 November 1968 – Chelmsford Corn Exchange, Chelmsford, Essex with Apricot Brandi (Essex County Standard)
16 November 1968 – Plaza, Old Hill, West Midlands (Express & Star)
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23 November 1968 – Spa Royal Hall, Bridlington, North Yorkshire with The Coastal Erosion and The Sweet Sugar (Scarborough Evening News)
30 November 1968 – Town Hall, Clacton, Essex with The Shoo String Band and Georgia Wood Convention (Essex County Standard)
1969
1 March 1969 – Cliffs Pavilion, Southend, Essex with The Doughnut Ring (Southend Standard)
3 March 1969 – Royal Lido Ballroom, Prestatyn, Wales with Systems Five (website: www.45worlds.com/live)
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8 March 1969 – Dreamland Ballroom, Margate, Kent with Chris McClure Section (Folkestone & Hythe District Herald)
Tony Murray from Plastic Penny took over bass in late 1969
Welcome to another posting of a series of gig listings for 1960s bands. None of these lists is exhaustive and my idea is to add to them in the comments section below over time. They are here for future researchers to draw on. I have also added a few interesting bits of information and will add images in time.
I’d like to encourage band members to get in touch to share memories, or for anyone to send corrections/clarifications to my email: Warchive@aol.com
Equally important, if you attended any of the gigs below or played in the support band, please do leave your memories below in the comments section for future historians to use. If you know of any missing gigs, please add them too, if possible, with the sources.
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Barry Hubband – organ/lead vocals
Paul Hodson – guitar
Mick O’Brien – bass
Rod Mealeston – baritone sax
Pete Newman – tenor sax
John Halsey – drums
1965
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6 March 1965 – Carousel Club, Farnborough, Hampshire (Camberley News)
30 March 1965 – Herts & Essex Beat Contest Grand Finals, Rhodes Centre, Bishop’s Stortford, Herts with The Concords, Gene & The Cossacks, The Guyatones, The Hideaways and Kit & The Saracens (Steve Ingless book: The Day Before Yesterday)
13 April 1965 – Rhodes Centre, Bishop’s Stortford, Herts (Steve Ingless book: The Day Before Yesterday)
8 May 1965 – Royal Star Ballroom, Maidstone, Kent with The Shevelles (Maidstone Gazette/Kent Messenger)
14 May 1965 – Marconi Basildon Locarno, Basildon, Essex with The Soul Agents and The Animals (Poster)
15 May 1965 – Rhodes Centre, Bishop’s Stortford, Herts with The Merseybeats (Steve Ingless book: The Day Before Yesterday)
8 July 1965 – Clay Pigeon, Eastcote, northwest London (Melody Maker)
18 July 1965 – Rocky Rivers Top 20 Club, Conservative Club, Bedford, Bedfordshire (Bedfordshire Times)
26 June 1966 – Tiles, Oxford Street, central London with Rick ‘N’ Beckers (Melody Maker)
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20 August 1966 – The Dolphin, Marine Court, St Leonards, East Sussex with Yes ‘N’ No (Roger Bistow’s research at Dizzy Tiger Music website/Hastings and St Leonards Observer)
21 August 1966 – Tiles, Oxford Street, central London with The Warriors (Melody Maker)
3 September 1966 – Britannia Rowing Club, Nottingham (Nottingham Evening Post)
9 October 1966 – Bromley Court Hotel, Bromley, southeast London (South East London Mercury)
22 October 1966 – Flamingo, Wardour Street, Soho, central London with Zoot Money & His Big Roll Band (Melody Maker)
29 October 1966 – Arnold and Carlton College, Nottingham (Nottingham Evening Post)
30 October 1966 – Britannia Rowing Club, Nottingham (Nottingham Evening Post)
11 November 1966 – El Grotto, Ilford, east London (Redbridge & Ilford Recorder)
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26 November 1966 – Tiles, Oxford Street, central London with The Good Time Band and The Ensemble (Melody Maker)
3 December 1966 – Beachcomber Club, Nottingham with Bobby Hebb (Nottingham Evening Post)
1967
7 January 1967 – El Grotto, Ilford, east London (Redbridge & Ilford Recorder)
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8 January 1967 – Ram Jam, Brixton, London (Melody Maker)
20 January 1967 – Flamingo, Wardour Street, Soho, London (Melody Maker)
20 January 1967 – Marquee, Wardour Street, Soho, London with Sonny Childe & The TNT (Tony Bacon’s book: London Live)
28 January 1967 – Rhodes Centre, Bishop’s Stortford, Herts with The Switch (Steve Ingless book: The Day Before Yesterday)
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1 February 1967 – Tiles, Oxford Street, central London (Melody Maker)
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25 February 1967 – Rub-a-Dub, Reading, Berkshire (Bracknell News)
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4 March 1967 – Ram Jam, Brixton, south London with The Fenmen (Melody Maker)
10 March 1967 – Clouds, Derby with Peppers Machine (Derby Evening Telegraph)
11 March 1967 – Kirklevington Country Club, Kirklevington, North Yorkshire (Middlesbrough Evening Gazette)
12 March 1967 – George Inn, Wilby, Northamptonshire (Northamptonshire Evening Telegraph)
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16 March 1967 – Tiles, Oxford Street, central London with The Majority (Melody Maker)
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17 March 1967 – El Grotto, Ilford, east London (Redbridge & Ilford Recorder)
18 March 1967 – Beachcomber, Nottingham (Nottingham Evening Post)
26 March 1967 – Cavalier, Golders Green, north London (Melody Maker)
31 March 1967 – Roundhouse, Chalk Farm, north London with Otis Redding, Sam & Dave, Eddie Floyd, Arthur Conley, The Mar-Keys and Booker T & The MGs (Record Mirror)
Welcome to another posting of a series of gig listings for 1960s bands. None of these lists is exhaustive and my idea is to add to them in the comments section below over time. They are here for future researchers to draw on. I have also added a few interesting bits of information and will add images in time.
I’d like to encourage band members to get in touch to share memories, or for anyone to send corrections/clarifications to my email: Warchive@aol.com
Equally important, if you attended any of the gigs below or played in the support band, please do leave your memories below in the comments section for future historians to use. If you know of any missing gigs, please add them too, if possible, with the sources.
Originally known as Red White’s Blues, the musicians changed name to The New Jump Band around September 1965. Based in Walthamstow, London, the line-up comprised:
Laurie (Lawrence) Beazley – lead vocals/harmonica
Steve Sayer – guitar
Bob Hodges – Hammond organ
Bob (Robert) Barker – bass
George Mugele – tenor saxophone (had joined on 5 June 1965)
Mike Scoble – alto saxophone (had joined on 24 September 1965)
Tony (Anthony) McVey – drums
1965
1 October 1965 – Wellington Avenue Youth Club, Chingford, east London (Bob Hodges’ diary)
2 October 1965 – Memorial Hall, Woodford, Essex (Bob Hodges’ diary)
8 October 1965 – William Elliott Whittingham Youth Club, Walthamstow, north London (Bob Hodges’ diary)
23 October 1965 – Memorial Hall, Woodford, Essex (Bob Hodges’ diary)
24 October 1965 – London Cavern Club, Holland Park, west London (Bob Hodges’ diary)
2 November 1965 – London Cavern Club, Holland Park, west London (Bob Hodges’ diary)
4 November 1965 – Society Hall, Cordelia Road, Stanwell, northwest London (Bob Hodges’ diary)
5 November 1965 – London School of Economics student dance, central London (Bob Hodges’ diary)
28 May 1966 – Cadillac Club, the Aquarium, Brighton, West Sussex (Bob Hodges’ diary)
29 May 1966 – Leofric Hotel, Coventry, West Midlands (Bob Hodges’ diary)
30 May 1966 – Garden of Eden Club, Wheatley Bridge Hotel, Wheatley, Oxfordshire (Bob Hodges’ diary)
30 May 1966 – Tiles, Oxford Street, central London with The Meantimers and Rey Anton & The Proform (Melody Maker)
The band at El Partido
4 June 1966 – Sutton Coldfield Town Hall, Sutton Coldfield, West Midlands (Bob Hodges’ diary)
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11 June 1966 – Zambesi Club, Hounslow, west London with The Yardbirds and The Ravens (Bob Hodges’ diary/Melody Maker)
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During the summer Steve Sayer and Bob Barker both departed. Geoff Pearce took over guitar and John Cushen assumed bass duties. Bob Hodges remembers that Mike Scoble also left in the summer months. He was replaced by Geoff Condon.
16 July 1966 – The Place, Hanley, Staffordshire with support (Evening Sentinel)
23 July 1966 – Taggs Island Ballroom, Hampton Court, Middlesex (Bob Hodges’ diary)
During September Trevor Hubbert took over guitar from Geoff Pearce. The New Jump Band also lost their drummer Tony McVey who was going to study percussion at the Royal Academy of Music. He was initially replaced by Mr W Porter, who was quickly succeeded by John Herridge via a MM advert.
The new line-up comprised:
Laurie (Lawrence) Beazley – lead vocals/harmonica
Trevor Hubbert – guitar
Bob Hodges – Hammond organ
John Cushen – bass
George Mugele – tenor saxophone
Geoff Condon – alto saxophone
John Herridge – drums
10 September 1966 – Star Hotel, Croydon, south London (Bob Hodges’ diary) New line-up debuted
9 September 1967 – Locarno, Swindon, Wiltshire with The Measles (Swindon Evening Advertiser)
23 September 1967 – London Hotel, Southend, Essex (Southend Standard)
7 October 1967 – High Wycombe Town Hall, High Wycombe, Bucks with Show of Hands (Bucks Free Press)
28 October 1967 – Cesar’s Club, Bedford, Bedfordshire with The Gods (Ampthill News & Flintwick Record)
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17 November 1967 – Silver Blades, Streatham, southwest London (Sutton & Cheam Advertiser)
25 November 1967 – Ritz, Bournemouth, Dorset (Bournemouth Evening Echo)
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26 November 1967 – Upper Cut, Forest Gate, east London with The Art Movement, The Apex, Tuesday’s Children and The Trap (Melody Maker)
29 November 1967 – Six-In-One Club, Tonbridge, Kent (Kent & Essex Courier)
10 December 1967 – Final of £1,000 beat competition, Upper Cut, Forest Gate, London with The Syrian Blues, Johnny & The Rivals, The Art Movement and The Gods
Welcome to another posting of a series of gig listings for 1960s bands. None of these lists is exhaustive and my idea is to add to them in the comments section below over time. They are here for future researchers to draw on. I have also added a few interesting bits of information and will add images in time.
I’d like to encourage band members to get in touch to share memories, or for anyone to send corrections/clarifications to my email: Warchive@aol.com
Equally important, if you attended any of the gigs below or played in the support band, please do leave your memories below in the comments section for future historians to use. If you know of any missing gigs, please add them too, if possible, with the sources.
The Zombies, late 1965, Fabulous 208. Clockwise from bottom left: Hugh Grundy, Rod Argent, Paul Atkinson, Colin Blunstone and Chris White. Image may be subject to copyright
Colin Blunstone – lead vocals
Rod Argent – keyboards/vocals
Paul Atkinson – lead guitar
Chris White – bass/vocals
Hugh Grundy – drums
1964
3 January 1964 – Faulkner Hall, St Albans, Herts (Welwyn & Hatfield Advertiser)
24 January 1964 – Market Hall, St Albans, Herts (Welwyn & Hatfield Advertiser)
25 January 1964 – Ballito, St Albans, Herts with The Niteshades and The Planets (Welwyn & Hatfield Advertiser)
1 February 1964 – Ballito, St Albans, Herts with Cadillac & The Playboys and The Whispers (Welwyn & Hatfield Advertiser)
15 February 1964 – Sphere Social Club, St Albans, Herts with The Nitehawks Dance Orchestra (Welwyn & Hatfield Advertiser)
21 February 1964 – Faulkner Hall, St Albans, Herts (Welwyn & Hatfield Advertiser)
28 February 1964 – 03 Beat Club, Ovaltine Ballroom, King’s Langley, Hertfordshire with Johnny & The Gliders (Berkhamsted Gazette)
29 February 1964 – Coronation Hall, Kingston upon Thames, Surrey with The Cheynes (Surrey Comet)
26 March 1964 – Market Hall, St Albans, Herts (Welwyn & Hatfield Advertiser)
17 April 1964 – Faulkner Hall, St Albans, Herts (Welwyn & Hatfield Advertiser)
21 April 1964 – New Greens Youth Club, St Albans, Herts with The Didds (Welwyn & Hatfield Advertiser)
17 May 1964 – Ballito, St Albans, Herts (Welwyn & Hatfield Advertiser)
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24 May 1964 – Watford Town Hall, Watford, Herts with Billy J Kramer & The Dakotas, Diane & The Londoners, The Shifters, The League of Gentlemen and The Ancient Britons (Harrow Weekly Post/Welwyn & Hatfield Advertiser)
29 May 1964 – Market Hall, St Albans, Herts with The Stormbreakers (Welwyn & Hatfield Advertiser)
30 May 1964 – Ballito, St Albans, Herts with Shane & The Shane Gang (Welwyn & Hatfield Advertiser)
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5 June 1964 – Market Hall, St Albans, Herts with The Beachcombers (Welwyn & Hatfield Advertiser)
26 June 1964 – Market Hall, St Albans, Herts (Welwyn & Hatfield Advertiser)
3 July 1964 – Market Hall, St Albans, Herts (Welwyn & Hatfield Advertiser)
There’s a great article in the Welwyn & Hatfield Advertiser in its 17 July 1964 issue page 2
2 August 1964 – Willows, London Colney, Herts (Welwyn & Hatfield Advertiser)
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2 September 1964 – Hermitage Ballroom, Hitchin, Herts with The Hangmen (Hertfordshire Express)
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4 September 1964 – Hillside Ballroom, Hereford (Gloucester Citizen)
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5 September 1964 – Whitehall, East Grinstead, West Sussex with The Orbits (Evening Argus)
9 September 1964 – Farnborough Town Hall, Farnborough, Hampshire (Aldershot News)
13 September 1964 – Southall Community Centre, Southall, Middlesex (Harrow Observer & Gazette)
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2 October 1964 – California Ballroom, Dunstable, Bedfordshire with The Escorts and James King & The Farinas (website: www.california-ballroom.info/gigs/)
3 October 1964 – Public Hall, Heacham, Norfolk with The Bruntones (Lynn News)
5 October 1964 – Bath Pavilion, Bath (Western Scene)
6 October 1964 – High Wycombe Town Hall, High Wycombe, Bucks (Bucks Free Press)
7 October 1964 – Bristol Corn Exchange, Bristol (Western Scene)
21 October 1964 – Colchester Odeon, Colchester, Essex with The Searchers, Dionne Warwick and The Isley Brothers (Essex Chronicle)
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22 October 1964 – Luton Odeon, Luton, Bedfordshire with The Searchers, Dionne Warwick and The Isley Brothers (Luton News)
28 October 1964 – Gloucester ABC, Gloucester with The Searchers, Dione Warwick, The Isley Brothers, Alan Elsdon & His Band, Tony Sheverton and Syd & Eddie (Gloucester Citizen)
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3 November 1964 – ABC Regal Cambridge, Cambridge with The Searchers, Dionne Warwick, The Isley Brothers, Tony Sheverton, Syd & Eddie and Alan Elsdon & His Band (Cambridge News)
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15 November 1964 – Theatre Royal, Norwich, Norfolk with The Searchers, Dionne Warwick and The Isley Brothers (Eastern Evening News)
18 November 1964 – Fairfield Hall, Croydon, London with The Searchers, Dionne Warwick, The Isley Brothers, Alan Elsdon & The Voodoos, Tony Sheverton and Syd and Eddie (Chris Broom book: Rockin’ and Around Croydon)
21 November 1964 – Newcastle City Hall, Newcastle upon Tyne with Dionne Warwick, The Searchers and The Isley Brothers (Newcastle Evening Echo)
18 December 1964 – Maple Ballroom, Northampton, Northamptonshire with The Berkeley Squares (Northampton Chronicle and Echo)
23 January 1965 – Dreamland Ballroom, Margate, Kent with The Dolphins (East Kent Times & Mail)
6 February 1965 – Starlight Ballroom, Boston Gliderdrome, Boston, Lincolnshire with Johnny B Great & The Quotations and Mal Ryder & The Spirits (Lincolnshire Standard)
24 February 1965 – Bristol Corn Exchange, Bristol (Western Scene)
25 February 1965 – Pier Pavilion, Worthing, West Sussex (Worthing Herald)
28 February 1965 – The Downs, Hassocks, West Sussex with The Shades (Evening Argus/Mid Sussex Times)
1 March 1965 – Bath Pavilion, Bath (Western Scene)
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2 April 1965 – Birmingham Town Hall, Birmingham with The Searchers, Dusty Springfield & The Echoes, Tony Jackson & The Vibrations and Heinz with The Wild Boys (Birmingham Evening Mail)
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4 April 1965 – Colston Hall, Bristol with The Searchers, Bobby Vee, Dusty Springfield & The Echoes, Heinz & The Wild Boys and Tony Jackson & The Vibrations (Gloucester Citizen)
6 April 1965 – St Joseph’s Hall, Basingstoke, Hampshire with Men Friday (Hampshire & Berkshire Gazette)
8 April 1965 – Salisbury City Hall, Salisbury, Wiltshire with Dusty Springfield and The Echoes, The Searchers, Bobby Vee and others (Frogg Moody and Richard Nash’s book Hold Tight!)
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15 April 1965 – Carlton Ballroom, Erdington, West Midlands with The Couriers (Birmingham Evening Mail)
15 April 1965 – Adelphi Ballroom, West Bromwich, West Midlands (Birmingham Evening Mail)
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19 April 1965 – Top Spot, Ross-on-Wye, Gloucestershire with The Solents (Gloucester Citizen)
8 May 1965 – Municipal Auditorium, San Antonio, Texas with Dee Dee Sharp, Jewel Akins and The Shangri-Las (San Antonio Express) Thanks to Andrew Crews for sharing
1 September 1965 – Bristol Corn Exchange, Bristol (Western Scene)
2 September 1965 – Manor Lounge, Stockport, Greater Manchester (Stockport County Express)
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18 September 1965 – Whitehall, East Grinstead, West Sussex with The Mojos, Eden Kane, Group Survival and The Hounds (Sussex Evening Express)
25 September 1965 – Gig in Bridlington (Beat Instrumental)
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26 September 1965 – Sunshine Floor, Tavern Club, Dereham, Norfolk (North Norfolk News)
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Late September 1965 – De Montfort Hall, Leicester with PJ Proby, The Sorrows, Elkie Brooks, The Boz People, The Matadors and Bobby Pattinson (Leicester Mercury)
1 October 1965 – Gig in King’s Lynn, Norfolk (Beat Instrumental)
2 October 1965 – Fly to the US for an American tour (Beat Instrumental)
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16 October 1965 – St George’s Ballroom, Hinckley, Leicestershire with The Trendmen (Evening Tribune)
20 October 1965 – Gig in Stourbridge (Beat Instrumental)
23 October 1965 – Gig in Redhill, Surrey (Beat Instrumental)
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28 October 1965 – Pier Pavilion, Worthing, West Sussex (Worthing Gazette)
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11 November 1965 – Glen Ballroom, Llanelly, south Wales with Tom Jones & The Squires and The Eyes of Blue (South Wales Evening Post)
20 November 1965 – Rhodes Centre, Bishop’s Stortford, Herts with Micky Jupp and The Orioles (Steve Ingless book: The Day Before Yesterday)
9 December 1965 – Corn Exchange, Maidstone, Kent with Garry Marcus & The Centurians (Kent Messenger)
19 December 1965 – Warrington Sunday Club, Warrington, Cheshire with The Klubs (Warrington Guardian)
2 July 1966 – Birmingham University, Birmingham (Fabulous 208)
7 July 1966 – Locarno, Bristol (Fabulous 208)
7 July 1966 – Byron, Greenford, west London with 10 Boots (Middlesex County Times & West Middlesex Gazette)
8 July 1966 – Southampton University, Southampton, Hampshire (Fabulous 208)
9 July 1966 – Fort Gardens, Gravesend, Kent (Fabulous 208)
14 July 1966 – Byron, Greenford, west London with Someone Else (Middlesex County Times & West Middlesex Gazette)
20 July 1966 – Blue Lagoon, Newquay, Cornwall (Fabulous 208)
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21 July 1966 – Princess Pavilion, Falmouth, Cornwall with The Misfits (West Briton & Royal Cornwall Gazette)
22 July 1966 – Winter Gardens, Penzance, Cornwall (Fabulous 208)
23 July 1966 – Budleigh Beat Centre, Budleigh, Devon with The New Law & Focus (Express & Echo)
24 July 1966 – Bridge Hotel, Looe, Cornwall (Fabulous 208)
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6 August 1966 – Leas Cliff Hotel, Folkestone, Kent (Fabulous 208)
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13 August 1966 – Luton Boys Club, Luton, Bedfordshire (Luton News)
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17 August 1966 – Pavilion, Hemel Hempstead, Herts with Endevers Ltd (Berkhamsted Gazette & Tring and District News)
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19 August 1966 – The 7 Club, Wyle Cop, Shrewsbury, Shropshire (Express & Star)
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20 August 1966 – Victoria Cross Gallery, Wantage, Berkshire with John Brown’s Bodies (needs source)
15 October 1966 – Faculty of Technology, Manchester with Bread (Manchester Evening News and Chronicle)
3 November 1966 – RAF Kenley, Kenley, Surrey (Fabulous 208)
29 November 1966 – Mayfair Ballroom, Newcastle upon Tyne, Tyne & Wear (Fabulous 208)
2 December 1966 – Oxford University, Oxford (Fabulous 208)
3 December 1966 – Technical College, Bangor, Wales (Fabulous 208)
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7 December 1966 – Stonehouse Church Hall, Stonehouse, Gloucestershire (Gloucester Citizen)
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9 December 1966 – Top Spot, Ross-on-Wye, Herefordshire with The Insect (Gloucester Citizen)
14 December 1966 – Student Union, RCAT, Manchester with Unit 4 Plus 2 and The Crestas (Manchester Evening News and Chronicle)
16 December 1966 – Civic Hall, Consett, County Durham (Fabulous 208)
17 December 1966 – New Century Hall, Manchester with The Signs and The Times (Manchester Evening News and Chronicle)
19 December 1966 – Belfry, Sutton Coldfield, West Midlands (Fabulous 208)
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23 December 1966 – Lewes Town Hall, Lewes, East Sussex with Hedgehoppers Anonymous and The Teen Team (Sussex Evening Express)
31 December 1966 – Birmingham Town Hall, Birmingham with The Searchers, Locomotive and Longstack Humphries (Birmingham Evening Mail)
1967
7 January 1967 – Leicester College, Leicester, Leicestershire (Fabulous 208)
8 January 1967 – Brandon Wheatsheaf, Brandon, Norfolk with The Bohemians (North Norfolk News/Thetford Times)
27 January 1967 – Civic and Wulfrun Hall, Wolverhampton, West Midlands with John Mayall’s Bluesbreakers, Zoot Money & The Big Roll Band, The ‘N’ Betweens, The Savoy Jazz band and Ken Ingram’s Jazz band (Express & Star)
3 February 1967 – Southlands College, Wimbledon Common, Wimbledon, southwest London (Fabulous 208)
9 February 1967 – Pembroke Club, Chatham, Kent (Fabulous 208)
17 February 1967 – Queen’s Rink, West Hartlepool, County Durham (Fabulous 208)
18 February 1967 – Sheffield University, Sheffield, South Yorkshire (Fabulous 208)
March 1967 – Araneta Coliseum, Manila, Philippines (Melody Maker)
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10 March 1967 – Queen’s College, Oxford with The Move (Cherwell)
25 March 1967 – Elm Hotel, Southend, Essex with Sounds Around (Southend Standard) Needs confirmation
19 April 1967 – Students’ Union, Aberdeen, Scotland (Fabulous 208)
21 April 1967 – Victoria Hall, Edinburgh, Scotland (Fabulous 208)
22 April 1967 – Carioca Club, Auchinleck, Scotland (Fabulous 208)
12 May 1967 – Northampton Hall, Northampton, Northamptonshire (Fabulous 208)
26 May 1967 – Avon Club, Whitehaven, Cumbria (Fabulous 208)
27 May 1967 – Lincoln College, Oxford (Fabulous 208)
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10 June 1967 – Blue Lagoon, Newquay, Cornwall with Jaguars (West Briton & Royal Cornish Gazette)
Welcome to another posting of a series of gig listings for 1960s bands. None of these lists is exhaustive and my idea is to add to them in the comments section below over time. They are here for future researchers to draw on. I have also added a few interesting bits of information and will add images in time.
I’d like to encourage band members to get in touch to share memories, or for anyone to send corrections/clarifications to my email: Warchive@aol.com
Equally important, if you attended any of the gigs below or played in the support band, please do leave your memories below in the comments section for future historians to use. If you know of any missing gigs, please add them too, if possible, with the sources.
The Downliners Sect, August 1965 in Fabulous 208. Clockwise from left: Don Craine, Keith Grant, Johnny Sutton, Terry Gibson and (centre) Pip Harvey. Photo may be subject to copyright
Formed from the ashes of The Downliners, whose original members included Don Craine (real name: Mick O’Donnell), the original line-up below is from July 1963.
17 April 1964 – Studio 51, Leicester Square, central London (Don Craine’s diary)
18 April 1964 – Trinity Jazz Club, Wandsworth, south London (evening) (Don Craine’s diary)
18 April 1964 – Studio 51, Leicester Square, central London (All Nighter) (Don Craine’s diary)
19 April 1964 – Studio 51, Leicester Square, central London (Don Craine’s diary)
22 April 1964 – Eel Pie Island, Twickenham, Middlesex (see website above)
24 April 1964 – Studio 51, Leicester Square, central London (Don Craine’s diary)
25 April 1964 – South Eastern Technical College, Dagenham, Essex (evening) (Don Craine’s diary)
25 April 1964 – Studio 51, Leicester Square, central London with Them (All Nighter) (Melody Maker/Don Craine’s diary) Them was a West London group who changed name to Themselves when Van Morrison’s group arrived in London
26 April 1964 – Studio 51, Leicester Square, central London (Don Craine’s diary)
28 April 1964 – Britannia Hotel, Barking, Essex (Don Craine’s diary)
29 April 1964 – Disc A Go Go, Bournemouth, Dorset (Don Craine’s diary)
Around this point, Ray Sone joined on harmonica
1 May 1964 – Studio 51, Leicester Square, central London (Don Craine’s diary)
2 May 1964 – Trinity Jazz Club, Wandsworth, south London (Don Craine’s diary)
3 May 1964 – Blue Moon, Hayes, Middlesex (Don Craine’s diary)
5 May 1964 – Concorde, Southampton, Hampshire (Don Craine’s diary)
13 May 1964 – Northampton College, London (Don Craine’s diary)
17 May 1964 – Savoy Ballroom, Catford, southeast London (Don Craine’s diary)
19 May 1964 – Concorde, Southampton, Hampshire (Don Craine’s diary)
22 May 1964 – Studio 51, Leicester Square, central London (Don Craine’s diary)
23 May 1964 – Club Noreik, Tottenham, north London (Don Craine’s diary)
24 May 1964 – Studio 51, Leicester Square, central London (afternoon) (Don Craine’s diary)
24 May 1964 – Black Prince Hotel, Bexley, Kent (evening) (Don Craine’s diary)
27 May 1964 – Eel Pie Island, Twickenham, Middlesex (see website above)
29 May 1964 – Studio 51, Leicester Square, central London (Don Craine’s diary)
31 May 1964 – Blue Moon, Hayes, Middlesex (Don Craine’s diary)
2 June 1964 – High Wycombe Town Hall, High Wycombe, Bucks (Bucks Free Press)
3 June 1964 – Eel Pie Island, Twickenham, Middlesex (see website above)
5 June 1964 – Studio 51, Leicester Square, central London (Don Craine’s diary)
24 June 1964 – Eel Pie Island, Twickenham, Middlesex (see website above)
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25 June 1964 – Lotus Ballroom, Forest Gate, east London (Don Craine’s diary) Ilford Recorder has this as the Kavern Club in the Lotus Ballroom
26 June 1964 – Alexandra Palace, north London with The Rolling Stones, Millie & The Five Embers, John Lee Hooker, John Mayall’s Bluesbreakers, The Barron Knights, Jimmy Powell & The Five Dimensions, Tony Colton & The Crawdaddies, Alexis Korner and others (Clapham Advertiser/Don Craine’s diary)
27 June 1964 – Trinity Jazz Club, Wandsworth, south London (Don Craine’s diary)
28 June 1964 – Studio 51, Leicester Square, central London (Don Craine’s diary)
29 June 1964 – King Edward Hall, Windsor, Berkshire (Don Craine’s diary)
14 August 1964 – Studio 51, Leicester Square, centralLondon (Don Craine’s diary)
15 August 1964 – Bure Country Club, Bure, Dorset (Don Craine’s diary)
16 August 1964 – Studio 51, Leicester Square, central London (Don Craine’s diary) Beat Monthly also lists the band playing at the Blue Moon in Hayes on the same night but which was first?
21 August 1964 – Studio 51, Leicester Square, central London (Don Craine’s diary)
1 September 1964 – Dancing Party radio show, EMI, London (Don Craine’s diary)
3 September 1964 – Lotus Ballroom, Forest Gate, east London (Don Craine’s diary)
4 September 1964 – Studio 51, Leicester Square, central London (Beat Monthly) This is missing from Don Craine’s dates
5 September 1964 – Rendezvous Club, Portsmouth, Hants (Don Craine’s diary) Beat Monthly has the band playing on the Attic in Hounslow on this date
6 September 1964 – Studio 51, Leicester Square, central London (Don Craine’s diary)
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10 September 1964 – Ipswich Corn Exchange, Ipswich, Suffolk (Essex County Standard)
11 September 1964 – Studio 51, Leicester Square, central London (Don Craine’s diary)
12 September 1964 – Goldhawk Social Club, Shepherd’s Bush, west London (Don Craine’s diary)
13 September 1964 – Studio 51, Leicester Square, central London (Don Craine’s diary)
Photo from Richard Goddard
17 September 1964 – Gloucester Town Hall, Gloucester, Gloucestershire with The Primitives and The Bee Jays (courtesy of Richard Goddard) Missing from Don Craine’s gig list
18 September 1964 – Glenlyn Ballroom, Forest Hill, southeast London (Don Craine’s diary)
25 September 1964 – Studio 51, Leicester Square, central London (Don Craine’s diary)
26 September 1964 – Attic, Hounslow, Middlesex (Beat Instrumental) This is missing from Don Craine’s diary
27 September 1964 – Studio 51, Leicester Square, central London (Don Craine’s diary)
30 September 1964 – St Albans Market Hall, St Albans, Herts (Don Craine’s diary)
1 October 1964 – Trowbridge Town Hall, Trowbridge, Wiltshire (Don Craine’s diary)
2 October 1964 – Studio 51, Leicester Square, central London (Don Craine’s diary)
3 October 1964 – Nottingham University, Nottingham (Don Craine’s diary)
4 October 1964 – Studio 51, Leicester Square, central London (Don Craine’s diary)
6 October 1964 – The Church Elms, Dagenham, Essex (Don Craine’s diary)
7 October 1964 – The Jazz Cellar, Norwich, Norfolk (Don Craine’s diary)
9 October 1964 – Co-op Hall, Peckham, south London (Don Craine’s diary)
10 October 1964 – Rendezvous Club, Portsmouth, Hants with The Challengers (Don Craine’s diary/Portsmouth News)
11 October 1964 – Studio 51, Leicester Square, central London (Don Craine’s diary)
13 October 1964 – Red Lion, Leytonstone, east London (Don Craine’s diary)
16 October 1964 – Studio 51, Leicester Square, central London (Don Craine’s diary)
17 October 1964 – Lainsbury Hall, Stanford, Norfolk (Don Craine’s diary) Beat Instrumental has a gig in Grantham on this date
18 October 1964 – St Michaels Hall, Camden Town, north London (Don Craine’s diary) Beat Instrumental has a gig at Studio 51 on this date and another in Putney
18 November 1964 – Unknown venue in Mansfield, Nottinghamshire (Don Craine’s diary)
19 November 1964 – Granada, Aylesbury, Bucks with Manfred Mann, The Soul Sisters, The Spencer Davis Group, Wayne (Kelly) Gibson and The Dynamic Sounds, Bern Elliott & His Klan, The Mark Leeman Five, Blues by Five and Dave Kaffey (Don Craine’s diary/Bucks Advertiser)
20 November 1964 – ABC Wakefield, Wakefield, West Yorkshire (Don Craine’s diary)
13 December 1964 – Civic Hall, Crawley, West Sussex (Don Craine’s diary) Beat Instrumental has a gig at Studio 51 later this evening as well
18 December 1964 – Bromley Technicl College, Bromley, Kent (Don Craine’s diary) Beat Instrumental has a gig at Studio 51 instead on this date
19 December 1964 – Dungeon Club, Nottingham (website: https://dungeonmods.wordpress.com/) Beat Instrumental has a gig in Bishop’s Stortford instead on this date
20 December 1964 – Studio 51, Leicester Square, central London (Don Craine’s diary)
21 December 1964 – Eltham Baths, Eltham, Kent (Don Craine’s diary)
24 December 1964 – Studio 51, Leicester Square, central London (Beat Instrumental) This is missing from Don Craine’s diary
27 December 1964 – Studio 51, Leicester Square, central London (Don Craine’s diary)
28 December 1964 – Mojo Club, Sheffield, South Yorkshire (Don Craine’s diary)
30 December 1964 – Bromel Club, Bromley Court Hotel, Bromley, Kent (Don Craine’s diary)
31 December 1964 – George Ballroom, Hinckley, Leicestershire (Don Craine’s diary)
1965
1 January 1965 – Studio 51, Leicester Square, central London (Beat Instrumental)
3 January 1965 – Studio 51, Leicester Square, central London (Beat Instrumental) According to the magazine, the band also played at Boreham Wood today, which was probably the Long John Club.
8 January 1965 – Studio 51, Leicester Square, central London (Beat Instrumental)
9 January 1965 – Market Hall, Redhill, Surrey (Beat Instrumental)
10 January 1965 – Studio 51, Leicester Square, central London (Beat Instrumental)
15 January 1965 – Studio 51, Leicester Square, central London (Beat Instrumental)
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16 January 1965 – Coronation Hall, Kingston upon Thames, Surrey with The MI4 (Kingston & Malden Borough News)
17 January 1965 – Studio 51, Leicester Square, central London (Beat Instrumental)
22 January 1965 – Studio 51, Leicester Square, central London (Beat Instrumental)
23 January 1965 – Rendezvous Club, Portsmouth, Hants (Beat Instrumental)
24 January 1965 – Black Prince Hotel, Bexley, Kent (Melody Maker)
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24 January 1965 – Studio 51, Leicester Square, central London (Beat Instrumental)
25 January 1965 – Crown Hotel, Morden, Surrey (Beat Instrumental)
26 January 1965 – Studio 51, Leicester Square, central London (Beat Instrumental)
30 January 1965 – Gig in Norfolk (Beat Instrumental)
27 February 1965 – Rendezvous Club, Portsmouth, Hants (Beat Instrumental)
27 February 1965 – Studio 51, Leicester Square, central London (Beat Instrumental)
2 March 1965 – Civic Hall, Grays (Beat Instrumental)
5 March 1965 – Studio 51, Leicester Square, central London (Beat Instrumental)
6 March 1965 – Ritz Dance and Social Hall, King’s Heath, West Midlands (Poster)
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6 March 1965 – Brum Kavern Club, Small Heath, West Midlands (Birmingham Evening Mail)
7 March 1965 – Studio 51, Leicester Square, central London (Beat Instrumental)
8 March 1965 – Bluesville, Manor House Ballroom, Ipswich, Suffolk (Essex County Standard)
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11 March 1965 – Liberal Hall, Yeovil, Somerset with Billy J Kramer & The Dakotas (Western Gazette)
14 March 1965 – Studio 51, Leicester Square, central London (Beat Instrumental) According to the magazine, the band also played at Boreham Wood today, which was probably the Long John Club.
19 March 1965 – Studio 51, Leicester Square, central London (Beat Instrumental)
21 March 1965 – Studio 51, Leicester Square, central London (Beat Instrumental)
26 March 1965 – Studio 51, Leicester Square, central London (Beat Instrumental)
27 March 1965 – Gig in Sheffield, South Yorkshire (Beat Instrumental)
28 March 1965 – Black Prince Hotel, Bexley, Kent (Melody Maker)
28 March 1965 – Studio 51, Leicester Square, central London (Beat Instrumental)
1 April 1965 – Cooks Ferry Inn, Edmonton, north London (Wood Green & Southgate Weekly Herald)
2 April 1965 – Studio 51, Leicester Square, central London (Beat Instrumental)
3 April 1965 – Gig in Chelmsford, Essex (Beat Instrumental)
4 April 1965 – Studio 51, Leicester Square, central London (Beat Instrumental) According to Beat Instrumental, the band played in Boreham Wood earlier, which was probably the Long John Club
5 April 1965 – Bluesville, Manor House Ballroom, Ipswich, Suffolk (Essex County Standard)
2 May 1965 – Upper Park, Darlington (Beat Instrumental)
3 May 1965 – Blue Moon, Hayes, west London (Dorothy Bullock list) This is the most likely year. However Beat Instrumental has The Manor in Ipswich, Suffolk on this date
6 May 1965 – Cooks Ferry Inn, Edmonton, north London (Wood Green & Southgate Weekly Herald/Walthamstow Guardian)
7 May 1965 – Manor House, Harringay, north London (Beat Instrumental)
8 May 1965 – 234 Club, Grays (Beat Instrumental)
9 May 1965 – Studio 51, Leicester Square, central London (Beat Instrumental)
10 May 1965 – Adelphi Ballroom, West Bromwich, West Midlands (Birmingham Evening Mail)
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11 May 1965 – Liberal Hall, Yeovil, Somerset with The Honeycombs and The Codiaks (Western Gazette)
14 May 1965 – Oasis, Manchester (Beat Instrumental)
15 May 1965 – Corn Exchange, Chelmsford, Essex (Essex Chronicle) Beat Instrumental notes they play at the Club Noreik in Tottenham, north London afterwards
16 May 1965 – Studio 51, Leicester Square, central London (Beat Instrumental)
16 May 1965 – Black Prince, Bexley, southeast London (Beat Instrumental)
17 May 1965 – Adelphi, West Bromwich, West Midlands (Beat Instrumental)
22 May 1965 – High Wycombe Town Hall, High Wycombe, Bucks with Crow (Bucks Free Press)
25 May 1965 – McKilroys, Swindon, Wiltshire (Beat Instrumental)
27 May 1965 – Pavilion, Southsea, Hants (Beat Instrumental)
28 May 1965 – Casino, Walsall, West Midlands (Beat Instrumental)
29 May 1965 – College of Arts, Brighton, Sussex (Beat Instrumental)
30 May 1965 – The Dolphin, Marine Court, St Leonards, East Sussex (Roger Bistow’s research at Dizzy Tiger Music website)
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3 June 1965 – Bowes Lyon House, Stevenage, Herts with The Stalkers (Herts Express)
4 June 1965 – Pontiac, Zeeta House, Putney, southwest London with Boston Dexters (Melody Maker)
18 June 1965 – The Avenue R&B Club, Green Pond Road, east London (Leyton, Leytonstone and Waltham Forest Guardian)
19 June 1965 – 234 Club, Grays (Beat Instrumental)
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19 June 1965 – Jazz & Blues Festival, Black Prince Hotel, Bexley, southeast London with The Dutch Swing College, Solomon Burke, Zoot Money’s Big Roll Band, Unit 4 Plus 2, The Spencer Davis Group, The Loose Ends, Alan Elsdon’s Jazzband, Brian Green New-O-Stompers and The Epitaph Soul Band (Bexley Heath & Welling Observer and Kentish Times)
21 June 1965 – Manor House, Ipswich, Suffolk (Beat Instrumental)
24 June 1965 – Gig in Salisbury, Wiltshire (Beat Instrumental)
27 October 1965 – 100 Club, Oxford Street, central London (Beat Instrumental)
29 October 1965 – Red Cross Hall, Sutton, southwest London (Beat Instrumental)
30 October 1965 – Nottingham University, Nottingham (Beat Instrumental)
1 November 1965 – Gig in Bridgwater, Somerset (Beat Instrumental)
5 November 1965 – Gig in Trowbridge, Wiltshire (Beat Instrumental)
7 November 1965 – Southall Community Centre, Southall, west London (Beat Instrumental)
13 November 1965 – Starlite Ballroom, Greenford, west London (Beat Instrumental)
14 November 1965 – Union Rowing Club, Trent Bridge, Nottingham (Nottingham Evening Post)
18 November 1965 – Dorothy Ballroom, Cambridge with Bob Kidman & Dorothy Orchestra, Fernando’s Hideaways, Roy Black & The Senators and The Xabec Four (Cambridge News)
20 November 1965 – Gig in Waltham (Beat Instrumental)
24 November 1965 – 100 Club, Oxford Street, central London with The Five Proud Walkers (Melody Maker)
27 November 1965 – Chelsea College, Chelsea, southwest London (Beat Instrumental)
1 December 1965 – Bristol Corn Exchange, Bristol (Western Scene)
4 December 1965 – Gig in Watford, Herts (Beat Instrumental)
9 December 1965 – Cooks Ferry Inn, Edmonton, north London (Wood Green & Southgate Weekly Herald)
10 December 1965 – Town Hall, Colchester, Essex (Beat Instrumental)
11 December 1965 – Blue Moon, Cheltenham, Gloucestershire (Beat Instrumental)
16 December 1965 – Gig in Bexhill on Sea, East Sussex with The Birds (Ron Wood’s 1965 diary)
16 December 1965 – Delaware Pavilion, Boxhill, Surrey (Beat Instrumental)
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31 December 1965 – St George’s Ballroom, Hinckley, Leicestershire (Evening Tribune)
1966
4 January 1966 – Bristol Chinese R&B Club, Corn Exchange, Bristol (Western Scene)
11 February 1966 – Chislehurst Caves, Chislehurst, London (South East London Mercury) Opened the venue
9 July 1966 – Penthouse, Birmingham with Deep Feeling and Andy Ferris (Birmingham Evening Mail)
10 July 1966 – Bromley Court Hotel, Bromley, London (South East London Mercury)
13 July 1966 – Pavilion, Hemel Hempstead, Herts with En-Devers Ltd (Berkhamsted Gazette & Tring and District News)
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17 July 1966 – Britannia Rowing Club, Nottingham (Nottingham Evening Post)
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22 July 1966 – Blue Lagoon, Kimbells, Southsea, Hampshire (Portsmouth News)
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25 July 1966 – Tiles, Oxford Street, central London with The Excels (Melody Maker)
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30 July 1966 – Torquay Town Hall, Torquay, Devon with The Modest, The Sixth Sense and The Solitaires (Torquay Times & South Devon Advertiser/Herald Express)
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5 August 1966 – Civic and Wulfrun Halls, Wolverhampton, West Midlands with MI Five, Blues Ensemble, Tony Barry & The Sounds of Three, Gerry Byrnes & The Invaders and The N’ Betweens (Express & Star)
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6 August 1966 – 2 ‘B’s Club, Ashford, Kent with support (Kentish Express)
14 August 1966 – Bromel Club, Bromley Court Hotel, Bromley, London (Melody Maker)
28 August 1966 – Casino Ballroom, Leicester (Fabulous 208)
Around early September, future Procol Harum keyboard player Matthew Fisher joined the band for about six weeks.
16 September 1966 – Dancing Slipper, Nottingham with Our Young (Nottingham Evening Post)
31 September 1966 – Stoke Hole, Stoke Hotel, Guildford, Surrey with The Primevals (Surrey Advertiser)
5 October 1966 – Flamingo, Soho, central London with Timebox (Melody Maker)
Fisher departed mid-October to join Peter Jay & The Jaywalkers just in time for a major tour with The Hollies, The Small Faces, Paul Jones and others, which started on 15 October. He then joined Screaming Lord Sutch & The Roman Empire in December 1966.
26 October 1966 – Bowes Lyon House, Stevenage, Hertfordshire with Saracens (see website above)
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29 October 1966 – The Dolphin, Marine Court, St Leonards, East Sussex (Roger Bistow’s research at Dizzy Tiger Music website/Hastings and St Leonards Observer)
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9 November 1966 – Gravesend R&B Club, Clarendon Royal Hotel, Gravesend, Kent (PACE magazine) Billed as New Downliners Sect
20 November 1966 – Witchdoctor, Catford, southeast London (South East London Mercury)
20 November 1966 – Black Prince, Bexley, southeast London (Fabulous 208/Mick Capewell’s Marmalade Skies)
Around this time Johnny Sutton and Terry Gibson left. Don Craine and Keith Grant relaunched the band with guitarist Bob Taylor from The Soul System, plus organist Barry Cooper and drummer Kevin Flanagan
9 December 1966 – Police Ballroom, Coventry, West Midlands with The Matadors (Coventry Evening Telegraph)
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13 December 1966 – Walton Hop, Walton-on-Thames, Surrey (Woking Herald)
17 December 1966 – Willesden College of Technology, Willesden, London with The Bo Street Runners and The Torque (Poster)
30 December 1966 – Tiger’s Head, Downham, southeast London (South East London Mercury)
31 December 1966 – St George’s Ballroom, Hinkley, Leicestershire with The Renegades and The Shellies (Leicester Mercury)
1967
The Port Talbot Guardian‘s 27 January issue has a photo of the new line up and notes that they will play at the Empire in Neath and Swansea Jazz Club the next week
19 February 1967 – Tiles, Oxford Street, London (Melody Maker) Billed as Don Craine’s New Downliners Sect
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25 February 1967 – Civic Centre, Corby, Northamptonshire with The Good Thing (Northamptonshire Evening Telegraph)
27 March 1967 – White Buck Inn, Burley, Dorset (Bournemouth Evening Echo) Billed as The New Downliners Sect
15 April 1967 – The Thing-a-me-jig Club, Reading, Berkshire (Reading Evening Post)
9 June 1967 – Tiles, Oxford Street, central London with The Nashville Teens (Melody Maker)
24 June 1967 – Tiles, Oxford Street, central London with Carl Douglas & The Big Stampede and The Ebonys (Melody Maker)
8 July 1967 – Hoffman Ballroom, Chelmsford, Essex with Lee Scott & The Roulettes (Essex Chronicle)
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22 July 1967 – Tiles, Oxford Street, central London with The Survivors and The Klubs (Melody Maker)
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2 August 1967 – Tiles, Oxford Street, central London (Billed as Downliners Sect Show) (Melody Maker)
9 August 1967 – Tiles, Oxford Street, central London (Billed as Downliners Sect Show) (Melody Maker)
16 August 1967 – Tiles, Oxford Street, central London (Billed as Downliners Sect Show) (Melody Maker)
2 September 1967 – Tiles, Oxford Street, central London with The Magic Lanterns, Change Place and The Big Roll Band (Melody Maker)
9 March 1968 – Dreamland Ballroom, Margate, Kent with Simon Dupree & The Big Sound (East Kent Times)
10 March 1968 – Rendezvous Club, Dreamland Ballroom, Margate, Kent (East Kent Times)
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15 March 1968 – Il Rondo, Leicester (Leicester Mercury)
20 April 1968 – Harlem Highway, Victoria Ballroom, Chesterfield, Derbyshire with Gemini Zent (Derbyshire Times)
Shortly after this gig, the band split for a few months. Around July, Keith Grant reformed the band bringing back Johnny Sutton on drums and retaining guitarist Bob Taylor. The final member was keyboard player Nathaniel Dumaine.
26 July 1968 – Parlour, Portsmouth, Hants (Portsmouth Evening News) Billed as Glass Cartoon
The Hounslow Post, 13 September 1968, page 14 has a story on the new line up and mentions a single in the pipeline
5 October 1968 – Blue Lagoon, Newquay, Cornwall with Sams Brothers Band (West Briton & Royal Cornwall Gazette)
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25 October 1968 – Centre 185, Egham, Surrey (Staines & Egham News)
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2 November 1968 – Glastonbury Town Hall, Glastonbury, Somerset with Justin’s Timepiece (Somerset County Gazette/Western Gazette)
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9 November 1968 – Alex Disco, Salisbury, Wiltshire (Salisbury Journal/Western Gazette)
15 November 1968 – Fishmonger’s Arms, Wood Green, north London with The Pretty Things (Melody Maker)
1 December 1968 – Kingston Hotel, Kingston upon Thames, southwest London (Kingston & Malden Borough News)
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13 December 1968 – Ealing Tech College, Ealing, west London with Simon Dupree & The Big Sound and Free (Melody Maker)
By the end of 1968, Keith Grant had left and was replaced by bass player Paul Martinez.
Johnny Sutton, Bob Taylor, Paul Martinez and Nat Dumaine (real name Martin Maynard, Bill Maynard’s son) were recruited by Elmer of Elmer Gantry’s Velvet Opera to form The Gantry Band. Martinez later joined Elmer in the formation of Stretch and played on the track “Why Did You Do It?”.
Nathaniel Dumaine, who used the stage name as a pseudonym, later changed name to Maynard Williams and became an actor, appearing in the BBC TV series “Truckers” and “Starlight Express” in the West End. He also recorded a lone solo LP for CBS called Ten Songs. Williams also became lead singer in the band Ryder, which represented the UK in the Eurovision song contest in 1986, held in Bergen, Norway.
Thanks to Don Craine for sharing his 1964 diary. Thanks also to Rolf Hannet in Germany for providing some of the Beat Instrumental dates
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THE ATTACK:
Laurie (Lawrence) Beazley – lead vocals/harmonica
1967
The Hounslow Post, 13 September 1968, page 14 has a story on the new line up and mentions a single in the pipeline
