Not far from Twickenham’s more famous Eel Pie Island, the Nurses Club, based in the Jolly Gardeners pub in Isleworth, was a popular music venue with local bands.
I would be interested to hear from anyone that can add any further dates or memories below.
18 February 1964 – Two groups
3 March 1964 – Alexis Korner’s Blues Incorporated
17 March 1964 – Two groups (possibly one was The Tridents, see comments below)
1 April 1964 – Two groups
5 May 1964 – The Bo Street Runners, The Soul Messengers and The Mark Leeman Five
12 May 1964 – The Bo Street Runners, The Soul Messengers and The Mark Leeman Five
19 May 1964 – The Bo Street Runners, The Soul Messengers and The Mark Leeman Five
26 May 1964 – The Bo Street Runners, The Soul Messengers and The Mark Leeman Five
2 June 1964 – The Bo Street Runners, The Soul Messengers and The Mark Leeman Five
9 June 1964 – Two groups
16 June 1964 – Two groups
23 June 1964 – The Bo Street Runners
30 June 1964 – The Mark Leeman Five and Frankie Reid & The Casuals
14 July 1964 – The Bo Street Runners and The Others
28 July 1964 – The Mark Leeman Five and Ray Martin & The Corvettes
4 August 1964 – The Bluebottles
11 August 1964 – The Senators
18 August 1964 – The Habits
25 August 1964 – The Tramps and The Miston-Tuac
1 September 1964 – Group isn’t listed
8 September 1964 – The Second Thoughts
29 September 1964 – The Birds and The Wailbones with Flat-top
6 October 1964 – The Bo Street Runners and The Celts
13 October 1964 – Chris Farlowe & The Thunderbirds with Preacher Brown & The Witnesses
3 November 1964 – The Peeple
10 November 1964 – The Roosters and The Coveners
17 November 1964 – Lester Square & The GTs
24 November 1964 – PM2 and Sheiks of R&B
1 December 1964 – The Modern Blues Six and The Little People
5 January 1965 – The Modern Blues Six
12 January 1965 – The Second Thoughts
19 January 1965 – The Runaways (ex-Bo Street Runners)
26 January 1965 – The Modern Blues Six
2 February 1965 – Johnny Smith & Co and Raving Flat-top & The Big Boss Men
9 February 1965 – Beaux Oddlot
16 February 1965 – Alexis Korner’s Blues Incorporated
2 March 1965 – The Blue Ravens and The Impalas
9 March 1965 – The Blue Ravens and The Just Blues
16 March 1965 – Brothers Grimm and The Turnkeys
30 March 1965 – The Mark Leeman Five and The Tribe
13 April 1965 – The Blue Ravens and The Peeple
20 April 1965 – The Tramps and The Muscrats (Peter Green was guitarist for a while)
27 April 1965 – The Mark Leeman Five and Group Survival
4 May 1965 – The Blue Ravens and Jeff Elray & The Boys Blue
11 May 1965 – The Diaks and The Eyes
18 May 1965 – The Dillingers and The Crowd
1 June 1965 – The Modern Blues Six and The Senate Four
8 June 1965 – The Blue Ravens and The Ones
13 July 1965 – The Crowd with The Blues Etc
20 July 1965 – The Blue Ravens (Harrow Observer & Gazette) (Needs confirmation) Says Tuesdays
27 July 1965 – The Blue Ravens
3 August 1965 – D J Blues Band with The Minor Birds
10 August 1965 – The Senate Four
17 August 1965 – The Characters
24 August 1965 – The Dae-b-Four
31 August 1965 – The Kiko Six
7 September 1965 – Brothers Grimm
14 September 1965 – The Bo Street Runners and The Blue Ravens
21 September 1965 – The Blue Ravens and The Shondells
28 September 1965 – The Modern Blues Six and The Ikon
5 October 1965 – Jo Jo Gunne with The Road Agents
12 October 1965 – Norman & The Conquers and Blues Etc
26 October 1965 – Blues Folk with The Ferinos
2 November 1965 – The Nature Boys
18 January 1966 – The Miston-Tuac with The In-Tacks
25 January 1966 – The Flamingos with The Uncertain
1 February 1966 – The Sultans with The Debtors
The above gigs are from the Middlesex County Times & West Middlesex Gazette, Melody Maker and the Middlesex Chronicle (Hounslow Edition)
Beside Southall Community Centre, another popular venue in the west London suburb was the White Hart.
According to Terry O’Connor, The Chris Barber Band and Johnny Dankworth played the White Hart regularly during the 1950s. He also remembers Acker Bilk played here regularly.
O’Connor also remembers that Pat Cresswell & The Crestas were regulars at the White Hart.
The Statesmen, who later changed name to The Statesides and Jean & The Statesides had a regular residency at the White Hart in the early 1960s (see below). Future Animals’ guitarist Vic Briggs was briefly a member in 1962.
The Who played the venue quite a few times and Jimmy Royal & The Hawks were also regulars. Mike Dee & The Jaywalkers who featured Ritchie Blackmore on guitar also played here.
Frankie Reid & The Casuals (with future Jimi Hendrix drummer Mitch Mitchell and Danny McCulloch, who was later in The Animals) also played frequently.
During 1964, future Deep Purple singer Ian Gillan’s band The Javelins performed at the club quite a few times.
Later in the 1960s, future Queen guitarist Brian May’s band 1984 played at the White Hart.
The gigs below are incomplete so I would be interested to hear from anyone that can add any further dates in the comments section.
1960
12 September (Monday) – The Statesmen (Jeff Sturgeon’s gig diary)
This west London band morphed out of The Rocking Versatiles (formed September 1957) and included long-standing member Jeff Sturgeon (lead guitar), who remained with the group throughout its various incarnations (and name changes) until finally splitting on 1 July 1966. The band had regular residencies at this club as the huge number of bookings below show.
At this point, The Statesmen comprised Ray Heath (vocals), Jeff Sturgeon (lead guitar), Bob Kendall (rhythm guitar), Terry Crook (bass/piano) and Dave Evans (drums).
17 September (Saturday) – The Statesmen (Jeff Sturgeon’s gig diary)
19 September (Monday) – The Statesmen (Jeff Sturgeon’s gig diary)
24 September (Saturday) – The Statesmen (Jeff Sturgeon’s gig diary)
26 September (Monday) – The Statesmen (Jeff Sturgeon’s gig diary)
1 October (Saturday) – The Statesmen (Jeff Sturgeon’s gig diary)
3 October (Monday) – The Statesmen (Jeff Sturgeon’s gig diary)
10 October (Monday) – The Statesmen (Jeff Sturgeon’s gig diary)
17 October (Monday) – The Statesmen (Jeff Sturgeon’s gig diary)
24 October (Monday) – The Statesmen (Jeff Sturgeon’s gig diary)
31 October (Monday) – The Statesmen (Jeff Sturgeon’s gig diary)
7 November (Monday) – The Statesmen (Jeff Sturgeon’s gig diary)
14 November (Monday) – The Statesmen (Jeff Sturgeon’s gig diary)
21 November (Monday) – The Statesmen (Jeff Sturgeon’s gig diary)
29 November (Tuesday) – The Statesmen (Jeff Sturgeon’s gig diary)
5 December (Monday) – The Statesmen (Jeff Sturgeon’s gig diary)
26 December (Monday) – The Statesmen (Jeff Sturgeon’s gig diary)
The Statesmen’s singer Ray Heath left on 28 December.
1961
2 January (Monday) – The Statesmen (Jeff Sturgeon’s gig diary)
9 January (Monday) – The Statesmen (Jeff Sturgeon’s gig diary)
16 January (Monday) – The Statesmen (Jeff Sturgeon’s gig diary)
23 January (Monday) – The Statesmen (Jeff Sturgeon’s gig diary)
30 January (Monday) – The Statesmen (Jeff Sturgeon’s gig diary)
Keyboard player and sax player Bill Stemp joined in time for the above gig and, like Jeff Sturgeon, remained with the band until its demise in July 1966.
6 February (Monday) – The Statesmen (Jeff Sturgeon’s gig diary)
13 February (Monday) – The Statesmen (Jeff Sturgeon’s gig diary)
20 February (Monday) – The Statesmen (Jeff Sturgeon’s gig diary)
6 March (Monday) – The Statesmen (Jeff Sturgeon’s gig diary)
13 March (Monday) – The Statesmen (Jeff Sturgeon’s gig diary)
18 March (Sunday) – The Statesmen (Jeff Sturgeon’s gig diary)
20 March (Monday) – The Statesmen (Jeff Sturgeon’s gig diary)
27 March (Monday) – The Statesmen (Jeff Sturgeon’s gig diary)
1 April (Saturday) – The Statesmen (Jeff Sturgeon’s gig diary)
3 April (Monday) (Monday) – The Statesmen (Jeff Sturgeon’s gig diary)
10 April (Monday) – The Statesmen (Jeff Sturgeon’s gig diary)
17 April (Monday) – The Statesmen (Jeff Sturgeon’s gig diary)
27 April (Thursday) – The Statesmen (Jeff Sturgeon’s gig diary)
1 May (Monday) – The Statesmen (Jeff Sturgeon’s gig diary)
8 May (Monday) – The Statesmen (Jeff Sturgeon’s gig diary)
13 May (Saturday) – Mike Dee & The Jaywalkers (Brian Mansell’s gig diary)
Ritchie Blackmore had joined Mike Dee & The Jaywalkers on lead guitar by now.
15 May (Monday) – The Statesmen (Jeff Sturgeon’s gig diary)
22 May (Monday) – The Statesmen (Jeff Sturgeon’s gig diary)
29 May (Monday) – The Statesmen (Jeff Sturgeon’s gig diary)
Jeff Sturgeon notes that Paul Clarke from James Royal & The Hawks played lead guitar on 29 May gig.
5 June (Monday) – The Statesmen (Jeff Sturgeon’s gig diary)
12 June (Monday) – The Statesmen (Jeff Sturgeon’s gig diary)
The 12 June was rhythm guitarist Bob Kendall’s final gig with The Statesmen.
19 June (Monday) – The Statesmen (Jeff Sturgeon’s gig diary)
27 June (Monday) – The Statesmen (Jeff Sturgeon’s gig diary)
10 July (Monday) – The Statesmen (Jeff Sturgeon’s gig diary)
17 July (Monday) – The Statesmen (Jeff Sturgeon’s gig diary)
22 July (Saturday) – The Statesmen (Jeff Sturgeon’s gig diary)
24 July (Monday) – The Statesmen (Jeff Sturgeon’s gig diary)
31 July (Monday) – The Statesmen (Jeff Sturgeon’s gig diary)
7 August (Monday) – The Statesmen (Jeff Sturgeon’s gig diary)
14 August (Monday) – The Statesmen (Jeff Sturgeon’s gig diary)
21 August (Monday) – The Statesmen (Jeff Sturgeon’s gig diary)
From 18 October to 1 December, numerous (and notable drummers) covered for Dave Evans, who left at the end of the year: Micky Waller, Eddie Thorpe, Terry Sealy and Carlo Little.
The Statesmen’s bass player Norman Merchant left on 22 December followed six days later by drummer Dave Evans. Steve Frankel took Evans’ place behind the kit.
Future Animals’ guitarist Vic Briggs, whose first significant band was The Cruisers Rock Combo (formed mid-late 1960), says his next group (after a brief stint with The Echoes), Mike Allen & The Sidekicks played regularly at the White Hart after forming around October 1961.
1962
New bass player Mick Tobias joined on 30 January.
23 February (Friday) – The Statesmen (Jeff Sturgeon’s gig diary)
Vic Briggs joined on rhythm guitar and debuted on 2 March at the White Hart. Briggs had recently been playing with another White Hart regular, Mike Allen & The Sidekicks. The band had split when singer Mike Ledger and drummer Mick Underwood joined The Crescents.
2 March (Friday) – The Statesmen (Jeff Sturgeon’s gig diary)
9 March (Friday) – The Statesmen (Jeff Sturgeon’s gig diary)
16 March (Friday) – The Statesmen (Jeff Sturgeon’s gig diary)
23 March (Friday) – The Statesmen (Jeff Sturgeon’s gig diary)
Mick Tobias left The Statesmen on 25 March.
30 March (Friday) – The Statesmen (Jeff Sturgeon’s gig diary)
Mick Tobias’ replacement Mick Wilkinson joined on 4 April. Wilkinson had played in Mike Allen & The Sidekicks with Vic Briggs.
6 April (Friday) – The Statesmen (Jeff Sturgeon’s gig diary)
13 April (Friday) – The Statesmen (Jeff Sturgeon’s gig diary)
14 April (Saturday) – The Statesmen (Jeff Sturgeon’s gig diary)
Vic Briggs left The Statesmen on 18 April. His replacement was David Hinds. Briggs next joined Peter Nelson & The Travelers and then in September 1962 worked with The Shel Carson Combo, turning fully pro. He left this band in May 1963.
Shortly after Briggs left, Derek Bridges took over vocal duties. Bridges had previously worked with Briggs in The Cruisers Rock Combo.
4 May (Friday) – The Statesmen (Jeff Sturgeon’s gig diary)
11 May (Friday) – The Statesmen (Jeff Sturgeon’s gig diary)
18 May (Friday) – The Statesmen (Jeff Sturgeon’s gig diary)
25 May (Friday) – The Statesmen (Jeff Sturgeon’s gig diary)
26 May (Saturday) – Frankie Reid & The Casuals and The Statesmen (Brian Mansell’s gig diary and Jeff Sturgeon’s gig diary)
Frankie Reid & The Casuals’ line up at this time features future Animals bass player Danny McCulloch and future Jimi Hendrix Experience drummer Mitch Mitchell.
1 June (Friday) – The Statesmen (Jeff Sturgeon’s gig diary)
8 June (Friday) – The Statesmen (Jeff Sturgeon’s gig diary)
9 June (Saturday) – Frankie Reid & The Casuals (Brian Mansell’s gig diary)
15 June (Friday) – The Statesmen (Jeff Sturgeon’s gig diary)
22 June (Friday) – The Statesmen (Jeff Sturgeon’s gig diary)
Jeff notes that Micky King (aka Borer) from James Royal & The Hawks played lead guitar on 22 June in his place.
23 June (Saturday) – Frankie Reid & The Casuals and The Statesmen (Brian Mansell’s gig diary and Jeff Sturgeon’s gig diary)
29 June (Friday) – The Statesmen (Jeff Sturgeon’s gig diary)
2 July (Monday) – Frankie Reid & The Casuals (Brian Mansell’s gig diary)
6 July (Friday) – Frankie Reid & The Casuals and The Statesmen (Brian Mansell’s gig diary and Jeff Sturgeon’s gig diary)
7 July (Saturday) – The Statesmen (Jeff Sturgeon’s gig diary)
13 July (Friday) – The Statesmen (Jeff Sturgeon’s gig diary)
20 July (Friday) – The Statesmen (Jeff Sturgeon’s gig diary)
21 July (Saturday) – The Statesmen (Jeff Sturgeon’s gig diary)
27 July (Friday) – The Statesmen (Jeff Sturgeon’s gig diary)
28 July (Saturday) – The Statesmen (Jeff Sturgeon’s gig diary)
3 August (Friday) – The Statesmen (Jeff Sturgeon’s gig diary)
10 August (Friday) – The Statesmen (Jeff Sturgeon’s gig diary)
11 August (Saturday) – The Statesmen (Jeff Sturgeon’s gig diary)
17 August (Friday) – The Statesmen (Jeff Sturgeon’s gig diary)
18 August (Saturday) – The Statesmen (Jeff Sturgeon’s gig diary)
24 August (Friday) – Frankie Reid & The Casuals and The Statesmen (Brian Mansell’s gig diary and Jeff Sturgeon’s gig diary)
Terry Mabey had replaced Mitch Mitchell in The Casuals by now. Mitchell will deputise in The Statesmen in October 1962.
25 August (Saturday) – Frankie Reid & The Casuals and The Statesmen (Brian Mansell’s gig diary and Jeff Sturgeon’s gig diary)
31 August (Friday) – The Statesmen (Jeff Sturgeon’s gig diary)
1 September (Saturday) – The Statesmen (Jeff Sturgeon’s gig diary)
7 September (Friday) – The Statesmen (Jeff Sturgeon’s gig diary)
8 September (Saturday) – The Statesmen (Jeff Sturgeon’s gig diary)
14 September (Friday) – The Statesmen (Jeff Sturgeon’s gig diary)
15 September (Saturday) – The Statesmen (Jeff Sturgeon’s gig diary)
Recent additions Mick Wilkinson (bass) and David Hinds (rhythm guitar) and drummer Steve Frankel all departed on 16 September.
Mick Wilkinson recalls that David Hinds tried to put together a new band that he believes included Mitch Mitchell. Wilkinson was briefly involved but left to work with several other bands, including an Ealing group called The MI5.
21 September (Friday) – The Statesmen (Jeff Sturgeon’s gig diary)
22 September (Saturday) – Frankie Reid & The Casuals (Brian Mansell’s gig diary)
New bass player Mick Bloomfield and rhythm guitarist Dave Hovington debuted on 28 September. Both will remain with the group until its demise in July 1966 and both had previously been members of The Cruisers Rock Combo with Vic Briggs and Derek Bridges.
28 September (Friday) – The Statesmen (Jeff Sturgeon’s gig diary)
29 September (Saturday) – The Statesmen (Jeff Sturgeon’s gig diary)
5 October (Friday) – The Statesmen (Jeff Sturgeon’s gig diary)
New drummer Ian Walker debuted on 6 October and will remain with the band until its demise in July 1966. Walker is another former member of The Cruisers Rock Combo.
12 October (Friday) – The Statesmen (Jeff Sturgeon’s gig diary)
13 October (Saturday) – The Statesmen (Jeff Sturgeon’s gig diary)
Future Jimi Hendrix drummer Mitch Mitchell subbed for Ian Walker on 12-13 October gigs.
19 October (Friday) – The Statesmen (Jeff Sturgeon’s gig diary)
20 October (Saturday) – The Statesmen (Jeff Sturgeon’s gig diary)
26 October (Friday) – The Statesmen (Jeff Sturgeon’s gig diary)
27 October (Saturday) – The Statesmen (Jeff Sturgeon’s gig diary)
2 November (Friday) – The Statesmen (Jeff Sturgeon’s gig diary)
9 November (Friday) – The Statesmen (Jeff Sturgeon’s gig diary)
10 November (Saturday) – The Statesmen (Jeff Sturgeon’s gig diary)
16 November (Friday) – The Statesmen (Jeff Sturgeon’s gig diary)
23 November (Friday) – The Statesmen (Jeff Sturgeon’s gig diary)
24 November (Saturday) – The Statesmen (Jeff Sturgeon’s gig diary)
30 November (Friday) – The Statesmen (Jeff Sturgeon’s gig diary)
1 December (Saturday) – The Statesmen (Jeff Sturgeon’s gig diary)
7 December (Friday) – The Statesmen (Jeff Sturgeon’s gig diary)
8 December (Saturday) – The Statesmen (Jeff Sturgeon’s gig diary)
14 December (Friday) – The Statesmen (Jeff Sturgeon’s gig diary)
15 December (Saturday) – The Statesmen (Jeff Sturgeon’s gig diary)
21 December (Friday) – The Statesmen (Jeff Sturgeon’s gig diary)
24 December (Monday) – The Statesmen (Jeff Sturgeon’s gig diary)
28 December (Friday) – The Statesmen (Jeff Sturgeon’s gig diary)
29 December (Saturday) – The Statesmen (Jeff Sturgeon’s gig diary)
1963
Dave Wigginton, bass player with Jeff Curtis & The Flames, remembers the band played at the White Hart a couple of times, most likely in 1963.
4 January (Friday) – The Statesmen (Jeff Sturgeon’s gig diary)
5 January (Saturday) – The Statesmen (Jeff Sturgeon’s gig diary)
11 January (Friday) – The Statesmen (Jeff Sturgeon’s gig diary)
Future Jimi Hendrix drummer Mitch Mitchell subbed for Ian Walker on 11 January gig.
18 January (Friday) – The Statesmen (Jeff Sturgeon’s gig diary)
25 January (Friday) – The Statesmen (Jeff Sturgeon’s gig diary)
1 February (Friday) – The Statesmen (Jeff Sturgeon’s gig diary)
After former Outlaws drummer Mick Underwood has filled in Ian Walker who has gone into hospital for one gig, Terry Sealy stepped in for 1 February gig.
2 February (Saturday) – The Statesmen (Jeff Sturgeon’s gig diary)
Carlo Little from Screaming Lord Sutch’s band deputised on drums for 2 February gig.
8 February (Friday) – The Statesmen (Jeff Sturgeon’s gig diary)
15 February (Friday) – The Statesmen (Jeff Sturgeon’s gig diary)
16 February (Saturday) – The Statesmen (Jeff Sturgeon’s gig diary)
22 February (Friday) – The Statesmen (Jeff Sturgeon’s gig diary)
1 March (Friday) – The Statesmen (Jeff Sturgeon’s gig diary)
2 March (Saturday) – The Statesmen (Jeff Sturgeon’s gig diary)
8 March (Friday) – The Statesmen (Jeff Sturgeon’s gig diary)
15 March (Friday) – The Statesmen (Jeff Sturgeon’s gig diary)
16 March (Saturday) – The Statesmen (Jeff Sturgeon’s gig diary)
22 March (Friday) – The Statesmen (Jeff Sturgeon’s gig diary)
29 March (Friday) – The Statesmen (Jeff Sturgeon’s gig diary)
30 March (Saturday) – The Statesmen (Jeff Sturgeon’s gig diary)
5 April (Friday) – The Statesmen (Jeff Sturgeon’s gig diary)
6 April (Saturday) – The Statesmen (Jeff Sturgeon’s gig diary)
12 April (Friday) – The Statesmen (Jeff Sturgeon’s gig diary)
13 April (Saturday) – The Statesmen (Jeff Sturgeon’s gig diary)
19 April (Friday) – The Statesmen (Jeff Sturgeon’s gig diary)
26 April (Friday) – The Statesmen (Jeff Sturgeon’s gig diary)
27 April (Saturday) – The Statesmen (Jeff Sturgeon’s gig diary)
Jean Hayles joined the band at this point after Derek Bridges left on 28 April and they worked as The Statesmen featuring Jean Hayles until 15 June.
Former member Mick Wilkinson remembers seeing Derek Bridges singing with The Fleerekkers after he left The Statesmen.
3 May (Friday) – The Statesmen featuring Jean Hayles (Jeff Sturgeon’s gig diary)
10 May (Friday) – The Statesmen featuring Jean Hayles (Jeff Sturgeon’s gig diary)
11 May (Saturday) – The Statesmen featuring Jean Hayles (Jeff Sturgeon’s gig diary)
17 May (Friday) – The Statesmen featuring Jean Hayles (Jeff Sturgeon’s gig diary)
18 May (Saturday) – The Statesmen featuring Jean Hayles (Jeff Sturgeon’s gig diary)
24 May (Friday) – The Statesmen featuring Jean Hayles (Jeff Sturgeon’s gig diary)
31 May (Friday) – The Statesmen featuring Jean Hayles (Jeff Sturgeon’s gig diary)
1 June (Saturday) – The Statesmen featuring Jean Hayles (Jeff Sturgeon’s gig diary)
7 June (Friday) – The Statesmen featuring Jean Hayles (Jeff Sturgeon’s gig diary)
8 June (Saturday) – The Statesmen featuring Jean Hayles (Jeff Sturgeon’s gig diary)
14 June (Friday) – The Statesmen featuring Jean Hayles (Jeff Sturgeon’s gig diary)
21 June (Friday) – Jean & The Statesmen (Jeff Sturgeon’s gig diary)
The band is now called Jean & The Statesmen.
22 June (Saturday) – Jean & The Statesmen (Jeff Sturgeon’s gig diary)
28 June (Friday) – Jean & The Statesmen (Jeff Sturgeon’s gig diary)
5 July (Friday) – Jean & The Statesmen (Jeff Sturgeon’s gig diary)
6 July (Saturday) – Jean & The Statesmen (Jeff Sturgeon’s gig diary)
12 July (Friday) – Jean & The Statesmen (Jeff Sturgeon’s gig diary)
19 July (Friday) – Jean & The Statesmen (Jeff Sturgeon’s gig diary)
Ian Walker went on holiday and Mitch Mitchell filled in for two gigs, including 19 July before Charlie Chapman from James Royal & The Hawks covered for 20 July.
26 July (Friday) – Jean & The Statesmen (Jeff Sturgeon’s gig diary)
2 August (Friday) – Jean & The Statesmen (Jeff Sturgeon’s gig diary)
3 August (Saturday) – Jean & The Statesmen (Jeff Sturgeon’s gig diary)
9 August (Friday) – Jean & The Statesmen (Jeff Sturgeon’s gig diary)
10 August (Saturday) – Jean & The Statesmen (Jeff Sturgeon’s gig diary)
16 August (Friday) – Jean & The Statesmen (Jeff Sturgeon’s gig diary)
17 August (Saturday) – Jean & The Statesmen (Jeff Sturgeon’s gig diary)
23 August (Friday) – Jean & The Statesmen (Jeff Sturgeon’s gig diary)
24 August (Saturday) – Jean & The Statesmen (Jeff Sturgeon’s gig diary)
30 August (Friday) – Jean & The Statesmen (Jeff Sturgeon’s gig diary)
31 August (Saturday) – Jean & The Statesmen (Jeff Sturgeon’s gig diary)
6 September (Friday) – Jean & The Statesmen (Jeff Sturgeon’s gig diary)
7 September (Saturday) – Jean & The Statesmen (Jeff Sturgeon’s gig diary)
13 September (Friday) – Jean & The Statesmen (Jeff Sturgeon’s gig diary)
14 September (Saturday) – Jean & The Statesmen (Jeff Sturgeon’s gig diary)
20 September (Friday) – Jean & The Statesmen (Jeff Sturgeon’s gig diary)
21 September (Saturday) – Jean & The Statesmen (Jeff Sturgeon’s gig diary)
27 September (Friday) – Jean & The Statesmen (Jeff Sturgeon’s gig diary)
28 September (Saturday) – Jean & The Statesmen (Jeff Sturgeon’s gig diary)
30 September (Monday) – Jean & The Statesmen (Jeff Sturgeon’s gig diary)
4 October (Friday) – Jean & The Statesmen (Jeff Sturgeon’s gig diary)
11 October (Friday) – Jean & The Statesmen (Jeff Sturgeon’s gig diary)
12 October (Saturday) – Jean & The Statesmen (Jeff Sturgeon’s gig diary)
18 October (Friday) – Jean & The Statesmen (Jeff Sturgeon’s gig diary)
25 October (Friday) – Jean & The Statesmen (Jeff Sturgeon’s gig diary)
26 October (Saturday) – Jean & The Statesmen (Jeff Sturgeon’s gig diary)
1 November (Friday) – Jean & The Statesmen (Jeff Sturgeon’s gig diary)
8 November (Friday) – Jean & The Statesmen (Jeff Sturgeon’s gig diary)
9 November (Saturday) – Jean & The Statesmen (Jeff Sturgeon’s gig diary)
16 November (Saturday) – Jean & The Statesmen (Jeff Sturgeon’s gig diary)
23 November (Saturday) – Jean & The Statesmen (Jeff Sturgeon’s gig diary)
29 November (Friday) – Jean & The Statesmen (Jeff Sturgeon’s gig diary)
30 November (Saturday) – Jean & The Statesmen (Jeff Sturgeon’s gig diary)
6 December (Friday) – Jean & The Statesmen (Jeff Sturgeon’s gig diary)
7 December (Saturday) – Jean & The Statesmen (Jeff Sturgeon’s gig diary)
13 December (Friday) – Jean & The Statesmen (Jeff Sturgeon’s gig diary)
14 December (Saturday) – Jean & The Statesmen (Jeff Sturgeon’s gig diary)
20 December (Friday) – Jean & The Statesmen (Jeff Sturgeon’s gig diary)
24 December (Tuesday) – Jean & The Statesmen (Jeff Sturgeon’s gig diary)
27 December (Friday) – Jean & The Statesmen (Jeff Sturgeon’s gig diary)
28 December (Saturday) – Jean & The Statesmen (Jeff Sturgeon’s gig diary)
31 December (Tuesday) – Jean & The Statesmen (Jeff Sturgeon’s gig diary)
1964
3 January (Friday) – Jean & The Statesmen (Jeff Sturgeon’s gig diary)
4 January (Saturday) – Jean & The Statesmen (Jeff Sturgeon’s gig diary)
11 January (Saturday) – Jean & The Statesmen (Jeff Sturgeon’s gig diary)
13 January (Monday) – Art Wood Combo (Ruislip & Northwood Gazette)
17 January (Friday) – Jean & The Statesmen (Jeff Sturgeon’s gig diary)
24 January (Friday) – Jean & The Statesmen (Jeff Sturgeon’s gig diary)
1 February (Saturday) – Jean & The Statesmen (Jeff Sturgeon’s gig diary)
7 February (Friday) – Jean & The Statesmen (Jeff Sturgeon’s gig diary)
8 February (Saturday) – Jean & The Statesmen (Jeff Sturgeon’s gig diary)
14 February (Friday) – Jean & The Statesmen (Jeff Sturgeon’s gig diary)
15 February (Saturday) – The Javelins and Jean & The Statesmen (Tony Tacon’s gig diary and Jeff Sturgeon’s gig diary)
Future Deep Purple singer Ian Gillan was the singer with The Javelins. He left in November to join Wainwright’s Gentlemen.
21 February (Friday) – Jean & The Statesmen (Jeff Sturgeon’s gig diary)
22 February (Saturday) – Jean & The Statesmen (Jeff Sturgeon’s gig diary)
28 February (Friday) – Jean & The Statesmen (Jeff Sturgeon’s gig diary)
7 March (Saturday) – Jean & The Statesmen (Jeff Sturgeon’s gig diary)
13 March (Friday) – Jean & The Statesmen (Jeff Sturgeon’s gig diary)
14 March (Saturday) – Jean & The Statesmen (Jeff Sturgeon’s gig diary)
20 March (Friday) – Jean & The Statesmen (Jeff Sturgeon’s gig diary)
21 March (Saturday) – Jean & The Statesmen (Jeff Sturgeon’s gig diary)
27 March (Friday) – Jean & The Statesmen (Jeff Sturgeon’s gig diary)
28 March (Saturday) – Jean & The Statesmen (Jeff Sturgeon’s gig diary)
3 April (Friday) – Jean & The Statesmen (Jeff Sturgeon’s gig diary)
4 April (Saturday) – Jean & The Statesmen (Jeff Sturgeon’s gig diary)
10 April (Friday) – Jean & The Statesmen (Jeff Sturgeon’s gig diary)
17 April (Friday) – Jean & The Statesmen (Jeff Sturgeon’s gig diary)
18 April (Saturday) – Jean & The Statesmen (Jeff Sturgeon’s gig diary)
Carlo Little subbed for Ian Walker on drums on 18 April gig.
24 April (Friday) – Jean & The Statesmen (Jeff Sturgeon’s gig diary)
1 May (Friday) – Jean & The Statesmen (Jeff Sturgeon’s gig diary)
2 May (Saturday) – Jean & The Statesmen (Jeff Sturgeon’s gig diary)
8 May (Friday) – Jean & The Statesmen (Jeff Sturgeon’s gig diary)
9 May (Saturday) – Jean & The Statesmen (Jeff Sturgeon’s gig diary)
16 May (Saturday) – Jean & The Statesides (Jeff Sturgeon’s gig diary)
The band had changed name to Jean & The Statesides on 15 May.
22 May (Friday) – Jean & The Statesides (Jeff Sturgeon’s gig diary)
23 May (Saturday) – Jean & The Statesides (Jeff Sturgeon’s gig diary)
30 May (Saturday) – Jean & The Statesides (Jeff Sturgeon’s gig diary)
5 June (Friday) – Jean & The Statesides (Jeff Sturgeon’s gig diary)
6 June (Saturday) – The Who and Jean & The Statesides (Andy Neill’s research and Jeff Sturgeon’s gig diary)
12 June (Friday) – Jean & The Statesides (Jeff Sturgeon’s gig diary)
13 June (Saturday) – Jean & The Statesides (Jeff Sturgeon’s gig diary)
15 June (Monday) – The Javelins (Tony Tacon’s gig diary)
18 June (Thursday) – The Who (Andy Neill’s research)
19 June (Friday) – Jean & The Statesides (Jeff Sturgeon’s gig diary)
20 June (Saturday) – Jean & The Statesides (Jeff Sturgeon’s gig diary)
22 June (Monday) – The Javelins (Tony Tacon’s gig diary)
25 June (Thursday) – The Who (Andy Neill’s research)
27 June (Saturday) – Jean & The Statesides (Jeff Sturgeon’s gig diary)
29 June (Monday) – The Javelins (Tony Tacon’s gig diary)
3 July (Friday) – Jean & The Statesides (Jeff Sturgeon’s gig diary)
4 July (Saturday) – Jean & The Statesides (Jeff Sturgeon’s gig diary)
6 July (Monday) – The Javelins (Tony Tacon’s gig diary)
17 July (Friday) – Jean & The Statesides (Jeff Sturgeon’s gig diary)
24 July (Friday) – Jean & The Statesides (Jeff Sturgeon’s gig diary)
25 July (Saturday) – Jean & The Statesides (Jeff Sturgeon’s gig diary)
6 August (Thursday) – The Who (Andy Neill’s research)
7 August (Friday) – Jean & The Statesides (Jeff Sturgeon’s gig diary)
8 August (Saturday) – Jean & The Statesides (Jeff Sturgeon’s gig diary)
14 August (Friday) – Jean & The Statesides (Jeff Sturgeon’s gig diary)
21 August (Friday) – Jean & The Statesides (Jeff Sturgeon’s gig diary)
22 August (Saturday) – Jean & The Statesides (Jeff Sturgeon’s gig diary)
28 August (Friday) – Jean & The Statesides (Jeff Sturgeon’s gig diary)
29 August (Saturday) – Jean & The Statesides (Jeff Sturgeon’s gig diary)
4 September (Friday) – Jean & The Statesides (Jeff Sturgeon’s gig diary)
5 September (Saturday) – Jean & The Statesides (Jeff Sturgeon’s gig diary)
11 September (Friday) – Jean & The Statesides (Jeff Sturgeon’s gig diary)
12 September (Saturday) – Jean & The Statesides (Jeff Sturgeon’s gig diary)
18 September (Friday) – Jean & The Statesides (Jeff Sturgeon’s gig diary)
25 September (Friday) – Jimmy Royal & The Hawks and Jean & The Statesides (Jeff Sturgeon’s gig diary and Middlesex County Times and West Middlesex Gazette)
26 September (Saturday) – Jimmy Royal & The Hawks and Jean & The Statesides (Jeff Sturgeon’s gig diary and Middlesex County Times and West Middlesex Gazette)
2 October (Friday) – Jimmy Royal & The Hawks and Jean & The Statesides (Jeff Sturgeon’s gig diaryand Middlesex County Times and West Middlesex Gazette)
3 October (Saturday) – Jimmy Royal & The Hawks (and Middlesex County Times and West Middlesex Gazette)
10 October (Saturday) – Jean & The Statesides (Jeff Sturgeon’s gig diary)
17 October (Saturday) – Jean & The Statesides (Jeff Sturgeon’s gig diary)
23 October (Friday) – Jean & The Statesides (Jeff Sturgeon’s gig diary)
30 October (Friday) – Jean & The Statesides (Jeff Sturgeon’s gig diary)
31 October (Saturday) – Jean & The Statesides (Jeff Sturgeon’s gig diary)
6 November (Friday) – Jean & The Statesides (Jeff Sturgeon’s gig diary)
13 November (Friday) – Jean & The Statesides (Jeff Sturgeon’s gig diary)
20 November (Friday) – Jean & The Statesides (Jeff Sturgeon’s gig diary)
21 November (Saturday) – Jean & The Statesides (Jeff Sturgeon’s gig diary)
27 November (Friday) – Jean & The Statesides (Jeff Sturgeon’s gig diary)
4 December (Friday) – Jean & The Statesides (Jeff Sturgeon’s gig diary)
5 December (Saturday) – Jean & The Statesides (Jeff Sturgeon’s gig diary)
18 December (Friday) – Jean & The Statesides (Jeff Sturgeon’s gig diary)
24 December (Thursday) – Jean & The Statesides (Jeff Sturgeon’s gig diary)
Pete Ross, guitarist with The Flexmen, says that his group played at the White Hart quite a bit between mid-1964 and early 1965 (see photo at the very end).
Jean & The Statesides 1965. Left to right: Bill Stemp, Ian Walker, Dave Brogden, Jean Hayles, Jeff Sturgeon, Mick Bloomfield and Dave Hovington. Photo from Jeff Sturgeon.
1965
1 January (Friday) – Jean & The Statesides (Jeff Sturgeon’s gig diary)
2 January (Saturday) – Jean & The Statesides (Jeff Sturgeon’s gig diary)
8 January (Friday) – Jean & The Statesides (Jeff Sturgeon’s gig diary)
22 January (Friday) – Jean & The Statesides (Jeff Sturgeon’s gig diary)
5 February (Friday) – Jean & The Statesides (Jeff Sturgeon’s gig diary)
12 February (Friday) – Jean & The Statesides (Jeff Sturgeon’s gig diary)
19 February (Friday) – Jean & The Statesides (Jeff Sturgeon’s gig diary)
5 March (Friday) – Jean & The Statesides (Jeff Sturgeon’s gig diary)
26 March (Friday) – Mike Dee & The Prophets (Don Martin’s gig diary)
9 April (Friday) – Jean & The Statesides (Jeff Sturgeon’s gig diary)
30 April (Friday) – Jean & The Statesides (Jeff Sturgeon’s gig diary)
8 May (Saturday) – Jean & The Statesides (Jeff Sturgeon’s gig diary)
29 May (Saturday) – Jean & The Statesides (Jeff Sturgeon’s gig diary)
This gig was held at International Aeradio instead of the Southall venue.
4 June (Friday) – Jean & The Statesides (Jeff Sturgeon’s gig diary)
Jean left the band on 26 June and the musicians carried on as The Statesides with rhythm guitarist Dave Hovington singing lead. Former Wainwright’s Gentlemen and Ian Gillan & The Dragsters’ sax player Dave Brogden started playing with the band from 17 June but joined as a full-time member in mid-July.
The Statesmen, March 1966. Photo: Stan Thomas and Jeff Sturgeon
23 July (Friday) – The Statesides (Jeff Sturgeon’s gig diary)
7 August (Saturday) – The Statesides (Jeff Sturgeon’s gig diary)
12 November (Friday) – The Statesides (Jeff Sturgeon’s gig diary)
Singer Pat Richards covered for Dave Hovington for the 12 November.
19 November (Friday) – The Statesides (Jeff Sturgeon’s gig diary)
27 November (Saturday) – The Statesides (Jeff Sturgeon’s gig diary)
4 December (Saturday) – The Statesides (Jeff Sturgeon’s gig diary)
17 December (Friday) – The Statesides (Jeff Sturgeon’s gig diary)
31 December (Friday) – The Statesides (Jeff Sturgeon’s gig diary)
1966
8 January (Saturday) – The Statesides (Jeff Sturgeon’s gig diary)
15 January (Saturday) – The Statesides (Jeff Sturgeon’s gig diary)
11 February (Friday) – The Chain Gang (Middlesex Chronicle)
26 February (Saturday) – The Statesides (Jeff Sturgeon’s gig diary)
The Statesides on tour with Wilson Pickett, March 1966. Photo: Stan Thomas and Jeff Sturgeon
23 September (Friday) – C-Jam Blues (Middlesex County Times & West Middlesex Gazette)
30 September (Friday) – C-Jam Blues (Middlesex County Times & West Middlesex Gazette)
7 October (Friday) – C-Jam Blues (Middlesex County Times & West Middlesex Gazette)
16 December (Friday) – The Ray Martin Group (Harrow Observer)
17 December (Saturday) – The Flamingos (Harrow Observer)
24 December (Saturday) – Jeep Rongle (Harrow Observer)
1967
20 January (Friday) – Jeep Rongle (Middlesex County Times & West Middlesex Gazette)
21 January (Saturday) – The Lost Legends (Middlesex County Times & West Middlesex Gazette)
27 January (Friday) – Torque (Middlesex County Times & West Middlesex Gazette)
28 January (Saturday) – Jeep Rongle and Kenny Bishop (Middlesex County Times & West Middlesex Gazette)
4 February (Saturday) – Torque, The Smoke Bombs and Kenny Bishop (Middlesex County Times & West Middlesex Gazette)
17 February (Friday) – Jeep Rongle (Middlesex County Times & West Middlesex Gazette)
18 February (Saturday) – The Lost Legends and Ray Peterson (Middlesex County Times & West Middlesex Gazette)
25 February (Saturday) – Gene & The Cossacks (Middlesex County Times & West Middlesex Gazette)
28 February (Tuesday) – Jeep Rongle (Middlesex County Times & West Middlesex Gazette)
3 March (Friday) – Torque (Middlesex County Times & West Middlesex Gazette)
4 March (Saturday) – The Outer Limits (Middlesex County Times & West Middlesex Gazette)
10 March (Friday) – Albert Square (Middlesex County Times & West Middlesex Gazette)
11 March (Saturday) – The Outer Limits (Middlesex County Times & West Middlesex Gazette)
17 March (Friday) – C-Jam Blues (Middlesex County Times & West Middlesex Gazette)
18 March (Saturday – Jeep Rongle (Middlesex County Times & West Middlesex Gazette)
2 April (Sunday) – The Hot Peppers (from France) (Melody Maker)
7 April (Friday) – Albert Square (Middlesex County Times & West Middlesex Gazette)
8 April (Saturday) – Night Train (Middlesex County Times & West Middlesex Gazette)
14 April (Friday) – Chances Are (Middlesex County Times & West Middlesex Gazette)
13 May (Saturday) – Albert Square (Melody Maker)
20 May (Saturday) – Albert Square (Melody Maker)
14 July (Friday) – Themselves (Hounslow Post)
This group soon morphed into Virgin Sleep
15 July (Saturday) – 1984 (Hounslow Post)
Future Queen guitarist Brian May was a member of 1984
17 July (Monday) – Locomotion (Hounslow Post)
1968
6 September (Friday) – The Greatest Show on Earth (Melody Maker)
Massive thank you to Jeff Sturgeon and Dave Brogden for sharing gigs. Also huge thanks to Vic Briggs for adding some further details.
Wimbledon Palais was a significant music venue in Southwest London. I’d be grateful for any additions and corrections to the list below as there are many gaps in the listings:
1960
20 March (Sunday) (audition) – The Statesmen (Jeff Sturgeon’s gig diary)
8 May (Sunday) – The Statesmen (Jeff Sturgeon’s gig diary)
15 May (Sunday) – The Statesmen (Jeff Sturgeon’s gig diary)
10 June (Friday) – The Statesmen (Jeff Sturgeon’s gig diary)
17 June (Friday) – The Statesmen (Jeff Sturgeon’s gig diary)
23 October (Sunday) – The Statesmen (Jeff Sturgeon’s gig diary)
30 October (Sunday) – The Statesmen (Jeff Sturgeon’s gig diary)
23 November (Friday) – The Statesmen (Jeff Sturgeon’s gig diary)
1961
29 January (Sunday) – The Statesmen (Jeff Sturgeon’s gig diary)
5 February (Sunday) – The Statesmen (Jeff Sturgeon’s gig diary)
1 October (Sunday) – The Statesmen (Jeff Sturgeon’s gig diary)
1962
8 April (Sunday) – The Statesmen (Jeff Sturgeon’s gig diary)
29 June (Friday) – Frankie Reid & The Casuals (Brian Mansell’s gig diary)
1 July (Sunday) – The Statesmen (Jeff Sturgeon’s gig diary)
11 October (Thursday) – Brian Poole & The Tremeloes and Bobby King & The Sabres (Clive Chase’s gig diary)
1963
9 August (Friday) – Sounds Incorporated (Beat Monthly)
23 August (Friday) – The Searchers (Beat Monthly)
31 August (Saturday) – Gene Vincent (Streatham News)
6 September (Friday) – Gerry & The Pacemakers (Beat Monthly)
22 November (Friday) – Freddie & The Dreamers (Beat Monthly)
24 November (Sunday) – Jean & The Statesmen (audition) (Jeff Sturgeon’s gig diary)
15 December (Sunday) – Jean & The Statesmen (Jeff Sturgeon’s gig diary)
1964
3 January (Friday) – Wayne Fontana & The Mindbenders (Beat Monthly)
17 January (Friday) – Gene Vincent & The Shouts with The Demons and The Chantones (Streatham News)
Photo: Terry Stamp
24 January (Friday) – The Rolling Stones (Beat Monthly)
8 February (Saturday) – The Swinging Blue Jeans (Beat Monthly)
9 February (Sunday) – Jean & The Statesmen (Jeff Sturgeon’s gig diary)
15 February (Saturday) – Freddie & The Dreamers (Beat Monthly)
3 April (Friday) – The Rolling Stones (Beat Monthly)
10 April (Friday) – Manfred Mann (Streatham News and Beat Monthly)
24 April (Friday) – The Swinging Blue Jeans (Beat Monthly)
8 May (Friday) – Little Richard with The Flintstones (Streatham News)
15 May (Friday) – Jean & The Statesides (Jeff Sturgeon’s gig diary)
According to Jeff Sturgeon, this was the first gig under the new name, a slight change from Jean & The Statesmen.
26 May (Tuesday) – Little Richard (with The Flintstones?) (Streatham News)
29 May (Friday) – The Kinks, The Demons and The Chantons (Streatham News)
5 June (Friday) – The Paramounts, The Demons and The Chantons (Streatham News)
14 June (Sunday) – The Yardbirds and The Grebbels (Streatham News)
19 June (Friday) – The Crickets with supporting groups (Kingston & Malden Borough News)
20 June (Saturday) – Patrick Dane & The Quiet Five (Kingston & Malden Borough News)
21 June (Sunday) – Brian Poole & The Tremeloes and Jean & The Statesides (Jeff Sturgeon’s gig diary)
26 June (Friday) – Millie & The Five Embers (Kingston & Malden Borough News and Streatham News)
27 June (Saturday) – Patrick Dane & The Quiet Five (Kingston & Malden Borough News)
3 July (Friday) – The Animals, The Demons and The Trojans (Kingston & Malden Borough News and Streatham News)
4 July (Saturday) – Three beat groups (Kingston & Malden Borough News)
10 July (Friday) – Manfred Mann and Jean & The Statesides (Jeff Sturgeon’s gig diary)
11 July (Saturday) – Buddy Britten & The Regents and Jean & The Statesides (Jeff Sturgeon’s gig diary)
12 July (Sunday) – Jean & The Statesides (Jeff Sturgeon’s gig diary)
17 July (Friday) – Four groups (Kingston & Malden Borough News)
18 July (Saturday) – The Searchers and Jean & The Statesides (Jeff Sturgeon’s gig diary)
Kingston & Malden Borough News notes The Searchers, The Original Topics and Cats Whiskers on 18 July 1964
24 July (Friday) – The Migil Five and two groups (Kingston & Malden Borough News)
25 July (Saturday) – Three beat groups (Kingston & Malden Borough News)
The UK’s featured in Boyfriend magazine, 5 September 1964
31 July (Friday) – Georgie Fame & The Blue Flames, The Demons and The UKs (Kingston & Malden Borough News)
1 August (Saturday) – The Hunters, The Midnites and The Demons (Dave Brogden’s diary/Kingston & Malden Borough News)
7 August (Friday) – Lulu & Luvvers, The Demons and The UKs (Kingston & Malden Borough News)
8 August (Saturday) – The Hunters, The Demons and The Echolettes (Kingston & Malden Borough News)
14 August (Friday) – The Rolling Stones, The Demons and The UKs (Kingston & Malden Borough News)
15 August (Saturday) – The Hunters, The Demons and The Thyrds (Kingston & Malden Borough News)
21 August (Friday) – Helen Shapiro & The Trebletones, The Demons and The UKs (Kingston & Malden Borough News)
22 August (Saturday) – The Hunters, The Demons and The Four Aces (Kingston & Malden Borough News)
28 August (Friday) – The Mojos, The Demons and The UKs (Kingston and Malden Borough News and Streatham News)
29 August (Saturday) – The Hunters, The Demons and Scene IV (Kingston & Malden Borough News)
4 September (Friday) – The Applejacks (Kingston & Malden Borough News)
18 September (Friday) – The Pretty Things with Mike Rabin & The Demons and The UKs (Kingston & Malden Borough News)
25 September (Friday) – The Barron Knights, Mike Rabin & The Demons and The UKs (Kingston & Malden Borough News)
26 September (Saturday) – Mike Rabin & The Demons, The Detours (The Who?) and Scene IV (Kingston & Malden Borough News)
2 October (Friday) – Johnny Kidd & The Pirates, Mike Rabin & The Demons and The UKs (Kingston & Malden Borough News)
3 October (Saturday) – Three groups (Kingston & Malden Borough News)
9 October (Friday) – Herman’s Hermits, Mike Rabin & The Demons and The UKs (Kingston & Malden Borough News)
10 October (Saturday) – Three groups (Kingston & Malden Borough News)
16 October (Friday) – Bern Elliott & The Klan, Mike Rabin & The Demons and The UKs (Kingston & Malden Borough News)
17 October (Saturday) – Dave Ede & The Rabin Band and Mike Rabin & The Demons (Kingston & Malden Borough News)
23 October (Friday) – The Four Pennies, Mike Rabin & The Demons and The UKs (Kingston & Malden Borough News)
24 October (Saturday) – Dave Ede & The Rabin Band and Mike Rabin & The Demons (Kingston & Malden Borough News)
30 October (Friday) – The Bo Street Runners (Kingston & Malden Borough News)
31 October (Saturday) – David Ede & The Rabin Band and Mike Rabin & The Demons (Kingston & Malden Borough News)
1 November (Sunday) – All Britain Beat Contest (Kingston & Malden Borough News)
6 November (Friday) – The Naturals, Mike Rabin & The Demons and The Echolettes (Kingston & Malden Borough News)
13 November (Friday) – The Pretty Things (Beat Instrumental)
20 November (Friday) – The Hollies, Mark Rabin & The Demons and Scene V (Streatham News)
4 December (Friday) – Jerry Lee Lewis, The Plebs, Mike Rabin & The Demons and The Hideways (Streatham News)
11 December (Friday) – Gene Vincent and The Londoners (Streatham News)
1965
26 February (Friday) – The Nashville Teens (Beat Instrumental)
12 March (Friday) – Georgie Fame & The Blue Flames (Beat Instrumental)
19 March (Friday) – The Yardbirds (Streatham News)
30 April (Friday) – The Ivy League (Beat Instrumental)
3 May (Monday) – Wainwright’s Gentlemen (Dave Brogden’s diary)
14 May (Friday) – Them (Streatham News)
27 June (Sunday) – Pink Floyd (Streatham News)
2 July (Friday) – The Yardbirds (Streatham News and Beat Instrumental)
6 August (Friday) – Cliff Bennett & The Rebel Rousers (Beat Monthly)
15 October (Friday) – The Four Pennies (Boyfriend magazine)
22 October (Friday) – Them (Streatham News)
24 October (Sunday) – Robb Storme & The Whispers (Jim St Pier’s diary)
26 November (Friday) – The Who (Andy Neill’s research and Beat Instrumental)
3 December (Friday) – The Kinks (West Norwood and Dulwich News)
10 December (Friday) – The Hollies (West Norwood and Dulwich News)
17 December (Friday) – The McCoys (West Norwood and Dulwich News)
24 December (Friday) – The Statesides (Jeff Sturgeon’s gig diary)
31 December (Friday) – The Checkmates (West Norwood and Dulwich News)
1966
1 January (Saturday) – The Small Faces (West Norwood and Dulwich News)
7 January (Friday) – Dave Berry & The Cruisers (Balham and Tooting News and Mercury)
8 January (Saturday) – The Motivation (Melody Maker)
This was the original Norbury, south London version of the group
14 January (Friday) – Dave Dee, Dozy, Beaky, Mick & Titch (Balham and Tooting News and Mercury)
21 January (Friday) – The Pretty Things (Balham and Tooting News and Mercury)
22 January (Saturday) – The Riot Squad (Bruno Ceriotti’s research)
28 January (Friday) – Unit Four Plus 2 (Balham and Tooting News and Mercury)
4 February (Friday) – Pinkerton’s Assorted Colours (Balham and Tooting News and Mercury)
11 February (Friday) – The Who, Hamilton & The Movement and The Mike Rabin Group (Balham and Tooting News and Mercury)
18 February (Friday) – The Graham Bond Organisation (Balham and Tooting News and Mercury)
21 February (Monday) – The Pretty Things (Streatham News)
25 February (Friday) – The Sorrows (Balham and Tooting News and Mercury)
4 March (Friday) – Wayne Fontana & The Opposition (Balham and Tooting News and Mercury)
5 March (Saturday) – The Animals (Streatham News)
6 March (Sunday) – The Kinks (Streatham News)
11 March (Friday) – Georgie Fame & The Blue Flames (Balham and Tooting News and Mercury)
18 March (Friday) – The Mindbenders (Balham and Tooting News and Mercury)
20 March (Sunday) – The Riot Squad (Bruno Ceriotti’s research)
25 March (Friday) – The St Louis Union (Balham and Tooting News and Mercury)
26 March (Saturday) – Episode Six (Melody Maker)
1 April (Friday) – The Overlanders (Balham and Tooting News and Mercury)
8 April (Friday) – The Pretty Things (Balham and Tooting News and Mercury)
22 April (Friday) – The Yardbirds (Streatham News)
29 April (Friday) – Neil Christian & The Crusaders (Balham and Tooting News and Mercury)
6 May (Friday) – The Small Faces (Streatham News)
11 May (Wednesday) – The Spencer Davis Group (Balham and Tooting News and Mercury)
13 May (Friday) – The Who (Andy Neill’s research)
20 May (Friday) – The Alan Price Set (Balham and Tooting News and Mercury)
27 May (Friday) – Hedgehoppers Anonymous (Balham and Tooting News and Mercury)
3 June (Friday) – The Graham Bond Organisation (Balham and Tooting News and Mercury)
10 June (Friday) – Paul & Barry Ryan with Robb Storme & The Whispers (Balham and Tooting News and Mercury/Jim St Pier’s gig diary)
17 June (Friday) – The Four Pennies (Balham and Tooting News and Mercury)
1 July (Friday) – The Creation (Balham and Tooting News and Mercury and Fabulous 208)
22 July (Friday) – Unit Four Plus Two (Balham and Tooting News and Mercury)
12 August (Friday) – Billy J Kramer & The Dakotas (Balham and Tooting News and Mercury)
19 August (Friday) – The Pretty Things (Streatham News and Balham and Tooting News and Mercury)
26 August (Friday) – The Mike Cotton Sound with Lucas (Balham and Tooting News and Mercury)
2 September (Friday) – Crispian St Peters (Balham and Tooting News and Mercury)
11 September (Sunday) – The Syrians (Balham and Tooting News and Mercury)
18 September (Sunday) – The Syrians (Balham and Tooting News and Mercury)
15 October (Saturday) – Tuesday’s Children (Fabulous 208)
28 October (Friday) – The Merseys (Streatham News and Balham and Tooting News and Mercury)
5 November (Saturday) – Peter & Gordon (Balham and Tooting News and Mercury)
12 November (Saturday) – The Small Faces, Paul Anka and The Fourmost (Balham and Tooting News and Mercury)
28 November (Monday) – The Kinks (Streatham News)
10 December (Saturday) – The Merseys and Herbie Goins & The Night-Timers (Balham and Tooting News and Mercury)
16 December (Friday) – Herbie Goins & The Night-Timers (Mitcham News & Mercury)
23 December (Friday) – The Pretty Things (Balham and Tooting News and Mercury)
30 December (Friday) – The Nashville Teens (Balham and Tooting News and Mercury)
Neil Christian & The Crusaders replaced them.
1967
6 January (Friday) – The Nashville Teens (Fabulous 208)
4 February (Saturday) – Tuesday’s Children and The Attack (Fabulous 208)
10 February (Friday) – The Troggs (Streatham News)
24 March (Friday) – Cat Stevens (Fabulous 208)
7 July (Friday) – Brian Something and The What’s Its (Carl Ross’ gig diary)
8 July (Saturday) – Brian Something and The What’s Its (Carl Ross’ gig diary)
14 July (Friday) – Brian Something and The What’s Its (Carl Ross’ gig diary)
15 July (Saturday) – Brian Something and The What’s Its (Carl Ross’ gig diary)
21 October (Saturday) – Jo Jo Gunne and Tony Rivers & The Castaways (needs source but possibly Streatham News)
Huge thanks to Rolf Hannet for sharing his copies of Beat Monthly and Beat Instrumental
23 October – Brian Something and The What’s Its (Carl Ross’ gig diary)
24 October – The Blue Saints (Clapham Advertiser)
28 October – The Heebie Jeebies (Clapham Advertiser)
30 October – The Scorpions (Clapham Advertiser)
4 November – Satellite One (Clapham Advertiser)
Photo: Michael Pierce
9 November – The Mojos and Jaymes Fenda & The Vulcans (Streatham News, Clapham News and Michael Pierce’s clippings)
13-14 November – The Mad Hatters (Clapham Advertiser)
18 November – The Condors (Clapham Advertiser)
20-21 November – The Peddlers (Clapham Advertiser)
25 November – The Objects (Clapham Advertiser)
27-28 November – The Others (Streatham News and Clapham News)
2 December – Danny & The Torinos (Clapham Advertiser)
4-5 December – The Fabulous Solitairs (Clapham Advertiser)
9 December – John L Watson & The Hummelfugs (Clapham Advertiser)
11-12 December – The Magic Moments (Clapham Advertiser)
16 December – The Nature’s Boys (Clapham Advertiser)
18 December – Johnny Wells & The Voodoos (Clapham Advertiser)
19 December – Kris Ryan & The Questions (Clapham Advertiser)
24 December – Dave Curtiss & The Tremors (Clapham Advertiser)
26 December – The Mark Four (Streatham News)
1965
Judging by the gigs below for this year, rock artists played every Wednesday night. It also looks like (in most cases) another rock artist performed on both the Friday and Saturday nights later in the same week. Major stars were booked for Monday nights.
1-2 January – The League of Gentlemen (Peckham & Dulwich Advertiser)
6 January – The Drovers (Streatham News)
8-9 January – The Juniors (Peckham & Dulwich Advertiser)
13 January – The Solitairs (Peckham & Dulwich Advertiser)
15-16 January – The Roosters (Peckham & Dulwich Advertiser)
18 January – The Fourmost and Julie Grant (Peckham & Dulwich Advertiser)
20 January – Brian Something and The What’s Its (Carl Ross’ gig diary)
22-23 January – The Sassenachs (Peckham & Dulwich Advertiser)
27 January – missing entry
29-30 January – Hamilton & His Blues Messengers (Peckham & Dulwich Advertiser)
3 February – The Types (Peckham & Dulwich Advertiser)
5-6 February – Clouds (Peckham & Dulwich Advertiser)
10 February – The Soundtrekkers (Peckham & Dulwich Advertiser)
12-13 February – The Skorpions (Peckham & Dulwich Advertiser)
17 February – The Four Zodiacs (Peckham & Dulwich Advertiser)
19-20 February – Christian’s Crusaders (Peckham & Dulwich Advertiser)
24 February – Brian Something and The What’s Its (Peckham & Dulwich Advertiser)
26-27 February – The Puppets (Peckham & Dulwich Advertiser)
1 March – Georgie Fame & The Blue Flames (Monday night) (Peckham & Dulwich Advertiser and Melody Maker)
3 March – The Forerunners (Peckham & Dulwich Advertiser)
5 March – G L Watson & The Hummelfugs (Peckham & Dulwich Advertiser)
6 March – The Silver Dollars (Peckham & Dulwich Advertiser)
10 March – The Universal Showband (Peckham & Dulwich Advertiser)
12-13 March – Brian Diamond & The Cutters (Peckham & Dulwich Advertiser)
17 March – The Universal Showband (Peckham & Dulwich Advertiser)
19-20 March – The Primitives (Peckham & Dulwich Advertiser)
24 March – The Universal Showband (Peckham & Dulwich Advertiser)
26-27 March – The Rockin’ Eccentrics (Streatham News)
29 March – The Ivy League (Monday night) (Peckham & Dulwich Advertiser and Melody Maker)
31 March – The Universal Showband (Peckham & Dulwich Advertiser)
Photo: Michael Pierce
2-3 April – The Downtown Seekers (Peckham & Dulwich Advertiser)
7 April – Jaymes Fenda & The Vulcans (Peckham & Dulwich Advertiser)
9-10 April – The Essex Showband (Peckham & Dulwich Advertiser)
14 April – Herman’s Hermits (Streatham News and Melody Maker)
16 April – missing entry
17 April – The Solitaires (Peckham & Dulwich Advertiser)
21 April – Jaymes Fenda & The Vulcans (Peckham & Dulwich Advertiser)
23-24 April – Keith Conway & The Aristokats (Peckham & Dulwich Advertiser)
28 April – The Vikings (Peckham & Dulwich Advertiser)
30 April – Brian Diamond & The Cutters (Peckham & Dulwich Advertiser)
1 May – Brian Diamond & The Cutters (Peckham & Dulwich Advertiser)
3 May – Manfred Mann (Greg Russo’s Manfred Mann research)
5 May – Brian Something and The What’s Its (Peckham & Dulwich Advertiser)
Streatham News lists The Moody Blues on 5 May
7-8 May – Jeff Curtis & The Flames (Streatham News and Ray Brown’s diary)
12 May – The Soundtrekkers (Peckham & Dulwich Advertiser)
14-15 May – The Factotums (Peckham & Dulwich Advertiser)
19 May – The Rockin’ Chairs (Peckham & Dulwich Advertiser)
21-22 May – Plain & Fancy, The Five & Fancy, Five To One (Peckham & Dulwich Advertiser)
26 May – Warren & The Walkers (this is probably Warren Davis & The Board Walkers) (Peckham & Dulwich Advertiser)
28-29 May – The Fairlanes with Linda Lou (Peckham & Dulwich Advertiser)
2 June – Danny & The Torinos (Peckham & Dulwich Advertiser)
4-5 June – The Woodlanders (Peckham & Dulwich Advertiser)
9 June – missing entry
11-12 June – The Conchords (Peckham & Dulwich Advertiser)
The Conchords featured Ray Dorset who later found fame with Mungo Jerry.
14 June – Wayne Fontana & The Mindbenders (Monday night) (Peckham & Dulwich Advertiser)
16 June – missing entry
18-19 June – The Buckinghams (Peckham & Dulwich Advertiser)
23 June – missing entry
Jaymes Venda & The Vulcans on the venue’s stage, 1965. Thanks to Alf Fripp for providing the image. Left to right: Colin Delaney, John Ford, Alf Fripp, Keith Preston and Jaymes Venda (real name Michael Pierce).
25-26 June – Jaymes Fenda & The Vulcans (Peckham & Dulwich Advertiser)
30 June – missing entry
2-3 July – The Factotums (Peckham & Dulwich Advertiser)
7 July – missing entry
9-10 July – Fernando & The Hideaways (Peckham & Dulwich Advertiser)
14 July – missing entry
16-17 July – The Mirage (Peckham & Dulwich Advertiser)
21 July – missing entry
23-24 July – The Plain & Fancy (Peckham & Dulwich Advertiser)
28 July – missing entry
30-31 July – The Sovereigns (Peckham & Dulwich Advertiser)
4 August – missing entry
6-7 August – missing entry
11 August – missing entry
13-14 August – The Druids (Peckham & Dulwich Advertiser)
18 August – missing entry
20 August – The Big Bossmen (Peckham & Dulwich Advertiser)
The Coulsdon & Purley Advertiser has Dave Berry & The Cruisers on 20 August
21 August – The Big Bossmen (Peckham & Dulwich Advertiser)
25 August – missing entry
27-28 August – The Boston Crabs (Peckham & Dulwich Advertiser)
1 September – missing entry
3-4 September – The Thee (Peckham & Dulwich Advertiser)
8 September – missing entry
10 September – The Cops ‘N’ Robbers (Peckham & Dulwich Advertiser)
11 September – The Hysterics (replaced The Cops ‘N’ Robbers) (Peckham & Dulwich Advertiser)
15 September – missing entry
17-18 September – Johnny Gustavson (Peckham & Dulwich Advertiser)
20 September – Dave Berry & The Cruisers (Monday night) (Peckham & Dulwich Advertiser and Melody Maker)
22 September – missing entry
24-25 September – The Plain & Fancy (Peckham & Dulwich Advertiser)
29 September – missing entry
1-2 October – The Board Walkers (Peckham & Dulwich Advertiser)
6 October – missing entry
8-9 October – The Factotums (Peckham & Dulwich Advertiser)
11 October – The Fortunes (Monday night) (Peckham & Dulwich Advertiser)
13 October – missing entry
15 October – Giorgio & Marco’s Men (Peckham & Dulwich Advertiser)
16 October – missing entry
20 October – missing entry
22 October – Jaymes & The Vulcans (Peckham & Dulwich Advertiser)
23 October – missing entry
27 October – missing entry
29-30 October – The Plain & Fancy (Peckham & Dulwich Advertiser)
3 November – missing entry
5-6 November – The Hideaways (Peckham & Dulwich Advertiser)
10 November – missing entry
12-13 November – Country folk (Peckham & Dulwich Advertiser)
15 November – Georgie Fame & The Blue Flames (Monday night) (Peckham & Dulwich Advertiser and Melody Maker)
17 November – missing entry
19 November – Platform Six (Peckham & Dulwich Advertiser)
20 November – The Summer Set (Peckham & Dulwich Advertiser)
24 November – missing entry
26-27 November – missing entry
1 December – missing entry
3-4 December – David Bowie & The Lower Third (Peckham & Dulwich Advertiser)
8 December – The New Jump Band (Bob Hodges’ diary)
17 December – The Powerhouse Six (Peckham & Dulwich Advertiser)
18 December – The Insect (Peckham & Dulwich Advertiser)
22 December – missing entry
24 December – James Venda & The Vulcans (Peckham & Dulwich Advertiser)
26 December – James Venda & The Vulcans (Sunday night) (Peckham & Dulwich Advertiser)
29 December – missing entry
31 December – The Checkmates (Peckham & Dulwich Advertiser)
1966
Judging by the gigs below for this year, rock artists played every Wednesday night. It also looks like (in most cases) another rock artist performed on both the Friday and Saturday nights later in the same week. Major stars were booked for Monday nights.
1 January – missing entry
5 January – missing entry
7-8 January – The Roosters (Sutton & Cheam Advertiser and Balham and Tooting News & Mercury)
12 January – The Plain & Fancy (Sutton & Cheam Advertiser and Balham and Tooting News & Mercury)
14-15 January – missing entry
Photo: Dave Harwood
17 January – The Kinks (Monday night) (Sutton & Cheam Advertiser and Melody Maker)
Dave Harwood says that The Blades opened for The Kinks on 17 January – see comments section below
19 January – missing entry
21-22 January – The Just Five (Sutton & Cheam Advertiser)
The Balham and Tooting News & Mercury lists The Bipeds on 21-22 January
26 January – The Plain & Fancy (Sutton & Cheam Advertiser and Balham and Tooting News & Mercury)
Photo: Dave Harwood. The Blades promotional photo (taken in the foyer of Streatham Silver Blades in late January 1966) with reference to East Anglian Scene in February suggesting the groups that appeared that month were from East Anglia.
28-29 January – The Blades (Dave Harwood’s memories)
2 February – missing entry
4-5 February – The High Set (Sutton & Cheam Advertiser and Balham and Tooting News & Mercury)
According to Dave Harwood’s photo above, The High Set were most likely from East Anglia
6 February – Young at Heart (Sunday night) (Sutton & Cheam Advertiser and Balham and Tooting News & Mercury)
9 February – missing entry
Photo: Dave Harwood of The Blades showing Peter & The Spectres lined-up for 11-12 February 1966 (see Dave’s comments below)
11-12 February – Peter & The Spectres (Dave Harwood photo above)
According to Dave Harwood’s group photo above, Peter & The Spectres were most likely from East Anglia
14 February – The Overlanders (Melody Maker)
Dave Harwood says that The Blades opened for The Overlanders for 14 February – see comments section below
16 February – Episode Six (Brian Long’s research)
I am missing many gigs over the following months and would welcome any additions with sources provided where possible. This is what I do have:
14 March – Tom Jones & The Squires (Monday night) (Sutton & Cheam Advertiser and Balham and Tooting News & Mercury)
28 March – Johnny Howard Band Show (Sutton & Cheam Advertiser and Balham and Tooting News & Mercury)
6 April – Search for Sound (Four bands) (Sutton & Cheam Advertiser)
18 April – The Small Faces (Sutton & Cheam Advertiser and Balham and Tooting News & Mercury)
29-30 April – Some Other Guys (Sutton & Cheam Advertiser and Lewisham Borough News)
2 May – The Alan Price Set (Monday night) (Sutton & Cheam Advertiser, Balham and Tooting News & Mercury and also Lewisham Borough News)
Dave Harwood says that The Blades opened for The Alan Price Set on 2 May – see comments section below
3-4 June – The Second City Sound (Balham and Tooting News & Mercury)
10 June – Brian Something and The What’s Its (Sutton & Cheam Advertiser)
11 June – The Soundtrekkers (Sutton & Cheam Advertiser)
18 June – Brian Something and The What’s Its (Carl Ross’ gig diary)
24-25 June – The New State Jazz Band (Sutton & Cheam Advertiser)
30 July – Search for Sound contest – winners were The Planet Set. Others included The Embers, The Low Limit and Sister Jill & The Bretheren and The Motivation (the original Norbury, south London version) (Sutton & Cheam Advertiser)
4 August – The Monopoly (Thursday night) (Sutton & Cheam Advertiser, Balham and Tooting News & Mercury and also Lewisham Borough News)
6 August – The Soul Survivors (Sutton & Cheam Advertiser and Lewisham Borough News)
11 August – The Associates (Thursday) (Sutton & Cheam Advertiser and Lewisham Borough News)
12 August – The Waikiki Beach Boys (Balham and Tooting News & Mercury)
13 August – The Associates (Balham and Tooting News & Mercury)
26 August – The Second City Sound (Balham and Tooting News & Mercury)
12 September – The Troggs (Fabulous 208 and Balham and Tooting News & Mercury)
16-17 September – Steve Brett & The Mavericks (Sutton & Cheam Advertiser)
Lewisham Borough News lists Steve Brett & The Mavericks for 15 and 17 September (Thursday and Saturday rather than Friday and Saturday)
21 September – The Tea Set (Sutton & Cheam Advertiser, Balham and Tooting News & Mercury and Lewisham Borough News)
23-24 September – Giorgio & Marco’s Men (Sutton & Cheam Advertiser)
Lewisham Borough News lists Giorgio & Marco’s Men for 22 and 24 September (Thursday and Saturday rather than Friday and Saturday)
30 September – The New Jump Band (Bob Hodges’ diary)
1 October – The Ways and Means (Sutton & Cheam Advertiser, Balham and Tooting News & Mercury and also Lewisham Borough News)
5 October – The Little People (Sutton & Cheam Advertiser, Balham and Tooting News & Mercury and also Lewisham Borough News)
10 October – The Robb Storme Group (Jim St Pier’s gig diary)
13 October – The Boys Blue (Thursday night) (Sutton & Cheam Advertiser, Balham and Tooting News & Mercury and also Lewisham Borough News)
21 October – Napoleon XIV (Balham and Tooting News & Mercury)
2 December – The Bossmen (Sutton & Cheam Advertiser, Balham and Tooting News & Mercury and also Lewisham Borough News)
19 December – The Spencer Davis Group (Sutton & Cheam Advertiser)
31 December – The Escorts (Sutton & Cheam Advertiser, Balham and Tooting News & Mercury and also Lewisham Borough News)
1967
Judging by the gigs below for this year, rock artists played every Wednesday night. It also looks like (in most cases) another rock artist performed on the Friday and Saturday nights later in the same week. Major stars were booked for Monday nights.
I am missing a lot of entries for this year and would welcome any additions with sources provided, where possible.
12 January – The Night Revels and The Second City Sounds (Thursday night) (Clapham Advertiser)
13 January – Timebox with Richard Henry (Clapham Advertiser)
14 January – Brian Something and The What’s Its (Clapham Advertiser)
20 January – The Bystanders (Clapham Advertiser)
21 January – The End (Clapham Advertiser)
27-28 January – The Bobcats (Clapham Advertiser)
3-4 February – The Smoke (Clapham Advertiser)
11-12 February – The Images (Clapham Advertiser)
13 February – Wayne Fontana (Monday night) (Clapham Advertiser)
17 February – The Second City Sound (Clapham Advertiser)
18 February – The New Jump Band (Clapham Advertiser)
24-25 February – The Mud (Clapham Advertiser)
4 March – The Fireballs (Clapham Advertiser)
11 March – The London area final of the National Search for Sound contest with four groups: The Mud and others, including Solomon’s Mines and The Next Collection (Allan Devon’s recollections and Coulsdon & Purley Advertiser)
17 March – The Bystanders (Clapham Advertiser)
18 March – The Next Move (Clapham Advertiser)
24-25 March – The Pebbles (Clapham Advertiser)
31 March – The Second City Sound (Clapham Advertiser)
1 April – National Group Final of the Search for Sound (eight finalists from over 1,000 entries with £1,500 prize money) (Coulsdon & Purley Advertiser)
7 April – The Jet Set (Clapham Advertiser)
8 April – Brian Something and The What’s Its (Clapham Advertiser)
14-15 April – The Bobcats (Clapham Advertiser)
21 April – The Bystanders (Clapham Advertiser)
22 April – The City Smoke (Clapham Advertiser)
29 April – The Images (Clapham Advertiser)
8 May – The Move (Monday night) (Fabulous 208 and Croydon Advertiser)
12 May – The Fire of London (Croydon Advertiser) who replaced The Ways and Means (Clapham Advertiser)
13 May – The Count 4 (Croydon Advertiser and Clapham Advertiser)
19 May – Edwick Rumbold (Clapham Advertiser)
20 May – The City Smoke (Clapham Advertiser)
26 May – The Mud (Croydon Advertiser)
There is a possibility that The Next Collection also played on 26 May
27 May – The Next Generation (Clapham Advertiser)
29 May – The Herd (Monday night) (Fabulous 208)
5 June – The Dixielanders (Monday night) (Clapham Advertiser and Coulsdon & Purley Advertiser)
9 June – The Fireballs (Clapham Advertiser)
10 June – The Hububs (Clapham Advertiser)
12 June – The Small Faces (Monday night) (Fabulous 208)
16 June – The End (Clapham Advertiser)
17 June – John Collier Night (Clapham Advertiser)
23-24 June – The Bobcats (Clapham Advertiser)
30 June – The Pitiful (Clapham Advertiser)
The Coulsdon & Purley Advertiser lists The Formula 4 for 30 June
10 July – The Original Drifters (Monday night) (Croydon Advertiser and Coulsdon & Purley Advertiser)
24 July – The Herd (Monday night) (Fabulous 208, Croydon Advertiser and Coulsdon & Purley Advertiser)
7 August – The Tremeloes (Monday night) (Croydon Advertiser)
13 August – The Konrads (Coulsdon & Purley Advertiser)
26 August – The Ironsides (Croydon Advertiser)
28 August – The Human Instinct (Croydon Advertiser)
4 September – The Move (Croydon Advertiser)
The Beckenham & Penge Advertiser has The Herd on 4 September
15 September – Camino Real (Coulsdon & Purley Advertiser)
16 September – The Uglies (Coulsdon & Purley Advertiser)
2 October – The Small Faces (Monday night) (Coulsdon & Purley Advertiser)
DJ Brian Wellsman says The Small Faces did not appear despite being advertised – see comments below
6 October – The Dove(s) (Coulsdon & Purley Advertiser)
7 October – Jon (Coulsdon & Purley Advertiser)
13 October – Keith Golden & The News Boys (Coulsdon & Purley Advertiser)
14 October – The Calgary Stampede (Coulsdon & Purley Advertiser)
20 October – Warren Davis Monday Band (Coulsdon & Purley Advertiser)
23 October – The Move (Monday night) (Coulsdon & Purley Advertiser)
DJ Brian Wellsman says The Move were booked after The Small Faces didn’t turn up on 2 October – see comments below
28 October – Mud (Coulsdon & Purley Advertiser)
3-4 November – Derek Savage Foundation (Coulsdon & Purley Advertiser)
6 November – Cream (Monday night) (Fabulous 208 and Clapham Advertiser)
10 November – The Krisis (Coulsdon & Purley Advertiser)
11 November – The Next Collection (Coulsdon & Purley Advertiser)
17 November – The New Jump Band (Beckenham & Penge Advertiser)
18 November – Cameron’s Impact (Beckenham & Penge Advertiser)
24 November – The Herd (Coulsdon & Purley Advertiser)
Beckenham & Penge Advertiser has Dr Marigold’s Prescription on 24 November
25 November – The Konrads (Beckenham & Penge Advertiser)
1 December – The Mint Tulip (Coulsdon & Purley Advertiser)
2 December – The Purple Dream (Coulsdon & Purley Advertiser)
4 December – The Foundations (Monday night) (Coulsdon & Purley Advertiser)
24 December – The Herd (Coulsdon & Purley Advertiser)
1968
Judging by the gigs below for this year, rock artists played every Wednesday night. It also looks like (in most cases) another rock artist performed on both the Friday and Saturday nights later in the same week. Major stars were booked for Monday nights.
I am missing a lot of entries for this year and would welcome any additions with sources provided where possible.
1 January – The Bobcats (Monday night) (Coulsdon & Purley Advertiser)
5-6 January – Mr Hip Soul Band (Clapham News)
12-13 January – Pandamonium (Clapham News)
2-3 February – Geranium Pond (Clapham News)
Keyboardist Steve Webber said that Geranium Pond played here a few times but Silver Blades was where the band played its final gig. They were just beginning to build a fan following when they disbanded.
9-10 February – Dr Marigold’s Prescription (Clapham News)
26 February – The Small Faces (Monday night) (Clapham News)
1-2 March – Skye Wine (Clapham News)
8-9 March – Jackson’s Overdrive (Clapham News)
18 March – Whistling Jack Smith (Monday night) (Clapham News)
22 March – Sunset Harp (Clapham News)
8 April – The Move (Monday night) (Clapham News)
22 April – The Small Faces (Clapham News)
29 April – Manfred Mann (Clapham News)
20 May – Bill Haley & The Comets (Clapham News andMelody Maker)
21 June – Miston Tuac (Clapham News)
22 June – Fire (Clapham News)
6 July – The Dove(s) (Clapham News)
12-13 July – The Code (Clapham News)
22 July – The Greatest Show on Earth (Monday night) (Clapham News)
26-27 July – British Mad (Beckenham & Penge Advertiser)
2 August – Raw Material (Coulsdon & Purley Advertiser)
3 August – Jackson’s Playground (Coulsdon & Purley Advertiser)
16 August – Toast (Clapham News)
17 August – Eight Miles High (Clapham News)
26 August – The Mindbenders (Monday night) (Clapham News)
6-7 September – Tangerine Jam (Clapham News)
9 September – The Greatest Show on Earth (Monday night) (Clapham News)
23 September – The Equals (Monday night) (Clapham News and Coulsdon & Purley Advertiser)
4-5 October – Renaissance Fair (Clapham News)
11 October – Mint Tulip (Clapham News)
12 October – Tekneek (Clapham News)
21 October – Amen Corner (Monday night) (Clapham News, Coulsdon & Purley Advertiser and NME)
25 October – Toast (Clapham News)
11 November – Greatest Show on Earth (Monday night) (Clapham News)
15-16 November – Avlon (Clapham News)
22-23 November – Killing Floor (Clapham News)
2 December – The Love Affair (Monday night) (Clapham News)
1969
I am missing a lot of entries for this year and would welcome any additions with sources provided where possible
2 February – Forever Changes (Barry Sinfield recollections)
3 February – The Move (Beckenham & Penge Advertiser)
21 March – Geno Washington & The Ram Jam Band (Beckenham & Penge Advertiser)
25 April 1969 – Bell Sebastian (Beckenham & Penge Advertiser)
26 April 1969 – Candy Bus (Beckenham & Penge Advertiser)
5 May – Amen Corner (Beckenham & Penge Advertiser)
4 July 1969 – The Pentagon (Beckenham & Penge Advertiser)
5 July 1969 – The Karl-G-Band (Beckenham & Penge Advertiser)
11 July 1969 – The Raw Material (Beckenham & Penge Advertiser)
18 July 1969 – The Fire (Beckenham & Penge Advertiser)
19 July 1969 – The Zoo (Beckenham & Penge Advertiser)
31 August 1969 – Bill Haley & The Comets (Beckenham & Penge Advertiser) Vanity Fayre replaced Bill Haley
5 September 1969 – Sir Percy Quintet (Beckenham & Penge Advertiser)
According to Don Craine of The Downliners Sect fame (who played there as the original Downliners in 1962 and as The Downliners Sect in 1963), the Boathouse at Kew was run by the Jones brothers and was considered to be one of the best southwest/west London gigs, along with Hounslow Baths, the Capital R Feltham, and Southall Community Centre.
Craine adds that the club had two stages. He remembers that at one gig, The Mark Leeman Five played on the other stage when The Downliners Sect were there.
Kew Boathouse was rarely advertised in the music papers so it’s been difficult to find gigs. The list below is a start but I’d welcome any additions and corrections plus any photos of the venue and posters of advertised gigs as well as band photos (all credited accordingly).
1961
11 February 1961 (Saturday) – The Statesmen (Jeff Sturgeon’s gig diary)
25 March 1961 (Saturday) – The Statesmen (Jeff Sturgeon’s gig diary)
22 December 1961 (Friday) – The Statesmen (Jeff Sturgeon’s gig diary)
1962
11 June 1962 (Monday) – Frankie Reid & The Casuals (Brian Mansell’s gig diary)
Photo: Peter Wright. Peter’s father designing a poster for the venue – see comments section below.
1963
Rhythm guitarist Keith Gardiner says that his band Jeff Curtis & The Flames played at Kew Boathouse in 1963 on a bill headed by Cliff Bennett & The Rebel Rousers.
John Plumer, who played with The John Dee Combo, says that they played regularly at the club on Friday nights when he was doing his ‘A’ levels.
As well as Cliff Bennett & The Rebel Rousers, he also remembers Pat Cresswell & The Crescents playing here whose guitarist was future Hot Chocolate member Harvey Hinsley.
The Packabeats, 1963. Photo from Malcolm Lenny.
Malcolm Lenny says that Tony Holland & The Packabeats played here in the early days.
30 November 1963 (Saturday) – The Tridents (Paul Lucas’ gig diary)
Photo: Peter Wright
1964
14 February 1964 (Friday) – The Tridents (Lindsay Bex’s gig diary)
18 April 1964 (Saturday) – The Tridents (Paul Lucas’ gig diary)
Jeff Beck didn’t join on lead guitar until early September 1964.
10 October 1964 (Saturday) – The Tridents (Paul Lucas’ gig diary)
Jeff Beck was the band’s lead guitarist now.
1966
25 August 1966 (Thursday) – Episode Six (Brian Long’s research)
1967
There are lots of gaps in this year and I would welcome any additions, clarifications and corrections.
According to Gray Newell, The Locomotion played at the venue during 1967-1968.
24 January 1967 (Tuesday) – The Dave Martin Group (Geoff Chinnery’s gig list – thanks to Roger Flavell for sharing)
31 January 1967 (Tuesday) – The Dave Martin Group (Geoff Chinnery’s gig list – thanks to Roger Flavell for sharing)
8 February 1967 (Wednesday) – The Dave Martin Group (Geoff Chinnery’s gig list – thanks to Roger Flavell for sharing)
9 February 1967 (Thursday) – The Dave Martin Group (Geoff Chinnery’s gig list – thanks to Roger Flavell for sharing)
13 February 1967 (Monday) – The Dave Martin Group (Geoff Chinnery’s gig list – thanks to Roger Flavell for sharing)
14 February 1967 (Tuesday) – The Dave Martin Group (Geoff Chinnery’s gig list – thanks to Roger Flavell for sharing)
15 February 1967 (Wednesday) – The Dave Martin Group (Geoff Chinnery’s gig list – thanks to Roger Flavell for sharing)
16 February 1967 (Thursday) – The Dave Martin Group (Geoff Chinnery’s gig list – thanks to Roger Flavell for sharing)
20 February 1967 (Monday) – The Dave Martin Group (Geoff Chinnery’s gig list – thanks to Roger Flavell for sharing)
21 February 1967 (Tuesday) – The Dave Martin Group (Geoff Chinnery’s gig list – thanks to Roger Flavell for sharing)
22 February 1967 (Wednesday) – The Dave Martin Group (Geoff Chinnery’s gig list – thanks to Roger Flavell for sharing)
23 February 1967 (Thursday) – The Dave Martin Group (Geoff Chinnery’s gig list – thanks to Roger Flavell for sharing)
27 February 1967 (Monday) – The Dave Martin Group (Geoff Chinnery’s gig list – thanks to Roger Flavell for sharing)
28 February 1967 (Tuesday) – The Dave Martin Group (Geoff Chinnery’s gig list – thanks to Roger Flavell for sharing)
Dave Martin Group gig list. Thanks to Geoff Chinnery
1 March 1967 (Wednesday) – The Dave Martin Group (Geoff Chinnery’s gig list – thanks to Roger Flavell for sharing)
2 March 1967 (Thursday) – The Dave Martin Group (Geoff Chinnery’s gig list – thanks to Roger Flavell for sharing)
6 March 1967 (Monday) – The Dave Martin Group (Geoff Chinnery’s gig list – thanks to Roger Flavell for sharing)
7 March 1967 (Tuesday) – The Dave Martin Group (Geoff Chinnery’s gig list – thanks to Roger Flavell for sharing)
8 March 1967 (Wednesday) – The Dave Martin Group (Geoff Chinnery’s gig list – thanks to Roger Flavell for sharing)
9 March 1967 (Thursday) – The Dave Martin Group (Geoff Chinnery’s gig list – thanks to Roger Flavell for sharing)
13 March 1967 (Monday) – The Dave Martin Group (Geoff Chinnery’s gig list – thanks to Roger Flavell for sharing)
14 March 1967 (Tuesday) – The Dave Martin Group (Geoff Chinnery’s gig list – thanks to Roger Flavell for sharing)
15 March 1967 (Wednesday) – The Dave Martin Group (Geoff Chinnery’s gig list – thanks to Roger Flavell for sharing)
16 March 1967 (Thursday) – The Dave Martin Group (Geoff Chinnery’s gig list – thanks to Roger Flavell for sharing)
21 March 1967 (Tuesday) – The Dave Martin Group (Geoff Chinnery’s gig list – thanks to Roger Flavell for sharing)
22 March 1967 (Wednesday) – The Dave Martin Group (Geoff Chinnery’s gig list – thanks to Roger Flavell for sharing)
23 March 1967 (Thursday) – The Dave Martin Group (Geoff Chinnery’s gig list – thanks to Roger Flavell for sharing)
27 March 1967 (Monday) – The Dave Martin Group (Geoff Chinnery’s gig list – thanks to Roger Flavell for sharing)
28 March 1967 (Tuesday) – The Dave Martin Group (Geoff Chinnery’s gig list – thanks to Roger Flavell for sharing)
29 March 1967 (Wednesday) – The Dave Martin Group (Geoff Chinnery’s gig list – thanks to Roger Flavell for sharing)
30 March 1967 (Thursday) – The Dave Martin Group (Geoff Chinnery’s gig list – thanks to Roger Flavell for sharing)
3 April 1967 (Monday) – The Dave Martin Group (Geoff Chinnery’s gig list – thanks to Roger Flavell for sharing)
4 April 1967 (Tuesday) – The Dave Martin Group (Geoff Chinnery’s gig list – thanks to Roger Flavell for sharing)
5 April 1967 (Wednesday) – The Dave Martin Group (Geoff Chinnery’s gig list – thanks to Roger Flavell for sharing)
6 April 1967 (Thursday) – The Dave Martin Group (Geoff Chinnery’s gig list – thanks to Roger Flavell for sharing)
Jack’s Union. Left to right: Paul Gardner, Terry Sullivan and Dave Mann. Photo: Paul Gardner
8 May 1967 (Monday) – Jack’s Union (Melody Maker)
9 May 1967 (Tuesday) – Jack’s Union (Melody Maker)
10 May 1967 (Wednesday) – Jack’s Union (Melody Maker)
11 May 1967 (Thursday) – Jack’s Union (Melody Maker)
Guitarist Paul Gardner got in touch (see comments below). This power trio, based on The Who, morphed out of The Select and would later changed name to Rainbow Reflection. Later, Gardner and drummer Terry Sullivan formed Dry Ice. Gardner later recorded with Pluto while Sullivan joined Renaissance.
19 May 1967 (Friday) – The Dave Martin Group (Geoff Chinnery’s gig list – thanks to Roger Flavell for sharing)
29 May 1967 (Monday) – Marshall Scott Etc (Hounslow Post)
30 May 1967 (Tuesday) – Marshall Scott Etc (Hounslow Post)
31 May 1967 (Wednesday) – Marshall Scott Etc (Hounslow Post)
1 June 1967 (Thursday) – Marshal Scott Etc (Hounslow Post)
5 June 1967 (Monday) – The Patch (Hounslow Post)
6 June 1967 (Tuesday) – The Patch (Hounslow Post)
7 June 1967 (Wednesday) – The Patch (Hounslow Post)
8 June 1967 (Thursday) – The Patch (Hounslow Post)
12 June 1967 (Monday) – The Dave Martin Group (Geoff Chinnery’s gig list – thanks to Roger Flavell for sharing)
13 June 1967 (Tuesday) – The Dave Martin Group (Geoff Chinnery’s gig list – thanks to Roger Flavell for sharing)
14 June 1967 (Wednesday) – The Dave Martin Group (Geoff Chinnery’s gig list – thanks to Roger Flavell for sharing)
15 June 1967 (Thursday) – The Dave Martin Group (Geoff Chinnery’s gig list – thanks to Roger Flavell for sharing)
19 June 1967 (Monday) – The Dave Martin Group (Geoff Chinnery’s gig list – thanks to Roger Flavell for sharing)
20 June 1967 (Tuesday) – The Dave Martin Group (Geoff Chinnery’s gig list – thanks to Roger Flavell for sharing)
21 June 1967 (Wednesday) – The Dave Martin Group (Geoff Chinnery’s gig list – thanks to Roger Flavell for sharing)
22 June 1967 (Thursday) – The Dave Martin Group (Geoff Chinnery’s gig list – thanks to Roger Flavell for sharing)
26 June 1967 (Monday) – The Dave Martin Group (Geoff Chinnery’s gig list – thanks to Roger Flavell for sharing)
27 June 1967 (Tuesday) – The Dave Martin Group (Geoff Chinnery’s gig list – thanks to Roger Flavell for sharing)
28 June 1967 (Wednesday) – The Dave Martin Group (Geoff Chinnery’s gig list – thanks to Roger Flavell for sharing)
29 June 1967 (Thursday) – The Dave Martin Group (Geoff Chinnery’s gig list – thanks to Roger Flavell for sharing)
3 July 1967 (Monday) – The Dave Martin Group (Geoff Chinnery’s gig list – thanks to Roger Flavell for sharing)
4 July 1967 (Tuesday) – The Dave Martin Group (Geoff Chinnery’s gig list – thanks to Roger Flavell for sharing)
5 July 1967 (Wednesday) – The Dave Martin Group (Geoff Chinnery’s gig list – thanks to Roger Flavell for sharing)
6 July 1967 (Thursday) – The Dave Martin Group (Geoff Chinnery’s gig list – thanks to Roger Flavell for sharing)
10 July 1967 (Monday) – Marshall Scott Etc (Hounslow Post)
11 July 1967 (Tuesday) – Marshall Scott Etc (Hounslow Post)
12 July 1967 (Wednesday) – Marshall Scott Etc (Hounslow Post)
13 July 1967 (Thursday) – Marshall Scott Etc (Hounslow Post)
17 July 1967 (Monday) – Marshall Scott Etc (Hounslow Post)
18 July 1967 (Tuesday) – Marshall Scott Etc (Hounslow Post)
19 July 1967 (Wednesday) – Marshall Scott Etc (Hounslow Post)
20 July 1967 (Thursday) – Marshall Scott Etc (Hounslow Post)
24 July 1967 (Monday) – Marshall Scott Etc (Hounslow Post)
25 July 1967 (Tuesday) – Marshall Scott Etc (Hounslow Post)
26 July 1967 (Wednesday) – Marshall Scott Etc (Hounslow Post)
27 July 1967 (Thursday) – Marshall Scott Etc (Hounslow Post)
14 August 1967 (Monday) – Atmosphere (Hounslow Post)
15 August 1967 (Tuesday) – Atmosphere (Hounslow Post)
16 August 1967 (Wednesday) – Atmosphere (Hounslow Post)
17 August 1967 (Thursday) – Atmosphere (Hounslow Post)
21 August 1967 (Monday) – Atmosphere (Hounslow Post)
22 August 1967 (Tuesday) – Atmosphere (Hounslow Post)
23 August 1967 (Wednesday) – Atmosphere (Hounslow Post)
24 August 1967 (Thursday) – Atmosphere (Hounslow Post)
28 August 1967 (Monday) – Atmosphere (Hounslow Post)
29 August 1967 (Tuesday) – Atmosphere (Hounslow Post)
30 August 1967 (Wednesday) – Atmosphere (Hounslow Post)
31 August 1967 (Thursday)– Marshall Scott Etc (Hounslow Post)
4 September 1967 (Monday) – Impulse (Hounslow Post)
5 September 1967 (Tuesday) – Impulse (Hounslow Post)
6 September 1967 (Wednesday) – Impulse (Hounslow Post)
18 September 1967 (Monday) – Milton’s Fingers (Hounslow Post)
19 September 1967 (Tuesday) – Milton’s Fingers (Hounslow Post)
20 September 1967 (Wednesday) – Milton’s Fingers (Hounslow Post)
Future Genesis drummer John Mayhew played with Milton’s Fingers in 1968-1969.
Thanks to Mick Grant for providing the image
25 September 1967 (Monday) – Respect (Hounslow Post)
26 September 1967 (Tuesday) – Respect (Hounslow Post)
27 September 1967 (Wednesday) – Respect (Hounslow Post)
28 September 1967 (Thursday) – Respect (Hounslow Post)
Respect at the Boathouse. Photo: Mick Grant
2 October 1967 (Monday) – Impulse (Hounslow Post)
3 October 1967 (Tuesday) – Impulse (Hounslow Post)
4 October 1967 (Wednesday) – Impulse (Hounslow Post)
5 October 1967 (Thursday) – Impulse (Hounslow Post)
9 October 1967 (Monday) – Milton’s Fingers (Hounslow Post)
10 October 1967 (Tuesday) – Milton’s Fingers (Hounslow Post)
11 October 1967 (Wednesday) – Milton’s Fingers (Hounslow Post)
12 October 1967 (Thursday) – Milton’s Fingers (Hounslow Post)
16 October 1967 (Monday) – Milton’s Fingers (Hounslow Post)
17 October 1967 (Tuesday) – Milton’s Fingers (Hounslow Post)
18 October 1967 (Wednesday) – Milton’s Fingers (Hounslow Post)
24 November 1967 (Friday) – The Washington DCs (Hammersmith & Shepherd’s Bush Gazette)
27 November 1967 (Monday) – The Washington DCs and The Motives (Thames Valley Times and Hounslow Edition of Middlesex Chronicle)
4 December 1967 (Monday) – The Magic Roundabout (Geoff Chinnery’s gig list – thanks to Roger Flavell for sharing)
5 December 1967 (Tuesday) – The Magic Roundabout (Geoff Chinnery’s gig list – thanks to Roger Flavell for sharing)
6 December 1967 (Wednesday) – The Magic Roundabout (Geoff Chinnery’s gig list – thanks to Roger Flavell for sharing)
7 December 1967 (Thursday) – The Magic Roundabout (Geoff Chinnery’s gig list – thanks to Roger Flavell for sharing)
8 December 1967 (Friday) – The Hummingbirds (Thames Valley Times and Hounslow Edition of Middlesex Chronicle)
31 December 1967 (Sunday) – The Arrows (Thames Valley Times)
Alan Box of Locomotion at the Kew Boathouse. Thanks to Gray Newell for photo.
1968
The Thames Valley Times reports that the club puts on gigs Fridays, Saturdays and Sundays. Considering that some groups had residencies from Monday-Thursday, it looks like there may have been live music every night of the week. There are lots of gaps for 1968. I would welcome any additions, clarifications and corrections.
Ray Brown who played with The Kool until December 1967 and then formed Champagne remembers both groups appearing on the same bill during 1968.
According to the Crawdaddy Blues Band website, the band Sudden Change played at Kew Boathouse during 1967-1968.
1 January 1968 (Monday) – The Magic Roundabout (Geoff Chinnery’s gig list – thanks to Roger Flavell for sharing)
2 January 1968 (Tuesday) – The Magic Roundabout (Geoff Chinnery’s gig list – thanks to Roger Flavell for sharing)
3 January 1968 (Wednesday) – The Magic Roundabout (Geoff Chinnery’s gig list – thanks to Roger Flavell for sharing)
4 January 1968 (Thursday) – The Magic Roundabout (Geoff Chinnery’s gig list – thanks to Roger Flavell for sharing)
Photo: Gray Newell
2 February 1968 (Friday) – The Frinton Bassett Blues Band (Poster from Gray Newell)
3 February 1968 (Saturday) – Sudden Change (Poster from Gray Newell)
4 February 1968 (Sunday) – Rosemarys E Motion (Poster from Gray Newell)
9 February 1968 (Friday) – The New Frinton Bassett Blues Band (Hounslow Post) Poster has Evolution on this date
10 February 1968 (Saturday) – The King Cossaks (Poster from Gray Newell)
11 February 1968 (Sunday) – Rosemarys E Motion (Poster from Gray Newell)
The Hounslow Post says that the group Fire played recently.
12 February 1968 (Monday) – The Magic Roundabout (Geoff Chinnery’s gig list – thanks to Roger Flavell for sharing)
13 February 1968 (Tuesday) – The Magic Roundabout (Geoff Chinnery’s gig list – thanks to Roger Flavell for sharing)
14 February 1968 (Wednesday) – The Magic Roundabout (Geoff Chinnery’s gig list – thanks to Roger Flavell for sharing)
15 February 1968 (Thursday) – The Magic Roundabout (Geoff Chinnery’s gig list – thanks to Roger Flavell for sharing)
16 February 1968 (Friday) – The Frinton Bassett Blues Band (Poster from Gray Newell)
17 February 1968 (Saturday) – The Bluesville Band (Poster from Gray Newell)
18 February 1968 (Sunday) – Rosemarys E Motion (Poster from Gray Newell)
23 February 1968 (Friday) – Katch 22 and The Arrows (Thames Valley Times)
24 February 1968 (Saturday) – Locomotion (Poster from Gray Newell)
25 February 1968 (Sunday) – Rosemarys E Motion (Poster from Gray Newell)
15 March 1968 (Friday) – Time & Motion (Thames Valley Times)
25 March 1968 (Monday) – The Magic Roundabout (Geoff Chinnery’s gig list – thanks to Roger Flavell for sharing)
26 March 1968 (Tuesday) – The Magic Roundabout (Geoff Chinnery’s gig list – thanks to Roger Flavell for sharing)
27 March 1968 (Wednesday) – The Magic Roundabout (Geoff Chinnery’s gig list – thanks to Roger Flavell for sharing)
28 March 1968 (Thursday) – The Magic Roundabout (Geoff Chinnery’s gig list – thanks to Roger Flavell for sharing)
29 March 1968 (Friday) – The Astronauts (Thames Valley Times)
12 April 1968 (Friday) – Carnival Special (Thames Valley Times)
14 April 1968 (Sunday) – Bob Wallis (Thames Valley Times)
Thames Valley Times notes that jazz started this Sunday
21 April 1968 (Sunday) – Alan Elsdon (Thames Valley Times)
28 April 1968 (Sunday) – Terry Lightfoot (Thames Valley Times)
29 April 1968 (Monday) – The Magic Roundabout (Geoff Chinnery’s gig list – thanks to Roger Flavell for sharing)
30 April 1968 (Tuesday) – The Magic Roundabout (Geoff Chinnery’s gig list – thanks to Roger Flavell for sharing)
1 May 1968 (Wednesday) – The Magic Roundabout (Geoff Chinnery’s gig list – thanks to Roger Flavell for sharing)
2 May 1968 (Thursday) – The Magic Roundabout (Geoff Chinnery’s gig list – thanks to Roger Flavell for sharing)
21 June 1968 (Friday) – One group plays (Thames Valley Times)
22 June 1968 (Saturday) – Two groups play (Thames Valley Times)
24 June 1968 (Monday) – The Magic Roundabout (Geoff Chinnery’s gig list – thanks to Roger Flavell for sharing)
25 June 1968 (Tuesday) – The Magic Roundabout (Geoff Chinnery’s gig list – thanks to Roger Flavell for sharing)
26 June 1968 (Wednesday) – The Magic Roundabout (Geoff Chinnery’s gig list – thanks to Roger Flavell for sharing)
27 June 1968 (Thursday) – The Magic Roundabout (Geoff Chinnery’s gig list – thanks to Roger Flavell for sharing)
Magic Roundabout gig list. Thanks to Geoff Chinnery
30 June 1968 (Sunday) – John Mayall’s Bluesbreakers (Christopher Hjort’s book Strange Brew)
12 July 1968 (Friday) – Episode Six (Thames Valley Times)
19 July 1968 (Friday) – Appearance (Thames Valley Times)
21 July 1968 (Sunday) – The Equals (Thames Valley Times)
26 July 1968 (Friday) – The Coloured Raisins (Thames Valley Times)
29 July 1968 (Monday) – The Magic Roundabout (Geoff Chinnery’s gig list – thanks to Roger Flavell for sharing)
30 July 1968 (Tuesday) – The Magic Roundabout (Geoff Chinnery’s gig list – thanks to Roger Flavell for sharing)
31 July 1968 (Wednesday) – The Magic Roundabout (Geoff Chinnery’s gig list – thanks to Roger Flavell for sharing)
1 August 1968 (Thursday) – The Magic Roundabout (Geoff Chinnery’s gig list – thanks to Roger Flavell for sharing)
16 August 1968 (Friday) – Chris Farlowe & The Thunderbirds (Thames Valley Times, Fabulous 208 and Melody Maker)
25 August 1968 (Friday) – The Joyce Bond Revue (Melody Maker)
13 September 1968 (Friday) – Jimmy James & The Vagabonds (Melody Maker and Thames Valley Times)
14 September 1968 (Saturday) – Two groups play (Thames Valley Times)
15 September 1968 (Sunday) – The Foundations ((Thames Valley Times)
22 September 1968 (Sunday) – Cliff Bennett & His Band (Thames Valley Times)
27 September 1968 (Friday) – The Skatalites (Thames Valley Times)
28 September 1968 (Saturday) – Two groups play (Thames Valley Times)
29 September 1968 (Sunday) – The Coloured Raisins (Thames Valley Times)
2 October 1968 (Wednesday) – Ferris Wheel (Fabulous 208)
8 October 1968 (Tuesday) – The Pretty Things (Time Out)
11 October 1968 (Friday) – The Move (Melody Maker and Thames Valley Times)
20 October 1968 (Sunday) – Fleetwood Mac (Christopher Hjort’s book Strange Brew)
25 October 1968 (Friday) – Pink Floyd (Melody Maker and Thames Valley Times)
8 November 1968 (Friday) – The Pretty Things (Thames Valley Times)
22 November 1968 (Friday) – The Coloured Raisins (Thames Valley Times)
13 December 1968 (Friday) – Trifle (Thames Valley Times)
27 December 1968 (Friday) – The Jon James Swamp (Thames Valley Times)
1969
Martin Samuel, the drummer with Heatwave, says that the band’s debut performance was a four-night stand at Kew Boathouse in 1969 for which they were paid a total of £40.
The Goldhawk Social Club, located at 205 Goldhawk Road in Shepherd’s Bush, west London is perhaps best known as being the venue where The Who regularly played during their formative years (as The Detours).
Unfortunately, very little has been documented about this important club so I would really welcome any additions in the comments below.
I do know from various sources that Adam Faith, Shane Fenton, The Birds (with Ron Wood), The Macabre (with Peter Vernon-Kell, a former member of The Detours), Screaming Lord Sutch & The Savages, The Clique, The Undertakers, The Herd, Johnny Kidd & The Pirates, Jeff Curtis & The Flames, The Dae-b-Four, The Meantimers and John Brown’s Bodies played at the venue at some point.
This is an incomplete list. I would welcome any additions and corrections as well as memories. If you happen to have any posters, I would be happy to add them with credits.
26 April 1963 – Screaming Lord Sutch & The Savages (Hammersmith & Shepherd’s Bush Gazette)
7 June 1963 – The Detours (became The Who in 1964) (Andy Neill’s research)
5 July 1963 – The Detours (Andy Neill’s research)
12 July 1963 – The Detours (Andy Neill’s research)
16 August 1963 – The Detours (Andy Neill’s research)
6 September 1963 – The Detours (Andy Neill’s research)
25 October 1963 – The Detours (Andy Neill’s research)
8 November 1963 – The Detours (Andy Neill’s research)
22 November 1963 – The Detours (Andy Neill’s research)
29 November 1963 – The Detours (Andy Neill’s research)
6 December 1963 – Bobby King & The Sabres (Clive Chase’s gig diary)
10 January 1964 – The Detours and Bobby King & The Sabres (Clive Chase’s gig diary)
17 January 1964 – Bobby King & The Sabres (Clive Chase’s gig diary)
31 January 1964 – Bobby King & The Sabres (Clive Chase’s gig diary)
7 February 1964 – The Kinks and The Who (needs source)
8 February 1964 – Bobby King & The Sabres (Clive Chase’s gig diary)
28 February 1964 – The Who (Andy Neill’s research)
6 March 1964 – The Who (Andy Neill’s research)
20 March 1964 – Bobby King & The Sabres (Clive Chase’s gig diary)
27 March 1964 – The Who (Andy Neill’s research)
Between April and November, The Who worked as The High Numbers
10 April 1964 – Bobby King & The Sabres (Clive Chase’s gig diary)
11 April 1964 – The High Numbers (Andy Neill’s research)
17 April 1964 – The High Numbers (Andy Neill’s research)
1 May 1964 – Bobby King & The Sabres (Clive Chase’s gig diary)
This Hounslow, Middlesex-based group was featured in the Hounslow, Brentford & Chiswick Post in the early months of 1968.
Left to right: Eddy Davis (organ), Alan Blackman, Mick Nicholls, Kalvin Starr, Ray Wilson and Del Johnson
The line up was:
Kalvin Starr (real name: Ken Nichols) – vocals, guitar Eddy Davis – organ Ray Wilson – tenor sax Derek Johnson – trumpet Alan Blackman – bass Mick Nichols – drums
I would be interested to hear from anyone that can add any more to the band’s history.
Besides Greenford’s more famous Starlite Ballroom, the town’s Byron Hotel was also a popular venue for up and coming bands throughout the 1960s. I have started to compile a list of groups that were advertised playing there and would welcome any additions/corrections.
1964
I have only a few advertised listings for 1964 and would welcome any additions. The Club New Yorker operated on Thursdays and the Beach Club on Sundays
9 February – The Midnites (Dave Brogden’s diary)
9 April – The Orbits (Club New Yorker) (Uxbridge Post)
12 April – The Tornados and Group One (Beach Club) (Uxbridge Post)
16 April – The Heartbeats (Club New Yorker) (Uxbridge Post)
19 April – The Brookmen and Group One (Beach Club) (Uxbridge Post)
23 April – The Corona with Chris & The Bluebeats (Club New Yorker) (Greenford Post)
26 April – Group One and Betty & The Fireflys (Beach Club) (Greenford Post)
30 April – Russ & The Sabres (Club New Yorker) (Greenford Post)
3 May – The Forerunners and Group One (Beach Club) (Uxbridge Post)
7 May – Chris & The Bluebeats and Guitars Incorporated (Club New Yorker) (Uxbridge Post)
10 May – The Pacifics and Group One (Beach Club) (Uxbridge Post)
14 May – The Partisans and Group One (Club New Yorker) (Uxbridge Post) Harrow Weekly Post has The Heartbeats instead of The Partisans
17 May – The Sarinos and Group One (Beach Club) (Uxbridge Post)
21 May – The Partisans (Club New Yorker) (Harrow Weekly Post)
24 May – The Clansmen and Group One (Beach Club) (Harrow Weekly Post)
28 May – The Orbits (Club New Yorker) (Uxbridge Post) The Ruislip & Northwood Gazette has The Heartbeats on this date
31 May – The Unknowns and Group One (Beach Club) (Uxbridge Post)
7 June – The Challengers and Group One (Beach Club) (Uxbridge Post)
11 June – The Formula (Club New Yorker) (Uxbridge Post)
14 June – The Chats and Group One (Beach Club) (Uxbridge Post) Looks like The Bluebeats replaced The Chats
18 June – The Heartbeats Ltd (Club New Yorker) (Uxbridge Post)
21 June – The Hearz Corp and Group One (Beach Club) (Uxbridge Post)
25 June – The Orbits (Club New Yorker) (Uxbridge Post)
28 June – The Cerinos and Group One (Beach Club) (Uxbridge Post)
2 July – The Sabres (Club New Yorker) (Uxbridge Post) Looks like The Unknowns replaced The Sabres
5 July – The Renegades and Group One (Beach Club) (Uxbridge Post)
9 July – Russ & The Sabres and The David Clark Group (Club New Yorker) (Uxbridge Post)
12 July – Cops & Robbers and Group One (Beach Club) (Uxbridge Post)
16 July – The Heartbeats Ltd (Club New Yorker) (Uxbridge Post)
19 July – The Fournotes and Group One (Beach Club) (Uxbridge Post)
23 July – The Orbits (Club New Yorker) (Uxbridge Post)
26 July – The Spectres and Group One (Beach Club) (Uxbridge Post)
30 July – The Challengers (Club New Yorker) (Uxbridge Post)
13 August – The Orbits (Club New Yorker) (Uxbridge Post)
16 August – The Southbeats and Group One (Beach Club) (Uxbridge Post)
20 August – The Playboys (Club New Yorker) (Uxbridge Post)
23 August – The Bo Brummels and Group One (Beach Club) (Harrow Weekly Post) Looks like The Fourtunes replaced Bo Brummels, according to Uxbridge Post
27 August – The Heartbeats (Club New Yorker) (Uxbridge Post)
30 August – The Premiers and Group One (Beach Club) (Uxbridge Post)
3 September – Russ & The Sabres (Club New Yorker) (Uxbridge Post)
6 September – The Icenis and Group One (Beach Club) (Uxbridge Post)
13 September – Group One and The Mike Dee Combo (Beach Club) (Ruislip & Northwood Gazette)
17 September – The Challengers (Club New Yorker) (Ruislip & Northwood Gazette)
20 September – Group One and Beat Generation (Beat Club) (Ruislip & Northwood Gazette)
24 September – The Orbits (Club New Yorker) (Ruislip & Northwood Gazette)
27 September – Group One and The Sycons (Beat Club) (Ruislip & Northwood Gazette)
1 October – The Playboys and Gravediggers (Club New Yorker) (Ruislip & Northwood Gazette)
4 October – Group One and The Sparans (Beat Club) (Ruislip & Northwood Gazette)
8 October – 5’s Company (Club New Yorker) (Ruislip & Northwood Gazette)
11 October – Group One and The Crescendos (Beat Club) (Harrow Observer & Gazette)
15 October – The Heartbeats and Crossfires (Election night special) (Harrow Observer & Gazette)
18 October – Group One and Avantis (Beat Club) (Ruislip & Northwood Gazette)
22 October – The Orbits (Club New Yorker) (Harrow Observer & Gazette)
1 November – Group One and Some Other Guys (Beat Club) (Ruislip & Northwood Gazette)
5 November – Diane & The Londoners and The Road Runners (Club New Yorker) (Ruislip & Northwood Gazette)
8 November – Group One and The Berrys (Beat Club) (Ruislip & Northwood Gazette)
12 November – 5’s Company and The Limets (Club New Yorker) (Ruislip & Northwood Gazette)
15 November – Group One and The Sycons (Beat Club) (Ruislip & Northwood Gazette)
19 November – The Heartbeats Ltd and The Metros (Club New Yorker) (Ruislip & Northwood Gazette)
22 November – Group One and Sounds 5 (Beat Club) (Ruislip & Northwood Gazette)
26 November – The Orbits and The Beatvendors (Club New Yorker) (Ruislip & Northwood Gazette)
6 December – The Sidewalks (John Warburg research)
13 December – Group One and The Notes (Beat Club) (Ruislip & Northwood Gazette)
17 December – The Orbits and The Shanes (Club New Yorker) (Ruislip & Northwood Gazette)
20 December – Group One and The Shackles (Beat Club) (Ruislip & Northwood Gazette)
26 December – The Heartbeats and The Niteowls (Club New Yorker) (Harrow Observer & Gazette) Ruislip & Northwood Gazette has The Side Kicks instead of Niteowls
27 December – Group One and Mink Creeds (Beat Club) (Ruislip & Northwood Gazette)
1965
I have only a few advertised listings for 1965 and would welcome any additions
Judging by the original posters that Ken Samuels has very kindly provided below, the Club New Yorker operated on Thursdays and the Beach Club on Sundays
1 January – Four Sounds and Shades of Night (Club New Yorker) (Ruislip & Northwood Gazette)
7 January – The Challengers and King Tadpole (Harrow Observer & Gazette)
10 January – Group One and The Electrons (Harrow Observer & Gazette)
17 January – The Heartbeats and The Invokers (Harrow Observer & Gazette/Harrow Weekly Post)
24 January – Group One (resident band) and Brothers Grimm (Beach Club) (Harrow Weekly Post)
28 January – The Orbits and Units (Club New Yorker) (Harrow Weekly Post)
Photo: Ken Samuels
4 February – The Heartbeats Ltd and The Southerns (Club New Yorker) (Ken Samuels’ poster)
7 February – Group One (resident band) and The Beat Vendors (Beach Club) (Ken Samuels’ poster)
11 February – Bros Grimm and The Devil Riders (Club New Yorker) (Ken Samuels’ poster)
14 February – The Invokers (Beach Club) (Ken Samuels’ poster)
18 February – Four Jacks & Joker and The Electrons (Club New Yorker) (Ken Samuels’ poster/Harrow Weekly Post)
21 February – Group One (resident band) and The Allies (Beach Club) (Ken Samuels’ poster/Harrow Weekly Post)
25 February – The Orbits and Nemo & The Unknowns (Club New Yorker) (Ken Samuels’ poster)
28 February – Group One (resident band) and The Phantom Creed (Beach Club) (Ken Samuels’ poster/Harrow Weekly Post)
7 March – Group One (resident band) and Dezebows (Beach Club) (Harrow Weekly Post)
11 March – Brothers Grimm and The Turnkeys (Club New Yorker) (Harrow Weekly Post)
14 March – Group One (resident band) and The Fairlaines (Beach Club) (Harrow Weekly Post)
21 March – Group One (resident band) and The E-Types (Beach Club) (Harrow Weekly Post)
25 March – The Heartbeats and The Reasons (Club New Yorker) (Harrow Weekly Post)
4 April – Group One (resident band) and The Quantrells (Beach Club) (Harrow Weekly Post)
8 April – Brothers Grimm and Peeple (Club New Yorker) (Harrow Weekly Post)
11 April – Group One (resident band) and The Chosen Few (Beach Club) (Harrow Observer & Gazette)
18 April – Group One (resident band) and The Modes (Beach Club) (Harrow Weekly Post)
22 April – Great Expectations and Miston-Tuac (Club New Yorker) (Harrow Weekly Post)
25 April – Group One (resident band) and Swamp River Group (Beach Club) (Harrow Weekly Post)
29 April – The Heartbeats and Beat Syndicate (Club New Yorker) (Harrow Weekly Post)
Photo: Ken Samuels
2 May – Group One (resident band) and The Sneakers (Beach Club) (Ken Samuels’ poster)
6 May – 5’s Company and The Gweex (Club New Yorker) (Harrow Weekly Post/Ken Samuels’ poster)
9 May – Group One (resident band) and Down South (Harrow Weekly Post/Ken Samuels’ poster)
13 May – The Fairlanes and The Altones (Club New Yorker) (Ken Samuels’ poster)
16 May – Group One (resident band) and The Prowlers (Beach Club) (Ken Samuels’ poster)
20 May – Rhythm 4 and The Crowd (Club New Yorker) (Ken Samuels’ poster)
23 May – Group One (resident band) and The Richochets (Beach Club) (Ken Samuels’ poster)
27 May – The Orbits and Senate 4 (Club New Yorker) (Ken Samuels’ poster)
30 May – Group One (resident band) and The Kynde (Beach Club) (Ken Samuels’ poster)
Photo: Ken Samuels
3 June – The Shannons and The Proudwalkers (Club New Yorker) (Ken Samuels’ poster)
6 June – Group One (resident band) and The Shades of Blue (Beach Club) (Ken Samuels’ poster)
10 June – The Beatwaves and Flight One (Club New Yorker) (Ken Samuels’ poster)
13 June – Group One (resident band) and The Town Criers (Beach Club) (Ken Samuels’ poster)
17 June – The Orbits and The Nitewalkers (Club New Yorker) (Ken Samuels’ poster)
20 June – Group One (resident band) and Tyme Flys (Beach Club) (Ken Samuels’ poster)
24 June – Rhythm 4 and Bruce Lloyd Hi-Fi’s (Club New Yorker) (Ken Samuels’ poster)
27 June – Group One (resident band) and Unit 5 (Beach Club) (Ken Samuels’ poster)
Photo: Ken Samuels
1 July – Flight One and The Railroaders (Club New Yorker) (Ken Samuels’ poster)
4 July – Group One (resident band) and The Set (Beach Club) (Ken Samuels’ poster)
8 July – 5’s Company and The Moonbeats (Club New Yorker) (Ken Samuels’ poster)
11 July – Group One (resident band) and The Apex (Beach Club) (Ken Samuels’ poster)
15 July – The Rhythm 4 and The Viking Lords (Club New Yorker) (Harrow Weekly Post/Ken Samuels’ poster)
18 July – Group One (resident band) and Combo 2000 (Beach Club) (Ken Samuels’ poster)
22 July – The Do Do’s (direct from Paris) and The Atlantic Blues (Club New Yorker) (Ken Samuels’ poster)
25 July – Group One (resident band) and The Middle Sounds (Beach Club) (Ken Samuels’ poster)
29 July – Bros Grimm and The Billtones (Club New Yorker) (Ken Samuels’ poster)
Photo: Ken Samuels
1 August – Group One (resident band) and Men Tuesday (Beach Club) (Ken Samuels’ poster)
5 August – The Sceptres and The Contours (Club New Yorker) (Ken Samuels’ poster) Harrow Observer & Gazette has The Expressions instead of The Sceptres
8 August – Group One (resident band) and The Wembeats (Beach Club) (Ken Samuels’ poster)
12 August – 5’s Company and The Peasants (Club New Yorker) (Ken Samuels’ poster)
15 August – Group One (resident band) and The Square Roots (Beach Club) (Ken Samuels’ poster)
19 August – Flight One and Y-The-L (Club New Yorker) (Ken Samuels’ poster)
22 August – Group One (resident band) and The Deils (Beach Club) (Ken Samuels’ poster)
26 August – Rhythm 4 and Pieces of Four (Club New Yorker) (Ken Samuels’ poster)
29 August – Group One (resident band) and The Branded (Beach Club) (Ken Samuels’ poster)
Photo: Ken Samuels
2 September – The Insects and The Blue Prints (Club New Yorker) (Ken Samuels’ poster)
5 September – Group One (resident band) and The Missing Links (Beach Club) (Ken Samuels’ poster)
9 September – The Expressions and Remnant Furds (Club New Yorker) (Ken Samuels’ poster)
12 September – Group One (resident band) and The Plainsmen (Beach Club) (Ken Samuels’ poster)
16 September – Flight One and The Tellers (Club New Yorker) (Ken Samuels’ poster)
Flight One, 1965. Photo: Ken Samuels
19 September – The Hubbubs and Cyclons (Beach Club) (Ken Samuels’ poster) Harrow Observer & Gazette has Group One instead of The Hubbubs
23 September – 5’s Company and The Moonbeats (Club New Yorker) (Ken Samuels’ poster)
26 September – Group One (resident band) and The Characters (Beach Club) (Ken Samuels’ poster)
30 September – Rhythm 4 and The Section (Club New Yorker) (Ken Samuels’ poster)
3 October – Group One and The Byrd Herd (Middlesex Chronicle)
7 October – The Missing Links and The End Group (Middlesex Chronicle)
10 October – Group One and The Aboves (Middlesex Chronicle)
14 October – Great Expectations and Shades of Blue (Middlesex Chronicle)
17 October – Group One and Flamingos (Middlesex Chronicle)
21 October – Rhythm 4 and The Henchmen (Middlesex Chronicle) Greg Peck says that the group became The Motion soon after
24 October – Group One and The Clan (Middlesex Chronicle)
28 October – 5’s Company and The Shanes (Middlesex Chronicle)
31 October – Group One and The Legends (Middlesex Chronicle)
7 November – Group One and Corals (Middlesex Chronicle)
11 November – The Flames (aka Jeff Curtis & The Flames) and The Keystones (Middlesex Chronicle)
14 November – Group One and Confederates (Middlesex Chronicle)
18 November – The Sons of Fred and The Legends (Middlesex Chronicle)
19 November – The New Jump Band (Bob Hodges’ gig diary)
21 November – Group One and The Arts Group (Middlesex Chronicle)
25 November – 5’s Company and Blue in Blues (Middlesex Chronicle)
5 December – Group One and William & The Conquerors (Middlesex Chronicle)
9 December – The Flames (aka Jeff Curtis & The Flames) and The Harmonies (Middlesex Chronicle)
12 December – Group One and The Sovereigns (Middlesex Chronicle)
16 December – 5’s Company and The Kards (Middlesex Chronicle)
19 December – Group One and New Jump Band (Middlesex Chronicle)
23 December – The Nite Hawks and No Names (Middlesex Chronicle)
26 December – Group One and Vampires (Middlesex Chronicle)
30 December – The Keystones and No Names (Harrow Observer & Gazette)
1966
There are some gaps and would welcome any additions. Judging by the dates below, gigs appear to have taken place on Thursdays and Sundays
2 January – Group One and Witnesses (Middlesex Chronicle)
6 January – Y-The-L and Things Like Us (Middlesex Chronicle) Harrow Observer & Gazette has The Maniacs plus folk blues
9 January – Group One and The Waik (Middlesex County Times & West Middlesex Gazette)
13 January – The Maniacs and ‘folk blues’ (Middlesex County Times & West Middlesex Gazette)
16 January – Group One and The Impact (Middlesex County Times & West Middlesex Gazette/Hayes Gazette)
20 January – Rhythm 4 and The Doubles (Middlesex County Times & West Middlesex Gazette)
23 January – Group One and The Embers (Middlesex County Times & West Middlesex Gazette)
27 January – The New Jump Band and Diversion (Middlesex County Times & West Middlesex Gazette)
30 January – Two groups (Middlesex County Times & West Middlesex Gazette)
3 February – Two groups (Middlesex County Times & West Middlesex Gazette)
6 February – Group One and The Lincolns (Middlesex County Times & West Middlesex Gazette)
10 February – The 10 Maniacs and The Nameless Ones (Middlesex County Times & West Middlesex Gazette)
13 February – Group One and The Midbeats (Middlesex County Times & West Middlesex Gazette)
17 February – The Flames (aka Jeff Curtis & The Flames) and The Mode (Middlesex County Times & West Middlesex Gazette/Middlesex Chronicle)
20 February – Group One and Foundations (Middlesex County Times & West Middlesex Gazette) This isn’t the more famous Foundations
24 February – The Tributes and The T-Set (Middlesex County Times & West Middlesex Gazette)
27 February – Two groups (Middlesex County Times & West Middlesex Gazette)
3 March – Two groups (Middlesex County Times & West Middlesex Gazette)
6 March – New Group One and George Bean & The Runners (Middlesex County Times & West Middlesex Gazette/Hayes Gazette)
10 March – The Penny Blacks and Y-The-L (Middlesex County Times & West Middlesex Gazette/Hayes Gazette)
13 March – Group One with Patsy and The Soundtracks (Middlesex County Times & West Middlesex Gazette)
17 March – 5’s Company and The Rest (Middlesex County Times & West Middlesex Gazette)
20 March – Group One and The Discords (Middlesex County Times & West Middlesex Gazette)
24 March – The Tributes and The Michigan Set (Middlesex County Times & West Middlesex Gazette)
27 March – The Group One with Patsy and The Blue Shades (Middlesex County Times & West Middlesex Gazette)
31 March – The Flames (aka Jeff Curtis & The Flames) and The Legends (Middlesex County Times & West Middlesex Gazette)
3 April – Two groups (Middlesex County Times & West Middlesex Gazette)
7 April – Two groups (Middlesex County Times & West Middlesex Gazette)
10 April – Two groups (Middlesex County Times & West Middlesex Gazette)
14 April – Two groups (Middlesex County Times & West Middlesex Gazette)
17 April – Group One and The Hi-Jacks (Middlesex County Times & West Middlesex Gazette)
21 April – The Penny Blacks and The Unamed (Middlesex County Times & West Middlesex Gazette)
24 April – The In-Betweens (Middlesex County Times & West Middlesex Gazette)
28 April – Two groups (Middlesex County Times & West Middlesex Gazette)
1 May – Two groups (Middlesex County Times & West Middlesex Gazette)
5 May – Two groups (Middlesex County Times & West Middlesex Gazette)
8 May – Group One and After 8 Blues (Middlesex County Times & West Middlesex Gazette)
12 May – The Beatwares and The Tramps (Middlesex County Times & West Middlesex Gazette)
15 May – Group One and The City Blues (Middlesex County Times & West Middlesex Gazette)
19 May – The Penny Blacks and The Night Shift (Middlesex County Times & West Middlesex Gazette)
22 May – Group One and The Trades (Middlesex County Times & West Middlesex Gazette)
26 May – 2×2 and Legal Matter (Middlesex County Times & West Middlesex Gazette)
29 May – Two groups (Middlesex County Times & West Middlesex Gazette)
2 June – Two groups (Middlesex County Times & West Middlesex Gazette)
5 June – Two groups (Middlesex County Times & West Middlesex Gazette)
9 June – Two groups (Middlesex County Times & West Middlesex Gazette)
12 June – Two groups (Middlesex County Times & West Middlesex Gazette)
16 June – Two groups (Middlesex County Times & West Middlesex Gazette)
19 June – Group One and Someone Else (Middlesex County Times & West Middlesex Gazette)
23 June – 5’s a Company (Five’s Company?) and The Skor (Middlesex County Times & West Middlesex Gazette)
26 June – Group One with Barbara Ann and Imminent (Middlesex County Times & West Middlesex Gazette)
30 June – The Keys and Den Oyzee (Middlesex County Times & West Middlesex Gazette)
3 July – Group One with Barbara Ann & The Insects (Middlesex County Times & West Middlesex Gazette/Harrow Weekly Post)
7 July – The Zombies and The Boots (Middlesex County Times & West Middlesex Gazette) Not sure if this is Rod Argent’s Zombies
10 July – Group One and Miston-Tuac (Middlesex County Times & West Middlesex Gazette/Harrow Observer)
14 July – The Zombies and Someone Else (Middlesex County Times & West Middlesex Gazette/Harrow Observer) Not sure if this is Rod Argent’s Zombies
17 July – Group One and The Meteors (Harrow Weekly Post)
21 July – Insect and The Debtors (Harrow Weekly Post)
24 July – Two groups (Middlesex County Times & West Middlesex Gazette)
28 July – The Sultans and ‘Blues folk’ (Harrow Observer)
31 July – Two groups (Middlesex County Times & West Middlesex Gazette)
4 August – Two groups (Middlesex County Times & West Middlesex Gazette)
7 August – Group One and The Blackouts (Middlesex County Times & West Middlesex Gazette)
11 August – 2×2 and The Unconcerned (Middlesex County Times & West Middlesex Gazette)
14 August – Group One and The Mellows (Middlesex County Times & West Middlesex Gazette)
18 August – Insect Conventions (Harrow Weekly Post)
21 August – Group One and Track One (Middlesex County Times & West Middlesex Gazette)
25 August – 5’s Company and The Unconcerned (Middlesex County Times & West Middlesex Gazette)
28 August – Two groups (Middlesex County Times & West Middlesex Gazette)
1 September – Two groups (Middlesex County Times & West Middlesex Gazette)
4 September – Two groups (Middlesex County Times & West Middlesex Gazette)
8 September – Two groups (Middlesex County Times & West Middlesex Gazette)
11 September – Two groups (Middlesex County Times & West Middlesex Gazette)
15 September – Two groups (Middlesex County Times & West Middlesex Gazette)
18 September – Group One and Blue Fringe (Middlesex County Times & West Middlesex Gazette/Harrow Observer)
22 September – The Fortunes and Pam’s Goodies (Middlesex County Times & West Middlesex Gazette)
25 September – Two groups (Middlesex County Times & West Middlesex Gazette)
29 September – Two groups (Middlesex County Times & West Middlesex Gazette)
2 October – Two groups (Middlesex County Times & West Middlesex Gazette)
6 October – Two groups (Middlesex County Times & West Middlesex Gazette)
9 October – Two groups (Middlesex County Times & West Middlesex Gazette)
13 October – Two groups (Middlesex County Times & West Middlesex Gazette)
16 October – Two groups (Middlesex County Times & West Middlesex Gazette)
20 October – Two groups (Middlesex County Times & West Middlesex Gazette)
23 October – Two groups (Middlesex County Times & West Middlesex Gazette)
26 October – Group One and Gravey Train (Middlesex County Times & West Middlesex Gazette)
30 October – Group One and Alsops Fables (Middlesex County Times & West Middlesex Gazette)
3 November – Two groups (Middlesex County Times & West Middlesex Gazette)
6 November – Group One and The PM Squares (Middlesex County Times & West Middlesex Gazette)
10 November – The Flames (aka Jeff Curtis & The Flames) and The 10 Boots (Middlesex Chronicle)
13 November – Group One and Take Five (Middlesex County Times & West Middlesex Gazette)
17 November – Locomotion and The Priory Monks (Middlesex County Times & West Middlesex Gazette)
20 November – Two groups (Middlesex County Times & West Middlesex Gazette)
24 November – Two groups (Middlesex County Times & West Middlesex Gazette)
27 November – Two groups (Middlesex County Times & West Middlesex Gazette)
1 December – Two groups (Middlesex County Times & West Middlesex Gazette)
4 December – Group one and The Rave (Middlesex County Times & West Middlesex Gazette)
8 December – The Flashbacks and The Sunsets (Middlesex County Times & West Middlesex Gazette)
11 December – The Cage (Harrow Weekly Post)
15 December – Two groups (Middlesex County Times & West Middlesex Gazette)
18 December – Two groups (Middlesex County Times & West Middlesex Gazette)
22 December – Two groups (Middlesex County Times & West Middlesex Gazette)
23 December – Bobby King & The Sabres (Friday) (Middlesex County Times & West Middlesex Gazette)
26 December – Group One and Gravey Train (Monday) (Middlesex County Times & West Middlesex Gazette)
1967
I have significant gaps in 1967 and would welcome any additions. Again, it looks like bands played on Thursdays and Sundays
1 January – Group One and Outer Limit (Harrow Weekly Post)
5 January – Two groups (Middlesex County Times & West Middlesex Gazette)
8 January – Two groups (Middlesex County Times & West Middlesex Gazette)
12 January – Two groups (Middlesex County Times & West Middlesex Gazette)
15 January – Group One and The Modern Blue Six (Middlesex County Times & West Middlesex Gazette)
19 January – Bryans Kick and Phase Six (Middlesex County Times & West Middlesex Gazette)
22 January – Two groups (Middlesex County Times & West Middlesex Gazette)
26 January – Two groups (Middlesex County Times & West Middlesex Gazette)
29 January – Group One and Cage Rage (probably Middlesex County Times & West Middlesex Gazette)
2 February – Group One (Middlesex County Times & West Middlesex Gazette)
5 February – Two groups (Middlesex County Times & West Middlesex Gazette)
9 February – Two groups (Middlesex County Times & West Middlesex Gazette)
11 February – The Way Out, The Hub Bub Sound and Jeep Rongle (Saturday) (Middlesex County Times & West Middlesex Gazette)
12 February – Group One, The Cage and Magog 5 (Middlesex County Times & West Middlesex Gazette)
16 February – The Accent (Middlesex County Times & West Middlesex Gazette)
19 February – The Penny Blacks (Middlesex County Times & West Middlesex Gazette)
23 February – Two groups (Middlesex County Times & West Middlesex Gazette)
26 February – 2×2 and The Falcons (Middlesex County Times & West Middlesex Gazette)
2 March – Two groups (Middlesex County Times & West Middlesex Gazette)
5 March – Two groups (Middlesex County Times & West Middlesex Gazette)
9 March – Two groups (Middlesex County Times & West Middlesex Gazette)
12 March – Two groups (Middlesex County Times & West Middlesex Gazette)
16 March – Two groups (Middlesex County Times & West Middlesex Gazette)
19 March – Two groups (Middlesex County Times & West Middlesex Gazette)
23 March – Two groups (Middlesex County Times & West Middlesex Gazette)
26 March – 2×2 and Torque (Middlesex County Times & West Middlesex Gazette)
27 March – The Keys and Safari (Monday) (Middlesex County Times & West Middlesex Gazette/Harrow Observer)
30 March – Two groups (Middlesex County Times & West Middlesex Gazette)
2 April – Two groups (Middlesex County Times & West Middlesex Gazette)
6 April – Two groups (Middlesex County Times & West Middlesex Gazette)
9 April – The Flashbak’ks and The Corsairs (Middlesex County Times & West Middlesex Gazette) The Harrow Observer lists The Corvettes
13 April – The Shameless and The Teaks (Middlesex County Times & West Middlesex Gazette/Harrow Observer)
16 April – The Penny Blacks and Captain Rudley Group (Harrow Observer)
20 April – The Keys and The Situation (Middlesex County Times & West Middlesex Gazette/Harrow Observer)
23 April – Two groups (Middlesex County Times & West Middlesex Gazette)
27 April – Two groups (Middlesex County Times & West Middlesex Gazette)
Geoff Chinnery, manager of The Dave Martin Group, confirms from his diary that the band auditioned at the venue on 27 April
29 April – The Keys and Locomotion (Middlesex County Times & West Middlesex Gazette)
4 May – Two groups (Middlesex County Times & West Middlesex Gazette)
7 May – Two groups (Middlesex County Times & West Middlesex Gazette)
11 May – The Midnights (Middlesex County Times & West Middlesex Gazette/Harrow Observer)
15 May – The Motive (Harrow Observer)
18 May – Two groups (Middlesex County Times & West Middlesex Gazette)
21 May – Two groups (Middlesex County Times & West Middlesex Gazette)
25 May – Two groups (Middlesex County Times & West Middlesex Gazette)
28 May – Two groups (Middlesex County Times & West Middlesex Gazette)
1 June – Two groups (Middlesex County Times & West Middlesex Gazette)
4 June – Two groups (Middlesex County Times & West Middlesex Gazette)
Geoff Chinnery, manager of The Dave Martin Group, confirms from his diary that the band was one of the two groups that performed on 4 June
8 June – Two groups (Middlesex County Times & West Middlesex Gazette)
11 June – The Keys and The Code (Middlesex County Times & West Middlesex Gazette)
15 June – The Shameless and The Set (Middlesex County Times & West Middlesex Gazette)
18 June – Two groups (Middlesex County Times & West Middlesex Gazette)
22 June – Two groups (Middlesex County Times & West Middlesex Gazette)
25 June – Two groups (Middlesex County Times & West Middlesex Gazette)
29 June – Two groups (Middlesex County Times & West Middlesex Gazette)
2 July – Two groups (Middlesex County Times & West Middlesex Gazette)
6 July – Two groups (Middlesex County Times & West Middlesex Gazette)
9 July – Two groups (Middlesex County Times & West Middlesex Gazette)
13 July – Two groups (Middlesex County Times & West Middlesex Gazette)
15 July – The Shameless and Tales of Justice (Saturday) (Middlesex County Times & West Middlesex Gazette/Harrow Observer)
20 July – Two groups (Middlesex County Times & West Middlesex Gazette)
22 July – Karl G & The Arrows and Cameron’s Impact (Saturday) (Middlesex County Times & West Middlesex Gazette/Harrow Observer)
27 July – Two groups (Middlesex County Times & West Middlesex Gazette)
30 July – Two groups (Middlesex County Times & West Middlesex Gazette)
3 August – Two groups (Middlesex County Times & West Middlesex Gazette)
6 August – The Arrows (Middlesex County Times & West Middlesex Gazette/Harrow Observer)
10 August – The Motive (Middlesex County Times & West Middlesex Gazette/Harrow Observer)
13 August – Two groups (Middlesex County Times & West Middlesex Gazette)
17 August – Two groups (Middlesex County Times & West Middlesex Gazette)
20 August – Two groups (Middlesex County Times & West Middlesex Gazette)
24 August – Two groups (Middlesex County Times & West Middlesex Gazette)
28 August – Karl G Arrows (Monday) (Middlesex County Times & West Middlesex Gazette/Harrow Observer)
31 August – Two groups (Middlesex County Times & West Middlesex Gazette)
3 September – Two groups (Middlesex County Times & West Middlesex Gazette)
7 September – Two groups (Middlesex County Times & West Middlesex Gazette)
10 September – Two groups (Middlesex County Times & West Middlesex Gazette)
14 September – Two groups (Middlesex County Times & West Middlesex Gazette)
17 September – Two groups (Middlesex County Times & West Middlesex Gazette)
21 September – Two groups (Middlesex County Times & West Middlesex Gazette)
24 September – Two groups (Middlesex County Times & West Middlesex Gazette)
28 September – Two groups (Middlesex County Times & West Middlesex Gazette)
1 October – Two groups (Middlesex County Times & West Middlesex Gazette)
5 October – Two groups (Middlesex County Times & West Middlesex Gazette)
8 October – Two groups (Middlesex County Times & West Middlesex Gazette)
12 October – Two groups (Middlesex County Times & West Middlesex Gazette)
15 October – Two groups (Middlesex County Times & West Middlesex Gazette)
19 October – Two groups (Middlesex County Times & West Middlesex Gazette)
22 October – Two groups (Middlesex County Times & West Middlesex Gazette)
26 October – Two groups (Middlesex County Times & West Middlesex Gazette)
29 October – Two groups (Middlesex County Times & West Middlesex Gazette)
2 November – Two groups (Middlesex County Times & West Middlesex Gazette)
5 November – Two groups (Middlesex County Times & West Middlesex Gazette)
9 November – The Coloured Raisins with Honey Darling (Middlesex County Times & West Middlesex Gazette/Harrow Observer/Thames Valley Times)
12 November – Two groups (Middlesex County Times & West Middlesex Gazette)
16 November – Two groups (Middlesex County Times & West Middlesex Gazette)
19 November – Two groups (Middlesex County Times & West Middlesex Gazette)
23 November – Two groups (Middlesex County Times & West Middlesex Gazette)
24 November (Friday) Washington DCs and The Motives (Thames Valley Times)
30 November – The Gods and The Motives (Harrow Observer/Middlesex County Times & West Middlesex Gazette/Thames Valley Times) Locomotion replaced The Motives
3 December – Two groups (Middlesex County Times & West Middlesex Gazette)
7 December – Two groups (Middlesex County Times & West Middlesex Gazette)
10 December – Two groups (Middlesex County Times & West Middlesex Gazette)
14 December – Two groups (Middlesex County Times & West Middlesex Gazette)
17 December – Two groups (Middlesex County Times & West Middlesex Gazette)
21 December – The Hummingbirds (Middlesex County Times & West Middlesex Gazette/Harrow Observer)
24 December – The Arrows (Harrow Observer)
26 December – The Motive (Tuesday) (Harrow Observer)
31 December – The Nett (Harrow Observer)
1968
I have a lot of gaps in 1968 and would welcome any additions
17 March – Lemon Tree Men and Locomotion (Thames Valley Times)
19 April – The Firestones (Thames Valley Times)
26 July – Pinkerton’s Colours (Thames Valley Times)
11 August – Marmalade (Thames Valley Times)
25 August – Amboy Dukes (Thames Valley Times)
15 September – The Foundations (Thames Valley Times)
29 September – The Coloured Raisins (Thames Valley Times)
13 October – The Mojos (Thames Valley Times)
24 October – Plastic Penny (Thames Valley Times)
3 November – Jimmy James & The Vagabonds (Thames Valley Times)
17 November – Plastic Penny (Thames Valley Times)
1 December – The Nite Riders (Harrow Observer)
8 December – The Rick ‘N’ Beckers (Harrow Observer)
15 December – Jimmy James & The Vagabonds (Harrow Observer)
22 December – Jon James & The Swamp (Harrow Observer)
24 December – Karl G Arrows (Tuesday) (Harrow Observer)
29 December – Simon K & The Meantimers (Harrow Observer)
Together with St Mary’s Hall, also in Putney, the Pontiac Club was a popular venue in southwest London in the early-mid 1960s.
Chris Farlowe & The Thunderbirds were resident band there at one point as were The Action, formerly The Boys and John Mayall’s Bluesbreakers.
The club was located at 200 Upper Richmond Road, Putney, near the main railway station.
I have started a gig list below and would welcome any additions as well as memories in the comments below. If you have any memorabilia, including posters for the club, I would be happy to include them with a credit.
1963
28 December 1963 (Saturday) – Manfred Mann and Mark Leeman Five (Greg Russo’s research)
1965
Initially billed as the New Pontiac Club
27 May 1965 (Thursday) – Donovan with full supporting groups (Kingston & Malden Borough News)
28 May 1965 (Friday) – Alex Harvey Soul Band with support (Melody Maker/Kingston & Malden Borough News)
29 May 1965 (Saturday) – The Peddlers with support (Melody Maker/Kingston & Malden Borough News)
30 May 1965 (Sunday) – Rey Anton & The Peppermint Men with support (Melody Maker/Kingston & Malden Borough News)
Photo: Melody Maker
2 June 1965 (Wednesday) – Alexis Korner with support (Melody Maker/Kingston & Malden Borough News)
4 June 1965 (Friday) – The Downliners Sect and The Boston Dexters (Melody Maker)
5 June 1965 (Saturday) – The Beat Merchants, The Billy Woods Combo and The Boston Dexters (Melody Maker)
6 June 1965 (Sunday) – Mike Berry & The Outsiders with support (Melody Maker)
9 June 1965 (Wednesday) – The Muleskinners with support (Melody Maker)
Future Small Faces keyboard player Ian McLagan played with The Muleskinners.
11 June 1965 (Friday) – Herbie Goins & The Night-Timers (New Musical Express)
Photo: Melody Maker
16 June 1965 (Wednesday) – The Boston Dexters and The Blues Messengers (Melody Maker)
18 June 1965 (Friday) – John Mayall’s Bluesbreakers (Melody Maker)
19 June 1965 (Saturday) – Alex Harvey’s Soul Band (Melody Maker)
20 June 1965 (Sunday) – The Hollies and Rey Anton & The Peppermint Men (Melody Maker)
Photo: Melody Maker
25 June 1965 (Friday) – The Boston Dexters and Long John Baldry & The Hoochie Coochie Men (Melody Maker)
26 June 1965 (Saturday) – The Mark Leeman Five (New Musical Express/Melody Maker)
27 June 1965 (Sunday) – Phil Ryan & The Crescents (New Musical Express/Melody Maker) Ronnie Jones & The Blue Jays may also have been on the bill for this date
30 June 1965 (Wednesday) – The Artwoods and The Boston Dexters (Melody Maker/New Musical Express)
2 July 1965 (Friday) – The Mark Leeman Five and Platform 6 (Melody Maker/New Musical Express)
3 July 1965 (Saturday) – The Comanches and The Primitives (Melody Maker)
4 July 1965 (Sunday) – Gerry L Thompson & The Sidewinders (Melody Maker)
7 July 1965 (Wednesday) – The Boston Dexters (New Musical Express)
Photo: Melody Maker
9 July 1965 (Friday) – The Beat Merchants and The Comanches (New Musical Express/Melody Maker)
10 July 1965 (Saturday) – Herbie Goins & The Night-timers and Gerry L Thompson & The Sidewinders (New Musical Express/Melody Maker)
11 July 1965 (Sunday) – The Boston Dexters and The Fetish Crowd (New Musical Express/Melody Maker)
14 July 1965 (Wednesday) – Manfred Mann and The Boston Dexters (New Musical Express/Melody Maker)
16 July 1965 (Friday) – The Checkmates and The Thoughts (New Musical Express)
17 July 1965 (Saturday) – Ronnie Jones & The Blue Jays and Gerry L Thompson & The Sidewinders (New Musical Express)
18 July 1965 (Sunday) – The Boston Dexters (New Musical Express)
Photo: Melody Maker
21 July 1965 (Wednesday) – The Classmates and Group Survival (Melody Maker)
23 July 1965 (Friday) – Gerry L Thompson & The Sidewinders and The Five Proud Walkers (New Musical Express/Melody Maker)
24 July 1965 (Saturday) – The Action and Peter Fenton & The Tasty Mob (New Musical Express/Melody Maker)
The Action were recently billed as The Boys.
25 July 1965 (Sunday) – The Thoughts (New Musical Express/Melody Maker)
Photo: Melody Maker
28 July 1965 (Wednesday) – The Who and surf band in support (New Musical Express/Melody Maker) (see comments section below) This could have been The Summer Set
30 July 1965 (Friday) – Gerry L Thompson & The Sidewinders and The RBQ (New Musical Express/Melody Maker)
31 July 1965 (Saturday) – John Lee’s Groundhogs (New Musical Express/Melody Maker)
1 August (Sunday) – The Boston Dexters (New Musical Express)
Photo: Melody Maker
4 August 1965 (Wednesday) – John Mayall’s Bluesbreakers (Melody Maker)
John Mayall’s Bluesbreakers started a regular (two month) Wednesday night residency on this date.
6 August 1965 (Friday) – Tony Knight’s Chessmen and The Fetish Crowd (Melody Maker/New Musical Express)
7 August 1965 (Saturday) – Herbie Goins & The Night-timers and Soul Survival (Melody Maker/New Musical Express)
Later this same evening The Byrds played at the Pontiac Club. According to author Don Hughes, The Dae-b-Four were the support band.
8 August (Sunday) – The Boston Dexters (Melody Maker)
11 August 1965 (Wednesday) – John Mayall’s Bluesbreakers (Melody Maker)
13 August 1965 (Friday) – Guy Hamilton & The Senators (Melody Maker)
14 August 1965 (Saturday) – The Primitives and The Boston Dexters (Melody Maker)
15 August 1965 (Sunday) – The Boston Dexters (Melody Maker)
18 August 1965 (Wednesday) – John Mayall’s Bluesbreakers (Melody Maker)
20 August 1965 (Friday) – The Fenmen (New Musical Express)
21 August 1965 (Saturday) – The Action and Sonny Childe & The Cool School (New Musical Express)
22 August 1965 (Sunday) – The Truth (New Musical Express)
25 August 1965 (Wednesday) – John Mayall’s Bluesbreakers (New Musical Express)
According to Christopher Hjort’s excellent book Strange Brew, this was the last gig by The Bluesbreakers with Eric Clapton who left and was replaced by a succession of fill-in guitarists before returning in November.
Photo: Melody Maker
27 August 1965 (Friday) – Ronnie Jones & The Blue Jays (New Musical Express/Melody Maker)
28 August 1965 (Saturday) – Herbie Goins & The Night-timers (New Musical Express/Melody Maker)
29 August 1965 (Sunday) – The Ingoes (New Musical Express/Melody Maker)
The Ingoes morphed into Blossom Toes.
1 September 1965 (Wednesday) – John Mayall’s Bluesbreakers (New Musical Express/Melody Maker)
According to Christopher Hjort’s book, John Weider, who has previously played with Johnny Kidd & The Pirates among others, covered for Eric Clapton in The Bluesbreakers for this gig.
3 September 1965 (Friday) – Chris Farlowe & The Thunderbirds (New Musical Express)
4 September 1965 (Saturday) – The VIPs (New Musical Express)
The VIPs band morphed into Spooky Tooth.
5 September 1965 (Sunday) – The Action (Melody Maker)
The Action had a regular Sunday residency at this venue for a while. Some sources also note that The Objects played in support on this date.
8 September 1965 (Wednesday) – John Mayall’s Bluesbreakers (Melody Maker)
According to Christopher Hjort’s book, John Slaughter from Chris Barber’s band covered for Eric Clapton in The Bluesbreakers for this gig.
10 September 1965 (Friday) – The Crowd (Melody Maker)
11 September 1965 (Saturday) – The Rick ‘N’ Beckers (Melody Maker)
12 September 1965 (Sunday) – The Action (Melody Maker)
15 September 1965 (Wednesday) – John Mayall’s Bluesbreakers (Melody Maker)
According to Christopher Hjort’s book, former Jimmy Powell & The Five Dimensions guitarist Geoff Krivit covered for Eric Clapton in The Bluesbreakers for this gig.
Photo: Melody Maker
18 September 1965 (Saturday) – Herbie Goins & The Night-timers (Melody Maker)
19 September 1965 (Sunday) – The Action (Melody Maker)
22 September 1965 (Wednesday) – John Mayall’s Bluesbreakers (Melody Maker)
According to Christopher Hjort’s book, former Jimmy Powell & The Five Dimensions guitarist Geoff Krivit covered for Eric Clapton in The Bluesbreakers for this gig.
This is the band’s final show at the Pontiac and Hjort notes that Peter Green approached Mayall at this venue to ask if he could take over from Krivit as permanent guitarist.
Photo: Melody Maker
24 September 1965 (Friday) – Tony Colton’s Big Boss Band (Melody Maker)
25 September 1965 (Saturday) – The Beat Merchants (Melody Maker)
26 September 1965 (Sunday) – The Action (Melody Maker)
1 October 1965 (Friday) – The Bo Street Runners (Melody Maker)
2 October 1965 (Saturday) – The VIPs (Melody Maker)
3 October 1965 (Sunday) – The Action (Melody Maker)
9 October 1965 (Saturday) – Five Proud Walkers (Info from John Treais)
10 October 1965 (Sunday) – Jimmy Witherspoon (Melody Maker)
Photo: Melody Maker
15 October 1965 (Friday) – Them (Melody Maker)
Them was Van Morrison’s Belfast band. Around this time, former members began gigged in a rival Them.
16 October 1965 (Saturday) – The Arthur Brown Union (Info from John Treais)
17 October 1965 (Sunday) – Gary Farr & T-Bones (Melody Maker)
20 October 1965 (Wednesday) – T-Bone Walker and The Blue Jays (Melody Maker)
Photo: Melody Maker
22 October 1965 (Friday) – Dean Ford & The Gaylords (Melody Maker)
This band morphed into Marmalade.
23 October 1965 (Saturday) – The Vectors (Melody Maker)
24 October 1965 (Sunday) – The Action (Melody Maker)
30 October 1964 (Saturday) – Victor Brox (Info from John Treais)
31 October 1965 (Sunday) – The Action (Melody Maker)
6 November 1965 (Saturday) – J C & The Machine (aka Julian Covey) (Melody Maker)
After John McVie was sacked from John Mayall’s Bluesbreakers on 3 October, he found work with Julian Covey’s band until he returned to Mayall in early January 1966.
7 November 1965 (Sunday) – The Action (Melody Maker)
9 November 1965 (Tuesday) – Wilson Pickett (Melody Maker)
Photo: Melody Maker
17 December 1965 (Friday) – The Carnaby (Melody Maker)
18 December 1965 (Saturday) – The High Society (Melody Maker)
This group had recently been The Arthur Brown Union but when Arthur left earlier this month, singer Dave Terry (aka Elmer Gantry) took over. They soon became The Union.
19 December 1965 (Sunday) – The Crowd with Peter Fenton (Melody Maker)
24 December 1965 (Friday) – The Army (Melody Maker)
Emerging out of Hampton R&B band, The Others, this group soon changed name to Sands.
26 December 1965 (Sunday) – Herbie Goins & The Night-timers (Melody Maker)
27 December 1965 (Monday) – The Mickey Finn (Melody Maker)
1966
17 March 1966 (Thursday) – The Loose Ends and support (Melody Maker)
19 March 1966 (Saturday) – The Checkers and support (Melody Maker)
20 March 1966 (Sunday) – The In Crowd (Melody Maker)
The In Crowd morphed into Tomorrow in early 1967.
23 March 1966 (Wednesday) – Jimmy James & The Vagabonds (Melody Maker)
24 March 1966 (Thursday) – The Mickey Finns (Melody Maker)
26 March 1966 (Saturday) – The Basic 5 (Melody Maker)
27 March 1966 (Sunday) – The Shevells (Melody Maker)
5 May 1966 (Thursday) – The Carl Douglas Set (poster from Ken Baxter)
7 May 1966 (Saturday) – Dracken Lewis 5 (most likely Deakin Lewis) and Front Line (poster from Ken Baxter)
28 May 1966 (Saturday) – Jo Jo Gunne (Melody Maker)
4 June 1966 (Saturday) – The Drag Set (Melody Maker)
18 June 1966 (Saturday) – Jo Jo Gunne (Melody Maker)
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