Welcome to another posting of a series of gig listings for 1960s bands. None of these lists is exhaustive and my idea is to add to them in the comments section below over time. They are here for future researchers to draw on and, where possible, I have added some of the sources used at the end, whether they are newspapers or websites.  I have also added a few interesting bits of information and will add images in time.

I’d like to encourage band members to get in touch to share memories, or for anyone to send corrections/clarifications to my email: Warchive@aol.com 

Equally important, if you attended any of the gigs below or played in the support band, please do leave your memories below in the comments section for future historians to use. If you know of any missing gigs, please add them too, if possible, with the sources.

DAVE ANTHONY’S MOODS:

Tony Head (lead vocals)

Tim Large (guitar)

Bob Michaels (keyboards)

Bill Jacobs (bass)

Andy Kirk (trumpet)

Pete Sweet (saxophone) 

Graham Livermore (trombone)

John Devekey (drums)

1965

23 September 1965 – Cromwellian, South Kensington, west London

1 October 1965 – Fresher’s Ball, Student Union, Southwest Essex Technical College, Walthamstow, north London (poster)

6 October 1965 – Eel Pie Island, Twickenham, west London with Jimmy James & TheVagabonds

9 October 1965 – El Partido, Lewisham, southeast London with Next of Kin, The Loose Ends and Duke Lee

16 October 1965 – 100 Club, Oxford Street, central London with The Artwoods and The Loose Ends

20 October 1965 – Cromwellian, South Kensington, west London

24 October 1965 – Eel Pie Island, Twickenham, west London with Jesse Fuller

28 October 1965 – Cromwellian, South Kensington, west London

30 October 1965 – Penthouse Club, Bromley, southeast London

4 November 1965 – Cromwellian, South Kensington, west London

6 November 1965 – Eel Pie Island, Twickenham, west London with Neil Sedalia Jazzband

7 November 1965 – Eel Pie Island, Twickenham, west London

11 November 1965 – 100 Club, Oxford Street, central London

14 November 1965 – Hoochie Coochie Club, Wooden Bridge Hotel, Guildford, Surrey Billed as The Moods

20 November 1965 – Corn Exchange, King’s Lynn, Norfolk with The Applejacks

24 November 1965 – Eel Pie Island, Twickenham, west London with The Right Track

27 November 1965 – Flamingo, Wardour Street, Soho, central London

1 December 1965 – 100 Club, Oxford Street, central London

2 December 1965 – Klooks Kleek, West Hampstead, north London

4 December 1965 – Dungeon, Nottingham

8 December 1965 – 100 Club, Oxford Street, London

10 December 1965 – Eel Pie Island, Twickenham, west London

11 December 1965 – 100 Club, Oxford Street, London with Artwoods and The Five Proud Walkers

15 December 1965 – 100 Club, Oxford Street, central London

22 December 1965 – 100 Club, Oxford Street, central London

29 December 1965 ­– 100 Club, Oxford Street, central London

1966

1 January 1966 – Beachcomber, Nottingham

15 January 1966 – Wood Green, north London

30 January 1966 – Co-Operative Hall, Warrington, Cheshire with The Cymerons and The Overlanders

31 January 1966 – Quaintways, Chester, Cheshire with The Herd, The Wall City Jazzmen and Bob Ross plus The Apache

2 February 1966 – Marquee, Wardour Street, Soho, central London with Al Stewart

5 February 1966 – Worsley Civic Hall, Walkden, Worsley, Greater Manchester with The Goldie, DJ Smith & The Moonrakers and The Missin’ Lynx

12 February 1966 – California Ballroom, Dunstable, Bedfordshire with Goldie & The Gingerbreads, Jeff Curtis & The Flames and The Game

25 February 1966 – Top Ten Club, Manchester with Goldie & The Gingerbreads

26 February 1966 – Carousel Club, Farnborough, Hampshire with Goldie & The Gingerbreads and The Tremors

13 March 1966 – Eel Pie Island, Twickenham, west London

13 April 1966 – Target Paul’s Row, High Wycombe, Bucks

27 April 1966 – Eel Pie Island, Twickenham, west London

8 May 1966 – Orford Cellar, Norwich, Norfolk

11 May 1966 – Shambles, Stroud, Gloucestershire

18 May 1966 – Eel Pie Island, Twickenham, west London with John Lee’s Groundhogs

30 May 1966 – Redcar Jazz Club, Redcar, North Yorkshire with The Mark Leeman Five, The Graham Bond Organisation and The Alan Bown Set

Bob Downes briefly took over from Pete Sweet around this time.

4 June 1966 – Haymarket Lounge, Basingstoke, Hampshire

5 June 1966 – Le Metro, Birmingham

12 June 1966 – Eel Pie Island, Twickenham, west London with the Artwoods

16 June 1966 – Klooks Kleek, West Hampstead, north London

17 June 1966 – Il Rondo, Leicester

25 June 1966 – Harpenden Public Hall, Harpenden, Herts with The Associates

2 July 1966 – Cromford, Derbyshire (venue not known)

3 July 1966 – Dereham Tavern, Dereham, Norfolk with Barry Lee Show

4 July 1966 – Tiles, Oxford Street, central London

6 July 1966 – Eel Pie Island, Twickenham, west London with Deakin Lewis Band

Around this time Roger Peacock took over from Tony Head.

7 July 1966 – Adam & Eve, Southampton, Hants

8 July 1966 – Glenlyn Ballroom, Forest Hill, southeast London

9 July 1966 – Burlesque, Leicester with King Loon

9 July 1966 – Stamford R&B Club, Stamford Hotel, Stamford, Lincolnshire

15 July 1966 – Ram Jam, Brixton, south London

15 July 1966 – Flamingo, Wardour Street, Soho, central London

16 July 1966 – Crown Hotel, Poole, Dorset

17 July 1966 – Downs Ballroom, Hassocks, West Sussex with The Move

23 July 1966 – The Dolphin, Marine Court, St Leonards, East Sussex with Beat Syndicate

23 July 1966 – Le Metro, Birmingham, West Midlands

27 July 1966 – Klooks Kleek, West Hampstead, north London

31 July 1966 – Eel Pie Island, Twickenham, west London with The Kleek

4 August 1966 – Adam & Eve, Southampton, Hampshire

12 August 1966 – Top Spot, Ross-on-Wye, Herefordshire with The Nashville Teens and The Pathfinders

13 August 1966 – Ram Jam, Brixton, south London with Rick ‘N’ Beckers

14 August 1966 – Agincourt Ballroom, Camberley, Surrey with support

15 August 1966 – Woodhall Community Centre, Welwyn Garden City, Hertfordshire

18 August 1966 – Klooks Kleek, West Hampstead, north London

19 August 1966 – Elite Ballroom, Newark

20 August 1966 – Witchdoctor, Catford, southeast London

27 August 1966 – Beachcomber Club, Nottingham

28 August 1966 – Britannia Rowing Club, Nottingham

31 August 1966 – Eel Pie Island, Twickenham, west London

2 September 1966 – Regency Ballroom, Bath with The Nite Shift

4 September 1966 – Let Metro, Birmingham, West Midlands

11 September 1966 – Dereham Tavern, Dereham, Norfolk with Barry Lee Show

16 September 1966 – Scene Club, Canton, Cardiff, Wales

16 September 1966 – Glenlyn Ballroom, Forest Hill, southeast London (this is more likely to be 17th September after Ashford gig below)

17 September 1966 – 2 Bs Club, Ashford, Kent

18 September 1966 – The Place, Hanley, Staffordshire (needs confirmation)

20 September 1966 – Cromwellian, South Kensington, west London

21 September 1966 – Eel Pie Island, Twickenham, west London with The Convention

22 September 1966 – Adam & Eve, Southampton, Hampshire

24 September 1966 – Subscription Room, Stroud, Gloucestershire

25 September 1966 – The Place, Hanley, Staffordshire

27 September 1966 – Cromwellian, South Kensington, west London

1 October 1966 – Tiles, Oxford Street, central London with The Uglys and The Ensemble

2 October 1966 – Eel Pie Island, Twickenham, west London with John Dummer Blues Band

6 October 1966 – Klooks Kleek, West Hampstead, north London

7 October 1966 – Fiesta Hall, Andover, Hampshire

8 October 1966 – Blue Moon, Cheltenham, Gloucestershire

9 October 1966 – Dereham Tavern, Dereham, Norfolk with Barry Lee Show

14 October 1966 – Pastures Hospital, Mickleover, Derby, Derbyshire

15 October 1966 – St Michael’s Youth Centre, Sydenham, southeast London

16 October 1966 – Le Metro, Birmingham, West Midlands

17 October 1966 – Baldock Youth Centre, Baldock, Hertfordshire

20 October 1966 – BRC R&B Club, Burton Manor, Stafford, Staffordshire

21 October 1966 – New Addington Hotel, Croydon, south London

22 October 1966 – Witchdoctor, Catford, southeast London with support

27 October 1966 – Klooks Kleek, West Hampstead, north London

30 October 1966 – Eel Pie Island, Twickenham, west London with Embers West

1 November 1966 – Concorde, Southampton, Hampshire

4 November 1966 – Il Rondo, Leicester, Leicestershire

5 November 1966 – Matlock Bath Pavilion, Matlock, Derbyshire with Wynder K Frog

7 November 1966 – Tiles, Oxford Street, central London with Carl Douglas & The Big Stampede

13 November 1966 – The Place, Hanley, Staffordshire

16 November 1966 – Eel Pie Island, Twickenham, west London with A Q Blues Band

17 November 1966 – Marquee, Wardour Street, Soho, central London with The Move

19 November 1966 – Le Metro, Birmingham, West Midlands

19 November 1966 – Beachcomber, Nottingham

19 November 1966 – King Mojo, Sheffield with Ben E King and Chapter 5

20 November 1966 – Le Metro, Birmingham, West Midlands

1 December 1966 – Klooks Kleek, West Hampstead, north London

2 December 1966 – Winter Gardens, Penzance, Cornwall with The Jaguars

3 December 1966 – Flamingo Ballroom, Redruth, Cornwall with The Dissatisfied

4 December 1966 – Flamingo Ballroom, Redruth, Cornwall

7 December 1966 – Eel Pie Island, Twickenham, west London with John Dummer Blues Band

9 December 1966 – Golden Torch, Tunstall, Staffordshire with The Syn and Gary Farr & The T-Bones

10 December 1966 – Club A Go-Go, Newcastle upon Tyne, Tyne & Wear with Junco Partners

17 December 1966 – New Spot, Gosport, Hampshire

18 December 1966 – Golden Torch, Tunstall, Staffordshire

24 December 1966 – Flamingo, Wardour Street, Soho, central London with The Blue Healers

Although they were billed to appear at the Flamingo on Christmas Eve, the band didn’t turn up as David Else rightly points out in the comments below and confirmed in Tim Large’s book.

26 December 1966 – Benn Memorial Hall, Rugby, Warwickshire with The Justin Brothers (Poster/Rugby Advertiser)

1967

5 January 1967 – Concorde, Basset Hotel, Southampton, Hampshire

6 January 1967 – Elwes Hall, Peterborough, Cambridgeshire

7 January 1967 – Midnight City, Birmingham, West Midlands with Timebox

18 January 1967 – Eel Pie Island, Twickenham, west London

21 January 1967 – Corn Exchange, Chelmsford, Essex with The Small Faces

22 January 1967 – Wooden Bridge, Guildford, Surrey with Whisky Ring

Tim Large did confirm that these January dates did happen

Melody Maker notes no vacant dates from February-May 1967 (band went to Italy and stayed there – see comments below)

Sources are not complete but include:

Cambridgeshire Times, Cheshire Observer, Derby Evening Telegraph, Express and Star, Evening Argus (Brighton), Evening Post, Evening Sentinel, Gloucestershire Echo, Gloucester Citizen, Grantham Journal, Leicester Mercury, Melody Maker, Lynn News, Aldershot News, Evening Echo, West Briton & Royal Cornwall Gazette, Eastern Evening News, Fabulous 208, Welwyn Times, Bucks Free Press, Essex Chronicle, Birmingham Evening Mail, Nottingham Evening Post, Andover Advertiser, Southern Echo, West Surrey Advertiser, Stamford Mercury and Peterborough Standard. Websites include: http://eelpieislandmusic.com/eel-pie-island-roll-call

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