Welcome to another posting of a series of gig listings for 1960s bands. None of these lists is exhaustive and my idea is to add to them in the comments section below over time. They are here for future researchers to draw on.  I have also added a few interesting bits of information and will add images in time.

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

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

Bobby Tench – bass, vocals (b. Trinidad)

Godfrey McLean – drums, vocals (b. Guyana)

Frank Clark – keyboards (b. Guyana)

Errol McLean – bass, congas (b. Guyana)

Humphrey Okoh – alto saxophone (b. Nigeria)

Ian Thomas – tenor saxophone (b. England)

The Gass was formed in May 1965 by the McLean brothers and Tench who soon recruited the remaining three members. 

According to an excellent article in the Westminster & Pimlico News from 12 August 1966 (page 7), the McLean brothers arrived in England from Guyana in 1962 having played in a number of bands together and separately, notably The Jokers. In London, Godfrey McLean played The Music Men and The Raymond Bouche group simultaneously. 

The brothers formed The Senators in mid-1965 with Trinidadian  Bobby Tench. The band became The Creators and then The Gass. 

Okoh had previously played with The African Messengers among other groups. Ian Thomas came from South Norwood.

The band’s debut single, “One of These Days” c/w “I Don’t Know Why” was released on Parlophone on 8 October 1965. 

1966

14 January 1966 – Flamingo, Wardour Street, Soho, central London with Lee Dorsey (Melody Maker)

14 January 1966 – Flamingo, Wardour Street, Soho, central London with Patti LaBelle & The Bluebells (Melody Maker)

15 January 1966 – Flamingo, Wardour Street, Soho, central London with Peter B’s Looners (Melody Maker)

21 January 1966 – Galaxy Club, Town Hall, Basingstoke, Hampshire (Hampshire & Berkshire Gazette)

22-23 January 1966 – Flamingo, Wardour Street, Soho, central London with The Rockhouse Band (Melody Maker)

29 January 1966 – Hermitage Ballroom, Hitchin, Herts with The Rockhouse Band and The Scots of St James (Luton News)

13 February 1966 – Kirklevington Country Club, Kirklevington, North Yorkshire (Middlesbrough Evening Gazette) Says they are resident band at Scotch of St James

14 February 1966 – Nottingham Boat Club, Nottingham with The Dawnbreakers (Down at the Boat book)

25 February 1966 – Ram Jam, Brixton, south London (Melody Maker)

27 February 1966 – Ram Jam, Brixton, south London (Melody Maker)

4 March 1966 – Flamingo, Wardour Street, Soho, central London with The Shevells (Melody Maker)

5 March 1966 – Dungeon Club, Nottingham (website: https://dungeonmods.wordpress.com/) Billed as Gas

6 March 1966 – Ram Jam, Brixton, south London (Melody Maker)

10 March 1966 – Klooks Kleek, West Hampstead, north London (Geoff Williams’ research: Decca Studios and Klooks Kleek book)

11 March 1966 – Ram Jam, Brixton, south London (Melody Maker)

12 March 1966 – Haymarket Lounge, Basingstoke, Hampshire (Hampshire & Berkshire Gazette)

13 March 1966 – Ram Jam, Brixton, south London (Melody Maker)

18 March 1966 – Carousel Club, 1 Camp Road, Farnborough, Hampshire with Mark Barry (Aldershot News)

7 April 1966 – Ram Jam, Brixton, south London with Martha & The Vandellas (Melody Maker)

17 April 1966 – Ram Jam, Brixton, south London (Melody Maker)

22 April 1966 – Ricky Tick, Harvest Moon, Guildford, Surrey (Surrey Advertiser)

5 May 1966 – Tofts, Folkestone, Kent (Melody Maker)

Lead guitarist Stuart Cowell, who had been playing with The Blues Movement (and before that The Rockhouse Band) joined in mid-May

22 May 1966 – Nottingham Boat Club, Nottingham (Nottingham Evening Post)

27 May 1966 – Ilford Town Hall, Ilford, east London with The Clayton Squares

The Gass’ second single, recorded prior to Cowell joining, is released on Parlophone on 27 May 1966. The single combines “The New Breed” with “In The City”. 

3 June 1966 – Ram Jam, Brixton, south London (Melody Maker)

The Kensington News and West London Times has a great story on the Gass in its 3 June issue with some details on the individual members.

5 June 1966 – Toft’s, Folkestone, Kent (Folkestone, Hythe & District Herald)

12 June 1966 – Central R&B Club, Central Hotel, Gillingham, Kent (Chatham, Rochester and Gillingham News)

13 June 1966 – Atlanta Ballroom, Woking, Surrey (Aldershot News/Camberley News) Says straight from the Flamingo, Soho

20 June 1966 – Woodhall Community Centre, Welwyn Garden City, Herts (website: http://www.coda-uk.co.uk/60’s_music_scene.htm)

25 June 1966 – Unknown venue, Cromford, Derbyshire (Poster)

2 July 1966 – Carousel Club, 1 Camp Road, Farnborough, Hampshire (Aldershot News/Camberley News) Says straight from the Flamingo, Soho

8 July 1966 – Market Hall, St Albans, Herts (Welwyn Advertiser)

15 July 1966 – Beaconsfield Youth Club, Beaconsfield, Bucks with J J Jackson (Bucks Free Press)

21 July 1966 – Concorde, Basset Hotel, Southampton, Hants (Southern Evening Echo)

22 July 1966 – Coles Oak House, Dedham, Essex (Fabulous 208)

23 July 1966 – Burleseque, Leicester (Fabulous 208)

26 July 1966 – Pendulum Club, Greenford, northwest London (Fabulous 208)

30 July 1966 – Stamford Arms Hotel, Stamford, Lincolnshire (Fabulous 208)

31 July 1966 – Nottingham Boat Club, Nottingham (Down at the Boat book)

5 August 1966 – Market Hall, St Albans, Herts (Welwyn Advertiser)

6 August 1966 – Marlborough Hall, Halifax, West Yorkshire (Halifax Evening Courier & Guardian)

6 August 1966 – Toft’s, Folkestone, Kent (Melody Maker) This seems unlikely with above gig

7 August 1966 – Toft’s, Folkestone, Kent (Melody Maker)

12 August 1966 – Ram Jam, Brixton, south London (Melody Maker)

The Westminster & Pimlico News has a great article on Godfrey McLean and Gass in its 12 August issue, page 7. The paper says that the band was playing six and seven nights at the Scotch of St James around this time

15 August 1966 – Majestic, Reading, Berkshire (Bracknell News)

Around mid-late August Stuart Cowell left (to form Jon) and Alan Roskams came in from The Mark Leeman Five. Also, Lol Coxhill took over from Ian Thomas after joining from Tony Knight’s Chessmen

21 August 1966 – Toft’s, Folkestone, Kent (Folkestone, Hythe & District Herald/Melody Maker)

22 August 1966 – Woodhall Community Centre, Welwyn Garden City, Herts (see website above)

25 August 1966– Ricky Tick, Stoke Hotel, Guildford, Surrey (David Else’s research)

27 August 1966 – Penthouse, Birmingham (Birmingham Evening Mail)

29 August 1966 – Ricky Tick, Harpenden Public Hall, Harpenden, Hertfordshire (Poster)

2 September 1966 – Beachcomber Club, Nottingham (Nottingham Evening Post)

3 September 1966 – Bowes Lyon House, Stevenage, Herts with The Minor Portions (website: http://www.coda-uk.co.uk/60’s_music_scene.htm)

8 September 1966 – Thorngate Ballroom, Gosport, Hampshire (Portsmouth News)

9 September 1966 – Market Hall, St Albans, Herts (Welwyn Advertiser)

Record Mirror’s 10 September issue notes that Alan Roskams has joined from The Mark Leeman Five

12 September 1966 – Disc Club, Colchester, Essex (Essex County Standard)

13 September 1966 – High Wycombe Town Hall, High Wycombe, Bucks (Bucks Free Press)

17 September 1966 – The Scene Club, Cardiff, Wales (Poster)

19 September 1966 – Rainbow Rooms, Nottingham with Jimmy Payne Sound (Nottingham Evening Post)

24 September 1966 – Ram Jam, Brixton, south London (Melody Maker)

25 September 1966 – Ram Jam, Brixton, south London (Melody Maker)

26 September 1966 – Woodhall Community Centre, Welwyn Garden City, Herts (see website above)

30 September 1966 – De Montfort Hall, Leicester with The Shotgun Express, Mozzletoff, The Jigsaw, Makin Sound and Inside Outfit (Leicester Mercury)

1 October 1966 – Dreamland, Margate, Kent with The Powerhouse Six (East Kent Times)

6 October 1966 – Golden Torch, Tunstall, Staffordshire (Evening Sentinel)

10 October 1966 – High Wycombe Town Hall, High Wycombe, Bucks (Bucks Free Press)

14 October 1966 – Hastings Pier, Hastings, East Sussex with Georgie Fame & The Blue Flames, John Mayall’s Bluesbreakers and The Shotgun Express (Roger Bistow’s research at Dizzy Tiger Music website/Hastings & St Leonards Observer/Maidstone Gazette)

15 October 1966 – Birdcage, Kimbells Ballroom, Southsea, Hampshire

17 October 1966 – Assembly Hall, Aylesbury, Bucks with Paterson’s People (Bucks Advertiser)

21 October 1966 – Flamingo, Wardour Street, Soho, central London (Melody Maker)

22 October 1966 – Beachcomber, Nottingham with The Sound Syndicate (Nottingham Evening Post)

29 October 1966 – Toft’s, Folkestone, Kent (Folkestone, Hythe & District Herald/Melody Maker)

1 November 1966 – Cellar Club, County Arms, Blaby, Leicestershire with Larry (Leicester Mercury)

5 November 1966 – Afan Lido, Port Talbot, Wales with Something Else (Port Talbot Guardian)

12 November 1966 – All Nighter Club, Wardour Street, Soho, London with Jerry Lee Lewis and The Amboy Dukes (Melody Maker)

15 November 1966 – Ricky Tick, Bedford Ricky Tick, Bedford, Bedfordshire (Melody Maker)

16 November 1966 – Platform One Discotheque, Newport, Wales (South Wales Argus)

18 November 1966 – Pingles Hall, Nuneaton, Leicestershire (Nuneaton Evening Tribune)

19 November 1966 – Smethwick Baths, Smethwick, West Midlands (Birmingham Evening Mail)

20 November 1966 – St George’s Ballroom, Hinckley, Leicestershire (Nuneaton Evening Tribune)

24 November 1966 – St George’s Hall, Leicester (Leicester Mercury)

6 December 1966 – High Wycombe Town Hall, High Wycombe, Bucks (Bucks Free Press)

9 December 1966 – Starlite, Greenford, northwest London with Fleur De Lys (Melody Maker)

18 December 1966 – Wooden Bridge Hotel, Guildford, Surrey (Surrey Advertiser)

13 December 1966 – Swansea College of Technology, Ritz Club, Skewen, south Wales with The Idle Hands (South Wales Evening Post)

21 December 1966 – Adam & Eve, Southampton, Hampshire (Southern Evening Echo)

23 December 1966 – California Ballroom, Dunstable, Bedfordshire with The Mantimes (website: www.california-ballroom.info/gigs/)

23 December 1966 – New All-Star Club, 9a Artillery Passage, east London (Melody Maker)

24 December 1966 – New Spot, Gosport, Hampshire with Mark Leeman Five (Portsmouth News) Billed as featuring Roscoe

24 December 1966 – Starlite, Greenford, northwest London with The Penny Blacks (Melody Maker)

26 December 1966 – Birdcage, Eastney, Hampshire (Dave Allen research)

31 December 1966 – Beachcomber Club, Nottingham (Nottingham Evening Post)

1967

1 January 1967 – Golden Torch, Tunstall, Staffordshire with Timebox (Evening Sentinel)

14 January 1967 – Ricky Tick, Hounslow, west London (David Else’s research)

15 January 1967 – Ram Jam, Brixton, south London (Melody Maker)

22 January 1967 – The Basement Discotheque, Burton Buildings, Pontypridd, Wales (Glamorgan County Times)

29 January 1967 – Eel Pie Island, Twickenham, west London with The Laymen (website: http://eelpieislandmusic.com/eel-pie-island-roll-call)

8 February 1967 – Adam & Eve, Southampton, Hampshire (Southern Evening Echo)

9 February 1967 – Manhole, Redhill, Surrey (Crawley Advertiser)

17 February 1967 – California Ballroom, Dunstable, Bedfordshire with support (website: www.california-ballroom.info/gigs/)

18 February 1967 – Hermitage Ballroom, Hitchin, Herts (Hertfordshire Express)

26 February 1967 – Sunday Club, Addlestone, Surrey (Woking Herald)

2 March 1967 – Tiger’s Head, Downham, London (South East London Mercury)

5 March 1967 – Central R&B Club, Central Hotel, Gillingham, Kent (Chatham, Rochester & Gillingham News)

10 March 1967 – George Inn, Wilby, Northamptonshire (Northamptonshire Evening Telegraph)

12 March 1967 – Ram Jam, Brixton, south London (Melody Maker)

18 March 1967 – The Riley-Smith, Tadcaster, North Yorkshire with Making Time (Tadcaster News)

19 March 1967 – New Locarno Ballroom, Sheffield, South Yorkshire (The Star)

Having signed to CBS, The Gass’ third single, “Dream Baby” c/w “Jitterbug Sid” is released on 23 March 1967. 

25 March 1967 – Toft’s, Folkestone, Kent with The Web with J L Watson (Melody Maker)

Kingston & Malden Borough News‘ 31 March 1967 issue, page 7 (see above) has a great photo of the band

4 April 1967 – Ritz, Bournemouth, Dorset (Bournemouth Evening Echo)

7 April 1967 – Candelight Club, Scarborough, North Yorkshire (Fabulous 208)

8 April 1967 – Ricky Tick, Hounslow, west London (David Else’s research)

11 April 1967 – York Tavern, Bridgend, Wales (Fabulous 208)

12 April 1967 – Glenmore Jazz Club, Swansea, Wales (Fabulous 208)

The Kensington News & West London Times, 14 April 1967 issue, has a story on the band

There’s a great article and pic in Record Mirror, 15 April 1967, page 10

16 April 1967 – The Basement Discotheque, Burton Buildings, Pontypridd, Wales (Glamorgan County Times)

22 April 1967 – Matlock Bath Pavilion, Matlock Bath, Derbyshire with John Smith Affair (Derby Evening Telegraph/Nottingham Evening Post)

22 April 1967 – Twisted Wheel, Manchester (Fabulous 208)

26 April 1967 – Blue Fez Club (is this the Purple Fez, Devonport?), Plymouth, Devon (Fabulous 208)

29 April 1967 – Ram Jam, Brixton, London with The Shevelles (Melody Maker)

5 May 1967 – St Birinus Youth Club, St Birinus School, Didcot, Berkshire (North Berks Herald)

6 May 1967 – Nite Owl, Leicester with Pesky Gee (Melody Maker)

6 May 1967 – Maple Ballroom, Northampton with The Gospel (Northamptonshire Evening Telegraph)

19 May 1967 – Bridge Hotel, Oxford (Fabulous 208)

20 May 1967 – Central R&B Club, Central Hotel, Gillingham, Kent (Fabulous 208)

21 May 1967 – Ram Jam, Brixton, south London (Melody Maker)

22 May 1967 – Manor House, Ipswich, Suffolk (Fabulous 208)

26 May 1967 – Koo Koo Byrd, Cardiff, Wales (Glamorgan County Times)

27 May 1967 – California Ballroom, Dunstable, Bedfordshire with supporting groups (website: www.california-ballroom.info/gigs/)

27 May 1967 – Cue Club, Paddington, central London (Melody Maker) Billed as Gass Band

28 May 1967 – Toft’s, Folkestone, Kent (Fabulous 208/Melody Maker)

2 June 1967 – Gaiety Ballroom, Grimsby, Humberside with Family (Grimsby Evening Telegraph)

10 June 1967 – Town Hall, Seaton, Devon (Fabulous 208)

11 June 1967 – Swan, Yardley, West Midlands with Ronnie Jones & The Q-Set (Birmingham Evening Mail)

17 June 1967 – Ricky Tick, Hounslow, west London (David Else’s research)

18 June 1967 – Ram Jam, Brixton, south London (Melody Maker)

22 June 1967 – Klooks Kleek, West Hampstead, north London (Geoff Williams’ research: Decca Studios and Klooks Kleek book)

24 June 1967 – Evington Boys’ Club, Leicester, Leicestershire with Sissy (Fabulous 208/Leicester Mercury)

25 June 1967 – King Mojo, Sheffield, South Yorkshire (Fabulous 208)

28 June 1967 – “Pop Afloat” British Rail, Portsmouth Harbour (Fabulous 208)

30 June 1967 – Lanchester College, Coventry, West Midlands with John Mayall’s Bluesbreakers and From The Sun (Coventry Evening Telegraph)

1 July 1967 – Gaiety Ballroom, Ramsey, Cambridgeshire with The Voyd (Cambridgeshire Times)

2 July 1967 – Kirklevington Country Club, Kirklevington, North Yorkshire (Middlesbrough Evening Gazette)

7 July 1967 – Grand Ballroom, Coalville, Leicester with Manfred Mann and Kraters Moon (Leicester Mercury)

8 July 1967 – Tin Hat, Kettering, Northamptonshire (Northamptonshire Evening Telegraph)

8 July 1967 – Iron Curtain Club, Small Heath, West Midlands with The Traction and The Power (Birmingham Evening Mail)

15 July 1967 – Town Hall, Clacton, Essex with New York Public Library and Status One (Essex County Standard)

16 July 1967 – Black Prince Hotel, Bexley, southeast London (Poster)

22 July 1967 – Toft’s, Folkestone, Kent (Melody Maker)

23 July 1967 – Sunday Club, Addlestone, Surrey (Woking Herald)

28 July 1967 – Cesar’s, Bedford, Bedfordshire with The Niteshades or Nite Train (Bedfordshire Times)

29 July 1967 – Tiles, Oxford Street, central London with The Fraternity and The Army (Melody Maker)

30 July 1967 – The Place, Hanley, Staffordshire (Evening Sentinel)

31 July 1967 – Staffordshire Yeoman, Stafford (Stafford Newsletter) Says the band are back from Germany

3 August 1967 – Klooks Kleek, West Hampstead, north London (Geoff Williams’ research: Decca Studios and Klooks Kleek book)

6 August 1967 – Ram Jam, Brixton, south London (Melody Maker)

11 August 1967 – California Ballroom, Dunstable, Bedfordshire with Craig King Midnight Train (website: www.california-ballroom.info/gigs/)

12 August 1967 – Maidstone Corn Exchange, Maidstone, Kent with The T-Pots (Maidstone Gazette)

13 August 1967 – Union Rowing Club, Trent Bridge, Nottingham (Nottingham Evening Post)

21 August 1967 – Ritz, Bournemouth, Dorset (Bournemouth Evening Echo)

27 August 1967 – Black Prince Hotel, Bexley, southeast London (Poster)

30 August 1967 – Tiles, Oxford Street, central London (Melody Maker)

According to Melody Maker, Alan Roskams left around now to join Herbie Goins & The Night-Timers

2 September 1967 – Toft’s, Folkestone, Kent (Melody Maker)

7 September 1967 – Thorngate Ballroom, Gosport, Hampshire (Portsmouth News)

8 September 1967 – “Big C”, 1 Camp Road, Farnborough, Hampshire (Aldershot News)

9 September 1967 – Kirklevington Country Club, Kirklevington, North Yorkshire (Middlesbrough Evening Gazette)

13 September 1967 – Tiles, Oxford Street, central London (Melody Maker)

15 September 1967 – Guild Hall, Brecon, Wales (Fabulous 208)

16 September 1967 – Town Hall, Oxford (Fabulous 208)

20 September 1967 – Tiles, Oxford Street, central London (Melody Maker)

22 September 1967 – Il Rondo, Leicester (Leicester Mercury)

29 September 1967 – The Parlour, North End, Hampshire with The Coconut Mushroom (Portsmouth News)

1 October 1967 – Central R&B Club, Central Hotel, Gillingham, Kent (Chatham, Rochester & Gillingham News)

7 October 1967 – Pink Flamingo, Wardour Street, Soho, London with Mr Hip Soul Band and Lloyd Alexander Blues Band (Melody Maker)

9 October 1967 – Foseco Sports & Social Club, Tamworth, Staffordshire (Tamworth Herald)

14 October 1967 – Burton’s, Uxbridge, northwest London (Melody Maker)

20 October 1967 – Fiesta Hall, Andover, Hampshire (Andover Advertiser) They appear to have replaced The House of Orange

21 October 1967 – Blue Lagoon, Newquay, Cornwall with The Vigilantes (Cornish Guardian)

22 October 1967 – Khyber Club, Taunton, Somerset with The System (Somerset County Gazette)

23 October 1967 – Ritz, Bournemouth, Dorset (Bournemouth Evening Echo)

28 October 1967 – The Tin Hat, Kettering, Northamptonshire with The Trax (Northamptonshire Evening Telegraph)

2 November 1967 – Klooks Kleek, West Hampstead, north London (Geoff Williams’ research: Decca Studios and Klooks Kleek book)

8 November 1967 – Industrial Club, Norwich, Norfolk (Eastern Evening News)

10 November 1967 – Il Rondo, Leicester (Leicester Mercury)

11 November 1967 – Cue Club, Paddington, central London (Melody Maker)

20 November 1967 – The Parlour, North End, Hampshire (Portsmouth News)

24 November 1967 – George Inn, Wilby, Northamptonshire (Northamptonshire Evening Telegraph)

9 December 1967 – Smethwick Baths, Smethwick, West Midlands with Skin Deep (Birmingham Evening Mail)

10 December 1967 – Black Prince Hotel, Bexley, southeast London (Poster)

21 December 1967 – Klooks Kleek, West Hampstead, north London (Geoff Williams’ research: Decca Studios and Klooks Kleek book)

24 December 1967 – Rendevous Club, Margate, Kent with The Candy Choir (East Kent Times & Mail)

26 December 1967 – Benn Memorial Hall, Rugby, Warwickshire with Trip To The Sun and Psychotic Reaction (Rugby Advertiser)

29 December 1967 – Il Rondo, Leicester (Leicester Mercury)

1968

5 January 1968 – Cue Club, Paddington, central London (Melody Maker)

6 January 1968 – Brave New World, Southsea, Hampshire (Portsmouth News)

11 January 1968 – Carnaby Club, Red House Hotel, Coventry, West Midlands (Coventry Evening Telegraph)

31 January 1968 – Night Prowler Club, Great Yarmouth, Norfolk with Somthin Else (Eastern Evening News/Yarmouth Mercury)

4 February 1968 – Corn Exchange, Maidstone, Kent with Garefield Tate (Maidstone Gazette)

10 February 1968 – Burton Leander Social Club, Burton upon Trent, Staffordshire (Burton Daily Mail)

22 February 1968 – Klooks Kleek, West Hampstead, London (Geoff Williams’ research: Decca Studios and Klooks Kleek book)

23 February 1968 – Il Rondo, Leicester (Leicester Mercury)

2 March 1968 – Evington Club, Leicester (Leicester Mercury)

9 March 1968 – Witchdoctor, Catford, southeast London (South East London Mercury/Melody Maker)

9 March 1968 – The New All-Star Club, 9a Artillery Passage, E1 (Melody Maker)

16 March 1968 – Braintree Institute, Braintree, Essex with The Roulettes (Essex County Standard)

22 March 1968 – Drill Hall, Stratford-upon-Avon, Warwickshire (Stratford upon Avon Herald)

27 March 1968 – Ritz, Bournemouth, Dorset (Bournmouth Evening Echo)

11 April 1968 – Klooks Kleek, West Hampstead, London with Carl Douglas (& The Big Stampede) (Geoff Williams’ research: Decca Studios and Klooks Kleek book)

17 May 1968 – The Scene Discotheque Club, Marine Arcade, Great Yarmouth, Norfolk (Eastern Evening News)

24 May 1968 – Il Rondo, Leicester (Leicester Mercury)

13 June 1968 – Klooks Kleek, West Hampstead, north London (Geoff Williams’ research: Decca Studios and Klooks Kleek book)

14 June 1968 – Bedford Corn Exchange, Bedford with John Williams & The Spell (Bedfordshire Times)

15 June 1968 – Peterborough Old Showground, Peterborough, Cambridgeshire with Jethro Tull (Cambridgeshire Times)

28 June 1968 – Mistrale Club, Beckenham, south London with George Paul Jefferson (Beckenham & Penge Advertiser)

12 July 1968 – The Ship, Weybridge, Surrey (Woking Herald)

18 July 1968 – Klooks Kleek, West Hampstead, London (Geoff Williams’ research: Decca Studios and Klooks Kleek book)

20 July 1968 – Elms Court, Botley, Oxford with Bernard Reich (Oxford Mail)

27 July 1968 – Savoy, Catford, London (Melody Maker)

2 August 1968 – Hastings Beat Festival, Hastings, East Sussex with ten other groups (Hastings & St Leonards Observer)

23 August 1968 – Bournemouth Pavilion, Bournemouth, Dorset with Amboy Dukes and Fusion (Bournemouth Evening Echo)

25 August 1968 – Union Rowing Club, Nottingham (Nottingham Evening Post)

7 September 1968 – Corn Exchange, Melton Mowbray, Lincolnshire with The Ides of March/Idle Rich (Grantham Journal/Leicester Mercury)

14 September 1968 – Subscription Rooms, Stroud, Gloucestershire with The Jamm (Stroud News) Played Bag O’Nails and Rasputins just before this

15 September 1968 – Riverside Club, Cricketers, Chertsey, Surrey (Woking Herald)

28 September 1968 – Pantiles, Bagshot, Surrey (Surrey Advertiser)

12 October 1968 – Elms Court, Botley, Oxford with Climax Farm (Oxford Mail)

13 October 1968 – Lion Hotel, Warrington, Cheshire (Warrington Guardian)

22 October 1968 – Cheltenham Spa Lounge and Ballroom, Cheltenham, Gloucestershire (Gloucester Citizen)

21 November 1968 – Klooks Kleek, West Hampstead, north London (Geoff Williams’ research: Decca Studios and Klooks Kleek book)

29 November 1968 – Scene Disco Club, Great Yarmouth, Norfolk (Yarmouth Mercury)

9 December 1968 – Colfe’s Grammar School, Lee, southeast London (South East London Mercury)

18 December 1968 – Students’ Christmas Dance, Isle of Ely College, Wisbech, Cambridgeshrie with The Shevelles and Tuesday’s Outcome (Cambridgeshire Times)

21 December 1968 – Stage Club, Oxford (Oxford Mail)

28 December 1968 – Royal Links Pavilion, Cromer, Norfolk with The Impi (Eastern Evening News)

1969

During this year, guitarist and violinist Michael Piggott joined from Junior’s Conquest

28 June 1969 – Ronnie Scott’s, Frith Street, Soho, central London (Melody Maker)

1970

9 April 1970 – Ronnie Scott’s, Frith Street, Soho, central London (Melody Maker)

27 April 1970 – Ronnie Scott’s, Frith Street, Soho, central London (Melody Maker) Starts Monday for one week

29 May 1970 – Ronnie Scott’s, Frith Street, Soho, central London (Melody Maker)

30 May 1970 – Ronnie Scott’s, Frith Street, Soho, Central London (Melody Maker)

3 June 1970 – Ronnie Scott’s, Frith Street, Soho, central London (Melody Maker)

19 June 1970 – Ronnie Scott’s, Frith Street, Soho, central London (Melody Maker)

20 June 1970 – Ronnie Scott’s, Frith Street, Soho, central London (Melody Maker)

24 June 1970 – Ronnie Scott’s, Frith Street, Soho, central London with Genesis (Melody Maker)

3 July 1970 – Ronnie Scott’s, Frith Street, Soho, central London (Melody Maker)

4 July 1970 – Ronnie Scott’s, Frith Street, Soho, central London (Melody Maker)

16 August 1970 – Torrington, North Finchley, London with Hate (Melody Maker)

13 September 1970 – Torrington, North Finchley, London (Melody Maker)

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