Hatchetts Playground, located at 67 Piccadilly, was one of the happening clubs in central London during the late 1960s and played host to rock bands every night.
According to an article in the Kensington Post (see comments below), Hatchetts was one of London’s oldest restaurants but was closed in April 1966 for a £200,000 face-lift.
Re-opened on Tuesday, 6 June 1967, the venue was transformed into a three-level entertainment centre. One of its partners was Tony Vinnicombe who also ran Sands in Bond Street.
According to an article in The Stage, dated 29 June 1967, the opening weeks line up included: The Symbols, Errol Daniels & The JJ Band, Sands (named after Vinnicombe’s Bond Street club), The Shevelles, 1-2-3, The Frugal Sound, The New Formula and The Bystanders.
The Stage‘s 14 September 1967 edition ran an advert, which showed that The Peddlers held a residency at the club from 8 September through to 6 October (excluding Sundays).
1967
9 June 1967 (Friday) – Errol Daniels & JJ Band (Evening Standard) Says opening night for live music
Gigs are missing for Saturday, 10 June, Sunday 11 June and Monday, 12 June 1967
13 June 1967 (Tuesday) – Timebox (Evening Standard)
14 June 1967 (Wednesday) – The 1-2-3 (Evening Standard)
Gigs are missing for Thursday, 15 June and Friday, 16 June 1967
17 June 1967 (Saturday) – The 1-2-3 (Evening Standard)
Gig is missing for Sunday, 18 June 1967
19 June 1967 (Monday) – The Frugal Sound (Evening Standard)
Gig is missing for Tuesday, 20 June 1967
21 June 1967 (Wednesday) – Ferris Wheel (Evening Standard)
22 June 1967 (Thursday) – The 1-2-3 (Evening Standard)
Gig is missing for Friday, 23 June 1967
24 June 1967 (Saturday) – Sands (Evening Standard)
Gig is missing for Sunday, 25 June 1967
26 June 1967 (Monday) – The Frugal Sound (Evening Standard)
27 June 1967 (Tuesday) – Errol Daniels & The JJ Band (Evening Standard)
Gigs are missing from Wednesday, 28 June through to Sunday, 2 July 1967
3 July 1967 (Monday) – Sands (Evening Standard)
4 July 1967 (Tuesday) – The Chanters (Evening Standard)
5 July 1967 (Wednesday) – Granny’s Intentions (Evening Standard)
6 July 1967 (Thursday) – Ferris Wheel (Evening Standard/Fabulous 208)
7 July 1967 (Friday) – The Summer Set (Evening Standard)
8 July 1967 (Saturday) – Robb Storme Group (Evening Standard)
Gig is missing for Sunday, 9 July 1967
10 July 1967 (Monday) – The Chanters (Evening Standard)
11 July 1967 (Tuesday) – The Bystanders (Evening Sentinel)
12 July 1967 (Wednesday) – Errol Daniels & The JJ Band (Evening Standard)
13 July 1967 (Thursday) – The Bystanders (Evening Standard)
Gigs are missing from Friday, 14 July 1967
15 July 1967 (Saturday) – The Chanters (Evening Standard)
Gig is missing for Sunday, 16 July 1967
17 July 1967 (Monday) – The Powerhouse (Evening Standard)
18 July 1967 (Tuesday) – Wynder K Frog (Evening Standard/Fabulous 208)
Gig is missing for Wednesday, 19 July 1967
20 July 1967 (Thursday) – New Formula (Evening Standard)
21 July 1967 (Friday) – The Web (Evening Standard)
22 July 1967 (Saturday) – The Chanters (Evening Standard)
Gig is missing for Sunday, 23 July 1967
24 July 1967 (Monday) – Marmalade (Evening Standard)
Gigs are missing from Tuesday, 25 July through to Wednesday, 23 August 1967
24 August 1967 (Thursday) – Timebox (Evening Standard)
Gigs are missing from Friday, 25 August through to Tuesday, 29 August 1967
30 August 1967 (Wednesday) – Geranium Pond (Evening Standard)
31 August 1967 (Thursday) – Timebox (Evening Standard)
Gigs are missing from Friday, 1 September through to Thursday, 7 September 1967
8 September 1967 (Friday) – The Peddlers (The Stage)
9 September 1967 (Saturday) – The Peddlers (The Stage)
10 September 1967 (Sunday) – The Manchester Playboys (Graham Sclater’s diary)
11 September 1967 (Monday) – The Peddlers (The Stage) Graham Sclater’s diary also has The Manchester Playboys on this date
12 September 1967 (Tuesday) – The Peddlers (The Stage)
13 September 1967 (Wednesday) – The Peddlers (The Stage)
14 September 1967 (Thursday) – The Peddlers (The Stage)
15 September 1967 (Friday) – The Peddlers (The Stage)
16 September 1967 (Saturday) – The Peddlers (The Stage)
Possibly missing gig for Sunday, 17 September 1967
18 September 1967 (Monday) – The Peddlers (The Stage)
19 September 1967 (Tuesday) – The Peddlers (The Stage)
20 September 1967 (Wednesday) – The Peddlers (The Stage)
21 September 1967 (Thursday) – The Peddlers (The Stage)
22 September 1967 (Friday) – The Peddlers (The Stage)
23 September 1967 (Saturday) – The Peddlers (The Stage)
Possibly missing gig for Sunday, 24 September 1967
25 September 1967 (Monday) – The Peddlers (The Stage)
26 September 1967 (Tuesday) – The Peddlers (The Stage)
27 September 1967 (Wednesday) – The Peddlers (The Stage)
28 September 1967 (Thursday) – The Peddlers (The Stage)
29 September 1967 (Friday) – The Peddlers (The Stage)
30 September 1967 (Saturday) – The Peddlers (The Stage)
Possibly missing gig for Sunday, 1 October 1967
2 October 1967 (Monday) – The Peddlers (The Stage)
3 October 1967 (Tuesday) – The Peddlers (The Stage)
4 October 1967 (Wednesday) – The Peddlers (The Stage)
5 October 1967 (Thursday) – The Peddlers (The Stage)
6 October 1967 (Friday) – The Peddlers (The Stage)
Gig is missing from Saturday, 7 October and possibly Sunday, 8 October 1967
9 October 1967 (Monday) – The Manchester Playboys (Graham Sclater’s diary) Graham says this needs confirmation
10 October 1967 (Tuesday) – The Manchester Playboys (Graham Sclater’s diary) Graham says this needs confirmation
11 October 1967 (Wednesday) – The Manchester Playboys (Graham Sclater’s diary) Graham says this needs confirmation
12 October 1967 (Thursday) – The Manchester Playboys (Graham Sclater’s diary) Graham says this needs confirmation
13 October 1967 (Friday) – The Manchester Playboys (Graham Sclater’s diary) Graham says this needs confirmation
14 October 1967 (Saturday) – The Manchester Playboys (Graham Sclater’s diary) Graham says this needs confirmation
Gigs are missing from possibly Sunday, 15 October through to Wednesday, 1 November 1967
2 November 1967 (Thursday) – The Web (Evening Standard)
Gigs are missing from Friday, 3 November through to Tuesday, 7 November 1967
8 November 1967 (Wednesday) – Timebox (Evening Standard)
Gig is missing for Thursday, 9 November 1967
10 November 1967 (Friday) – Timebox (Evening Standard)
11 November 1967 (Saturday) – Timebox (Evening Standard)
Gigs are missing from Sunday, 12 November through to Tuesday, 14 November 1967
15 November 1967 (Wednesday) – Coopers Climax (Evening Standard)
Gig is missing for Thursday, 16 November 1967
17 November 1967 (Friday) – Coopers Climax (Evening Standard)
Gigs are missing from Saturday, 18 November through to Tuesday, 21 November 1967
22 November 1967 (Wednesday) – Remo Four (Evening Standard)
23 November 1967 (Thursday) – Ebony Keyes and Chris Shakespeare Movement (Evening Standard)
Gig is missing for Friday, 24 November 1967
25 November 1967 (Saturday) – Ebony Keyes and Chris Shakespeare Movement (Evening Standard)
Gigs are missing from Sunday, 26 November through to Wednesday, 29 November 1967
30 November 1967 (Thursday) – New Nadir (Evening Standard)
Gigs are missing from Friday, 1 December through to Wednesday, 6 December 1967
7 December 1967 (Thursday) – New York Public Library (Evening Standard)
8 December 1967 (Friday) – New York Public Library (Evening Standard)
9 December 1967 (Saturday) – New York Public Library (Evening Standard)
Gigs are missing from Sunday, 10 December through to Tuesday, 12 December 1967
13 December 1967 (Wednesday) – The Anglians (Evening Standard)
14 December 1967 (Thursday) – The Anglians (Evening Standard)
Gig is missing for Friday, 15 December 1967
16 December 1967 (Saturday) – The Anglians (Evening Standard)
Gigs are missing from Sunday, 17 December through to Tuesday, 19 December 1967
20 December 1967 (Wednesday) – Mud (Evening Standard)
Gig is missing for Thursday, 21 December 1967
22 December 1967 (Friday) – Mud (Evening Standard)
23 December 1967 (Saturday) – Mud (Evening Standard)
Gigs are missing from Sunday, 24 December and from Tuesday, 26 December through to Thursday, 28 December 1967
29 December 1967 (Friday) – Big Pete Lancaster and The Upsetters (Evening Standard)
Gig is missing for Saturday, 30 December 1967
31 December 1967 (Sunday) – Big Pete Lancaster and The Upsetters (Evening Standard)
1968
For the 1968 dates listed below, I have found multiple sources that have confirmed the same date for when an artist appeared. However, I have tended to list only one source, usually from the music press such as Melody Maker or NME (New Musical Express).
Jonathan Marks’ gigs have been invaluable as they are the official gigs that were advertised by the club itself. As his flyers don’t cover all of the 1968 months, I’ve only listed them where there are gaps in the music press entries. I haven’t listed them if they concur with the music press entries.
Where there are conflicting entries, I have listed the artists and the sources that list them in italics after the main entry.
1 January 1968 (Monday) – Family (Melody Maker)
2 January 1968 (Tuesday) – Family (Melody Maker)
3 January 1968 (Wednesday) – Family (Melody Maker)
4 January 1968 (Thursday) – Family (Melody Maker)
5 January 1968 (Friday) – Family (Melody Maker)
6 January 1968 (Saturday) – Family (Melody Maker)
7 January 1968 (Sunday) – The Warren Davis Monday Band (Del Paramor’s diary)
8 January 1968 (Monday) – The Warren Davis Monday Band (Del Paramor’s diary) Jonathan Marks has Gospel Garden on this date
9 January 1968 (Tuesday) – Gospel Garden (Jonathan Marks’ Hatchetts monthly gig listing)
10 January 1968 (Wednesday) – Timebox (Jonathan Marks’ Hatchetts monthly gig listing)
11 January 1968 (Thursday) – Ferris Wheel (Jonathan Marks’ Hatchetts monthly gig listing)
12 January 1968 (Friday) – Ray King Soul Band (Melody Maker)
13 January 1968 (Saturday) – The Quotations (Melody Maker) Evening Standard suggests that Ray King Soul Band, Timebox and Ferris Wheel play on this date
Possibly a gig on Sunday, 14 January 1968 missing
15 January 1968 (Monday) – The New Formula (Melody Maker) Jonathan Marks lists The Quotations on this date
16 January 1968 (Tuesday) – The New Formula (Melody Maker)
17 January 1968 (Wednesday) – Timebox (Melody Maker)
18 January 1968 (Thursday) – The New Formula (Melody Maker)
19 January 1968 (Friday) – The Three Sounds (Melody Maker)
20 January 1968 (Saturday) – Timebox (Melody Maker)
Possibly a gig on Sunday, 21 January 1968 missing
22 January 1968 (Monday) – The New Formula (Melody Maker)
23 January 1968 (Tuesday) – The Web (Melody Maker)
24 January 1968 (Wednesday) – The New Formula (Melody Maker)
25 January 1968 (Thursday) – The Web (Melody Maker)
26 January 1968 (Friday) – The Three Sounds (Melody Maker)
27 January 1968 (Saturday) – The Three Sounds (Melody Maker)
Possibly a gig on Sunday, 28 January 1968 missing
29 January 1968 (Monday) – The New Formula (Melody Maker)
30 January 1968 (Tuesday) – The New Formula (Melody Maker)
31 January 1968 (Wednesday) – Timebox (Melody Maker)
Gigs from Thursday, 1 February to Monday, 5 February 1968 missing
6 February 1968 (Tuesday) – James & Bobby Purify (Melody Maker)
Gigs from Wednesday, 7 February to Wednesday, 14 February 1968 missing
15 February 1968 (Thursday) – Timebox (Melody Maker)
16 February 1968 (Friday) – The Copycats (Melody Maker)
17 February 1968 (Saturday) – Pussyfoot (Melody Maker)
Possibly a gig on Sunday, 18 February 1968 missing
19 February 1968 (Monday) – Timebox (Melody Maker)
20 February 1968 (Tuesday) – Jo Jo Cooke & The Racket (Melody Maker)
21 February 1968 (Wednesday) – Little John & The Shadocks (Melody Maker)
22 February 1968 (Thursday) – Timebox (Melody Maker)
23 February 1968 (Friday) – Jo Jo Cooke & The Racket (Melody Maker)
24 February 1968 (Saturday) – Jo Jo Cooke & The Racket (Melody Maker)
Possibly a gig on Sunday, 25 February 1968 missing
26 February 1968 (Monday) – The New Formula (Melody Maker)
27 February 1968 (Tuesday) – Rainy Day Women (Swedish band) (Melody Maker)
28 February 1968 (Wednesday) – Rainy Day Women (Swedish band) (Melody Maker)
29 February 1968 (Thursday) – Rainy Day Women (Swedish band) (Melody Maker)
1 March 1968 (Friday) – Katch 22 (Jonathan Marks’ Hatchetts monthly gig listing)
2 March 1968 (Saturday) – Katch 22 (Jonathan Marks’ Hatchetts monthly gig listing)
Possibly a gig on Sunday, 3 March 1968 missing
4 March 1968 (Monday) – Timebox (Jonathan Marks’ Hatchetts monthly gig listing)
5 March 1968 (Tuesday) – Timebox (Jonathan Marks’ Hatchetts monthly gig listing)
6 March 1968 (Wednesday) – Timebox (Jonathan Marks’ Hatchetts monthly gig listing)
7 March 1968 (Thursday) – Happy Magazine (Jonathan Marks’ Hatchetts monthly gig listing)
8 March 1968 (Friday) – Happy Magazine (Jonathan Marks’ Hatchetts monthly gig listing)
9 March 1968 (Saturday) – Happy Magazine (Jonathan Marks’ Hatchetts monthly gig listing)
10 March 1968 (Sunday) – The Foundations (clipping on Jonathan Marks’ Hatchetts site)
11 March 1968 (Monday) – Moon’s Train (Jonathan Marks’ Hatchetts monthly gig listing)
12 March 1968 (Tuesday) – Moon’s Train (Jonathan Marks’ Hatchetts monthly gig listing)
13 March 1968 (Wednesday) – Moon’s Train (Jonathan Marks’ Hatchetts monthly gig listing)
14 March 1968 (Thursday) – Moon’s Train (Jonathan Marks’ Hatchetts monthly gig listing)
15 March 1968 (Friday) – Moon’s Train (Jonathan Marks’ Hatchetts monthly gig listing)
16 March 1968 (Saturday) – Moon’s Train (Jonathan Marks’ Hatchetts monthly gig listing)
Possibly a gig on Sunday, 17 March 1968 missing
18 March 1968 (Monday) – The Nashville Teens (Jonathan Marks’ Hatchetts monthly gig listing)
19 March 1968 (Tuesday) – The Nashville Teens (Jonathan Marks’ Hatchetts monthly gig listing)
20 March 1968 (Wednesday) – The Nashville Teens (Jonathan Marks’ Hatchetts monthly gig listing)
21 March 1968 (Thursday) – The Nashville Teens (Jonathan Marks’ Hatchetts monthly gig listing)
22 March 1968 (Friday) – Moon’s Train (Jonathan Marks’ Hatchetts monthly gig listing)
23 March 1968 (Saturday) – Moon’s Train (Jonathan Marks’ Hatchetts monthly gig listing)
Possibly a gig on Sunday, 24 March 1968 missing
25 March 1968 (Monday) – Mud (Jonathan Marks’ Hatchetts monthly gig listing)
26 March 1968 (Tuesday) – Mud (Jonathan Marks’ Hatchetts monthly gig listing)
27 March 1968 (Wednesday) – Candy Choir (Jonathan Marks’ Hatchetts monthly gig listing)
28 March 1968 (Thursday) – Candy Choir (Jonathan Marks’ Hatchetts monthly gig listing)
29 March 1968 (Friday) – Candy Choir (Jonathan Marks’ Hatchetts monthly gig listing)
30 March 1968 (Saturday) – Moon’s Train (Jonathan Marks’ Hatchetts monthly gig listing)
Possibly a gig on Sunday, 31 March 1968 missing
1 April 1968 (Monday) – The James Royal Set (Jonathan Marks’ Hatchetts monthly gig listing)
2 April 1968 (Tuesday) – The James Royal Set (Jonathan Marks’ Hatchetts monthly gig listing)
3 April 1968 (Wednesday) – The James Royal Set (Jonathan Marks’ Hatchetts monthly gig listing)
4 April 1968 (Thursday) – The James Royal Set (Jonathan Marks’ Hatchetts monthly gig listing)
5 April 1968 (Friday) – The James Royal Set (Jonathan Marks’ Hatchetts monthly gig listing)
6 April 1968 (Saturday) – The James Royal Set (Jonathan Marks’ Hatchetts monthly gig listing)
7 April 1968 (Sunday) – Tinkerbell’s Fair Dust (clipping on Jonathan Marks’ Hatchetts site)
8 April 1968 (Monday) – The James Royal Set (Jonathan Marks’ Hatchetts monthly gig listing) Special members night by invitation only
9 April 1968 (Tuesday) – The James Royal Set (Jonathan Marks’ Hatchetts monthly gig listing)
10 April 1968 (Wednesday) – The James Royal Set (Jonathan Marks’ Hatchetts monthly gig listing)
11 April 1968 (Thursday) – The James Royal Set (Jonathan Marks’ Hatchetts monthly gig listing)
12 April 1968 (Friday) – The James Royal Set (Jonathan Marks’ Hatchetts monthly gig listing)
13 April 1968 (Saturday) – The James Royal Set (Jonathan Marks’ Hatchetts monthly gig listing)
14 April 1968 (Sunday) – Reparta and The Delrons (Evening Standard)
15 April 1968 (Monday) – Ray King Soul Band (Melody Maker)
16 April 1968 (Tuesday) – Timebox (Jonathan Marks’ Hatchetts monthly gig listing)
17 April 1968 (Wednesday) – Timebox (Jonathan Marks’ Hatchetts monthly gig listing)
18 April 1968 (Thursday) – Timebox (Jonathan Marks’ Hatchetts monthly gig listing)
19 April 1968 (Friday) – Ray King Soul Band (Melody Maker)
20 April 1968 (Saturday) – The Plague (Jonathan Marks’ Hatchetts monthly gig listing)
21 April 1968 (Sunday) – Billy Fury (Evening Standard)
22 April 1968 (Monday) – Skip Bifferty (Jonathan Marks’ Hatchetts monthly gig listing)
23 April 1968 (Tuesday) – Skip Bifferty (Jonathan Marks’ Hatchetts monthly gig listing)
24 April 1968 (Wednesday) – Ike & Tina Turner (Jonathan Marks’ Hatchetts monthly gig listing)
25 April 1968 (Thursday) – The Penny Peep Show (Melody Maker) Jonathan Marks has Sons & Lovers on this date
26 April 1968 (Friday) – Sons & Lovers (Jonathan Marks’ Hatchetts monthly gig listing) Evening Standard lists Ike & Tina Turner Revue & The Ikettes
27 April 1968 (Saturday) – Sunshine (Jonathan Marks’ Hatchetts monthly gig listing)
28 April 1968 (Sunday) – The Fortunes (Evening Standard)
29 April 1968 (Monday) – Duane Eddy Show with The Quotations (Jonathan Marks’ Hatchetts monthly gig listing)
30 April 1968 (Tuesday) – The Plague (Jonathan Marks’ Hatchetts monthly gig listing) Evening Standard lists The Showstoppers
1 May 1968 (Wednesday) – J J Jackson (Melody Maker)
Gigs from Thursday, 2 May to Saturday 4 May 1968 missing
5 May 1968 (Sunday) – Billy Fury (Melody Maker)
6 May 1968 (Monday) – Garnet Mimms (Melody Maker)
Gigs from Tuesday, 7 May to Saturday, 11 May 1968 missing
12 May 1968 (Sunday) – The Flowerpot Men (Melody Maker)
13 May 1968 (Monday) – Tuesday’s Children (Bob Hodges’ diary)
Gigs from Tuesday, 14 May to Thursday, 16 May 1968 missing
17 May 1968 (Friday) – Status Quo (Melody Maker)
Gig for Saturday, 18 May 1968 is missing
19 May 1968 (Sunday) – Status Quo (Evening Standard)
Gig for Monday, 20 May 1968 is missing
21 May 1968 (Tuesday) – Bill Haley & The Comets (Melody Maker)
22 May 1968 (Wednesday) – Lemon Tree (Melody Maker)
23 May 1968 (Thursday) – Lemon Tree (Melody Maker)
26 May 1968 (Sunday) – Unit 4 Plus 2 (Melody Maker)
27 May 1968 (Monday) – James & Bobby Purify (Melody Maker)
Gig on Tuesday, 28 May 1968 missing
29 May 1968 (Wednesday) – Edwin Starr & The State Express (Melody Maker)
Gigs on Thursday, 30 May to Friday, 31 May 1968 missing
1 June 1968 (Saturday) – Memphis Express (Jonathan Marks’ Hatchetts monthly gig listing)
2 June 1968 (Sunday) – Strawberry Jam (Jonathan Marks’ Hatchetts monthly gig listing)
3 June 1968 (Monday) – Jo Jo Gunne (Jonathan Marks’ Hatchetts monthly gig listing)
4 June 1968 (Tuesday) – Sonny Burke’s Outfit (Jonathan Marks’ Hatchetts monthly gig listing)
5 June 1968 (Wednesday) – Sonny Burke’s Outfit and The Flowerpot Men (Jonathan Marks’ Hatchetts monthly gig listing) The Flowerpot Men were ‘Top of the Pops Party’ – Invitation only)
6 June 1968 (Thursday) – Cherry Smash (Jonathan Marks’ Hatchetts monthly gig listing)
7 June 1968 (Friday) – Oscar Toney (Jonathan Marks’ Hatchetts monthly gig listing)
8 June 1968 (Saturday) – The Chanters (Jonathan Marks’ Hatchetts monthly gig listing)
9 June 1968 (Sunday) – The Peddlers (Jonathan Marks’ Hatchetts monthly gig listing)
10 June 1968 (Monday) – Red Star of Budapest (Jonathan Marks’ Hatchetts monthly gig listing)
11 June 1968 (Tuesday) – Red Star of Budapest (Jonathan Marks’ Hatchetts monthly gig listing) Members party – invitation only
12 June 1968 (Wednesday) – Red Star of Budapest (Jonathan Marks’ Hatchetts monthly gig listing)
13 June 1968 (Thursday) – Lemon Tree (Jonathan Marks’ Hatchetts monthly gig listing)
14 June 1968 (Friday) – Memphis Express (Jonathan Marks’ Hatchetts monthly gig listing)
15 June 1968 (Saturday) – Memphis Express (Jonathan Marks’ Hatchetts monthly gig listing)
16 June 1968 (Sunday) – Strawberry Jam (Jonathan Marks’ Hatchetts monthly gig listing)
17 June 1968 (Monday) – Ranee & Raj with The Kandials (Jonathan Marks’ Hatchetts monthly gig listing)
18 June 1968 (Tuesday) – The Chanters (Jonathan Marks’ Hatchetts monthly gig listing)
19 June 1968 (Wednesday) – The Chanters (Jonathan Marks’ Hatchetts monthly gig listing)
20 June 1968 (Thursday) – Albert King (Jonathan Marks’ Hatchetts monthly gig listing)
21 June 1968 (Friday) – Patricia & The Enterprise (Jonathan Marks’ Hatchetts monthly gig listing)
22 June 1968 (Saturday) – The Chanters (Jonathan Marks’ Hatchetts monthly gig listing)
23 June 1968 (Sunday) – Strawberry Jam (Jonathan Marks’ Hatchetts monthly gig listing)
24 June 1968 (Monday) – Cherry Smash (Jonathan Marks’ Hatchetts monthly gig listing)
25 June 1968 (Tuesday) – Cherry Smash (Jonathan Marks’ Hatchetts monthly gig listing)
26 June 1968 (Wednesday) – Strawberry Jam (Jonathan Marks’ Hatchetts monthly gig listing)
27 June 1968 (Thursday) – O’Hara’s Playboys (Jonathan Marks’ Hatchetts monthly gig listing)
28 June 1968 (Friday) – Jo Jo Gunne (Jonathan Marks’ Hatchetts monthly gig listing)
29 June 1968 (Saturday) – Lemon Tree (Jonathan Marks’ Hatchetts monthly gig listing)
30 June 1968 (Sunday) – Strawberry Jam (Jonathan Marks’ Hatchetts monthly gig listing)
Jonathan Marks’ gig cards for the club have Junior Walker & The All Stars and Patti La Belle & The Bluebells as forthcoming attractions for July.
1 July 1968 (Monday) – Tuesday’s Children (Bob Hodges’ diary) Jonathan Marks has Indiana Magnum and Julian Kersh
2 July 1968 (Tuesday) – The Greatest Show on Earth (Jonathan Marks’ Hatchetts monthly gig listing)
3 July 1968 (Wednesday) – The Greatest Show on Earth (Jonathan Marks’ Hatchetts monthly gig listing)
4 July 1968 (Thursday) – The Coloured Raisins (Jonathan Marks’ Hatchetts monthly gig listing)
5 July 1968 (Friday) – Two of Each (Jonathan Marks’ Hatchetts monthly gig listing)
6 July 1968 (Saturday) – Two of Each (Jonathan Marks’ Hatchetts monthly gig listing)
7 July 1968 (Sunday) – The Cedars (Jonathan Marks’ Hatchetts monthly gig listing)
8 July 1968 (Monday) – July plus guest artists (Jonathan Marks’ Hatchetts monthly gig listing) Members party
9 July 1968 (Tuesday) – The Coloured Raisins (Jonathan Marks’ Hatchetts monthly gig listing)
10 July 1968 (Wednesday) – The Coloured Raisins (Jonathan Marks’ Hatchetts monthly gig listing)
11 July 1968 (Thursday) – The Chanters (Jonathan Marks’ Hatchetts monthly gig listing)
12 July 1968 (Friday) – The Chain Gang (NME)
13 July 1968 (Saturday) – Gala night with Dominic Grant, Vanity Fair, The Flirtations and Strawberry Jam (NME) Jonathan Marks has Strawberry Jam on 13 July
14 July 1968 (Sunday) – Cherry Smash (NME) Jonathan Marks has The Cedars on 14 July
15 July 1968 (Monday) – Impulse (NME)
16 July 1968 (Tuesday) – The Groop (Australian band) (NME) Melody Maker has Tim Rose also playing this date with The Groop
17 July 1968 (Wednesday) – Two of Each (Melody Maker)
18 July 1968 (Thursday) – The Groop (Australian band) (Melody Maker)
19 July 1968 (Friday) – The Groop (Australian band) (Jonathan Marks’ Hatchetts monthly gig listing)
20 July 1968 (Saturday) – Tim Rose and Impulse (NME) Fabulous 208 also has Tim Rose
21 July 1968 (Sunday) – O’Hara Playboys (Jonathan Marks’ Hatchetts monthly gig listing)
22 July 1968 (Monday) – Impulse (Jonathan Marks’ Hatchetts monthly gig listing)
23 July 1968 (Tuesday) – Moon’s Train (Melody Maker)
24 July 1968 (Wednesday) – The Groop (Australian band) (Melody Maker)
25 July 1968 (Thursday) – The Penny Peep Show (Melody Maker) Jonathan Marks has The Penny Pieces but this is The Penny Peeps aka The Penny Peep Show with future Jethro Tull guitarist Martin Barre
26 July 1968 (Friday) – Birds and Fellas and Two of Each (NME) Jonathan Marks only lists Two of Each
27 July 1968 (Saturday) – Two of Each (NME)
28 July 1968 (Sunday) – Fourth Floor (NME) Jonathan Marks lists The Cedars on 28 July
29 July 1968 (Monday) – Strawberry Jam (NME)
30 July 1968 (Tuesday) – Unit 4 Plus 2 (Melody Maker)
31 July 1968 (Wednesday) – Moon’s Train (Melody Maker)
1 August 1968 (Thursday) – The Greatest Show on Earth (Melody Maker)
2 August 1968 (Friday) – The Sweet Sops (NME)
3 August 1968 (Saturday) – The Sweet Sops (NME)
4 August 1968 (Sunday) – Bruce Channel and Strawberry Jam (Melody Maker) Jonathan Marks only lists Strawberry Jam on this date
5 August 1968 (Monday) – The Greatest Show on Earth and Bruce Channel (Melody Maker)
6 August 1968 (Tuesday) – Simon K & The Meantimers (Melody Maker)
7 August 1968 (Wednesday) – Simon K & The Meantimers (Melody Maker)
8 August 1968 (Thursday) – Coloured Raisins (NME)
9 August 1968 (Friday) – The Jackie Edwards Show (NME)
10 August 1968 (Saturday) – Circus (Melody Maker) Jonathan Marks has Zion de Gallier & The Unicorn on this date
11 August 1968 (Sunday) – The Flirtations (NME) Jonathan Marks has Impulse on this date
12 August 1968 (Monday) – Pepper (NME) Jonathan Marks has Julian Kersh on this date
13 August 1968 (Tuesday) – Katch 22 (NME)
14 August 1968 (Wednesday) – Katch 22 (NME)
15 August 1968 (Thursday) – The Ike & Tina Turner Show (Melody Maker) VIP members and members only
16 August 1968 (Friday) – Memphis Express (NME)
17 August 1968 (Saturday) – Memphis Express (NME)
18 August 1968 (Sunday) – The Motion (NME)
19 August 1968 (Monday) – Skip Bifferty (Melody Maker) Jonathan Marks also lists special gala party night guests
20 August 1968 (Tuesday) – Sweet Sops (Melody Maker)
21 August 1968 (Wednesday) – Zion de Gallier & The Unicorns (Melody Maker)
22 August 1968 (Thursday) – Julian Kersh (Melody Maker)
23 August 1968 (Friday) – Memphis Express (NME)
24 August 1968 (Saturday) – Toast (Melody Maker)
25 August 1968 (Sunday) – Motion (NME)
26 August 1968 (Monday) – The Greatest Show on Earth (Melody Maker)
27 August 1968 (Tuesday) – The Greatest Show on Earth (Melody Maker)
28 August 1968 (Wednesday) – The Greatest Show on Earth (Melody Maker)
29 August 1968 (Thursday) – The Greatest Show on Earth (Melody Maker)
30 August 1968 (Friday) – Mud (Melody Maker) Jonathan Marks has The Mooch
31 August 1968 (Saturday) – Jasper Stubbs Gloryland Band (Melody Maker) Jonathan Marks has The Mooch
1 September 1968 (Sunday) – Cherry Smash (Melody Maker)
2 September 1968 (Monday) – Cherry Smash (Melody Maker)
3 September 1968 (Tuesday) – Soul Committee (NME)
4 September 1968 (Wednesday) – Orange Seaweed (Melody Maker)
5 September 1968 (Thursday) – Strawberry Jam and Johnny Nash (NME) Jonathan Marks has only Strawberry Jam on this date
6 September 1968 (Friday) – Wild Uncertainty (Melody Maker) Jonathan Marks has The Chants on this date who could have been backed by The Wild Uncertainty
7 September 1968 (Saturday) – Strawberry Jam (NME)
8 September 1968 (Sunday) – Pepper (Melody Maker)
9 September 1968 (Monday) – Dr Marigold’s Prescription (NME) Jonathan Marks has The Stacks on this date. The gig card also notes special guest artistes for the member party, featuring a group managed by The Move
10 September 1968 (Tuesday) – The Flirtations (Melody Maker) Jonathan Marks has Tuesday’s Children on this date. This is confirmed by Bob Hodges’ diary
11 September 1968 (Wednesday) – The Flirtations (Melody Maker) Jonathan Marks has Tuesday’s Children on this date. This is confirmed by Bob Hodges’ diary
12 September 1968 (Thursday) – Dr Marigold’s Prescription (NME) Jonathan Marks has The Groop on this date
13 September 1968 (Friday) – Horace Faith (Melody Maker) Jonathan Marks has The Soul Committee on this date
14 September 1968 (Saturday) – Marble Arch Movement (NME) Jonathan Marks has The Soul Committee on this date
15 September 1968 (Sunday) – Strawberry Jam (NME)
16 September 1968 (Monday) – Circus (Melody Maker) Jonathan Marks has Zion de Gallier & The Unicorn on this date
17 September 1968 (Tuesday) – The Fantastics (with The House of Orange) (NME)
18 September 1968 (Wednesday) – Dr Marigold’s Prescription (NME) Jonathan Marks has The Stacks on this date, who are managed by The Move
19 September 1968 (Thursday) – The Groop (Australian band) (Jonathan Marks’ Hatchetts monthly gig listing)
20 September 1968 (Friday) – Horace Faith & The Wild Uncertainty (NME) Jonathan Marks has The Groop on this date
21 September 1968 (Saturday) – Tuesday’s Children (Melody Maker and Bob Hodges’ diary)
22 September 1968 (Sunday) – Fourth Floor (NME)
23 September 1968 (Monday) – Katch 22 (Jonathan Marks’ Hatchetts monthly gig listing)
24 September 1968 (Tuesday) – Tony Rivers & The Castaways (Melody Maker) Jonathan Marks has Edwin Starr and The Groop
25 September 1968 (Wednesday) – The Mooche (Melody Maker)
26 September 1968 (Thursday) – The Mooche (Melody Maker)
27 September 1968 (Friday) – Cherry Smash (NME)
28 September 1968 (Saturday) – Cherry Smash (NME)
29 September 1968 (Sunday) – Fourth Floor (NME) Jonathan Marks has The Fascinations on this date
30 September 1968 (Monday) – Toast (NME)
1 October 1968 (Tuesday) – The Flirtations (Melody Maker)
2 October 1968 (Wednesday) – Jo Jo Gunne (Melody Maker)
3 October 1968 (Thursday) – The Mint (NME)
4 October 1968 (Friday) – Memphis Express (NME)
5 October 1968 (Saturday) – Renaissance Fayre (Melody Maker)
6 October 1968 (Sunday) – Moving Finger (Melody Maker)
7 October 1968 (Monday) – Shuffler Sound (NME)
8 October 1968 (Tuesday) – Pete Kelly’s Solutions (NME and Time Out) Jonathan Marks notes there is also a special surprise guest
9 October 1968 (Wednesday) – Toast (Melody Maker)
10 October 1968 (Thursday) – Circus and Edwin Starr (NME) Jonathan Marks has only Edwin Starr, who is back by public demand (unless Circus backed him)
11 October 1968 (Friday) – Horace Faith and Wild Uncertainties (Jonathan Marks’ Hatchetts monthly gig listing)
12 October 1968 (Saturday) – Horace Faith and Wild Uncertainty (Melody Maker)
13 October 1968 (Sunday) – Cherry Smash (Melody Maker)
14 October 1968 (Monday) – Mint Tulip (Melody Maker) NME lists O’Hara’s Playboys on this date as does Jonathan Marks, which seems more likely
15 October 1968 (Tuesday) – Mint Tulip (NME) Melody Maker lists Timebox on this date. However, Jonathan Marks confirms Mint Tulip
16 October 1968 (Wednesday) – The Sweet (Melody Maker) NME lists Circus
17 October 1968 (Thursday) – Pussyfoot and The Sweet (Melody Maker) Jonathan Marks has only The Sweet on this date
18 October 1968 (Friday) – Rainbow Ffolly (Melody Maker)
19 October 1968 (Saturday) – Rainbow Ffolly and Timebox (Melody Maker) Jonathan Marks has only Rainbow Ffolly on this date
20 October 1968 (Sunday) – Cherry Smash (Melody Maker)
21 October 1968 (Monday) – Keef Hartley (Jonathan Marks’ Hatchetts monthly gig listing)
22 October 1968 (Tuesday) – Timebox and Katch 22 (Melody Maker) Jonathan Marks has only Katch 22
23 October 1968 (Wednesday) – Rick ‘N’ Beckers (NME)
24 October 1968 (Thursday) – Pete Kelly’s Solution (NME)
25 October 1968 (Friday) – Horace Faith & The Wild Uncertainties (Jonathan Marks’ Hatchetts monthly gig listing)
26 October 1968 (Saturday) – The New Formula (Melody Maker) NME lists Memphis Express on this date which Jonathan Marks confirms
27 October 1968 (Sunday) – Cherry Smash and Toast (Melody Maker) Jonathan Marks has only Toast on this date
28 October 1968 (Monday) – Toast (Melody Maker)
29 October 1968 (Tuesday) – The Sweet (Melody Maker)
30 October 1968 (Wednesday) – Bruce Channel (NME) Jonathan Marks lists The Flirtations on this date
31 October 1968 (Thursday) – Julian Kersh (NME)
1 November 1968 (Friday) – Vamp (Melody Maker)
2 November 1968 (Saturday) – Vamp (Melody Maker)
3 November 1968 (Sunday) – The Lions of Judea (Israeli band) (Melody Maker)
4 November 1968 (Monday) – Freddie Mack & The Mack Sound (Melody Maker)
5 November 1968 (Tuesday) – Freddie Mack & The Mack Sound (NME)
6 November 1968 (Wednesday) – Freddie Mack & The Mack Sound (NME)
7 November 1968 (Thursday) – The Lions of Judea (Melody Maker)
8 November 1968 (Friday) – The Lions of Judea (Melody Maker)
9 November 1968 (Saturday) – The Lions of Judea (Melody Maker)
10 November 1968 (Sunday) – The Lions of Judea (Melody Maker)
11 November 1968 (Monday) – The Lions of Judea (Melody Maker) Members party night
12 November 1968 (Tuesday) – The Lions of Judea (Melody Maker)
13 November 1968 (Wednesday) – Youngblood (NME)
14 November 1968 (Thursday) – Charlie & Inez Foxx (NME)
15 November 1968 (Friday) – The Lions of Judea and Gilded Cage (Melody Maker) Jonathan Marks has The Sea on this date
16 November 1968 (Saturday) – The Lions of Judea and Gilded Cage (Melody Maker) Jonathan Marks has The Sea on this date
17 November 1968 (Sunday) – The Lions of Judea (Melody Maker)
18 November 1968 (Monday) – The Shadrocks with Little John, Watson T Brown & The Explosives (NME)
19 November 1968 (Tuesday) – The Lions of Judea (Melody Maker) Jonathan Marks has The Ray King Soul Band on this date
20 November 1968 (Wednesday) – The Lions of Judea (Melody Maker) Jonathan Marks has The Ray King Soul Band on this date
21 November 1968 (Thursday) – Garnett Mimms (with The Village Green Band) (NME)
22 November 1968 (Friday) – Julian’s Conquests and Lions of Judea (NME) Julian’s Conquests was Junior’s Conquest (Junior Marvin’s band). Jonathan Marks has only Julian’s Conquests on this date
23 November 1968 (Saturday) – Julian’s Conquests (NME)
24 November 1968 (Sunday) – The Lions of Judea (Melody Maker)
25 November 1968 (Monday) – Sonny Bushe (NME) This is Sonny Burke
26 November 1968 (Tuesday) – Ray King Soul Band (NME) Jonathan Marks has The Sea on this date
27 November 1968 (Wednesday) – The Iveys and The Greatest Show on Earth (Melody Maker) Jonathan Marks has only The Iveys on this date
28 November 1968 (Thursday) – The Mojos and The Greatest Show on Earth (Melody Maker) Jonathan Marks on only The Mojos on this date
29 November 1968 (Friday) – The Lions of Judea (Melody Maker) Jonathan Marks has Sleepy on this date
30 November 1968 (Saturday) – The Lions of Judea (Melody Maker) Jonathan Marks has Sleepy on this date
1 December 1968 (Sunday) – Toast (Melody Maker)
2 December 1968 (Monday) – Katch 22 (NME)
3 December 1968 (Tuesday) – Katch 22 (NME)
4 December 1968 (Wednesday) – The Flirtations (Melody Maker and Fabulous 208)
5 December 1968 (Thursday) – Mint Tulip (Melody Maker)
6 December 1968 (Friday) – Moving Finger (NME)
7 December 1968 (Saturday) – Mint Tulip (NME)
8 December 1968 (Sunday) – Mint Tulip (NME)
9 December 1968 (Monday) – Moving Finger (Melody Maker)
10 December 1968 (Tuesday) – Moving Finger (Melody Maker) Says final London appearance before US tour
11 December 1968 (Wednesday) – Circus (NME and Time Out)
12 December 1968 (Thursday) – The Drifters (NME)
13 December 1968 (Friday) – The Boston Crabs (NME)
14 December 1968 (Saturday) – The Boston Crabs (NME)
15 December 1968 (Sunday) – The Boston Crabs (NME)
16 December 1968 (Monday) – Jo Jo Gunne (Melody Maker) Members party night
17 December 1968 (Tuesday) – The Peddlers and Soul Package (NME)
18 December 1968 (Wednesday) – Toast and The Peddlers (Melody Maker)
19 December 1968 (Thursday) – Electric Gramophone (NME) Jonathan Marks has The Shirelles on this date
20 December 1968 (Friday) – Julian Kersh (NME) Jonathan Marks has Modes Mode on this date
21 December 1968 (Saturday) – Julian Kersh (NME) Jonathan Marks and Time Out both have Circus on this date
22 December 1968 (Sunday) – Zion de Gallier & The Unicorn (NME) Jonathan Marks and Time Out both have Circus on this date
23 December 1968 (Monday) – The Dream Police (Jonathan Marks’ Hatchetts monthly gig listing)
24 December 1968 (Tuesday) – Unit 4 Plus 2 (Jonathan Marks’ Hatchetts monthly gig listing) Xmas party
No artists on Christmas Day
26 December 1968 (Thursday) – Unit 4 Plus 2 (Jonathan Marks’ Hatchetts monthly gig listing)
27 December 1968 (Friday) – Unit 4 Plus 2 (Jonathan Marks’ Hatchetts monthly gig listing)
28 December 1968 (Saturday) – Unit 4 Plus 2 (Jonathan Marks’ Hatchetts monthly gig listing)
29 December 1968 (Sunday) – Unit 4 Plus 2 (Jonathan Marks’ Hatchetts monthly gig listing)
30 December 1968 (Monday) – Unit 4 Plus 2 (Jonathan Marks’ Hatchetts monthly gig listing)
31 December 1968 (Tuesday) – Unit 4 Plus 2 plus special guests (Jonathan Marks’ Hatchetts monthly gig listing)
1969
1 January 1969 (Wednesday) – Mud (Jonathan Marks’ Hatchetts monthly gig listing)
2 January 1969 (Thursday) – Mud (Jonathan Marks’ Hatchetts monthly gig listing)
3 January 1969 (Friday) – Mud (Jonathan Marks’ Hatchetts monthly gig listing)
4 January 1969 (Saturday) – Mud (Jonathan Marks’ Hatchetts monthly gig listing)
Possible gig on Sunday, 5 January 1969 is missing
6 January 1969 (Monday) – The Epics (Jonathan Marks’ Hatchetts monthly gig listing)
7 January 1969 (Tuesday) – Justin Martyr (Jonathan Marks’ Hatchetts monthly gig listing)
8 January 1969 (Wednesday) – Finders Keepers (Jonathan Marks’ Hatchetts monthly gig listing)
9 January 1969 (Thursday) – Finders Keepers (Jonathan Marks’ Hatchetts monthly gig listing)
10 January 1969 (Friday) – Finders Keepers (Jonathan Marks’ Hatchetts monthly gig listing)
11 January 1969 (Saturday) – Stacey’s Circle (Jonathan Marks’ Hatchetts monthly gig listing)
12 January 1969 (Sunday) – Fourth Floor (Jonathan Marks’ Hatchetts monthly gig listing)
13 January 1969 (Monday) – Moving Finger (Jonathan Marks’ Hatchetts monthly gig listing)
14 January 1969 (Tuesday) – Moving Finger (Jonathan Marks’ Hatchetts monthly gig listing)
15 January 1969 (Wednesday) – Jo Jo Gunne (Jonathan Marks’ Hatchetts monthly gig listing)
16 January 1969 (Thursday) – Jo Jo Gunne (Jonathan Marks’ Hatchetts monthly gig listing)
17 January 1969 (Friday) – Mr Mo’s Messengers (Jonathan Marks’ Hatchetts monthly gig listing)
18 January 1969 (Saturday) – Cair Parvell (Jonathan Marks’ Hatchetts monthly gig listing)
19 January 1969 (Sunday) – Strawberry Jam (Jonathan Marks’ Hatchetts monthly gig listing)
20 January 1969 (Monday) – Biafran Benefit Gala Night (Jonathan Marks’ Hatchetts monthly gig listing)
21 January 1969 (Tuesday) – Breathru (Jonathan Marks’ Hatchetts monthly gig listing)
22 January 1969 (Wednesday) – Wellington Kitch (Jonathan Marks’ Hatchetts monthly gig listing)
23 January 1969 (Thursday) – Wellington Kitch (Jonathan Marks’ Hatchetts monthly gig listing)
24 January 1969 (Friday) – Bitter End (Jonathan Marks’ Hatchetts monthly gig listing)
25 January 1969 (Saturday) – Bitter End (Jonathan Marks’ Hatchetts monthly gig listing)
26 January 1969 (Sunday) – Strawberry Jam (Jonathan Marks’ Hatchetts monthly gig listing)
27 January 1969 (Monday) – Jo Jo Gunne (Jonathan Marks’ Hatchetts monthly gig listing)
28 January 1969 (Tuesday) – Jo Jo Gunne (Jonathan Marks’ Hatchetts monthly gig listing)
29 January 1969 (Wednesday) – Funky Fever (Jonathan Marks’ Hatchetts monthly gig listing)
30 January 1969 (Thursday) – Moving Finger (Jonathan Marks’ Hatchetts monthly gig listing)
31 January 1969 (Friday) – Electric Gramophone (Jonathan Marks’ Hatchetts monthly gig listing)
1 February 1969 (Saturday) – Fourth Floor (Jonathan Marks’ Hatchetts monthly gig listing)
2 February 1969 (Sunday) – Fourth Floor (Jonathan Marks’ Hatchetts monthly gig listing)
3 February 1969 (Monday) – Spirit of John Morgan (Jonathan Marks’ Hatchetts monthly gig listing)
4 February 1969 (Tuesday) – Spirit of John Morgan (Jonathan Marks’ Hatchetts monthly gig listing)
5 February 1969 (Wednesday) – Spirit of John Morgan (Jonathan Marks’ Hatchetts monthly gig listing)
6 February 1969 (Thursday) – The Mojos (Jonathan Marks’ Hatchetts monthly gig listing)
7 February 1969 (Friday) – Shoe String (Jonathan Marks’ Hatchetts monthly gig listing)
8 February 1969 (Saturday) – Finders Keepers (Jonathan Marks’ Hatchetts monthly gig listing)
9 February 1969 (Sunday) – Liz Christian & Happy Daze (Jonathan Marks’ Hatchetts monthly gig listing)
10 February 1969 (Monday) – Breakthru (Jonathan Marks’ Hatchetts monthly gig listing)
11 February 1969 (Tuesday) – Breakthru (Jonathan Marks’ Hatchetts monthly gig listing)
12 February 1969 (Wednesday) – Breakthru (Jonathan Marks’ Hatchetts monthly gig listing)
13 February 1969 (Thursday) – Screamin’ Jay Hawkins (Jonathan Marks’ Hatchetts monthly gig listing)
14 February 1969 (Friday) – High Tension (Jonathan Marks’ Hatchetts monthly gig listing)
15 February 1969 (Saturday) – High Tension (Jonathan Marks’ Hatchetts monthly gig listing)
16 February 1969 (Sunday) – High Tension (Jonathan Marks’ Hatchetts monthly gig listing)
17 February 1969 (Monday) – Jo Jo Gunne (Jonathan Marks’ Hatchetts monthly gig listing) Members party night
18 February 1969 (Tuesday) – Wellington Kitch (Jonathan Marks’ Hatchetts monthly gig listing)
19 February 1969 (Wednesday) – Wellington Kitch (Jonathan Marks’ Hatchetts monthly gig listing)
20 February 1969 (Thursday) – Wellington Kitch (Jonathan Marks’ Hatchetts monthly gig listing)
21 February 1969 (Friday) – Fourth Floor (Jonathan Marks’ Hatchetts monthly gig listing)
22 February 1969 (Saturday) – Liz Christian & Happy Daze (Jonathan Marks’ Hatchetts monthly gig listing)
23 February 1969 (Sunday) – Liz Christian & Happy Daze (Jonathan Marks’ Hatchetts monthly gig listing)
24 February 1969 (Monday) – Jon James & The Swamp (Jonathan Marks’ Hatchetts monthly gig listing)
25 February 1969 (Tuesday) – Jon James & The Swamp (Jonathan Marks’ Hatchetts monthly gig listing)
26 February 1969 (Wednesday) – The Nite People (Jonathan Marks’ Hatchetts monthly gig listing)
27 February 1969 (Thursday) – The Ronettes (Jonathan Marks’ Hatchetts monthly gig listing)
28 February 1969 (Friday) – The Nite People (Jonathan Marks’ Hatchetts monthly gig listing)
1 March 1969 (Saturday) – Brickdust (Jonathan Marks’ Hatchetts monthly gig listing)
2 March 1969 (Sunday) – Sir Percy Quintet (Jonathan Marks’ Hatchetts monthly gig listing)
3 March 1969 (Monday) – Jason Quest (Jonathan Marks’ Hatchetts monthly gig listing)
4 March 1969 (Tuesday) – Jason Quest (Jonathan Marks’ Hatchetts monthly gig listing)
5 March 1969 (Wednesday) – Toast (Jonathan Marks’ Hatchetts monthly gig listing)
6 March 1969 (Thursday) – Toast (Jonathan Marks’ Hatchetts monthly gig listing)
7 March 1969 (Friday) – Barries Magazine (Jonathan Marks’ Hatchetts monthly gig listing)
8 March 1969 (Saturday) – Barries Magazine (Jonathan Marks’ Hatchetts monthly gig listing)
9 March 1969 (Sunday) – Lions of Judea (Jonathan Marks’ Hatchetts monthly gig listing)
10 March 1969 (Monday) – Copperfield (Jonathan Marks’ Hatchetts monthly gig listing)
11 March 1969 (Tuesday) – Copperfield (Jonathan Marks’ Hatchetts monthly gig listing)
12 March 1969 (Wednesday) – Copperfield (Jonathan Marks’ Hatchetts monthly gig listing)
13 March 1969 (Thursday) – Ambrose Slade (Jonathan Marks’ Hatchetts monthly gig listing)
14 March 1969 (Friday) – Ambrose Slade (Jonathan Marks’ Hatchetts monthly gig listing)
15 March 1969 (Saturday) – The Killing Floor (Jonathan Marks’ Hatchetts monthly gig listing)
Advert suggests club is closed on Sunday, 16 March 1969
17 March 1969 (Monday) – Jason Quest (Jonathan Marks’ Hatchetts monthly gig listing)
18 March 1969 (Tuesday) – Sir Percy Quintet (Jonathan Marks’ Hatchetts monthly gig listing)
19 March 1969 (Wednesday) – Sir Percy Quintet (Jonathan Marks’ Hatchetts monthly gig listing)
20 March 1969 (Thursday) – Root & Jenny Jackson (Jonathan Marks’ Hatchetts monthly gig listing) Gala night
21 March 1969 (Friday) – Funky Fever (Jonathan Marks’ Hatchetts monthly gig listing)
22 March 1969 (Saturday) – Five & A Penny (Jonathan Marks’ Hatchetts monthly gig listing)
Advert suggests club is closed on Sunday, 23 March 1969
24 March 1969 (Monday) – Katch 22 (Jonathan Marks’ Hatchetts monthly gig listing)
25 March 1969 (Tuesday) – Gracious (Jonathan Marks’ Hatchetts monthly gig listing)
26 March 1969 (Wednesday) – Gracious (Jonathan Marks’ Hatchetts monthly gig listing)
27 March 1969 (Thursday) – Funky Fever (Jonathan Marks’ Hatchetts monthly gig listing)
28 March 1969 (Friday) – Funky Fever (Jonathan Marks’ Hatchetts monthly gig listing)
29 March 1969 (Saturday) – Ellison’s Phonograph (Jonathan Marks’ Hatchetts monthly gig listing)
Advert suggests club is closed on Sunday, 30 March 1969
31 March 1969 (Monday) – Marzipan (Jonathan Marks’ Hatchetts monthly gig listing)
Missing gigs from Tuesday, 1 April to Wednesday, 2 April 1969
3 April 1969 (Thursday) – Kingsize Keen Show (Melody Maker)
Missing gigs from Friday, 4 April to Wednesday, 30 April 1969
1 May 1969 (Thursday) – The Drifters (Jonathan Marks’ Hatchetts monthly gig listing)
2 May 1969 (Friday) – Funky Fever (Jonathan Marks’ Hatchetts monthly gig listing)
3 May 1969 (Saturday) – Portrait (Jonathan Marks’ Hatchetts monthly gig listing)
Possibly missing gig on Sunday, 4 May 1969
5 May 1969 (Monday) – Apple (Jonathan Marks’ Hatchetts monthly gig listing)
6 May 1969 (Tuesday) – Hogline with Nelson Fletcher (Jonathan Marks’ Hatchetts monthly gig listing)
7 May 1969 (Wednesday) – Hogline with Nelson Fletcher (Jonathan Marks’ Hatchetts monthly gig listing)
8 May 1969 (Thursday) – Mary Wells (Jonathan Marks’ Hatchetts monthly gig listing)
9 May 1969 (Friday) – Apple (Jonathan Marks’ Hatchetts monthly gig listing)
10 May 1969 (Saturday) – Amber World (Jonathan Marks’ Hatchetts monthly gig listing)
Possibly missing gig on Sunday, 11 May 1969
12 May 1969 (Monday) – Funky Fever (Jonathan Marks’ Hatchetts monthly gig listing)
13 May 1969 (Tuesday) – Funky Fever (Jonathan Marks’ Hatchetts monthly gig listing)
14 May 1969 (Wednesday) – Funky Fever (Jonathan Marks’ Hatchetts monthly gig listing)
15 May 1969 (Thursday) – Purple People (Jonathan Marks’ Hatchetts monthly gig listing)
16 May 1969 (Friday) – Crew (Jonathan Marks’ Hatchetts monthly gig listing)
17 May 1969 (Saturday) – Crew (Jonathan Marks’ Hatchetts monthly gig listing)
Possibly missing gig on Sunday, 18 May 1969
19 May 1969 (Monday) – Skin (Jonathan Marks’ Hatchetts monthly gig listing)
20 May 1969 (Tuesday) – Skin (Jonathan Marks’ Hatchetts monthly gig listing)
21 May 1969 (Wednesday) – High Tension (Jonathan Marks’ Hatchetts monthly gig listing)
22 May 1969 (Thursday) – Lowell Fulson and The Steve Miller Delivery Band (Jonathan Marks’ Hatchetts monthly gig listing)
23 May 1969 (Friday) – The Wages of Sin (Jonathan Marks’ Hatchetts monthly gig listing)
24 May 1969 (Saturday) – Wild Silk (Jonathan Marks’ Hatchetts monthly gig listing)
Possible missing gig on Sunday, 25 May 1969
26 May 1969 (Monday) – Jo Jo Gunne (Jonathan Marks’ Hatchetts monthly gig listing) This definitely did not happen as the band had a residency at the House of Lords club in the Bahamas at this time
27 May 1969 (Tuesday) – Hopscotch (Jonathan Marks’ Hatchetts monthly gig listing)
28 May 1969 (Wednesday) – Hopscotch (Jonathan Marks’ Hatchetts monthly gig listing)
29 May 1969 (Thursday) – Inez & Charlie Foxx (Jonathan Marks’ Hatchetts monthly gig listing)
30 May 1969 (Friday) – Front Line Band (Jonathan Marks’ Hatchetts monthly gig listing)
31 May 1969 (Saturday) – Front Line Band (Jonathan Marks’ Hatchetts monthly gig listing)
Missing gigs from Sunday, 1 June to Wednesday, 17 September 1969
18 September 1969 (Thursday) – J J Jackson (Time Out)
Missing gigs from Friday, 19 September to Thursday, 2 October 1969
3 October 1969 (Friday) – Ben E King (Jonathan Marks’ Hatchetts monthly gig listing)
Missing gigs from Saturday, 4 October to Sunday, 5 October 1969
6 October 1969 (Monday) – Sky (Jonathan Marks’ Hatchetts monthly gig listing)
7 October 1969 (Tuesday) – One (Jonathan Marks’ Hatchetts monthly gig listing)
Missing gig for Wednesday, 8 October 1969
9 October 1969 (Thursday) – Ben E King (Jonathan Marks’ Hatchetts monthly gig listing)
Missing gigs for Friday, 10 October to Sunday, 12 October 1969
13 October 1969 (Monday) – Chimera (Jonathan Marks’ Hatchetts monthly gig listing)
14 October 1969 (Tuesday) – March Hare (Jonathan Marks’ Hatchetts monthly gig listing)
Missing gig for Wednesday, 15 October 1969
16 October 1969 (Thursday) – Joyce Bond Revue (Jonathan Marks’ Hatchetts monthly gig listing)
Missing gigs for Friday, 17 October to Sunday, 19 October 1969
20 October 1969 (Monday) – Bitter Suite (Jonathan Marks’ Hatchetts monthly gig listing)
Missing gigs for Tuesday, 21 October to Wednesday, 22 October 1969
23 October 1969 (Thursday) – Geno Washington & The Ram Jam Band (Jonathan Marks’ Hatchetts monthly gig listing)
Missing gigs for Friday, 24 October to Sunday, 26 October 1969
27 October 1969 (Monday) – Billy J Kramer (Jonathan Marks’ Hatchetts monthly gig listing)
Missing gigs for Tuesday, 28 October to Wednesday, 29 October 1969
30 October 1969 (Thursday) – Marv Johnson (Jonathan Marks’ Hatchetts monthly gig listing)
Missing gig for Friday, 31 October 1969
Missing gigs for Saturday, 1 November to Sunday, 2 November 1969
3 November 1969 (Monday) – Dave Amboy (Jonathan Marks’ Hatchetts monthly gig listing) This is credited as Dave Amboy but most likely this is The Amboy Dukes
Missing gigs for Tuesday, 4 November to Wednesday, 5 November 1969
6 November 1969 (Thursday) – O’Hara’s Playboys (Jonathan Marks’ Hatchetts monthly gig listing)
Missing gigs for Friday, 7 November to Sunday, 9 November 1969
10 November 1969 (Monday) – JBW & Funky Fever (Jonathan Marks’ Hatchetts monthly gig listing)
Missing gigs from Tuesday, 11 November to Wednesday, 12 November 1969
13 November 1969 (Thursday) – Billy J Kramer & The Remo Four (Jonathan Marks’ Hatchetts monthly gig listing)
Missing gigs from Friday, 14 November to Wednesday, 3 December 1969
4 December 1969 (Thursday) – The Upsetters (Jonathan Marks’ Hatchetts monthly gig listing)
Missing gigs from Friday, 5 December to Wednesday, 10 December 1969
11 December 1969 (Thursday) – Geno Washington & The Ram Jam Band (Jonathan Marks’ Hatchetts monthly gig listing)
Missing gigs from Friday, 12 December to Wednesday, 17 December 1969
18 December 1969 (Thursday) – March Hare (Jonathan Marks’ Hatchetts monthly gig listing)
Missing gigs from Friday, 19 December to Sunday, 21 December 1969
22 December 1969 (Monday) – Percy Sledge (needs source)
Missing gigs from Tuesday, 23 December to Thursday, 25 December 1969
26 December 1969 (Friday) – The Symbols (needs source)
Missing gigs from Saturday, 27 December to Tuesday, 30 December 1969
31 December 1969 (Wednesday) – The Symbols (needs source)
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Jo Jo Gunne played there regularly, but cannot remember the dates
ive put up a page on imgur on hatchetts..my father owned this club in the 60s and 70s and i hold most of the memorabilia on it.
Hi Jonathan, I’m looking to get a bit more information on hatchetts and maybe get my hands on some memorabilla. Would you be able to e-mail me at duncan@thestarpub.com
Best, Duncan
Kensington Post’s 9 June 1967 issue ran an article on Hatchetts, which re-opened on Tuesday, 6 June after being closed in April 1966 for a £200,000 face-lift.
The article noted that Hatchetts was one of London’s oldest restaurants (founded in 1720) and had been transformed into a three-level entertainment centre with no membership or bookings.
The Kensington Post piece adds that the whole of the inside had been ripped out and rebuilt on three levels – two below ground – with a capacity of 600.
There were three bars including an al fresco cafe on the first level designed as an indoor street protected by a heat curtain and leading into Dover Street.
A large restaurant on the second level overlooked the futuristically designed basement known as “The Playground”.
Hello Jonathan,
I worked for your Father 1967/1968 as Chef in the Day & Night of Chimera
Curzon Street and some Nights as a D.J. at Hatchetts .
I´ve kept contact during the 70th & 80th.
John was a great friend of mine(born in Berlin as myself) and he loved my good sauces.
His Partner Vinicombe as well.
Was a great time I´ll allways remember.
Today its my 70th Birthday and i´ve found this pages in Internet.
Wonder if you have more Photos poss.with myself from that time?
hi horst…this selection of memorabilla on hatchetts is what i collected together to post on the web..people were asking me about the club and how there was hardly anything on it..so i changed that! i have a suitcase full of cuttings etc and it took along time to gather it all together! i do have photos of the chimera…
best wishes to you
jonathan marks
Hi there
Have you come across anymore of the fantastic gig cards for say Feb and May 1968?
hi nick…all the gig cards ive got ive posted already!
Wow, the archive must be fascinating. Does the collection contain any images of the sixties girl trio “The Paper Dolls” ? They were everywhere in the late sixties and despite several chart successes, were grossly underrated.
Hi Jonathan,
It’s Nick who put the original entry together. I’ll be revising the gig listing in the next month or so drawing on newspaper adverts, your documents and band member recollections.
The Stage magazine has an article on the club and mentions Tony Vinnicombe, who also ran Sands in Bond Street from what the article in the 29 June 1967 edition says.
He is also mentioned in the Stage’s 14 September 1967 edition which says that Hatchetts is now under the control of Tony Vinnicombe’s Restaurant Association.
The same issue reports that The Peddlers held a residency at the club from 8 September 1967 through to 6 October (excluding Sundays).
Hi Jonathan,
I was wondering if you could help me as your father owned the club in the 60s.
I have found an old entrance card for Hatchetts from October 1969 when I went there with two friends. My recollection is that David Bowie appeared that evening and played Space Oddity.
I am imagining this or did he appear there in October 1969?
Thank you.
Louise Barnard
Hi Jonathan,
Re my earlier email today about visiting Hatchetts in October 1969, the actual date was Saturday 1st November 1969. Did David Bowie appear that night ?
hi louise
im really not sure .. though it could well be a possibility?#
id love to know .. i found out recently that john bonham – led zeppelin played a gig there for tim rose! ? its again not known..
if you find anymore do tell me!
best wishes
jonathan marks
ive checked the david bowie gigs site ,, and theres a gap in that period which could mean he mightve turned up? theres no official gig listed there !
best wishes
jonathan marks
Jonathan Marks’ link with gigs lists can be found at:
https://imgur.com/a/sWtBd#0
I played trumpet at the Hatchetts Club with a band named the Village Green, We were Garnett Mimms Backing band whilst he was on his UK tour in 1968. The date we played there was on 211168. You have a record in your list on that date but you have Garnett Mimms surname as Simms. We also Giged at the Wisky a go go, and the Pink flamingo on the same tour.
At the club that night in the audience was James Brown, The Walker Brothers and Gene Pitney.
thats interesting steve…i knew about the walker brothers as i have a memory of one of them wandering about in the club! never knew about james brown though!
Hi Johnathan – I was the DJ at the club from 1969 until… not sure (fair amount of time though) – Joe was the manager and I announced ‘The Sweet’ on several occasions. I have a great story regarding the need for dance tunes that no one else had at the time. One evening a good looking American fella comes up to the DJ box for a request, so we start chatting. He’s in town for a visit and movie stuff was all I knew. He very kindly agreed to send hot dance singles across to me and we exchanged details. He kindly lived up to his word UNTIL his movie HIT…
That fella was Richard Rountree and the movie – SHAFT!!
I got to this page as I’m doing research for my bio story.
hi jeff
interesting ! i have a memory of the sweet i seemtoremember themhaving really long hair and all their equipment was painted white! good story on richard rountree i didnt know that!
thankyou
best wishes
jonathan marks
Thanks Johnathan – I’ve no doubt you’ll be hearing more from me as I’m putting pics in the book!! I think you have my email through this page if not it’s angelcurator@gmail.com – if you could kindly let me have yours via that email I would be most grateful sir.
Trying to find a shot of the DJ box including a busy floor – doesn’t seem to be out there???
Hatchetts plays a MAJOR part in my story as it was Joe that gave me my break having bumped into me playing at a tiny bar in Marbella – Quite the LEAP!!
Apologies for the late reply sir –
You woud be tickled to see what I went on to do – if you’d like a read on the book so far, do let me know – I’m just finishing the Hatchetts piece…
Best
Jeff
Best Jeff
Just to let you know that I am in the process of updating this entry and should do a major overhaul of bands that played here in the next month or so.
The British Newspaper Archive online is handy for more information. There is an article in The Stage dated 29 June 1967, which lists some of the first groups to perform when the venue opened on 6 June 1967
Hi Jonathan,
I spent hours and hours at Hatchetts as best mate to the resident DJ Clive Evenden (who died in Miami 4 years ago). Your father was a true gentleman in an industry where a lot of people weren’t. He gave me the job of photographing all aspects of the club over a period of weeks which were then put into a slide projector and shown on the wall above the stairs going down into the club. Good memories of Pascale, Alan and Mr Huntman (Your father’s partner ?) who all worked there. Naturally Clive and I took our latest girlfriends to chat to movers and shakers like John Peel. Clive sometimes had difficulty in clearing the small glass dance floor of the last remaining smooching couples. He came across an album of Wurlitzer music which, at about 4am he would put on. That quickly cleared the dance floor and we could all then go home.
hi andrew
yeah shame clive passed away ..luckily i got in contact with him about 2
years before he died which was good.
best wishes
jonathan
Hi Andrew – good to find you and Johnathan on this page. I was DJ from ’69 -??
I’m writing a book and I c an’t find any pics showing the DJ box and dance floor – do you have anything???
Best –
Jeff
I used to work as a waitress in Hatchetts and am so sorry to hear about Clive he was a good friend until he persuaded me to take his cat when he moved to the states what he forgot to add was that he had trained it to use the kitchen sink as a litter tray, What can I say but typical Clive. Working there were the best days of my life I hold the fondest memories of the club which I will never forget, I would love to know what happened to Pascale and Mr Huntman
hi irene..shame about clive…
pasquale passed away a long time ago..ive no idea what happened to mr. huntman.
best wishes
jonathan marks
I’ve just come across this thread and am so happy to see my papa’s name mentioned.
Pasquale (or Pas as he was known) passed away in 1999 from Cancer he was only 61.
I have so many memories of going to work with Dad even though I was very young.
Spoilt by all the waitresses, I still have the necklace Mr Mark’s bought me.
hi luisa
i remember you! i used to work with your dad running hatchetts !
i often think of him!
best wishes
jonathan marks
Dear All,
I am an Italian rock fan of English rock band FREE (internationally famous for their hit “All Right Now” of 1970). I have seen on this website http://www.45worlds.com/live/venue/hatchetts-club that FREE played several gigs in early 1970 supporting P.J. Proby ! Did you know more about these gigs ? Anyone has specific memories of these gigs ? Were English FREE rock band or perhaps THE FREE Dutch Soul Band who was there ? Any additional of information and memorabilia too is welcome !
Also I would like to let you know of this website about Hatchetts Club in London http://www.voicesofeastanglia.com/2013/02/swinging-hatchetts-london-1968-1978.html
Thanks in advance for your kindly attention and help too !
Alessandro
hi allessando
voices of east anglia asked me for permission to copy the photos from my personal archive of hatchetts memorabillia which has a link above see nicks link hatchetts gigs that will take you to it .as far as i know free didnt play there! jethro tull did!
best wishes jonathan marks
hello allesandro ..
not sure about free playing there?#!
voices of anglia copied my post on the club . its all come from me
i hold the archive on the club
best wishes
jonathan marks
Oh the good old days! I worked with Kasia in the Dover Street bar, summer of 1976 till the place closed down. Mr Marks, Pasquale , Juanito in the kitchen, Magda ruling the roost in the restaurant, great place for a young person to work in. Pasquale introduced me to a regular customer, Dana Wilson my husband of 40 years. He also became a godfather to our daughter. We followed him to west London and remained friends till he passed away. Nothing but fond memories othe place and the people.
Hi Jonathan
Thanks for your wonderful archive. I’ve found another picture of Hatchett’s in an old magazine. It shows a Project SWORD toy display being set up by three of the Hatchett’s staff. It was a Century 21 toys launch. Do you remember anything about it or any of the Century 21 stuff like the Captain Scarlet do? The toy display was to celebrate 2001 A Space Odyssey. Was the film shown in the club itself? Do you have any more pictures or info about that? Here’s the picture I found http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-1CIb6FVV8dk/VHoO9y6UBbI/AAAAAAAAjKw/_HmktSH58Mo/s1600/Hatchetts%2BSWORD_ClubPromotion%2BTEXT%2Band%2BPHOTO%2Bonly.jpg
Cheers and stay safe,
Paul
UK
moonbasecentral@gmail.com
hi paul
i remember the toys i think it was a promotion! dont have much on it i might have a photo?
best wishes
jonathan marks
The following Hatchetts gigs are found at the source at the bottom but it is unclear what the original source is:
1970
January
Thursday 1
Friday 2
Saturday 3
Sunday 4
Monday 5 P J PROBY AND FREE (1)
Tuesday 6 P J PROBY AND FREE (1)
Wednesday 7 P J PROBY AND FREE (1)
Thursday 8 P J PROBY AND FREE (1)
Friday 9 P J PROBY AND FREE (1)
Saturday 10 P J PROBY AND FREE (1)
Sunday 11
Monday 12 P J PROBY AND FREE (1)
Tuesday 13 P J PROBY AND FREE (1)
Wednesday 14 P J PROBY AND FREE (1)
Thursday 15 P J PROBY AND FREE (1)
Friday 16 P J PROBY AND FREE (1)
Saturday 17 P J PROBY AND FREE (1)
Sunday 18
Monday 19 P J PROBY AND FREE (1)
Tuesday 20 P J PROBY AND FREE (1)
Wednesday 21 P J PROBY AND FREE (1)
Thursday 22 P J PROBY AND FREE (1)
Friday 23 P J PROBY AND FREE (1)
Saturday 24 P J PROBY AND FREE (1)
Sunday 25
Monday 26
Tuesday 27
Wednesday 28
Thursday 29
Friday 30
Saturday 31
1. http://www.45worlds.com/live/venue/hatchetts-club
Same source lists these for 1970 as well:
April
Wednesday 1
Thursday 2
Friday 3
Saturday 4
Sunday 5
Monday 6
Tuesday 7
Wednesday 8
Thursday 9
Friday 10
Saturday 11 DAVID DAVAVI BIG BAND (1)
Sunday 12 THE PEDDLERS (1)
Monday 13 THE PEDDLERS (1)
Tuesday 14 THE PEDDLERS (1)
Wednesday 15 THE PEDDLERS (1)
Thursday 16 THE PEDDLERS (1)
Friday 17 THE PEDDLERS (1)
Saturday 18 THE PEDDLERS (1)
Sunday 19
Monday 20
Tuesday 21
Wednesday 22
Thursday 23
Friday 24
Saturday 25
Sunday 26
Monday 27
Tuesday 28
Wednesday 29
Thursday 30
my e mail contact for any hatchetts enquiries is…JMARKSGROOVY@YAHOO.CO.UK