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.

IVAN SINCLAIR & THE SYSTEM SOUL BAND:

Ivan Sinclair – lead vocals

Mike Piggott – lead guitar/violin

Bob Holt – bass (replaced by Kevin McCarthy)

Jim Hawkins – keyboards

Bill ? – saxophone

Chas Cheetham – saxophone

Mike ‘Shippy’ Shopland – drums

23 April 1966 – La Bamba, Tunbridge Wells, Kent with John Brown’s Bodies (Kent & Sussex Chronicle) Billed as The System Soul Band

17 June 1966 – Harvest Moon, Guildford, Surrey with The Triffiks (Surrey Advertiser) Billed as The System Soul Band

24 December 1966 – Harvest Moon, Guildford, Surrey with The Inspiration and Shotgun Wooley Walker and Mick Bradford (Surrey Advertiser) Billed as The System Soul Band

18 March 1967 – New Dungeon Club, Nottingham (Nottingham Evening Post) Billed As System Soul Band

8 April 1967 – Crawdaddy, Casino Ballroom, Taggs Island, Hampton Court, Middlesex (Melody Maker) Billed as The System Soul Band

16 April 1967 – Crawdaddy, Casino Ballroom, Taggs Island, Hampton Court, Middlesex (Melody Maker) Billed as The System Soul Band

10 June 1967 – Nautilus Club, Lowestoft, Suffolk with Pink Floyd (Mike Piggott memories)

13 June 1967 – Norwich Industrial Club, Norwich, Norfolk with The Gods (Eastern Evening News)

1 July 1967 – Flamenco Club, Folkestone, Kent (Folkestone, Hythe & District Herald)

8 July 1967 – The Catacombe, Eastbourne, East Sussex (Eastbourne Herald Chronicle) Billed as St Claire Soul Band

14 July 1967 – Norwich Industrial Club, Norwich, Norfolk (Eastern Evening News)

22 July 1967 – The Royal Hotel, Walsall, West Midlands (Walsall Observer and South Staffordshire Chronicle)

1 August 1967 – Cavern 67, Smugglers’ Caves, Ramsgate, Kent (Thanet Times)

5 August 1967 – Il Rondo, Leicester (Leicester Mercury)

26 August 1967 – Town Hall, Clacton, Essex with Unit 4 Plus 2 and Apostolic Intervention (Essex County Standard) Billed as System Soul Band

3 September 1967 – Cofton Club, Rednal, West Midlands (Redditch Indicator)

10 September 1967 – Ship & Rainbow, Wolverhampton, West Midlands with The Ghost Riders (Express & Star)

30 September 1967 – Royal Links Pavilion, Cromer, Norfolk with New Generation (Eastern Evening News) Billed as Ivan St Clair & The System Soul Band

13 October 1967 – Tabernacle Club, Stockport, Greater Manchester (Manchester Evening News and Chronicle)

18 October 1967 – Pink Flamingo, Soho, London (Melody Maker)

29 October 1967 – Pink Flamingo, Soho, London (Melody Maker) Billed as Ivan St Clair & The System Band

11 November 1967 – Northampton Hall, Northampton (Mike Piggott memories)

18 November 1967 – The Guildhall, Chard, Somerset with The Bossmen (Lyme Regis News) Billed as Ivan Sinclair & The System Soul Band

19 November 1967 – Indigo Vat, Southsea, Hampshire (Portsmouth News) Says from the Marquee and Upper Cut

25 November 1967 – YMCA, Sebert Street, Gloucester with Staggard Tricyle (Gloucester Citizen)

25 November 1967 – Penthouse, Birmingham, West Midlands with The Calgary Stampede (Express & Star)

3 December 1967 – Riverside Club, Cricketers Hotel, Chertsey, Surrey (Woking Herald)

9 December 1967 – Pink Flamingo, Soho, London with Calgary Stampede and The Scorpions (Melody Maker) Billed as Ivan St Clair & The System

16 December 1967 – Sheridan Rooms, Huddersfield, West Yorkshire with The Lucky Four (Huddersfield Daily Examiner)

22 December 1967 – Locarno, Basildon, Essex with The Moody Blues and Marmalade (Southend Standard) Billed as Ivan St Clair & The System Soul Band

30 December 1967 – Pink Flamingo, Soho, London with Dr Marigold’s Perscription and Alan Clark Show with Cleo (Melody Maker) Billed as Ivan St Clair & The Soul System

In early May 1968, Piggott joined Junior’s Conquests

Thanks to Mike Piggott for photos and gig lists

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