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.

Jimmy Royal (real name: James Nairn) (vocals)

Micky King (guitar)

John Savage (bass)

Terry Mabey (drums)

Formed after Jimmy Royal had worked with The Skyways, the singer recruited Micky King, who’d spent time with Cliff Bennett & The Rebel Rousers and Terry Mabey, who’d previously worked with Frankie Reid & The Casuals among others. 

1963

11 April 1963 – Fender Club, Kenton, Middlesex with The Barron Knights featuring Duke D’Mond (Harrow Observer)

18 April 1963 – Ealing Club, Ealing, Middlesex (Harrow Observer & Gazette)

25 April 1963 – Ealing Club, Ealing, Middlesex (Harrow Observer & Gazette)

9 May 1963 – Ealing Club, Ealing, Middlesex (Harrow Observer & Gazette)

13 June 1963 – Ealing Club, Ealing, Middlesex with Frankie Reid & The Casuals (Harrow Observer)

20 June 1963 – Ealing Club, Ealing, Middlesex with Frankie Reid & The Casuals (Harrow Observer)

1964

23 January 1964 – Ealing Club, Ealing, Middlesex (Harrow Observer & Gazette)

30 January 1964 – Ealing Club, Ealing, Middlesex (Middlesex County Times & West Middlesex Gazette)

14 May 1964 – Ealing Club, Ealing, Middlesex (Middlesex County Times & West Middlesex Gazette)

21 May 1964 – Ealing Club, Ealing, Middlesex (Middlesex County Times & West Middlesex Gazette)

28 May 1964 – Ealing Club, Ealing, Middlesex (Middlesex County Times & West Middlesex Gazette)

12 June 1964 – Ealing Town Hall, Ealing, Middlesex with The Soul Messengers and The Mark Leeman Five (Middlesex County Times & West Middlesex Gazette)

The 24 September 1964 issue of the Greenford Weekly Post, page 29 has a photo of band

24 September 1964 – Ealing Club, Ealing, Middlesex with Frankie Reid &  The Casuals (Harrow Observer & Gazette)

25-26 September 1964 – White Hart, Southall, Middlesex (Melody Maker)

2-3 October 1964 – White Hart, Southall, Middlesex (Melody Maker)

30 October 1964 – Glenlyn Club, Forest Hill, London (Melody Maker)

12 November 1964 – Ealing Club, Ealing, Middlesex (Middlesex County Times & West Middlesex Gazette)

19 November 1964 – Ealing Club, Ealing, Middlesex (Middlesex County Times & West Middlesex Gazette)

24 November 1964 – Victoria Hall, Ealing, Middlesex with The Flexmen (Middlesex County Times & West Middlesex Gazette)

26 November 1964 – Ealing Club, Ealing, Middlesex (Middlesex County Times & West Middlesex Gazette)

1965

4 February 1965 – Ealing Club, Ealing, Middlesex with Rockin’ Eccentrics (Middlesex County Times & West Middlesex Gazette) Possible but not confirmed

26 March 1965 – Little Chalfont Hall, Little Chalfont, Bucks (Buckinghamshire Advertiser)

9 July 1965 – California Ballroom, Dunstable, Bedfordshire with The In Crowd and The Symbols (website: www.california-ballroom.info/gigs/)

13 August 1965 – Ealing Club, Ealing, London (Middlesex County Times & West Middlesex Gazette)

15 August 1965 – Adelphi Ballroom, Slough, Berkshire (Windsor, Slough and Eton Express)

20 August 1965 – Ealing Club, Ealing, London (Middlesex County Times & West Middlesex Gazette)

28 August 1965 – Borough Assembly Hall, Aylesbury, Bucks with The Reasons (website: http://aylesburymusictown.co.uk/)

4 September 1965 – Il Rondo, Leicester (Leicester Mercury)

10 October 1965 – Dreamland, Margate, Kent (East Kent Times)

31 October 1965 – Sunday Club, Adelphi Ballroom, Slough, Berkshire (Windsor, Slough and Eton Express)

20 November 1965 – Legion Hall, Amersham, Bucks (Buckinghamshire Advertiser)

11 December 1965 – Union Rowing Club, Trent Bridge, Nottingham (Nottingham Evening Post)

1966

Beat Instrumental reports that keyboard player Terry Goldberg from The Mark Leeman Five has joined but it’s not clear how long he stayed.

21 January 1966 – Birdcage, Eastney, Hampshire (Dave Allen research)

27 January 1966 – Grand opening, Carna Hive, Carnaby Street, W1, London with The Small Faces and The VIPs (Melody Maker)

29 January 1966 – Blue Moon, Cheltenham, Gloucestershire (Gloucester Citizen)

31 January 1966 – Carousel Club, 1 Camp Road, Farnborough, Hampshire (Aldershot News/Camberley News)

14 February 1966 – Valentine’s Night, Adelphi Ballroom, Slough, Berkshire (Windsor, Slough and Eton Express)

4 March 1966 – Glenlyn Ballroom, Forest Hill, London (South East London Mercury)

1 April 1966 – Haymarket Lounge, Basingstoke, Hampshire (Hampshire & Berkshire Gazette)

The group had already started to use the name The James Royal Set for some shows but took on the name more permanently around now

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