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.

PAUL WILLIAMS SET

Paul Williams – lead vocals

Jimmy Crawford – lead guitar

John A Wiggins – keyboards

Roger Sutton – bass

Jeff Condon – trumpet/flugelhorn

Johnny Almond – sax/flute

Alan White – drums

1968

10 November 1968 – Central R&B Club, Central Hotel, Gillingham, Kent (Chatham, Rochester & Gillingham Evening Post)

15 November 1968 – Nottingham Boat Club, Nottingham with Charlie Brown Show (Down at the Boat book)

16 November 1968 – Leeds University, Leeds, West Yorkshire with Bruce Chanel, Yes and The Delivery (Poster from Geoffrey Mason)

17 November 1968 – Black Prince Hotel, Bexley, south London (Melody Maker)

23 November 1968 – Belfry, Wishaw, West Midlands with The Complex (Birmingham Evening Mail)

24 November 1968 – Surrey Rooms, Kennington, south London (South East London Mercury)

30 November 1968 – Kirklevington Country Club, Kirklevington, North Yorkshire (Middlesbrough Evening Gazette)

14 December 1968 – Rotherham Baths, Rotherham, South Yorkshire (Fabulous 208)

15 December 1968 – Surrey Rooms, Kennington, London (Fabulous 208/South East London Mercury)

20-21 December 1968 – Annabel, Sunderland, Tyne & Wear (Newcastle Evening Chronicle)

22 December 1968 – City Hall, Newcastle Upon Tyne, Tyne & Wear with The Animals, Grapefruit, Happy Magazine, Barry St John, Long John Baldy, Kim Davis & The Beginning, Noble Fforde and The Tempo Set (Newcastle Evening Chronicle) Original Animals reunion gig/Geno Washington was billed but cancelled

27 December 1968 – Shrubbery Hotel, Ilminster, Somerset (Somerset County Gazette)

1969

5 January 1969 – Black Prince Hotel, Bexley, southeast London (Melody Maker)

10 January 1969 – Mayfair Ballroom, Newcastle upon Tyne, Tyne & Wear with Cliff Bennett & His Band and The Sect (Newcastle Evening Chronicle)

17 January 1969 – Swansea University, Swansea, Wales (Fabulous 208)

19 January 1969 – Redcar Jazz Club, Redcar, North Yorkshire with Happy Magazine (Dennis Weller, Chris Scott Wilson and Graham Lowe’s book)

20 January 1969 – Park Hall Hotel, Wolverhampton, West Midlands (Fabulous 208)

24 January 1969 – Bishop Varsey Grammar School, Sutton Coldfield, West Midlands (Fabulous 208)

25 January 1969 – Cliffs Pavilion, Southend, Essex with Doughnut Ring (Southend Standard)

26 January 1969 – The Place, Hanley, Staffordshire (Fabulous 208)

30 January 1969 – Revolution, London (Fabulous 208)

31 January 1969 – Pantiles, Bagshot, Surrey (Fabulous 208)

1 February 1969 – Reading University, Reading, Berkshire with Yes (Melody Maker) Reading Evening Post lists Van der Graaf Generator not Yes

2 February 1969 – Surrey Rooms, Oval, Kennington, London (Fabulous 208)

4 February 1969 – Civic Hall, Wolverhampton, West Midlands (Fabulous 208)

6 February 1969 – Klooks Kleek, West Hampstead, London (Geoff Williams’ research: Decca Studios and Klooks Kleek book)

7 February 1969 – Brunel University, Uxbridge, London with Honeybus and The Idle Race (Melody Maker)

9 March 1969 – Mercer’s Arms, Coventry (Coventry Evening Telegraph)

26 March 1969 – City Hall, Sheffield, South Yorkshire (Fabulous 208)

27 March 1969 – University of East Anglia, Norwich, Norfolk (Fabulous 208)

29 March 1969 – Civic Hall, Solihull, West Midlands (Fabulous 208)

30 March 1969 – The Place, Hanley, Staffordshire (Fabulous 208)

9 April 1969 – Hemel Hempstead Pavilion, Hemel Hempstead, Herts with The Gods (Time Out)

23 April 1969 – Armour House, Gresham Street, EC2, London (Time Out)

6-7 June 1969 – Annabel, Sunderland, Tyne & Wear (Newcastle Evening Chronicle)

17 August 1969 – Blaises, Imperial Hotel, Kensington, west London (Kensington Post)

The band changes its name to Juggernault according to an advert in Melody Maker

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