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 and, where possible, I have added the sources used, whether they are newspapers or websites.  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.

Robb Storme – lead vocals

Tony Ollard – lead guitar

Jim St Pier – saxophone, keyboards

Gary Hooper (aka Garry Peterson) – bass

Pete Wilson – drums, keyboards

Previously known as Robb Storme & The Whispers, this north London band changed name around June 1966 but was billed under its former name from time to time. 

1 July 1966 – Gig in Rushton, Northamptonshire (Jim St Pier’s gig diary)

3 July 1966 – Princess Theatre, Torquay, Devon with Dave Dee, Dozy, Beaky, Mick & Tich and Billie Davis (Jim St Pier’s gig diary) Backing Paul & Barry Ryan

9 July 1966 – Gig in Stoke-on-Trent, Staffordshire (Jim St Pier’s gig diary)

10 July 1966 – Oasis, Manchester (Jim St Pier’s gig diary)

10 July 1966 – Warmingham Grange Country Club, Sandbach, Warmingham, Cheshire (Evening Sentinel) Backing Paul & Barry Ryan (not listed as backing them on Jim St Pier’s gig diary)

14 July 1966 – The Pilgrim, Haywards Heath, West Sussex (Jim St Pier’s gig diary)

16 July 1966 – Flamingo, Redruth, Cornwall (Jim St Pier’s gig diary)

17 July 1966 – Princess Theatre, Torquay, Devon with Dave Dee, Dozy, Beaky, Mick &Tich, The Emeralds and Kim Davis & The Del Five (Jim St Pier’s gig diary) Backing Paul & Barry Ryan

20 July 1966 – Gig in Hemel Hempstead, Herts (Jim St Pier’s gig diary)

22 July 1966 – Gig in Bath (Jim St Pier’s gig diary)

23 July 1966 – Boston Gliderdrome, Boston, Lincolnshire with The Action, The Ferry Boys and The James Royal Set (Jim St Pier’s gig diary) Backing Paul & Barry Ryan

24 July 1966 – ABC, Great Yarmouth, Norfolk with Dave Dee, Dozy, Beaky, Mick and Tich, The Koobas, Billie Davis & The End (Jim St Pier’s gig diary) Backing Paul & Barry Ryan

27 July 1966 – Locarno Ballroom, Stevenage, Herts (Jim St Pier’s gig diary) Backing Paul & Barry Ryan

30 July 1966 – New Century, Manchester (Jim St Pier’s gig diary)

31 July 1966 – Olympia Ballroom, Cromer, Norfolk with The Barry Lee Show (Jim St Pier’s gig diary) Backing Paul & Barry Ryan

6 August 1966 – Victoria Gallery, Wantage, Oxfordshire (Jim St Pier’s gig diary)

7 August 1966 – Gigs in Sandown and Shanklin, Isle of Wight (Jim St Pier’s gig diary)

8 August 1966 – Gig in Cardiff, Wales (Jim St Pier’s gig diary)

12 August 1966 – City Hall, Perth, Scotland (Jim St Pier’s gig diary)

13 August 1966 – Market Hall, Carlisle, Cumbria (Jim St Pier’s gig diary)

14 August 1966 – Top Rank, Preston, Lancashire (Jim St Pier’s gig diary)

19 August 1966 – Hotel Metropole, Brighton, Sussex with Weston Gavin, Graham Bond Organisation, The Mike Stuart Span and The Mercats (Jim St Pier’s gig diary) Backing Paul & Barry Ryan

20 August 1966 – Corn Exchange, Leicester (Jim St Pier’s gig diary)

21 August 1966 – ABC, Great Yarmouth, Norfolk (Jim St Pier’s gig diary)

This is the most likely point that Lewis Collins from The Mojos started on bass, taking over from Gary Hooper. The Lancashire Evening Telegraph’s 27 August issue, has a photo of him and mentions him as the newest member

24 August 1966 – Fiesta Ballroom, Stockton-On-Tees, Teesside (Jim St Pier’s gig diary)

25 August 1966 – Astoria, Oldham, Greater Manchester (Jim St Pier’s gig diary)

26 August 1966 – Floral Hall, Hornsea, Humberside with The Strollers (Hull Daily Mail) Backing Paul & Barry Ryan (not listed on Jim St Pier’s gig listing as backing them)

27 August 1966 – Glen Ballroom, Llanelli, Wales (Jim St Pier’s gig diary)

28 August 1966 – The Downs, Hassocks, West Sussex (Jim St Pier’s gig diary)

14 September 1966 – One week doubling at the Cavendish Club in Newcastle Upon Tyne and Wetheralls in Sunderland (Jim St Pier’s gig diary) Backing Paul & Barry Ryan

14 September 1966 – Town Hall, Stourbridge, West Midlands (Jim St Pier’s gig diary) Backing Paul & Barry Ryan

15 September 1966 – Locarno Ballroom, Burnley, Lancashire (Jim St Pier’s gig diary)

17 September 1966 – Oasis, Manchester (Jim St Pier’s gig diary)

17 September 1966 – Warmingham Country Club, Warmingham, Cheshire (Jim St Pier’s gig diary)

18 September 1966 – One week doubling at La Bamba in Darlington and Marimba in Middlesbrough (Jim St Pier’s gig diary) Backing Paul & Barry Ryan (Ed. I have Flamingo Club in Darlington and with Johnny Kidd & The Pirates). Billed as Robb Storme & The Whispers

30 September 1966 – Strand Ballroom, Port Stewart, Northern Ireland (Jim St Pier’s gig diary)

1 October 1966 – Arcadia, Bray, Republic of Ireland (Jim St Pier’s gig diary)

2 October 1966 – Abbey, Drogheda, Republic of Ireland (Jim St Pier’s gig diary)

2 October 1966 – TV show, Dublin, Republic of Ireland (Jim St Pier’s gig diary)

6 October 1966 – Palais, Ashton-under-Lyne, Greater Manchester (Jim St Pier’s gig diary)

7 October 1966 – Gaiety Ballroom, Grimsby, Lincolnshire (Jim St Pier’s gig diary)

8 October 1966 – Leas Cliff Hall, Folkestone, Kent (Jim St Pier’s gig diary)

10 October 1966 – Silver Blades, Streatham, southwest London (Jim St Pier’s gig diary)

15 October 1966 – ABC Cinema, Aldershot, Hampshire with The Hollies, Paul Jones, Peter Jay & The New Jayhawks and The Nashville Teens (various sources) Backing Paul & Barry Ryan and billed as Robb Storme & The Whispers

16 October 1966 – ABC Cinema, Romford, Essex with The Hollies, Paul Jones, Peter Jay & The New Jayhawks and The Nashville Teens (various sources) Backing Paul & Barry Ryan and billed as Robb Storme & The Whispers

18 October 1966 – Odeon Theatre, Cheltenham, Gloucestershire with The Hollies, The Small Faces, Paul Jones, Peter Jay & The New Jayhawks and The Nashville Teens (various sources) Backing Paul & Barry Ryan and billed as Robb Storme & The Whispers

19 October 1966 – Capitol Theatre, Cardiff, Wales with The Hollies, The Small Faces, Paul Jones, Peter Jay & The New Jayhawks and The Nashville Teens (various sources) Backing Paul & Barry Ryan and billed as Robb Storme & The Whispers

20 October 1966 – Gaumont, Taunton, Somerset with The Hollies, The Small Faces, Paul Jones, Peter Jay & The New Jayhawks and The Nashville Teens (various sources) Backing Paul & Barry Ryan and billed as Robb Storme & The Whispers

21 October 1966 – Gaumont Cinema, Wolverhampton, West Midlands with The Hollies, The Small Faces, Paul Jones, Peter Jay & The New Jayhawks and The Nashville Teens (various sources) Backing Paul & Barry Ryan and billed as Robb Storme & The Whispers

22 October 1966 – ABC Theatre, Peterborough, Cambridgeshire with The Hollies, The Small Faces, Paul Jones, Peter Jay & The New Jayhawks and The Nashville Teens (various sources) Backing Paul & Barry Ryan and billed as Robb Storme & The Whispers

23 October 1966 – ABC Cinema, Kingston upon Hall, East Riding of Yorkshire with The Hollies, The Small Faces, Paul Jones, Peter Jay & The New Jayhawks and The Nashville Teens (various sources) Backing Paul & Barry Ryan and billed as Robb Storme & The Whispers

24 October 1966 – Gaumont Theatre, Ipswich, Suffolk with The Hollies, The Small Faces, Paul Jones, Peter Jay & The New Jayhawks and The Nashville Teens (various sources) Backing Paul & Barry Ryan and billed as Robb Storme & The Whispers

26 October 1966 – ABC Cinema, Northampton with The Hollies, The Small Faces, Paul Jones, Peter Jay & The New Jayhawks and The Nashville Teens (various sources) Backing Paul & Barry Ryan and billed as Robb Storme & The Whispers

27 October 1966 – Regal Cinema, Cambridge with The Hollies, The Small Faces, Paul Jones, Peter Jay & The New Jayhawks and The Nashville Teens (various sources) Backing Paul & Barry Ryan and billed as Robb Storme & The Whispers

28 October 1966 – ABC Cinema, Lincoln, Lincolnshire with The Hollies, The Small Faces, Paul Jones, Peter Jay & The New Jayhawks and The Nashville Teens (various sources) Backing Paul & Barry Ryan and billed as Robb Storme & The Whispers

29 October 1966 – ABC Cinema, Chester, Cheshire with The Hollies, The Small Faces, Paul Jones, Peter Jay & The New Jayhawks and The Nashville Teens (various sources) Backing Paul & Barry Ryan and billed as Robb Storme & The Whispers

30 October 1966 – Gaumont Theatre, Coventry with The Hollies, The Small Faces, Paul Jones, Peter Jay & The New Jayhawks and The Nashville Teens (various sources) Backing Paul & Barry Ryan and billed as Robb Storme & The Whispers

1 November 1966 – Gaumont Theatre, Worcester with The Hollies, The Small Faces, Paul Jones, Peter Jay & The New Jayhawks and The Nashville Teens (various sources) Backing Paul & Barry Ryan and billed as Robb Storme & The Whispers

2 November 1966 – ABC Cinema, Wigan, Lancashire with The Hollies, The Small Faces, Paul Jones, Peter Jay & The New Jayhawks and The Nashville Teens (various sources) Backing Paul & Barry Ryan and billed as Robb Storme & The Whispers

3 November 1966 – Odeon Theatre, Manchester with The Hollies, The Small Faces, Paul Jones, Peter Jay & The New Jayhawks and The Nashville Teens (various sources) Backing Paul & Barry Ryan and billed as Robb Storme & The Whispers

4 November 1966 – Odeon Theatre, Leeds, West Yorkshire with The Hollies, The Small Faces, Paul Jones, Peter Jay & The New Jayhawks and The Nashville Teens (various sources) Backing Paul & Barry Ryan and billed as Robb Storme & The Whispers

5 November 1966 – Sheffield City Hall, Sheffield, South Yorkshire with The Hollies, The Small Faces, Paul Jones, Peter Jay & The New Jayhawks and The Nashville Teens (various sources) Backing Paul & Barry Ryan and billed as Robb Storme & The Whispers

6 November 1966 – Newcastle City Hall, Newcastle upon Tyne, Tyne & Wear with The Hollies, The Small Faces, Paul Jones, Peter Jay & The New Jayhawks and The Nashville Teens (various sources) Backing Paul & Barry Ryan and billed as Robb Storme & The Whispers

18 November 1966 – Corn Hall, Diss, Norfolk (Jim St Pier’s gig diary)

19 November 1966 – Gaiety Ballroom, Ramsay, Cambridgeshire with The Original Dyaks (Jim St Pier’s gig diary) Backing Paul & Barry Ryan

20 November 1966 – Clifton Hall, Rotherham, South Yorkshire (Jim St Pier’s gig diary)

25 November 1966 – High Wycombe College, High Wycombe, Bucks (Jim St Pier’s gig diary)

26 November 1966 – Plaza Handsworth, Birmingham (Jim St Pier’s gig diary) Backing Paul & Barry Ryan

27 November 1966 – One week doubling Dolce Vita, Newcastle upon Tyne and Latino, South Shields (Jim St Pier’s gig diary) Backing Paul & Barry Ryan

9 December 1966 – Grand Ballroom, Coalville, Leicestershire with Ignition (Leicester Mercury/Hinckley Times) Backing Paul & Barry Ryan (Jim St Pier’s gig diary does not list them backing them)

10 December 1966 – Civic Hall, Barnsley, South Yorkshire (Jim St Pier’s gig diary)

11 December 1966 – Working Men’s Club, Kettering, Northamptonshire (Jim St Pier’s gig diary)

13 December 1966 – Clarence Pier, Southampton, Hampshire (Jim St Pier’s gig diary)

16 December 1966 – Gig in Shrewsbury (Jim St Pier’s gig diary)

17 December 1966 – Winter Gardens, Weston-Super-Mare, Somerset (Bristol Evening Post) Backing Paul & Barry Ryan (Jim St Pier’s gig diary does not list backing them)

18 December 1966 – Belle Vue, Manchester (Jim St Pier’s gig diary)

23 December 1966 – Top Rank Suite, Brighton, Sussex with Syd Dean and His Music (Jim St Pier’s gig diary)

24 December 1966 – Public Hall, Harpenden, Herts (Jim St Pier’s gig diary)

26 December 1966 – Keys Hall, Brentwood, Essex (Jim St Pier’s gig diary)

30 December 1966 – Dungeon, Nottingham (Nottingham Evening Post) Billed as Robb Storme & The Whispers

31 December 1966 – Hilton, Park Lane, central London with Tom Jones (Jim St Pier’s gig diary)

1967

7 January 1967 – Beachcomber, Nottingham (Jim St Pier’s gig diary)

14 January 1967 – The Place, Hanley, Staffordshire (Jim St Pier’s gig diary)

18 January 1967 – Church Hall, Stonehaven, Scotland (Jim St Pier’s gig diary) This looks very unlikely unless it’s Stonehouse in Gloucestershire

19 January 1967 – The Pilgrim, Haywards Heath, West Sussex (Mid Sussex Times)

20 January 1967 – Philippa Fawcett College, Streatham, southwest London (Jim St Pier’s gig diary)

21 January 1967 – Town Hall, Lewes, East Sussex (Jim St Pier’s gig diary)

27 January 1967 – Hereford Training College, Hereford (Jim St Pier’s gig diary)

28 January 1967 – Leeds Training College, Leeds, West Yorkshire (Jim St Pier’s gig diary)

4 February 1967 – Colchester University, Colchester, Essex (Jim St Pier’s gig diary)

5 February 1967 – Dungeon, Nottingham (Nottingham Evening Post) Billed as Robb Storme & The Whispers

12 February 1967 – Oasis, Manchester (Jim St Pier’s gig diary)

18 February 1967 – Bal Tabarin, Bromley, southeast London (Jim St Pier’s gig diary)

23 February 1967 – The Pilgrim, Haywards Heath, West Sussex (Mid Sussex Times)

24 February 1967 – Dancing Slipper, Nottingham (Jim St Pier’s gig diary)

25 February 1967 – Aberystwyth University, Aberystwyth, Wales (Jim St Pier’s gig diary)

3 March 1967 – Astoria, Finsbury Park, north London with Roy Orbison & The Candymen, The Small Faces, Paul & Barry Ryan, The Jeff Beck Group, The Settlers and Sonny Childe & The TNT (Hackney Gazette) Backing Paul & Barry Ryan

4 March 1967 – ABC, Exeter, Devon with Roy Orbison & The Candymen, The Small Faces, Paul & Barry Ryan, PP Arnold & Four of a Kind, The Settlers and Sonny Childe & The TNT (needs source) Backing Paul & Barry Ryan

5 March 1967 – ABC, Plymouth, Devon with Roy Orbison & The Candymen, The Small Faces, Paul & Barry Ryan, PP Arnold & Four of a Kind, The Settlers and Sonny Childe & The TNT (needs source) Backing Paul & Barry Ryan

7 March 1967 – Kingsway, Hadleigh, Suffolk with Roy Orbison & The Candymen, The Small Faces, Paul & Barry Ryan, PP Arnold & Four of a Kind, The Settlers and Sonny Childe & The TNT (needs source) Backing Paul & Barry Ryan

8 March 1967 – Birmingham Odeon, Birmingham with Roy Orbison & The Candymen, The Small Faces, Paul & Barry Ryan, PP Arnold & Four of a Kind, The Settlers and Sonny Childe & The TNT (Birmingham Sunday Mercury) Backing Paul & Barry Ryan

9 March 1967 – Bolton Odeon, Bolton, Lancashire with Roy Orbison & The Candymen, The Small Faces, Paul & Barry Ryan, PP Arnold & Four of a Kind, The Settlers and Sonny Childe & The TNT (Bolton Evening News) Backing Paul & Barry Ryan

10 March 1967 – Odeon, Manchester with Roy Orbison & The Candymen, The Small Faces, Paul & Barry Ryan, PP Arnold & Four of a Kind, The Settlers and Sonny Childe & The TNT (Manchester Evening News) Backing Paul & Barry Ryan

11 March 1967 – ABC Chesterfield, Chesterfield, Derbyshire with Roy Orbison & The Candymen, The Small Faces, Paul & Barry Ryan, PP Arnold & Four of a Kind, The Settlers and Sonny Childe & The TNT (needs source) Backing Paul & Barry Ryan

12 March 1967 – Empire Theatre, Liverpool with Roy Orbison & The Candymen, The Small Faces, Paul & Barry Ryan, PP Arnold & Four of a Kind, The Settlers and Sonny Childe & The TNT (needs source) Backing Paul & Barry Ryan

15 March 1967 – Ritz Cinema, Luton, Bedfordshire with Roy Orbison & The Candymen, The Small Faces, Paul & Barry Ryan, PP Arnold & Four of a Kind, The Settlers and Sonny Childe & The TNT (needs source) Backing Paul & Barry Ryan

16 March 1967 – Gaumont, Southampton, Hampshire with Roy Orbison & The Candymen, The Small Faces, Paul & Barry Ryan, PP Arnold & Four of a Kind, The Settlers and Sonny Childe & The TNT (needs source) Backing Paul & Barry Ryan

17 March 1967 – Tooting Granada, southwest London with Roy Orbison & The Candymen, The Small Faces, Paul & Barry Ryan, PP Arnold & Four of a Kind, The Settlers and Sonny Childe & The TNT (needs source) Backing Paul & Barry Ryan

18 March 1967 – Gaumont, Wolverhampton, West Midlands with Roy Orbison & The Candymen, The Small Faces, Paul & Barry Ryan, PP Arnold & Four of a Kind, The Settlers and Sonny Childe & The TNT (needs source) Backing Paul & Barry Ryan

19 March 1967 – City Hall, Newcastle upon Tyne, Newcastle, Tyne &Wear with Roy Orbison & The Candymen, The Small Faces, Paul & Barry Ryan, PP Arnold & Four of a Kind, The Settlers and Sonny Childe & The TNT (Newcastle Sunday Sun) Backing Paul & Barry Ryan

20 March 1967 – ABC Cinema, Edinburgh, Scotland with Roy Orbison & The Candymen, The Small Faces, Paul & Barry Ryan, PP Arnold & Four of a Kind, The Settlers and Sonny Childe & The TNT (needs source) Backing Paul & Barry Ryan

21 March 1967 – Odeon, Glasgow, Scotland with Roy Orbison & The Candymen, The Small Faces, Paul & Barry Ryan, PP Arnold & Four of a Kind, The Settlers and Sonny Childe & The TNT (needs source) Backing Paul & Barry Ryan

22 March 1967 – ABC Cinema, Carlisle, Cumbria with Roy Orbison & The Candymen, The Small Faces, Paul & Barry Ryan, PP Arnold & Four of a Kind, The Settlers and Sonny Childe & The TNT (needs source) Backing Paul & Barry Ryan

23 March 1967 – Odeon, Leeds, West Yorkshire with Roy Orbison & The Candymen, The Small Faces, Paul & Barry Ryan, PP Arnold & Four of a Kind, The Settlers and Sonny Childe & The TNT (needs source) Backing Paul & Barry Ryan

24 March 1967 – Gaumont, Doncaster, South Yorkshire with Roy Orbison & The Candymen, The Small Faces, Paul & Barry Ryan, PP Arnold & Four of a Kind, The Settlers and Sonny Childe & The TNT (needs source) Backing Paul & Barry Ryan

25 March 1967 – Lincoln ABC, Lincoln, Lincolnshire with Roy Orbison & The Candymen, The Small Faces, Paul & Barry Ryan, PP Arnold & Four of a Kind, The Settlers and Sonny Childe & The TNT (Lincolnshire Echo) Backing Paul & Barry Ryan

26 March 1967 – Coventry Theatre, Coventry with Roy Orbison & The Candymen, The Small Faces, Paul & Barry Ryan, PP Arnold & Four of a Kind, The Settlers and Sonny Childe & The TNT (David Else research) Backing Paul & Barry Ryan

27 March 1967 – Odeon, Blackpool, Lancashire with Roy Orbison & The Candymen, The Small Faces, Paul & Barry Ryan, PP Arnold & Four of a Kind, The Settlers and Sonny Childe & The TNT (needs source) Backing Paul & Barry Ryan

29 March 1967 – Capitol Theatre, Cardiff, Wales with Roy Orbison & The Candymen, The Small Faces, Paul & Barry Ryan, PP Arnold & Four of a Kind, The Settlers and Sonny Childe & The TNT (needs source) Backing Paul & Barry Ryan

30 March 1967 – Colston Hall, Bristol with Roy Orbison & The Candymen, The Small Faces, Paul & Barry Ryan, PP Arnold & Four of a Kind, The Settlers and Sonny Childe & The TNT (needs source) Backing Paul & Barry Ryan

31 March 1967 – Cheltenham Odeon, Cheltenham, Gloucestershire with Roy Orbison & The Candymen, The Small Faces, Paul & Barry Ryan, PP Arnold & Four of a Kind, The Settlers and Sonny Childe & The TNT (Melody Maker) Backing Paul & Barry Ryan

1 April 1967 – Winter Gardens, Bournemouth, Dorset with Roy Orbison & The Candymen, The Small Faces, Paul & Barry Ryan, The Creation, PP Arnold & Four of a Kind, The Settlers and Sonny Childe & The TNT (needs source) Backing Paul & Barry Ryan

2 April 1967 – De Montfort Hall, Leicester with Roy Orbison & The Candymen, The Small Faces, Paul & Barry Ryan, PP Arnold & Four of a Kind, The Settlers and Sonny Childe & The TNT (needs source) Backing Paul & Barry Ryan

5 April 1967 – Gaumont, Ipswich, Suffolk with Roy Orbison & The Candymen, The Small Faces, Paul & Barry Ryan, PP Arnold & Four of a Kind, The Settlers and Sonny Childe & The TNT (needs source) Backing Paul & Barry Ryan

6 April 1967 – Adelphi, Slough, Berkshire with Roy Orbison & The Candymen, The Small Faces and The Settlers (Windsor, Slough & Eton Express) Backing Paul & Barry Ryan

7 April 1967 – ABC Aldershot, Aldershot, Hampshire with Roy Orbison & The Candymen, The Small Faces, Paul & Barry Ryan, PP Arnold & Four of a Kind, The Settlers and Sonny Childe & The TNT (needs source) Backing Paul & Barry Ryan

9 April 1967 – ABC Cinema, Romford, east London with Roy Orbison & The Candymen, The Small Faces, Paul & Barry Ryan, PP Arnold & Four of a Kind, The Settlers and Sonny Childe & The TNT (needs source) Backing Paul & Barry Ryan

Jim St Pier thinks the shows on 7 and 9 April may have been cancelled

13 April 1967 – The Pilgrim, Haywards Heath, West Sussex with Eddie Singh & The West Indian Tornados (Mid Sussex Times)

15 April 1967 – Town Hall, Lewes, East Sussex with Peter Jay & The New Jaywalkers featuring Terry Reid and The Beachcombers (Jim St Pier’s gig diary)

16 April 1967 – Dungeon, Nottingham (Nottingham Evening Post) Billed as Robb Storme & The Whispers

19 April 1967 – Church Hall, Stonehouse, Gloucestershire (Jim St Pier’s gig diary)

20 April 1967 – RAF St Athan, Vale of Glamorgan, Wales (Jim St Pier’s gig diary)

21 April 1967 – Discotheque, Bristol (Jim St Pier’s gig diary)

22 April 1967 – St George’s Hall, Exeter, Devon (Jim St Pier’s gig diary)

23 April 1967 – Khyber Club, Taunton, Somerset (Jim St Pier’s gig diary)

29 April 1967 – St Mark and St John, Chelsea, southwest London (Jim St Pier’s gig diary)

5 May 1967 – Top Rank, Brighton, Sussex (Jim St Pier’s gig diary)

6 May 1967 – Hereford Teaching Training College, Hereford (Jim St Pier’s gig diary)

Melody Maker’s 13 May issue, page 14, features an advert for the band looking for a new bass player/singer so this must be when Lewis Collins departed and John Bachini from The Symbols took over bass.

25 May 1967 – The Pilgrim, Haywards Heath, West Sussex (Mid Sussex Times) Jim St Pier’s gig diary says this was cancelled and the band Camp replaced them

1 June 1967 – The Pilgrim, Haywards Heath, West Sussex with support (Mid Sussex Times)

3 June 1967 – St George’s College, Winchester, Hampshire (Jim St Pier’s gig diary)

Jim St Pier departed at this point

8 July 1967 – Hatchetts Playground, Piccadilly, central London (Evening Standard)

20 July 1967 – The Pilgrim, Haywards Heath, West Sussex (Mid Sussex Times)

29 July 1967 – Witchdoctor, Catford, southeast London with The Amboy Dukes (South East London Mercury)

24 August 1967 – The Pilgrim, Haywards Heath, West Sussex with Precisely This (Mid Sussex Times)

28 August 1967 – Festival of Music, Hastings Stadium, Hastings, East Sussex with The Kinks, Dave Dee, Dozy, Beaky, Mick & Titch, Geno Washington & The Ram Jam Band, The Crazy World of Arthur Brown, Winston’s Fumbs and The Hip Hooray Band (Melody Maker) Billed as Robb Storme & The Whispers

9 September 1967 – Witchdoctor, Catford, southeast London with The Fireballs (South East London Mercury)

Sometime around now Tony Ollard left, subsequently to work with The Creation and The Warren Davis Monday Band among others and was replaced by former bass player Gary Hooper on guitar. The group changed name to Orange Bicycle.

29 September 1967 – Witchdoctor, Catford, southeast London with The Outrage (South East London Mercury) Billed under the old name but this would have been Orange Bicycle

Jim St Pier gigs sourced from this site: https://bigsixties.blogspot.com/2020/01/robb-storme-and-whispers.html

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