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.
Mike Berry – lead vocals
Billy Kuy – lead guitar
Colin Giffin – rhythm guitar
Dave Brown – bass
Don Groom – drums
1963
13 April 1963 – Coronation Hall, Kingston upon Thames, Surrey with The Avengers and The Corvettes (Surrey Comet)
28 April 1963 – Essoldo, Brighton, West Sussex with John Leyton, Mike Sarne, Jet Harris and Tony Meehan, Billie Davis, Duffy Power, Grazina, Billy Boyle, Don Spencer, The X-L Five and Dick Ford (Evening Argus)
16 June 1963 – Blue Moon, Hayes, Middlesex (Uxbridge Post)
7 September 1963 – Fairfield Hall, Croydon, Surrey with The Beatles and Pat Dane & The Quiet Five (Chris Broom book: Rockin’ and Around Croydon)
2 October 1963 – Bristol Corn Exchange, Bristol (Western Scene)
11 October 1963 – Farnborough Youth Council, Farnborough, Hampshire with Phil Ryan & The Stormsville Shakers (Aldershot News)
22 October 1963 – Civic Hall, Guildford, Surrey with The Lonely Ones (Surrey Advertiser)
21 November 1963 – Majestic Ballroom, Luton, Bedfordshire (Luton News)
22 November 1963 – Winchester Lido, Winchester, Hampshire with The Strangers (Hampshire & Berkshire Gazette)
14 December 1963 – Gaiety Ballroom, Ramsey, Cambridgeshire with Steve Crane & The Champions (website: http://peterboroughimages.co.uk/music/?p=8130)
1964
11 January 1964 – Public Hall, Heacham, Norfolk with Vicky Lee & The LA Hucklebugs (Lynn News)
18 January 1964 – Colchester Odeon, Colchester, Essex with The Rolling Stones, John Leyton, Mike Sarne, The Swinging Blue Jeans, Don Spencer, Billy Boyle, Billie Davis & The Leroys and Jet Harris (Essex Chronicle)
1 February 1964 – Whitehall, East Grinstead, West Sussex with The Sabres (Evening Argus)
8 February 1964 – Granada, Edmonton, Middlesex with The Rolling Stones, John Leyton, Jet Harris, Mike Sarne, Billie Davis & The Leroys and Don Spencer (Tottenham Weekly Herald)
Article and picture on Mike Berry & The Innocents in the Guildford Advertiser in its 19 February 1964 issue, page 5 (see below)
14 March 1964 – Palace Dance Hall, Pier Hill, Southend, Essex with The Confederates (Southend Standard & Essex Weekly Advertiser)
15 March 1964 – Plaza Ballroom, Newbury, Berkshire with Ricky & His Gamblers (Newbury Weekly News)
21 March 1964 – Borough Assembly Hall, Aylesbury, Bucks with Johnny Carr & The Cadillacs (website: http://aylesburymusictown.co.uk/)
28 March 1964 – California Ballroom, Dunstable, Bedfordshire with Mike Sheridan & The Nightriders, Rel Jason & The Blue Stars and Johnny Kaye & The Cossacks (website: www.california-ballroom.info/gigs/)
17 April 1964 – Continental Dancing Club, Edmonton, Middlesex (Tottenham Weekly Herald)
25 April 1964 – Luton Odeon, Luton, Bedfordshire with The Rolling Stones, Mike Sarne, Heinz, Jet Harris and Billie Davis & The Leroys (Luton News)
10 May 1964 – New Central Ballroom, Aldershot, Hampshire with Johnny Anger & His Wild Ones (Aldershot News)
16 May 1964 – Regal, Edmonton, Middlesex with The Rolling Stones, Peter & Gordon, Heinz, Jet Harris and Billie Davis & The Leroys (Tottenham Weekly Herald)
23 May 1964 – Walthamstow Assembly Hall, Walthamstow, London with two supporting groups (Leyton and Leytonstone Guardian/Walthamstow Guardian)
24 July 1964 – Whitehall, East Grinstead, West Sussex with The Pitmen (Evening Argus)
15 August 1964 – Top Spot, Ross-on-Wye, Herefordshire (Gloucester Citizen)
23 August 1964 – Hippodrome, Great Yarmouth, Norfolk with The Migil Five, The Redcaps and The Matadors (Eastern Evening News)
1 September 1964 – Theatre Royal, King’s Lynn, Norfolk with The Swinging Blue Jeans, The Mersey Monsters, The Band of Angels, The Cockneys and Danny Eves & The Strollers (Eastern Evening News/Lynn News)
8 September 1964 – Colchester Odeon, Colchester, Essex with The Rolling Stones, The Mojos, Simon Scott & The Le Roys and Inez and Charlie Foxx (Essex Chronicle/Essex County Standard)
10 September 1964 – Odeon, Cheltenham, Gloucestershire with The Rolling Stones, Inez & Charlie Foxx, Simon Scott & The Le Roys and The Mojos (Gloucester Citizen)
3 October 1964 – Royal Edmonton, Edmonton, Middlesex with The Rolling Stones, The Mojos, Simon Scott & The Leroys and Inez and Charlie Foxx (Leyton and Leytonstone Guardian/Walthamstow Guardian)
8 October 1964 – Lewisham Odeon, Lewisham, southeast London with The Rolling Stones, The Mojos, Charlie & Inez Foxx and Simon Scott & The Leroys (South East London Mercury)
10 October 1964 – Southend Odeon, Southend, Essex with The Rolling Stones, The Mojos, Charlie & Inez Foxx and Simon Scott & The Leroys (Southend Standard and Essex Weekly Advertiser)
24 October 1964 – Rhodes Centre, Bishop’s Stortford, Herts with The Blobs (Steve Ingless book: The Day Before Yesterday)
3 November 1964 – Guildhall, Plymouth, Devon with The Merseybeats, The Harlequins and The Hunters (Herald Express)
7 November 1964 – Starlight Room, Boston Gliderdrome, Boston, Lincolnshire with The Faires (Lincolnshire Standard)
13 November 1964 – Drill Castle, Castle Cary, Somerset (Western Gazette)
14 November 1964 – Maple Ballroom, Northampton, Northamptonshire with The Ravens (Northampton Chronicle & Echo)
5 December 1964 – Civic Hall, Guildford, Surrey with J Crowe Combo and The Diamonds (Guildford Advertiser)
14 December 1964 – Civic Hall, Guildford, Surrey with J Crow Combo and The Diamonds (Surrey Advertiser)
27 December 1964 – The Downs, Hassocks, West Sussex (Evening Argus/Mid Sussex Times)
1965
16 January 1965 – Stockport Town Hall, Stockport, Greater Manchester with Bern Elliott & The Klan and The Falcons (Stockport County Times)
30 January 1965 – Harpenden Public Hall, Harpenden, Herts with The Prowlers (Luton News)
13 February 1965 – Dungeon Club, Nottingham (website: https://dungeonmods.wordpress.com/)
The band split in spring 1965 and Giffin and Brown formed The End
22 May 1965 – Public Hall, Heacham, Norfolk with The Devil’s Coachmen (Lynn News) Billed as Mike Berry & His New Group, The Outsiders
6 June 1965 – Pontiac, Club, Zeeta House, Putney, southwest London (Melody Maker) Billed with The Outsiders
I found the following dates which were possibly with a new version (perhaps The Outsiders renamed as The Innocents)
11 September 1965 – Royal Lido, Prestatyn, Clwyd, Wales with The Raynes (Rhyl & Prestayn Gazette)
27 November 1965 – St George’s Ballroom, Hinckley, Leicestershire with Heinz & The Wild Ones and Johnny Dee Esq (Evening Tribune)
1966
5 February 1966 – Lion Hotel, Warrington, Cheshire with The Silhouttes and The Movements (Warrington Guardian)
12 February 1966 – Victoria Cross Gallery, Wantage, Oxfordshire (North Berks Herald)
5 March 1966 – Town Hall, Louth, Lincolnshire with The Moonspinners (Grimsby Evening Telegraph)
11 March 1966 – Disc Club, Salford, Greater Manchester (Lancashire Evening Post)
23 April 1966 – Floral Hall, Morecambe, Lancashire (Morecambe Visitor)
29 May 1966 – Winter Gardens, Morecambe, Lancashire with The Who, The New Merseys and The She Trinity (Morecambe Visitor)
4 June 1966 – Royal Links Pavilion, Cromer, Norfolk with The Style (Julie Fielder book: What Flo Said Next)
18 June 1966 – North Runcton Sports Club, North Runcton, Norfolk with The Charades (Lynn News)
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