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The Mark Four gigs 1964-1966

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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.

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THE MARK FOUR

Formed as Kenny Lee & The Mark Four in late 1962

 Kenny Lee (aka Kenny Pickett) – lead vocals

Norman Mitham – lead guitar

Mick Thompson – rhythm guitar

John Dalton – bass

Jack Jones – drums

Everyone except Kenny Lee had previously been members of Danny King & The Blue Jacks, who changed name to Jimmy Virgo and The Blue Jacks in 1961

1963

In January 1963, Eddie Phillips from Bobby Lee & The Travellers took over from Norman Mitham on lead guitar

16 February 1963 – Long’s Ballroom, Bishop’s Stortford, Herts with Peter Barlow & The Swallows (Steve Ingless book: The Day Before Yesterday)

 

30 March 1963 – Long’s Ballroom, Bishop’s Stortford, Herts with Bobby Angelo and The Tuxedoes (Steve Ingless book: The Day Before Yesterday)

 

4 May 1963 – Long’s Ballroom, Bishop’s Stortford, Herts with Cherry Roland and The Solitaires (Steve Ingless book: The Day Before Yesterday)

 

7 September 1963 – Long’s Ballroom, Bishop’s Stortford, Herts with Brian Poole & The Tremeloes (Steve Ingless book: The Day Before Yesterday)

1964

11 January 1964 – Corn Exchange, Chelmsford, Essex (Essex Chronicle)

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14 March 1964 – Rex Ballroom, Cambridge with The Huntsmen (Cambridge News) Billed as Kenny Lee & The Mark Four

Around this time, they became The Mark Four and Kenny Lee reverted to his real name Kenny Pickett

3 April 1964 – The Phurlow Arms, Norwood, south London (John Warburg research)

4 April 1964 – The Athenian, Muswell Hill, north London (John Warburg research)

5 April 1964 – The Inferno Club, Welling, Kent (John Warburg research)

6 April 1964 – St Peter’s in The Field, Bocking, Braintree, Essex (John Warburg research)

8 April 1964 – The Robin Hood, Dagenham, Essex (John Warburg research)

9 April 1964 – Dreamland Ballroom, Margate, Kent with Manfred Mann (East Kent Times & Mail)

9 April 1964 – The Public Hall, Epping, Essex (John Warburg research)

10 April 1964 – St. Hellier Arms, Carshalton, Surrey (John Warburg research)

11 April 1964 – Sims Motors, Finchley, north London (John Warburg research)

12 April 1964 – The Angel Tavern, 181 Fore Street, Upper Edmonton, Middlesex (John Warburg research)

14 April 1964 – The Tigers Head, Downham, southeast London (John Warburg research)

15 April 1964 – The Falcon Inn, Eltham, southeast London (John Warburg research)

16 April 1964 – The Wolsey Hall, Windmill Lane, Cheshunt, Herts (John Warburg research)

17 April 1964 – The Assembly Rooms, Rotherhithe, southeast London (John Warburg research)

18 April 1964 – The Cheshunt Boys and Athletic Club, Cheshunt, Herts (John Warburg research)

19 April 1964 – The Cambridge, Edmonton, Middlesex (John Warburg research)

20 April 1964 – The Falcon Inn, Eltham, southeast London (John Warburg research)

21 April 1964 – The White Hart (possibly Southall) London (John Warburg research)

22 April 1964 – The Robin Hood, Dagenham, Essex (John Warburg research)

23 April 1964 – The Chaz-Don, Dalston, north London (John Warburg research)

24 April 1964 – The Tiger’s Head, Downham, southeast London (John Warburg research)

25 April 1964 – St. Paul’s, Winchmore Hill, London (John Warburg research)

27 April 1964 – St. Hellier Arms, Carshalton, Surrey (John Warburg research)

29 April 1964 – The Blyth Hotel, Sevenoaks, Kent (John Warburg research)

30 April 1964 – The Inferno Club, Welling, Kent (John Warburg research)

 

25 June 1964 – The Big Beat Dance, The Worsley Hall, Windmill Lane, Cheshunt, Herts with Unit Four Plus Two (John Warburg’s research)

 

3 July 1964 – Wood Green Beat Club, Wood Green Assembly Rooms, Wood Green, London (Tottenham Weekly Herald)

11 July 1964 – The Cheshunt Boys and Athletic Club, Cheshunt, Herts with The Talismen (John Warburg research)

 

20 August 1964 – Dreamland Ballroom, Margate, Kent with Sounds Incorporated (East Kent Times & Mail)

22 August 1964 – The Dolphin, Marine Court, St Leonards, East Sussex with The Habits (Roger Bistow’s research at Dizzy Tiger Music website)

 

11-12 September 1964 – Streatham Silver Blades, Streatham, southwest London (Streatham News)

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19 September 1964 – Ballito, St Albans, Herts with The Juniors (Welwyn & Hatfield Advertiser)

26 September 1964 – Corn Exchange, Chelmsford, Essex (Essex Chronicle)

 

9 October 1964 – The Pill Social Centre, Pill Road, Milford Haven, Pembrokeshire, South Wales with Little Eva, Danny Storm and the Strollers (John Warburg research)

9 October 1964 – The Dolphin, Marine Court, St Leonards, East Sussex (Roger Bistow’s research at Dizzy Tiger Music website)

10 October 1964 – Marine Theatre, Lyme Regis, Dorset (Bridport News)

14 October 1964 – The Wolsey, Hall, Windmill Lane, Cheshunt, Herts with The RMO (John Warburg research)

27 October 1964 – Kodak Hall, Wealdstone, Middlesex with The Gaylords and The Vincents (Harrow Observer & Gazette)

 

8 November 1964 – Rendevous Club, Margate, Kent (East Kent Times & Mail)

 

4 December 1964 – Ballito, St Albans, Herts with Johnny Haven & The Just Five (Welwyn & Hatfield Advertiser)

13 December 1964 – Hermitage Ballroom, Hitchin, Herts (Hertfordshire Express)

26 December 1964 – Streatham Silver Blades, Streatham, southwest London (Streatham News)

31 December 1964 – Dreamland Ballroom, Margate, Kent with Guy Darrell & The Midniters (East Kent Times & Mail)

1965

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2 January 1965 – Gala Ballroom, Norwich with The Downlands and The Soundtracks (Eastern Evening News)

3 January 1965 – The Dolphin, Marine Court, St Leonards, East Sussex (Roger Bistow’s research at Dizzy Tiger Music website)

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30 January 1965 – Ilford Baths, Ilford, east London with The Koalas (Redbridge & Ilford Recorder)

 

28 February 1965 – The Dolphin, Marine Court, St Leonards on Sea, East Sussex (Roger Bistow’s research at Dizzy Tiger Music website)

 

2 March 1965 – Witch Doctor Club, The Dolphins, Marine Court, St. Leonards On Sea, Hastings, East Sussex (Roger Bistow’s research at Dizzy Tiger Music website)

6 March 1965 – Marine Theatre, Lyme Regis, Dorset (Bridport News)

7 March 1965 – Rendevous Club, Margate, Kent (East Kent Times & Mail)

21 March 1965 – Cromer Olympia, Cromer, Norfolk with Barry Lee & The Planets (North Norfolk News)

 

3 April 1965 – The Salisbury City Hall, Salisbury, Wiltshire with The King Bees (John Warburg research)

10 April 1965 – Marine Theatre, Lyme Regis, Dorset (Bridport News)

15 April 1965 – Acre Hall, Northwood, northwest London with The Delmar Trio (Harrow Weekly Post)

 

2 May 1965 – The Dolphin, Marine Court, St Leonards, East Sussex (Roger Bistow’s research at Dizzy Tiger Music website)

15 May 1965 – The Cheshunt Boys and Athletic Club, Cheshunt, Herts with The Talismen (John Warburg research)

17 May 1965 – Ritz, Potter’s Bar, north London with Them, The Zephyrs and Screaming Lord Sutch (Enfield Gazette & Observer)

21 May 1965 – The Waltham Abbey Town Hall, Waltham Abbey, Hertfordshire with The Sneakers (John Warburg research)

 

4 June 1965 – California Ballroom, Dunstable, Beds with The Herd and Keith Conway & The Aristokats (website: www.california-ballroom.info/gigs/)

18 June 1965 – Centenary Hall, Poole, Dorset with The Time Checks (website: https://bournemouthbeatboom.wordpress.com/)

19 June 1965 – Marine Theatre, Lyme Regis, Dorset (Bridport News)

20 June 1965 – Rendevous Club, Margate, Kent (East Kent Times & Mail)

26 June 1965 – Civic Hall, Guildford, Surrey with The Moggies (Surrey Advertiser)

29 June 1965 – Burton’s Ballroom, Uxbridge, northwest London with The Who (John Warburg’s research)

 

4 July 1965 – The Dolphin, Marine Court, St Leonards, East Sussex (Roger Bistow’s research at Dizzy Tiger Music website)

9 July 1965 – The Avenue R&B Club, Green Pond Road, east London with support (Leyton, Leytonstone and Waltham Forest Guardian)

 

7 August 1965 – Marine Theatre, Lyme Regis, Dorset (Bridport News)

15 August 1965 – Dungeon Club, Nottingham (website: https://dungeonmods.wordpress.com/)

19 August 1965 – Dreamland, Margate, Kent with The Plus Four (East Kent Times)

27 August 1965 – Centenary Hall, Poole, Dorset (website: https://bournemouthbeatboom.wordpress.com/)

29 August 1965 – The Dolphin, Marine Court, St Leonards on Sea, East Sussex (Roger Bistow’s research at Dizzy Tiger Music website)

 

9 September 1965 – The Gun Tavern, Croydon, south London with The Pigeons (Chris Broom book: Rockin’ and Around Croydon/Coulson & Purley Advertiser)

11 September 1965 – Corn Exchange, Chelmsford, Essex with a supporting group (Essex Chronicle)

12 September 1965 – Dungeon Club, Nottingham, Nottinghamshire (website https://dungeonmods.wordpress.com/)

18 September 1965 – Marine Theatre, Lyme Regis, Dorset (Bridport News)

19 September 1965 – Dreamland, Margate, Kent (East Kent Times)

25 September 1965 – Savoy Rooms, Catford, southeast London (South East London Mercury)

 

2 October 1965 – Harpenden Public Hall, Harpenden, Herts with The Cossacks (Welwyn & Hatfield Advertiser)

25 October 1965 – Woodhall Community Centre, Welwyn Garden City, Hertfordshire (Welwyn Times)

30 October 1965 – Dungeon Club, Nottingham (website: https://dungeonmods.wordpress.com/)

31 October 1965 – The Dolphin, Marine Court, St Leonards on Sea, East Sussex (Roger Bistow’s research at Dizzy Tiger Music website)

Mick Thompson and John Dalton left at this point with Dalton later joining The Kinks, Bass player/singer Tony Cooke from The LeRoys joined and they worked as a quartet

10 November 1965 – The Wolsey Hall, Windmill Lane, Cheshunt, Herts with The Concords (John Warburg research)

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21 November 1965 – Golden Torch, Tunstall, Staffordshire with Steve Washington & The Congress and Barmy Barry (Evening Sentinel)

27 November 1965 – Corn Exchange, Chelmsford, Essex with The High Numbers (Essex Chronicle)

28 November 1965 – Dreamland, Margate, Kent (East Kent Times)

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4 December 1965 – Marine Theatre, Lyme Regis, Dorset (Bridport News)

5 December 1965 – Cooks Ferry Inn, Edmonton, north London with New Ed Williams Sound System (Wood Green and Southgate Herald/Tottenham Weekly Herald)

11 December 1965 – Britannia Rowing Club, Nottingham (Nottingham Evening Post)

24 December 1965 – Coronation Ballroom, Ramsgate, Kent with Eric Delaney Big Band (East Kent Times)

31 December 1965 – Star Ballroom, Maidstone, Kent with The Sons of Fred and The Defenders (Kent Messenger/Maidstone Gazette)

1966

1 January 1966 – Clacton Town Hall, Clacton-on-Sea, Essex with Davey Sands & The Essex and Curtis & Co (Essex County Standard)

5 January 1966 – The Witchdoctor Club, The Dolphin, Marine Court, St Leonards on Sea, East Sussex with The Poor Boys (Roger Bistow’s research at Dizzy Tiger Music website)

7 January 1966 – Tower Ballroom, Great Yarmouth, Norfolk with Malcolm & The Jetblacks (Eastern Evening News)

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8 January 1966 – Witchdoctor, Catford, southeast London (South East London Mercury)

14 January 1966 – Orford Cellar, Norwich with Lucas & The Emperors (Eastern Evening News)

15 January 1966 – The Witchdoctor Club, The Dolphin, St. Leonards on Sea, East Sussex (John Warburg research)

27 January 1966 – Harvest Moon, Guildford, Surrey (Surrey Advertiser)

 

4 February 1966 – Beaconsfield Youth Club, Beaconsfield, Bucks with Proof (Bucks Free Press)

4 February 1966 – Gala Ballroom, Norwich, Norfolk with Bobby Gibson and The 004s (Eastern Evening News)

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11 February 1966 – California Ballroom, Dunstable, Beds with Mike Dean & The Kinsmen and The Associates (website: www.california-ballroom.info/gigs/)

12 February 1966 – Witchdoctor, Catford, southeast London (South East London Mercury) Billed as Mark VI

19 February 1966 – Star Ballroom, Maidstone, Kent with The Blues Syndicate (Kent Messenger/Maidstone Gazette)

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11 March 1966 – Axminster Guildhall, Devon (Bridport News)

12 March 1966 – Marine Theatre, Lyme Regis, Dorset (Bridport News)

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25 March 1966 – Witchdoctor, Catford, southeast London (South East London Mercury)

30 March 1966 – Eel Pie Hotel, Eel Pie Island, Twickenham, west London (website: http://www.eelpiemuseum.co.uk/rollcall/rollcall/)

 

8 April 1966 – Tower Ballroom, Great Yarmouth, Norfolk with Unit 4 (Eastern Evening News)

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9 April 1966 – The Dolphin, Marine Court, St Leonards on Sea, East Sussex with The Clockwork Oranges (Roger Bistow’s research at Dizzy Tiger Music website/Hastings and St Leonards Observer)

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16 April 1966 – Seaton Town Hall, Seaton, Devon (Bridport News)

23 April 1966 – Dreamland, Margate, Kent with The Moody Blues (East Kent Times)

24 April 1966 – Dreamland, Margate, Kent (East Kent Times)

30 April 1966 – Witchdoctor, Catford, southeast London (South East London Mercury)

 

7 May 1966 – Star Ballroom, Maidstone, Kent (Chatham Observer/Maidstone Gazette)

13 May 1966 – The Club Continental, Eastbourne, East Sussex (John Warburg research)

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14 May 1966 – The Dolphin, Marine Court, St Leonards, East Sussex with The Beat Syndicate (Roger Bistow’s research at Dizzy Tiger Music website/Hastings and St Leonards Observer)

The group’s manager Tony Stratton-Smith wanted to bring in Rob Garner on bass from Liverpool band The Kinsleys. Shortly afterwards, they became The Creation

29 May 1966 – Starlight, Crawley, West Sussex with The Shindigs (Caterham Weekly Press) Billed as The Mark Four but the group was already operating as The Creation

 

10 June 1966 – Starlite, Greenford, northwest London with Quiet Five (Melody Maker)

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25 June 1966 – Marine Theatre, Lyme Regis, Dorset (Bridport News) Now known as The Creations

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Thanks to John Warburg for supplying some information

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Categories: England, London

The Creation gigs 1966-1968

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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.

Fabulous 208, June 1966. Left to right: Jones, Phillips, Pickett and Garner. Photo may be subject to copyright

Originally The Mark Four, they changed name to The Creation in May 1966 with the following line-up:

Kenny Pickett – lead vocals

Eddie Phillips – lead guitar

Bob Garner – bass/vocals

Jack Jones – drums

1966

20 May 1966 – Links R&B Club, Maxwell Park Youth Centre, Borehamwood, Herts with The Clayton Squares (Simon Gee research)

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18 June 1966 – The Beachcomber, Preston, Lancashire (Lancashire Evening Post)

24 June 1966 – Winter Gardens, Eastbourne, East Sussex (Fabulous 208)

25 June 1966 – Marine Ballroom, Lyme Regis, Dorset (Fabulous 208/Bridport News) Billed as Mark Four

30 June 1966 – K D Club, Billingham, County Durham (Fabulous 208)

 

1 July 1966 – Wimbledon Palais, Wimbledon, southwest London (Fabulous 208)

8 July 1966 – Market Hall, St Albans, Herts (Fabulous 208)

9 July 1966 – Palace Ballroom, Wolverton, Bucks (Fabulous 208)

12 July 1966 – Marquee, Wardour Street, Soho, central London with The Action (Tony Bacon’s book: London Live)

13 July 1966 –Top Rank Ballroom, Cardiff, Wales (Fabulous 208)

15 July 1966 – Peyton Place, Bromley, London (Fabulous 208)

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16 July 1966 – Royal Links Pavilion, Cromer, Norfolk with The Roosters (Julie Fielder book: What Flo Said Next)

17 July 1966 – ABC, Great Yarmouth, Norfolk (Fabulous 208)

19 July 1966 – Olympia, Dublin, Ireland (Fabulous 208)

20 July 1966 – The Cavalier, Dublin, Ireland (Fabulous 208)

21 July 1966 – Chelsea College, Chelsea, southwest London (Fabulous 208)

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22 July 1966 – Top Spot, Ross-on-Wye, Herefordshire with Mike Starr & The Citizens (Gloucester Citizen)

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23 July 1966 – Town Hall, Watford, Hertfordshire (Fabulous 208)

24 July 1966 – Manor Lounge, Stockport, Greater Manchester (Fabulous 208)

28 July 1966 – Hastings Pier, Hastings, East Sussex (Fabulous 208)

29 July 1966 – Coronation Hall, Ramsgate, Kent (Fabulous 208)

30 July 1966 – Corn Exchange, Maidstone, Kent with The Meantimers (Maidstone Gazette)

31 July 1966 – Conservative Club, Bedford, Bedfordshire (Fabulous 208)

 

2 August 1966 – The Cavern, Liverpool (Phil Thompson’s Story of the Cavern book)

3 August 1966 – Blaises, Kensington, west London (Fabulous 208)

5 August 1966 – Co-op Hall, Gravesend, Kent (Fabulous 208)

7 August 1966 – ABC, Great Yarmouth, Norfolk (Fabulous 208)

8 August 1966 – Top Rank Ballroom, Reading, Berkshire (Fabulous 208)

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15 August 1966 – Tiles, Oxford Street, central London with The Gibson Sound (Melody Maker)

17 August 1966 – Top Rank, Southampton, Hampshire (Southern Evening Echo)

20 August 1966 – Rhodes Centre, Bishop’s Stortford, Herts with Endevers Ltd (Steve Ingless book: The Day Before Yesterday)

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22 August 1966 – Queen’s Ballroom, Wolverhampton, West Midlands (Express & Star)

24 August 1966 – Bromel Club, Bromley Court Hotel, Bromley, southeast London (Melody Maker)

26 August 1966 – Southend Odeon, Southend, Essex with The Troggs, The Walker Brothers, The Slade Brothers (from Canada), The Peddlers, The Quotations, The Centremen and Alan Field (Southend Standard)

28 August 1966 – Winter Gardens, Morecambe, Lancashire (Fabulous 208)

30 August 1966 – Corn Exchange, Bristol (Fabulous 208)

 

1 September 1966 – Thorngate Ballroom, Gosport, Hampshire (Portsmouth News)

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2 September 1966 – Market Hall, St Albans, Herts (Welwyn Advertiser)

4 September 1966 – Britannia Rowing Club, Nottingham (Nottingham Evening Post)

4 September 1966 – Side Saddle Club, Doncaster, South Yorkshire (Fabulous 208)

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5 September 1966 – Birstall Village Hall, Leicestershire (Leicester Mercury)

9 September 1966 – Beat Festival, Scunthorpe United Football Ground, Scunthorpe, North Lincolnshire with Georgie Fame & The Blue Flames, Chris Farlowe & The Thunderbirds, Cliff Bennett & The Rebel Rousers, Billy J Kramer & The Dakotas, The Ram Jam Band, The Troggs, The Mindbenders and The Fenmen (Grimsby Evening Telegraph)

10 September 1966 – Marquee Club, Birmingham (Fabulous 208)

11 September 1966 – Khyber Club, Taunton, Somerset with The Avalons (Somerset County Gazette)

15 September 1966 – Birdcage, Portsmouth, Hampshire (Fabulous 208)

16 September 1966 – Winter Gardens, Penzance, Cornwall (Fabulous 208)

17-18 September 1966 – Flamingo Club, Redruth, Cornwall (Fabulous 208)

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17 September 1966 – Blue Lagoon, Newquay, Cornwall with The Reaction (West Briton & The Royal Cornwall Gazette)

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19 September 1966 – Disc Club, Colchester, Essex (Fabulous 208)

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23 September 1966 – Glenlyn Ballroom, Forest Hill, London (South East London Mercury)

24 September 1966 – Teenbeat Rock Klub, Market Hall, Redhill, Surrey (Surrey Mirror)

 

1 October 1966 – Boulevard, Tadcaster, North Yorkshire (Fabulous 208)

15 October 1966 – Witchdoctor, Catford, London (South East London Mercury)

18 October 1966 – The Cavern, Liverpool (Phil Thompson’s Story of the Cavern book)

26 October 1966 – Flamingo, Wardour Street, Soho, London with A Wild Uncertainty (Melody Maker)

28 October 1966 – Adelphi Ballroom, Slough, Berkshire (Fabulous 208)

28 October 1966 – Harvest Moon, Guildford, Surrey (Surrey Advertiser)

29 October 1966 – Community Centre, Gosport, Hampshire (Fabulous 208)

30 October 1966 – Youth Centre, Hoddesdon, Herts (Fabulous 208)

 

6 November 1966 – Starlite, Greenford, London (Melody Maker)

9 November 1966 – Flamingo, Wardour Street, Soho, London with Thoughts (Melody Maker)

11 November 1966 – Marine Ballroom, Morecambe, Lancashire (Disc & Music Echo)

13 November 1966 – Plaza Club, Huddersfield, West Yorkshire (Disc & Music Echo)

13 November 1966 – Top Rank Suite, Southampton, Hampshire with David Garrick and Guy Darrell (Fabulous 208) This seems unlikely considering gigs on 13 and 14th November

14 November 1966 – Carlton Club, Warrington, Cheshire (Warrington Guardian)

15 November 1966 – Top Rank, Preston, Lancashire with David Garrick and Guy Darrell (Fabulous 208)

16 November 1966 – Flamingo, Wardour Street, Soho, London with Thoughts (Melody Maker)

19 November 1966 – Bradford University, Bradford, West Yorkshire (Disc & Music Echo)

20 November 1966 – Britannia Rowing Club, Nottingham (Nottingham Evening Post)

21 November 1966 – Jubilee Hall, Burton-on-Trent, Staffordshire (Disc & Music Echo)

22 November 1966 – Top Rank, Bristol with David Garrick and Guy Darrell (Fabulous 208)

23 November 1966 – Flamingo, Wardour Street, Soho, London with Thoughts and Tina and Johnny Glover (Melody Maker)

24 November 1966 – Kidderminster, Worcestershire (Town Hall?) (Disc & Music Echo)

25 November 1966 – Harvest Moon, Guildford, Surrey (Disc & Music Echo)

26 November 1966 – Smethwick Baths, Smethwick, West Midlands (Birmingham Evening Mail)

27 November 1966 – Belle Vue, New Elizabethan, Greater Manchester with The Cymerons (Manchester Evening News and Chronicle)

28 November 1966 – Staffordshire Yeoman, Stafford with The Children (Stafford Newsletter)

30 November 1966 – Flamingo, Wardour Street, Soho, London with Thoughts (Melody Maker)

 

3 December 1966 – Co-op Hall, Chesham, Bucks with Denim Blues (Buckinghamshire Advertiser)

5-6 December 1966 – Top Rank, Wolverhampton, West Midlands with David Garrick and Guy Darrell (Fabulous 208)

7 December 1966 – Flamingo, Wardour Street, Soho, London with Tina and Johnny Glover (Melody Maker)

Late 1966, left to right: Pickett, Garner, Jones and Phillips. Fabulous 208 Magazine. Photo may be subject to copyright

18 December 1966 – Saville Theatre, Shaftsbury Avenue, London with Sounds Incorporated and Geno Washington & The Ram Jam Band (Fabulous 208)

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20 December 1966 – Christmas Rave, Olympia Ballroom, Scarborough with The Mandrakes and The Moonspinners (Scarborough Evening News)

24 December 1966 – St George’s Ballroom, Hinckley, Leicestershire (Nuneaton Evening Tribune)

31 December 1966 – Memorial Hall, Northwich, Cheshire with supporting groups (Warrington Guardian)

1967

1 January 1967 – Top Rank, Astoria Ballroom, Oldham, Greater Manchester (Oldham Evening Chronicle)

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4 January 1967 – Pavilion, Hemel Hempstead, Herts with The Dekois (Berkhamsted Gazette & Tring and District News)

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7 January 1967 – Roundhouse, Chalk Farm, London with Cliff Bennett & The Rebel Rousers, Herbie Goins & The Night Timers, The Artwoods and St Louis Union (Melody Maker)

13-15 January 1967 – Three gigs in West Germany with The Kinks (Disc & Music Echo)

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27 January 1967 – Bluesette Club, Bridge Street, Leatherhead, Surrey (Caterham Weekly Press)

28 January 1967 – Dreamland, Margate, Kent with The Emotions (East Kent Times & Mail)

 

3-5 February 1967 – Gigs in the Netherlands (Disc & Music Echo)

Around this time Kenny Pickett left. Bob Garner moved to lead vocals and Kim Gardner from The Birds joined on bass

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23 February 1967 – Gloucester Guildhall, Gloucester (Gloucester Citizen)

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24 February 1967 – Roman Rag Ball, Glamorgan College of Technology, Treforest, Wales with Pinkerton’s Colours and Trinidad Tropicana (Glamorgan County Times)

 

3 March 1967 – 7 Club, Shrewsbury, Shropshire with Six Across (Shropshire Star)

11 March 1967 – Cliffs Pavilion, Southend, Essex with The Daddy Linburg and The Fingers (Southend Standard)

27 March 1967 – King Mojo, Sheffield, South Yorkshire (The Star)

 

14 April 1967 – Starlite, Greenford, London with The Syn (Melody Maker)

17 April 1967 – Top Rank Cardiff Suite, Cardiff, south Wales with Bo Diddley backed by The Canadians (South Wales Evening Post)

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20 April 1967 – Embassy Suite, Colchester, Essex with The Reaction (Essex County Standard)

21 April 1967 – Witchdoctor, Catford, London (South East London Mercury)

22 April 1967 – Roundhouse, Chalk Farm, London with The Soft Machine and Sam Gopal Indian Group (Melody Maker)

29 April 1967 – Evington Boys’ Club, Evington, Leicester (Leicester Mercury)

 

5 May 1967 – Marquee, Wardour Street, Soho, London with Studio Six (Tony Bacon’s book: London Live)

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26 May 1967 – The Hotel Metropole, Brighton, Sussex with Dave Dee, Dozy, Beaky, Mick & Tich, The Herd, The Kult, The Spring Beats and The Beat Girls (Sussex Express)

27 May 1967 – Carlton Ballroom, Erdington, West Midlands with Jimmy Cliff &  The Shakedown Sound (Birmingham Evening Mail)

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27 May 1967 – Adelphi Ballroom, West Bromwich, West Midlands with The Tommy Burton Combo (Birmingham Evening Mail)

31 May 1967 – Stonehouse Church Hall, Stonehouse, Gloucestershire with The Illusions (Gloucester Citizen)

 

3 June 1967 – Rhodes Centre, Bishop’s Stortford, Herts with The Tykes (Steve Ingless book: The Day Before Yesterday)

10 June 1967 – New Yorker Discotheque, Swindon, Wiltshire (Fabulous 208)

15 June 1967 – Ritz, Skewen, south Wales with The King B’s (Port Talbot Guardian)

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16 June 1967 – St Benedict’s Club, Sketty, Swansea, south Wales with The Commancheros (South Wales Evening Post)

23 June 1967 – Marquee, Wardour Street, Soho, London with The Stalkers (Tony Bacon’s book: London Live)

25 June 1967 – Brady Club, Stepney, London (Fabulous 208)

 

2 July 1967 – Union Rowing Club, Trent Bridge, Nottingham (Nottingham Evening Post)

7 July 1967 – Marquee, Wardour Street, Soho, London with Third Eye (Tony Bacon’s book: London Live)

8 July 1967 – Maidstone Corn Exchange, Maidstone, Kent with The Avalons (Maidstone Gazette)

14 July 1967 – Grove Hall, Market Drayton, West Midlands with Half Dozen and The Paul Perry Set (Shropshire Star)

15 July 1967 – Witchdoctor, Catford, London with The Poor Boys (South East London Mercury)

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4 August 1967 – Marquee, Wardour Street, Soho, London with John Evan Smash (Tony Bacon’s book: London Live)

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23 August 1967 – Big Beat Cruise, Solent, South Parade Pier, Portsmouth Harbour and Ryde Pier Head with The Mike Stuart Span (Portsmouth News)

 

2 September 1967 – Upper Cut, Forest Gate, London with The Shevelles (Melody Maker)

16 September 1967 – Sheridan Rooms, Huddersfield, West Yorkshire with The Discounts (Huddersfield Daily Examiner)

Eddie Phillips left in early November 1967 to work with PP Arnold & The TNT and Tony Ollard played some European dates with the group but The Creation folded around January 1968 when Bob Garner left and Tony Ollard joined The Warren Davis Monday Band

1968

Due to popular demand, Jack Jones formed a new version of The Creation bringing back original singer Kenny Pickett, bass player Kim Gardner and completing the band with another former Birds member, guitarist Ron Wood, who’d been working with The Jeff Beck Group

6 April 1968 – Flamingo, Redruth, Cornwall with Cousin Jacks (West Briton & The Royal Cornwall Gazette)

The Creation split in June 1968

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