Photo may be subject to copyright: The End, late 1967. Left to right: John Horton, Hugh Attwooll, Dave Brown, Colin Giffin and Nicky Graham
Colin Giffin – lead guitar, saxophone, vocals
Nicky Graham – organ, vocals
Dave Brown – bass, vocals
John Horton – saxophone
Roger Groom – drums
Formed around May 1965, The End brought together musicians from two Surrey bands. Giffin (b. 21 September 1943, Edmonton, Middlesex) and Brown (b. 2 July 1943, Carshalton, Surrey) had first worked together in 1961, playing with Bobby Angelo & The Tuxedos, who also included Groom (b. 10 November 1939, Walthamstow, east London) before he joined The Nashville Teens.
During 1963, Giffin and Brown joined Mike Berry’s new band, The Innocents who toured with The Rolling Stones on two national tours in 1964, during which time they befriended Bill Wyman who would later produce The End.
On 18 November 1964, the pair brought in Groom (who’d been replaced by Barry Jenkins in The Nashville Teens) and keyboard player Graham (b. January 1945, Durban, South Africa; d. 3 February 2024) from Dickie Pride & The Original Topics to record two tracks at RG Jones studio in Morden. The recordings, which were not released until 1996, paved the way for The End a few months later.
Nicky Graham on keyboards with The Original Topics. Photo: Malcolm Penn
Graham had previously played with Kingston upon Thames area bands, including The Electrons and The Classics.
1965
During March/April 1965, the same quartet recorded six more songs, which all remained unreleased until 1996.
John Horton far right. Thanks to Alan Collins for the photo
Completed with sax player John Horton (b. 14 November 1945, Surbiton, Surrey; 25 September 2023), who’d worked with Kingston upon Thames group The Outsiders and then Dickie Pride & The Original Topics, The End initially backed singers Kenny Lynch and Helen Shapiro.
19 June 1965 – Wilton Hall, Bletchley, Buckinghamshire with The Proof (Bletchley District Gazette) Presume this is the same band
On 26 August 1965, The End recorded Brown and Giffin’s “I Can’t Get Any Joy” and “Hey Little Girl” with Bill Wyman and Glyn Johns producing. They also cut the pair’s “Searching for My Baby”, which was shelved until 1996.
24 September 1965 – Astoria, Finsbury Park, north London with The Rolling Stones, The Spencer Davis Group, The Checkmates, Unit 4 Plus 2, Ray Cameron and Charles Dickens & The Habits (Tottenham Weekly Herald)
May be gig missing on 25 September 1965
26 September 1965 – Colston Hall, Bristol with The Rolling Stones, The Spencer Davis Group, The Checkmates, Unit 4 Plus 2, Ray Cameron and Charles Dickens & The Habits (Beat Instrumental)
27 September 1965 – Odeon, Cheltenham, Gloucestershire with The Rolling Stones, The Spencer Davis Group, The Checkmates, Unit 4 Plus 2, Ray Cameron and Charles Dickens & The Habits (Beat Instrumental)
28 September 1965 – Capitol Cinema, Cardiff, Wales with The Rolling Stones, The Spencer Davis Group, The Checkmates, Unit 4 Plus 2, Ray Cameron and Charles Dickens & The Habits (Beat Instrumental)
29 September 1965 – Granada, Shrewsbury with The Rolling Stones, The Spencer Davis Group, The Checkmates, Unit 4 Plus 2, Ray Cameron and Charles Dickens & The Habits (Beat Instrumental)
May be gig missing on 30 September 1965
1 October 1965 – ABC Chester, Cheshire with The Rolling Stones, The Spencer Davis Group, The Checkmates, Unit 4 Plus 2, Ray Cameron and Charles Dickens & The Habits (Beat Instrumental)
2 October 1965 – ABC Wigan, Lancashire with The Rolling Stones, The Spencer Davis Group, The Checkmates, Unit 4 Plus 2, Ray Cameron and Charles Dickens & The Habits (Beat Instrumental)
3 October 1965 – Odeon Manchester with The Rolling Stones, The Spencer Davis Group, The Checkmates, Unit 4 Plus 2, Ray Cameron and Charles Dickens & The Habits (Beat Instrumental)
4 October 1965 – Gaumont, Bradford, West Yorkshire with The Rolling Stones, The Spencer Davis Group, The Checkmates, Unit 4 Plus 2, Ray Cameron and Charles Dickens & The Habits (Beat Instrumental)
5 October 1965 – ABC Carlisle, Cumbria with The Rolling Stones, The Spencer Davis Group, The Checkmates, Unit 4 Plus 2, Ray Cameron and Charles Dickens & The Habits (Beat Instrumental)
6 October 1965 – Odeon Glasgow, Scotland with The Rolling Stones, The Spencer Davis Group, The Checkmates, Unit 4 Plus 2, Ray Cameron and Charles Dickens & The Habits (Beat Instrumental)
7 October 1965 – City Hall, Newcastle upon Tyne, Tyne & Wear with The Rolling Stones, The Spencer Davis Group, The Checkmates, Unit 4 Plus 2, Ray Cameron and Charles Dickens & The Habits (Beat Instrumental)
8 October 1965 – ABC Stockton-on-Tees with The Rolling Stones, The Spencer Davis Group, The Checkmates, Unit 4 Plus 2, Ray Cameron and Charles Dickens & The Habits (Beat Instrumental)
9 October 1965 – Odeon, Leeds, West Yorkshire with The Rolling Stones, The Spencer Davis Group, The Checkmates, Unit 4 Plus 2, Ray Cameron and Charles Dickens & The Habits (Beat Instrumental)
10 October 1965 – Empire, Liverpool with The Rolling Stones, The Spencer Davis Group, The Checkmates, Unit 4 Plus 2, Ray Cameron and Charles Dickens & The Habits (Beat Instrumental)
11 October 1965 – Gaumont, Sheffield, South Yorkshire with The Rolling Stones, The Spencer Davis Group, The Checkmates, Unit 4 Plus 2, Ray Cameron and Charles Dickens & The Habits (Beat Instrumental)
12 October 1965 – Gaumont, Doncaster, South Yorkshire with The Rolling Stones, The Spencer Davis Group, The Checkmates, Unit 4 Plus 2, Ray Cameron and Charles Dickens & The Habits (Beat Instrumental)
The End with Bill Wyman, October 1965. Left to right: John Horton, Nicky Graham, Dave Brown, Bill Wyman, Roger Groom and Colin Giffin
13 October 1965 – De Montfort Hall, Leicester with The Rolling Stones, The Spencer Davis Group, The Checkmates, Unit 4 Plus 2, Ray Cameron and Charles Dickens & The Habits (Beat Instrumental)
14 October 1965 – Odeon Birminingham with The Rolling Stones, The Spencer Davis Group, The Checkmates, Unit 4 Plus 2, Ray Cameron and Charles Dickens & The Habits (Beat Instrumental)
15 October 1965 – ABC Cambridge with The Rolling Stones, The Spencer Davis Group, The Checkmates, Unit 4 Plus 2, Ray Cameron and Charles Dickens & The Habits (Beat Instrumental)
16 October 1965 – ABC Northampton with The Rolling Stones, The Spencer Davis Group, The Checkmates, Unit 4 Plus 2, Ray Cameron and Charles Dickens & The Habits (Beat Instrumental)
17 October 1965 – Granada, Tooting, southwest London with The Rolling Stones, The Spencer Davis Group, The Checkmates, Unit 4 Plus 2, Ray Cameron and Charles Dickens & The Habits (Beat Instrumental)
On 22 October 1965, Philips released “I Can’t Get Any Joy” c/w “Hey Little Girl” as a single, but it failed to chart.
5 November 1965 – Cricketers Inn, Southend, Essex with The Orioles (Southend Standard and Essex Weekly Advertiser) Billed as Mike Berry & The End
During December 1965, The End toured with singer Billie Davis and former Presidents’ drummer Eddie Patterson played some of the dates (either replacing Groom or filling in for him).
4 December 1965 – Coronation Ballroom, Ramsgate, Kent with The Cygnets (East Kent Times) They backed Billie Davis
Photo may be subject to copyright. The End, late 1965. Left to right: John Horton, Roger Groom, Nicky Graham (sitting), Dave Brown and Colin Giffin
1966
4 February 1966 – Parkside Hall, Ampthill, Bedfordshire with The Donna Boys (Luton News) They backed Billie Davis
Roger Groom left to replace Barry Jenkins in The Nashville Teens and Hugh Attwooll took over drums.
Around the same time, Gordon “Gordie” Smith took over from John Horton on saxophone.
Photo: John Treais
10 April 1966 – Bluesette Club, Leatherhead, Surrey (Poster from John Treais) Billed as The Ends
30 April 1966 – Tiles, Oxford Street, central London with The Anteeks (Melody Maker)
14 May 1966 – House of Eden, Witham Public Hall, Witham, Essex with The Solents (Essex County Standard) Says The End are going on Stevie Wonder tour in June 1966
29 May 1966 – Tiles, Oxford Street, central London with The Next Move and The Knack (Melody Maker)
4 June 1966 – Starlight Ballroom, Boston Gliderdrome, Boston, Lincolnshire with Keith Powell and Billie Davis, The Manchester Playboys, The Humperdinks and The Ferryboys (Lincolnshire Standard)
4 June 1966 – 76 Club, Burton on Trent, Staffordshire (Live Music website)
14 July 1966 – Granville Club, Nottingham with Don’s Gear (Nottingham Evening Post)
28 July 1966 – Blue Triangle Club, Ealing, London (Fabulous 208)
2-8 August 1966 – Cedar Club, Birmingham (Fabulous 208)
6 August 1966 – 76 Club, Burton on Trent, Staffordshire (Live Music website)
14 October 1966 – 76 Club, Burton on Trent, Staffordshire (Live Music website)
15 October 1966 – Club Continental, Eastbourne, East Sussex (Eastbourne Herald Chronicle) This might be a different The End from the southcoast
18-23 October 1966 – Cleopatra Clubs, Cardiff, Wales and Bristol, Avon (Fabulous 208) Backing Elkie Brooks
31 October 1966 – Supreme Ballroom, Ramsgate, Kent (East Kent Times)
Photo may be subject to copyright. The End’s debut Spanish 45, 1967. Clockwise from bottom left: Nicky Graham, Hugh Attwooll, Dave Brown, Gordon Smith and Colin Giffin
On 1 November 1966, The End recorded a cover of Joe Tex’s “You Better Believe It Baby” and Don Covay and Ron Miller’s “Please Do Something” with Bill Wyman producing. The two tracks were paired for a Spanish 45.
12 November 1966 – Club Continental, Eastbourne, East Sussex (Eastbourne Herald Chronicle) This might be a different The End from the south coast
According to Nicky Graham, The End played in Zemmat in Switzerland for three weeks over the Christmas period.
Photo may be subject to copyright. The End, 1967. Left to right: Nicky Graham, Colin Giffin, Hugh Attwooll, Dave Brown and Gordon Smith
Smith’s former neighbour Sandra Le Brocq, a dancer/choreographer, was working for Spanish record label Sonoplay, and instrumental in setting the group up with three months’ of work in Spain in March 1967.
1967
21 January 1967 – Silver Blades, Streatham, southwest London (Peckham & Dulwich Advertiser/Clapham Advertiser)
11 February 1967 – Alkham Social Club, Alkham Village Hall, Kent (Folkestone & Hythe Gazette)
On 24 February 1967, The End recorded Dave Brown and Colin Giffin’s “Why” and “Yo-Yo” with Bill Wyman producing.
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In March, The End moved to Madrid and played in Spain for three months. Soon after arriving, Sonoplay paired the two latest recordings as a single.
16 June 1967 – Silver Blades, Streatham, southwest London (Peckham & Dulwich Advertiser/Clapham Advertiser)
5 July 1967 – Steryodelik Dance, Church Hall, Easthampstead, Berkshire (Bracknell News)
On 12 July (possibly while Hugh Attwooll still in Spain), The End with Chris Winters on drums recorded Brown, Giffin and Graham’s “We’ve Got It Made” with Bill Wyman producing at RG Studio in Morden. The track, however, was shelved until 1996.
Gordon Smith meanwhile had remained in Spain and would leave the band when they returned to the UK.
7 August 1967 – Worsley Civic Hall, Greater Manchester with Richard Kent Style (Bolton Evening News)
On 17 August, The End recorded a cover of Bonnie Dobson and Tim Rose’s “Morning Dew” with Graham’s former band mate from The Original Topics’ Lennie Neldrett guesting on lead guitar.
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Around September/October, The End recorded a cover of Don Covay’s “Daddy Loves Baby” with Bill Wyman producing which was shelved until 1996.
Guitarist Terry Taylor, who had met The End in Spain during spring 1967 while playing with London bands The High Society and The Mode (the latter recorded a lone 45 for Sonoplay) appeared on Giffin’s “Little Annie” around this time but the track remained unreleased until 1997.
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On 4 September, the band recorded Bill Wyman and Pete Gosling’s “Loving, Sacred Loving”, which had previously been cut by Moon’s Train, at Olympic Studios in Barnes with Wyman producing.
Photo may be subject to copyright. John Horton (centre) returns briefly in late 1967
On 8 November, with John Horton briefly back in the fold, the group recorded Bill Wyman and Pete Gosling’s “Shades of Orange” with Bill Wyman producing at Olympic in Barnes.
The track, which had previously been cut with Gosling’s band Moon’s Train (featuring Graham’s old band mate Malcolm Penn from The Original Topics on drums) was shelved and released in 1996. Charlie Watts from The Rolling Stones played tabla on the recording.
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1968
John Horton, who was pictured extensively with The End during this period and would appear on the cover of the band’s LP (he also came up with the original sleeve design) left around early March and Terry Taylor (who had been living in Sweden after leaving The Mode) joined on lead guitar. Horton is mentioned in an article printed in the Daily Mirror on 29 February entitled “The Beginning of The End”.
According to Melody Maker, “Shades of Orange” (featuring Horton on sax) was released on 9 March.
Photo may be subject to copyright. The End late 1967 before John Horton (far left) departed for a second time.
Ten days later, on 19 March, The End began to record material at Decca’s studio in West Hampstead (and also Olympic Studios in Barnes) that subsequently appeared on their Introspection LP. Produced by Bill Wyman, the sessions continued up until late June but the LP was delayed and finally released in November 1969.
On 24 April, The End recorded the Brown/Giffin/Graham/Taylor collaboration “Building up a Dream”, which remained unreleased until 1997.
On 25 May, the band recorded Brown and Graham’s “Today Tomorrow”, another track that is shelved until 1997.
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In June, sessions for the band’s LP wrapped up. The track “She Said Yeah” featured sax player Ken Leeman from Moon’s Train and Taylor’s former Mode compatriot Jim Henderson on harmony vocal.
20 September 1968 – Roebuck, Reading, Berkshire (Reading Evening Post)
22 September 1968 – Roebuck, Reading, Berkshire (Reading Evening Post)
6 October 1968 – Roebuck, Reading, Berkshire (Reading Evening Post)
10 October 1968 – Roebuck, Reading, Berkshire (Reading Evening Post)
11 October 1968 – White Hart, Didcot, Berkshire (Reading Evening Post)
13 October 1968 – Roebuck, Reading, Berkshire (Reading Evening Post)
8 November 1968 – Regal Ballroom, Bonnyrigg, Scotland with The Flirtations and Cream Puff War (South Midlothian Advertiser)
30 November 1968 – Middle Earth, Covent Garden, London with The Pretty Things and Auriel (Melody Maker)
13 December 1968 – Roebuck, Reading, Berkshire (Reading Evening Post)
In December, Giffin left for a solo career and Attwooll returned to Spain and worked with Miguel Rios among others.
New drummer Paul Francis had previously played with Tony Jackson & The Vibrations, The Stuart James Inspiration and Pepper among others.
Returning to Madrid, The End played at JJs and Piccadilly.
1969
Having returned to England, the new line-up recorded the group composition “Son of Lightning” with Bill Wyman producing at Olympic Studios on 4 March. The track was left in the can and finally released in 1999.
9 March 1969 – Toby Jug, Tolworth, southwest London (Kingston & Malden Borough News)
1 April 1969 – Klooks Kleek, West Hampstead, north London with Led Zeppelin and Pale Green Limousine (Melody Maker)
On 3 April, The End recorded another group composition “Second Glance”, which wasn’t released until 1999. Another band collaboration “North Thames Gas Board” cut on 15 April likewise was shelved until 1999. The track featured Ian Stewart guesting on piano.
During May, The End appeared at the Star Club in Hamburg, sharing the bill with The Ace Kefford Stand (featuring Cozy Powell on drums).
Returning to the UK in June, The End headed back to Spain for several months during which time they toured backing Billie Davis. During this time, Th End backed Spanish singer Miguel Rios on his LP Despierta.
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On 10 December, The End recorded two band collaborations that were shelved at the time: “So Free” and “My Friend”. The latter was re-cut by Tucky Buzzard.
1970
On 23 January, The End cut the group collaboration “Turn on Waterstone”, which was finally released in 1999.
On 13 February, the band laid down another band co-write “Mistress Bean” with session guitarist Chris Spedding guesting on the track. Taylor’s “For Eleanor” was recorded the next day but like “Mistress Bean” it was shelved until 1999.
Photo may be subject to copyright. The End, 1970. Left to right: Nicky Graham, Terry Taylor, Paul Francis, Dave Brown and Jim Henderson
Shortly afterwards, Taylor introduced his former band mate from The Mode, Jim Henderson as a front man. The group returned to Spain and changed name to Tucky Buzzard.
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.
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THE NASHVILLE TEENS:
Ray Philips – lead vocals (b. 16 January 1939, Tiger Bay, Cardiff)
Art Sharp – lead vocals (b. 26 May 1941, Woking, Surrey)
John Hawken – keyboards (b. 9 May 1940, Bournemouth, Dorset)
Mick Dunford – lead guitar (b. 8 July 1944, Addlestone, Surrey)
Pete Shannon (Harris) – bass (b. Peter Shannon Harris, 23 August 1941, Antrim, County Antrim, Northern Ireland)
Dave Maine – drums
1962
Sometime in 1962, Roger Groom (b. Woking, Surrey) replaces Dave Maine.
14 July 1962 – Cellar, Kingston upon Thames, Surrey
21 July 1962 – Cellar, Kingston upon Thames, Surrey
28 July 1962 – Cellar, Kingston upon Thames, Surrey
22 September 1962 – Cellar, Kingston upon Thames, Surrey
1963
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12 January 1963 – Coronation Hall, Kingston Upon Thames, Surrey with The Corvettes
19 January 1963 – Coronation Hall, Kingston upon Thames, Surrey with Gerry Brown’s Jazzmen
30 January 1963 – Hi-Fi Hop, Walton Playhouse, Walton-on-Thames, Surrey
14 February 1963 – St Valentine’s Ball, Surbiton Assembly Rooms, Surbiton, Surrey with The Avengers
2 March 1963 – Coronation Hall, Kingston upon Thames, Surrey with The Avengers
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9 March 1963 – Co-op Hall, Tolworth, Surrey
14 March 1963 – Jazz Cellar, Kingston upon Thames, Surrey with The Barron Knights
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18 May 1963 – Co-op Hall, Tolworth, Surrey
5 June 1963 – Co-op Hall, Tolworth, Surrey
Terry Crowe joins as a third vocalist for the band’s trip to Hamburg in July.
Woking Herald, 21 June 1963. Clockwise from top left: John Hawken, Mick Dunford, Pete Shannon, Roger Groom, Terry Crowe, Ray Philips and Art Sharp. Photo may be subject to copyright
The Surrey Comet has a great story on the band going professional in its 6 July 1963 issue, page 10
Back in the Britain after the German dates, Mick Dunford becomes ill on the eve of a Scottish tour in July/August and is forced to leave. John Allen (b. 23 April 1945, St Albans, Hertfordshire) takes over lead guitar.
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8 October 1963 – British Legion Hall, South Harrow, Middlesex (Direct from Germany)
Also, this year Peter Jones temporarily replaces Roger Groom who leaves to join The End before Barry Jenkins (b. 22 December 1944, Leicester, Leicestershire) takes over full-time on drums. Terry Crowe departs too and reunites with Mick Dunford in The Plebs in March 1964.
10 December 1963 – British Legion Hall, South Harrow, Middlesex with The Saracens (Direct from Germany)
11 December 1963 – Hermitage Ballroom, Hitchin, Herts with Johnny Milton & The Condors (Stevenage Gazette) Says direct from Germany
1964
15 January 1964 – Golders Green Refectory, Golders Green, north London
25 January 1964 – Top Ten Club, Corn Exchange, Bedford with The Three Ways
16 February 1964 – Co-op Hall, Addlestone, Surrey
23 February 1964 – Cellar Club, Kingston upon Thames, Surrey
8 March 1964 – Cellar Club, Kingston upon Thames, Surrey
15 March 1964 – Co-Op, Addlestone, Surrey
26 March 1964 – Cellar Club, Kingston upon Thames, Surrey (backing Jerry Lee Lewis) with The Original Checkmates
31 March 1964 – Colston Hall, Bristol (backing Jerry Lee Lewis) with Pete Pete & The Original All Stars, The Redcaps, Troy Dante & The Infernos, The Chants, The Harlems and Jackie Lynton
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2 April 1964 – British Legion Hall, South Harrow, Middlesex with Jerry Lee Lewis and The Falcons
19 April 1964 – Cellar Club, Kingston upon Thames, Surrey
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4 June 1964 – New Haw Community Centre, New Haw, Surrey
27 June 1964 – Birkhead’s, Walton-on-Thames, Surrey
11 July 1964 – Hi Fi Hop, Walton Playhouse, Walton-on-Thames, Surrey (Woking Herald)
Thanks to John Warburg for sending. Photo may be subject to copyright
17 July 1964 – The Dolphin, Marine Court, St Leonards, East Sussex with Buddy Britten & The Regents
24 July 1964 – Rhodes Centre, Bishop’s Stortford, Herts with Venders
1 August 1964 – Wilton Hall, Bletchley, Bucks with Orbit 4
1 August 1964 – Club Noreik, Tottenham, north London with The Wild Ones
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8 August 1964 – Civic Hall, Guildford, Surrey with The Cutaways
9 August 1964 – Brighton Hippodrome, Brighton, Sussex with Gerry & The Pacemakers, Elkie Brooks & The Quotations and The High Numbers
12 August 1964 – Cellar Club, Kingston upon Thames, Surrey
16 August 1964 – Queen’s, Blackpool, Lancashire
17 August 1964 – Pavilion, Bath
18 August 1964 – St Mary’s Hall, Putney, Surrey
19 August 1964 – Gig in Stourbridge
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20 August 1964 – Assembly Hall, Worthing, West Sussex with The Judos
21 August 1964 – Majestic, Wellington
22 August 1964 – Gig in Manchester
23 August 1964 – ABC Great Yarmouth, Great Yarmouth, Norfolk with The Fourmost, The Remo Four and Peter Jay & The Jaywalkers (Beat Monthly has Winter Gardens, Morecambe on this date and lists the Great Yarmouth gig as 30th)
26 August 1964 – Gig in Nottingham
27 August 1964 – Gig in Kidderminster
28 August 1964 – Gig in Southsea, Hants
29 August 1964 – Oasis, Manchester
31 August 1964 – Majestic, Reading, Berkshire
2 September 1964 – Bristol Corn Exchange, Bristol
3 September 1964 – Gig in Ipswich, Suffolk
4 September 1964 – Gig in Morecambe, Lancashire
10 September 1964 – Cavern, Manchester
17 September 1964 – Ipswich Corn Exchange, Ipswich, Suffolk with Jimmy Pilgrim & The Classics
18 September 1964 – Granada, Walthamstow, north London with Billy J Kramer, The Ronettes, The Yardbirds, Cliff Bennett & The Rebel Rousers, The Dakotas and Tim Connor
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20 September 1964 – Lewisham Odeon, Lewisham, southeast London with Billy J Kramer, The Ronettes, The Yardbirds and Cliff Bennett & The Rebel Rousers
25 September 1964 – Ready Steady Go TV show
26 September 1964 – Astoria, Finsbury Park, north London with Manfred Mann, Bill Haley & His Comets, The Rockin’ Berries, The Untamed Four and The Bobby Patrick Big Six (start of tour with Manfred Mann)
13 October 1964 – Granada Bedford, Bedford, Bedfordshire with Billy J Kramer & The Dakotas, The Kinks, The Yardbirds, Cliff Bennett & The Rebel Rousers and Bill Black’s Combo
17 October 1964 – Gloucester ABC, Gloucester with Billy J Kramer & The Dakotas, The Kinks, The Ronettes, The Yardbirds, Cliff Bennett & The Rebel Rousers, Bill Black’s Combo and Tim Connor
20 October 1964 – Royal Edmonton, Edmonton, Middlesex with The Animals, Carl Perkins, The Quotations, Tommy Tucker, Elkie Brooks and Ray Cameron (tour with Animals which began on 18th October)
25 October 1964 – Gig in Newcastle
26 October 1964 – Gig in Birmingham
27 October 1964 – Gig in Stockton-on-Tees
28 October 1964 – Gig in Edinburgh, Scotland
29 October 1964 – Gig in Dumfries, Scotland
30 October 1964 – Gig in Stockton-on-Tees
31 October 1964 – Gig in Bradford
1 November 1964 – Gig in Coventry
2 November 1964 – Gig in Kilburn, northwest London
3 November 1964 – Gig in Guildford, Surrey
4 November 1964 – Fairfield Hall, Croydon, Surrey with The Animals, Carl Perkins, Elkie Brooks, Tommy Tucker, The Quotations and Ray Cameron
5 November 1964 – Gig in Sheffield, South Yorkshire
6 November 1964 – Gig in Stoke-on-Trent, Staffordshire
7 November 1964 – Gig in Derby
8 November 1964 – Gig in Portsmouth, Hants
9 November 1964 – Gig in Rochester, Kent
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10 November 1964 – Odeon, Lewisham, southeast London with Carl Perkins, The Animals, Tommy Tucker, Elkie Brooks, The Quotations and Ray Cameron
11 November 1964 – Gig in Cardiff, Wales
12 November 1964 – Gig in Bristol
13 November 1964 – Gig in Waterford (Republic of Ireland?)
14 November 1964 – Gig in Manchester
15 November 1964 – Gig in Bournemouth, Dorset
25-27 November 1964 – Gigs in Manchester
28 November 1964 – Gig in Northwich, Cheshire
29 November 1964 – Gig in Wembley, west London
2-4 December 1964 – Tour of Scotland
5 December 1964 – Gig in March, Cambridgeshire (probably Marcam Hall)
6 December 1964 – Gig in Golders Green, north London (probably the Refectory)
8 December 1964 – Gig in Launceston
11 December 1964 – California Ballroom, Dunstable, Bedfordshire with The Sonics and The Hustlers
13 December 1964 – Gig in Abergavenny, Wales
16 December 1964 – Bristol Corn Exchange, Bristol
22 December 1964 – Band leaves for the United States for American tour
The band from spring 1965, Fabulous 208. Photo may be subject to copyright
1965
23 January 1965 – Imperial Ballroom, Nelson, Lancashire
25 January 1965 – Gig in Newcastle-upon-Tyne, Tyne & Tees
26 January 1965 – Gig in Salisbury, Wiltshire
28-29 January 1965 – Gigs in Birmingham, West Midlands
Pic: Woking News & Mail. Photo may be subject to copyright
1 February 1965 – Galaxy Club, Town Hall, Basingstoke, Hampshire with The Saphenas
2 February 1965 – Gig in Grays, Essex
4 February 1965 – Gig in Birmingham, West Midlands
5 February 1965 – Leyton Baths, Leyton, Essex
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6 February 1965 – Corn Exchange, Cambridge with Hedgehoppers
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7 February 1965 – The Downs, Hassocks, West Sussex with The Mo Henry’s
8 February 1965 – YOR Club, Parr Hall, Warrington, Cheshire
11 February 1965 – Gig in Swindon, Wiltshire
13 February 1965 – Redhill Market Hall, Redhill, Surrey (Beat Instrumental lists Peterborough on this day)
16 February 1965 – Town Hall, High Wycombe, Bucks
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18 February 1965 – Liberal Hall, Yeovil, Somerset with The Riots with Paul Vernon
19 February 1965 – Gig in Glamorgan, Wales
20 February 1965 – Gig in Exeter, Devon
22 February 1965 – Gig in Abergaveny, Wales
24 February 1965 – Gig in Preston, Lancashire
26 February 1965 – Wimbledon Palais, southwest London
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27 February 1965 – Whitehall, East Grinstead, West Sussex with The Otis Men
28 February 1965 – Pigalle, central London
1 March 1965 – Gig in Widnes
4 March 1965 – Maple Ballroom, Northampton
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5 March 1965 – Lydney Town Hall, Lydney, Gloucestershire
6 March 1965 – Gig in Rawtenstall, Lancashire
7 March 1965 – Gig in Manchester
8 March 1965 – Gig in Willenhall
11 March 1965 – Gig in Stevenage, Herts
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13 March 1965 – Brum Kavern Club, Small Heath, West Midlands
14 March 1965 – Gig in Southall, Middlesex (probably Community Centre)
20 March 1965 – Gig in Prestayn, Wales
21 March 1965 – Gig in Wembley, Middlesex (possibly Starlight Ballroom in Greenford)
25 March 1965 – Gig in Reading, Berkshire
27 March 1965 – The Gaiety, Ramsey, Cambridgeshire with Fernando’s Hideaways and The Pythons
28 March 1965 – Gig in Luton
29 March 1965 – Bath Pavilion, Bath with The Sherridans
31 March 1965 – Stoney Lea Hotel, Ilkley, West Yorkshire
Photo: Boyfriend magazine, 10 April 1965. Photo may be subject to copyright
1 April 1965 – Gig in Newcastle upon Tyne, Tyne & Wear
2 April 1965 – Gig in Leamington Spa, Warwickshire
3 April 1965 – Gig in Scunthorpe
9 April 1965 – Gig in Gravesend, Kent
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15 April 1965 – California Ballroom, Dunstable, Bedfordshire with The Fenmen and The Nightshades
16 April 1965 – Gig in Bolton, Lancashire
17 April 1965 – Gig in Dudley, West Midlands
18 April 1965 – Gig in Blackpool, Lancashire
19 April 1965 – Bure Club, Mudeford, Hants
21 April 1965 – Bristol Corn Exchange, Bristol with AJ & The Others
22 April 1965 – Assembly Hall, Worthing, West Sussex
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23 April 1965 – Hillside Ballroom, Hereford with The Tyrants
24 April 1965 – Gig in Coventry
25 April 1965 – Bromley Court Hotel, Bromley, southeast London
26 April 1965 – Gig in Reading, Berkshire
27 April 1965 – Gig in Evesham, Worcestershire
28-30 April 1965 – Tour of Scotland
1-3 May 1965 – Tour of Scotland
3 May 1965 – Ayr Dam Park Hall, Ayr, Scotland with The Poets, The Golden Crusaders, Rab & The Clansmen, The Senate and The Honey Men
5 May 1965 – Gig in Erdington, West Midlands (most likely Carlton Ballroom)
6 May 1965 – Manor Lounge, Stockport, Greater Manchester with The Rangers
8 May 1965 – Gig in Leeds, West Yorkshire
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9 May 1965 – Winter Gardens, Margate, Kent with Them, Wayne Fontana & The Mindbenders and The Fourmost
10 May 1965 – YOR Club, Parr Hall, Warrington, Cheshire with The Clique
11 May 1965 – Gig in Altrincham, Greater Manchester
12 May 1965 – Town Hall, High Wycombe, Bucks
13 May 1965 – Gig in Portsmouth, Hants
15 May 1965 – Gig in Newcastle upon Tyne, Tyne & Wear
18 May 1965 – Gig in Gorleston-on-Sea, Norfolk (most likely Floral Hall)
20 May 1965 – Silver Beat Club, Birmingham
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20 May 1965 – Carlton Ballroom, Erdington, West Midlands with Mark Stuart & The John Bull Breed and The Four Ways
21 May 1965 – Gig in Nottingham
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22 May 1965 – Church Hall, Sherborne, Dorset with The Misfits
24 May 1965 – Gig in Newport, south Wales
26 May 1965 – Gig in Plymouth, Devon
27 May 1965 – Gig in Gosport, Hants
28 May 1965 – Gig in Ilkley
29 May 1965 – Gig in Newcastle upon Tyne, Tyne & Wear
30 May 1965 – Riverside Club, Cricketers Hotel, Chertsey, Surrey
31 May 1965 – Gig in Cheltenham, Gloucestershire (most likely the Blue Moon)
Photo: Boyfriend magazine, 5 June 1965. Photo may be subject to copyright
1 June 1965 – Gig in Basingstoke, Hants
2 June 1965 – Gig in Tadcaster
4 June 1965 – The Dolphin, Marine Court, St Leonards, East Sussex with The Lonely Ones (Beat Instrumental has a gig in Cleethorpes on this same date)
5 June 1965 – Cavern, Leicester Square, central London
6 June 1965 – Gig in Manchester
7 June 1965 – Gig in Harlow, Herts
9 June 1965 – Gig in Gorleston-on-Sea (most likely Floral Hall)
11 June 1965 – Gig in Exeter, Devon
12 June 1965 – Gig in Grantham, Lincolnshire
13 June 1965 – Gig in Bromley, southeast London (most likely Bromley Court Hotel)
15 June 1965 – Gig in Pontefract
17 June 1965 – York University, York, North Yorkshire
18 June 1965 – Gig in Newcastle upon Tyne, Tyne & Wear
19 June 1965 – Gig in Bridlington
20 June 1965 – Gig in Manchester
21 June 1965 – Adelphi Ballroom, West Bromwich, West Midlands
21 June 1965 – Gig in Nottingham
25 June 1965 – Gig in Morecambe, Lancashire
26 June 1965 – Gig in Weston-Super-Mare, Somerset
27 June 1965 – Gig in Kettering, Northamptonshire
1 July 1965 – Ritz Club, Skewen, Wales with The Kingpins and The Iveys (Beat Instrumental has College of Technology in Birmingham on this date)
2 July 1965 – Mayfair Club, Belfry, Wishaw, near Sutton Coldfield, West Midlands with Danny King & The Mayfair Set
3 July 1965 – Community Centre, Corsham
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4 July 1965 – Margate Winter Gardens, Margate, Kent with The Pretty Things and support
5 July 1965 – Hillside, Hereford
9 July 1965 – Silver Ring, Ascot, Berkshire
11 July 1965 – Odeon Southend, Southend, Essex with Tom Jones & The Squires, Jalacy Hawkins, The Clayton Squares, The Emeralds and Ray Cameron
12 July 1965 – Grand Pavilion, Porthcawl, Wales
13 July 1965 – Queen’s Ballroom, Cleveleys, Lancashire plus two supporting groups
15 July 1965 – Gig in St Athans, Wales
17 July 1965 – Memorial Hall, Northwich, Cheshire
18 July 1965 – Starlite Ballroom, Greenford, west London
5 August 1965 – Gig in Oldham, Lancashire
6 August 1965 – Beachcomber, Bolton, Greater Manchester
7 August 1965 – Gig in Leigh
10 August 1965 – Town Hall, High Wycombe, Bucks
11 August 1965 – Gig in Ebbw Vale
12 August 1965 – Gig in Kidderminster, Worcestershire
13 August 1965 – Town Hall, Haverhill, Cambridge
13 August 1965 – Gig in Harlesden, northwest London (may not have happened)
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14 August 1965 – Clacton Town Hall, Clacton, Essex with Fernando & The Hideaways and The Trends
16 August 1965 – Gig in Shrewsbury
18 August 1965 – Farnborough Town Hall, Farnborough, Hampshire
20 August 1965 – Gig in Bath
21 August 1965 – Malborough Hall, Halifax, West Yorkshire (Beat Instrumental has a gig in Hull on this date)
23 August 1965 – Gig in Newcastle upon Tyne, Tyne & Wear
24 August 1965 – Gig in Norwich, Norfolk
31 August 1965 – Mexican Hat, Worthing, West Sussex with The Beat Merchants
1 September 1965 – Top Hat, Littlehampton, West Sussex
4 September 1965 – Royal Hotel Lowestoft, Lowestoft, Suffolk with The Leader
6 September 1965 – Galaxy Club, Town Hall, Basingstoke, Hampshire
9 September 1965 – Salisbury City Hall, Salisbury, Wiltshire with The Bunch
11 September 1965 – Town Hall, Loughborough
18 September 1965 – Starlight Ballroom, Boston Gliderdrome, Lincolnshire with The Objects and The Montanas
19 September 1965 – Manor Lounge, Stockport, Greater Manchester
20 September 1965 – Coed Eva Community College, Cwmbran, south Wales with Four of a Kind
24 September 1965 – Town Hall, High Wycombe, Bucks
25 September 1965 – Carlisle Assembly Hall, Carlisle, Cumbria
30 September 1966 – Roundel Club, RAF Locking, Somerset with Denise Scott & The Soundsmen
10 October 1965 – Plaza, Newbury, Berkshire with The Just Men
17 October 1965 – Galaxy Club, Constitutional Hall, Chertsey, Surrey
18 October 1965 – Broadway Club, Queen Mary Ballroom, Dudley, West Midlands with The Concords
20 October 1965 – Bristol Corn Exchange, Bristol
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16 November 1965 – St Benedict’s Club, Sketty, south Wales with Eyes of Blue
17 November 1965 – Crynant Social Club, Crynant, south Wales with The Wild Ones
25 November 1965 – Brighton University, Brighton, Sussex
26 November 1965 – California Ballroom, Dunstable, Bedfordshire with two supporting groups
27 November 1965 – Liverpool University
30 November 1965 – Gig in Marylebone, central London
2 December 1965 – Dorothy Ballroom, Cambridge with The Prowlers
2 December 1965 – Cooks Ferry Inn, Edmonton, north London
3 December 1965 – Mansfield College, Oxford
4 December 1965 – Baths Hall, Rawmarsh
8 December 1965 – Warwick University, Coventry
9 December 1965 – Civic Hall, Connah’s Quay
15 December 1965 – Pavilion, Bournemouth, Dorset
16 December 1965 – Thorngate Hall, Gosport, Hants
17 December 1965 – College of Technology, Slough, Berkshire
18 December 1965 – Ready Steady Go, Aylesbury, Bucks
18 December 1965 – Town Hall, Loughborough
19 December 1965 – College Theatre Club, Manchester
20 December 1965 – Students’ Union Debating Hall, Birmingham University
22 December 1965 – Secondary school in Chepstow
27 December 1965 – Astoria Ballroom, Rawtenstall, Lancashire
30 December 1965 – Locarno Ballroom, Stevenage, Herts
31 December 1965 – Dreamland Ballroom, Margate, Kent with The Pentads
1966
1 January 1966 – Starlight Ballroom, Boston Gliderdrome, Lincolnshire with Jeff Curtis & The Flames and The Game
5 January 1966 – Graston Ballroom, Liverpool
8 January 1966 – Big Beat Club, Stratford (possibly east London)
10 January 1966 – Bath Pavilion, Bath
11-12 January 1966 – Gigs in Scotland
14 January 1966 – Gig in Newcastle upon Tyne, Tyne & Wear
15 January 1966 – Coronation Hall, Kingston upon Thames, southwest London
20 January 1966 – Blue Moon, Cheltenham, Gloucestershire
21 January 1966 – Beaconsfield Youth Club, Beaconsfield, Bucks Beat Instrumental has Commercial College, Bangor, Wales on this date
5 February 1966 – Drill Hall, Grantham, Lincolnshire with The Nemkons and Sounds Force 5
10 February 1966 – Poor Man’s Ball, Bradford University, Bradford, West Yorkshire with The Mouldy Ways and Clayton Squares
26 February 1966 – Market Hall, Redhill, Surrey
27 February 1966 – Blue Moon, Hayes, west London (probably one of Jenkins’ final gigs)
Barry Jenkins joins The Animals after John Steele played his final gig. Nick Hairs (see Animals entry comments) says Jenkins was on drums for the Newcastle band’s Leicester gig on 4 March. Former member Roger Groom from The End replaces Jenkins
3 March 1966 – Pavilion Ballroom, Worthing, West Sussex (possibly Roger Groom’s first gig back)
4 March 1966 – Bristol University, Bristol
5 March 1966 – Bromley Technical College, Bromley, southeast London (probably Jenkins’ final gig)
6 March 1966 – St Richard’s Hall, Northolt, west London
8 March 1966 – Gig in Newcastle
11 March 1966 – Cricketers Inn, Westcliff, Southend, Essex with The Orioles
12 March 1966 – Faculty of Technology Union, Manchester
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13 March 1966 – The Ultra Club Downs, Hassocks, West Sussex with Gideon Collins Outfit
17 March 1966 – Durham University, Durham
18 March 1966 – Masonic Hall, Hornchurch, east London
19 March 1966 – Imperial College, London
25 March 1966 – Ross Group Sports Club, Gaitey Ballroom, Grimsby, Lincolnshire with The Fourmost and The She Trinity. Beat Instrumental also has Westend Club in Coleville on this date
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1 April 1966 – Farnborough Technical College Students’ Union, Farnborough, Hampshire with The Clayton Squares and Cops ‘N’ Robbers
2 April 1966 – Floral Hall, Southport, Lancashire with The Warriors
11 April 1966 – Casino Club, Bolton, Greater Manchester with The Warriors
22 April 1966 – Pavilion Ballroom, Bournemouth, Dorset with Syd Fay & His Orchestra
24 April 1966 – Catacombe, Eastbourne, East Sussex
27 April 1966 – Gala Ballroom, Norwich, Norfolk with Five X 5
29 April 1966 – Stratford Town Hall, Stratford, east London with support
30 May 1966 – Cricketers Inn, Westcliff, Southend, Essex with The Avengers
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17-18 June 1966 – Birmingham University Carnival, Birmingham with Manfred Mann and The Uglys
28 June 1966 – Bournemouth Colleges Rag Appeal, Ritz, Bournemouth, Dorset with Wynder K Frog
2 July 1966 – Toft’s, Folkestone, Kent
6 July 1966 – Headland Pavilion, Bude, Cornwall
8 July 1966 – Liskeard Public Hall, Liskeard, Cornwall with Package Deal and Jaguars
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9 July 1966 – Torquay Town Hall, Torquay, Devon with The Harlequins and The Reaction
16 July 1966 – Butterley Grange, Swanage, Dorset
22 July 1966 – Corn Exchange, Diss, Norfolk with En-Devers
23 July 1966 – King’s Hall, Aberystwyth, Wales
24 July 1966 – Cavendish Club, Newcastle upon Tyne, Tyne & Wear
24 July 1966 – Weatheralls, Sunderland, Tyne & Wear
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5 August 1966 – The 7 Club, Shrewsbury, Shropshire with The Karakters
6 August 1966 – Paradise Club, Wigan, Greater Manchester with The Blue Diamonds
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12 August 1966 – Top Spot, Ross-on-Wye, Herefordshire with Dave Anthony’s Moods and The Pathfinders
13 August 1966 – Dreamland, Margate, Kent with The Quiet Five
22 August 1966 – Bath Pavilion, Bath, Somerset
27 August 1966 – Corby Civic Centre, Corby, Northamptonshire with Section 5
28 August 1966 – Hastings Pier, Hastings, East Sussex
9 September 1966 – West End, Rushden, Northamptonshire
16 September 1966 – California Ballroom, Dunstable, Bedfordshire with Stacey’s Circle
17 September 1966 – Teenbeat Rock Klub, Market Hall, Redhill, Surrey
18 September 1966 – Shakespere Hotel, Woolwich, south London
19 September 1966 – Black Cat, Woolwich, south London
23 September 1966 –Axminster Guidhall, Axminster, Devon with The Legends
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25 September 1966 – Gloucester ABC, Gloucester with The Small Faces, Dave Berry and The Truth
28 September 1966 – Church Hall, Stroud, Gloucestershire
29 September 1966 – Rugby Club, Garndiffaith, Pontypool, Wales
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30 September 1966 – Roundel Club, RAF Locking, Weston-Super-Mare, Somerset with Denise Scott & The Soundsmen
1 October 1966 – Town Hall, Walsall, West Midlands
2 October 1966 – Khyber Club, Taunton, Somerset with The Germs
6 October 1966 – Salisbury City Hall, Salisbury, Wiltshire with The Meddy Evils
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7 October 1966 – Wy-Key Club, Burnham Lane, Slough, Berkshire with Philip Goodhand-Tait & The Stormsville Shakers
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13 October 1966 – Pier Pavilion, Worthing, West Sussex
15 October 1966 – Atlanta Ballroom, Woking, Surrey
15 October 1966 – ABC Cinema, Aldershot, Hampshire with The Hollies, The Small Faces, Paul & Barry Ryan, Peter Jay & The New Jaywalkers and Robb Storme & The Whispers
16 October 1966 – ABC Cinema, Romford, Essex
18 October 1966 – Odeon Theatre, Cheltenham, Gloucestershire
19 October 1966 – Capitol Theatre, Cardiff, Wales
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20 October 1966 – Gaumont, Taunton, Somerset with The Hollies, The Small Faces, Paul Jones, Paul & Barry Ryan and others
21 October 1966 – Gaumont Cinema, Wolverhampton, West Midlands
22 October 1966 – ABC Theatre, Peterborough, Cambridgeshire
23 October 1966 – ABC Cinema, Kingston upon Hull, East Riding of Yorkshire
24 October 1966 – Gaumont Theatre, Ipswich, Suffolk
26 October 1966 – ABC Cinema, Northampton with The Hollies, Paul Jones, The Small Faces, Paul & Barry Ryan, Peter Jay & The Jaywalkers and Robb Storme & The Whispers
27 October 1966 – Regal Cinema, Cambridge, Cambridgeshire
28 October 1966 – ABC Cinema, Lincoln, Lincolnshire
29 October 1966 – ABC Cinema, Chester, Cheshire
30 October 1966 – Gaumont Theatre, Coventry, West Midlands
1 November 1966 – Gaumont Theatre, Worcester with The Hollies, Paul Jones, The Small Faces, Paul & Barry Ryan
2 November 1966 – ABC Cinema, Wigan, Lancashire
3 November 1966 – Odeon Theatre, Manchester, Greater Manchester
4 November 1966 – Odeon Theatre, Leeds, West Yorkshire
5 November 1966 – Sheffield City Hall, Sheffield, South Yorkshire
6 November 1966 – Newcastle City Hall, Newcastle upon Tyne, Tyne & Wear
10 November 1966 – Pier, Worthing, West Sussex
10 November 1966 – Quay Club, Newcastle upon Tyne, Tyne & Wear
11 November 1966 – De Montfort, Leicester, Leicestershire
12 November 1966 – College of Technology, Luton, Bedfordshire
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13 November 1966 – Wheatsheaf Club, Brandon, Norfolk with The Nightbeats
19 November 1966 – Faculty of Technology Union, Manchester, Greater Manchester with The Things
26 November 1966 – London College of Printing, Elephant and Castle, south London
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3 December 1966 – Club Nevada, Redhill Market Hall, Redhill Surrey
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11 December 1966 – Casino Club, Burnley, Lancashire with The Sinners
17 December 1966 – Cliffs Pavilion, Westcliff, Southend, Essex with The Fingers and Sounds Around
18 December 1966 – Cabaret Club, Rosegrove, Burnley, Lancashire with Carl Ames, Jack Rigby, Susan Kent, Carl Lawson and Gunga Din and Sapphire
18 December 1966 – New 77 Club, Brierfield, Lancashire with The Marionettes
30 December 1966 – Wimbledon Palais, Wimbledon, southwest London
31 December 1966 – Dreamland, Margate, Kent with Candy Choir
1967
7 January 1967 – Leas Cliff Hall, Folkestone, Kent with The Mixed Feelings
8 January 1967 – Old Crown & Cushion, Perry Barr, West Midlands
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28 January 1967 – Walton Hop, Walton-on-Thames, Surrey
29 January 1967 – Psychedelic Sounds, General Gordon Hotel, Kings Farm Estate, Gravesend, Kent
6 February 1967 – Kingfisher Country Club, Kingswinford, West Midlands with The ‘N’ Betweens
18 February 1967 – Royal Lido Ballroom, Prestatyn, Wales with The Raynes
26 February 1967 – Cliffs Pavilion, Southend-on-Sea, Essex with The Jimi Hendrix Experience, Dave Dee, Dozy, Beaky, Mick and Tich, The Koobas and Force Five
According to Disc & Music Echo, 4 March issue, future member Neil Korner left The New Vaudeville Band two weeks ago to form his own blues band
18 March 1967 – Spa Royal Hall, Bridlington, East Riding of Yorkshire with Big Change and The Voice
22 March 1967 – Fountains Club, RAF Brampton, Cambridgeshire with The Chequers
25 March 1967 – Tabernacle, Stockport, Greater Manchester
April 1967 – West German dates
9 May 1967 – South Pier, Lowestoft, Suffolk with Ray King Soul Band
According to Record Mirror, the band played in Hungary from 15-31 May 1967
28 May 1967 – Kisstadion, Budapest, Hungary
9 June 1967 – Tiles, London, central London with The Downliners Sect
Disc & Music Echo‘s 10 June issue says that they are on a Hungarian tour
18 June 1967 – Kettering Working Men’s Club, Kettering, Northamptonshire with McGregors Engine
24 June 1967 – Lewes FC Beat Rave, Lewes Town Hall, Lewes, East Sussex with The Attack and The Teen Team
28 June 1967 – Ritz, Bournemouth, Dorset with Wynder K Frog
1 July 1967 – Dreamland, Margate, Kent with The Washington DC’s
8 July 1967 – New Century Hall, Manchester with The Factotums
15 July 1967 – Rave Nite, Irchester near Wellingborough, Northamptonshire with The Symbols
Neil Korner from The New Vaudeville Band takes over from Pete Shannon around September 1967
9 September 1967 – Spa Royal Hall, Bridlington with The Sons of Witch and The Exodus
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28 September 1967 – Liberal Hall, Yeovil, Somerset
16 October 1967 – Glastonbury Town Hall, Glastonbury, Somerset
21 October 1967 – KSL Club, Brackley Town Hall, Brackley, Northamptonshire
24 October 1967 – Manchester College of Commerce, Students Union October Ball with Cock-A-Hoop
3 November 1967 – Guildhall, Southampton, Hampshire
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9 November 1967 – Bolton Institute of Technology & Bolton Technical College, Bolton, Greater Manchester with Spectrum and Skip Bifferty
11 November 1967 – Glastonbury Town Hall, Glastonbury, Somerset with The Lotion
21 November 1967 – Queens Rink Ballroom, Hartlepool, County Durham with The Gasboard and Tony King Sound
23 November 1967 – Cleveland Technical College Students’ Union, Astoria Ballroom, Middlesbrough, North Yorkshire with The St Louis Union and The Crescendos
24 November 1967 – Dorothy Ballroom, Cambridge with The Country Cousins
25 November 1967 – Afan Lido, Port Talbot, Wales with The Koo Koo Bird Bicycle Band
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30 November 1967 – Penthouse, Birmingham, West Midlands with Amen Corner
December 1967 – Osprey Club, Portland, Dorset with Bill Collins & His Orchestra (Christmas show)
5 December 1967 – Starlite Room, Liverpool
Nashville Teens, early 1968. Photo may be subject to copyright
1968
3 February 1968 – Clockwork Orange, Chester, Cheshire with Bujjies (or The Travellers)
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9 February 1968 – Roman Rag Ball, Glamorgan College of Technology, Glamorgan, Wales with Cliff Bennett, Union Pacific Showband, The Caribbean All Stars and The Stereos
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10 February 1968 – Students’ Union, United of East Anglia, Norwich, Norfolk with support
The Nashville Teens, spring 1968. Photo may be subject to copyright
2 March 1968 – Bournemouth Pavilion, Bournemouth, Dorset with Skip Bifferty and Lemon Tree
8 March 1968 – Punchbowl, Lapworth, West Midlands
18-21 March 1968 – Hatchetts Playground, Piccadilly, central London
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22 March 1968 – St Albans City Hall, St Albans, Herts with The Cortinas
30 March 1968 – Cliffs Pavilion, Southend, Essex with support
22 April 1968 – Raven, Strechford, West Midlands
26 April 1968 – Belfry, Wishaw, West Midlands with Youngblood, Lionel Rubins and Don McLean
4 May 1968 – Walsall Town Hall, Walsall, West Midlands with Traction
Fabulous 208 says that in late May 1968 road manager Dick Philips takes over from Neil Korner on bass but this seems unlikely unless it was temporary as Korner left later in the year
15 June 1968 – Winsford Civic Hall, Winsford, Cheshire
28 June 1968 – California Ballroom, Dunstable, Bedfordshire with support
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5 July 1968 – Bell Hall, Warrington, Cheshire
6 July 1968 – Entertainments Centre Yate, Chipping Sodbury with The Sabres
13 July 1968 – Grafton Club, RAF Marham with The Alan Price Set and The Caste
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26 July 1968 – Buckingham Town Hall, Buckingham, Bucks with support
9 August 1968 – Shrubbery Hotel, Ilminster, Somerset with The Circles
10 August 1968 – Barn Ballroom, Little Bardfield Hall, Little Bardfield, Essex
17 August 1968 – King’s Hall, Aberystwyth, Wales with Arnos Grove
4 October 1968 – John Dalton College, Manchester, Greater Manchester with The Stroll Band and The Kondours
5 October 1968 – Solihull Civic Hall, Solihull, West Midlands
17 October 1968 – Mayfair Ballroom, Newcastle upon Tyne, Tyne & Wear with Family, The Move, Dollyrocker Band and Peter’s People
24 October 1968 – Tall Trees Club, Newquay, Cornwall
25 October 1968 – Van Dike, Plymouth, Devon with Inner Circle
26 October 1968 – University College, central London with Grapefruit and Mustang Proteus (is this correct? See 26 November below)
15 November 1968 – Nottingham University, Nottingham with Marmalade and The Cortinas
16 November 1968 – White Buck Inn, Burley, Dorset with John Gary Group
26 November 1968 – University College, Gower Street, central London with Grapefruit, Mustang and Proteus
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30 November 1968 – Chard Guildhall, Chard, Somerset with The Popees
John Hawken leaves around November initially to start a band with Chris Dreja and B J Cole. He subsequently forms Renaissance. Roger Groom also departs and is replaced briefly by Chris West
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13 December 1968 – Brunel University, Uxbridge, west London with Bonzo Dog Doo Dah Band and Krisis
Neil Korner, Chris West and John Allen all leave around this time
Roger Deane (bass) and Len Tuckey (lead guitar) from The Chasers join with James Smith (drums), who’d previously worked with Hamilton & The Hamilton Movement among others
1969
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7 February 1969 – West Kent College Assembly Hall, Tunbridge Wells, Kent with Spooky Tooth
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20 February 1969 – Imperial College, Charity Concert, Royal Albert Hall, central London with The Spencer Davis Group, The Move, Status Quo and East of Eden
22 February 1969 – Ealing Town Hall, Ealing, west London
James Smith leaves in late February/early March to join House of Orange, who backed The Fantastics. His replacement is Lenny Butcher, another ex-Chaser
12 April 1969 – Ritz, Bournemouth, Dorset with The Rick ‘N’ Beckers
1 September 1969 – Pop and Blues Festival, Pennycross Sports Stadium, Plymouth, Devon with Fleetwood Mac, Geno Washington & The Ram Jam Band, The Move, Dave Amboy, Rod Mason Jass Band
23 November 1969 – London Palladium, central London with Gene Vincent and Wild Angels
1970
27 July 1970 – Telegraph, Brixton, south London
5 September 1970 – Marquee, Wardour Street, Soho, central London
Thanks to Rolf Hannet in Germany for helping with the Beat Instrumental and Beat Monthly gigs
Apart from the listings above, the gig sources include:
Aldershot News, Andover Advertiser, Banbury Guardian, Beat Instrumental, Beat Monthly, Birmingham Evening Mail, Bolton Evening News, Bucks Free Press (High Wycombe), Burnley Express and News, Cambrian Times, Cambridge News, Cornish Gazette, Cornish Guardian, Crawley Advertiser, Crewe Chronicle, Eastern Evening News, East Kent Times & Mail, Evening Argus, Express and Echo (Exeter), Fabulous 208 Magazine, Folkestone & Hythe Gazette, Glamorgan County Times, Harrow Observer & Gazette, Harrow Weekly Post, Hayes Gazette, Hull Daily Mail, Ipswich Evening News, Kilmarnock Standard, Kingston & Malden Borough News, Lancashire Evening Post, Lincolnshire Standard, Littlehampton Gazette, Liverpool Echo, Luton News, Lynn News, Manchester Evening News and Chronicle, Melody Maker, Mid Sussex Times, Newcastle Evening Chronicle, Newham, Barking and Stratford Express, Northampton Chronicle, Northwich Chronicle, Port Talbot Guardian, Somerset County Gazette, Southend Standard, South East London Mercury, Southern Evening Echo, South Wales Argus, South Wales Evening Post, St Neots Advertiser, Surrey Advertiser, Surrey Comet, Sussex Evening Express, Time out, Tottenham Weekly Herald, Warrington Guardian, Western Evening Herald, Western Scene, West Briton & Royal Cornwall Gazette, West Surrey Advertiser, Western Gazette, Weston Mercury, Windsor, Slough & Eton Express, Woking Herald, Wood Green and Southgate Weekly Herald, Worthing Gazette. Also Roger Bistow’s research on Dizzy Tiger Music website and the California Ballroom website.
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