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.
LOVE AFFAIR
Steve Ellis – lead vocals
Georgie Michael – lead guitar
Mick Jackson – bass
Morgan Fisher – keyboards
Maurice Bacon – drums
The Love Affair evolved out of The Soul Survivors, which featured Ellis, Bacon and Fisher. They changed name in August 1966 and signed with Decca Records for their debut 45, a cover of The Rolling Stones’ “She Smiled Sweetly”.
17 February 1967 – Tiles, Oxford Street, London with The Fortunes (Melody Maker)
18 February 1967 – Marquee, Wardour Street, Soho, London with Neat Change (Tony Bacon’s book: London Live)
17 March 1967 – California Ballroom, Dunstable, and Bedfordshire with The Original Drifters (website: www.california-ballroom.info/gigs/)
During mid-late March, Rex Brayley from Hounslow R&B band, The Dae-B-Four took over from Georgie Michael. By this point, they had left to Decca and signed to CBS
7 April 1967 – Flamingo, Soho, London (Melody Maker)
8 April 1967 – Marquee, Wardour Street, Soho, London with The Syn (Tony Bacon’s book: London Live)
21 April 1967 – Tiles, Oxford Street, London with The Soul Sisters (backed by The Trend) (Melody Maker)
3 June 1967 – Marquee, Wardour Street, Soho, London with Westpoint Supernaturals (Tony Bacon’s book: London Live)
17 June 1967 – Marquee, Wardour Street, Soho, London with The Syn (Tony Bacon’s book: London Live)
8 July 1967 – Marquee, Wardour Street, Soho, London with The Tribe (Tony Bacon’s book: London Live)
22 July 1967 – Il Rondo, Leicester (Leicester Mercury)
27 July 1967 – Marquee, Wardour Street, Soho, London with Marmalade (Tony Bacon’s book: London Live)
28 July 1967 – Windmill Club, Upminster, London (Brentwood Review & Romford Recorder)
Around this time Morgan Fisher left to go to college and seasoned musician, Hammond player Peter Bardens joined for a brief period. By September Lynton Guest had taken over keyboards
5 August 1967 – Locarno, Swindon, Wiltshire with The John Smith Affair (Swindon Evening Advertiser)
13 August 1967 – Connaught Hotel, Wolverhampton, West Midlands (Express & Star)
17 August 1967 – Marquee, Wardour Street, Soho, London with Marmalade (Tony Bacon’s book: London Live)
18 August 1967 – Windmill Club, Upminster, London (Brentwood Review & Romford Recorder)
31 August 1967 – Marquee, Wardour Street, Soho, London with Marmalade (Tony Bacon’s book: London Live)
9 September 1967 – Palace Ballroom, Wolverton, Buckinghamshire with The Hydra Bronx ‘B’ Band (Bletchley District Gazette)
14 September 1967 – Marquee, Wardour Street, Soho, London with Marmalade (Tony Bacon’s book: London Live)
28 September 1967 – Marquee, Wardour Street, Soho, London with Marmalade (Tony Bacon’s book: London Live)
29 September 1967 – Windmill Club, Upminster, London (Brentwood Review & Romford Recorder)
6 October 1967 – G-Ranch Discotheque, Maidstone, Kent (Maidstone Gazette)
6 October 1967 – Witchdoctor, Catford, London with supporting group (South East London Mercury)
7 October 1967 – Royal Links Pavilion, Cromer, Norfolk with Trayne of Thought (Julie Fielder book: What Flo Said Next)
14 October 1967 – Dreamland, Margate, Kent with Freddie King and Chicken Shack (East Kent Times & Mail)
15 October 1967 – Rendevous Club, Margate, Kent (East Kent Times & Mail)
21 October 1967– Luton Boys Club, Luton, Bedfordshire with The Hydro Bronx Band (Evening Post Hemel Hempstead)
26 October 1967 – Marquee, Wardour Street, Soho, London with Marmalade (Tony Bacon’s book: London Live)
16 November 1967 – Marquee, Wardour Street, Soho, London with The Syn (Tony Bacon’s book: London Live)
18 November 1967 – Witchdoctor, Catford, London (South East London Mercury)
19 November 1967 – Sunday Club, Adelphi Ballroom, Slough, Berkshire (Windsor, Slough & Eton Express)
21 November 1967 – Marquee, Wardour Street, Soho, central London with Amen Corner (Tony Bacon’s book: London Live)
23 November 1967 – Melton Drill Hall, Melton Mowbray, Leicestershire (Grantham Journal)
December 1967 – Civic Hall, Wolverhampton, West Midlands with Magic Roundabout (Express & Star)
2 December 1967 – Connaught Hotel, Wolverhampton, West Midlands (Express & Star)
14 December 1967 – Flying Fox Club, RAF Cottesmore, Rutland with Marmalade, The Symbols and The Kontax (Grantham Journal)
16 December 1967 – Il Rondo, Leicester (Leicester Mercury)
22 December 1967 – Windmill Club, Upminster, London (Brentwood Review & Romford Recorder)
30 December 1967 – Dreamland Ballroom, Margate, Kent with The Tremeloes (East Kent Times & Mail)
1968
16 January 1968 – Brave New World, Eastney, Southsea, Hampshire (website: http://michaelcooper.org.uk/C/birdcage.htm)
19 January 1968 – Ready Steady Go Club, Aylesbury, Bucks (website: http://aylesburymusictown.co.uk/)
22 January 1968 – Orchid Ballroom, Purley, Surrey (Coulsdon & Purley Advertiser)
26 January 1968 – Tiger’s Head, Downham, southeast London (South East London Mercury)
27 January 1968 – Top Spot, Ross-on-Wye, Herefordshire with The Reaction (Gloucester Citizen)
31 January 1968 – Ritz, Bournemouth, Dorset (Bournemouth Evening Echo)
1 February 1968 – Liberal Hall, Yeovil, Somerset (Western Gazette)
2 February 1968 – Tavistock Town Hall, Tavistock, Devon (Western Evening Herald)
3 February 1968 – Dreamland Ballroom, Margate, Kent with The Strange Fruits (East Kent Times)
6 February 1968 – High Wycombe Town Hall, High Wycombe, Bucks (Bucks Free Press)
7 February 1968 – Locarno, Stevenage, Herts (Hertfordshire Express)
8 February 1968 – Town Hall, Wandsworth, London (Fabulous 208)
9 February 1968 – California Ballroom, Dunstable, Bedfordshire with The Track and New England Mood (website: www.california-ballroom.info/gigs/)
10 February 1968 – New Century Hall, Manchester (Fabulous 208)
11 February 1968 – Crown & Cushion, Birmingham (Fabulous 208)
12 February 1968 – Kings Hall, Berkhamsted, Herts (Fabulous 208)
13 February 1968 – Bournemouth College, Bournemouth, Dorset (Fabulous 208)
17 February 1968 – Locarno Ballroom, Swindon, Wiltshire (Fabulous 208)
22 February 1968 – Worthing Pier Pavilion, Worthing, West Sussex (Fabulous 208)
24 February 1968 – Clockwork Orange, Chester, Cheshire with The Roundabouts (Crewe Chronicle)
25 February 1968 – Cat-Balou Club, Grantham, Lincolnshire (Melody Maker/Grantham Journal)
2 March 1968 – Wilton Hall, Bletchley, Bucks (Bedfordshire Times)
3 March 1968 – New Regis Club, Bognor Regis, West Sussex (Brighton Evening Argus)
5 March 1968 – Town Hall, Kidderminster, Worcestershire (Malvern Gazette)
7 March 1968 – Douglas Hotel, Aberdeen, Scotland (Fabulous 208)
8 March 1968 – Regal Ballroom, Bonnyrigg, Scotland with The Dollyrocker Band and Phoenix Trifle (Fabulous 208/South Midlothian Advertiser)
11 March 1968 – Locarno Ballroom, Glasgow, Scotland (Fabulous 208)
15 March 1968 – Tottenham Royal, Tottenham, London (Fabulous 208)
16 March 1968 – Market Hall, Haverfordwest, Wales (Fabulous 208)
19 March 1968 – Cricketers Arms, Felton, Northumberland (Fabulous 208)
20 March 1968 – Hemel Hempstead Pavilion, Hemel Hempstead, Herts with Picnic (Fabulous 208/Welwyn and Hatfield Advertiser) Berkhamsted Gazette as Tender Trap as support
21 March 1968 – Locarno, Streatham, London (Fabulous 208)
23 March 1968 – Civic Hall, Nantwich, Cheshire with The Rogues (Crewe Chronicle)
24 March 1968 – ABC Cinema, Merthyr Tydfil with Plastic Penny (West Monmouth & Merthyr Express)
25 March 1968 – Top Rank Suite, Doncaster, South Yorkshire (Doncaster Evening Post)
28 March 1968 – Ambassador Cinema, Belfast, Northern Ireland with The Tigers, The Soul Foundation and The High Wall (City Week)
11 April 1968 – Gaumont Theatre, Wolverhampton, West Midlands with Gene Pitney, Don Partridge, Status Quo, Simon Dupree & The Big Sound and Lucas & Mike Cotton Sound (Express & Star)
27 April 1968 – Leas Cliff Hall, Folkestone, Kent with The Section and Square One (Folkestone & Hythe Gazette)
1 May 1968 – Top Rank, Reading, Berkshire (Fabulous 208)
3 May 1968 – Top Rank, Birmingham (Fabulous 208)
6 May 1968 – Top Rank, Bristol (Fabulous 208)
8 May 1968 – Top Rank, Brighton, West Sussex (Fabulous 208)
10 May 1968 – Top Rank, Sunderland, Tyne & Wear (Fabulous 208)
12 May 1968 – Wembley Pool, Wembley, London (Fabulous 208)
13 May 1968 – Top Rank, Cardiff, Wales (Fabulous 208)
15 May 1968 – Top Rank, Watford, Herts (Fabulous 208)
17 May 1968 – Top Rank, Preston, Lancashire (Fabulous 208)
18 May 1968 – Royal Hall, Bridlington, East Riding of Yorkshire (Fabulous 208)
20 May 1968 – Top Rank, Southampton, Hampshire (Fabulous 208)
22 May 1968 – Top Rank, Croydon, London (Chris Broom book: Rockin’ and Around Croydon/Fabulous 208)
24 May 1968 – Top Rank, Leicester (Fabulous 208/Leicester Mercury)
27 May 1968 – Top Rank, Hanley, Staffordshire (Fabulous 208)
29 May 1968 – Top Rank, Sheffield, South Yorkshire (Fabulous 208)
31 May 1968 – Top Rank, Plymouth, Devon (Fabulous 208)
5 June 1968 – Top Rank Suite, Swansea, south Wales (South Wales Evening Post)
7 June 1968 – Top Rank, Doncaster, South Yorkshire (Fabulous 208)
15 June 1968 – Imperial Ballroom, Nelson, Lancashire (Steve Chapples research)
21 June 1968 – Kinema Ballroom, Stranraer, Scotland with The Static Symbol (Wigtownshire Free Press & Galloway Advertiser)
22 June 1968 – Olympic Hall, East Kilbride, Scotland (Fabulous 208)
23 June 1968 – Top Ten Club, Dundee, Scotland (Fabulous 208)
24 June 1968 – Caledonian Ballroom, Inverness, Scotland (Fabulous 208)
25 June 1968 – Dobbie Hall, Larbeth, Scotland (Fabulous 208)
29 June 1968 – Arcadia Ballroom, Bray, Scotland (Fabulous 208)
3 July 1968 – Locarno, Stevenage, Herts (Fabulous 208)
4 July 1968 – Pier Pavilion, Worthing, West Sussex (Fabulous 208)
5 July 1968 – Royal, Tottenham, London (Fabulous 208)
6 July 1968 – Oxford Town Hall, Elms Court Ballroom, Botley, Oxford with The Locomotive (Fabulous 208/Oxford Mail)
8 July 1968 – Bath Pavilion, Bath (Fabulous 208)
11 July 1968 – Locarno, Streatham, London (Fabulous 208)
12 July 1968 – Locarno, Blackpool, Lancashire (Fabulous 208)
13 July 1968 – St Thomas Hall, Brentwood, Essex with Cherry Smash (Fabulous 208/Essex Chronicle)
16 July 1968 – Middle Earth, Torquay Town Hall, Torquay, Devon with Drifters, Phaze and Enterprise Big Band (Herald Express)
17 July 1968 – Winter Gardens, Penzance, Cornwall (Fabulous 208)
18 July 1968 – Blue Lagoon, Newquay, Cornwall (Fabulous 208)
20 July 1968 – Victoria Cross Gallery, Wantage, Oxfordshire (Fabulous 208/Oxford Mail)
26 July 1968 – Pavilion, Hemel Hempstead, Herts with J J Bender & The SoS (Fabulous 208/Welwyn & Hatfield Advertiser)
Around this time Morgan Fisher re-joined, replacing Lynton Guest
10 August 1968 – Winter Gardens, Weston-Super-Mare, Somerset (Fabulous 208)
14 August 1968 – Top Rank, Leicester (Fabulous 208)
17 August 1968 – Dreamland Ballroom, Margate, Kent with The Dual Purpose (Folkestone, Hythe & District Herald)
19 August 1968 – Golden Torch, Tunstall, Staffordshire (Fabulous 208)
24 August 1968 – Seagull Ballroom, Ryde, Isle of Wight (Fabulous 208)
27 August 1968 – Top Rank, Sunderland, Tyne & Wear (Fabulous 208)
29 August 1968 – Spinning Disc, Leeds, West Yorkshire (Fabulous 208)
30 August 1968 – Central Pier, Morecambe, Lancashire (Fabulous 208)
1 September 1968 – Queen’s Hall, Leeds, West Yorkshire (Fabulous 208)
14 September 1968 – New Century Hall, Manchester (Fabulous 208)
18 September 1968 – Top Rank Suite, Sunderland, Tyne & Wear (Fabulous 208)
21 September 1968 – Imperial Ballroom, Nelson, Lancashire (Steve Chapples research: www.lankybeat.com)
30 September 1968 – Chesford Grange, Kenilworth, Warwickshire with Jigsaw (Warwick Advertiser)
4 October 1968 – Astoria, Finsbury Park, London (Fabulous 208)
5 October 1968 – Odeon Manchester, Manchester (Fabulous 208)
9 October 1968 – ABC Edinburgh, Edinburgh, Scotland (Fabulous 208)
10 October 1968 – City Hall, Newcastle upon Tyne, Tyne & Wear with Tommy James & The Shondells, The Gunn, The Paper Dolls, Ronnie Scott Orchestra and Mike Quinn (Fabulous 208/Newcastle Evening Chronicle)
11 October 1968 – Odeon, Birmingham with Scott Walker, Paper Dolls and Tommy James & The Shondells (Fabulous 208/Express & Star)
12 October 1968 – Odeon, Chesterfield (Fabulous 208)
13 October 1968 – Empire, Liverpool (Fabulous 208)
14 October 1968 – Colston Hall, Bristol (Fabulous 208)
16 October 1968 – Odeon, Cardiff, Wales (Fabulous 208)
17 October 1968 – Adelphi, Slough, Berkshire with Scott Walker, The Paper Dolls (backed by Bluesology?), The Gunn, Terry Reid, Cupid’s Inspiration, Mike Quinn and Ronnie Scott Orchestra (Bracknell News/Reading Evening Post)
18 October 1968 – Gaumont, Ipswich, Suffolk (Fabulous 208)
19 October 1968 – Granada, Tooting, London (Fabulous 208)
25 October 1968 – Corn Exchange, Devizes, Wiltshire (Fabulous 208)
26 October 1968 – California Ballroom, Dunstable, Bedfordshire with supporting groups (website: www.california-ballroom.info/gigs/)
27 October 1968 – Birdcage, Harlow, Essex (Fabulous 208)
31 October 1968 – Skyline Ballroom, Hull with Gospel Garden, Pitiful Souls and Rikki Dobbs (Fabulous 208/Hull Daily Mail)
1 November 1968 – Surrey Rooms, Oval, London (Melody Maker)
1 November 1968 – Shakespere Hotel, Woolwich, London (Melody Maker)
1 November 1968 – Tabernacle, Stockport, Greater Manchester (Fabulous 208) This is unlikely
2 November 1968 – Pavilion, Weston-Super-Mare, Somerset (Fabulous 208)
6 November 1968 – Top Rank Suite, Sheffield, South Yorkshire (Fabulous 208)
8 November 1968 – Ritz Ballroom, Bournemouth, Dorset (Fabulous 208)
9 November 1968 – Leas Cliff Pavilion, Folkestone, Kent (Fabulous 208)
12 November 1968 – Kirkcaldy Ice Rink, Kirkcaldy, Scotland with The Herd, Jimmy James & The Vagabonds, Procession and Susan Richards (Fabulous 208)
13 November 1968 – Market Hall, Carlisle, Cumbria with Dave Dee, Dozy, Beaky, Mick and Tich, The Herd, Jimmy James & The Vagabonds, Procession and Susan Richards (Fabulous 208)
15 November 1968 – Dundee Ice Rink, Dundee, Scotland with The Herd, Jimmy James & The Vagabonds, Procession and Susan Richards (Dundee Evening Telegraph/Fabulous 208)
16 November 1968 – Rawmarsh Baths Hall, Rawmarsh, South Yorkshire with The Fire Exit and The Chicago Line (South Yorkshire & Rotherham Advertiser)
17 November 1968 – Grand Court Ballroom, Sheringham, Norfolk with Caste (Eastern Evening News/North Norfolk News)
22 November 1968 – Tottenham Royal, north London (Fabulous 208)
23 November 1968 – Plaza, Handsworth, Birmingham (Fabulous 208)
24 November 1968 – Locarno, Wakefield, West Yorkshire (Fabulous 208)
29 November 1968 – Central Hall, Keswick, Cumbria (Fabulous 208)
29 November 1968 – Newcastle City Hall, Newcastle upon Tyne, Tyne & Wear with The Foundations, Marmalade and The Puncture Outfit (Newcastle Evening Chronicle)
30 November 1968 – Domino, Boston, Lincolnshire (Fabulous 208)
2 December 1968 – Silver Blades, Streatham, southwest London (Chris Broom book: Rockin’ and Around Croydon)
7 December 1968 – Scene Two, Scarborough, North Yorkshire (Scarborough Evening News)
8 December 1968 – Palladium, London (Fabulous 208)
9 December 1968 – Ipswich Baths, Ipswich, Suffolk (Fabulous 208)
13 December 1968 – Morecambe Pier, Morecambe, Lancashire (Fabulous 208)
14 December 1968 – Bolton Palais, Bolton, Lancashire (Fabulous 208)
16 December 1968 – Belfry, Birmingham (Fabulous 208)
19 December 1968 – Nevada Ballroom, Bolton, Lancashire (Fabulous 208)
24 December 1968 – Dreamland Ballroom, Margate, Kent with The Candy Choir (Folkestone, Hythe & District Herald)
26 December 1968 – Winter Gardens, Weston-Super-Mare, Somerset (Fabulous 208)
28 December 1968 – Assembly Hall, Aylesbury, Bucks (Fabulous 208)
29 December 1968 – Civic Centre, Corby, Northamptonshire (Fabulous 208)
31 December 1968 – Dreamland Ballroom, Margate, Kent (Fabulous 208)
1969
2 January 1969 – Civic Hall, Connah’s Quay, Wales (Fabulous 208)
4 January 1969 – Leas Cliff Pavilion, Folkestone, Kent (Fabulous 208)
11 January 1969 – Gaiety Ballroom, Ramsey, Cambridgeshire with Jay Lane (Cambridgeshire Times)
23 January 1969 – Emporium Ballroom, Doncaster, South Yorkshire (Fabulous 208)
25 January 1969 – Music Hall, Shrewsbury (Fabulous 208)
30 January 1969 – Mayfair Ballroom, Newcastle upon Tyne, Tyne & Wear (Fabulous 208)
13 February 1969 – Lyceum, London (Fabulous 208)
14 February 1969 – Paisley Ice Rink, Paisley, Scotland (Fabulous 208)
21 February 1969 – Locarno Ballroom, Sunderland, Tyne & Wear (Fabulous 208)
27 February 1969 – Fiesta Club, Stockon-on-Tees (Fabulous 208)
15 March 1969 – California Ballroom, Dunstable, Bedfordshire (website: www.california-ballroom.info/gigs/)
26 April 1969 – Royal Lido Ballroom, Prestatyn, Wales with The Roll Movement (website: www.45worlds.com/live)
17 May 1969 – Cliffs Pavilion, Southend, Essex with Hopscotch and Shannie’s Mood (Southend Standard)
9 August 1969 – Dreamland Ballroom, Margate, Kent with The Mud (Folkestone & Hythe District Herald)
10 August 1969 – Hastings Pier, Hastings, East Sussex (Roger Bistow’s research at Dizzy Tiger Music website)
30 August 1969 – California Ballroom, Dunstable, Bedfordshire (website: www.california-ballroom.info/gigs/)
3 October 1969 – Regal Ballroom, Bonnyrigg, Scotland with Tadem and Santa Fe Smoke (South Midlothian Advertiser)
18 October 1969 – Imperial Ballroom, Nelson, Lancashire (Steve Chapples research)
24 October 1969 – Carlton Ballroom, Slough, Berkshire with The Falcons (Windsor, Slough & Eton Express)
In December 1969, Steve Ellis left and August “Gus” Eadon took over lead vocals in early January 1970.
1970
17 July 1970 – Marquee, Wardour Street, Soho, London with Key Largo (Tony Bacon’s book: London Live)
5 August 1970 – The Hive, Bournemouth, Dorset (website: https://bournemouthbeatboom.wordpress.com/)
12 September 1970 – Royal Links Pavilion, Cromer, Norfolk with Barries Magazine (Julie Fielder book: What Flo Said Next)
19 September 1970 – Imperial Ballroom, Nelson, Lancashire (Steve Chapples research)
Mick Jackson’s departure in December l970 led to a succession of personnel changes in the coming years
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I saw them perform at Caen University in Normandy France in 1970 and remember it well as I ended up dancing on stage with them. Does anyone have the exact date?
Some more to add
25 May 1967 – Golden Torch, Tunstall, Staffordshire with Clyde McPhatter and The Senate (Evening Sentinel)
2 October 1967 – Kettering Working Men’s Club, Kettering, Northamptonshire (Northamptonshire Evening Telegraph)
29 October 1967 – Kettering Working Men’s Club, Kettering, Northamptonshire with The Kobalts (Northamptonshire Evening Telegraph)
26 November 1967 – Kettering Working Men’s Club, Kettering, Northamptonshire with McGregors Engine (Northamptonshire Evening Telegraph)
31 December 1967 – Kettering Working Men’s Club, Kettering, Northamptonshire with The Crew (Northamptonshire Evening Telegraph)
2 March 1968 – Wilton Hall, Bletchley, Bucks (Bucks Advertiser)
8 June 1968 – George Ballroom, Hinckley, Leicestershire with The Soul Express (Nuneaton Evening Tribune)
17 January 1969 – St Albans City Hall, St Albans, Herts with The Joyce Bond Revue and Pakka-Jax (Berkhamsted Gazette)
I saw them at the locarno(Mecca) Sunderland many times as my sister worked there,Steve Ellis pulled her wig off when they were having a laugh..I always think of my sister Margaret(she sadly died 5 year ago ) though most of the 60,s music remind me of her the love affair rainbow valley does the most,great times great place to be….First time I saw Rod Stuart was there to I even took my younger sister years later to see the bay city rollers,I retreated up stairs to Genevieves…ahh good times.
I saw them (with The Tremeloes) at Alton Towers in Staffordshire (before it became a theme park) on Sunday, 15th June 1969.
http://www.ukrockfestivals.com/alton-towers-1969.html
Saw them in Liverpool in 1968, I was 16 and madly in love with Steve. I bought their first LP and didn’t even have a record player.
Hi, I am sure love affair played in Ayrshire Scotland, they stayed in hotel in kilmarnock Ayrshire, he gave me the jumper he was wearing, any info please, thank you.
Hi, William, I think my previous inquiry about the group performing at the Grand Hall Kilmarnock and your comment about receiving the singer’s jumper are indeed linked. What do you reckon? Do you remember which month this was and was it in1968?
My friend said that she saw them in ayrshire late 60s ( steve ellis was still lead singer )but haven’t got anymore info
can anyone settle a discussion. I say the answer is no but did the love affair ever perform at chasewater park near cannock in Staffordshire.some are saying they watched them but I don’t ever recall them playing there .if they did I don’t think Steve Ellis was with them .they say it’s the 60s or late 60s all info welcome thanks.
Bristol top rank 1968. I was 12. They were late appearing. I had to miss the end my dad was waiting to pick me up
Hi,
On November 29th 1968 the love affair played the pavilion ballroom in Keswick not the central hotel, the support group were a local band called Sunshine Express, (my only claim to fame) I played bass.
Love Affair played in late spring 1970 at a festival near Lille, France. My band (|Room) was also on the bill. Can’t say I remember much more about it. Anyone recall that festival?
Saw them at The Winter Gardens Weston-super-mare in ,1968. Steve Ellis leaping up onto the piano springs to mind. Many great nights spent watching top ten bands at the Gardens in 68/69. Great days
May 10th 1968 my then 17year old sister bought me a ticket to join her, her friends and my bestie at Sunderland Top Rank Suite. The ticket was for my birthday which was May 13th. I was 14 and very lucky 😊😍. Steve had a brand new pair of black and white baseball boots on to which he threw into the audience and my bestie being tall grabbed the one coming our way ☺️ Then Rex Brayley threw his orange striped scarf into the audience and again my bestie caught that. 10.30 that evening we were sitting at our kitchen table cutting the baseball boot in half so we both had half each and the same with the scarf 😃. We took them wherever we went.
Sorry for my curiosity but did you attend also a gig played 30 October 1971 in Weston Super Mare – Winter Gardens by English Progressive Rock band GENTLE GIANT ? Also did you attend any show played by English rock band FREE (internationally famous for their hit “All Right Now” of 1970) in Weston Super Mare or elsewhere ? Thanks for your memories
I was in a band called J J Bender and the S O S,and before that with The Kontax.,we played with Love Affair at R A F Cottersmore (around 1967 ) Great gigs at the Air bases.
Re my previous message. J J Bender supported Love Affair at R A F Wittering not Cottesmore, my apologies.
Saw them at Bradford Alhambra with The Paper Dolls, The Gunn and top of the bill was Scott Walker. I was 15 so I reckon 1968.
Camping in Cornwall 17 July 1968, with best friend Ian (RIP). Saw Love Affair at the Winter Gardens Penzance. Great show, I remember the singer swinging from some overhead bar, very cool.
My band – Harlem Shuffle was the warm-up band supporting the Love Affair at the Kilmarnock Grand Hall circa 1968. I can not remember the month but I know it was a follow-up gig after the ‘Everlasting Love’ hit. Wish I could trace the exact date. Can anyone help here?
Love Affair played on The Maid of the loch around early 70s.
I felt sure I’d seen them in a poll winners’ event at the Empire Pool, Wembley, either 1969 or 1970, but I may be wrong.
I saw The Love Affair at Wolverhampton Civic Hall I think in 1968. There were three other bands.
The Who
Free
The Idle Race
I saw the love affair at the top rank Sunderland twice and once at the Locarno all late 60s. My big sister bought me the tickets as I wasn’t left school! We often talk about our fab memories. Also my Best friend Jan. those were the days 💙 we all loves Steve ❤️
There played threatre royal Norwich march 1968 with the moody blues and p.p. Arnold
did they play at Rebeccas nightclub severn street Birmingham city centre
Hi. I’m trying to nail down a date I saw Love Affair at the Blue Lagoon Newquay. You have a date on here showing 18th July in 1968, but I’m sure it was maybe 1966 or 67.
Any help wood be great.
My email is spud1946@gmail.com
Saw Love affair 16th July 1968.,down from Scotland,had a disagreement with some English lads.one of our crowd arrested by police John Logue was his name,unfortunately no longer with us.
Court in the morning released with a warning.To Celebrate wean straight to nearest pub,god great days.