The Move gigs 1966-1970

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.

The Move, late 1966. Left to right: Carl Wayne, Ace Kefford, Bev Bevan, Trevor Burton and Roy Wood. From Fabulous 208 Magazine. Photo may be subject to copyright

THE MOVE:

 Carl Wayne – lead vocals

Roy Wood – guitar/vocals

Trevor Burton – guitar/vocals

Ace Kefford – bass/vocals

Bev Bevan – drums

 1966

22 January 1966 – Carlton Club, Erdington, West Midlands with The Hellions (Birmingham Evening Mail)

 

1 February 1966 – Club Cedar, Birmingham (Birmingham Evening Mail) Billed as Carl Wayne & The Move

1 February 1966 – Carlton Club, Erdington, West Midlands (Birmingham Evening Mail) Billed as Carl Wayne & The Move

3 February 1966 – Club Cedar, Birmingham with Little Stevie Wonder (replaced P J Proby), The Sidewinders, The Sombreros and The Matadors (Birmingham Evening Mail) Billed as featuring Carl Wayne

3 February 1966 – Elbow Room, Aston, West Midlands (Birmingham Evening Mail) Billed as featuring Carl Wayne

5 February 1966 – Club Cedar, Birmingham with Doris Troy and Fantastic Bluesology Incorporated (Birmingham Evening Mail) Billed as featuring Carl Wayne

10 February 1966 – Club Cedar, Birmingham (Birmingham Evening Mail) Billed as Carl Wayne & The Move

10 February 1966 – Carlton Club, Erdington, West Midlands (Birmingham Evening Mail) Billed as featuring Carl Wayne

12 February 1966 – Marquee Club and Whisky A Go Go, Navigation Street, Birmingham (Birmingham Evening Mail)

13 February 1966 – Club Cedar, Birmingham with Jeremy & The Heartbeats (Birmingham Evening Mail) Billed as featuring Carl Wayne

15 February 1966 – Club Cedar, Birmingham with Inez and Charlie Foxx and Jeremy & The Heartbeats (Birmingham Evening Mail) Billed as featuring Carl Wayne

16 February 1966 – Club Cedar, Birmingham (Birmingham Evening Mail) Billed as Carl Wayne & The Move

19 February 1966 – Club Cedar, Birmingham with Monopoly (Birmingham Evening Mail) Billed as featuring Carl Wayne

20-21 February 1966 – Club Cedar, Birmingham with Doris Troy and Bluesology Incorporated (Birmingham Evening Mail) Billed as Carl Wayne & The Move

22 February 1966 – Club Cedar, Birmingham with Deke Arlon (Birmingham Evening Mail) Backed Deke Arlon for a week and billed as The Move featuring Carl Wayne

24 February 1966 – Hereford Lounge, Yardley, West Midlands (Birmingham Evening Mail) Billed as featuring Carl Wayne

 

5 March 1966 – Marquee Club, Birmingham with The Shakedown Sound (Birmingham Evening Mail)

5 March 1966 – Plaza Ballroom, Handsworth, West Midlands (Birmingham Evening Mail)

7 March 1966 – The Belfry, Wishaw, West Midlands with John Bull Breed and The Sombreros (Birmingham Evening Mail) Billed as featuring Carl Wayne

16 March 1966 – Plaza Ballroom, Handsworth, West Midlands (Birmingham Evening Mail)

24 March 1966 – Carlton Club, Erdington, West Midlands (Birmingham Evening Mail)

26 March 1966 – Le Metro Club, Birmingham (Birmingham Evening Mail)

29 March 1966 – Carlton Club, Erdington, West Midlands (Birmingham Evening Mail)

 

1 April 1966 – Marquee, Wardour Street, Soho, London with Gary Farr & The T-Bones (Tony Bacon’s book: London Live) London debut

2 April 1966 – Plaza Ballroom, Handsworth, West Midlands with William’s Conquers (Birmingham Evening Mail) Billed as Carl Wayne & The Move

5 April 1966 – Chalet Country Club, Rednal, West Midlands (Birmingham Evening Mail)

7 April 1966 – Marquee, Wardour Street, Soho, London with The Mark Leeman Five (Tony Bacon’s book: London Live)

9 April 1966 – Le Metro Club, Birmingham (Birmingham Evening Mail)

18 April 1966 – Club Cedar, Birmingham with Cleo Laine and Danny King (Birmingham Evening Mail)

19 April 1966 – Tito’s Club, Handsworth, West Midlands (Birmingham Evening Mail)

20 April 1966 – Lyndon, Sheldon, West Midlands (Birmingham Evening Mail) Billed as Carl Wayne & The Move

23 April 1966 – Ritz Ballroom, King’s Heath, West Midlands with The Steampacket Show (Birmingham Evening Mail)

26-27 April 1966 – Club Cedar, Birmingham with D D Warwick (Birmingham Evening Mail) DD Warwick may have been replaced by Dakota Station and The Johnny Patrick Trio

28 April 1966 – Hereford Lounge, Yardley, West Midlands (Birmingham Evening Mail)

 

1 May 1966 – Plaza Ballroom, Handsworth, West Midlands with The Craig (Birmingham Evening Mail)

1 May 1966 – Ritz Ballroom, King’s Heath, West Midlands with The Craig (Birmingham Evening Mail)

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2-3 May 1966 – Club Cedar, Birmingham with Julie Grant, Danny King and Deep Feeling (Birmingham Evening Mail)

6 May 1966 – West End Club, Coalville, Leicestershire with Listen (Leicester Mercury) Billed as Carl Wayne & The Move

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8 May 1966 – Kavern, Small Heath, West Midlands (Birmingham Evening Mail)

13 May 1966 – Marquee, Wardour Street, Soho, central London with Sands (Tony Bacon’s book: London Live)

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21 May 1966 – Club Cedar, Birmingham (Birmingham Evening Mail)

27 May 1966 – Marquee, Wardour Street, Soho, central London with Sands (Tony Bacon’s book: London Live)

 

2 June 1966 – Marquee, Wardour Street, Soho, central London with The Triad (Tony Bacon’s book: London Live)

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5 June 1966 – The Ultra Club, Downs, Hassocks, West Sussex with The Henry (Mid Sussex Times)

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9 June 1966 – Bradmore WMC, Bradmore, West Midlands (Express & Star)

14 June 1966 – Club Cedar, Birmingham with Jimmy Witherspoon (Birmingham Evening News)

23 June 1966 – Marquee, Wardour Street, Soho, central London with The Rift (Tony Bacon’s book: London Live)

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28 June 1966 – Wednesbury Youth Centre, Wednesbury, West Midlands (Express & Star)

 

3 July 1966 – Tavern Club, East Dereham, Norfolk (Fabulous 208)

6 July 1966 – Club Cedar, Birmingham with The Stringbeats and The Nightriders (Birmingham Evening Mail)

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

8 July 1966 – Coronation Inn, Ramsgate, Kent (Fabulous 208)

9 July 1966 – Dungeon Club, Nottingham (website: https://dungeonmods.wordpress.com/)

10 July 1966 – Tavern Club, Dereham, Norfolk with Ian & Danny Eves with Sounds Reformed (Eastern Evening News/Lynn News)

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12 July 1966 – Adam & Eve, Southampton, Hants (Southern Evening Echo)

13 July 1966 – Disco Blue Club, Ryde, Isle of Wight (Fabulous 208)

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

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15 July 1966 – Civic and Wulfrun Halls, Wolverhampton, West Midlands with The New Merseys, Dave Berry, Tony Rivers & The Castaways, The Montanas and The Californians (Express & Star)

16 July 1966 – Birdcage, Eastney, Hampshire (Dave Allen research)

17 July 1966 – The Downs, Hassocks, West Sussex (Fabulous 208)

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

22 July 1966 – Birdcage, Eastney, Hampshire (Dave Allen research)

26 July 1966 – Chalet Country Club, Rednal, West Midlands (Birmingham Evening Mail)

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28 July 1966 – Tettenhall Club and Institute, Tettenhall, West Midlands (Express & Star)

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

 

2 August 1966 – Birdcage, Eastney, Hampshire with Jimmy James & The Vagabonds (Dave Allen research)

4 August 1966 – Marquee, Wardour Street, Soho, central London with Sands (Tony Bacon’s book: London Live)

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5 August1966 – Mr McCoys, Middlesbrough (Middlesbrough Evening Gazette)

11 August 1966 – Marquee, Wardour Street, Soho, central London with Bluesology (Tony Bacon’s book: London Live)

12 August 1966 – Starlite, Greenford, northwest London (Melody Maker)

13 August 1966 – Birdcage, Eastney, Hampshire (Dave Allen research)

14 August 1966 – Central R&B Club, Central Hotel, Gillingham, Kent (Chatham, Rochester & Gillingham News)

14 August 1966 – Starlight Ballroom, Wembley, northwest London (Fabulous 208)

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18 August 1966 – Marquee, Wardour Street, Soho, central London with Sands (Tony Bacon’s book: London Live)

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19 August 1966 – Civic Hall, Wolverhampton, West Midlands with The Montanas, Finders Keepers, The Californians and The Crying Shames (Express & Star)

20 August 1966 – Co-op, Rainbow Suite, Birmingham with Bent Society (Birmingham Evening Mail)

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21 August 1966 – The Place, Hanley, Staffordshire (Evening Sentinel)

25 August 1966 – Marquee, Wardour Street, Soho, central London (Tony Bacon’s book: London Live)

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3 September 1966 – Starlight Ballroom, Boston Gliderdrome, Boston, Lincolnshire with Zuider Lee and Ray King Soul Band (Lincolnshire Standard)

4 September 1966 – Downs Hotel, Hassocks, West Sussex (Fabulous 208)

8 September 1966 – Marquee, Wardour Street, Soho, central London with MI5 (Tony Bacon’s book: London Live)

9 September 1966 – Rialto Ballroom, Derby (Fabulous 208)

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10 September 1966 – Burlesque, Leicester (Leicester Mercury)

11 September 1966 – Nottingham Boat Club, Nottingham (Down at the Boat book)

15 September 1966 – Marquee, Wardour Street, Soho, central London with The Bo Street Runners (Tony Bacon’s book: London Live)

16 September 1966 – Jigsaw, Manchester (Manchester Evening Mail)

17 September 1966 – Dreamland Ballroom, Margate, Kent (Melody Maker)

19 September 1966 – Ricky Tick, Hounslow, west London (Melody Maker)

22 September 1966 – Marquee, Wardour Street, Soho, central London with Julian Covey & The Machine (Tony Bacon’s book: London Live)

23 September 1966 – Birdcage, Eastney, Hampshire (Dave Allen research)

24 September 1966 – Dreamland, Margate, Kent with The Epics (East Kent Times)

25 September 1966 – Ricky Tick, Hounslow, west London (Fabulous 208)

29 September 1966 – Marquee, Wardour Street, Soho, central London with The Syn (Tony Bacon’s book: London Live)

30 September 1966 – Birdcage, Eastney, Hampshire (Dave Allen research)

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2 October 1966 – St George’s Ballroom, Hinckley, Leicestershire (Nuneaton Evening Tribune)

6 October 1966 – Marquee, Wardour Street, Soho, central London with The Embers (Tony Bacon’s book: London Live)

7 October 1966 – Birdcage, Eastney, Hampshire (Dave Allen research)

13 October 1966 – Marquee, Wardour Street, Soho, central London with Sands (Tony Bacon’s book: London Live)

14 October 1966 – Birdcage, Eastney, Hampshire (Dave Allen research)

15 October 1966 – Leeds University, Leeds, West Yorkshire (Fabulous 208)

20 October 1966 – Marquee, Wardour Street, Soho, central London with Bluesology (Tony Bacon’s book: London Live)

21 October 1966 – Birdcage, Eastney, Hampshire with The Action (Dave Allen research)

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21 October 1966 – The Marquee Show, Fairfield Hall, Croydon, south London with The Spencer Davis Group, Jimmy James & The Vagabonds, Wynder K Frog, The Herd and The VIPs (Chris Broom book: Rockin’ and Around Croydon)

22 October 1966 – Chelmsford Corn Exchange, Chelmsford, Essex with support (Southend Standard)

23 October 1966 – Technical College, Brighton, West Sussex (Fabulous 208)

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27 October 1966 – Marquee, Wardour Street, Soho, central London with The Good-Goods (Tony Bacon’s book: London Live)

28 October 1966 – Birdcage, Eastney, Hampshire (Dave Allen research)

29 October 1966 – College of Technology, Brighton, West Sussex (Fabulous 208)

 

4 November 1966 – Walsall Town Hall, Walsall, West Midlands with New Vaudeville Band, The Staffords and The Ambassadors (Express & Star)

5 November 1966 – Hull University, Hull (Fabulous 208)

6 November 1966 – Jigsaw, Manchester (Manchester Evening News and Chronicle)

9 November 1966 – Orford Cellar, Norwich (Eastern Evening News)

17 November 1966 – Marquee, Wardour Street, Soho, central London with Dave Antony’s Moods (Tony Bacon’s book: London Live)

19 November 1966 – Technical College, Harlow, Essex (Fabulous 208)

19 November 1966 – King Mojo, Sheffield, South Yorkshire with Ben E King (The Star) Fabulous 208 says 20 November

24 November 1966 – Marquee, Wardour Street, Soho, central London with Roscoe Brown Combo (Tony Bacon’s book: London Live)

According to Disc & Music Echo they were banned from playing the Marquee in November for eight months. First gig back is 4 July.

25 November 1966 – The Thing, Oldham, Lancashire (Oldham Evening Chronicle)

26 November 1966 – Durham University, Durham (Fabulous 208)

27 November 1966 – Golden Torch, Tunstall, Staffordshire (Fabulous 208)

29 November 1966 – Town Hall, Aylesbury, Bucks (Fabulous 208)

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30 November 1966 – Adam & Eve, Southampton, Hants (Southern Echo)

 

3 December 1966 – Smethwick Baths, Smethwick, West Midlands with Heat Wave (Birmingham Evening Mail)

4 December 1966 – Belle Vue, New Elizabethan, Manchester with The Klyx (Manchester Evening News and Chronicle)

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

11 December 1966 – Dungeon Club, Nottingham (Nottingham Evening Post)

13 December 1966 – Chinese R&B Jazz Club, Bristol Corn Exchange, Bristol (Bristol Evening Post)

15 December 1966 – Civic Hall, Guildford, Surrey (Fabulous 208)

15 December 1966 – Speakeasy, W1, central London (Fabulous 208/Mick Capewell’s Marmalade Skies website) Opening night

Photo from Richard Goddard

17 December 1966 – Blue Moon, Cheltenham, Gloucestershire (courtesy of Richard Goddard)

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20 December 1966 – Civic Hall, Grays, Essex (Fabulous 208)

22 December 1966 – Top Rank Suite, Chesterfield, Derbyshire (Fabulous 208)

23 December 1966 – Il Rondo, Leicester, Leicestershire (Fabulous 208)

26 December 1966 – Locarno Ballroom, Bristol (Fabulous 208)

28 December 1966 – Locarno, Stevenage, Hertfordshire (Fabulous 208)

29 December 1966 – Locarno, Streatham, southwest London (Fabulous 208)

30 December 1966 – Carousel Club, Farnborough, Hampshire (Fabulous 208)

31 December 1966 – Trade Hall, Watford, Hertfordshire (Fabulous 208)

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31 December 1966 – Roundhouse, Chalk Farm, north London with The Who and Pink Floyd (Melody Maker)

1967

1 January 1967 – Upper Cut, Forest Gate with The Mack Sound (Melody Maker)

6 January 1967 – Civic and Wulfrun Halls, Wolverhampton, West Midlands with The ‘N’ Betweens, The Soul Seekers, Parchment People and Prim ‘N’ Proper (Express & Star)

7 January 1967 – Cliffs Pavilion, Southend, Essex with The Fingers and The Tender Trap (Southend Standard)

7 January 1967 – Club Nevada, Market Hall, Redhill, Surrey (Caterham Weekly Press/Surrey Mirror)

8 January 1967 – Starlite Ballroom, Greenford, London with The Roscoe Brown Combo (Melody Maker)

10 January 1967 – Winter Gardens, Malvern, Worcestershire (Fabulous 208)

12 January 1967 – Technical College Waltham Forest, London (Disc & Music Echo)

13 January 1967 – Corn Exchange, Leicester, Leicestershire (Fabulous 208)

14 January 1967 – Worcester College of Further Education, Worcester, Worcestershire (Fabulous 208)

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15 January 1967 – Black Cat, Gravesend, Kent (Fabulous 208) The South London paper PACE lists the band at the Psychedelic Sounds, General Gordon Hotel, Kings Farm Estate, Gravesend on this date

18 January 1967 – Stevenage Mecca, Locarno, Stevenage, Hertfordshire (website: http://www.coda-uk.co.uk/60’s_music_scene.htm)

20 January 1967 – Aberdeen University, Aberdeen, Scotland (Fabulous 208)

21-22 January 1967 – Maryland Ballroom, Glasgow, Scotland (Fabulous 208)

23 January 1967 – Queen’s Ballroom, Wolverhampton, West Midlands (Fabulous 208)

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25 January 1967 – Dorothy Ballroom, Cambridge with The Breed (Cambridge News)

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26 January 1967 – City Hall, Salisbury, Wiltshire with The Soul Foundations (Western Gazette)

27 January 1967 – Dungeon Club, Nottingham (website: https://dungeonmods.wordpress.com/)

28 January 1967 – Bristol University, Bristol (Disc & Music Echo)

29 January 1967 – Plaza Teen Club, Huddersfield, West Yorkshire (Disc & Music Echo)

 

2 February 1967 – Worthing Pavilion, Worthing, West Sussex (Record Mirror)

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3 February 1967 – Tiles, Oxford Street, central London with The Gods (Melody Maker)

4 February 1967 – Watford Trade Hall, Watford, Hertfordshire (Record Mirror)

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5 February 1967 – Iron Curtain Club, St Mary’s Cray, southeast London (Fabulous 208/PACE)

5 February 1967 – Flamingo, Wardour Street, Soho, central London (Record Mirror)

6 February 1967 – Bath Pavilion, Bath (Record Mirror)

9 February 1967 – Locarno Ballroom, Coventry, West Midlands (Record Mirror)

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10 February 1967 – Top Spot Ballroom, Ross-on-Wye, Herefordshire with The Chances Are (Gloucester Citizen)

11 February 1967 – Manchester University, Manchester (Record Mirror)

12 February 1967 – 2X2 Club, Halifax, West Yorkshire (Record Mirror)

12 February 1967 – King Mojo, Sheffield, South Yorkshire with The Amboy Dukes (The Star)

13 February 1967 – Town Hall, High Wycombe, Bucks (Record Mirror)

14 February 1967 – Lotus Ballroom, Forest Gate, London (Record Mirror)

15 February 1967 – Town Hall, Battersea, London (Fabulous 208)

16 February 1967 – Skyline Ballroom, Hull with The Mandrakes, The Dawn Breakers and Birds Groove (Hull Daily Mail)

17 February 1967 – Nottingham University, Nottingham (Fabulous 208)

19 February 1967 – Agincourt Ballroom, Camberley, Surrey (Aldershot News) The club reopened on 12 February

23 February 1967 – Co-op Hall, Gravesend, Kent (Fabulous 208)

24 February 1967 – Coventry University, Coventry, West Midlands (Fabulous 208)

25 February 1967 – Imperial Ballroom, Nelson, Lancashire (Fabulous 208)

26 February 1967 – The Thing, Oldham, Lancashire (Fabulous 208)

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27 February 1967 – Top Rank Suite, Cardiff, Wales (South Wales Echo)

 

2 March 1967 – Locarno, Derby (Derby Evening Telegraph)

3 March 1967 – Tabernacle, Stockport, Greater Manchester (Fabulous 208)

4 March 1967 – Rhodes Centre, Bishop’s Stortford, Herts with Tracy’s Circles (Steve Ingless book: The Day Before Yesterday)

5 March 1967 – Saville Theatre, London (withdrew) (Record Mirror)

9 March 1967 – Locarno Ballroom, Bristol (Fabulous 208)

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10 March 1967 – Queen’s College, Oxford with The Zombies (Cherwell)

11 March 1967 – Floral Hall, Southport, Lancashire (Fabulous 208)

12 March 1967 – Speakeasy, London (Disc & Music Echo)

13 March 1967 – Adelphi Ballroom, West Bromwich, West Midlands (Birmingham Evening Mail)

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17 March 1967 – Tiles, Oxford Street, London with Tiles Big Band and the Knack (Melody Maker) Club’s first birthday party

18 March 1967 – Town Hall, Ealing, London (Fabulous 208)

20 March 1967 – Civic Hall, Dunstable, Bedfordshire (Fabulous 208)

22 March 1967 – Locarno, Stevenage, Herts (Fabulous 208)

23 March 1967 – Crystal Ballroom, Newcastle under Lyme, Staffordshire (Evening Sentinel/Fabulous 208)

24 March 1967 – Kelvin Hall, Glasgow, Scotland with The Merseybeats (Fabulous 208)

26 March 1967 – Oasis, Manchester (Manchester Evening News and Chronicle)

26 March 1967 – Drokiweeny, Manchester (Manchester Evening News and Chronicle)

27 March 1967 – Public Hall, Heacham, Norfolk (Fabulous 208)

30 March 1967 – Locarno Ballroom, Streatham, London (Fabulous 208)

 

1 April 1967 – Pearce Hall, Maidenhead, Berkshire (Fabulous 208)

3 April 1967 – Tabernacle, Southport, Greater Manchester (Manchester Evening News & Chronicle)

6 April 1967 – King’s Hall, Belle Vue, Greater Manchester with The Tremeloes, Sounds Incorporated, Cliff Bennett & The Rebel Rousers and The Mirage (Fabulous 208)

7 April 1967 – Grand Ballroom, Coalville, Leicestershire (Disc & Music Echo)

8 April 1967 – Leas Cliff Hall, Folkestone with The Couriers (Folkestone & Hythe Gazette)

8 April 1967 – Video-London, Wolverhampton, West Midlands (Express and Star) This might just be autograph signing

9 April 1967 – Cadillac Club, Brighton, West Sussex (Melody Maker)

14 April 1967 – Brighton Arts Festival, Brighton, West Sussex with Paul Jones, Mike Stuart Span, Geno Washington, Jimmy James & The Vagabonds, Cliff Bennett & The Rebel Rousers and others (Melody Maker)

15 April 1967 – Birdcage, Eastney, Hampshire with The Academy (Dave Allen research)

21 April 1967 – Top Rank Suite, Swansea, Wales (Fabulous 208)

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21 April 1967 – Guildhall, Southampton, Hampshire with The Soul Trinity (Southern Evening Echo) David Else also has them playing at Aylesbury Borough Assembly Hall today

22 April 1967 – Shoreline Ballroom, Bognor Regis, West Sussex (Disc & Music Echo)

24 April 1967 – Belfry, Wishaw, West Midlands with Monopoly and Orange Pips (Birmingham Evening Mail)

27 April 1967 – Locarno, Newcastle upon Tyne, Tyne & Wear (Fabulous 208)

28 April 1967 – Liverpool Pier Head, Liverpool (Disc & Music Echo)

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29 April 1967 – Wellington Club, Dereham, Norfolk with Rubber Band and Deep Purple (Eastern Evening News/North Norfolk News) Band opens the club

 

3 May 1967 – Bromel Club, Bromley Court Hotel, Bromley, London (Melody Maker)

5 May 1967 – Assembly Hall, Tunbridge Wells, Kent (Disc & Music Echo)

6 May 1967 – Civic Hall, Nantwich, Cheshire with The Denims (Crewe Chronicle)

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8 May 1967 – Silver Blades, Streatham (Sutton & Cheam Advertiser/Croydon Advertiser)

11 May 1967 – Locarno Ballroom, Coventry, West Midlands (Fabulous 208)

12 May 1967 – Cheltenham Town Hall, Cheltenham with Gopler and Mark Raymond Sound (Gloucestershire Echo)

Disc and Music Echo says they travel to the Netherlands for three days from 12 May (possibly cancelled?)

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13 May 1967 – California Ballroom, Dunstable, Bedfordshire with The Winds of Change and The Associates (website: www.california-ballroom.info/gigs/)

15 May 1967 – Bath Pavilion, Bath (Disc & Music Echo)

23 May 1967 – Disc and Music Echo says they are in West Germany today

25 May 1967 – Disc and Music Echo says they are in Paris, France today

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27 May 1967 – Hastings Pier, Hastings, East Sussex with The Flashbaks (Roger Bistow’s research at Dizzy Tiger Music website)

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29 May 1967 – Barbeque 67, Tulip Bulb Auction Hall, Spalding, Lincolnshire with The Jimi Hendrix Experience, Cream, Geno Washington & The Ram Jam Band, Zoot Money’s Big Roll Band and Pink Floyd (Spalding Guardian)

31 May 1967 – Top Rank Suite, Swansea, Wales (Fabulous 208)

 

1 June 1967 – Locarno Ballroom, Bristol (Fabulous 208)

3 June 1967 – Winter Gardens, Weston-Super-Mare, Somerset (Fabulous 208)

7 June 1967 – Silver Blades, Sheffield, South Yorkshire (Fabulous 208)

10 June 1967 – Corn Exchange, Kelso, Scotland (Fabulous 208)

11 June 1967 – Top Ten Club, Dundee Palais, Dundee, Scotland (Fabulous 208)

11 June 1967 – Locarno Ballroom, Montrose, Scotland (Fabulous 208)

12 June 1967 – Kinema Ballroom, Dunfermline, Scotland (Fabulous 208)

13 June 1967 – Locarno Ballroom, Glasgow, Scotland (Fabulous 208)

14 June 1967 – Douglas Hotel, Aberdeen, Scotland (Fabulous 208)

15 June 1967 – Caledonian Hotel, Inverness, Scotland (Fabulous 208)

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16 June 1967 – Beachcomber Discotheque Club, Irvine, Scotland (Kilmarnock Standard)

17 June 1967 – Tofts, Folkestone, Kent (Melody Maker)

17 June 1967 – Swan, Yardley, West Midlands with The Pips (Birmingham Evening Mail) Could this have been later in the same evening as the Tofts gig?

17 June 1967 – Pier, Colwyn Bay, Wales (Fabulous 208) Seems unlikely with gig above

18 June 1967 – Sunday Club, Swan, Yardley, West Midlands (Coventry Evening Telegraph)

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19 June 1967 – Trinity and St John’s Oxford with Manfred Mann, Bonzo Dog Doo Dah Band, John Barnett & His Band and West Indian Steel Band (Cherwell)

23 June 1967 – Starlite, Greenford, London with The Gods (Melody Maker)

24 June 1967 – Dreamland, Margate, Kent with Just Too Much (East Kent Times & Mail)

25 June 1967 – Great Yarmouth Aquarium, Great Yarmouth, Norfolk (Disc & Music Echo) This was supposed to be every Sunday for ten weeks until 27 August but only fulfilled several weeks before cancelling (last one mid-July)

 

7 July 1967 – Central Pier, Morecambe, Lancashire (Disc & Music Echo)

8 July 1967 – The Hub, Barnsley, West Yorkshire with Hepworths Good Impression (Barnsley Chronicle & South Yorkshire News) The Move open the venue

11 July 1967 – Marquee, Wardour Street, Soho, London with Winston’s Fumbs (Tony Bacon’s book: London Live) This may be first gig back at Marquee since November when they were banned from the venue

13 July 1967 – Densbury College, Birmingham (Fabulous 208)

15 July 1967 – Cesar’s, Bedford, Bedfordshire (Bedfordshire Times)

15 July 1967 – Shoreline Club, Bognor Regis, West Sussex (Fabulous 208) This date seems unlikely

17 July 1967 – Great Yarmouth Aquarium, Great Yarmouth, Norfolk (Disc & Music Echo) Final one before Amen Corner take it on

21 July 1967 – Corn Exchange, Kings Lynn, Norfolk (Fabulous 208)

22 July 1967 – Cadillac Club, Brighton, West Sussex (Fabulous 208)

24 July 1967 – Stevenage Mecca, Locarno, Stevenage, Hertfordshire with The Cortinas (website: http://www.coda-uk.co.uk/60’s_music_scene.htm)

28 July 1967 – New Century Hall, Manchester (Manchester Evening News and Chronicle)

28 July 1967 – UFO, Tottenham Court Road, central London (Fabulous 208)

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1 August 1967 – Torquay Beat & Blues Festival, Torquay Town Hall, Devon (Herald Express)

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2 August 1967 – Flamingo, Redruth, Cornwall with The Onyx (West Briton & Royal Cornish Gazette)

5 August 1967 – Imperial, Nelson, Lancashire with The Atlantics and The Cavedwellers (Burnley Express & Burnley News)

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8 August 1967 – Lotus Ballroom, Forest Gate, London (Newham & Stratford Express)

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11 August 1967 – Seventh National Jazz & Blues Festival, Windsor Racecourse, Windsor, Berkshire with The Small Faces, Marmalade, Tomorrow, Syn and The Nite People (Melody Maker)

The Move, Windsor Festival, August 1967. Photo © Odile Noël (www.odilenoel.com)

15 August 1967 – Palace Ballroom, Isle of Man (Disc & Music Echo)

21 August 1967 – Queen’s Ballroom, Wolverhampton, West Midlands (Express & Star)

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25 August 1967 – Boogaloo, Castleford, West Yorkshire with Hedgehoppers Anonyous featuring Mick Tinsley (The Star/Wakefield Express)

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26 August 1967 – California Ballroom, Dunstable, Bedfordshire with The Hand and The Extreme (website: www.california-ballroom.info/gigs/)

28 August 1967 – Pynkney Hall Blues Festival, Fakenham, Norfolk with Cliff Bennett & The Rebel Rousers, Alan Bown, Family and The Workshop

Photo: Mirabelle, 16 September 1967

1 September 1967 – Locarno, Basildon, Essex (Disc & Music Echo)

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2 September 1967 – UFO Festival, Roundhouse, north London with Pink Floyd, Soft Machine and Denny Laine (Melody Maker).

4 September 1967 – Silver Blades, Streatham, southwest London (Mick Capewell’s Marmalade Skies)

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10 September 1967 – Club Rado, Belfast, Northern Ireland with Taste (Cityweek) Advert says grand re-opening of the club

13 September 1967 – Locarno, Stevenage, Herts (Fabulous 208)

16 September 1967 – Spa Royal Hall, Bridlington, East Riding of Yorkshire with Tall Storey and Colours Purple (Hull Daily Mail)

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19 September 1967 – Marquee, Wardour Street, Soho, London with Timebox (Tony Bacon’s book: London Live)

29 September 1967 – ICI Fibres Club, Pontypool, Wales (Disc & Music Echo)

30 September 1967 – Plaza Ballroom, Handsworth, West Midlands (Birmingham Evening Mail)

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30 September 1967 – Plaza Ballroom, Bearwood, West Midlands (Express & Star)

 

1 October 1967 – Starlight Ballroom, Crawley, West Sussex with Jo Jo Gunne (Crawley Advertiser)

5 October 1967 – Bradford College of Further Education, Bradford, West Yorkshire (Fabulous 208)

7 October 1967 – St George’s Ballroom, Hinckley, Leicestershire (Fabulous 208)

7 October 1967 – Plaza Ballroom, Bearwood, West Midlands (Express & Star)

9 October 1967 – Queen’s Ballroom, Wolverhampton, West Midlands with Out of The Blue (Express & Star)

11 October 1967 – Sheffield University, Sheffield, South Yorkshire (Fabulous 208)

12 October 1967 – Ritz, Bournemouth, Dorset (Bournemouth Evening Echo)

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13 October 1967 – Lewes Town Hall, Lewes, West Sussex (Sussex Express and County Herald)

14 October 1967 – Nottingham University, Nottingham (Fabulous 208)

15 October 1967 – Drokiweeny, Manchester (Manchester Evening News and Chronicle)

15 October 1967 – Mr Smith’s, Manchester (Manchester Evening News and Chronicle)

16 October 1967 – Bath Pavilion, Bath (Disc & Music Echo)

17 October 1967 – Starlite Casino, Southport, Lancashire (Fabulous 208)

19 October 1967 – Worthing Pavilion, Worthing, West Sussex (Disc & Music Echo)

20 October 1967 – Grand Pavilion, Porthcawl, Wales (Disc & Music Echo)

21 October 1967 – Gaiety Ballroom, Ramsey, Cambridgeshire with The Trax and Soul Security Corporation (website: http://peterboroughimages.co.uk/music/?p=8130)

24 October 1967 – High Wycombe Town Hall, High Wycombe, Bucks (Bucks Free Press)

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27 October 1967 – Adelphi Ballroom, West Bromwich, West Midlands (Express & Star)

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28 October 1967 – Imperial, Nelson, Lancashire with The Atlantics and Michael’s Angels (Burnley Express & Burnley News)

 

1 November 1967 – Tinned Chicken Club, York, North Yorkshire (Fabulous 208) Disc & Music Echo has 31 October

3 November 1967 – Royal Tottenham, Tottenham, London (Disc & Music Echo)

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4 November 1967 – Tinned Chicken, Railway Institute, York, North Yorkshire with The Rats (Yorkshire Evening Post)

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9 November 1967 – Locarno Ballroom, Portsmouth, Hampshire with Jack & The Jacobites (Portsmouth News)

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10 November 1967 – Royal Hall, Harrogate, North Yorkshire with Do-Dahs and Sacred Mushrooms (Tadcaster News)

14 November 1967 – Royal Albert Hall, London with Jimi Hendrix Experience and The Nice (Disc & Music Echo)

15 November 1967 – Bluesville, Ipswich, Suffolk (Fabulous 208)

17 November 1967 – City Hall, Sheffield, South Yorkshire (Fabulous 208)

18 November 1967 – Empire Theatre, Liverpool (Fabulous 208)

19 November 1967 – Coventry Theatre, Coventry, West Midlands (Fabulous 208)

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22 November 1967 – Guildhall, Portsmouth, Hampshire with Jimi Hendrix, Pink Floyd, Amen Corner, The Nice and Eire Apparent (Portsmouth News)

23 November 1967 – Sophia Gardens Pavilion, Cardiff, Wales with Amen Corner, Jimi Hendrix Experience, Pink Floyd, The Nice, Eire Apparent (South Wales Echo)

24 November 1967 – Colston Hall, Bristol (Fabulous 208)

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25 November 1967 – Blackpool Opera House, Blackpool, Lancashire with Jimi Hendrix Experience, Pink Floyd, Amen Corner, The Nice and Eire Apparent (Lancashire Evening Post)

26 November 1967 – Palais Theatre, Manchester (Fabulous 208)

27 November 1967 – Belfast Festival of Arts, Belfast, Northern Ireland with Jimi Hendrix Experience (and others) (Disc & Music Echo)

 

1 December 1967 – Central Hall, Chatham, Kent with Jimi Hendrix Experience and others (Fabulous 208)

2 December 1967 – Dome Theatre, Brighton, West Sussex (Fabulous 208)

3 December 1967 – Theatre Royal, Nottingham (Fabulous 208)

4 December 1967 – City Hall, Newcastle upon Tyne, Tyne & Wear (Fabulous 208)

5 December 1967 – Green’s Playhouse, Glasgow, Scotland (Fabulous 208)

6 December 1967 – Douglas Hotel, Aberdeen, Scotland (Fabulous 208)

7 December 1967 – Caledonian Hotel, Inverness, Scotland (Fabulous 208)

8 December 1967 – Regal Ballroom, Bonnyrigg, Scotland (Fabulous 208)

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9 December 1967 – Auchinleck Community Association, Auchinleck, Scotland with The Merry Macs (Kilmarnock Standard)

21 December 1967 – Palais, Nottingham (Fabulous 208)

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22 December 1967 – Christmas on Earth, Olympia, Kensington, west London with The Jimi Hendrix Experience, The Who, Eric Burdon & The Animals, Pink Floyd, Keith West & Tomorrow, Soft Machine and many others (Melody Maker)

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23 December 1967 – Axminster Guildhall, Axminster, Devon (Lyme Regis News)

23 December 1967 – Upper Cut, Forest Gate, London (Fabulous 208)

26 December 1967 – Civic Hall, Nantwich, Cheshire with The B-Jays and Frankie & The Countdowns (Crewe Chronicle)

28 December 1967 – Locarno Ballroom, Bristol (Fabulous 208)

1968

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20 January 1968 – Brunel at the “New” Roundhouse, Chalk Farm, north London with Crazy World of Arthur Brown, Fleetwood Mac, Fairport Convention, Geranium Pond and Paper Blitz Tissue (Melody Maker)

22 January 1968 – Usher Hall, Edinburgh, Scotland with The Jury, This and That, Ice Blue – Mason Webb, Pineapple Truck and The Purple Eyes Jazz Noise (South Midlothian Advertiser)

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26 January 1968 – Coleville Grand Ballroom, Leicester with The Decoys (Fabulous 208/Leicester Mercury)

27 January 1968 – Hastings Pier, Hastings, East Sussex with Shades of Black (Roger Bistow’s research at Dizzy Tiger Music website)

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2 February 1968 – Queen’s Hall, Leeds, West Yorkshire with Chuck Berry, The Herd, Jimmy Savile, Chris Farlowe & The Thunderbirds, Edwin Starr, Brian Auger Trinity, Julie Driscoll, Sammy Small, The Union Blues Rave Band, Th Accent (Yorkshire Evening Post)

3 February 1968 – Plaza Ballroom, Bearwood, West Midlands (Birmingham Evening Mail)

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3 February 1968 – Plaza Ballroom, Handsworth, West Midlands (Birmingham Evening Mail)

8 February 1968 – Sophia Gardens, Cardiff, Wales with St Valentine’s Massacre and Bonzo Dog Doo Dah Band (Ron Goodway)

17 February 1968 – Kent University, Canterbury, Kent (Fabulous 208)

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23 February 1968 – Granby Halls, Leicester with Traffic, The Kinks, Plastic Penny, Bonzo Dog Doo-Dah Band and The Eyes of Blue (Melody Maker)

27 February 1968 – Marquee, Wardour Street, Soho, London with The Attack (Tony Bacon’s book: London Live)

 

5 March 1968 – High Wycombe Town Hall, High Wycombe, Bucks (Bucks Free Press)

7 March 1968 – Liberal Hall, Yeovil, Somerset (Western Gazette)

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11 March 1968 – Bluesville ’68 Club, St Matthew’s Baths, Ipswich, Suffolk (Essex County Standard/Ipswich Evening Star)

The Ipswich Evening Star has a great spread on the band in its 13 March 1968 issue, page 16

23 March 1968 – Adelphi Ballroom, West Bromwich, West Midlands (Express & Star)

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26 March 1968 – Bournmouth Students’ Union, Royal Ballrooms, Boscombe, Dorset with Fleetwood Mac, Delroy Williams and Chris Shakespere & The Globe (Bournemouth Evening Echo)

 

1 April 1968 – Belfry, Wishaw, West Midlands with The Idle Race and The Exchequers (Birmingham Evening Mail)

3 April 1968 – Hemel Hempstead Pavilion, Hemel Hempstead, Herts with The Maze (Welwyn and Hatfield Advertiser)

8 April 1968 – Silver Blades, Streatham, London (Coulson & Purley Advertiser)

12 April 1968 – Carlton Club, Warrington, Cheshire with Bits (Warrington Guardian)

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13 April 1968 – Leas Cliff Hall, Folkestone, Kent (Folkestone & Hythe Gazette)

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21 April 1968 – Mecca Dancing, Locarno, Wakefield, West Yorkshire (Wakefield Express)

30 April 1968 – 101 Club Scene, Carlisle, Cumbria with The Mythology (Cumberland News)

Ace Kefford left around this time and Trevor Burton moved to bass

4 May 1968 – Imperial Ballroom, Nelson, Lancashire (Steve Chapples research: website: www.lankybeat.com)

4 May 1968 – City Hall, Newcastle upon Tyne, Tyne & Wear (Fabulous 208)

11 May 1968 – Students’ Union, University of East Anglia, Norwich, Norfolk (Eastern Evening News)

17 May 1968 – Clockwork Orange, Chester, Cheshire with The Magic Box (Crewe Chronicle)

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18 May 1968 – Elms Court Ballroom, Botley, Oxford (Oxford Mail)

25 May 1968 – Dreamland Ballroom, Margate, Kent with Lee Harmer’s Popcorn (East Kent Times & Mail)

25 May 1968 – Kursaal Ballroom, Southend, Essex with Crocheted Doughnut Ring (Southend Standard)

 

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3 June 1968 – Barn Barbecue Concert & Dance, Whittlesey, near Peterborough, Cambridgeshire with Fleetwood Mac, James & Bobby Purify, Amen Corner and Pesky Gee (Cambridge News)

10 June 1968 – Civic Hall, Guildford, Surrey with Episode Six and Circus (Surrey Advertiser)

14 June 1968 – California Ballroom, Dunstable, Bedfordshire with supporting groups (website: www.california-ballroom.info/gigs/)

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21 June 1968 – Midsummer Nights Dream, Burton Constable, near Hull with Geno Washington & The Ram Jam Band, Marmalade, Family, Spooky Tooth, Tramline, Savoy Brown Blues Band, Elmer Gantry’s Velvet Opera, Baron Richtofen’s Rock ‘N’ Roll Circus, CJ Morris and The Reaction (Hull Daily Mail)

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30 June 1968 – Kirklevington Country Club, Kirklevington, North Yorkshire (Middlesbrough Evening Gazette)

 

5 July 1968 – Bournemouth Pavilion, Bournemouth, Dorset (Bournemouth Evening Echo)

 

10 August 1968 – Ryde Pier, Ryde, Isle of Wight with Opal Butterfly (John Harriss’ recollections)

13 August 1968 – Middle Earth, Torquay Town Hall, Torquay, Devon with The Package Deal, Graded Grains and Fire (Herald Express)

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20 August 1968 – Palais, Ilford, east London (Redbridge & Ilford Recorder)

 

2 September 1968 – Bluesology Festival, Chateau Impney, Droitwich, Worcestershire with  Fleetwood Mac, Chris Farlowe & The Thunderbirds, The Freddy Mack Show and Family (John Combe book)

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6 September 1968 – Kinema Ballroom, Stranraer, Scotland with The Kleen Machine (Wigtownshire Free Press & Galloway Advertiser)

7 September 1968 – Dobbie Hall, Larbert, Scotland with Blues Authority (Grangemouth Advertiser)

14 September 1968 – Hyde Park open air concert, Hyde Park, London (Fabulous 208)

20 September 1968 – Century Hall, Manchester (Fabulous 208)

20 September 1968 – St Albans City Hall, St Albans, Herts with Jon James & The Swamp and Peyton Band (Welwyn and Hatfield Advertiser)

21 September 1968 – Starlight Room, Boston Gliderdrome, Boston, Lincolnshire with Yes and Forever Changes (Lincolnshire Standard)

21 September 1968 – New Centre Hall, Manchester with The Impact (Manchester Evening News and Chronicle)

25 September 1968 – Tavistock Town Hall, Tavistock, Devon (Western Evening Mail)

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28 September 1968 – Links International Club, Maxwell Park Youth Centre, Borehamwood, Herts with Chain Gang (Simon Gee research) Melody Maker says support is Strawberry Jam

29 September 1968 – The Crown, Birmingham (Fabulous 208)

 

4 October 1968 – Southampton University, Southampton, Hampshire (Fabulous 208)

8-10 October 1968 – Market Hall, Haverfordwest, Pembrokeshire, Wales (Fabulous 208)

11 October 1968 – Kew Boat House, Kew, London (Richmond & Twickenham Times)

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12 October 1968 – Coronation Hall, Kingston upon Thames, London (Kingston and Malden Borough News)

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17 October 1968 – Mayfair Ballroom, Newcastle upon Tyne, Tyne & Wear with Family, The Nashville Teens, Dollyrocker Band and Peter’s People (Newcastle Evening Chronicle)

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21 October 1968 – St Matthew’s Baths, Ipswich, Suffolk with supporting groups (Essex County Standard)

26 October 1968 – Plymouth Guildhall, Plymouth, Devon with Frozen Tear (Western Evening Mail)

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1 November 1968 – King’s College, Strand, central London with Lemon Tree and Heart ‘N’ Souls (Melody Maker)

8 November 1968 – Rag Charities Ball, Hotel Metropole, Brighton, West Sussex with Spooky Tooth, Wynder K Frog, Honeybus and Chicken Shack

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9 November 1968 – Marine Ballroom, Lyme Regis, Dorset (Bridport News/Dorset Evening Echo)

20 November 1968 – Century Hall, St Albans, Herts (Fabulous 208)

21 November 1968 – Century Hall, Manchester (Fabulous 208)

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4 December 1968 – Hemel Hempstead Pavilion, Hemel Hempstead, Herts with Katch 22 (Welwyn and Hatfield Advertiser)

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6 December 1968 – Borough Assembly Hall, Aylesbury, Bucks with The U-N-Who (website: http://aylesburymusictown.co.uk/)

13 December 1968 – County Hall, Westminster, London (Fabulous 208)

15 December 1968 – Civic Hall, Corby, Northamptonshire (Fabulous 208)

21 December 1968 – Pavilion, Handsworth, West Midlands (Fabulous 208)

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27 December 1968 – Bridge Place Country Club, Bridge near Canterbury, Kent (Canterbury Advertiser/Kent Herald)

1969

10 January 1969 – Sharberry Hall, Ilminster, Somerset (Fabulous 208)

25 January 1969 – Gala Ballroom, Norwich, Norfolk (Fabulous 208)

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26 January 1969 – Roundhouse, Chalk Farm, London (Fabulous 208)

 

2 February 1969 – Britannia Rowing Club, Nottingham (Nottingham Evening Post)

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3 February 1969 – Silver Blades, Streatham, southwest London (Beckenham & Penge Advertiser)

According to Melody Maker Rick Price makes his debut (replacing Trevor Burton) in Belfast on Friday, 9 February

20 February 1969 – Imperial College, Charity Concert, Royal Albert Hall, London with The Spencer Davis Group, Status Quo, East of Eden and The Nashville Teens (Melody Maker)

26 February 1969 – Fiesta Club, Stockton-on-Tees, County Durham (Fabulous 208)

28 February 1969 – Woolwich Polytechnic, Woolwich, London (Fabulous 208)

 

1 March 1969 – Corn Exchange, Cambridge (Fabulous 208)

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19 March 1969 – Lyceum, London (Fabulous 208)

20 March 1969 – Town Hall, Reading, Berkshire (Fabulous 208)

22 March 1969 – Bradford University, Bradford, West Yorkshire (Fabulous 208)

23 March 1969 – Redcar Jazz Club, Redcar, North Yorkshire with Ruby James & The Sound Seekers (Dennis Weller, Chris Scott Wilson and Graham Lowe’s book)

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10 May 1969 – Dreamland Ballroom, Margate, Kent with The Smoke (Folkestone & Hythe District Herald)

24 May 1969 – Royal Links Pavilion, Cromer, Norfolk with Eyes of Blond and Uncle Rufls Band (Julie Fielder book: What Flo Said Next)

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7 August 1969 – Dreamland Ballroom, Margate, Kent with The Mud (Folkestone & Hythe District Herald)

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10 August 1969 – Alton Towers, Stoke-on-Trent, Staffordshire with The Montanas (Melody Maker)

24 August 1969 – Hastings Pier, Hastings, East Sussex (Roger Bistow’s research at Dizzy Tiger Music website)

 

1 September 1969 – Pop and Blues Festival, Pennycross Sports Stadium, Plymouth, Devon with Fleetwood Mac, Geno Washington & The Ram Jam Band, The Nashville Teens, Dave Amboy, Rod Mason Jass Band (Melody Maker)

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4 September 1969 – Rebecca’s, Birmingham (Birmingham Evening Mail)

6 September 1969 – Starlight Room, Boston Gliderdrome, Boston, Lincolnshire with The Applejacks (Lincolnshire Standard)

 

16 November 1969 – Lyceum, Strand, London with Keith Relf’s Renaissance and Juicy Lucy (Melody Maker)

 

20 December 1969 – California Ballroom, Dunstable, Bedfordshire with two supporting groups (website: www.california-ballroom.info/gigs/)

1970

28 February 1970 – Belfry, Wishaw, West Midlands with Heaven (Birmingham Evening Mail)

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28 March 1970 – New Corn Exchange, Bury St Edmunds, Suffolk with Armageddon and Soul Expression (Melody Maker)

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The Move, Windsor Festival, August 1967. Photo © Odile Noël (www.odilenoel.com)
The Move, Windsor Festival, August 1967. Photo © Odile Noël (www.odilenoel.com)

12 thoughts on “The Move gigs 1966-1970”

  1. A few additions to the above list:

    11 April 1967 – Olympia, Paris – supporting the Rolling Stones, along with Geno Washington and The Smoke.
    11 August 1967 – Seventh National Jazz & Blues Festival, Windsor, UK – with a line-up to die for over the three days.
    02 September 1967 – UFO at the Roundhouse, London – supporting Pink Floyd along with Soft Machine and Denny Laine.

  2. A couple more dates that I attended.
    11th March, 1968. Bluesville, Ipswich. (filmed for a German T. V. programme)

    8th August, 1970. Pier Pavillion, Felixstowe. (group now Roy Wood, Bev Bevan, Rick Price & Jeff Lynne )

  3. A few comments Nick (with some missing dates and some cancelled dates from US tours). Trevor Burton departed early than you note – his departure was the reason for cancelling the January/February 1969 US tour and a planned early March 1969 visit to Japan. The tour cancellation was announced mid-January. As this is a database extract, I apologise for the dates being in a yyyymmdd format.

    19680705 – Carousel Ballroom, 1545 Market Street, San Francisco, CA – Jimi Hendrix, BB King, The Move (show cancelled due to closure of the Carousel – a Rick Shubb poster was created but never printed for this show – but when printed many years later had the incorrect date on it)
    19680706 – Carousel Ballroom, 1545 Market Street, San Francisco, CA – Jimi Hendrix, BB King, The Move (show cancelled due to closure of the Carousel – a Rick Shubb poster was created but never printed for this show – but when printed many years later had the incorrect date on it)
    19680707 – Carousel Ballroom, 1545 Market Street, San Francisco, CA – Jimi Hendrix, BB King, The Move (show cancelled due to closure of the Carousel – a Rick Shubb poster was created but never printed for this show – but when printed many years later had the incorrect date on it)
    19681102 – Fillmore East, 105 2nd Avenue, New York City, NY – Richie Havens, Quicksilver Messenger Service, The Move [The Move cancelled]
    19681108 – Fillmore East, 105 2nd Avenue, New York City, NY – Steppenwolf, Buddy Rich, The Move [The Move cancelled and were replaced by Children of God]
    19681109 – Fillmore East, 105 2nd Avenue, New York City, NY – Steppenwolf, Buddy Rich, The Move [The Move cancelled and were replaced by Children of God]
    19681115 – Grande Ballroom, 8952 Grand River Ave, Detroit, MI – The March Brothers, The Move [The Move cancelled and were replaced by Steve Miller]
    19681116 – Grande Ballroom, 8952 Grand River Ave, Detroit, MI – Steve Miller, The Muzzies, The Move [The Move cancelled and were replaced by The Third Power]
    19681117 – Grande Ballroom, 8952 Grand River Ave, Detroit, MI – Moody Blues, The Move [The Move cancelled and were replaced by The Frost]
    19690131 – Fillmore East, 105 2nd Avenue, New York City, NY – Iron Butterfly, Led Zeppelin, The Move [The Move cancelled and were replaced by Porter’s Popular Preachers]
    19690201 – Fillmore East, 105 2nd Avenue, New York City, NY – Iron Butterfly, Led Zeppelin, The Move [The Move cancelled and were replaced by Porter’s Popular Preachers]
    19690220 – Fillmore West, 1545 Market Street, San Francisco, CA – Sons of Champlin, Cold Blood, The Move [The Move cancelled and were replaced by Albert King]
    19690221 – Fillmore West, 1545 Market Street, San Francisco, CA – Sons of Champlin, Cold Blood, The Move [The Move cancelled and were replaced by Albert King]
    19690222 – Fillmore West, 1545 Market Street, San Francisco, CA – Sons of Champlin, Cold Blood, The Move [The Move cancelled and were replaced by Albert King]
    19690223 – Fillmore West, 1545 Market Street, San Francisco, CA – Sons of Champlin, Cold Blood, The Move [The Move cancelled and were replaced by Albert King]
    19690921 – Unganos’, 210 W 70th St., Manhattan, New York City, NY – The Move
    19690922 – Unganos’, 210 W 70th St., Manhattan, New York City, NY – The Move
    19690923 – Unganos’, 210 W 70th St., Manhattan, New York City, NY – The Move
    19690924 – Unganos’, 210 W 70th St., Manhattan, New York City, NY – The Move
    19690925 – Boston Tea Party, 15 Lansdown Street, Boston, MA – J Geils Band, Lonnie Mack, The Move
    19690926 – Boston Tea Party, 15 Lansdown Street, Boston, MA – J Geils Band, Lonnie Mack, The Move
    19690927 – Boston Tea Party, 15 Lansdown Street, Boston, MA – J Geils Band, Lonnie Mack, The Move
    19691003 – Grande Ballroom, 8952 Grand River Ave, Detroit, MI – The Move, Teegarden & Van Winkle, The Stooges
    19691003 – Grande Ballroom, 8952 Grand River Ave, Detroit, MI – The Move, Teegarden & Van Winkle, The Stooges
    19691008 – Whisky A Go-Go, 8901 Sunset Blvd at Clark, West Hollywood, CA – The Move, Gypsy
    19691016 – Fillmore West, 1545 Market Street, San Francisco, CA – Joe Cocker & The Grease Band, Little Richard, The Move
    19691017 – Fillmore West, 1545 Market Street, San Francisco, CA – Joe Cocker & The Grease Band, Little Richard, The Move
    19691018 – Fillmore West, 1545 Market Street, San Francisco, CA – Joe Cocker & The Grease Band, Little Richard, The Move [The Move cancelled and left the US – there is a suggestion that the two nights they actually played were October 17 and 18) but recordings exist of October 16 and 17]
    19691018 – Fillmore West, 1545 Market Street, San Francisco, CA – Joe Cocker & The Grease Band, Little Richard, The Move [The Move cancelled and left the US]
    19691031 – Fillmore East, 105 2nd Avenue, New York City, NY – Mountain, Steve Miller Blues Band, The Move [meant to be replacing the Steve Baron Quartet – but The Move were no shows]
    19691101 – Fillmore East, 105 2nd Avenue, New York City, NY – Mountain, Steve Miller Blues Band, The Move [meant to be replacing the Steve Baron Quartet – but The Move were no shows]

    This was a disaster of a tour for The Move (the line-up was Roy Wood, Carl Wayne, Bev Bevan and Rick Price) who had planned on driving rather than flying between the shows. They drove from New York to Boston without incident and the arrived from Boston into Chicago and things were a little fraught. They then drove to Hollywood. They played the Whisky and then on to San Francisco to play the Fillmore West (and this is where Rick Price was dosed). By this point they were all at the end of their tether – skipping out of the New York performances (and the drive to New York), they fly home to England. They saw out the year playing BBC sessions and a few previously arranged commitments. The end effectively came when having to perform in a cabaret at the Bailys Club in Sheffield between Christmas and New Year. These were at the behest of Carl Wayne who would leave immediately after these shows. Four of the times The Move were booked by Bill Graham they did not play.
    Regards, Ross

  4. I played with Forever Changes from 1967-1970 and recall playing for the second time with The Move at Devizes in Wiltshire ( I thought it was Carl Wayne last gig with the Move, but not sure.) Can this gig be verified.?
    The first gig was The Starlight Room Boston 67. with The Move. ( ForeverChanges from Bedfordshire.

  5. I would like to ascertain when the Move played at The Factory in Gas Street, Birmingham. Also on the bill was Marc Bolan’s Tyrannosaurus or T. Rex and John Peel compered. Either 1969 or 70.

  6. We, The Klyx, supported The Move on 4-12-66 at the New Elizabethan, Belle Vue, Manchester. We were impressed by their performance and I will always remember it.

  7. Some additional ones

    22 October 1966 – Ritz, Bournemouth, Dorset (website: https://bournemouthbeatboom.wordpress.com/)

    22 July 1969 – Pavilion Ballroom, Bournemouth, Dorset with Finnias Fogg and Joe Grundy (website: https://bournemouthbeatboom.wordpress.com/)

    14 August 1969 – Ritz, Bournemouth, Dorset (website: https://bournemouthbeatboom.wordpress.com/)

    26 July 1970 – Pavilion Ballroom, Bournemouth, Dorset (website: https://bournemouthbeatboom.wordpress.com/)

    7 August 1970 – Pavilion Ballroom, Bournemouth, Dorset with Tension (website: https://bournemouthbeatboom.wordpress.com/)
    14 August 1970 – Pavilion Ballroom, Bournemouth, Dorset with Tension (website: https://bournemouthbeatboom.wordpress.com/)

  8. I recall seeing the Move at the Aviemore Centre, Aviemore in 1969, but I can’t remember the date or month. I was working in a hotel in nearby Grantown-on-Spey, Scotland that year between May and October, before returning home in Devon. That was the first gig I went to on my own, and the Move were fantastic!

  9. I saw The Move the night before French mock O level at the. Spinning Disc in Leeds. Assume it was late 1969. Failed the exam!

  10. I vaguely remember seeing the Move at a free concert in Sutton Park in the mid sixties. First time I saw a live band. Was completely blown away.

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