The Pilgrim in Haywards Heath, West Sussex was a popular live music venue during the 1960s, which was advertised in the Mid Sussex Times with the Downs Hotel, Hassocks, another important club.

I’ve made a start on listing some of the artists that played and would welcome any additions in the comments section below.

2 January 1964 – The Shades (The Mid Sussex Times)

9 January 1964 – Johnny Fine & The Ramblers (The Mid Sussex Times)

16 January 1964 – Group X (replaced by Larry Carlo & The Vincents) (The Mid Sussex Times)

23 January 1964 – The Daltons (The Mid Sussex Times)

30 January 1964 – The Shades (The Mid Sussex Times)

8 February 1964 – Unit 6 and Al Monte & The Boys (The Mid Sussex Times)

13 February 1964 – The London Beats (The Mid Sussex Times)

20 February 1964 – Mike Fallon & The Flames (The Mid Sussex Times)

27 February 1964 – The Shades (The Mid Sussex Times)

29 February 1964 – The Untamed Four with Wayne Crawford’s Rockin’ Jades (The Mid Sussex Times)

5 March 1964 – Larry Carlo & The Vincents (The Mid Sussex Times)

12 March 1964 – Johnny Fine & The Ramblers (The Mid Sussex Times)

19 March 1964 – The Blackbeats with Cuthbert The Cavemen (The Mid Sussex Times)

26 March 1964 – The Four Aces (The Mid Sussex Times)

30 March 1964 – The Shades (The Mid Sussex Times)

2 April 1964 – The Daltons (The Mid Sussex Times)

9 April 1964 – The Sabres (The Mid Sussex Times)

11 April 1964 – Unit 6 and The Deltas (The Mid Sussex Times)

16 April 1964 – The Untamed Four (The Mid Sussex Times)

23 April 1964 – Johnny Fine & The Ramblers (The Mid Sussex Times)

30 April 1964 – Wayne Crawford’s Jades (The Mid Sussex Times)

7 May 1964 – The Four Aces (The Mid Sussex Times)

9 May 1964 – The Jaguars and The Unit Four (The Mid Sussex Times)

14 May 1964 – The New Vincents Blue Sounds (The Mid Sussex Times)

18 May 1964 – The Shades (The Mid Sussex Times)

21 May 1964 – The Untamed Four (The Mid Sussex Times)

28 May 1964 – Count Downe & The Zeros (The Mid Sussex Times)

4 June 1964 – The Sidewinders (The Mid Sussex Times)

11 June 1964 – The Shades (The Mid Sussex Times)

13 June 1964 – Johnny Jay & The Zabres and The Smoke-stacks (The Mid Sussex Times)

18 June 1964 – The Four Aces (The Mid Sussex Times)

25 June 1964 – Johnny Fine & The Ramblers (The Mid Sussex Times)

2 July 1964 – The Untamed Four (The Mid Sussex Times)

9 July 1964 – The Debutantes (The Mid Sussex Times)

16 July 1964 – The Shades (The Mid Sussex Times)

23 July 1964 – The Jaguars (The Mid Sussex Times)

30 July 1964 – Johnny Fine & The Ramblers (The Mid Sussex Times)

3 August 1964 – The Continentals (The Mid Sussex Times)

6 August 1964 – Vincents Big Blues (The Mid Sussex Times)

13 August 1964 – The Four Aces (The Mid Sussex Times)

20 August 1964 – The Banana Bunch (The Mid Sussex Times)

27 August 1964 – Johnny Fine & The Ramblers (The Mid Sussex Times)

3 September 1964 – Tony & The Defiants (The Mid Sussex Times)

10 September 1964 – The Shades (The Mid Sussex Times)

17 September 1964 – The Kreaks (The Mid Sussex Times)

24 September 1964 – Johnny Fine & The Ramblers (The Mid Sussex Times)

26 September 1964 – The Debutantes and The Blues Creatures (The Mid Sussex Times)

1 October 1964 – The Four Aces (The Mid Sussex Times)

8 October 1964 – The Credits (The Mid Sussex Times)

15 October 1964 – The Trekkas (The Mid Sussex Times)

22 October 1964 – The Kreaks (The Mid Sussex Times)

24 October 1964 – The Frisco Boys and Ivy with The Features (The Mid Sussex Times)

29 October 1964 – Johnny Fine & The Ramblers (The Mid Sussex Times)

5 November 1964 – The Wild Ones (The Mid Sussex Times)

7 November 1964 – The Del-Vikings and The People (The Mid Sussex Times)

12 November 1964 – Mo’ Henry (The Mid Sussex Times)

19 November 1964 – The Four Aces (The Mid Sussex Times)

26 November 1964 – The Shades (The Mid Sussex Times)

28 November 1964 – The Alexanders with surprise group (The Mid Sussex Times)

3 December 1964 – Johnny Fine & The Ramblers (The Mid Sussex Times)

10 December 1964 – The Kreaks (The Mid Sussex Times)

17 December 1964 – The Banana Bunch (The Mid Sussex Times)

23 December 1964 – The Four Aces (The Mid Sussex Times)

31 December 1964 – The Kreaks and The Robusts (The Mid Sussex Times)

7 January 1965 – Johnny Fine & The Ramblers (The Mid Sussex Times)

14 January 1965 – The G-Men (formerly The Giants) (The Mid Sussex Times)

21 January 1965 – The Five Aces (The Mid Sussex Times)

23 January 1965 – Mo Henry R&B & The Otis Men (The Mid Sussex Times)

28 January 1965 – The Shades (The Mid Sussex Times)

4 February 1965 – Johnny Fine & The Ramblers (The Mid Sussex Times)

11 February 1965 – The Kreaks (The Mid Sussex Times)

18 February 1965 – The Shufflers (The Mid Sussex Times)

25 February 1965 – The Five Aces (The Mid Sussex Times)

27 February 1965 – Johnny Fine & The Ramblers and Ivy & The League (the latter may have been replaced by The Buccaneers) (The Mid Sussex Times)

4 March 1965 – D-J Blues Band (The Mid Sussex Times)

11 March 1965 – The G-Men (The Mid Sussex Times)

18 March 1965 – Johnny Fine & The Ramblers (The Mid Sussex Times)

25 March 1965 – The Daltons (The Mid Sussex Times)

1 April 1965 – The Five Aces (The Mid Sussex Times)

8 April 1965 – The Shades (The Mid Sussex Times)

15 April 1965 – Johnny Fine & The Ramblers (The Mid Sussex Times)

19 April 1965 – The Five Aces (The Mid Sussex Times)

22 April 1965 – Jimmy Marsh & The Del-Mar Trio (The Mid Sussex Times)

29 April 1965 – The Kreaks (The Mid Sussex Times)

6 May 1965 – The Shufflers (The Mid Sussex Times)

13 May 1965 – The Five Aces (The Mid Sussex Times)

15 May 1965 – Mo’ Henry R&B Combo and The Black and Tans (The Mid Sussex Times)

20 May 1965 – The Shades (The Mid Sussex Times)

27 May 1965 – The Untamed (The Mid Sussex Times)

3 June 1965 – Robb Storme & The Whispers (The Mid Sussex Times)

7 June 1965 – Johnny Fine & The Ramblers (The Mid Sussex Times)

10 June 1965 – The Jeydes (The Mid Sussex Times)

17 June 1965 – The Bo Street Runners (The Mid Sussex Times)

24 June 1965 – The Five Aces (The Mid Sussex Times)

1 July 1965 – The Shades (The Mid Sussex Times)

8 July 1965 – Johnny Fine & The Ramblers (The Mid Sussex Times)

15 July 1965 – The Herd (The Mid Sussex Times)

22 July 1965 – The Kreaks (The Mid Sussex Times)

29 July 1965 – Robb Storme & The Whispers (The Mid Sussex Times)

5 August 1965 – The Five Aces (The Mid Sussex Times)

12 August 1965 – The Beat Merchants (The Mid Sussex Times)

19 August 1965 – Johnny Fine & The Ramblers (The Mid Sussex Times)

26 August 1965 – The Herd (The Mid Sussex Times)

30 August 1965 – Johnny Fine & The Ramblers (The Mid Sussex Times)

2 September 1965 – The Five Aces (The Mid Sussex Times)

9 September 1965 – The Fenmen and The Dolphins (The Mid Sussex Times)

11 September 1965 – The In-Sect (The Mid Sussex Times)

16 September 1965 – The Shades (The Mid Sussex Times)

23 September 1965 – The Herd (The Mid Sussex Times)

30 September 1965 – Johnny Fine & The Ramblers (The Mid Sussex Times)

7 October 1965 – The In-Sect (The Mid Sussex Times)

9 October 1965 – Shelley and Johnny Fine & The Ramblers (The Mid Sussex Times)

14 October 1965 – Dave Storm & The Diamonds (The Mid Sussex Times)

21 October 1965 – The Shades (The Mid Sussex Times)

28 October 1965 – Robb Storme & The Whispers (The Mid Sussex Times)

30 October 1965 – The Deltas and The Short-Cuts (The Mid Sussex Times)

4 November 1965 – The Five Aces (The Mid Sussex Times)

11 November 1965 – Sons of Fred (The Mid Sussex Times)

18 November 1965 – Johnny Fine & The Ramblers (The Mid Sussex Times)

20 November 1965 – The Shindigs and The Five Aces (The Mid Sussex Times)

25 November 1965 – The Herd (The Mid Sussex Times)

2 December 1965 – The Shades (The Mid Sussex Times)

9 December 1965 – Plain & Fancy (The Mid Sussex Times)

11 December 1965 – Pinky & The Fell’as (The Mid Sussex Times)

16 December 1965 – Johnny Fine & The Ramblers (The Mid Sussex Times)

23 December 1965 – The Alexanders (The Mid Sussex Times)

27 December 1965 – Johnny Fine & The Ramblers (The Mid Sussex Times)

31 December 1965 – The Five Aces and The Bootleggers (The Mid Sussex Times)

6 January 1966 – The Shades (Mid Sussex Times)

13 January 1966 – Robb Storme & The Whispers (Mid Sussex Times)

17 February 1966 – Robb Storme  & The Whispers (Jim St Pier’s gig diary)

10 March 1966 – Eddie’s Crowd (Mid Sussex Times)

17 March 1966 – John Brown’s Bodies (Mid Sussex Times)

This is the Brighton version that featured Keith Emmerson not the Hammersmith version

24 March 1966 – The Webb (Mid Sussex Times)

26 March 1966 – The Defiants and The F-P, N&C Band (Mid Sussex Times)

21 April 1966 – The Alex Lane Group (Mid Sussex Times)

28 April 1966 – The Mojos with The Motion (Mid Sussex Times)

30 April 1966 – The Hi-Tower Society (Mid Sussex Times) From London’s Flamingo club

12 May 1966 – Johnny Fine & The Ramblers (Mid Sussex Times)

17 May 1966 – The Artwoods and The Mike Stuart Span (Mid Sussex Times)

19 May 1966 – The Mike Stuart Span (Mid Sussex Times)

21 May 1966 – Graham Bonney & The Night Society (Mid Sussex Times)

26 May 1966 – Eddie’s Crowd (Mid Sussex Times)

16 June 1966 – The Alex Lane Group (Mid Sussex Times)

23 June 1966 – The Mike Stuart Span (Mid Sussex Times)

25 June 1966 – The King Pins and The Change (Mid Sussex Times)

14 July 1966 – Robb Storme  & The Whispers (Jim St Pier’s gig diary)

21 July 1966 – The Webb (Mid Sussex Times)

28 July 1966 – The Mike Stuart Span (Mid Sussex Times)

4 August 1966 – Johnny Fine & The Ramblers (Mid Sussex Times)

11 August 1966 – Four of Us with Sterry Moore (Mid Sussex Times)

18 August 1966 – The Laymen (Mid Sussex Times)

20 October 1966 – For Ov Us  with Sterry Moore (Mid Sussex Times)

22 October 1966 – The Laymen (Mid Sussex Times)

27 October 1966 – The King Pins (Mid Sussex Times)

5 January 1967 – Omega Plus (formerly The Untamed) (Mid Sussex Times)

12 January 1967 – The Shindigs (Mid Sussex Times)

14 January 1967 – The Johnny Fine Group (with their new line-up) (Mid Sussex Times)

19 January 1967 – The Robb Storme Group (Mid Sussex Times)

26 January 1967 – Eddie’s Crowd (new line up) (Mid Sussex Times)

28 January 1967 – Omega Plus (Mid Sussex Times)

2 February 1967 – The Urchins (featuring Gene Coben and Alex Lane) (Mid Sussex Times)

4 February 1967 – The King Pins (Mid Sussex Times)

9 February 1967 – The Motion (Mid Sussex Times)

16 February 1967 – The Johnny Fine Group (Mid Sussex Times)

18 February 1967 – The Urchins (Mid Sussex Times)

23 February 1967 – The Robb Storme Group (Mid Sussex Times)

2 March 1967 – Omega Plus (Mid Sussex Times)

4 March 1967 – The Shindigs (Mid Sussex Times)

9 March 1967 – Eddie’s Crowd (Mid Sussex Times)

16 March 1967 – The Johnny Fine Group (Mid Sussex Times)

23 March 1967 – The Urchins with support (Mid Sussex Times)

27 March 1967 – Eddie’s Crowd and The Mr Howard Group (Mid Sussex Times)

30 March 1967 – The Motion (Mid Sussex Times)

6 April 1967 – The Total (Mid Sussex Times)

8 April 1967 – Omega Plus (Mid Sussex Times)

13 April 1967 – The Robb Storme Group with Eddie Singh & The West Indian Tornados (Mid Sussex Times)

20 April 1967 – The Johnny Fine Group (Mid Sussex Times)

22 April 1967 – The Mr Howard Group and The Retros (Mid Sussex Times)

27 April 1967 – The Total (Mid Sussex Times)

4 May 1967 – Eddie’s Crowd (Mid Sussex Times)

6 May 1967 – The Urchins and The Collection (Mid Sussex Times)

11 May 1967 – Omega Plus (Mid Sussex Times)

18 May 1967 – The Johnny Fine Group (Mid Sussex Times)

20 May 1967 – Sound Around and The Individuals (Mid Sussex Times)

25 May 1967 – The Robb Storme Group (Mid Sussex Times) Replaced by The Camp (Jim St Pier’s diary confirms this as probably because Lewis Collins just left)

29 May 1967 – Eddie’s Crowd and The Soul Machine (Mid Sussex Times)

1 June 1967 – The Robb Storme Group with support (Mid Sussex Times)

8 June 1967 – The Henry (Mid Sussex Times)

10 June 1967 – The Urchins with support (Mid Sussex Times)

15 June 1967 – The Johnny Fine Group (Mid Sussex Times)

22 June 1967 – The Collection (Mid Sussex Times)

24 June 1967 – The Total with support (Mid Sussex Times)

29 June 1967 – Eddie’s Crowd (Mid Sussex Times)

6 July 1967 – The Pathfinders (Mid Sussex Times)

13 July 1967 – The Motion (Mid Sussex Times)

20 July 1967 – The Robb Storme Group (Mid Sussex Times)

27 July 1967 – Eddie’s Crowd (Mid Sussex Times)

3 August 1967 –The Johnny Fine Group (Mid Sussex Times)

10 August 1967 – The Collection (Mid Sussex Times)

17 August 1967 – Omega Plus (Mid Sussex Times) Says direct from Tiles, Oxford Street but replaced by The Target. They appeared on 14 September

24 August 1967 – The Robb Storme Group and Precisely This (Mid Sussex Times)

28 August 1967 – The Johnny Fine Group (Mid Sussex Times)

31 August 1967 – The Henry (Mid Sussex Times)

7 September 1967 – Eddie’s Crowd (Mid Sussex Times)

14 September 1967 – Omega Plus with support (Mid Sussex Times)

21 September 1967 – Plain & Fancy (Mid Sussex Times)

28 September 1967 – The Total (Mid Sussex Times) Replaced by The Collection

30 September 1967 – Robb Storme & The Orange Bicycle plus support (Mid Sussex Times)

5 October 1967 – The Total (Mid Sussex Times)

12 October 1967 – Johnny Fine (Mid Sussex Times)

14 October 1967 – Omega Plus (Mid Sussex Times)

17 October 1967 – Eddie’s Crowd (Mid Sussex Times)

26 October 1967 – The Collection (Mid Sussex Times)

28 October 1967 – The Henry (Mid Sussex Times)

2 November 1967 – The Motion (Mid Sussex Times)

9 November 1967 – Robb Storme & Orange Bicycle and The Switch (Mid Sussex Times)

11 November 1967 – The Total (Mid Sussex Times)

16 November 1967 – Eddie’s Crowd (Mid Sussex Times)

18 November 1967 – Omega Plus (Mid Sussex Times)

23 November 1967 – The Urchins (Mid Sussex Times)

25 November 1967 – Omega Plus (Mid Sussex Times) Replaced by The Talismen

30 November 1967 – The Henry (Mid Sussex Times)

7 December 1967 – The Total (Mid Sussex Times)

9 December 1967 – The Mode and Heinz (Mid Sussex Times)

14 December 1967 – Johnny Fine (Mid Sussex Times)

21 December 1967 – Robb Storme & Orange Bicycle (Mid Sussex Times)

26 December 1967 – The Kindred (Mid Sussex Times)

31 December 1967 – The Johnny Fine Group (Mid Sussex Times)

4 January 1968 – Eddie’s Crowd (Mid Sussex Times)

8 February 1968 – Eddie’s Crowd (Mid Sussex Times)

10 February 1968 – The Motion (Mid Sussex Times)

15 February 1968 – The Mike Stuart Span (Mid Sussex Times)

30 January 1969 – Orange Bicycle with Robb Storme (Mid Sussex Times) Opens as The Red Balloon Club

6 February 1969 – The Mud (Mid Sussex Times)

13 February 1969 – The Suspect (Mid Sussex Times)

20 February 1969 – The Fishhook (Mid Sussex Times)

27 February 1969 – Mud (Mid Sussex Times)

6 March 1969 – Orange Bicycle (Mid Sussex Times)

13 March 1969 – Hopscotch (Mid Sussex Times)

3 April 1969 – Harper Foundation (Mid Sussex Times) Billed as The Pilgrim again

10 April 1969 – Orange Bicycle with Robb Storme (Mid Sussex Times)

17 April 1969 – High Tension (Mid Sussex Times) Billed as Pilgrim Cellar (under new management)

24 April 1969 – Kippington Lodge (Mid Sussex Times)

1 May 1969 – Wellington Kitch with The Double Sounds (Mid Sussex Times)

8 May 1969 – Jigsaw (Mid Sussex Times) Replaced by The Image and The Double Sounds

15 May 1969 – Mr Mo’s Messengers and The Double Sounds (Mid Sussex Times)

22 May 1969 – Senority (aka Sonority) with The Double Sounds (Mid Sussex Times)

29 May 1969 – Bumbly Hums and The Double Sounds(Mid Sussex Times) New Zealand band

5 June 1969 – The Raizins and The Double Sounds (Mid Sussex Times)

12 June 1969 – The Globe Show (Mid Sussex Times)

19 June 1969 – High Tension and The Double Sounds (Mid Sussex Times)

26 June 1969 – Space (Mid Sussex Times)

3 July 1969 – John McFlair Band with The Double Sounds (Mid Sussex Times)

10 July 1969 – Child and The Double Sounds (Mid Sussex Times)

17 July 1969 – Mustang Stampede and The Double Sounds (Mid Sussex Times)

24 July 1969 – Dawn and The Double Sounds (Mid Sussex Times)

31 July 1969 – Just Us and The Double Sounds (Mid Sussex Times)

7 August 1969 – The Fox and The Double Sounds (Mid Sussex Times)

14 August 1969 – Road and The Double Sounds (Mid Sussex Times)

21 August 1969 – Procession with The Double Sounds (Mid Sussex Times) Unlikely Procession played this date

28 August 1969 – The Globe Show with The Double Sounds (Mid Sussex Times)

4 September 1969 – Sonority with The Double Sounds (Mid Sussex Times)

11 September 1969 – Image and The Double Sounds (Mid Sussex Times)

18 September 1969 – Mustang Stampede with The Double Sounds (Mid Sussex Times)

25 September 1969 – Fishhook (Mid Sussex Times)

2 October 1969 – Mustang Stampede and The Double Sounds (Mid Sussex Times)

9 October 1969 – Amalgamation with The Double Sounds (Mid Sussex Times)

16 October 1969 – The Switch (Mid Sussex Times)

23 October 1969 – Gun Boat Conspiracy and Starsound (Mid Sussex Times)

30 October 1969 – The Road (Mid Sussex Times)

The newspaper appears to have stopped advertising the venue after this date

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