
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 (Mid Sussex Times)
9 January 1964 – Johnny Fine & The Ramblers (Mid Sussex Times)
16 January 1964 – Group X (replaced by Larry Carlo & The Vincents) (Mid Sussex Times)
23 January 1964 – The Daltons (Mid Sussex Times)
30 January 1964 – The Shades (Mid Sussex Times)
8 February 1964 – Unit 6 and Al Monte & The Boys (Mid Sussex Times)
13 February 1964 – The London Beats (Mid Sussex Times)
20 February 1964 – Mike Fallon & The Flames (Mid Sussex Times)
27 February 1964 – The Shades (Mid Sussex Times)
29 February 1964 – The Untamed Four with Wayne Crawford’s Rockin’ Jades (Mid Sussex Times)
5 March 1964 – Larry Carlo & The Vincents (Mid Sussex Times)
12 March 1964 – Johnny Fine & The Ramblers (Mid Sussex Times)
19 March 1964 – The Blackbeats with Cuthbert The Cavemen (Mid Sussex Times)
26 March 1964 – The Four Aces (Mid Sussex Times)
30 March 1964 – The Shades (Mid Sussex Times)
2 April 1964 – The Daltons (Mid Sussex Times)
9 April 1964 – The Sabres (Mid Sussex Times)
11 April 1964 – Unit 6 and The Deltas (Mid Sussex Times)
16 April 1964 – The Untamed Four (Mid Sussex Times)
23 April 1964 – Johnny Fine & The Ramblers (Mid Sussex Times)
30 April 1964 – Wayne Crawford’s Jades (Mid Sussex Times)
7 May 1964 – The Four Aces (Mid Sussex Times)
9 May 1964 – The Jaguars and The Unit Four (Mid Sussex Times)
14 May 1964 – The New Vincents Blue Sounds (Mid Sussex Times)
18 May 1964 – The Shades (Mid Sussex Times)
21 May 1964 – The Untamed Four (Mid Sussex Times)
28 May 1964 – Count Downe & The Zeros (Mid Sussex Times)
4 June 1964 – The Sidewinders (Mid Sussex Times)
11 June 1964 – The Shades (Mid Sussex Times)
13 June 1964 – Johnny Jay & The Zabres and The Smoke-stacks (Mid Sussex Times)
18 June 1964 – The Four Aces (Mid Sussex Times)
25 June 1964 – Johnny Fine & The Ramblers (Mid Sussex Times)
2 July 1964 – The Untamed Four (Mid Sussex Times)
9 July 1964 – The Debutantes (Mid Sussex Times)
16 July 1964 – The Shades (Mid Sussex Times)
23 July 1964 – The Jaguars (Mid Sussex Times)
30 July 1964 – Johnny Fine & The Ramblers (Mid Sussex Times)
3 August 1964 – The Continentals (Mid Sussex Times)
6 August 1964 – Vincents Big Blues (Mid Sussex Times)
13 August 1964 – The Four Aces (Mid Sussex Times)
20 August 1964 – The Banana Bunch (Mid Sussex Times)
27 August 1964 – Johnny Fine & The Ramblers (Mid Sussex Times)
3 September 1964 – Tony & The Defiants (Mid Sussex Times)
10 September 1964 – The Shades (Mid Sussex Times)
17 September 1964 – The Kreaks (Mid Sussex Times)
24 September 1964 – Johnny Fine & The Ramblers (Mid Sussex Times)
26 September 1964 – The Debutantes and The Blues Creatures (Mid Sussex Times)
1 October 1964 – The Four Aces (Mid Sussex Times)
8 October 1964 – The Credits (Mid Sussex Times)
15 October 1964 – The Trekkas (Mid Sussex Times)
22 October 1964 – The Kreaks (Mid Sussex Times)
24 October 1964 – The Frisco Boys and Ivy with The Features (Mid Sussex Times)
29 October 1964 – Johnny Fine & The Ramblers (Mid Sussex Times)
5 November 1964 – The Wild Ones (Mid Sussex Times)
7 November 1964 – The Del-Vikings and The People (Mid Sussex Times)
12 November 1964 – Mo’ Henry (Mid Sussex Times)
19 November 1964 – The Four Aces (Mid Sussex Times)
26 November 1964 – The Shades (Mid Sussex Times)
28 November 1964 – The Alexanders with surprise group (Mid Sussex Times)
3 December 1964 – Johnny Fine & The Ramblers (Mid Sussex Times)
10 December 1964 – The Kreaks (Mid Sussex Times)
17 December 1964 – The Banana Bunch (Mid Sussex Times)
23 December 1964 – The Four Aces (Mid Sussex Times)
31 December 1964 – The Kreaks and The Robusts (Mid Sussex Times)
7 January 1965 – Johnny Fine & The Ramblers (Mid Sussex Times)
14 January 1965 – The G-Men (formerly The Giants) (Mid Sussex Times)
21 January 1965 – The Five Aces (Mid Sussex Times)
23 January 1965 – Mo Henry R&B & The Otis Men (Mid Sussex Times)
28 January 1965 – The Shades (Mid Sussex Times)
4 February 1965 – Johnny Fine & The Ramblers (Mid Sussex Times)
11 February 1965 – The Kreaks (Mid Sussex Times)
18 February 1965 – The Shufflers (Mid Sussex Times)
25 February 1965 – The Five Aces (Mid Sussex Times)
27 February 1965 – Johnny Fine & The Ramblers and Ivy & The League (the latter may have been replaced by The Buccaneers) (Mid Sussex Times)
4 March 1965 – D-J Blues Band (Mid Sussex Times)
11 March 1965 – The G-Men (Mid Sussex Times)
18 March 1965 – Johnny Fine & The Ramblers (Mid Sussex Times)
25 March 1965 – The Daltons (Mid Sussex Times)
1 April 1965 – The Five Aces (Mid Sussex Times)
8 April 1965 – The Shades (Mid Sussex Times)
15 April 1965 – Johnny Fine & The Ramblers (Mid Sussex Times)
19 April 1965 – The Five Aces (Mid Sussex Times)
22 April 1965 – Jimmy Marsh & The Del-Mar Trio (Mid Sussex Times)
29 April 1965 – The Kreaks (Mid Sussex Times)
6 May 1965 – The Shufflers (Mid Sussex Times)
13 May 1965 – The Five Aces (Mid Sussex Times)
15 May 1965 – Mo’ Henry R&B Combo and The Black and Tans (Mid Sussex Times)
20 May 1965 – The Shades (Mid Sussex Times)
27 May 1965 – The Untamed (Mid Sussex Times)
3 June 1965 – Robb Storme & The Whispers (Mid Sussex Times)
7 June 1965 – Johnny Fine & The Ramblers (Mid Sussex Times)
10 June 1965 – The Jeydes (Mid Sussex Times)
17 June 1965 – The Bo Street Runners (Mid Sussex Times)
24 June 1965 – The Five Aces (Mid Sussex Times)
1 July 1965 – The Shades (Mid Sussex Times)
8 July 1965 – Johnny Fine & The Ramblers (Mid Sussex Times)
15 July 1965 – The Herd (Mid Sussex Times)
22 July 1965 – The Kreaks (Mid Sussex Times)
29 July 1965 – Robb Storme & The Whispers (Mid Sussex Times)
5 August 1965 – The Five Aces (Mid Sussex Times)
12 August 1965 – The Beat Merchants (Mid Sussex Times)
19 August 1965 – Johnny Fine & The Ramblers (Mid Sussex Times)
26 August 1965 – The Herd (Mid Sussex Times)
30 August 1965 – Johnny Fine & The Ramblers (Mid Sussex Times)
2 September 1965 – The Five Aces (Mid Sussex Times)
9 September 1965 – The Fenmen and The Dolphins (Mid Sussex Times)
11 September 1965 – The In-Sect (Mid Sussex Times)
16 September 1965 – The Shades (Mid Sussex Times)
23 September 1965 – The Herd (Mid Sussex Times)
30 September 1965 – Johnny Fine & The Ramblers (Mid Sussex Times)
7 October 1965 – The In-Sect (Mid Sussex Times)
9 October 1965 – Shelley and Johnny Fine & The Ramblers (Mid Sussex Times)
14 October 1965 – Dave Storm & The Diamonds (Mid Sussex Times)
21 October 1965 – The Shades (Mid Sussex Times)
28 October 1965 – Robb Storme & The Whispers (Mid Sussex Times)
30 October 1965 – The Deltas and The Short-Cuts (Mid Sussex Times)
4 November 1965 – The Five Aces (Mid Sussex Times)
11 November 1965 – Sons of Fred (Mid Sussex Times)
18 November 1965 – Johnny Fine & The Ramblers (Mid Sussex Times)
20 November 1965 – The Shindigs and The Five Aces (Mid Sussex Times)
25 November 1965 – The Herd (Mid Sussex Times)
2 December 1965 – The Shades (Mid Sussex Times)
9 December 1965 – Plain & Fancy (Mid Sussex Times)
11 December 1965 – Pinky & The Fell’as (Mid Sussex Times)
16 December 1965 – Johnny Fine & The Ramblers (Mid Sussex Times)
23 December 1965 – The Alexanders (Mid Sussex Times)
27 December 1965 – Johnny Fine & The Ramblers (Mid Sussex Times)
31 December 1965 – The Five Aces and The Bootleggers (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)
11 January 1968 – Mint Tulip (Mid Sussex Times)
13 January 1968 – Bulldog Clip and The Elastic Band (Mid Sussex Times)
18 January 1968 – The Total (Mid Sussex Times)
25 January 1968 – The Johnny Fine Group (Mid Sussex Times)
27 January 1968 – Robb Storme & The Orange Bicycle (Mid Sussex Times)
1 February 1968 – St John’s Wood (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)
22 February 1968 – Extreme Sound (Mid Sussex Times)
24 February 1968 – The Total (Mid Sussex Times)
29 February 1968 – Robb Storme and Orange Bicycle with The Inspirations (Mid Sussex Times)
7 March 1968 – The Johnny Fine Group (Mid Sussex Times)
9 March 1968 – Final Selection (Mid Sussex Times)
14 March 1968 – Eddie’s Crowd (Mid Sussex Times)
21 March 1968 – The Total (Mid Sussex Times)
23 March 1968 – Jack’s Experience (Mid Sussex Times)
28 March 1968 – Final Selection (Mid Sussex Times)
4 April 1968 – Strange Brew (Mid Sussex Times)
6 April 1968 – The Suspect (Mid Sussex Times)
11 April 1968 – Time Square (formerly Eddie’s Crowd) (Mid Sussex Times)
15 April 1968 – Robb Storme and The Orange Bicycle with The Too Much (Mid Sussex Times)
18 April 1968 – Johnny Houndog’s Rock ‘N’ Roll Circus (Mid Sussex Times)
25 April 1968 – The Total (Mid Sussex Times)
27 April 1968 – Final Selection (Mid Sussex Times)
2 May 1968 – The Too Much (Mid Sussex Times)
4 May 1968 – The Johnny Fine Group (Mid Sussex Times)
9 May 1968 – Freddie ‘Fingers’ Lee with The Revelation Sound (Mid Sussex Times)
11 May 1968 – Mint Tulip (Mid Sussex Times)
16 May 1968 – Time Square (formerly Eddie’s Crowd) (Mid Sussex Times)
23 May 1968 – The Total (Mid Sussex Times)
25 May 1968 – The Motion (Mid Sussex Times)
30 May 1968 – The Johnny Fine Group (Mid Sussex Times)
3 June 1968 – Robb Storme and The Orange Bicycle (Mid Sussex Times)
6 June 1968 – The Suspect (Mid Sussex Times)
13 June 1968 – Time Square (Mid Sussex Times)
15 June 1968 – Misleading Kases (Mid Sussex Times)
20 June 1968 – Time Square (Mid Sussex Times)
22 June 1968 – Misleading Kases (Mid Sussex Times)
27 June 1968 – Time Square (Mid Sussex Times)
4 July 1968 – The Johnny Fine Group (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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Remember all of this like it was yesterday.
Hi.
This was my parents (Alex and Sheila) pub in around 1979/80. I was about 12 or 13 years old and recall the function room was underneath the main pub and had access to the rear garden.
It was a lovely pub, full of local characters who are probably all long dead now and turning in their grave that their local pub is now a supermarket. Theres very little up that end of Haywards Heath as it is.
I remember the venue , we played on the 14th of April 1977 . The band was called Stamps. A good pub!