The Walton Hop at the Playhouse, Walton-on-Thames, Surrey

Walton Playhouse, 19 January 2022. Photo: Nick Warburton

The Walton Hop at the Playhouse in Walton-on-Thames, Surrey was a teen disco started by Deniz Corday in 1958.

Photo: Nick Warburton, 19 January 2022

The music venue is reputed to have been the first disco in the UK. During 1964-1965, it was billed as the Hi-Fi Hop. The venue was billed as the Walton Hop in 1967. This is an incomplete list and I would welcome any additions

1 August 1961 – Mike Dee & The Jaywalkers

 

24 October 1961 – Mike Dee & The Jaywalkers

 

7 November 1961 – Mike Dee & The Jaywalkers

 

19 January 1962 – The Nibs Band

Gigs were on Saturdays and Wednesday but not every week

20 January 1962 – The Sunsets with Linda Shane, Grant Tracy and Ron Diamond

24 January 1962 – Denny & The Crescendos

 

10 February 1962 – Vern Rogers & The Hi-Fi’s

14 February 1962 – The Impalas

17 February 1962 – Eddy & The Chequers

24 February 1962 – Mike Cordell & The Mysteries

 

3 March 1962 – Steve Frances & The Counterbeats

10 March 1962 – Johnny Carr & The Bristol Cadillacs

14 March 1962 – The Guildford Rythmics

17 March 1962 – Tony West, Terry Preston & The Nite Hawks

21 March 1962 – Kris Kelly & The Cadillacs

24 March 1962 – Steve Laine & The Cannons

28 March 1962 – The Hamilton Teens

31 March 1962 – Anna Janet Carol and Tony Claidon & The Impalas

 

4 April 1962 – The Black Arrows

Gap until the next entry

18 April 1962 – Denny & The Crescendos

21 April 1962 – Grant Tracy & The Sunsets

23 April 1962 – Steve Laine and Terry & The Cannons

26 April 1962 – The Hamilton Teens

28 April 1962 – Duffy Power & The Syndicates

 

2 May 1962 – Steve Frances & The Counterbeats

5 May 1962 – Neil Christian & The Crusaders (he was ill so postponed and was replaced by Gary Brooker & The Paramounts)

Gap in gigs until next entry

19 May 1962 – Baby Bubbly & His Bubbles

23 May 1962 – Neil Christian & The Crusaders

26 May 1962 – Gary Brooker & The Paramounts

2 June 1962 – Ray Davis & The RDQ Quartette (held at Weybridge Hall as Walton Playhouse not available)

6 June 1962 – Jackie Lynton with Bob Zavier & The Jury

9 June 1962 – Bod Fields, Beverley Swain & The Diablos

11 June 1962 – Jed Stone & The Raiders

14 June 1962 – The Black Arrows

16 June 1962 – Neil Christian & The Crusaders (held at Weybridge Hall as Walton Playhouse not available)

23 June 1962 – Steve Laine and Teddy & The Cannons (held at Weybridge Hall as Walton Playhouse not available)

27 June 1962 – Pat McQueen & His Rock Combo

30 June 1962 – The Checkpoints with Colin Lloyd

 

3 July 1962 – Ricky Temple & The Lonely Ones (Tuesday)

7 July 1962 – Tony Claidon, Ann Wright and The Impalas (held at Weybridge Hall as Walton Playhouse not available)

11 July 1962 – Grant Tracy & The Sunsets

14 July 1962 – Brian Howard & The Silhouettes

18 July 1962 – Pete West & The East Combo

21 July 1962 – Karl Anthony & The Nomads

25 July 1962 – The Black Arrows

28 July 1962 – Steve Laine and Terry & The Cannons

 

1 August 1962 – Pat McQueen & His Rock Combo

4 August 1962 – Grant Tracy & The Sunsets (cancelled, not clear who replaced them)

6 August 1962 – Tony Claidon & The Impalas

11 August 1962 – Neil Christian & The Crusaders (held at Weybridge Hall as Walton Playhouse not available)

18 August 1962 – Colin Lyodd & The Checkpoints (held at Weybridge Hall as Walton Playhouse not available)

No gigs for a while

1 September 1962 – The Fleereckers

4 September 1962 – Norman Jago & The Jaguars

8 September 1962 – Brian Howard & The Silhouettes

12 September 1962 – Jackie Lynton & The Jury

15 September 1962 – The Statesmen of Sin

19 September 1962 – Vern Rogers & The Hi-Fi’s

22 September 1962 – Terry Franks & The Avalons

26 September 1962 – John Mazzi & The Clearways

29 September 1962 – Bobby Angelo & The Tuxedos with Susan Terry

 

3 October 1962 – Jackie Lynton with Bob Zavier & The Jury

6 October 1962 – Bobby Brown & The Barons

10 October 1962 – Grant Tracy & The Sunsets

13 October 1962 – Brian Howard & The Silhouettes

Gap until next entry

20 October 1962 – Bobby Angelo & The Tuxedos (held at Weybridge Hall as Walton Playhouse not available)

24 October 1962 – Jackie Lynton and Bobby Zavier & The Jury

27 October 1962 – Rod Price & The College Boys

31 October 1962 – Terry Franks & The Avalons

 

3 November 1962 – Vern Rogers & The Hi-Fi’s

9 November 1962 – Grant Tracy & The Sunsets (held at Weybridge Hall as Walton Playhouse not available)

16 November 1962 – Bobby Angelo, Susan Terry & The Tuxedos (held at Weybridge Hall as Walton Playhouse not available)

24 November 1962 – Coral Lee and Ray Fields & The Syndicates (held at Weybridge Hall as Walton Playhouse not available)

27 November 1962 – Brian Howard & The Silhouettes

 

1 December 1962 – John Mazzi & The Clearways

Gap until next entry

12 December 1962 – Jackie Lynton & The New Teenbeats

15 December 1962 – Vern Rogers & The Hi-Fi’s (held at Weybridge Hall as Walton Playhouse not available)

19 December 1962 – Rod Price & His College Men

22 December 1962 – Brian Howard & The Silhouettes

24 December 1962 – Bobby Angelo & The Tuxedos with Susan Terry

26 December 1962 – Jackie Lynton & The New Teenbeats

29 December 1962 – John Mazzi & The Clearways (held at Weybridge Hall as Walton Playhouse not available)

31 December 1962 – Terry Franks & The Avalons

 

Gigs were on Saturdays and Wednesday but not every week. There is gap until next entry

9 January 1963 – Vern Rogers & The Hi-Fi’s

12 January 1963 – John Mazzi & The Clearways

16 January 1963 – Tony Rivers & The Castaways

19 January 1963 – Vern Rogers & The Hi-Fi’s

23 January 1963 – Grant Tracy & The Sunsets

26 January 1963 – Tony Rivers & The Castaways

30 January 1963 – The Nashville Teens

 

2 February 1963 – Rod Price & His College Men (held at Weybridge Hall as Walton Playhouse not available)

6 February 1963 – Shane Fenton & The Fentons and Tony Rivers & The Castaways

9 February 1963 – Grant Tracy & The Sunsets

14 February 1963 – Vern Rogers & The Hi-Fi’s (Thursday)

16 February 1963 – Terry Franks & The Avalons

23 February 1963 – John Mazzi & The Clearways

There is a gap until the next entry

 

2 March 1963 – Rod Price & His College Men

6 March 1963 – Gene Vincent & The British Blue Caps and The Hi-Fi Nits and Jackie & Fiona

9 March 1963 – Pauline Martin and Paul Dean & The Searchers

16 March 1963 – Tony Rivers & The Castaways

20 March 1963 – Frank Kelly & The Hunters

23 March 1963 – Pete West and Susan Wayne & The Embers

30 March 1963 – Coral Lee and Ray Fields & The Syndicates (held at Weybridge Hall as Walton Playhouse not available)

 

6 April 1963 – Tony & The Packabeats

11 April 1963 – Pat McQueen & His Rock Combo (Thursday)

13 April 1963 – John Mazzi & The Clearways and The Hi-Fi Nits

15 April 1963 – Grant Tracy & The Sunsets (Monday)

20 April 1963 – Pauline Martin and Pete Dean & The Searchers

27 April 1963 – Lee Faber & The RTJ Combo (held at Weybridge Hall as Walton Playhouse not available)

 

4 May 1963 – The Strollers Plus Two and The Hi-Fi Nits

10 May 1963 – Rod Price & His College Men (Friday) (held at Weybridge Hall as Walton Playhouse not available) Replaced by Jeff Curtis & The Flames

18 May 1963 – Vern Rogers & The Hi-Fi’s and Fiona and Jackie

25 May 1963 – Terry Franks & The Avalons (held at Weybridge Hall as Walton Playhouse not available)

 

1 June 1963 – Tony Holland & The Packabeats

3 June 1963 – Vern Rogers & Hi-Fi’s (Monday)

8 June 1963 – Johnny Dee & The Limelighters

15 June 1963 – John Mazzi & The Clearways

22 June 1963 – Vern Rogers & The Hi-Fi’s

29 June 1963 – John Mazzi & Clearways

 

6 July 1963 – Tony Rivers & The Castaways

13 July 1963 – Rod Price & His College Men

20 July 1963 – Jeff Curtis & The Flames

27 July 1963 – Dave Anthony & The Druids

3 August 1963 – The Strollers

5 August 1963 – The Limelights

10 August 1963 – Coral Lee and Ray Fields & The Syndicates

17 August 1963 – Terry Franks & The Avalons (replaced by Eddy & The Chequers)

24 August 1963 – Lee Allan & The Scepters

31 August 1963 – Dave Anthony & The Druids

 

6 September 1963 – Tony Rivers & The Castaways (Friday) (replaced by Tony Holland & The Packabeats)

14 September 1963 – The Hi-Fi’s

21 September 1963 – John Mazzi & The Clearways

25 September 1963 – Shane Fenton & The Fentons (Wednesday)

28 September 1963 – Dave Dee & The Moquettes

 

5 October 1963 – Grant Tracy & The Sunsets

12 October 1963 – Lee Allan & The Scepters

19 October 1963 – Tony Holland & The Packabeats

26 October 1963 – The Wanderers

 

2 November 1963 – The Druids

9 November 1963 – Jackie Lynton & The Teenbeats

16 November 1963 – The Mustangs (held at Weybridge Hall as Walton Playhouse not available)

23 November 1963 – Tony Rivers & The Castaways (held at Weybridge Hall as Walton Playhouse not available)

30 November 1963 – Jeff Curtis & The Flames

Got gaps until next gig

21 December 1963 – Neil Christian & The Crusaders

24 December 1963 – John Mazzi & The Clearways

26 December 1963 – Tony Holland & The Packabeats

27 December 1963 – Vern Rogers & The Hi-Fi’s

28 December 1963 – Brian Diamond & The Cutters

31 December 1963 – The Druids

 

Just appears to be gigs on Saturdays in 1964

3 January 1964 – Lee Allan & The Scepters

11 January 1964 – The Moquettes (held at Weybridge Hall as Walton Playhouse not available)

18 January 1964 – The Flintstones

25 January 1964 – The Roof Raisers

 

1 February 1964 – Pete Nelson & The Travellers

8 February 1964 – The Hi-Fi’s

No gig on 15 February 1964

22 February 1964 – Tony Rivers & The Castaways and The Hop Mimers

29 February 1964 – Guitars Incorporated

 

7 March 1964 – The Roof Raisers

14 March 1964 – The Druids

21 March 1964 – Lee Allan & The Scepters

26 March 1964 – The Moquettes

28 March 1964 – The Outlaws and The Hop Mimers

 

30 March 1964 – Wainwright’s Gentlemen

 

4 April 1964 – The Druids

11 April 1964 – Tony Holland & The Packabeats (held at Weybridge Hall as Walton Playhouse not available)

18 April 1964 – The Limelights

No gig on 25 April

28 April 1964 – Tony Rivers & The Castaways (held at Weybridge Hall as Walton Playhouse not available)

 

2 May 1964 – Peter’s Faces

9 May 1964 – The Hi-Fi’s (held at Weybridge Hall as Walton Playhouse not available)

16 May 1964 – The Trends

18 May 1964 – The Moquettes (Monday)

23 May 1964 – Wainwright’s Gentlemen

30 May 1964 – Dana Laine and Lee Tracy & The Tributes (held at Weybridge Hall as Walton Playhouse not available)

 

2 June 1964 – Peter’s Faces (Tuesday)

6 June 1964 – The Druids

9 June 1964 – Wainwright’s Gentlemen (Tuesday)

13 June 1964 – The Prestons (held at Weybridge Hall as Walton Playhouse not available)

16 June 1964 – The Soul Representatives (Tuesday)

20 June 1964 – Mike Shannons & The Strangers

27 June 1964 – Wainwright’s Gentlemen

 

4 July 1964 – The Chances (held at Weybridge Hall as Walton Playhouse not available)

11 July 1964 – The Nashville Teens

18 July 1964 – Peter’s Faces

25 July 1964 – The Southern Sounds

1 August 1964 – The Birds (Ron Wood on guitar)

3 August 1964 – Peter’s Faces

8 August 1964 – The Grebbles

15 August 1964 – The T-Bones

22 August 1964 – The Southern Sounds

29 August 1964 – Peter’s Faces and Jackie Lynton

 

5 September 1964 – The Birds

12 September 1964 – The Druids

19 September 1964 – The Tridents (Jeff Beck’s band)

26 September 1964 – The T-Bones

 

3 October 1964 – The Druids

10 October 1964 – The Herd (replaced by The Paramounts)

17 October 1964 – The Rebounds

24 October 1964 – Tony Rivers & The Castaways

31 October 1964 – Peter’s Faces

7 November 1964 – The Tridents

14 November 1964 – The Druids

17 November 1964 – Rhubarb Freshers (Tuesday)

21 November 1964 – Tony Rivers & The Castaways

24 November 1964 – The Aztecs (Tuesday)

28 November 1964 – The Bootleggers

 

1 December 1964 – The Hustlers (Tuesday) (held at Weybridge Hall as Walton Playhouse not available)

4 December 1964 – The Herd (held at Weybridge Hall as Walton Playhouse not available)

8 December 1964 – The Empty Vessels (Tuesday) (held at Weybridge Hall as Walton Playhouse not available)

12 December 1964 – Peter’s Faces (held at Weybridge Hall as Walton Playhouse not available)

15 December 1964 – Devil’s Disciples (Tuesday)

19 December 1964 – The Pagans

24 December 1964 – Grant Tracy & The Sunsets

26 December 1964 – The Tridents

31 December 1964 – The Druids

 

There were gaps during 1965 due to the venue not being used for music

2 January 1965 – The Birds

12 January 1965 – The Moonrakers

16 January 1965 – Peter’s Faces

23 January 1965 – The Herd

26 January 1965 – The Legends

30 January 1965 – Wainwright’s Gentlemen (Ian Gillan was lead singer by now)

 

2 February 1965 – The Strays

6 February 1965 – The Tridents

9 February 1965 – The Cosmic Sounds

13 February 1965 – Grant Tracy & The Sunsets

23 February 1965 – The Missing Links

27 February 1965 – Dave & The Strollers

 

2 March 1965 – The Ones

6 March 1965 – The Tridents (this was the band’s first gig after Jeff Beck left to join The Yardbirds and was performed as a trio)

9 March 1965 – The Road Agents

13 March 1965 – The Birds

16 March 1965 – Finders Keepers

20 March 1965 – The Five Dimensions

23 March 1965 – Them

27 March 1965 – The Herd

30 March 1965 – The Bad Boys

 

3 April 1965 – The Cosmic Sounds

15 April 1965 – The Hero (This could be a missprint and might be The Herd)

Walton Playhouse closed at some point in late April/early May 1965 due to a fire that caused extensive damage. Walton Playhouse re-opened for music on 29 October 1966

29 October 1966 – Flatop and The Soul System

 

1 November 1966 – The Impalas

5 November 1966 – The Courtelles

8 November 1966 – The Iveys (evolved into Badfinger)

12 November 1966 – Tuesday’s Children

15 November 1966 – The Loving Kind

19 November 1966 –The Dominos

No gigs on 22 and 26 November

29 November 1966 – The Coloured Raisins

 

3 December 1966 – The Iveys

No gigs on 6 and 10 December

13 December 1966 – The New Downliners Sect

17 December 1966 – The Embers

20 December 1966 – Syd’s Crowd

24 December 1966 – Rob Chance & The Chances R

26 December 1966 – The Coloured Raisins

27 December 1966 – The Summer Set

31 December 1966 – Niti Rossi and Mike Stuart Span

10 January 1967 – The New Mojo Band (The New Mojos)

13 January 1967 – Winston’s Fumbs

17 January 1967 – Norman & The Tek-Neeks (ex-Tornados)

24 January 1967 – Derek Savage Foundation

28 January 1967 – The Nashville Teens

31 January 1967 – The Embers

 

4 February 1967 – The Condors

7 February 1967 – Winston’s Thumbs

11 February 1967 – Jackie Lynton, Norman Hale & The Package

14 February 1967 – The Iveys

18 February 1967 – Derek Savage Foundation

21 February 1967 – The Mojos

25 February 1967 – Denise Scott & The Soundsmen

28 February 1967 – Mike Raynor & The Condors

 

4 March 1967 – The Coloured Raisins

7 March 1967 – The Embers

14 March 1967 – The Embers

18 March 1967 – The Bunch

21 March 1967 – Derek Savage Foundation

23 March 1967 – The Coloured Raisins

25 March 1967 – The Medievals

27 March 1967 – Mike Stuart Span

1 April 1967 – The Army (Steve Priest, pre-Sweet on bass)

11 April 1967 – The Iveys

15 April 1967 – The Mojos

18 April 1967 – Sean Buckely Big Set

21 April 1967 – The Seychells (held at Hersham)

No gigs at the Walton Hop on 22, 25 and 29 April. The hall is not available

29 April 1967 – The Flies (held at Hersham)

 

2 May 1967 – The Farm

6 May 1967 – The Jaybirds

13 May 1967 – The Ministry of Sound

16 May 1967 – The Drag Set

20 May 1967 – The Bunch

23 May 1967 – The Flies

27 May 1967 – The Shinn

29 May 1967 – Mike Stuart Span (Bank holiday Monday)

 

3 June 1967 – The Courtells

6 June 1967 – The Jaybirds

10 June 1967 – The Happy Story

13 June 1967 – The Shell Shock Show

17 June 1967 – The Iveys

20 June 1967 – The Klooks

There is a gap after this

8 July 1967 – Soul Tonas

14 July 1967 – The Shell Shock Show

22 July 1967 – The Gods

29 July 1967 – The Human Instinct

 

5 August 1967 – Mike Stuart Span

12 August 1967 – The Tiles Big Band

19 August 1967 – The Flies

26 August 1967 – The Drag Set

28 August 1967 – The Flies (Bank holiday Monday)

 

2 September 1967 – Mike Raynor & The Condors

9 September 1967 – Modes Mode

16 September 1967 – Mike Stuart Span

23 September 1967 – The Embers

26 September 1967 – The Drifters, The Flies and The Mover

 

7 October 1967 – The All Nite Workers

14 October 1967 – No band this week

21 October 1967 – Gentle Madness

28 October 1967 – Dr Marigold’s Prescription

4 November 1967 – Coletrain Union

11 November 1967 – The Inspiration

14 November 1967 – The Human Instinct

18 November 1967 – Floribunda Rose (John Kongos’s band)

25 November 1967 – No band this week

28 November 1967 – Force Four

 

2 December 1967 – Lemon Line

9 December 1967 – No band this week

12 December 1967 – The All Nite Workers

16 December 1967 – Jo Jo Gunne

19 December 1967 – The Doves

26 December 1967 – The Flies (and possibly The Doves but needs confirmation)

30 December 1967 – Mike Stuart Span

 

9 January 1968 – Jo Jo Gunne

13 January 1968 – The Army

16 January 1968 – Force Four

20 January 1968 – The Human Instinct

24 January 1968 – Missing entry

27 January 1968 – The All Nite Workers

30 January 1968 – Dr Marigold’s Prescription

 

3 February 1968 – Alexander Bell & The Flies (Just back from Denmark and replaced Cymbaline)

6 February 1968 – The Doves

10 February 1968 – The Human Instinct and The Mover

13 February 1968 – Jo Jo Gunne

17 February 1968 – Jon

20 February 1968 – The All Nite Workers

24 February 1968 – Kristen Young & The Reflections

27 February 1968 – Cymbaline

 

2 March 1968 – Dr Marigold’s Prescription

No gigs on 5 and 9 March

12 March 1968 – Mike Raynor & The Condors

No Saturday gigs until 30 March so no gig on 16 March

19 March 1968 – The All Nite Workers

No gig on 23 March

26 March 1968 – Cymbaline

30 March 1968 – Jo Jo Gunne

 

6 April 1968 – Extreme Sound

11 April 1968 – Jo Jo Gunne

13 April 1968 – Cymbaline

15 April 1968 – The All Night Workers

20 April 1968 – The Doves

Looks like gigs on 23, 27 and 30 April

 

4 May 1968 – The Embers

Looks like no gigs on 7, 11 and 14 May

18 May 1968 – The Penny Peeps (Martin Barre, pre-Jethro Tull on guitar)

Looks like no gigs on 21, 25 and 28 May

 

1 June 1968 – Jo Jo Gunne

4 June 1968 – The Embers

8 June 1968 – The Onyx

No gig on 11 June

15 June 1968 – Extreme Sound

No gig on 18 June

22 June 1968 – Mike Stuart Span

No gigs on 25 and 29 June

 

No gig on 2 July

6 July 1968 – The Greatest Show on Earth

13 July 1968 – Mike Raynor & The Condors

No gig on 16 July

20 July 1968 – Cymbaline

No gig on 23 July

27 July 1968 – The Groop (from Australia) and Honey

 No gig on 30 July

3 August 1968 – Clive Barrow Group (future All Night Workers lead singer)

No gig on 6 August

10 August 1968 – Mike Raynor & The Condors

No gig on 13 August

17 August 1968 – The Embers and Honey

No gig on 20 August

24 August 1968 – Alexander Bell & The Flies

No gig on 27 August

31 August 1968 – Jo Jo Gunne

 

2 September 1968 – The All Nite Workers

7 September 1968 – Jo Jo Gunne

No gigs on 10, 14 and 17 September

21 September 1968 – The Late

No gig on 24 September

28 September 1968 – Combustion

 

No gig on 1 October

5 October 1968 – The Nerve

No gig on 8 October

12 October 1968 – Bobby Johnson & The Atoms

Looks like no gigs on 15, 19 and 22 October

26 October 1968 – The All Nite Workers

No gig on 29 October

 

2 November 1968 – Bobby Johnson & The Atoms

No gig on 5 November

9 November 1968 – Combustion

No gig on 12 November

16 November 1968 – Nerve

No gig on 19, 23 and 26 November

30 November 1968 – The Coloured Raisins

 

No gigs on 3, 7 and 10 December

14 December 1968 – Jo Jo Gunne

No gig on 17 December

21 December 1968 – The Explosion with Winston T (most likely Watson T Brown & The Explosive)

24 December 1968 – Jo Jo Gunne

26 December 1968 – Rick ‘N’ Beckers

28 December 1968 – The Sky (formerly Mike Raynor & The Condors)

31 December 1968 – The Cat Road Show starring US Flatop

 

No gig on Saturday, 4 January 1969. Also Tuesday shows given up for DJ

11 January 1969 – The Youngblood

18 January 1969 – The Explosive

25 January 1969 – Canterbury Tales

 

1 February 1969 – Kingsize Keen Show

8 February 1969 – The Flares

No gig on Saturday, 15 February

23 February 1969 – The Nite People

 

1 March 1969 – The Youngblood

8 March 1969 – Demon Fuzz

No gig on Saturday, 15 March 

22 March 1969 – Watson T Brown & The Explosive

29 March 1969 – Spectrum

 

3 April 1969 – Canterbury’s Tales

5 April 1969 – Simon K & The Meantimers

7 April 1969 – The All Nite Workers (Clyde Barrow now on lead vocals)

No gigs now until the next date 

 

3 May 1969 – The Youngblood

No gigs now until the next date 

31 May 1969 – The Red Squares

 

7 June 1969 – The Pavement

14 June 1969 – The Onyx

21 June 1969 – The Sky

28 June 1969 – Spectrum

 

5 July 1969 – The Sweet

12 July 1969 – The Swamp

19 July 1969 – The Embers

26 July 1969 – Simon K & The Meantimers

 

2 August 1969 – The She Trinity

9 August 1969 – The Sugar

16 August 1969 – The Chimera

23 August 1969 – Pinkerton’s Assorted Colours

30 August 1969 – Canterbury Tales

 

6 September 1969 – Simon K & The Meantimers

13 September 1969 – Cool Combination

20 September 1969 – Sonority

27 September 1969 – The Cats

 

4 October 1969 – The Pylots

11 October 1969 – Archimedes Principle

18 October 1969 – Timebox

No gig on Saturday, 25 October

 

1 November 1969 – Black Velvet

No gig on Saturday, 8 November

15 November 1969 – Orange Rainbow

No gig on Saturday, 22 November

29 November 1969 – Simon K & The Meantimers

 

No gigs until the next one 

13 December 1969 – Information

20 December 1969 – Lucas (from Mike Cotton Sound) and The Soul Sisters

24 December 1969 – Mike Raynor & The Sky

26 December 1969 – John James & The Swamp

27 December 1969 – Chimera

31 December 1969 – Simon K & The Meantimers

There don’t appear to be any gigs for the first half of 1970

All gigs were sourced from the Woking Herald except Mike Dee & The Jaywalkers (Brian Mansell) and Floribunda Rose (Jack Russell) 

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8 thoughts on “The Walton Hop at the Playhouse, Walton-on-Thames, Surrey”

  1. There was Walton Hop and there was Hersham Hop (at the Workingman’s Club). I saw The Flies at Hersham in ’68 I think. A really good band. I don’t know if Corday promoted both. He and Jonathan King were mates and shared the same interests. Walton Hop was their hunting ground. The Bob Potter Organisation (Camberly) supplied many of the bands for the Hop. The Embers were one, and I think The Condors were also a Bob Potter band.

  2. Walton hop on Tuesday night. We(Doves) must have played 4 or 5 times on 2 occasions with a really good band called The Smoke. It was also the first time I noticed that we had people that followed us from gig to gig (in the home counties area). As the lead singer I received much adulation; Oh happy days…

    Henry

  3. I never went to the Hop, but the soul boys in my class did (who by the way thought that anyone who wore flares was a poofter).
    We were well pissed off one day when they came in and said “We saw your band at the Hop last night, they were good”. We were West Coast fans. The band in question was The Doors.

    They must have played at the Hop just before they did their Roundhouse gig (1968), I assume it was on the same trip. Strange.

  4. Paul Lucas from The Tridents (Jeff Beck’s band) provided some more information.

    Apparently, they also played on 31 December 1964

    He also says that they played on 30 January 1965 (but I have two other bands listed)

    Finally…

    6 March 1965 – this gig was played as a trio as Jeff Beck didn’t turn up; he’d just joined The Yardbirds (although The Tridents’ didn’t know)

  5. The “Teen Beats”, Jackie Lynton, Bobby Angelo and the Tuxedos also played there in the early years.

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