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.
Colin Blunstone – lead vocals
Rod Argent – keyboards/vocals
Paul Atkinson – lead guitar
Chris White – bass/vocals
Hugh Grundy – drums
1964:
29 February 1964 – Coronation Hall, Kingston upon Thames, Surrey with The Cheynes (Surrey Comet)
9 September 1964 – Farnborough Town Hall, Farnborough, Hampshire (Aldershot News)
2 October 1964 – California Ballroom, Dunstable, Bedfordshire with The Escorts and James King & The Farinas (website: www.california-ballroom.info/gigs/)
6 October 1964 – High Wycombe Town Hall, High Wycombe, Bucks (Bucks Free Press)
21 October 1964 – Colchester Odeon, Colchester, Essex with The Searchers, Dionne Warwick and The Isley Brothers (Essex Chronicle)
18 November 1964 – Fairfield Hall, Croydon, London with The Searchers, Dionne Warwick, The Isley Brothers, Alan Elsdon & The Voodoos, Tony Sheverton and Syd and Eddie (Chris Broom book: Rockin’ and Around Croydon)
19 December 1964 – Imperial Ballroom, Nelson, Lancashire (Steve Chapples research: www.lankybeat.com)
1965:
17 January 1965 – Agincourt Ballroom, Camberley, Surrey (Camberley News, Bagshot Observer/Aldershot News)
6 February 1965 – Starlight Ballroom, Boston Gliderdrome, Boston, Lincolnshire with Johnny B Great & The Quotations and Mal Ryder & The Spirits (Lincolnshire Standard)
6 April 1965 – St Joseph’s Hall, Basingstoke, Hampshire with Men Friday (Hampshire & Berkshire Gazette)
8 April 1965 – Salisbury City Hall, Salisbury, Wiltshire with Dusty Springfield and The Echoes, The Searchers, Bobby Vee and others (Frogg Moody and Richard Nash’s book Hold Tight!)
20 November 1965 – Rhodes Centre, Bishop’s Stortford, Herts with Micky Jupp and The Orioles (Steve Ingless book: The Day Before Yesterday)
1966:
21 January 1966 – Westend Club, Coalville, Leicester with The Ray King Soul Pact (Leicester Mercury)
11 February 1966 – Cricketer’s Inn, Southend, Essex with The Orioles (Southend Standard)
19 February 1966 – Dreamland, Margate, Kent with The Tribe (East Kent Times)
18 June 1966 – California Ballroom, Dunstable, Bedfordshire with support (website: www.california-ballroom.info/gigs/)
7 July 1966 – Byron, Greenford, London with 10 Boots (Middlesex County Times & West Middlesex Gazette)
14 July 1966 – Bryon, Greenford, London with Someone Else (Middlesex County Times & West Middlesex Gazette)
23 July 1966 – Budleigh Beat Club, Budleigh, Devon (Express & Echo)
13 August 1966 – Luton Boys Club, Luton, Bedfordshire (Luton News)
15 October 1966 – Faculty of Technology, Manchester with Bread (Manchester Evening News and Chronicle)
14 December 1966 – Student Union, RCAT, Manchester with Unit 4 Plus 2 and The Crestas (Manchester Evening News and Chronicle)
17 December 1966 – New Century Hall, Manchester with The Signs and The Times (Manchester Evening News and Chronicle)
31 December 1966 – Birmingham Town Hall, Birmingham with The Searchers, Locomotive and Longstack Humphries (Birmingham Evening Mail)
1967:
8 January 1967 – Brandon Wheatsheaf, Brandon, Norfolk (North Norfolk News)
27 January 1967 – Civic and Wulfrun Hall, Wolverhampton, West Midlands with John Mayall’s Bluesbreakers, Zoot Money & The Big Roll Band, The ‘N’ Betweens, The Savoy Jazz band and Ken Ingram’s Jazz band (Express & Star)
25 March 1967 – Elm Hotel, Southend, Essex with Sounds Around (Southend Standard) Needs confirmation
10 June 1967 – Blue Lagoon, Newquay, Cornwall with Jaguars (West Briton & Royal Cornish Gazette)
22 July 1967 – Leas Cliff Hall, Folkestone, Kent (Folkestone & Hythe Gazette)
9 October 1967 – Top Rank, Cardiff, Wales with The Searchers, Lucas with The Mike Cotton Sound and Herbie Goins & The Night-Timers (South Wales Echo)
8 December 1967 – Braintree Institute, Braintree, Essex with The Lloyde and Ministry of Sound (Essex Chronicle)
23 December 1967 – Hastings Pier, Hastings, East Sussex (Roger Bistow’s research at Dizzy Tiger Music website) Needs confirmation
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I remember seeing the Zombies at St Albans College of F.E. In 1963 or 1964
Some additional ones for the list above:
2 September 1964 – Hermitage Ballroom, Hitchin, Herts with The Hangmen (Hertfordshire Express)
5 September 1964 – Whitehall, East Grinstead, West Sussex with The Orbits (Evening Argus)
21 November 1964 – Newcastle City Hall, Newcastle upon Tyne with Dionne Warwick, The Searchers and The Isley Brothers (Newcastle Evening Echo)
18 December 1964 – Maple Ballroom, Northampton, Northamptonshire with The Berkeley Squares (Northampton Chronicle and Echo)
28 February 1965 – The Downs, Hassocks, West Sussex with The Shades (Evening Argus)
26 September 1965 – Sunshine Floor, Tavern Club, Dereham, Norfolk (North Norfolk News)
10 June 1966 – Leeds University, Leeds, West Yorkshire (Fabulous 208)
11 June 1966 – St Mary’s College, Twickenham, London (Fabulous 208)
16 June 1966 – Birmingham University, Birmingham (Fabulous 208)
17 June 1966 – Sussex University, Brighton, West Sussex (Fabulous 208)
2 July 1966 – Birmingham University, Birmingham (Fabulous 208)
7 July 1966 – Locarno, Bristol (Fabulous 208)
8 July 1966 – Southampton University, Southampton, Hampshire (Fabulous 208)
9 July 1966 – Fort Gardens, Gravesend, Kent (Fabulous 208)
20 July 1966 – Blue Lagoon, Newquay, Cornwall (Fabulous 208)
21 July 1966 – Princess Pavilion, Falmouth, Cornwall (Fabulous 208)
22 July 1966 – Winter Gardens, Penzance, Cornwall (Fabulous 208)
24 July 1966 – Bridge Hotel, Looe, Cornwall (Fabulous 208)
6 August 1966 – Leas Cliff Hotel, Folkestone, Kent (Fabulous 208)
3 November 1966 – RAF Kenley, Kenley, Surrey (Fabulous 208)
29 November 1966 – Mayfair Ballroom, Newcastle upon Tyne, Tyne & Wear (Fabulous 208)
2 December 1966 – Oxford University, Oxford (Fabulous 208)
3 December 1966 – Technical College, Bangor, Wales (Fabulous 208)
16 December 1966 – Civic Hall, Consett, County Durham (Fabulous 208)
19 December 1966 – Belfry, Sutton Coldfield, West Midlands (Fabulous 208)
7 January 1967 – Leicester College, Leicester, Leicestershire (Fabulous 208)
3 February 1967 – Southlands College, Wimbledon Common, Wimbledon, London (Fabulous 208)
9 February 1967 – Pembroke Club, Chatham, Kent (Fabulous 208)
17 February 1967 – Queen’s Rink, West Hartlepool, County Durham (Fabulous 208)
18 February 1967 – Sheffield University, Sheffield, South Yorkshire (Fabulous 208)
March 1967 – Araneta Coliseum, Manila, Philippines (Melody Maker)
19 April 1967 – Students’ Union, Aberdeen, Scotland (Fabulous 208)
21 April 1967 – Victoria Hall, Edinburgh, Scotland (Fabulous 208)
22 April 1967 – Carioca Club, Auchinleck, Scotland (Fabulous 208)
12 May 1967 – Northampton Hall, Northampton, Northamptonshire (Fabulous 208)
26 May 1967 – Avon Club, Whitehaven, Cumbria (Fabulous 208)
27 May 1967 – Lincoln College, Oxford (Fabulous 208)
30 June 1967 – Highbury Technical College, Cosham, Hampshire (Fabulous 208)
12 July 1967 – De Valance Ballroom, Tenby, Wales (Fabulous 208)
15 July 1967 – Hinckley Football Ground, Hinckley, Leicestershire with The Kinks and Whispering Jack Smith (Fabulous 208)
30 September 1967 – West Midlands Training College, Walsall, West Midlands (Fabulous 208)
7 October 1967 – City of Leeds Training College, Leeds, West Yorkshire (Fabulous 208)
21 October 1967 – University of Aston, Birmingham (Fabulous 208)
1 December 1967 – Carnatic Hall, Liverpool (Fabulous 208)
2 December 1967 – Faculty of Tech, Manchester (Fabulous 208)
3 December 1967 – Embassy Rooms, Sale, Greater Manchester (Fabulous 208)
9 December 1967 – Teachers’ Training College, Bingley, West Yorkshire (Fabulous 208)
11 December 1967 – Didsbury College of Education, Manchester (Fabulous 208)
20 December 1967 – Denbeigh Tech College, Wrexham, Wales (Fabulous 208)
One more to add
23 January 1965 – Dreamland Ballroom, Margate, Kent with The Dolphins (East Kent Times & Mail)