What follows is a list of gigs, with images of tickets, adverts and flyers where possible, either at GU postcode venues or featuring bands, listed in bold if we have an image, we like to claim are part of the Woking/GU Soundscene in 1966:

January 1
Starlight Room, Gliderdrome, Boston: Nashville Teens w/ The Game, and Jeff Curtis and the Flames.

January 16
Agincourt Ballroom, Camberley: The Who
Ricky Tick, Plaza, Guildford: The T-Bones

January 19
Town Hall, Farnborough: Zoot Money

January 20
Wooden Bridge, Guildford: London City Stompers!

January 23
Ricky Tick, Plaza, Guildford: The Action

January 26
Highwayman, Camberley: Bobby Breen
Town Hall, Farnborough: John Mayall’s Bluesbreakers

January 28
Carousel, Farnborough: Gary Farr and the T-Bones with Micky Finn

January 29
Carousel, Farnborough: Soul Mates, Jet Set and Sons of Adam
Flamingo Club, London: Lee Dorsey w/ Stormsville Shakers
Allnighter Club, London: Geno Washington & The Ram Jam Band w/ Stormsville Shakers

29 January 1966: The Stormsville Shakers appeared with Lee Dorsey at the Flamingo Club, staying on to re-appear supporting Geno Washington and the Ram Jam Band at the Allnighter Club. Advert from Melody Maker 29 Jan 1966 issue.

January 30
Ricky Tick, Plaza, Guildford: Lee Dorsey and The Crew w/ Ronnie Jones and the Blue Jays
Carousel, Farnborough: Alan Price Set

January 31
Carousel, Farnborough: Jimmy Royale and the Hawks

February 1
Carousel, Farnborough: Hamilton Movement

February 2
Highwayman, Camberley: Lennie Best Quartet

February 3
Carousel, Farnborough: Just 5

February 6
Ricky Tick, Plaza, Guildford: Victor Brox and the Blues Train

February 16
Highwayman, Camberley: Michael Garrick Trio w/ Jimmy Skidmore

February 25
Carousel Club, Farnborough: Elkie Brooks, w/ Keith Powell, Marionetts, and Mike Finney & Excels

February 26
Carousel Club, Farnborough: Goldie w/ Dave Antony’s Moods, and The Tremors

February 27
Carousel Club, Farnborough: System Soul Band w/ Flat Top

February 28
Carousel Club, Farnborough: The Crowd

March 3
Ricky Tick, Harvest Moon Club, Guildford: T-Bones w/ Mark Barry Group

March 1966: The Ricky Tick had moved to the Harvest Moon, Guildford. Picture courtesy of Ben’s Collectors Records

March 10
Ricky Tick, Harvest Moon Club, Guildford: Shevelles

March 11
Carousel Club, Farnborough: The Poets

March 12
The Harvest Moon Club, Guildford: The Hygrades with Combo Agogo

March 1966: Press Ad for The Harvest Moon Club, Guildford. Picture courtesy of Ben’s Collectors Records

March 13
Carousel Club, Farnborough: Georgie Fame And The Blue Flames
The Harvest Moon Club, Guildford: Four-After-One (afternoon) and The Whiskey Ring (evening)

March 14
Atalanta Ballroom, Woking: Tony Rivers and the Castaways

Parts of posters for “Atta” gigs in ’66; the original was for sale on peterice.com

March 15
The Harvest Moon Club, Guildford: Hounds
The Stoke Hotel, Guildford: The Graham Bond Organisation w/ The Bizarre

Tony Bennett “A Musical Evening with The Graham Bond Organisation and The Bizarre”. Picture courtesy of David Else

March 16
The Highwayman, Camberley: New Jazz Orchestra

March 17
Ricky Tick, Harvest Moon Club, Guildford: John Mayall with Eric Clapton

March 18
The Harvest Moon Club, Guildford: The Rivals w/ The Tekneeks
Carousel Club, Farnborough: The Gass w/ Mark Barry

March 19
Carousel Club, Farnborough: The Crying Shames

March 20
Carousel Club, Farnborough: Wilson Pickett w/ The Trekkas
Atalanta Ballroom, Woking: Cresters

March 21
Atalanta Ballroom, Woking: Gary Farr and the T-Bones
Farnham Folk Club, ?, Farnham: Ian McCann

March 22
Highwayman, Camberley: Humphrey Lyttleton w/ Tony Coe

March 24
Ricky Tick, Harvest Moon Club, Guildford: Zoot Money

March 25
Carousel Club, Farnborough: The Cherrokies w/ Amboy Dukes

Guildford Folk Music Club, Vintners Arms, Guildford: The Watersong

Front of programme, designed by Brian Dunt, for the Guildford Folk Music Club held at The Vintners Arms, Guildford in 1966. Picture courtesy of Ben’s Collectors Record

March 26
Carousel Club, Farnborough: The Koobas w/ The Loose Ends

March 27
Carousel Club, Farnborough: Pinky And The Phellows

March 28
Carousel Club, Farnborough: The Kinks w/ The Shevells (the Kinks cancelled)

March 29
The Highwayman, Camberley: Johnny Fourie

April 1
Guildford Folk Music Club, Vintners Arms, Guildford: Tony Rose
Technical College, Farnborough: Nashville Teens w/ The Cops and Robbers, and The Clayton Squares

April 4
Atalanta Ballroom, Woking: Don Covey w/ The League of Gentlemen
Carousel Club, Farnborough: Dave Dee, Dozy, Beaky, Mick And Tich w/ John Mayall’s Bluesbreakers

April 7
Ricky Tick, Harvest Moon Club, Guildford: Geno Washington and the Ram Jam Band w/ Mark Barry Five

April 13
?, Camberley: Lou Christie

April 15
Guildford Folk Music Club, Vintners Arms, Guildford: Margaret Barry, Michael Gorman, and Enoch Kent
Carousel Club, Farnborough: Quiet 5 w/ Symbols

April 16
Carousel Club, Farnborough: Screaming Jay Hawkins w/ Herbie Goins

April 17
Carousel Club, Farnborough: Amboy Dukes

April 18
Carousel Club, Farnborough: Chris Farlowe and The Thunderbirds
Guildford Folk Music Club, Vintners Arms, Guildford: Malcolm Price & Roger Churchyard

Back of programme, designed by Brian Dunt, for the Guildford Folk Music Club held at The Vintners Arms, Guildford in 1966. Picture courtesy of Ben’s Collectors Record

April 22
Ricky Tick, Harvest Moon, Guildford: The Gass

April 29
Guildford Folk Music Club, Vintners Arms, Guildford: Sandra Kerr
Carousel Club, Farnborough: Peter B’s Looners w/ Rod Stewart, and Beryl Marsden

April 30
Carousel Club, Farnborough: Micky Finn w/ Blues Syndicate

May 1
Carousel Club, Farnborough: The Rock House Band

May 2
Carousel Club, Farnborough: Neil Christian and The Crusaders

May 5
The Marquee, London: The Mark Leeman Five w/ The Emeralds

May 6
Guildford Folk Music Club, Vintners Arms, Guildford: Lois Killen

May 13
Guildford Folk Music Club, Vintners Arms, Guildford: Trevor Lucas

May 20
Guildford Folk Music Club, Vintners Arms, Guildford: The Rakes, Gordon McCulloch, Barry Campbell, Malcolm Price & Roger Churchyard

May 21
New Central Ballroom, Aldershot: The Hamilton Movement w/ The Nuetrons

May 23
Atalanta Ballroom, Woking: John Mayall’s Bluesbreakers

May 26
New Central Ballroom, Aldershot: Barry and the Strollers w/ The Commancheros

June 8
Town Hall, Farnborough: John Mayall’s Bluesbreakers

June 10
Carousel Club, Farnborough: Herbie Goins And The Nightimers

June 12
Carousel Club, Farnborough: Zoot Money And His Big Roll Band
?, Farnborough: Stevie Wonder

June 13
?, Woking: Stevie Wonder
Atlanta Ballroom, Woking: The Gass

June 24
Carousel Club, Farnborough: The Shevelles

June 25
Carousel Club, Farnborough: Felders Orioles

June 26
Carousel Club, Farnborough: John Mayall’s Bluesbreakers

July 1
The Marquee, London: Summer Set w/ Wishful Thinking
Carousel Club, Farnborough: The Mike Cotton Sound featuring Lucas

Advert for the Carousel Club, Farnborough from the Aldershot News & Camberley News, June/July 1966.

July 2
Carousel Club, Farnborough: The Gass
Dungeon Club, Nottingham: Keith Powell & Billie Davis

July 12
The Highwayman, Camberley: Michael Garrick Trio w/ Tommy Whittle

July 14
Ricky-Tick Club, The Stoke Hotel, Guildford: John Mayall’s Bluesbreakers

July 30
Dungeon Club, Nottingham: Keith Powell & Billie Davis

August ?
New Spot, Thorngate Halls, Gosport: The Stormville Shakers

August 4
Ricky Tick, Plaza, Guildford: Zoot Money

August 11
Ricky Tick, Plaza, Guildford: Mark Barry

August 18
Ricky Tick, Plaza, Guildford: Geno Washington and the Ram Jam Band

August 25
Ricky Tick, Stoke Hotel, Guildford: The Gass

Picture courtesy of Ben’s Collectors Records

September 1
Ricky Rick, Stoke Hotel, Guildford: John Mayall

September 3
Carousel Club, Farnborough: The Carnaby

September 4
Carousel Club, Farnborough: Alan Price Set

September 6
Winter Gardens, Malvern: Nashville Teens

6 September 1966: Nashville Teens played Malvern Winter Gardens according to this flyer. Source: www.malvernrockarchive.org.uk

September 7
Town Hall, Farnborough: Cream

September 8
Ricky Tick, Stoke Hotel, Guildford: Amboy Dukes

September 9
Carousel Club, Farnborough: The Shevells

September 10
Carousel Club, Farnborough: Cymbaline

September 11
Carousel Club, Farnborough: Otis Redding

September 15
Ricky Tick, Stoke Hotel, Guildford: Shotgun Express w/ Rod Stewart and Beryl Marsden

September 16
Carousel Club, Farnborough: The Knack

September 17
Carousel Club, Farnborough: The Stormsville Shakers

September 19
Atalanta Ballroom, Woking: Cream

September 22
Ricky Tick, Stoke Hotel, Guildford: Gass

September 23
Carousel Club, Farnborough: Mark Barry Sound

September 24
Carousel Club, Farnborough: Felders Oriels
Dungeon Club, Nottingham: Keith Powell & Billie Davis

September 25
Carousel Club, Farnborough: Geno Washington & The Ram Jam Band

September 29
Ricky Tick, Stoke Hotel, Guildford: Zoot Money

September 30
Carousel Club, Farnborough: Uptown Band

October 15
ABC, Aldershot: The Hollies, Paul & Barry Ryan, Peter Jay & The New Jaywalkers, The Nashville Teens, Robb Storme & the Whispers, and Paul Jones

15 October 1966: A better image of flyer previously posted for a package tour featuring The Hollies, Paul & Barry Ryan, Peter Jay & The New Jaywalkers, The Nashville Teens, Robb Storme & the Whispers, and Paul Jones at the ABC, Aldershot. Reportedly, The Small Faces didn’t play after a backstage row over top billing. Source: Steve McKeown via Farnborough (Hants) Nostalgia

Locarno, Swindon: The Emeralds w/ Kerry Rapid and the Soul Tones

October 17
Cranleigh Hall, Cranleigh: Screaming Lord Sutch and The Savages w/ The Spectres

October 31
Atalanta Ballroom, Woking: Cream

November 3
The Marquee. London: Alexis Korner’s Free at Last w/ Stromsville Shakers

November 5
Theatre Royal, York: Freddie & The Dreamers, The Mindbenders, Julie Grant, The Lonely Ones, Wishful Thinking, Vivienne Chering, and The Flintlocks

5 November 1966: Freddie & The Dreamers, The Mindbenders, Julie Grant, The Lonely Ones, Wishful Thinking, Vivienne Chering, and The Flintlocks were all on the bill for the All Star Pop Concert package tour when it visited Theatre Royal, York. Picture courtesy of Paul Morehead

November 25
The Harvest Moon Club, Guildford: The Creation

November 28
Atalanta Ballroom, Woking: Cream (2 x 45min sets)

December 3
Old Barn Club, Penzance: Mike Raynor and The Condors

3 & 4 December 1966: Mike Raynor and The Condors played the Old Barn Club, Penzance. Source: Richard Prest

December 4
Old Barn Club, Penzance: Mike Raynor and The Condors

December 12
The Marquee, London: Sonny Childe and the TNTs w/ Stormsville Shakers

December 18
Wooden Bridge, Guildford: The Gass

December 19
Atalanta Ballroom, Woking: Cream