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 1969:

January 6
Shakedown Club, Peterborough: Duster Bennett

6 January 1969: Signed contract for Duster to appear at the Shakedown Club, Peterborough. Picture courtesy of Bens Collectors Records

January 24
Civic Hall, Guildford: John Mayall

January 26
Jook Joint, Farmer’s Inn, Thornbury: Ian Anderson w/ Broomdusters

January 31
Library, Aldershot: Sound of Time w/ FBI

February 14
University of Surrey, Guildford: Barclay James Harvest

February 23
Roundhouse, London: The Who, Cat Stevens, Circus, Pete Brown’s Battered Ornaments, and Occasional Word Ensemble
Jook Joint, Farmer’s Inn, Thornbury: Duster Bennett

February 26
The Fighting Cocks, Kingston: Jack Smith

March 5
The Marquee, London: Yes w/ Circus

March 11
University of Surrey, Guildford: Feathers

March 14
Maxi Scene, Angel Hotel, Godalming: Simon K and The Meantimers
Pantiles, Bagshot: Wishful Thinking

March 15
The Marquee, London: Spice w/ Circus

April 15
Gin Mill, Godalming: Duster Bennett

April 18
The Marquee, London: Mick Abrahams w/ Blodwyn Pig, and Circus

April 22
Royal Albert Hall, London: B.B. King w/ Fleetwood Mac, Sonny Terry & Brownie McGhee, and Duster Bennett

Poster showing Duster Bennett, supporting BB King, Fleetwood Mac and Sonny Terry & Brownie McGhee at The Royal Albert Hall; 22 April 1969. Picture courtesy of Bens Collectors Records

May 10
Pop & Blues Festival, Notts County Football Ground, Nottingham: Fleetwood Mac w/ The Tremeloes, Marmalade, Georgie Fame, Love Sculpture, The Move, Pink Floyd, Keef Hartley, Duster Bennett, Status Quo, Dream Police, and Van Der Graaf Generator

10 May 1969: Duster Bennett appeared on the bill for Nottingham’s Pop & Blues Festival

May 13
The Marquee, London: Emanon (aka Manfred Mann) w/ Circus

May 23
Stoke Hotel, Guildford: Kasbahn w/ Radha Krishna Chanters

May 26
The Marquee, London: John Hisseman’s Colosseum w/ Circus

May 29
Pantiles, Bagshot: The Ferris Wheel

May 30
Mechanical Engineering block, University of Surrey, Guildford: Cage
Camden Fringe Festival, Bandstand, Parliament Hill Fields: Fleetwood Mac, Taste, Group Therapy, Edgar Broughton Band, Spontaneous Music Ensemble, Duster Bennett and Bridget St. John

June 1
The Marquee, London: King Crimson w/ Circus

June 6
Backchat Symposium, University of Surrey, Guildford: Cage

June 10
The Marquee, London: The Nice w/ Circus

June 20
The Marquee,London: JJ Jackson w/ Circus

June 21
Stag Hill Dance, University of Surrey, Guildford: Cage

June 26
The Marquee, London: Brainbox w/ Circus

June 27
R.A.E. Assembly Hall, Farnborough: The Aynsley Dunbar Retaliation w/ Locomotive, Episode Six, and Ten Percent Butter

June 30
“Pop Proms”, The Royal Albert Hall, London: Fleetwod Mac w/ Duster Bennett, and Pentangle

1969: Duster Bennett supported Fleetwod Mac along with Pentangle at the “Pop Proms”.

July 8
The Marquee, London: Soft Machine w/ Circus

July 12
The Pier, Hastings: Wishful Thinking and St. Johns Wood

July 18
The Marquee, London: Keef Hartley w/ Circus

July 25
The Marquee, London: Blodwyn Pig w/ Circus

July 26
Midwest Rock Festival, Wisconsin State Fair Park, West Allis, WI, USA: Blind Faith w/ Delaney & Bonnie, Taste, John Mayall, MC5, SRC, and The Shag

July 29
The Marquee, London: The Brian Auger Trinity w/ Circus

August 1
The Marquee, London: Jon Hisseman’s Colosseum w/ Circus
Rag Queen Inaugeration Ball, R.A.E. Assembly Hall, Farnborough: Status Quo, The Late, and Magic Alice

August 6
The Marquee, London: Circus w/ Keith Tippett

August 13
The Marquee.London: Circus w/ Keith Tippett

August 20
The Marquee, London: Circus w/ Keith Tippett

August 25
The Marquee, London: Eclection w/ Circus

August 27
The Marquee, London: Circus w/ Keith Tippett

September 3
The Marquee, London: Circus w/ Keith Tippett

September 5
Town Hall, Farnborough: Canticle, Bill Bozman, Diz Disley, Graham Butterfield, Fiona, Johnny Silvo, and Dave Moses

September 10
The Marquee, London: Circus w/ Keith Tippett

September 12
Farnham Folk and Blues Festival, Farnham Park, Farnham: Folk: Johnstons w/ John Martyn, Pete Stanley, Brian Golbey , Spud Taylor, and John James. Blues: Duster Bennett w/ Jo-Ann Kelly, Mike Raven, Gordon Smith, Ian Anderson, and Andy Fernbach’s Connexion.

September 17
The Marquee, London: Circus w/ Keith Tippett

September 24
The Marquee, London: Circus w/ Keith Tippett

September 27
Memorial Hall, Hawley: Jon Betmead, Roger Nutbeam, Fiona, Canticle, Borderers & Chris Jant

October 1
The Marquee, London: Mixed Media w/ Big Finger, Circus, Incandescant Mantle, and The Occasional Word
Samantha’s Club, Agincourt, Camberley: SkyWishful ThinkingThe EmbersThe Late, Crazy Paving, Canterbury Tales, Chimera, and Magic Alice

1 October 1969: Crazy Paving played Samanthas (Agincourt Camberley). Image courtesy of Maureen Gamble

October 4
Funny Ball, Technical College, Farnborough: Robert Kerr and his Whoopee Band and Sam Spoon’s Bumper Puzzle Band Kit.

October 8
The Marquee, London: Mixed Media w/ Circus, Incandescant Mantle, and Spontaneous Music Ensemble

October 15
The Marquee, London: Circus

October 22
The Marquee. London: Mixed Media w/ Circus, and Spontaneus Music Ensemble
The Fighting Cocks, Kingston: Jack Smith

October 29
The Marquee. London: Mixed Media w/ Circus, and Spontaneus Music Ensemble

November 5
The Marquee, London: Mixed Media w/ Circus
The Fighting Cocks, Kingston: Jack Smith

November 12
The Marquee, London: Mixed Media w/ Circus

November 19
The Marquee, London: Mixed Media w/ Circus

November 22
Youth Centre Annex, Guildford: Heron w/ Clive Young, Paul Clomp, Bryn Davis, and Graham Clarke

Picture courtesy of Ben’s Collectors Records

November 26
The Marquee, London: Circus

November 28
Civic Hall, Guildford: Deep Purple w/ Bridget St. John, Horse, and Quintessence

November 29
Youth Centre Annex, Guildford: Trees

December 6
Youth Centre Annex, Guildford: Presto & Callico

December 19
Chiswick Polytechnic, London: Groundhogs w/ Duster Bennett, Griffin, Key, and Grope

19 December 1969: Duster Bennet joined others at Chiswick Polytechnic. Advert from Melody Maker 20 Dec ’69

December 20
Youth Centre Annex, Guildford: Dave Ambrose w/ Jumble