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, we like to claim are part of the Woking/GU Soundscene in 1974:
January?
Technical College, Farnborough: Fruupp w/ Brewers Droop
January 12
Technical College, Farnborough: Home
Hungry Years, Brighton: Global Village Trucking Co w/ Vagabond, and LOGOS
January 17
The Marquee, London: Camel
January 18
University of Surrey, Guildford: Stackridge
January 22
Michael’s Club, Woking: The Jam (residency audition)
January 23
Civic Hall, Guildford: Hawkwind
January 26
Michael’s Club, Woking: The Jam
January 28
Technical College, Farnborough: Fumble w/ The Stranglers
February ?
Technical College, Farnborough: Home w/ Capability Brown
February 1
University of Surrey, Guildford: Spencer Davis Group
February 2
Michael’s Club, Woking: The Jam
February 3
Civic Hall, Guildford: George Melly w/ Peter Skellern
February 8
The Marquee, London: Camel w/ Keith Christmas
February 9
Technical College, Farnborough: Principal Edwards w/ Highway
February 10
Civic Hall, Guildford: Lindisfarne
February 15
University of Surrey, Guildford: Strider
February 16
Michael’s Club, Woking: The Jam
February 20
Civic Hall, Guildford: Brian Eno w/ The Winkies
February 22
University of Surrey, Guildford: Nektar
March 1
The Marquee, London: Phillip Goodhand-Tait w/ Martin Carter
University of Surrey, Guildford: Camel w/ Coast Road Drive
March 2
Michael’s Club, Woking: The Jam
Princes Hall, Aldershot: Gypsy
March 10
Civic Hall, Guildford: Chick Corea w/ Isotope
March 13
Civic Hall Guildford: Gentle Giant w/ String Driven Thing
March 14
The Marquee, London: Camel
March 16
Michael’s Club, Woking: The Jam
March 17
Civic Hall, Guildford: Groundhogs
March 30
Michael’s Club, Woking: The Jam
March 31
Civic Hall, Guildford: Stray w/ Strift
April ?
Civic Hall, Guildford: Return to Forever w/ Magma, Isotope, and Kokomo
April 5
Technical College, Farnborough: Groundhogs w/Starry Eyed and Laughing
April 7
Working Men’s Club, Woking: The Jam
April 10
Civic Hall, Guildford: Bad Company w/ Darien Spirit
April 13
Michael’s Club, Woking: The Jam
April 26
Michael’s Club, Woking: The Jam
April 27
Michael’s Club, Woking: The Jam
May ?
Princes Hall, Aldershot: Gypsy w/ Lloyd Watson
May 3
University of Surrey, Guildford: Caravan
Michael’s Club, Woking: The Jam
London Polytechnic, Marylebone: John Martyn & Danny Thompson w/ Unicorn
May 4
Parkside Club, Frimley: The Jam
Technical College, Farnborough: The Troggs w/ Half Human Band
May 5
Civic Hall, Guildford: Fruupp
May 10
Michael’s Club, Woking: The Jam
May 15
Civic Hall, Guildford: John Renbourne w/ Jacqui McShee
May 17
Michael’s Club, Woking: The Jam
May 19
Civic Hall, Guildford: The Alex Harvey Band w/ Strider
May 24
Michael’s Club, Woking: The Jam
University of Surrey, Guildford: Gong
May 26
Parkside Club, Frimley: The Jam
May 30
The Marquee, London: Camel
Civic Hall, Guildford: Budgie w/ Judas Priest
May 31
Michael’s Club, Woking: The Jam
June 1
Bottleneck Club, The Star, Guildford: Kokomo
British Legion Club, Ripley: The Jam
Banners Club, Camberley: McGuiness Flint
Winter Gardens, Malvern: Philip Goodhand-Tait w/ Sheerwater
June 6
Civic Hall, Guildford: Hot Chocolate
June 7
Michael’s Club, Woking: The Jam
Civic Hall, Camberley: Byzantium w/ Natural Gas
June 9
Michael’s Club, Woking: The Jam
June 14
Michael’s Club, Woking: The Jam
June 15
Sheerwater Youth Club, Woking: The Jam
June 16
Civic Hall, Guildford: Silverhead
June 20
The Marquee, London: Camel
June 21
University of Surrey, Guildford: Magma
Michael’s Club, Woking: The Jam
June 23
Civic Hall, Guildford: Camel w/ Viv Stanshall
June 27
West End Club, Woking: The Jam
June 28
Michael’s Club, Woking: The Jam
July 5
Michael’s Club, Woking: The Jam
July 6
Working Men’s Club, Woking: The Jam
Surrey Free Arts Festival, University of Surrey, Guildford: String Driven Thing w/Starry Eyed and Laughing, Global Village Trucking Co, Narnia, and Gryphon
July 7
Bunter’s Club, Guildford: The Jam
July 12
Michael’s Club, Woking: The Jam
July 13
Working Men’s Club, Woking: The Jam
July 14
Civic Hall, Guildford: Ange w/ Byzantium
July 17
Plaza Ballroom, Guildford: Stray
July 19
Michael’s Club, Woking: The Jam
July 21
Bunter’s Club, Guildford: The Jam
Civic Hall, Guildford: Isotope
July 26
Michael’s Club, Woking: The Jam
July 27
Parkside Club, Woking: The Jam
July 28
Michael’s Club, Woking: The Jam
August 2
Michael’s Club, Woking: The Jam
August 3
Working Men’s Club, Woking: The Jam
Star Inn, Guildford: Keith Christmas
August 4
Civic Hall, Guildford: Refugee w/ String Driven Thing
August 7
Civic Hall, Guildford: Cozy Powell’s Hammer
August 13
Burlesque Club, Farnborough: Jonathan Kelly’s Outside
August 17
Michael’s Club, Woking: The Jam
Star Inn, Guildford: Jonathan Kelly’s Outside
August 18
The Marquee, London: Camel
Civic Hall, Guildford: Man w/ Folkie
August 19
Civic Hall, Guildford: The New Man Band
August 21
Plaza Ballroom, Guildford: The Winkies w/ Nutz
August 23
Michael’s Club, Woking: The Jam
August 23 – 28
Windsor Free Festival: Byzantium w/ Gong, White as White, Global Village, Zorch, Half Human Band, Highway, Contraband, Charlie Horse and many more
August 24
Cambridge Hotel, Camberley: Jigsaw
August 26
Parkside Club, Frimley: The Jam
August 28
Plaza Ballroom, Guildford: Byzantium
August 30
Michael’s Club, Woking: The Jam
August 31
Star Inn, Guildford: Starry Eyed & Laughing
September 1
Civic Hall, Guildford: Stackridge w/ Jaffee
September 6
Michael’s Club, Woking: The Jam
September 12
Civic Hall, Guildford: 10cc
September 13
Michael’s Club, Woking: The Jam
September 14
British Army Cannon Club, Aldershot: The Jam
September 20
Michael’s Club, Woking: The Jam
September 21
Parkside Club, Frimley: The Jam
Civic Hall, Guildford: Caravan w/ Percy
Bottleneck Club, The Star, Guildford: Zzebra
September 27
Michael’s Club, Woking: The Jam
September 28
British Legion Club, Leatherhead: The Jam
September 29
Civic Hall, Guildford: Can
October ?
Civic Hall, Guildford: Cozy Powell’s Hammer w/ Sonja Christina
October 1
Star Inn, Guildford: Decameron
October 2
Gaiety Bar, Aldershot: The Jam
October 4
Michael’s Club, Woking: The Jam
October 5
Bunter’s Club, Guildford: The Jam (cancelled due to bombing)
October 6
Michael’s Club, Woking: The Jam
October 8
The Marquee, London: Thin Lizzy w/ Jackie Lynton
October 12
Michael’s Club, Woking: The Jam
October 13
British Legion Club, Hindhead: The Jam
October 19
Michael’s Club, Woking: The Jam
Technical College, Guildford: Hudson Ford
October 20
Darts Club Party, Basingstoke: The Jam
October 23
Civic Hall, Guildford: Supertramp
October 25
Michael’s Club, Woking: The Jam
October 26
Gladstone Club, Reading: The Jam
October 27
Greyhound, Croydon: The Jam
October 30
Plaza Ballroom, Guildford: Judas Priest
Civic Hall, Guildford: Herbie Hancock w/ Jess Roden Band
University of Surrey, Guildford: Cocky
Technical College, Guildford: Fusion Orchestra
November 1
Michael’s Club, Woking: The Jam
November 2
Working Men’s Club, Woking: The Jam
November 8
Michael’s Club, Woking: The Jam
November 9
University of Surrey, Guildford: Hatfield & the North w/ Lol Coxhill & Steve Miller, and Kevin Coyne
November 10
Michael’s Club, Woking: The Jam
Civic Hall, Guildford: Manfred Mann’s Earthband w/ Jacki Lynton
November 15
Michael’s Club, Woking: The Jam
University of Surrey, Guildford: Procul Harum
November 16
Corn Exchange, Devizes: Zorch w/ A Phantasy Circus, and Private Property
November 17
HMP Coldingley, Bisley: The Jam
Civic Hall, Guildford: Tangerine Dream
November 20
University of Surrey, Guildford: Curved Air
November 21
Gaiety Bar, Aldershot: The Jam
November 22
Michael’s Club, Woking: The Jam
November 29
Michael’s Club, Woking: The Jam
November 30
Sheerwater Community Centre, Woking: The Jam
Technical College, Farnborough: Greenslade
Technical College, Guildford: Fusion Orchestra w/ Marvellous Kid
December ?
University of Surrey, Guildford: Curved Air w/ Wattroy Turner
Technical College, Farnborough: Greenslade w/ Asylum
Technical College, Farnborough: Barclay James Harvest w/ Marvellous Kid
December 1
Michael’s Club, Woking: The Jam
December 4
Tumbledown Dick, Farnborough: The Jam
December 5
Pavilion, Bisley: Fusion Orchestra
December 6
Michael’s Club, Woking: The Jam
Univesity of Surrey, Guildford: Greenslade
December 13
Michael’s Club, Woking: The Jam
December 14
Lansing Bagnall Dance, ? Surrey: The Jam
December 15
The Hatch, ? Surrey: The Jam
December 16
Winning Post, Twickenham: The Jam
December 18
Tumbledown Dick, Farnborough: The Jam
December 19
Highlands School, Westfield: The Jam
December 20
Michael’s Club, Woking: The Jam
December 21
Working Men’s Club, Woking: The Jam
December 26
Hare & Hill Club, Ottershaw: The Jam
December 29
Michael’s Club, Woking: The Jam
December 31
Liberal Club, Woking: The Jam
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