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 1985:
January 3
The Royal, Guildford: Tokyo Blade
January 4
The Royal, Guildford: Slow Motion w/ F-File, The Bar Flies and Dance on Glass
January 7
The Maltings, Farnham: Fairport Convention
January 10
Assembly Rooms, Surbiton: Time UK w/ Dark Paradise
The Royal, Guildford: Chain Reaction w/ Tour De Force
January 11
Emmanuel Chapel, Woking: Salt Solution
The Royal, Guildford: Icemon
January 12
The Royal, Guildford: Larry Miller Band
January 17
The Royal, Guildford: Jackie Lynton
January 18
Keyhole Club, St. John’s: Salt Solution
The Royal, Guildford: Eddie & The Hotrods
January 24
Woking College, Woking: Salt Solution
January 25
University of Surrey, Guildford: Clint Eastwood and General Saint
January 26
Interaction, Kentish Town: Blythe Power w/ Cardiacs
January 31
Rugby Club’s Drag Disco, University of Surrey, Guildford: Holy Durex
February 1
The Royal, Guildford: Flow Motion w/ by Siere Novar
February 9
The Old Schoolhouse, Woking: Dark Paradise w/ F-File
February 14
The Royal, Guildford: Dumpy’s Rusty Nuts
The Talbot, Ripley: Collective Sound
February 15
The Royal, Guildford: Private Patients
Hand and Spear, Weybridge: Nick Dow
The Blue Anchor, Staines: The Tease
February 16
The Blue Anchor, Byfleet: Milky Bar Kids w/ FEG
The Royal, Guildford: Krewmen
February 18
The Royal, Guildford: Seconds Out
February 20
The Royal, Guildford: Here and Now
February 21
The Royal, Guildford: Backstage Pass w/ Terranova
The West End Centre, Aldershot: Spliff Riff w/ African Connexion
Englefield Green Social Hall: Geneva w/ Blank Generation
February 22
The Royal, Guildford: Press Any Key
Hand and Spear, Weybridge: Allan Taylor
February 23
South Hill Park, Bracknell: Bryony
The Royal, Guildford: Joker’s Wild w/ F-File
February 26
Southill Park, Bracknell: The Bill Brunskill Band
The Royal, Guildford: Icemon
February 27
The Royal, Guildford: Siege
February 28
The Royal, Guildford: Jackie Lynton
Civic Hall, Guildford: James
March 1
Hand and Spear, Weybridge: Sarah Morgan And Mary Eagle?
Horse, Slough: Geneva
March 2
Hand and Spear, Weybridge: Sheila March and Alison Muir
Village Hall, Hambledon: Cabina Telefonica w/ Why
March 5
Hand and Spear, Weybridge: George Melly w/ John Chilson’s Feetwarmers
March 12
100 Club, London: Annie Anxiety, Current 93, D&V, and Death In June
March 14
La Sébale, Paris, France: Death In June
March 20
Club Royal, The Royal, Guildford: The Plague w/ 16 Guns
March 22
Youth Club, Virginia Water: Salt Solution
Club Royal, The Royal, Guildford: Page Three
April 1
The Old Schoolhouse, Woking: Miss Woking Pop Cabaret
April 4
Fashion, Trieste, Italy: Death In June
April 5
The Royal, Guildford: Suspect Tomorrow w/ Runestaff, and Page Three
Unknown venue, Venice, Italy: Death In June
The Cranley Hotel, Cranleigh: Kalibre
April 6
The Royal, Guildford: Function w/ Capricorn
Suburbia, Perugia, Italy: Death In June
April 7
Salt Peanuts, Florence, Italy: Death In June
April 8
Church Hall, Walton: The Tease
Unknown venue, Bologna, Italy: Death In June
April 11
The Royal, Guildford: Geneva w/ Chaser
Wilfred Noyce Youth Centre, Godalming: Cabina Telefonica w/ Technik
April 12
Squash Club, West Byfleet: Mike Allen
The Royal, Guildford: Dirty Strangers w/ Neptune’s Oceans
Blue Anchor, Byfleet: Milky Bar Kids w/ Juniper Tunes
April 13
The Royal, Guildford: Jackie Lynton w/ Lazy Train
April 14
The Maltings, Farnham: The 4th Farnham Folk Day – Alistair Anderson, The Blades, The Boothill Foot-Tappers, Cluster Of Nuts Band, Eric, Dick Gaughan, Maggoe Holland & Chris Coe, Sarah & Dave Horne, Dave Hunt, Joe Hutton with Willie Taylor & Will Atkinson, Flaco Jimenez Tex-Mex Band featuring Peter Rowan, Debby McClatchy, The Oyster Band, Rogue Morros, The Seven Champions, Kathryn Tickell, Trubshaw’s Hawaiians, Eddie Upton, and Bob Walton.
April 17
The Royal, Guildford: The Plague
April 18
The Royal, Guildford: Man & Buzzard
April 19
Club Royal, The Royal, Guildford: F-File
The Old Schoolhouse, Woking: LongPig w/ Joy of Life
April 20
The Royal, Guildford: Mammoth w/ Suspect
The Canon, Guildford: Kalibre
April 23
The Royal, Guildford: Robin George
Unknown venue, Perugia, Italy: Death In June
April 24
The Royal, Guildford: The Magic Mushroom Band
Stoke Hotel, Guildford: Clark Tracey’s CT3+2
April 25
Club Royal, The Royal, Guildford: Joker’s Wild w/ Siere Novar
South Hill Park, Bracknell: What The Curtains
April 27
Club Royal, The Royal, Guildford: Kolors Band
Pilgrim’s Wine Bar, Alton: Indigo Swing
May 1
Jazz Club, The Old Schoolhouse, Woking: Humphrey Lyttleton and the Mike Peters Famous Jazz Band
Club Royal, The Royal, Guildford: Fungus
May 2
Club Royal, The Royal, Guildford: John Coghlan’s Diesel Band
Kavern Club, The Old Schoolhouse, Woking: Sang Froid w/ KURRU and 20 Flight Rockers
May 4
University of Surrey, Guildford: Mama’s Boys
May 9
The Old Schoolhouse: Dark Paradise
May 10
Blue Anchor, Staines: The Tease
May 15
The Royal, Guildford: Violet White
May 16
The Royal, Guildford: The Randy California Band w/ Jokers Wild
May 17
The Royal, Guildford: Larry Miller Band
May 20
The Bull and Gate, Kentish Town: The Self w/ XL and Five O’Clock High
May 22
Civic Hall, Guildford: The Alarm w/ The Faith Brothers
The Royal, Guildford: Body Politic
May 25
Brookwood Church, Brookwood: God in Action w/ Salt Solution
University of Surrey, Guildford: Geisha Girls w/ Holy Durex, Fantasy Lies, and Swivel Corps
June 6
Civic hall, Guildford: The Cult w/ March Violets
June 9
Civic Hall, Guildford: OMD
June 10
Tramshead Thearte, Woolwich: Five O’Clock High
June 21
Blue Anchor, Byfleet: The 68 Floods
June 28
Keyhole Club, St. John’s: Salt Solution
July 19
Frogmore Community College, Yateley: Split Into w/ Which One’s Maurice?, and X-pressure
July 20
Community Centre, Frimley: Sons Of Pride w/ Zad Turned Blue and Spike Team
August 12
Salvation Army Hall, Barrow-in-Furness: Blood & Fire
August 13
Congress Hall, Edinburgh: Blood & Fire
August 14
Salvation Army Hall, Perth: Blood & Fire
August 15
Salvation Army Hall, Whitley Bay: Blood & Fire
August 16
Salvation Army Hall, Lancaster: Blood & Fire
August 17
Private Party, Camberley: Spike Team w/ The Charles
August 19
Westborough United Reform Church: Salt Solution
August 26
Greenbelt Fringe, Stage 1: Salt Solution
August 31
Lentheric Morny Social Club, Camberley: Spike Team
September 24
Civic Hall, Guildford: Paul Young
October 5
Community Centre, Frimley: Spike Team w/ Shadow Gallery, New Outrage, The Charles and Dear Departed
October 12
Mission, Emmanuel Chapel, Surbiton: Salt Solution
October 13
Clarendon (Upstairs), Hammersmith: Blythe Power w/ Cardiacs, and Tenpole Tudor
October 18
Emmanuel Church, Woking: Salt Solution
October 25
Civic Hall, Guildford: Everything But The Girl w/ The Apartments
October 30
Lower Bar, University of Surrey, Guildford: Rattlesnake
November 1
Main Hall, University of Surrey, Guildford: Eek-A-Mouse w/ Spliff Riff
November 2
The Room at The Top, Haverstock Hill: The Housemartins w/ Go! Service
November 3
Lower Bar, University of Surrey, Guildford: Namoza
November 5
Lower Bar, University of Surrey, Guildford: Dave Walters Band
November 15
University of Surrey, Guildford: Miller Family w/ Function
November 17
The Buzz Club, Agincourt, Camberley: That Petrol Emotion w/ The Mighty Lemon Drops
November 20
University of Surrey, Guildford: Captain Sensible
November 22
The Royal, Guildford: Cannes
December 1
The Buzz Club, Agincourt, Camberley: The Blow Monkeys w/ Go! Service, and Zaz Turned Blue
December 6
Keyhole Club, St. John’s: Salt Solution
Farnborough Tech, Farnborough: Squeals of Delight w/ West One, and Safety in Numbers
December 7
University of Surrey, Guildford: The Pogues
The Buzz Club, West End Centre, Aldershot: The June Brides w/ Go! Service
December 8
University of Surrey, Guildford: Inspector Tuppence and the Sexy Firemen w/ Catfish
December 13
Westborough United Reform Church: Salt Solution
December 20
Richard Barnes 21st Party: Salt Solution
December 21
– “Gig for Africa”, The Dorking Halls, Dorking: N.B.T., Screen Gems, Paint the Clown Red, 3rd Spiritual Foundation, Great Garden, Endless Party, Body Politic, Ob Jay Da, Line Design, The Rapids, Banned from Uncle, Best Behaviour, Hohokam, Shoot! Dispute, Hoorah! Boys Hoorah!, Cardiacs
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