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The Farnborough Groove

(c’91 – present) Pete Cole has a fascination with Farnborough and music and embarked on a multi-year pet project that “big ups” the local music scene. Mick Magic mastered a few of these compilations (with his own Magic Moments at Twilight Time appearing on three of them) and some were on the Music & Elsewhere label too. Farnborough Groove is a non-profit project wit the goal of helping and promoting up and coming unsigned and unknown local bands and artists. These compilations provide a great window on our local scene at the time:

Pete Cole gathered together 21 tracks from 21 bands from Farnborough, Aldershot and Camberley – with the odd group from Reading, but let’s not hold that against him – for the first of the Farnborough Groove compilation series: ‘The Farnborough Groove, Vol.1’. This included Home Again and 33AD. releasing the compilation cassette in 1991. It retailed for the princely sum of £2.00, or £2.25 if you wanted Pete Cole to send it to you.

A number of bands returned for ‘Son of Farnborough Groove, Vol.2’ including Blue Velvet, Frayed Edge, Patrick James, Sad Town, Phobia, Who Moved The Ground?, and The Flowers of Sacrifice, along with 15 new bands to the series. Released in 1992, Cole was forced to increase the price of the compilation cassette to £2.50.

Pete Cole took on a side project shortly after Vol.2 hit the streets with the ‘Never Heard of ‘Em’ compilation released in early 1993. This provided Blue Velvet, Phobia, and Who Moved The Ground? their third outings on a Farnborough Groove Music compilation. A second ‘Never Heard of ‘Em’ volume was planned but never came to fruition.

Late 1993’s ‘Return of Farnborough Groove, Vol.3’ cassette compilation introduced groovers to Waterbratz, Metropolis, Rachel Papers, Salt Tank, Backlash, Inner X, Girls on Dextrose, Basket Weavers, Peachrazor, and Overspill.

‘Revenge of Farnborough Groove, Vol.4’ arrived in 1994 with only six of the 20 bands having appear on a Groove before. This heavy dose of newbies consisted of Redefining Beautiful, Mrs East, Cow, Billy Liberator, Shine, David Paul, Summersault, Scutters, Babe Rainbow, Strangeworld, Boogiemen, Episode 4, Chase, and Stone Circle.

1995’s ‘Farnborough Groove Strikes Back!, Vol.5’ carried 22 tracks. Of these 17 were new bands to the Groove: Skipper, The Perfect Circles, Cuckooland, The Four Marys, Headcopter, Bloom, Crazyface, Little Stabs of Happiness, Headnoise, Epicureans, The Rileys, Sideways, JC Regulator, Twister, Buzzwagon, Toys in the Attic, Doo the Moog, Elephant Talk and Bash.

The release of ‘Best Farnborough Groove in the World – Ever!, Vol.6’ upped the track count again, to 26, with over half from bands new to the growing compilation: Breaker, Pallet, Eat the Sofa, Dry Riser, Caged, My Revolution, Entropy, Superbia, Fly Agaruic, Clunge, The Innocents, Rehab, Pin, Silverspere, The Big Collapse, The Poacher by WOB, and Disturbing Guests. This last band were represented by their track ‘Rubberhead’, Pete Cole’s nickname in some circles.

‘Farnborough Groove Vol.7 (Geography Sucks)’ followed the now annual release cyclein 1997. Mastered by Ade Lunn at Lunar Recording Studios, Cranleigh, 18 ‘new’ bands / artists got into the groove: Inter, Kilter, Eastwood. Twister, Edna, Vibracore, Dick Savage, Hobbes, Avalanche, Snide Line, Ten Feet High, Penfold, Nixon, Who Shot Mr. Burns?, Choker, Concrete Dog, Hobie, and Downwood. The West End Centre, Aldershot was the venue for Vol. 7’s Launch Night on 20 September 1997 and featured Kilter.

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After a years gap 1999 bought us the last of the cassette based Farnborough Grooves compilations, with ‘The Farnbourgh Groove, Vol.8’

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‘The Farnborough Groove, Vol. 9’ in 2001 was the first of CD with a used copy recently listed on Amazon for £40.00!

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With artwork by Karina Fraser and mastering by Julian Johnson, 2004’s ‘Farnborough Groove, Vol. 10’ was the last of the original series.

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The Best of Farnborough Groove Vol. 1-10, released in late 2015 – celebrating 15 years of grooving – carried 31 of Pete Cole’s favorite songs, filling 1 hour and 57 minutes.

Pete Cole followed this with Farnborough Groove Vol.11 in 2018

Then, out of ‘Lockdown’ came Farnborough Groove Vol.12; to mark the series’ 30th anniversary on 1 April 2021. This featured a number of old favorites with new sounds and a selection of new bands.

Part 1 of review of Son of Farnborough Groove from The Gossville Arsonist

Part 2 of review of Son of Farnborough Groove from The Gossville Arsonist

20 September 1997: The Farnborough Groove Vol.7 (Geography Sucks) Launch Night at The West End Centre, Aldershot with Kilter. Picture courtesy of David Lapage

Farnborough Groove Vol. 5 is reviewed in the Staines & Ashford News, 8 Sept ,94. Image © Trinity Mirror. Image created courtesy of THE BRITISH LIBRARY BOARD.

A review of Farnborough Groove Vol.1 from the Gossville Arsonist

The Farnborough Groove, Vol.8

Son of Farnborough Groove; Vol.2

Farnborough Groove (Geography Sucks); Vol.7

The Farnborough Groove; Vol.1

Revenge of Farnborough Groove; Vol. 4

Farnborough Groove; Vol.9

The Best Farnborough Groove in the World – Ever!; Vol.6

Return of Farnborough Grove; Vol.3

Farnborough Groove; Vol.10

Farnborough Groove Strikes Back; Vol. 5

Farnborough Groove; Vol.10

October 8, 2022

Compilations & Fanzines

33AD, Ade Lunn, Aldershot, Avalanche, Babe Rainbow, Backlash, Bash, Basket Weavers, Billy Liberator, Bloom, Blue Velvet, Boogiemen, Breaker, Buzzwagon, Caged, Camberley, Chase, Choker, Clunge, Concrete Dog, Cow, Cranleigh, Crazyface, Cuckooland, David Paul, Dick Savage, Disturbing Guests, Doo the Moog, Downwood, Dry Riser, Eastwood, Eat the Sofa, Edna, Elephant Talk, Entropy, Epicureans, Episode 4, Farnborough Groove, Flowers of Sacrifice, Fly Agaruic, Frayed Edge, Girls on Dextrose, Headcopter, Headnoise, Hobbes, Hobie, Home Again, Inner X, Inter, JC Regulator, Julian Johnson, Karina Fraser, Kilter, Little Stabs of Happiness, Lunar Recording Studios, Metropolis, Mick Magic, Mrs East, Music & Elsewhere, My Revolution, Nixon, Overspill, Pallet, Patrick James, Peachrazor, Penfold, Pete Cole, Phobia, Pin, Rachel Papers, Reading, Redefining Beautiful, Rehab, Sad Town, Salt Tank, Scutters, Shine, Sideways, Silverspere, Skipper, Snide Line, Stone Circle, Strangeworld, Summersault, Superbia, Ten Feet High, THe Big Collapse, The Four marys, The Innocents, The Perfect Circles, The Rileys, Toys in the Attic, Twister, Vibracore, Waterbratz, Who Moved the Ground?, Who Shot Mr Burns?, WOB, Woking
Trousershock BC

(c’88-94) Graham “Julian Kill” Burgess (vocals/guitar/piano) and Wayne “Boncardo” Lowe (bass/keyboards), The Montrose Tractor (drum machine)

Trousershock BC, aka TBC, were a two piece from Yateley, plus their drum machine which went by the moniker: The Montrose Tractor; and reportedly the BC stood for Belinda Carlisle. In ’88 they supported Killing Faith at Frimley Community Center. Managed by Terry Burgess, they released several cassette demos / EPs. The “Some Lurvly Tunes” cassette demo was released in ’89; the 6-track cassette EP “More Stupid Gurly Lurve Songs” was released in ’90, and “Cheers” followed in ’91. The compilation cassette for Parafornia ’91 would go on the carry “I Don’t Wat You To Go Away“

Inlay for 1989’s “Some Lurvly Tunes” cassette demo. Picture courtesy of Sid Stovold

In June ’91 they competed in the Buzz Club’s Midsummer Madness local band competition. The Cube’s Xmas Do, held on 23 December ’91 at Ragamuffins, Camberley featured Trousershock B.C. along with Backlash. In December ’92 TBC competed in The White Hart, Frimley’s Battle of the Bands. “Go And Do Something You Hate. Being Miserable Builds Character” hit the streets in ’93. They broke into the national music press with a glowing review of one of their live gigs in the NME (Feb 27, ’93 issue). PopDisc™ was a floppy disc based interactive press kit and Trousershock appeared on PopDisc #1 with eponymous “Trousershock BC” for Give It Stick Records in May ’93 and PopDisc #3 with “Do Something you hate…”. Crowd favorites “Go” and “Here Without You” appeared on the Snakebite City compilation out of Bluefire Records. Although they were toyed with by Food Records it didn’t work out and they ended up releasing “(You’re) All The Room That I’ll Ever Need” a 12″ vinyl single on Ken Dudley’s (He of The Rock Box fame) newly formed “Give It Stick” label. This 12″ single also featured Trousershock staplers “Sometimes I Thought That You Didn’t Like Me” and “Child Bearing Lips” and featured the spine message ” let’s see Backlash edge this one, then. twats”.

Why “Miles Hunt Stole My Girl Away from Me” or “Bouncy Boots” didn’t make this pressing I am not entirely sure. Burgess went on to form Headcopter and Three Litre and also filled in on bass for a Slug gig. Wayne was also in Killing Faith, at the same time as he was in Trousershock. After drummer Shaun Jackson left Headcopter, The Montrose Tractor took over. Now, who recalls Helen-Louise, Trousershock’s pusher (of tapes that is) – she sold their tapes before & after shows)?

Tracks:

Gallery:

21 November 1992: Trousershock B.C., Slug, Sunriser, and Who Moved The Ground? played the Buzz Club and the West End Centre, Aldershot. Source Who Moved The Ground?

1993 press release from Bluefire Records launching the Snakebite City compilation with Trousershock BC, along with Backlash, Big Boy Tomato, Peachrazor, Pretty Green, Pomeroy and Mama Cain (aka Phobia). Picture courtesy of Steve Porter

Trousershock BC competed in The White Hart, Frimley’s Battle of the bands in 1992. Picture courtesy of Steve Porter.

Snakebite City flyer c’92. Picture courtesy of Steve Porter

June 1991: West End Centre info sheet covering the first rounds of the Buzz Club’s MidSummer Madness local band competition. Picture courtesy of Steve Porter

Snakebite City, which included Trousershock BC, release date clipping, from a Dec ’91 unknown paper. Picture courtesy of Steve Porter

1989’s “Some Lurvly Tunes” cassette demo. Picture courtesy of Sid Stovold

1991’s “Cheers” cassette. Picture courtesy of Sid Stovold

Inlay for 1990’s “”More Stupid Gurly Lurve Songs”. Picture courtesy of Sid Stovold

Insert from 1991’s “Cheers”.Picture courtesy of Sid Stovold

Insert for ’93’s “Go And Do Something…”. Picture courtesy of Sid Stovold

Inlay for 1991’s “Cheers”. Picture courtesy of Sid Stovold

1994 gig poster for Trousershock B.C. Picture courtesy of Nathan Argonaut

Buzz Club Flyer

The green version…

This little beauty feature on PopDisc, an interactive band profile developed by rGB interactive in 1992/93 and delivered on floppy disc and eventually on CD-ROM. It was a fore-runner of MySpace, etc. and developed by Tristan Greatrex and Terry Burgess.

There can’t be many of these around…

Surrey University, Surrey Court Fun Fest ’91 advert from Barefacts 21 June 1991.

1991 – Big Sun replaced Rail Road Earth for this show. Source: chewtonia.com

Source: chewtonia.com

Also from the 15th May ’92 issue of Bare Facts – a quick review of Trousershock BC’s single “(You’re) All The Room I’ll Ever Need. Released on Ken Dudley’s Give It Stick label.

25 April 1992…Trousershock BC, Slug, Kaliedescope and Faceache (the tba listed) played the West End Centre, Aldershot.

Trousershock BC gig reviewed by Camberley News, March ’91

Trousershock BC broke onto the national music scene with the review of their live gig in this issue of NME

Trousershock BC supported Railroad Earth at Surrey University – Review from 15th May ’92 issue of Bare Facts.

October 7, 2022

Bands

Backlash, Belinda Carlisle, Bluefire Records, Buzz Club, Camberley, Food Records, Frimley, Give It Stick Records, Graham Burgess, Headcopter, Ken Dudley, Killing Faith, NME, PopDisc, Ragamuffins, Slug, Snakebite City, The Cube, The Montrose Tractor, The Rock Box, The White Hart, Three Litre, Trousershock BC, Wayne Lowe, Who Moved the Ground?
Casual Sax

(c’86-87) Chrissie Franey (sax), Bev Chadwick (sax) & Kaz Jones (sax).

Two thirds of Casual Sax on the University of Surrey stage with Steel Bill & the Buffalos

Casual Sax were a busking 3-piece horn section (sax section really) for hire to local bands. In ’87 they supported Holy Durex, thanks to Colin ‘The Fishperson’ Robb of Steel Bill and The Buffalos, for whom Casual Sax also provided horn.

After 18 months together Franey, having completed her PhD, left to work in a hospital and play with Hank Wangford. Chadwick worked at the Royal Festival Hall, London for several years becoming the Foyer Music Programmer and is now a freelance tenor/baritone sax player taking on short and long term contracts in the UK and across Europe in jazz, soul, blues, and reggae. In the early ’90s she appeared on two of the Fugatives albums, was part of Mass Producers in the late ’90s and on the track “Out Of The Blue” for Robert Wyatt’s ‘Comicopra’ in the late 2000s with Brian Eno, Yaron Stavi, Annie Whitehead, and Alfie Benge. Jones is now a painter and printmaker.

October 6, 2022

Bands

Alfie Benge, Annie Whitehead, Bev Chadwick, Brian Eno, Casual Sax, Chrissie Franey, Colin Robb, Fugatives, Hank Wangford, Holy Durex, Kaz Jones, Mass Producers, Robert Wyatt, Royal Festival Hall, Steel Bill & the Buffalos, Yaron Stavi
Backlash

(’85-’94) Vis The Spoon (guitar / vocals), Ken ? (bass) and Andy? (drums)

This West Byfleet three piece, after 6 months together, released the 5-track 15.12.85 Demo tape, in December ’85. By ’87 the band was: Vis The Spoon, Al Johnson (bass) and Joe “Mad Dog” O’Sullivan (drums). In July ’87 the band only got 4 songs in before being kicked off stage at Eclipse, Egham, while supporting The Twist and were “banned for life” from The Cricketers, Westfield in October that same year, while being supported by The Twist. More successful, and without Twist, was the “All Cars Are Red” demo cassette released in November that year, which featured “Where Did Our Love Go?” on the B-side.

Backlash’s “All Cars Are Red” courtesy of Tom Pugh

Backlash’s “All Cars Are Red” courtesy of Tom Pugh

Neil Physic took over the sticks, passing them onto Matt Alexander who appeared on the FlipTop Head tape and consequently on “Electric Groove Machine” on Snakebite City, which also carried “Some Kinda Crazy” – In the release for which they were describe as “No dodgy heavy metal band here but Woking’s finest indie/punk/pop/punk band – ANYWHERE”. Bluefire Records got them back for Snakebite City Two, which carried the track “Traction”.

In mid ’88 the band came third in the Soundscene Demo Review, with particular note paid to “Contraband”. Al Johnson was replaced by long-term bassist Duncan Disorderly (aka Dunk the Biscuit), who was subsequently replaced by ex-Deceased Disease bassist Kevin Ward for the last two years of Backlash’s reign. In late ’88 rhythm guitarist ‘Birdy’ was added. Briefly between bass players Backlash also featured Darren Searles, at the time of fellow “Sounds Around” contributors Positive Thinking and now of the mighty The Loveburns. Small World fact: Darren Searles’ brother Carl now plays in a local covers band with former ‘Lash sticksman “Mad Dog” O’Sullivan. “Sounds Around” was a 1988 compilation of local bands compiled by Tim Laws of Two Extremes, who also ran the Sounds Associated Recording (SAR) studios in Byfleet on the Sounds Associated label [SAR 1001]; which carried two Backlash tracks: “Ghosts” and “Johnny”.

“Sounds Around” was a 1988 compilation of local bands compiled by Tim Laws of Two Extremes, who also ran the Sounds Associated Recording (SAR) studios in Byfleet on the Sounds Associated label [SAR 1001]; which carried two Backlash tracks: “Ghosts” and “Johnny”. Picture courtesy of David J. Griffiths

On 11 April ’89 Backlash came out of a gigging hiatus, supporting Positive Thinking at The Red Lion, Brentford. In August ’89 Phil Gibby pronounced them winners of the Cliff Richard award for longevity in his ‘Farewell Honors’. Backlash, with new member David “Birdy Strangetrousers” Griffiths, were not pleased with the mix on “Sounds Around” and re-recorded both songs and “All Cars Are Red” and stuck all 3 revamped versions on the one “A Word to the Wise” cassette EP. Erstwhile Soundscene contributor, Steve Jones was none to complimentary describing Backlash as being short of ideas and marking time by releasing songs that everyone who cared already had. In August of ’89 the bands life ban at The Cricketers, Westfield was lifted for a memorable gig, supported by Mr Ed. Then Griffiths was replaced by Dan “de Lion” Hiscocks. In late 1990 Backlash were part of the the MTV Satellite Jukebox, a 12 hour dance party staged in youth clubs all across Europe; conceived and organised by Chris Long for Youth Clubs UK (video tape exists somewhere) with Big Wednesday and Strangeland in New Haw. 1990 also saw the release of “Songs About Happiness”, the 6-track cassette EP.

Backlash’s “Songs About Happiness” courtesy of Tom Pugh

This EP didn’t feature Backlash’s ‘Some Linda Crazy’ (a Phil Gibby typo renaming of ‘Some Kinda Crazy’) which was #6 in Soundscene’s Top Ten Local Songs 1990. On 3 November ’90 the band were headlining at All Saints Church Hall, New Haw, with The Mourning After and Alternative Law in support. The band gigged extensively over the next few years, notably supporting Spin Doctors in Jan ’91, appearing at Ragamuffins, Camberley on 4 June that year, where they returned on 13 August ’91. They opened for Thousand Yard Stare at the Agincourt, Camberley in Oct and partook in The Cube’s Xmas Do, at Ragamuffins on 23 December ’91 with Trousershock B.C. Over the course of Dec ’91 and Jan ’92 the band recorded 8 tracks with Paul Godfrey, of The Outcast Band, at Evolution Studios. These were to become the “Fliptop Head’ cassette album, featuring Neil of Big Wednesday on drums, Paul of The Outcast Band on Fiddle and Jason Orbaum on keyboards.

Backlash were back at ragamuffins on 7 July ’92 for The Cube, and again on 8 September and 8 December. In ’93 the band’s track “Drowning” appeared on Return of Farnborough Groove Vol.3 and we know that Backlash put on a show on 17 August ’93 at Ragamuffins. The final gigs were in ’94 at Merrist Wood and The Cricketers, the first with Hiscock before he ran to India the other with Adam Wolters on bass. Vis, Wolters and Alexander then changed the name to Brad Obscure, playing 2 gigs before dropping the curtain.

Tracks:

All Cars Are Red:

Don’t Touch Me:

Drowning:

Electric Groove Machine:

Ghosts:

Incredulous:

Johnny:

Let Me Take It

Silly Man:

Traction:

Where Did Our Love Go?:

Video:
‘Don’t Touch Me’ live West End Centre, Aldershot ’93:

Gallery:

9 April 1993: Big Boy Tomato and Backlash played the Totally Wired Club, The Powerhaus, London as promoted by Paul Talling. Picture courtesy of Pete Cole

“Sounds Around” was a 1988 compilation of local bands compiled by Tim Laws of Two Extremes, who also ran the Sounds Associated Recording (SAR) studios in Byfleet on the Sounds Associated label [SAR 1001]; which carried two Backlash tracks: “Ghosts” and “Johnny”.

“Sounds Around” was a 1988 compilation of local bands compiled by Tim Laws of Two Extremes, who also ran the Sounds Associated Recording (SAR) studios in Byfleet on the Sounds Associated label [SAR 1001]; which carried two Backlash tracks: “Ghosts” and “Johnny”.

“Drowning” by Backlash was included on Return of Farnborough Groove Vol.3 in 1993. Picture courtesy of Pete Cole

Backlash’s “Some Kinda Crazy” was 6th in the Soundscene’s Top 10 local songs of 1990, although it was listed as ‘Some Linda Crazy’. Clipped from 3 Jan ’91 Soundscene column. Picture courtesy of Daniel Hiscocks

68 Floods share the Cliff Richard Award with Backlash in the Phil Gibby farewell awards from August ’89. Picture courtesy of Daniel Hiscocks

1993 press release from Bluefire Records launching the Snakebite City compilation that included Backlash, along with Big Boy Tomato, Peachrazor, Pomeroy, Pretty Green, Trousershock BC and Mama Cain (aka Phobia). Picture courtesy of Steve Porter

Dan Hiscocks’ Woking Soundscene review of Backlash at The Red Lion, Brentford on 11 April ’89, where they supported Positive Thinking. Picture courtesy of Daniel Hiscocks

Snakebite City flyer c’92. Picture courtesy of Steve Porter

Backlash, supported by Kambium, played Camberley Town Football Club on 9 July 1993 according to this gig list. They also played the venue on 13 August supported by Peachrazor and Trouseshock BC. Picture courtesy of Steve Porter

Backlash, along with Peachrazor and Pretty Green, played The Fox and Hounds, Fleet on 4 September 1992 according to this unidentified fanzine gig list. Picture courtesy of Steve Porter

3 November 1990: Backlash headlined this gig at All Saints Church Hall, New Haw with Alternative Law and The Mourning After (their 1st gig) in support.

Snakebite City, which included Backlash, release date clipping. It’s 1992, but the paper and date are unknown. Picture courtesy of Steve Porter

“Fill In The Date” poster for Backlash with Staggerance. Picture courtesy of Nathan Argonaut

PG Tips c’88 highlights Backlash’s flyposting – sends Tin Tin (that’s me) to investigate… Picture courtesy of Daniel Hiscocks

Backlash in PG Tips possibly from 22 Dec 1988, mentioning addition of ‘Birdy’ to the band and quest for support slots. Picture courtesy of Daniel Hiscocks

Vis of Backlash. Picture courtesy of Brian Canine.

Backlash c’89. Picture courtesy Vis via Brian Canine.

Backlash at Virginia Water Country Park. Picture by Jamie Beeden

Side 2 of “Fliptop Head” cassette. Picture courtesy of Sid Stovold

Side 1 of “Fliptop Head” cassette. Picture courtesy of Sid Stovold

The full cassette sleeve to “Fliptop Head”. Picture courtesy of Sid Stovold

Alexander of Backlash at The Cricketeers, Westfield. Picture by Jamie Beeden

Vis of Backlash at The Cricketeers, Westfield. Picture by Jamie Beeden

Backlash’s Vis at The Marquee Club, London. Picture by Jamie Beeden

1990. Picture courtesy of Nathan Argonaut

1990. Picture courtesy of Nathan Argonaut

1990. Picture courtesy of Nathan Argonaut

1990. Picture courtesy of Nathan Argonaut

There can’t be many of these around…

Soundscene Gig List, 1st Oct ’87 – the fateful Backlash / The Twist gig that lead to being “banned for life” from The Cricketers, Westfield.

1985 and Backlash’s first demo. Picture courtesy of Vis The Spoon

Late ’85, possibly early ’86 and Soundscene reviews Backlash’s first demo. Picture courtesy of Vis The Spoon.

Soundscene, 15th October 1987

Soundscene’s 8th October 1987 issue did not predict the lifetime ban Backlash received, while supporting The Twist, at The Cricketers, Westfield.

A while ago Hiscocks posted this to his page. In Dan’s words: “Sorting through my gig bag an old Backlash set list stirs a few memories. Must have been quite a late one with Weirdos and Bugs in it.” Picture courtesy of Daniel Hiscocks.

Backlash get a mention in 1991 in review, from the 2nd Jan 1992 Soundscene column.

Soundscene Gigs Column, January 31st 1991.

Soundscene – July 28th 1988

Summer Thrash 1989 and Backlash were in Walton with Two Extremes and Westfield with Mr. Ed. The “2 others” turned out to be 3 others: New Breed, Big Time, and Yankees Drums Ticks. Image Credit: Denise Brewer

1991

Fliptop Head cassette album sleeve

Fliptop Head lyric sheet

Pete Cole’s birthday invite…

Backlash’s Mucking Farvelous was a promo only cassette featuring the tracks All Cars Are Red, Some Kinda (Linda!) Crazy – the “Linda” refers to a Soundscene sub-editing gaff where the ‘K’ became an ‘L’ – Hold Me Tight and Ghosts

Backlash’s final-ish gig – Merrist Wood, 1994

Backlash’s Fliptop Head

Woking News and Mail – 20 Sept 1990

Backlash’s 3-track cassette EP “A Word to the Wise”.

Backlash’s “Songs About Happiness” courtesy of Tom Pugh

David Griffiths

The white version…

19 March 1993: Backlash, Pretty Green and Peachrazor at The Cricketer’s Westfield.

October 6, 2022

Bands

Adam Wolters, Agincourt, Al Johnson, All Saints Church Hall, Alternative Law, Backlash, Big Wednesday, Birdy, Bluefire Records, Brad Obscure, Brentford, Byfleet, Camberley, Cricketers, Dan Hiscocks, Darren Searles, David Griffiths, Deceased Disease, Duncan Disorderly, Eclipse, Egham, Evolution Studios, Farnborough Groove, Jason Orbaum, Joe O'Sullivan, Kevin Ward, Matt Alexander, Merrist Wood, Mr Ed, MTV, Neil Physic, New Haw, Paul Godfrey, Phil Gibby, Positive Thinking, Ragamuffins, Snakebite City, Sounds Around, Sounds Associated Recording, Soundscene, Spin Doctors, Steve Jones, Strangeland, The Cube, The Loveburns, The Mourning After, The Outcast Band, The Red Lion, The Twist, Thousand Yard Stare, Tim Laws, Trousershock B.C., Two Extremes, Vis The Spoon, West Byfleet, Westfield
The 1964 Gig List

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 1964:

January 5
New Central Ballroom, Aldershot: Cliff Bennet & The Rebel Rouser w/ The Stormers
Rex Cinema, Haslemere: Joe Brown and His Brothers w/ The Ronettes, Marty Wilde and The Wildcats, and The Cheynes.

January 10
Ricky Tick, Plaza, Guildford: The Animals

Village Hall, Fetcham: Bumblies

10 January 1964: Bumblies played the Village Hall, Fetcham. Image courtesy of Brian Howard

January 11
Cellar Club, Kingston: The Stormsville Shakers

January 17
Ricky Tick, Plaza, Guildford: Sonny Boy Williamson w/ Yardbirds
The Lido, Winchester: Dave Curtiss & The Tremors w/ The Emeralds

January 25
Village Hall, Pyrford: The Avengers
Village Hall, Churt: The Stormsville Shakers

January 28
Ricky Tick, Plaza, Guildford: The Yardbirds w/ Sonny Boy Williamson
Stereo Club, Woking: Steve Laine Combo

Clipped from Woking News & Mail

January 31
Ricky Tick, Plaza, Guildford: Alexis Korner

Ricky Tick Advert from Melody Maker’s 1 Feb 1964 issue

February 1
Roxy, Ulverston: Johnny Kidd & The Pirates w/ Heinz & The Saints, Vince Eager, Danny Rivers, Ricky Valance, and The Fleerekkers with Nelson Keene

February 2
Regal, Bolton: Johnny Kidd & The Pirates w/ Heinz & The Saints, Vince Eager, Danny Rivers, Ricky Valance, and The Fleerekkers with Nelson Keene
Agincourt Ballroom, Camberley: Cliff Bennett and The Rebel Rousers w/ The Emeralds

February 4
Ricky Tick, Plaza, Guildford: The Yardbirds
Stereo Club. Woking: Zoot Money’s Big Roll Band

February 11
Stereo Club, Woking: Dave Davani & The ‘D’ Men
Cellar Club, Kingston: The Stormsville Shakers

February 12
Odeon, Guildford: John Leyton w/ Mike Sarne, The Rolling Stones, The Swinging Blue Jeans, Bern Elliott & The Fenmen, The Hollies, Jet Harris, Mike Berry and The Innocents, and Billie Davis and the Le Roys (Don Spencer and Billy Boyle replaced by Bern Elliott & The Fenmen, The Hollies)

Advert for the 1964 All Stars Package Tour from Pop Weekly, 15 Feb 64

February 14
Ricky Tick, Plaza, Guildford: Georgie Fame

February 18
Ricky Tick, Plaza, Guildford: The Yardbirds
Stereo Club, Woking: Chris Farlow & The Thunderbirds

February 21
Ricky Tick, Plaza, Guildford: The Animals

21 February 1964: The Animals played Ricky Tick Club at the Plaza Ballroom, Guildford

February 22
Unknown Venue, Guildford: Johnny Keeping And The Lonely Ones

February 23
Ricky Tick, Star & Garter, Windsor: The Embers
Cellar Club, Kingston: Nashville Teens

8 March 1964: Nashville Teens play The Cellar Club, Kingston. Source: www.garagehangover.com

February 25
Ricky Tick, Plaza, Guildford: The Exotics

25 February 1964: The Exotics were at Ricky Tick, Guildford

March 1
New Central Ballroom, Aldershot: Dave Curtiss & The Tremors w/ Mike Raynor & The Condors

March 3
Town Hall, Farnborough: Sonny Boy Williamson and The Yardbirds

March 5
The Odeon, Guildford: Joe Brown and his Bruvvers w/ The Crystals, Johnny Kidd and the Pirates, Heinz and the Saints, Manfred Mann, Daryl Quist, Mike Preston, Al Paige, and Kevin Kirk

5 march 1964: Odeon, Guildford. Source: Source: www.bradfordtimeline.co.uk

5 March 1964: Odeon Guildford. Picture courtesy of Bens Collectors Records

March 6
Plaza Ballroom, Guildford: The Graham Bon Organisation

March 7
Epsom Baths Hall, Epsom: Alexis Korner’s Blues Incorporated w/ Phill and the Stormsville Shakers

7 March 1964: Alexis Korner’s Blues Incorporated with Phill and the Stormsville Shaker. Image courtesy of Brian Howard

March 8
Cellar Club, Kingston: Nashville Teens

March 14
Cellar Club, Kingston: Barron Knights with Duke Dimond w/ Nashville Teens

14 March 1964: Nashville Teens play The Cellar Club, Kingston. Source: www.garagehangover.com

March 16
Empire, Liverpool: Dave Clark Five w/ Mark Wynter, Susan Maughan, Dave Nelson, McAndrews & Mills, and George Meaton

16 march 1964: Mark Wynter is at Empire, Liverpool. Source: http://www.bradfordtimeline.co.uk

March 19
Atlanta Ballroom, Woking: The Preachers

March 20
Town Hall, Birmingham: Jerry Lee Lewis w/ Gene Vincent, The Animals, Paramounts, Nashville Teens, Flinststones and Tony Adams & The Viceroys

March 21
Club Go Go, Newcastle: Jerry Lee Lewis w/ Gene Vincent, The Animals, Paramounts, Nashville Teens, Flinststones and Tony Adams & The Viceroys
Odeon, Guildford: Billy Kramer and The Dakotas, Gene Pitney, Cilla Black, Billy Burden, The Remo Four, The Escorts, and The Hollies.

21 March 1964: Odeon Guildford. Source www.bradfordtimeline.co.uk

21 March 1964. Source Peter Winning via Guildford Town Past & Present

March 22
Baths, West Ham: Jerry Lee Lewis w/ Gene Vincent, The Animals, Paramounts, Nashville Teens, Flinststones and Tony Adams & The Viceroys

March 23
Adelphi, West Bromwich: Jerry Lee Lewis w/ Gene Vincent, The Animals, Paramounts, Nashville Teens, Flinststones and Tony Adams & The Viceroys
Empire, Liverpool: Dave Clark Five w/ Mark Wynter, Susan Maughan, Dave Nelson, McAndrews & Mills, and George Meaton

23 March 1964: Mark Wynter is at Hippodrome, Birmingham. Source: http://www.bradfordtimeline.co.uk

March 24
Kelvin Hall, Glasgow: Jerry Lee Lewis w/ Gene Vincent, The Animals, Paramounts, Nashville Teens, Flinststones and Tony Adams & The Viceroys

March 25
Rialto, York: Jerry Lee Lewis w/ Gene Vincent, The Animals, Paramounts, Nashville Teens, Flinststones and Tony Adams & The Viceroys

25 March 1964: Nashville Teens play Rialto, York. Source: www.bradfordtimeline.co.uk

25 March 1964: Nashville Teens play Rialto, York. Source: www.bradfordtimeline.co.uk

March 26
Cellar Club, Kingston: Jerry Lee Lewis w/ Gene Vincent, The Animals, Paramounts, Nashville Teens, Flinststones and Tony Adams & The Viceroys

March 27
Rink, Swadlincote: Jerry Lee Lewis w/ Gene Vincent, The Animals, Paramounts, Nashville Teens, Flinststones and Tony Adams & The Viceroys
Cellar Club, Kingston: Herry Lee Lewis w/ The Stormsville Shakers

March 28
Matrix Hall, Coventry: Jerry Lee Lewis w/ Gene Vincent, The Animals, Paramounts, Nashville Teens, Flinststones and Tony Adams & The Viceroys

March 29
Agincourt Ballroom, Camberley: The Emeralds w/ The Paramounts
Belle Vue, Manchester: Jerry Lee Lewis w/ Gene Vincent, The Animals, Paramounts, Nashville Teens, Flinststones and Tony Adams & The Viceroys
Theatre, Coventry: Dave Clark Five w/ The Hollies, Mark Wynter, The Kinks, The Mojos, and The Trebletones

Source: www.bradfordlimeline.co.uk

March 30
Futurist, Scarborough: Dave Clark Five w/ The Hollies, Mark Wynter, The Kinks, The Mojos, and The Trebletones

March 31
De Montfort Hall, Leicester: Dave Clark Five w/ The Hollies, Mark Wynter, The Kinks, The Mojos, and The Trebletones

April 1
ABC, Cleethorpes: Dave Clark Five w/ The Hollies, Mark Wynter, The Kinks, The Mojos, and The Trebletones

April 2
Beat City, Harrow: Jerry Lee Lewis w/ Gene Vincent, The Animals, Paramounts, Nashville Teens, Flinststones and Tony Adams & The Viceroys
ABC, Carlisle: Dave Clark Five w/ The Hollies, Mark Wynter, The Kinks, The Mojos, and The Trebletones

April 3
Hillside, Hereford: Jerry Lee Lewis w/ Gene Vincent, The Animals, Paramounts, Nashville Teens, Flinststones and Tony Adams & The Viceroys
City Hall, Newcastle: Dave Clark Five w/ The Hollies, Mark Wynter, The Kinks, The Mojos, and The Trebletones

April 4
City Hall, Sheffield: Dave Clark Five w/ The Hollies, Mark Wynter, The Kinks, The Mojos, and The Trebletones

March 5
Gaumont, Bradford: Dave Clark Five w/ The Hollies, Mark Wynter, The Kinks, The Mojos, and The Trebletones

Source: www.bradfordtimeline.co.uk

March 8
Cellar Club, Kingston: Nashville Teens

8 March 1964: Nashville Teens play The Cellar Club, Kingston. Source: www.garagehangover.com

April 6
Granda, Woolwich: Dave Clark Five w/ The Hollies, Mark Wynter, The Kinks, The Mojos, and The Trebletones

April 7
ABC, Gloucester: Dave Clark Five w/ The Hollies, Mark Wynter, The Kinks, The Mojos, and The Trebletones

April 8
Granda, Tooting: Dave Clark Five w/ The Hollies, Mark Wynter, The Kinks, The Mojos, and The Trebletones

April 9
ABC, Cambridge: Dave Clark Five w/ The Hollies, Mark Wynter, The Kinks, The Mojos, and The Trebletones

April 10
Ricky Tick, Guildford: Zoot Money’s Big Roll Band
Granada, Bedford: Dave Clark Five w/ The Hollies, Mark Wynter, The Kinks, The Mojos, and The Trebletones

April 11
Theatre Royal, Norwich: Dave Clark Five w/ The Hollies, Mark Wynter, The Kinks, The Mojos, and The Trebletones
Cellar Club, Kingston: The Bumblies

April 12
Embassy, Peterborough: Dave Clark Five w/ The Hollies, Mark Wynter, The Kinks, The Mojos, and The Trebletones

April 14
ABC, Dover: Dave Clark Five w/ The Hollies, Mark Wynter, The Kinks, The Mojos, and The Trebletones

April 15
ABC, Romford: Dave Clark Five w/ The Hollies, Mark Wynter, The Kinks, The Mojos, and The Trebletones

April 16
Odeon, Chelmsford: Dave Clark Five w/ The Hollies, Mark Wynter, The Kinks, The Mojos, and The Trebletones

April 17
Ricky Tick, Guildford: Pretty Things
ABC, Lincoln: Dave Clark Five w/ The Hollies, Mark Wynter, The Kinks, The Mojos, and The Trebletones
Cellar Club, Kingston: The Stormsville Shakers

April 18
Apollo, Manchester: Dave Clark Five w/ The Hollies, Mark Wynter, The Kinks, The Mojos, and The Trebletones

April 19
Cellar Club, Kingston: Nashville Teens
Odeon, Guildford: Dave Clark Five w/ The Hollies, Mark Wynter, The Kinks, The Mojos, and The Trebletones

19 April 1964: Ticket No.Z10 for The Dave Clark Five Show at 6:00PM, Odeon, Guildford. Picture courtesy of Ben’s Collectors Records

19 April 1964: Tickets Nos. K11 and K12 for for The Dave Clark Five Show at 8:15PM, Odeon, Guildford. Source: Graham Clark via Guildford Town Past & Present

19 April 1964: Ticket No.L39 for The Dave Clark Five Show at 8:15PM, Odeon, Guildford. Source: www.fincharie.co.uk

April 21
Gaumont, Doncaster: Dave Clark Five w/ The Hollies, Mark Wynter, The Kinks, The Mojos, and The Trebletones

April 22
Granada, Mansfield: Dave Clark Five w/ The Hollies, Mark Wynter, The Kinks, The Mojos, and The Trebletones

April 23
Granada, Shrewsbury: Dave Clark Five w/ The Hollies, Mark Wynter, The Kinks, The Mojos, and The Trebletones

April 24
Capital, Cardiff: Dave Clark Five w/ The Hollies, Mark Wynter, The Kinks, The Mojos, and The Trebletones

April 25
Winter Gardens, Bournemouth: Dave Clark Five w/ The Hollies, Mark Wynter, The Kinks, The Mojos, and The Trebletones

April 26
Hippodrome, Brighton: Dave Clark Five w/ The Hollies, Mark Wynter, The Kinks, The Mojos, and The Trebletones

April 28
ABC, Northampton: Dave Clark Five w/ The Hollies, Mark Wynter, The Kinks, The Mojos, and The Trebletones

April 29
Gaumont, Wolverhampton: Dave Clark Five w/ The Hollies, Mark Wynter, The Kinks, The Mojos, and The Trebletones

April 30
Gaumont, Taunton: Dave Clark Five w/ The Hollies, Mark Wynter, The Kinks, The Mojos, and The Trebletones

May 1
Gaumont, Southampton: Dave Clark Five w/ The Hollies, Mark Wynter, The Kinks, The Mojos, and The Trebletones

May 2
Astoria, Finsbury Park: Dave Clark Five w/ The Hollies, Mark Wynter, The Kinks, The Mojos, and The Trebletones
Cellar Club, Kingston: The Plebs w/ The Original Tropics

2 May 1964: The Plebs played The Cellar Club, Kingston. Source: www.garagehangover.com

May 3
Odeon, Lewisham: Dave Clark Five w/ The Hollies, Mark Wynter, The Kinks, The Mojos, and The Trebletones

May 5
ABC, Hull: Dave Clark Five w/ The Hollies, Mark Wynter, The Kinks, The Mojos, and The Trebletones

May 6
ABC, Huddersfield: Dave Clark Five w/ The Hollies, Mark Wynter, The Kinks, The Mojos, and The Trebletones
Cellar Club, Kingston: Nashville Teens

6 May 1964: Nashville Teens play The Cellar Club, Kingston. Source: www.garagehangover.com

May 7
Globe, Stockton: Dave Clark Five w/ The Hollies, Mark Wynter, The Kinks, The Mojos, and The Trebletones

Source: www.bradfordtimeline.co.uk

May 8
Gaumont, Hanley: Dave Clark Five w/ The Hollies, Mark Wynter, The Kinks, The Mojos, and The Trebletones
Village Hall, Churt: The Stormsville Shakers

May 9
Gaumont, Derby: Dave Clark Five w/ The Hollies, Mark Wynter, The Kinks, The Mojos, and The Trebletones
Astoria, Finsbury Park: Chuck Berry w/ Carl Perkins, King Size Taylor & The Dominos, Animals, The Other Two, Nashville Teens, and Swinging Blue Jeans or Bern Elliott & The Fenmen or Gene Vincent

May 10
Odeon, Walthamstow: Dave Clark Five w/ The Hollies, Mark Wynter, The Kinks, The Mojos, and The Trebletones
Odeon, Hammersmith: Chuck Berry w/ Carl Perkins, King Size Taylor & The Dominos, Animals, The Other Two, Nashville Teens, and Swinging Blue Jeans or Bern Elliott & The Fenmen or Gene Vincent

May 11
Odeon, Southend: Dave Clark Five w/ The Hollies, Mark Wynter, The Kinks, The Mojos, and The Trebletones
Town Hall, Birmingham: Chuck Berry w/ Carl Perkins, King Size Taylor & The Dominos, Animals, The Other Two, Nashville Teens, and Swinging Blue Jeans or Bern Elliott & The Fenmen or Gene Vincent

May 12
Colston Hall, Bristol: Dave Clark Five w/ The Hollies, Mark Wynter, The Kinks, The Mojos, and The Trebletones
Odeon, Nottingham: Chuck Berry w/ Carl Perkins, King Size Taylor & The Dominos, Animals, The Other Two, Nashville Teens, and Swinging Blue Jeans or Bern Elliott & The Fenmen or Gene Vincent

May 13
Granada, Harrow: Dave Clark Five w/ The Hollies, Mark Wynter, The Kinks, The Mojos, and The Trebletones
Globe, Stockton: Chuck Berry w/ Carl Perkins, King Size Taylor & The Dominos, Animals, The Other Two, Nashville Teens, and Swinging Blue Jeans or Bern Elliott & The Fenmen or Gene Vincent

May 14
Granada, Kingston: Dave Clark Five w/ The Hollies, Mark Wynter, The Kinks, The Mojos, and The Trebletones
City Hall, Sheffield: Chuck Berry w/ Carl Perkins, King Size Taylor & The Dominos, Animals, The Other Two, Nashville Teens, and Swinging Blue Jeans or Bern Elliott & The Fenmen or Gene Vincent

May 15
Gaumont, Bradford: Chuck Berry w/ Carl Perkins, King Size Taylor & The Dominos, Animals, The Other Two, Nashville Teens, and Swinging Blue Jeans or Bern Elliott & The Fenmen or Gene Vincent

May 16
Ricky Tick, Guildford: Zoot Money’s Big Roll Band
Cellar Club, Kingston: The Stormsville Shakers
Winter Gardens, Bournemouth: Chuck Berry w/ Carl Perkins, King Size Taylor & The Dominos, Animals, The Other Two, Nashville Teens, and Swinging Blue Jeans or Bern Elliott & The Fenmen or Gene Vincent
Open Air Beat Festival, Botwell House, Hayes: The Searchers w/ Eden Kane & The Downbeats, The Migil Five, The Animals, Chris Sandford & The Coronets, The Undertakers, The Interns, Georgie Fame & The Blue Flames, Screaming Lord Sutch & The Savages, The Gamblers, Julie Grant, Cliff Bennett & The Rebel Rousers, Daniel Boone & The Emeralds, The Sorrows, The Hawks, Adam Faith, and Dusty Springfield

18 May 1964: Daniel Boone & The Emeralds

May 17
Pavilion, Clarence Pier, Portsmouth: The Age Beaters
Odeon, Liverpool: Chuck Berry w/ Carl Perkins, King Size Taylor & The Dominos, Animals, The Other Two, Nashville Teens, and Swinging Blue Jeans or Bern Elliott & The Fenmen or Gene Vincent

May 18
Cellar Club, Kingston: The Plebs
Gaumont, Southampton: Chuck Berry w/ Carl Perkins, King Size Taylor & The Dominos, Animals, The Other Two, Nashville Teens, and Swinging Blue Jeans or Bern Elliott & The Fenmen or Gene Vincent

May 19
ABC, Plymouth: Chuck Berry w/ Carl Perkins, King Size Taylor & The Dominos, Animals, The Other Two, Nashville Teens, and Swinging Blue Jeans or Bern Elliott & The Fenmen or Gene Vincent

May 20
Town Hall, Farnborough: Cliff Bennett and the Rebel Rousers w/ Kerry Rapid and The Seltones
Savoy, Exeter: Chuck Berry w/ Carl Perkins, King Size Taylor & The Dominos, Animals, The Other Two, Nashville Teens, and Bern Elliott & The Fenmen or Gene Vincent

May 21
ABC, Croydon: Chuck Berry w/ Carl Perkins, King Size Taylor & The Dominos, Animals, The Other Two, Nashville Teens, and Bern Elliott & The Fenmen or Gene Vincent

May 22|
Odeon, Manchester: Chuck Berry w/ Carl Perkins, King Size Taylor & The Dominos, Animals, The Other Two, Nashville Teens, and Bern Elliott & The Fenmen or Gene Vincent

May 23
City Hall, Newcastle: Chuck Berry w/ Carl Perkins, King Size Taylor & The Dominos, Animals, The Other Two, Nashville Teens, and Bern Elliott & The Fenmen or Gene Vincent

May 24
De Montfort Hall, Leicester: Chuck Berry w/ Carl Perkins, King Size Taylor & The Dominos, Animals, The Other Two, Nashville Teens, and Bern Elliott & The Fenmen or Gene Vincent
Celler Bar, Kingston: The Plebs

24 May 1964: The Plebs played The Cellar Club, Kingston. Source: www.garagehangover.com

May 25
Granada, Woolwich: Chuck Berry w/ Carl Perkins, King Size Taylor & The Dominos, Animals, The Other Two, Nashville Teens, and Bern Elliott & The Fenmen or Gene Vincent

May 26
Odeon, Bolton: Chuck Berry w/ Carl Perkins, King Size Taylor & The Dominos, Animals, The Other Two, Nashville Teens, and Bern Elliott & The Fenmen or Gene Vincent

May 27
Odeon, Glasgow: Chuck Berry w/ Carl Perkins, King Size Taylor & The Dominos, Animals, The Other Two, Nashville Teens, and Bern Elliott & The Fenmen or Gene Vincent
Cellar Bar, Kingston: The Tridents w/ The Plebs

May 28
Colston Hall, Bristol: Chuck Berry w/ Carl Perkins, King Size Taylor & The Dominos, Animals, The Other Two, Nashville Teens, and Bern Elliott & The Fenmen or Gene Vincent

May 29
Odeon, Southend: Chuck Berry w/ Carl Perkins, King Size Taylor & The Dominos, Animals, The Other Two, Nashville Teens, and Bern Elliott & The Fenmen or Gene Vincent
Cellar Club, Kingston: Phil & The Stormsville Shakers

29 May 1964: Phil and The Stormsville Shakers played The Cellar Club, Kingston. Source: www.garagehangover.com

May 31
Odeon, Hammersmith: Chuck Berry w/ Carl Perkins, King Size Taylor & The Dominos, Animals, The Other Two, Nashville Teens, and Bern Elliott & The Fenmen or Gene Vincent

June 3
Cellar Bar, Kingston: John Lee Hooker w/ John Mayall’s Blues Breakers, and The Plebs

3 June 1964: The Plebs supported John Lee Hooker w/ John Mayall’s Blues Breakers at The Cellar Club, Kingston. Source: www.garagehangover.com

June 5
Ricky Tick, Guildford: Graham Bond
‘Private Event’, Camberley: Original Downtown Syncopators

June 6
Ricky Tick, Guildford: Georgie Fame

June 9
Ricky Tick, Guildford: John Lee Hooker

June 11
The Wooden Bridge, Guildford: London City Stompers

June 12
Cellar Club, Kingston: The Plebs

12 June 1964: The Plebs played The Cellar Club, Kingston. Source: www.garagehangover.com

June 13
Agincourt, Camberley: The Soul Agents

June 15
Cellar Club, Kingston: The Plebs

June 18
The Wooden Bridge, Guildford: Keith Smith Climax

June 20
Cellar Club, Kingston: The Plebs

20 June 1964: The Plebs played The Cellar Club, Kingston. Source: www.garagehangover.com

June 21
Britannia Pier Theatre, Great Yarmouth: The Applejacks w The Karl Denver Trio, Mark Wynter, The Gamblers, The Crestors, and The Plebs

July / August 1964: Britannia Theatre Great Yarmouth Programme Pg6 Running Order. Source: www.bradfordtimeline.co.uk

June 25
The Wooden Bridge, Guildford: Terry Lightfoot’s Jazzmen

June 26
Cellar Club, Kingston: The Plebs (replaced The Countdowns)

June 27
Ricky Tick, The Plaza, Guildford: The Tridents
Cellar Club, Kingston: The Stormsville Shakers

June 28
Britannia Pier Theatre, Great Yarmouth: The Mojos w/ The Karl Denver Trio, Mark Wynter, The Gamblers, The Crestors, and The Plebs

July 2
Britannia Pier Theatre, Great Yarmouth: The Applejacks w/ The Karl Denver Trio, The Gamblers, The Crestors, and The Plebs

July 3
Ricky Tick, The Plaza, Guildford: The Tridents

July 5
Britannia Pier Theatre, Great Yarmouth: The Mojos w/ The Karl Denver Trio, Mark Wynter, The Gamblers, The Crestors, and The Plebs

July 6
Hippodrome, Brighton: Lonnie Donegan and His Group w/ Mark Wynter, The Two Peters, Don Arrol, The Kestrels, Joe Church, Barbour & Billie, and The Hippodrome Orchestra

July 7
Hippodrome, Brighton: Lonnie Donegan and His Group w/ Mark Wynter, The Two Peters, Don Arrol, The Kestrels, Joe Church, Barbour & Billie, and The Hippodrome Orchestra

July 8
Hippodrome, Brighton: Lonnie Donegan and His Group w/ Mark Wynter, The Two Peters, Don Arrol, The Kestrels, Joe Church, Barbour & Billie, and The Hippodrome Orchestra

July 9
Atalanta Ballroom, Woking: The Soul Agents
Britannia Pier Theatre, Great Yarmouth: The Applejacks w/ The Karl Denver Trio, The Gamblers, The Crestors, and The Plebs
Hippodrome, Brighton: Lonnie Donegan and His Group w/ Mark Wynter, The Two Peters, Don Arrol, The Kestrels, Joe Church, Barbour & Billie, and The Hippodrome Orchestra

July 10
Winchester Lido, Winchester: The Paramounts w/ Kerry Rapid and The Seltones
Hippodrome, Brighton: Lonnie Donegan and His Group w/ Mark Wynter, The Two Peters, Don Arrol, The Kestrels, Joe Church, Barbour & Billie, and The Hippodrome Orchestra
Civic Hall, Guildford: Guildford Philharmonic Orchestra

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July 11
Civic Hall, Guildford: Tubby Hayes Big Band w/ Dick Morrisey Quartet
Hippodrome, Brighton: Lonnie Donegan and His Group w/ Mark Wynter, The Two Peters, Don Arrol, The Kestrels, Joe Church, Barbour & Billie, and The Hippodrome Orchestra

July 12
Britannia Pier Theatre, Great Yarmouth: The Mojos w/ The Karl Denver Trio, Mark Wynter, The Gamblers, The Crestors, and The Plebs
Hippodrome, Brighton: Lonnie Donegan and His Group w/ Mark Wynter, The Two Peters, Don Arrol, The Kestrels, Joe Church, Barbour & Billie, and The Hippodrome Orchestra

July 13
Hippodrome, Brighton: Lonnie Donegan and His Group w/ Mark Wynter, The Two Peters, Don Arrol, The Kestrels, Joe Church, Barbour & Billie, and The Hippodrome Orchestra

July 14
Hippodrome, Brighton: Lonnie Donegan and His Group w/ Mark Wynter, The Two Peters, Don Arrol, The Kestrels, Joe Church, Barbour & Billie, and The Hippodrome Orchestra

July 15
Unknown Venue, Farnborough: The Soul Agents
Hippodrome, Brighton: Lonnie Donegan and His Group w/ Mark Wynter, The Two Peters, Don Arrol, The Kestrels, Joe Church, Barbour & Billie, and The Hippodrome Orchestra

July 16
Britannia Pier Theatre, Great Yarmouth: The Applejacks w/ The Karl Denver Trio, The Gamblers, The Crestors, and The Plebs
Hippodrome, Brighton: Lonnie Donegan and His Group w/ Mark Wynter, The Two Peters, Don Arrol, The Kestrels, Joe Church, Barbour & Billie, and The Hippodrome Orchestra

July 17
Cellar Club, Kingston: The Plebs
Hippodrome, Brighton: Lonnie Donegan and His Group w/ Mark Wynter, The Two Peters, Don Arrol, The Kestrels, Joe Church, Barbour & Billie, and The Hippodrome Orchestra

July 18
Hippodrome, Brighton: Lonnie Donegan and His Group w/ Mark Wynter, The Two Peters, Don Arrol, The Kestrels, Joe Church, Barbour & Billie, and The Hippodrome Orchestra

July 19
Britannia Pier Theatre, Great Yarmouth: The Mojos w/ The Karl Denver Trio, Mark Wynter, The Gamblers, The Crestors, and The Plebs

July 20
Hippodrome, Brighton: Winifred Atwell w/ Mark Wynter

July 21
Hippodrome, Brighton: Winifred Atwell w/ Mark Wynter

July 22
Hippodrome, Brighton: Winifred Atwell w/ Mark Wynter

July 23
Britannia Pier Theatre, Great Yarmouth: The Applejacks w/ The Karl Denver Trio, The Gamblers, The Crestors, and The Plebs
Hippodrome, Brighton: Winifred Atwell w/ Mark Wynter

July 24
Hippodrome, Brighton: Winifred Atwell w/ Mark Wynter

July 25
Hippodrome, Brighton: Winifred Atwell w/ Mark Wynter

July 26
Britannia Pier Theatre, Great Yarmouth: Gene Vincent w/ The Karl Denver Trio, Mark Wynter, The Gamblers, The Crestors, and The Plebs
The Attic Club, Hounslow: PJ Proby with The Diamonds w/ Rory Blackwell & His Monsters, Frankie Roy & The Soundcasters, The Sonics, The Roosters, and Mike Raynor & The Condors.

26 July 1964: The Condors sat bottom of the bill

July 30
Britannia Pier Theatre, Great Yarmouth: The Applejacks w/ The Karl Denver Trio, The Gamblers, The Crestors, and The Plebs

August 2
Britannia Pier Theatre, Great Yarmouth: The Big Three w/ Marty Wilde & The Wildcats, The Karl Denver Trio, The Gamblers, The Crestors, and The Plebs

August 3
Britannia Pier Theatre, Great Yarmouth: The Applejacks w/ The Karl Denver Trio, The Gamblers, The Crestors, and The Plebs

August 7
Cellar Club, Kingston: The Plebs w/ The Denims

August 9
Britannia Pier Theatre, Great Yarmouth: Gene Vincent w/ The Karl Denver Trio, Mark Wynter, The Gamblers, The Crestors, and The Plebs
Hippodrome, Brighton: Gerry and the Pacemakers, w/ Nashville Teens, Elkie Brooks with the Quotations, Valerie McCullam and The High Numbers

9 August 1964: Nashville Teen’s supported Gerry and the Pacemakers, along with Elkie Brooks with the Quotations, Valerie McCullam and The High Numbers at the Hippodrome, Brighton.

August 12
Cellar Club, Kingston: Nashville Teens w/ The Beat Syndicate

12 August 1964: Nashville Teens play The Cellar Club, Kingston. Source: www.garagehangover.com

August 14
The Attic Club, Hounslow: The Stormsville Shakers w/ The Ray Clevelands

August 16
Britannia Pier Theatre, Great Yarmouth: Gene Vincent w/ The Karl Denver Trio, Mark Wynter, The Gamblers, The Crestors, and The Plebs

August 19
Plaza, Guildford: Tommy Tucker

August 22
Cellar Club, Kingston: Bumblies

22 August 1964: Bumblies play The Celler Club, Kingston. Source: www.garagehangover.com

August 23
Britannia Pier Theatre, Great Yarmouth: Gene Vincent w/ The Karl Denver Trio, Mark Wynter, The Gamblers, The Crestors, and The Plebs

August 25
Lotus Ballroom, Forest Green: Nashville Teens

August 28
Cellar Club, Kingston: The Plebs

28 August 1964: The Plebs played The Cellar Club, Kingston. Source: www.garagehangover.com

August 30
Britannia Pier Theatre, Great Yarmouth: The Karl Denver Trio w/ Mark Wynter, The Big Three, The Gamblers, The Crestors, and The Plebs

September 4
Ricky Tick, The Plaza, Guildford: The Tridents

September 5
Cellar Club, Kingston: The Plebs
?, Elstead: The Rivals

September 6
Britannia Pier Theatre, Great Yarmouth: Gene Vincent w/ The Karl Denver Trio, The Gamblers, The Crestors, and The Plebs

September 9
Town Hall, Farnborough: The Zombies

September 12
Cellar Club, Kingston: Bumblies
Wilfred Noyce Centre, Godalming: The Rivals w/?

September 13
Britannia Pier Theatre, Great Yarmouth: Gene Vincent w/ The Applejacks, The Karl Denver Trio, The Gamblers, The Crestors, and The Plebs

September 24
Odeon, Southend: Billy J. Kramer with the Dakotas, w/ The Ronnetes, Nashville Teens, The Yardbirds, Bill Black’s Combo, and Cliff Bennett and The Rebel Rousers.

24 September 1964: Nasville Teens at Odeon, Southend. Source: www.bradfordtimeline.co.uk

September 26
The Ticky Rick Club, Basingstoke: Rip Van Winkle w/ The Age Beaters, and The Dynamos

Technical College, Farnborough: The Original Downtown Syncopaters w/ Monty Sunshine Band

26 September 1964: The combined Farnborough Tech & RAE Rag Week kicked off with a ‘Jazz Rave’ at the Technical College featuring The Original Downtown Syncopaters and Monty Sunshine Band

September 29
Odeon, Guildford: The Rolling Stones w/ Inez & Charlie Foxx, Mike Berry & The Innocents, Simon Scott and The Le Roys, and The Mojos

29 September 1964: Ticket for The Rolling Stones Show at the Odeon, Guildford. Source: Graham Clark via Guildford Town Past & Present

29 September 1964: Odeon, Guildford hosted The Rolling Stones, Inez and Charles Foxx, Mike Berry and The innocents, Simon Scott and The Le Roys, and The Mojos. Source: Bens Collectors Records

29 September 1964 – Ticket to see The Rolling Stones show at Odeon, Guildford. Source: Peter Winning via Guildford Town Past & Present

October 1
R.A.E. Assembley Hall, Farnborough: The Art Woods w/ The Moquettes and Phillip Goodhand-Tate and the Stormville Shakers

October 2
Ricky Tick, Guildford: Moody Blues

October 4
?, Camberley: The ‘Takers
Kihoty Klub, Guildford: Wainwright’s Gentlemen w/ The 4 Aces, and The Shieks of R&B

October 5
King Mojo Club, Sheffield: The Stormsville Shakers

October 9
Ricky Tick, Guildford: The Cheynes

October 10
?, Haselmere: Brian Poole & The Tremeloes

October 15
Odeon, Guildford: Billy J. Kramer & The Dakotas, The Ronettes, The Kinks, Yardbirds, Cliff Bennett & The Rebel Rousers, and Bill Black’s Combo

15 October 1964: Ticket for The Billy J. Kramer Show at the Odeon, Guildford. Source: Graham Clark via Guildford Town Past & Present

Locarno, Swindon: Wayne Fontana and the Mindbenders w/ The Stormville Shakers

October 16
Ricky Tick, The Plaza, Guildford: The Five Dimensions

October 19
Atalanta Ballroom, Woking: Cliff Bennett
Odeon, Liverpool: Animals w/ Carl Perkins, Tommy Tucker, Elkie Brooks, Plebs, Nashville Teens, and Quotations

October 20
Regal, Edmonton: Animals w/ Carl Perkins, Tommy Tucker, Elkie Brooks, Plebs, Nashville Teens, and Quotations

October 21
Odeon, Romford: Animals w/ Carl Perkins, Tommy Tucker, Elkie Brooks, Plebs, Nashville Teens, and Quotations

October 22
Ricky Tick, Guildford: Moody Blues
Essoldo, Huddersfield: Animals w/ Carl Perkins, Tommy Tucker, Elkie Brooks, Plebs, Nashville Teens, and Quotations

October 23
Gaument, Ipswich: Animals w/ Carl Perkins, Tommy Tucker, Elkie Brooks, Plebs, Nashville Teens, and Quotations

October 24
Odeaon, Leicester: 24 – Animals w/ Carl Perkins, Tommy Tucker, Elkie Brooks, Plebs, Nashville Teens, and Quotations
Ricky Tick, The Plaza, Guildford: John Lee Hooker

October / November 1964: The Ricky Tick’s Saturday Shows featured John Lee Hooker (24 Oct), Sister Rosetta Tharpe (31 Oct) and Jimmie Reed (14 Nov) in late 1964. Picture courtesy of Bens Collectors Records

October 25
City Hall, Newcastle: Animals w/ Carl Perkins, Tommy Tucker, Elkie Brooks, Plebs, Nashville Teens, and Quotations

October 26
Town Hall, Birmingham: Animals w/ Carl Perkins, Tommy Tucker, Elkie Brooks, Plebs, Nashville Teens, and Quotations
Rex, Haslemere: The Hollies w/ The Dixie Cups, Heinz & The Wild Boys, Jess Conrad, The Tornados, The Hi-Fi’s, and Wayne Gibson & The Dynamic Sounds

26 October 1964 at Rex, Haslemere. Source: www.bradfordtimeline.co.uk

October 27
Hippodrome, Stockton: Animals w/ Carl Perkins, Tommy Tucker, Elkie Brooks, Plebs, Nashville Teens, and Quotations

October 28
Usher Hall, Edinburgh: Animals w/ Carl Perkins, Tommy Tucker, Elkie Brooks, Plebs, Nashville Teens, and Quotations

October 29
Lyceum, Dumfries: Animals w/ Carl Perkins, Tommy Tucker, Elkie Brooks, Plebs, Nashville Teens, and Quotations

October 30
Essoldo, Stockport: Animals w/ Carl Perkins, Tommy Tucker, Elkie Brooks, Plebs, Nashville Teens, and Quotations
Ricky Tick, The Plaza, Guildford: Sonny Boy Williamson w/ John Mayall

Oct/Nov 1964: Picture courtesy of Bens Collectors Records

October 31
Ricky Tick, The Plaza, Guildford: Sister Rosetta Tharpe
Gaumont, Bradford: Animals w/ Carl Perkins, Tommy Tucker, Elkie Brooks, Plebs, Nashville Teens, and Quotations

31 October 1964: Gaumont, Bradford. Source: www.bradfordtimeline.co.uk

Ricky Tick, New Community Centre, Basingstoke: Rip Van Winkle w/ The Tombstones and The Vibros

The Vibros supported Rip Van Winkle and The Tombstones at Ricky Tick, Basingstoke on 31 Oct ’64

November 1
Theatre, Coventry: Animals w/ Carl Perkins, Tommy Tucker, Elkie Brooks, Plebs, Nashville Teens, and Quotations
Ricky Tick, Clewer Mead, Windsor: The Stormville Shakers

November 2
Gaumont State, Kilburn: Animals w/ Carl Perkins, Tommy Tucker, Elkie Brooks, Plebs, Nashville Teens, and Quotations

November 3
Plaza, Guildford: Jimmy Reed
Odeon, Guildford: The Animals w/ Carl Perkins, The Nashville Teens, Tommy Tucker, Elkie Brooks, The Plebs, and The Quotations

3 November 1964: Odeon Guildford hosted The Animals, Carl Perkins, Nashville Teens, Tommy Tucker, Elkie Brooks, and The Quotations. Source: Bens Collectors Records

3 November 1964: Tickets for The Animals Show at the Odeon, Guildford. Source: http://www.bradfortimeline.co.uk

3 November 1964: Tickets for The Animals Show at the Odeon, Guildford. Source: Graham Clark via Guildford Town Past & Present

November 4
Fairfields Halls, Croydon: Animals w/ Carl Perkins, Tommy Tucker, Elkie Brooks, Plebs, Nashville Teens, and Quotations

November 5
City Hall, Sheffield: Animals w/ Carl Perkins, Tommy Tucker, Elkie Brooks, Plebs, Nashville Teens, and Quotations

November 6
Essoldo, Stoke: Animals w/ Carl Perkins, Tommy Tucker, Elkie Brooks, Plebs, Nashville Teens, and Quotations
Ricky Tick, Plaza, Guildford: Alex Harvey Soul Band

November 1964: Alex Harvey Soul Band (Nov 6) and The Soul Agents (Nov 13) at Ricky Tick, Plaza, Guildford. Picture courtesy of Bens Collectors Records

November 7
Gaumont, Derby: Animals w/ Carl Perkins, Tommy Tucker, Elkie Brooks, Plebs, Nashville Teens, and Quotations

November 8
Guildhall, Portsmouth: Animals w/ Carl Perkins, Tommy Tucker, Elkie Brooks, Plebs, Nashville Teens, and Quotations

November 9
Odeon, Rochester: Animals w/ Carl Perkins, Tommy Tucker, Elkie Brooks, Plebs, Nashville Teens, and Quotations

November 10
Odeon, Lewisham: Animals w/ Carl Perkins, Tommy Tucker, Elkie Brooks, Plebs, Nashville Teens, and Quotations

November 11
Sophia Gardens, Cardiff: Animals w/ Carl Perkins, Tommy Tucker, Elkie Brooks, Plebs, Nashville Teens, and Quotations

November 12
Colton Hall, Bristol: Animals w/ Carl Perkins, Tommy Tucker, Elkie Brooks, Plebs, Nashville Teens, and Quotations

November 13
Ricky Tick, Plaza, Guildford: The Soul Agents
Odeon, Watford: Animals w/ Carl Perkins, Tommy Tucker, Elkie Brooks, Plebs, Nashville Teens, and Quotations

November 14
Ricky Tick, The Plaza, Guildford: Jimmy Reed
Odeon, Manchester: Animals w/ Carl Perkins, Tommy Tucker, Elkie Brooks, Plebs, Nashville Teens, and Quotations
New Central Ballroom, Aldershot: The Dave Oades Orchestra w/ The Plannets

November 15
New Central Ballroom, Aldershot: Peter Jay and the Jaywalkers w/ The Diamonds
Winter Gardens, Bournemouth: Animals w/ Carl Perkins, Tommy Tucker, Elkie Brooks, Plebs, Nashville Teens, and Quotations

November 16
Jazz Cellar, Kingston upon Thames: Jimmy Reed w/ John Lee’s Groundhogs, and The Plebs

November 17
Odeon, Guildford: Brenda Lee w/ The Soul Sisters, Wayne ‘Kelly Gibson with the Dynamic Sounds, Spencer Davis Group, Mark Leeman Five, The Condors, Downliners Sect, Bob Bain, Bern Elliott, and Manfred Mann

17 November 1964: Brenda Lee headlined at the Odeon, Guildford as part of this two month package tour; a show that included: The Soul Sisters, Wayne ‘Kelly Gibson with the Dynamic Sounds, Spencer Davis Group, Mark Leeman Five, The Condors, Downliners Sect, Bob Bain, Bern Elliott, and Manfred Mann. Picture courtesy of Bens Collectors Records

November 19
New Central Ballroom, Aldershot: The Seconds Thoughts w/ The St. Louis Checks, The Cromwells, and the Dave Oades Orchestra
Silver Blades, Streatham: Mike Raynor & The Condors

November 21
Odeon, Guildford: Cliff Richard w/ The Shadows, Faye Fisher, and Johnny Hawkins & His Orchestra

December 4
Palais, Wimbledon: Jerry Lee Lewis (backed by The Plebs), w/ Mike Rabin & The Demons, and The Hideaways.

December 7
Town Hall, Birmingham: Jerry Lee Lewis w/ Gene Vincent, The Spencer Davis Group, The Ugly’s, The Plebs, and The Londoners

7 December 1964: Cover for The Jerry Lee Lewis Show programme at Town Hall, Birmingham. Source: www.bradfortimeline.co.uk

7 December 1964: Page 5 of The Jerry Lee Lewis Show programme at Town Hall, Birmingham. Source: www.bradfortimeline.co.uk

December 8
Town Hall, Launceston: Nashville Teens w/ Chris Collins & The Midnights

8 Dec 1964: Nashville Teens played the Town Hall, Launceston. Picture courtesy of Richard Prest

December 11
Ricky Tick, Guildford: Howlin’ Wolf

December 13
Ilkley D.J. Club, Troutbeck Hotel, Ilkley: The Stormsville Shakers w/ Thimble Riggers

13 December 1964. Source: www.bradfortimeline.co.uk

December 17
School of Art, Guildford: Hogsnort Rupert and His Band w/ Smokestakks, and The Phantom Four

17 December 1964: Hogsnort Rupert and His Band with Smokestakks, and The Phantom Four. Image courtesy of William Neal

December 19
Ricky Tick, Guildford: Graham Bond

Source: concertposterauction.com

December 24
Plaza Ballroom, Guildford: Ken Gordon and The Downsiders w/ Wainwright’s Gentlemen

December 26
Ricky Tick, Guildford: The Cheynes w/ The Chessmen

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Gig List

ABC, Adam Faith, Adelphi, Agincourt, Agincourt Ballroom, Al Paige, Aldershot, Alex Harvey Soul Band, Alexis Korner, Alexis Korner's Blues Incorporated, Animals, Astoria, Atalanta Ballroom, Barbour & Billie, Barron Knights, Basingstoke, Baths, Beat City, Belle Vue, Bern Elliott, Bern Elliott & the Fenmen, Bill Black’s Combo, Billie Davis and the Le Roys, Billy Boyle, Billy Burden, Billy J. Kramer, Billy Kramer and The Dakotas, Birmingham, Bob Bain, Bolton, Botwell House, Bournemouth, Bradford, Brenda Lee, Brian Poole & The Tremeloes, Brighton, Bristol, Britannia Pier Theatre, Bumblies, Camberley, Carl Perkins, Chris Collins & The Midnights, Chris Farlowe and The Thunderbirds, Chris Sandford & The Coronets, Chuck Berry, Churt, Cilla Black, Clarence Pier, Clewer Mead, Cliff Bennet and The Rebel Rousers, Cliff Bennett, Cliff Bennett & The Rebel Rousers, Cliff Bennett and The Rebel Rousers, Cliff Richard, Club Go Go, Colston Hall, Coventry, Croydon, Daniel Boone & The Emeralds, Danny Rivers, Daryl Quist, Dave Clark Five, Dave Curtiss & The Tremors, Dave Davani & The 'D' Men, Dave Nelson, De Montfort Hall, Dick Morrisey Quartet, Don Arrol, Don Spencer, Downliners Sect, Duke Dimond, Dusty Springfield, Eden Kane & The Downbeats, Elkie Brooks, Elkie Brooks with the Quotations, Elstead, Empire, Epsom, Epsom Baths Hall, Exeter, Farnborough, Farnborough Tech, Faye Fisher, Fetcham, Finsbury Park, Frankie Roy & The Soundcasters, Gene Pitney, Gene Vincent, George Meaton, Georgie Fame, Georgie Fame & The Blue Flames, Gerry and the Pacemakers, Gigs, Glasgow, Globe, Godalming, Graham Bond, Granada, Great Yarmouth, Guildford, Guildford Philharmonic Orchestra, Guildford School of Art, Hammersmith, Hammersmith Odeon, Harrow, Haselmere, Haslemere, Hayes, Heinz & The Saints, Heinz & The Wild Boys, Heinz and the Saints, Hereford, Hillside, Hippodrome, Hogsnort Rupert and his Band, Hounslow, Howlin Wolf, Inez & Charlie Foxx, Jazz Celler, Jerry Lee Lewis, Jess Conrad, Jet Harris, Jimmy Reed, Joe Brown and His Brothers, Joe Brown and his Bruvvers, Joe Church, John Lee Hooker, John Leyton, John Mayall, Johnny Hawkins & His Orchestra, Johnny Keeping And The Lonely Ones, Johnny Kidd & The Pirates, Johnny Kidd and the Pirates, Julie Grant, Keith Smith Climax, Kelvin Hall, Ken Gordon and The Downsiders, Kerry Rapid and The Seltones, Kevin Kirk, Kihoty Klub, King Mojo Club, King Size Taylor, King Size Taylor & The Dominos, Kingston-Upon-Thames, Leicester, Liverpool, London City Stompers, Lonnie Donegan and His Group, Manchester, Manfred Mann, Mark Leeman Five, Mark Wynter, Marty Wilde, Marty Wilde & the Wildcats, Marty Wilde and The Wildcats, Matrix Hall, McAndrew & Mills, McAndrews & Mills, Mike Berry & The Innocents, Mike Preston, Mike Rabin & The Demons, Mike Raynor and The Condors, Mike Sarne, Monty Sunshine Band, Moody Blues, Nashville Teens, Nelson Keene, New Central Ballroom, Newcastle, Nottingham, Odeon, Open Air Beat Festival, Original Downtown Syncopators, Paramounts, Pavilion, Peter Jay and the Jaywalkers, Phil and The Stormsville Shakers, Phill and the Stormsville Shakers, Phillip Goodhand-Tate, PJ Proby, Plaza Ballroom, Plymouth, Portsmouth, Pretty Things, R.A.E. Assembley Hall, Regal, Rex, Rex Cinema, Rialto, Ricky Tick Club, Ricky Valance, Rink, Rip Van Winkle, Rory Blackwell & His Monsters, Roxy, Savoy, Screaming Lord Sutch & The Savages, Sheffield, Silver Blades, Siomon Scott and The Le Roys, Sister Rosetta Tharpe, Smokestakks, Sonny Boy Williamson, Southampton, Southend, Spencer Davis Group, Star & Garter, Stereo Club, Stevie Laine Combo, Stockton, Stormville Shakers, Streatham, Susan Maughan, Swadlincote, Swinging Blue Jeans, Terry Lightfoot's Jazzmen, The 4 Aces, The Age Beaters, The Animals, The Applejacks, The Art Woods, The Attic Club, The Beat Syndicate, The Chessmen, The Cheynes, The Condors, The Crestors, The Cromwells, The Crystals, The Dave Clark Five, The Dave Oades Orchestra, The Diamonds, The Dixie Cups, The Dominos, The Dynamos, The Embers, The Emeralds, The Escorts, The Exotics, The Fenmen, The Five Dimensions, The Fleerekkers with Nelson Keene, The Flintstones, The Gamblers, The Graham Bond Organisation, The Hawks, The Hi-Fi’s, The Hideaways, The High Numbers, The Hippodrome Orchestra, The Hollies, The Interns, The Jazz Cellar, The Karl Denver Trio, The Kestrels, The Lido, The Londoners, The Migil Five, The Mojos, The Moody Blues, The Moquettes, The Other Two, The Paramounts, The Phantom Four, The Plannets, The Plaza, The Plebs, The Preachers, The Ray Clevelands, The Remo Four, The Ricky Tick, The Rivals, The Rolling Stones, The Ronettes, The Roosters, The Searchers, The Seconds Thoughts, The Shadows, The Shieks of R&B, The Sonics, The Sorrows, The Soul Agents, The Soul Sisters, The Spencer Davis Group, THe St. Louis Checks, The Stormers, The Stormsville Shakers, The Stormville Shakers, The Swinging Blue Jeans, The Ticky Rick Club, The Tombstones, The Tornados, The Tridents, The Two Peters, The Ugly’s, The Undertakers, The Vibros, The Yardbirds, The Zombies, Thimble Riggers, Tommy Tucker, Tony Adams, Tony Adams & The Viceroys, Town Hall, Tubby Hayes Big Band, Ulverston, Valerie McCullam, Village hall, Vince Eager, Wainwrights Gentlemen, Wayne 'Kelly' Gibson with the Dynamic Sounds, Wayne Fontana and the Mindbenders, Wayne Gibson & The Dynamic Sounds, West Bromwich, West Ham, Wilfred Noyce Centre, Winchester, Winchester Lido, Windsor, Winifred Atwell, Winter Gardens, Woking, Wooden Bridge, Woolwich, Yardbirds, York, Zoot Money's Big Roll Band
Steel Bill & the Buffalos

(c’85-88) Colin “The Fishperson” Robb (bass), Steve Griffiths (vocal / guitar), Mick Highgate, Kaz Jones, Chris McIndoe (keyboards) and Bev Chadwick (sax).

In ’85 the band were part of Guildford Live Aid along with LongPig and other bands. On 18 July ’86 the band supported Phoney American Accents at The Crypt, Deptford along with The Unknown Colours. Ten days later, on 28 July ’86, Steel Bill and The Buffalos were at the The Old Schoolhouse, Woking, with The Lost Prophets (not Pontypridd’s pride and joy – they arrived 11 years too late). Teaming up with Ozric Tentacles promoters in late ’86 saw the Bill’s on the bill for a couple of gigs on the Stoned Out of Our Heads tour, including The Crypt, at the Recreation Centre, Farnborough where they co-supported with Phoney American Accents and The Magic Mushroom Band. This was followed by supporting Voodoo Child (psychedelic rock group who released one album: “Acid Tales And Mermaids” in 1986 on Aftermath) at University of Surrey on 31 October. In November that year Steel Bill and The Buffaloes headlined a Buzz Club at the West End Centre. Aldershot, with West One, FRA, and Second Balcony Jump in support. They were also definitely supporting the Cardiacs at the very last concert at The Old Schoolhouse; along with The Body Politic, and Five O’Clock High.

In ’87 the 7″ Four Fleas on the Dark Dog of Night four track EP was released on the Space Pig label and featured ‘Louis the Buffalo’, ‘Laura’s Secret Garden’, ‘Cardboard Church’ and ‘Concrete Necklace’.

Their July ’88 gig at the University of Surrey Students Union (Dave Guerin did the sound) was hailed as the gig of the year. September that year saw them headline and win at “Showcase ’88” held at Centre Halls, Woking, and back at Surrey University later in October for their farewell gig. In Soundscene’s New Years Honors, a PG Tips tradition, three awards went to Steel Bill & the Buffalos: “Travel Scholarship Award” for Griffiths, “Memorial Award” (shared) and the “Golden Dentures Trophy”. The following year they picked up ‘The Andrew Lloyd Webber’ award in Soundscene’s Phil Gibby farewell honors.

Griffiths left for Australia and later became lead singer with Australian Doors, where he is still active in Sydney. Steel Bill later morphed into Jim Morrison. Robb died of oesophageal cancer in 2010, shortly after he gave me the okay to use his pictures below. Chadwick is a traveling saxophonist. A few years back Poodle was gigging around the World with F1’s Eddie Jordan at various billionaires parties.

Louis the Buffalo:

Laura’s Secret Garden:

Cardboard Church:

Concrete Necklace:

Gallery

15 November 1986: Flyer for Steel Bill and The Buffaloes supported by West One, FRA, and Second Balcony Jump at West End Centre, Aldershot. Source: West One

Steel Bill and the Buffalos were the last band on at Showcase ’88, held at Centre Halls, Woking in September; which they won. Picture courtesy of Daniel Hiscocks

Aug ’89 and Steel Bill pick up ‘The Andrew Lloyd Webber’ award in the Phil Gibby farewell honors. Picture courtesy of Daniel Hiscocks

Steel Billl clipping from Soundscene (date unknown, but probably 1988). Picture courtesy of Daniel Hiscocks

Three awards for Steel Bill & the Buffalos in the PG Tips December ’88 honors: “Travel Scholarship Award” for Griffiths, Memorial Award (shared) and the “Golden Dentures Trophy”…Picture courtesy of Daniel Hiscocks

Is ‘the man’ Griffiths? PG Tips – date unknown, possibly 1988/89. Picture courtesy of Daniel Hiscocks

Colin “The Fishperson” Robb of Steel Bill and the Buffaloes. Picture courtesy of Kaz Jones

Griffiths and Jones of Steel Bill and the Buffaloes at a University of Surrey Students Union gig in 1988. Picture courtesy of Kaz Jones

Steel Bill and the Buffaloes live. Picture courtesy of Kaz Jones

Robb and Griffiths up front at a Steel Bill and the Buffaloes gig. Picture courtesy of Kaz Jones

Steel Bill and the Buffaloes at a University of Surrey Students Union gig in 1988. Picture courtesy of Kaz Jones

Surrey University’s Barefacts mag hype’s Steel Bill’s final gig – Oct 21st 1988

22 Nov ’86 gig ad

18 Oct ’86 gig poster

Steel Bill’s support of Phoney American Accents, Ozric Tentacles and The Magic Mushroom Band at The Crypt reviewed by Tim Garrard in Bare Facts…

Steel Bill and The Buffalos supported Voodoo Child at Surrey University on October 31st. Tim Garrard wrote this review for the November 7th issue of the SUSU Bare Facts Magazine.

Voodoo Child were a psychedelic rock group who released one album: Acid Tales And Mermaids in 1986 on Aftermath.

22 Nov’ 86 gig flyer

Steel Bill gets the very briefest of mentions in this clipping from the Nov 28 ’86 issue of the University of Surrey Student Union Bare Facts

It’s Steel Bill’s last gig – October 29th, 1988 at the Student Union, Surrey University.

The “Brain Sweat!” Album Cover for live recording 0f Surrey University gig.

18 July 1986

Flyer for the last concert at The Old Schoolhouse. Source: Mark Kettett

October 4, 2022

Bands

Aldershot, Australian Doors, Bev Chadwick, Buzz Club, Cardiacs, Centre Halls, Chris McIndoe, Colin Robb, Five O'Clock High, FRA, Guildford Live Aid, Jim Morrison, Kaz Jones, LongPig, Mick Highgate, Ozric Tentacles, Phoney American Accents, Second Balcony Jump, Space Pig, Steel Bill & the Buffalos, Steve Griffiths, The Body Politic, The Magic Mushroom Band, The Old Schoolhouse, The Unknown Colours, University of Surrey, Voodoo Child, West End Centre, West One, Woking
The Ha Ha Men

(c’89-’94) Jason Applin (vocals), Adrian Barry (guitar), Paul Harle (bass), Patrick Bingley (drums).

The Ha Ha Men at The Powerhouse, London

The bands first London gig was at a rather empty Rock Garden in Covent Garden (the booker was Jo Bartlet of Buzz Club fame), at which the Manic Street Preachers played first with Nicky Wire spitting at Bingley, and their drummer refusing to lend The Ha Ha Men his snare as it was too new. Other than London venues, the band were a regular feature at The Cricketers, Westfield and the West End Centre, Aldershot.

The Ha Ha Men’s ‘Face’ cassette EP

The band released a number of Cassette EP’s, notably ‘Face’ (This is what I knew it as, do let me know the official name) featuring “Like A Train”, “FishyHead”, “Falls Into My Lap” and “Crusin’ In My Terranova”; and the corduroy wrapped/covered “Power Cords”. Thatcher Youth PLC presented The Myriad Syndrone II on 14 July ’90 at the Borough Hall, Godalming with The Ha Ha Men headlining, supported by Yellow Darkness, Bushpigs, Octopussy and M.O.E. The next month, on 2 August ’90, the band appeared at Showcase ’90 held the Civic Hall, Guildford; sharing the stage with Yellow Darkness, Lannoy, Bon Booshe, Joy, Sabena, Lost Weekend, and Kickback. In October 1990 they supported Blur at the Buzz Club, West End Centre, Aldershot and based on the success of that event were invited to support again in November at the University of London.

The Ha Ha Men’s ‘You Call Me The Daily Mirror’ was #2 and ‘I Love My Wife’ was #5 in Soundscene’s Top Ten Local Songs 1990. Jan ’91 saw the band contracted to Flat Records and the beginning of work on the ill-fated “Love Burger” album, that just never appeared.

That December that put out the ‘Jim Bowen is Dead’ EP carrying “1000 Tooled Up Children”, “I Want Your Baby”, “Minds That Expand” and “See Her Fly” and were reinvigorated after bumping into The Sundays drummer, Partrick ‘Patch’ Hannan, and getting some airplay on Gary Crowley’s show on GLR. In ’91 or ’92 the “Uncle Saps” 4 track cassette EP was self-released by the band.

Sleeve to The Ha Ha Men’s “Uncle Saps” cassette EP released in 1991/92

Side 1 of The Ha Ha Men’s “Uncle Saps” cassette EP released in 1991/92

Side 2 of The Ha Ha Men’s “Uncle Saps” cassette EP released in 1991/92

On 1 February ’92, the band were supported by Pretty Green, The River Thieves and Peachrazor at the Buzz Club, held at the West End Centre.

Applin went on be in Union Starr, Bennet, JasonRockCity and a number of other alt.rock projects/bands.

Tracks:

Gallery:

Ha Ha Men Pin. Source: Miranda Law via Jason Applin

The Ha Ha Men’s “You Call Me The Daily Mirror” was 2nd and “I Love My Wife” was 5th in Soundscene’s Top 10 local songs of 1990. Clipped from 3 Jan ’91 Soundscene column. Picture courtesy of Daniel Hiscocks

PG Tips from August 1989 focuses a couple of “tips” on The Ha Ha Men. Picture courtesy of Daniel Hiscocks

Ha Ha Men at The Cricketers, Westfield in 1992. Picture courtesy of Nathan Argonaut

The Ha Ha Men are back at The Cricketeres, Westfield In 1994. Picture courtesy of Nathan Argonaut

1st Feb 1992: The Ha Ha Men, The River Thieves, Pretty Green and Peachrazor are at the Buzz Club

Showcase ’90 included The Ha Ha Men. Picture courtesy of Martin Holmes

June 8th 1992 and The Ha Ha Men are at the Bull & Gate playing the Pop Club with Blag and The Auteurs. Source: Mick Mercer

1991. Picture courtesy of Nathan Argonaut

Soundscene Jan 2nd 1992. Picture courtesy of Harry Tuttle

The Ha Ha Men get a mention in 1991 in review, from the 2nd Jan 1992 Soundscene column

Where we trying to fill some space A rather tenuous piece from Soundscene 23rd July 1991. Picture courtesy of Harry Tuttle

Soundscene writer Chris Moynihan has some words to say about The Ha Ha Men in the 23rd July 1991 issue. PIcture courtesy of Harry Tuttle

Surrey University, Surrey Court Fun Fest ’91 advert from Barefacts 21 June 1991

Woking News and Mail, September 20, 1990

Ad for the ABC Music Showcase ’89

The Ha Ha Men at The Cricketers, Westfield

West End Centre poster; May 20 1989 – McCarthy, w/ The Ha Ha Men and Railroad Earth

14 July 1990: The Ha Ha Men headline The Myriad Syndrome II. Picture courtesy of Marcus Cowley.

October 4, 2022

Bands

Adrian Barry, Aldershot, Bennett, Big Belief, Big Wednesday, Bitter Sweet, Blag, Blur, Bon Booshe, Borough Hall, Bull & Gate, Bushpigs, Buzz Club, Calamity Sax, Civic hall, Covent Garden, Cricketers, Flat Records, Forrest & The Choppers, Gary Crowley, Godalming, Guildford, Jason Applin, JasonRockCity, Jo Bartlet, Joy, Kickback, Lannoy, M.O.E., Manic Street Preachers, McCarthy, Mick Mercer, Nicky Wire, Octopussy, Patrick Bingley, Patrick Hannan, Paul Harle, Peachrazor, Pop Club, Pretty Green, Railroad Earth, Redwood, Rock Garden, Sabena, Screw Loose, Something Religious, Thatcher Youth PLC, The Auteurs, The Bluebirds, The Extremes, The Flowerpot Men, The Ha Ha Men, The Hype, The Myriad Syndrome, The River Thieves, The Sundays, Trousershock BC, Union Starr, University of London, West End Centre, Westfield, Wise Child, Yellow Darkness
The 1963 Gig List

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 1963:

February 5
Odeon, Guildford: Brian Hyland w/ Little Eva, The Brook Brothers, The Chariots, Johnny Temple, and Rhythm & Blues Quintet plus One

February 9
Agincourt, Camberley: The Mark Leeman Five w/ The Classics

February 10
Agincourt, Camberley: Barrie James & The Strangers w/ Gary & Lee Brother

February 16
Ricky Tick, Village Hall, Merrow: Hogsnort Rupert and his Band w/ John Ford Combo, and Mick Wayne and his Band

February 18
Odeon, Guildford: Joe Brown w/ Susan Maughan, The Tornados, Eden Kane, Shane Fenton & The Fentones, Jess Conrad, Rolf Harris, Peter Jay & The Jaywalkers, Daryl Quist, Peter Lodge, Mike & Tony Nevitt, and The Diggeroos

February 20
Cellar Bar, Kingston: The Stormsville Shakers

March 8
Cellar Bar, Kingston: The Stormsville Shakers

March 11
Capital, Cardiff: Brenda Lee w/ Mike Berry & The Outlaws or Bert Weedon, Tony Sheridan, The Bachelors, Steve Perry, and Sounds Incorporated

March 12
Gaumont, Worcester: Brenda Lee w/ Mike Berry & The Outlaws or Bert Weedon, Tony Sheridan, The Bachelors, Steve Perry, and Sounds Incorporated

March 13
Hippodrome, Brighton: Brenda Lee w/ Mike Berry & The Outlaws or Bert Weedon, Tony Sheridan, The Bachelors, Steve Perry, and Sounds Incorporated

March 14
Cellar Club, Kingston: The Barron Knights w/ Nashville Teens
Granada, Harlow: Brenda Lee w/ Mike Berry & The Outlaws or Bert Weedon, Tony Sheridan, The Bachelors, Steve Perry, and Sounds Incorporated
BBC’s Top Of The Pops, Royal Albert Hall, London: Helen Shapiro, Danny Williams, Craig Douglas, Mark Wynter, Clinton Ford, Vince Hill, Brian Poole & The Tremeloes, The Brook Brothers, Acker Bilk & His Pramount Jazz Band, Maureen Evans, Russ Sainty, Kenny Ball’s Jazzmen, The Karl Denver Trio, Bob Miller & The Millermen, and David Ede & The Rabin Band

March 15
Granada, Woolwich: Brenda Lee w/ Mike Berry & The Outlaws or Bert Weedon, Tony Sheridan, The Bachelors, Steve Perry, and Sounds Incorporated

March 16
Ricky Tick, Village Hall, Merrow: Hogsnort Rupert and his Band w/ Group 3 + 1, and Mick Wayne and Ork.
Granada, Walthamstow: Brenda Lee w/ Mike Berry & The Outlaws or Bert Weedon, Tony Sheridan, The Bachelors, Steve Perry, and Sounds Incorporated

March 17
City Hall, Newcastle: Brenda Lee w/ Mike Berry & The Outlaws or Bert Weedon, Tony Sheridan, The Bachelors, Steve Perry, and Sounds Incorporated

March 18
City Hall, Sheffield: Brenda Lee w/ Mike Berry & The Outlaws or Bert Weedon, Tony Sheridan, The Bachelors, Steve Perry, and Sounds Incorporated

March 19
Odeon, Liverpool: Brenda Lee w/ Mike Berry & The Outlaws or Bert Weedon, Tony Sheridan, The Bachelors, Steve Perry, and Sounds Incorporated

March 20
Town Hall, Birmingham: Brenda Lee w/ Mike Berry & The Outlaws, Tony Sheridan, The Bachelors, Steve Perry, and Sounds Incorporated

Source: bradfordtimeline.co.uk

March 21
Cellar Bar, Kingston: The Stormsville Shakers
Colston Hall, Bristol: Brenda Lee w/ Mike Berry & The Outlaws or Bert Weedon, Tony Sheridan, The Bachelors, Steve Perry, and Sounds Incorporated

March 22
Granada, Kingston: Brenda Lee w/ Mike Berry & The Outlaws or Bert Weedon, Tony Sheridan, The Bachelors, Steve Perry, and Sounds Incorporated

March 23
Adelphi, Slough: Brenda Lee w/ Mike Berry & The Outlaws or Bert Weedon, Tony Sheridan, The Bachelors, Steve Perry, and Sounds Incorporated

March 24
Coventry Theatre, Coventry: Brenda Lee w/ Mike Berry & The Outlaws or Bert Weedon, Tony Sheridan, The Bachelors, Steve Perry, and Sounds Incorporated
Record Star Show, Empire Pool, Wembley: Kenny Ball & His Jazzmen, Brook Brothers, Alma Cogan, Carol Deene, Adam Faith & The Roulettes, Julie Grant, Des Lane, Mike Sarne, Helen Shapiro, Marty Wilde, Danny Williams, and Mark Wynter

March 25
Guildhall, Portsmouth: Brenda Lee w/ Mike Berry & The Outlaws or Bert Weedon, Tony Sheridan, The Bachelors, Steve Perry, and Sounds Incorporated

March 26
Kings Hall, Belfast: Brenda Lee w/ Mike Berry & The Outlaws or Bert Weedon, Tony Sheridan, The Bachelors, Steve Perry, and Sounds Incorporated

March 29
Odeon, Manchester: Brenda Lee w/ Mike Berry & The Outlaws or Bert Weedon, Tony Sheridan, The Bachelors, Steve Perry, and Sounds Incorporated

March 30
Winter Gardens, Bournemouth: Brenda Lee w/ Mike Berry & The Outlaws or Bert Weedon, Tony Sheridan, The Bachelors, Steve Perry, and Sounds Incorporated

March 31
Granada, Tooting: Brenda Lee w/ Mike Berry & The Outlaws or Bert Weedon, Tony Sheridan, The Bachelors, Steve Perry, and Sounds Incorporated

April 1
Empire, Newcastle: Joe Brown & His Bruvvers, Mark Wynter, Julie Grant, Toni & Margo, Des Lane, Jody & Holly, Al Paige, and Habbin & Day

April 10
Town Hall, Farnborough: Chris Montez w/ The Eagles

April 12
Cellar Bar, Kingston: The Stormsville Shakers

April 13
Agincourt, Camberley: The Mark Leeman Five w/ The Mike Jones Combo

April 14
Agincourt, Camberley: Kenny Lynch w/ The Nite Riders, and Daniel Boone & The Renegades

April 15
Agincourt, Camberley: Nick Troy & The Trojans w/ The Saxons
Ricky Tick, Plaza, Guildford: Rolling Stones w/ Chris Farlow

April 15, 1963. Source: fincharie.com

April 19
Village Hall, Chobham: The Dominoes w/ Conchords

19 April 1963: The Dominoes with Conchords played Chobham Village Hall

April 21
NME Poll Winners Concert, Empire Pool, Wembley: The Beatles, The Brook Brothers, Cliff Richard & The Shadows, Gerry & The Pacemakers, Frank Ifield, Jet Harris & Tony Meehan, Joe Brown & The Bruvvers, Joe Loss & His Band, Kenny Ball & His Jazzmen, Mark Wynter, Mike Berry, and The Springfields (afternoon concert)
Granada, Dartford: Joe Brown, Marty Wilde & The Wildcats, Mark Wynter, Rolf Harris & The Diggeroos, Duffy Power, and Julie Grant

April 22
Granada, Shrewsbury: Joe Brown, Marty Wilde & The Wildcats, Mark Wynter, Rolf Harris & The Diggeroos, Duffy Power, and Julie Grant

April 23
Granada, Kettering: Joe Brown, Marty Wilde & The Wildcats, Mark Wynter, Rolf Harris & The Diggeroos, Duffy Power, and Julie Grant

April 24
Granada, Maidstone: Joe Brown, Marty Wilde & The Wildcats, Mark Wynter, Rolf Harris & The Diggeroos, Duffy Power, and Julie Grant

April 25
Granada, East Ham: Joe Brown, Marty Wilde & The Wildcats, Mark Wynter, Rolf Harris & The Diggeroos, Duffy Power, and Julie Grant

April 26
Granada, Harrow: Joe Brown, Marty Wilde & The Wildcats, Mark Wynter, Rolf Harris & The Diggeroos, Duffy Power, and Julie Grant

April 27
Adelphi, Slough: Joe Brown, Marty Wilde & The Wildcats, Mark Wynter, Rolf Harris & The Diggeroos, Duffy Power, and Julie Grant

April 28
Essoldo, Brighton: John Leyton w/ Mike Sarne, Mike Berry, The Innocents, Billie Davis, Jet Harris & Tony Meehan, Duffy Power & The Hi-Fi’s, Billy Doyle & The Hi-Fi’s, Don Spencer, Bick Ford & The Hi-Fi’s and The X-L Five

April 29
Gaumont, Ipswich: John Leyton w/ Mike Sarne, Mike Berry, The Innocents, Billie Davis, Jet Harris & Tony Meehan, Duffy Power & The Hi-Fi’s, Billy Doyle & The Hi-Fi’s, Don Spencer, Bick Ford & The Hi-Fi’s and The X-L Five

April 30
Gaumont, Rochester: John Leyton w/ Mike Sarne, Mike Berry, The Innocents, Billie Davis, Jet Harris & Tony Meehan, Duffy Power & The Hi-Fi’s, Billy Doyle & The Hi-Fi’s, Don Spencer, Bick Ford & The Hi-Fi’s and The X-L Five

May 1
Odeon, Southend: John Leyton w/ Mike Sarne, Mike Berry, The Innocents, Billie Davis, Jet Harris & Tony Meehan, Duffy Power & The Hi-Fi’s, Billy Doyle & The Hi-Fi’s, Don Spencer, Bick Ford & The Hi-Fi’s, Grazina Frame & The Hi-Fi’s, and The X-L Five

1 May 1963. Source: bradfordtimeline.co.uk

May 2
Essoldo, Tunbridge Wells: John Leyton w/ Mike Sarne, Mike Berry, The Innocents, Billie Davis, Jet Harris & Tony Meehan, Duffy Power & The Hi-Fi’s, Billy Doyle & The Hi-Fi’s, Don Spencer, Bick Ford & The Hi-Fi’s and The X-L Five

May 3
Odeon, Romford: John Leyton w/ Mike Sarne, Mike Berry, The Innocents, Billie Davis, Jet Harris & Tony Meehan, Duffy Power & The Hi-Fi’s, Billy Doyle & The Hi-Fi’s, Don Spencer, Bick Ford & The Hi-Fi’s and The X-L Five

May 4
Guildhall, Portsmouth: John Leyton w/ Mike Sarne, Mike Berry, The Innocents, Billie Davis, Jet Harris & Tony Meehan, Duffy Power & The Hi-Fi’s, Billy Doyle & The Hi-Fi’s, Don Spencer, Bick Ford & The Hi-Fi’s and The X-L Five

May 5
Gaumont, Watford: John Leyton w/ Mike Sarne, Mike Berry, The Innocents, Billie Davis, Jet Harris & Tony Meehan, Duffy Power & The Hi-Fi’s, Billy Doyle & The Hi-Fi’s, Don Spencer, Bick Ford & The Hi-Fi’s and The X-L Five

May 6
Hippodrome, Birmingham: Karl Denver Trio, Mark Wynter, Mike Preston, Des Lane, Al Paige, Toni & Margo, Jody & Holly, and Habbin & Day
Odeon, Cheltenham: John Leyton w/ Mike Sarne, Mike Berry, The Innocents, Billie Davis, Jet Harris & Tony Meehan, Duffy Power & The Hi-Fi’s, Billy Doyle & The Hi-Fi’s, Don Spencer, Bick Ford & The Hi-Fi’s and The X-L Five

May 7
Capital, Cardiff: John Leyton w/ Mike Sarne, Mike Berry, The Innocents, Billie Davis, Jet Harris & Tony Meehan, Duffy Power & The Hi-Fi’s, Billy Doyle & The Hi-Fi’s, Don Spencer, Bick Ford & The Hi-Fi’s and The X-L Five

May 8
Gaumont, Wolverhampton: John Leyton w/ Mike Sarne, Mike Berry, The Innocents, Billie Davis, Jet Harris & Tony Meehan, Duffy Power & The Hi-Fi’s, Billy Doyle & The Hi-Fi’s, Don Spencer, Bick Ford & The Hi-Fi’s and The X-L Five

May 9
Regal, Wakefield: John Leyton w/ The Four Seasons & The Innocents, Mike Berry, The Innocents, Billie Davis, Jet Harris & Tony Meehan, Duffy Power & The Hi-Fi’s, Billy Doyle & The Hi-Fi’s, Don Spencer, Bick Ford & The Hi-Fi’s and The X-L Five

May 10
Odeon, Manchester: John Leyton w/ The Four Seasons & The Innocents, Mike Berry, The Innocents, Billie Davis, Jet Harris & Tony Meehan, Duffy Power & The Hi-Fi’s, Billy Doyle & The Hi-Fi’s, Don Spencer, Bick Ford & The Hi-Fi’s and The X-L Five

May 11
Opera House, Blackpool: John Leyton w/ The Four Seasons & The Innocents, Mike Berry, The Innocents, Billie Davis, Jet Harris & Tony Meehan, Duffy Power & The Hi-Fi’s, Billy Doyle & The Hi-Fi’s, Don Spencer, Bick Ford & The Hi-Fi’s and The X-L Five

May 12
Empire, Liverpool: John Leyton w/ The Four Seasons & The Innocents, Mike Berry, The Innocents, Billie Davis, Jet Harris & Tony Meehan, Duffy Power & The Hi-Fi’s, Billy Doyle & The Hi-Fi’s, Don Spencer, Bick Ford & The Hi-Fi’s and The X-L Five

May 13
Theatre Royal, Nottingham: Karl Denver Trio, Mark Wynter, Julie Grant, Toni & Margo, Jody & Holly, Mike Preston, and Harbin & Day

13 May 1963. Source: bradfordtimeline.co.uk

Gaumont, Bradford: John Leyton w/ The Four Seasons & The Innocents, Mike Berry, The Innocents, Billie Davis, Jet Harris & Tony Meehan, Duffy Power & The Hi-Fi’s, Billy Doyle & The Hi-Fi’s, Don Spencer, Bick Ford & The Hi-Fi’s and The X-L Five

13 May 1963. Source: bradfordtimeline.co.uk

May 14
Gaumont, Derby: John Leyton w/ The Four Seasons & The Innocents, Mike Berry, The Innocents, Billie Davis, Jet Harris & Tony Meehan, Duffy Power & The Hi-Fi’s, Billy Doyle & The Hi-Fi’s, Don Spencer, Bick Ford & The Hi-Fi’s and The X-L Five

May 15
Granada, Greenford: John Leyton w/ The Four Seasons & The Innocents, Mike Berry, The Innocents, Billie Davis, Jet Harris & Tony Meehan, Duffy Power & The Hi-Fi’s, Billy Doyle & The Hi-Fi’s, Don Spencer, Bick Ford & The Hi-Fi’s and The X-L Five

May 16
Theatre Royal, Norwich: John Leyton w/ The Four Seasons & The Innocents, Mike Berry, The Innocents, Billie Davis, Jet Harris & Tony Meehan, Duffy Power & The Hi-Fi’s, Billy Doyle & The Hi-Fi’s, Don Spencer, Bick Ford & The Hi-Fi’s and The X-L Five

May 17
Granada, Edmonton: John Leyton w/ The Four Seasons & The Innocents, Mike Berry, The Innocents, Billie Davis, Jet Harris & Tony Meehan, Duffy Power & The Hi-Fi’s, Billy Doyle & The Hi-Fi’s, Don Spencer, Bick Ford & The Hi-Fi’s and The X-L Five

May 18
Winter Gardens, Bournemouth: John Leyton w/ The Four Seasons & The Innocents, Mike Berry, The Innocents, Billie Davis, Jet Harris & Tony Meehan, Duffy Power & The Hi-Fi’s, Billy Doyle & The Hi-Fi’s, Don Spencer, Bick Ford & The Hi-Fi’s and The X-L Five
Village Hall, Merrow: Ricky Clayton & The Rythmics

18 May 1963: Handbill for Ricky Clayton & The Rythmics gig at Merrow Village Hall. Picture courtesy of Bens Collectors Records

May 20
Empire, Newcastle: Karl Denver Trio, Mark Wynter, Vince Eager, Anita Harris, Gridneffs, and Alan Field

May 31
Ricky Tick, Wooden Bridge, Guildford: Alexis Korners (Blues Inc.) featuring Ronnie Jones

Royal Albert Hall, London: Billy Fury w/ The Tornados, Freddie & The Dreamers, Daryl Quist, The Ramblers, The Jaywalkers, Heinz Burt & The Saints, Mark Wynter, Shane Fenton & The Fentones, Jan Burnette & The Bruisers, and Johnny Tempest & The Angels

31 May 1963. Source: bradfordtimeline.co.uk

June 7
Ricky Tick, Wooden Bridge, Guildford: Rolling Stones

June 14
Ricky Tick, Wooden Bridge, Guildford: Cyril Davies All Stars w/ Long John Baldry
Windmill Theatre, Great Yarmouth: Joe Brown & The Bruvvers w/ Mark Wynter, Rolf Harris, The Tornados, The Off-Keys, and Jody & Holly.

June 21
Odeon, Guildford: The Beatles w/ Lance Fortune, Jimmy Crawford, The Messengers, The Vampires, Rocking Henri, The Hayseeds, and The Vikings with Michael London

Concert Poster, Odeon, Guildford 21 June 1963 with The Beatles, Lance Fortune, Jimmy Crawford, The Messengers, The Vampires, Rocking Henri, The Hayseeds, and The Vikings with Michael London.

21 June 1963: Handbill for The Beatles at Odeon, Guildford. Picture courtesy of Bens Collectors Records

21 June 1963: The Beatles at Odeon Guildford. Source: Keith Burnett, via Godalming Town Past & Present

July 2
Cellar Bar, Kingston: The Stormsville Shakers

July 5
Town Hall, Farnborough: The Micky Kennedy Band
Ricky Tick, Wooden Bridge, Guildford: Cyril Davies All Stars w/ Long John Baldry

July 1963 and Ricky Tick booked Cyril Davies, Graham Bond and the Rolling Stones to play The Woodenbridge, Guildford. Picture courtesy of Bens Collectors Records

July 6
Ricky Tick, St. John’s Ambulance Hall, Reading: Hogsnort Rupert and his R&B Band

July 12
Ricky Tick, Wooden Bridge, Guildford: Graham Bond Quartet

July 14
Odeon, Southend: Gene Vincent w/ Heinz Burt, Mike Berry & The Innocents, Bille Davis, The Brook Brothers, The Bachelors, Sounds Incorporated, The Outlaws, The Saints, The Roof Raisers, and Tony Allen

14 July 1963. Source: bradfordtimeline.co.uk

July 19
Ricky Tick, Wooden Bridge, Guildford: Rolling Stones

July 26
Ricky Tick, Wooden Bridge, Guildford: Cyril Davis and his Allstars w/ Long John Baldry

August 2
Ricky Tick, Wooden Bridge, Guildford: Rolling Stones

August 4
Opera House, Blackpool: Kenny Ball & His Jazzmen w/ Jet Harris & Tony Meehan, Mark Wynter, Susan Maughan, and Bob Miller & The Millermen

August 9
R&B Guildford, Memorial Village Hall, Worplesdon: John Mayalls Blues Breakers

August 10
Cellar Bar, Kingston: The Stormsville Shakers

August 11
Winter Gardens, Bournemouth: Jet Harris & Tony Meehan w/ The Springfields, Mark Wynter, Jan & Kelly, The Hollies, and The Eric Delaney Band

August 12
Atalanta Ballroom, Woking: Mal Ryder and The Spirits

August 15
Wooden Bridge, Guildford: Mike Cotton Jazzmen

15 August 1963: Advert from Melody Maker [3 August 1963] puts the Mike Cotton Jazzmen at The Wooden Bridge, Guildford.

August 16
R&B Guildford, Memorial Village Hall, Worplesdon: Cyril Davis and his Allstars w/ Long John Baldry

August 1963: Cyril Davies All Stars and Long John Baldry played Worplesdon Village Hall on the 16th. The Rolling Stones failed to show up on the 23rd.

August 18
New Central Ballroom, Aldershot: Tony Rivers & The Castaways w/ The Stormers

August 19
Atalanta Ballroom, Woking: The Rolling Stones

August 23
R&B Guildford, Memorial Village Hall, Worplesdon: Rolling Stones (no show)

August 26
Atalanta Ballroom, Woking: Rockin’ Henri and The Hayseeds

August 29
Cellar Bar, Kingston: The Stormsville Shakers
Wooden Bridge, Guildford: Alan Elsdon Jazz Band with Mick Emery

29 August 1963: Advert from Melody Maker [3 August 1963] puts the Alan Elsdon Jazz Band with Mick Emery at The Wooden Bridge, Guildford.

August 30
R&B Guildford, Memorial Village Hall, Guildford: Cyril Davis and his Allstars w/ Long John Baldry

September 2
Atalanta Ballroom, Woking: Duke D’mond and The Barron Knights

September 6
R&B Guildford, Memorial Village Hall, Worplesdon: John Mayall’s Blues Breakers

September 13
R&B Guildford, Memorial Village Hall, Worplesdon: Jimmy Powell & The Dimensions

September 15
Opera House, Blackpool: Vera Lynne w/ Mark Wynter, The Springfields, and Bob Miller & The Millermen

September 20
R&B Guildford, Memorial Village Hall, Worplesdon: John Mayall’s Blues Breakers

September 21
Peace Memorial Hall, Ashtead: Phill and the Stormsville Shakers w/ Echolettes

21 September 1963: Phill and the Stormsville Shaker with Echolettes. Image courtesy of Brian Howard

September 29
Agincourt Ballroom, Camberley: Tommy Bruce and The Bruisers w/ Daniel Boone and The Renegades

October 4
Odeon, Guildford: Everly Brothers w/ Bo Diddley, Rolling Stones, Bob Bain, The Flintstones, Julie Grant and Mickie Most

4 Oct ’63: Everly Brothers with Bo Diddley, Rolling Stones, Bob Bain, The Flintstones, Julie Grant and Mickie Most.

R&B Guildford, Memorial Village Hall, Worplesdon: Cyril Davis and his Allstars w/ Long John Baldry

October 1963: The Village Hall, Worplesdon hosted Cyril Davies All Stars and Long John Baldry on Oct 4; The Dimensions on Oct 11; and Hogsnort Rupert and his Soul Builders with Mel Turner on Oct 18. Source: ConcertPosterAuctions.com

October 10
?, Guildford: Dee Dee Sharp w/ Johnny Kidd and Heinz

October 11
R&B Guildford, Memorial Village Hall, Worplesdon: Jimmy Powell & The Dimensions

October 12
Cellar Bar, Kingston: The Stormsville Shakers

October 16
Town Hall, Farnborough: Tommy Roe w/ Freddie & The Dreamers, The Searchers, Ian Crawford & The Boomerangs, and Rob Charles Combo

October 18
R&B Guildford, Memorial Village Hall, Worplesdon: Hogsnort Rupert’s Soul Builders w/ Mel Turner
Odeon, Guildford: Frankie Vaughan & The V Group, Dorothy Baker, Gordon Peters, and The Jeridale Three

October 19
Agincourt Ballroom, Camberley: Mark Leeman Five w/ Johnny Duncan, and Kerry Rapid & The Seltones

October 30
Rex, Haslemere: Dee Dee Sharp w/ Johnny Kidd & The Pirates, Heinz, Joe Brown, Gerry & The Pacemakers, Vince Eager, Big Three, Lee Curtis & The All Star, and Caravelles

November 2
R&B Guildford, Memorial Village Hall, Worplesdon: Cyril Davies All stars w/ Long John Baldry

November 4
Rock & Twist Dance, Civic Hall, Guildford: Phil and The Stormsville Shakers w/ The Original Dominos, The Condors, and The Age Beaters

Commencing 4 November 1963: Rock & Twist Dances at Civic Hall, Guildford. Source: Ben’s Collectors Records

November 6
Town Hall, Farnbourough: Johnny Burnette w/ The Rebounds

November 11
Rock & Twist Dance, Civic Hall, Guildford: The Raiders with Terry Shane w/ The Age Beaters

November 15
R&B Guildford, Memorial Village Hall, Worplesdon: Stormsville Shakers

November 18
Rock & Twist Dance, Civic Hall, Guildford: The Condors w/ The Age Beaters

November 19
Civic Hall, Guildford: Robb Storme and the Whispers

Surrey Advertiser advert

November 25
Rock & Twist Dance, Civic Hall, Guildford: The Original Dominoes w/ The Age Beaters

November 26
Civic Hall, Guildford: Ray Pilgrim and the Minute Men

November 29
Odeon, Guildford: Billy Fury w/ The Tornados, Karl Denver Trio, Dickie Pride, Daryl Quist, Larry Burns, and The Ramblers (Larry Parnes Package Tour)

Picture courtesy of Bens Collectors Records

Source: Pat Conroy via Guildford Town Past & Present

Billy Fury Autumn Tour List showing Guildford Odeon on 29 Nov 1963, taken from the Billy Fury Monthly, Year 1, Issue 6, August 1963.

December 2
Rock & Twist Dance, Civic Hall, Guildford: The Transatlantics w/ The Age Beaters

December 3
Civic Hall, Guildford: Cliff Bennett and the Rebel Rousers

December 6
Lido Ballroom, Winchester: Wayne Fontana and the Mindbenders w/ Daniel Boone and The Renegades

December 7
Village Hall, Churt: The Stormsville Shakers

December 10
Civic Hall, Guildford: Johnny Kidd and the Pirates

December 14
Drill Hall, Camberley: Mark Leeman Five w/ The Bumblies

14 Dec ’63 and Bumblies supported The Mark Leeman Five at the Drill Hall, Camberley.

December 15
Drill Hall, Camberley: The Federals w/ The Dynamos
Civic Hall, Guildford: The Rolling Stones, The Yardbirds, The Graham Bond Organisation, Carter-Lewis and The Southerners, and Georgie Fame and The Blue Flames

December 28
Cellar Bar, Kingston: The Stormsville Shakers

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Gig List

Acker Bilk & His Pramount Jazz Band, Adelphi, Agincourt, Agincourt Ballroom, Al Paige, Alan Elsdon Jazz Band, Alexis Korners (Blues Inc.), Anita Harris, Ashtead, Atalanta Ballroom, Barrie James & The Strangers, BBC, Belfast, Bert Weedon, Bick Ford & The Hi-Fi’s, Big Three, Billie Davis, Billy Doyle, Billy Doyle & The Hi-Fi’s, Billy Fury, Birmingham, Blackpool, Bo Diddley, Bob Bain, Bob Miller & The Millermen, Bob Potter, Bournemouth, Bournmouth, Brenda Lee, Brian Hyland, Brian Poole & The Tremeloes, Brighton, Bristol, Camberley, Capital, Caravelles, Cardiff, Carter-Lewis and The Southerners, Chris Farlow, Chris Montez, Churt, City Hall, Civic hall, Cliff Bennett and The Rebel Rousers, Cliff Richard & The Shadows, Clinton Ford, Colston Hall, Conchords, Coventry, Coventry Theatre, Craig Douglas, Cyril Davis All Stars, Daniel Boone and The Renegades, Danny Williams, Dartford, Daryl Quist, David Ede & The Rabin Band, Dee Dee Sharp, Derby, Des Lane, Dickie Pride, Don Arden, Don Spencer, Dorothy Baker, Drill Hall, Duffy Power, Duffy Power & The Hi-Fi’s, Duke D'mond and The Barron Knights, East Ham, Echolettes, Eden Kane, Edmonton, Empire, Essoldo, Everly Brothers, Farnborough, Frank Ifield, Frankie Vaughan, Frankie Vaughan & The V Group, Freddie & The Dreamers, Gary & Lee Brothers, Gaumont, Georgie Fame and The Blue Flames, Gerry & The Pacemakers, Gordon Peters, Graham Bond Quartet, Granada, Greenford, Gridneffs, Group 3 + 1, Guildford, Guildhall, Habbin & Day, Harlow, Harrow, Haslemere, Heinz, Heinz Burt & The Saints, Helen Shapiro, Hippodrome, Hogsnort Rupert and his Band, Hogsnort Rupert and his R&B Band, Hogsnort Rupert and the Soal Builders, Ian Crawford & The Boomerangs, Ipswich, Jan Burnette & The Bruisers, Jess Conrad, Jet Harris, Jet Harris & Tony Meehan, Jimmy Crawford, Jimmy Powell & The Dimensions, Jody & Holly, Joe Brown, Joe Brown & His Bruvvers, Joe Brown & The Bruvvers, Joe Loss & His Band, John Ford Combo, John Leyton, John Mayall's Blues Breakers, Johnny Burnette, Johnny Duncan, Johnny Kidd & The Pirates, Johnny Kidd and Heinz, Johnny Kidd and the Pirates, Johnny Tempest & The Angels, Johnny Temple, Julie Grant, Karl Denver Trio, Kenny Ball & His Jazzmen, Kenny Ball’s Jazzmen, Kenny Lynch, Kerry Rapid & The Seltones, Kerry Rapid and the Soul Tones, Kettering, Kings Hall, Kingston, Lance Fortune, Larry Burns, Larry Parnes, Lee Curtis & The All Star, Lido Ballroom, Little Eva, Liverpool, London, Long John Baldry, Maidstone, Mal Ryder and The Spirits, Manchester, Mark Leeman Five, Mark Wynter, Marty Wilde & the Wildcats, Maureen Evans, Mel Turner, Memorial Village Hall, Merrow, Michael London, Mick Emery, Mick Wayne and his Band, Mick Wayne and Ork, Mickie Most, Mike & Tony Nevitt, Mike Berry, Mike Berry & The Outlaws, Mike Cotton Jazzmen, Mike Sarne, Newcastle, Nick Troy & The Trojans, NME Poll Winners Concert, Norwich, Nottingham, Odeon, Opera House, Peace Memorial Hall, Peter Jay & The Jaywalkers, Peter Lodge, Phil and The Stormsville Shakers, Phill and the Stormsville Shakers, Plaza Ballroom, Portsmouth, R&B Guildford, Ray Pilgrim and the Minute Men, Reading, Regal, Rex, Rhythm & Blues Quintet plus One, Ricky Clayton & The Rythmics, Ricky Tick Club, Rob Charles Combo, Robb Storme and The Whispers, Rochester, Rock & Twist Dance, Rocking Henri, Rolf Harris, Rolf Harris & The Diggeroos, Romford, Ronnie Jones, Royal Albert Hall, Russ Sainty, Shane Fenton & The Fentones, Sheffield, Shrewsbury, Slough, Sounds Incorporated, Southend, St John's Ambulance Hall, Steve Perry, Stormville Shakers, Susan Maughan, The Age Beaters, The Bachelors, The Beatles, The Brook Brothers, The Bumblies, The Chariots, The Classics, The Condors, The Diggeroos, The Dominos, The Dynamos, The Eagles, The Federals, The Flintstones, The Four Seasons, The Four Seasons & The Innocents, The Graham Bond Organisation, The Hayseeds, The Hi-Fi’s, The Innocents, The Jaywalkers, The Jeridale Three, The Karl Denver Trio, The Mark Leeman Five, The Messengers, The Mickey Kennedy Band, The Mike Jones Combo, The Nite Riders, The Original Dominos, The Raiders with Terry Shane, The Ramblers, The Rebounds, The Rolling Stones, The Saxons, The Searchers, The Springfields, The Stormers, The Stormsville Shakers, The Tornados, The Transatlantics, The Vampires, The Vikings, The X-L Five, The Yardbirds, Theatre, Theatre Royal, Tommy Bruce and The Bruisers, Tommy Roe, Toni & Margo, Tony Rivers and the Castaways, Tony Sheridan, Tooting, Town Hall, Tunbridge Wells, Vera Lynne, Village hall, Vince Eager, Vince Hill, Wakefield, Walthamstow, Watford, Wayne Fontana and the Mindbenders, Winchester, Winter Gardens, Wolverhampton, Wooden Bridge, Woolwich, Worcester, Worplesdon
The 1962 Gig List

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 1962 (much more still to add):

January 4
Wooden Bridge, Guildford: Ken Sims Vintage Jazz Band

Ken Sims Vintage Jazz Band Ad from Jazz News (4 Jan ’62)

January 8
Atalanta Ballroom, Woking: Alan Elsdon and his Jazz Band

Alan Elsdon and his Jazz Band Ad from Jazz News (4 Jan ’62)

January 27
Odeon, Guildford: Helen Shapiro w/ The Brook Brothers, The Four Jays, Red Price Band, The Dale Sisters, and Colin Day

27 January 1962: Odeon Guildford hosts Helen Shapiro. Source: bradfordtimeline.co.uk

February 13
Atalanta Ballroom, Woking: The Gates of Eden

Part of a poster for an “Atta” gig from ’62, the originals was for sale on peterice.com

February 19
Rex, Haslemere: The Temperance Seven

February 24
Odeon, Guildford: Adam Faith w/ John Barry Seven, Desmond Lane, Brad Newman, and Johnny Le Roy

24 February 1962. Source: bradfordtimeline.co.uk

March 19
Atalanta Ballroom, Woking: Ken Sims Vintage Jazz Band

Ken Sims Vintage Jazz Band Ad from Jazz News (14 March ’62)

April 7
Odeon, Guildford: Billy Fury w/ John Leyton, Karl Denver, Eden Kane, and Peter Jay and the Jaywalkers

May 7
Atalanta Ballroom, Woking: Forrie Cairn’s Clansmen

June 28
Agincourt, Camberley: Bruce Channel w/ Delbert McClinton, Frank Ifield, Johnny Kidd & The Pirates, Cliff Bennett & The Rebel Rousers, Dick Charlesworth & His City Gents, Beryl Bryden, Jackie Lynn, Bobby Shafto, Jay & Tommy Scott, and Bobby Brown

July 1
Opera House, Blackpool: The Temperance Seven w/ Mark Wynter, Joan Regan, and The Southlanders

July 14
Cellar Club, Kingston: Nashville Teens

July 21
Cellar Club, Kingston: Nashville Teens

July 28
Cellar Club, Kingston: Nashville Teens

September 17
Atalanta Ballroom, Woking: Dick Charlesworths City Gents w/ Jackie Lynn

September 30
Odeon, Guildford: Billy Fury w/ Marty Wilde, Karl Denver Trio, Joe Brown & The Bruvvers, Mike Sarne, Mark Wynter, Jimmy Justice, and Peter Jay & The Jaywalkers

October 1
Rank Theatre, Rochester: Billy Fury w/ Marty Wilde, Karl Denver Trio, Joe Brown & The Bruvvers, Mike Sarne, Mark Wynter, Jimmy Justice, and Peter Jay & The Jaywalkers

October 2
Rank Theatre, Bournemouth: Billy Fury w/ Marty Wilde, Karl Denver Trio, Joe Brown & The Bruvvers, Mike Sarne, Mark Wynter, Jimmy Justice, and Peter Jay & The Jaywalkers

October 3
Rank Theatre, Cheltenham: Billy Fury w/ Marty Wilde, Karl Denver Trio, Joe Brown & The Bruvvers, Mike Sarne, Mark Wynter, Jimmy Justice, and Peter Jay & The Jaywalkers

October 4
Rank Theatre, Wolverhampton: Billy Fury w/ Marty Wilde, Karl Denver Trio, Joe Brown & The Bruvvers, Mike Sarne, Mark Wynter, Jimmy Justice, and Peter Jay & The Jaywalkers

October 5
Odeon, Manchester: Billy Fury w/ Marty Wilde, Karl Denver Trio, Joe Brown & The Bruvvers, Mike Sarne, Mark Wynter, Jimmy Justice, and Peter Jay & The Jaywalkers

October 7
De Montfort Hall, Leicester: Billy Fury w/ Marty Wilde, Karl Denver Trio, Joe Brown & The Bruvvers, Mike Sarne, Mark Wynter, Jimmy Justice, and Peter Jay & The Jaywalkers

October 8
Atalanta Ballroom, Woking: Dougie Richford’s London Jazzband
Odeon, Sheffield: Billy Fury w/ Marty Wilde, Karl Denver Trio, Joe Brown & The Bruvvers, Mike Sarne, Mark Wynter, Jimmy Justice, and Peter Jay & The Jaywalkers

October 9
Rank Theatre, Watford: Billy Fury w/ Marty Wilde, Karl Denver Trio, Joe Brown & The Bruvvers, Mike Sarne, Mark Wynter, Jimmy Justice, and Peter Jay & The Jaywalkers

October 10
Rank Theatre, Southend: Billy Fury w/ Marty Wilde, Karl Denver Trio, Joe Brown & The Bruvvers, Mike Sarne, Mark Wynter, Jimmy Justice, and Peter Jay & The Jaywalkers

October 11
Rank Theatre, Ipswich: Billy Fury w/ Marty Wilde, Karl Denver Trio, Joe Brown & The Bruvvers, Mike Sarne, Mark Wynter, Jimmy Justice, and Peter Jay & The Jaywalkers

October 12
Rank Theatre, Brixton: Billy Fury w/ Marty Wilde, Karl Denver Trio, Joe Brown & The Bruvvers, Mike Sarne, Mark Wynter, Jimmy Justice, and Peter Jay & The Jaywalkers

October 14
Guildhall, Portsmouth: Billy Fury w/ Marty Wilde, Karl Denver Trio, Joe Brown & The Bruvvers, Mike Sarne, Mark Wynter, Jimmy Justice, and Peter Jay & The Jaywalkers

October 15
Atalanta Ballroom, Woking: Back O’Town Syncopaters

October 19
?, Woking: Alexis Korner’s Blues Incorporated

Ad from Jazz News 3 Oct ’62

October 20
Colston Hall, Bristol: Billy Fury w/ Marty Wilde, Karl Denver Trio, Joe Brown & The Bruvvers, Mike Sarne, Mark Wynter, Jimmy Justice, and Peter Jay & The Jaywalkers

October 21
Empire, Liverpool: Billy Fury w/ Marty Wilde, Karl Denver Trio, Joe Brown & The Bruvvers, Mike Sarne, Mark Wynter, Jimmy Justice, and Peter Jay & The Jaywalkers

October 22
Rank Theatre, Doncaster: Billy Fury w/ Marty Wilde, Karl Denver Trio, Joe Brown & The Bruvvers, Mike Sarne, Mark Wynter, Jimmy Justice, and Peter Jay & The Jaywalkers

October 23
Gaumont, Bradford: Billy Fury w/ Marty Wilde, Karl Denver Trio, Joe Brown & The Bruvvers, Mike Sarne, Mark Wynter, Jimmy Justice, and Peter Jay & The Jaywalkers

October 24
ABC Theatre, Wakefield: Billy Fury w/ Marty Wilde, Karl Denver Trio, Joe Brown & The Bruvvers, Mike Sarne, Mark Wynter, Jimmy Justice, and Peter Jay & The Jaywalkers

October 25
Rank Theatre, Llandudno: Billy Fury w/ Marty Wilde, Karl Denver Trio, Joe Brown & The Bruvvers, Mike Sarne, Mark Wynter, Jimmy Justice, and Peter Jay & The Jaywalkers

October 26
Rank Theatre, Derby: Billy Fury w/ Marty Wilde, Karl Denver Trio, Joe Brown & The Bruvvers, Mike Sarne, Mark Wynter, Jimmy Justice, and Peter Jay & The Jaywalkers

October 28
Theatre, Coventry: Billy Fury w/ Marty Wilde, Karl Denver Trio, Joe Brown & The Bruvvers, Mike Sarne, Mark Wynter, Jimmy Justice, and Peter Jay & The Jaywalkers

October 29
ABC Theatre, Dover: Billy Fury w/ Marty Wilde, Karl Denver Trio, Joe Brown & The Bruvvers, Mike Sarne, Mark Wynter, Jimmy Justice, and Peter Jay & The Jaywalkers

October 30
ABC Theatre, Hastings: Billy Fury w/ Marty Wilde, Karl Denver Trio, Joe Brown & The Bruvvers, Mike Sarne, Mark Wynter, Jimmy Justice, and Peter Jay & The Jaywalkers

October 31
ABC Theatre, Worthing: Billy Fury w/ Marty Wilde, Karl Denver Trio, Joe Brown & The Bruvvers, Mike Sarne, Mark Wynter, Jimmy Justice, and Peter Jay & The Jaywalkers

November 1
Rank Theatre, Salisbury: Billy Fury w/ Marty Wilde, Karl Denver Trio, Joe Brown & The Bruvvers, Mike Sarne, Mark Wynter, Jimmy Justice, and Peter Jay & The Jaywalkers

November 2
ABC Theatre, Northampton: Billy Fury w/ Marty Wilde, Karl Denver Trio, Joe Brown & The Bruvvers, Mike Sarne, Mark Wynter, Jimmy Justice, and Peter Jay & The Jaywalkers

November 3
Essoldo, Stoke: Billy Fury w/ Marty Wilde, Karl Denver Trio, Joe Brown & The Bruvvers, Mike Sarne, Mark Wynter, Jimmy Justice, and Peter Jay & The Jaywalkers

November 4
ABC Theatre, Gloucester: Billy Fury w/ Marty Wilde, Karl Denver Trio, Joe Brown & The Bruvvers, Mike Sarne, Mark Wynter, Jimmy Justice, and Peter Jay & The Jaywalkers

November 10
Essoldo, Brighton: Billy Fury w/ Marty Wilde, Karl Denver Trio, Joe Brown & The Bruvvers, Mike Sarne, Mark Wynter, Jimmy Justice, and Peter Jay & The Jaywalkers

November 11
Hippodrome, Birmingham: Billy Fury w/ Marty Wilde, Karl Denver Trio, Joe Brown & The Bruvvers, Mike Sarne, Mark Wynter, Jimmy Justice, and Peter Jay & The Jaywalkers

November 12
ABC Theatre, Carlisle: Billy Fury w/ Marty Wilde, Karl Denver Trio, Joe Brown & The Bruvvers, Mike Sarne, Mark Wynter, Jimmy Justice, and Peter Jay & The Jaywalkers

November 13
Rank Theatre, Sunderland: Billy Fury w/ Marty Wilde, Karl Denver Trio, Joe Brown & The Bruvvers, Mike Sarne, Mark Wynter, Jimmy Justice, and Peter Jay & The Jaywalkers

November 14
ABC Theatre, Hull: Billy Fury w/ Marty Wilde, Karl Denver Trio, Joe Brown & The Bruvvers, Mike Sarne, Mark Wynter, Jimmy Justice, and Peter Jay & The Jaywalkers

November 15
ABC Theatre, Cleethorpes: Billy Fury w/ Marty Wilde, Karl Denver Trio, Joe Brown & The Bruvvers, Mike Sarne, Mark Wynter, Jimmy Justice, and Peter Jay & The Jaywalkers

November 16
ABC Theatre, Lincoln: Billy Fury w/ Marty Wilde, Karl Denver Trio, Joe Brown & The Bruvvers, Mike Sarne, Mark Wynter, Jimmy Justice, and Peter Jay & The Jaywalkers

November 17
Theatre Royal, Norwich: Billy Fury w/ Marty Wilde, Karl Denver Trio, Joe Brown & The Bruvvers, Mike Sarne, Mark Wynter, Jimmy Justice, and Peter Jay & The Jaywalkers

17 November 1962. Source: bradfordtimeline.co.uk

November 18
ABC Theatre, Cambridge: Billy Fury w/ Marty Wilde, Karl Denver Trio, Joe Brown & The Bruvvers, Mike Sarne, Mark Wynter, Jimmy Justice, and Peter Jay & The Jaywalkers

November 19
ABC Theatre, Southall: Billy Fury w/ Marty Wilde, Karl Denver Trio, Joe Brown & The Bruvvers, Mike Sarne, Mark Wynter, Jimmy Justice, and Peter Jay & The Jaywalkers

November 20
ABC Theatre, Croydon: Billy Fury w/ Marty Wilde, Karl Denver Trio, Joe Brown & The Bruvvers, Mike Sarne, Mark Wynter, Jimmy Justice, and Peter Jay & The Jaywalkers

November 21
ABC Theatre, Kingston: Billy Fury w/ Marty Wilde, Karl Denver Trio, Joe Brown & The Bruvvers, Mike Sarne, Mark Wynter, Jimmy Justice, and Peter Jay & The Jaywalkers

November 22
ABC Theatre, Romford: Billy Fury w/ Marty Wilde, Karl Denver Trio, Joe Brown & The Bruvvers, Mike Sarne, Mark Wynter, Jimmy Justice, and Peter Jay & The Jaywalkers

November 23
ABC Theatre, Plymouth: Billy Fury w/ Marty Wilde, Karl Denver Trio, Joe Brown & The Bruvvers, Mike Sarne, Mark Wynter, Jimmy Justice, and Peter Jay & The Jaywalkers

November 27
Rank Theatre, St. Albans: Billy Fury w/ Marty Wilde, Karl Denver Trio, Joe Brown & The Bruvvers, Mike Sarne, Mark Wynter, Jimmy Justice, and Peter Jay & The Jaywalkers

November 28
Rank Theatre, Colchester: Billy Fury w/ Marty Wilde, Karl Denver Trio, Joe Brown & The Bruvvers, Mike Sarne, Mark Wynter, Jimmy Justice, and Peter Jay & The Jaywalkers

November 29
ABC Theatre, Southampton: Billy Fury w/ Marty Wilde, Karl Denver Trio, Joe Brown & The Bruvvers, Mike Sarne, Mark Wynter, Jimmy Justice, and Peter Jay & The Jaywalkers

November 30
Rank Theatre, Taunton: Billy Fury w/ Marty Wilde, Karl Denver Trio, Joe Brown & The Bruvvers, Mike Sarne, Mark Wynter, Jimmy Justice, and Peter Jay & The Jaywalkers

December 5
Rank Theatre, Worcester: Billy Fury w/ Marty Wilde, Karl Denver Trio, Joe Brown & The Bruvvers, Mike Sarne, Mark Wynter, Jimmy Justice, and Peter Jay & The Jaywalkers

December 6
Rank Theatre, Halifax: Billy Fury w/ Marty Wilde, Karl Denver Trio, Joe Brown & The Bruvvers, Mike Sarne, Mark Wynter, Jimmy Justice, and Peter Jay & The Jaywalkers

December 7
ABC Theatre, Stockton: Billy Fury w/ Marty Wilde, Karl Denver Trio, Joe Brown & The Bruvvers, Mike Sarne, Mark Wynter, Jimmy Justice, and Peter Jay & The Jaywalkers

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October 3, 2022

Gig List

ABC Theatre, Adam Faith, Agincourt, Alan Elsdon Jazz Band, Alexis Korner's Blues Incorporated, Atalanta Ballroom, Back O'Town Syncopaters, Beryl Bryden, Billy Fury, Birmingham, Bobby Brown, Bobby Shafto, Bournemouth, Brad Newman, Bradford, Brighton, Bristol, Brixton, Bruce Channel, Camberley, Cambridge, Carlisle, Cheltenham, Cleethorpes, Cliff Bennett & The Rebel Rousers, Colchester, Colin Day, Colston Hall, Coventry, Croydon, De Montfort Hall, Delbert McClinton, Derby, Desmond Lane, Dick Charlesworth & His City Gents, Dick Charlesworths City Gents, Doncaster, Dougie Richford's London Jazzband, Dover, Empire, Essoldo, Forrie Cairn's Clansmen, Frank Ifield, Gaumont, Gloucester, Guildford, Guildhall, Halifax, Haslemere, Hastings, Helen Shapiro, Hippodrome, Hull, Ipswich, Jackie Lynn, Jay & Tommy Scott, Jimmy Justice, Joan Regan, Joe Brown & The Bruvvers, John Barry Seven, Johnny Kidd & The Pirates, Johnny Le Roy, Karl Denver Trio, Ken Sims Vintage Jazz Band, Kingston, Leicester, Lincoln, Liverpool, Llandudno, Manchester, Mark Wynter, Marty Wilde, Mike Sarne, Northampton, Norwich, Odeon, Peter Jay & The Jaywalkers, Plymouth, Portsmouth, Rank Theatre, Red Price Band, Rex, Rochester, Romford, Salisbury, Sheffield, Southall, Southampton, Southend, St. Albans, Stockton, Stoke, Sunderland, Taunton, The Brook Brothers, The Dale Sisters, The Four Jays, The Gates of Eden, The Southlanders, The Temperance Seven, Theatre, Theatre Royal, Wakefield, Watford, Woking, Wolverhampton, Worcester, Worthing
The 1961 Gig List

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 1961:

January 9
Youth Club, Village Hall, Merrow: The Stormsville Shakers

January 31
Wood Street British Legion Club, Guildford: The Stormsville Shakers

February 16
Odeon, Romford: Billy Fury w/ Mark Wynter, Tommy Bruce, Joe Brown, Nelson Keene, Duffy Power, The Four Kestrels, Johnny Gentle, Georgie Fame, The Valentine Girls, and New Orleans Rockers

February 17
Regal, Colchester: Billy Fury w/ Mark Wynter, Tommy Bruce, Joe Brown, Nelson Keene, Duffy Power, The Four Kestrels, Johnny Gentle, Georgie Fame, The Valentine Girls, and New Orleans Rockers

February 19
Cecil, Hull: Billy Fury w/ Mark Wynter, Tommy Bruce, Joe Brown, Nelson Keene, Duffy Power, The Four Kestrels, Johnny Gentle, Georgie Fame, The Valentine Girls, and New Orleans Rockers

February 21
Capital, Aberdeen: Billy Fury w/ Mark Wynter, Tommy Bruce, Joe Brown, Nelson Keene, Duffy Power, The Four Kestrels, Johnny Gentle, Georgie Fame, The Valentine Girls, and New Orleans Rockers

February 22
Gaumont, Dundee: Billy Fury w/ Mark Wynter, Tommy Bruce, Joe Brown, Nelson Keene, Duffy Power, The Four Kestrels, Johnny Gentle, Georgie Fame, The Valentine Girls, and New Orleans Rockers

February 23
Odeon, Glasgow: Billy Fury w/ Mark Wynter, Tommy Bruce, Joe Brown, Nelson Keene, Duffy Power, The Four Kestrels, Johnny Gentle, Georgie Fame, The Valentine Girls, and New Orleans Rockers

February 25
Odeon, Guildford: Billy Fury w/ Mark Wynter, Tommy Bruce, Joe Brown, Nelson Keene, Duffy Power, The Four Kestrels, Johnny Gentle, Georgie Fame, The Valentine Girls, and New Orleans Rockers

February 26
Theatre, Coventry: Billy Fury w/ Mark Wynter, Tommy Bruce, Joe Brown, Nelson Keene, Duffy Power, The Four Kestrels, Johnny Gentle, Georgie Fame, The Valentine Girls, and New Orleans Rockers

March 3
Colston Hall, Bristol: Billy Fury w/ Mark Wynter, Tommy Bruce, Joe Brown, Nelson Keene, Duffy Power, The Four Kestrels, Johnny Gentle, Georgie Fame, The Valentine Girls, and New Orleans Rockers

March 4
Gaumont, Taunton: Billy Fury w/ Mark Wynter, Tommy Bruce, Joe Brown, Nelson Keene, Duffy Power, The Four Kestrels, Johnny Gentle, Georgie Fame, The Valentine Girls, and New Orleans Rockers

March 5
De Montfort Hall, Leicester: Billy Fury w/ Mark Wynter, Tommy Bruce, Joe Brown, Nelson Keene, Duffy Power, The Four Kestrels, Johnny Gentle, Georgie Fame, The Valentine Girls, and New Orleans Rockers
Empire Pool, Wembley: Adam Faith w/ Alma Cogan, Bert Weedon, Billy Fury, Bob Miller & The Millermen, Cliff Richard, Connie Francis, Emile Ford & The Checkmates, Jerry Lordan, The John Barry Seven, The King Brothers, Lonnie Donegan & His Skiffle Group, Mark Wynter, The Mudlarks, Russ Conway, The Shadows, and Ted Heath & His Music

5 March 1961: Ad for The NME 1960-61 Annual Poll-Winners’ All-Star Concert. Source: bradfordtimeline.co.uk

March 9
Gaumont, Southampton: Billy Fury w/ Mark Wynter, Tommy Bruce, Joe Brown, Nelson Keene, Duffy Power, The Four Kestrels, Johnny Gentle, Georgie Fame, The Valentine Girls, and New Orleans Rockers

March 10
Gaumont, Cardiff: Billy Fury w/ Mark Wynter, Tommy Bruce, Joe Brown, Nelson Keene, Duffy Power, The Four Kestrels, Johnny Gentle, Georgie Fame, The Valentine Girls, and New Orleans Rockers

March 11
Gaumont, Cheltenham: Billy Fury w/ Mark Wynter, Tommy Bruce, Joe Brown, Nelson Keene, Duffy Power, The Four Kestrels, Johnny Gentle, Georgie Fame, The Valentine Girls, and New Orleans Rockers

March 12
Gaumont, Ipswich: Billy Fury w/ Mark Wynter, Tommy Bruce, Joe Brown, Nelson Keene, Duffy Power, The Four Kestrels, Johnny Gentle, Georgie Fame, The Valentine Girls, and New Orleans Rockers

March 20
Hippodrome, Birmingham: Billy Fury w/ Mark Wynter, Tommy Bruce, Joe Brown, Nelson Keene, Duffy Power, The Four Kestrels, Johnny Gentle, Georgie Fame, The Valentine Girls, and New Orleans Rockers

March 22
Atalanta Ballroom, Woking: Dick Morrissey and his Quartet w/ Hank Shaw

Atalanta Ballroom advert from Jazz News on 29 March ’61

March 27
Atalanta Ballroom, Woking: Mike Daniels Delta Jazzband
Hippodrome, Manchester: Billy Fury w/ Mark Wynter, Tommy Bruce, Joe Brown, Nelson Keene, Duffy Power, The Four Kestrels, Johnny Gentle, Georgie Fame, The Valentine Girls, and New Orleans Rockers

March 29
Atalanta Ballroom, Woking: Eddie Thompson Trio w/ Vic Ash

Atalanta Ballroom advert from Jazz News on 29 March ’61

April 3
Atalanta Ballroom, Woking: Alex Welsh Band
Theatre Royal, Hanley: Billy Fury w/ Mark Wynter, Tommy Bruce, Joe Brown, Nelson Keene, Duffy Power, The Four Kestrels, Johnny Gentle, Georgie Fame, The Valentine Girls, and New Orleans Rockers

April 5
Atalanta Ballroom, Woking: Tubby Hayes Quartet

JAZZ NEWS — Tubby Hayes Quartet played the Atalanta Ballroom, Woking on Wednesday, April 5, 1961 (lifted from National Jazz Archive)

April 10
Empire, Newcastle: Billy Fury w/ Mark Wynter, Tommy Bruce, Joe Brown, Nelson Keene, Duffy Power, The Four Kestrels, Johnny Gentle, Georgie Fame, The Valentine Girls, and New Orleans Rockers

April 17
New Theatre, Cardiff: Billy Fury w/ Mark Wynter, Tommy Bruce, Joe Brown, Nelson Keene, Duffy Power, The Four Kestrels, Johnny Gentle, Georgie Fame, The Valentine Girls, and New Orleans Rockers

April 22
Odeon, Guildford: The Shadows w/Frank Ifield, Patti Brooks, Alan Randall, The Swinging Wiseguys, and The Nevitt Brothers

22 April 1961: Handbill for The Shadows with Frank Ifield, Patti Brooks, Alan Randall, The Swinging Wiseguys, and The Nevitt Brothers. Picture courtesy of Bens Collectors Records

May 1
Hippodrome, Bristol: Billy Fury w/ Mark Wynter, Tommy Bruce, Joe Brown, Nelson Keene, The Four Kestrels, Georgie Fame, Vince Eager, Dickie Loader, The Valentine Girls, and New Orleans Rockers

1 May 1961. Source: bradfordtimeline.co.uk

May 7
Plaza Ballroom, Guildford: Gene Vincent w/ Sounds Incorporated

May 8
Hippodrome, Brighton: Billy Fury w/ Mark Wynter, Tommy Bruce, Joe Brown, Nelson Keene, Duffy Power, The Four Kestrels, Johnny Gentle, Georgie Fame, The Valentine Girls, and New Orleans Rockers

July 5
Haselmere Hall, Haselmere: Mike Cotton Jazzmen

July 9
Britannia Theatre, Great Yarmouth: Billy Fury w/ Joe Brown, Terry Dene, Tommy Bruce, Nelson Keene, Georgie Fame, Peter Jay & The Jaywalkers, Terry Hale, and Dickie Loader

July 17
Atalanta Ballroom, Woking: Mike Cotton Jazzmen

July 23
Haselmere Hall, Haselmere: Kenny Ball Jazzmen

July 27
The Wooden Bridge, Guildford: Mike Cotton Jazzmen

August 21
Atalanta Ballroom, Woking: Ken Colyer Jazzmen

August 27
Winter Gardens, Bournemouth: Mark Wynter w/ John Leyton, Eden Kane, Mike Preston, and Red Price

27 August 1961. Source: bradfordtimeline.co.uk

September 2
Town Hall, Eastleigh: Phil Tone & the Midnighters

September 4
Atalanta Ballroom, Woking: Kenny Ball Jazzmen

October 13
Youth Club, Farncombe: The Stormsville Shakers

October 23
Youth Club, Merrow: The Stormsville Shakers

October 28
Village Hall, Effingham: The Stormsville Shakers

November 1
Youth Club: Farncombe: The Stormsville Shakers

November 12
Essoldo, Banbury: John Leyton w/ Gary Mills, Charles Blackwell & The Beat Boys, The Duettes, Jimmy Crowe, Mike Berry, Billy Davis, and The Tornadoes (replaced The Outlaws)

November 13
Essoldo, West Hartlepool: John Leyton w/ Gary Mills, Charles Blackwell & The Beat Boys, The Duettes, Jimmy Crowe, Mike Berry, Billy Davis, and The Tornadoes (replaced The Outlaws)

November 14
Essoldo, Huddersfield: John Leyton w/ Gary Mills, Charles Blackwell & The Beat Boys, The Duettes, Jimmy Crowe, Mike Berry, Billy Davis, and The Tornadoes (replaced The Outlaws)

November 15
Essoldo, Rotherham: John Leyton w/ Gary Mills, Charles Blackwell & The Beat Boys, The Duettes, Jimmy Crowe, Mike Berry, Billy Davis, and The Tornadoes (replaced The Outlaws)

November 16
Essoldo, Cannock: John Leyton w/ Gary Mills, Charles Blackwell & The Beat Boys, The Duettes, Jimmy Crowe, Mike Berry, Billy Davis, and The Tornadoes (replaced The Outlaws)

November 17
Essoldo, Bury: John Leyton w/ Gary Mills, Charles Blackwell & The Beat Boys, The Duettes, Jimmy Crowe, Mike Berry, Billy Davis, and The Tornadoes (replaced The Outlaws)

November 18
Essoldo, Barrow: John Leyton w/ Gary Mills, Charles Blackwell & The Beat Boys, The Duettes, Jimmy Crowe, Mike Berry, Billy Davis, and The Tornadoes (replaced The Outlaws)
Youth Club, Farncombe: The Stormsville Shakers

November 19
Essoldo, Stockton: John Leyton w/ Gary Mills, Charles Blackwell & The Beat Boys, The Duettes, Jimmy Crowe, Mike Berry, Billy Davis, and The Tornadoes (replaced The Outlaws)

December 2
Odeon, Guildford: The Stormsville Shakers

December 3
Odeon, Romford: Jess Conrad w/ The Flee-Rekkers, Vince Eager, Nelson Keene, Johnny Gentle, Michael Cox, and Semitones

3 December 1961: Advert. Source: bradfordtimeline.co.uk

December 9
The Palais, Aldershot: The Beatles w/ Ivor Jay & The Jaywalkers

9 Dec 1961: Poster for The Beatles at The Palais, Aldershot. Source: Donna Woodings via Farnborough (Hants) Nostalgia

9 December 1961: Handbill for The Beatles at The Palais, Aldershot

December 16
The Palais, Aldershot: Rory Storm and the Hurricanes

December 18
Atalanta Ballroom, Woking: Mr. Acker Bilk’s Paramount Jazz Band

December 23
Friary Brewery, Guildford: The Stormsville Shakers

December 30
Friary Brewery, Guildford: The Stormsville Shakers

October 3, 2022

Gig List

1961, Aberdeen, Acker Bilk's Paramount Jazz Band, Adam Faith, Alan Randall, Aldershot, Alex Welsh Band, Alma Cogan, Atalanta Ballroom, Bert Weedon, Billy Davis, Billy Fury, Birmingham, Bob Miller & The Millermen, Bournemouth, Brighton, Bristol, Britannia Theatre, British Legion Club, Capital, Cardiff, Cecil, Charles Blackwell & The Beat Boys, Cheltenham, Cliff Richard, Colchester, Colston Hall, Connie Francis, Coventry, De Montfort Hall, Dick Morrisey Quartet, Dickie Loader, Duffy Power, Dundee, Eastleigh, Eddie Thompson Trio, Eden Kane, Effingham, Emile Ford & The Checkmates, Empire, Empire Pool, Farncombe, Frank Ifield, Friary Brewery, Gary Mills, Gaumont, Georgie Fame, Gigs, Glasgow, Great Yarmouth, Guildford, Hank Shaw, Hanley, Hippodrome, Hull, Ipswich, Ivor Jay & The Jaywalkers, Jerry Lordan, Jess Conrad, Jimmy Crowe, Joe Brown, John Leyton, Johnny Gentle, Ken Colyer Jazzmen, Kenny Ball Jazzmen, Leicester, Lonnie Donegan & His Skiffle Group, Manchester, Mark Wynter, Merrow, Michael Cox, Mike Berry, Mike Cotton Jazzmen, Mike Daniels Delta Jazzband, Mike Preston, Nelson Keene, New Orleans Rockers, New Theatre, Newcastle, Odeon, Patti Brooks, Peter Jay & The Jaywalkers, Phil Tone & The Midnighters, Red Price, Regal, Romford, Rory Storm and the Hurricanes, Russ Conway, Semitones, Southampton, Taunton, Ted Heath & His Music, Terry Dene, Terry Hale, The Beatles, The Duettes, The Flee-Rekkers, The Four Kestrels, The John Barry Seven, The King Brothers, The Mudlarks, The Nevitt Brothers, The Outlaws, The Palais, The Shadows, The Stormsville Shakers, The Swinging Wiseguys, The Tornadoes, The Valentine Girls, Theatre, Theatre Royal, Tommy Bruce, Town Hall, Tubby Hayes Quartet, Vic Ash, Village hall, Vince Eager, Wembley, Winter Gardens, Woking, Wooden Bridge, Youth Club

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Nick says:

June 28, 2025 at 3:10 pm

Human beings takes me back to 1981. Followed them all over the Surrey reading area for a year a great band and 3 good guys playing well written songs of the era. I wish john Tim and steve well what ever they are doing now. Should reform for a few shows just like Oasis but do the wooden bridge.

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