Past live music gigs Live music: 1970 to 1979

October 1970 to June 1971

6 October – Deep Purple
10 October – Derek and the Dominoes
16 October – Homesick James; The Dusters
17 October – Chicken Shack; Writing on the Wall
24 October – Free; Aquila
30 October – The Hollies; Fotheringay; Cat Stevens
31 October – Stone the Crows
7 November – Edgar Broughton; Supertramp
12 November – Larry Johnson
13 November – Jimmy James and the Vagabonds
14 November – Family; Howl
21 November – The Who
27 November – Cow; Kaboss
28 November – Colosseum; Patto
3 December – Muddy Waters
5 December – Donovan; Mott the Hoople
12 December – Emerson, Lake and Palmer
23 January – Pink Floyd
30 January – Traffic; Spirogyra
6 February – Elton John
13 February – Leon Russell
19 February ; East of Eden
20 February – Legend
27 February – If
6 March – John Mayall
9 March – Led Zeppelin
13 March – Rolling Stones
20 March – Curved Air; Mott the Hoople
24 April – Roy Harper; Chicken Shack
1 May – Amazing Blondell
8 May – Rory Gallagher
15 May – Wild Angels
22 May – Mark Almond
18 June – Status Quo; Bronco
19 June – Gary Wright
25 June – Alan Bown; Legend
26 June – Soft Machine

October 1971 to June 1972

9 October – Curved Air; America
16 October – Rod Stewart and the Faces
22 October ; Jonathan Swift
23 October – Head, Hands and Feet
26 October – Supertramp
30 October – Lindisfarne; Osibisa
6 November – Velvet Underground
13 November – The Moody Blues
20 November – Mark Almond
27 November – If; Terry Reid
4 December – Groundhogs; Mick Abrahams
11 December – Family; Patto
15 January – Gary Wright’s Wonderwheel
22 January – Ten Years After; Spirogyra
29 January – Plainsong
5 February – Jet Black
16 February – Paul McCartney and Wings
26 February – Barclay James Harvest
4 March – Procol Harum; Vinegar Joe
11 March – Jeff Beck; Heaven
18 March – Jethro Tull; Tir Na Nog
21 March – Leonard Cohen
6 May – Amazing Blondel; Shakin’ Stevens
10 May – Can
13 May – Egg
27 May – Donovan
21 June – Comus; Gypsy; Principal Edward’s Magic Theatre

October 1972 to June 1973

7 October – Cottonwood; Lloyd Watson
11 October – Rare Bird; Al Matthews
14 October – Steeleye Span; Amazing Blondel
20 October – The Kinks; Mungo Jerry
21 October – Focus
25 October – Al Stewart
28 October – Home; Mike D’Abo Band
4 November – Genesis; Stackridge; Man
11 November – Barclay James Harvest; Christopher Neil
18 November – Hawkwind
25 November – Status Quo; Crowbar
29 November – Sandy Denny; John Martyn
2 December – Osibisa; Mike Maran
9 December – Groundhogs; Badger
20 January – Bronco
24 January – Darryl Way’s Wolf; Gnidrolog
27 January – Roy Wood’s Wizzard; Silverhead
10 February – Beck, Bogert and Appice; Flash
24 February – Colin Blunstone; Brinsley Schwarz
1 March – Supertramp; Stealers Wheel
7 March – Family; J.S.D. Band
10 March – Elton John
11 March – Elton John
17 March – Procol Harum; Atlantis
26 April – West, Bruce and Laing
2 May – Captain Beefheart
6 May – Blood, Sweat and Tears
12 May – Ralph McTell
19 May – Paul McCartney and Wings
15 June – Slade
16 June – Wishbone Ash; Average White Band
23 June – Lindisfarne

October 1973 to June 1974

4 October – Ten Years After
6 October – The Moody Blues; Nicky James Band
13 October – John Martyn
20 October – Tom Paxton
27 October – Stackridge; Fumble
3 November – Grimms
10 November – Sandy Denny; Lamplight
17 November – Soft Machine
24 November – The New York Dolls; Moonstone
1 December – Steeleye Span; Planxty
8 December – Richie Havens
12 January – Beck, Bogert and Appice
19 January – Kiki Dee; Be Bop Deluxe
26 January – Greenslade; Halcyon
2 February – The Doobie Brothers; Snaith
9 February – Hawkwind
16 February – Roy Harper; Jaki Whitren
2 March – The Kinks; Bill Haley and the Comets
9 March – Golden Earring; Alquin
16 March – Return to Forever
23 April – Traffic; Sour Grapes
27 April – Blue
4 May – Caravan; Sandgate
8 May – Planxty; Mike Harding; Barbara Dixon
11 May – The Hollies; Snafu
17 May – Steely Dan
18 May – Uriah Heep
25 May – Love; Casablanca
1 June – Captain Beefheart; Henry Cow
8 June – Sonny Terry and Brownie McGhee; Cousin Joe Pleasant
12 June – Alquin; Blue
15 June – Stomu Yamash’ta
16 June – Bridget St. John; Isaac Guillory
19 June – Nucleus; Harry Beckett
22 June – Sparks

October 1974 to June 1975

6 October – Wishbone Ash; Winkies
12 October – 10cc; Vineyard
19 October – Roxy Music
26 October – Herbie Hancock; Janis Ian
30 October – Dana Gillespie
2 November – Queen, Hustler
8 November – Humble Pie; McGuinness Flint
9 November – Ralph McTell; Jack the Lad
16 November – Tom Paxton
18 November – Hawkwind
23 November – Fairport Convention
30 November – Leo Sayer
4 December – Be Bop Deluxe; Strife
7 December – Status Quo
11 January – John Entwistle’s Ox
25 January – Ace; Tim Rose
1 February – Hawkwind
8 February – Ginger Baker
13 February – John Martyn
15 February – Robin Trower
19 February – Black Oak Arkansas
22 February – Electric Light Orchestra
1 March – Curved Air; Hustler; Trace
5 March – 10cc
8 March – Ralph McTell
13 March – John Martyn
15 March – Stackridge
24 April – Rory Gallagher
10 May – Sensational Alex Harvey Band
17 May – Man; A Band Called ‘O’
24 May – Be Bop Deluxe; She’s French
30 May – The Kinks

October 1975 to June 1976

4 October – Roxy Music
5 October – Roxy Music
8 October – Fairport Convention
11 October – Dr Feelgood; GT Moore
13 October – Spike Milligan
18 October – Leo Sayer
21 October – The Chieftains
28 October – Baker Gurvitz Army
1 November – Sparks
8 November – Hot Chocolate; D’Dancer
10 November – Nils Lofgren; Joan Armatrading
15 November – Supertramp; Joan Armatrading
22 November – Camel; Gryphon
26 November – John Martyn; Hedgehog Pie
29 November – Justin Hayward and John Lodge
30 November – Captain Beefheart and His Magic Band
6 December – Gentle Giant
17 January – Thin Lizzy
24 January – Ronnie Lane’s Slim Chance
31 January – Sutherland Brothers and Quiver
7 February – Mike Harding
11 February – Kursaal Flyers
14 February – Lynyrd Skynyrd; Steve Gibbons Band
21 February – Sailor
29 February – Be Bop Deluxe
3 March – Boxer; Widowmaker
6 March – Toots and The Maytals
13 March – Focus
1 May – Rick Wakeman
8 May – Sensational Alex Harvey Band
26 June – Bob Marley and the Wailers

October 1976 to June 1977

6 October – Jack the Lad
9 October – Runaways
16 October – David Essex
23 October – Sutherland Brothers and Quiver
27 October – The Chieftains
30 October – George Melly
6 November – Thin Lizzy
12 November – Santana
13 November – Tangerine Dream
19 November – Kiki Dee; Blue
20 November – Wishbone Ash
27 November – Al Stewart
4 December – Steve Hillage; Nova
21 January – Supercharge; Ultravox
29 January – Rory Gallagher
2 February – Sensational Alex Harvey Band
12 February – Lynyrd Skynyrd
13 February – Ralph McTell
19 February – The Damned
22 February – John Martyn
23 February – Shakin’ Stevens and the Sunsets
5 March – Jack Bruce
9 March – Procol Harum
12 March – AC/DC
19 March – Sutherland Brothers and Quiver
20 March – The Commodores; Muscles
23 April – Sonny Terry and Brownie McGhee
1 May – John Cale; The Boys
2 May – Cousin Joe; Bob Hall
4 May – Roger McGuinn; Chris Hillman Band; Gene Clark Band
18 May – John Mayall
21 May – Nils Lofgren; Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers
26 May – Dory Previn
19 June – Country Joe McDonald

October 1977 to June 1978

5 October – Camel
8 October – Sutherland Brothers and Quiver; City Boy
12 October – Chris Spedding; New Hearts
14 October – Racing Cars
15 October – Bunch of Stiffs
19 October – Van der Graaf Generator
22 October – The Rods; No Dice
27 October – The Clash; Richard Hell and the Voidoids
3 November – Neil Ardley
17 November – Horslips
19 November – The Jam; New Hearts
22 November – The Rods
23 November – Southside Johnny and the Asbury Jukes
26 November – John Martyn; Danny Thompson
30 November – Frankie Miller
1 December – Cousin Joe
14 December – The Boomtown Rats; Yachts
21 January – Judas Priest
25 January – City Boy
1 February – Bothy Band
11 February – Jasper Carrott
22 February – June Tabor
25 February – Eddie and the Hot Rods; Radio Stars; Squeeze
4 March – Hot Chocolate
10 March – Devo
18 March – Buzzcocks; Slits; Gang of Four
23 April – Graham Parker and the Rumour
3 May – Lindisfarne
6 May – Radio Stars
17 June – Boomtown Rats

October 1978 to June 1979

4 October – Ramones; Video Kings
7 October – Steel Pulse
14 October – Mike Harding
21 October – Siouxsie and the Banshees; Spizz Oil; The Human League
27 October – Mandy Morton and Spriguns
28 October – Wishbone Ash
1 November – Third World
4 November – Mickey Jupp; Lene Lovich; Rachel Sweet
6 November – Ronnie Scott Jazz Quintet
8 November – The Chieftains
12 November – The Jam; The Dickies
18 November – The Clash; The Innocents; The Slits
25 November – John Martyn
29 November – The Albion Band
5 December – The Matthews Brothers
9 December – Lindisfarne
20 January – Elvis Costello; John Cooper-Clarke; Richard Hell and the Voidoids
27 January – Nazareth
3 February – UFO; Liar
9 February – Stoney Plain
16 February – Foma
17 February – Darts; The Late Show
23 February – DLT roadshow
3 March – Average White Band
11 March – Graham Parker and the Rumour
17 March – Bill Nelson’s Red Noise
28 April – Ralph McTell
2 May – Howard Ellis Band
1 May – Lew Lewis
5 May – Magazine
9 May – Agony Column; The Statics
12 May – Iggy Pop; The Zones
25 May – Gang of Four; Delta 5; The Mekons
15 June – Rockpile
27 June – Ian Dury and the Blockheads
28 June – Ian Dury and the Blockheads

October 1979 to June 1980

3 October – Buzzcocks; Joy Division
5 October – Siouxsie and the Banshees; The Cure
13 October – Stranglers; The Curves
20 October – Darts; Screen Idols
24 October – Southside Johnny and the Asbury Jukes; John Hiatt
3 November – Lene Lovich; Jane Aire; Lew Lewis Reformer
5 November – American Blues Legend
10 November – Steve Hillage; Trevor Rabin
21 November – John Martyn
28 November – Gang of Four; Delta 5
30 November – Soft Rick; Flexible Stems; Agony Column
1 December – Motörhead; Saxon
8 December – Lindisfarne
13 December – Hi Tension
19 January – UFO; Girl
26 January – The Ramones
31 January – The Clash; Micky Dread; Expelaires
2 February – Robin Trower; Samson
5 February – Roy Bailey
6 February – Spirogyra
8 February – Ginger Baker’s Energy
16 February – Selecter; The Ruts; Holly and the Italians
2 March – The Pretenders
7 March – John Peel; The Switch; Agony Column
28 April – The Only Ones
6 May – Roy Harper
9 May – Magazine; Bauhaus
14 May – Wild Horses; McKitty
16 May – Ivor Cutler
17 May – Brand X; Bruford
18 May – Average White Band; Wild Horses
31 May – Joe Jackson
8 June – The Specials