The Boat Club. West Bridgford rock history. By Stephen Howard.

The Boat is a rowing club by the banks of the river Trent next to Nottingham Forest F.C. on the West Bridgford side of Trent Bridge with a long and proud history. It opened its doors to live music in 1962 and became a favourite among bands and fans alike.

The Boat is one of the three boat clubs (middle of the three) situated next to each other, the other two being the Brit and the Union. Both the Brit and the Union had live music, particularly in the sixties and the Brit can boast having both Pink Floyd and The Who play there but it is the Boat that is best remembered having kept the live music night going throughout the sixties, seventies and into the eighties. It had, pass through it’s doors, some of the great 60’s and 70’s rock bands, local groups and some pioneering punk and new wave bands too. It looks like a who’s who of the late sixties rock explosion with legends like Led Zeppelin, Deep Purple, Black Sabbath, Jethro Tull and a decade later The Sex Pistols and U2 strutting their stuff on the tiny stage to a couple of hundred fans. Being a Bridgford lad, I went to many a gig there. A hot and sweaty, loud evening of beer and live music. Now just a memory, it is another reminder of when live music was cheap, plentiful and still the preserve of the youth generation.

For a list of gigs, I am using, as reference, the book “Down at the Boat” by Keith and Juliet Atkinson & Tony James. Foreword by Andy Smart (Evening Post). Going through the local newspapers can help but most of that work was already done for the book, I’m sure.

This great book does have some spelling mistakes, a few inaccuracies, some missing gigs and probably some gaps that it would be difficult to fill in but it is still an important document. Through my own research I have been able to rectify some gigs and comments, and add a few too. In particular, my knowledge on Notts bands can help to uncover and illuminate some of these unknown or forgotten groups.

The letter at the back of the book by Eggy is gold. I knew Eggy as I’m sure many others did, is he still around?. As much as this website is about the groups and musicians who made the music, the fans reflect back the energy and joy and Eggy is a perfect example of a “rock fan” of old.

History

Keith Atkinson came to Nottingham from Durham University and at the turn of the sixties took up a teaching post at Toot Hill School in Bingham, Notts. He was also a member of the rowing club at the Boat. At the school he met fellow teacher, Skegness born Ray Crane who was a jazz trumpeter. The rowing club was struggling financially and Ray, who was raised in Nottingham, suggested to Keith that some live music might help bring in some revenue. Keith, who later married Celia, set to work with other club members preparing the room and the first night was launched on 4th November 1962 when Ray Crane’s Jazz Band took to the stage. Ray who also played with the local Mercia Jazz Band, Mick Gill’s Imperial Jazzmen and the Leen Valley Jazzmen and had recently formed his own group. In a time when jazz was still a force in live entertainment Ray’s band held residence at the Boat until he was spotted by Bruce Turner and he left to take up full time musicianship with Bruce Turner’s Jump Band. Ray went on to have a life long career in music. A recording of Ray Cranes Jazz Band was made in early 1963, possibly at the Boat, by Alan Gilmour, and in theory still exists possibly at Nottingham University. See more about that here.

In the early sixties, if waning elsewhere, jazz still had a strong following in Nottingham. Bill Kinnell’s Jazz Club was thriving at the Dancing Slipper in West Bridgford, Ken Allsop’s Rhythm Club held their nights at the T.B.I. on Trent Bridge and the Town Arms also had Riverside Jazz nights on the other side of the bridge so it was fairly natural for the Boat to keep this trend going. When, after Ray Crane left for pastures new, Richard Hallam, who had been in Ray’s group, took over the residency over with his own “Richard Hallam Blues Band” in late February 1963 and played regularly through most of that year. This use of “Blues” in the name was more in keeping with a jazz group rather than the purist use that would come to the fore in a couple of years. Other jazz acts appeared that year including Sandy Brown, Arthur Coyne (Kevin Coyne’s older brother), Tony Jackson, Cecille and Bob Wison.

It was in the spring of 1964 when a change of direction in the musical landscape took hold and Rhythm and Blues became the new sound in the clubs of Britain. Local Nottingham group Blues and Roots became the house band at the Boat for three years. In those three years, now celebrated national groups started to appear at the Boat, Steve Windwood, John Lee Hooker and the Groundhogs, Alexis Korner, The Artwoods with a young Jon Lord, Alex Harvey, John Mayall, Brian Auger and the Trinity, Geno Washington, Chris Farlowe and Rod Stewart with the Shotgun Express. All these and more entertained the lucky punters who could get in. There were two other rowing clubs either side of the Boat in the mid sixties, and the Union and the Brit soon started to put on entertainment of their own.

As the British mid sixties scene blossomed, Leeds group The Dawnbreakers became regulars at the Boat during 1967 playing almost every week. Local soul act Tiny Davis A Go Go Show also had regular weekend slots and the national bands kept on coming. It was around this time that Keith Symons booked the groups for the Boat as well as the Beachcomber Club in town. He also managed Nottingham soul group Robert Hirst and The Big Taste. The Beachcomber, situated in the Lace Market, had Jimi Hendrix, Cream, John Mayall and many soul acts and at the Boat Keith managed to move from the soul acts, that had started to dominate the weekends at the Boat during 1967, to the new blues and rock names that were to be the future and for five years or more he attracted many classic bands. The Action, Family, Long John Baldry, The Move, Graham Bond and local heroes The Jaybirds appeared after changing their name to Ten Years After, keeping the fans in touch with the changing times. Friday, Saturday and Sunday every week there was something to see and hear. By 1968 the sixties revolution was in full swing and, the soon to be, huge names started to appear. Jeff Beck, Captain Beefheart, Jethro Tull, Eric Clapton, King Crimson, Tyrannosaurus Rex with Marc Bolan and in April 1969 a fast rising Led Zeppelin made their first appearance at the Boat. By the end of the sixties the Boat was well established as a rock club and it kept this identity for the next decade. You can hear broadcaster John Holmes talk about the “Beach” and the “Boat” and hear an archival interview with Keith Symons at Fragments of Rock.

A steady mix of local groups, national acts and a rock disco kept the sounds rolling and by the time, the now world famous, Led Zeppelin came back to do a thank you gig in 1971 it was impossible for the crowds to get in. Lined up to Trent Bridge, many hundreds sat on the banks of the river Trent to savour the atmosphere and listen to the band through the night air. In their early days Supertramp and Dire Straights, who would both become giant supergroups of the seventies and eighties, passed through their doors, such was the calibre of bands that the Boat would attract. Leaving school in 1974 it was a natural destination for me, I only lived twenty minutes walk away, and I would find myself watching such rock bands as Nutz, UFO, Sassafras, Motorhead, Strife, Stray and Trapeze plus a host of local groups like Gaffa, Limelight, Zacariah and Art Fairlure. The still relatively unknown Sex Pistols played there in 1976 and during the punk and new wave era a few bands of note played there but by the early eighties the heyday of the Boat was over and after 1982 its place as a venue became intermittent.

1975. Trapeze, the rock band now remembered for featuring Glen Hughes who later joined Deep Purple, were regular visitors and featured as one of Radio Trent’s first recordings and broadcasts from the Boat. It was later released on CD.

Recorded on 13 September 1975 live at the Boat Club in Nottingham for a UK live radio broadcast featuring tracks from their four mid-1970s albums Medusa (1970), You Are the Music…We’re Just the Band (1972), Hot Wire (1974), and Trapeze (1976). The CD includes a 12-page booklet with rare photos, biography and liner notes from lead guitarist Mel Galley.

“We were playing large 10-20,000 seater venues in the southern states where we had a strong following. One of the highlights I guess, was playing the Cotton Bowl in Dallas with The Stones, The Eagles and Montrose. Although we played smaller venues when returning back home, it was good to play venues like The Marquee and The Boat Club where there was always a great noisy crowd and good rocking atmosphere. This recording was made just before we decided to take a break. Our record contract had finished and we wanted time to write new material. It was one of the last gigs by the four piece of Dave, Pete, Rob and myself. Hope you like it”. Mel Galley 2003

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Here is an example of the many rock bands who would return to play the Boat in the mid seventies. Strife were very regular visitors to the Boat from 1975 to 1978. Here is a list of their appearances.

Saturday February 22nd 1975 – Strife (first visit)
Saturday June 7th 1975 – Strife
Saturday September 20th 1975 – Strife
Saturday January 10th 1976 – Strife
Saturday April 3rd 1976 – Strife
Saturday July 31st 1976 – Strife
Saturday December 18th 1976 – Strife
Saturday March 26th 1977 – Strife
Friday June 17th 1977 – Strife
Friday June 24th 1977 – Strife
Saturday August 20th 1977 – Strife
Saturday November 5th 1977 – Strife
Saturday October 7th 1978 – Strife
Saturday December 30th 1978 – Strife

From a Strife website come the following photos by Keith Scarrott of the band playing the Boat circa 1976.

Three more photos of Strife from the same website by Colin Rowe are circa 1976.

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1976. Local heavy rock band “Zachariah” played a few times at the Boat and were recorded by Radio Trent on May 2nd 1976. Read about them here. Hear the recording here. Photos from Rob Whitelock.

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1977. Liverpool hard rock group “Nutz” were regular visitors to the Boat Club. They enjoyed their visits so much they decided to record a live album at the Boat called Live Cutz. Using the Island Mobile unit, the band booked two shows at the Boat recording what would be the final Nutz album. Hear the album on YouTube.

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Although it may true to say it never recovered its previous glory, and by that I mean that great 60’s and 70’s first wave of live amplified pop and rock music, the Boat opened its doors intermittently and again in the 21st century. Opening for a short period between 1999 and 2002 it attracted a new range of groups and today it still has occasional gigs.

In 2025, there is still much discussion about whether the boat clubs will be demolished to make way for a new stand at the Forest football ground. This decision seems to sway from one outcome to another. Football has it’s heroes, and I saw many, but the Boat had many too and it sits nicely in the memory. Now, however, although still operating it is in danger of becoming a forgotten relic of rock’s golden hour. In my list of “Nottingham music blue plaques” the Boat is assured of it’s place.

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A LIST OF GIGS AT THE BOAT CLUB

I am using the aforementioned book “Down at the Boat” and listing like so: Day, Month, Date, Year, Artist.

Some comments were made in hindsight in the original book to describe some of the groups. I will add new comments where applicable and give links to the bands where I can (The first time they are listed).
Some reference marks:
DATB – “Down at the Boat” book.
# Gig not in the original book or a correction.

1962

Sunday November 4th 1962 – The Ray Crane Jazz Band (Nottingham jazz band)
Sunday November 11th 1962 – The Ray Crane Jazz Band
Sunday November 18th 1962 – The Ray Crane Jazz Band
Sunday November 25th 1962 – The Ray Crane Jazz Band

Sunday December 2nd 1962 – Ray Crane’s Wailin’ Blues Band, Blues shouts by Tony Jackson (Hucknall singer)
Sunday December 9th 1962 –The Ray Crane Jazz Band with Tony Jackson
Sunday December 16th 1962 – The Ray Crane Jazz Band with Tony Jackson
Sunday December 23rd 1962 – The Ray Crane Jazz Band with Tony Jackson. Folk songs from Jack Archer plus The Apex Jazz Band (Nottingham Jazz band). 7.30 – 11. Free buffet, beer drinking competition, L.P.’s to be won, jiving contest.

1963

Sunday January 6th 1963 – The Ray Crane Jazz Band with Tony Jackson
Sunday January 13th 1963 – The Ray Crane Jazz Band with Tony Jackson
Sunday January 20th 1963 – The Ray Crane Jazz Band with Tony Jackson
Sunday January 27th 1963 – The Ray Crane Jazz Band with Tony Jackson

Sunday February 3rd 1963 – The Ray Crane Jazz Band with Tony Jackson
Sunday February 10th 1963 – The Ray Crane Jazz Band with Tony Jackson
Sunday February 17th 1963 – The Ray Crane Jazz Band with Tony Jackson
Sunday February 24th 1963 – The Richard Hallam Blues Band (Nottingham jazz band) with Tony Jackson

Sunday March 3rd 1963 – The Richard Hallam Blues Band
Sunday March 10th 1963 – The Richard Hallam Blues Band with Tony Jackson # (Gig not mentioned in DATB)
Sunday March 17th 1963 – The Richard Hallam Blues Band with Tony Jackson
Sunday March 24th 1963 – The Richard Hallam Blues Band with Tony Jackson
Sunday March 31st 1963 – The Richard Hallam Blues Band with Tony Jackson

Sunday April 7th 1963 – The Richard Hallam Blues Band with Tony Jackson
Sunday April 14th 1963 – The Richard Hallam Blues Band with Tony Jackson
Sunday April 21st 1963 – The Richard Hallam Blues Band with Tony Jackson
Sunday April 28th 1963 – The Richard Hallam Blues Band with Tony Jackson

Sunday May 5th 1963 – The Richard Hallam Blues Band with Mel Thorpe (tenor sax) & Tony Jackson
Sunday May 12th 1963 – Dilly and Tony Jackson with The Richard Hallam Blues Band
Sunday May 19th 1963 – The Richard Hallam Blues Band featuring Ralph Lang (piano)
Sunday May 26th 1963 – Danny Moss (tenor sax) from Humphrey Lyttleton’s Band with The Richard Hallam Blues Band & Tony Jackson

Sunday June 2nd 1963 – The Richard Hallam Blues Band with Tony Jackson
Sunday June 9th 1963 – The Richard Hallam Blues Band
Sunday June 16th 1963 – The Richard Hallam Blues Band with Tony Jackson
Sunday June 23rd 1963 – The Richard Hallam Blues Band with Tony Jackson
Sunday June 30th 1963 – The Richard Hallam Blues Band with Tony Jackson

Friday July 5th 1963 – The Richard Hallam Blues Band

Friday August 2nd 1963 – Arthur Coyne’s Jazz Band. Breakfast served at dawn.
Sunday August 18th 1963 – The Richard Hallam Blues Band
Sunday August 25th 1963 – The Richard Hallam Blues Band with Danny Moss

Sunday September 1st 1963 – The Richard Hallam Blues Band and the Rhythm & Blues Messengers with Tony Jackson
Sunday September 8th 1963 – The Richard Hallam Blues Band
Sunday September 15th 1963 – Arthur Coyne’s Jazz Band
Sunday September 22nd 1963 – The Richard Hallam Blues Band with Tony Jackson
Sunday September 29th 1963 – The Richard Hallam Blues Band with Tony Jackson

Friday October 11th 1963 – The Bob Wilson Jazz Band with Tony Jackson and Cecile
Friday October 18th 1963 – The Bob Wilson Jazz Band with Tony Jackson and Cecile
Friday October 25th 1963 – The Bob Wilson Jazz Band with Tony Jackson and Cecile

Friday November 1st 1963 – The Bob Wilson Jazz Band with Tony Jackson and Cecile
Sunday November 10th 1963 – The Richard Hallam Blues Band with Tony Jackson
Friday November 15th 1963 – The Bob Wilson Jazz Band with Tony Jackson and Cecile
Sunday November 17th 1963 – The Richard Hallam Blues Band
Friday November 22nd 1963 – The Bob Wilson Jazz Band with Tony Jackson and Cecile. John Spooner on drums.
Friday November 29th 1963 – The Bob Wilson Jazz Band and Dilly

Sunday December 8th 1963 – The Richard Hallam Blues Band with guests Graham Bond and Tony Jackson
Friday December 13th 1963 – The Bob Wilson Jazz Band with Tony Jackson and Cecile. Guest spot by the Rhythm & Blues Messengers
Friday December 20th 1963 – The Bob Wilson Jazz Band with Tony Jackson and Cecile
Friday December 27th 1963 – The Bob Wilson Jazz Band. Rhythm and Blues with Tony Jackson and Cecile. Plus surprise guests.

1964

Friday January 3rd 1964 – The Swinging Bob Wilson Band with Tony Jackson’s R&B
Friday January 10th 1964 – The Bob Wilson Band with Tony Jackson
Friday January 17th 1964 – Bob Wilson with guest clarinettist/organist Sandy Brown
Friday January 24th 1964 – Sandy Brown (clarinet, bass clarinet and organ) with The Bob Wilson Jazz Band

Friday February 21st 1964 – From The Bruce Turner Band, Ray Crane with The Richard Hallam Blues Band
Sunday February 23rd 1964 – Richard Hallam Blues Band with Ray Crane (Not in DATB)

Friday March 20th 1964 – The Richard Hallam Blues Band
Sunday March 29th 1964 – “Grand Easter Session” Danny Moss & Jeannie Lamb

Sunday April 5th 1964 – The Richard Hallam Blues Band
Friday April 10th 1964 – R&B by Blues and Roots – (Nottingham RnB group)
Friday April 17th 1964 – Blues and Roots

Sunday May 3rd 1964 – The Richard Hallam Blues Band with Tony Jackson
Sunday May 17th 1964 – The Richard Hallam Blues Band
Sunday May 24th 1964 – The Richard Hallam Blues Band
Friday May 29th 1964 – Attention Hoochie Coochies!! It’s another ravin’ roarin’ Rhythm & Blues session at the Boat Club. Tonight! Tonight! Featuring The Somethin’ Wise Group, Blues and Roots. Come early and don’t miss this knockout steamin’ session. Tonight THE BOAT CLUB and every Friday.

Friday June 5th 1964 – Blues and Roots
Friday June 12th 1964 – Blues and Roots
Sunday June 14th 1964 – “A grand Jazz Party!” Humphrey Lytteton and his band, The Richard Hallam Blues Band
Friday June 19th 1964 – Blues and Roots, Spencer Davis “make sure you find out about this Saturday night’s rave at the Whisky A Go Go in Birmingham”. – paper cutting
Sunday June 21st 1964 – The Richard Hallam Blues Band
Friday June 26th 1964 – A double R&B attraction. The Litter (From Meir, Stoke-On-Trent and not the later Nottingham group.) (Blues and Roots played the Whiskie A’gogo in Birmingham)
Saturday June 27th 1964 – Blues and Roots

Friday July 3rd 1964 – Blues and Roots
Friday July 10th 1964 – Blues and Roots
Friday July 24th 1964 – Blue Sounds ‘Bluesville! Oh Yeah!’ (Blue Sounds were a Bradford based group)
Friday July 31st 1964 – Blues and Roots

Friday August 7th 1964 – Blues and Roots
Friday August 14th 1964 – Blues and Roots
Friday August 21st 1964 – Blues and Roots
Friday August 28th 1964 – The Bluebottles (Norwich RnB group featuring Mike Patto) (Blues and Roots were playing at big jazz night at the Nottingham Jazz Club)

Friday September 4th 1964 – Falling Leaves (Oxford RnB group)

Friday October 2nd 1964 – Blues and Roots
Friday October 9th 1964 – Straight from ‘The Place’, Stoke, R&B and gospel from The Hipster Image
Friday October 16th 1964 – Blues and Roots
Friday October 23rd 1964 – Blues and Roots (this week new longer session)
Saturday October 24th 1964 – Blues and Roots
Friday October 30th 1964 – Blues and Roots

Friday November 6th 1964​ – Blues and Roots
Friday November 13th 1964 – Blues and Roots
Friday November 20th 1964 – Blues and Roots
Friday November 27th 1964 – Blues and Roots

Friday December 4th 1964 – Blues and Roots
Saturday December 6th 1964 – The Richard Hallam Blues Band
Friday December 11th 1964 – Blues and Roots
Friday December 18th 1964 – Blues and Roots

1965

Friday January 1st 1965 – Blues and Roots
Friday January 8th 1965 – Blues and Roots
Friday January 15th 1965 – Blues and Roots
Friday January 29th 1965 – Blues and Roots
Sunday January 31st 1965 – Ray Crane and Archie Semple as guests of The Richard Hallam Blues Band

Sunday February 7th 1965 – AND EVERY SUNDAY The Richard Hallam Blues Band
Thursday February 11th 1965 – Honour bass player Mike Stocks, The Richard Hallam Blues Band, The Riverside House Band, Arthur Coyne and his Band.
Friday February 12th 1965 – Blues and Roots
Friday February 19th 1965 – Blues and Roots
Friday February 26th 1965 – Blues and Roots
Sunday February 28th 1965 – Bruce Turner with The Richard Hallam Blues Band

Friday March 5th 1965 – Blues and Roots
Friday March 12th 1965 – Blues and Roots
Friday March 19th 1965 – Blues and Roots
Friday March 26th 1965 – Blues and Roots (Friday 26th Britannia now advertising blues, a different group every Friday)

Friday April 2nd 1965 – Blues and Roots
Friday April 9th 1965 – Blues and Roots
Sunday April 11th 1965 – The Mojos
Friday April 23rd 1965 – Blues and Roots
Sunday April 25th 1965 – “The man who started it all” Alexis Korner’s Blues Inc
Friday April 30th 1965 – Blues and Roots

Friday May 7th 1965 – Blues and Roots
Sunday May 9th 1965 – The Chessmen
Friday May 14th 1965 – Blues and Roots
Friday May 21st 1965 – Blues and Roots
Sunday May 23rd 1965 – The Hipster Image
Friday May 28th 1965 – Blues and Roots
Sunday May 30th 1965 – John Lee Hooker and the Groundhogs

Friday June 4th 1965 – Blues and Roots
Sunday June 6th 1965 – Alexis Korner and Blues Inc
Friday June 11th 1965 – Blues and Roots
Sunday June 13th 1965 – Sheffields
Friday June 18th 1965 – Blues and Roots
Sunday June 20th 1965 – Ronnie Jones and the Blue Jays
Friday June 25th 1965 – Blues and Roots
Sunday June 27th 1965 – The Artwoods

Friday July 2nd 1965 – Blues and Roots
Sunday July 4th 1965 – The Brian Auger Trinity
Friday July 9th 1965 – Blues and Roots
Sunday July 11th 1965 – Chris Farlowe and The Thunderbirds
Friday July 16th 1965 – The Hipster Image
Sunday July 18th 1965 – Alex Harvey Soul Band
Friday July 23rd 1965 – Jimmy Powell and The 5 Dimensions
Sunday July 25th 1965 – The Shevelles

Sunday August 1st 1965 – John Mayall’s Blues Breakers
Friday August 6th 1965 – Blues and Roots
Sunday August 8th 1965 – “Another First” Wynder K Frog
Friday August 13th 1965 – Blues and Roots
Sunday August 15th 1965 – Rapids Blue Roll Band – Derby group I think
Friday August 20th 1965 – Blues and Roots
Sunday August 22nd 1965 – Chris Farlowe and The Thunderbirds
Friday August 27th 1965 – Blues and Roots
Sunday August 29th 1965 – Zoot Money’s Big Roll Band

Friday September 10th 1965 – Blues and Roots
Sunday September 12th 1965 – Ronnie Jones and the Blue Jays
Friday September 17th 1965 – Blues and Roots
Sunday September 19th 1965 – Alexis Korner and Blues Inc
Friday September 24th 1965 – Blues and Roots
Sunday September 26th 1965 – Wynder K Frog

Friday October 1st 1965 – Blues and Roots
Sunday October 3rd 1965 – The Hipster Image
Friday October 8th 1965 – Blues and Roots
Sunday October 10th 1965 – Geno Washington and The Ram Jam Band
Friday October 15th 1965 – Blues and Roots
Sunday October 17th 1965 – Rapids Blue Roll Band – Derby group I think
Friday October 22nd 1965 – Blues and Roots
Sunday October 24th 1965 – Dedicated Men Jug Band
Friday October 29th 1965 – Blues and Roots
Sunday October 31st 1965 – The Artwoods

Friday November 5th 1965 – Blues and Roots
Sunday November 7th 1965 – Zoot Money’s Big Roll Band
Friday November 12th 1965 – Blues and Roots
Sunday November 14th 1965 – Juke’s Blues Big Roll Band
Friday November 19th 1965 – Blues and Roots
Sunday November 21st 1965 – Chris Farlowe and The Thunderbirds

Friday December 2nd 1965 – Blues and Roots
Sunday December 4th 1965 – Alexis Korner
Friday December 9th 1965 – Blues and Roots (much larger adverts inc both Fri and Sun)
Sunday December 11th 1965 – The John Evans Band
Friday December 17th 1965 – Blues and Roots
Sunday December 19th 1965 – John Mayall’s Blues Breakers featuring Eric Clapton
Friday December 24th 1965 – Blues and Roots
Sunday December 26th 1965 – Wynder K Frog
Friday December 31st 1965 – Blues and Roots

1966

Sunday January 2nd 1966 – “From the Marquee” The Action
Friday January 7th 1966 – Blues and Roots
Sunday January 9th 1966 – Tony Knight’s Chessmen
Friday January 14th 1966 – Blues and Roots
Sunday January 16th 1966 – The Mike Cotton Band
Friday January 21st 1966 – Blues and Roots
Sunday January 23rd 1966 – Jimmy James and The Vagabonds
Friday January 28th 1966 – Blues and Roots
Sunday January 30th 1966 – Godfrey’s Grit and Soul Band – Derby group

Friday February 4th 1966 – Blues and Roots
Sunday February 6th 1966 – Chris Farlowe and The Thunderbirds
Friday February 11th 1966 – Blues and Roots
Sunday February 13th 1966 – Jimmy Cliff & The New Generation
Monday February 14th 1966 – The Gass, The Dawnbreakers
Friday February 18th 1966 – Blues and Roots
Sunday February 20th 1966 – Peter B’s and the Looners
Friday February 25th 1966 – Blues and Roots
Sunday February 27th 1966 – Wynder K Frog

Friday March 4th 1966 – Blues and Roots
Sunday March 6th 1966 – Ram Jam Band
Friday March 11th 1966 – Blues and Roots
Sunday March 13th 1966 – John Mayall’s Blues Breakers
Friday March 18th 1966 – Blues and Roots
Sunday March 20th 1966 – Rockhouse Band
Friday March 25th 1966 – Blues and Roots
Sunday March 27th 1966 – Godfrey’s Grit and Soul Band – Derby group

Friday April 1st 1966 – Blues and Roots
Sunday April 3rd 1966 – Victor Brox Blues Train
Friday April 14th 1966 – Blues and Roots
Sunday April 16th 1966 – Cops ‘n’ Robbers
Friday April 22nd 1966 – Blues and Roots
Sunday April 24th 1966 – The Shevelles
Friday April 29th 1966 – Blues and Roots

Sunday May 1st 1966 – Godfrey’s Grit and Soul Band – Derby group
Friday May 6th 1966 – Blues and Roots
Sunday May 8th 1966 – The Artwoods
Friday May 13th 1966 – Blues and Roots
Sunday May 15th 1966 – Gary Farr and the T-Bones
Friday May 20th 1966 – Blues and Roots
Sunday May 22nd 1966 – The Gass
Friday May 27th 1966 – Blues and Roots
Sunday May 29th 1966 – Tony Knight’s Chessmen

Friday June 3rd 1966 – “All Change” Godfrey’s Grit and Soul Band – Derby group
Sunday June 5th 1966 – Blues and Roots
Friday June 10th 1966 – Blues and Roots
Sunday June 12th 1966 – Wynder K Frog
Friday June 17th 1966​ – Blues and Roots
Sunday June 19th 1966 – Herbie Goins & the Nightimers
Friday June 24th 1966 – Blues and Roots
Sunday June 26th 1966 – Crawdaddies

Friday July 1st 1966 – Blues and Roots
Sunday July 3rd 1966 – Victor Brox Blues Train
Friday July 8th 1966 – Blues and Roots
Sunday July 10th 1966 – Rod Stewart with Shotgun Express
Friday July 15th 1966 – Blues and Roots
Sunday July 17th 1966 – Stormsville Shakers – (Phillip Goodhand-Tait) (also played Oct 16th Brittania club, Nottingham).
Friday July 22nd 1966 – Blues and Roots
Sunday July 24th 1966 – Tony Knight’s Chessmen
Friday July 29th 1966 – Blues and Roots
Sunday July 31st 1966 – The Gass

Friday August 5th 1966 – Blues and Roots featuring Vic Johnson
Sunday August 7th 1966 – John Evans Big Soul Band
Friday August 12th 1966 – Blues and Roots featuring Vic Johnson
Sunday August 14th 1966 – The Uptown Band
Friday August 19th 1966 – Blues and Roots featuring Vic Johnson
Sunday August 21st 1966 – Wynder K Frog
Friday August 26th 1966 – Blues and Roots featuring Vic Johnson
Sunday August 28th 1966 – Zoot Money and the Big Roll Band

Friday September 2nd 1966 – Blues and Roots featuring Vic Johnson
Sunday September 4th 1966 – The Crawdaddies
Friday September 9th 1966 – Blues and Roots featuring Vic Johnson
Sunday September 11th 1966 – The Move
Friday September 19th 1966 – Toggery 5 – Manchester group
Friday September 23rd 1966 – Good Time Band
Sunday September 25th 1966 – Blue Monks
Friday September 30th 1966 – Blues and Roots

Sunday October 2nd 1966 – Tony Knight’s Chessmen
Friday October 7th 1966 – Blues and Roots (Mel, Jef, Vic, Paddy, Tom & Leg)
Sunday October 9th 1966 – Alan Bown Set
Friday October 14th 1966 – Blues and Roots
Sunday October 16th 1966 – The Shevelles
Friday October 21st 1966 – Blues and Roots
Sunday October 23rd 1966 – Victor Brox Blues Train
Friday October 28th 1966 – Blues and Roots
Sunday October 30th 1966 – The Family – Leicester group

Friday November 4th 1966 – Blues and Roots
Sunday November 6th 1966 – The Brian Auger Trinity with Julie Driscoll
Friday November 11th 1966 – Blues and Roots
Sunday November 13th 1966 – Graham Bond Organisation
Friday November 18th 1966 – Blues and Roots
Sunday November 20th 1966 – John Mayall and The Blues Breakers
Friday November 25th 1966 – Blues and Roots
Sunday November 27th 1966 – Shotgun Express

Friday December 9th 1966 – Blues and Roots
Sunday December 11th 1966 – The John Evans Band, Female DJ “Norma“
Friday December 16th 1966 – The John Evans Band
Sunday December 18th 1966 – The Dawnbreakers
Friday December 23rd 1966 – The Toggery 5 – Manchester group
Friday December 30th 1966 – The Cock-A-Hoops – Birmingham group

1967

Sunday January 1st 1967 – The Artwoods
Friday January 13th 1967 – The Sisyn – Possibly “The Syn“. The Syn played the Brit Club the following night so this gig at the Boat might be a misspelling. I have not come across a group called “The Sisyn”.
Sunday January 15th 1967 – The John Evans Band
Friday January 20th 1967 – The Dawnbreakers
Sunday January 22nd 1967 – Victor Brox Blues Train
Friday January 27th 1967 – The Dawnbreakers
Sunday January 29th 1967 – The Family – Leicester group

Friday February 3rd 1967 – The Dawnbreakers
Sunday February 5th 1967 – Long John Baldry
Friday February 10th 1967 – The Dawnbreakers
Sunday February 12th 1967 – Carl Douglas & The Big Stampede
Friday February 17th 1967 – The Dawnbreakers
Sunday February 19th 1967 – Graham Bond Organisation – ((It seems that the Graham Bond Organisation couldn’t make it and the Stormsville Shakers took their place. This gig is referenced on Phillip Goodhand-Tait’s website)
Friday February 24th 1967 – The Dawnbreakers
Sunday February 26th 1967 – The Shevelles – Cardiff

Friday March 3rd 1967 – The Dawnbreakers
Sunday March 5th 1967 – Carl King & The Projection – Kent/London group
Friday March 10th 1967 – John Evans Smash
Sunday March 12th 1967 – One Step Beyond
Friday March 17th 1967 – John Evans Smash
Sunday March 19th 1967 – The Action
Friday March 31st 1967 – The Dawnbreakers

Sunday April 2nd 1967 – Wynder K Frog
Friday April 7th 1967 – John Evans Smash
Sunday April 9th 1967 – Victor Brox & The Blues Train (beginning of longer term advance advertisements e.g. Sunday 30th Sounds Incorporated)
Friday April 14th 1967 – The Dawnbreakers
Sunday April 16th 1967 – The Family – Leicester
Friday April 21st 1967 – The Dawnbreakers
Sunday April 23rd 1967 – Herbie Goins & The Nightimers
Friday April 28th 1967 – The Dawnbreakers
Sunday April 30th 1967 – Sounds Incorporated

Friday May 5th 1967 – John Evans Smash
Sunday May 7th 1967 – Long John Baldry
Friday May 19th 1967 – The Dawnbreakers
Sunday May 21st 1967 – The Rumble Band
Friday May 26th 1967 – The Dawnbreakers
Sunday May 28th 1967 – T D Backus & The Powerhouse

Friday June 2nd 1967 – The Dawnbreakers
Sunday June 4th 1967 – Simon Dupre & The Big Sound
Friday June 9th 1967 – The Milton James Band
Sunday June 11th 1967 – The Shevelles
Friday June 16th 1967 – The John Evans Band
Sunday June 18th 1967 – Wynder K Frog
Friday June 23rd 1967 – The John Evans Smash
Sunday June 25th 1967 – The Family
Friday June 30th 1967 – The John Evans Band

Sunday July 2nd 1967 – The Tropical Boot Co
Friday July 7th 1967 – The Rumble Band
Sunday July 9th 1967 – The Cock-A-Hoops – Birmingham group
Friday July 14th 1967 – Chicken Shack
Sunday July 16th 1967 – Ten Years After – Nottingham group
Friday July 21st 1967 – Legay – Leicester group
Sunday July 23rd 1967 – The Brian Auger Trinity with Julie Driscoll
Friday July 28th 1967 – The Rumble Band
Sunday July 30th 1967 – Rik & Jenny Johnson and The Nighttimers

Friday August 11th 1967 – The Tiny Davis A Go Go Show – Nottingham group
Sunday August 13th 1967 – Ten Years After – Nottingham group
Friday August 18th 1967 – The Tiny Davis A Go Go Show – Nottingham group
Sunday August 20th 1967 – Stax Finger Pop Band
Friday August 25th 1967 – The Tiny Davis A Go Go Show – Nottingham group
Sunday August 27th 1967 – Simon Dupre & The Big Sound

Friday September 1st 1967 – The Third of Nine
Friday September 8th 1967 – Cock-A-Hoops – Birmingham group
Sunday September 10th 1967 – The Savoy Brown Blues Band
Friday September 15th 1967 – Mandy’s Movement
Sunday September 17th 1967 – The Artwoods
Friday September 22nd 1967 – The Tiny Davis A Go Go Show – Nottingham group
Sunday September 24th 1967 – The Shevelles
Friday September 29th 1967 – The Tiny Davis A Go Go Show – Nottingham group

Sunday October 1st 1967 – John Evans Smash
Friday October 6th 1967 – The Tiny Davis A Go Go Show – Nottingham group
Sunday October 8th 1967 – T D Backus & The Powerhouse – Manchester group
Friday October 13th 1967 – The Tiny Davis A Go Go Show – Nottingham group
Sunday October 15th 1967 – Boat Disco Show
Friday October 27th 1967 – The Tiny Davis A Go Go Show – Nottingham group
Sunday October 29th 1967 – Ten Years After – Nottingham group

Friday November 10th 1967 – The Tiny Davis A Go Go Show – Nottingham group
Sunday November 12th 1967 – The Rainy Day Women – Dylan song?
Friday November 24th 1967 – The Tiny Davis A Go Go Show – Nottingham group

Friday December 1st 1967 – Derek’s Disco Time Show
Sunday December 3rd 1967 – Bob Wallace & His Jazzmen
Friday December 8th 1967 – The Screen – Ilkeston group
Friday December 15th 1967 – The Hoodoos – Nottingham group
Sunday December 17th 1967 – The Red Onions
Friday December 29th 1967 – The Hoodoos – Nottingham group
Sunday December 31st 1967 – The Red Onions

1968

Friday January 5th 1968 – The Group With No Name
Saturday January 6th 1968 – The Mike Stuart Span
Sunday January 7th 1968 – Ten Years After – Nottingham group
Friday January 12th 1968 – Virginia Wolfe
Saturday January 13th 1968 – The Calgary Stampede
Sunday January 14th 1968 – Root and Jenny Jackson
Friday January 19th 1968 – Virginia Wolfe
Saturday January 20th 1968 – John L Watson and The Web
Sunday January 21st 1968 – Zoot Money, Dantalions Chariot, The Psychedelic Lights
Friday January 26th 1968 – Virginia Wolfe
Saturday January 27th 1968 – The Captive Eight
Sunday January 28th 1968 – Jethro Tull

Friday February 2nd 1968 – Riverside Disco Party, Virginia Wolfe
Saturday February 3rd 1968 – The Ebonites
Sunday February 4th 1968 – Ten Years After – Nottingham group
Friday February 9th 1968 – The Penny Peep Show
Saturday February 10th 1968 – Pandoras Box
Sunday February 11th 1968 – The Band of Joy with Robert A Plant
Friday February 16th 1968 – Lou Prinze and The Bedrock
Saturday February 17th 1968 – The Raynes
Sunday February 18th 1968 – Jethro Tull. Raffles for Holidays courtesy of Horizon.
Friday February 23rd 1968 – Cornelius Jones & The Cat
Saturday February 24th 1968 – Whiskey Mac
Sunday February 25th 1968 – The Savoy Brown Blues Band

Friday March 8th 1968 – The Penny Peeps
Saturday March 9th 1968 – Triad Soul Caravan featuring Lloyd Williams and King James
Sunday March 10th 1968 – Tim Rose with Aynsley Dunbar and Victor Brox
Friday March 15th 1968 – Lou Prinze and The Bedrock
Saturday March 16th 1968 – The Chicago Hush Band
Sunday March 17th 1968 – Jethro Tull
Friday March 22nd 1968 – The Locomotive – Birmingham group
Saturday March 23rd 1968 – Impressions
Sunday March 24th 1968 – Jeff Beck Rod Stewart
Friday March 29th 1968 – Impressions
Saturday March 30th 1968 – Supreme Sound
Sunday March 31st 1968 – Blues What Am! – Nottm blues mob I think

Friday April 5th 1968 – The Midnight Train
Saturday April 6th 1968 – Peter London’s Rock and Soul Orchestra
Sunday April 7th 1968 – Aynsley Dunbar Retaliation and Victor Brox
Friday April 19th 1968 – Lou Prinze and The Bedrock
Saturday April 20th 1968 – The Minor Portion Roll Band
Sunday April 21st 1968 – Jethro Tull
Friday April 26th 1968 – JJ Bender
Saturday April 27th 1968 – The Clayton Hayes
Sunday April 28th 1968 – John Mayall’s Blues Breakers

Friday May 3rd 1968 – The Penny Peeps
Saturday May 4th 1968 – Sons and Lovers – Nottingham
Sunday May 5th 1968 – Ray “Sugar” Dixon, Peter “Soul” Jones Soul Committee
Friday May 10th 1968 – Gloryland Band, Clockwork Toys
Saturday May 11th 1968 – “Sugar Robinson” backed by Lawless Breed
Sunday May 12th 1968 – The Savoy Brown Blues Band
Friday May 17th 1968 – The Toby Jug Band
Saturday May 18th 1968 – Shell Invaders
Sunday May 19th 1968 – Spirit of John Morgan
Friday May 24th 1968 – The Village Green Soul Show
Saturday May 25th 1968 – Imaginations
Sunday May 26th 1968 – The Family
Friday May 31st 1968 – The Locomotive

Saturday June 1st 1968 – JJ Bender & The SOS
Sunday June 2nd 1968 – Captain Beefheart & The Magic Band with Rory Gallagher & Taste
Friday June 7th 1968 – Jimmy Cliff, Wynder K Frog
Saturday June 8th 1968 – Sons and Lovers – Nottingham
Sunday June 9th 1968 – Ten Years After – Nottingham
Friday June 14th 1968 – Blue Rhubarb Tree
Saturday June 15th 1968 – Andreas Hofner & The Atlantic
Sunday June 16th 1968 – Baker Street Ltd
Friday June 1st 1968 – The Paradise Tree
Saturday June 22nd 1968 – The Sharrons
Sunday June 23rd 1968 – Chicken Shack with Christine Perfect
Friday June 28th 1968 – State Express
Saturday June 29th 1968 – Si’s Reaction
Sunday June 30th 1968 – The Savoy Brown Blues Band

Friday July 5th 1968 – Tiger T Brown & Soul Stars
Saturday July 6th 1968 – Paul Perry Set
Sunday July 7th 1968 – Tyrannosaurus Rex
Friday July 12th 1968 – Journey Within
Saturday July 13th 1968 – Southbank Discoteque
Sunday July 14th 1968 – Jethro Tull
Friday July 19th 1968 – The Soul Express
Saturday July 20th 1968 – The Entertainers, Tim Rose
Sunday July 21st 1968 – King Biscuit
Friday July 26th 1968 – Charlie Brown Hot 100, The Stax Men
Saturday July 27th 1968 – Garnett Mimms, Wellington Kitch Jump Band
Sunday July 28th 1968 – Harlem Speakeasy

Friday August 2nd 1968 – The Motion, Charlie Brown Record Show
Saturday August 3rd 1968 – Count “Prince” Miller, Tony Gregory
Sunday August 4th 1968 – Chicken Shack
Friday August 16th 1968 – Six Across – Derby group
Saturday August 17th 1968 – Samantha Jane, The State Express
Sunday August 18th 1968 – Charlie Brown Show
Friday August 23rd 1968 – Jimmy Cliff, Wynder K Frog
Saturday August 24th 1968 – Sugar Gordon, John Bender, The Soul Committee
Sunday August 25th 1968 – The Family
Friday August 30th 1968 – The Buzz Band
Saturday August 31st 1968 – The Decoy Soul Show

Sunday September 1st 1968 – Woody Kern – Nottingham
Friday September 6th 1968 – Bubblegum, Charlie Brown
Saturday September 7th 1968 – Sons and Lovers – Nottingham
Sunday September 7th 1968 – Sweet Soul Bedrock
Friday September 13th 1968 – The Freeholders
Saturday September 14th 1968 – THE Coasters
Sunday September 15th 1968 – Jeff Beck Group featuring Rod Stewart
Friday September 20th 1968 – The Detroit Soul Band
Saturday September 21st 1968 – The Cherry Blossom Clinic
Sunday September 22nd 1968 – Ten Years After – Nottingham
Friday September 27th 1968 – The Memphis Express
Saturday September 28th 1968 – Harlem Speakeasy, Charlie Brown’s Record Show
Sunday September 29th 1968 – Tim Rose, July

Friday October 4th 1968 – The Soul Syndicate
Saturday October 5th 1968 – Dictionary of Soul, Charlie Brown’s Record Show
Sunday October 6th 1968 – Elmer Gantry’s Velvet Opera
Friday October 11th 1968 – The Fantastics
Saturday October 12th 1968 – The Big Stax Show, Little Baby May, The Maze – Not The Maze who featured Ian Paice and Rod Evans as they had left and formed Deep Purple in March 1968. Maybe the remnants of the group or another group that were based in North England.
Sunday October 13th 1968 – Savoy Brown Blues Band
Friday October 18th 1968 – The Crew
Saturday October 18th 1968 – The Family
Friday October 25th 1968 – Soul Brothers
Saturday October 26th 1968 – Sons and Lovers – Nottingham group
Sunday October 27th 1968 – Black Cat Bones

Friday November 1st 1968 – Spirit of John Morgan
Saturday November 2nd 1968 – Jeff Conley Roadshow plus Conley Go-Go Dancers
Sunday November 3rd 1968 – John Peel with guest artist, Bakerloo Blues Line
Saturday November 9th 1968 – William Bell
Sunday November 10th 1968 – John Lee Hooker, The Groundhogs
Friday November 15th 1968 – The Set featuring Paul Williams
Saturday November 16th 1968 – Sellophane (7-Piece soul band) replace William Bell, The Toyshop #
Sunday November 17th 1968 – Southbank Blues, Muddy Waters Blues Band featuring Otis Spann
Friday November 22nd 1968 – Charlie Brown’s Record Show, Dictionary of Soul
Saturday November 23rd 1968 – The Fantastic Johnny C, JB White & The Funky Fever
Sunday November 24th 1968 – Jimmy Witherspoon, Mad Dogs Blues Band (ex John Mayall), Stanley Barnes, Derek Holloway
Friday November 29th 1968 – The Locomotive, Charlie Brown’s Record Show
Saturday November 30th 1968 – JB White & The Funky Fever

Sunday December 1st 1968 – Jethro Tull, Brigitte St John
Friday December 6th 1968 – William Bell, Charlie Brown Show
Saturday December 7th 1968 – Sons and Lovers
Sunday December 8th 1968 – Southbank Blues, Aynsley Dunbar Retaliation featuring Victor Brox
Tuesday December 10th 1968 – Charlie Brown Show

1969

Friday January 3rd 1969 – The Fantastics (Motown)
Saturday January 4th 1969 – Shades (soul)
Sunday January 5th 1969 – Jethro Tull (Martyn Barre), Cream on Film
Friday January 10th 1969 – The Magoos
Saturday January 11th 1969 – Disco
Sunday January 12th 1969 – The Family
Friday January 17th 1969 – Ebony Blush
Saturday January 18th 1969 – The Bedrocks (Obladi)
Sunday January 19th 1969 – Bakerloo Blues Line
Friday January 24th 1969 – Glenroy Oakley & The Oracles
Saturday January 25th 1969 – The Captives
Sunday January 26th 1969 – Mackenna Mendelson’s Mainline
Friday January 31st 1969 – Village Green Soul Show

Saturday February 1st 1969 – The Firestones
Sunday February 2nd 1969 – Chicken Shack and Christine Perfect
Friday February 7th 1969 – The Fantastics (Motown)
Saturday February 8th 1969 – Errol Daniels & The Garments
Sunday February 9th 1969 – Fairport Convention, Harlem John’s Re-Shuffle
Friday February 15th 1969 – Sons and Lovers – Nottingham
Saturday February 16th 1969 – Rory Gallagher & The Taste
Friday February 21st 1969 – Decoy Big Band
Saturday February 22nd 1969 – The Peaceful Souls
Sunday February 23rd 1969 – Ten Years After – Nottingham
Friday February 28th 1969 – Cindy Starr & The Mopeds

Saturday March 1st 1969 – Errol Daniels & The Garments
Sunday March 2nd 1969 – John Lee Hooker & The Groundhogs
Tuesday March 4th 1969 – Earth (pre Black Sabbath) – # This gig wasn’t in the DATB.

Friday March 7th 1969 – The Ignition
Saturday March 8th 1969 – Sons and Lovers – Nottingham
Sunday March 9th 1969 – Freddie King & Steamhammer
Friday March 14th 1969 – Riverside Discoteque
Saturday March 15th 1969 – John Macintyre Collection
Sunday March 16th 1969 – Duster Bennett
Friday March 21st 1969 – Bubblegum
Saturday March 22nd 1969 – Ellison’s Hogline
Sunday March 23rd 1969 – Chicken Shack
Friday March 28th 1969 – Sons and Lovers – Nottingham
Saturday March 29th 1969 – The Influx
Sunday March 30th 1969 – Mackenna Mendelson’s Mainline

Saturday April 5th 1969 – Billy Cambell & The Mighty Sparrows – Nottingham
Sunday April 6th 1969 – Led Zeppelin
Friday April 11th 1969 – Juniors Eyes
Saturday April 12th 1969 – Riverside Discoteque
Sunday April 13th 1969 – Spooky Tooth
Friday April 18th 1969 – Life Without Mother – Nottingham
Saturday April 19th 1969 – The Peppermint Circus
Sunday April 20th 1969 – Fairport Convention
Friday April 25th 1969 – The Fantastics
Saturday April 26th 1969 – Riverside Discoteque
Sunday April 27th 1969 – The Taste

Friday May 2nd 1969 – Bubblegum
Saturday May 3rd 1969 – Eddie Thornton
Sunday May 4th 1969 – Aynsley Dunbar’s Retailiation
Friday May 9th 1969 – Life Without Mother – Nottingham
Saturday May 10th 1969 – Riverside Discoteque
Sunday May 11th 1969 – John Hiseman’s Colosseum
Friday May 16th 1969 – Black Cat Bones (2 members later formed Free. The rest formed Leaf Hound)
Saturday May 17th 1969 – Sky
Sunday May 18th 1969 – Man
Friday May 23rd 1969 – Riverside Discoteque
Saturday May 24th 1969 – The Campbell Bros – Nottingham
Sunday May 25th 1969 – The Savoy Brown Blues Band
Friday May 30th 1969 – Riverside Discoteque
Saturday May 31st 1969 – Sons and Lovers – Nottingham

Sunday June 1st 1969 – Howlin’ Wolf
Friday June 6th 1969 – Riverside Discoteque
Saturday June 7th 1969 – Brain Child
Sunday June 8th 1969 – Chicken Shack
Friday June 13th 1969 – Riverside Discoteque
Saturday June 14th 1969 – Carl’s Fables – Nottingham
Sunday June 15th 1969 – Freddie King
Friday June 20th 1969 – Riverside Discoteque
Saturday June 21st 1969 – Campbell Brothers & Mighty Sparrow – Nottingham
Sunday June 22nd 1969 – Bakerloo
Friday June 27th 1969 – Disco
Saturday June 28th 1969 – Disco
Sunday June 29th 1969 – Duster Bennett

Friday August 1st 1969 – Disco
Saturday August 2nd 1969 – Mosaic Sunset – Nottingham
Sunday August 3rd 1969 – Spirit of John Morgan
Friday August 4th 1969 – Disco
Saturday August 5th 1969 – Disco
Sunday August 6th 1969 – Juniors Eyes
Friday August 15th 1969 – Disco
Saturday August 16th 1969 – The Precinct
Sunday August 17th 1969 – Eclection
Friday August 22nd 1969 – Disco
Saturday August 23rd 1969 – Disco
Sunday August 24th 1969 – Liverpool Scene
Friday August 28th 1969 – Disco
Saturday August 29th 1969 – Clockwork Toys – Nottingham
Sunday August 30th 1969 – One Inch Of Rock

Friday September 5th 1969 – Cider Disco
Saturday September 6th 1969 – Sam & Dave Show, Pete & Billy Campbell & The Mighty Sparrows – Nottingham
Sunday September 7th 1969 – Principal Edwards Magic Theatre
Friday September 12th 1969 – Disco
Saturday September 13th 1969 – Carl’s Fables – Nottingham
Sunday September 14th 1969 – King Crimson
Friday September 19th 1969 – Disco
Saturday September 20th 1969 – Disco
Sunday September 21st 1969 – Noel Redding’s Fat Mattress
Friday September 26th 1969 – Disco
Saturday September 27th 1969 – Sky
Sunday September 28th 1969 – Keith Relf (ex Yardbirds) Renaissance

Friday October 3rd 1969 – Disco
Saturday October 4th 1969 – Disco
Sunday October 5th 1969 – Principal Edwards Magic Theatre
Friday October 10th 1969 – Disco
Saturday October 11th 1969 – Pete & Billy Campbell & The Mighty Sparrows – Nottingham
Sunday October 12th 1969 – Duster Bennett & Steel Cradle
Friday October 17th 1969 – Disco
Saturday October 18th 1969 – Sons and Lovers – Nottingham
Sunday October 19th 1969 – The Taste
Friday October 24th 1969 – Grapevine
Saturday October 25th 1969 – Treacle
Sunday October 26th 1969 – Howlin’ Wolf & Junco Partners
Friday October 31st 1969 – Stone Fox

Saturday November 1st 1969 – Don Covay
Sunday November 2nd 1969 – Man
Friday November 7th 1969 – Disco
Saturday November 8th 1969 – Disco
Sunday November 9th 1969 – Freddie King & Killing Floor
Friday November 14th 1969 – Disco
Saturday November 15th 1969 – Colours of Love – Nottingham
Sunday November 16th 1969 – Savoy Brown Blues Band
Friday November 21st 1969 – Disco
Saturday November 22nd 1969 – Disco
Sunday November 23rd 1969 – Clouds (replaced Eclection)
Friday November 28th 1969 – Disco
Saturday November 29th 1969 – Disco
Sunday November 30th 1969 – Christine Perfect (ex Chicken Shack)

Friday December 5th 1969 – Disco
Saturday December 6th 1969 – Disco
Sunday December 7th 1969 – John Hiseman’s Colosseum
Friday December 12th 1969 – Stone Wall Jackson
Saturday December 13th 1969 – Disco
Sunday December 14th 1969 – Keith Relf’s Renaissance
Friday December 19th 1969 – Disco
Saturday December 20th 1969 – Sons and Lovers – Nottingham
Sunday December 21st 1969 – Liverpool Scene
Friday December 24th 1969 – Disco
Sunday December 26th 1969 – The Jaffa Band – Mansfield
Monday December 27th 1969 – Carl’s Fables – Nottingham
Tuesday December 28th 1969 – J.I.B.M & S

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1970

Friday January 2nd 1970 – Disco – Wee Georgia
Saturday January 3rd 1970 – Disco – Philimore East
Sunday January 4th 1970 – Duster Bennett
Friday January 9th 1970 – Disco – Philimore East
Saturday January 10th 1970 – The Jaffa Band – Mansfield
Sunday January 11th 1970 – Savoy Brown
Friday January 16th 1970 – Disco
Saturday January 17th 1970 – Disco
Sunday January 18th 1970 – Roy Harper
Friday January 23rd 1970 – Disco
Saturday January 24th 1970 – Disco
Sunday January 25th 1970 – Hard Meat
Friday January 30th 1970 – Disco
Saturday January 31st 1970 – Disco

Sunday February 1st 1970 – Principal Edwards Magic Theatre
Friday February 6th 1970 – Disco
Saturday February 7th 1970 – Disco
Sunday February 8th 1970 – Gypsy
Friday February 13th 1970 – Disco
Saturday February 14th 1970 – Disco
Sunday February 15th 1970 – Deep Purple
Friday February 20th 1970 – Disco
Saturday February 21st 1970 – Disco
Sunday February 22nd 1970 – Keef Hartley
Friday February 27th 1970 – Disco
Saturday February 28th 1970 – Disco

Sunday March 1st 1970 – Van der Graaf Generator
Friday March 6th 1970 – Disco
Saturday March 7th 1970 – Disco
Sunday March 8th 1970 – Juicy Lucy
Friday March 13th 1970 – Disco
Saturday March 14th 1970 – Disco
Sunday March 15th 1970 – Quintessence
Friday March 20th 1970 – Disco
Saturday March 21st 1970 – Disco
Sunday March 22nd 1970 – Black Sabbath
Friday March 27th 1970 – Disco
Saturday March 28th 1970 – Disco
Sunday March 29th 1970 – Rare Bird

Friday April 3rd 1970 – Disco
Saturday April 4th 1970 – Disco
Sunday April 5th 1970 – Liverpool Scene
Friday April 10th 1970 – Disco
Saturday April 11th 1970 – Disco
Sunday April 12th 1970 – Heavy Jelly – Jackie Lomax
Friday April 17th 1970 – Disco
Saturday April 18th 1970 – Disco
Sunday April 19th 1970 – Al Stewart
Friday April 24th 1970 – Disco
Saturday April 25th 1970 – Disco
Sunday April 26th 1970 – Chicken Shack
Friday April 30th 1970 – Disco

Saturday May 1st 1970 – Disco
Sunday May 2nd 1970 – Blodwyn Pig & Mick Abrahams
Friday May 8th 1970 – Disco
Saturday May 9th 1970 – Disco
Sunday May 10th 1970 – Juicy Lucy
Friday May 15th 1970 – Disco
Saturday May 16th 1970 – Disco
Sunday May 17th 1970 – Roy Harper
Friday May 22nd 1970 – Disco
Friday May 29th 1970 – Disco
Saturday May 30th 1970 – Disco
Sunday May 31st 1970 – John Hiseman’s Colosseum

Friday June 5th 1970 – Disco
Saturday June 6th 1970 – Disco
Sunday June 7th 1970 – Duster Bennett
Friday June 12th 1970 – Disco
Saturday June 13th 1970 – Supertramp
Sunday June 14th 1970 – Stone the Crows
Friday June 19th 1970 – Disco
Saturday June 20th 1970 – Hadrian’s Mushroom (ex Crimson)
Sunday June 21st 1970 – Principal Edwards Magic Theatre
Friday June 26th 1970 – Disco
Saturday June 27th 1970 – Disco- Philimore East and Georgie McLeod
Sunday June 28th 1970 – Supertramp

Friday July 3rd 1970 – Disco
Saturday July 4th 1970 – Disco
Sunday July 5th 1970 – Skid Row (with Gary Moore, Eric Clapton, Peter Green)
Friday July 10th 1970 – Disco
Saturday July 11th 1970 – Disco
Sunday July 12th 1970 – Writing on the Wall (Chrysalis managed)
Friday July 16th 1970 – Disco
Saturday July 17th 1970 – Disco
Sunday July 18th 1970 – Jellybread
Friday July 24th 1970 – Disco
Saturday July 25th 1970 – Disco
Sunday July 26th 1970 – Hard Meat (ex Marquee)
Friday July 31st 1970 – Disco

Saturday August 1st 1970 – Disco
Sunday August 2nd 1970 – Black Widow
Friday August 7th 1970 – Disco
Saturday August 8th 1970 – Disco
Sunday August 9th 1970 – Gypsy
Friday August 14th 1970 – Disco
Saturday August 15th 1970 – Disco
Sunday August 16th 1970 – Hardin & York
Friday August 21st 1970 – Disco. No Jeans. New Accommodation
Saturday August 22nd 1970 – Disco
Sunday August 23rd 1970 – Matthews Southern Comfort
Friday August 28th 1970 – Disco
Saturday August 29th 1970 – Disco
Sunday August 30th 1970 – Emery Chase – Mansfield

Friday September 4th 1970 – Disco
Saturday September 5th 1970 – Disco
Sunday September 6th 1970 – Supertramp
Friday September 11th 1970 – Disco
Saturday September 12th 1970 – Disco
Sunday September 13th 1970 – Keith Christmas & Cochise
Friday September 18th 1970 – Disco
Saturday September 19th 1970 – Disco
Sunday September 20th 1970 – Shirley McDonald, Sandy Roberts & Everybody
Friday September 24th 1970 – Disco
Saturday September 25th 1970 – Disco
Sunday September 26th 1970 – Skid Row

Friday October 2nd 1970 – Disco
Saturday October 3rd 1970 – Disco
Sunday October 4th 1970 – The Strawbs
Friday October 9th 1970 – Disco
Saturday October 10th 1970 – Disco
Sunday October 11th 1970 – Groundhogs
Friday October 16th 1970 – Disco
Saturday October 17th 1970 – Disco
Sunday October 18th 1970 – Keith Christmas & Mick Abrahams New Band
Sunday October 25th 1970 – Black Widow & Tir Na Nog
Friday October 30th 1970 – Disco
Saturday October 31st 1970 – Disco

Friday November 6th 1970 – Disco
Saturday November 7th 1970 – Disco
Sunday November 8th 1970 – Hardin & York
Friday November 13th 1970 – Disco
Saturday November 14th 1970 – Disco
Sunday November 15th 1970 – Blodwyn Pig
Friday November 20th 1970 – Medicine Hat with Tiny Davis – Nottingham (not Medicine Head)
Saturday November 21st 1970 – Disco
Sunday November 22nd 1970 – Howl
Friday November 27th 1970 – Disco
Saturday November 28th 1970 – Disco
Sunday November 29th 1970 – Emery Chase (Mansfield), Circus

Friday December 4th 1970 – Disco
Saturday December 5th 1970 – Disco
Sunday December 6th 1970 – Andy Roberts & Everyone
Friday December 11th 1970 – Disco
Saturday December 12th 1970 – Disco
Sunday December 13th 1970 – Hardin & York
Friday December 18th 1970 – Disco
Saturday December 19th 1970 – Disco
Sunday December 20th 1970 – Keith Christmas & Hard Meat
Friday December 24th 1970 – Disco
Saturday December 26th 1970 – Disco
Sunday December 27th 1970 – Howl & Band of Mental Breakdown (Nottingham)

1971

Friday January 1st 1971 – Disco
Saturday January 2nd 1971 – Disco
Sunday January 3rd 1971 – Pink Fairies
Friday January 8th 1971 – Disco
Saturday January 9th 1971 – Disco
Sunday January 10th 1971 – Mighty Baby
Friday January 15th 1971 – The Jaffa Band (Mansfield)
Saturday January 16th 1971 – Disco
Sunday January 17th 1971 – Van der Graaf Generator
Friday January 22nd 1971 – Disco
Saturday January 23rd 1971 – Disco
Sunday January 24th 1971 – Skid Row
Friday January 29th 1971 – Disco
Saturday January 30th 1971 – Disco
Sunday January 31st 1971 – Jody Grind

Friday February 5th 1971 – Disco
Saturday February 6th 1971 – Disco
Sunday February 7th 1971 – Brinsley Schwartz
Friday February 12th 1971 – Disco
Saturday February 13th 1971 – Disco
Sunday February 14th 1971 – Renaissance
Friday February 15th 1971 – Disco
Saturday February 16th 1971 – Disco
Sunday February 17th 1971 – Ashton, Garner & Dyke (also known as Ashton) Recorded “Resurrection Shuffle”
Friday February 26th 1971 – Disco
Saturday February 27th 1971 – Disco
Sunday February 28th 1971 – Hardin & York

Friday March 5th 1971 – Disco
Saturday March 6th 1971 – Disco
Sunday March 7th 1971 – Duster Bennett
Friday March 12th 1971 – Disco
Saturday March 13th 1971 – Disco
Sunday March 14th 1971 – Pink Fairies
Friday March 19th 1971 – Disco
Saturday March 20th 1971 – Disco
Sunday March 21st 1971 – Led Zeppelin
Friday March 26th 1971 – Disco
Saturday March 27th 1971 – Disco
Sunday March 28th 1971 – Chicago Climax Band & Birthday Pavement

Friday April 2nd 1971 – Disco
Saturday April 3rd 1971 – Disco
Sunday April 4th 1971 – Root & Jenny Jackson “Peace Corps” with Victor Brox
Friday April 9th 1971 – Disco
Saturday April 10th 1971 – Disco
Sunday April 11th 1971 – Barclay James Harvest
Friday April 16th 1971 – Disco
Saturday April 17th 1971 – Disco
Sunday April 18th 1971 – Wishbone Ash & Flying Fortress (Late 60s/Early 70s band from the Bude area or Cornwall) http://kernowbeat.co.uk/flying.html
Friday April 23rd 1971 – Disco
Saturday April 24th 1971 – Disco
Sunday April 25th 1971 – Warhorse & Hardware (Derby)
Friday April 30th 1971 – Phonograph (Nottingham group) (Not in DATB)

Saturday May 1st 1971 – Riverside Disco
Sunday May 2nd 1971 – Blonde on Blonde
Friday May 7th 1971 – Phonograph (Nottingham group) (Not in DATB)
Saturday May 8th 1971 – Riverside Disco
Sunday May 9th 1971 – Medicine Head
Friday May 14th 1971 – Phonograph (Nottingham group) (Not in DATB)
Saturday May 15th 1971 – Riverside Disco
Sunday May 16th 1971 – Southbank Disco with Georgie McLeod
Friday May 21st 1971 – Riverside Disco
Saturday May 22nd 1971 – Riverside Disco
Sunday May 23rd 1971 – Skid Row
Friday May 28th 1971 – Riverside Disco
Saturday May 29th 1971 – Riverside Disco

Friday June 4th 1971 – Riverside Disco
Saturday June 5th 1971 – Riverside Disco
Sunday June 6th 1971 – Riverside Disco
Friday June 11th 1971 – Riverside Disco
Saturday June 12th 1971 – Riverside Disco
Sunday June 13th 1971 – Riverside Disco
Friday June 18th 1971 – Riverside Disco
Saturday June 19th 1971 – Riverside Disco
Sunday June 20th 1971 – Riverside Disco
Friday June 25th 1971 – Riverside Disco
Saturday June 26th 1971 – Riverside Disco
Sunday June 27th 1971 – Riverside Disco

Friday July 2nd 1971 – Disco
Saturday July 3rd 1971 – Disco
Sunday July 4th 1971 – Disco
Friday July 9th 1971 – Disco
Saturday July 10th 1971 – Disco
Sunday July 11th 1971 – Disco
Friday July 16th 1971 – Disco
Saturday July 17th 1971 – Disco
Sunday July 18th 1971 – Disco
Friday July 23rd 1971 – Disco
Saturday July 24th 1971​ – Disco
Sunday July 25th 1971 – Disco
Friday July 30th 1971 – Disco
Saturday July 31st 1971 – Disco

Sunday August 1st 1971 – Disco
Friday August 6th 1971 – Disco
Saturday August 7th 1971 – Disco
Sunday August 8th 1971 – Disco
Friday August 13th 1971 – Disco
Saturday August 14th 1971 – Disco
Sunday August 15th 1971 – Disco
Friday August 20th 1971 – Disco
Saturday August 21st 1971 – Disco
Sunday August 22nd 1971 – Disco
Friday August 27th 1971 – Disco
Saturday August 28th 1971 – Disco

Friday September 3rd 1971 – Disco
Saturday September 4th 1971 – Disco
Sunday September 5th 1971 – Disco
Friday September 10th 1971 – Disco
Saturday September 11th 1971 – Disco
Sunday September 12th 1971 – Disco
Friday September 17th 1971 – Disco
Saturday September 18th 1971 – Disco
Sunday September 19th 1971 – Disco
Friday September 24th 1971 – Disco
Saturday September 25th 1971 – Disco
Sunday September 26th 1971 – Disco

Friday October 1st 1971 – Disco
Saturday October 2nd 1971 – Disco
Sunday October 3rd 1971 – Disco
Friday October 8th 1971 – Disco
Saturday October 9th1971 – Disco
Sunday October 10th1971 – Disco
Friday October 15th1971 – Disco
Saturday October 16th1971 – Disco
Sunday October 17th1971 – Disco
Friday October 22nd 1971 – Disco
Saturday October 23rd1971 – Disco
Sunday October 24th1971 – Disco
Friday October 29th 1971 – Disco
Saturday October 30th 1971 – Disco
Sunday October 31st 1971 – Disco

Friday November 5th 1971 – Disco
Saturday November 6th 1971 – Disco
Sunday November 7th 1971 – Disco
Friday November 12th 1971 – Disco
Saturday November 13th 1971 – Disco
Sunday November 14th 1971​ – Disco
Friday November 19th 1971 – Disco
Saturday November 20th 1971 – Disco
Sunday November 21st 1971 – Disco
Friday November 26th 1971 – Disco
Saturday November 27th 1971 – Disco
Sunday November 28th 1971 – Disco

Friday December 3rd 1971 – Disco
Saturday December 4th 1971 – Disco
Sunday December 5th 1971 – Disco
Friday December 10th 1971 – Disco
Saturday December 11th 1971 – Disco
Sunday December 12th 1971 – Disco
Friday December 17th 1971 – Disco
Saturday December 18th 1971 – Disco
Sunday December 19th 1971 – Disco
Friday December 24th 1971 – Disco
Thursday December 30th 1971 – Disco
Friday December 31st 1971 – Disco

1972

Saturday January 1st 1972 – Disco
Sunday January 2nd 1972 – Disco
Friday January 7th 1972 – Disco
Saturday January 8th 1972 – John Darnborough Band (first called “Origin” last played Nottingham at The Imperial. Electric violin.
Sunday January 9th 1972 – Disco
Friday January 14th 1972 – Disco
Saturday January 15th 1972 – Champion Jack Dupree (US blues pianist & singer) & Colin Staples Blues Band & Dave Turner (folk)
Sunday January 16th 1972 – Disco
Friday January 21st 1972 – Disco
Saturday January 22nd 1972 – Freedom (from London first time)
Sunday January 23rd 1972 – Disco
Friday January 28th 1972 – Disco
Saturday January 29th 1972 – Hackensack (last appearance at The Imperial) Dave Turner, Phonograph (folk blues duo)
Sunday January 30th 1972 – Disco

Friday February 4th 1972 – Disco
Saturday February 5th 1972 – UFO plus Edge
Sunday February 6th 1972 – Disco
Friday February 11th 1972 – Disco
Saturday February 12th 1972 – Danta – afro rock (A supercharged Santana)
Sunday February 13th 1972 – Disco
Friday February 18th 1972 – Disco
Saturday February 19th 1972 – Duster Bennet (british blues) & Dave Turner & Phonograph
Sunday February 20th 1972 – Disco
Friday February 25th 1972 – Disco
Saturday February 26th 1972 – If (first time – on at 9 pm to avoid power cuts)
Sunday February 27th 1972 – Disco

Friday March 3rd 1972 – Disco
Saturday March 4th 1972 – Slowbone (from London)
Sunday March 5th 1972 – Disco
Friday March 10th 1972 – Disco
Saturday March 11th 1972 – Armada (Wednesday residency at the Marquee. Vocals from Elmer Gantry, ex Elmer Gantry’ Velvet Opera & Hair at The Shaftesbury Theatre. Also featuring Sammy Rimming ex Ken Colyer, Graham Gregory & Dave Usher)
Sunday March 12th 1972 – Disco
Friday March 17th 1972 – Disco
Saturday March 18th 1972 – Genesis (with full show including Moog synthesiser)
Sunday March 19th 1972 – Disco
Friday March 24th 1972 – Disco
Saturday March 25th 1972 – John Darnborough Band (ex Blodwyn Pig)
Sunday March 26th 1972 – Disco
Friday March 31st 1972 – Disco

Saturday April 1st 1972 – Flying Hat Band (from London)
Sunday April 2nd 1972 – Dave Anthony’s Riverside Disco
Friday April 7th 1972 – Dave Anthony’s Riverside Disco
Saturday April 8th 1972 – Danta (Afro Rock Night: London’s superb 8-piece)
Sunday April 9th 1972 – Dave Anthony’s Riverside Disco
Friday April 14th 1972 – Dave Anthony’s Riverside Disco
Saturday April 15th 1972 – Tir Na Nog
Sunday April 16th 1972 – Dave Anthony’s Riverside Disco
Friday April 21st 1972 – Dave Anthony’s Riverside Disco
Saturday April 22nd 1972 – Sam Apple Pie (first time)
Sunday April 23rd 1972 – Dave Anthony’s Riverside Disco
Friday April 28th 1972 – Dave Anthony’s Riverside Disco
Saturday April 29th 1972 – Grace (from London)
Sunday April 30th 1972 – Dave Anthony’s Riverside Disco

Friday May 5th 1972 – Dave Anthony’s Riverside Disco
Saturday May 6th 1972 – Hackensack
Sunday May 7th 1972 – Dave Anthony’s Riverside Disco
Friday May 12th 1972 – Dave Anthony’s Riverside Disco
Saturday May 13th 1972 – T2
Sunday May 14th 1972 – Dave Anthony’s Riverside Disco
Friday May 19th 1972 – Stonehenge – cover band of Rolling Stones, Steppenwolf etc, Dave Anthony’s Riverside Disco
Saturday May 20th 1972 – The Gary Moore Band. The Skid Row line up with a new bass guitarist
Sunday May 21st 1972 – Dave Anthony’s Riverside Disco
Friday May 26th 1972 – Dave Anthony’s Riverside Disco, The Boris Light Show
Saturday May 27th 1972 – To-day (local group – four piece – bass, drums, sax and flute)

Friday June 2nd 1972 – Disco
Saturday June 3rd 1972 – Khan (featuring Steve Hillage, Eric Peachy and Kick Heningham. Nick Greenwood, ex Crazy World
Sunday June 4th 1972 – Disco
Friday June 9th 1972 – Disco
Saturday June 10th 1972 – Jellybread (blues)
Sunday June 11th 1972 –
Friday June 16th 1972 –
Saturday June 17th 1972 – Budgie
Sunday June 18th 1972 –
Friday June 23rd 1972 –
Saturday June 24th 1972 – Fusion Orchestra
Sunday June 25th 1972 –
Friday June 30th 1972 –

Saturday July 1st 1972 – Armada
Sunday July 2nd 1972 –
Friday July 7th 1972 –
Saturday July 8th 1972 – Cat Iron
Sunday July 9th 1972 –
Friday July 14th 1972 –
Saturday July 15th 1972 – Flying Hat Band
Sunday July 16th 1972 –
Friday July 21st 1972 –
Saturday July 22nd 1972 – Black Widow
Sunday July 23rd 1972 –
Friday July 28th 1972 –
Saturday July 29th 1972 – Frupp

Friday August 4th 1972 –
Saturday August 5th 1972 – Hackensack
Sunday August 6th 1972 –
Friday August 11th 1972 –
Saturday August 12th 1972 – Trapeze (first time)
Sunday August 13th 1972 –
Friday August 18th 1972 –
Saturday August 19th 1972 – Stackridge (first time)
Sunday August 20th 1972 –
Friday August 25th 1972 –
Saturday August 26th 1972 – Gravy Train
Sunday August 27th 1972 –

Friday September 1st 1972 –
Saturday September 2nd 1972 – Renaissance featuring Annie Haslam
Sunday September 3rd 1972 –
Friday September 8th 1972 –
Saturday September 9th 1972 – Supertramp
Sunday September 10th 1972 –
Friday September 15th 1972 –
Saturday September 16th 1972 – Mick Abrahams Band
Sunday September 17th 1972 –
Friday September 22nd 1972 –
Saturday September 23rd 1972 – Juicy Lucy
Sunday September 24th 1972 –
Friday September 29th 1972 –
Saturday September 30th 1972 – Ellis featuring Steve Ellis, Zoot Money

Sunday October 1st 1972 –
Friday October 6th 1972 –
Saturday October 7th 1972 – Gary Moore Band
Sunday October 8th 1972 –
Friday October 13th 1972 –
Saturday October 14th 1972 – Khan
Sunday October 15th 1972 –
Friday October 20th 1972 –
Saturday October 21st 1972 – Sandgate
Sunday October 22nd 1972 –
Friday October 27th 1972 –
Saturday October 28th 1972 – Stackridge
Sunday October 29th 1972 –

Friday November 3rd 1972 –
Saturday November 4th 1972 – Hackensack
Sunday November 5th 1972 –
Friday November 10th 1972 –
Saturday November 11th 1972 – Frupp
Sunday November 12th 1972 –
Friday November 17th 1972 –
Saturday November 18th 1972 – Graphite (first Notts appearance)
Sunday November 19th 1972 –
Friday November 24th 1972 –
Saturday November 25th 1972 – Orphan (from Nottingham)
Sunday November 26th 1972 –

Friday December 1st 1972 –
Saturday December 2nd 1972 – Hannah (country rock) Featuring Mick Stewart, Paul McCallum, Mike Fudge, Joe Gillingham & Chris Hunt. Brush featuring Ben Shield (Ex Skid Row), John Wilson (ex
Taste) & Adrian Fisher (ex Free) – played from 7 – 12 with 6 encores!
Sunday December 3rd 1972 –
Friday December 8th 1972 –
Saturday December 9th 1972 – Sensational Alex Harvey Band
Sunday December 10th 1972 –
Friday December 15th 1972 –
Saturday December 16th 1972 – Judas Priest
Sunday December 17th 1972 –
Friday December 22nd 1972 –
Saturday December 23rd 1972 – Cottonwood (five piece Anglo-American band from the USA)
Sunday December 24th 1972 –
Friday December 29th 1972 –
Saturday December 30th 1972 – Flying Hat Band
Sunday December 31st 1972 – Disco

1973

Friday January 5th 1973 – Brad Buchanan’s Riverside Disco
Saturday January 6th 1973 – Brush
Sunday January 7th 1973 – Brad Buchanan’s Riverside Disco
Friday January 12th 1973 – Brad Buchanan’s Riverside Disco
Saturday January 13th 1973 – Supertramp
Sunday January 14th 1973 – Brad Buchanan’s Riverside Disco
Friday January 19th 1973 – Brad Buchanan’s Riverside Disco
Saturday January 20th 1973 – Budgie
Sunday January 21st 1973 – Brad Buchanan’s Riverside Disco
Friday January 26th 1973 – Brad Buchanan’s Riverside Disco
Saturday January 27th 1973 – Skin Alley (first appearance)
Sunday January 28th 1973 – Brad Buchanan’s Riverside Disco

Friday February 2nd 1973 – Brad Buchanan’s Riverside Disco
Saturday February 3rd 1973 – Judas Priest
Sunday February 4th 1973 – Brad Buchanan’s Riverside Disco
Friday February 9th 1973 – Brad Buchanan’s Riverside Disco
Saturday February 10th 1973 – Glencoe (first appearance, returning from successful tour of the USA)
Sunday February 11th 1973 – Brad Buchanan’s Riverside Disco
Friday February 16th 1973 – Brad Buchanan’s Riverside Disco
Saturday February 17th 1973 – Bronco (first time)
Sunday February 18th 1973 – Brad Buchanan’s Three Bob Bop changes it’s name to the Fifteen Pence Bop – decimalisation!
Friday February 23rd 1973 – Brad Buchanan’s Riverside Disco
Saturday February 24th 1973 – Frupp (three piece Irish Heavy Metal group – third appearance – five encores every time)

Friday March 2nd 1973 – Brad Buchanan’s Riverside Disco
Saturday March 3rd 1973 – Hackensack
Sunday March 4th 1973 – Brad Buchanan’s Riverside Disco
Friday March 9th 1973 – Brad Buchanan’s Riverside Disco
Saturday March 10th 1973 – Brush
Sunday March 11th 1973 – Brad Buchanan’s Riverside Disco
Friday March 16th 1973 – Brad Buchanan’s Riverside Disco
Saturday March 17th 1973 – Jonesy (John & Trevor Jones, Plug Thomas, Jimmy Kaleth & Alan Brown. Respective lead, bass, drums, melotron, & electric trumpet. First East Midlands appearence.
Sunday March 18th 1973 – Brad Buchanan’s Riverside Disco
Friday March 23rd 1973 – Brad Buchanan’s Riverside Disco
Saturday March 24th 1973 – Solution (Dutch group – rated second after Focus in Holland)
Sunday March 25th 1973 – Brad Buchanan’s Riverside Disco
Friday March 30th 1973 – Brad Buchanan’s Riverside Disco
Saturday March 31st 1973 – Nazareth (first appearance)

Sunday April 1st 1973 – Brad Buchanan’s Riverside Disco
Friday April 6th 1973 – Brad Buchanan’s Riverside Disco
Saturday April 7th 1973 – Gypsy
Sunday April 8th 1973 – Brad Buchanan’s Riverside Disco
Friday April 13th 1973 – Brad Buchanan’s Riverside Disco
Saturday April 14th 1973 – Budgie
Sunday April 15th 1973 – Brad Buchanan’s Riverside Disco
Friday April 20th 1973 – Brad Buchanan’s Riverside Disco
Saturday April 21st 1973 – Medicine Head (psych/blues group signed to John Peel’s Dandelion label. Had number 3 hit in 1973 with “One and One is One”.
Friday April 27th 1973 – Brad Buchanan’s Riverside Disco
Saturday April 28th 1973 – Ellis featuring Steve Ellis & Zoot Money
Sunday April 29th 1973 – Brad Buchanan’s Riverside Disco

Friday May 4th 1973 – Brad Buchanan’s Riverside Disco
Saturday May 5th 1973 – Supertramp
Sunday May 6th 1973 – Brad Buchanan’s Riverside Disco
Friday May 11th 1973 – Brad Buchanan’s Riverside Disco
Saturday May 12th 1973 – Wild Turkey (first appearance) Featuring Glenn Cornick, ex Jethro Tull
Sunday May 13th 1973 – Brad Buchanan’s Riverside Disco
Friday May 18th 1973 – Brad Buchanan’s Riverside Disco
Saturday May 19th 1973 – Brinsley Schwartz (part of the London based “pub rock” movement along with Dr. Feelgood. Featured Nick Lowe (Bass/Vocals)
Sunday May 20th 1973 – Brad Buchanan’s Riverside Disco
Friday May 25th 1973 – Brad Buchanan’s Riverside Disco
Saturday May 26th 1973 – Orphan (their last ever gig) – Actually they reformed 2 years later.
Sunday May 27th 1973 – Brad Buchanan’s Riverside Disco

Friday June 1st 1973 – Brad Buchanan’s Riverside Disco
Saturday June 2nd 1973 – Gary Moore Band
Sunday June 3rd 1973 – Brad Buchanan’s Riverside Disco
Friday June 8th 1973 – Brad Buchanan’s Riverside Disco
Saturday June 9th 1973 – Average White Band (first appearance)
Sunday June 10th 1973 – Brad Buchanan’s Riverside Disco
Friday June 15th 1973 – Brad Buchanan’s Riverside Disco
Saturday June 16th 1973 – Steamhammer (first appearance)
Sunday June 17th 1973 – Brad Buchanan’s Riverside Disco
Friday June 22nd 1973 – Brad Buchanan’s Riverside Disco
Saturday June 23rd 1973 – Brewers Droop (heavy rock with a touch of comedy)
Sunday June 24th 1973 – Brad Buchanan’s Riverside Disco
Friday June 29th 1973 – Brad Buchanan’s Riverside Disco
Saturday June 30th 1973 – McGuinness Flint

Sunday July 1st 1973 – Brad Buchanan’s Riverside Disco
Friday July 6th 1973 – Brad Buchanan’s Riverside Disco
Saturday July 7th 1973 – Glencoe
Friday July 13th 1973 – Brad Buchanan’s Riverside Disco
Saturday July 14th 1973 – East of Eden
Friday July 20th 1973 – Brad Buchanan’s Riverside Disco
Saturday July 21st 1973 – Cat Iron (up and coming group from London)
Friday July 27th 1973 – Brad Buchanan’s Riverside Disco
Saturday July 28th 1973 – Gypsy

Friday August 3rd 1973 – Brad Buchanan’s Riverside Disco
Saturday August 4th 1973 – Tir Na Nog (folk rock duo)
Friday August 10th 1973 – Brad Buchanan’s Riverside Disco
Saturday August 11th 1973 – Wild Turkey
Friday August 17th 1973 – Brad Buchanan’s Riverside Disco
Saturday August 18th 1973 – Brinsley Schwartz
Friday August 24th 1973 – Brad Buchanan’s Riverside Disco
Saturday August 25th 1973 – Hackensack
Friday August 31st 1973 – Brad Buchanan’s Riverside Disco

Saturday September 1st 1973 – Ellis
Friday September 7th 1973 – Brad Buchanan’s Riverside Disco
Saturday September 8th 1973 – Snake Eye (in conjunction with Clockwork Music)
Sunday September 9th 1973 – The Houseshakers (50s and 60s cover band) – Sunday rock and roll night
Friday September 14th 1973 – Brad Buchanan’s Riverside Disco
Saturday September 15th 1973 – Budgie
Friday September 21st 1973 – Brad Buchanan’s Riverside Disco
Saturday September 22nd 1973 – Silverhead
Sunday September 23rd 1973 – Rock Of All Ages – Sunday rock and roll night
Friday September 28th 1973 – Brad Buchanan’s Riverside Disco
Saturday September 29th 1973 – Jack the Lad (featuring Rod Clements & other founder members of Lindisfarne, also Mitch Mitchell, Jimi Hendrix drummer.
Sunday September 30th 1973 – Yakkerty Yak – Sunday rock and roll night

Friday October 5th 1973 – Brad Buchanan’s Riverside Disco
Saturday October 6th 1973 – Brian Auger’s Oblivion Express (first appearance)
Sunday October 7th 1973 – Rock n Roll 2973 (50s & 60s hits for over twenties) – Sunday rock and roll night
Friday October 12th 1973 – Brad Buchanan’s Riverside Disco
Saturday October 13th 1973 – Jonesy
Sunday October 14th 1973 – Wild Angels – Sunday rock and roll night
Friday October 19th 1973 – Brad Buchanan’s Riverside Disco
Saturday October 20th 1973 – Gary Moore plus the expanded Cinema & Light Show
Sunday October 21st 1973 – Earthquake – Sunday rock and roll night
Friday October 26th 1973 – Brad Buchanan’s Riverside Disco
Saturday October 27th 1973 – Quicksand (first appearance)
Sunday October 28th 1973 – Chip Ballinger & The 78s (50s cover band from Derby) – Sunday rock and roll night

Friday November 2nd 1973 – Riverside Disco
Saturday November 3rd 1973 – Sandgate (first appearance) not!
Sunday November 4th 1973 – The Rock n Roll Giants – Sunday rock and roll night
Friday November 9th 1973 – Riverside Disco
Saturday November 10th 1973 – U.F.O
Sunday November 11th 1973 – Yakkerty Yak (seven piece R ‘n’ R, great stage show) – Sunday rock and roll
Friday November 16th 1973 – Riverside Disco
Saturday November 17th 1973 – Glencoe
Sunday November 18th 1973 – Earthquake – Sunday rock and roll night
Friday November 23rd 1973 – Riverside Disco
Saturday November 24th 1973 – Gypsy
Sunday November 25th 1973 – Chip Ballinger – Sunday rock and roll night
Friday November 30th 1973 – Riverside Disco

Saturday December 1st 1973 – Heavy Metal Kids (just toured with Humble Pie)
Friday December 7th 1973 – Riverside Disco
Saturday December 8th 1973 – Snake Eye
Friday December 14th 1973 – Riverside Disco
Saturday December 15th 1973 – Hackensack
Sunday December 16th 1973 – Earthquake – Sunday rock and roll night
Friday December 21st 1973 – Riverside Disco
Saturday December 22nd 1973 – Budgie
Sunday December 23rd 1973 – Chip Ballinger – Sunday rock and roll night
Friday December 28th 1973 – Riverside Disco
Saturday December 29th 1973 – Odysseus (Notts heavy rock group)
Sunday December 30th 1973 – Shakin’ Stevens & The Sunsets – Sunday rock and roll night

1974

Friday January 4th 1974 – Riverside Disco
Saturday January 5th 1974 – Capability Brown (first time)
Sunday January 6th 1974 – Rock Island Line (stars of the film “That’ll Be The Day” – Sunday rock and roll night
Friday January 11th 1974 – Riverside Disco
Saturday January 12th 1974 – Quicksand
Friday January 18th 1974 – Riverside Disco
Saturday January 19th 1974 – Trapeze (following US tour)
Friday January 25th 1974 – Riverside Disco
Saturday January 26th 1974 – Jack the Lad
Sunday January 27th 1974 – Cliff Ballinger & the 78s – Sunday rock and roll night

Saturday February 2nd 1974 – Sam Apple Pie
Sunday February 3rd 1974 – Earthquake – Sunday rock and roll night
Friday February 8th 1974 – Denny’s Soul Session
Saturday February 9th 1974 – The Terrible Trio – Titch, Pol & Bob
Sunday February 10th 1974 – Titch, Pol & Bob
Friday February 15th 1974 – Riverside Disco
Saturday February 16th 1974 – U.F.O
Sunday February 17th 1974 – Hellraisers – Sunday rock and roll night
Friday February 22nd 1974 – Riverside Disco
Saturday February 23rd 1974 – Hackensack
Sunday February 24th 1974 – Rock Island Line – Sunday rock and roll night

Friday March 1st 1974 – Riverside Disco
Saturday March 2nd 1974 – Wild Turkey
Sunday March 3rd 1974 – Crazy Caran & The Rhythm Rockers – Sunday rock and roll night
Friday March 8th 1974 – Riverside Disco
Saturday March 9th 1974 – Capability Brown
Sunday March 10th 1974 – Disco
Friday March 15th 1974 – Riverside Disco
Saturday March 16th 1974 – Gypsy
Sunday March 17th 1974 – Pilgrim – Sunday rock and roll night
Friday March 22nd 1974 – Riverside Disco
Saturday March 23rd 1974 – Climax Blues Band
Sunday March 24th 1974 – Kopapendulum – Sunday rock and roll night
Friday March 29th 1974 – Riverside Disco
Saturday March 30th 1974 – McGuinness Flint
Sunday March 31st 1974 – Rocks Off Revival – Sunday rock and roll night

Friday April 5th 1974 – Riverside Disco
Saturday April 6th 1974 – Beckett
Sunday April 7th 1974 – Houndog & 50s Disco – Houndogs = Nottingham group – Sunday rock and roll night
Friday April 12th 1974 – Riverside Disco
Saturday April 13th 1974 – Good Habit
Friday April 19th 1974 – Brad Buchanan’s Riverside Disco
Saturday April 20th 1974 – Trapeze (Birmingham band, successful in US featuring Glen Hughes – bass – later of Deep Purple)
Sunday April 21st 1974 – Pilgrim – Sunday rock and roll night
Friday April 26th 1974 – Brad Buchanan’s Riverside Disco
Saturday April 27th 1974 – Heavy Metal Kids
Sunday April 28th 1974 – Rock Island Line – Sunday rock and roll night

Saturday May 4th 1974 – Sassafras – Featuring Terry Bennett.
Sunday May 5th 1974 – The Houseshakers – Sunday rock and roll night
Saturday May 11th 1974 – Quicksand
Sunday May 12th 1974 – Chip Ballinger & The 78s – Sunday rock and roll night
Saturday May 18th 1974 – Good Habit
Sunday May 19th 1974 – 50s Disco – Sunday rock and roll night
Saturday May 25th 1974 – Mankind (just returned from extensive European tour)
Friday May 31st 1974 – Greeco (runner up in 1973 Melody Maker group contest) – Lincoln band.

Saturday June 1st 1974 – Jack the Lad
Sunday June 2nd 1974 – 50s Disco – Sunday rock and roll night
Friday June 7th 1974 – Sheerwater (Southampton University Graduates band)
Saturday June 8th 1974 – Darryl Way’s Wolf (ex Curved Air)
Sunday June 9th 1974 – Earthquake – Sunday rock and roll night
Saturday June 15th 1974 – U.F.O
Sunday June 16th 1974 – Gale Fury & The Tempests (Leicester six piece) – Sunday rock and roll night
Saturday June 22nd 1974 – Beckett
Sunday June 23rd 1974 – Shakin’ Stevens & The Sunsets – Sunday rock and roll night
Saturday June 29th 1974 – Blodwyn Pig (formed by Mick Abrahams, ex Jethro Tull in 1969)
Sunday June 30th 1974 – 50s Disco – Sunday rock and roll night

Saturday July 6th 1974 – Esperranto (8 piece group, had LP Danse Macabre, classical rock, violin, cello, guitars – musicians from around the world.
Sunday July 7th 1974 – 50s and 60s Disco – Sunday rock and roll night
Saturday July 13th 1974 – Gypsy
Sunday July 15th 1974 – 50s and 60s Disco – Sunday rock and roll night
Saturday July 20th 1974 – Capability Brown
Sunday July 21st 1974 – Gale Fury & The Tempests (Leicester six piece) – Sunday rock and roll night
Saturday July 27th 1974 – Fumble – from their website. Photo – Trapeze were billed but couldn’t make it. #
Sunday July 28th 1974 – Remember This (50s cover) – Sunday rock and roll night

Saturday August 3rd 1974 – Nutz (first time – the new Queen)
Sunday August 4th 1974 – 50s Disco – Sunday rock and roll night
Saturday August 10th 1974 – Sam Apple Pie
Sunday August 11th 1974 – 50s Disco – Sunday rock and roll night
Saturday August 17th 1974 – Winkies (first time – London pub rock group)
Sunday August 18th 1974 – Memphis Band (Chuck Berry’s British Group) – Sunday rock and roll night
Saturday August 24th 1974 – Gigaflow (Northern Finalists in Melody Maker group contest)
Saturday August 31st 1974 – Unicorn

Sunday September 1st 1974 – Chip Ballinger & The 78s – Sunday rock and roll night
Friday September 6th 1974 – The Groundhogs Disco
Saturday September 7th 1974 – Quicksand
Sunday September 8th 1974 – Earthquake – Sunday rock and roll night
Friday September 13th 1974 – Hot Wax Disco
Saturday September 14th 1974 – Heavy Metal Kids
Sunday September 15th 1974 – Rock n Roll Express (Welsh, 50s covers) – Sunday rock and roll night
Friday September 20th 1974 – Private Number Disco
Saturday September 21st 1974 – Good Habit
Sunday September 22nd 1974 – Hellraisers – Sunday rock and roll night
Friday September 27th 1974 – Hot Wax Disco
Saturday September 28th 1974 – Bees Make Honey (London pub rock group, Signed to EMI in 1973)
Sunday September 29th 1974 – Rock Island Line – Sunday rock and roll night

Saturday October 5th 1974 – Darryl Way’s Wolf (U.F.O Cancelled)
Sunday October 6th 1974 – Earthquake – Sunday rock and roll night
Friday October 11th 1974 – Freedom (six piece, soul covers)
Saturday October 12th 1974 – Beckett
Sunday October 13th 1974 – The Warlocks – Sunday rock and roll night
Friday October 18th 1974 – Hot Wax Disco
Saturday October 19th 1974 – Sassafras – Featuring Terry Bennett.
Sunday October 20th 1974 – Shakin’ Stevens & The Sunsets – Sunday rock and roll night
Friday October 25th 1974 – Peace & Love (Philly covers), Hot Wax Disco
Saturday October 26th 1974 – Rare Bird
Sunday October 27th 1974 – Crazy Caran & The Rhythm Rockers – Sunday rock and roll night

Friday November 1st 1974 – Hot Wax Disco
Saturday November 2nd 1974 – Raymond Frogatt Band
Sunday November 3rd 1974 – Remember This – Sunday rock and roll night
Friday November 8th 1974 – Hot Wax Disco
Saturday November 9th 1974 – Sheerwater
Sunday November 10th 1974 – Yakkerty Yak – Sunday rock and roll night
Friday November 15th 1974 – Hot Wax Disco
Saturday November 16th 1974 – Nutz
Sunday November 17th 1974 – Twice on Sunday (seven piece Teddy Boy Group) – Sunday rock and roll night
Friday November 22nd 1974 – Hot Wax Disco
Saturday November 23rd 1974 – Steve Gibbons (first time, pub rock)
Sunday November 24th 1974 – Ruben & The Vets (first time from Reading, Doo Wop revival band, name taken from a Frank Zappa album, with permission. – Must be “Jets”??
Friday November 29th 1974 – Hot Wax Disco
Saturday November 30th 1974 – Sandgate

Sunday December 1st 1974 – Rave On (50s covers) – Sunday rock and roll night
Friday December 6th 1974 – Hot Wax Disco
Saturday December 7th 1974 – Gaffa (local boogie band) – Nottingham
Sunday December 7th 1974 – 50s Disco – Sunday rock and roll night
Friday December 13th 1974 – Hot Wax Disco
Saturday December 14th 1974 – Hustler
Sunday December 15th 1974 – Hellraisers (50s covers) – Sunday rock and roll night
Friday December 20th 1974 – Hot Wax Disco
Saturday December 21st 1974 – Gypsy (last ever gig)
Sunday December 22nd 1974 – Chip Ballinger & The 78s – Sunday rock and roll night
Friday December 27th 1974 – Hot Wax Disco
Saturday December 28th 1974 – U.F.O.
Sunday December 29th 1974 – Rave On (Local 50s group)

1975

Friday January 3rd 1975 – Hot Wax Disco
Saturday January 4th 1975 – Beckett
Sunday January 5th 1975 – Shakin’ Stevens & The Sunsets – Sunday rock and roll night
Friday January 10th 1975 – Hot Wax Disco
Saturday January 11th 1975 – String Driven Thing (first time, folk rock band)
Sunday January 12th 1975 – Ricky Storm & The Houndogs (50s) – Sunday rock and roll night
Friday January 17th 1975 – Hot Wax Disco
Saturday January 18th 1975 – Brett Marvin & The Thunderbolts (blues, funk, boogie)
Friday January 24th 1975 – Hot Wax Disco
Saturday January 25th 1975 – Sassafras – Featuring Terry Bennett.
Sunday January 26th 1975 – American Rock n Roll Disco – Sunday rock and roll night
Friday January 31st 1975 – Hot Wax Disco

Saturday February 1st 1975 – Edgar Broughton Band (psychedelic blues)
Sunday February 2nd 1975 – Earthquake – Sunday rock and roll night
Friday February 7th 1975 – Hot Wax Disco
Saturday February 8th 1975 – Kilburn & The High Roads (featured Ian Drury on vocals)
Sunday February 9th 1975 – Max & The Bluestars (five piece band from Huddersfield, 50s) – Sunday rock and roll night
Friday February 14th 1975 – Hot Wax Disco
Saturday February 15th 1975 – Steve Gibbons Band
Sunday February 16th 1975 – Ricky Storm & The Houndogs (50s) – Sunday rock and roll night
Friday February 21st 1975 – Hot Wax Disco
Saturday February 22nd 1975 – Strife (first visit)
Sunday February 23rd 1975 – American Rock n Roll Disco – Sunday rock and roll night
Friday February 28th 1975 – Hot Wax Disco

Saturday March 1st 1975 – Fusion Orchestra featuring Jill Saward
Sunday March 2nd 1975 – American Rock n Roll Disco – Sunday rock and roll night
Friday March 7th 1975 – Hot Wax Disco
Saturday March 8th 1975 – Woman featuring Ray Phillips (ex Budgie)
Sunday March 9th 1975 – Rave On (50s) – Sunday rock and roll night
Friday March 14th 1975 – Hot Wax Disco
Saturday March 15th 1975 – Stray
Sunday March 16th 1975 – Rock Island Line – Sunday rock and roll night
Friday March 21st 1975 – Hot Wax Disco
Saturday March 22nd 1975 – Global Village Trucking Co
Sunday March 23rd 1975 – American Rock n Roll Disco – Sunday rock and roll night
Friday March 28th 1975 – Hot Wax Disco
Saturday March 29th 1975 – Jack The Lad
Sunday March 30th 1975 – Yakkerty Yak (final appearance) – Sunday rock and roll night – Last night of Sunday Rock and Roll.

Friday April 4th 1975 – Hot Wax Disco
Saturday April 5th 1975 – Byzantium (first time)
Friday April 11th 1975 – Hot Wax Disco
Saturday April 12th 1975 – UPP (First time)
Friday April 18th 1975 – Hot Wax Disco
Saturday April 19th 1975 – Hustler
Sunday April 20th 1975 – Hot Wax Disco
Friday April 25th 1975 – Hot Wax Disco
Saturday April 26th 1975 – Limelight (Midlands group) – Notts group.
Sunday April 27th 1975 – Hot Wax Disco

Friday May 2nd 1975 – Hot Wax Disco
Saturday May 3rd 1975 – Kleptomania (Belgian heavy rock)
Sunday May 4th 1975 – Hot Wax Disco
Friday May 9th 1975 – Hot Wax Disco
Saturday May 10th 1975 – Sundance (West Midlands group)
Sunday May 11th 1975 – Hot Wax Disco
Friday May 16th 1975 – Hot Wax Disco
Saturday May 17th 1975 – Sandgate
Sunday May 18th 1975 – Hot Wax Disco
Friday May 23rd 1975 – Hot Wax Disco
Saturday May 24th 1975 – Stretch (Elmer Gantry vocals, ex Fleetwood Mac; Horishi Katar guitar; Paul Kirby guitar; Jim Russell drumsex Curved Air.
Sunday May 25th 1975 – Hot Wax Disco
Friday May 30th 1975 – Hot Wax Disco
Saturday May 31st 1975 – Neutrons (featuring Will Yousalt & Phill Ryan founder members of Man)

Friday June 6th 1975 – Hot Wax Disco
Saturday June 7th 1975 – Strife
Friday June 13th 1975 – Hot Wax Disco
Saturday June 14th 1975 – Trapeze (prior to USA tour with Rolling Stones)
Sunday June 15th 1975 – East Midlands Group Niight: Wheels – Local Band Night.
Friday June 20th 1975 – Hot Wax Disco
Saturday June 21st 1975 – Limelight – Notts group.
Sunday June 22nd 1975 – Sunday Southbank Rock, Gaffa (local) – Local Band Night.
Friday June 27th 1975 – Hot Wax Disco
Saturday June 28th 1975 – Nutz
Sunday June 29th 1975 – Desperate Dann including Al Gascoigne – Local Band Night.

Friday July 4th 1975 – Hot Wax Disco
Saturday July 5th 1975 – Woman
Sunday July 6th 1975 – Glider – Nottingham band, later Plummett Airlines – Local Band Night.
Friday July 11th 1975 – Hot Wax Disco
Saturday July 12th 1975 – Sam Apple Pie
Sunday July 13th 1975 – Wheels – Local Band Night.
Friday July 18th 1975 – Hot Wax Disco
Saturday July 19th 1975 – U.F.O
Sunday July 20th 1975 – Centaurius (local, first time) – Local Band Night.
Friday July 25th 1975 – Hot Wax Disco
Saturday July 26th 1975 – Sassafras (prior to US tour) – Featuring Terry Bennett.
Sunday July 27th 1975 – Nedd Ludd (local) – Local Band Night.

Friday August 1st 1975 – Hot Wax Disco
Saturday August 2nd 1975 – East of Eden
Sunday August 3rd 1975 – Wheels – Local Band Night.
Friday August 8th 1975 – Hot Wax Disco
Saturday August 9th 1975 – Global Village Trucking Co
Sunday August 10th 1975 – Matarka (local) – Local Band Night.
Friday August 15th 1975 – Hot Wax Disco
Saturday August 16th 1975 – Stretch
Sunday August 17th 1975 – Staple Diet featuring Colin Staples – Local Band Night.
Friday August 22nd 1975 – Hot Wax Disco
Friday August 29th 1975 – Hot Wax Disco
Saturday August 30th 1975 – Clancy (first time)
Sunday August 31st 1975 – Centaurius – Local Band Night.

Friday September 5th 1975 – Hot Wax Disco
Saturday September 6th 1975 – Nutz
Sunday September 7th 1975 – Plummet Airlines formerly Glider – Local Band Night.
Friday September 12th 1975 – Hot Wax Disco
Saturday September 13th 1975 – Trapeze (recorded live by Radio Trent)
Sunday September 14th 1975 – Gaffa – Local Band Night.
Friday September 19th 1975 – Hot Wax Disco
Saturday September 20th 1975 – Strife
Sunday September 21st 1975 – Lefty – Local Band Night.
Friday September 26th 1975 – Hot Wax Disco
Saturday September 27th 1975 – Wally
Sunday September 28th 1975 – Matarka – Local Band Night.

Friday October 3rd 1975 – Hot Wax Disco
Saturday October 4th 1975 – Alkatraz (featuring Stu Halliday, Will Yousalt & Jim Davis ex Neutrons)
Sunday October 5th 1975 – Colin Staples’ Staple Diet – Local Band Night.
Friday October 10th 1975 – Hot Wax Disco
Saturday October 11th 1975 – Hustler
Sunday October 12th 1975 – Wheels – Local Band Night.
Friday October 17th 1975 – Hot Wax Disco
Saturday October 18th 1975 – Nutz
Sunday October 19th 1975 – Zacariah (local) – Local Band Night.
Friday October 24th 1975 – Hot Wax Disco
Saturday October 25th 1975 – Stretch
Sunday October 26th 1975 – Gygapo – must be Gygafo who were a Leeds group
Friday October 31st 1975 – Hot Wax Disco

Saturday November 1st 1975 – Kraan (West German)
Sunday November 2nd 1975 – Snake Eye
Friday November 7th 1975 – Hot Wax Disco
Saturday November 8th 1975 – Hobo
Sunday November 9th 1975 – The Scorpions (Hamburg, RCA record label featuring Michael Schenker)
Friday November 14th 1975 – Hot Wax Disco
Saturday November 15th 1975 – Woman
Sunday November 16th 1975 – Matarka – Local Band Night.
Friday November 21st 1975 – Hot Wax Disco
Saturday November 22nd 1975 – Mick Abrahams Band
Sunday November 23rd 1975 – Wheels – Local Band Night.
Friday November 28th 1975 – Hot Wax Disco
Saturday November 29th 1975 – Lemmy’s Motorhead (Ex Hawkwind)
Sunday November 30th 1975 – Zacariah – Local Band Night.

Friday December 5th 1975 – Hot Wax Disco
Saturday December 6th 1975 – Banco (Italy’s top rock group)
Sunday December 7th 1975 – SF2 (from Lincoln, Melody Maker rock contest finalists) – Local Band Night.
Friday December 12th 1975 – Spin Dizzy Disc
Saturday December 13th 1975 – Hot Property
Sunday December 14th 1975 – Dagaband (recent headline at Marquee)

1976

Friday January 2nd 1976 – Spin Dizzy Disc
Saturday January 3rd 1976 – Sarraband
Sunday January 4th 1976 – Warlord (East Midlands band) – Local Band Night.
Friday January 9th 1976 – Spin Dizzy Disc
Saturday January 10th 1976 – Strife
Sunday January 11th 1976 – Q.Y.L (from Leeds)
Friday January 16th 1976 – Spin Dizzy Disc
Saturday January 17th 1976 – Stray
Sunday January 18th 1976 – Zacariah – Local Band Night.
Friday January 23rd 1976 – Spin Dizzy Disc
Saturday January 24th 1976 – Slowbone (first time from East London)
Sunday January 25th 1976 – Mensch – Local Band Night
Friday January 30th 1976 – Spin Dizzy Disc
Saturday January 31st 1976 – Sorahan

Sunday February 1st 1976 – UPP
Friday February 6th 1976 – Spin Dizzy Disc
Saturday February 7th 1976 – Wheels – Nottingham
Sunday February 8th 1976 – Cold Lady River (from London, first time)
Friday February 13th 1976 – Spin Dizzy Disc
Saturday February 14th 1976 – Halfbreed (first time)
Sunday February 15th 1976 – Charlie (“Fantasy Girls” album out on Polydor)
Friday February 20th 1976 – Spin Dizzy Disc
Saturday February 21st 1976 – Woman
Sunday February 22nd 1976 – Mister Big (just toured with Queen in UK, about to tour in Japan)
Saturday February 28th 1976 – Sam Apple Pie

Sunday March 1st 1976 – Flett (first time) – Nottingham
Saturday March 6th 1976 – Nutz
Sunday March 7th 1976 – The Scorpions, plus Aaron
Saturday March 13th 1976 – Agnes Strange
Sunday March 14th 1976 – Liln (including ex member of Judas Priest)
Saturday March 20th 1976 – Gryphon (just toured with Yes)
Sunday March 21st 1976 – Zacariah (recorded by Radio Trent)
Saturday March 27th 1976 – String Driven Thing
Sunday March 28th 1976 – Colosseum II featuring Gary Moore & Jon Hiseman

Saturday April 3rd 1976 – Strife
Sunday April 4th 1976 – Ice – Nottingham
Saturday April 10th 1976 – Little Bob Storey (French)
Sunday April 11th 1976 – Satis
Saturday April 24th 1976 – Krazy Kat (ex members of Capability Brown)
Sunday April 26th 1976 – Babe Ruth

Saturday May 1st 1976 – Flett – Nottingham
Sunday May 2nd 1976 – Zacariah – Ilkeston/Notingham
Saturday May 8th 1976 – Shanghai (recorded by Radio Trent, previously appeared on The Old Grey Whistle Test
Sunday May 9th 1976 – Secondhand Band (just signed to Rocket Records)
Saturday May 15th 1976 – Mick Abrahams Band
Sunday May 16th 1976 – Jerutshta
Saturday May 22nd 1976 – George Hatcher Band (recently supported Canned Heat)
Sunday May 23rd 1976 – Son Of A Bitch (ex John Verity Band)
Saturday May 29th 1976 – Frupp
Sunday May 30th 1976 – Rudi (local)

Friday June 4th 1976 – Disco
Saturday June 5th 1976 – Woman
Sunday June 6th 1976 – Rudi
Friday June 11th 1976 – Backdoor (jazz rock)
Saturday June 12th 1976 – Medicine Head
Sunday June 13th 1976 – Flett
Friday June 25th 1976 – Disco
Saturday June 26th 1976 – Nutz
Sunday June 27th 1976 – Captain Cooks Dog (Ex Centaurius)

Friday July 2nd 1976 – Heavy Disco
Saturday July 3rd 1976 – George Hatcher Band (ex Allman Brothers Band & Marshall Tucker Band)
Sunday July 4th 1976 – Rockin’ Pneumonia (50s)
Friday July 9th 1976 – Disco
Saturday July 10th 1976 – Rick Grech Band (ex Blind Faith, Family, KGB)
Sunday July 11th 1976 – Son Of A Bitch
Friday July 16th 1976 – Disco
Saturday July 17th 1976 – R.D.R
Sunday July 18th 1976 – Zipper (First time)
Friday July 23rd 1976 – Wheels – Nottingham
Saturday July 24th 1976 – Giggles
Sunday July 25th 1976 – Ginty (from Leicester, first time)
Friday July 30th 1976 – Disco
Saturday July 31st 1976 – Strife

Sunday August 1st 1976 – Gaffa – Nottingham
Friday August 6th 1976 – Disco
Saturday August 7th 1976 – Captain Cooks Dog – Nottingham
Sunday August 8th 1976 – Casino
Friday August 13th 1976 – Disco
Saturday August 14th 1976 – Dirty Tricks (recorded by Radio Trent) – Featuring Terry Horbury
Sunday August 15th 1976 – Blitz (ex budgie)
Friday August 20th 1976 – Heavy Disco
Saturday August 21st 1976 – The Sex Pistols
Sunday August 22nd 1976 – Jerutshta
Friday August 27th 1976 – Disco
Sunday August 29th 1976 – Suburban Studs – Birmingham punk band.

Friday September 3rd 1976 – Disco
Saturday September 4th 1976 – Raymond Frogatt
Sunday September 5th 1976 – Early Bird
Friday September 10th 1976 – Disco
Saturday September 11th 1976 – Soho Jets
Sunday September 12th 1976 – Grind
Friday September 17th 1976 – Disco
Saturday September 18th 1976 – Meal Ticket
Sunday September 19th 1976 – Machine
Friday September 24th 1976 – Disco
Saturday September 25th 1976 – Woman
Sunday September 26th 1976 – Superdude (Ex Odysseus & Stone Pony)

Friday October 1st 1976 – Disco
Saturday October 2nd 1976 – Sam Apple Pie
Sunday October 3rd 1976 – The Groundhogs & Unicorn
Friday October 8th 1976 – Gaffa – Nottingham
Saturday October 9th 1976 – Salt
Sunday October 10th 1976 – Heavy Disco
Friday October 15th 1976 – Lion featuring Pete Boot (ex Budgie)
Saturday October 16th 1976 – George Hatcher Band
Sunday October 17th 1976 – Early Bird
Friday October 22nd 1976 – Possessed
Saturday October 23rd 1976 – Rainmaker (Dutch band)
Sunday October 24th 1976 – Disco
Friday October 29th 1976 – Stress
Saturday October 30th 1976 – Vardis
Sunday October 31st 1976 – Heavy Disco

Friday November 5th 1976 – Lefthand Drive
Saturday November 6th 1976 – Captain Cooks Dog – Nottingham
Sunday November 7th 1976 – The Scorpions
Saturday November 13th 1976 – Sassafras – Featuring Terry Bennett.
Sunday November 14th 1976 – Pat Travers (Canadian)
Saturday November 20th 1976 – Motorhead
Sunday November 21st 1976 – Heavy Disco
Saturday November 27th 1976 – Sam Apple Pie
Sunday November 28th 1976 – Heavy Disco

Friday December 3rd 1976 – Nutz
Saturday December 4th 1976 – Stray
Saturday December 11th 1976 – Sam Apple Pie
Sunday December 13th 1976 – Trapeze
Saturday December 18th 1976 – Strife
Sunday December 19th 1976 – Gaffa “The Way Ahead Xmas Party” – Nottingham
Friday December 24th 1976 – Plummet Airlines – Nottingham
Friday December 31st 1976 – Staple Diet – Nottingham

1977

Friday January 7th 1977 – Cisco – Nottingham
Saturday January 8th 1977 – R.D.R
Sunday January 9th 1977 – Heartbreakers (ex New York Dolls Jerry Nolan & Johnny Thunders + Richard Hell ex Television)
Friday January 14th 1977 – Cisco – Nottingham
Saturday January 15th 1977 – Woman
Sunday January 16th 1977 – Jim Crow (From Sheffield)
Friday January 21st 1977 – Limelight – Nottingham
Saturday January 22nd 1977 – Suicide & Bandana
Sunday January 23rd 1977 – Tatum – Nottingham
Friday January 28th 1977 – Slender Loris – Birmingham/Nottingham
Saturday January 29th 1977 – Charlie (featured on Old Grey Whistle Test that week)
Sunday January 30th 1977 – Rodger (from Sheffield)

Friday February 4th 1977 – Cisco – Nottingham
Saturday February 5th 1977 – Motorhead
Sunday February 6th 1977 – Greensleeper (first time)
Friday February 11th 1977 – Matarka – Nottingham
Saturday February 12th 1977 – Raymond Froggatt
Sunday February 13th 1977 – Tatum – Nottingham
Friday February 18th 1977 – Limelight – Nottingham
Saturday February 19th 1977 – George Hatcher Band
Sunday February 20th 1977 – Rodger
Friday February 25th 1977 – Slender Loris – Birmingham/Nottingham
Saturday February 26th 1977 – Dirty Tricks – Featuring Terry Horbury
Sunday February 27th 1977 – Gwaihir – Nottingham

Friday March 11th 1977 – Cisco – Nottingham
Saturday March 12th 1977 – Stray
Sunday March 13th 1977 – Peter Green Band
Friday March 18th 1977 – Limelight – Nottingham
Saturday March 19th 1977 – Trapeze
Sunday March 20th 1977 – Nasty Pop
Friday March 25th 1977 – Staple Diet – Featuring Colin Staples – Nottingham
Saturday March 26th 1977 – Strife
Sunday March 27th 1977 – S.F.2 (first time) – Lincoln group

Friday April 1st 1977 – Limelight – Nottingham
Saturday April 2nd 1977 – Nutz (just toured with Black sabbath)
Sunday April 3rd 1977 – Kelley’s Eye (Ex Flett & Wheels) – Nottingham
Friday April 8th 1977 – Matarka – Nottingham
Saturday April 9th 1977 – Giggles
Sunday April 10th 1977 – Tatum – Nottingham
Friday April 15th 1977 – Limelight – Nottingham
Saturday April 16th 1977 – Vesousias
Sunday April 17th 1977 – Trampus
Friday April 22nd 1977 – Matarka – Nottingham
Saturday April 23rd 1977 – CC Dog – Captain Cooks Dog (Nottingham)
Sunday April 24th 1977 – Bastille (first time)
Friday April 29th 1977 – Some Chicken – New Wave Special – Nottingham band
Saturday April 30th 1977 – Radiator (ex Air Force, Snafu & Lindisfarne)
Sunday April 31st 1977 – Odin’s Storm

Friday May 6th 1977 – Matarka – Nottingham
Saturday May 7th 1977 – A Band Called O
Sunday May 8th 1977 – Azel
Friday May 13th 1977 – Limelight – Nottingham
Saturday May 14th 1977 – R.D.R
Sunday May 15th 1977 – Kelley’s Eye – Nottingham
Friday May 20th 1977 – Nutz
Saturday May 21st 1977 – Ace Kefford’s Rock Star
Sunday May 22nd 1977 – Matarka – Nottingham
Friday May 27th 1977 – Limelight – Nottingham
Saturday May 28th 1977 – Ultravox
Sunday May 29th 1977 – Bastille

Friday June 3rd 1977 – Quo Vardis
Saturday June 4th 1977 – The Boys (new wave)
Sunday June 5th 1977 – Kukulkan
Saturday June 11th 1977 – Lew Lewis
Sunday June 12th 1977 – The Amazon Blades (From London) – must be The Amazorblades from Brighton featuring Steve Harris from Nottingham.
Friday June 17th 1977 – Strife
Saturday June 18th 1977 – George Hatcher Band
Sunday June 19th 1977 – The Next Band
Friday June 24th 1977 – Strife
Saturday June 25th 1977 – Jenny Haan’s Lion
Sunday June 26th 1977 – Tatum – Nottingham band.

Friday July 1st 1977 – Disco
Saturday July 2nd 1977 – Stray
Sunday July 3rd 1977 – Kelley’s Eye – Nottingham band.
Friday July 8th 1977 – Disco
Saturday July 9th 1977 – Magnum (just toured with Judas Priest)
Sunday July 10th 1977 – Odin’s Storm
Friday July 15th 1977 – Disco
Saturday July 16th 1977 – Jack The Lad (last performance)
Sunday July 17th 1977 – Cloks (was Matarka) – Nottingham band.
Friday July 22nd 1977 – Disco
Saturday July 23rd 1977 – Motorhead
Sunday July 24th 1977 – Gygapo – maybe Gygafo
Friday July 29th 1977 – Disco
Saturday July 30th 1977 – Raymond Froggatt
Sunday July 31st 1977 – Outward Band – Nottingham band.

Friday August 5th 1977 – Disco
Saturday August 6th 1977 – The Next Band
Sunday August 7th 1977 – Valkyrie
Friday August 12th 1977 – Disco
Saturday August 13th 1977 – Quartz (latest album produced by Tony lommi from Black Sabbath)
Sunday August 14th 1977 – Chain
Friday August 19th 1977 – Disco
Saturday August 20th 1977 – Strife
Sunday August 21st 1977 – Kelley’s Eye – Nottingham band.
Friday August 26th 1977 – Disco
Saturday August 27th 1977 – Kukulkan
Sunday August 28th 1977 – Jobe St Day

Friday September 2nd 1977 – Disco
Saturday September 3rd 1977 – Trapeze
Sunday September 4th 1977 – Quo Vardis
Friday September 9th 1977 – Disco
Saturday September 10th 1977 – Shanghai
Sunday September 11th 1977 – Elko (heavy three piece) – Nottingham band.
Friday September 16th 1977 – Disco
Saturday September 17th 1977 – Nutz
Sunday September 18th 1977 – Strange Mist (first time)
Saturday September 24th 1977 – The O Band
Sunday September 25th 1977​ – The Flying Axe Band. Might be The Flying Aces.
Friday September 30th 1977 – Disco

Saturday October 1st 1977 – Strider
Sunday October 2nd 1977 – Quo Vardis
Friday October 7th 1977 – Disco
Saturday October 8th 1977 – Kelley’s Eye – Nottingham band.
Sunday October 9th 1977 – Bullit
Friday October 14th 1977 – Disco
Saturday October 15th 1977 – George Hatcher Band
Sunday October 21st 1977 – Disco
Saturday October 22nd 1977 – Flying Aus
Thursday October 27th 1977 – Nutz record a live album at The Boat
Friday October 28th 1977 – Nutz record a live album at The Boat
Saturday October 29th 1977 – Jenny Haan’s Lion

Friday November 4th 1977 – Disco
Saturday November 5th 1977 – Strife
Friday November 11th 1977 – Disco
Saturday November 12th 1977 – Colosseum II featuring Gary Moore & John Hiseman
Saturday November 19th 1977 – Tyla Gang
Friday November 25th 1977 – Disco
Saturday November 26th 1977 – Kukulkan. Bradford band.

Friday December 2nd 1977 – Disco
Saturday December 3rd 1977 – Trapeze
Friday December 9th 1977 – Disco
Saturday December 10th 1977 – Stray
Saturday December 17th 1977 – Radio Stars
Sunday December 18th 1977 – One Night Only
Friday December 23rd 1977 – Disco
Saturday December 24th 1977 – Limelight – Nottingham band.
Friday December 30th 1977 – Disco
Saturday December 31st 1977 – Gaffa & GKFA – Nottingham bands.

1978

Friday January 6th 1978 – Disco
Saturday January 7th 1978 – R.D.R
Friday January 13th 1978 – Disco
Saturday January 14th 1978 – The Next Band
Friday January 20th 1978 – Disco
Saturday January 21st 1978 – Strife
Friday January 27th 1978 – Disco
Saturday January 28th 1978 – Quartz

Friday February 3rd 1978 – Disco
Saturday February 4th 1978 – Nutz
Sunday February 5th 1978 – Eyewitness – Nottingham band.
Saturday February 11th 1978 – Jenny Haan’s Lion
Friday February 17th 1978 – Disco
Saturday February 18th 1978 – Ray Phillips Band plus Ludwig Wolf
Friday February 24th 1978 – Disco
Saturday February 25th 1978 – Palomino (from Birmingham)
Sunday February 26th 1978 – The Turbines – Nottingham band.

Friday March 3rd 1978 – Disco
Saturday March 4th 1978 – R.D.R
Friday March 10th 1978 – Disco
Saturday March 11th 1978 – Gygapo – maybe Gygafo
Friday March 17th 1978 – Disco
Saturday March 18th 1978 – Trapeze
Friday March 24th 1978 – Disco
Saturday March 25th 1978 – The Heavy Metal Rockers
Friday March 31st 1978 – Disco

Saturday April 1st 1978 – Quartz
Sunday April 2nd 1978 – The Turbines – Nottingham band.
Friday April 7th 1978 – Disco
Saturday April 8th 1978 – John Grimaldi’s Cheap Flights (ex Argent)
Sunday April 9th 1978 – The Next Band
Friday April 14th 1978 – Disco
Saturday April 15th 1978 – Vapour Trails (Kiki Dee’s backing band)
Saturday April 22nd 1978 – The Young Ones (first time)
Friday April 28th 1978 – Disco
Saturday April 29th 1978 – Supercharge
Sunday April 30th 1978 – Gwaihir plus Art Failure – Nottingham bands.

Friday May 6th 1978 – Head Waiter (featuring Doug Ferguson, ex Camel)
Saturday May 7th 1978 – The Next Band
Friday May 12th 1978 – Disco
Saturday May 13th 1978 – Limelight – Nottingham band.
Sunday May 14th 1978 – Kyro – Nottingham band.
Friday May 19th 1978 – Disco
Saturday May 20th 1978 – R.D.R
Sunday May 21st 1978 – Art Failure – Nottingham band.
Friday May 26th 1978 – Disco
Saturday May 27th 1978 – Wailing Cocks (from London)
Sunday May 28th 1978 – The Next Band

Friday June 2nd 1978 – Disco
Saturday June 10th 1978 – Buster James Band
Sunday June 11th 1978 – Art Failure & The Hormones – Nottingham bands.
Friday June 16th 1978 – Disco
Saturday June 17th 1978 – Sassafras – Featuring Terry Bennett.
Sunday June 18th 1978 – The Next Band
Friday June 23rd 1978 – Disco
Saturday June 24th 1978 – Dire Straits (recent tour with the Climax Blues Band)
Sunday June 25th 1978 – Kyro – Nottingham band.
Friday June 30th 1978 – Disco

Saturday July 1st 1978 – Supercharge
Sunday July 2nd 1978 – George Hatcher Band
Friday July 7th 1978 – Disco
Saturday July 8th 1978 – The Pirates (first time)
Sunday July 9th 1978 – Art Failure – Nottingham band.
Friday July 14th 1978 – Disco
Saturday July 15th 1978​ – Blazer Blazer
Sunday July 16th 1978 – Kyro – Nottingham band.
Friday July 21st 1978 – Disco
Saturday July 22nd 1978 – Trapeze (before a US tour)
Sunday July 23rd 1978 – Race Against Time (first time)
Friday July 28th 1978 – Disco
Saturday July 29th 1978 – Magnum
Sunday July 30th 1978 – Art Failure – Nottingham band.

Friday August 4th 1978 – Disco
Saturday August 5th 1978 – Band of Joy
Sunday August 6th 1978 – Kyro – Nottingham band.
Friday August 11th 1978 – Disco
Saturday August 12th 1978 – Champion (ex member of Wings)
Friday August 18th 1978 – Disco
Saturday August 19th 1978 – Quartz
Sunday August 20th 1978 – Kyro – Nottingham band.
Friday August 25th 1978 – Disco
Saturday August 26th 1978 – No Sweat

Friday September 1st 1978 – Disco
Saturday September 2nd 1978 – Limelight – Nottingham band.
Sunday September 3rd 1978 – Spoonful– Derby/Nottingham band.
Friday September 8th 1978 – Disco
Saturday September 9th 1978 – Blazer Blazer (featuring Simon Fox, ex Be Bop Delux)
Sunday September 10th 1978 – Kyro – Nottingham band.
Friday September 15th 1978 – Disco
Saturday September 16th 1978 – Crawler (were Back Street Crawler)
Sunday September 17th 1978 – Spoonful– Derby/Nottingham band.
Friday September 22nd 1978 – Disco
Saturday September 23rd 1978 – Magnum
Sunday September 24th 1978 – Kyro – Nottingham band.
Friday September 29th 1978 – Disco
Saturday September 30th 1978 – Quartz
Sunday September 31st 1978 – Spoonful– Derby/Nottingham band.

Saturday October 7th 1978 – Strife
Sunday October 8th 1978 – Kyro – Nottingham band.
Friday October 13th 1978 – Disco
Saturday October 14th 1978 – Marseille
Sunday October 15th 1978 – Spoonful– Derby/Nottingham band.
Friday October 20th 1978 – Disco
Saturday October 21st 1978 – Quartz
Sunday October 22nd 1978 – Disco
Friday October 27th 1978 – Disco
Saturday October 28th 1978 – Eric Bell Band
Sunday October 29th 1978 – Spoonful– Derby/Nottingham band.

Friday November 3rd 1978 – Disco
Saturday November 4th 1978 – Orphan
Sunday November 5th 1978 – Disco
Friday November 10th 1978 – Disco
Sunday November 12th 1978 – Disco
Friday November 17th 1978 – Disco
Saturday November 18th 1978 – Dave Lewis Band
Sunday November 19th 1978 – The Next Band
Friday November 24th 1978 – Disco
Saturday November 25th 1978 – Supercharge
Sunday November 26th 1978 – Kyro – Nottingham band.

Friday December 1st 1978 – Disco
Saturday December 2nd 1978 – Wild Horses
Sunday December 3rd 1978 – Art Failure – Nottingham band.
Friday December 8th 1978 – Disco
Saturday December 9th 1978 – Quartz
Friday December 15th 1978 – Disco
Saturday December 16th 1978 – Spud
Sunday December 17th 1978 – Way Ahead Xmas Party
Friday December 22nd 1978 – Disco
Saturday December 23rd 1978 – Nutz
Sunday December 24th 1978 – Limelight – Nottingham band.
Friday December 29th 1978 – Disco
Saturday December 30th 1978 – Strife
Sunday December 31st 1978 – Gaffa – Nottingham band.

1979

Friday January 5th 1979 – Disco
Saturday January 6th 1979 – Eric Bell Band
Sunday January 7th 1979 – R.D.R
Friday January 12th 1979 – Disco
Saturday January 13th 1979 – Eric Bell Band
Friday January 19th 1979 – Disco
Saturday January 20th 1979 – R.D.R
Friday January 26th 1979 – Disco
Saturday January 27th 1979 – Lightning Raiders (featuring ex members of Pink Fairies & The Alex Harvey Band)

Friday February 2nd 1979 – Disco
Saturday February 3rd 1979 – Dirty Tricks (featuring Terry Horbury)
Friday February 9th 1979 – Disco
Saturday February 10th 1979 – Racing Cars
Friday February 16th 1979 – Disco
Saturday February 17th 1979 – Quartz
Sunday February 18th 1979 – Wild Horses
Friday February 23rd 1979 – Disco
Saturday February 24th 1979 – The Pretenders

Friday March 2nd 1979 – Disco
Saturday March 3rd 1979 – Tony McPhee’s Terraplane
Friday March 9th 1979 – Disco
Saturday March 10th 1979 – Gary Holton Band
Friday March 16th 1979 – Disco
Saturday March 17th 1979 – Grand Hotel
Friday March 23rd 1979 – Disco
Saturday March 24th 1979 – Lee Bromham (ex lead guitar with Stray)

Friday April 6th 1979 – Disco
Saturday April 7th 1979 – Nutz
Friday April 13th 1979 – Disco
Saturday April 14th 1979 – Limelight – Nottingham band.
Sunday April 15th 1979 – Gordon Rowley & Friends (ex Nutz)
Friday April 20th 1979 – Disco
Saturday April 21st 1979 – Magic
Friday April 27th 1979 – Disco
Saturday April 28th 1979 – Gwaihir – Nottingham

Friday May 4th 1979 – Disco
Saturday May 5th 1979 – Next Band
Friday May 11th 1979 – Disco
Saturday May 12th 1979 – Freez
Friday May 18th 1979 – Disco
Saturday May 19th 1979 – Eric Bell Band
Friday May 25th 1979 – Disco
Saturday May 26th 1979 – No Dice

Friday June 1st 1979 – Disco
Saturday June 2nd 1979 – Quartz
Friday June 8th 1979 – Disco
Saturday June 9th 1979 – Sassafras – Featuring Terry Bennett.
Friday June 15th 1979 – Disco
Saturday June 16th 1979 – Lee Farden
Friday June 22nd 1979 – Disco
Saturday June 23rd 1979 – Paris
Friday June 29th 1979 – Disco
Saturday June 30th 1979 – Fischer – Z

Sunday July 1st 1979 – Voyager
Friday July 6th 1979 – Disco
Saturday July 7th 1979 – Next
Saturday July 14th 1979 – Gary Holton & The Villains
Saturday July 21st 1979 – Freez
Saturday July 28th 1979 – Simple Minds

Saturday August 4th 1979 – Limelight – Nottingham band.
Friday August 10th 1979 – Disco
Saturday August 11th 1979 – Whitespirit
Friday August 17th 1979 – Disco
Saturday August 18th 1979 – Eric Bell Band
Saturday August 25th 1979 – Charity Disco
Friday August 31st 1979 – Disco

Saturday September 1st 1979 – Whitespirit
Friday September 7th 1979 – Disco
Saturday September 8th 1979 – Quartz
Friday September 14th 1979 – Disco
Saturday September 15th 1979 – Little Axe
Friday September 21st 1979 – Disco
Saturday September 22nd 1979 – Saxon
Friday September 28th 1979 – Disco
Saturday September 29th 1979 – Def Leppard (unconfirmed)

Friday October 5th 1979 – Disco
Saturday October 6th 1979 – Iron Maiden
Friday October 12th 1979 – Disco
Saturday October 13th 1979 – Megalomania Disco (Bombshell advertised)
Friday October 19th 1979 – Disco
Saturday October 20th 1979 – Jameson Raid
Friday October 26th 1979 – Disco
Saturday October 27th 1979 – Freez
Sunday October 28th 1979 – Disco

Thursday November 1st 1979 – Ultravox
Friday November 2nd 1979 – Disco
Saturday November 3rd 1979 – Eric Bell Band
Friday November 9th 1979 – Disco
Saturday November 10th 1979 – Wild Horses
Friday November 23rd 1979 – Disco
Saturday November 24th 1979 – Lone Star & Angel Street
Friday November 30th 1979 – Disco

Saturday December st 1979 – Berlin
Friday December 7th 1979 – Disco
Saturday December 8th 1979 – Whitespirit
Sunday December 9th 1979 – Disco
Friday December 14th 1979 – Disco
Saturday December 5th 1979 – Quartz
Friday December 21st 1979 – Disco
Saturday December 22nd 1979 – Budgie
Sunday December 24th 1979 – Limelight – Nottingham band.
Saturday December 29th 1979 – Magic
Monday December 31st 1979 – Way Ahead Party – Nottingham magazine.

1980

Friday January 4th 1980 – Disco
Saturday January 5th 1980 – Mistress
Friday January 11th 1980 – Disco
Saturday January 12th 1980 – Urchin
Friday January 18th 1980 – Disco
Saturday January 19th 1980 – Whitespirit
Friday January 25th 1980 – Disco
Saturday January 26th 1980 – Berlin

Friday February 1st 1980 – Disco
Saturday February 2nd 1980 – Sassafras – Featuring Terry Bennett.
Friday February 8th 1980 – Disco
Saturday February 9th 1980 – Leargo
Friday February 15th 1980 – Disco
Saturday February 16th 1980 – Sam Apple Pie
Tuesday February 19th 1980 – Saxon
Friday February 22nd 1980 – Disco
Saturday February 23rd 1980 – Def Leppard, Witchfynde

Saturday March 1st 1980 – Raid (unconfirmed)
Friday March 7th 1980 – Disco
Saturday March 8th 1980 – Metro
Monday March 10th 1980 – The Cramps
Friday March 14th 1980 – Disco
Saturday March 15th 1980 – Berlin
Friday March 21st 1980 – Disco
Saturday March 22nd 1980 – Quartz
Tuesday March 25th 1980 – Magnum, Tygers of Pan Tang
Friday March 28th 1980 – Disco
Saturday March 29th 1980 – Limelight – Nottingham band.

Friday April 4th 1980 – Disco
Saturday April 5th 1980 – Sledgehammer
Friday April 11th 1980 – Disco
Saturday April 12th 1980 – Diamond Head
Friday April 18th 1980 – Eric Bell (unconfirmed)
Monday April 21st 1980 – Wild Horses
Friday April 25th 1980 – Disco
Saturday April 26th 1980 – Girl
Monday April 28th 1980 – The Members

Friday May 2nd 1980 – Disco
Saturday May 3rd 1980 – Whitespirit
Monday May 5th 1980 – Holly & The Italians
Friday May 9th 1980 – Disco
Saturday May 10th 1980 – Javelin, Dawn Trader (Nottingham band).
Friday May 16th 1980 – Disco
Saturday May 17th 1980 – The E.F. Band
Tuesday May 20th 1980 – John Otway & Wild Willy Barrett
Friday May 23rd 1980 – Disco
Saturday May 24th 1980​ – Dedringer
Friday May 30th 1980 – Disco
Saturday May 31st 1980 – Lone Star

Tuesday June 3rd 1980 – Dark Star, Chevy
Friday June 6th 1980 – Disco
Saturday June 7th 1980 – Quartz
Tuesday June 10th 1980 – Budgie
Friday June 13th 1980 – Disco
Saturday June 14th 1980 – Sassafras with Terry Bennett
Sunday June 15th 1980 – Radio Nottingham Roadshow & Disco
Tuesday June 17th 1980 – Psychedelic (Furs I presume)
Saturday June 28th 1980 – Trespass

Friday July 4th 1980 – Disco
Saturday July 5th 1980 – Girlschool
Friday July 11th 1980 – Disco
Saturday July 12th 1980 – Diamond Head
Friday July 18th 1980 – Disco
Saturday July 19th 1980 – Eric Bell Band
Friday July 25th 1980 – Disco
Saturday July 26th 1980 – Witchfynde
Tuesday July 29th 1980 – The Spectres (featuring Glen Matlock ex Sex Pistols & Danny Kurstow

Friday August 1st 1980 – Disco
Saturday August 2nd 1980 – Taurus
Saturday August 9th 1980 – Whitespirit (unconfirmed)
Friday August 22nd 1980 – Disco
Tuesday August 26th 1980 – The Expressos
Friday August 29th 1980 – Disco
Saturday August 30th 1980 – Fist

Friday September 5th 1980 – Disco
Saturday September 6th 1980 – Broken Home
Wednesday September 10th 1980 – Janet & The Icebergs (Siouxsie & The Banshees)
Friday September 12th 1980 – Disco
Saturday September 13th 1980 – Stray
Tuesday September 16th 1980 – Young Marble Giants
Saturday September 20th 1980 – Quartz (unconfirmed)
Friday September 26th 1980 – Disco
Saturday September 27th 1980 – Money
Tuesday September 30th 1980 – The Dead Kennedys, U.K. Decay

Friday October 3rd 1980 – Disco
Saturday October 4th 1980 – Ethel The Frog
Tuesday October 7th 1980 – U2
Saturday October 11th 1980 – Eric Bell Band
Tuesday October 14th 1980 – Dangerous Girls
Saturday October 18th 1980 – More
Tuesday October 21st 1980 – The Dance Band
Friday October 24th 1980 – Disco
Saturday October 25th 1980 – Limelight – Nottingham band.
Tuesday October 28th 1980 – The Associates
Friday October 31st 1980 – Disco

Saturday November 1st 1980 – Dawn Trader (Nottingham band).
Tuesday November 4th 1980 – Classic Nouveux (ex X Ray Spex)
Friday November 7th 1980 – Disco
Saturday November 8th 1980 – Budgie
Tuesday November 11th 1980 – Comsat Angels
Friday November 14th 1980 – Disco
Saturday November 15th 1980 – Whitespirit
Tuesday November 18th 1980 – The Fall
Friday November 21st 1980 – Disco
Saturday November 22nd 1980 – Section 25
Tuesday November 25th 1980 – Killing Joke

Friday December 5th 1980 – Disco
Saturday December 6th 1980 – Ex Directory
Tuesday December 9th 1980 – Bow Wow Wow
Friday December 12th 1980 – Disco
Saturday December 13th 1980 – Whitespirit
Tuesday December 16th 1980 – The Professionals
Friday December 19th 1980 – Disco
Saturday December 20th 1980 – More
Wednesday December 24th 1980 – Disco

1981

Saturday January 3rd 1981 – Ex Directory
Friday January 9th 1981 – Disco
Saturday January 10th 1981 – Limelight – Nottingham band.
Saturday January 17th 1981 – Quartz
Friday January 23rd 1981 – Disco
Saturday January 24th 1981 – Budgie
Saturday January 31st 1981 – Weapon (unconfirmed)

Friday February 6th 1981 – Disco
Saturday February 7th 1981 – Chevy
Saturday February 14th 1981 – Deep Joy
Tuesday February 17th 1981 – Flatbackers (unconfirmed)
Friday February 20th 1981 – Disco
Saturday February 21st 1981 – Trespass
Friday February 27th 1981 – Disco
Saturday February 28th 1981 – Paralex (Notts Group)

Saturday March 7th 1981 – Chevy
Sunday March 8th 1981 – Disco
Friday March 13th 1981 – Disco
Saturday March 14th 1981 – Quartz
Sunday March 15th 1981 – Disco
Friday March 20th 1981 – Disco
Saturday March 21st 1981 – Sparta, Overdrive
Sunday March 22nd 1981 – Disco
Friday March 27th 1981 – Disco
Saturday March 28th 1981 – Stray
Sunday March 29th 1981 – Disco
Tuesday March 31st 1981 – Orange Juice, Altered Images

Friday April 3rd 1981 – Disco
Saturday April 4th 1981 – Dark Star
Sunday April 5th 1981 – Disco
Friday April 10th 1981 – Disco
Saturday April 11th 1981 – Nightwing
Sunday April 12th 1981 – Disco
Friday April 17th 1981 – Disco
Saturday April 18th 1981 – Lionheart
Friday April 24th 1981 – Disco
Saturday April 25th 1981 – Vardis

Friday May 1st 1981 – Disco
Saturday May 2nd 1981 – Paralex (Notts Group)
Saturday May 9th 1981 – A II Z
Tuesday May 12th 1981 – The Honeydrippers (Featuring Robert Plant)
Saturday May 16th 1981 – Limelight – Nottinghamshire band.
Saturday May 23rd 1981 – Race against time
Friday May 29th 1981 – Disco
Saturday May 30th 1981 – Disco

Friday June 5th 1981 – Disco
Saturday June 6th 1981 – Disco
Friday June 12th 1981 – Disco
Saturday June 13th 1981 – Disco
Friday June 19th 1981 – Disco
Saturday June 20th 1981 – Disco (Praying Mantis cancelled)
Friday June 26th 1981 – Disco
Saturday June 27th 1981 – Disco

Friday July 3rd 1981 – Disco
Friday July 10th 1981 – Disco
Friday July 17th 1981 – Disco
Saturday July 18th 1981 – The Byron (ex Uriah Heep)
Friday July 31st 1981 – Disco

Friday August 7th 1981 – Disco
Friday August 14th 1981 – Disco
Friday August 21st 1981 – Disco
Friday August 28th 1981 – Disco

Friday September 4th 1981 – Disco

Friday October 2nd 1981 – Disco
Saturday October 3rd 1981 – Disco
Friday October 23rd 1981 – Disco
Saturday October 24th 1981 – Easy

Friday November20th 1981 – Disco
Saturday November21st 1981 – Limelight – Nottingham band.
Friday November27th 1981 – Disco
Saturday November28th 1981 – Disco

Friday December 4th 1981 – Disco
Saturday December 5th 1981 – Disco
Friday December 11th 1981 – Disco
Saturday December 12th 1981 – Disco
Friday December 18th 1981 – Disco
Saturday December 19th 1981 – Trapeze
Thursday December 24th 1981 – Disco
Thursday December 31st 1981 – Disco

1982

Friday January 8th 1982 – Disco
Saturday January 9th 1982 – Disco
Friday January 15th 1982 – Disco
Saturday January 16th 1982 – Disco
Friday January 22nd 1982 – Disco
Saturday January 23rd 1982 – Disco
Friday January 29th 1982 – Disco
Saturday January 30th 1982 – Disco

Friday February 5th 1982 – Disco
Saturday February 6th 1982 – Disco
Monday February 22nd 1982 – Raven, Dawn Trader – Nottingham band.
Friday February 26th 1982 – Disco
Saturday February 27th 1982 – Disco

Friday March 12th 1982 – Disco
Saturday March 13th 1982 – Disco

Friday May 21st 1982 – Disco
Saturday May 22nd 1982 – Disco
Sunday May 23rd 1982 – Disco

Saturday September 25th 1982 – Limelight – Nottingham band.

Friday October 1st 1982 – Disco
Saturday October 2nd 1982 – Saracen
Sunday October 3rd 1982 – Disco

1999

Saturday October 30th 1999 – Six By Seven, Solid State Radio
Saturday November 20th 1999 – Make Up, Action Time, Twinkle

Saturday January 22nd 2000 – Man… Or Astroman, Zen Guerrilla
Thursday January 27th 2000 – Superchunk, Spaceheads
Saturday March 11th 2000 – Supersuckers, Groop Dogdrill
Saturday April 29th 2000 – The Butterflies of Love, Airport Girl, The Chemistry Experiment, Lorna
Thursday May 4th 2000 – Zela, The Murder City Devils
Friday May 26th 2000 – The Black Heart Procession, Savoy Grand
Friday June 16th 2000 – Half Man Half Biscuit, Johnny Domino
Saturday July 29th 2000 – Sleater Kinney, Mary Timony
Sunday October 22nd 2000 – The Vandals, The Ataris, Apocaplypse Hoboken
Sunday November 26th 2000 – …and you will know us by the trail of dead. The Wolves of Greece, Sea Change
Monday November 27th 2000 – Cinerama, Airport Girl, Solar Plexus

Saturday January 20th 2001 – A Silver Mount Zion, Frankie Sparo
Sunday March 11th 2001 – Add N to (X), National Bandit
Friday June 1st 2001 – J Mascis & The Fog, Creeper Lagoon
Saturday June 9th 2001 – Mark Eitzel, Mark Mulcahy
Friday June 15th 2001 – Evan Dando, Lorna
Saturday July 14th 2001 – Lincoln, The Chemistry Experiment, A Universal History of Infamy
Saturday September 29th 2001 – The X Rays, Hellride, Clambake
Thursday October 4th 2001 – Gorky’s Zygotic Mynci, Zabrinski
Saturday October 27th 2001 – Trans AM, The F**king Champs, Reynolds

Saturday February 9th 2002 – …and you will know us by the trail of the dead. The Faint, Wolves! (Of Greece)
Saturday May 11th 2002 – Von Bondies, Modey Lemon
Friday June 14th 2002 – Moldy Peaches, David Kitt, Joie/Dead Blonde Girlfriend
Monday August 26th 2002 – The Jon Spencer Blues Explosion, Von Bondies
Monday September 9th 2002 – Mudhoney, The Alchemysts, The Catheters
Tuesday October 29th 2002 – The Datsuns, Mclusky, Wolves!(of Greece)
Wednesday October 30th 2002 – The Bays, Echoboy, P Brothers
Thursday October 31st 2002 – Six By Seven, Miss Black America, Bearsuit
Friday November 8th 2002 – Girls Against Boys, ENON, Swearing At Motorists
Friday November 15th 2002 – The Eighties Matchbox B-Line Disaster