THE BAND WAGONS. These aren't the actual transits but they are similar. The gear travelled in the red van - a short wheel base transit and the band travelled and slept in the blue long based transit
The Gig Diary
1970
23 November - Mother's, Birmingham.
24 November - Black Prince Hotel, Bexley.
26 or 27 December? - Mother's, Birmingham.
1971
2 January - Wake Arms, Epping.
3 January – Braintree.
[4 January - Marquee Club, but cancelled]
7 January - The Granary, Bristol.
8 January - Concorde Club, Southampton.
9 January - Canterbury Technical College.
11-14 January - Upstairs at Ronnie Scott's.
15 January - Oastler Education Society.
6-24 February - Rome (including travelling time).
7 March - The Torrington, North Finchley.
9 March - Concorde Club, Southampton.
Rest of March: on tour in Germany.
16 April - Van Dyke Club, Plymouth.
21 April - City of London Polytechnic: benefit for Friends.
23 April - played somewhere we were 'in November last'.
5 May - Day of recording, followed by a gig in a pub in Greenford.
Numerous days in May spent recording Into the Ox.
7 May – Harrow.
12 May - Coventry Education College.
13 May - Leek Blues Club, Stoke.
18 May - Concorde Club, Southampton.
20 May - Plymouth Polytechnic.
27 May – Bletchley.
3 June – Cheltenham.
[Second German tour during this period.]
17 June - Guildford Civic Centre.
18 June - Warrington College of Education.
19 June - De La Salle College of Education, Manchester.
20 June - Nottingham Technical College.
21 June - Afternoon gig at Sheffield University for university social secretaries, with Patto and Hawkwind.
23 June – More recording.
24 June - Bristol (The Old Granary).
27 June – Bletchley.
29 June - Trianon Club, Portsmouth.
8 July - Concorde Club, Southampton.
July – Tour of Germany, including:
17 July - Reutlingen
18 July - Emmendingen
21 July - Baden-Baden.
22 July - Gunzburg
23 July - Markesdorf
24 July - Schaundorf
25 July - Heidelberg
2 September - Concorde Club, Southampton.
9 September - The Old Granary, Bristol.
23 November - Mother's, Birmingham.
24 November - Black Prince Hotel, Bexley.
26 or 27 December? - Mother's, Birmingham.
1971
2 January - Wake Arms, Epping.
3 January – Braintree.
[4 January - Marquee Club, but cancelled]
7 January - The Granary, Bristol.
8 January - Concorde Club, Southampton.
9 January - Canterbury Technical College.
11-14 January - Upstairs at Ronnie Scott's.
15 January - Oastler Education Society.
6-24 February - Rome (including travelling time).
7 March - The Torrington, North Finchley.
9 March - Concorde Club, Southampton.
Rest of March: on tour in Germany.
16 April - Van Dyke Club, Plymouth.
21 April - City of London Polytechnic: benefit for Friends.
23 April - played somewhere we were 'in November last'.
5 May - Day of recording, followed by a gig in a pub in Greenford.
Numerous days in May spent recording Into the Ox.
7 May – Harrow.
12 May - Coventry Education College.
13 May - Leek Blues Club, Stoke.
18 May - Concorde Club, Southampton.
20 May - Plymouth Polytechnic.
27 May – Bletchley.
3 June – Cheltenham.
[Second German tour during this period.]
17 June - Guildford Civic Centre.
18 June - Warrington College of Education.
19 June - De La Salle College of Education, Manchester.
20 June - Nottingham Technical College.
21 June - Afternoon gig at Sheffield University for university social secretaries, with Patto and Hawkwind.
23 June – More recording.
24 June - Bristol (The Old Granary).
27 June – Bletchley.
29 June - Trianon Club, Portsmouth.
8 July - Concorde Club, Southampton.
July – Tour of Germany, including:
17 July - Reutlingen
18 July - Emmendingen
21 July - Baden-Baden.
22 July - Gunzburg
23 July - Markesdorf
24 July - Schaundorf
25 July - Heidelberg
2 September - Concorde Club, Southampton.
9 September - The Old Granary, Bristol.
