Portsmouth Music Scene


The Portsmouth Music Scene
The 1970's

1970

January 2 In Grandmas Absence, Oasis Club North End
January 4 The Johnsons, Gosport Community Centre
January 4 Roland Lacey Sunshine Inn Farlington
January 4 Tim Rogers, South Country Drifters, Podarosa, Boarhaunt
January 5 Kathy Kissoon, The Pack Eastney
January 9 Rosemary, Oasis Clun North End
January 9 Salutation Stompers, Air Balloon Portsmouth
January 10 Ron Bennett & his Band, Queens Hotel Southsea (every Saturday)
January 11t Midnight Ramblers, Podarosa, Boarhaunt
January 12 Barry Skinner, Railway Hotel Fratton
January 12 Night People, Tricorn Club Portsmouth
January 15 Family & Emily Muff, Guildhall Portsmouth
January 13 George Meadows Trio, The Leopard, Purbrook
January 14 Ron Bennett Band Bill Cole, Queens Hotel
January 15 Mood Indigo, Lenny Bennett, Tricorn Club Portsmouth
January 15 Shy Limbs, Wanted, Internal Combustion, Kimbells
January 26 Horizon, Tricorn Portsmouth
January 27 Image, Portchester Youth Club
January 29 Jon Isherwood, Pat Nelson, Strawbs
January 30 Rosemary, Oasis Club North End
January 31 Roland Kirk, Gary Farr, Kings Theatre Southsea

February 2 Diz Dizley Railway Hotel Fratton
February 3 Tommy Hawkins & his band, Locarno Porsmouth
February 3 Stu James and the Mojos, Tricorn Club Portsmouth
February 4 Idle Race, Bram Stoker, Juicy Lucy, South Parade Pier
February 4 High Society, Club Las Vegas Portsmouth
February 4 Richard Digence, Black Dog Havant
February 6 Wanted, Oasis Clun North End
February 6 Mood Indigo San Cella Duo, Tricorn Club Portsmouth
February 8 Pat Nelson, Sunshine Inn Farlington
February 8 Mushroom, Tricorn Club Portsmouth
February 8 The Muskrats, Podarosa, Boarhaunt
February 9 Heatwave, Tricorn Club Portsmouth
February 12 Image, Southern Grammar School
February 12 Internal Combustion, Graddad, Oasis Club North End
February 13 Rhytmaires, Syaunton Arms Rowlands Castle
February 14 Mshroom, Christchurch Hall Gosport
February 16 Image, Tricorn Club Portsmouth
February 19 Whiskey River, Rosemary Kimbells
February 19 Heatwave, Tricorn Club Portsmouth
February 20 Dubliners, Guikdhall Portsmouth
February 20 Internal Combustion, Portsea Rotary Club Portsmouth
February 20 Dirt Pig, Cobweb Strange, Le-Maux, Oasis Club North End
February 20 The Barron Set, Solent Club Hayling
February 21 George Meadows Trio, Solent Club Hayling
February 22 Paper, Tricorn Club Portsmouth
February 22 Fever, Podarosa, Boarhaunt
February 23 Sir Percy Quintet, Tricorn Club Portsmouth
February 24 Chicken Shack, Zoot Money, South Parade Pier
February 25 Derek Sargeant Trio, Black Dog Havant
February 26 Brown Hill Stamp Duty, Tricorn Club Portsmouth
February 26 Pat Nelson & Bitter Sweet Kontiki Sinah Warren Hayling
February 27 Ron Bennet Band, Queens Hotel
February 27 Salutation Stompers, Air Balloon
February 27 Dr Strangely Strange, Pat Nelson, Star Inn Lake Road
February 29 Horizon, Tricorn Club Portsmouth
February 28 Petradome, Sunshine Inn Farlington

March 5 Pat Nelson, Bitter Sweet, Kontiki Club Sinah Warren Hayling
March 5 Stu James & the Mojos, Tricorn Club Portsmouth
March 6 Birth, Dog Jaw, Oasis North End
March 7 Dave Watson Trio, Thatched House Milton
March 7 Joy Belles, Portsmouth Guildhall
March 8 Ed Curtis Trio and Sheila Kaye, Lord John Raglan Portsmouth
March 8 Atomic Rooster, Hard Meat, Kimbells Southsea
March 9 Idle Race Tricorn Club Portsmouth
March 9 Ruddigore, Kings Theatre Southsea
March 10 George Meadows and & Sheila Kaye The Leopold, Purbrook
March 13 Cobweb Strange, Gloria, Oasis Club North End
March 14 Aubrey Small, Tricorn Club Portsmouth
March 14 Ernie Davis Band, South Parade Pier
March 14 Mood Indigo, High Society, Tricorn Club Portsmouth
March 15 Nite Poeple, Tricorn Club Portsmouth
March 16 Dando Short, Railway Hotel Fratton
March 16 Good Ship Lollipop, Tricorn Club Portsmouth
March 18 Wanted, St Edmunds School Portsmouth
March 19 Coconut Mushroom, Tricorn Club Portsmouth
March 20 Mushroom, Oasis Club North End
March 21 Vortex, Ocean Club Hayling
March 22 Whiskey River, In Grandmas Absence, Grove Club Paulsgrove
March 23 Smiling Hard, Tricorn Club Portsmouth
March 25 Image, Tricorn Club Portsmouth
March 26 Van der Graaf Generator, Trapeze, Heaven, Kimbells Southsea
March 26 Image, Tricorn Club Portsmouth
March 27 Whiskey River, Grand dad, Oasis Club North End
March 28 Rosemary, Oasis Club North End
March 28 Night People, Marina Disco
March 29 Gerry Lockran, Sean Kennedy, Railway Hotel Fratton
March 30 Egypt, Tricorn Club Portsmouth
March 30 Alex Campbell, Railway Hotel
March every sunday Sheila Kaye Trio. Lord John Russell Southsea

April 2 Shy Limbs, The Traicorn Club Portsmouth
April 2 Dis Disley, Kontiki Club Sinah Warren Hayling
April 3 Caravan Dragonfly, Kimbells South
April 3 Grandma’s Absence, Oasis Club North End
April 5 Cumberland Echoes, Sunshine Inn Farlington
April 5 Hillsiders, Pondarosa Boarhunt
April 6 Brownhills Stamp Duty, Tricorn Club Portsmouth
April 9 Bill Sahhork & the Exiles, Kontiki Sinah Warren Hayling
April 9 Zoot Maney, Tricorn Club Portsmouth
April 10 Dorty Pig, Le Maux, Oasis Club North End
April 10 Jo Baker & Stan Bennett Band, Las Vegas Club Portsmouth
April 10 Sinnerman & Sara, Mood Indigo, Tricorn Club Portsmouth
April 11 Roger Anthony Four, Las Vegas Club Portsmouth
April 12 Mud, Tricorn Club Portsmouth
April 12 Tumbleweed, Pondarosa Boarhunt
April 11 Roger Anthony Four, Las Vegas Club Portsmouth
April 14 Heaven, Image, Rosemary, Whiskey River, Locarno Portsmouth
April 16 Jon Isserwood, Kontiki Sinah Warren Hayling
April 17 Dragonfly, Oasis Club North End
April 17 High Society, Las Vegas Club Portsmouth
April 18 Sam Apple Pie, Kimbells Southsea
April 18 Aubrey Small, Horndean Hall
April 18 Statalites, Fresh, Fareham Youth Club
April 18 Satin Sound, Las Vegas Club Portsmouth
April 20 Yetties, Railway Hotel Portsmouth
April 22 Cuff Billett Big Four, Air Balloon Portsmouth
April 22 Yetties, Black Dog Havant
April 23 East of Eden, Jackie Lomaz and Heavy Jelly, Hookfoot, Aubrey Small, South Parade Pier
April 23 Pat Nelson, Cumberland Ehoes, Kintiki Sinah Warren Hayling
April 23 Image, Tricorn Club Portsmouth
April 24 Cobweb Strange, Grand Dad, Oasis Club North End
April 24 Satin Sounds, Las Vegas Club Portsmouth
April 25 Black Cat Bnes, Kimbells Southsea
April 25 Tea & Rympanty, Mushroom, Union House St Pauls Road Portsmouth
April 27 Country meets Folk, Wally Whyton, Cody Nash, Portsmouth Guildhall
Aptil 27 Smiling Hard, Tricorn Club Portsmouth
April 28 Don Partridge, Tricorn Club Portsmouth
April 28 Smiling Hard, Portchester Youth Club
April 30 Johnny Silvo, Dave Moses, Bitter Sweet, Kontiki Club Sinah Warren Hayling

May 1 Rosemary, Oasis Club North End
May 2 Black Sabbath, Image, Union House St Pauls Road Portsmouth
May 4 Al Stewart, Genesis
May 3/4 Nite People, Tricorn Club Portsmouth
May 4 Al Stewart, Genesis
May 4 Julians Treatment, Kimbells Southsea
May 7 Heatwave, Tricorn Club Portsmouth
May 7 City Lights & Jerry Fox, Kontiki Club Hayling Island
May 6 George Meadows Trio, Solent Club Hayling Island
May 6 Vortex, Ocean Club Hayling Island
May 8 Warm Dust, Rosemary, Absense, Kimbells Southsea
May 8 Birth, Oasis Club North End
May 9 Gentle Giant(Their first appearence), Fairfield Parlour, Union House St Pauls Road Portsmouth
May 9 Midnight Rodeo, Pondarosa Boarhunt
May 10 Cody Nash, Pondarosa Boarhunt
May 10 Petrodon, Sunshine Inn Farlington
May 14 Mud, Tricorn Club Portsmouth
May 15 Whiskey River, Oasis Club North End
May 15 Singing Postman, Tricorn Club Portsmouth
May 15 Gee Dees, Solent Club Hayling Island
May 16 The Geoff Davis Profession, South Parade Pier Southsea
May 17 Dis Disley, Sunshine Inn Farlington
May 17 Michael Chapman, Heaven, Generation, Kimbells Southsea
May 19 Jaspeer Carrott, Jon issherwood, Tricorn Club Portsmouth
May 21 Image, Dryad Club Southwick
May 21, Heaven, Generation, Tricorn Club Portsmouth
May 21 Harold Smart organist, Clarece Pier Southsea
May 22 Val Doonican, Mrs Mills, Portsmouth Guildhall
May 22 Wanted, Oasis Club North End
May 22 Alan Bown, Dirty Gerty Band, Kimbells Southsea
May 23 Mike Nevitt Sound, Las Vegas Club Portsmouth
May 24 Satin Sound, Las Vegas Club Portsmouth
May 25 High Society, Las Vegas Club Portsmouth
May 25 Portsmouth city Band, Leigh Park Gardens
May 28 Image, Tricorn Club Portsmouth
May 28 Colosseum, New Jazz Orchestra
May 29 Dragonfly, Blood & Roses, Oasis Club North End
May 29 Trapeze, Bram Stoker, Kimbells Southsea
May 29/30 San Cella Sound, Mood Indigo, Tricorn Club Portsmouth
May 30 Voyages, Ron Bennett Band with Bill Cole, Quyeens Hotel Southsea
May 30 Traffic, Free, If, Portsmouth Guildhall

June 1 Sir Percy Quintet, Tricorn Club Portsmouth
June 4 Dis Disley, Nashville Skyline , Kontiki Club Hayling Island
June 4 Brownhills Stamp Duty, Tricorn Club Portsmouth
June 5 Rosemary, Oasis Club North End
June 7 Horizon, Tricorn Club Portsmouth
June 8 Eyes of Blond, Tricorn Club Portsmouth
June 9 Egypt, Dryad Club Southwick
June 9 Acker Bilk Jazz Band, Locarno Portsmouth
June 11 Heatwave, Tricorn Club Portsmouth
June 12 Absense, Oasis Club North End
June 14 Generation, Tricorn Club Portsmouth
June 15 Image, Tricorn Club Portsmouth
June 19 Cobweb Starne, Oasis Club North End
June 21 Smiling Hard, Tricorn Club Portsmouth
June 22 Trifle, Tricorn Club Portsmouth
June 23 Brownhills Stamp Duty, Dryad Club Southwick
June 24 Nite People, Skating Rink Southsea
June 25 Jerry Fox & Reformation, Kontki Club Hayling Island
June 25 Egypt, Tricorn Club Portsmouth
June 26 Dragnfly, Oasis Club North End
June 26 Tommy Hawkins Band, The St Clairs, Locarno Portsmouth
June 27 Keith Maxwell Combo, Coach & Horses Hilsea
June 27 Southsea Band, Milton Glee Club, Portsmouth Guildhall
June 28 Image, Tricorn Club Portsmouth
June 29 Sir Percy Quintet, Tricorn Club Portsmouth
June 30 Mighty Baby, Art College Hyde Park Road Portsmouth
June 27 Pinkerton County, Pondarosa Boarhunt(didn't turn up, illness)

July 2 Nite People, Tricorn Club Portsmouth
July 3 Tommy Hawkins Band, The St Clairs, Locarno Portsmouth
July 4 Dennis Lotis, Mood Indigo, Tricorn Club Portsmouth
July 5 Generation, Tricorn Club Portsmouth
July 6 Brownhills Stamp Duty, Tricorn Club Portsmouth
July 8 Heaven, Pete Cross, Skating Rink Southsea
July 8 Status Quo, San Cella Soutnd, Sultan Club Gosport
July 9 Aqurius, Tricorn Club Portsmouth
July 11 Royal Artillery Band, Semprini, Portsmouth Guildhall
July 11 Weavers Green, Ron Bennett Band with Bill Cole, Queens Hotel Southsea
July 12 Body & Soul, Tricorn Club Portsmouth
July 13 Heaven, Tricorn Club Portsmouth
July 13 Idiot Grunt Bnd, Railway Hotel Fratton
July 15 Image, Tricorn Club Portsmouth
July 16 Slade, Tricorn Club Portsmouth
July 16 Revealed in the Evening News, Rosemary have split!
July 16 In Space(Modern Traditional Jazz), Pomme D'or Club Southsea
July 16 Tinkers, Kontiki Club Hayling Island
July 17 Body & Soul, Tricorn Club Portsmouth
July 17 Relative, Oasis Club North End
July 19 MacArtha Park, Tricorn Club Portsmouth
July 20 Eden Tree, Tricorn Club Portsmouth
July 21 Bedrocks, Rainbow People, Egypt, Eagle CLub, HMS Deadalus Gosport
July 22 Bram Stoker, Skating Rink Southsea
July 23 Oswald Orange, Tricorn Club Portsmouth
July 23 The Talismen & Jerry Fox, Kontiki Club Hayling Island
July 24 Rosemary, Oasis Club North End
July 25 Settlers, any many more, Portsmouth Dog Racing Stadium
July 26 Image, Tricorn Club Portsmouth
July 27 Glenn Miller night, Clive Sharrock Band, Guildhall Portsmouth
July 30 Bram Stoker, Tricorn Club Portsmouth
July 31 Smiling Hard, Oasis Club North End

August 1 SDO Big Band Sound, Harbour Lights Paulsgrove
August 1 Jess Conran & Country Legend, Pondaroa Boarhunt
August 1 Mushroom, Pete Cross, South Skating Rnk
Auhust 1 Searchers, Dryad Club Southwick
August 2 Blakeney, Tricorn Club Portsmouth
August 2 Dave Travis and Bad River, Pondarosa Boarhunt
August 2 Blakeney Point, Tricorn Club
August 2 Roland Lacey Trio, Sunshine Inn Farlington
August 3 Relative, Oasis Club North End
August 3 Dennis Lotis, Mood Indigo, Tricorn Club Portsmouth
August 3 Jasper Carrott, Railway Hotel Fratton
August 3 Mud, Tricorn Club
August every Wednesday/Friday/Saturday Keith Maxwell Combo, Coach & Horses Hilsea
August 4 Technicolour Dream, Kontiki Club Hayling Island
August every Wednesday Spencers Washboard Kings, Kontiki Club Hayling Island
August 5 Maynard Ferguson Band, Portsmouth Guildhall
August 5 MacArthur Park, San Cella Sound, Sultan Club Gosport
August 6 Lincoln Black, Tricorn Club Portsmouth
August 7 Solent Sound, Oasis Club North End
August 8 Cody Nash, Pondaroa Boarhunt
August 11 Talent Contest, Locarno Portsmouth(£10 to the winner!)
August 11 Shelagh Kaye & George Meadows Sound, Marthas Portsmouth
August 13 Eygpt, Tricon Club
August 13 Sinnermen & Sarah, Kontiki Club Hayling Island
August 14 Nite People, Generation, Tricorn Club
August 16 Eyes of Blond, Tricorn Club
Augsut 17 Brownhills Stamp Duty, Tricorn Club
August 18 Draught Porridge, Barrelhouse Folk Club Tricorn Club
Augsut 18 Shelagh Kaye & George Meadows Sound, Marthas Portsmouth
Ausust 20 Trifle, Tricorn Club
Ausust 20 Dis Disley, Blackberry Ramblers, Kontiki Club Hayling Island
August 21 Alan Bown, Tricorn Club
Ausust 22 Midnight Ramblers, Pondarosa Boarhunt
Augsut 23 Heaven, Tricorn Club
Ausust 23 Tumbleweeds, Pondarosa Boarhunt
August 26 Portsmouth City Girls Choir, Brian Glover organist, South Parde Pier Soputhsea
August 27 Smiling Hard, Tricorn Club
August 28 Slade, Tricorn Club
August 29 Satin Sound, Apollo Restaurant Portsmouth
August 31 Nite People, Tricorn Club Portsmouth

September 2 Band of the Royal Marines, Portsmouth Guildhall
September 3 Generation, Truth, Tricorn Club
September 4 Dream Police, Tricorn Club
September 6 Eygpt, Tricorn Club
September 7 Desert Song, Kings Theatre Southsea
September 10 Kenny Law organ Joe Nicholls drums, Coral Reef Bar South Parade Pier Southsea
September 10 Onyx, Tricorn Club
September 11 Root & Jenny Jackson, Tricorn Club
September 12 Denny Bernard Combo, Mood Indigo, Tricorn Club
September 12 Jasper Carrott, Oasis Folk Club North End
September 14 Royal Philharmonic Orchestra, Portsmouth Guildhall
September 14 Sky, Tricorn Club
Sepyember 14 Olde Time Musichall, Bryan Johnson, Kings Theatre Southsea
September 16 SDO The Big Band Sound, Harbour Lights Paulsgrove
September 17 Slade, Tricorn Club
September 18 Smiling Hard, Generation Tricorn Club
September 22 Judith Durham, P{ortsmouth Guildhall
September 23 SDO The Big Band Sound, Harbour Lights Paulsgrove
September 25 Kenny Law organ Jim Armstrong drums Coral Reef Bar South Parade Pier Southsea
September 25 Free, If, Amazing Blondell, South Parade Pier Southsea
September 26 Des Morgan organ, Welcome Inn Southsea
September 27 Eygpt, Tricorn Club
September 28 ELP, Portsmouth Guildhall
September 28 Body & Soul, Tricirn Club
September 29 Beverley Sisters, Dallas Boys, Weavers Green, Portsmouth Guildhall
September 29 Body & Soul, Dryad Club Southwick
September 29 Jasper Carrott, Jon Isherwood, Tricorn Club
September 29 Technicolour Dream, Kontiki Club Hayling Island
September 30 Solent Stage Band, Harbour Lights Paulsgrove
September 30 Chris Allen and his Band, Locarno Portsmouth

October 1 Magic Roundabout, Tricorn Club
October 1 Cumberland Echos, Kontiki Club Hayling Island
October 3 Denny Bernard Combo, Tricorn Club
October 5 Trifle, Tricorn Club
October 6 Music for you Eric Robinson, Portsmouth Guildhll
October 6 Jellybeans, Bram Stoker, Edgar Broughton Band, South Parade Pier Southsea
October 6 Aubrey Small, Eygpt, Dozy Beaky Mick & Tich, Locarno Portsmouth
October 6 Satin Sound, Frantic Fran, Spanish Galleon Gosport
October 6 Mike Treend Trio, Shelagh Kaye Monty Warlock, Chris Ayling, Chiz Biushop, Sammy Seal, Jeff Miller Big Band, Tricorn Club
October 6 Festival of Jazz, Mike Treend Trio, Roland Lacey Quintet, Jeff Miller Band, Tricorn Club
October 6 BBC Conceert Orchestra, Sydney Torch, "Friday night is music night", Portsmouth Guildhall October 7 The Amalgamation, Kontiki Club Hayling Island
October 9 Harvey Andrews, Railway Hotel Fratton>
October 10 Des Bernard Combo, Mark II duo, Tricorn Club
October 11 Tumbleweeds, Pondarosa Boarhunt
October 12 Sir Percy Quintet, Tricorn Club
October 14 Pentangle, Portsmouth Guildhall
October 14 Amalgamation, Kontiki Club Haylig Island
October 15 Brownhills Stamp Duty, Tricorn Club
October 15 Terry Kidd & the Southerners, Kontiki Club Hayling Island
October 17 Alex Welch Band, George Meadows Trio, Sultan Club Gosport
October 18 Syd Lawrence Band, Portsmouth Guildhall
October 20 Black Sabbeth, Argent, South Parade Pier Southsea
October 20 David Whitfield, Spanish Galleon Gosport
October 21 Ed Curtis Trio, Froddington Arms Fratton
October 22 Eygpt, Tricorn Club
October 23 Banana Bunch(Nite People), Tricorn Club
October 24 Pajama Game, Kings Theatre
October 26 Image, Tricorn Club
October 27 Lucas & his Soul Sound, Dryad Club Southwick
October 31 Body & Soul, Fareham Youth Club
Octber 31 Smiling Hard, Point Seven Leigh Park

November 1 Dubliners, Portsmouth Guildhall
November 4 Hawkwind, Matthews Southern Comfort, Fotheringay, South Parade Pier Southsea
November 4 Mike Treend Trio, Shelagh Kaye, Bosh Moody, Ronnie Elam, Monty Warlock, Roland Lacey, Chris Hillery, Ray Lott, Tony Hart, Tricorn Club
November 4 SDO The Big Band Sound, Harbour Lights Paulsgrove
November 5 Alan Parrott Band, Harbour Lights Paulsgrove
November 5 Jigsaw, Tricorn Club
November 6 Free, South Parade Pier Southsea
November 6 Kenny Law organ Jim Armstrong drums, Coral Reef Bar South Parade Pier Southsea
November 7 Tommy Hawkins Band, Mel Douglas Set, Locarno Portsmouth
November 7 Gloria, Festival Bar Southsea
November 8 Alan Parrott Band, Cumberland Tavern Eastney
November 8 The Peabnut Band, Sunshine Inn Farlington
November 9 Alan Bown, Tricorn Club
November 9 Eartha Kitt, Kings Theatre Southsea
November 10 Alex Campbell Barrelhouse Folk Club Tricorn Club
November 10 Horizon, Dryad Club Southwick
November 11 High Society, Club Quintet, Las Vegas Club Fratton
November 12 News columnist Barry Dillon reports a new local band called Ozmund, Nick Hudd(Hug?) vocals, Tony Sullivan lead, Gethyn Jones bass, Dave Cairns drums.
November 12 Sinnermen & Sarah, Kontiki Club Hayling Island
November 13 Fairfield Parlour, Tricorn Club
November 13 Lord Mayors Ball, Tim Clayton Orchestra, Portsmouth Guildhall
November 13 ad buy Frederick Johns and his music Horndean 3659
November 13 Mark II, Golden Fleece Portsmouth
November 13/14 Gloria, Festival Bar Southsea
November 14 Tir Na Nog, Oasis Club North End
November 14 Lee Williams and the Barnstormers, Pondarosa Boarhunt
November 15 Country Sydicate, Pondarosa Boarhunt
November 15 Eygpt, Point Legh Park
November 15 Broadsiders, Sunshine Inn Farlington
November 17 Quintessense, Mick Abrahams, Wommet, South Parade Pier Southsea
November 20 San Cella Sound, Golden Fleece Portsmouth
November 20 Rock Rebellion, Tricorn Club
November 21 Skin Alley, Cochise, Kimbells Southsea
November 23 Family, Portsmouth Guildhall
November 23 Ernie Davis play every Monday on South Parade Pier Southsea
November 23 Wishbone Ash, Tricorn Club Portsmouth
November 24 Generation, Dryad Club Southwick
November 26 Folk Concert, Draught Porridge, Johnny Silvo, Dis Disley, Portsmouth Guildhall
November 26 Heatwave, Tricon Club
November 26 Tardis, Las Vegas Club Portsmouth
November 27 Heaven, Generation, Tricorn Club
November 29 Jusin Tubb Show, Pondarosa Boarhunt
November 30 San Cella Sound, White Swan Commercial Road Portsmouth
November 30 Body & Soul, Tricorn Club

December 3 Jasper Carrott, Cumberland Echoes, Kontiki Club Hayling Island
December 5 Heaven, Fareham Youth Club
December 6 Des O'Connor, Portsmouth Guildhall
December 7 Montanas, Tricorn Club
December 8 Ginger Baker's Air Force, Portsmouth Guildhall
December 8 Harmony Grass, Nite People, Thorngate Hall Gosport
December 8 Maontanas, Dryad Club Southwick
December 10 Slade, Tricorn Club
December 10 Warhorse, Mushroom, Art College Hyde Park Road Portsmouth
December 11 Jon Isherwood, Pat Nelson, Portsmouth Guildhall
December 11 Searchers, Truth, Sultan Club Gosport
December 14 Nite People, Tricorn Club
December 15 Mot the Hoople, Alan Bown, Bram Stoker, South Parade Pier Southsea
December 17 Eygpt, Tricorn Club
December 18 Heaven, Wommet, Fareham Technical College
December 18 Truth, Point7 Leigh Park
December 18 Aubrey Small, Manor Court Club Drayton
December 19 Merseybeat, Dragonfly, St Saviors Church Stamshaw
December 21 Eygpt, Conservative Club Fratton Road Portsmouth
December 21 Sky, Tricorn Club
December 22 Jon Isherwood, Cumberland Tavern Portsmouth
December 22 Johnny Kidd Combo, Perivale Hotel Southsea
December 24 Image, Tricorn Club
December 26 Cinderella, Sam Kidd, Richard Murdock, Kings Theatre Southsea
December 31 Aubrey Small, Denny Brrnard Combo, Clifton Room Kimbells Southsea
December 31 Tim Clayton Orchestra, Dinah Warren Hayling Island

1971 January 19 Syd Lawrence Orchestra, Portsmouth Guildhall

Other Reading

We decided to finish our research at the end on the 1960's. After that came Punk Rock, New Romantics, Electronic pop and the rest. It was here that the wedge of the ever widening generation gap showed it's face. So we decided to leave the following years to other researchers.

There are a number of books that may interset;-

Past a joke, by Alan Zeffertt, published by the Portsmouth NEWS in 1988. Alan recalls many of his 1950's days, freiend, drinking places, clubs and musicians.

Twenty missed beats, The Portsmouth Music Scene - 1977-1996, by Athony Rollinson published 1996 by Mouthy Publications, Portsmouth.

Seaside Rock, The 60's "Southern Scene" and the Beat Group that transcended a generation, by Keith Francis. Self published in 2000.

Almost Forty Years, of Southsea Rock and Pompry Blues, by Dave Allen. Minerva Press London 1998.

Singing Out, Voices of Portsmouth Rock and Pop Musicians, published by Portsmouth Musems and Record Service.circa 2000.

A Cure for Gravity: A Musical Pilgrimage, 1999, autobiography by Joe Jackson published by Anchor Books. He mentions his days in Portsmouth, the venues and some friends. Although, born in Burton on Trent, it's believed he lived at Paulsgrove.

Dave and Mick's Pompey Pop Pix, 2011, over 200 photographs of local musicians through the years


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