The Tricorn Centre in Portsmouth was designed in 1963 and opened in 1966.
The architect of the Tricorn Centre was Rodney Gordon.
New years eve 1967 The newly-opened Tricorn had cabaret with Dickie Valentine, while Fred & Winnie Noakes were still offering Old Time Dancing.
The Tricorn Club
15 May, 1968 Image and DJ Pete Cross (Tricorn Club).
Kippington Lodge (including Nick Lowe & Brinsley Schwarz) played there with DJ Pete Cross
November 1968 opened with Paper and Lace at the Tricorn Club
December 1968 The Tricorn Club ran record sessions including lunchtimes with DJ Pete Cross, while the resident group Mood Indigo entertained those who preferred cabaret.
1969 Feb 1st, Joan Regan
8th Feb 1969 Colin Crompton
15th Feb 1969 Lena Martell
22 Feb 1969 Dave Swan
24th Feb 1969 Coconut Mushroom
4th Mar 1969 New resident band Mel Douglas Set
8th Mar 1969 Sid and Eddie(Little and Large)
15th Mar 1969 Los Zafiros
18/22 March 1969 Peter Kaye(vocalist)
25/29 March 1969 Toni Lamond (Aussie vocalist)
1/5th April 1969 Davy Clinton
8/12th April 1969 Sosnio Hernandez
15/19th April 1969 Maureen and Michael
22/26th April 1969 Paul Andrews
3/5th May 1969 Leonard Weir
6/10th May 1969 Val and the V's
10th May 1969 Jean Jaques Jordane
17th May 1969 Don Crockett
31 May 1969 Dev Shawn
7th June 1969 Val and the V's
14th June 1969 Steve Martin (comedian)
17th to 21st June 1969 Weavers Green (trio)
28th June 1969 Johnny Franks
July 13th 1969 Killing floor
July August September MISSING
Oct 18th 1969 Tony Dalli
Oct 25th 1969 Joan Rhodes (strong woman)
Nov 1 1969 Don Crockett (comedian)
Nov 8th 1969 NIL
Nov 15th 1969 Heath Hampstead (vocalist)
Nov 22 1969 Steve Montgomery (comedian)
Nove 27th 1969 Paul Andrews (vocalist/comedian)
Dec 6th 1969 Billy Crochet (comedian) plus Mood Indigo
Dec 13th 1969 Dennis Lotis
(more to follow)
February 18th 1970 Radio One Club
March 9th 1970 Paladin, Viv Stanshall
June 29th 1970 Radio One Club
August 21st 1970 Alan Bown
September 11th 1970 Root 'n' Jenny Jackson
November 10th 1970 Radio One Club
December 10th 1970 Slade
December 17th 1970 Egypt
December 18th 1970 Delroy Williams Show
December 21st 1970 Sky
December 24th 1970 Image
December 28th 1970 Dada plus Gilby Twist
Jan 1st 1971 Aubrey Small
Jan 7th 1971 Ben
Jan 9th Joyce Bond Revue
Jan 19th1971 1971 Argent - Cromat Night
Jan 21st 1971 Worth
Jan 22nd 1971 Body and Soul
Jan 23rd 1971 Idle Race
Jan 25th 1971 Trifle
Jan 26th 1971 Pete Brown & Piblokto - Cromat Night
Jan 28th 1971 Alan Bown
Jan 29th 1971 Nite People
Jan 30th 1971 Nashville Teens
Feb 2nd 1971 Skin Alley - Cromat Night
Feb 5th 1971 Slade
Feb 6th 1971 Thunderclap Newman
Feb 8th 1971 Chancery Lane
Feb 9th 1971 Jigsaw Sweet Thunder
Feb 13th 1971 Trapeze
Feb 16th 1971 Aubrey Small - Cromat Night
Feb 19th 1971 Dream Police
Feb 20th 1971 Danta
Feb 22nd 1971 Montanas
Feb 23th 1971 Stackridge - Cromat Night
Feb 26th 1971 Roy Young Band
Feb 27th 1971 Orange Bicycle
March 5th 1971 Mushroom
March 6th 1971 Fortunes
March 8th 1971 Madrigal
March 9th 1971 Viv Stanshall, Paladin - Cromat Night
March 11th 1971 Dada
March 12th 1971 Cupid’s Inspiration
March 16th 1971 If - Cromat Night
March 20th 1971 Onyx
March 23rd 1971 Argent - Cromat Night
March 26th 1971 Dog That Bit People
March 30th 1971 Audience - Cromat Night
March 31st 1971 Dog That Bit People
April 6th 1971 Barclay James Harvest - Cromat Night
May 8th 1971 Image
May 18th 1971 Paladin - Cromat Night
June 1st 1971 Uriah Heep - Cromat Night.
July 6th 1971 Heaven - Cromat Night
September 7th 1971 Thin Lizzy - Cromat Night
October 12th Thumper - Cromat Night
October 25th 1971 Slade
Tuesday October 26 1971 Fusion Orchestra - Cromat Night
December 14th 1971 Spontaneous Combustion - Cromat Night
January 1st 1972 Hackensack
January 3rd 1972 Slade
January 22nd 1972 Armada
January 25th 1972 Status Quo
March 28th 1972 Hackensack - Cromat Night
April 23rd 1972 Slade
Tuesday May 9 1972 Fusion Orchestra - Cromat Night
Tuesday May 16 1972 Vinegar Joe - Cromat Night
May 29th 1972 Golden Earing, Third World
June 6th 1972 Hackensack - Cromat Night
June 27th 1972 Spreadeagle - Cromat Night
July 11th 1972 Fusion Orchestra - Cromat Night
July 25th 1972 Principal Edwards - Cromat Night
July 15th 1972 Hackensack
July 24th 1972 Roxy Music (24th)
1972 July 25th Principal Edwards
August 14th 1972 Arthur Conley
Aufust 28th 1972 Portrait
September 14th 1972 Jimmy James and the Vagabonds
Tuesday September 26th 1972 Fusion Orchestra - Cromat Night
October 2nd 1972,The Sweet
October 16th 1972 Hot Chocolate
October 23rd 1972 Paper Dolls
October 24th 1972 Roxy Music - Cromat Night
October 31st 1972 Stackridge - Cromat Night
December 12th 1972 Holy Mackerel - Cromat Night
December 15th 1972 Jigsaw
January 16th 1973 Raw Material
January 30th 1973 Sharks
March 20th 1973 Alan Bown
March 27th 1973 Camel
April 17th 1973 Allan Clarke
May 29th 1973 Third World War
August 9th 1973 Judas Priest
Oct 10th 1973 East of Eden
Nov 6th 1973 Grimms
Nov 21st 1973 Amazing Blondel
September 7th 1975 Hobson's Choice
September 23rd 1983 Top Punk Band Chelsea
August 5th 1983 King Kurt
December 16th 1983 Top Punk Band Chelsea
January 13th 1984 Specimen
March 2nd 1984 Conflict
March 26th 1984 Peter and the Test Tube Babies, Ad-nauseaum
November 11th 1984 Swamp Cats
November 14th 1984 Union Street
November 15th 1984 Secret Corners
November 18th 1984 The Caravans
November 22nd 1984 Tenpole Tudor plus Ad Nauseam
November 29th 1984 House of Cards
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Gabriellas
This name had a short life but was soon changed to;-
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Granny's
In the mid 1970's Pleasurama took over and renamed it Granny's
07/12/1984 Empti Fish
18/10/1985 Rebel Truce
25/10/1985 The Meteors
22/11/1985 Tenpole Tudor Ad-Nauseam
06/12/1985 Flower Pot Men
20/12/1985 UK Subs Red Letter Day
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Cromat
This was a Tuesday eveing club run by Peter Cross and Ricky Martin, bringing in some unual acts.
CROMAT opened on;-
Tuesday Jan 19th with Argent playing live and the DJ that week was Jeff Dexter the IOW Festival/London 'Underground' man, and six bob to get in, a Cromat night
Pete Browns Piblokto Tuesday January 26th 1971, a Cromat night
Alan Bown January 28th 1971, a Tricorn night
Nite People January 29th 1971, a Tricorn night
Nashville Teens January 30th 1971, a Tricorn night
Skin Alley February Tuesday 2nd 1971, a Cromat night
Trapeze February Tuesday 9th 1971, a Cromat night
John Peel appeared on Tuesday February 16th and Tuesday 23rd with guest bands, two Cromat nights.
The Cromat Club ran for a couple of years and simply faded.
Amongst the acts who appeared at Cromat were Uriah Heep, Paul Rogers, Paul Kossoff, Rhada Krista Temple, Focus, Barclay James Harvest, Vivian Stanshall, Roger Ruskin Spear and his Kanetic Wardrobe, Gentle Giant, Da Da, Vinegar Joe (with Robert Palmer and Elkie Brooks, Joe Brown`s Home Brew, Edgar Broughton Band, Pretty Things, Ginger Bakers Afro Band, Graham Bond, Alex Harvey Band.
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Basins
Run by Chris Abbott and Jim Lawrence.
Its first incarnation in 1985 was in Palmerston Road Southsea at the Some Place Else Club before they moved to Basins at Kimbells then the Tricorn from 1986.
Many band prices also included % deals, beer riders etc
1985
January 1985
at SPECS(Southsea)
Tu 15 Basins Club opens with Wolfie Witcher’s Brew & the Reds
February 1985
5 Bob Pearce blues band
12 Rufus Stone, Deaf boy Hug
19 Juice on the Loose
23rd February The Toy Dolls
26 The Reds
March 1985
at Kimbells on the top floor
5 Rufus Stone, Caravans
12 The Soul Band
19 The Reds, Kingbeats
26 The Chevalier Brothers, Caravans
April 1985
2 Guana Batz, Emptifish
9 Rufus Stone
16 Kingbeats
18 Emptfish, Caravans
25 Cat Talk
May 1985
2 Reds, Situation Vacant
7 Pete Thomas and the Dep sea Jivers, Scratch Band
14 Yayas
21 Rent Party, Kingbeats
28 Blue Rhythm Boys Emptifish
June 1985
4 Rufus Stone
11 Wilko Johnson, Reds
18 Emptifish, Caravans
25 Zeke Manyika
July 1985
Wed 2 Basins at 'Shakes' Kimbells, Steve Gibbons Band
September 1985
25 Empifish, Rebel Truce
Octopber 1985
23 Wilko Johnson
November 1985
28 999
1986
January 1986
Thurs 2 Basins at 'Shakes' Kimbells, Rufus Stone
March 1986
12 The Chevalier Brothers
Buddy Curtiss and the Grasshoppers, and the Shakin Sharks appeared sometime during the summer
July 1986
Tu 2 Basins at 'Shakes' Kimbells, Steve Gibbons Band
September 1986
Tu 2 Basins at 'Shakes' Kimbells, Emptifish, The Shakin Sharks, Rebel Truce
Friday 26 Was the first night of Basins at the Tricorn Club.
Fri 26 Big Town Playboys, Kingbeats
27 Rufus Sytones, Shakin Sharks
30 Local Bands Showcase Night.
October 1986
1 Charlie Massiah and the Disciples
2 Emptifish, support
3 Sugar Ray Ford and the Hot Shots, support
4 Juice on the loose, The Blues Burglars
7 Sigue Sigue Sputnik as the $ci-fi $ex $tars
Tu 21 C I Rogues, Strange Brew, E-Coli £1.00
We 22 The Psylons, Dr Brown £1.50(£1.00)
Thur 23 Charlie Massiah £1.50
Fri 24 Pete Thomas and the Deep Sea Jivers, The Caravans £2.50
Sat 25 Howlin' Wilf and the Vee Jays, The Shakin Sharks £2.50
November 1986
Basins at 'Shakes' Kimbells, 999, International Rescue
Tue 11 The Reds, £1.00
Wed 12 Charlie Massiah and the Disciples, Mighty Ballistics, £2.50
Fri 14 The Deltones, £2.50
Sat 15 Laverne Brown Band, £2.50
Tue 25 Abnormally Square, Danse Macarbe, The Cast.
Wed 26 Lords of the New Church
Thurs 27 Emptifish(Private Party)
Fri 28 Ducks Delux
Sat 29 Rufus Stone
December 1986
W 3 Mystic Revalation £2.00
Th 4 The Godfathers, Red Letter Day £3.00
F 5 Mighty Ballistics High Power £2.50
S 6 Eddie and the Hot Rods £3.00
Tu 9 Local band Showcase £1.00
Th 11 Pop will eat itself £2.00
F 12 Wilko Johnson £3.00 adv, £3.50 on door
Th 18 The Meteors + support £4.00
F 19 Ricky Cool and the Texas Turkeys, The Caravans £2.50
S 20Ricky Cool and the Texxas Turkeys, + support £3.00
M 22 Len Bright Combo, The Dilberries, Magic Roundabout
W 24 The 27 Mattoids £3.00
S 27 The Steve Gibbons Band £3.50
W 31 Charlie Massiah and the Disciples, The Shankin' Sharks, The Caravans £5.00
1987
January 1987
F 2 Trip to see the Cropdusters (Lymington) £2 (coaches £100 each)
St 3 Rufus Stone (£200) - £2.50
W 7 Reggae Disco - £1
Th 8 Abnormally Square (£60) & Red Letter Day (£40) - £1.50
F 9 Mighty Ballistics (£150) - £2
St 10 Bloodhound & Shaking Sharks (£300 for both) - £2.50
(Bloodhound probably pseudonym for Emptifish)
W 14 Progression (reggae) (£150) - £2
Th 15 Alternative Disco £1
F 16 The Deltones (£350) - £2.50
St 17 Steve Marriott & Official Receivers (£600) & Duck’s Soup (£60) - £3.50
Tu 20 “Local band”? (The Sheds, King Cadillac, Pushing Up Daisies)
W 21 Reggae Disco
Th 22 The Vulcans (£250) - £2.50
F 23 Desmond Dekker (£650 + vat) - £3.50 adv, £4 on door
Sa 24 Juice on the Loose (£500 + 60% over £650) - £2.50 adv, £3 on door and book into Kingston Hotel (2 twins, 2 doubles)
Tu 27 UK Subs (£300 or 50% of door + beer/pizzas) & Ad Nauseum - £2.50
W 28 Israel Movements (reggae) (£150) - £2
Th 29 The Blubbering Hellbellies (£300) - £2.50
F 30 The Potato Five with Laurel Aitken (£550) - £3
Sa 31 Howlin’ Wilf & the Vee Jays (£300 + 70% over £600)
February 1987
W 4 Dub Allup (reggae) (£100) - £2
Th 5 Cropdusters (£200) - £1.50
F 6 Bhundu Boys (£600) - £3.50 adv/£4 door
Sa 7 Soul Survivors (£150) - £2
Tu 10 Dan & Bones Soul Disco
Fri 13 Scepter (reggae) (£150) - £2
Sat 14 Wilko Johnson (£550) & Duck Soup (£70) - £3
W 18 The Caravans & Tony Rex Disco - £1
Th 19 John Otway (£400) & Dr Brown - £3
Sat 21 Brendan Croker & the Five O’Clock Shadows (£350) - £2.50
Tu 24 The Flowerpot Men & Six Gun Sound - £2
Th 26 Pop Will Eat Itself (£200 + %) & the Farkle Family - £2/£2.50
S 28 Rufus Stone (£200) & Houseboy John’s Disco (£50) - £2.50
March 1987
M 2 The Sarah Kent Complex - £1
Tu 3 The Caravans (Private Birthday Party)
W 4 Duck Soup (£70)
Th 5 The Godfathers (£400 + %) - £3
F 6 Bashara (£300) - £2.50
Sa 7 The Ya Yas (£300) & King Cadillac (£40) - £2.50
M 9 Bad Manners (£900+vat) - £4/£4.50
Tu 10 My Bloody Valentine (£125 + %) & Abonormally Square (£30) - £2
Th 12 ‘Black Elvis 2000’ (Colbert Harrison - £275) & Caravans (£70)
F 13 Mystic Revelation (£200)
Sat 14 Blues ‘n’ Trouble (£550)
Tu 17 The Meteors (£400 + vat) & the Caravans - £2.50/£3
W 18 Truffle (£125) & Forearm Smash Roadshow - £1.50
Th 19 The Cropdusters, Flik Spatula £2.00
F 20 The Deltones (£350) - £2
Sa 21 The Larks (£500 + %) & Radical Dance (£50)
Tu 24 The Crows £1.50
Th 26 Mighty Mighty & the Brilliant Corners - £2.50
F 27 Desmond Dekker (£825 + vat) - £4/£4.50
Sa 28 100 Men featuring Bruce Foxton (£350 + vat)
April 1987
W 1 Soho Sioux (£100) - £1.50
Th 2 Wilko Johnson (£550) & Big Jim & Figaro Club
F 3 Section B (£250)
Sa 4 Dumpy’s Rusty Nuts (£350) & Empti Fish w Meteors - £3
Sun 5 Northern Soul Record Night
Th 9 Gaye Bikers on Acid (£250) & Jake the Pilgrim (£30) - £2.50
F 10 Black Roots (£650 + vat) - £3.50
Sa 11 Eddie & the Hot Rods (£500) - £3
W 15 Restless (£450 + vat) & the Caravans - £2.50/£3
Th 16 The Pink Fairies (£350 + %) & Dr Brown - £3
Fri 17 Jason and Peanuts record nite
Sa 18 Charlie Massiah (£80) – 110 paid and Hypa International– Easter weekend
M 20 Sherlock (£160) & Salam Foundation - £2.50
W 22 Geneva (£100)
Th 23 Paul Groovy & the Pop Art Experience (£100) - £1.25
F 24 Progression (£150) - £2.50
Sa 25 Steve Gibbons (£450) - £3
W 29 The Deltas (£200 + %) & the Caravans - £2
Th 30 UK Subs (£250) & Red Letter Day (£50) - £2.50
May 1987
F 1 The Potato Five w Laurel Aitken (£650) - £3/£3.50
Sa 2 Steve Marriott & Official Receivers (£600) & Mild Mannered Janitors - £3.50
W 6 Excalibur (£150)
Th 7 Guana Batz (£500 + vat) - £3/£3.50
F 8 Sherlock & All For One World (£250) - £2.50 (CA’s birthday)
Sa 9 Wilko Johnson (£550) & the Go Buggy Babies (£100)
W 13 The Highliners (£250)
Th 14 The Bloodwood Bush Band (£250) - £2.50
F 15 Beshara (£300) & Turbo Charge Sound System (£35)
Sa 16 GB Blues Co. feat Bobby Tench (£450) & Bros Palmer (£50) - £3
W 20 Truffle (£150)
Th 21 That Petrol Emotion (£500 + vat) £3/£3.50
F 22 Sceptres (£200) - £2.50
Sa 23 Zoot & the Roots (£500 + %) & Jim Jiminee (£40) - £3/£3.50
W 27 Frenzy (£250) & The Caravans
Th 28 The Flowerpot Men (£200 + %) & Cherry Purple Dreams (£30) - £2
F 29 Isreal Movements (£200)
Sa 30 Blues ‘n’ Trouble (£600) - £3.50
June 1987
W 3 Chrome Molly (£200) & Ocean (£50) - £2
Th 4 999 (£450 + vat + %) & Blitzkreig Zone - £3/£3.50
F 5 The Cushites (£200) - £2.50
Sa 6 Geno Washington & Ram Jam Band (£650) & Radical Dance (£50)
Tu 9 Emptifish
F 12 Desmond Dekker & the Aces (£825 + vat) - £4/£4.50
Sa 13 Dumpy’s Rusty Nuts (£425) & Siege (£50)
Sa 20 Rufus Stone (£300) - £2.50
Th 25 Broken Bones (£250) & Ad Nauseum (£60) - £2.50
Sa 27 Buddy Curtess & the Grasshoppers (£850) & Shakin’ Sharks (£175)
July 1987
W 1 Siege (66%) & Antigua - £1.50
Th 2 The Psylons & Blow Up
F 3 Charlie Massiah & Disciples (£150) - £2.50
Sa 4 Terraplane & Glory - £3/£3.50
Tu 7 The Reds & Angus (DJ)
W 8 Frantic Flinstones & the Go Cats
Th 9 GBH & Ad Nauseum - £2.50/£3
F 10 Bandyt (£150) - £2.50
Sa 11 Eddie Floyd Soul Night (£900) & Angus DJ - £4.50/£5
W 15 Ashmata (66%) - £1.50
Th 16 Hot Pop Bandits & Laugh & Apple Mosaic
F 17 The Real Sounds of Africa (£700) - £3.50/£4
S 18 The Ya Yas & Angus DJ
W 22 Coffin Nails (£100)
Th 23 Onslaught (£200) & Death Wish
F 24 Life (£200)
S 25 Zoot Money’s Big Roll Band (£500) & Mild Mannered Janitors
Tu 28 Mental Block & Trash Can
W 29 County Line
Th 30 Flik Spatula & the Regular Guys & the Spoons - £1.50
F 31 City Dread (£200)
August 1987
Sa 1 Wilko Johnson (£550) & Mild Mannered janitors (£30)
Tu 4 The Ambassadors & King Cadillac & Frantic Fran - £3
Th 6 Frenzy (£250) & Long Tall Texans (£50) - £2.50/£3
F 7 The Cushites (£200) - £2.50
Sa 8 Barrance Whitfield & Savages (£750) & Caravans
Tu 11 The Psylons & Frantic Fran
W 12 Satan (£150)
Th 13 The Stupids (Speedcore Night), the Milk Monitors, Ad Nauseum
F 14 Progression (£200)
Sa 15 The Go Buggy Babies (£150) & the Waltons (£50)
M 17 Private Party
Tu 18 Private Party (Teardrops & jane wedding?)
W 19 Skitzo (£70)
Th 20 Head (£150) & the Noisy Herberts (£30)
F 21 Section B (£250)
Sa 22 The Miller Family (£150) & Radical Dance (£75)
M 24 Party (Nikki’s 21st)
W 26 Samson (£250)
Th 27 ‘Charity Do’ with Bob Hollins & Side Effect
F 28 Jane’s Birthday Party?
Sa 29 Duck Soup (£100)
September 1987
Tu 1 Frantic Fran
Th 3 Empti Fish (70%) & the Noisy Herberts (£30) - £2.50
F 4 the Cushites (£250) - £2.50
Fri 5 Sonny Black Blues Band & Dr Brown, Somebody's Brother £2.50
Sat 6 Blues and trouble £3/3.50
W 9 Geneva (£70 or 66%) - £1.50
Th 10 The Macc Lads
F 11 The Isreal Movements & Angus DJ - £2.50/£3
Fri 11? Jonah Moyo and Follow the Crocodile £2.50
Sa 12 Steve Marriott and the Official Receivers (£600) & Mild Mannered Janitors (£30)
Tu 15 Frantic Fran
Th 17 The Toy Dolls (£400) & the Three Little Piggies (£40)
F 18 Beshara (£300)
Sa 19 The Turnpike Cruisers (£200)
M 21 Birthday Party
Tu 22 Frantic Fran
W 23 Truffle (66%) - £1.50
Th 24 The Cropdusters (65%) - £2
F 25 Big Town Playboys (£350)
Sa 26 Big Town Playboys (£350) & Long Tall Texans
Tu 29 Frantic Fran
October 1987
Th 1 No Shame (£175) & Fear of Darkness (£50)
F 2 Digogodigo (£150)
Sa 3 Geno Washington & Ram Jam band (£650) & Radical Dance (£50)
W 7 Siege (£60)
Th 8 The Highliners & the Waltons
F 9 Bass Dance(£350)
Sa 10 Howlin’ Wilf & the Vee jays (£350)
Su 11 Robert Calvert & the Starfighters
Th 15 The Wedding Present (£300) & the Close Lobsters (£50) - £2.50/£3
F 16 Yargo & Angus DJ
Sa 17 The Red Beards from Texas (£500) & County Line (£50)
Su 18 Radical Dance
W 21 Excalibur (£125)
Th 22 Guana Batz (£650) & the Caravans
F 23 Real Sounds of Africa (£700) - £3.50/£4
F 23? Wilko Jonson, The Lenny Tench Band(formerly The Reds)
Sa 24 Zoot & the Roots (£500)
Th 29 999, Ad Nauseum
F 30 The Cushites - £3
Sa 31 Halloween Night Fancy Dress Party: the Vulcans (£250)
November 1987
Tu 3 Dan & Bones DJs
W 4 Mama’s Boys (£400) - £2.50/£3
Th 5 The Men They Couldn’t Hang (£1,000) & the Cropdusters
F 7 The Disciples (£250) - £3
Sa 6 The Potato 5 (£650) - £3
M 9 Private party
W 11 10,000 Maniacs (£150 + 70%) - £2/£2.50
Th 12 Hothouse Flowers (£250)
F 13 City Dread (£250)
Sa 14 Buddy Curtess & Grasshoppers & Shakin’ Sharks - £4.50/£5
M 16 Opening promo for shop “Sounds Like Style” w Rock Therapy & DJ
Th 19 Conflict were booked but cancelled so a Psychobilly night with Frenzy + The Caravans
F 20 The Naturalites (£750) - £3.50/£4
Sa 21 Jim Jiminee + Tony Stone(£150) & Prestige
W 25 The La’s (£350) & Pop Icons (£70)
Th 26 Batmobile & the Caravans - £2.50
F 27 Black Roots (£700) - £3.50/£4
Sa 28 Ruthless Blues (£350) - £3
December 1987
W 2 Rock Night w Gin Sling (£60) & Fear of Darkness
Th 3 The Angelic Upstarts (£500)
F 4 Tribe (£250) & Angus DJ
Sa 5 Here and Now (80%)
M 7 Portsmouth Grammar Band (£30)
Tu 8 Radical Dance (£50 & 50%) - £1.50
W 9 Underworld
Th 10 Ides of March (£400) - £3/£3.50
F 11 Desmond Dekker (£825) & Angus DJ
Sa 12 James Taylor Quartet & the Mild Mannered Janitors
M 14 Poly Students Party
Tu 15 Ports High School Party
W 16 Idol Rich (£150) - £1.50
Th 17 Alex’s Birthday w the Exploited (£300) & Ad Nauseum
F 18 Bandyt (£200)
Sa 19 DRN (£450) & Death Wish
M 21 Private party
Tu 22 Chris & Jim’s Xmas Party with the Mystery Group
Th 24 Ruthless Blues (£750) & the Mild mannered Janitors
Th 31 The Vulcans & Duck Soup - £6
1988
January 1988
F 1 Disco
Sa 2 Wilko Johnson Band (£550) & Simon Believers (£50)
Th 7 Hugh Lloyd Langton (£350) & Dr Brown (£50)
F 8 Angus DJ?
Sa 9 Charlie Massiah (£200) - £2
W 13 Strikeforce (£200) - £2.50/£3
Th 14 Pop Will Eat Itself (£600) & Dawn After Dark (£50) - £3/£3.50
F 15 Rigogodigo (£250) & Angus DJ
Sa 16 Empti Fish & Shakin’ Sharks (£300) - £2.50
F 22 The Macc Lads (75%) - £2
Sa 23 Yargo (£300) & Radical Dance & Angus DJ
Th 28 London Possee (£300)
F 29 The Stupids (£500) - £3
Sa 30 Screaming Lord Sutch (£700) & the Rapiers - £3.50/£4
February 1988
W 3 “Due South” Launch
Th 4 Dr Brown and Friends
F 5 GBH (£400)
Sa 6 Rufus Stone (£300) & Angus DJ
Th 11 Ports Scanner Gig: MM Janitors, Radical Dance, Ad Nauseam
F 12 The Vulcans & Three Little Piggies & Angus DJ - £3.50
Sa 13 Redbeards from Texas (£650) & Laughing Grave (£50)
W 17 Art College Party (Pete Codling)
Th 18 The Meteors (£400) - £3/£3.50
F 19 Mama’s Boys (£600) - £3/£3.50
Sa Rent Party (perhaps?)
Th 25 UK Subs & Red Letter Day
F 26 Wolfbane & Anyone’s Daughter - £3
Sa 27 Geno Washington (£675) & Angus DJ
March 1988
Th 3 Delroy Ogilvie (private promotion)
F 4 Hellion (£600) & Marshall Law (£40)
Sa 5 Reggae Fesrtival: Sherlock (£600)
Th 10 Luxuria (H de Veto - £750)
F 11 Truffle (£150)
Sa 12 Here & Now (£1,000) & Copernicus Rice (£30)
M 14 The Llamas, The Elvis Brothers, The Swoonards
Tu 15 ‘Thank You’ Party
F 18 County Line (£100) - £2
Sa 19 Blues & Trouble (£550) & HSB (£40) & Angus DJ - £3.50
M 21 Birthday party
Th 24 Guana Batz (£600) & the Caravans - £3/£3.50
F 25 Napalm Death (£300) & Doom (£30)
Sa 26 Barrence Whifield & Savages & Kingbeats - £3.50/£4
Th 31 Vibrators (£400) & the Noisy Herberts (£30)
April 1988
F 1 Nik Turner’s All Stars (£300)
Sa 2 Le Rue (£500) & tour support & Angus DJ - £3
Tu 5 Birthday party
Th 7 The Stupids & the Hands On - £3.50
F 8 Sabbat (£275)
Sa 9 Wilko Johnson Band (£550)
W 13 The Rollers (£400) & Three Little Piggies (£50)
Th 14 ‘Psychobilly Extravaganza”; Demented Are Go (£300) & Skitzo & F Flinstones
F 15 Tormé (£250) & Seducer (£50) - £3
S 16 Robert Calvert & the Starfighters (£300) - £3.50
Basins at thje Tricorn ended.
These bands were booked but did not play
Th 21 Crazy Pink Revolvers (£175)
F 22 Demon (£200) & Stone Cold - £3
S 23 Repoman (£600)
Th 28 Batmobile (£300) & the Caravans (£70)
F 29 Budgie (£400) - £3
Sa 30 Dr Brown’s Psychedelic Extravaganza - £2.50
May 1988
F 6 Dr Brown & MM Janitors (possibly Abbo Promos at Kimbells?)
S 7 Reggae: Rough Cut & Life & Disciples (Kimbells?)
There appears to be a break here in addition to possible Kimbells gigs
Th 19 Angelic Upstarts & Red letter day
F 20 World Domination Enterprises & hard Lines Inc - £3.50
Sa 21 City Dread & Isreal Movements - £3.50
F 27 Gypsy Queen (£500) - £3/£3.50
June 1988
Th 2 999 & Splodgenessabounds & Red Letter Day - £3.50/£4
F 3 Tyger Tailz (£275)
Sa 4 Basil Gabbidans (Steel Pulse) - £3
F 10 Unclear – Geno? Shy?
Sa 11 The Poor Mouth (Clive Bunker - £300)
F 17 Dumpy (£500) - £3.50
There appears to be a break here
July 1988
M 4 Havant 6th Form Party
Sa 9 Rufus Stone (£300)
There appears to be a break here
Sa 30 The Ya Yas (£300)
August 1988
Sa 6 Provisional booking for Stan Webb’s Chicken Shack
There are no more entries until:
The following gigs were run at the South Parade Pier.
January 1989
Fri 6 999 & Splodgenessabounds & Red Letter Day
Fri 20 Ska Night: laurel Aitken & the Loafers & the Farm
Fri 27 Wilko Johnson (£600)
February 1989
F 3 Misty in Roots & Charlie Massiah & the Dots
F 10 Dr Skull & the Crossbones & Jason Ska Disco - £3
F 17 Ska Disco with Angus DJ
March 1989
Su 5 DRN (£450) & County Line - £3/£4
Th 23 the Macc Lads & All This and More - £3/£4
F 31 Fishbone & Tour Support - £5/£6
April 1989
W 5 Angelwitch (£150) & Decimated - £2
Th 6 Gaye Bikers on Acid & S.K.A.W. - £4/£5
Sa 8 Charlie Massiah & the Dots (£200)
F 14 The Loafers & Maroontown
Sa 15 Big Town Playboys
F 28 The Stone Roses (£250) - £3.50/£4
Sa 29 Rufus Stone (£320)
May 1989
F 5 The Disciples & the Hot Pipe Band & Sammy Gold & MCs
Sa 6 Chris’s Birthday Party
F 12 Big Town Playboys (£400) & the Caravans (£80)
Sa 27 Sabbat & Death Decimators
In 1989 many of the entries are S.K.A.W. gigs
July 1989
Tu 4 Possibly: Potato 5 & Laurel Aitken & the Pressure Tomato
Sa 8 The Skadows (Buster Bloodvessel?)
There was a bit of trouble between skinheads and 657 and that was end of me at the pier!!
Saturday 16th January 2015 Basins Re-Union at the Wedgewood Rooms, Witchdoctors, Piranhas, Archive45, DJ Jason Webster
The following Pier gigs were not Basins or Cromat organised.
August 1989
F 1 Wilko Johnson & County Line
September 1989
F 22 Mega City Four (£300)
October 1989
F 20 The Macc Lads (75%)
(Saturday 28 October: Nirvana probably at the Poly?)
November 1989
F 17 Black Roots (£750)
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