GIGS IN BOLTON
1963 (17 Oct) Odeon Theatre, Bolton
Gerry And The Pacemakers, Del Shannon, Jet Harris And Tony Meehan, The Bachelors, Duffy Power, Cilla Black, Bryan Burdon and The Blue Diamonds.
1963 (9 Nov) Odeon Theatre, Bolton
Freddie & The Dreamers /Dusty Springfield / Brian Poole & The Tremeloes/The Searchers/ Dave Berry & The Cruisers /Susan Singer /Tony Marsh (compere) Promoters - Kennedy Street Enterprises and Tito Burns
1963 (7 Dec) Odeon Theatre, Bolton
Billy J. Kramer /The Dakotas/Johnny Kidd & The Pirates/The Caravelles / The Fourmost/ Houston Wells/Tommy Quickly/The Marauders/Ted King (compere)/ "The Billy J. Kramer Pop Parade" Promoter - Brian Epstein (NEMS Enterprises)
1963 (?) Herman and the Hermits Beachcomber, Bolton,
1964 (2 Feb) Regal Bolton
Johnny Kidd & The Pirates/ Heinz & The Saints/Vince Eager /Danny Rivers /
Ricky Valance / The Fleerekkers with Nelson Keene /Al Paige (compere)
1964 (20 Feb) Joe Brown & his Bruvvers Odeon
Joe Brown & his Bruvvers/ The Crystals / Johnny Kidd and the Pirates/ Heinz and the Saints
Daryl Quist/ Mike Preston/ Manfred Mann /Kevin Kirk/ Al Paige (compere)
Promoter - Larry Parnes
1964 (9 Mar) Odeon Bolton
The Searchers / Bobby Vee / Dusty Springfield /Big Dee Irwin / The Echoes /Suzy Cope /Alan Davison / Tony Marsh (compere) / Promoter : Peter Walsh
1964 (23 Apr) Adam Faith / Brian Poole & The Tremeloes Odeon Theatre, Bolton
1964 (9 May) Roy Orbison/Wayne Fontana & The Mindbenders/ Freddie &The Dreamers
Odeon Theatre, Bolton
1964 (17 May) Mike Haslam The White Hart Pub, Bolton
Beatles manager Brian Epstein who has come see him perform, decides to manage him and puts him on tour with The Beatles.
1964 (26 May) The Animals / Carl Perkins / Chuck Berry Odeon Theatre, Bolton.
1964 (8 Oct) The Kinks/ The Yardbirds /Billy J Kramer & The Dakotas Odeon Theatre, Bolton
1965 (20 Mar) Herman’s Hermits Odeon Theatre, Bolton
1965 (20 Mar) Del Shannon Odeon Theatre, Bolton
1965 (14 May) The Moody Blues Beachcomber Club, Bolton,
1965 (21 Jun) The Hollies Odeon Theatre, Bolton
1965 (28 Aug) Steampacket venue? Bolton
1965 (24 Nov) Steampacket The Beachcomber, Bolton
………Steampacket Line-Up #1 (July 1?, 1965 - March 2?, 1966)……………………….
Rod Stewart – vocals/ Long John Baldry – vocals/ Julie Driscoll – vocals/ Brian Auger - organ/Ricky Brown – bass/ Mickey Waller – drums/Vic Briggs - guitar
1966 (16 Feb) The Who Beachcomber Club, Bolton
1966 (18 Feb) Odeon Bolton
Gene Pitney / Len Barry / Dave Dee, Dozy, Beaky, Mick & Tich / The Just 5 / Sue & Sunny / Mike Cotton Sound / Billy Boyle (compere) / Promoter : Arthur Howes
1966 (13 Nov) Family Beachcomber Club, Bolton,
1967 (9 Mar) Odeon Bolton
Roy Orbison / Small Faces / Paul & Barry Ryan / /Jeff Beck Group /Settlers /Sonny Childe & The TNT / Robb Storme Group / Ray Cameron (compere) / Promoter : Harold Davison & Tito Burns
1967 (14 Apr) Odeon Cinema, Bolton Jimi Hendrix Experience perform two shows at the Odeon Cinema in Bolton, as part of the ‘package tour’ alongside The Walker Brothers, Cat Stevens, Engelbert Humperdinck, The Californians, The Quotations
1967 (30 Apr) Family Beachcomber Club, Bolton,
1967 (14 May) Family Cromwellian Club, Bolton,
1967 (21 Jun) Pink Floyd Bolton College of Art and Design, Bolton,
1969 (11 May) Roy Orbison Bolton Casino, Bolton,
1969 (12 May) Roy Orbison Bolton Casino, Bolton,
1969 (13 May) Roy Orbison Bolton Casino, Bolton,
1969 (14 May) Roy Orbison Bolton Casino, Bolton,
1969 (17 May) Roy Orbison Bolton Casino, Bolton,
1969 (11 Aug) Bill Haley and His Comets Bolton Casino, Bolton,
1969 (12 Aug) Bill Haley and His Comets Bolton Casino, Bolton,
1969 (13 Aug) Bill Haley and His Comets Bolton Casino, Bolton,
1969 (15 Aug) Bill Haley and His Comets Bolton Casino, Bolton,
1969 (16 Aug) Bill Haley and His Comets Bolton Casino, Bolton,
1969 (23 Aug) Ibex Octagon Theatre, Bolton,
1969 (24 Aug) Ibex Open Air Festival, Queen's Park, Bolton,
…[Ibex had Freddie Bulsara on vocals. He was later better known as Freddie Mercury]……
1970 (7 Dec) Gentle Giant Bolton Casino, Bolton,
1970 (16 Dec) Uriah Heep Bolton College of Art and Design, Bolton,
1971 (1 Oct) Mott the Hoople Bolton Casino, Bolton,
1971 (1 Oct) Medicine Head Bolton Casino, Bolton,
1971 (11 Oct) Slade Bolton Casino, Bolton,
1971 (18 Oct) Barclay James Harvest Bolton Casino, Bolton,
1971 Curved Air Bolton Institute of Technology ( B.I.T.)
1972 (13 Nov) The Four Tops Blighty’s, Chapel Street, Farnworth
1973 (24 Jan) Suzi Quatro B.I.T. Bolton
1973 (27 Jan) The Sensational Alex Harvey Band B.I.T. Bolton
1973 (17 Jul) Budgie Bolton Town Hall, Bolton,
1976 (1 Apr) Buzzcocks Bolton Institute of Technology
……………………………….The Buzzcocks first gig…………………………………..
1976 A Sex Pistols gig was supposed to have been played at the Bolton Institute of Technology, now the University of Bolton. Shelley and Devoto had arranged the gig but when college bosses heard about the antics of the Pistols, they quickly cancelled the concert. The pair were forced to scrabble around to find somewhere to host the gig, and eventually came up with the Free Trade Hall in Manchester.
1977 (30 Apr) Scorpions College of Technology, Bolton.
1977 (9 Dec) Motörhead B.T.C. Great Hall, Bolton,
1978 (9 Apr) Slade Blighty’s, Chapel Street, Farnworth
1970s The Crazy World of Arthur Brown BIT Bolton
1970s Hawkwind BIT
1970s Suzi Quatro BIT
1970s Wishbone Ash BIT
1986 Housemartins City Lites, Chapel Street,Farnworth
1989 Jason Donovan Ritzy's nightclub
1990 (20 Feb) The Charlatans Crown & Cushion, Bolton,
1991 The Prodigy Pleasuredrome, Chapel Street, Farnworth 2000 (15 Jul) Oasis Reebok Stadium, Bolton
2000 (30 Jul) Mel C Moss Bank Park, Bolton,
…….Mel C supported by Louise, Craig David, David Gray and Shanks & Bigfoot ……….
2003 (16 Jul) Girls Aloud Atlantis
……………Irish boy band D-Side and Transylvanian pop twins the Cheeky Girls…………..
. Event organised by the club with help from ITV Saturday morning pop show CD:UK......
2004 (24 Apr) Lulu Reebok Stadium's Premier Suite
2005 (5 Jun) Elton John Reebok Stadium, Bolton,
2008 (10 Oct) Focus Albert Halls, Bolton, ………..(Focus supported by Wishbone Ash & The Groundhogs)…………………………
2009 (9 Apr) Hawkwind Albert Halls
2010 (14 Jun) Pink Reebok Stadium, Bolton
2018 (21 Apr) Twisted Wheel Blind Tiger, Nelson Square, Bolton
......support from Billy Bibby and the Wry Smiles / Jade Assembly .................................
2018 (13 Jul) The Killers Macron, Bolton
2018 (14 Jul) Little Mix Macron, Bolton
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