Hatchetts Playground, located at 67a Piccadilly, was one of the happening clubs in the late 1960s and played host to rock bands every night, including Edwin Starr, The New Formula, Amen Corner, Status Quo, Timebox and The Greatest Show on Earth, to name just a few.
I’ve started a gig below and would welcome any additions as well as memories of the venue
25 December 1967 – The Penny Peep Show
1-6 January 1968 – Family
12 January 1968 – Ray King Soul Band
13 January 1968 – The Quotations
15-16 January 1968 – The New Formula
17 January 1968 – Timebox
18 January 1968 – The New Formula
19 January 1968 – The Three Sounds
20 January 1968 – Timebox
22 January 1968 – The New Formula
23 January 1968 – The Web
24 January 1968 – The New Formula
25 January 1968 – The Web
26-27 January 1968 – The Three Sounds
29-30 January 1968 – The New Formula
31 January 1968 – Timebox
15 February 1968 – Timebox
16 February 1968 – Copycats
17 February 1968 – Pussyfoot
19 February 1968 – Timebox
20 February 1968 – Jo Jo Cooke & The Racket
21 February 1968 – Little John & The Shadocks
22 February 1968 – Timebox
23-24 February 1968 – Jo Jo Cooke & The Racket
26 February 1968 – The New Formula
29 February 1968 – Rainy Day Women (Swedish)
14 April 1968 – Ray King’s Soul Band
19 April 1968 – Ray King’s Soul Band
25 April 1968 – The Penny Peep Show
12 May 1968 – Flowerpot Men
19 May 1968 – Status Quo
22-23 May 1968 – Lemon Tree
26 May 1968 – Unit 4 Plus 2
29 May 1968 – Edwin Starr & The State Express
14 July 1968 – Cherry Smash
17 July 1968 – Two of Each
23 July 1968 – Moon’s Train
24 July 1968 – The Lee Group
25 July 1968 – The Penny Peep Show
30 July 1968 – Unit 4 Plus 2
31 July 1968 – Moon’s Train
1 August 1968 – Greatest Show on Earth
5 August 1968 – Greatest Show on Earth
6-7 August 1968 – Simon K & The Meantimers
10 August 1968 – Circus
19 August 1968 – Skip Bifferty
26 August 1968 – Greatest Show on Earth
28 August 1968 – Greatest Show on Earth
29 August 1968 – Greatest Show on Earth
30 August 1968 – Mud
1-2 September 1968 – Cherry Smash
4 September 1968 – Orange Seaweed
6 September 1968 – Wild Uncertainty
8 September 1968 – Pepper
10 September 1968 – Tuesday’s Children
13 September 1968 – Horace Faith
16 September 1968 – Circus
21 September 1968 – Tuesday’s Children
23 September 1968 – Katch 22
24 September 1968 – Tony Rivers & The Castaways
25-26 September 1968 – The Mooche
1 October 1968 – Flirtations
2 October 1968 – Jo Jo Gunne
5 October 1968 – Renaissance Fayre
6 October 1968 – Moving Finger
9 October 1968 – Toast
11-12 October 1968 – Horace Faith and Wild Uncertainty
13 October 1968 – Cherry Smash
14-15 October 1968 – Mint Tulip
15 October 1968 – Timebox
16 October 1968 – The Sweet
17 October 1968 – Pussyfoot and The Sweet
18 October 1968 – Rainbow Folly
19 October 1968 – Timebox
20 October 1968 – Cherry Smash
22 October 1968 – Timebox and Katch 22
26 October 1968 – The New Formula
27 October 1968 – Cherry Smash
27-28 October 1968 – Toast
29 October 1968 – The Sweet
1-2 November 1968 – Vamp
3 November 1968 – Lions of Judea
7-12 November 1968 – Lions of Judea
16-17 November 1968 – Lions of Judea
19-20 November 1968 – Lions of Judea
24 November 1968 – Lions of Judea
27 November 1968 – Iveys
27-28 November 1968 – Greatest Show on Earth
28 November 1968 – The Mojos
1 December 1968 – Toast
4 December 1968 – Flirtations
16 December 1968 – Jo Jo Gunne
18 December 1968 – Toast
Sources:
The gigs listed above were largely sourced from Melody Maker and also the Marmalade Skies website.
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