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Tony Rivers & The Castaways gigs 1963-1968

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Welcome to another posting of a series of gig listings for 1960s bands. None of these lists is exhaustive and my idea is to add to them in the comments section below over time. They are here for future researchers to draw on.  I have also added a few interesting bits of information and will add images in time.

I’d like to encourage band members to get in touch to share memories, or for anyone to send corrections/clarifications to my email: Warchive@aol.com 

Equally important, if you attended any of the gigs below or played in the support band, please do leave your memories below in the comments section for future historians to use. If you know of any missing gigs, please add them too, if possible, with the sources.

TONY RIVERS & THE CASTAWAYS

Image may be subject to copyright: Tony Rivers & The Castaways in mid-1968 just before changing name to Harmony Grass. Featured in Record Mirror

Tony Rivers – lead vocals

Vic Larkins – lead guitar

Mickey Johnson – rhythm guitar

Ray Brown – bass

Brian Talbot – drums

Formed as The Cutaways in Dagenham, Essex in 1960 without Tony Rivers (real name: Tony Thompson), the band backed singer Bobby Rio before Rivers joined as new lead singer in late 1961. They changed name not long afterwards.

1963

16 January 1963 – Walton Hop, Walton-on-Thames, Surrey (Woking Herald)

26 January 1963 – Walton Hop, Walton-on-Thames, Surrey (Woking Herald)

 

6 February 1963 – Walton Hop, Walton-on-Thames, Surrey with Shane Fenton & The Fentons (Woking Herald)

 

16 March 1963 – Walton Hop, Walton-on-Thames, Surrey (Woking Herald)

 

6 July 1963 – Walton Hop, Walton-on-Thames, Surrey (Woking Herald)

Sometime before signing a record deal with EMI, John Lyons (rhythm guitar) and Ricky West (lead guitar) took over from Johnson and Larkins respectively.

West didn’t stay long and joined The Tremeloes. Steve Scott took over lead guitar. The new formation recorded a string of singles, released on Columbia Records.

18 August 1963 – New Central Ballroom, Aldershot, Hampshire with The Stormers (Aldershot News)

 

6 September 1963 – Walton Hop, Walton-on-Thames, Surrey (Woking Herald)

 

23 November 1963 – Weybridge Hall, Weybridge, Surrey (Woking Herald)

1964

24 January 1964 – Long’s Ballroom, Bishop’s Stortford, Herts with The Dinos (Steve Ingless book: The Day Before Yesterday)

 

1 February 1964 – Walthamstow Assembly Hall, Walthamstow, London with support (Leyton and Leytonstone Guardian)

15 February 1964 – Town Hall, Clacton, Essex with Red and Carolyn Plus Four (Essex Chronicle/Essex County Standard)

25 February 1964 – High Wycombe Town Hall, High Wycombe, Bucks (Bucks Free Press)

29 February 1964 – Long’s Ballroom, Bishop’s Stortford, Herts (Steve Ingless book: The Day Before Yesterday)

 

11 April 1964 – Dreamland Ballroom, Margate, Kent with The Beatfinders (East Kent Times)

14 April 1964 – High Wycombe Town Hall, High Wycombe, Bucks (Bucks Free Press)

25 April 1964 – Walthamstow Assembly Hall, Walthamstow, London with The Costers and The Beat Syndicate (Leyton, Leytonstone and Waltham Forest Guardian)

 

3 May 1964 – Hermitage Ballroom, Hitchin, Herts with The Hideaways (Hertfordshire Express)

30 May 1964 – Long’s Ballroom, Bishop’s Stortford, Herts (Steve Ingless book: The Day Before Yesterday)

 

18 June 1964 – Breaks Youth Club, Hatfield, Herts with The Cortinas (Paul Griggs’ book: Diary of a Musician)

 

11 July 1964 – Clacton Town Hall, Clacton, Essex with The Kinks and The Trends (Essex County Standard)

 

13 September 1964 – Cooks Ferry Inn, Edmonton, London (Leyton & Leytonstone Guardian)

29 September 1964 – Dreamland Ballroom, Margate, Kent with Mike Stevens & The Dolphins (East Kent Times & Mail)

30 September 1964 – Elm Hotel, Southend, Essex (Southend Standard and Essex Weekly Advertiser)

 

3 October 1964 – The Dolphin, Marine Court, St Leonards, East Sussex with The King Bees (Roger Bistow’s research at Dizzy Tiger Music website)

17 October 1964 – Walthamstow Assembly Hall, Walthamstow, London with The Candles (Leyton, Leytonstone and Waltham Forest Guardian)

 

7 November 1964 – Rhodes Centre, Bishop’s Stortford, Herts with Chuck & The Dyaks (Steve Ingless book: The Day Before Yesterday)

During a Scottish tour, drummer Brian Talbot is killed in a road accident. Drummer/singer Brian Hudson takes over the drum stool during 1965

1965

1 January 1965 – Woodhall Community Centre, Welwyn Garden City, Herts (website: http://www.coda-uk.co.uk/60’s_music_scene.htm)

 

1 February 1965 – The Hop, Welwyn Garden City, Herts with The Cortinas (Paul Griggs’ book: Diary of a Musician)

13 February 1965 – Rhodes Centre, Bishop’s Stortford, Herts with The Emeralds (featuring Daniel Boone) (Steve Ingless book: The Day Before Yesterday)

 

21 March 1965 – Royal Star Ballroom, Maidstone, Kent with The Medway Folk Trio (Maidstone Gazette)

 

10 April 1965 – California Ballroom, Dunstable, Bedfordshire with The Four Pennies and Cannibals Sollet (website: www.california-ballroom.info/gigs/)

12 April 1965 – The Hop, Welwyn Garden City, Herts with The Cortinas (Paul Griggs’ book: Diary of a Musician)

19 April 1965 – Dreamland Ballroom, Margate, Kent with Wainwright’s Gentlemen (East Kent Times & Mail)

24 April 1965 – Shepperton Village Hall, Shepperton, Middlesex (Woking Herald)

 

15 May 1965 – The Dolphin, Marine Court, St Leonards, East Sussex with The Eccentrics (Roger Bistow’s research at Dizzy Tiger Music website)

29 May 1965 – Rhodes Centre, Bishop’s Stortford, Herts with Them and The Concords (Steve Ingless book: The Day Before Yesterday)

3 June 1965 – Clay Pigeon, Eastcote, London with Wainwright’s Gentlemen (Melody Maker)

10 June 1965 – Clay Pigeon, Eastcote, London (Melody Maker)

11 June 1965 – The Avenue R&B Club, Green Pond Road, E17 (Leyton, Leytonstone and Waltham Forest Guardian)

 

11 July 1965 – Agincourt Ballroom, Camberley, Surrey (Aldershot News)

16 July 1965 – California Ballroom, Dunstable, Bedfordshire with The Mark Leeman Five and The Dennisons (website: www.california-ballroom.info/gigs/)

31 July 1965 – Town Hall, Clacton, Essex with Sons of Fred and The Charades (Essex County Standard)

 

4 August 1965 – Locarno, Swindon, Wiltshire with Georgie Fame & The Blue Flames (website: http://www.swindonmusicscene.co.uk/swindon_music_scene_gigs_of_note.html)

7 August 1965 – Slough Adelphi, Slough, Berkshire with The Byrds, Kenny Lynch, Tommy Quickly, Elkie Brook, Boz and The Bozmen, The Remo Four, Peter Jay & The Jaywalkers and The Slade Brothers (Staines and Egham News)

30 August 1965 – Dreamland, Margate, Kent with The Herd (East Kent Times)

25 September 1965 – Gaiety Ballroom, Ramsey, Cambridgeshire with The Ends (website: http://peterboroughimages.co.uk/music/?p=8130)

 

15 October 1965 – King George’s Hall, Esher, Surrey (Caterham Weekly Press & Advertiser)

16 October 1965 – Rhodes Centre, Bishop’s Stortford, Herts with The Ketas (Steve Ingless book: The Day Before Yesterday)

 

6 November 1965 – Clacton Town Hall, Clacton-on-Sea, Essex (Essex County Standard)

13 November 1965 – Witchdoctor, Catford, London (South East London Mercury)

 

6 December 1965 – Woodhall Community Centre, Welwyn Garden City, Herts (see website above)

24 December 1965 – Star Ballroom, Maidstone, Kent (Maidstone Gazette)

1966

29 January 1966 – Witchdoctor, Catford, London (South East London Mercury)

 

6 February 1966 – Cooks Ferry Inn, Edmonton, London with Ed Williams Sound System (Tottenham Weekly Herald)

19 February 1966 – Gaiety Ballroom, Ramsey, Cambridgeshire with The Cascades (website: http://peterboroughimages.co.uk/music/?p=8130)

22 February 1966 – Ready Steady Go Club, Borough Assembly Hall, Aylesbury, Bucks (Bucks Advertiser)

26 February 1966 – The Dolphin, Marine Court, St Leonards, East Sussex with Blues Syndicate (Roger Bistow’s research at Dizzy Tiger Music website)

 

5 March 1966 – Co-Op, Rainbow Suite, Birmingham (Birmingham Evening Mail)

 

3 April 1966 – Dreamland, Margate, Kent with The Gaylords (East Kent Times)

15 April 1966 – Glenlyn Ballroom, Forest Hill, London (South East London Mercury)

22 April 1966 – Parkside Hall, Ampthill, Bedfordshire with The Angelo Six (Luton News)

23 April 1966 – Farnborough Technical College Students’ Union, Farnborough, Hampshire with The Paramounts (Aldershot News)

Around this time, singer Kenny Rowe who has previously fronted The Fifth Avenue joins on second lead vocals. Tony Harding also takes over lead guitar from Steve Scott.

The band now comprises:

Tony Rivers – lead vocals

Kenny Rowe – lead vocals

Tony Harding – lead guitar

John Lyons – rhythm guitar

Ray Brown – bass

Brian Hudson – drums/vocals

The group records a version of The Beach Boys’ “God Only Knows”

27 May 1966 – Gaiety Ballroom, Grimsby, Humberside (Grimsby Evening Telegraph)

 

9 June 1966 – Marquee, Wardour Street, Soho, London with The Summer Set (Tony Bacon’s book: London Live)

20 June 1966 – Haymarket Lounge, Basingstoke, Hampshire (Hampshire & Berkshire Gazette)

24 June 1966 – Unknown venue, Hastings, East Sussex with Georgie Fame & The Blue Flames, Unit 4 Plus 2 and The Defiants (Roger Bistow’s research at Dizzy Tiger Music website)

25 June 1966 – Witchdoctor, Catford, London (South East London Mercury)

26 June 1966 – Central R&B Club, Central Hotel, Gillingham, Kent (Chatham, Rochester and Gillingham News)

 

2 July 1966 – Rhodes Centre, Bishop’s Stortford, Herts (Steve Ingless book: The Day Before Yesterday)

9 July 1966 – California Ballroom, Dunstable, Bedfordshire with supporting groups (website: www.california-ballroom.info/gigs/)

21 July 1966 – Winter Gardens, Cleethorpes, North East Lincolnshire with The Illusions (Grimsby Evening Telegraph)

30 July 1966 – St George’s Ballroom, Hinckley, Leicestershire with Legay (Nuneaton Evening Tribune)

 

5 August 1966 – Paradise Club, Wigan, Greater Manchester (Warrington Guardian)

7 August 1966 – Marquee, Wardour Street, Soho, London with The Factotum (Tony Bacon’s book: London Live)

22-24 August 1966 – Club Cedar, Birmingham with support (Birmingham Evening Mail)

Around this time Brian Hudson leaves to form The Parking Lot and former Sugarbeats drummer Geoff Swettenham replaces him

9 October 1966 – Stoke Hole, Stoke Hotel, Guildford, Surrey (Surrey Advertiser)

14 October 1966 – Glenlyn Ballroom, Forest Hill, London (South East London Mercury)

28 October 1966 – Conservative Club, Finchley, London (Fabulous 208)

About now Tony Harding and Kenny Rowe depart and former Sugarbeats lead guitarist John Perry joins. The group also bring in another singer Martin Shaer to replace Rowe

14 November 1966 – Dancing Slipper Ballroom, West Bridgeford, Nottingham (Nottingham Evening Post)

23 November 1966 – Civic Hall, Wolverhampton, West Midlands with The Montanas and Harvey’s Team (Express & Star)

Geoff brings in his brother Pete on rhythm guitar/vocals from The Sugarbeats

24 December 1966 – St George’s Hall, Exeter, Devon with The Son Set (Express & Echo)

1967

1 January 1967 – Matrix Hall, Coventry, West Midlands with The Spencer Davis Group, Jigsaw and Lovers Lot (Coventry Evening Telegraph)

3 January 1967 – Marquee, Wardour Street, Soho, London with The Syn (Tony Bacon’s book: London Live)

13 February 1967 – The Park Hall Hotel, Goldthorn Park, Wolverhampton, West Midlands with The Staffords and The Pines (Express and Star)

14 February 1967 – Marquee, Wardour Street, Soho, London with The Syn (Tony Bacon’s book: London Live)

18 February 1967 – Baillie Club, Glasgow, Scotland (Fabulous 208)

19 February 1967 – Palais, Dundee, Scotland with Cat Stevens (Fabulous 208)

20 February 1967 – Dhabi Hall, Larbert, Scotland with Cat Stevens, The Pathfinders and The Squad (Fabulous 208)

26 February 1967 – Bluesette Club, Bridge Street, Leatherhead, Surrey (Caterham Weekly Press)

 

4 March 1967 – Victoria Cross Gallery, Wantage, Oxfordshire (Wiltshire Gazette)

5 March 1967 – Beau Brummel Club, Alvaston Hall Hotel, Nantwich, Cheshire with The Sound Society (Crewe Chronicle)

7 March 1967 – Marquee, Wardour Street, Soho, London with Wynder K Frog (Tony Bacon’s book: London Live)

8 March 1967 – 7 Club, Shrewsbury, Shropshire (Shropshire Star)

17 March 1967 – Glenlyn Ballroom, Forest Hill, London (South East London Mercury)

29 March 1967 – Queen’s Ballroom, Wolverhampton, West Midlands with The Californians (Express and Star)

31 March 1967 – Tiger’s Head, Catford, London  (South East London Mercury)

 

2 April 1967 – Bluesette Club, Bridge Street, Leatherhead, Surrey (Caterham Weekly Press)

14 April 1967 – Marquee, Wardour Street, Soho, London with Time & Motion (Tony Bacon’s book: London Live)

19 April 1967 – Hull College of Commerce Students’ Union, Skyline Ballroom, Hull with Geno Washington & The Ram Jam Band, The Amboy Dukes, The Locomotion and The Jamm (Hull Daily Mail)

26 April 1967 – Hemel Hempstead Pavilion, Hemel Hempstead, Herts with The Enders Ltd (Berkhamstead Gazette, Tring & District News)

27 April 1967 – Sherwood Rooms, Nottingham with Six Across and Stevenson’s Rockets (Nottingham Evening Post)

 

13 May 1967 – The Union, Manchester with The Mud (Manchester Evening News and Chronicle)

16 May 1967 – Winter Gardens, Penzance, Cornwall (Fabulous 208)

17 May 1967 – Gaerleon College of Education, Swansea, Wales (Fabulous 208)

18 May 1967 – Ritz Ballroom, Skewen, Wales (Fabulous 208)

20 May 1967 – Rhodes Centre, Bishop’s Stortford, Herts with The Breed (Steve Ingless book: The Day Before Yesterday)

22 May 1967 – Park Hall Hotel, Goldthorn Park, Wolverhampton, West Midlands with The Maize and The Valets (Express & Star)

25 May 1967 – Elizabeth Hall, Dagenham, London (Fabulous 208)

28 May 1967 – 76 Club, Burton-on-Trent, Staffordshire (Fabulous 208)

 

1 June 1967 – Summer House, The Portway, Kingswinford, West Midlands (Express & Star)

4 June 1967 – Adelphi Ballroom, Slough, Berkshire (Fabulous 208)

5 June 1967 – Park Hall Hotel, Goldthorn Park, Wolverhampton, West Midlands with Screaming Lord Sutch & The Roman Empire, Finders Keepers and Sons and Lovers (Express & Star)

8 June 1967 – Youth Centre, Ellesmere Port, Cheshire (Fabulous 208)

10 June 1967 – St Mary’s College, Twickenham, London (Fabulous 208)

14 June 1967 – Blue Lagoon, Newquay, Cornwall with The Dissatisfied (Fabulous 208/West Briton & Royal Cornish Gazette)

21 June 1967 – Cook Elite Hall, Cook, Bishop Auckland, County Durham (Fabulous 208)

22 June 1967 – Locarno Ballroom, Sunderland, Tyne & Wear (Fabulous 208)

25 June 1967 – Tabernacle, Stockport, Greater Manchester (Fabulous 208)

30 June 1967 – Tiger’s Head, Catford, London (South East London Mercury)

 

6 July 1967 – Guildford School of Art, Guildford, Surrey with PP Arnold, Whisker Davies Blues Stormers and Tony Bennett (Surrey Advertiser)

8 July 1967 – California Ballroom, Dunstable, Bedfordshire with supporting groups (website: www.california-ballroom.info/gigs/)

13 July 1967 – Waggon & Horses, Wall Heath, West Midlands with Pride & Pashion (Express & Star)

15 July 1967 – Dorothy Ballroom, Cambridge (Cambridge News)

22 July 1967 – Garrison Ballroom, Millport, Scotland (Fabulous 208)

24 July 1967 – Town Hall, Whiting Bay, Isle of Arran, Scotland (Fabulous 208)

26 July 1967 – Pier Bandstand, Weymouth, Dorset (Fabulous 208) Unlikely with Flamingo gig later

26 July 1967 – Flamingo, Wardour Street, Soho, London (Melody Maker)

 

4 August 1967 – White Lion Hotel, Edgeware, London (Fabulous 208)

4 August 1967 – Flamingo, Wardour Street, Soho, London with Bobby Johnson & The Atoms (Melody Maker)

5 August 1967 – Civic Hall, Corby, Northamptonshire (Fabulous 208)

7 August 1967 – Blue Lagoon, Newquay, Cornwall (West Briton & Royal Cornwall Gazette)

9 August 1967 – Vallance Ballroom, Tenby, Wales (Fabulous 208)

11 August 1967 – Glanmore Club, Swansea, Wales (Fabulous 208)

12 August 1967 – Town Hall, Aberystwyth, Wales (Fabulous 208)

17 August 1967 – Blue Lagoon, Newquay, Cornwall (Cornish Guardian)

18 August 1967 – Marquee, Wardour Street, Soho, London with Ten Years After (Tony Bacon’s book: London Live)

29 August 1967 – Lotus Ballroom, Forest Gate, London (Newham & Stratford Express)

1 September 1967 – Queens Rink Ballroom, Hartlepool, County Durham with The Tony King Sound (Hartlepool Mail)

16 September 1967 – Leas Cliff Hall, Folkestone, Kent (Folkestone & Hythe Gazette)

18 September 1967 – Broadway Club, Dudley Zoo, West Midlands with The Wanted (Express & Star)

22 September 1967 – Civic and Wulfrun Halls, Wolverhampton, West Midlands with The Californians, Dual Purpose, The Staffords and The News (Express & Star)

 

6 October 1967 – Cragburn Pavilion, Gourock, Scotland (Fabulous 208)

7 October 1967 – Carioca Club, Town Hall, Bearsden, Scotland (Fabulous 208)

8 October 1967 – Caesar’s Palace, Bedford, Bedfordshire (Fabulous 208)

12 October 1967 – Kingfisher Country Club, Wall Heath, West Midlands with The Modernairs and Barmy Barry Show (Express & Star)

13 October 1967 – Birmingham City College, Birmingham (Fabulous 208)

14 October 1967 – Gaiety Ballroom, Ramsey, Cambridgeshire with The Friction (website: http://peterboroughimages.co.uk/music/?p=8130)

15 October 1967 – Adelphi Ballroom, Slough, Berkshire (Fabulous 208)

16 October 1967 – Top Rank Suite, Cardiff, Wales with Simon Dupree & The Big Sound and Dave Dee, Dozy, Beaky, Mick and Tich (Fabulous 208)

21 October 1967 – Wimbledon Palais, Wimbledon, London with Jo Jo Gunne (Streatham News)

23 October 1967 – Park Hall Hotel, Goldthorn Park, Wolverhampton, West Midlands with People’s People and Barmy Barry Show (Express & Star)

27 October 1967 – Tabernacle Club, Stockport, Greater Manchester (Manchester Evening News and Chronicle)

30 October 1967 – Lyceum, Strand, London (Fabulous 208)

 

4 November 1967 – Witchdoctor, Catford, London (South East London Mercury)

19 November 1967 – Saville Theatre, London with The Bee Gees, Flowerpot Men and Bonzo Dog Doo Dah Band (Melody Maker)

23 November 1967 – RAF Club, Uxbridge, London (Fabulous 208)

24 November 1967 – Bradford University, Bradford, West Yorkshire (Fabulous 208)

25 November 1967 – Shaftsbury Hall, Cheltenham, Gloucestershire (Fabulous 208)

Around this time, the Sweetenham brothers and John Perry leave to form Grapefruit and Martin Shaer also departs

Tony Rivers rebuilds the group, retaining Ray Brown and bringing Tony Harding and Kenny Rowe (who has recently produced The Playground) back

Tony Rivers – lead vocals

Kenny Rowe – lead vocals

Tony Harding – lead guitar

Ray Brown – bass

Bill Castle – drums/vocals

16 December 1967 – Lotus Ballroom, Forest Gate, London (Newham & Stratford Express)

30 December 1967 – Civic Hall, Nantwich, Cheshire with Phil Ryan & The Scorpions (Evening Sentinel/Crewe Chronicle)

1968

6 January 1968 – The Dolphin, Marine Court, St Leonards, East Sussex with The Hustling Kind (Hastings & St Leonards Observer)

26 January 1968 – Civic and Wulfrun Halls, Wolverhampton, West Midlands with The Alan Price Set, The Soul Seekers, Peter Green’s Fleetwood Mac and Barmy Barry Show (Express & Star)

 

5 February 1968 – Rhodes Centre, Bishop’s Stortford, Herts (Steve Ingless book: The Day Before Yesterday)

23 February 1968 – California Ballroom, Dunstable, Bedfordshire with The Tykes (website: www.california-ballroom.info/gigs/)

28 February 1968 – Tangerine Club, Forest Gate, London (Newham, Barking and Stratford Express)

2 March 1968 – Plaza, Handsworth, West Midlands with Terry Reid’s Fantasia (Birmingham Evening Mail)

 

15 April 1968 – Queen’s Ballroom, Wolverhampton, West Midlands with Happy Magazine and Glass Menagerie (Express & Star)

20 April 1968 – The Cobweb, St Leonards, East Sussex with Penny Peeps (Roger Bistow’s research at Dizzy Tiger Music website)

29 April 1968 – Rhodes Centre, Bishop’s Stortford, Herts (Steve Ingless book: The Day Before Yesterday)

 

31 May 1968 – Wellington Manor House, Crowthorne, Berkshire (Fabulous 208)

 

6 June 1968 – Mayfair Ballroom, Newcastle upon Tyne, Tyne & Wear (Fabulous 208)

7 June 1968 – California Ballroom, Dunstable, Bedfordshire with supporting groups (website: www.california-ballroom.info/gigs/)

8 June 1968 – Dudley Teachers’ Training College, Dudley, West Midlands (Fabulous 208)

15 June 1968 – Wolverhampton College of Technology Students Union, Wolverhampton, West Midlands with Backdenkel Purists (Express & Star)

Around this time Tony Ferguson took over lead guitar from Tony Harding and former Playground guitarist Tom Marshall also joins

25 June 1968 – Fishmongers Arms, Wood Green, London (Fabulous 208)

27 June 1968 – Royal College of Art, SW7, London (Fabulous 208)

28 June 1968 – Lady Spencer Churchill College of Education, Oxford (Fabulous 208)

29 June 1968 – 76 Club, Burton-on-Trent, Derbyshire (Fabulous 208)

 

6 July 1968 – Mayfair Ballroom, Newcastle upon Tyne, Tyne & Wear (Fabulous 208)

22 July 1968 – Park Hall Hotel, Goldthorn Park, Wolverhampton, West Midlands with Obs-Tweedle (Express & Star)

22 July 1968 – Marquee, Wardour Street, Soho, London with Duster Bennett (Tony Bacon’s book: London Live)

 

1 August 1968 – Alsagar College, near Crewe, Cheshire (Fabulous 208)

2 August 1968 – RAF Cranwell (Fabulous 208)

22 August 1968 – Marquee, Wardour Street, Soho, London (Tony Bacon’s book: London Live)

24 August 1968 – Archer Hall, Billericay, Essex (Southend Standard)

 

14 September 1968 – Birdcage, Harlow, Essex (Fabulous 208)

24 September 1968 – Hatchetts, Piccadilly London (Melody Maker/Mick Capewell’s Marmalade Skies)

21 September 1968 – Plaza Ballroom, Old Hill, West Midlands with Fox & The Vision (Express & Star)

Around this time, the band becomes Harmony Grass, but the gigs below are billed as Tony Rivers & The Castaways

26 October 1968 – Leeds University, Leeds, West Yorkshire (Fabulous 208)

28 October 1968 – Rhodes Centre, Bishop’s Stortford, Herts (Steve Ingless book: The Day Before Yesterday)

 

17 November 1968 – Sunday Scene, Silver End, Essex (Fabulous 208)

22 November 1968 – Bangor University, Bangor, Wales (Fabulous 208)

23 November 1968 – California Ballroom, Dunstable, Bedfordshire with supporting groups (website: www.california-ballroom.info/gigs/)

29 November 1968 – Staines Town Hall, Staines, Middlesex (Staines & Egham News)

30 November 1968 – Leeds University, Leeds, West Yorkshire (Fabulous 208)

 

6 December 1968 – Club Lafayette, Wolverhampton, West Midlands (Express & Star)

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