Gigography 1968

Jan

20 Middle Earth: Captain Beefheart &amp; The Magic Band

Feb

23 Middle Earth at the Roundhouse, London: Country Joe and the Fish, Fairport Convention, Blossom Toes, Tyrannosaurus Rex, Nick Drake (Drake's first ever live performance - moved from the Covent Garden venue).

Mar

9 Leeds University: Rave, Nice, Spencer Davis, Tony Rivers and the Castaways, The Chicken Shack, The Attack

April

5/13 Purcell Room, Royal Festival Hall: Tyrannosaurus Rex (Oak, Ash and Thorn. "Narrating Narrator John Peel")

14 Frank Freeman's Dancing School, Kidderminster: Tyrannosaurus Rex, Doctor K's Blues Band, Junior Eyes

May

13 Middle Earth: Tyrannosaurus Rex, Junior's Eyes, Beowolf

18 Southampton University (end of term dance): Captain Beefheart, Chicken Shack, Cliff Bennett &amp; The Rebel Rousers, Tyrannosaurus Rex

19 Frank Freeman's Dancing School, Kidderminster: Captain Beefheart &amp; The Magic Band (see venue page for details)

19 Middle Earth "Gandalf's Garden Benefit": Bill includes Tyrannosaurus Rex, David Bowie - advertised but Peel presumably cancelled his appearance to attend the well-documented Beefheart gig on the same date (above)

24 Aston University, Birmingham: Liverpool Scene (IT 31 article on with gig listings for band)

26 Middle Earth, "Oz Magazine Benefit" Pink Floyd, The Pretty Things, Social Deviants, Blonde On Blonde, Alexis Korner, Miss Kelly, The Flamingoes, Buddy Lloyd

27 Portsmouth Guild Hall "Dance of Words" event, proceeds to Campaign for Advancement of Civil Liberties &amp; Release: (poets), Pete Brown's Poetry Band, Adrian Henry, Adrian Mitchell, Brian Patten, Spike Hawkins; (music) Alexis Korner, Fairport Convention, Tyrannosaums Rex, The Exploding Galaxy, and JP

June

3 Royal Festival Hall: Tyrannosaurus Rex and Roy Harper, with Stefan Grossman and David Bowie supporting ("Vibrations by John Peel") IT 31 back cover ad

3 Middle Earth: King Ida's Watch Chain, The Battered Ornaments

17 City Memorial Hall, Sheffield: Tyrannosaurus Rex, The Liverpool Scene

23 Mothers, Birmingham: Tyrannosaurus Rex  – advertised, but club didn’t open until 9 Aug [36]

29 Hyde Park free concert: Pink Floyd, Tyrannosaurus Rex, Roy Harper, Jethro Tull

July

17 Southport Pier: Traffic, Family, Spooky Tooth

Aug

9 Roundhouse, "A Freak Show" in aid of community charities: Family, Action, Deviants, Eclection

11 8th National Blues Festival], Kempton Park Racecourse, Sunbury: Traffic, Spencer Davis, John Mayall, Fairport Convention, Chicken Shack, Jethro Tull, Dynaflow Blues, Tramline

31 Theatre Royal, Bury St. Edmunds: Principal Edwards Magic Theatre, "Guff" Putkowski  - appears to clash with event below

31 to 1 Sept: Isle Of Wight festival, Godshill ("The complete festival will be compered by John Peel"): The Crazy World Of Arthur Brown, Jefferson Airplane, The Move, Tyrannosaurus Rex, Fairport Convention, Aynsley Dunbar, Retaliation, Pretty Things, Plastic Penny, Orange Bicycle, The Mirage, Blonde On Blonde

Sept

1 Isle Of Wight festival continues

6-7 Roundhouse: Doors and Jefferson Airplane (JP not listed in ad but said to have compered this legendary event )

7-8 First National Blues Convention at Conway Hall: Alexis Korner, Champion Jack Dupree, Davy Graham, Dynaflow Blues, Stefan Grossman &amp; others. Recitals by John Peel, Paul Oliver, Albert McCathy &amp; others

15 Mothers, Birmingham: Tyrannosaurus Rex ("make it to Mothers!")

28 Mothers, Birmingham: Keef Harley, East Of Eden [55]

29 Croydon, Fairfield Hall: Jethro Tull, Eclection, David Ackles, Alan Price Set, Spooky Tooth, Julie Driscoll &amp; The Brian Auger Trinity

Oct

5 Mothers, Birmingham: Eclection, Ron Gessin [57]

6 Frank Freeman's Dancing School, Kidderminster: Tea &amp; Symphony, Jo-Ann Kelly (see venue page for details)

18 Lanchester College of Technology, Coventry: Savoy Brown, Alexis Korner, Pete Brown's Battered Ornaments, Jo-Ann Kelly (IT 41, p.20)

20 Frank Freeman's Dancing School, Kidderminster: Eclection (see venue page for details)

22 Lanchester College, Coventry: Blues with Savoy Brown, Alexis Korner, Pete Brown's Battered Ornaments, John Peel, Jo-Ann Kelly – check against previous listings

Nov

2 London School of Economics: Chicken Shack, Blonde on Blonde, John Peel, Occasional Word Ensemble

3 Mothers, Birmingham: Joe Cocker - note, clashes with well-documented date below

3 Boat Club, Nottingham: Bakerloo Blues Line

5 Royal Albert Hall: Pentangle

17 Mothers, Birmingham: Family [62]

23 Middle Earth presents at the Roundhouse: Juniors Eyes, Writing On The Wall, Arcadium, The Gun, Auriel, Sleepy

24 Mothers, Birmingham: Jethro Tull

26 Royal Albert Hall: Cream (farewell concert) (see artist page)

Dec

14 Middle Earth presents at the Roundhouse: Principal Edward's Magic Theatre, Uriel, sitar master Pandit Trika, 3rd Year Band, Radha Krishna Temple

15 Mothers, Birmingham: The Nice

19 Country Club, Haverstock Hill, London "John Peel plus poets, groups, singers"

22 Mothers, Birmingham: Ten Years After

24 Mothers, Birmingham: Family, Action

26 Mothers, Birmingham: Chicken Shack, Tea &amp; Symphony - not listed in "Mothers, Home Of Good Sounds, 1968-1971 (Kevin Duffy)

27 Middle Earth: Special Christmas show with John Peel

28 Middle Earth: Special Christmas show with John Peel

31 Mothers, Birmingham: Jethro Tull, Savoy Brown, Bakerloo Blues Line