Gigography 1970s

1970
Jan

9 Mothers, Birmingham: John Peel (no listed band) [148]

23 Mothers, Birmingham: Medicine Head [149]

25 Coventry, Lanchester Festival: Ron Geesin, Bridget St John, Principal Edwards Magic Theatre (Others appearing at the ten-day included Jack Bruce, Yes, Free, Roland Kirk, Chicken Shack, Roy Harper, Duster Bennett, the Strawbs )

Feb

6 Mothers, Birmingham: Black Sabbath [152]

20 Mothers, Birmingham: Siren [153]

Mar

6 Mothers, Birmingham: Medicine Head [154]

20 Mothers, Birmingham: Forest [155]

April

3 Mothers, Birmingham: Asgard [156]

17 Mothers, Birmingham: David Symonds, Stackwaddy, Vision Workshop Lights [157] - clashes with date below

17 Royal Albert Hall, CBS Records' "Sounds of the 70s" concert:Steamhammer, Flock, Johnny Winter

18 Royal Albert Hall, CBS Records' "Sounds of the 70s" concert: It's A Beautiful Day, Taj Mahal, Santana

20 Roundhouse, "Pop Proms": Traffic, Mott The Hoople, Bronco, If

21 Roundhouse, "Pop Proms": Tyrannosaurus Rex, Brinsley Schwartz, Elton John, Curved Air

22 Roundhouse, "Pop Proms": Johnny Winter, Juicy Lucy, Quintessence

23 BBC Sunday Concert recording: Mike Cooper, Mott The Hoople

24 Roundhouse, "Pop Proms": Fleetwood Mac, Mighty Baby, Hookfoot (Peel went home early and missed Fleetwood Mac)

May

1 Mothers, Birmingham: Conchise [169]

15 Mothers, Birmingham: John Peel (no listed band)

29 Mothers, Birmingham: John Peel (no listed band) [171]

June

1 Royal Festival Hall: Van de Graff Generator, Audience, East of Eden

27-29 Bath Festival of Blues and Progressive Music Bath Festival of Blues and Progressive Music: Formerly Fat Harry, ,Maynard Ferguson Big Band, Keef Hartley Band, Donovan, Joe Jammer, Fairport Convention, Colosseum, Its A Beautiful Day, Steppenwolf; Johnny Winter, Pink Floyd, John Mayall, Canned Heat, Frank Zappa, Santana, The Flock, Led Zeppelin, Hot Tuna, Country Joe McDonald, Jefferson Airplane, The Byrds, Dr John (Peel advertised as one of two continuity announcers but was apparently prevented from getting to the stage by Hell's Angels security for at least part of the event). 

Sept

20 Blisworth, Helenors Club (Blisworth Hotel): "John Peel invites Van der Graaf Generator and Medicen light show (bar) 8/-"

1971
Jan

1 Blissworth, Blissworth Hotel: Audience

March

6 43 King Street, Covent Garden (The Old Middle Earth), "Oz Police Ball - A Gala Benefit For The Oz Obscenity Trial": "A star-studded all nighter starting at 8.30 with: Arthur Brown's Kingdom Come/Viv Stanshall's Seanhead Showband/Gene Vincent's Houseshakers/Pink Fairies/Egg/Third World War/Gnidrolog and John Peel holding it together." 

30 Portsmouth, Tricorn Club: Audience

May

9 Roundhouse, BIT Benefit: Funkadelic, Little Free Rock, National Head Band, Good Habit, Zoo, Zoot Money

June

22-28 Glastonbury Fayre: Melanie, Quintessence, Edgar Broughton Band, Pink Fairies, Terry Reid with David Lyndley and Linda Lewis, Gong, David Bowie, Hawkwind, Arthur Brown, Brinsley Schwarz, Fairport Convention, Family, Traffic

1972
Mar

27 Royal Albert Hall: Captain Beefheart &amp; His Magic Band

May

26-29 "Great Western Express" festival, Bardney, Lincolnshire: Rory Gallagher, Wishbone Ash, Roxy Music, Strawbs, Stone The Crows, Faces, Genesis, Status Quo, Don McLean, Humble Pie, Sha Na Na Joe Cocker, Lindisfarne, Average White Band, Slade, Monty Python's Flying Circus, Beach Boys and others

Oct

4 Bumpers all-night club, W.1, benefit concert for Release: Quintessence, Quiver, Global Village Trucking Company, Lol Coxhill, John Peel, Bishop Big Boppers, Smith, Perkins and Smith, Bitch, The White Panther Street Band, Bridget St. John, Pisces, Tir na Nog and others

Dec

3 Fairfield Hall, Croydon, Benefit for the Spastic Society: Soft Machine, Medicine Head, Ron Geesin, Ivor Cutler

1973
April

7 Sunderland, Locarno (often cited as among Peel's favourite gigs; for example, Margrave pg. 225, )

July

15 Great Western Express at White City. Edgar Winter Band, Sly and the Family Stone, Barclay James Harvest, Canned Heat, Lindisfarne, JSD Band; Special guest stars The Kinks. Your Hosts: John Peel, Jerry Floyd, Bill Barclay. 

21 Buxton "Pop" Festival at Booth Farm, near Buxton, Derbyshire. Chuck Berry, Wizzard, Groundhogs, Nazareth, Canned Heat, Medicine Head, Edgar Broughton Band. This may be the "unspeakable" festival, marked by Chuck Berry's non-appearance, that he describes on pp.55-58 of Margrave of the Marshes - although he believed it took place in 1969. 

Aug

Exact date(s) unknown: Alexandra Palace, London Music Festival: Appears to have been a series of gigs at the Ally Pally early in the month, with those appearing including Incredible String Band and Steeleye Span (both 1 Aug), Black Sabbath (2 Aug), Alvin Lee & Ten Years After (3 Aug), Manfred Mann’s Earth Band (5 Aug)l. The band Fumble played a ten-day residency. Peel seems to have been booked to compere, but whether this was for all or some of the gigs is currently unknown. 

25 Reading, 12th National Jazz, Blues and Rock Festival: JP hosts second day of three-day event, with The Faces, Jon Hiseman's Tempest, Caravan, Jack The Lad, Fumble, Andy Bown, Tasavallan Presidentii (Finland), Strider, Claire Hamill, Riff-Raff, Quadrille, Dave Ellis. Special guest stars Status Quo and Lindisfarne

1974
Sept

8 Theatre Royal, Drury Lane: Robert Wyatt &amp; Friends

1975
April

2 Royal Albert Hall: Tangerine Dream

Oct

12 London, New Victoria Theatre: Thin Lizzy

1977
April

19 Upstairs at Ronnie Scotts: XTC

May

9 Rainbow Theatre: Clash, Buzzcocks, Jan, Subway Sect, Prefects (the latter opened the show with a song called "VD," which had the briefest of lyrics, as Peel would later relate on various occasions)

Oct

8 Southampton University, Pleasers

1978
May

15 "Pinkpop", Burgemeester Damen sportpark, Geleen, Holland: Partner, Mothers Finest, Robert Gordon &amp; Link Wray, Jonathan Richman &amp; The Modern Lovers, Graham Parker &amp; The Rumour, Journey, Thin Lizzy

1979
June

4 "Pinkpop", Burgemeester Damen sportpark, Geleen, Holland: Massada, Average White Band, Dire Straits, Police, Elvis Costello, Rush, Peter Tosh

Oct

19 Huddersfield Polytechnic: Undertones ("Undertones in Huddersfield" often cited as among Peel's favourite gigs; for example, Margrave pg. 225, )