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Changes to the look of John Peel Wiki will take place in the near future due to a new skin being rolled out over Oct/Nov across Wikia. Please see the Wikia Staff Blog for further details. On this site, the changes will affect the navigation from the left menu, as well as introduce a fixed page width with narrower content space. Please be patient while adjustments are made for the switch to the new system.

UPDATE: As the change is now in force for some users, I have switched the navigation to the simplified one for the new system. Please check Navigation in the Help section if you can't find things. I also initially made small adjustments to the front page layout, but have now reverted to the old look until all users are on the new system.

COUNTDOWN: Just a reminder for people still using Monaco that the final switch to the new skin is due on Nov. 3. After that, it will no longer be offered as an option. Sorry. Nothing to do with me.

Steve W

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Gigography
1954-1966 1967 1968 1969
1970 1971 1972 1973 1974 1975 1976 1977 1978 1979
1980 1981 1982 1983 1984 1985 1986 1987 1988 1989
1990 1991 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999
2000 2001 2002 2003 2004

1954[]

Unknown date: Liverpool Stadium, Liverpool: Obernkirchen Children's Choir [1]

Unknown date: Liverpool Empire, Liverpool: Frankie Laine [2] [3]

1955[]

Unknown date: Liverpool Empire, Liverpool: Four Aces [4] [5]

1958[]

March 14: Dominion Theatre, London: Lonnie Donegan, Chris Barber's Jazz Band, Ken Colyer [6]

1960[]

March/April: Liverpool Empire, Liverpool: Eddie Cochran, Gene Vincent Clyde McPhatter [7] [8] [9] [10]

March 28 or April 2: Liverpool Empire; Duane Eddy, Bobby Darin [11][12]

Unknown date: Sportatorium, Dallas, USA: Etta James [13]

1964[]

May 15 Southern Methodist University Coliseum, Dallas, USA: KLIF show; Beach Boys, The Jades, Bob Hayden & The Marksmen, Kirby St. Romaine, and Scotty McKay [14][15]

1965[]

August 21: Metropolitan Stadium, Minneapolis, USA: The Beatles [16][17]

Unknown dates: Oklahoma, USA: Jay Walker & The Pedestrians, Dann Yankee & The Carpetbaggers [18]

1966[]

San Bernardino County Sun - 30 Aug 1966

John mentioned in a gig, published on the San Bernardino County Sun newspaper on 30th August 1966

March 26: National Orange Show, San Bernardino, California, USA. Event (which may have lasted several days) covered by station KMEN with appearances by DJs including John Ravencroft. Artists: Bobby Fuller Four, Mamas And The Papas, and ("probably") Donna Loren, Stevie Wonder, Paul Petersen, Sunrays, Chris Montez, Freddie Cannon, Barry McGuire, P.F. Sloan, Eddie Hodges, Dick and Dee Dee, Gail Garnett. Also, Dick Dale, the Sir Douglas Quintet, Dorsey Burnett, Jerry Naylor, the Versatiles and Jody Reynolds called in at the KMEN Mobile Home [19] [20]

April 15: Swing Auditorium, San Bernardino, USA: Byrds, Buffalo Springfield [21] [22]

May 30: Whiskey A Go Go, Los Angeles, USA: Them, Captain Beefheart [23]

July 24?: Swing Auditorium, National Orange Show Grounds, San Bernardino, California, USA: Rolling Stones [24]

July 30: YWCA, San Bernardino, California, USA: Southside Blues Band [25]

August 31: The Broadway Inland Center, San Bernardino: Dave Hall and "Big Band Sounds". A "back to school" show for high school pupils   [26]

September 16: San Bernardino High School has a "Shake Down" gig featuring the Southside Blues Band and John Ravencroft emceeing. [27]

September 17: YWCA, San Bernardino, California, USA: The Northside Moss [28]

November: White Front, Downey, California, USA: The Challengers [29]

Unknown date: Riverside, USA: Mystics, Misunderstood [30]

Unknown Years[]

Unknown date: Luanne's, Dallas, USA: Lightnin' Hopkins [31]

Unknown date: Hi-Ho Ballroom, Texas, USA: Roy Orbison, Bill Black's Combo [32]

Unknown date: Big D Jamboree, Texas, USA: Johnny Cash, Rusty & Doug [33]

Unknown date: San Antonio, Texas, USA: Gatemouth Brown [34]

Unknown date: Hall Street, Dallas, Texas, USA: B.B. King [35]

Unknown date: Bowling Alley, Oakcliff, Texas, USA: Shangri-Las, Troy Shondell [36]

Unknown date (1966/67): Los Angeles, USA: West Coast Pop Art Experimental Band [37]

Unknown dates: Sportatorium, Dallas, USA: Coasters, Drifters, Jimmy McCracklin [38]