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Jan
?? The Brecknock, London: Winkies
?? Dingwall's, London: unknown band (same date - "last Monday" - as above)[3]
19 North East London Polytechnic: Gong, Chilli Willi, Rubber Rhino [4] [5]
Feb
02 North East London Polytechnic: Roger Ruskin Spear, Thunderclap Newman, Spontaneous Combustion, Casablanca [6]
13 unknown "church hall": John Peel roadshow (JP plays "favourite terrible records", and later claims only 18 people turned up.)[1]
March
8 Doncaster, Top Rank Suite (and Leeds?): John Peel roadshow, with Alquin, Golden Earring [7] [8]
9 Mablethorpe, Lincs: John Peel roadshow [9] [10]
13 Bogarts, Birmingham: John Peel roadshow [11] [12]
15 Guildford, Technical College (or Plymouth, Guildhall?): John Peel roadshow [13] [14] [15]
16 Eastbourne, College Of Education: John Peel roadshow [16] [17]
29 Edinburgh, Napier College: John Peel roadshow [18]
30 Newcastle: John Peel roadshow [19]
April
unknown dates: Doncaster, Nailsworth, Smethwick: John Peel roadshow [20]
May
5 Watford Stadium: Elton John, Rod Stewart, Nazareth [21] [22] (Peel billed to play music between live sets, but no DJ equipment available and was replaced by tape.)
18 Leicester Polytechnic: Streetwalkers, Rab Noakes, Montrose [23]
unknown date (late in month): Bromley (unknown venue): John Peel roadshow [24]
June
unknown date (early in month): Bradford University: John Peel roadshow [25]
24 Hammersmith Palais: Brinsley Schwarz + Dave Edmunds, Kokomo, Emperor Rosko [26]
July
20 Knebworth: Allman Brothers Band, Doobie Brothers, Mahavishnu Orchestra, Sensational Alex Harvey Band, Van Morrison and Tim Buckley [27] [28]
23 Black Prince, Bexley ("I played my records to the half-empty room"[29])
Aug
23-25 Reading Festival: lineup included Sensational Alex Harvey Band, 10cc, Traffic, Focus, George Melly, Thin Lizzy, Kevin Coyne, Fumble, Barclay James Harvest, Pink Floyd, Beckett, Jack The Lad, Georgie Fame and the Blue Flames. [30] [31][32]
Sept
8 Theatre Royal, Drury Lane: Robert Wyatt & Friends [33]
Oct
5 Southend Festival: John Peel comperes and introduces Nic Jones, Benfleet Hoymen, English Tapestry, Mervyn Clayton, Gymel, Journeymen, Thameside Mummers, Chingford Morris Men, Kiti Theobald, and lots more.. Workshops and children's events during the day and a five-hour finale at the Cliffs Pavilion make up 'Folkeast 74', organised by the English Folk Dance and Song Society. Some events at the Queen's Hotel.[2] (Peel booked but unable to attend due to illness.)[34]
unknown date (first half of month): Blue Lagoon, Esplanade, Sandown, Isle of Wight: John Peel roadshow[35]
27 (or 26) Rainbow Theatre, London: Tangerine Dream, introduced by Peel [36] [37] [38]
Nov
1 London City University: Chilli Willi & The Red Hot Peppers, Marmalade, Gonzalez, Love Machine, Alberto Y Lost Trios Paranoias [3] [39]
17 Civic Hall, Guildford: Tangerine Dream [40] [41]
Dec
15 Hammersmith Palais, London: Osibisa In Concert with Special Guests, Casablanca and The Funkees (Nigeria's Top Rock Band), Compere & DJ ~ John Peel, Tickets £1.10p in advance or £1.20p at door.[4]
Unknown date (middle of month?): unknown venue, Kilburn, London: Phoenix (attended gig with Ian Hunter of Mott The Hoople) [42]
References[]
- ↑ In a 13th February 1974 diary entry, republished in David Cavanagh's 2015 Good Night and Good Riddance book, Hermine wrote of her experience in seeing John Peel DJ at a church hall: "I go and see John Peel playing his favourite terrible records in a church hall. These are things by Link Wray, Fabian, Annette Funicello ("Jo Jo the Dog Faced Boy"), Conway Twitty, Mrs. Mills' rendering of "A Hard Day's Night", Stark Naked and the Car Thieves, the Cats who do "Swan Lake", Wild Man Fischer, Bill Oddie (singing "On Ilka Moor Baht 'at" in the manner of Joe Cocker), "The Battle of Lieutenant Calley" by C Company (wrongly quoted as B Company), Mitch Miller's "Peace Singalong". Later on he complains over the radio that only eighteen people turned up."[1] [2]
- ↑ NME Gig Guide, 1974-10-05 issue
- ↑ NME Gig Guide, 1974-11-02 issue
- ↑ Ad from NME 14th Dec 1974 edition (in shops 12th), Many thanks to Mick C of the Marmalade Skies site and Peel Mailing List for this information.