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Jan

unknown date Cardiff: unknown student venue (gig mentioned in Sounds column of 25 January 1975)

19 Rainbow, London: Little Feat, Doobie Brothers (Warner Brothers tour) [1] [2]

31 Vorst Nationaal (Forest National), Belgium: Little Feat [3] [4]


Feb

7 Bradford University. Unicef Charity Disco. John Peel and Pete Oden. [5]

14 Crawley Tech: John Peel Roadshow, Twice Bitten [6]

21 (or 22) Tiffany's, Newcastle(?): Jack The Lad, Snafu. Medicine Head[1]

28 Hull University, John Peel Roadshow [2]

29 Bolton Institute Of Technology: John Peel Roadshow [3]


Mar

2 Coventry, Mr George's: John Peel Roadshow [4]

16 Rainbow Theatre, London, last night at venue: Sassafras, Procol Harum, Frankie Miller, Richard & Linda Thompson, Hatfield & the North, John Martyn, Kevin Coyne [5]

17 Royal Albert Hall, London: Chieftains [6]


Apr

2 Royal Albert Hall: Tangerine Dream [7] [8]

10 Ronnie Scott's: Arthur Brown [7]

19 Corn Exchange, Bury St. Edmunds: Maddy Prior, Tim Hart, June Tabor, Waterson (probably a misprint for the Watersons [9])

22 Club Rex, Bognor [10]

25 Cardiff University [11]

26 Southampton University [12]

unknown date (late April or early May) Kensington pub, London W14: Count Bishops (also, same night, Greyhound, Fulham: Ariel) [13]


May

9 Luton College [14]


June

21 Great Finborough: village fete. Guest appearance by Wellington Womble[15]


July

5 Knebworth: Pink Floyd, Steve Miller Band, Captain Beefheart, Roy Harper, Linda Lewis (DJ's John Peel and Pete Drummond) [16] [8]


Aug

22-24 Reading Festival: Dr Feelgood, Yes, Thin Lizzy, Jack The Lad, Supertramp, Heavy Metal Kids, Alan Stivell, etc [17] [18]


Oct

12 London, New Victoria Theatre: Thin Lizzy [19]

17 or 18, London, Empire Pool, Wembley: Sadistic Mika Band, Roxy Music [20] [21] [22]

20 York Minster: Tangerine Dream [23] [24] [25] [26] - Peel later recalled sitting between Sheila and Richard Branson at the gig


Nov

18 (or 24) Hammersmith Odeon, London: Bruce Springsteen [9]

References[]

  1. Sounds column, 1975-03-01, republished in The Olivetti Chronicles (p. 263-5).
  2. Sounds column, 1975-03-01, republished in The Olivetti Chronicles (p. 263-5).
  3. Sounds column, 1975-03-01, republished in The Olivetti Chronicles (p. 263-5).
  4. Sounds column, 1975-03-01, republished in The Olivetti Chronicles (p. 263-5).
  5. Peel appears on a bootleg recording introducing the Richard & Linda Thompson set. An official live compilation LP of the event called Over The Rainbow was released.
  6. Feature on gig in April 2016 issue of Mojo (pp. 32-33) mentions that JP introduced the band.
  7. Sounds column, 1975-04-19, republished in The Olivetti Chronicles (p. 166-8).
  8. Sounds column, 1975-04-19, republished in The Olivetti Chronicles (p. 166-8).
  9. Sounds column, 1976-02-07, republished in The Olivetti Chronicles (p. 27-9). The first of Springsteen's two debut London dates was released officially as Hammersmith Odeon London '75 as video and live album.
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