Gigography 1976

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(First half of the year?) Speakeasy, London: Eddie & The Hot Rods [1]

Feb

17 Odeon, Hammersmith: 10CC [2]

March

unknown date, venue in Bristol: Groundhogs (mentioned on show of 16 March 1976)

unknown date, Speakeasy, London: David Cassidy (mentioned in Sounds column, 1976-03-20)

20 Chester College of Further Education (John Peel Roadshow) [3]

28, 29, 30, or 31 Hammersmith Odeon: Neil Young [4] [5]

May

11 100 Club, Oxford Street, London: Sex Pistols. The band started late, so Peel had to leave halfway through their first number to do his show.

31 Roots Hall Stadium, Southend: Alvin Lee Band, Fairport Convention, Budgie, David Bromberg Band [6] [7]

Jul

24 Cardiff Castle Concert: Lineup including Status Quo, Strawbs, Curved Air, Budgie and special guests Hawkwind. [8]

Aug

27-29 Reading Festival: Lineup included Eddie & The Hot Rods, Supercharge, Mighty Diamonds, Mallard, Gong, Van Der Graaf Generator, Phil Manzanera, Camel, Rory Gallagher, AC/DC, Sutherland Bros & Quiver, Ted Nugent, Black Oak Arkansas [9] [10] [11]

Sept

21 100 Club, Oxford Street, London: two-day punk festival, including the Damned. [12] Had John gone to the first part of the event, he would have caught the Clash, Sex Pistols, Siouxsie & The Banshees and Subway Sect.

Oct

2 Aberystwyth: John Peel Roadshow [13] [14]

4 Middlesborough Poly: John Peel Roadshow [15] [16]

9 Leicester Poly: John Peel Roadshow [17]

16 Dundee University: John Peel Roadshow [18]

22 Hammersmith Odeon: Patti Smith, Stranglers [19] [20]

25 Leeds Poly: John Peel Roadshow lecture [21]

26 Victoria Palace, London: Damned, Tyla Gang, Graham Parker [22] [23]

Nov

6 Bolton Institute of Technology: John Peel Roadshow [24] (cancelled due to sickness)[25]

13 Birmingham University: John Peel Roadshow [26]

20 Bath Pavilion: Deaf School, plus John Peel Roadshow [27] [28] [29]