THE BAND WAGONS. These aren't the actual transits but they are similar. The gear travelled in the red van - a short wheel base transit and the band travelled and slept in the blue long based transit
The Gig Diary
1970
18 May - Start of European Tour. Ferry from Felixstowe to Gothenburg
20 May - Arrive in Oslo after drive from Gothenburg
21 May - 4 Jun Club in Oslo
8 - 14 Jun Zurich
16 - 30 Jun PN Hit House, Munich
01 - 15? July Top Ten Club, Hamburg
18th July Arrive home
27 Jul - 2 Aug Recording Child of Light Album
8/9 Aug Open Air Festival, Lake Constance (Konstanz), Bodensee
26 Sep Kunstgewerbeschule, Basle (with Warm Dust, Duster Bennett, Steamhammer & Cressida)
02 - 30 Oct 1970 Titan Club, Via Della Meloria 48, Rome
02 - 16 Nov ? - Mach Uno, Turin
23 November - Mother's, Birmingham.
24 November - Black Prince Hotel, Bexley.
26 or 27 December? - Mother's, Birmingham.
1971
2 January - Wake Arms, Epping.
3 January – Braintree.
[4 January - Marquee Club, but cancelled]
7 January - The Granary, Bristol.
8 January - Concorde Club, Southampton.
9 January - Canterbury Technical College.
11-14 January - Upstairs at Ronnie Scott's.
15 January - Oastler Education Society.
6-24 February - Titan Club, Rome (including travelling time) - opened 10th.
7 March - The Torrington, North Finchley.
9 March - Concorde Club, Southampton.
10 March Travel to Germany
12 March - Turnhalle, Guenzburg
13 March - Festhalle, Romelsbach (with Climax Chicago Blues Band)
14 March - Gemeindehalle, Echerdingen
15 March - Kurhaus, Bad Duerrheim
16 March - Physiksaal, Karlsruhe
17/18 March - Zoom Club, Frankfurt
19 March - Museum, Hechingen
20 March - Museum, Heilbronn
21 March - Festhalle, Altenglan
22 March - Hammerschlag, Shorndorf
22 March (Monday) - Radio interview Baden Baden
23 March (Tuesday) - TV Stuttgart
16 April - Van Dyke Club, Plymouth.
21 April - City of London Polytechnic: benefit for Friends.
23 April - played somewhere we were 'in November last'.
5 May - Day of recording, followed by a gig in a pub in Greenford.
Numerous days in May spent recording Into the Ox.
7 May – Harrow.
12 May - Coventry Education College.
13 May - Leek Blues Club, Stoke.
18 May - Concorde Club, Southampton.
20 May - Plymouth Polytechnic.
27 May – Bletchley.
3 June – Cheltenham.
[Second German tour during this period.]
17 June - Guildford Civic Centre.
18 June - Warrington College of Education.
19 June - De La Salle College of Education, Manchester.
20 June - Nottingham Technical College.
21 June - Afternoon gig at Sheffield University for university social secretaries, with Patto and Hawkwind.
23 June – More recording.
24 June - Bristol (The Old Granary).
27 June – Bletchley.
29 June - Trianon Club, Portsmouth.
8 July - Concorde Club, Southampton.
July – Tour of Germany, including:
17 July - Reutlingen
18 July - Emmendingen
21 July - Baden-Baden.
22 July - Gunzburg
23 July - Markesdorf
24 July - Schaundorf
25 July - Heidelberg
2 September - Concorde Club, Southampton.
9 September - The Old Granary, Bristol.
18 May - Start of European Tour. Ferry from Felixstowe to Gothenburg
20 May - Arrive in Oslo after drive from Gothenburg
21 May - 4 Jun Club in Oslo
8 - 14 Jun Zurich
16 - 30 Jun PN Hit House, Munich
01 - 15? July Top Ten Club, Hamburg
18th July Arrive home
27 Jul - 2 Aug Recording Child of Light Album
8/9 Aug Open Air Festival, Lake Constance (Konstanz), Bodensee
26 Sep Kunstgewerbeschule, Basle (with Warm Dust, Duster Bennett, Steamhammer & Cressida)
02 - 30 Oct 1970 Titan Club, Via Della Meloria 48, Rome
02 - 16 Nov ? - Mach Uno, Turin
23 November - Mother's, Birmingham.
24 November - Black Prince Hotel, Bexley.
26 or 27 December? - Mother's, Birmingham.
1971
2 January - Wake Arms, Epping.
3 January – Braintree.
[4 January - Marquee Club, but cancelled]
7 January - The Granary, Bristol.
8 January - Concorde Club, Southampton.
9 January - Canterbury Technical College.
11-14 January - Upstairs at Ronnie Scott's.
15 January - Oastler Education Society.
6-24 February - Titan Club, Rome (including travelling time) - opened 10th.
7 March - The Torrington, North Finchley.
9 March - Concorde Club, Southampton.
10 March Travel to Germany
12 March - Turnhalle, Guenzburg
13 March - Festhalle, Romelsbach (with Climax Chicago Blues Band)
14 March - Gemeindehalle, Echerdingen
15 March - Kurhaus, Bad Duerrheim
16 March - Physiksaal, Karlsruhe
17/18 March - Zoom Club, Frankfurt
19 March - Museum, Hechingen
20 March - Museum, Heilbronn
21 March - Festhalle, Altenglan
22 March - Hammerschlag, Shorndorf
22 March (Monday) - Radio interview Baden Baden
23 March (Tuesday) - TV Stuttgart
16 April - Van Dyke Club, Plymouth.
21 April - City of London Polytechnic: benefit for Friends.
23 April - played somewhere we were 'in November last'.
5 May - Day of recording, followed by a gig in a pub in Greenford.
Numerous days in May spent recording Into the Ox.
7 May – Harrow.
12 May - Coventry Education College.
13 May - Leek Blues Club, Stoke.
18 May - Concorde Club, Southampton.
20 May - Plymouth Polytechnic.
27 May – Bletchley.
3 June – Cheltenham.
[Second German tour during this period.]
17 June - Guildford Civic Centre.
18 June - Warrington College of Education.
19 June - De La Salle College of Education, Manchester.
20 June - Nottingham Technical College.
21 June - Afternoon gig at Sheffield University for university social secretaries, with Patto and Hawkwind.
23 June – More recording.
24 June - Bristol (The Old Granary).
27 June – Bletchley.
29 June - Trianon Club, Portsmouth.
8 July - Concorde Club, Southampton.
July – Tour of Germany, including:
17 July - Reutlingen
18 July - Emmendingen
21 July - Baden-Baden.
22 July - Gunzburg
23 July - Markesdorf
24 July - Schaundorf
25 July - Heidelberg
2 September - Concorde Club, Southampton.
9 September - The Old Granary, Bristol.