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Davie Jones and The King Bees | Davie Jones and The Manish Boys | Davie Jones/David Bowie and The Lower Third
David Bowie and The Buzz | The Riot Squad | The Lindsay Kemp Theatre Group | Turquoise | Feathers

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  1958-1969
  CONCERT PERFORMANCES

The listings for 1958 to 1969 are obviously by no means complete.


The earliest recalled 'performance' of David so far was at Christmas time in the early Fifties. David went carol singing in the local Bromley area with a boy named Smith, they collected £2/2 shillings for The Bromley Blind Club's funds. They were both in class 3A.

1958 - ?

?

St. Mary's Church

Bromley

England - St. Mary's Church Choir

David joined the St. Mary's Church Choir in 1958. Also in the choir were David's friends George Underwood and Geoffrey MacCormack.

AUGUST

?

Bromley Scouts Annual Camp

Isle Of Wight

England - D. Jones & G. Underwood

David and George Underwood perform the Lonnie Donegan numbers 'Gamblin' Man' and 'Puttin' On The Style', along with George singing '16 Tons' whilst attending the 18th Bromley Scout packs Annual Summer camp vacation on the Isle Of Wight. Around the campfire, David played a ukulele and a home-made single-stringed bass, which he and old school friend Dudley Chapman had made from an old tea chest and broom handle, when they both attended Burnt Ash Junior School. George Underwood played acoustic guitar.

The Konrads consisted of: David Jones (vocals, tenor saxophone), Neville Wills (guitar), Alan Dodds (guitar), Dave Crook (drums), George Underwood (vocals).

George Underwood left after a short time. Apparently the name Kon-rads came about whilst they were appearing with Jess Conrad, who introduced them as "my Conrads." The hyphen was removed at David's insistence.


1962 - JUNE

16th

Bromley Technical High School

Keston, South Bromley

England - The Konrads

David and the Konrads perform a few 'Shadows' numbers during the schools PTA fete. In the Friday June 22nd edition of The Kentish Times, with a headline 'Nearly 4,000 at school fete' - it stated: 'In a continental style cage where one could sip soft drinks, while a group of young instrumentalists called 'The Conrads', (sic) played music on guitars, saxophone and drums.'


?

?	Church Hall, Bromley Common	Bromley	England - Rehearsals
?	Chislehurst Caves	Bromley	England - The Konrads

Many rehearsals were held at The Church Hall on Bromley Common. Fans of the band were charged two shillings to watch the performances. The vast majority of the Konrads performances were held at small local venues consisting of youth clubs, dances, church halls and Bar Mitzvah parties.


NOVEMBER

17th

Cudham Village Hall

Cudham

England - The Konrads

By the end of 1962 David Hadfield had replaced Dave Crook on drums. Also joining the band were Rocky Shahan (real name Chaudhari) on bass guitar and on vocals were Roger Ferris, and two sisters Christine and Stella Patton (now Gall). David changed his surname to 'Dave Jay' because he was inspired by Peter Jay and The Jaywalkers, who according to David were only one of two British bands that 'knew anything about saxophones'.

A list containing 58 song titles were drawn up but the Konrads drummer David Hadfield. It included 'In The Mood', 'China Doll', 'The Young Ones' and 'Sweet Little Sixteen'. David wrote many of his own compositions, aided by guitarist Neville Wills, who used to help him compose the music.


1963 - MAY

18th	Hillsiders Youth Club, W.I. Hall	Biggin Hill, Westerham	England - The Konrads*
?	Civic	Orpington	England - The Konrads
?	Ravensbourne Art School, Justin Hall	West Wickham, Bromley	England - The Konrads
25th	Bromley Technical High School	Keston, South Bromley	England - The Konrads (2 Shows)

*18th May: At the Hillsiders Youth Club show at the Womens' Institute Hall in Biggin Hill, David sings Joe Brown's 'A Picture Of You' and Bruce Chanel's 'Hey Baby'. George Underwood takes the vocals on 'It's Only Make Believe' and 'A Night At Daddy Gees'. Mrs Orme, set up The Hillsiders Youth Club which met every Friday in the Women's Institute Hall at 4 Lebanon Gardens, Biggin Hill in Westerham. It got a lot of support from the local youth and also from those of Westerham.

*On Friday, August 30th, The Konrads enter Decca Studios, Broadhurst Gardens in West Hampstead for the first time and cut their only recorded record entitled: 'I Never Dreamed'. The song was written by David, Roger Ferris and Alan Dodds, the main vocals are by Roger Ferris, with David taking the harmonies. Several acetates were cut by Decca. Drummer David Hadfield said the song concerned an 'air crash'. Soon after this recording, David left the band, though the band stayed together playing the club circuit and even toured as the opening act with The Rolling Stones. David said he became dissatisfied with The Konrads because of their choice of song repertoire. He wanted to play more blues numbers instead of the pop standards they chose to cover.

The Hooker Brothers consisted of: David Jones (vocals, tenor saxophone), George Underwood (rhythm guitar, vocals, harmonica) and Viv Andrews (drums). They had a regular booking at the Bromel Club, at the Bromley Court Hotel in Bromley Hill, mostly as the interval act, although it lasted only for a few weeks. They also performed as Dave's Reds and Blues in order to get more gigs which was common practice. 'Reds and Blues' were a reference to the type of barbiturate pills that were on the scene at the time. Some of the songs included in their set was the classic ballad 'Blues In The Night', John Lee Hooker's 'Tupelo' and Bob Dylan's 'House of the Rising Sun'. They only performed three or four times in total. If David never had somewhere to play he would travel around, listening to music, carrying his saxophone, just in case a group invited him to join them onstage.

During the time that David was known as 'Dave Jay' there was another band name Dave And The Bowmen.



SEPTEMBER

?	Bromel Club (Bromley Court Hotel)	Bromley Hill, Bromley	England - The Hooker Brothers
21st	Civic Hall	Orpington	England - The Konrads minus David

OCTOBER

24th

Wickham Halls

West Wickham, Bromley

England - The Konrads

NOVEMBER

2nd	Shirley Parish Hall	Shirley, Croydon	England - The Konrads
21st	Assembly Hall	Coney Hall, West Wickham	England - The Konrads
23rd	?	?	England - The Konrads
24th	Lewisham Town Hall	Catford	England - The Konrads

DECEMBER

14th	Hillsiders Youth Club, W.I. Hall	Biggin Hill, Westerham	England - The Konrads
31st	Justin Hall	West Wickham, Bromley	England - The Konrads

1964 - JANUARY

25th

Memorial Hall

Petts Wood

England - The Konrads minus David

The King Bees consisted of: Davie Jones (vocals, tenor saxophone), George Underwood (rhythm guitar, vocals, harmonica), Roger Bluck (lead guitar), Dave Howard (bass guitar) and Robert (Bobby) Allen (drums).

Their name was taken from the Slim Harpo song 'I'm A King Bee'. They auditioned and rehearsed at Ronnie Pressman's flat in Albion Street, near Marble Arch for manager to-be Leslie Conn. Their debut gig took place at the Jack Of Clubs in aid of John Bloom's 3rd wedding anniversary party, they performed two songs, 'Got My Mojo Working' and 'Hoochie Coochie Man'. The vast majority of shows performed were in clubs and colleges in Bromley, Kent.


APRIL

14th

Jack Of Clubs

Soho, London

England - Davie Jones & The King Bees

MAY

15th	Marquee Club	Soho, London	England - Davie Jones & The King Bees
17th	Cafe des Artistes	London	England - Davie Jones & The King Bees
21st	The Roundhouse	Camden, London	England - Davie Jones & The King Bees

JUNE

7th

Bedsitter, Holland Park Avenue

London W11

England - King Bees

?

?

Bricklayers Arms, Old Kent Road

London

England - Davie Jones & The King Bees

The Manish Boys consisted of: Davie Jones (vocals, saxophone), Johnny Flux (lead guitar), John Watson (guitar, vocals), Bob Solly (organ), Paul Rodriguez (bass guitar, tenor saxophone, trumpet), Woolf Byrne (baritone saxophone, harmonica) and Mike White (drums).

The name of the band was taken from a Muddy Water's song 'Manish Boy'. The majority of their performances were in towns and resorts in and around Southern England. Davie joins the band in August.


1964 - MARCH

13th

Coleford British Legion Hall & Club

Coleford

England - The Manish Boys - Cancelled

MAY

9th	Star Club	Maidstone	England - The Manish Boys (Afternoon)
12th	Studio 304, Holloway Road	London, N19	England - The Manish Boys (Joe Meek Audition)
13th	Corn Exchange	?	England - The Manish Boys
15th	Star Club	Maidstone	England - The Manish Boys
16th	Good Companions Club	Rochester	England - The Manish Boys
22nd	Star Club	Maidstone	England - The Manish Boys
23rd	Air Base	South Ruislip	England - The Manish Boys
25th	Eel Pie Island Jazz Club	Twickenham	England - The Manish Boys
29th	Star Club	Maidstone	England - The Manish Boys (BBC Audition)
30th	Wye College	Ashford	England - The Manish Boys

JUNE

1st	Astor Theatre	Deal	England - The Manish Boys
4th	Pembroke Club	Chatham	England - The Manish Boys
5th	Star Club (Kings)	Maidstone	England - The Manish Boys
6th	Star Club	Fairseat	England - The Manish Boys
6th	Star Club	Maidstone	England - The Manish Boys
10th	?	?	England - The Manish Boys (KV Audition)
12th	Star Club	Maidstone	England - The Manish Boys
14th	'Opportunity Knocks'	London	England - The Manish Boys (TV Audition)
17th	Astoria	London	England - The Manish Boys (Audition)
19th	Astor Theatre	Deal	England - The Manish Boys
21st	?	Stepney	England - The Manish Boys
21st	Eel Pie Island Jazz Club	Twickenham	England - The Manish Boys
27th	?	East Farleigh	England - The Manish Boys
29th	?	?	England - The Manish Boys (Audition)

JULY

3rd	Star Club (Kings)	Maidstone	England - The Manish Boys
9th	Flamingo Jazz Club	London	England - The Manish Boys
11th	?	Sellinge	England - The Manish Boys
25th	USAF Chicksands	Shefford	England - The Manish Boys
26th	Eel Pie Island Jazz Club	Twickenham	England - The Manish Boys

AUGUST

1st	Valley Hotel	Caterham	England - Davie Jones & The Manish Boys
17th	Astor Theatre	Deal	England - Davie Jones & The Manish Boys
19th	Eel Pie Island Jazz Club	Twickenham	England - Davie Jones & The Manish Boys
30th	Savoy Ballroom	Ipswich	England - Davie Jones & The Manish Boys

SEPTEMBER

2nd	Eel Pie Island Jazz Club	Twickenham	England - Davie Jones & The Manish Boys
9th	RAF Wethersfield	Finchingfield	England - Davie Jones & The Manish Boys
19th	The Scene	Soho, London	England - Davie Jones & The Manish Boys
21st	Invicta Ballroom	Chatham	England - Davie Jones & The Manish Boys
23rd	Medway County Youth Club	Chatham	England - Davie Jones & The Manish Boys
25th	The Willow Rooms	Romford	England - Davie Jones & The Manish Boys
26th	Acton Town Hall	Acton, London	England - Davie Jones & The Manish Boys
27th	Flamingo Jazz Club	London	England - Davie Jones & The Manish Boys
29th	The Jolly Gardeners Hotel	Isleworth	England - Davie Jones & The Manish Boys

OCTOBER

2nd	Lynx Club	Borehamwood	England - Davie Jones & The Manish Boys
6th	Regent Sound Studios	Soho, London	England - Davie Jones & The Manish Boys
7th	Eel Pie Island Jazz Club	Twickenham	England - Davie Jones & The Manish Boys
9th	?	Finchley	England - Davie Jones & The Manish Boys
10th	?	Newmarket	England - Davie Jones & The Manish Boys
13th	?	Putney, London	England - Davie Jones & The Manish Boys
17th	Tower Ballroom	Lee-on-the-Solent	England - Davie Jones & The Manish Boys
21st	Medway County Youth Club	Chatham	England - Davie Jones & The Manish Boys
25th	Tower Ballroom	Lee-on-the-Solent	England - Davie Jones & The Manish Boys
31st	Justin Hall	West Wickham	England - Davie Jones & The Manish Boys

NOVEMBER

6th	Marquee Club	Soho, London	England - Davie Jones & The Manish Boys
7th	Conservative Hall	Bedford	England - Davie Jones & The Manish Boys
8th	Eel Pie Island Jazz Club	Twickenham	England - Davie Jones & The Manish Boys
13th	The Witch Doctor (Marine Court)	St Leonards-on-Sea	England - Davie Jones & The Manish Boys
14th	The Royal Star Hotel (Star Ballroom)	Maidstone	England - Davie Jones & The Manish Boys
20th	Justin Hall	West Wickham	England - Davie Jones & The Manish Boys

During December (1st to 6th), Davie Jones & The Manish Boys took part in a six-date concert tour of England as part of the Gerry and The Pacemakers Tour. Also on the bill were Gene Pitney, The Kinks, Marianne Faithfull, Bobby Shafto with The Roofraisers and Mike Cotton Sound. The tour compere was Bryan Burdon. The Manish Boys were the opening act on the Northern tour with two performances at each venue at 6.30pm and 8.50pm.


DECEMBER

1st	ABC Cinema	Wigan	England - Davie Jones & The Manish Boys (2 perf)
2nd	ABC Cinema	Hull	England - Davie Jones & The Manish Boys (2 perf)
3rd	ABC Cinema (Lothian Road)	Edinburgh	Scotland - Davie Jones & The Manish Boys (2 perf)
4th	ABC Cinema (Globe Theatre)	Stockton-on-Tees	England - Davie Jones & The Manish Boys (2 perf)
5th	City Hall	Newcastle	England - Davie Jones & The Manish Boys (2 perf)
6th	Futurist Theatre	Scarborough	England - Davie Jones & The Manish Boys (2 perf)
10th	Marquee Club	Soho, London	England - Davie Jones & The Manish Boys
13th	Conservative Club	Bedford	England - Davie Jones & The Manish Boys
17th	Brighton College	Brighton	England - Davie Jones & The Manish Boys
18th	Corn Exchange	Hertford	England - Davie Jones & The Manish Boys
19th	Corn Exchange	Maidstone	England - Davie Jones & The Manish Boys
31st	?	Finchley	England - Davie Jones & The Manish Boys

1964 - Unknown dates?

?	Chislehurst Caves	Bromley	England - Davie Jones & The Manish Boys
?	?	Luton	England - Davie Jones & The Manish Boys

1965 - JANUARY

30th

Witch Doctor

St Leonards-on-Sea

England - The Manish Boys with Davy Jones

FEBRUARY

1st

The Royal Star Hotel (Star Ballroom)

Maidstone

England - Davie Jones & The Manish Boys

MARCH

4th	?	Bournemouth	England - Davie Jones & The Manish Boys
8th	The May Fair Hotel	London	England - Davie Jones & The Manish Boys*
10th	Bromel Club (Bromley Court Hotel)	Bromley Hill	England - Davy Jones & Manish Boys
20th	Olympia Ballrooms	Cromer, Norfolk	England - Davie Jones & The Manish Boys

*8th March: Davie Jones and The Manish Boys perform a free gig at the 21st birthday party for producer Shel Talmy's wife held at the May Fair Hotel in Westminster, London.


The Lower Third hold their auditions at La Discotheque in Soho, London and Davie Jones along with his alto saxophone gets the position. David also performed with various bands on a casual basis. Some of which included The High Numbers (aka The Who), The T-Bones and Sonny Boy Williamson. The majority took place at The Marquee, Soho, London.


APRIL

?

La Discotheque

Soho, London

England - Auditions

The Lower Third formed in Margate, Kent in 1963, they were originally known as 'Oliver Twist And The Lower Third'. The original line-up consisted of Denis Taylor (lead guitar), Les Mighall (drums) and Graham Rivens (bass guitar).

David joined the band in April 1965 and the new line up became: Davie Jones (vocals, tenor & alto saxophone), Denis 'Tea-Cup' Taylor (lead guitar), Graham Rivens (bass guitar), Les Mighall (drums) along with Neil Anderson who performed occasional vocals). Two months later Phil Lancaster replaced Les Mighall on drums in July. The band get a residency at The Bournemouth Pavilion every Friday and Sunday throughout the summer, along with the Ventnor Winter Gardens, Isle Of Wight every Saturday.


APRIL

8th	Working Mens Club	Minster	England - The Lower Third
10th	Sheerness & District MCC Cons Club	Sheerness	England - The Lower Third
11th	Working Mens Club	Minster	England - The Lower Third

MAY

17th	Grand Hotel	Littlestone, Romney	England - Davie Jones & Lower Third
21st	California Ballroom	Dunstable	England - The Manish Boys*
28th	Pavilion Ballroom	Bournemouth	England - Davie Jones & Lower Third
30th	Pavilion Ballroom	Bournemouth	England - Davie Jones & Lower Third

*21st May: The Manish Boys perform at the California Ballroom in Dunstable. Also on the bill were two other acts Bryan Diamond & The Cutters and Simon St Just. Either David performed with The Lower Third under the wrong name or The Manish Boys played without him.


JUNE

4th	Pavilion Ballroom	Bournemouth	England - Davie Jones & Lower Third
5th	Borough Hall	Queensborough	England - Davie Jones & Lower Third
11th	Starlight Rooms	Brighton	England - Davie Jones & Lower Third
12th	Kings Head	Manchester	England - Davie Jones & Lower Third
13th	Roebuck Club	London, SE1	England - Davie Jones & Lower Third
14th	White Bear Tavern	Leeds	England - Davie Jones & Lower Third
?	The Boulevard	Dringhouses, York	England - Davie Jones & Lower Third
18th	The Cliftonville Hall	Margate	England - The Lower Third*
19th	Happy Towers Ballroom	Edgbaston	England - Davie Jones & Lower Third
23rd	Fairlight Gardens	Tadcaster	England - Davie Jones & Lower Third
24th	The Cliftonville Hall	Margate	England - The Lower Third
25th	Pavilion Ballroom	Bournemouth	England - Davie Jones & Lower Third
26th	Bromel Club (Bromley Court Hotel)	Bromley Hill	England - Davie Jones & Lower Third
27th	Pavilion Ballroom	Bournemouth	England - Davie Jones & Lower Third

*18th June: The Lower Third start a residency at The Cliftonville Hall, Cliftonville, Margate, Kent. Rhythm and Blues every Thursday at 8pm.


JULY

1st	The Cliftonville Hall	Margate	England - The Lower Third
2nd	Pavilion Ballroom	Bournemouth	England - Davie Jones & Lower Third
4th	Pavilion Ballroom	Bournemouth	England - Davie Jones & Lower Third
8th	The Cliftonville Hall	Margate	England - The Lower Third
15th	The Cliftonville Hall	Margate	England - The Lower Third
22nd	The Cliftonville Hall	Margate	England - The Lower Third
25th	Sheerness & District MCC Cons Club	Sheerness	England - The Lower Third
29th	The Cliftonville Hall	Margate	England - The Lower Third
31st	Winter Gardens, Ventnor	Isle Of Wight	England - Davy Jones & Lower Third

*An audition for Ralph Horton was arranged at The Roebuck Public House on the Tottenham Court Road, London with the view of him becoming their manager.

AUGUST

5th	The Cliftonville Hall	Margate	England - The Lower Third
7th	Winter Gardens, Ventnor	Isle Of Wight	England - Davie Jones & Lower Third
12th	The Cliftonville Hall	Margate	England - The Lower Third
19th	100 Club (Radio Caroline)	London	England - Davie Jones & Lower Third
26th	100 Club (Radio Caroline)	London	England - Davie Jones & Lower Third
?	Roebuck Public House	London	England - Ralph Horton Audition*

During September, Davie Jones And The Lower Third perform on Saturday afternoons at the Marquee Club in Soho, London.

On September 16th David Jones' official stage name becomes 'David Bowie'.


SEPTEMBER

4th	Marquee Club	Soho, London	England - Davy Jones & The Lower Third
7th	100 Club	London	England - Davy Jones & The Lower Third
11th	Marquee Club	Soho, London	England - Davy Jones & The Lower Third
14th	100 Club	London	England - Davy Jones & The Lower Third
18th	Marquee Club	Soho, London	England - Davy Jones & The Lower Third
21st	100 Club	London	England - Davy Jones & The Lower Third
25th	Marquee Club	Soho, London	England - Davy Jones & The Lower Third
28th	100 Club	London	England - Davy Jones & The Lower Third

OCTOBER

8th	Marquee Club	Soho, London	England - David Bowie & The Lower Third
30th	Birdcage Club	Eastney, Portsmouth	England - David Bowie & The Lower Third

NOVEMBER

5th	Marquee Club (Double Bill)	Soho, London	England - David Bowie & The Lower Third
13th	The New Barn	Brighton	England - David Bowie & The Lower Third
19th	Marquee Club (Double Bill)	London	England - David Bowie & The Lower Third

DECEMBER

5th	Marquee Club	Soho, London	England - David Bowie with The Lower Third
10th	Marquee Club	Soho, London	England - David Bowie & The Lower Third
11th	The Cadillac Club	Brighton	England - Davie Jones and the Lower-Third
24th	La Discoteque	London	England - Xmas Eve with The Lower Thirds
31st	Le Golf Drouot	Montmartre, Paris	France - David Bowie & The Lower Third

1966 - JANUARY

1st	Le Bus Palladium	Paris	France - David Bowie & Lower Third
2nd	Le Golf Drouot	Montmartre, Paris	France - David Bowie & Lower Third
6th	Gaiety Bar, Victoria Tavern	London	England - Record Launch
7th	Marquee Club	Soho, London	England - David Bowie & Lower Third
12th	Community Hall	Newmarket	England - David Bowie & Lower Third
15th	Alexander Tavern	Harrow	England - David Bowie & Lower Third
17th	Holly Bush	Carlisle	England - David Bowie & Lower Third
19th	Cedar Club	Birmingham	England - David Bowie & Lower Third
28th	Town Hall	Stevenage	England - David Bowie & Lower Third
29th	Marquee Club	Soho, London	England - David Bowie & Lower Third (am)
29th	Bromel Club, (Bromley Court Hotel)	Bromley Hill	England - Cancelled

Formed in February 1966, auditions for David's new band were held at the Marquee and at Ralph Horton's flat. The name 'Buzz' was suggested to them by DJ Earl Richmond (aka John Dienn).

The Buzz members were: David Bowie (vocals, guitar, saxophone), John 'Hutch' Hutchinson (guitar), Derek 'Dek' Fearnley (bass guitar), John 'Ego' Eager (drums) and Derrick 'Chow' Boyes (keyboards).


FEBRUARY

3rd	Marquee Club	Soho, London	England - Auditions
4th	Marquee Club	Soho, London	England - Auditions
5th	Marquee Club	Soho, London	England - Auditions*
7th	? (Rehearsals Start)	London	England - David Bowie & The Buzz
10th	Mecca Ballroom	Leicester	England - David Bowie & The Buzz
11th	Marquee Club	Soho, London	England - David Bowie & The Buzz*
12th	Bowes Lyon House	Stevenage	England - David Bowie & The Buzz*
26th	Corn Exchange	Chelmsford	England - David Bowie & The Buzz
28th	Club Continental (The Belfry)	Eastbourne	England - Dave Bowie

* 5th Feb: John Hutchinson: 'I first met David after I had spent a year playing Rythm & Blues with The Apaches in Goteborg in 1965. I turned up at a very professional audition at the Marquee Club in Wardour Street, London, one Saturday morning, and got the gig. I reckon David chose me because I was wearing Swedish clothes, a suede jean-jacket, suede jeans and blue clogs - nobody in England had seen that stuff before and I think David was impressed. I was also probably the best of the guitarists at the audition by the way!'

*11th Feb: This show is advertised as David Bowie and The Lower Third although it was The Buzz who backed David. Also on the bill were Boz and The Sidewinders.

*12th Feb: This show at the 'largest youth centre in Europe' is advertised as David Bowie and The Lower Third, again it was The Buzz who backed David.


MARCH

5th	Cranes Record Shop	Birmingham	England - Promotional Visit
?	?	Crawley	England - David Bowie & The Buzz
?	?	Bournemouth	England - David Bowie & The Buzz
12th	Club One-O-One	Brighton	England - David Bowie & The Buzz*
18th	Target Club (Co-Op Memorial Hall)	High Wycombe	England - Promotional Visit
?	?	Southampton	England - David Bowie & The Buzz
?	?	Nottingham	England - David Bowie & The Buzz
?	?	Peterborough	England - David Bowie & The Buzz
?	?	Newmarket	England - David Bowie & The Buzz
25th	Alexander Tavern	Harrow	England - David Bowie & The Buzz

*18th March: The show is advertised as Dave Bowie & The Lower 3rd although it was The Buzz who actually backed David.


APRIL

2nd	Holly Bush	Carlisle	England - David Bowie & The Buzz
3rd	?	Edinburgh	Scotland - Cancelled
3rd	Top Ten Club (Palais)	Dundee	Scotland - David Bowie & The Buzz
4th	College	Dundee	Scotland - David Bowie & The Buzz
5th	Green's Playhouse	Glasgow	Scotland - David Bowie & The Buzz
6th	?	Hawick	Scotland - David Bowie & The Buzz
9th	Guildhall	Thetford	England - David Bowie & The Buzz - (Two Sets)
10th	Marquee Club	Soho, London	England - David Bowie & The Buzz*
17th	Marquee Club	Soho, London	England - David Bowie & The Buzz
24th	Marquee Club	Soho, London	England - David Bowie & The Buzz
25th	?	Chester	England - David Bowie & The Buzz

*Starting on the 10th April through to 12th June, David and The Buzz appear at The Marquee Club, Soho, London for a series of six Sunday afternoon shows (3.00pm - 6.00pm) entitled 'The Bowie Showboat'. The show was sponsored by Radio London (also known as Big L).


MAY

1st	Marquee Club	Soho, London	England - David Bowie & The Buzz
8th	Marquee Club	Soho, London	England - David Bowie & The Buzz
15th	Marquee Club	Soho, London	England - David Bowie & The Buzz
22nd	Marquee Club	Soho, London	England - David Bowie & The Buzz
29th	Marquee Club (Matinee)	Soho, London	England - David Bowie & The Buzz
29th	South Pier	Blackpool	England - David Bowie & The Buzz

JUNE

5th	Marquee Club	Soho, London	England - David Bowie & The Buzz
11th	California Ballroom	Dunstable	England - David Bowie & The Buzz
12th	Marquee Club	Soho, London	England - David Bowie & The Buzz
13th	Pleasurama, Coronation Ballroom	Ramsgate	England - David Bowie & The Buzz
14th	Corn Exchange	Cambridge	England - David Bowie & The Buzz
17th	?	Catford	England - David Bowie & The Buzz
18th	Guildhall	Thetford	England - David Bowie & The Buzz
19th	Brands Hatch Racing Track	Fawkham, Longfield	England - David Bowie & The Buzz
22nd	Shoreline Club	Bognor Regis	England - David Bowie & The Buzz
23rd	?	Lowestoft	England - David Bowie & The Buzz
24th	California Ballroom	Dunstable	England - David Bowie & The Buzz
27th	Britannia Theatre	Great Yarmouth	England - David Bowie & The Buzz

*15th June: John Hutchinson leaves the band. *Billy Gray ('Haggis') replaces him on the 27th June, his first gig being The Lion Hotel, Warrington on 2nd July 1966.


JULY

2nd	The Lion Hotel	Warrington	England - David Bowie & The Buzz*
3rd	Marquee Club	London	England - David Bowie & The Buzz
15th	Loughton Youth Centre	Loughton	England - David Bowie & The Buzz
30th	Rhodes Centre	Bishop's Stortford	England - David Bowie & The Buzz

2nd July: At The Lion Hotel in Warrington the booking was made for 'David Bowie and The Lower Third' for the princely sum of £30. This was the first gig with new band member Billy Gray ('Haggis'). Also on the supporting bill were The Powerhouse - Eric Clapton (guitar), Pete York (drums), Jack Bruce (bass), Steve Winwood (vocals/organ), Paul Jones (harmonica), and Ben Palmer (piano). They were only paid £25!

*For a total of eleven weeks, 21st August to 13th November, 'The Bowie Showboat' is performed at The Marquee Club in Soho, London.


AUGUST

12th	Latin Quarter	Leicester	England - David Bowie & The Buzz
13th	Gliderdrome	Boston	England - David Bowie & The Buzz
21st	Marquee Club	Soho, London	England - David Bowie & The Buzz*
26th	Coronation Ballroom	Ramsgate	England - David Bowie & The Buzz
27th	Starlite Ballroom	Greenford, Wembley	England - David Bowie & The Buzz
28th	Marquee Club	Soho, London	England - David Bowie & The Buzz

David Bowie & The Buzz played a total of thirteen gigs in September.


SEPTEMBER

4th	Marquee Club	Soho, London	England - David Bowie & The Buzz
11th	Marquee Club	Soho, London	England - David Bowie & The Buzz
12th	Woodhall Community Centre (The Hop)	Welwyn Garden City	England - David Bowie & The Buzz
16th	The Place	Hanley, Stoke-on-Trent	England - David Bowie & The Buzz
18th	Marquee Club	Soho, London	England - David Bowie & The Buzz
23rd	Marquee Club	Soho, London	England - David Bowie & The Buzz
25th	Marquee Club	Soho, London	England - David Bowie & The Buzz

David Bowie & The Buzz played a total of ten gigs in October.


OCTOBER

29th

Shoreline Club

Bognor Regis

England - David Bowie & The Buzz

NOVEMBER

6th	Marquee Club	Soho, London	England - David Bowie & The Buzz
13th	Marquee Club	Soho, London	England - David Bowie & The Buzz
19th	Olympia Ballrooms	Cromer	England - David Bowie & The Buzz*
26th	Community Centre	Gosport	England - David Bowie & The Buzz
27th	The Maid's Head	King's Lynn	England - David Bowie & The Buzz

*19th Nov: Billy Gray leaves The Buzz and they continue as a trio.


DECEMBER

2nd

Severn Club

Shrewsbury

England - David Bowie & The Buzz

The final gig by The Buzz in December, saw them perform 'Waiting For The Man' by the Velvet Underground as one of the encore songs. David played this song live before anyone one else in the world, he performed it before the album was actually released after receiving a testing pressing from his then manager Kenneth Pitt.


UNKNOWN

?

Blue Moon

Cheltenham

England - David Bowie & The Buzz

During the Spring of 1967, David played over twenty gigs throughout the United Kingdom with a group named The Riot Squad. The band were known for their flamboyant use of face paint and theatrical stage show. The live dates that featured David started on 17th March until 2nd May.

The band which consisted of six members included David Bowie (lead vocalist, mouth harp and guitar), Rod Davies (guitar), Brian 'Croke' Prebble (vocals, bass), Bob Evans (tenor saxophone, vocals, flute), George 'Butch' Davis (keyboards) and Derek 'Del' Roll (drums).

The Riot Squad were billed as 'The Complete Musical Entertainers' covering Pop, Tableaux, Burlesque and Parody. Their management were Wardona Productions Ltd based in Denmark Street, London WC2.


1967 - MARCH

13th

The Swan

Tottenham, London

England - Rehearsals (Riot Squad)

*13th March: At The Swan in Tottenham, the band rehearse with David, performing 'Silver Tree Top' (Jam), 'Silver Tree Top - School For Boy's' (Prebble vocals), 'Toy Soldier' - 'Little Sadie' (Bowie vocals), 'Toy Soldier' (Bowie vocals) and 'Silly Boy Blue' (Bowie vocals).


APRIL

13th	Tiles Club	London W1C	England - The Riot Squad
14th	Marquee Club	Soho, London	England - Solo Performance

?

?

?

Waltham Forest, London E17

England - The Riot Squad

NOVEMBER

19th

Dorchester Hotel

Park Lane, London

England - The Stage Ball*

*19th Nov: A benefit 'Stage Ball' in aid of the Guild and British Heart Foundation. David performs a ten minute spot accompanied by The Bill Saville Orchestra.


Pierrot In Turquoise featuring Lindsay Kemp as 'Pierrot', Jack Birkett as 'Harlequin', David Bowie as 'Cloud', Annie Stainer as 'Columbine' and Michael Garrett was the piano player.

David performs five songs: 'When I Live My Dream', 'Sell Me A Coat', 'Threepenny Pierrot', 'Columbine' and 'The Mirror'. Devised and Directed by: Lindsay Kemp. Assisted by: Craig San Roque. Decor and Costumes by: Natasha Kornilof. Fabrics kindly donated by: Sir Nicholas Seekers. Musical Arrangements and Original Compositions by: Gordon Rose. Songs composed by: David Bowie. Stage Director: Craig San Roque.


DECEMBER

28th

Oxford New Theatre (Playhouse)

Oxford

England - Pierrot In Turquoise

1968 - JANUARY

3rd	Rosehill Theatre	Moresby, Whitehaven	England - Pierrot In Turquoise
4th	Rosehill Theatre	Moresby, Whitehaven	England - Pierrot In Turquoise
5th	Rosehill Theatre	Moresby, Whitehaven	England - Pierrot In Turquoise

MARCH

5th	Mercury Theatre	Notting Hill Gate, London	England - Pierrot In Turquoise
6th	Mercury Theatre	Notting Hill Gate, London	England - Pierrot In Turquoise
7th	Mercury Theatre	Notting Hill Gate, London	England - Pierrot In Turquoise
8th	Mercury Theatre	Notting Hill Gate, London	England - Pierrot In Turquoise
9th	Mercury Theatre	Notting Hill Gate, London	England - Pierrot In Turquoise
10th	Mercury Theatre	Notting Hill Gate, London	England - Pierrot In Turquoise
11th	Mercury Theatre	Notting Hill Gate, London	England - Pierrot In Turquoise
12th	Mercury Theatre	Notting Hill Gate, London	England - Pierrot In Turquoise
13th	Mercury Theatre	Notting Hill Gate, London	England - Pierrot In Turquoise
14th	Mercury Theatre	Notting Hill Gate, London	England - Pierrot In Turquoise
15th	Mercury Theatre	Notting Hill Gate, London	England - Pierrot In Turquoise
16th	Mercury Theatre	Notting Hill Gate, London	England - Pierrot In Turquoise
25th	Intimate Theatre	Palmers Green, London	England - Rehearsal
26th	Intimate Theatre	Palmers Green, London	England - Pierrot In Turquoise
27th	Intimate Theatre	Palmers Green, London	England - Pierrot In Turquoise
27th	Little Theatre	London	England - Kemp Theatre Group
28th	Intimate Theatre	Palmers Green, London	England - Pierrot In Turquoise
29th	Little Theatre	London	England - Kemp Theatre Group
29th	Intimate Theatre	Palmers Green, London	England - Pierrot In Turquoise
30th	Intimate Theatre	Palmers Green, London	England - Pierrot In Turquoise

MAY

19th

Middle Earth Club

Covent Garden, London

England - Solo Performance*

*19th May: David performs 'Jetsun And The Eagle', a twenty-minute mime set to the soundtrack 'Silly Boy Blue'. The performance was part of a charity event for Gandalf's Garden Benefit. Advertised as 'David Bowie In Mime', he was one of 15 other artists playing at the event, which started at 3:30pm until 11:00pm.


JUNE

3rd

Royal Festival Hall

London

England - Mime Perf. (Support T.Rex)

AUGUST

?

Astor Club

London

England - Audition

Turquoise were a mixed media trio who consisted of: David Bowie (vocals, mime), Hermione Farthingale (vocals, mime) and Tony Hill (acoustic guitar, vocals) from the group 'The Misunderstood'. David had placed an advertisement in the International Times way back in June. It stated 'David Bowie needs acoustic guitarist singing/speaking for exciting project, must be alive'. The name Turquoise lasted for only a small number of appearances before Tony Hill's final performance on 16th September. Tony left to join 'High Tide', a group that David was later to support. His replacement was ex-Buzz member John Hutchinson. Shortly after the name was changed to Feathers.


SEPTEMBER

14th	The Roundhouse	Camden, London	England - Turquoise
15th	Middle Earth Club	Covent Garden, London	England - Feathers
16th	Wigmore Hall	London	England - Feathers*

OCTOBER

20th

Country Club

Kentish Town, London

England - Time Out/Free Bank Benefit*

*David appeared at the Time Out/Free Bank Benefit show at the Country Club in Kentish Town. Also on the bill were: Third Ear Band, Doris Henderson, George Smith and Mike Vernon, Pegasus Blues, Mimi and Mouse, Simon Stable and Pete Drummond on Plastic Dream Machine plus top underground group and others.


NOVEMBER

17th

Hampstead Country Club

Haverstock Hill, London

England - Turquoise

DECEMBER

?	Arts Lab	Birmingham	England - Feathers - Cancelled
6th	Drury Lane Arts Lab	Drury Lane, London	England - Feathers
7th	Sussex University, Falmer	Brighton	England - Feathers
12th	Arts Lab	Birmingham	England - Feathers - Cancelled
24th	Magician's Workshop (Princess Pavillion)	Falmouth	England - Solo Performance
26th	Magician's Workshop (Princess Pavillion)	Falmouth	England - Solo Performance

1969 - JANUARY

4th	The Roundhouse	Camden, London	England - Feathers
30th	Marquee Club	Soho, London	England - Feathers

Hermione Farthingale leaves Feathers in early February leaving David and John Hutchinson to continue as a duo for three more gigs.


FEBRUARY

11th	Sussex University	Brighton	England - Feathers (David and Hutch)
15th	Town Hall	Birmingham	England - T.Rex Tour
16th	Fairfield Hall	Croydon	England - T.Rex Tour
21st	The Magic Village	Manchester	England - Solo Performance*
22nd	Free Trade Hall	Manchester	England - T.Rex Tour
23rd	Colston Hall	Bristol	England - T.Rex Tour

*21st February: David visited The Magic Village club at Cromfort Court, off Market Street in the city centre. John Constantine who worked in the cloakroom and behind the bar recalls hanging David's coat up and charging him six pence... "I knocked on the office door to inform the manager Roger Eagle that Mr. Bowie was in the club. Roger rushed out to greet him and I recall Bowie playing a great acoustic set to about thirty people in the bar, just for the fun of it, and as a warm-up for his concert at the Free Trade Hall the following night. It was fantastic!".


MARCH

1st	Philharmonic Hall	Liverpool	England - T.Rex Tour
8th	The Dome	Brighton	England - T.Rex Tour
11th	University of Surrey (Yvonne Arnaud Theatre Club)	Stag Hill, Guildford	England - Feathers (Guildford Arts Festival)
14th	Town Hall	Guildford	England - Feathers (David and Hutch)
16th	Assembly Rooms	Lincoln	England - Feathers (David and Hutch)

APRIL

29th

College of Technology

Ealing

England - Lunchtime Show

*The Arts Lab at The Three Tuns Public House, Beckenham was originally called the Folk Club with the title 'Growth'. Organised by David and Mary Finnigan, the Folk Club was in reality a room at the back of the Three Tuns public house on Beckenham High Street. After the 4th week, so many people attended that the club had to expand into the conservatory and the garden.

Some of David's performances at the Arts Lab do exist on tape. Chas Lippeatt who handled the Arts Lab PA system and film unit used to tape record the evenings music for a free lending library sponsored by the Arts Lab.


MAY

4th	The Three Tuns Public House	Beckenham	England - Folk Club*
6th	The Three Horseshoes	Hampstead	England - Lunchtime Show
9th	The Three Horseshoes	Hampstead	England - Lunchtime Show
10th	The White Bear Public House	Hounslow	England - The Strawbs*
11th	The Three Tuns Public House	Beckenham	England - Folk Club
18th	The Three Tuns Public House	Beckenham	England - Folk Club
22nd	Wigmore Hall	London	England
25th	The Three Tuns Public House	Beckenham	England - Arts Lab*

*10th May: The Strawbs invite David down to their Arts Lab to guest on the BBC2 'Colour Me Pop' programme. David appeared with The Strawbs miming to one of their songs 'Poor Jimmy Wilson'. The Strawbs performed 'The Man Who Called Himself Jesus' and they were also joined by Paul Buckmaster (cello), Terry Cox of Pentangle (drums), Roger Coulam of Blue Mink (organ), Tony Visconti (recorders) and David Bowie (vocals). The BBC2 programme was transmitted the following month on 14th June 1969 at 10:55pm.

*25th May: The first date of the newly named Arts Lab. Tucker Zimmerman makes a guest appearance.


JUNE

5th	The Three Tuns Public House	Beckenham	England - Arts Lab
11th	Midsummer Pop Festival	Cambridge	England - 4 day festival
15th	Marquee Club	Soho, London	England

JULY

15th	The White Bear Public House	Hounslow	England - Arts Lab
18th	The Three Tuns Public House	Beckenham	England - Arts Lab
25th	The Hilton Hotel	Sliema, Valletta	Malta - International Song Festival
?th	USS Saratoga	Valletta	Malta - Onboard Ship*
31st	Monsummano-Terme	Pistoria	Italy - Italian Song Festival*

*25th July: At the International Song Festival in Malta, David performed two songs, a Maltese song to which he had written an English lyric to earlier in May and his own 'When I Live My Dream'. He was voted second to Spanish entrant Christina. *David gives an impromptu solo performance aboard the USS Saratoga for the crew of the ship whilst in port.

*31st July: The Carosello Internaziale del Disco, Italian Song Festival, held at the Teatro Premio in Pistoria, David wins first prize for 'Best Produced Record' performing 'When I Live My Dream'.


AUGUST

3rd	The Three Tuns Public House	Beckenham	England - Arts Lab
16th	Croydon Road Recreational Ground	Beckenham	England - Free Festival
22nd	Catacombs Club	Wolverhampton	England - Two Shows

SEPTEMBER

13th	Library Gardens	Bromley	England - Open Air Concert*
28th	East Park	Hull	England - Free Festival*

*13th Sept: Over 1,000 people attend Bromley's first ever open air pop concert. David compered the four-hour event which was organised by Ravensbourne College of Art student Geoffrey Bradbury.

*28th Sept: David appears at a free concert organised by the Hull Arts Centre. Also on the bill are: The Rats, Hutch, Chest Fever, Michael Chapman, Mighty Baby and Juniors Eyes.


UNKNOWN

?

The London Hospital Medical College

Whitechapel

England - College Hop*

*Unknown Date: David performed at The London Hospital Medical College in Whitechapel. Tim Goffe who had previously been the DJ at the Beckenham Free Festival on 16th August was social secretary for the medical college and booked David for their College Hop event.


OCTOBER

1st	Downham Folk Club (inside The Bal Tabarin)	Downham, Bromley	England
8th	Coventry Theatre	Coventry	England - Humble Pie Tour
9th	Town Hall	Leeds	England - Humble Pie Tour
10th	Town Hall	Birmingham	England - Humble Pie Tour
11th	The Dome	Brighton	England - Humble Pie Tour
12th	The Three Tuns Public House	Beckenham	England - Arts Lab
13th	Colston Hall	Bristol	England - Humble Pie Tour
16th	All Saints' Hall, Powis Gardens	London W11	England
17th	Tiffany's	Exeter	England
19th	Rebecca's Club	Birmingham	England
21st	Queen Elizabeth Hall	London	England - Humble Pie Tour
23rd	Usher Hall	Edinburgh	Scotland - Humble Pie Tour
24th	Empire	Sunderland	England - Humble Pie Tour
25th	Odeon Theatre	Manchester	England - Humble Pie Tour
26th	Empire Theatre	Liverpool	England - Humble Pie Tour
30th	The General Gordon	Gravesend	England - Two Performances
31st	The Aurora Hotel	Gillingham	England - Two Performances

David Bowie was support on the 'Changes '69' UK Tour by Humble Pie, also supportg were The Small Faces, Love Sculpture and Griffin. This short 10-day tour took place between 8th-26th October.


NOVEMBER

7th	Salutation Hotel	Perth	Scotland
8th	Grand Hall	Kilmarnock	Scotland
9th	Kinema Ballroom	Dunfermline	Scotland
10th	Electric Garden	Glasgow	Scotland
11th	Albert Hall	Stirling	Scotland - Cancelled
12th	Music Hall	Aberdeen	Scotland - Cancelled
13th	Town Hall	Hamilton	Scotland - Cancelled
14th	Adam Smith Hall	Kirkcaldy	Scotland - Matinee Show
14th	Frisco's	Caley, Edinburgh	Scotland
15th	Caird Hall	Dundee	Scotland - Cancelled
18th	The Gun Tavern (Egg)	Croydon	England - Arts Lab*
19th	The Dome	Brighton	England - *
20th	Purcell Room (Royal Festival Hall)	London	England - Backed by Copus*
21st	Poperama	Devizes	England
26th	The Bromley, Ripley Arts Centre	Bromley	England - *
27th	The Three Tuns Public House	Beckenham	England
30th	The Palladium	London	England - Rehearsal
30th	The Palladium	London	England - Save The Rave

*7th Nov: David embarks on a two week tour of Scotland, with the opening gig in Perth (not Edinburgh as billed). David is backed by Junior's Eyes, Mick Wayne (guitar), Tim Renwick (guitar), John Lodge (bass guitar) and John Cambridge (drums).

*18th Nov: The Croydon Arts Lab became known as 'Egg' (see link above for gig poster designed by Peter Chasseaud).

*19th Nov: The show at the Dome in Brighton had David Bowie as third artist on the bill. He performed three songs acoustically one of which was Space Oddity. There were a total of eight acts on the bill which included: The Fox, Jeff Dexter, David Bowie, Steamhammer, Success, The Strawbs and The Edgar Broughton Band.

*20th Nov: The performance at the Purcell Room inside The Royal Festival Hall. David was backed by 'Copus'.

*26th Nov: At the Ripley, The Venerable Chime Rinpoche talks about Buddhism, Tibet, Meditation. Music with David Bowie and Comus.


DECEMBER

20th	The Three Tuns Public House	Beckenham	England - Arts Lab
24th	The Three Tuns Public House	Beckenham	England - Arts Lab

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