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1974 gigs
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1.Jan 2.Feb 3.Mar 4.Apr 5.May 6.Jun 7.Jul 8.Aug 9.Sep 10.Oct 11.Nov 12.Dec A year of infinite touring, ever changing drummers, busts and the release of 'You' (Virgin). Information is still filtering through to complete this most complex of years. January '74 Thu 03/01/74 : Gong : Cleopatra?, Derby Sun 06/01/74 : Global Village Trucking Company : ? ? Thu 10/01/74 : Gong : Warwick Fri 11/01/74 : Gong : Community Centre, Slough Sat 12/01/74 : Welwyn Garden City ? Gong Fri 18/01/74 : Salford Salford University unconfirmed Gong Sat 19/01/74 : London N.E. London Polytechnic plus Chilli Willi, Rubber Rhino, John Peel Tue 22/01/74 : Nottingham ? Gong Fri 25/01/74 : Weymouth Pavilion Theatre Gong Mon 28/01/74 : London ? Orlando Allen born February '74 Sat 02/02/74 : Amsterdam Melkweg Gong Sun 03/02/74 : Rotterdam Sci-Fi Festival Gong Tue 05/02/74 : Rennes ? CANCELLED Gong Wed 06/02/74 : Brest ? Full Moon Gig Gong Thu 07/02/74 : Nantes ? Gong Fri 08/02/74 : Le Mans ? Gong Sat 09/02/74 : Cherbourg ? Gong Sun 10/02/74 : Joué les Tours ? Gong Mon 11/02/74 : Poitiers ? Gong Tue 12/02/74 : Orleans ? Gong Wed 13/02/74 : Bordeaux ? Gong Thu 14/02/74 : Rodz ? Gong Fri 15/02/74 : Colomiers MJC 1st night Gong Sat 16/02/74 : Colomiers MJC 2nd night Gong Sun 17/02/74 : Albi ? Gong Tue 19/02/74 : Montaubaun ? Gong Wed 20/02/74 : Carcassonne ? Gong Thu 21/02/74 : Toulouse ? Gong Fri 22/02/74 : Grenoble ? 1st night Gong Sat 23/02/74 : Grenoble ? 2nd night Gong Sun 24/02/74 : Avignon ? 1st night Gong Mon 25/02/74 : Avignon ? 2nd night Gong Tue 26/02/74 : Marseille ? Gong Wed 27/02/74 : Montpellier ? Gong Thu 28/02/74 : St Etienne ? Gong March '74 Fri 01/03/74 : Strasbourg ? Gong Sat 02/03/74 : Mulhouse ? Gong Sun 03/03/74 : Jarny ? Gong Tue 05/03/74 : Rennes ? Gong Sat 09/03/74 : Isleworth Polytechnic with Gilli SMyth Gong plus Neon, Shearwater Tue 12/03/74 : Cambridge Gong, Henry Cow Wed 13/03/74 : Norwich? ? Gong Fri 15/03/74 : Chatham ? Gong Sat 16/03/74 : Essex Essex University Gong Sun 17/03/74 : London Roundhouse Last gig with Rob Tate & Di Bond. (which day?) Gong Dave Elliot, Spear with Dudu Pukwana, Mongezi Feza, Global Village Trucking Company, Ace Mon 18/03/74 : London Roundhouse Last gig with Rob Tate & Di Bond. (which day?) Gong Dave Elliot, Spear with Dudu Pukwana, Mongezi Feza, Global Village Trucking Company, Ace Thu 21/03/74 : Repton ? Gong Fri 22/03/74 : Birmingham Bournbrook Pub, Selly Oak Gong "The pub is still in existence but changed hands (and brewery?) years ago. It's not even called the Bournbrook anymore, but something pretentious like The Old Varsity Tavern. However, back in the day it had a good venue room upstairs with a small stage and a great sound." (Chris R) April '74 - 'Angel's Egg' Tour. UK with Hatfield & the North, plus on film, Mike Oldfield's Tubular Bells. Fri 12/04/74 : Rotterdam ? Gong Sat 13/04/74 : Den Hague ? Gong Sun 14/04/74 : Amsterdam Melkweg Gong Mon 15/04/74 : ? ? Gong Fri 19/04/74 : Reading Reading University Gong, Hatfield & the North Sat 20/04/74 : Plymouth Guildhall Gong, Hatfield & the North Sun 21/04/74 : Paignton Palace Theatre Gong, Hatfield & the North Tue 23/04/74 : Manchester Free Trade Hall Gong, Hatfield & the North Wed 24/04/74 : Birmingham Town Hall Gong, Hatfield & the North Thu 25/04/74 : Newcastle City Hall Gong, Hatfield & the North Fri 26/04/74 : Sheffield City Hall Gong, Hatfield & the North
Sat 27/04/74 : Liverpool Stadium
Mon 29/04/74 : Leicester De Montford Hall Tue 30/04/74 : Bristol Colston Hall Gong May '74
Wed 01/05/74 : Oxford Mayfly Festival
Fri 03/05/74 : Brighton Sussex University
Tue 07/05/74 : Swansea ? Thu 09/05/74 : Hastings Pier? Gong Sat 11/05/74 : London London School of Economics Gong Sun 12/05/74 : Croydon Greyhound Gong Fri 17/05/74 : Dundee ? Gong Sat 18/05/74 : Aberdeen ? Gong Tue 21/05/74 : Nottingham ? Gong Thu 23/05/74 : Bournemouth ? Gong Fri 24/05/74 : Guildford Surrey University ? Gong '…went on very late. Didier was rollerskating around the campus and playing the flute to pass the time.' - Chris E
Sat 25/05/74 : London N.E. London Polytechnic June '74 - 'You' recording sessions Thu 06/06/74 : 'You' sessions start Gong Sat 29/06/74 : London Hyde Park free concert Gong, GT Moore & the Reggae Guitars, Kevin Coyne, Chapman Whitney Streetwalkers, Nico, Kevin Ayers with Ollie Halsall, Didier Malherbe, Rabbit : UK Rock Festivals July '74 - Middlefield Farm raided. Mon 01/07/74 : Witney Didier Malherbe busted for dope in stop and search Tue 02/07/74 : Middlefield Farm Oxford Drug Squad raid. daevid, Venux and Mike Howlett busted for possession of drugs Sun 07/07/74 : Gong + Incredible String Band : Olympia, London : Gilli's 'last' gig August '74 - Pierre Moerlen leaves, temporarily replaced by Chris Cutler. 'Fish Rising' sessions at the Manor. Wed 07/07/74 : Torquay ? Gong Thu 08/07/74 : Penzance ? Gong Fri 09/07/74 : Plymouth ? Gong, Byzantium Thu 15/07/74 : Stafford ? Gong Fri 16/07/74 : Newcastle Mayfair Gong Fri 23/07/74 : Bath Bath Festival : Bath Pavilion Gong, Global Village Trucking Company, Keith Christmas, Isotope Mon 26/07/74 : Windsor Free Festival Gong, Magma, Kevin Coyne, Hatfield and the North, Isotope, LolCoxhill… : UK Rock Festivals September '74 - Gong 'You' tour with Isotope on many dates. Laurie Allen joins Gong. Sun 15/09/74 : Edinburgh Caley Cinema Gong, Isotope Tue 17/09/74 : Glasgow, City Hall Gong, Isotope Wed 18/09/74 : Manchester Free Trade Hall Gong, Isotope Fri 20/09/74 : daevid, Didier, Venux & Mike fined £50.00 each for the July busts Sat 21/09/74 : Dagenham Roundhouse Gong, Vandella Mon 23/09/74 : Preston Guildhall Gong, Isotope Tue 24/09/74 : Sheffield City Hall Gong, Isotope Wed 25/09/74 : Bristol Colston Hall Gong, Isotope Fri 27/09/74 : Chatham Central Hall Gong, Isotope Sat 28/09/74 : Cambridge Corn Exchange Gong Sun 29/09/74 : Croydon Fox Gong October '74 - 'You' released Tue 01/10/74 : Bradford Bradford University Gong, Isotope Wed 2nd/10/74 : Stoke on Trent Victoria Hall, Hanley Gong, Isotope Fri 04/10/74 : 'You' is released Gong Sat 05/10/74 : Reading Reading University Gong, Albertos Sun 06/10/74 : London Hammersmith Palais Gong, Good Habit, Isotope Tue 08/10/74 : Cleethorpes Winter Gardens Gong, Isotope Wed 09/10/74 : London/Hackney Town Hall? Gong, Isotope, Hatfield & the North Thu 10/10/74 : Liverpool Stadium Gong, Isotope Fri 11/10/74 : Southend ? Gong Sat 12/10/74 : Cardiff Cardiff University Gong Mon 14/10/74 : Birmingham Town Hall? Gong, Isotope Sat 19/10/74 : Sartrouville ? Gong, Robert Wood Tue 22/10/74 : Lille ? Gong, Robert Wood Wed 23/10/74 : Reims ? Gong, Robert Wood Thu 24/10/74 : Dijon ? Gong, Robert Wood Fri 25/10/74 : Juvisy ? Gong, Robert Wood Sun 27/10/74 : Longny? ? Gong, Robert Wood Mon 28/10/74 : Nancy ? Gong, Robert Wood
Wed 30/10/74 : Mulhouse ? November '74 - Bill Bruford drafted in on drums for the French dates after Laurie Allen cannot re-enter France after being busted. Mon 04/11/74 : Bremen Sparkasse? oder Postaula? Gong radio broadcast Fri 08/11/74 : Berlin ? Gong Sat 09/11/74 : Triehaus ? Gong
Tue 12/11/74 : Strasbourg ? Wed 13/11/74 : Colmar Palais des Expositions Gong Fri 15/11/74 : Allonnes F-49 Gymnase Gong Mon 17/11/74 : La Rochelle ? Gong Wed 20/11/74 : Orléans Eglise de Jean D'Arc Gong Fri 22/11/74 : Rennes Rennes University Gong Sat 23/11/74 : St.Etienne Salle des Mutilés? Gong Sun 24/11/74 : ? ? Gong Tue 26/11/74 : Bordeaux, Théâtre de L'Alhambra Gong Wed 27/11/74 : Colommiers Salle des Fêtes Gong Thu 28/11/74 : Clermont Ferrand ? Gong Fri 29/11/74 : Marseille or Nice ? ? Gong Sat 30/11/74 : Nice ? Gong December '74 Mon 02/12/74 : Paris Salle Wargram Gong Fri 06/12/74 : Den Haag Paard van Troje Gong Sat 07/12/74 : Rotterdam Eksit Gong Sun 08/12/74 : Amsterdam Melkweg Gong
Wed 11/12/74 : Kristiansand Føniks cinema Thu 12/12/74 : travel day? Gong Fri 13/12/74 : Stavanger ? Gong Sun 15/12/74 : Oslo Château Neuf Gong |
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