1974 gigs
contact venue to confirm event and admission details before time travelling03/01/1974 Thursday Derby : Cleopatra? Gong 06/01/1974 Sunday Global Village Trucking Company? 10/01/1974 Thursday Warwick University Gong 11/01/1974 Friday Slough : Community Centre Gong 12/01/1974 Saturday Welwyn Garden City ? Gong 18/01/1974 Friday Salford University Gong (unconfirmed) 19/01/1974 Saturday London NE London Polytechnic Gong Chilli Willi Rubber Rhino John Peel 22/01/1974 Tuesday Nottingham Gong 25/01/1974 Friday Weymouth : Pavilion Theatre Gong 02/02/1974 Saturday Amsterdam : Melkweg Gong 03/02/1974 Sunday Sci-Fi Festival Rotterdam Gong 05/02/1974 Tuesday Rennes CANCELLED Gong 06/02/1974 Wednesday Brest (full moon) Gong 07/02/1974 Thursday Nantes Gong 08/02/1974 Friday Le Mans Gong 09/02/1974 Saturday Cherbourg Gong 10/02/1974 Sunday Joué les Tours Gong 11/02/1974 Monday Poitiers Gong 12/02/1974 Tuesday Orleans Gong 13/02/1974 Wednesday Bordeaux Gong 14/02/1974 Thursday Rodz Gong 15/02/1974 Friday Colomiers : MJC Gong 16/02/1974 Saturday Colomiers : MJC Gong 17/02/1974 Sunday Albi Gong 19/02/1974 Tuesday Montaubaun Gong 20/02/1974 Wednesday Carcassonne Gong 21/02/1974 Thursday Toulouse Gong 22/02/1974 Friday Grenoble Gong 23/02/1974 Saturday Grenoble Gong 24/02/1974 Sunday Avignon Gong 25/02/1974 Monday Avignon Gong 26/02/1974 Tuesday Marseille Gong 27/02/1974 Wednesday Montpellier Gong 28/02/1974 Thursday St Etienne Gong 01/03/1974 Friday Strasbourg Gong 02/03/1974 Satday Mulhouse Gong 03/03/1974 Sunday Jarny Gong 05/03/1974 Tuesday Rennes Gong 09/03/1974 Saturday Isleworth Polytechnic Gong with Gilli Smyth Neon Shearwater 12/03/1974 Tuesday Cambridge Gong, Henry Cow 13/03/1974 Wednesday Norwich Gong 15/03/1974 Friday Chatham Gong 16/03/1974 Saturday Colchester : Essex University Gong 17/03/1974 Sunday London : Roundhouse Gong Dave Elliot Spear with Dudu Pukwana Mongezi Feza Global Village Trucking Company Ace (last gig with Rob Tate & Di Bond) 18/03/1974 Monday London : Roundhouse Gong Dave Elliot Spear with Dudu Pukwana Mongezi Feza Global Village Trucking Company Ace (last gig with Rob Tate & Di Bond) 21/03/1974 Thursday Repton Gong 22/03/1974 Friday 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) 12/04/1974 Friday Rotterdam Gong 13/04/1974 Saturday Den Haag Gong 14/04/1974 Sunday Amsterdam Melkweg Gong 15/04/1974 Monday Gong 19/04/1974 Friday Reading University Gong Hatfield & the North 20/04/1974 Saturday Plymouth Guildhall Gong Hatfield & the North 21/04/1974 Sunday Paignton Palace Theatre Gong Hatfield & the North 23/04/1974 Tuesday Manchester : Free Trade Hall Gong Hatfield & the North 24/04/1974 Wednesday Birmingham Town Hall Gong Hatfield & the North 25/04/1974 Thursday Newcastle City Hall Gong Hatfield & the North 26/04/1974 Friday Sheffield City Hall Gong Hatfield & the North 27/04/1974 Saturday Liverpool Stadium Gong Hatfield & the North Didier Malherbe's flute stolen from stage 29/04/1974 Monday Leicester : De Montford Hall Gong (with Chris Cutler) Hatfield & the North 30/04/1974 Tuesday Bristol : Colston Hall Gong 01/05/1974 Wednesday Oxford : Mayfly Festival Gong Earwigs Half Human Band Byzantium Global Village Trucking Company Lol Coxhill Pip Pyle joined by Lol Coxhill 03/05/1974 Friday Brighton : Sussex University Gong (with Chris Cutler) 07/05/1974 Tuesday Swansea Gong (return of Pierre Moerlen) 09/05/1974 Thursday Hastings Pier Gong 11/05/1974 Saturday London WC2 : London School of Economics Gong Dark Star disco, bar tickets 80p 12/05/1974 Sunday Croydon : Greyhound Gong 17/05/1974 Friday Dundee Gong 18/05/1974 Saturday Aberdeen Gong 21/05/1974 Tuesday Nottingham Gong 23/05/1974 Thursday Bournemouth Gong 24/05/1974 Friday Guildford : Surrey University Gong '...went on very late; Didier was rollerskating around the campus and playing the flute to pass the time.' - Chris E 25/05/1974 Saturday London : NE London Polytechnic Gong (Arthur Brown guest), Rubber Rhino 06/06/1974 Thursday 'You' sessions start Gong 29/06/1974 Saturday London : Hyde Park free concert Gong GT Moore & the Reggae Guitars Kevin Coyne & his band Chapman Whitney Streetwalkers Nico Kevin Ayers with Ollie Halsall Didier Malherbe Rabbit UK Rock Festivals 01/07/1974 Monday Witney Didier Malherbe busted for dope #StopAndSearch 02/07/1974 Tuesday Middlefield Farm Oxford Drug Squad raid daevid, Venux, Mike Howlett busted 07/07/1974 Sunday London : Olympia London Rock Prom, day 3 10 C.C. Incredible String Band New York Dolls Gong* Sharks Arthur Brown Byzantium Dr Feelgood tickets £2.60/day 1pm doors (*Gilli Smyth's 'last' gig) 07/07/1974 Wednesday Torquay Gong 08/07/1974 Thursday Penzance Gong 09/07/1974 Friday Plymouth Gong, Byzantium 15/07/1974 Thursday Stafford Gong 16/07/1974 Friday Newcastle : Mayfair Gong 23/07/1974 Friday Bath Festival Bath Pavilion Gong Global Village Trucking Company Isotope Keith Christmas 26/07/1974 Monday Windsor Free Festival Gong Magma Kevin Coyne Hatfield and the North Isotope LolCoxhill more UK Rock Festivals Virgin Records, and Gull Records, in association with a one-legged water diviner and a very nice pork pie, is proud to present the very unique and unspeakably je ne sais quoi, GIANT TOUR OF GREAT BRITAIN featuring Gong with Isotope 15/09/1974 Sunday Edinburgh : Caley Cinema Gong Isotope 17/09/1974 Tuesday Glasgow City Hall Gong Isotope (daevid allen prances around gallery with firework sparklers) 18/09/1974 Wednesday Manchester : Free Trade Hall Gong Isotope 20/09/1974 Friday daevid allen, Didier Malherbe, Venux, Mike Howlett fined £50 each for July busts 21/09/1974 Saturday Dagenham : Roundhouse Gong Vandella 23/09/1974 Monday Preston Guildhall Gong Isotope 24/09/1974 Tuesday Sheffield City Hall Gong Isotope 25/09/1974 Wednesday Bristol : Colston Hall Gong Isotope 27/09/1974 Friday Chatham : Central Hall Gong Isotope 28/09/1974 Saturday Cambridge : Corn Exchange Gong 29/09/1974 Sunday Croydon : Fox at Greyhound Gong 01/10/1974 Tuesday Bradford University Gong Isotope 02/10/1974 Wednesday Hanley : Victoria Hall Gong Isotope 04/10/1974 Friday Huddersfield : Polytechnic Gong Isotope 05/10/1974 Saturday Reading University Gong Albertos 06/10/1974 Sunday London : Hammersmith Palais Gong, Good Habit, Isotope 08/10/1974 Tuesday Cleethorpes : Winter Gardens Gong Isotope 09/10/1974 Wednesday Hackney Festival London : Hackney Town Hall Isotope Hatfield and the North (without Gong according to Isotope advert) 10/10/1974 Thursday Liverpool Stadium Gong Isotope 11/10/1974 Friday Southend Gong 12/10/1974 Saturday Cardiff University Gong 14/10/1974 Monday Birmingham Town Hall Gong Isotope 19/10/1974 Saturday Sartrouville Gong Robert Wood 22/10/1974 Tuesday Lille Gong Robert Wood 23/10/1974 Wednesday Reims Gong Robert Wood 24/10/1974 Thursday Dijon Gong Robert Wood 25/10/1974 Friday Juvisy Gong Robert Wood 27/10/1974 Sunday Longlaville : Salle Elsa Triolet Gong 2CD | 2LP Robert Wood 28/10/1974 Monday Nancy Gong Robert Wood 30/10/1974 Wednesday Mulhouse Gong Robert Wood Laurie Allan busted leaving France 04/11/1974 Monday Bremen Sparkasse? Postaula? Gong (radio broadcast) 05/11/1974 Tuesday Münster Gong 08/11/1974 Friday Berlin Gong 09/11/1974 Saturday Triehaus Gong 12/11/1974 Tuesday Strasbourg ? Gong (first with Bill Bruford) 13/11/1974 Wednesday Colmar : Palais des Expositions Gong 15/11/1974 Friday Allonnes : Gymnase Gong 17/11/1974 Monday La Rochelle Gong 20/11/1974 Wednesday Orléans : Eglise de Jean D'Arc Gong 22/11/1974 Friday Rennes University Gong 23/11/1974 Saturday St Etienne : Salle des Mutilés Gong 24/11/1974 Sunday ? Gong 26/11/1974 Tuesday Bordeaux : Théâtre de L'Alhambra Gong 27/11/1974 Wednesday Colommiers : Salle des Fêtes Gong 28/11/1974 Thursday Clermont Ferrand Gong 29/11/1974 Friday Marseille? Nice ? Gong 30/11/1974 Saturday Nice Gong 02/12/1974 Monday Paris : Salle Wargram Gong 06/12/1974 Friday Den Haag : Paard van Troje Gong 07/12/1974 Saturday Rotterdam : Eksit Gong 08/12/1974 Sunday Amsterdam : Melkweg Gong 09/12/1974 Monday London : Royal Albert Hall Tubular Bells 'Hergest Ridge' live with Steve Hillage (Mike Oldfield cancelled) 11/12/1974 Wednesday Kristiansand : Føniks Cinema Gong daevid allen falls off stage - about 2 metres - continues as if nothing happened 13/12/1974 Friday Stavanger Gong 15/12/1974 Sunday Oslo : Château Neuf Gong