1978 gigs
confirm event and admission details before time‑travelling28/01/1978 Saturday Oxford Polytechnic Here & Now 04/02/1978 Saturday Manchester : Lesser Free Trade Hall 'Levenshulme prog' showcase Aqua* (Graham Massey, Graham Clark, Colin Seddon, Alan Hempsall, Gary Madely) Pete Farrow Pegasus (* mostly playing GONG covers) MDMArchive 24/02/1978 Friday ??? (somewhere near London) Here & Now 21/03/1978 Tuesday Canterbury : Kent University Here & Now 22/03/1978 Wednesday London School of Economics Here & Now 23/03/1978 Thursday London : Tabernacle Here & Now 24/03/1978 Friday Gravesend, Music Bowl Here & Now 26/03/1978 Sunday London : Hammersmith Odeon Gong 01/04/1978 Friday University of Manchester Student Union (UMIST) Planet Gong 05/04/1978 Tuesday Eric's : Liverpool Planet Gong 06/04/1978 Thursday Sheffield : Limits Planet Gong 07/04/1978 Friday Warwick University Planet Gong Desperate Straights Zounds 08/04/1978 Saturday Hemel Hempstead : Decorum College Planet Gong Desperate Straights 09/04/1978 Sunday Colchester : essex University Planet Gong Desperate Straights Zen Hai 10/04/1978 Monday Norwich : The Barn University of East Anglia Planet Gong (support) 11/04/1978 Tuesday Southend : Zero Six Club Planet Gong Southend Loonies Zounds 12/04/1978 Wednesday Wallington : Public Baths Planet Gong Zounds 13/04/1978 Thursday Margate : Dreamland (Sunshine Rooms) Planet Gong Cartoon 14/04/1978 Friday Central London Polytechnic Planet Gong Dance Music Blank Space 15/04/1978 Saturday Reading College of Technology Planet Gong Headroom 16/04/1978 Sunday Southampton University Planet Gong The Entire Cosmos 20/04/1978 Thursday 21/04/1978 Friday Plymouth : Metro Steve Hillage, National Health 22/04/1978 Saturday Torquay Town Hall Steve Hillage, National Health 23/04/1978 Sunday Swansea : Top Rank Steve Hillage, National Health 25/04/1978 Tuesday Cardiff : Top Rank Steve Hillage, National Health 26/04/1978 Wednesday Bangor University Steve Hillage, National Health 28/04/1978 Friday Keele University Steve Hillage, National Health 29/04/1978 Saturday Lancaster University Steve Hillage, National Health 01/05/1978 Monday Folkstone : Leas Cliffe Hall Steve Hillage, National Health 03/05/1978 Wednesday Aylesbury : Friars Steve Hillage, National Health 04/05/1978 Thursday Bristol University Steve Hillage, National Health 06/05/1978 Saturday Leicester University Steve Hillage, National Health 08/05/1978 Monday Stafford : Top of the World Steve Hillage, National Health 09/05/1978 Tuesday Sheffield Polytechnic Steve Hillage, National Health 10/05/1978 Wednesday Manchester University Steve Hillage, National Health 12/05/1978 Friday Edinburgh University Steve Hillage, National Health 13/05/1978 Saturday Glasgow : Strathclyde University Steve Hillage, National Health 14/05/1978 Sunday Redcar : Coatham Bowl Steve Hillage, National Health 15/05/1978 Monday Redcar : Coatham Bowl Steve Hillage, National Health 16/05/1978 Tuesday Newcastle Polytechnic Steve Hillage, National Health 18/05/1978 Thursday Poole Art Centre Steve Hillage, National Health 19/05/1978 Friday Swindon : Brunel Rooms Steve Hillage, National Health 20/05/1978 Saturday Malvern : Winter Gardens Steve Hillage, National Health 21/05/1978 Sunday Croydon : Greyhound Steve Hillage, National Health 22/05/1978 Monday Birmingham : Mairfair Ballroom Steve Hillage, National Health 23/05/1978 Tuesday Liverpool : Eric's Steve Hillage, National Health venue gig flyer 24/05/1978 Wednesday Liverpool : Eric's Steve Hillage National Health venue gig flyer 25/05/1978 Thursday Oxford Polytechnic Steve Hillage National Health 26/05/1978 Friday Dunstable Civic Hall Steve Hillage National Health 26/05/1978 Friday London/Brentford : Hermit Club Here & Now Alternative TV 27/05/1978 Saturday Guildford : Surrey University Steve Hillage National Health 27/05/1978 Saturday London : Tabernacle Here & Now Anal Surgeons 28/05/1978 Sunday London : Lyceum Steve Hillage National Health 28/05/1978 Sunday Oxford : Mayfly Festival Here & Now 29/05/1978 Monday High Wycombe : Nags Head Here & Now Anal Surgeons 02/06/1978 Friday Kingston upon Thames Kaleidoscope Club Here & Now 03/06/1978 Saturday Romford : Albemarle Club Here & Now Alternative TV Blankspace 04/06/1978 Sunday Canterbury University Here & Now Alternative TV 05/06/1978 Monday Brighton University Here & Now Alternative TV Blankspace Anal Surgeons 06/06/1978 Tuesday Southend : Zero Six Here & Now Alternative TV Anal Surgeons 07/06/1978 Wednesday Southampton University Here & Now Alternative TV Blankspace 08/06/1978 Thursday Bradford-upon-Avon Jones Hill Community Fayre Here & Now Alternative TV Blankspace 09/06/1978 Friday Bristol : Nethan Playing Fields Here & Now 10/06/1978 Saturday Exeter : Rougement Gardens Here & Now, Tribe 11/06/1978 Sunday Stroud : Marshall Rooms Here & Now 12/06/1978 Monday Coventry : Warwick University Here & Now 13/06/1978 Tuesday Leeds Fforde Greene Hotel Here & Now Wiggling Wombats 14/06/1978 Wednesday Austin College, Manchester Here & Now 15/06/1978 Thursday Leicester University Here & Now daevid allen 16/06/1978 Friday London : Queen Elizabeth College Here & Now Alternative TV Blankspace 17/06/1978 Saturday London Woodbridge Adventure Playground Here & Now Alternative TV Blankspace Anal Surgeons 18/06/1978 Sunday London : Roundhouse Nik Turner's Bohemian Love-In 25/06/1978 Sunday Stonehenge Free Festival Here & Now 25/1978 Sunday Reading Festival Sham 69 + Steve Hillage (2 songs) 15/07/1978 Saturday Bournemouth Music Circus (cancelled?) Bournemouth Football Stadium Steve Hillage Motors Darts Young Ones 22/07/1978 Saturday Finland Steve Hillage 22/07/1978 Saturday Deeply Vale Free Festival UK Rock Festivals Nik Turner's Sphynx [photos] (with Steve Hillage) Here & Now [photos] 25/07/1978 Tuesday Deeply Vale Free Festival Steve Hillage 05/08/1978 Saturday Rock Against Racism Festival Harwich Steve Hillage 06/08/1978 Sunday Ashton Court Festival Bristol Steve Hillage 07/08/1978 Monday London : Marquee Steve Hillage 08/08/1978 Tuesday London : Marquee Steve Hillage 12/08/1978 Saturday Rock Against Racism Carnival Southampton : Hogland Here & Now Chelsea Merger 22/08/1978 Tuesday Liverpool : Mr Pickwick's The Fall Here & Now 26/08/1978 Saturday Reading Festival Steve Hillage Jimmy Pursey 02/09/1978 Saturday Catalunya Pla d'en Sala daevid allen la web sense nom 08/10/1978 Sunday New York City : Entermedia 189 2nd Avenue 10003 Manifestival (12 hours) Zu Band New York Gong + diverse acts (daevid allen, Chris Cutler, Gilli Smyth, Yochko Seffer, Bill Laswell, Fred Maher, George Bishop, Cliff Cultreri, + many many more) 17/11/1978 Friday Central London Polytechnic Here & Now 18/11/1978 Saturday Canterbury : Kent University Here & Now 19/11/1978 Sunday Chelmsford : City Tavern Here & Now 20/11/1978 Monday Barnet Here & Now 21/11/1978 Tuesday Brighton : Sussex University Here & Now 22/11/1978 Wednesday Southampton University Here & Now 24/11/1978 Friday High Wycombe : Nag's Head Here & Now Saturday 25/11/1978 Salisbury Tech Here & Now 26/11/1978 Sunday Exeter University Here & Now 27/11/1978 Monday Bristol University Here & Now 28/11/1978 Tuesday Newport : Stowaway Here & Now 29/11/1978 Wednesday Swansea Here & Now 30/11/1978 Thursday Borth Public Hall Here & Now 01/12/1978 Friday Bangor University Here & Now 02/12/1978 Saturday Manchester Polytechnic Here & Now 03/12/1978 Sunday Liverpool : Pickwick Club Here & Now 06/12/1978 Wednesday Middlesbrough : Rock Garden Here & Now 07/12/1978 Thursday Glasgow : Strathclyde University Here & Now 08/12/1978 Friday Dundee University Here & Now 09/12/1978 Saturday Stirling University Here & Now 10/12/1978 Sunday Newcastle University Here & Now 12/12/1978 Tuesday Hull University Here & Now 13/12/1978 Wednesday York University Here & Now 14/12/1978 Thursday Leeds : Fforde Grene Hotel Here & Now 15/12/1978 Friday Huddersfield Polytechnic Here & Now 16/12/1978 Saturday Nuneaton : Griff & Coton Sports Club Here & Now 17/12/1978 Sunday Coventry : Warwich University Here & Now 17/12/1978 Sunday Brighton Mother Gong (Gilli Smyth, Harry Williamson, Pip Pyle, Hugh Hopper) 18/12/1978 Sunday Norwich University : The Barn Here & Now 19/12/1978 Tuesday Birmingham : Bournebrook Hotel Here & Now 19/12/1978 Tuesday London : Electric Ballroom Maclen's archive SPHYNX Nik Turner, Karina Peggoty, Harry Wiliamson, Mo Vicarage, Trevor Darks, Ermanno Ghisio-Erba OFF BEATS: Hamish McDonald, Tasmin Smyth, others GONG daevid allen, Gilli Smyth, Harry Williamson, Laurie Allan, Hugh Hopper, George Bishop 20/12/1978 Wednesday Colchester : Essex University Here & Now 21/12/1978 Thursday London : to be announced Here & Now