
BIG DADDY’S / CLARENCE’S / GOOD MOOD1964 – 1968
From Elton John, Long John Baldry, Roxy Music, Donovan, Alex Harvey, Dr. Feelgood, Be Bop Deluxe, Pentangle, Status Quo, Iggy Pop, Genesis, Supertramp, Manfred Mann through to Joy Division, The Cure and many more.
BIG DADDY’S
15/03/64 | Sun | Jimmy Savile – Opening Ceremony. |
28/03/64 | Sat | The Weirdies |
03/04/64 | Fri | Paul Stevens & Emperors of Rhythm |
04/04/64 | Sat | Ricky Ford & Off Beats |
05/04/64 | Sun | Marty Wilde & Wildcats |
10/04/64 | Fri | Toggery Five |
11/04/64 | Sat | The Mighty Crescendoes |
12/04/64 | Sun | The Corvettes |
17/04/64 | Fri | Paul Stevens & The Emperors of Rhythm |
18/04/64 | Sat | Meteors |
19/04/64 | Sun | The Massed Needs |
24/04/64 | Fri | Moontrekkers |
25/04/64 | Sat | Vince Eager |
26/04/64 | Sun | Lee Wayne & Falcons |
20/11/64 | Sat | The Urchins |
17/01/65 | Sat | The Hickery Sticks / The Tremmers |
30/01/65 | Sat | The Urchins |
06/02/65 | Sat | The Sinners/Las Vegas Five/The Invaders |
13/02/65 | Sat | The Keys |
17/02/65 | Wed | The Mojos |
20/02/65 | Sat | The Shakes |
13/03/65 | Sat | The Keys |
17/03/65 | Wed | Screamin’ Jay Hawkins |
27/03/65 | Sat | The Wayward Sect |
02/04/65 | Fri | Tremmers |
03/04/64 | Sat | Pythagoras Squares |
04/04/65 | Sun | Denny & The Witchdoctors |
10/04/65 | Sat | The Exits/The Deltas/Davy Johns Mods |
17/04/65 | Sat | Hogsnort Ben with The Greats |
18/04/65 | Sun | The Tremmers |
01/05/65 | Sat | Mersey Gonks |
08/05/65 | Sat | Pythagoras Squares/ The Mods |
09/05/65 | Sun | The Thames Men |
15/05/65 | Sat | Donovan |
28/05/65 | Fri | The Wayward Sect |
29/05/65 | Sat | The Jailbirds/David John & The Moods |
30/05/65 | Sun | Denny & The Witchdoctors |
04/06/65 | Fri | The Misfits |
05/06/65 | Sat | The Junco Partners |
06/06/65 | Sun | The Tremmers |
07/06/65 | Mon | The Wayfarers |
18/06/65 | Fri | The Peasants |
19/06/65 | Sat | Moortown Animal Set |
20/06/65 | Sun | The Weirdies |
30/07/65 | Fri | The Sinners |
31/07/65 | Sat | The Fantastic Gents |
01/08/65 | Sun | The Myacks |
06/08/65 | Fri | The Wayward Sect |
07/08/65 | Sat | Dave Barron & the Chariots |
13/08/65 | Frid | The Cheets |
14/08/65 | Sat | The Fabulous Gonks |
15/08/65 | Sun | The Kingpins |
08/08/65 | Sun | The Marauders |
20/08/65 | Fri | The Betterdays |
21/08/65 | Sat | The Motown Sect |
22/08/65 | Sun | Denny & The Witchdoctors |
10/09/65 | Fri | Denny & The Witchdoctors |
11/09/65 | Sat | Wynder K. Frog |
12/09/65 | Sun | The Myacks |
13/09/65 | Mon | The Flamingo Five |
01/10/65 | Fri | The Wayward Sect |
02/10/65 | Sat | The What Nots |
03/10/65 | Sun | Ivan’s Mead |
08/10/65 | Fri | East Cheam Four |
09/10/65 | Sat | The Detroits |
10/10/65 | Sun | Denny & The Witchdoctors |
15/10/65 | Fri | The Betterdays |
16/10/65 | Sat | Them plus The Blues Set |
23/10/65 | Sat | The Big Boss Men |
05/11/65 | Fri | Two Manchester Groups |
06/11/65 | Sat | The Pack |
07/11/65 | Sun | The Rats |
12/11/65 | Fri | The Texas Drawlers |
13/11/65 | Sat | The Sons of Adam |
14/11/65 | Sun | The Beat Merchants |
19/11/65 | Fri | The Shotts |
20/11/65 | Sat | The Cherrokees |
21/11/65 | Sun | The Alan Price Set |
26/11/65 | Fri | This Generation |
27/11/65 | Sat | The Wheels |
28/11/65 | Sun | The Junco Partners |
03/12/65 | Fri | The Betterdays |
04/12/65 | Sat | Peter B. Linatics |
05/12/65 | Sun | The Great Tom Riggs |
12/01/66 | Sat | Wynder K. Frog / Smatty Louis Swartz |
18/12/66 | Sat | Alex Harvey Soul Band |
22/01/66 | Sat | This Generation |
29/01/66 | Sat | The Robbie Gray Soul Band / The Stylos |
05/02/66 | Sat | Toms Riggs |
06/02/66 | Sun | This Generation |
12/02/66 | Sat | The Clue |
13/02/66 | Sun | Ivan’s Mead |
19/02/66 | Sat | Union Oafs |
20/02/66 | Sun | Toms Riggs |
26/02/66 | Sat | The Crying Shames |
27/02/66 | Su | Toms Riggs |
05/03/66 | Sat | Big Arthur’s Six |
06/03/66 | Sun | Ivan’s Mead |
12/03/66 | Sat | The Soul Executives |
13/03/66 | Sun | The Robbie Gray Soul Band |
26/03/66 | Sat | The Toggery Five |
27/03/66 | Sun | The Soul Executives |
09/04/66 | Fri | The Dennisons |
10/04/66 | Sat | This Generation |
12/04/66 | Mon | Toms Riggs |
30/04/66 | Sat | Ivan’s Mead |
01/05/66 | Sun | Toms Riggs |
25/06/66 | Sat | Discaspin Rave (Disco?) |
02/07/66 | Sat | Erma Thomas |
2+2 CLUB
Big Daddy’s formally closed and a new drinking license for the 2+2 Club granted
23/08/66 | Tues | Advert for 2+2 Club |
14/10/66 | Tues | 2nd Advert |
22/10/66 | Sat | 2+2 Club opens |
23/10/66 | Sun | Gene Janzen + Discs |
12/11/66 | Sat | The Pretty Things |
THE SCENE
Club Re-advertised as ‘The Scene’
17/12/66 | Sat | Wayne Fontana |
18/12/66 | Sun | St. Louis Union |
24/12/66 | Sat | Jimmie Powell / Five Dimensions |
25/12/66 | Sun | The Squeeze |
26/12/66 | Mon | The Midnight Train / Michael’s Angels |
31/12/66 | Sat | St. Louis Union |
01/01/67 | Sun | Ivan’s Mead |
07/01/67 | Sat | The Measles |
08/01/67 | Sun | Cock-A-Hoop |
14/01/67 | Sat | Doctor Merwin |
15/01/67 | Sun | Roll Movement |
CLARENCE’S
02/12/67 | Sat | Opening night |
03/12/67 | Sun | Joe Markey Quintet |
10/12/67 | Sun | Ed O’Donnell |
17/12/67 | Sun | Champion Jack Duprees |
23/12/67 | Sat | Bruno Barbey’s Soul Band |
26/12/67 | Tues | Champion Jack Duprees |
31/12/67 | Sun | Ed O’Donnell |
07/01/68 | Sun | Clarences Band |
14/01/68 | Sun | Champion Jack Duprees |
21/01/68 | Sun | Alias Bruno Barry |
28/01/68 | Sun | |
12/05/68 | Sun | The Johnny Webb Trio |
Other artists to perform at Clarence’s include:
Champion Jack Dupree | Suzi Quatro |
Roxy Music | Neil Innes (of The Bonzo Dogs) |
Alex Harvey | Dr. Feelgood |
Wilco Johnsons Solid Senders | Be Bop Deluxe |
Pentangle | Maddy Prior |
Status Quo | Chicken Shack |
Gong | Rory Gallagher |
Lindisfarne | Medicine Head |
Barclay James Harvest | Badfinger |
Atomic Rooster | Brinsley Swartz |
Iggy Pop | Kevin Coyn |
Arthur Brown | Kilburn and the Highroads (Ian Drury’s band) |
Genesis | Supertramp |
Manfred Mann |
WHEN GOOD MOOD
Artists who played at the Good Mood included:
Joy Division | The Cure |
Beat | Selecter |
Generation X | The Lurkers |
UK Subs | John Otoway & Wild Willy Barrett |
Wire | The Chords |
Clock DVA | Marty Wilde |
Billy Fury | John Leyton |
Eden Kane | Karl Denver |