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Member	Item		Review/Comment
Douggie Reece 29th May 2021		Live Music Dusty Springfield @ Jetland Ballroom (1966)	Two shows a per night. One night cancelled due to Dusty having pharyngitis.
Douggie Reece 29th May 2021		Live Music Dusty Springfield @ Jetland Ballroom (1966)	Please ignore the notes above the 14th February 1966 is wrong, it should be 14th February 1965.
Douggie Reece 29th May 2021		Live Music Dusty Springfield @ Ritz Ballroom (1966)	There were two engagement on this night the other was:- The Plaza Ballroom, Handsworth, Birmingham.
Douggie Reece 29th May 2021		Live Music Dusty Springfield @ Handsworth Plaza (1966)	There were two engagement on this night the other was:- The Ritz Ballroom, Kingsheath. Birmingham.
Douggie Reece 29th May 2021		Live Music Russ Conway @ Winter Gardens (1965)	Dusty Springfield cancelled through ill Health. Recuperates in the Virgin Islands.
Douggie Reece 28th May 2021		Live Music Billy J. Kramer And The Dakotas @ King George's Hall (1964)	Dusty Springfield cancelled due to flu & nervous exhaustion. Replaced by Julie Grant.
Douggie Reece 28th May 2021		Live Music Dusty Springfield @ Imperial Ballroom (1964)	Dusty Springfield cancelled due to flu & nervous exhaustion. Replaced by Julie Grant.
Douggie Reece 28th May 2021		Live Music Dusty Springfield @ Locarno (1964)	Dusty Springfield cancelled due to flu & nervous exhaustion. Replaced by Julie Grant.
Douggie Reece 27th May 2021		Live Music Dusty Springfield @ Luxurama Theatre (1964)	This was the third and last concert in South Africa part of a 10 day concert tour. Other cities were:- Johannesburg where they had performed two previous concerts, Cape Town. Other commitments in Durban and Port Elizabeth were not met. This tour was cut short when Dusty was served with a deportation order after ignoring two official warnings to stop singing to multi-racial audiences in Cape Town.. Three days later Dusty Springfield, Vic Billings (manager) and The Echoes were escorted to the airport to fly back to Britain.
Douggie Reece 23rd May 2021		Live Music Gerry And The Pacemakers @ Festival Hall (1964)	Two shows per night.
Douggie Reece 23rd May 2021		Live Music Gerry And The Pacemakers @ Festival Hall (1964)	Two shows per night.
Douggie Reece 23rd May 2021		Live Music Gerry And The Pacemakers @ Capital Theatre (1964)	Three Shows were played.
Douggie Reece 23rd May 2021		Live Music Gerry And The Pacemakers @ Capital Theatre (1964)	Review Snippet taken from Roslyn Owens article, who reviewed the show for The West Australian a leading news source in Perth and WA. Perth Capital Theatre 4th April 1964. When the phenomenon of the beat sound, located most significantly in Liverpool, started to take off in Australia in mid-1963, Harry M. Miller set about booking his own ‘Liverpool Sound’ show to tour the capital cities, including Perth. ‘The World’s Top Record Sensations on the Wild “Liverpool Sound” Show,’ as they were advertised, played three sets in Perth at a converted cinema, the Capitol Theatre, on Saturday 4th April 1964, two months before the Beatles came to Australia. Headlining the show were Gerry and the Pacemakers. Dusty Springfield opened after her backing group, the Echoes, had played a warm-up set. Also on the bill were Gene Pitney and Brian Poole and the Tremeloes. Dusty Springfield was a blue-eyed soul singer who came from London and had previously been in a vocal trio called the Springfields. Brian Poole and the Tremeloes came from Dagenham in Essex. Gene Pitney was American. Miller, it seems, called the show the ‘Liverpool Sound’ to capitalise on the presence of Gerry and the Pacemakers. This preference in Perth for the lighter, poppier end of the beat sound spectrum is more clearly demonstrated in the reception of the other group of the ‘Liverpool Sound’ tour, Brian Poole and the Tremeloes. Roslyn Owen, who reviewed the show for The West Australian, commented that ‘Jerry [sic] Marsden, backed by his Pacemakers, had tremendous attack, a wide grin and a loud presentation.’ However, Owen preferred Brian Poole and the Tremeloes: ‘Why Gerry and the pacemakers [sic] topped the bill is a mystery. The group was outshone by Brian Poole and the Tremeloes and the professional polish and charm of Miss Dusty Springfield ✔︎ Helpful Review?
Douggie Reece 22nd May 2021		Live Music Dusty Springfield @ Chinchilla Club (1963)	A One Week Booking.
Douggie Reece 21st May 2021		Live Music Dusty Springfield @ Odeon Cinema, London Rd (1966)	The Lovin' Spoonful were originally going to be on this tour. They were replaced by Los Bravos.
Douggie Reece 21st May 2021		Live Music Dusty Springfield @ Odeon Cinema (1966)	The Lovin' Spoonful were originally going to be on this tour. They were replaced by Los Bravos.
Douggie Reece 21st May 2021		Live Music Dusty Springfield @ Odeon (1966)	The Lovin' Spoonful were originally going to be on this tour. They were replaced by Los Bravos.
Douggie Reece 21st May 2021		Live Music Dusty Springfield @ Colston Hall (1966)	The Lovin' Spoonful were originally going to be on this tour. They were replaced by Los Bravos.
Douggie Reece 21st May 2021		Live Music Dusty Springfield @ Odeon (1966)	The Lovin' Spoonful were originally going to be on this tour. They were replaced by Los Bravos.
Douggie Reece 21st May 2021		Live Music Dusty Springfield @ Odeon Cinema (1966)	The Lovin' Spoonful were originally going to be on this tour. They were replaced by Los Bravos.
Douggie Reece 21st May 2021		Live Music Dusty Springfield @ Winter Gardens (1966)	The Lovin' Spoonful were originally going to be on this tour. They were replaced by Los Bravos.
Douggie Reece 21st May 2021		Live Music Dusty Springfield @ Astoria Cinema [Finsbury Park] (1966)	The Lovin' Spoonful were originally going to be on this tour. They were replaced by Los Bravos.
Douggie Reece 18th May 2021		Live Music The Echoes @ City Hall (1964)	The Beach Boys Tribute Show High Street, Chippenham, Wiltshire, SN15 3ER This is what I found on Google re The Beach Boys (Wiltshire) Advertising a gig Where:Neeld Community and Arts Centre, High Street Chippenham SN15 3ER United Kingdom When:Friday 30 August 2019 Time:7:30pm Cost:£21 So this entry has been posted from about that time. Not the real "Beach Boys"
Douggie Reece 17th May 2021		Live Music Freddie And The Dreamers @ City Hall (1964)	This concert was on 22 Apr 1964.
Douggie Reece 17th May 2021		Live Music The Monkees @ Festival Hall (1968)	The Cherokees in this post are an Australian Group. To stop confusion with the English group of the same name So will refer to them as The Cherokees (Aus), in future posts.
Douggie Reece 16th May 2021		Live Music Gene Vincent @ Granada Cinema, Woolwich (1961)	Johnny Kidd And His Pirates - Should be = Johnny Kidd and The Pirates
Douggie Reece 16th May 2021		Live Music B. Bumble And The Stingers @ East Ham Granada (1962)	Johnny Kidd And His Pirates - Should be = Johnny Kidd and The Pirates
Douggie Reece 16th May 2021		Live Music Dusty Springfield With The Echoes @ California Ballroom (1964)	The Echos is missing the e before s. The Echoes is the correct spelling.
Douggie Reece 16th May 2021		Live Music Vince Eager @ California Ballroom (1962)	The Echos is missing the e before s. The Echoes is the correct spelling.
Douggie Reece 15th May 2021		Live Music The Temperance Seven @ HMS Dolphin Club (1962)	HMS Collingwood show. Fareham, Hampshire, UK

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