PETERLEE, COUNTY DURHAM
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Category Archives: 1974
Ashington Northern Club
ASHINGTON, NORTHUMBERLAND
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Caesar’s Palace
BERWICK UPON TWEED, NORTHUMBERLAND
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With CHRIS McCLURE SECTION
Hibernian Club
STANLEY, COUNTY DURHAM
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West Cornforth Social Club
WEST CORNFORTH, COUNTY DURHAM
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Southern Club
NEWTON AYCLIFFE, COUNTY DURHAM
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Ashington Hirst Premier
ASHINGTON, NORTHUMBERLAND
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The Beehive
CROOK, COUNTY DURHAM
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Dudley & Wheatslade Social Club
DUDLEY, NORTHUMBERLAND
£40
New Shildon Workmens Club
SHILDON, COUNTY DURHAM
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Morrison Busty Social Club
MORRISON ROAD, ANNFIELD PLAIN, STANLEY, COUNTY DURHAM
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Bradford College
BRADFORD, WEST YORKSHIRE
£40
Ashington Technical College
ASHINGTON, NORTHUMBERLAND
£60
supported by CYCLE
Blue Star Club
NEWCASTLE UPON TYNE
£30
Freemans Hall
CASTLE LEAZES PRECINCT, BARRACK ROAD, NEWCASTLE UPON TYNE
£70
Seaton Burn Social Club
SEATON BURN, NORTHUMBERLAND
£35
Heads Nook Coach House
BRAMPTON, CARLISLE
£40
Haltwhistle Workmens Club
HALTWHISTLE, NORTHUMBERLAND
£45
Ashington Hirst Premier
ASHINGTON, NORTHUMBERLAND
£40
Mayfair Ballroom
NEWGATE STREET, NEWCASTLE UPON TYNE
£60
With SANDGATE
Odeon Cinema
NEWCASTLE UPON TYNE
£40
With WISHBONE ASH
Ashington Northern Club
ASHINGTON, NORTHUMBERLAND
£35
East Howdon Workmens Club
WALLSEND, NORTHUMBERLAND
£35
Teacher Training College
PONTELAND, NORTHUMBERLAND
£35
Recording Session
We record DOZY DORA
Morrison Busty Social Club
MORRISON ROAD, ANNFIELD PLAIN, STANLEY, COUNTY DURHAM
£55
The Geordie Scene
We record THE GEORDIE SCENE with THE BAY CITY ROLLERS
Backing track for ITV
We record backing tracks for our appearance on the ITV programme, THE GEORDIE SCENE.
Management Meeting
Meeting with our Management.
On The Road Again
We travel to London to rehearse and record our follow up single.
We intend recording HOPPIN’ MADD, JOKER and MR SUN
BBC Film
The film made by the BBC is broadcast on BBC LOOK NORTH. It is shown whilst IN THE CITY and our recorded interview is heard in the background.
Big Flash Car
The BBC film us for LOOK NORTH. Dave Pritchard is the Producer and David Cox is the Cameraman.
We are filmed at various locations including the Quayside and filmed being driven around Newcastle in a “big flash, open topped car”
BBC Interview
Our interview at the BBC studios was broadcast.
The Turks Head
We met up with Martin Lickert at the Turks Head Hotel in Grey Street, Newcastle.
Heard It On The Radio
Heard GLANCY being played on BBC Radio One by Johnny Walker.
Single Released
GLANCY c/w IN THE CITY RELEASED BY CUBE RECORDS (BUG44)
Crewe College
CREWE, CHESHIRE
£40
With KILBURN AND THE HIGH ROADS
Record interviews at the BBC
We have an interview with Jim Gibbons at BBC Radio Newcastle followed by an interview with Graham Langford at BBC Television Studios.
We also met Dave Pritchard who was later to produce a film of us for the BBC.
New Rehearsal Venue
We begin rehearsals at our recently acquired rehearsal venue. Morrison Busty Social Centre.
First rehearsal today, another rehearsal on 6th June.
Locarno Ballroom
SUNDERLAND, COUNTY DURHAM
£40
With HOT CHOCOLATE
Seaton Burn Social Club
SEATON BURN, NORTHUMBERLAND
£30
Record the Single
We Hire a van and travel to London to rehearse and record the Single.
Viking Ballroom
SEAHOUSES, NORTHUMBERLAND
£40
Plus support
Steels Club
SUNDERLAND, COUNTY DURHAM
Ashington Northern Club
ASHINGTON, NORTHUMBERLAND
£40
Birtley Rex
BIRTLEY, COUNTY DURHAM
£40
Rehearsals in London
We travel to London for four days of intensive rehearsals.
Kingsway College
LONDON
£40
With STACKRIDGE
Newcastle Polytechnic
NEWCASTLE UPON TYNE
£50
With DARRYL WAY’S WOLF
Locarno Rehearsals
We began three days of rehearsals to familiarise ourselves with all the new equipment. It was supposed to be seven days but the van broke down and needed a new steering box.
Ashington Cellar Club
ASHINGTON, NORTHUMBERLAND
£25
Dudley & Wheatslade Social Club
DUDLEY, NORTHUMBERLAND
£35
First gig with the Gretsch Kit.
Hiwatt P.A. System
The 800w HiWatt P.A. system arrived but needed to be converted to Low impedance.
The Plaza
Began 7 days of rehearsals at The PLAZA, CONSETT
Collection time
Steve & Pete travel to London to collect the Gretsch Drum kit and the Marshall Amp and speakers. It had been intended to also collect a Midas P.A system but that proved unsatisfactory.
St Mary’s Technical College
BENTON, NEWCASTLE UPON TYNE
£40
Drums and Marshall Stack
Met up with John Woods at the premises of Cube Records in London.
Training again
Jim and Robin take the train to London
Keeping it!
Robin is keeping the Gibson Les Paul Black Beauty
Van Mildert College
DURHAM CITY
£75
Supported by KIP
Cambridge
Pete and Steve drove to Cambridge to try out a bass rig CLICK “CONTINE READING” for Steve’s story of the trip.
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Gibson Les Paul Black Beauty
Robin is given a week to try out a Gibson Les Paul Guitar Black Beauty (guitar) belonging to Pete GAGE. If he likes it, the record company will buy it.
Shotton Comrades Club
SHOTTON COLLIERY, COUNTY DURHAM
£35
Southern Club
NEWTON AYCLIFFE, COUNTY DURHAM
£30
Birtley Rex
BIRTLEY, COUNTY DURHAM
£30
Seahouses
Pick up Steve, Pete and Robin and all four of us travel together to Seahouses for the Gig.
At the Viking Ballroom we were supported by ANACONDA
Apparently, they wanted to buy some of our equipment.
Viking Ballroom
SEAHOUSES, NORTHUMBERLAND
£30
Supported by ANACONDA
Teacher Training College
PONTELAND, NORTHUMBERLAND
£30
P.A. System has intermittent fault and needs repair.
Ashington Cellar Club
ASHINGTON, NORTHUMBERLAND
£25
Freemans Hall
NEWCASTLE UPON TYNE
£60
Plus:
GEORGE ROWELL BAND
BECKETT
Seaton Burn Social Club
SEATON BURN, NORTHUMBERLAND
£35
Gateshead Technical College
GATESHEAD, COUNTY DURHAM
£50
Supported by SCOTSWOOD
Ashington Northern Club
ASHINGTON, NORTHUMBERLAND
£30
Management Discussions
Talks re CUBE ARTIST MANAGEMENT being created for us
Sleeper Train to London
We leave Newcastle Central Station on the sleeper train at 2305 hours to travel to London Kings Cross Station.
Jim, Steve, Robin and Pete
YMCA
BATH LANE, STOCKTON-ON-TEES
£30
Southern Club
NEWTON AYCLIFFE, COUNTY DURHAM
£30
