Page 36 NEW MUSICAL EXPRESS February 7, 1976

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AN EXTREMELY heavy wet* on the gig cir- cuit, which is now virtually at its winter peak. Last week saw the opening of four new tours, and GIG HIGHLIGHTS during the next seven days no fewer than nine tours set out on the road. And there are also (Thursday), Iastbourne (Friday), Southampton several one-off concerts of considerable impor- (Saturday) and Norwich (Sunday). tance. Now for the details ... • THE FATBACK BAND undertook a brief British tour last year, at a time when their appeal • MUD are playing a string of February gigs, prior to spending several months touring around was limited to the soul fraternity. But since then they've gained greater recognition by way of their Europe. And for the first time, they are devoting hit single "Do The Bus Stop". So presumably the this new schedule mainly to college venues, al- though there are also a couple of public halls in Top TUT}, addicts will swell their audiences on this occasion. They 're playing a mixture of con- the itinerary. Opening dates are at Bristol (Thurs- ay), Cardiff (Friday), Exeter (Saturday), Oxford certs and club dates, and their initial venues are at (Monday) and Gilfingliam (Wednesday). The Spenny moor (Friday), Chatham (Saturday), Bristol gig replaces a projected concert by the Manclkster (Sunday), Southend (Tuesday) and Brighton i Wednesday). band in December, which had to be postponed. • KOKOMO have now graduated out of the • MARC BOLAN and T. REX set out on their London pub'n'rock rounds, and have become an first full tour of Britain for two years, when they established name on the concert and college open at Chatham on Thursday — followed by St. circuit. Their new tour lasts until the middle of Alban's (Friday), Folkestone (Saturday) and next month and includes a prestige concert at Southend (Sunday). It's a fairly extensive tour, London New Victoria on March II. First gigs are running through until mid-March, so they should in Edinburgh (Friday) and Glasgow (Saturday). be coming your way sooner or later. And of course, they 71be featuring much of the material • SAILOR have already proved themselves to be from their new album "Futuristic Dragon". the first truer success story of 1976, thanks to their chart-topping bit "Glass Of Champagne", • SLIM WHITMAN has few peers as a coun- even though they only stayed at No. 1 for one try entertainer, even though his own brand of week! In mid-March they set out for the United c-&-w music is heavily commercialised. It's over States, in an attempt to break through over there. 20 years since he first appeared in the NME Chart, but he still has a vast following in this But prior to that, they're playing 26 dates around Britain, arid are no doubt hoping that this tour country, and his 1975 tour here was a complete will consolida' their status here at home. First sell-out. We can expect a similar situation this dates are Bristol (Saturday), Chatham (Mon- year when he begins his lengthy trek at Croydon at day) and Guildford (Wednesday). THURSDAY LONDON KENSINGTON The Nashville: STARRY BRISTOL Polytechnic: SAILOR • FRIDAY EYED & LAUGHING ABERYSTWYTH University: FRED WEDLOCK CAMBERLEY Ragamuffins: GENO WASHING- ABERYSTWYTH University: JACK THE LAD LONDON KENSINGTON Queen Elizabeth College: TON BAND BEDFORD Angel Hotel: MIRIAM BACKHOUSE COCKY BEDWORTH The Furnace: LEFT HAND DRIVE AYR Pavilion: STEVENSON'S ROCKET - CARLISLE Cosmo's: CHAMPAGNE/DANDY BEDFORD College of Education: SNAFU LONDON KENSINGTON Commonwealth Institute: BIRMINGHAM Railway Hotel: VALHALLA CARMARTHEN Trinity College: CITY BOY • BIRMINGHAM (Edgbaston) Bell & Pump: ROBIN CAJUN MOON/GAY & TERRY WOODS/ANDY CHATHAM Central Hall: FATBACK BAND • HALL & JIMMIE MacGREGOR ROBERTS BLACKBURN Lodestar: GRACE CHELTENHAM St. Paul's College: THE DRANS- BRIGHTON Sussex University: THE DRANS- BIRMINGHAM Odeon: COMMANDER CODY & LONDON KENSINGTON The Nashville: RUDI & FIELDS FIELDS THE Z1PPS HIS LOST PLANET AIRMEN/BARRY MEL- CHICHESTER Bishop Otter College: NATIONAL BRISTOL Colston Hall: MUDS TON LONDON Marquee Club: TIM HARDIN HEALTH LONDON North Polytechnic: 10I -ers BRISTOL Granary: MOTHER SUPERIOR BIRMINGHAM Polyannes: LIGHT FANTASTIC COLCHESTER Essex University: HENRY COW BURY ST. EDMUNDS R.A.F. Honnington: BETH- BOURNEMOUTH Winter Gardens: WOODY HER- LONDON STRATFORD Cart & Horses: DOG NAL WATCH COVENTRY Warwisk University: AJ WEBBER MAN ORCHESTRA CROMER Links Pavilion: SNAFU LONDON University Union: DEAF SCHOOL/AL- CHATHAM Central Hall: MARC BOLAN & T. REX BRADFORD University: ANDY FAIR- CP.OMER West Runton Pavilion: THIN LIZ- /LENNIE McDONALD• WEATHER-LOW/JIVE BOMBERS BION DANCE BAND/ROCKY SHARPE & THE ZY/WA TTROCKY-McCOY RAZORS/BOOMBAyA CLEVELAND Spa Pavilion: STEVENSON'S ROCK- BRIGHTON Buccaneer: STICKY WICKIT CROYDON Technical College: MEDICINE HEAD ET BRIGHTON Sussex University: IAN CARR'S NU- LONDON Upstairs at Ronnie Scott's: TROPEA DURHAM Universits :STEFAN GROSSMAN CLEUS MANCHESTER Free Trade Hall: GALLAGHER & COVENTRY Warwick University: MIKE ABSALOM LYLE EDINBURGH Usher Hall: 10 c.c. CROYDON Fairfield Hall: SLIM WHITMAN* BRIGHTON Union Hall: SO AND SO'S TRAVEL- EXETER University: MUD • DERBY Cleopatra's: CLANCY LING WHATSITS/PICK UPS MANCHESTER University: STEFAN GROSSMAN( MATLOCK Black Rocks: liAATARKA FALKIRK Large Municipal Hall: RALPH McTELL ERDINGTON Queen's Head: HOOKER BRISTOL Thornbury Castle School: FRED WED- FOLKSTONE Leas Cliff Hall: MARC BOLAN & T. LOCK NEWCASTLE Polytechnic: SHAKIN' STEVENS & REX/LENNIE McDONALD • FAREHAM H.M.S. Collingwood: LIVERPOOL EX- THE SUNSETS/BANDYLEGS PRESS BRITTON FERRY Rugby Club: BRIDGET ST. GLASGOW Shuffles: DOWNTOWN FLYERS NORWICH East Anglia University: RONNIE LANE FARNHAM Makings Association: STEFAN GROSS- .JOHN GLASGOW Strathcly de University: MOTT MAN CAMBRIDGE Corn Exchange: SASSAFRAS & SLIM CHANCE GLASGOW University: KOKOMO • CARDIFF University: MUD • NOTTINGHAM Trent Polytechnic: NATIONAL FOLKESTONE Toby's: JIMMY JAMES & THE VA- HEALTH HAROLOW Technical College: GABONDS CASTLE LEAZES Freeman's Hall: FIVE HAND UPP/BASTILLE/NEW DIX' SYNCOPATORS GLASGOW Apollo Centre: 10 c.c. REEL READING University: JON HISEMAN'S COLOS- SEUM II HASTINGS Pier Pavilion: MR. BIG HIGH WYCOMBE Nags Head: UPP CLEVELAND Lazenby Social Club: ENGLISH ROSS-ON-WYE Harvey's: LIVERPOOL EXPRESS HAVERFORDWEST R.A.F. Brawdy: BATON LEEDS Town Hall: COMMANDER CODY & THE TAPESTRY ROUGE SALFORD University: DANA GILLESPIE LOST PLANET AIRMEN /BARRY MELTON COVENTRY La Chaumiere: BAND CALLED HENLEY Turville Folk Club: FLAKY PASTRY SCARBOROUGH Spa Grand Hall: JULIE FELIX LONDON CAMDEN Dingwalls: MOON CHARLIE HOVE Town Hall: BARRON KNIGHTS SOUTHAMPTON University: SCREAMIN' LORD LONDON City Polytechnic: PRIDE OF TEXAS COVENTRY Liuichester Polytechnic: KURSAAL SUTCH HULL University: NEIL INNES & FATS° LONDON ENFIELD Middlesex Polytechnic: EDDIE FLYERS/EDDIE & THE HOT RODS LEEDS University: MIKE HARDING 'GUITAR' BURNS CRAWLEY College of Education: FRUUPP SPENNYMOOR Top Hat: FATBACK BAND • STAFFORD North Staffs Polytechnic: JAILBAIT LEICESTER University: SHAK IN' STEVENS & LONDON EUSTON RD. Bettina's: STEALER CRAYFORD Technical College: CASINO THE SUNSETS STALYBRIDGE Indoor Sports Club: MAGNA CAR- LONDON FULHAM Golden Lion: SLACK ALICE DERBY College of Technology: MOON LINCOLN Aquarius: JIVE BOMBERS LONDON HAMMERSMITH Odeon: TRAMMPS DUDLEY JB'S Club: NEIL INNES & FATSO TA/JOHN RENBOURN & JACQUI McSHEE/ LIVERPOOL University: CLANCY TONY CAPST1CK/OLDHAM TINKERS LONDON HAMMERSMITH Red Cow: RACING DURHAM St. Chad's College: GENO WASHING- LONDON CAMDEN Dingy alls: PRIDE OF TEXAS CARS TON BAND ST. ALBANS City Hall: MARC BOLAN & T. REX/ LENNIE McDONALD • LONDON HAMMERSMFTH Red Cow: BRAG LONDON ISLINGTON Hope & Anchor: JIVE EASTBOURNE Congress Theatre: SLIM WHIT- LONDON KENSINGTON The Nashville: CAROL BOMBERS MAN • STROUD Subscription Rooms: MR. BIG SUITON-IN-ASHRELD Golden Diamond: NOVA GRIMES & THE LONDON BOGIE BAND LONDON KENSINGTON The Nashville: CAFE SO- EDINBURGHJJniversity: KOKOMO • SWANSEA College of Education: CITY BOY LONDON Marcuee Club: YELLOW BIRD/RAZOR- CIETY GLASGOW Apollo Centre: 10c.c. BACKS UXBRIDGE Brunel University: PRETTY THINGS LONDON Marquee Club: MICK ABRAHAMS GREAT YARMOUTH Tiffany's: THIN LIZ- LONDON North-East Polytechnic: SLOWBONE BAND WALSALL Spiders Web: MAGNUM OPUS II ZY/WATTROCKY-McCOY LONDON PECKHAM Newlands Tavern: 101ers GUILDFORD Civic Hall: SUTHERLAND BROTH- WOLVERHAMPTON Lafayette: ROCKING PNEU- LONDON REGENTS PK. Bedford College: CITY LONDON SOHO Polytechnic: DEREK BAILEY WAITES ERS & QUIVER MONIA LONDON School of Economics: ANGE LONDON Royal Albert Hall: SUPERTRAMp• HODDESDON The Crown: NIC JONES LONDON Upstairs at Ronnie Scott's: TROPEA LONDON Speakeasy: RUDI & THE ZIPPS KENDAL Brewery Arts Centre: AGNES STRANGE LONDON WOOLWICH Thames Polytechnic: MONMOUTh White Swan Hotel: NIGHT BIRD KNARESBOROUGH Stable Folk Club: MIKE EL- SUTHERLAND BROTHERS & QUIVER MOTHERWELL Concert Hall: RALPH McTELL LIOTT ABERDEEN Kintore Town Hall: STEVENSON'S ROCKET LOUGHBOROUGH University: JON HISEMAN'S NOTTINGHAM Imperial Hotel: MENSCH LEEDS Trinity College: HELLRAISERS COLOSSEUM II ASHFORD Wye College: STAN ARNOLD PA1GNTON Festival Theatre: WOODY HERMAN LEIGHTON BUZZARD Hunt Hotel: LEFT HAND LUTON Cesar's: WOODY HERMAN ORCHES- ORCHESTRA DRIVE AYLESBURY - Friars at Vale Hall: JACK THE TRA LAD/EDDIE & THE HOT RODS PENZANCE The Garden: SORAHAN LIVERPOOL Polytechnic: GAS WORKS MANCHESTER U.M.I.S.T.: KURSAAL FLYERS BARROW Civic Hall: STU STEVENS/REDWOOD SHEFFIELD City Hall: BE-BOP DELUXE /DOC- LIVERPOOL St. George's Hall: MIKE HARDING MANCHESTER University: FRUUPP LIVERPOOL University: SILLY WIZARD BATH Pavilion: STRETCH TORS OF MADNESS MANSFIELD Civic Hall: JULIE FELIX BATH Technical College: GAS WORKS SWANSEA Llanlan Bay Hotel: DRAGONFLY LONDON CAMDEN Dingwalls: RACING CARS/ MATLOCK Black Rocks: JEVUTSHTA SALUTATIONS BIRMINGHAM Barbarella's: GONZALEZ SWANSEA Students Association: BRIDGET ST. MELTON MOWBRAY Melton W.M.C.: MATCH- JOHN LONDON CANNING TOWN Bridge House: SLOW- BIRMINGHAM Barrels Folk Club: SILLY WIZARD BOX BONE SWANSEA University: DANA GILLESPIE BIRMINGHAM Railway Hotel: BEAU FLYER MIDDLESBROUGH Town Hall: EDDIE 'GUITAR' WEN'TWORTH Rockingham Arms: DAVE BUR- LONDON CHISWICK Polytechhic: STRETCH BIRMINGHAM Town Hall: BE-BOP DELUXE- BURNS LAND LONDON EUSTON RD. Bettina's: THE SQUIRREL /DOCTORS OF MADNESS MILLOM Cumbria Club: BA NDYLEGS BIRMINGHAM University: STARRY EYED & WOLVERHAMPTON Lord Raglan Club: ROBIN LONDON ISLINGTON Hope & Anchor: PLUM- NELSON Nelson's Column: PRETTY THINGS MET AIRLINES ' LAUGHING HALL & JIMMIE MacGREGOR NEWCASTLE Guildhall: FIVE HAND REEL WREXHAM Wasps: LIGHT FANTASTIC LONDON ISLINGTON Kings Head: CAMDEN BRIGHTON Polytechnic: F.B.I. GOODS NOTTINGHAM Boat Club: WHEELS BRIGHTON Sussex University: COMMANDER NOTTINGHAM University: RONNIE LANE & CODY & THE LOST PLANET AIRMEN/BAR- SLIM CHANCE RY MELTON OXFORD College of Further Education: STRAY BRISTOL Granary: KRAZY KAT COMPILED BY DEREK JOHNSON OXFORD Polytechnic: ROCK ISLAND LINE BRISTOL Naval Volunteer: JACOB MARLEY RIPLEY Cock Hotel: BAND CALLED CHARLIE