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With Gene Vincent. Jerry Keller replaced Eddie Cochran on this tour, the latter having been killed in a car crash on the A4 near Chippenham less than three weeks previously.

KERBDOG

8 March 1997 - Gallery Club

JOHNNY KIDD AND THE PIRATES

19 December 1963 - City Hall

Supported by The Ray Charles Combo.

KILBURN AND THE HIGH ROADS

8 December 1973 – Alex Disco

Bill Chapman: “I remember going to the Alex to see Ian Dury, my alcohol fuddled head can't remember the date, but it was mid-70s.”

KILLING FLOOR

19 April 1969 - Alex Disco

16 August 1969 - Alex Disco

12 December 1970 - Alex Disco

12 June 1971 - Alex Disco

KING PRAWN

30 September 2000 – Arts Centre.

1 February 2002 - Arts Centre.

THE KINKS

21 May 1964 - City Hall

Supported by Dick Delmont and The Strangers.

17 March 1965 – City Hall

The Kinks pulled out of this date and were replaced by The Fairies.

21 April 1965 - City Hall

Supported by That Group.

Rescheduled from 17 March 1965.

10 February 1966 - City Hall

Supported by That Group.

KATHY KIRBY

17 April 1960 – Gaumont

Supporting Emile Ford and The Checkmates.

BILLY J KRAMER AND THE DAKOTAS

12 March 1964 – Gaumont

With Gene Pitney, Cilla Black, Billy Burden, The Remo Four, The Escorts and The Swinging Blue Jeans.

SETH LAKEMAN

1 June 2006 - City Hall

Supporting Billy Bragg

19 February 2007 - Arts Centre

Supported by Carus

25 April 2008 - City Hall

Supported by Ruarri Joseph

Lara Bell writing in the Salisbury Journal on 1 May 2008: Opening for Seth Lakeman was Ruarri Joseph, a singer/songwriter from Newquay. Overcoming a number of technical hitches with his guitars, he was well received by the audience, entertaining with both his music and his humour.
Seth Lakeman came on stage to a full City Hall – his wide appeal evident from the broad age range of the crowd. He opened with How Much from his debut solo album The Punch Bowl, and played other old favourites such as Lady Of The Sea, King And Country and Riflemen Of War from his album Freedom Fields.
There were also new songs from Seth’s forthcoming album including Poor Man’s Heaven (the title track), Solomon Browne, Haunt You and the closing number Race To Be King.
The crowd got dancing to some marching and drinking songs, but there were also some darker offerings – songs of love lost, conflict, West Country legends and historic tragedy, such as lifeboat disasters and naval battles.
Seth’s band provided a backing of guitar, percussion and string bass; Seth himself played various instruments and performed solo for some songs, including Kitty Jay – impressive to see live, with his energetic, passionate, bow-shredding fiddle playing. The rapport between Seth and his band is obvious, the 90- minute set flew by and was enjoyed by all.

14 November 2009 - City Hall

LAMPLIGHT

2 October 1976 - College Of Technology

LED ZEPPELIN

21 December 1971 – City Hall

According to Ian Drinkwater they only played in Salisbury because local musician Pete Coombs knew some of them.

Bill Chapman: 'I remember going to the City Hall with Drinky to see Led Zep, an unbelievable experience, as were all of the bands playing there during the early 70's.'

The show had been scheduled for 15 December but was cancelled due to Jimmy Page contracting a touch of the flu (which delighted the sceptics who said they would never play in dinky old Salisbury), but Led Zeppelin manager Peter Grant paid for the hall to be used that night so that support acts Marble Orchard and Jerusalem could put on a bit of a show.

Six days later Zeppelin landed in town. Tickets were £1 and available from Suttons. They opened with 'Rock and Roll' and were apparently very, very, loud. Their 'Whole Lotta Love' medley included 'Lawdy Miss Clawdy' and 'Mystery Train'. Exhilirated by the power of the hammer of the gods, the youthful Drinky was quite prepared to walk home to Downton afterwards, but then found he had enough coppers left for the £1 taxi fare.

Find out more in the book Endless Beat (Voices Of The New Sarum Sound 1970-1999) (Timezone Publishing 2010)

LEVEL 42

23 October 2003 - City Hall

THE LEVELLERS

1 November 1990 - Arts Centre.

Supported by Manic Street Preachers.

12 March 2003 – City Hall

25 March 2004 - City Hall

2004 – Shrewton Festival

10 April 2005 – City Hall

25 April 2007 - City Hall

Supported by 3 Daft Monkeys

Review by Karen Randall in The Salisbury Journal: 'The packed City Hall welcomed back one of the city's favourites for a night of jolly folk music and dancing with a twist. The night began with greetings from 3 Daft Monkeys, which warmed the crowd up nicely. The lead female vocalist sang with powerful vocal chords. A great trio, well worth seeing again. Around 9pm, we were introduced to the sound of sirens - a warning that the well respected Levellers were to take the stage. Having seen them before, I knew to expect a lively high-energy performance that left you wanting more. This was the best ever. It was seemed that more energy, blood, sweat and tears had gone into this tour. Each band member giving us the best they could give. The twist mentioned earlier was the introduction of a colourful and vigorous chap, donned in a kilt, waving and blowing into a didgeridoo. This extra force drove the crowd on even more. Finishing with old favourites from the 'Levelling The Land' album was the perfect end to the evening.'

JOHN LEYTON

28 February 1962 – Gaumont

With Eden Kane, Shane Fenton and The Fentones, Joe Brown, The Karl Denver Trio and Ricky Stevens.

20 September 1963 - Gaumont

With Mike Sarne, Billy Davis, Don Spencer, Mike Berry and The Innocents, Billy Boyle and Grazina.

LINDISFARNE

29 January 1972 - Alex Disco

LITTLE RICHARD

27 October 1963 – Gaumont

With The Everly Brothers, Bo Diddley (with The Duchess and Jerome), The Rolling Stones, Julie Grant, The Flintstones, Mickie Most and Bob Bain.

HUGH LLOYD LANGTON

Arts Centre

ROBERT LLOYD AND THE NEW FOUR SEASONS

5 November 1988 - Arts Centre

NILS LOFGFREN

30 October 2010 – City Hall

Roger Elliott writing in the Salisbury Journal of 4 November 2010: Rock legend Nils Lofgren played a brilliant gig on Saturday, the final date of his UK tour.
Lofgren has an impressive pedigree. At 17 he played guitar and keyboards on Neil Young’s After the Gold Rush. He then had a run of critically acclaimed melodic rock albums with his group Grin in the 70s, enjoyed a successful career as a solo artist and was a member of Bruce Springsteen’s E Street Band for 25 years. Forty-two years on the road, and he still looks surprisingly youthful and throws lots of great rock ‘n’ roll shapes.
What we got on Saturday was an intimate acoustic duo set. In the company of the empathic Greg Varlotta on keyboards, guitar and trumpet, Lofgren wove his magic, starting with a gentle piece on harp (somewhat unexpected) before strapping on his Fender Stratocaster and treating us to a tantalising glimpse of his distinctive electric forays.
Switching to acoustic guitar, he then embarked on some muscular rhythmic playing, using effects to create layers that filled the stage with an impressively full sound. By the time he got to the fourth song, Girl in Motion, he really hit his stride; the long, thrilling guitar excursion that closed the song had the warm and responsive audience bellowing their approval. From then on, it just got better and better. The trumpet and guitar sounded positively orchestral on the old Grin classic Rusty Gun and Keith Don’t Go, the nearest thing he’s ever had to a hit.
The duo format gives him room to manoeuvre and he was obviously enjoying himself a lot. Mr Lofgren possesses a wonderfully expressive voice that has worn well down the years. He conveys sentiment without becoming mawkish, and articulates emotions in an entirely effective manner. Whether singing covers such as Goffin and King’s Going Back and Neil Young’s Long May You Run, or his own gems, Black Books and No Mercy, he inhabits the songs and draws you in. The twoand- a-quarter-hour show just sped by.
He moved to keyboards for a few numbers and enthralled the audience with his free flowing style. Back on guitar, that great old warhorse Mud in Your Eye was propelled by the percussive stomping dance of his sidekick Greg, while Lofgren himself enthusiastically belted out the lyrics as if he’d written them yesterday.
Towards the end he went electric again and with a nice nod to Bruce, played a storming version of Because The Night. His guitar playing simply soared as he whirled like a dervish. He came back for a full-blooded encore including a cool strutting I Came to Dance, complete with a nifty bit of tap.
I went away feeling completely satisfied, having witnessed a truly great performance from one of rock’s most enduring and talented characters.

LORDS OF THE NEW CHURCH

Arts Centre

JOE LOSS

13 March 1955 – Gaumont

With Rose Brennan, Howard Jones and The Loss Chords, Dickie Dawson and Bill Maynard.

LOST PROPHETS

Black Pig

LOVE

7 May 1975 - City Hall

Set List: Alone Again Or; Stand Out; My Little Red Book; Who Are You?; Andmoreagain; Seven And Seven Is; Time Is Like A River; August; Nothing; Every Time I Look Up I'm Down; Good Times; Signed D.C.; Jam; Ezy Rider; I Do Wonder; The Everlasting First; Everybody's Gotta Live; Keep On Shining; Singing Cowboy.

THE LOVE AFFAIR

10 June 1967 - City Hall

Supported by The Change.

LOVE SCULPTURE

27 February 1969 - Alex Disco

LULU AND THE LUVVERS

11 October 1965 - City Hall

Supported by The Trackmarks.

KEN MACKINTOSH

1 May 1955 – Gaumont

With Patti Forbes, Kenny Bardell, Gordon Langhorn, Don Cameron and The Mackpies.

16 October 1955 – Gaumont

With Patti Forbes, Kenny Bardell, Don Cameron and The Mackpies.

THE MAD PROFESSOR

21 December 1996 - Gallery Club

THE MAGIC NUMBERS

7 December 2006 – The Woodfalls Inn, Woodfalls

The band played a couple of acoustic numbers as Chris Evans broadcast his Radio Two show live from the pub…..no, really!

MANFRED MANN

13 February 1964 - City Hall

Supported by Terry Black and The Blackhearts.

16 December 1965 - City Hall

Supported by The Impacts and The Mundanes.

5 May 1966 - City Hall

Supported by The Dynamos.

1 December 1966 - City Hall

Supported by Chapter IV and The Footprints.

MANFRED MANN CHAPTER III

7 February 1970 – Alex Disco

MANFRED MANN’S EARTHBAND

8 April 1975 – City Hall

Supported by Clancy

MANIC STREET PREACHERS

1 November 1990 - Arts Centre

Supporting The Levellers

13 March 1992 - College of Technology

Set List: Motown Junk; Natwest-Barclays-Midlands-Lloyds; Democracy Coma; Born To End; Love's Sweet Exile; Repeat; It's So Easy; Slash’n’Burn; Damn Dog; Crucifix Kiss; Little Baby Nothing; Stay Beautiful; You Love Us.

MARMALADE

15 October 1966 - City Hall

Supported by The Emotions.

MARSHALL LAW

1990 - Arts Centre

JOHN MARTYN

23 June 2000 - City Hall

20 May 2005 – City Hall

Supported by Ian McNabb

First he took a subtle crack at the credibility/talent of our own legendary Dave Dee, Dozy, Beaky, Mick and Tich (perhaps he should take another look at comparative chart histories). Then Ian McNabb proceeded to play a set of about half a dozen songs that seemed to be mostly about himself and his glorious career. At the interval he was available for signings in the foyer. Fair enough, but a couple of minutes of this seemed all too much as he swooned back in a chair in a misunderstood artiste manner. Also seen in the foyer at this time was the actor Michael Kitchen, now there’s a bloke with a great voice.

The venerable one- legged Scotsman John Martyn took to the stage in full Darth Vader regalia, and launched into a lengthy wailing blues. Not being an aficionado my initial reaction was that I wasn’t sure if I could stick a whole evening of this. But Martyn and his band ran through the whole gamut of blues, jazz, rock and any other compartment you want to stick it in, and on the whole were pretty entertaining. Stoner and I were later debating whether John Martyn is currently drinking or not, but whichever, we had never seen a performer giggling quite as much as this.

On the way out we noticed Ian McNabb, still in the foyer, guitar in hands, with the distinct appearance of having been desperate enough to have played his set again to the bar staff while the main act was on. Our impression was that he seemed to have ditched his classic pop influences from the Icicle Works days in favour of a David Brent singer-songwriter trip.

HANK MARVIN

22 April 2002 - City Hall

JOHN MAYALL’S BLUESBREAKERS

30 December 1967 - Alex Disco

11 May 1968 - Alex Disco

10 August 1968 - Alex Disco

Alex Disco

27 November 2002 - City Hall

McCAVITYS CAT

30 August 1991 - Arts Centre

We met up beforehand in The Pheasant in Salt Lane. The band were in there playing drinking games and were all half cut.

MEGA CITY FOUR

28 April 1988 - City Hall Alamein Suite

Supporting The Rosehips

7 December 1989 - Arts Centre

TONY MEEHAN

4 March 1964 - City Hall

Supported by Kevin Scott and The Kinsmen.

THE MEN THEY COULDN’T HANG

18 December 1985 - Arts Centre

THE METEORS

Arts Centre

1985/6 – College Of Technology

The town was festooned with spray painted ‘Meteors’ and ‘Wreckin’ Crew’ logos.

Nick Darbyshire: They opened with their traditional cover of ‘Wipeout’ whereupon a load of quiffs and green combat trousers went mental on the dance floor. Towards the end one of the lads in our gang had his nose broken by a flailing ‘wreckin’ arm.

MILLIE

16 May 1964 - City Hall

Supported by The Initials.

18 to 3 January 1965 – Odeon

In the Christmas Pantomime with Jess Conrad, Jimmy Wheeler and Des Lane.

THE MILLTOWN BROTHERS

3 May 1990 - Arts Centre

THE MINDBENDERS

4 November 1966 - City Hall

Supported by The Nightshift.

THE MOJOS

3 June 1964 – City Hall

Supported by The Satellites.

5 February 1966 - City Hall

Supported by The Soul Savages.

25 August 1966 - City Hall

Supported by The Crusaders.

ZOOT MONEY AND THE BIG ROLL BAND

23 March 1967 - City Hall

Supported by The 1st Lites.

VAN MORRISON

4 November 2005 - City Hall

MORRISSEY

22 November 1999 – City Hall

Set List: You're Gonna Need Someone On Your Side; The Boy Racer; Billy Budd; Reader Meet Author; Is It Really So Strange?; Hairdresser On Fire; Speedway; Sunny; Lost; Trouble Loves Me; November Spawned A Monster; Alma Matters; Tomorrow; Now My Heart Is Full; Meat Is Murder; Break Up The Family; Last Night I Dreamt That Somebody Loved Me.

Banter: "Welcome to a night of folk music gone too far"; "Are you from Salisbury? No? Portsmouth? I thought so!"; "Is this all of you?"; "It's nice to be here..... I think!"; "Do you know the song 'Winchester Cathedral'?"; "My name is Cat".

25 May 2009 – City Hall

Along with a number of other dates on the tour, this show was cancelled due to illness.

2 November 2009 - City Hall

Supported by Doll and The Kicks

This was the rearranged show from 25 May 2009

Set List: This Charming Man; Black Cloud; When Last I Spoke To Carol; How Soon Is Now?; Ganglord; Cemetery Gates; I’m Throwing My Arms Around Paris; Teenage Dad On The Estate; Ask; Irish Blood, English Heart; Why Don’t You Find Out For Yourself?; One Day Goodbye Will Be Farewell; Death At One’s Elbow ; The World Is Full Of Crashing Bores; Is It Really So Strange?; The Loop; Because Of My Poor Education; I’m OK By Myself. Encore: First Of The Gang To Die

Sam Dymond (writing in the Salisbury Journal 5 November 2009): Reports of Morrissey’s demise have been premature. Nine days after falling ill on stage in Swindon, the former Smiths singer continued his resurgence with an epic show at a frenetic City Hall on Monday night.
Confounding his critics, who had labelled this as his year of refusal to tour, a cruel wordplay on the title of his 2009 album, Morrissey produced a brilliant 19-song set that included classic Smiths’ numbers This Charming Man, How Soon Is Now, Cemetery Gates and Ask.
The mix of his most renowned hits and more unfamiliar solo work was perfect. Highlighted by Ganglord and Teenage Dad On The Estate, which feature on last week’s release Swords, he performed a collection of recent B-sides that would not look out of place as centre stage on the very best records.
Throughout a relentless 80 minutes, Morrissey was ably backed by his exquisitely dressed band, at no greater time than during the rockabilly frenzy that is The Loop and the show stopping I’m OK By Myself.
Re-emerging to encore with his 2004 hit First Of The Gang To Die, Morrissey defied his 50 years by throwing himself around the stage and offering a handshake to each of his fanatical front row following. All this before tossing his beautiful three-minute-old shirt into the baying crowd, provoking a near riot that will only just be settling.
Salisbury had to wait an extra six months following May’s postponement, but sometimes the best things in life really are worth waiting for.

THE MOVE

26 January 1967 - City Hall

Supported by The Soul Foundation.

MUD

City Hall

RUBY MURRAY

5 June 1955 – Gaumont

With Sid Phillips and his Band, Rick Mills, Rosemary Archer and Audrey Jeans.

NAPALM DEATH

30 June 1990 - Arts Centre

Set List: Control; Walls Of Confinement; Unchallenged Hate; Life; The Kill; Scum; If The Truth Be Known; Lucid Fairytale; Malicious Intent; Social Security; Suffer The Children; From Enslavement To Obliteration; Dead; Practice What You Preach; Mentally Murdered; Extremity Retained; Mind Snare; Success; Rise Above; Instinct Of Survival; Siege Of Power; You Suffer; Deceiver - That's 23 songs in just under an hour - beat that Ramones!

The longform video 'Live Corruption' (Fotodisk LFV 115) was filmed at this show.

'The Rambler' magazine: 'Only Little Kev (Henderson) got in and he left after half an hour cos it was 'full of weirdoes'. My mate Sal (Sally Lowe - who also wrote for the Journal's 'Soundtracks' column for a while) said it was 'entertaining'.'

THE NASHVILLE TEENS

4 September 1965 - City Hall

Supported by The Bunch.

6 October 1966 - City Hall

Supported by The Meddy Evils.

NAZARETH

14 January 1972 - City Hall

Supporting Atomic Rooster

197? - City Hall

Bill Chapman: ' I remember Nazareth because we didn't have tickets, so had to climb in around the back through the gents toilets and they were so bad we climbed out the same way!'

197? - College of Technology

NEW MODEL ARMY

23 November 1984 – College Of Technology

Supported by Last Orders

NERO AND THE GLADIATORS

24 May 1963 - City Hall

Supported by Johnny Shane and The Stormers with Big John Damon and Trudy Martell.

THE NICE

31 August 1968 - Alex Disco

NINA AND FREDERICK

9 April 1962 – Gaumont

With Malcolm Mitchell and his Trio, Joe Church, Two Tones, Daisy May and Saveen.

NINE BELOW ZERO

The Gallery

999

5 July 1985 - Arts Centre

Supported by Obvious Action

15 November 1996 - The Gallery Club

29 May 1998 - The Tavern

HEATHER NOVA

8 February 1999 - Arts Centre

GARY NUMAN

27 July 2009 - City Hall

Supported by Dirty Harry.

Pub singer does Bowie doing industrial-goth-metal-trance, supported by Blondie/Dolls lookalikes. I found the whole thing mildly hilarious, but the hardcore evidently adored it.

HAZEL O CONNOR

September 1981 - City Hall.

JOHN OTWAY

22 September 1990 – Arts Centre.

12 April 1991 – Arts Centre.

With Atilla The Stockbroker, performing 'Cheryl - The Rock Opera’.

23 May 1992 – Arts Centre.

With Atilla The Stockbroker.

10 February 1995 – Arts Centre.

13 December 2001 - City Hall.

Supporting Canned Heat.

1 December 2005 - Arts Centre

With Wilko Johnson and The Hamsters on the 'Mad, Bad and Dangerous' tour

20 July 2006 - Arts Cenre

With Wild Willy Barrett

THE OYSTERBAND

Arts Centre