The
Iveys concerts
1964-1965
compiled by
Tom Brennan
with assistance from Dan Matovina
research by Keith James
Prior to
being called The Iveys, the group performed locally under the
following monikers: The Panthers, The Black Velvets, and The
Wild Ones. They played many other gigs in addition to what is
listed here, but due to the loss of road manager Alwyne
Jenkins' diaries, many details regarding venues and dates have
been lost forever.
1964-1965 promo photos
Songs known to have been played in
1964-1965:
Day Tripper
Help!
House Of The Rising Sun
My Generation
Parchman Farm
You Really Got Me
David Jenkins, Terry Gleason, Pete Ham, Ron Griffiths
Fall,
1964
Bonymaen
Rugby Club
Swansea, South Wales, U.K.
If I Loved You (from the musical "Carousel")
not a gig, but a local talent contest with The Iveys coming in
3rd place
with (unknown acts)
November
7, 1964 (Saturday)
Sketty Hall
Swansea, South Wales, U.K.
The Iveys made a dramatic entrance to this gig by marching
onto stage... with Pete playing guitar, Ron playing bass,
Terry Gleason playing a single military drum, and David
Jenkins playing a trumpet.
November 14, 1964 (Saturday)
Clyne Cellar
Club
Swansea University, South Wales, U.K.
December 1, 1964
(Tuesday)
Ritz
Entertainments Club (a.k.a. The Ritz)
Skewen, South Wales, U.K.
with The Jets; The Misfits; The Comancheroes
January
1, 1965 (Friday)
Langland
Court Hotel
Swansea, South Wales, U.K.
[thank
you letter in newspaper]
thanks to Keith James
[photo
of Red Cross volunteers] thanks
to Keith James
Red Cross New Year Twist Party
January 31, 1965 (Sunday)
Tivoli's
(a.k.a The Big T),
Mumbles, South Wales, U.K.
Martin Ace filled-in on bass for a hospitalized Ron Griffiths
with The Jets
February 6, 1965 (Saturday)
Tivoli's
(a.k.a The Big T),
Mumbles, South Wales, U.K.
[concert
ad] thanks
to Keith James
with The Jets
February 9, 1965 (Tuesday)
Ritz
Entertainments Club (a.k.a. The Ritz)
Skewen, South Wales, U.K.
with The Bystanders; The Corncrackers
February 12, 1965 (Friday)
Tivoli's
(a.k.a The Big T),
Mumbles, South Wales, U.K.
[concert
ad] thanks
to Keith James
February 13, 1965 (Saturday)
Memorial Hall
Burryport, South Wales, U.K.
with The Corncrackers
February 27, 1965 (Saturday)
Ritz
Entertainments Club (a.k.a. The Ritz)
Skewen, South Wales, U.K.
with The Wild Ones
David Jenkins (left), Pete Ham (rear), Mike Gibbins (front),
Ron Griffiths (right)
March 10, 1965 (Wednesday)
Lodge Cinema,
Briton Ferry
Swansea, South Wales, U.K.
[concert
ad]
thanks to Keith James
Mike's first gig with The Iveys (replacing
Terry Gleason)
with Tommy Bruce; Teresa Cari & The Bystanders; The
Blackjacks; The Wild Ones; The Jets; The Four Sevens; The
Westerners
March 13, 1965 (Saturday)
Tivoli's
(a.k.a The Big T),
Mumbles, South Wales, U.K.
with The Bystanders
March 16, 1965 (Tuesday)
Ritz
Entertainments Club (a.k.a. The Ritz)
Skewen, South Wales, U.K.
with The Eyes Of Blue; The Wild Ones; The Jets
March 18, 1965 (Thursday)
The Glen
Ballroom
Llanelli, South Wales, U.K.
with The Corncrackers
March 20, 1965
(Saturday)
Ritz
Entertainments Club (a.k.a. The Ritz)
Skewen, South Wales, U.K.
with The Fleetwoods
March 23, 1965
(Tuesday)
Patti
Pavilion
Swansea, South Wales, U.K.
[concert
ad]
thanks to Keith
James
with The Eyes Of Blue; Echoretz
March 27, 1965
(Saturday)
Ritz
Entertainments Club (a.k.a. The Ritz)
Skewen, South Wales, U.K.
[Neath
Guardian article, March 1965]
thanks to Keith
James
with The Bystanders
April 1, 1965
(Thursday)
Ritz
Entertainments Club (a.k.a. The Ritz)
Skewen, South Wales, U.K.
with The Eyes Of Blue
April 3, 1965 (Saturday)
Ritz
Entertainments Club (a.k.a. The Ritz)
Skewen, South Wales, U.K.
with The Wild Ones
April 19, 1965 (Monday)
Drill Hall
Llandeilo, South Wales, U.K.
[concert
ad from Camarthen Journal, dated April 16, 1965]
thanks to Keith James
Grand Holiday Dance
April 22, 1965 (Thursday)
Ritz
Entertainments Club (a.k.a. The Ritz)
Skewen, South Wales, U.K.
with The Corncrackers
April 26, 1965 (Monday)
Langland
Court Hotel
unknown
town, South
Wales, U.K.
Red Cross charity concert
April 29, 1965 (Thursday)
Ritz
Entertainments Club (a.k.a. The Ritz)
Skewen, South Wales, U.K.
with The Jets
May 8, 1965 (Saturday)
Ritz
Entertainments Club (a.k.a. The Ritz)
Skewen, South Wales, U.K.
[concert
ad]
thanks to Keith
James
[Herald Of Wales clippings, May, 1965: Iveys
have crept to the top ratings | Letter
from fans] thanks
to Keith James
with The Kingpins
June 8, 1965 (Tuesday)
Afan Lido
Port Talbot, South Wales, U.K.
with The Echoretz
June 10, 1965
(Thursday)
Ritz
Entertainments Club (a.k.a. The Ritz)
Skewen, South Wales, U.K.
with The Blackjacks
June 17, 1965
(Thursday)
Afan Lido
Port Talbot, South Wales, U.K.
July 1, 1965
(Thursday)
Ritz
Entertainments Club (a.k.a. The Ritz)
Skewen, South Wales, U.K.
[concert
ad] thanks
to Keith James
Grand Carnival Ball
with Nashville Teens; The Kingpins
July 9, 1965
(Friday)
Seven Sisters
Rugby Club
Swansea, South Wales, U.K.
July 15, 1965
(Thursday)
Ritz
Entertainments Club (a.k.a. The Ritz)
Skewen, South Wales, U.K.
[concert ad from Neath Guardian and Port Talbot Guardian]
[concert
blurb for The Who] thanks
to Keith James
with The Who; The Eyes Of Blue
July 24, 1965
(Saturday)
Ritz
Entertainments Club (a.k.a. The Ritz)
Skewen, South Wales, U.K.
[concert
ad] thanks
to Keith James
with The Kingpins
July 29, 1965
(Thursday)
Ritz
Entertainments Club (a.k.a. The Ritz)
Skewen, South Wales, U.K.
[concert
ad] thanks
to Keith James
with Geno Washington; The Eyes Of Blue
August 5, 1965
(Thursday)
Ritz
Entertainments Club (a.k.a. The Ritz)
Skewen, South Wales, U.K.
Dracula's Ball
with Screaming Lord Sutch; The Kingpins
August 14, 1965
(Saturday)
Ritz
Entertainments Club (a.k.a. The Ritz)
Skewen, South Wales, U.K.
[concert
ad] thanks
to Keith James
with The Kingpins
August 19, 1965
(Thursday)
Ritz
Entertainments Club (a.k.a. The Ritz)
Skewen, South Wales, U.K.
with Nashville Teens; The Kingpins
August 22, 1965
(Sunday)
Ritz
Entertainments Club (a.k.a. The Ritz)
Skewen, South Wales, U.K.
August 24, 1965
(Tuesday)
Haggars
Ballroom
Pembroke, South Wales, U.K.
with Wayne Fontana
September 1,
1965 (Wednesday)
Fountain's
Disco (Tenby Beach)
Tenby, South Wales, U.K.
September 2,
1965 (Thursday)
Ritz
Entertainments Club (a.k.a. The Ritz)
Skewen, South Wales, U.K.
with Lulu & The Luvvers; The Smokestacks
September 5,
1965 (Sunday)
Ritz
Entertainments Club (a.k.a. The Ritz)
Skewen, South Wales, U.K.
with Lulu & The Luvvers; The Smokestacks
September 12,
1965 (Sunday)
Ritz
Entertainments Club
Skewen, South Wales, U.K.
[concert
ad] thanks
to Keith James
with Lulu & The Luvvers; The Smokestacks
September 16,
1965 (Thursday)
Ritz
Entertainments Club (a.k.a. The Ritz)
Skewen, South Wales, U.K.
[concert
ad, advance notice] thanks
to Keith James
[concert
ad, tonight] thanks
to Keith James
with The Kingpins; Herbie Goins & The Night-timers
September 23,
1965 (Thursday)
Ritz
Entertainments Club (a.k.a. The Ritz)
Skewen, South Wales, U.K.
with The Honeycombs; The Eyes Of Blue
October 4, 1965
(Monday)
The Glen
Ballroom
Llanelli, South Wales, U.K.
with Missing Links; Saints; DB5
October 9, 1965 (Saturday)
Ritz
Entertainments Club (a.k.a. The Ritz)
Skewen, South Wales, U.K.
with The Smokestacks
October 14, 1965 (Thursday)
Ritz
Entertainments Club (a.k.a. The Ritz)
Skewen, South Wales, U.K.
[concert
ad]* thanks
to Keith James
with The Hollies; The Kingpins
*This may be the legendary "The Hollies & The Iveys"
billing, but the ad does not support this theory
October 16, 1965 (Saturday)
Ritz
Entertainments Club (a.k.a. The Ritz)
Skewen, South Wales, U.K.
[concert
ad] thanks
to Keith James
with The Smokestacks
October 17, 1965 (Sunday)
Ritz
Entertainments Club (a.k.a. The Ritz)
Skewen, South Wales, U.K.
[concert
ad] thanks
to Keith James
[Herald
Of Wales quote, October, 1965] thanks
to Keith James
November 11, 1965 (Thursday)
Ritz
Entertainments Club (a.k.a. The Ritz)
Skewen, South Wales, U.K.
[concert
ad with photo] thanks
to Keith James
with The Merseybeats; The Smokestacks
November 20, 1965 (Saturday)
Afan Lido
Port Talbot, South Wales, U.K.
[concert
ad] thanks
to Keith James
with The Dekkas
November 25, 1965 (Thursday)
Ritz
Entertainments Club (a.k.a. The Ritz)
Skewen, South Wales, U.K.
[concert
ad with photo] thanks
to Keith James
with The Rockin' Berries; The Smokestacks
November 30, 1965 (Tuesday)
Ritz
Entertainments Club (a.k.a. The Ritz)
Skewen, South Wales, U.K.
[concert
ad] thanks
to Keith James
Club Charity Dance in aid of Skewen Old Age
Pensioners
with The Eyes Of Blue; The Smokestacks; The Kingpins
December 3, 1965 (Friday)
The Regal
Ballroom
Ammanford, South Wales, U.K.
with The Fireflies
December 4, 1965 (Saturday)
The Regal
Ballroom
Ammanford, South Wales, U.K.
with Wayne & The Comets
December
9, 1965 (Thursday)
Ritz
Entertainments Club (a.k.a. The Ritz)
Skewen, South Wales, U.K.
[concert
ad ("next Thursday"), The Better Days not listed]
thanks to Keith James
[full
page ad ("tomorrow night") with Wayne's picture, Eyes Of
Blue not listed] thanks
to Keith James
[concert
ad ("tonight"), Eyes Of Blue not listed] thanks
to Keith James
[short
concert review] thanks
to Keith James
with
Wayne Fontana; The Eyes Of Blue; The Better Days
December 10,
1965 (Friday)
The Regal
Ballroom
Ammanford, South Wales, U.K.
[concert
ad] thanks
to Keith James
with Wayne Fontana; The Eyes Of Blue
December 11, 1965 (Saturday)
The Regal
Ballroom
Ammanford, South Wales, U.K.
[concert
ad] thanks
to Keith James
with The Smokestacks
December 12, 1965 (Sunday)
Ritz
Entertainments Club (a.k.a. The Ritz)
Skewen, South Wales, U.K.
[concert
ad] thanks
to Keith James
December 16, 1965 (Thursday)
The Regal
Ballroom
Ammanford, South Wales, U.K.
with The Comancheroes
December 16, 1965 (Thursday)
Ritz
Entertainments Club (a.k.a. The Ritz)
Skewen, South Wales, U.K.
with The Eyes Of Blue
December 23, 1965 (Thursday)
Ritz
Entertainments Club (a.k.a. The Ritz)
Skewen, South Wales, U.K.
[concert
ad] thanks
to Keith James
with Geno Washington; The Ram Jam Band; The
Eyes Of Blue
December 27, 1965 (Monday)
Ritz
Entertainments Club (a.k.a. The Ritz)
Skewen, South Wales, U.K.
[concert
ad] thanks
to Keith James
with The Eyes Of Blue