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
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
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] 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