The Iveys concerts
1969
compiled by Tom Brennan
with assistance from Dan Matovina
research by Keith James
The Iveys' final year of existence. They will morph into Badfinger before the year is over.
1969 promo photos
Songs known to have been played this year:
Birthday
Daddy's A Millionaire
Don't Let Me Be Misunderstood
Drive My Car
Get Back
Just One Look
Maybe Tomorrow
Needle In A Haystack
Nobody
Ob-la-di, Ob-la-da
Pinball Wizard
Proud Mary
Respect
Revolution
River Deep, Mountain High
Summer In The City
Surrender Your Love
The Way You Do The Things You Do
When Will I Be Loved
You Can All Join In
January 1, 1969 (Wednesday)
Olympic Sound Studios
117 Church Road, Barnes, London SW13, England, U.K.
Maybe Tomorrow
And Her Daddy's A Millionaire
backing tracks recorded for The Lulu TV Show
January 2, 1969 (Thursday)
Mecca's Locarno
Portsmouth, England, U.K.
January 3, 1969 (Friday)
Lafayette Club
Wolverhampton, England, U.K.
January 4, 1969 (Saturday)
The Lulu TV Show
London, England, U.K.
Maybe Tomorrow
And Her Daddy's A Millionaire
live vocals sung to backing tracks from January 1, 1969
[telegram from
Apple Press Office following Lulu show]
January 6, 1969 (Monday)
Hatchett's Club
Picadilly, England, U.K.
January 10, 1969 (Friday)
Wellington Manor
Crowthorne, England, U.K.
January 17, 1969 (Friday)
College of Art
Cheltenham, England, U.K.
with Heaven
January 18, 1969 (Saturday)
The Institute
Braintree, England, U.K.
January 20, 1969 (Monday)
BBC's Maida Vale Studios, Delaware Road
London, England, U.K.
Just One Look
The Way You Do The Things You Do
When Will I Be Loved
Maybe Tomorrow
Drive My Car
recording order unknown
session for BBC Radio One's "Sounds Like Tony Brandon"
January 24, 1969 (Friday)
Glanmor Jazz Club
Swansea, South Wales, U.K.
January 25, 1969 (Saturday)
Market Hall
HaverfordWest, South Wales, U.K.
[photo
from page 36 of Badfinger Live by Keith James]
with Haverson Apricot
January 30, 1969 (Thursday)
Brays Youth Club
Harlow, England, U.K.
January 31, 1969 (Friday)
Swaversy College
Cambridgeshire, England, U.K.
February 1, 1969 (Saturday)
The Cavern Club
Liverpool, England, U.K.
February 2, 1969 (Sunday)
The Spinning Disc
Leeds, England, U.K.
February 4, 1969 (Tuesday)
Lansdowne Studios
London, England, U.K.
Maybe Tomorrow
TV programme "Discotecque" recorded with backing of flutes
GENE PITNEY TOUR:
[programme page with The Iveys' bio]
[original tour itinerary] thanks to Dan Matovina
[tour announcement
from NME (January 18 issue)]
[Gene Meets Dean article announcing tour] thanks to Dan Matovina
February 7, 1969 (Friday)
Odeon Cinema
Birmingham, England, U.K.
[concert flyer]
[concert ticket stub] thanks to Kenneth Tomasi
performed 2 sets (12 minutes each)
no Gene Pitney (due to bad weather conditions)
no Joe Cocker (due to bad weather conditions)
February 8, 1969 (Saturday)
Odeon Cinema
Lewisham, England, U.K.
performed 2 sets (12 minutes each)
with Gene Pitney; Marmalade; Lucas and The Mike Cotton Sound; Joe Cocker
The Iveys met roadie Ian "Fergie" Ferguson for the first time
February 9, 1969 (Sunday)
Odeon, Gaumont Cinema
Southampton, England, U.K.
performed 2 sets (12 minutes each)
with Gene Pitney; Marmalade; Lucas and The Mike Cotton Sound; Joe Cocker
February 11, 1969 (Tuesday)
Odeon, Gaumont Cinema
Wolverhampton, England, U.K.
[concert ad]
performed 2 sets (12 minutes each)
with Gene Pitney; Marmalade; Lucas and The Mike Cotton Sound; Joe Cocker
February 12, 1969 (Wednesday)
Fairfield Hall
Croydon, England, U.K.
performed 2 sets (12 minutes each)
with Gene Pitney; Marmalade; Lucas and The Mike Cotton Sound; Joe Cocker
February 13, 1969 (Thursday)
ABC Cinema
Gloucester, England, U.K.
performed 2 sets (12 minutes each)
When Will I Be Loved
Just One Look
set list incomplete and exact order unknown
with Gene Pitney; Marmalade; Lucas and The Mike Cotton Sound; Joe Cocker
Ian "Fergie" Ferguson interviewed for The Iveys' roadie job
February 14, 1969 (Friday)
Colston Hall
Bristol, South Wales, U.K.
[concert ad]
performed 2 sets (12 minutes each)
with Gene Pitney; Marmalade; Lucas and The Mike Cotton Sound; Joe Cocker
February 15, 1969 (Saturday)
The Capitol Theatre
Cardiff, South Wales, U.K.
[concert ad]
performed 2 sets (12 minutes each)
with Gene Pitney; Marmalade; Lucas and The Mike Cotton Sound; Joe Cocker
February 16, 1969 (Sunday)
Coventry Theatre
Coventry, England, U.K.
[concert poster] from eBay auction
performed 2 sets (12 minutes each)
with Gene Pitney; Marmalade; Lucas and The Mike Cotton Sound; Joe Cocker
February 18, 1969 (Tuesday)
Adelphi
Slough, England, U.K.
performed 2 sets (12 minutes each)
with Gene Pitney; Marmalade; Lucas and The Mike Cotton Sound; Joe Cocker
February 19, 1969 (Wednesday)
Gaumont
Doncaster, England, U.K.
performed 2 sets (12 minutes each)
with Gene Pitney; Marmalade; Lucas and The Mike Cotton Sound; Joe Cocker
February 20, 1969 (Thursday)
ABC Cinema
Peterborough, England, U.K.
performed 2 sets (12 minutes each)
with Gene Pitney; Marmalade; Lucas and The Mike Cotton Sound; Joe Cocker
February 21, 1969 (Friday)
Astoria
Finsbury Park, England, U.K.
performed 2 sets (12 minutes each)
with Gene Pitney; Marmalade; Lucas and The Mike Cotton Sound; Joe Cocker
February 22, 1969 (Saturday)
Gaumont
Doncaster, England, U.K.
performed 2 sets (12 minutes each)
with Gene Pitney; Marmalade; Lucas and The Mike Cotton Sound; Joe Cocker
February 23, 1969 (Sunday)
Empire Theatre
Liverpool, England, U.K.
[concert ad]
performed 2 sets (12 minutes each)
with Gene Pitney; Marmalade; Lucas and The Mike Cotton Sound; Joe Cocker
February 25, 1969 (Tuesday)
Granada
East Ham, England, U.K.
performed 2 sets (12 minutes each)
with Gene Pitney; Marmalade; Lucas and The Mike Cotton Sound; Joe Cocker
February 26, 1969 (Wednesday)
Regal Cinema
Cambridge, England, U.K.
performed 2 sets (12 minutes each)
with Gene Pitney; Marmalade; Lucas and The Mike Cotton Sound; Joe Cocker
February 27, 1969 (Thursday)
ABC Cinema
Lincoln, England, U.K.
performed 2 sets (12 minutes each)
with Gene Pitney; Marmalade; Lucas and The Mike Cotton Sound; Joe Cocker
February 28, 1969 (Friday)
Gaumont Cinema
Hanley, Stoke-On-Trent, England, U.K.
performed 2 sets (12 minutes each)
with Gene Pitney; Marmalade; Lucas and The Mike Cotton Sound; Joe Cocker
March 1, 1969 (Saturday)
City Hall
Newcastle-Tyme, England, U.K.
performed 2 sets (12 minutes each)
with Gene Pitney; Marmalade; Lucas and The Mike Cotton Sound; Joe Cocker
March 2, 1969 (Sunday)
DeMontfort Hall
Leicester, England, U.K.
performed 2 sets (12 minutes each)
with Gene Pitney; Marmalade; Lucas and The Mike Cotton Sound; Joe Cocker
March 4, 1969 (Tuesday)
Odeon Theatre
Glasgow, Scotland, U.K.
[concert memories]
performed 2 sets (12 minutes each)
Birthday
Maybe Tomorrow
Daddy's A Millionaire
(2 other songs)
set list incomplete and exact order unknown
with Gene Pitney; Marmalade; Lucas and The Mike Cotton Sound; Joe Cocker
thanks to Geri McGuckin
March 5, 1969 (Wednesday)
ABC Cinema
Carlisle, Scotland, U.K.
performed 2 sets (12 minutes each)
with Gene Pitney; Marmalade; Lucas and The Mike Cotton Sound; Joe Cocker
March 6, 1969 (Thursday)
ABC Cinema
Stockton-On-Tees, Scotland, U.K.
performed 2 sets (12 minutes each)
with Gene Pitney; Marmalade; Lucas and The Mike Cotton Sound; Joe Cocker
March 7, 1969 (Friday)
City Hall
Newcastle-upon-Tyme, Scotland, U.K.
performed 2 sets (12 minutes each)
with Gene Pitney; Marmalade; Lucas and The Mike Cotton Sound; Joe Cocker
March 8, 1969 (Saturday)
Odeon
Manchester, England, U.K.
performed 2 sets (12 minutes each)
with Gene Pitney; Marmalade; Lucas and The Mike Cotton Sound; Joe Cocker
March 9, 1969 (Sunday)
ABC Cinema
Blackpool, England, U.K.
performed 2 sets (12 minutes each)
with Gene Pitney; Marmalade; Lucas and The Mike Cotton Sound; Joe Cocker
end of GENE PITNEY TOUR
March 11, 1969 (Tuesday)
BBC's Aeolian Hall Studos (Aeolian House)
London, England, U.K.
session for BBC Radio One's "Jimmy Young Show"
March 13, 1969 (Thursday)
location unknown
London, England, U.K.
Needle In A Haystack
Surrender Your Love
Maybe Tomorrow
The Way You Do The Things You Do
(one other song)
session for BBC Radio One's "Dave Cash Show"
recording order unknown
March 14, 1969 (Friday)
Wintergardens Pavilion
Penzance, South Wales, U.K.
March 15, 1969 (Saturday)
The Blue Lagoon
New Quay, West Wales, U.K.
March 16, 1969 (Sunday)
Top Rank Suite
Plymouth, England, U.K.
[concert memories]
March 20, 1969 (Thursday)
Town Hall
Reading, England, U.K.
with The Move
March 21, 1969 (Friday)
Royal Lancaster University Ballroom
London, England, U.K.
with The Tremeloes; Harmony Trass; Bob Kerr's Whoopee Band; Paul Newman's Spice
The Iveys have their photo taken in the Apple offices at 3
Savile Row, London this day with the secretary. Pete Ham is reading the newspaper
(Daily Mirror).
photo by Tom Hanley, from "Without You"
book (2nd edition), page 57
March 22, 1969 (Saturday)
College of Technology
Wolverhampton, England, U.K.
with Bob Kerr's Whoopee Band
March 27, 1969 (Thursday) *CANCELLED*
unknown venue
Chatham, England, U.K.
March 28, 1969 (Friday) *CANCELLED*
Dreamland
Margate, England, U.K.
March 29, 1969 (Saturday)
Barn Club
Little Bardfield, England, U.K.
March 30, 1969 (Sunday)
Tower Ballroom
Great Yarmouth, England, U.K.
with Lasto
[concert dates likely missing in April from Europe]
May 1, 1969 (Thursday)
Cavern Club
Liverpool, England, U.K.
[concert dates likely missing in May from Europe]
June 5, 1969 (Thursday)
Mecca Ballroom
Portsmouth, England, U.K.
Pinball Wizard
set list incomplete and exact order unknown
with The Rainbow People
June 7, 1969 (Saturday)
Rhodes Centre
Bishop's Stortford, England, U.K.
with Mr. Lucifer
June 21, 1969 (Saturday)
Rhodes Centre
Bishop's Stortford, England, U.K.
June 28, 1969 (Saturday)
Palais de Danse
Bridgend, South Wales, U.K.
July 1, 1969 (Tuesday)
Fountain's Disco
Tenby, South Wales, U.K.
July 4, 1969 (Friday)
Top Rank Suite
Swansea, South Wales, U.K.
July 5, 1969 (Saturday)
The Golden Ballroom
Llanelli, South Wales, U.K.
July 7, 1969 (Monday)
Hilton Hotel
London, England, U.K.
July 8, 1969 letter from Bill Collins to Alf at The Cavern [page 1 | page 2]
July 11, 1969 (Friday)
Parochic Huis
Hellendoorn, The Netherlands (Holland)
[concert memories]
[photo postcard | autographs on back of postcard] thanks to Edward Bouma
2 sets, including...
Birthday
Get Back [with Pete on electric piano]
Maybe Tomorrow
Ob-la-di, Ob-la-da
Pinball Wizard
Proud Mary
Revolution
River Deep, Mountain High
Summer In The City
When Will I Be Loved
with Andre van Duin [Dutch comedian]
July 12, 1969 (Saturday)
Appolo Dansing Club
Renesse, The Netherlands (Holland)
July 13, 1969 (Sunday)
White Horse Club
Nootdorp, The Netherlands (Holland)
July 13, 1969 (Sunday)
Club Spiero
Nieuwdorp, The Netherlands (Holland)
July 21, 1969 (Monday)
Narracott Hotel
Woolacombe, England, U.K.
July 22, 1969 (Tuesday)
Narracott Hotel
Woolacombe, England, U.K.
July 23, 1969 (Wednesday)
Narracott Hotel
Woolacombe, England, U.K.
July 24, 1969 (Thursday)
Narracott Hotel
Woolacombe, England, U.K.
July 25, 1969 (Friday)
Narracott Hotel
Woolacombe, England, U.K.
July 26, 1969 (Saturday)
Narracott Hotel
Woolacombe, England, U.K.
July 31, 1969 (Thursday)
BBC's Maida Vale Studios, Delaware Road
London, England, U.K.
You Can All Join In
Maybe Tomorrow
Nobody
Birthday
(one other song)
recording order unknown
session for BBC Radio One's "Sounds Like Tony Brandon"
August 1, 1969 (Friday)
Dorothy Ballroom
Cambridge, England, U.K.
August 6, 1969 (Wednesday)
Julianapark
Utrecht, Holland
Maybe Tomorrow [last song]
two long sets performed to a crowd of 10,000
August 7, 1969 (Thursday)
Vigue Club
Tilberg, Holland
performed 2 sets
August 8, 1969 (Friday)
Cartouche Disco
Apeldoorn, Holland
August 9, 1969 (Saturday)
Grote Tente
Lemmer, Holland
with In Crowd
August 10, 1969 (Sunday)
Mr. Buutje's Club
Avenhorn, Holland
August 10, 1969 (Sunday)
Club Speiro
Nieuwdorp, Holland
with The Shoes
August 13, 1969 (Wednesday)
Langrove Club
Swansea, South Wales, U.K.
August 14, 1969 (Thursday)
Taibach Club
Port Talbot, South Wales, U.K.
August 16, 1969 (Saturday)
Palais de Danse
Bridgend, South Wales, U.K.
August 17, 1969 (Sunday)
Blue Lagoon
Newquay, Cornwall, West Wales, U.K. thanks to Graham Hicks
[concert memories]
On one of these first four Blue Lagoon dates, The Iveys were supported by Hairy Magpie thanks to Graham Hicks
August 18, 1969 (Monday)
Blue Lagoon
Newquay, Cornwall, West Wales, U.K.
August 19, 1969 (Tuesday)
Blue Lagoon
Newquay, Cornwall, West Wales, U.K.
August 20, 1969 (Wednesday)
Blue Lagoon
Newquay, Cornwall, West Wales, U.K.
August 21, 1969 (Thursday) *CANCELLED*
Blue Lagoon
Newquay, Cornwall, West Wales, U.K.
The Applejacks substituted for The Iveys who were busy rehearsing a new song, "Carry On Till Tomorrow", to be recorded for The Magic Christian movie soundtrack.
August 22, 1969 (Friday) *CANCELLED*
Blue Lagoon
Newquay, Cornwall, West Wales, U.K.
The Applejacks substituted for The Iveys who were recording "Carry On Till Tomorrow" with Paul McCartney producing at EMI's Abbey Road Studios in London.
August 23, 1969 (Saturday)
Blue Lagoon
Newquay, Cornwall, West Wales, U.K.
August 24, 1969 (Sunday)
400 Club
Torquay, England, U.K.
performed 2 sets
August 25, 1969 (Monday)
400 Club
Torquay, England, U.K.
performed 2 sets
August 26, 1969 (Tuesday)
400 Club
Torquay, England, U.K.
performed 2 sets
with The Foundations
August 27, 1969 (Wednesday)
400 Club
Torquay, England, U.K.
August 28, 1969 (Thursday)
400 Club
Torquay, England, U.K.
performed 2 sets
August 29, 1969 (Friday)
400 Club
Torquay, England, U.K.
performed 2 sets
August 30, 1969 (Saturday)
400 Club
Torquay, England, U.K.
performed 2 sets
September 5, 1969 (Saturday)
Hanselheil
Zutphen, Holland
with Grain Box & Soul Machine
September 6, 1969 (Sunday)
City Hall
Wuppertall, Germany
with The New Yardbirds (Led Zeppelin)
Pete Ham's fuzz box was stolen
September 7, 1969 (Monday)
Youth Club
Boskamp, Olst, The Netherlands
afternoon gig
September 7, 1969 (Monday) *CANCELLED*
unknown venue
Boskamp, Olst, The Netherlands
evening gig cancelled due to death of Town Councillor
September 12, 1969 (Friday)
The Spotlight Club, Brise Norton Air Base
Oxford, England, U.K.
October 4, 1969 (Saturday)
Market Hall
Haverfordwest, South Wales, U.K.
with The John Drummer Blues Band
October 9, 1969 (Thursday)
Cavern Club
Liverpool, England, U.K.
October 10, 1969 (Friday)
The Electric Garden
Glasgow, Scotland, U.K.
October 11, 1969 (Saturday)
The Electric Garden
Glasgow, Scotland, U.K.
[concert memories]
The Iveys' van was broken into with Pete losing a belt that he liked.
thanks to Geri McGuckin
October 12, 1969 (Sunday)
The Electric Garden
Glasgow, Scotland, U.K.
October 13, 1969 (Monday)
Cavern Club
Liverpool, England, U.K.
October 16, 1969 (Thursday)
St. Paul's Crypt
Deptford, South London, England, U.K.
October 17, 1969 (Friday)
El Grotto
Ilford, East London, England, U.K.
October 18, 1969 (Saturday) *CANCELLED*
Masonic Hall Club
Huntingdon, England, U.K.
October 20, 1969 (Monday)
Youth Club
Chesham, England, U.K.
October 24, 1969 (Friday)
Town Hall
Pontypridd, South Wales, U.K.
October 25, 1969 (Saturday)
The Glen
Llanelli, South Wales, U.K.
October 28, 1969 (Tuesday)
unknown venue
Baglan, Neath Port Talbot, South Wales, U.K.
October 29, 1969 (Wednesday)
unknown venue
Glais, Clydach, South Wales, U.K.
October 30, 1969 (Thursday)
unknown venue
Taibach,
Port Talbot, South Wales, U.K.
October 31, 1969 (Friday)
Glanmor Jazz Club
Swansea, South Wales, U.K.
November 1, 1969 (Saturday)
Palais de Danse
Bridgend, South Wales, U.K.
last gig by The Iveys
November 2, 1969 (Sunday) *CANCELLED*
unknown venue
Freshwater East, Pembrokeshire, Southwest Wales, U.K.
[1969 continued on Badfinger concerts]