East of Eden - Gig Archive

                                                                    1971

              02.01. Starlight Rooms, Boston, UK, with Kindness (NME, Disc, RM, DL)
              14.01. University, Kent, UK, with Principal Edwards Magic Theatre
              16.01. Maryland, Glasgow, UK (RM, Disc)
              17.01. Redcar Jazz Club, Coatham Hotel, Windsor Ballroom, Redcar, UK  (NME)
              18.01. La Ronde, West Precienet, Billingham, UK (DL)
              22.01. Tech College, Colchester, UK, with Head, Hands & Feeds   (NME, MM, Disc, RM)
              23.01. St.Mary's College, Twickenham, London, UK, with Quiver (MM)

              19.02. "Engineers Ball", University Refrectory, Polytechnic, Leeds, UK, with Yes (DL)
              20.02. High Wycombe Town Hall, UK   (NME)

                        CONCERTS IN BELGIUM

              21.02. Theatre 140, Bruxelles, Belgium*   (Link)
              22.02. Theatre 140, Bruxelles, Belgium*   (Link)
              23.02. Conservatoire, Liege, Belgium*      (Link)

              28.02. Stevenage Bowes Lyon House, UK, with Grass  (NME, MM)

              12.03. Recreation Centre, Luton, UK (MM)
              13.03. Queen Elizabeth Hall, London, UK, with Ange  (NME, MM, Disc)
              17.03. Royal Holloway College, Cameron Hall, Egham, UK (Ticket)
              19.03. Addison Centre, Bedford, UK, with Titus Groan

              01.04. Devizes Corn Exchange, Wiltshire, UK, with R.Gallagher  (Link)
              04.04. Fox, Greyhound, Croydon, UK, with Thin Lizzy    (NME)
              05.04. Watford Town Hall, Watford, UK, with Quiver     (NME, MM)

                         CONCERTS IN GERMANY

              10.04. Stadhalle, Offenbach, Germany, with Deep Purple, Savage Rose, Young Band * (Poster, Ticket)
              11.04. "Rock Workshop", Planten un Blomen, Halle C, Hamburg, Germany, with Deep Purple,
                         Savage Rose, Young Band* (DL, Ticket, Poster)
              14.04. Multonne, Hannover, Germany *   (Link)
              16.04. Sporthalle, Boeblingen, Germany, with YES, Pretty Things  (audience tape exists)*  (Ticket)
              17.04. Saarland Hall, Saarbrucken, Germany, with YES (DL)
              18.04. VFR-Halle, Mannheim, Germany (audience tape exists)*  (Ticket)

              23.04. Gwyn Hall, Neath, UK/Wales, with: Gass (FB)
              24.04. Paget Rooms, Penarth, UK/Wales, with: Gass (FB)
              27.04. Camden Festival 71, Round House, London, UK, with Gilliam McPherson, check - link   (NME, Disc)
              29.04. "Top of the Pops", BBC TV, London, UK, the group played: Jig-a-Jig

              01.05. Bradford University, Bradford, UK, with P.Goodhand-Tait (2x45min)  (NME)
              02.05. Redcar Jazz Club, Coatham Hotel, Windsor Ballroom, Redcar, UK, with Brave New World  (Handbill, DL)
              06.05. BBC Radio Session, London, UK, the group recorded: To Mrs V, Wonderful feeling
              07.05. High Wycombe Town Hall, UK, with Gothic Horizon, John Otway (NME, MM)
              08.05. Dagenham Village Roundhouse, UK, with Galloping Eyes (NME, MM)
              14.05. "May Ball", Town Hall, Stockport, UK, with Edgar Broughton Band, Blind Eye, Dhyani (RM, DL)
              15.05. Starlight Ballroom, Boston, UK, with Mid-Week Wine, DJ Ricky Tee (NME, MM, RM, Disc, DL)
              16.05. Lyceum Strand, London, UK, with !Z!, Pluto  (MM, RM)
              21.05. Chez-Club Red Lion, Leytonstone, UK, with Gollum (RM, Disc)
              22.05. St.Mary's Collage, Twickenham, UK, with  Hookfoot  (NME, MM, RM, Disc)

                         FIVE-DAYS LONG TOUR IN FRANCE

              25.05. (18:30) Theatre De la Ville, Paris, France (DL)
              26.05. (18:30) Theatre De la Ville, Paris, France (DL)
                          The gig was filmed for French TV and broadcasting in Pop Deux, ORTF at 05.06.1971.
   The Installment includes also interview with D.Arbus in French.
                         Length - 42:38 min. Also includes  Stone the Crows, Gallagher R.
              27.05. (18:30) Theatre De la Ville, Paris, France (DL)
              28.05. (18:30) Theatre De la Ville, Paris, France (DL)
              29.05. (18:30) Theatre De la Ville, Paris, France (DL)

                         THREE-DAYS LONG TOUR IN GERMANY  (gigs and TV Show)

              ??.06. Torquay, UK
              04.06. BBC Radio 1,"Sounds of the Seventies", London, UK
              04.06. University, Cardiff, UK (NME, RM)
              05.06. Poperama, Devizes, UK  (NME, RM)
              06.06. Greyhound, Croydon, London, UK  (RM) (?)
              06.06. Bligh's Hotel King's Club, Sevenoaks, UK, with Wild, Lites & Sounds (NME, MM, DL)
              08.06. Fox at Starlight, High Street, Crawley, UK, with Umma Sounds, DJ Bob Stevens (NME, MM, RM, Disc)
              09.06. Top Rank Suite, Dale End, Birmingham, UK, (DL)
              10.06. Civic Hall, Wolverhampton, UK, with  A.Bown (NME, RM, Disc, Ticket, DL)
              12.06. Cambridge Free Festival, Coldham's Common, Cambridge, UK  (Link)
              13.06. Fox at Greyhound, Croydon, London,  UK, with Mike Maran  (NME, MM, Disc)
              13.06. Sussex Sports Centre, Brighton, UK   (RM) (?)
              18.06. Salford University, Rhe Crescent, Salford, UK, with Purple Gang (DL)
              18.06. Electric Garden, Glasgow, UK/Scotland (NME, Disc) (Misprint)
              19.06. Grand Hall, Kilmarnock, UK/Scotland, with Beings (DL)
              20.06. Electric Garden, Glasgow, UK/Scotland, with Salvation (DL)
              21.06. Wall City Club, Quaintways, Chester, UK, with J.J.Band, Threshold (DL)
              24.06. Kinetic Circus, Mayfair, Bullring, Birmingham, UK, with: Deep Purple, Quiver (Link) (DL)
              25.06. Slough Community Centre, Slough, UK, with Galliard, Quadrill  (MM, Poster)
              26.06. The 11th National Jazz and Blues Festival, Reading, UK  (NME, MM)
                         with Lindisfarne, R.McTell, Hardin&York, Wishbone Ash, Stud, Terry Reid
                         Renaissance, Audience, Genesis

              27.06. Four days tour in France and three days tour in Germany (???)

              30.06. Marquay, Torquay Town Hall, UK  (Ticket, Poster)

              ??.07. Lamlash Town Hall, Isle of Arran, Scotland, UK (FB, Bruce MacDonald) ?
              01.07. The Garden, Penzance, UK, with Stonehouse (advert, DL)
              02.07. "Sounds of the 70s", Radio1, London, UK, East of Eden+Stone the Crows, radio presenter: Alan Black (DL)
              04-05.07. "Pop Matches" Eisstadion, Mannheim, Germany,  (Poster)
                        Festival program: Ihre Kinder, Frumpy, Renaissance,  Ekseption, G.Fame,
                        Brainbox, East of Eden.  Jochen Mosthaf wrote to me:
                        " East of Eden DID NOT  PLAY, as the festival was called off after one day".

              08.07. Easington Technical Collage Co Durham in Locarno Ballroom, Suderland, UK
                        with  E.Broughton Band, Gracious  (NME, RM, Disc)
              09.07. Pavilion Theatre, Weymouth, UK, with Thin Lizzy (Link)
              09.07. Theatre de la Boine, Nauchatel, Switzerland, with Big System, Guaranis,
                        Old School Band (canceled)  (DL)

                          CONCERT IN LUXEMBURG

              24.07. "Le 19e Festival de Wiltz", Du Chateau de Wiltz, Wiltz, Luxemburg  (DL)
                         (line-up: Arbus, Allen, Roche, Jack; honorarium-200.000 CHF)

              29.07. 11:45 p.m - 01:00 a.m "Anniversary Fiesta", Memorial Hall, Barry, UK/Wales, (FB)
              30.07. The Hive, Bournemouth, UK (Link)
              31.07. Borough Assemblly Hall, Aylesbury, UK, with Home  (NME, MM)

              01.08. Victoria Hall, Hanley, UK, with Climax Chicago Blues Band  (Ticket, DL)
              01.08. "Sounds of Seventies", Radio 1, London, UK
04.08. Rex Ballroom, York Road, Bognor Regis, UK (DL)
              07.08. Luxemburg Music Festival (Taken from Record Mirror 15.05.1971;
                         unfortunately written the wrong date, probably it was about the festival in Wiltz)

              ??.08. Charlton Park, Canterbury, UK, four days festival with e.g.: T.Rex, Fleetwood
                          Mac, Faces, King Crimson, Pink Floyd, R.Gallagher  (Festival canceled) (DL)
              17.08. City Hall, Truro, UK, with Queen, Magicians Workshop and Light Show  (Link + DL)
              20.08. Mayfair Ballroom, Newcastle, UK, with Quintessence (DL)
              25.08. A1 Club, RAF Wittering, UK, with Pegasus (link, link)
              28.08. "Festival of Thousend Heads", Southcroft Park, Rutherglen near Glasgow, UK/Scotland
                          with Family, VDGG, Climax Blues Band  (Festival canceled)  (MM, DL)

                         Personnel:  D.Arbus, J.Allen, D.Jack, J.Roche, D.Weller
                                             (initially, Weller as an unofficial member of the band)

                         Zwei Tag Festival / The 2-Day Festival  (Posters)

                         The 2-Day Festival were 2 shows comprised of English acts for a Germanic audience. It ran
                         concurrently in 2 cities (Speyer & Vienna) in 2 days. Half the bands played in West Germany
                         while the other half played in Austria. The following day, everyone switched venues and played
                         the same show in the opposite city. Groups: Black Sabbath, Deep Purple, R.Gallagher, Faces,
                         Fleetwood Mac, Family, Osibisa, Juicy Lucy, Stone the Crows, Groundhogs, Gentle Giant.
                         East of Eden played:

              04.09. "Sensational British Superstar Festival, Stadhalle, Vienna, Austria, (Allen, Roche, Arbus,
                          Jack, Weller - unofficial member), bootleg of the gig - CD "Shadow Thing"- check - link

             05.09. "1st British Rock Meeting", Rheinhalbinsel, Speyer, Germany, originally planned
                         at Heidelberg, Amphietheatre in Thingstätte. Venue changed to Rheinhalbinsel, Speyer.
                         (Allen, Arbus, D.Jack, Weller - unofficial member, Roche; link)

              06.09. Queen Elizabeth Hall, London, UK, with P.Goodhad-Tait
                          Don Weller's FIRST UNOFFICIAL GIG with East of Eden in UK. The band played Wonderfull feeling,
                          She's a woman, Jig-a-jig and Lucille as an encore - check - link    (NME-11.09.1971, MM, RM,
Disc, Poster)
??.09. ??/??, Don Weller's SECOND UNOFFICIAL GIG with East of Eden in UK
              10.09. "Sound 71", Pavilion Gardens, Buxton, UK, Don Weller's THIRD UNOFFICIAL GIG with East of Eden
                          in UK. Others: Groundhogs, E.Broughton Band, Brewer's Droop, Gentle Giant. Billed but didn't perform -
                         Paladin, Juicy Lucy (NME-11.09.1971, Ticket)
              12.09. "OZ Benefit", Chalk Farm, Roundhouse, UK, with Patto, Spirogyra, P.Goodhand-Tait,
                         J.Dexter, Curtis Maldon  (NME, TO)

                         FIVE-DAYS LONG TOUR IN SWEDEN AND NORWAY (According to NME - 11.09.1971)

              11.09. ??/??, Sweden/Norway (?)
              12.09. ??/??, Sweden/Norway (?)
              13.09. ??/??, Sweden /Norway
              14.09. ??/??, Sweden/Norway
              15.09. ??/??, Sweden/Norway (?)

              15.09. 21 Internationales Jazz Festival (14.09-16.09.1971), Zurich, Switzerland (?) (BB)

                         FOUR-DAYS LONG TOUR IN GERMANY (According to NME - 11.09.1971)

    16.09. ??/??. Germany
              17.09. Hamburg, Germany, Don Weller's FIRST OFFICIAL GIG with East of Eden *
              18.09. British-German Pop Festival, Ernst Merck Halle, Hamburg, Germany, with Family, Stud, Wind,
                         Medicine Head, A.R and Machines  *  (DL, Poster, Ticket)
              19.09. ????, Germany * (Oldenburg ?, XII.71?)

                         FOUR-DAYS LONG TOUR IN FRANCE (According to NME - 11.09.1971)

              20.09. ??/??, France
              21.09. ??/??, France
              22.09. ??/??, France
              23.09. ??/??, France

              25.09. Aberystwyth University, UK, Don Weller's official debut with East of Eden in UK  (NME)

              01.10. Brighton College of Education, Brighton, UK  (NME, Poster)
              02.10. College of Technology, Watford, UK, with Man, Byzantium  (NME)
              08.10. "Wildlife Fond Charity Concert", Queens Hall, Leeds, UK, with Fuzzy Duck supporting Jack Bruce Band
   (NME, RM, Disc)
              08.10. Gibus Club, Paris, France (canceled)  (Link)
              09.10. Winter Gardens, Malvern, UK, with Fuzzy Duck supporting Jack Bruce Band (NME, Disc)
              09.10. Piblokto de Dourges, France (canceled)   (Link)
              16.10. Imperial College, Londyn, UK, with  Help Yourself  (NME)
              22.10. Mayfair Ballroom, Newcastle, UK, with Quintessence   (NME, Disc, DL)

              05.11. "Festival Three", Central Polytechnic, Londyn, UK, with Stone the Crows, A.Brown, Good Habit
   Fanny, Day of Phoenix (NME, Disc, Sounds,Poster)
              06.11. Sheffield University, Sheffield, UK, with P.Goodhand-Tait (Link) (Sounds)
              08.11. Sounds of the 70s, BBC Radio, Londyn, UK (NME)
              11.11. Rainbow Theatre, Londyn, UK, with BJH, Climax Blues Band, M.Almond;
                         free concert, promotion- LP "Harvest Bag" (NME, MM)
              13.11. Hatfield Polytechnic, UK  (NME)
              14.11. The Hive, Bournemouth, UK (Link)

                                 TOUR IN GERMANY AND SWITZERLAND
                         IN IT, CONCERTS WITH OSIBISA -"Rock contrasts - Ossibisa meets East of Eden"

              20.11. "Pop Meeting", Munsterlandhalle, Cloppenburg, Germany, with Hardin and York, Wind
                         Guru Guru, Daddy Longlegs, Strange Power (Poster)
              24.11. Oststadhalle Messeplatz, Karlsruhe, Germany, with Osibisa*  (Ticket)
              25.11. Rheinhalle, Dusseldorf, Germany, with Ossibisa *  (Poster, Ticket)
              27.11. Circus Krone, Monachium, Germany, with Osibisa*  (Ticket)
              30.11. Musichalle, Grosser Saal, Hamburg, Germany, with Osibisa*   (DL, Ticket)
              31.11. Musichalle, Grosser Saal, Hamburg, Germany, with Osibisa*
              01.12. Stadthalle, Offenbach, Frankfurt, Germany, with Osibisa*  (Poster)
              ??.??  Oldenburg, Germany (?) (IX.1971?) *

              04.12. "Pop 71", Mehrzweckhalle, Lenzburg, Switzerland, with Black Widow, Toad, If,
                         Joint, Titanic, UFO, T2, Warhorse * (DL, Poster)
              05.12. Sauerlandhalle, Altenhunden, Germany *  (Poster)

              06.12. "Sounds of the 70's", BBC Radio 1, London, UK, with Andy Roberts   (NME)

                         TOUR IN UK WITH GRAVY TRAIN AND TROGGS

              22.12. Free Trade Hall, Manchester, UK, with Gravy Train, Troggs* and Bronsville Jug Band (NME, MM, Poster)
              23.12. Green's Playhouse, Glasgow, UK, with Gravy Train, Troggs* and Bronsville Jug Band (NME, MM)
              28.12. Mayfair, Birmingham, UK, with Gravy Train, Troggs* and Bronsville Jug Band (NME, MM, DL)
              29.12. City Hall, Scheffield, UK, with Gravy Train, Troggs* and Bronsville Jug Band (NME, MM)
              30.12. City Hall, Newcastle, UK, with Gravy Train, Troggs* and Brownsville Jug Band (NME, MM, DL)