Post by stuhuggett on Oct 15, 2010 15:15:42 GMT 1
(Research: Roger Bristow)
Marine Court, St Leonards.
Opened 23feb1968. [The venue had, from July 1964 to October 1967, operated as The Witch Doctor.]
Manager: John Sutherland
Here is a list of some artistes who were advertised to perform at the Cobweb
[this doesn't mean they actually turned up!]
23feb1968 Fingers Lee
and The Mojos
24feb1968 The Ranglers [earlier advertised as The Ranslers!]
and The Cloud
2mar1968 The Chasers
and The Zoo
9mar1968 Nerve
and Cocanut Mushroom
1mar1968 Ways & Means
and Camp
23mar1968 Candy Choir
and Extreme Sound
30mar1968 Tangarine Peel
and The Breed
6apr1968 The Healers
and The Hush
11apr1968 Deep Purple
13apr1968 Episode Six
and The Embers
14apr1968 The Motion
18apr1968 Deep Purple
20apr1968 Tony Rivers and the Castaways
and Penny Peeps
25apr1968 The Hush
27apr1968 Candy Choir and The Motion
2may1968 The Breed
4may1968 The Taste
and The Late
9may1968 Extreme Sound
11may1968 The Iveys
and The Lace
16may1968 The Hush
18may1968 Wishful Thinking
and The Wine
23may1968 St John's Wood
25may1968 Tangarine Peel
and Extreme Sound
30may1968 The England
31may1968 The Balloons
1jun1968 The Healers
and K.G. Report
2jun1968 Extreme Sound
6jun1968 The Circuit
8jun1968 Mike Stuart Span
and The Mushroom
13jun1968 The Circuit
15jun1968 The Chasers
and Lord Maurice Group
20jun1968 The Profile
22jun1968 The Washington D.C.
and Misleading Kases
27jun1968 The Big 'T' Sound
29jun1968 The Cymbaline
and Shy Limbs
4jul1968 The Lace
6jul1968 Immediate Pleasure
and Extreme Sound
11jul1968 The Motion
13jul1968 The Web
and The Perishers
18jul1968 Mr Howard Group
20jul1968 New York Public Library
and Herb of Grace
25jul1968 The Fire
27jul1968 Hal C Blake Show
and The Inventive Mr Jeff
1aug1968 The Hush
3aug1968 Wishful Thinking
and The Brotherhood
6aug1968 The Motion
8aug1968 The England
10aug1968 The Umbrella
and The Playground
13aug1968 The Motion
15aug1968 Jason Crest Group
17aug1968 Freddie Fingers Lee and the 1958 Rock & Roll Show
and The Scheme
20aug1968 The Motion
22aug1968 The Big 'T' Sound
24aug1968 The August
and Misleading Kases
27aug1968 The Motion
29aug1968 Mr Howard Seg [meaning "Mr Howard Sect" ??]
31aug1968 The Healers
and The Steamhammer
1sep1968 The Motion
5sep1968 Mr Howard Sect
7sep1968 Penny Peeps and St John's Wood
12sep1968 The Motion
14sep1968 Chasers
and Extreme Sound
19sep1968 The Kult
21sep1968 Candy Choir
amd Renaissance Fayre
26sep1968 The Kult
28sep1968 Cymbaline
and The Lace
3oct1968 The Motion
5oct1968 The Hopscotch
and Transition
10oct1968 The Mike Stuart Span
12oct1968 Soul Committee
and Extreme Sound
17oct1968 The Steamhammer
19oct1968 Mike Raynor and The Concords
and The Inventive Mr Jeff
24oct1968 The Mike Stuart Span
26oct1968 Immediate Pleasure
and Herb of Grace
2nov1968 Little John and The Shadrocks
and Heaven
9nov1968 Charlie Wolf
and Renaissance Fayre
16nov1968 The Motion
and Misleading Kases
23nov1968 Glenroy Oakley and The Oracles
supported by The Gold Dust
30nov1968 The Cymbaline
and the Inventive Mr Jeff
7dec1968 Chasers
and The Scheme
14dec1968 The Image
and X Ltd
21dec1968 Inspiration
and The Generation
24dec1968 The Motion
and 1984
28dec1968 Tangerine Slyde
and Misleading Kases
31dec1968 The Stud
and Virgin Circle
4jan1969 The Martin James Expression
11jan1969 The Episode
18jan1969 Kippington Lodge
25jan1969 Simon Dupree and The Big Sound
1feb1969 Status Quo
and the Mike Hamilton Show [DJ?]
8feb1969 Glenroy Oakley and The Oracles
15feb1969 Cupids Inspiration
and The Tommy Kay Show [DJ?]
22feb1969 The Chasers
and 1984
1mar1969 Cindy Starr and The Mopeds
and Image
8mar1969 The Candy Choir
and Gold Dust
15mar1969 Glenroy Oakley and The Oracles
and Lord Maurice Group
22mar1969 Rainbows
and Image
29mar1969 Midrod Ends
and Just Us
5apr1969 Playground
and Coconut Mushroom
12apr1969 The Pavement
and Fresh
19apr1969 The Candy Choir
and Pandora's Box
[The previous week's advert had promised Spice and Virgin Circle for this date.]
26apr1969 Mustang
and Omega
3may1969 Misunderstood
and Just Us
10may1969 Jason Cord and 1st Chapter
and Pandora's Box
17may1969 Switch
and Second Time Out
24may1969 Trapze [sic]
and Image
31may1969 Immediate Pleasure
and Heaven
7jun1969 Miltons Fingers
and Gold Dust
14jun1969 Jason Crest
and The Suspect
17jun1969 Whisky Mac [?]
21jun1969 Episode Six
and Tanglewood
24jun1969 Martin James Expression
28jun1969 Free Ferry
and Image
1jul1969 Trampoline
5jul1969 Midrod Ends
and Paper
8jul1969 Trampoline
12jul1969 Private Number
and Gold Dust
15jul1969 Trampoline [advertised as "Tramopline"]
19jul1969 The Soul Committee
and More and More
22jul1969 The Martyn James's Expression
26jul1969 Playground
and Paper
29jul1969 Life
2aug1969 Toast
and Suspect
5aug1969 The Jason Crest
9aug1969 Windmill
and The Virgin Circle
12aug1969 The Jason Crest
16aug1969 Glenroy Oakley and The Oracles
and The Lace
19aug1969 The Jason Crest
23aug1969 Jo-Jo-Gun
and Sunshin Sky
26aug1969 The Jason Crest
30aug1969 Pyramids
and Image
6sep1969 State Express
and Paper
13sep1969 Ruby James and The Sound Trekkers
and Gold Dust
20sep1969 Miltons Fingers
and Virgin Circle
27sep1969 Max Bear and The Seconds
and Switch
4oct1969 U.S. Flat Top with The Cat Road Show
and Outward Bound
11oct1969 Playground
and Gold Dust
18oct1969 Playground
and Joe Black and the Mercy Mercy Band
and Rubber Sole
21oct1969 The Kult
25oct1969 Windmill
and Second Time Out
1nov1969 Glen Roy Oakley and The Oracles
and Image
22nov1969 Ruby James and The Soundtrekkers
29nov1969 Image
6dec1969 Ratio
13dec1969 Candy Choir
20dec1969 U.S. Flatop with The Cat Road Show
24dec1969 Glenroy Oakley and the Oracles
and John James and The Swamp
27dec1969 [Jamaican Reggae All Star Show]
31dec1969 Ruby James and the Sound Trekkers
and Image
3jan1970 Merlin Q
10jan1970 Catch 22 [or Katch 22 ?] [formerly called Steamhammer]
17jan1970 The Flairs
23jan1970 The Black Princess
24jan1970 The Playground
31jan1970 Infinite
7feb1970 Candy Choir [the advert says Chandy Choir!]
13feb1970 Solid State
14feb1970 Glenroy Oakley & The Oricles
and Image
20feb1970 Solid State
21feb1970 The Pyramids [?]
28feb1970 Soul Committee [?]
and Image
28mar1970 Bedrocks
18apr1970 Merlin Q
25apr1970 Custers Track
2may1970 Memphis Bell
9may1970 Medicine Hat
23may1970 Herbie Goins and the Nightimers
and Image
30may1970 The Dips
6jun1970 Candy Choir
13jun1970 U.S. Flat Top and The Cat Road Show
20jun1970 The JJ Showband
27jun1970 The Tonics
4jul1970 Shades of Innocence
6jul1970 Candy Choir
8jul1970 Candy Choir
11jul1970 Candy Choir
13jul1970 Candy Choir
14jul1970 Candy Choir
15jul1970 Candy Choir
18jul1970 Candy Choir
20jul1970 Candy Choir
21jul1970 Candy Choir
22jul1970 Candy Choir
24jul1970 Candy Choir
25jul1970 Candy Choir
27jul1970 Candy Choir
28jul1970 Candy Choir
29jul1970 Candy Choir
31jul1970 Candy Choir
14nov1970 [Grand Pop Festival Night]
21nov1970 [The Delroy Williams Show]
28nov1970 The Red River Showband
6dec1970 The Sweet Bit
8dec1970 Soul Machine [date possibly should be 12dec??]
24dec1970 Rudies
[31dec1970] [ Styvar Manor ]
presumably did not happen, because …
On 30dec1970 a fire at Marine Court caused serious damage to the Cobweb and Dolphin ballrooms. All ceilings, floors and electrical equipment would have to be replaced.
Marine Court, St Leonards.
Opened 23feb1968. [The venue had, from July 1964 to October 1967, operated as The Witch Doctor.]
Manager: John Sutherland
Here is a list of some artistes who were advertised to perform at the Cobweb
[this doesn't mean they actually turned up!]
23feb1968 Fingers Lee
and The Mojos
24feb1968 The Ranglers [earlier advertised as The Ranslers!]
and The Cloud
2mar1968 The Chasers
and The Zoo
9mar1968 Nerve
and Cocanut Mushroom
1mar1968 Ways & Means
and Camp
23mar1968 Candy Choir
and Extreme Sound
30mar1968 Tangarine Peel
and The Breed
6apr1968 The Healers
and The Hush
11apr1968 Deep Purple
13apr1968 Episode Six
and The Embers
14apr1968 The Motion
18apr1968 Deep Purple
20apr1968 Tony Rivers and the Castaways
and Penny Peeps
25apr1968 The Hush
27apr1968 Candy Choir and The Motion
2may1968 The Breed
4may1968 The Taste
and The Late
9may1968 Extreme Sound
11may1968 The Iveys
and The Lace
16may1968 The Hush
18may1968 Wishful Thinking
and The Wine
23may1968 St John's Wood
25may1968 Tangarine Peel
and Extreme Sound
30may1968 The England
31may1968 The Balloons
1jun1968 The Healers
and K.G. Report
2jun1968 Extreme Sound
6jun1968 The Circuit
8jun1968 Mike Stuart Span
and The Mushroom
13jun1968 The Circuit
15jun1968 The Chasers
and Lord Maurice Group
20jun1968 The Profile
22jun1968 The Washington D.C.
and Misleading Kases
27jun1968 The Big 'T' Sound
29jun1968 The Cymbaline
and Shy Limbs
4jul1968 The Lace
6jul1968 Immediate Pleasure
and Extreme Sound
11jul1968 The Motion
13jul1968 The Web
and The Perishers
18jul1968 Mr Howard Group
20jul1968 New York Public Library
and Herb of Grace
25jul1968 The Fire
27jul1968 Hal C Blake Show
and The Inventive Mr Jeff
1aug1968 The Hush
3aug1968 Wishful Thinking
and The Brotherhood
6aug1968 The Motion
8aug1968 The England
10aug1968 The Umbrella
and The Playground
13aug1968 The Motion
15aug1968 Jason Crest Group
17aug1968 Freddie Fingers Lee and the 1958 Rock & Roll Show
and The Scheme
20aug1968 The Motion
22aug1968 The Big 'T' Sound
24aug1968 The August
and Misleading Kases
27aug1968 The Motion
29aug1968 Mr Howard Seg [meaning "Mr Howard Sect" ??]
31aug1968 The Healers
and The Steamhammer
1sep1968 The Motion
5sep1968 Mr Howard Sect
7sep1968 Penny Peeps and St John's Wood
12sep1968 The Motion
14sep1968 Chasers
and Extreme Sound
19sep1968 The Kult
21sep1968 Candy Choir
amd Renaissance Fayre
26sep1968 The Kult
28sep1968 Cymbaline
and The Lace
3oct1968 The Motion
5oct1968 The Hopscotch
and Transition
10oct1968 The Mike Stuart Span
12oct1968 Soul Committee
and Extreme Sound
17oct1968 The Steamhammer
19oct1968 Mike Raynor and The Concords
and The Inventive Mr Jeff
24oct1968 The Mike Stuart Span
26oct1968 Immediate Pleasure
and Herb of Grace
2nov1968 Little John and The Shadrocks
and Heaven
9nov1968 Charlie Wolf
and Renaissance Fayre
16nov1968 The Motion
and Misleading Kases
23nov1968 Glenroy Oakley and The Oracles
supported by The Gold Dust
30nov1968 The Cymbaline
and the Inventive Mr Jeff
7dec1968 Chasers
and The Scheme
14dec1968 The Image
and X Ltd
21dec1968 Inspiration
and The Generation
24dec1968 The Motion
and 1984
28dec1968 Tangerine Slyde
and Misleading Kases
31dec1968 The Stud
and Virgin Circle
4jan1969 The Martin James Expression
11jan1969 The Episode
18jan1969 Kippington Lodge
25jan1969 Simon Dupree and The Big Sound
1feb1969 Status Quo
and the Mike Hamilton Show [DJ?]
8feb1969 Glenroy Oakley and The Oracles
15feb1969 Cupids Inspiration
and The Tommy Kay Show [DJ?]
22feb1969 The Chasers
and 1984
1mar1969 Cindy Starr and The Mopeds
and Image
8mar1969 The Candy Choir
and Gold Dust
15mar1969 Glenroy Oakley and The Oracles
and Lord Maurice Group
22mar1969 Rainbows
and Image
29mar1969 Midrod Ends
and Just Us
5apr1969 Playground
and Coconut Mushroom
12apr1969 The Pavement
and Fresh
19apr1969 The Candy Choir
and Pandora's Box
[The previous week's advert had promised Spice and Virgin Circle for this date.]
26apr1969 Mustang
and Omega
3may1969 Misunderstood
and Just Us
10may1969 Jason Cord and 1st Chapter
and Pandora's Box
17may1969 Switch
and Second Time Out
24may1969 Trapze [sic]
and Image
31may1969 Immediate Pleasure
and Heaven
7jun1969 Miltons Fingers
and Gold Dust
14jun1969 Jason Crest
and The Suspect
17jun1969 Whisky Mac [?]
21jun1969 Episode Six
and Tanglewood
24jun1969 Martin James Expression
28jun1969 Free Ferry
and Image
1jul1969 Trampoline
5jul1969 Midrod Ends
and Paper
8jul1969 Trampoline
12jul1969 Private Number
and Gold Dust
15jul1969 Trampoline [advertised as "Tramopline"]
19jul1969 The Soul Committee
and More and More
22jul1969 The Martyn James's Expression
26jul1969 Playground
and Paper
29jul1969 Life
2aug1969 Toast
and Suspect
5aug1969 The Jason Crest
9aug1969 Windmill
and The Virgin Circle
12aug1969 The Jason Crest
16aug1969 Glenroy Oakley and The Oracles
and The Lace
19aug1969 The Jason Crest
23aug1969 Jo-Jo-Gun
and Sunshin Sky
26aug1969 The Jason Crest
30aug1969 Pyramids
and Image
6sep1969 State Express
and Paper
13sep1969 Ruby James and The Sound Trekkers
and Gold Dust
20sep1969 Miltons Fingers
and Virgin Circle
27sep1969 Max Bear and The Seconds
and Switch
4oct1969 U.S. Flat Top with The Cat Road Show
and Outward Bound
11oct1969 Playground
and Gold Dust
18oct1969 Playground
and Joe Black and the Mercy Mercy Band
and Rubber Sole
21oct1969 The Kult
25oct1969 Windmill
and Second Time Out
1nov1969 Glen Roy Oakley and The Oracles
and Image
22nov1969 Ruby James and The Soundtrekkers
29nov1969 Image
6dec1969 Ratio
13dec1969 Candy Choir
20dec1969 U.S. Flatop with The Cat Road Show
24dec1969 Glenroy Oakley and the Oracles
and John James and The Swamp
27dec1969 [Jamaican Reggae All Star Show]
31dec1969 Ruby James and the Sound Trekkers
and Image
3jan1970 Merlin Q
10jan1970 Catch 22 [or Katch 22 ?] [formerly called Steamhammer]
17jan1970 The Flairs
23jan1970 The Black Princess
24jan1970 The Playground
31jan1970 Infinite
7feb1970 Candy Choir [the advert says Chandy Choir!]
13feb1970 Solid State
14feb1970 Glenroy Oakley & The Oricles
and Image
20feb1970 Solid State
21feb1970 The Pyramids [?]
28feb1970 Soul Committee [?]
and Image
28mar1970 Bedrocks
18apr1970 Merlin Q
25apr1970 Custers Track
2may1970 Memphis Bell
9may1970 Medicine Hat
23may1970 Herbie Goins and the Nightimers
and Image
30may1970 The Dips
6jun1970 Candy Choir
13jun1970 U.S. Flat Top and The Cat Road Show
20jun1970 The JJ Showband
27jun1970 The Tonics
4jul1970 Shades of Innocence
6jul1970 Candy Choir
8jul1970 Candy Choir
11jul1970 Candy Choir
13jul1970 Candy Choir
14jul1970 Candy Choir
15jul1970 Candy Choir
18jul1970 Candy Choir
20jul1970 Candy Choir
21jul1970 Candy Choir
22jul1970 Candy Choir
24jul1970 Candy Choir
25jul1970 Candy Choir
27jul1970 Candy Choir
28jul1970 Candy Choir
29jul1970 Candy Choir
31jul1970 Candy Choir
14nov1970 [Grand Pop Festival Night]
21nov1970 [The Delroy Williams Show]
28nov1970 The Red River Showband
6dec1970 The Sweet Bit
8dec1970 Soul Machine [date possibly should be 12dec??]
24dec1970 Rudies
[31dec1970] [ Styvar Manor ]
presumably did not happen, because …
On 30dec1970 a fire at Marine Court caused serious damage to the Cobweb and Dolphin ballrooms. All ceilings, floors and electrical equipment would have to be replaced.