Definitely a "Work In Progress" ... This list comprises other big name acts that have appeared at the various Southport venues in the 50s/60s - a veritable "Who's Who" of Rock/Pop legends. It is by no means complete and all dates are subject to correction. However, it does give a good idea of what the “beat scene” in Southport was like at the time the Fab Four were grabbing the headlines. The Beatles’ concerts in Southport do NOT appear in this list as they are already well documented elsewhere. Any contributions to the list are more than welcome!
Floral Hall Promenade
07-02-61 Gene Vincent
20-02-62 Gerry and The Pacemakers
20-02-62 Rory Storm & The Hurricanes
20-02-62 The Teenbeats
20-02-62 Billy J. Kramer and The Coaster
24-07-62 Gene Vincent
15-10-62 Bruce Harris and The Cavaliers
15-10-62 Vic and the Spidermen
29-10-62 The Searchers
29-10-62 Denver Six with Rikki Jacks
29-10-62 Johnny Marlowe and The Whipcords
12-11-62 Sounds Incorporated
19-11-62 Freddie and The Dreamers
20-11-62 The Teenbeats
10-12-62 The Hollies
17-12-62 The Big Three
26-12-62 The Teenbeats
XX-XX-62 The Teenbeats
XX-XX-62 Bee Bumble and The Stingers
XX-XX-62 The Rolling Stones???
28-07-63 Gene Vincent
03-12-63 The Rolling Stones
26-12-63 The Teenbeats
05-02-66 The Pretty Things
16-04-66 The Yardbirds
30-04-66 The Small Faces
07-05-66 Manfred Mann
21-05-66 The Who
02-07-66 The Hollies
03-09-66 The Troggs
10-09-66 The Spencer Davis Group
17-09-66 The Small Faces
17-12-66 Manfred Mann
14-01-67 The Spencer Davis Group
21-01-67 Cream
20-05-67 Pink Floyd
20-05-67 John Mayall’s Bluesbreakers
03-06-67 The Who
10-06-67 The Kinks
12-07-67 Cream
15-08-67 The Small Faces
23-09-67 The Flowerpot Men
18-11-67 The Crazy World of Arthur Brown
02-12-67 The Animals
Odeon Cinema Lord Street
01-03-63 Helen Shapiro
01-03-63 Danny Williams
01-03-63 The Honeys
01-03-63 Kenny Lynch
01-03-63 The Kestrels
24-03-63 Gene Vincent
26/31-08-63 Tommy Quickly
26/31-08-63 The Fourmost
26/31-08-63 Gary and Lee
26/31-08-63 Sons of Piltdown Men
26/31-08-63 Gerry and The Pacemakers
Cambridge Hall Lord Street
26-07-62 Gerry and The Pacemakers
26-07-62 Billy J. Kramer / The Coasters
26-07-62 The Dakotas / Pete MacLaine
26-07-62 The Four Jays
26-07-62 Joe Brown and His Bruvvers
20-12-67 Cupid’s Inspiration
Marine Club Coronation Walk
27-08-62 Gene Vincent
The Kingsway Promenade
05-02-62 Rory Storm and The Hurricanes
19-12-67 The Flowerpot Men
Glenpark Club Lord Street
XX-XX-61 The Teenbeats
XX-XX-61 The Undertakers
XX-XX-61 Ian and The Zodiacs
XX-XX-61 Rory Storm and The Hurricanes
XX-XX-61 The Searchers
XX-XX-61 The Big Three
Club Django Queen’s Hotel, Promenade
XX-XX-61 The Teenbeats
MINOR VENUES
The Ravel Club Eastbank Street
XX-XX-64 The Teenbeats
Stanley High School
XX-XX-62 ? Gerry and The Pacemakers
Klik Klik Club Stanley Street
XX-XX-62 ? XXXXXXXXXXX who? XXXXXXXXXX
Starlite Ballroom ? ? ? ? ?
17-10-67 The Move
24-10-67 The Tremeloes
The Casino Kingsway maybe ? ? ?
27-02-67 The Herd
Dixieland Showbar Promenade
XX-XX-67 ? The Crazy World of Arthur Brown
Moulin Rouge Liverpool Road, Ainsdale
03-05-67 Pink Floyd
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