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1962 – 1963 BDGs:    Graham Parkinson: rhythm guitar; Barry Parkinson: lead guitar; David Iddon: drums. Our friend, Gerard Henry became our manager.

1962 Gigs:

Venue      Town Date Venue      Town Date
Community Centre Chorley ? Copacabana Chorley ?
St Mary’s Church Hall Chorley ? Winifred’s Chorley October
Mayfield Scout Hut Chorley ? Friends Parties        Chorley ?

 

1963 – 1964 Jay and the Nightbeats:    Graham Parkinson: rhythm guitar & harmonica; Barry Parkinson: lead guitar; David Iddon: drums; David Still: bass guitar; Jim Jones: lead vocalist. Manager: Gerard Henry.

1964 – 1965 Just Us:    Graham Parkinson: rhythm guitar; Barry Parkinson: lead guitar; David Still: bass guitar; Stanley Hart: drums; Jim Jones: lead vocalist. Management: Gerard Henry & LEOAgency, 6 Cross Street, Hindley, Wigan.

1965 – 1965 Robin & Dennis    Dennis Parkinson: 12 string rhythm guitar; Robin Ainscough: lead guitar; two part vocal harmony. Management: XX

1966 – 1969 Just Us:    Graham Parkinson: bass guitar; Barry Parkinson: lead guitar; Dennis Parkinson: rhythm guitar; Jim Jones: drums. Four part vocal harmony. Management: LEO Agency (Doug Larby, Irene Mason).

Gigs: 1963 to 1966 – all diary records from this periods have been lost (over 400 venues).  Not in chronological order.

 

Venue Town Venue Town
Community Centre Chorley Town Hall Chorley
Talbot Arms Euxton Imperial Hotel Chorley
Cunliffe Arms         Chorley Labour Club Chorley
White Hart Chorley Royal Oak Hotel Chorley
Little Theatre Chorley Hollingshead St YC Chorley
George the IV Hotel Leyland Wheatsheaf Hotel Coppull
Royal Oak Hotel Brinscoll Royal Oak Horwich   *
Central Pier Morecombe   12.31.64 Hide Out Aspull
Room at The Top Wigan Transport Club Wigan
Empress Ballroom Wigan Casino Club Westhoughton
St Mary’s Hall Chorley SouthlandsSchool Chorley
College Club Manchester Leyland Motors Club Chorley
CountyClub Clitheroe Barn (Top) Rivington
Gidlow Lane Club? Wigan Royal Oak Hotel Coppull
Starlight Club Blackburn Paradise Club Wigan
Meadow St Labour Club Preston Working Men’s Club Coppull
Adelphi Hotel Liverpool Hartwood Hall Chorley
Eves Lane Club Chorley Dog & Partridge Charnock
Red Lion Blackrod King George’s Hall Blackburn
Mecca Ballroom Blackburn Nevada Skating Rink Bolton
The Hand & Banner Hindley Red Lion Wheelton

 

 

1967 Gigs:

  Venue Town Date   Venue Town Date
1 Golden Penny Chorley   4-15 2 Labour Club Chorley   4-25
3 Transport Club St Helens 4-27 4 Gidlow Methodist YC Wigan 4-29
5 Golden Penny Chorley 4-30 6 British Legion Club Wilmslow 5-10
7 Youth Centre Chorley 5-12 8 Tarlton Arms ? 5-13
9 Tarlton Arms ? 5-14 10 USA Army Camp Fold 5-19
11 USA Army Camp Fold 5-20 12 George IV Leyland 5-21
13 Pink Elephant Club Aspull 5-28 14 Football Club Bury 5-29
15 Casino Bolton 6-1 16 British Sidac Club St Helens 6-3
17 Cricket Club Newton-le willows 6-10 18 Casino Wigan 6-12
19 Youth Club Ince 6-16 20 Rugby Union Club Warrington 6-17
21 College Club Manchester 6-24 22 Royal Navel Club Widnes 6-25
23 Assembly Rooms Garstang  6-30 24 Synagogue Manchester 7-1
25 College Club Manchester 7-1 26 Monaco Ballroom Hindley 7-3
27 Southern Sporting Club Manchester 7-7 28 Casino Wigan 7-8
29 Casino Wigan 7-28 30 Tarlton Arms ? 7-29
31 Tarlton Arms ? 7-30 32 PlanetRoomWintGardens Blackpool 7-31
33 Crosskeys Wigan 8-5 34 Casino Wigan 8-6
35 Watchford Labour Club Warrington 8-12 36 Stokes Hall Leyland 8-18
37 Red Lion Blackpool 8-19 38 Old Hall Hotel Wigan 8-25
39 Tarlton Arms ? 8-26 40 Tarlton Arms ? 8-27
41 Casino Bolton 9-1 42 Casino Bolton 9-2
43 Casino Bolton 9-2 44 Rugby Club Wigan 9-5
45 Monaco Club Farnworth 9-6 46 Casino Wigan 9-7
47 Winkley Club Preston 9-8 48 Red Lion Goldborne 9-9
49 Witton Albion F C Northwick 9-10 50 Secondary school Aspull 9-13
51 Casino Bolton 9-14 52 Old Hall Hotel Wigan 9-15
53 Miners Institute Leigh 9-16 54 Casino Bolton 9-18
55 Transport Club St Helens 9-21 56 Casino Wigan 9-22
57 WestPark Grammar St Helens 9-23 58 Sacred Heart YC St Helens 9-24
59 Youth Club Walton Le Dale 9-29 60 Sportsman Hotel Leigh 9-30
61 Casino Bolton 10-5 62 Co op Hall Longridge 10-6
63 Winter Gardens Llandudno 10-7 64 Casino Wigan 10-13
65 Bee Hive Horwich 10-14 66 Assembly Rooms Garstang 10-20
67 Pines Hotel Clayton 10-21 68 Dagate Teacher T College Warrington 10-28
69 Casino Wigan 11-1 70 Cromwellian Club Bolton 11-2
71 Parish Rooms Shevington 11-3 72 Parr Hall Warrington 11-4
73 St Edmonds Y C Little Hutton 11-5 74 Harrow Inn Culceth 11-9
75 Carlton Club Warrington 11-10 76 Salchow Ballroom Great Harwood 11-11
77 Transport Club St Helens 11-16 78 University Salford 11-17
79 Pink Elephant Club Aspull 11-18 80 Talbot Conservative Club Blackpool 11-25
81 Sacred Heart St Helens 11-26 82 Miners Club Burnley 11-28
83 Catholic Club Irlam 11-30 84 Casino Wigan 12-1
85 Royal Oak Chorley 12-2 86 Harrow Inn Culceth 12-7
87 Winter Gardens Llandudno 12-9 88 Sutton YC St Helens 12-10
89 Civic Hall Worsley 12-11 90 Town Hall Earlstown 12-14
91 Tower Ocean Room Blackpool 12-15 92 Tower Ballroom Blackpool 12-16
93 Sacred Heart St Helens 12-17 94 Cavern Club Liverpool 12-18
95 TechnicalCollege Wigan 12-20 96 Casino Wigan 12-21
97 Secondary School Blackrod  12-22 98 Salchow Ballroom Great Harwood 12-23
99 Casino Wigan 12-26 100 Casino Bolton 12-28
101 Thelwall Red House Warrington 12-29 102 Town Hall Chorley 12-30
103 Pink Elephant Club Aspull 12-31        

  

 

1968 Gigs: 

  Venue Town Date   Venue Town Date
1 Transport Club St Helens 1-5 2 Monaco Ballroom Hindley 1-5
3 Springfield Hotel Wigan 1-6 4 Casino Wigan 1-7
5 Monaco Ballroom Hindley 1-12 6 Billsborough Garstang 1-13
7 Cromwellian Club Bolton 1-18 8 White Hart Chorley 1-20
9 Stokes Hall Leyland 1-26 10 Monaco Ballroom Hindley 1-27
11 Bee Hive Hotel Swinton 2-2 12 Ocean Rooms (Tower) Blackpool 2-3
13 Plessey Club Chorley 2-7 14 St James Church Hall Kirkam 2-9
15 TeacherTrainingCollege Padgate 2-10 16 St Johns Youth Club Preston 2-11
17 Pink Elephant Club Aspull 2-12 18 Blessed CuthbertSchool Wigan 2-14
19 Tower Ballroom Blackpool 2-15 20 St Monica’s YC Flisten 2-16
21 Winter Gardens Llandudno 2-17 22 Working Men’s Club Hagfold 2-19
23 King Georges Hall Blackburn 2-21 24 Old Comrades Club Skelmersdale 2-22
25 St Michaels YC Eccles 2-23 26 Pink Elephant Club Hindley 2-24
27 Sacred Heart St Helens 2-25 28 Old Comrades Club Skelmersdale 2-26
29 Transport Club St Helens 2-29 30 Talbot Road Con Club Blackpool 3-1
31 Sutton Miners Club St Helens 3-2 32 Glazebrook Country Club Warrington 3-3
33 Monaco Ballroom Hindley 3-7 34 The WilsonHotel Runcorn 3-8
35 Monaco Ballroom Hindley 3-9 36 Cromwellian Club Bolton 3-17
37 Casino Wigan 3-18 38 Sportsman’s Club Orrell 3-21
39 Colombo Hall Widnes 3-22 40 The Barn (Top) Rivington 3-23
41 Plessey Club Chorley 3-24 42 Lawn Tennis Club Burnley 3-27
43 Tower –Ocean Room Blackpool 3-29 44 White Bear (Roberts Wed) Adlington 3-30
45 Sacred Heart YC St Helens 4-3 46 Blessed Cuthbert Main Fullwood 4-5
47 Cromwellian Club Bolton 4-6 48 Casino Bolton 4-8
49 Old Comrades Club Skelmersdale 4-11 50 Catholic Club Irlam 4-14
51 British SidacClub St Helens 4-15 52 Higher End Labour Club Billinge 4-19
53 Polish Ex\Service Men’s Preston 4-20 54 Youth Club Westhoughton 4-24
55 British Legion St Helens 4-25 56 Imperial Hotel Morecambe 4-26
57 Lawn Tennis Club Burnley 4-27 58 Sacred Heart YC St Helens 4-28
59 County Hall Millom 5-3 60 Monaco Ballroom Hindley 5-4
61 St Johns YC Wigan 5-5 62 Casino Wigan 5-9
63 Turnover Hall Farm St Michaels o Wyre 5-10 64 South Tunle Hall Farm Wrightington 5-11
65 Casino Bolton 5-16 66 Winter Gardens Llandudno 5-18
67 Hagfold Working Men’s Atherton 5-20 68 British Legion St Helens 5-23
69 Tower – Ocean Room Blackpool 5-25 70 Sacred Heart YC St Helens 5-26
71 Transport Club St Helens 5-30 72 Sutton Manor Miners Club St Helens 6-2
73 Barn (Top) Rivington 6-7 74 Village Hall St Michaels o Wyre 6-8
75 Casino Wigan 6-13 76 Barn (Top) Rivington 6-15
77 Vulcan Sports Club Newton-le-Willows 6-16 78 Casino Bolton 6-20
79 British Sidac Club St Helens 6-22 80 Evertaut Social Club Darwin 6-27
81 Winter Gardens Llandudno 6-29 82 Sacred Heart YC St Helens 6-30
83 Cavern Club Liverpool 7-3 84 Transport Club St Helens 7-4
85 White Hart (B Norris) Chorley 7-5 86 Ambrose Hall Farm Woodplumpton 7-6
87 Hagfold Working Men’s Atherton 7-8 88 British Legion St Helens 7-11
89 Casino Wigan 7-12 90 Winter Gardens (Planet R) Blackpool 8-5
91 Youth Club Westhoughton 8-7 92 Casino Wigan 8-8
93 Sportsmen’s Club Pemperton 8-11 94 Casino Bolton 8-15
95 Labour Club Tyldesley 8-17 96 Football Club Skelmersdale 8-18
97 Barn (Top) Rivington 8-23 98 Holy Cross Social Club St Helens 8-24
99 Barn (Top) Rivington 8-30 100 Monaco Ballroom Hindley 8-31
101 Football Club Skelmersdale 9-1 102 Cavern Club Liverpool 9-5
103 Casino Wigan 9-6 104 Parish Rooms Prescott 9-7
105 British Legion St Helens 9-12 106 Wanderers Club Bolton 9-13
107 Thompson House Farm Standish 9-14 108 Keg of Keys Club Atherton 9-20
109 Pink Elephant Club Aspull 9-21 110 Rugby Club Wigan 9-26
111 St Mary’s Hall Chorley 9-27 112 Lawn Tennis Club Fulwood 9-28
113 Casino Wigan 10-4 114 Imperial Hotel Ince 10-5
115 Wigwam Club Heywood 10-11 116 Sunnyside Hotel Bolton 10-12
117 Elizabethan Ballroom Belle Vue 10-19 118 Howard Arms Whittle Springs 10-23
119 Casino Bolton 10-25 120 Imperial Hotel Chorley 10-26
121 NotredamCollege Liverpool 10-27 122 Rugby Club Wigan 10-29
123 British Legion St Helens 10-31 124 St AlbansSchool Chorley 11-1
125 Monaco Ballroom Hindley 11-2 126 NotredamCollege Liverpool 11-8
127 Winter Gardens Llandudno 11-9 128 Church St Labour Club Warrington 11-10
129 Youth Centre Westhoughton 11-13 130 Transport Club St Helens 11-14
131 Civic Hall Goldbourne 11-15 132 Pink Elephant Aspull 11-16
133 Sportsman Club Pemberton 11-21 134 Tower (Ocean Room) Blackpool 11-22
135 British Sidac Club St Helens 11-23 136 Formby Hall Atherton 11-29
137 Barn (Top) Rivington 11-30 138 12 Apostles Club Leigh 12-1
139 Gt Lever Labour Club Bolton 12-4 140 St Georges Y C Preston 12-7
141 Sacred Heart Y C St Helens 12-8 142 Cricket Club Wigan 12-13
143 Tower (Ocean Room) Blackpool 12-14 144 Howard Arms Whittle Springs 12-16
145 CarmelSchool St Helens 12-18 146 District Club Broughton 12-20
147 Civic Hall Lowton 12-21 148 Casino Wigan 12-24
149 Pink Elephant Club Aspull 12-26 150 White Hart (21st) Chorley 12-27
151 Monaco Ballroom Hindley 12-18 152 Church St Labour Club Warrington 12-29
153 Barn (Top) Rivington 12-30 154 Winter Gardens Ballroom Llandudno 12-31

 

 

 1969 – 1969 Just Us: Barry Parkinson: joint lead guitar; Dennis Parkinson: bass guitar; Robin Ainscough: joint lead guitar; Philip Whittaker: drums. Management: LEO Agency (Doug Larby).

1969 – 1969 Just Us:    Barry Parkinson: lead guitar; Dennis Parkinson: bass guitar; Rob Whittle: keyboard; Philip Whittaker: drums. Management: LEO Agency (Doug Larby).

1969 – 1970 Peaceful Nature:    Barry Parkinson: lead guitar; Dennis Parkinson: bass guitar and lead vocalist; Rob Whittle: keyboard; Frank Holmes: drums; Peter O’Riordan: guest singer. Management: LEO Agency (Doug Larby).

1969 Gigs:

  Venue Town Date   Venue Town Date
1 Casino Club Wigan 1-1 2 PoliceTrainingCollege Bruche 1-2
3 Cassenellis Standish 1-3 4 Grange Country Club Warmingham 1-4
5 Beachcomber Club Wigan 1-5 6 Football Club Bury 1-9
7 Pink Elephant Club Aspull 1-11 8 Rugby Club Wigan 1-14
9 Youth Centre Westhoughton 1-15 10 Park Hall Hotel Charnock Richard 1-18
11 Hagfold Working Men’s Club Atherton 1-20 12 Conservative Club Preston 1-24
13 Cross Keys Eccles 1-25 14 St Mary’s Hall Wigan 1-26
15 Red Lion Hotel Mawdsley 1-28 16 Conservative Club Preston 1-31
17 Lawn tennis Club Burnley 2-1 18 Monaco Ballroom Hindley 2-3
19 Winter Gardens Ballroom Llandudno 2-8 20 Football Club Bury 2-9
21 Blessed CuthbertSchool Preston 2-12 22 St TheresaSchool Penwortham 2-14
23 Pines Hotel (J Norris) Clayton-le-Woods 2-15 24 Wanderers Football Club Bolton 2-21
25 Keg of Keys Club Atherton 2-28 26 Keg of Keys Club Atherton 3-1
27 Pink Elephant Club Aspull 3-2 28 Gt Lever Labour Club Bolton 3-5
29 PoliceTrainingCollege Bruche 3-6 30 Bowling & Tennis Club Ellesmere Port 3-7
31 Vine Recreation Club Widnes 3-8 32 Casino Club Bolton 3-10
33 Rugby Club Wigan 3-11 34 British Legion Hall Burscouh 3-14
35 St Gregory’s Y C Preston 3-15 36 Catholic Club Irlam 3-16
37 Wanderers Football Club Bolton 3-17 38 Derbyshire Hill Y C St Helens 3-20
39 Blessed CuthbertSchool Preston 3-21 40 Monaco Ballroom Hindley 3-22
41 Sacred Heart St Helens 3-23 42 Assembly Rooms Garstang 3-24
43 Cadishead Labour Club Irlam 3-24 44 Youth Centre Westhoughton 3-26
45 Cavern Club Liverpool 3-27 46 Tower (Ocean Room) Blackpool 3-28
47 Cross Keys Hotel Cheadle 3-28 48 Derbyshire Hill Y C St Helens 3-31
49 Sportsman’s Club Pemberton 4-3 50 Barn (Top) Rivington 4-5
51 Casino Club Wigan 4-7 52 Gt Lever Labour Club Bolton 4-9
53 Casino Club Bolton 4-10 54 Central Methodist Y C Nelson 4-11
55 Pink Elephant Club Aspull 4-12 56 Beachcomber Club Wigan 4-13
57 Youth Centre Westhoughton 4-16 58 Duke of York Hotel Eccles 4-19
59 Catholic Club Irlam 4-20 60 British Legion Hall Burscough 4-23
61 Derbyshire Hill Y C St Helens 4-24 62 Wanderers Football Club Bolton 4-25
63 Winter Gardens Ballroom Llandudno 4-26 64 Bell Hall Y C Warrington 4-27
65 The Old Hall Spring View Wigan 5-2 66 The Old Hall Spring View Wigan 5-3
67 British Legion Hall Burscough 5-7 68 Casino Club Bolton 5-8
69 Keg of Keys Club Atherton 5-9 70 Keg of Keys Club Atherton 5-10
71 Sacred Heart Y C St Helens 5-11 72 Labour Club Cadishead 5-13
73 Monaco Ballroom Farnworth 5-14 74 Barn (Top) Rivington 5-16
75 Monaco Ballroom Hindley 5-17 76 Sportsman’s Club Pemberton 5-29
77 Talbot Road Con Club Blackpool 5-30 78 Talbot Road Con Club Blackpool 5-31
79 Gt Lever Labour Club Bolton 6-4 80 The Odd Spot Chorley 6-5
81 White Hart Chorley 6-6 82 British Sidac Club St Helens 6-7
83 Football Club Bury 6-8 84 Red Lion Hotel Mawdsley 6-9
85 Bell Hall Y C Warrington 6-13 86 Barn (Top) Rivington 6-14
87 Royal Navel Club Widnes 6-15 88 Casino Club Bolton 6-16
89 Monaco Ballroom Farnworth 6-18 90 Beachcomber Club Wigan 6-20
91 Latchford Labour Club Warrington 6-21 92 Howard Arms Whittle Springs 6-22
93 Monaco Ballroom Hindley 6-28 94 Catholic Club Irlam 6-29
95 CountySecondary School Hindley 7-2 96 Beachcomber Club Wigan 7-4
97 Ambrose Hall Farm Woodplumpton 7-5 98 Moss Lea Club Wrightington 7-6
99 Keg of Keys Club Atherton 7-11 100 Keg of Keys Club Atherton 7-12
101 Pink Elephant Club Aspull 7-13 102 Empress Ballroom (Win Gar) Blackpool 7-16
103 Casino Club Bolton 7-17 104 Blessed CuthbertSchool Preston 7-18
105 Sutton Manor Miners St Helens 7-19 106 Top Rank Bowling Ally Stretford 7-20
107 Labour Club Cadishead 7-22 108 Gt Lever Labour Club Bolton 7-23
109 Gargrave Village Hall Skipton 7-25 110 Heath Club & Institute Cheadle 7-26
111 Church St Labour Club Warrington 7-27 112 Casino Club Bolton 8-7
113 Worthington Hotel Hindley 8-9 114 Bowater Sports & Social ElsmerePort 8-10
115 Monaco Ballroom Hindley 8-11 116 Casino Club Bolton 8-14
117 Talbot Road Con Club Blackpool 8-15 118 Talbot Road Con Club Blackpool 8-16
119 Catholic Club Irlam 8-17 120 Music Hall Shrewsbury 8-21
121 Cricket Club Colne 8-22 122 Rugby Union Club Ashton-on- Mersey 8-23
123 Pink Elephant Club Aspull 8-24 124 Haliwell Reform Club Bolton 8-25
125 Shell Chemical Club Carrington 8-26 126 Youth Centre Westhoughton 8-27
127 Church St Labour Club Warrington 8-29 128 Latchford Labour Club Warrington 8-30
129 Beehive Club Birkenhead 8-31 130 Cricket Club Lytham 9-1
131 Wigwam Club Heywood 9-5 132 Town Hall Chorley 9-6
133 Brownedge Y C BamberBridge 9-7 134 Cadishead Labour Club Irlam 9-9
135 Bird Cage Club Nantwich 9-10 136 Rugby Union Club Appleton 9-13
137 Y M C A St Anne’s 9-14 138 Casino Club Bolton 9-15
139 Derbyshire Hill Y C St Helens 9-18 140 Keg of Keys Club Atherton 9-19
141 Keg of Keys Club Atherton 9-20 142 Catholic Club Irlam 9-21
143 Gt Lever Labour Club Bolton 9-24 144 Firs Lane Y C Leigh 9-26
145G GrangePark Labour Club St Helens 9-27 146 Beachcomber Club Wigan 9-28
147 Monaco Ballroom Hindley 9-29 148 EdwardArrowsmithSchool Ashton-in-Makerfield 10-2
149 High Bank Hotel Preston 10-3 150 British Sidac Club St Helens 10-4
151 Casino Club Bolton 10-5 152 Norwest Hover Terminal Fleetwood 10-10
153 CountyClub Caernarfon 10-11 154 HolyTrinitySchool Bury 10-12
155 Gargrave Village Hall Skipton 10-17 156 Rugby Union Club Ashton-on- Mersey 10-18
157 Royal Navel Club Widnes 10-19 158 Lyme & District Y C Lyme 10-20
159 Casino Club Bolton 10-23 160 Cricket Club Wigan 10-24
161 Village Hall St Michaels -on-Wyre 10-25 162 Football Club Bury 10-26
163 Glendenning Colne 10-31 164 SouthShore Tennis Club Blackpool 11-1
165 Beachcomber Club Wigan 11-2 166 Bird Cage Club Nantwich 11-4
167 Cale Lane (New Springs) Wigan 11-5 168 Cross Keys Hotel Eccles 11-8
169 De La Salle Middleton 11-9 170 Monaco Ballroom Hindley 11-10
171 Bird Cage Club Nantwich 11-12 172 SouthlandsSchool Chorley 11-14
173 Winter Gardens Ballroom Llandudno 11-15 174 Catholic Club Irlam 11-16
175 Howard Arms Whittle Springs 11-18 176 Gt Lever Labour Club Bolton 11-19
177 Rufford Y C Rufford 11-21 178 Rugby Union Club Rochdale 11-22
179 Sacred Heart Y C St Helens 11-23 180 Keniley Arms Garstang 11-28
181 Old Blackburnians Club Blackburn 11-29 182 Church St Labour Club Warrington 11-30
183 Monaco Ballroom Hindley 12-1 184 Howard Arms Whittle Springs 12-2
185 Casino Club Bolton 12-4 186 Gargrave Village Hall Skipton 12-5
187 Clayton & Whittle Y C Clayton-le-Woods 12-6 188 Wigwam Club Heywood 12-11
189 Frodsham Y C Frodsham 12-12 190 New Town Congregational St Helens 12-13
191 Beachcomber Club Wigan 12-14 192 British Legion Adlington 12-15
193 Club 69 Farnworth 12-16 194 PoliceTrainingCollege Bruche 12-18
195 12 Apostles Club Leigh 12-19 196 Coop Hall Warrington 12-20
197 SouthShore Tennis Club Blackpool 12-22 198 Football Club Bury 12-23
199 Top Rank Bowling Alley Stretford 12-24 200 Casino Club Wigan 12-25
201 Pink Elephant Club Aspull 12-26 202 Winter Gardens Ballroom Llandudno 12-27
203 Church St Labour Club Warrington 12-28 204 Barn (Top) Rivington 12-29
205 Football Club Elsmere Part 12-30 206 206Civic Hall Haywood 12-31

 

1970 – 1970 Peaceful Nature: Barry Parkinson: lead guitar; Dennis Parkinson: bass guitar and lead vocalist; Rob Whittle: keyboard; Michael Ormisher: drums. Management: JV Entertainments, 1 Kings Lane, High Street, Swansea (Les Savile).

1970 Gigs:

 

  Venue Town Date   Venue Town Date
1 Beer Keller Wigan 1-1 2 Haigh Hall Wigan 1-2
3 Town Hall Chorley 1-3 4 Sacred Heart Club St Helens 1-4
5 Monaco Ballroom Hindley 1-9 6 Rugby Club Ashton on Mersey 1-10
7 Bell Hall Youth Club Warrington 1-11 8 Casino Bolton 1-12
9 Brockfield Sports Club Kirby, Liverpool 1-16 10 British Sidac Club St Helens 1-17
11 Y.M.C.A. St Anne’s 1-18 12 St Josephs Club Paisley Cross 1-22
13 Winter Gardens Llandudno 1-24 14 Royal Navel Club Widnes 1-25
15 Monaco Ballroom Hindley 1-26 16 Fullwood Lawn Tennis Club Preston 1-31
17 Palais De Danse Bridge End 2-4 18 SecondaryModernSchool Pontybreem 2-6
19 Market Hall Haverford West 2-7 20 Langland Bay Hotel Swansea 2-8
21 Glias R.F.C. Clydach 2-11 22 R.F.C. Britton Ferry 2-12
23 Working Men’s Club Gorseinon 2-13 24 Glen Ballroom Llanelli 2-14
25 Palais De Danse Bridge End 2-18 26 Double Two Club Pembroke 2-20
27 Black Lion Hotel Cardigan 2-21 28 Rugby Club Skewen 2-17
29 TrinityCollege Carmarthen 2-28 30 St Peters Club Carmarthen 3-3
31 Country Club Crossways 3-11 32 Palais De Danse Bridge End 3-12
33 Top Rank Ballroom Cardiff 3-13 34 St Luke’s Hall Overton 3-14
35 Palais De Danse Bridge End 3-20 36 Graham’s Wedding Chorley 3-21
37 Toendraethy High Street Pontyberem 3-24 38 Welfare Hall Pontyyates 3-27
39 De Valence Ballroom Tenby 3-28 40 Palais De Danse Bridge End 3-30
41 St Peters Church Hall Carmarthen 4-3 42 Langland Bay Hotel Swansea 4-7
43 Cross Keys Club Bridgend 4-10 44 Fresh Water East Club Pembroke 4-11
45 Glen Ballroom Llanelli 4-13 46 R.F.C. Glais 4-15
47 Gurnos Youth Centre Ystradglynlais 4-17 48 Aelwyd Hall Brynamman 4-18
49 Youth Wing Ynysauidre 4-24 50 Palais De Danse Bridge End 4-25
51 Rugby Club Pontardulais 5-1 52 Glen Ballroom Llanelli 5-2
53 Paydarus Porthcawl 5-6 54 Red Dragon ? 5-8
55 Church Hall Llalidovery 5-9 56 TrinityCollege Carmarthen 5-16
57 Rossili Church Hall Swansea 5-22 58 Palais De Danse Bridge End 5-25
59 TrinityCollege Carmarthen 5-30 60 De Valence Ballroom Tenby 5-31
61 H.M.S. Eagle Club Lee-on-Solent 6-1 62 R.F.C. Glais 6-3
63 YMCA Neath 6-5 64 Aelwyd Brynamman 6-6
65 Halfway House Dunstable 6-9 66 Palais De Danse       Bridge End 6-10
67 Fresh Water East Club Pembroke 6-14 68 British Legion Skewen 6-15
69 War Memorial Hall Morriston 6-20 70 Glen Ballroom Llanelli 6-25
71 Fresh Water East Club Pembroke                6-26 72 Miners Welfare Club Grovesend               6-27
73 Rossili Church Hall Swansea 7-3 74 Castle Kidwelly 7-4
75 Social Club Baglan 7-7 76 Blackwell’s Country Club Gower 7-8
77 GwendrathHigh School Pontyberem 7-9 78 Black Hills Fairwood 7-10
79 De Valence Ballroom Tenby 7-11 80 Palais De Danse Bridge End 7-13
81 British Legion Skewen 7-14 82 Gold Crest Club Brawdy 7-16
83 Langland Bay Hotel Swansea 7-17 84 Miners Welfare Club Grovesend 7-18
85 Glen Ballroom Llanelli 7-20 86 Fresh Water East Club Pembroke 7-24
87 Palais De Danse Bridge End 7-29 88 Showbiz Club Cardiff 7-30
89 Cilgeran Cards 7-31 90 Showbiz Club Cardiff 8-1
91 Guildhall Cardiff 8-4 92 Showbiz Club Cardiff 8-6
93 Bryn Social Club Cwmllynfel 8-8 94 Glen Ballroom Llanelli 8-10
95 Showbiz Club Cardiff 8-13 96 Showbiz Club Cardiff 8-14
97 Showbiz Club Cardiff 8-15 98 Aelwyd Club Brymamman 8-22
99 R.N.A. Club Brawdy 8-27 100 Black Lion Cardigan 8-29
101 Gurnous Ystragyn 9-4 102 St Peters Carmarthen 9-5
103 Black Lion Hotel Cardigan 9-10 104 St Peters Church Hall Carmarthen 9-11
105 Rebecca’s Birmingham 9-13 106 Rebecca’s Birmingham 9-14
107 Spread Eagle Wednesfield 6-16 108 Vine Rooms  Newport 9-17
109 Kensington Court Club  Newport 9-18 110 Kensington Court Club  Newport 9-19
111 Kensington Court Club  Newport 9-20 112 Glen Ballroom Llanelli 9-21
113 Cavern Club Liverpool 10-26 114 Kaleidoscope Club Blackburn 10-30
115 Casino Wigan 10-31 116 St Paul’s Institute Lostock Hall 11-5
117 Cavern Club Liverpool 11-13 118 Reform Club West Houghton 11-20
119 Casino Wigan 11-21 120 British Legion Club Lower Ince 12-11
121 Cavern Club Liverpool 12-17 122 Corporation Club Widnes 12-18
123 Conservative Club Brinscall 12-19 124 Kaleidoscope Club Blackburn 12-21
125 Highfield Parish Hall Wigan 12-23 126 Park Hotel Lancaster 12-25
127 Park Hotel Lancaster 12-26 128 Park Hotel Lancaster 12-27
129 Barn Rivington 12-29 130 Manchester Country Club Didsbury 12-31

                          

1971 – 1972 Just Us: Dennis Parkinson: bass guitar; Larry Byrne: lead guitar; Michael Ormisher: drums. Management: LE Agency (Owen Hughes).

1971 Gigs:

  Venue Town Date   Venue Town Date
1 Dolphin Club Colne 1-2 2 HolyTrinitySchool Bury 1-3
3 Barn (Top) Rivington 1-9 4 Cavern Club Liverpool 1-15
5 Geraldo Club St Helens 1-16 6 Kiosk Ballroom Castleford 1-22
7 Beefeater Club Abergelly 1-23 8 Student Club Wigan 1-29
9 British SidacClub St Helens 1-30 10 Royal Oak Hotel Chorley 2-5
11 Park Hall Charnok Richard 2-6 12 Aspin Club Bolton 2-12
13 Aspin Club Bolton 2-13 14 Trinity School Hall Bury 2-14
15 South Sore Res Blackpool 2-18 16 Geraldo Club St Helens 2-19
17 PadgateTrainingCollege Warrington 2-20 18 St Mathews Y C Highfield (Wig) 2-23
19 Beer Keller Wigan 2-26 20 Casino Club Wigan 2-17
21 George & Dragon Hotel Tylsley 3-5 22 Football Club Bury 3-6
23 Bierkeller Wigan 3-12 24 Bolton Sailing Club Horich 3-13
25 Bierkeller Wigan 3-18 26 Pyramid Club Liverpool 3-19
27 Rugby Club Penrith 3-20 28 Aspin Club Bolton 3-26
29 Aspin Club Bolton 3-27 30 St Cuthbert’s Club Pemberton 3-30
31 Village Hall Gargrave 4-2 32 85 Club Warrington 4-3
33 Barn (Top) Rivington 4-10 34 George & Dragon Hotel Tylsley 4-16
35 Talbot Rd Con Club Blackpool 4-17 36 Mr Smiths Club Windsford 4-24
37 Aspin Club       Bolton 4-30 38 Aspin Club Bolton 5-1
39 Wargrave Labour Club Newton-le-Willows 5-4 40 Howard Arms Whittle Springs 5-6
41 Bierkeller Wigan 5-7 42 Woodford Community Cen Wilmslow 5-8
43 George & Dragon Hotel Tylsley 5-14 44 Coach House Inn Huddersfield 5-15
45 Aspin Club       Bolton 5-21 46 Denis Draper (Wedding) Chorley 5-22
47 Mr Smiths Winsford 5-29 48 Casino Club Wigan 6-4
49 Royal Oak Hotel-Linda-21 Chorley 5-5 50 St Cuthbert’s Club Pemberton 6-8
51 Long View Labour Club Prescott 5-12 52 Whitefield Y C Manchester 6-14
53 St Alowishus Club Liverpool 6-19 54 Transport Club St Helens 6-24
55 CountyClub Caernarvon 6-26 56 Casino Club Wigan 7-2
57 Ambrose Hall Farm Woodplumpton 7-3 58 Bierkeller Wigan 7-4
59 Hagford Workingmen’s Club Atherton 7-5 60 Talbot Rd Con Club Blackpool 7-10
61 Oaks Hotel Chorlton 7-25 62 Wigan Casino Wigan 7-30
63 Winter Gardens Ballroom Llandudno 7-31 64 Dolphin Club Colne 8-4
65 Aspin Club       Bolton 8-6 66 Aspin Club       Bolton 8-7
67 Bierkeller Wigan 8-8 68 Highfield Parish Hall Pemberton 8-13
69 Labour Club Kirby 8-14 70 Royal Navel Club Widnes 8-15
71 Dolphin Club Colne 8-16 72 Castaways Club Hindley 8-21
73 M/C Social Club Manchester 8-26 74 Barclay Hotel Scunthorpe 8-28
75 Aspin Club Bolton 9-3 76 Barn (Top) Rivington 9-4
77 Casino Club Wigan 9-10 78 Castaways Club Hindley 9-11
79 Winter Gardens Ballroom Llandudno 9-18 80 Winstanleys Cafe Hindley 9-24
81 Sands Casino Blackpool 9-25 82 Higher End Lab Club Wigan 10-1
83 Wheatsheaf –Mary 21 Coppull 10-2 84 Bierkeller           Wigan 10-3
85 Aspin Club Bolton 10-8 86 Aspin Club Bolton 10-9
87 High End Lab Club Billinge 10-15 88 Sands Casino Blackpool 10-16
89 Castaways Club Hindley 10-22 90 Castaways Club Hindley 10-23
91 Transport Club St Helens 10-28 92 Dolphin Club Colne 10-29
93 Casino Club Wigan 1-30 94 Oaks Hotel Manchester 10-31
95 Sands Casino Blackpool 11-1 96 Bierkeller           Wigan 11-4
97 Higher End Lab Club Billinge 11-5 98 St Josephs Club St Helens 11-6
99 Catholic Club Irlam 11-7 100 Aspin Club Bolton 11-12
101 Aspin Club Bolton 11-13 102 Pinner Ski Lodge Oldham 11-14
103 Rugby Club Wigan 11-19 104 Winter Gardens Ballroom Llandudno 11-20
105 Tavern in the Town Southport 11-26 106 Sands Casino Blackpool 11-27
107 Oaks Hotel Manchester 11-28 108 Sands Casino Blackpool 11-29
109 Civic Hall Lowton 12-3 110 Highfield Tennis Club Liverpool 12-4
111 United Transport Club Atherton 12-10 112 Trafford Arms Crosston 12-11
113 Bierkeller       Wigan 12-12 114 Mr Smiths Manchester 12-16
115 Railway Hotel Atherton 12-17 116 Jackson Row Y C Manchester 12-18
117 Labour Club Skelmersdale 12-21 118 Lime House Training Centre Haydock 12-22
119 The Ray Belle Bury 12-23 120 Parish Rooms Shevington 12-24
121 Catholic Club Irlam 12-26 122 Working Men’s Club Newtown 12-27
123 British Legion Hindley 12-28 124 Bedford Social Club Liverpool 12-31

 

1972 – 1972 Just Us:    Dennis Parkinson: bass guitar; Larry Byrne: lead guitar; Chirs: drums. Management: LE Agency (Owen Hughes).

1972 Gigs:

 

  Venue Town Date   Venue Town Date
1 Casino Club Wigan 1-1 2 Queens Catholic Club Blackpool 1-2
3 Transport Club St Helens 1-6 4 Castaways Club Hindley 1-8
5 WestParkRugby Club Liverpool 1-9 6 Sands Casino Blackpool 1-14
7 Broughton Cricket Club Preston 1-15 8 Basement Club Bury 1-17
9 Aspin Club Bolton 1-21 10 Monaco Ballroom Hindley 1-22
11 Witton Albion FC Northwich 1-23 12 Bierkeller       Wigan 1-28
13 Barn (Top) Rivington 1-29 14 Mr Smiths Club Winsford 1-30
15 Fox Lane Club Leyland 2-3 16 Oaks Hotel Manchester 2-6
17 Casino Club Wigan 2-11 18 Talbot Rd Con Club Blackpool 2-12
19 Colours Club Aspull 2-13 20 Hagford Workingmen’s Atherton 2-14
21 Green Man (Zinta) Chorley 2-18 22 United Transport Club Atherton 2-19
23 CountyClub Caernarvon 2-16 24 Town Hall Chorley 3-4
25 Bierkeller Wigan 3-9 26 St Mary’s Y C Southport 3-10
27 Talbot Rd Con Club Blackpool 3-11 28 Bluto’s (Bird Cage) Nantwich 3-18
29 Empress Club Bolton 3-20 30 Bishop Rd Police Station St Helens 3-23
31 Winter Gardens Ballroom Llandudno 3-25 32 Catholic Club Irlam 3-26
33 Sands Casino Blackpool 3-31 34 St Josephs Club St Helens 4-1
35 Bierkeller Wigan 4-2 36 Castaways Club Hindley 4-7
37 Town Hall Chorley 4-8 38 Casino Club Wigan 4-15
39 Bierkeller Wigan 4-28 40 Paris Rooms Shevington 4-29
41 Catholic Club Irlam 4-30 42 Lockheed Sports Club Liverpool 5-5
43 West Albion F C Northwich 5-6 44 Oaks Hotel Manchester 5-7
45 Hagford Workingmen’s Atherton 5-8 46 Talbot Rd Con Club Blackpool 5-20
47 Cricket Club (Broughton) Fullwood 5-21 48 Castaways Club Hindley 5-26
49 Castaways Club Hindley 5-27 50 Tavern Club New Brighton 6-3
51 Bierkeller Wigan 6-9 52 Casino Club Wigan 6-10
53 ASP Club Liverpool 6-16 54 Talbot Rd Con Club Blackpool 6-17
55 Knot Hotel Ellesmere Port 6-18 56 CountyClub Aston-under-Lyme 6-23
57 Winter Gardens Ballroom Llandudno 6-24 58 Odd Fellows Chorley 6-29
59 Greenland’s Labour Club Preston 7-1 60 Bierkeller Wigan 7-7
61 Langford Top Club Worksop 7-8 62 Conservative Club Colne 7-29
63 Spring Mill Hotel Blackburn 7-30 64 Bierkeller Wigan 8-4
65 Grace Park Labour Club St Helens 8-5 66 St Mary’s Catholic Club Warrington 8-26
67 Labour Club Kirby 8-27 68      

 

 1980 – 1982 Robinson Brothers:    Graham Parkinson: bass guitar; Barry Parkinson: lead guitar; Dennis Parkinson: rhythm guitar. Three part vocal harmony. Management: Bellgrade Entertainments, 92 Elliot Street, Tyldesley, Manchester (Phil & Brian).

1980 Gigs:

 

  Venue Town Date   Venue Town Date
1 British Legion Horchton 12-29 2 St Clare’s Catholic Club Manchester 12-31

 

1981 Gigs:

  Venue Town Date   Venue Town Date
1 St Albans Catholic Club Warrington 1-3 2 Haliwell Reform Club Bolton 1-10
3 Green Lane Club Bolton 1-17 4 North End Supporters Club Rainford 2-1
5 British Aerospace Chester 2-7 6 Social Club Ellesmere Port 2-14
7 Palace Club Wingsford                2-21 8 St James Club Birkenhead 2-27
9 St James Club Birkenhead 2-28 10 A. C. Delco Club Liverpool 3-7
11 Cantrell Farm Club Liverpool 3-21 12 Bowling Club Whaley Bridge 3-28
13 N S Eagleston Club              St Helens 4-4 14 St Albert’s Club Cantrell Farm 4-7
15 St Albert’s Club Cantrell Farm 4-11 16 Nip Inn Stockport 4-18
17 Hare & Hounds AbbeyVillage 4-25 18 Working Men Club               Abraham 5-22
19 Hare & Hounds AbbeyVillage 5-30 20 Pudsey West End Leeds 6-27
21 L.U.T. PlatBridge 7-25 22 Robin Hood Hotel Manchester 7-27
23 RAFA Social Club Salford 7-31 24 VictoriaHotel Manchester 8-1
25 Hollingshead Chorley 8-2 26 Robin Hood Hotel Manchester 8-7
27 The Centurion Hotel Blackburn                8-8 28 Hollingshead Chorley 8-9
29 St Clare’s Catholic Club Manchester 8-14 30 St James Bowling Club Chorley 8-22
31 Checkers Club Warton 8-28 32 Bowling Club Tylesley 8-29
33 Grahams Wedding Chorley 9-5 34 Kingsway Hotel Warrington 9-11
35 Broughton Hotel Salford 9-12 36 JerseyLilyHotel Gorton 9-19
37 Labour Club Kidsgrove                9-26 38 Sutton Social Club Gorton 10-3
39 Grossvenor Hotel Salford 10-9 40 Mermaid Hotel Wilmslow                10-10
41 R.A.F.A. Club                Salford 10-17 42 Midland Hotel Gorton 10-18
43 Sports & Social Club Brinscoll 10-24 44 VictoriaHotel Manchester 10-15
45 W.M.C. Clayton le Moore 10-30 46 Western Hotel Manchester 10-31
47 Morris W.M. Club Wigan 11-1 48 Cardwell Arms Aldington 11-7
49 New Albion Hotel Burnley 11-13 50 Bridge Inn                Aldington 11-14
51 Lower Ground L.C Standish 11-21 52 Brimington L.C. Stockport 11-22
53 Moss Back Servicemen’s St Helens 11-28 54 St Peters Catholic Club Hurst Green 11-25
55 Labour Club Aspull 12-5 56 Social Club Tyldesley 12-19
57 Rose & Thistle Burnley 12-20 58 VictoriaHotel Manchester 12-21
59 Con Club Aldington 12-24 60 Higher Ince L.C. Wigan 12-26
61 Stretford Con Club Stretford 12-31 62 Scared Heart Chorley 1-9

 

1982 Gigs: 

  Venue Town Date   Venue Town Date
1 Scared Heart Chorley 1-9 2 Sacred Heart Chorley 1-15
3 Horton Grange Bradford  1-16 4 Railway Hotel Leyland 2-4
5 Clayton Clayton-le-Moors 2-6 6 Hollingshead Chorley 2-7
7 Bradford Miners Manchester 2-14 8 Greyhound Hotel Stretford 2-20
9 Windmill Hotel Manchester 2-21 10 Waterloo Social Club Blackpool 2-26
11 Harefinch Social Club St Helens 2-27 12 Highland Heywood 3-6
13 VictoriaHotel Middleton Junction 3-7 14 Catholic Club Lythem-St-Annes 3-13
15 Labour Club Kidsgrove 3-27 16 Beachill Hotel Wythenshawe 3-28
17 Dorecorte L C Liverpool 4-3 18 57 Club Manchester 4-10
19 Hallwell Reform Club              Bolton 4-11 20 Shaw Cross L C Wigan 4-12
21 VictoriaHospital Blackpool 4-17 22 Labour Club Wigan 4-24
23 Little Lever L C Bolton 5-1 24 Moston Hotel Moston 5-8
25 VictoriaHotel Manchester 5-9 26 Shaw Cross L C Wigan 5-14
27 Old Band Club Accrington 5-15 28 Rumworth Con Club St Helens 5-22
29 St Clare’s Catholic Club Blakely 5-23 30 B.T.R. Social Club Farringdon               5-29
31 R.A.F.F.A. Club Manchester 6-6 32 British Legion Club Wythenshawe 6-12
33 Weldbank Club Chorley 7-9 34 The Rosebud Preston 7-10
35 CaravanPark Cockram Sands 8-21 36 Harefinch Social Club St Helens 9-11
37 Con Club Stretford 10-29 38 W.M.C. Clayton-le-Moore 12-18
39 Con Club Stretford 12-31 40      

 

1984 – 1987 Paul Denny:    Dennis Parkinson: vocal and guitar. Management: Alan Wilson Enterprises.

1984 Gigs:

 

  Venue Town Date   Venue Town Date
1 St Albans Social Club Blackburn 12-26 2 Catholic Club Lytham 12-31
1 Philharmonic Club Blackpool 1-7 2 Conservative Club Rishton 1-21
3 Brunswick Club Blackpool 2-4 4 Social  Club Frenchwood 2-11
5 Furthergate W M C Blackburn 2-17 6 Scholes Labour Club Wigan 2-18
7 Hand & Banner Hindley 2-25 8 Number One Club Blackpool 3-3
9 Blessed Sacrament Centre Preston 3-10 10 Royal Legion Leyland 3-17
11 Fox Lane Sports & Social Leyland 3-24 12  R A F A Club Preston 3-31
13 Plank Lane Labour Club Leigh 4-7 14 Greenland’s Lane Labour Club Preston 4-14
15 British Legion Lostock Hall 4-15 16 W. M C. Carlisle 4-21
17 Central Labour Club Bolton 4-23 18 Wheelhouse Restaurant Windermere 4-28
19 Wedding (Larry’s brother) Chorley 5-4 20 North End F C Preston 5-5
21 Ex Servicer Men’s Club St Anne’s 5-12 22 Parkers Arms Chorley 5-16
23 St Albans Sports Club Blackburn 5-19 24 Salwick Club Preston 5-26
25 Memorial Hall Garstang 6-2 26 London Rd Labour Club Preston 6-9
27 Tetley Social Club Leeds 6-10 28 Red Lion Wheelton 6-13
29 Prince of Wales Chorley 6-15 30 St Gregory’s Catholic Club Preston 6-23
31 Lanstel Sports Club Lancaster 6-29 32 Highfield W Club Darwin 6-30
33 St James Bowling Club Chorley 7-1 34 Prince of Wales Chorley 7-6
35 Tradsea Labour Club Lancaster 7-7 36 Haliwell Central Reform Bolton 7-14
37 55th  Division Club Preston 7-15 38 Bridge Inn Adlington 7-16
39 St Bede’s Whittle 7-21 40 St Joseph’s Catholic Club Lancaster 7-22
41 Stanley Lane Social Club Ellesmere Port 7-28 42 Brook St W M Club Chorley 7-29
43 Lady of Lourdes Southport 8-4 44 Prince of Whales Chorley 8-10
45 Poolstock Labour Club Wigan 8-11 46 Black Horse Chorley 8-14
47 Ribbleton W M Club Preston 8-19 48 British Legion Padiham 8-25
49 Solders & Sailors Atherton 8-26 50 Mortfield Bowling Club Bolton 9-1
51 Black Horse Chorley 9-11 52 Stanhill W M C Oswaldtwistle 9-15
53 Styx Nite Blackpool 9-21 54 Styx Nite Blackpool 9-22
55 St Peters Chorley 9-29 56 Black Horse Chorley 10-9
57 Green Man Chorley 10-19 58 Styx Nite Blackpool 11-9
59 Allerton F C Liverpool 11-10 60 Labour Club Lostock Hall 11-11
61 Black Horse Chorley 11-13 62 Scholes Conservative Club Wigan 11-18
63 Green Man Chorley 11-23 64 Labour Club Stubshaw Cross 12-1
65 St Peters (Wedding-Larcey) Chorley 12-5 66 Brook St W M C Chorley 12-6
67 Catholic Club Goldborne 12-8 68 Labour Club Rainhill 12-15
69 St Bernard’s Catholic Club Preston 12-23 70 Labour Club Standish 12-24
71 St James Club Chorley 12-31        

 

1985 Gigs:

 

  Venue Town Date   Venue Town Date
1 St Joseph’s Catholic Club Brinscall 4-13 2 St Benedict’s Social Club Warrington 4-21
3 Little Heaton Social Club Middleton 4027 4 St Walbugers Club Preston 5-4
5 Labour Club Walkden 5-11 6 St James Bowling Club Chorley 5-18
7 Ex Servicemen’s Club Carnforth 5-19 8 United Services Club Darwin 5-25
9 Greenfold Conservative C Oldham 6-1 10 Brook St W M C Chorley 6-2
11 South F C Liverpool 6-8 12 Astley Labour Club Manchester 6-15
13 Parr Oddfellows S C Liverpool 6-22 14 Deepdale Labour Club Preston 6-30
15 St Chaos Catholic Club Whittle-le-Woods 7-6 16 Pelham Munt W M C Blackpool 7-7
17 Derby Ward Labour C Bolton 7-13 18 Leisure Hour W M C Great Harwood 7-20
19 Wigan Ro W M C Leigh 7-27 20 Parkfield L C Preston 8-3
21 Bradford Ward L C Bolton 8-10 22 B R S A Club Blackburn 8-11
23 Ex Services Club Lytham 8-17 24 St Augustine’s S C Warrington 8-24
25 Royal B L Wilmslow 9-7 26 Melbourne S C Lancaster 9-21
27 Aston New L C Preston 9-22 28 Sacred Heart Chorley 9-28
29 Little Leaver W M C Bolton 0-29 30 Irish Democratic Club Burnley 10-5
31 C & B Club Haydock 10-6 32 Miners Club Burnley 10-12
33 Tonge Cricket Club Bolton 10-13 34 Conservative Club Oswaldtwistle 10-19
35 Conservative Club Rishton 10-20 36 Chadderton Con Club Oldham 10-26
37 Hagfold W M C Atherton 11-1 38 Mortfield Bowling Club Bolton 11-9
39 Horwich B L Bolton 11-10 40 Longshaw Unity Club Blackburn 11-23
41 St Walburges C M C Preston 11-30 42 Claughton Variety Club Liverpool 12-1
43 Enville Social Club Ashton-Under-Lyne 12-7 44 British Railways Club Lancaster 12-8
45 Billington Brass Band Club Blackburn 12-14 46 Gladstone Liberal Club Birkenhead 12-15
47 North Ward Reform Club Bolton 12-21 48 Pioneer W M C Accrington 12-24
49 Willow Mount L C Accrington 12-26 50 Rumworth Labour Club Bolton 12-28
51 Recreation Club Bickershaw 12-31        
 

1986 Gigs:

  Venue Town Date   Venue Town Date
1 R.A.O.B Club Widnes 1-2 2 Hesketh Hall Birkenhead 1-11
3 Leyland Motors Club Chorley 1-18 4 Leyland Motors Club Leyland 1-19
5 Well Street W.M.C. Rossendale 1-25 6 St Joseph’s Catholic Club Brinscall 2-8
7 Highfield W.M.C. Darwin 2-16 8 Tiger Leyland 2-22
9 Reddish Reform Club Stockport 2-23 10 British Legion Longsight 3-1
11 Central W.M.C. Burnley 3-8 12 Odd Fellows S.C. St Helens 3-15
13 B.L. Horwich 3-29 14 Labour Club Astley 4-5
15 Tonge Bowling Club Middleton 4-6 16 Ex Service Men’s Club Carnforth 4-12
17 Central Labour Club Bolton 4-19 18 Yatefield Con. Club Burnley 4-27
19 Auldley House Club Blackburn 5-3 20 Ingalls Lab. Club Preston 5-10
21 Gordon Club Morecombe 5-11 22 B.L. Club Walkden 5-17
23 Chapel End Lab. Club Billinge 5-24 24 Reform Club Horwich 5-31
25 Clayton Con Club Accrington 6-7 26 Urmston Social Club Manchester 6-14
27 St John’s Catholic Club Manchester 6-15 28 Labour Club Atherton 6-21
29 Wigan Road W.M.C. Leigh 6-22 30 St Bernard’s Catholic Club Preston 7-5
31 St John Catholic Club Wythenshawe 7-6 32 Dixon Green Lab. Club Farnworth 7-12
33 Well Street W.M.C. Rossendale 7-13 34 Cobwall W.M.C. Blackburn 7-19
35 Moss Side R.A.O.B. Club Manchester 7-26 36 St Joseph’s Catholic Club Chorley 8-2
37 St Walburgers C.C. Preston 8-9 38 Cheadle Social Club Manchester 8-16
39 Moss Side B.L.C. Manchester 8-17 40 Independent Lab. Club Hyde 8-23
41 Mortfield Bowling Club Bolton 8-30 42 Fletchers Social Club Farnworth 9-6
43 St Chads Whittle-L-Woods 9-13 44 W.M.C. Gorton 9-14
45 Sacred Heart Club Chorley 9-20 46 Openshaw British Legion Manchester 9-27
47 B.R.S.A. Blackburn 10-4 48 Melbourne Social Club Lancaster 10-11
49 Bradford Miners Club Moston 10-12 50 Cricket Club Haydock 10-18
51 Farrington Con. Club Leyland 10-26 52 Hyton British Legion Club Liverpool 11-23
53 Enville Social Club Ashton-u-lyne 12-13 54 Hammer  W.M.C. Rochdale 12-14
55 Gladstone Lab. Club Birkenhead 12-20 56 Labour Club Ashton 12-26
57 British Legion Chorley 12-27 58 Atlantic Social Club Altringham 12-28
59 Conservative Club Riston 12-31  

 

1987 Gigs:

  Venue Town Date   Venue Town Date
1 Droysleden B.L. Manchester 1-3 2 R.A.O.B. Club Manchester 1-10
3 St John’s Catholic Club Wythenshawe 1-11 4 St Chads R.C. Club Whittle-L-Woods 1-17
5 Church Ward Con. Club Bolton 1-31 6 Astley Labour Club Manchester 2-7
7 Haydock Cricket Club St Helens 2-8 8 Cheadle Social Club Manchester 2-14
9 Rawtonstall W.M.C. Rossendale 2-28 10 Central Conservative Club Darwin 3-7
11 Yatefield Con. Club Burnley 3-27 12 Gladstone Liberal Club Birkenhead 4-4
13 Hesketh Hall Birkenhead 4-11 14 Ingol Labour Club Preston 4-19
15 Ex Solders Club Carnforth 4-25 16 Clayton Con Club Accrington 5-9
17 Bradford Miners Club Manchester 5-23 18 Queens Park W.M.C. Blackburn 6-13
19 Haliwell Reform Club Bolton 6-20  

 

 

2012: Fiftieth Anniversary CD/DVD – Graham Parkinson: bass guitar; Barry Parkinson: lead guitar; Dennis Parkinson: rhythm guitar. Three part vocal harmony.