Hastings Pier/Known Performances

A (most likely incomplete) list of known performances on Hastings Pier has been curated by Roger Bristow from newspaper archives and posted on the Dizzy Tiger Stu website. The list is duplicated below:

6 Jan 1962 Jimmy Foster Band
13 Jan 1962 Ray Elgar and His Augmented Orchestra
20 Jan 1962 Monty Sunshine's Jazz Band with Beryl Bryden
supported by the Dolphin Jazz Band
[Two weeks previously the Dickie Bishop Folk Group and Eddie Barker Trio had been advertised for this date, but not nearer the time.]
27 Jan 1962 Eddie Olsen and his Band
3 Feb 1962 The Debonairs
10 Feb 1962 Norman Hackett and the Southernaires
17 Feb 1962 Ray Elgar and his Band
24 Feb 1962 Kenny Ball and His Jazzmen
plus The Dolphin Jazz Band
3 Mar 1962 The Tornados
10 Mar 1962 Pa-Pa Bue and His Vikings ["direct from Denmark"]
supported by The Riverside Jump Band
17 Mar 1962 Terry Lightfoot
supported by The Crane River Jazz Band
24 Mar 1962 Alan Elsdon & His Jazz Band
supported by The Riverside Jazz Band
31 Mar 1962 Mike Daniels Delta Jazz Band with Doreen Beatty
7 Apr 1962 Clinton Ford Ed Corrie Concord Jazz Band and Antony Strudwick and His Music
14 Apr 1962 The Temperance Seven and Antony Strudwick and his Music
21 Apr 1962 Mike Cotton's Jazz Band, with Jeannie Lamb and Steadfast Jazz Band
23 Apr 1962 Ray Elgar and His Band
28 Apr 1962 Humphrey Lyttleton and His Band supported by the Dolphin Jazz Band
5 May 1962 Forrie Cairns and The Clansmen, with Fiona Duncan plus Bobby Angelo and The Tuxedos, with Susan Terry
12 May 1962 Dolphin Jazz band and the Original Checkmates with George Ford
19 May 1962 Dick Charlesworth and his City Gents, with Jackie Lynn plus the Dolphin Jazz Band
26 May 1962 Mr Acker Bilk and his Paramount Jazz Band plus the Dolphin Jazz Band
2 Jun 1962 The John Barry Seven plus Tony Strudwick and His Band
9 Jun 1962 The Alex Welsh Jazz Band with George Booth Rock Group
11 Jun 1963 Ray Elgar and his Orchestra
16 Jun 1962 Bob Wallis' Storyville Jazzmen with the Dolphin Jazz Band
23 Jun 1962 Sounds Incorporated and Antony Strudwick and his Music
30 Jun 1962 Russ Sainty and The New Notes supported by the Dolphin Jazz Band
7 Jul 1962 Dickie Pride and the Semitones and Antony Strudwick and his Music
14 Jul 1962 Tommy Bruce and The Bruisers and Antony Strudwick and His Music
21 Jul 1962 Johnny Angel and The Barons and Antony Strudwick and His Music
28 Jul 1962 Ricky Valance and The Premieres and Antony Strudwick and His Music
4 Aug 1962 George Booth Country & Western All Star Group and Antony Strudwick and His Music
11 Aug 1962 Chris Wayne and the Cruisers and Antony Strudwick and His Music
18 Aug 1962 The Leroys plus Antony Strudwick and His Music
25 Aug 1962 Rolly Daniels and the Daybreakers plus Antony Strudwick and His Music
1 Sep 1962 Joe Brown and The Bruvvers plus Antony Strudwick and His Music
8 Sep 1962 The Original Checkmates plus Antony Strudwick and His Music
15 Sep 1962 Johnny Kidd and The Pirates plus Antony Strudwick and His Music
22 Sep 1962 George Booth - Country & Western and Chris Boyd and The Phantoms
29 Sep 1962 Johnny Mike and The Shades and Antony Strudwick and His Music
6 Oct 1962 Jimmy Crawford and The Ravens supported by Bobby Angelo and The Tuxedoes, with Susan Terry
13 Oct 1962 Lance Fortune with Rocking Henry and The Phantoms supported by Eddie Olsen
20 Oct 1962 George Booth Country & Western All Stars supported by Ray Elgar and His Orchestra
27 Oct 1962 Nero and The Gladiators with Tina and Her Paradise Islanders
3 Nov 1962 Tony Holland and The Pack-a-Beats
10 Nov 1962 The Tornados supported by Pete Crescent and The Crescendoes
17 Nov 1962 Mr Acker Bilk and his Paramount Jazz Band supported by The Dolphins
24 Nov 1962 The Flee Wreckers supported by The Dominos
1 Dec 1962 Alan Elsdon and His Jazz Band supported by The Couriors
8 Dec 1962 Johnny Kidd and The Pirates supported by Pete Crescent and The Crescendoes
15 Dec 1962 Vince Eager and the Echoes with supporting band
21 Dec 1962 ["Twisting Time with your favourite groups"]
22 Dec 1962 Eric Delaney and His Band supported by Eddie Olsen
24 Dec 1962 Antony Strudwick Orchestra, with Ricky Douglas
26 Dec 1962 Antony Strudwick, His Orchestra and Ricky Douglas
29 Dec 1962 The Checkmates supported by The Saints Combo
31 Dec 1962 Antony Strudwick Orchestra with Ricky Douglas and Liz Tower
4 Jan 1963 ["Twisting Time with your favourite groups"]
5 Jan 1963 Antony Strudwick Orchestra
12 Jan 1963 Nero and The Gladiators supported by Eddie Olsen
19 Jan 1963 The Fleereckers supported by The Dolphin Jazz Band
26 Jan 1963 Tommy Bruce and The Bruisers
2 Feb 1963 Kenny Ball and His Jazzmen + The Dolphin Jazz Band
9 Feb 1963 Marty Wilde and the Wildcats supported by The Tuxedos
16 Feb 1963 Nelson Keene and group supported by The Saints Combo
23 Feb 1963 Danny Rivers and group supported by 'Johnny' and The Chevs
2 Mar 1963 Johnny Kidd and The Pirates supported by The Tuxedos
9 Mar 1963 Bert Weedon and The Echoes with The Rob Charles Combo
16 Mar 1963 Acker Bilk and his Paramount Jazz Band + The Dolphin Jazz Band
23 Mar 1963 Vince Eager and group supported by Laurie Jay Combo
30 Mar 1963 The Blue Diamonds with Dave Storm and Alan Davison
supported by Tony Strand and The Strollers
6 Apr 1963 Chris Barber's Jazz Band with Ottilie Patterson plus the Dolphin Jazz Band
11 Apr 1963 [Twisting Time "with your favourite groups".]
13 Apr 1963 Dolphin Jazzband The Tuxedos The Talismen
[Hastings Carnival Queen Double Rave: two dance floors, three bands]
18 Apr 1963 [Twisting Time "with your favourite groups".]
20 Apr 1963 Screaming Lord Sutch supported by The Vikings
25 Apr 1963 [Twisting Time "with your favourite groups".]
27 Apr 1963 The Fleereckers supported by Tony Strand and The Strollers
2 May 1963 [Twisting Time "with your favourite groups".]
4 May 1963 Terry Lightfoot and his New Orleans Jazz Men plus the Dolphin Jazz Band
9 May 1963 [Twisting Time "with your favourite groups".]
11 May 1963 Emile Ford with Bobby Patrick Big Six and Barry St John plus Peggy Sue and The Night Riders
16 May 1963 [Twisting Time "with your favourite groups".]
18 May 1963 Kenny Ball and His Jazzmen supported by The Dolphins
23 May 1963 [Twisting Time "with your favourite groups".]
25 May 1963 Eden Kane and the Downbeats with the Rob Charles Combo
30 May 1963 Bobby King and The Offbeats
[Twisting Time]
1 Jun 1963 The Laurie Jay Combo supported by The Talismen
6 Jun 1963 Bobby King and The Offbeats
[Twisting Time]
8 Jun 1963 The Blue Diamonds supported by Tony Strand
13 Jun 1963 [Twisting Time "with your favourite groups".]
15 Jun 1963 The Vikings supported by Guy Darrell and The Midniters with The Starlets
20 Jun 1963 [Twisting Time "with your favourite groups".]
22 Jun 1963 Mike Berry and The Innocents
27 Jun 1963 [Twisting Time "with your favourite groups".]
29 Jun 1963 Johnny Kidd and The Pirates and Tony and The Corvettes
4 Jul 1963 [Twisting Time "with your favourite groups".]
6 Jul 1963 Screaming Lord Sutch and his Savages supported by Mike Channele and The Aeriels
11 Jul 1963 [Twisting Time "with your favourite groups".]
13 Jul 1963 George Booth and his All Stars supported by Tony and The Corvetts
18 Jul 1963 [Twisting Time "with your favourite groups".]
20 Jul 1963 The Baron Knights featuring Duke D'Mond
25 Jul 1963 [Twisting Time "with your favourite groups".]
27 Jul 1963 Jet Harris and Tony Meehan supported by The Blue Diamonds
1 Aug 1963 [Twisting Time "with your favourite groups".]
3 Aug 1963 The Big Three and 'Strangers 5'
8 Aug 1963 [Twisting Time "with your favourite groups".]
10 Aug 1963 Vince Eager and Bobby King and The Offbeats
15 Aug 1963 [Twisting Time "with your favourite groups".]
17 Aug 1963 Sounds Incorporated with Gene Bennett and The Initials
22 Aug 1963 [Twisting Time "with your favourite groups".]
24 Aug 1963 The Hollies supported by The Vikings
29 Aug 1963 [Twisting Time "with your favourite groups".]
31 Aug 1963 The Springfields supported by The Midniters
5 Sep 1963 [Twisting Time "with your favourite groups".]
7 Sep 1963 Billy J Kramer supported by Strangers Five
12 Sep 1963 [Twisting Time "with your favourite groups".]
14 Sep 1963 Jerry [sic] and the Pacemakers supported by the Rob Charles Combo
19 Sep 1963 [Twisting Time "with your favourite groups".]
21 Sep 1963 The Checkmates with Alan and The Diamonds
26 Sep 1963 [Twisting Time "with your favourite groups".]
28 Sep 1963 Gene Vincent supported by The Vikings
3 Oct 1963 [Twisting Time "with your favourite groups".]
5 Oct 1963 Rob Storm and The Whispers supported by The Gamblers
10 Oct 1963 [Twisting Time "with your favourite groups".]
12 Oct 1963 The Undertakers supported by The Citizens
17 Oct 1963 [Twisting Time "with your favourite groups".]
19 Oct 1963 Mike Berry & The Innocents supported by Grant Tracey and The Sunsets
24 Oct 1963 [Twisting Time "with your favourite groups".]
26 Oct 1963 Dee-Dee Sharpe and The Sundowners supported by The Midniters
31 Oct 1963 [Twisting Time]
2 Nov 1963 The Eric Delaney Band supported by Rob Charnos
7 Nov 1963 [Twisting Time]
9 Nov 1963 The Gamblers supported by The Strangers Five
14 Nov 1963 [Twisting Time]
16 Nov 1963 Lee Curtis & All Stars supported by The Sabres
21 Nov 1963 [Twisting Time]
23 Nov 1963 Acker Bilk supported by The Dolphins
28 Nov 1963 [Twisting Time]
30 Nov 1963 Freddie & The Dreamers supported by Quiet Five
5 Dec 1963 [Twisting Time]
7 Dec 1963 The Searchers supported by The Sabres
12 Dec 1963 [Twisting Time]
14 Dec 1963 Peter Jay and the Jay-Walkers supported by the Rob Charles Combo
19 Dec 1963 [Twisting Time]
21 Dec 1963 Johnny Kidd and the Pirates and supporting band
24 Dec 1963
26 Dec 1963 [Boxing Night Revels] The Sabres and The Wanderers
28 Dec 1963 The Chackmates with supporting groups
31 Dec 1963 [New Year's Eve Masked Revels] The Midniters and Strangers Five
2 Jan 1964 [Twisting Time]
4 Jan 1964 Rob Storm and the Whispers
11 Jan 1964 The Redcaps supported by Jet Harris's original Jet Blacks
12 Jan 1964 The Hollies
18 Jan 1964 The Rolling Stones supported by The Four Aces
25 Jan 1964 The Gamblers with Beat Section Five
1 Feb 1964 Kenny Ball and His Jazzmen with Patrick Dane and The Quiet Five
8 Feb 1964 The Original "All Stars", featuring Peter Best supported by Johnny and the Spirits
15 Feb 1964 The Tony Meehan Combo supported by Johnny Fine and The Ramblers
22 Feb 1964 Freddie and the Dreamers with Patrick Dane and The Quiet Five
29 Feb 1964 Screaming 'Lord' Sutch supported by The Ravens
7 Mar 1964 The Hollies supported by Strangers Five
14 Mar 1964 Bobby Sansom and the Giants supported by Jimmy Crawford and the Shantells
21 Mar 1964 The Chants and The Harlems supported by Patrick Dane and The Quiet Five
28 Mar 1964 The Hustlers; and The Strangers Five with Tony and the Defiants
4 Apr 1964 Cilla Black, with Sounds Incorporated and Earl Sheridan and the Houseshakers
11 Apr 1964 Rolling Stones with The Falcons
18 Apr 1964 The Rattles with Johnny and The Spirits
19 Apr 1964 The Sabres
25 Apr 1964 Swinging Blue Jeans with The Ramblers
2 May 1964 Patrick Dane and The Quiet Five with The Sabres
9 May 1964 Ian Crawford and The Boomerangs supported by The Alexanders
16 May 1964 Dave Berry and The Cruisers with Chris Star Orbits
17 May 1964 The Confederates
23 May 1964 The Kinks
with Earl Sheridan and The Houseshakers
30 May 1964 Peter Jay and The Jaywalkers supported by Patrick Dane
6 Jun 1964 Sounds Incorporated supported by Gene Bennett and The Sidewinders
13 Jun 1964 Barron Knights supported by The Sabres
20 Jun 1964 Mike Berry and The Innocents and Chris Star Orbits
27 Jun 1964 The Worrying Kind with Frankie Roy and The Soundcasters
4 Jul 1964 King Size Taylor and the Dominoes supported by Earl Sheridan and The Houseshakers
11 Jul 1964 Big Dee Irwin with The Strangers Five
18 Jul 1964 The Interns with The Midniters
25 Jul 1964 Patrick Dane and The Quiet Five with The Sabres
1 Aug 1964 Rolling Stones supported by The Worrying Kind and The Sabres
[Hastings Observer 8 Aug 1964 p1]
[tickets cost 10/-)
8 Aug 1964 Alex Harvey Soul Band and Johnny and The Spirits
15 Aug 1964 Mickey Finn and The Blue Men with Earl Sheridan and The House Shakers
22 Aug 1964 The Mojos supported by The Orbits
29 Aug 1964 The Honeycombs with Shelley [formerly The Sabres, or formerly of the Sabres]
5 Sep 1964 The Applejacks with the Sugarbeats
12 Sep 1964 Tammy St John and The Trends supported by Gene Bennett and The Initials
19 Sep 1964 Patrick Dane and The Quiet Five supported by The Beat Syndicate
26 Sep 1964 The Herd and The Other Two supported by Shelley
3 Oct 1964 Shelley supported by Earl Sheridan and The Houseshakers
10 Oct 1964 Southern Sounds supported by Guy Darrell and The Midniters
17 Oct 1964 The Worrying King supported by The Confederates
24 Oct 1964 The Konrads supported by The Silhouettes
31 Oct 1964 Tony Rivers and The Castaways supported by The King Bees

No event was advertised for the next three weeks while the Ballroom was renovated.

The Ballroom reopened on 5 Dec 1964 and for several weeks was used for dancing. Throughout December and for the first two Saturdays in January 1965 the music was provided by the Percy Howe Orchestra, From 16 January to 20 February the dance music was by Gordon Rider (on 16 Jan 1965 spelt as 'Ryder').

27 Feb 1965 Tommy Quickly + Remo Four + Pagans
For five weeks - 6 March to 3 April - Gordon Rider is again listed as providing dance music.
17 Apr 1965 The Searchers supported by The Paramounts
24 Apr 1965 Tom Jones and The Squires + Saxtet '65
8 May 1965 P J Proby and his orchestra + The Quiet Five
No pop acts were advertised for several weeks.
Wrestling was held in the Ballroom each Monday, and most days there was an Olde Tyme Music Hall, up to 18 Sep 1965.
After that the Ballroom was advertised as 'available for hire'.
24 Dec 1965 The Who
31 Dec 1965 The Two of Each and Pinky and The Phellows
5 Mar 1966 Hedge Hoppers Anonymous
19 Mar 1966 Dave Berry
9 Apr 1966 Crispian St Peters and The Puppets
16 Apr 1966 Duggie Campbell Orchestra + Saxtet '65
[Eighteen Plus Conference Evening Dance]
29 Apr 1966 Paul and Barry Ryan
13 May 1966 The Barron Knights
7 May 1966 Tony Strudwick Showband and Vocalists
14 May 1966 Tony Strudwick Showband and Vocalists
21 May 1966 Tony Strudwick Showband and Vocalists
28 May 1966 Bob Miller and the Millerman
[Carnival Queen Selection Dance]
1 Jul 1966 Tony Strudwick Full Show Band
[costume ball]
4 Jul 1966 Biff Byfield and His Music
[dancing]
6 Jul 1966 Tony Strudwick Show Band
7 Jul 1966 Episode Six + The Fag Paper Nose & Chin Band
8 Jul 1966 Cyril Stapleton
[Police Ball]
10 Jul 1966 Yardbirds + two supporting groups
16 Jul 1966 Tony Strudwick Big Band
17 Jul 1966 Zoot Money and His Big Roll Band
18 Jul 1966 Biff Byfield and His Music
20 Jul 1966 Tony Strudwick Big Band
22 Jul 1966 Tony Strudwick Show Band
23 Jul 1966 Tony Strudwick Big Band
27 Jul 1966 Tony Strudwick Big Band
29 Jul 1966 Tony Strudwick Big Band
30 Jul 1966 Tony Strudwick Big Band
31 Jul 1966 Garry Farr and the T Bones
5 Aug 1966 Tony Strudwick Show Band
6 Aug 1966 Tony Strudwick Big Band
7 Aug 1966 The Troggs
12 Aug 1966 Tony Strudwick Show Band
13 Aug 1966 Tony Strudwick Big Band
14 Aug 1966 Zoot Money and His Big Roll Band
19 Aug 1966 Tony Strudwick Show Band
20 Aug 1966 Tony Strudwick Big Band
21 Aug 1966 The Who + The Kingpins
26 Aug 1966 Tony Strudwick Show Band
27 Aug 1966 Tony Strudwick Big Band
28 Aug 1966 Nashville Teens
2 Sep 1966 Tony Strudwick Show Band
3 Sep 1966 Tony Strudwick Big Band
9 Sep 1966 Tony Strudwick Show Band
14 Oct 1966 Georgie Fame and The Blue Flames and John Mayall's Blues Breakers with Shotgun Express + The Gass
[all night "Invasion Rave" 9pm-5am]
24 Dec 1966 Lord Caesar Sutch and the Roman Empire supported by Adam Lee Set
13 Jan 1967 Bob Miller and His Millermen
[dance]
11 Feb 1967 Gordon Rider and His Quartet
[St Valentine's Dance]
25 Mar 1967 Precisely This with The St Johns Wood and The Springbeats
15 Apr 1967 The Suspects with The Springbeats and Mud Mulligan's Big Boss Band
22 Apr 1967 Stan James Big Band
[Eighteen Plus Group Big Ball '67]
19 May 1967 [Three bands. Organised by Northiam Football Club.]
27 May 1967 The Move supported by The Flashbakks
29 Jun 1967 Ewan MacColl and Peggy Seeger
1 Jul 1967 [Beat Dance. "Top Line London Groups.]
8 Jul 1967 [Grand Beat Dance to London groups.]
9 Jul 1967 Cat Stevens with support groups
16 Jul 1967 The Troggs with support groups
23 Jul 1967 Dave Berry with support groups
30 Jul 1967 Manfred Mann with support groups
6 Aug 1967 The Kinks with support groups
13 Aug 1967 Dave Dee, Dozy, Beaky, Mick & Tich with support groups
20 Aug 1967 Unit 4 + 2 with support groups
27 Aug 1967 Tremeloes with support groups
3 Sep 1967 Small Faces with support groups
7 Oct 1967 Georgians Dance Orchestra
[Old Tyme Autumn Ball]
22 Oct 1967 Jimi Hendrix Experience
with The Orange Seaweed
4 Nov 1967 John Walker [ex Walker Brothers] and The Technique
11 Nov 1967 Herd
18 Nov 1967 Rupert's People plus supporting programme
25 Nov 1967 Flowerpot Men plus full supporting programme
2 Dec 1967 Georgie Fame and his Band + The Circuit
9 Dec 1967 The Supernatural
16 Dec 1967 Square One
[23 Dec 1967] [Zombies]
[advertised a week previously, but not on the day itself
so maybe did not happen]
30 Dec 1967 The Who
31 Dec 1967 The Kult and St Johns Wood and The Mad'ning Crowd
6 Jan 1968 Amen Corner with The Section
13 Jan 1968 Dave Dee, Dozy, Beaky, Mick and Tich with The Supernatural
20 Jan 1968 Pink Floyd with Beaufords Image
27 Jan 1968 The Move with the Shades of Black
3 Feb 1968 The Fortunes with Great Expectations
10 Feb 1968 Warren Davis Monday Band with The Block
17 Feb 1968 The Spectrum with Way-In
24 Feb 1968 Skip Bifferty with The Inhibition
2 Mar 1968 Still Life with 'Thackeray'
9 Mar 1968 The Action with The Next in Line
23 Mar 1968 Pandemonium and The Town Council
30 Mar 1968 Episode Six and Great Xpectations
6 Apr 1968 [Old Tyme Ball]
13 Apr 1968 The Orange Bicycle and Pete Kelly's Soulution
14 Apr 1968 Rupert's People with Santos Morados
20 Apr 1968 Still Life and The Web Foundation
27 Apr 1968 Kippington Lodge and Sky Wine
4 May 1968 Delroy Williams Show with The Unabridged Telephone Directory
11 May 1968 The Way-In Show with St John's Wood
18 May 1968 The Nite People with the Orange Certificate
25 May 1968 Ron Reid and His Band
[East Sussex Football League Annual Dance and Prize Giving]
1 Jun 1968 The Episode with Rainbow Reflection
8 Jun 1968 Unit 4 Plus 2
9 Jun 1968 The Nice
15 Jun 1968 Warren Davis Monday Band with full supporting programme
["Reparata and the Delrons postponed until Saturday, July 27"]
16 Jun 1968 The Wild Angels with full supporting programme
22 Jun 1968 The Action and full supporting programme
23 Jun 1968 The Red Star with supporting programme
28 Jun 1968 P P Arnold
Time Rose-Thackery
Skatalites
Skip Bifferty
[D.J. John Peel]
["All Niter" 9pm-6am]
29 Jun 1968 Coloured Raisins plus full supporting programme
6 Jul 1968 Spooky Tooth plus full supporting programme
7 Jul 1968 Kippington Lodge with supporting programme
13 Jul 1968 Joe Cocker plus full supporting programme
14 Jul 1968 The Episode with supporting programme
16 Mar 1968 Pandamonium and The Town Council
20 Jul 1968 Opal Butterfly plus full supporting programme
27 Jul 1968 The Boots plus full supporting programme
3 Aug 1968 Kippington Lodge plus full supporting programme
10 Aug 1968 Kult plus full supporting programme
17 Aug 1968 Opal Butterfly plus full supporting programme
24 Aug 1968 The Pheonix City Setback and Cair Paravel
31 Aug 1968 Pete Kelly's Solution plus full supporting programme
1 Sep 1968 Traction with supporting programme
21 Sep 1968 The Big T Sound and The Town Council
28 Sep 1968 The Late and The Message
5 Oct 1968 Sunny Jay Breed plus The Birthday Pavement
12 Oct 1968 West Coast Consortium and The Millionaires
19 Oct 1968 Mary Baker Orchestra
[Old Tyme Ball]
26 Oct 1968 The Combustion plus The Birthday Pavement
2 Nov 1968 Modes-Mode plus St John's Wood
9 Nov 1968 The Time plus The Town Council
16 Nov 1968 Lord Morris Group and The Triffik Organisation
23 Nov 1968 The Red Squares and Birthday Pavement
30 Nov 1968 The Late plus St John's Wood
7 Dec 1968 The Nerve plus The Town Council
14 Dec 1968 The Onyx plus The Triffik Organization
21 Dec 1968 The Kult and The Initials
24 Dec 1968 The New Breed and The Beat Syndicate
28 Dec 1968 Wishful Thinking plus Birthday Pavement
4 Jan 1969 Canterbury Tales and The Suspect
11 Jan 1969 Sunny Jay Breed and St John's Wood
18 Jan 1969 Sky and The Birthday Pavement
25 Jan 1969 Forbidden Fruit and Suspects
1 Feb 1969 Soundtrekkers and The Millionaires
8 Feb 1969 Wishful Thinking plus St John's Wood
15 Feb 1969 Late Night Love plus Revelation Sound
22 Feb 1969 The Embers plus Birthday Pavement
1 Mar 1969 The Kult plus Suspect
8 Mar 1969 The Mojos plus Beat Syndicate
15 Mar 1969 [Liberal Association Dance]
The Gordon Rider Quartet
22 Mar 1969 The Late plus Crazy Paving
29 Mar 1969 Jigsaw plus St John's Wood
5 Apr 1969 Canterbury Tales plus Beat Syndicate
7 Apr 1969 [Fashion Parade]
The Chris Davison Quartet & Gillian
11 Apr 1969 The Late and Yours Truly
18 Apr 1969 Pandora's Box plus St John's Wood
19 Apr 1969 The Suspect
26 Apr 1969 The Zoo and Inner Circle
3 May 1969 Sky and Revelation
10 May 1969 Spectrum and Midnight Train
17 May 1969 Ruby James and The Soundtrekkers
24 May 1969 Coconut Mushroom plus The Pieces Fit
31 May 1969 [East Sussex Football Club Annual Prize Giving and Dance]
31 May 1969 [Pier Restaurant] St John's Wood
7 Jun 1969 The Time and The Suspect
14 Jun 1969 Whichwat and Beat Syndicate
21 Jun 1969 Rubber Soul Band
28 Jun 1969 The Magic Alice
5 Jul 1969 The Troggs Unit 4 Plus 2 Pinkerton's Assorted Colours
12 Jul 1969 Wishful Thinking and St John's Wood
13 Jul 1969 Geno Washington and The Ram Jam Band and Canterbury Tales
19 Jul 1969 Six Across and Beat Syndicate
20 Jul 1969 The Who and Time
25 Jul 1969 [Ballroom dancing] Tijuana Sound of the Brassbeat Dance Band
26 Jul 1969 Maddening Crowd and Mark Adam
27 Jul 1969 Marmalade supported by The Embers
2 Aug 1969 The Late plus The Road
3 Aug 1969 The Equals plus Magic Alice
9 Aug 1969 Crazy Paving plus supporting group
10 Aug 1969 Love Affair plus supporting group
16 Aug 1969 Suspect
17 Aug 1969 Vanity Fare
23 Aug 1969 Wanted
24 Aug 1969 The Move
29 Aug 1969 [Ferryboat Jazz Ball all-niter]
30 Aug 1969 The Tijuana Sound of the Brass Beat Dance Band
31 Aug 1969 The Foundation
6 Sep 1969 St Johns Wood and supporting group
13 Sep 1969 Dolomons Mind
20 Sep 1969 Shades of Innocence
27 Sep 1969 The Late
4 Oct 1969 Brass Beat Dance Band
11 Oct 1969 [Saturday Olde Tyme Dance Club 21st Anniversary Ball] Mary Baker and Her Olde Tyme Orchestra
18 Oct 1969 The Suspect plus the 14 Days
25 Oct 1969 Sunny Jay Breed
1 Nov 1969 The Untamed
15 Nov 1969 14 Days and Rock Museum
22 Nov 1969 The Road and Space
29 Nov 1969 Rock Museum and Suspect
6 Dec 1969 Genevieve and 14 Days
13 Dec 1969 Tristan Shandy plus Rock Museum
20 Dec 1969 The Earthquake supported by The Rock Museum
24 Dec 1969 The St John's Wood plus The Fourteen Days
26 Dec 1969 Peter Bonner at the Organ
27 Dec 1969 Amalgamation supported by Fourteen Days
31 Dec 1969 Shady Haze plus the Rock Museum
3 Jan 1970 Finnians Rainbow
17 Jan 1970 Vulcans Forge
24 Jan 1970 Space
24 Jan 1970 [Pier Restaurant: Trades Council Social and Dance] The John Roye Quartet
31 Jan 1970 Shapes & Sizes
7 Feb 1970 St Johns Wood
14 Feb 1970 The Road
21 Feb 1970 Sweet Itch
21 Feb 1970 [Pier Restaurant: Liberal Association Dance] Gordon Rider and His Quartet
28 Feb 1970 Tristan Shandy
7 Mar 1970 Untamed
14 Mar 1970 Total
21 Mar 1970 Airbreak
28 Mar 1970 [Special Easter Saturday Dance]
30 Mar 1970 [Easter Fashion Parade and Coffee Dance] Peter Bonner Duo
4 Apr 1970 [Pier restaurant] Aspect
11 Apr 1970 Untamed
18 Apr 1970 Sweet Itch
25 Apr 1970 Total
2 May 1970 Airbreak
9 May 1970 Aspect
16 May 1970 Big Bertha
23 May 1970 Sweet Life
25 May 1970 [Juvenile Fashion Parade and Coffee Dance] Peter Bonner Duo
30 May 1970 Total
6 Jun 1970 [Olde Tyme Summer Ball] Ted Crouch Orchestra
6 Jun 1970 [Pier Restaurant] Tristam Shandy
13 Jun 1970 Aspect
20 Jun 1970 Big Bertha
20 Jun 1970 [Pier Restaurant: Trades Council Social and Dance] The Ramblers
27 Jun 1970 Airbreak
4 Jul 1970 [Grand Carnival Dance] Ted Crouch and His Augmented Band
4 Jul 1970 [Pier restaurant] Big Bertha
11 Jul 1970 Take Five
18 Jul 1970 Sweet Nothing
25 Jul 1970 [Commencing Saturday July 25 for a season - dancing to Keith Harling and His Music]
1 Aug 1970 Keith Harling and his Music
8 Aug 1970 Keith Harling and his Music
15 Aug 1970 Keith Harling and his Music
22 Aug 1970 Keith Harling and his Music
29 Aug 1970 Keith Harling and his Music
31 Aug 1970 [Crazy Morning] The Peter Bonner Duo
5 Sep 1970 Keith Harling and his Music
12 Sep 1970 [Ballroom dancing] Ted Crouch band
19 Sep 1970 [Ballroom dancing] Ted Crouch band
26 Sep 1970 [Olde Tyme Ball] Mary Baker Orchestra
3 Oct 1970 [Olde Tyme Ball] Mary Baker Orchestra
14 Oct 1970 [Hastings Day]
7 Nov 1970 [Catsfield Old Time Dance Club Anniversary Ball] Mary Baker Orchestra
21 Nov 1970 [Grand Old Time Ball] Brian Smith and his Recording Orchestra
31 Dec 1970 [New Year's Eve Ball] Ted Crouch's Olde Tyme Dance Orchestra

For several weeks in 1971 the Pier was advertised as being available for functions. Old Time Dancing was held every Thursday. The advert on 23 Jan 1971 said "The Ballroom has now been redecorated and new lighting installed. Throughout the year there were very few 'pop' events.

31 Mar 1971 Bob and the Thunder Road
[Western and early rock - every Wednesday for a season - in the new look Channel ballroom]
31 May 1971 Peter Bonner Duo
[Annual Kiddies Fashion Parade]
19 Jun 1971 [Pier Restaurant: Hastings Rangers Football and Social Club] Spyke and Highway
10 Jul 1971 Freeway Sam Tripp Factory [Summer Rave]
17 Jul 1971 Johnny Howard and His Band
24 Jul 1971 Bob Miller and the Millermen
31 Jul 1971 Johnny Howard and His Band
7 Aug 1971 Bob Miller and the Millermen
14 Aug 1971 Bob Miller and the Millermen
20 Aug 1971 Black Widow Casuals Voodoo Chile Martyn James Expression
21 Aug 1971 Bob Miller and the Millermen
28 Aug 1971 Johnny Howard and His Band
4 Sep 1971 [dancing to the sound of] Andy Mackintosh Band
11 Sep 1971 [dancing to the sound of] Andy Mackintosh Band
18 Sep 1971 [dancing to the sound of] Andy Mackintosh Band
25 Sep 1971 [dancing to the sound of] Andy Mackintosh Band
1 Oct 1971 Barclay James Harvest and Highway
2 Oct 1971 [dancing to the sound of] Andy Mackintosh Band
9 Oct 1971 [dancing to the sound of] Andy Mackintosh Band
16 Oct 1971 [dancing to the sound of] Andy Mackintosh Band
17 Dec 1971 [Beat Rave] The Suspect and Martyn James Expression
31 Dec 1971 The Sweet plus The Amazon Trust
19 Feb 1972 Ashton, Gardner and Dyke plus Shaft and Tzar
11 Mar 1972 Jon Darnbro, Orphan, Mad Hatters Drag Act
25 Mar 1972 [HCFE Rag Dance] Stray and Factory
3 Apr 1972 [Easter Fashion Parade and Dancing] Ted Crouch Trio
8 Apr 1972 [Grand Olde Tyme and Modern Sequence] Bryan Smith and His Recording Orchestra
29 May 1972 [Children's Fashion Parade and Dancing] Ted Crouch Trio
2 Jun 1972 Genesis and Budgie
10 Jun 1972 The Armargyll Waad Group supported by Tyme
26 Jun 1972 [Family Party Night] Ted Crouch and his Band
30 Jun 1972 Budgie with Sam Tripp
3 Jul 1972 [Family Party Night] Ted Crouch and his Band
8 Jul 1972 [Saturday Night Out] Ted Crouch Big Band Sound
10 Jul 1972 [Family Party Night] Ted Crouch and his Band
15 Jul 1972 [Saturday Night Out] Ted Crouch Big Band Sound
17 Jul 1972 [Family Party Night] Ted Crouch and his Band
20 Jul 1972 Arthur Brown's Kingdom Come plus Swastika
24 Jul 1972 [Family Party Night] Ted Crouch and his Band
29 Jul 1972 [Saturday Night Out] Ted Crouch Big Band Sound
31 Jul 1972 [Family Party Night] Ted Crouch and his Band
3 Aug 1972 Hawkwind and Magic Muscle
["Genesis now postponed".]
4 Aug 1972 [Grand Centenary Ball] Syd Dean Broadcasting Band supported by Ted Crouch Big Sound
5 Aug 1972 The Alamo Show Band
7 Aug 1972 [Family Party Night] Ted Crouch and his Band
12 Aug 1972 Alamo Show Band
14 Aug 1972 [Family Party Night] Ted Crouch and his Band
19 Aug 1972 [Olde Tyme and Modern Sequence Ball] Ted Crouch Band
21 Aug 1972 [Family Party Night] Ted Crouch and his Band
26 Aug 1972 Alamo Show Band
28 Aug 1972 [Family Party Night] Ted Crouch and his Band
2 Sep 1972 The Stray plus Snake Eye
4 Sep 1972 [Family Party Night] Ted Crouch and his Band
9 Sep 1972 The Alamo Showband
12 Sep 1972 Genesis plus Fruup
27 Sep 1972 Stackridge plus Friends
6 Oct 1972 The Equals and Cotton Woods
14 Oct 1972 Daddy Longlegs and Factory
26 Oct 1972 [Presentation Ball]
24 Nov 1972 Arthur Brown's Kingdom Come plus Quicksand
9 Dec 1972 Gary Glitter
9 Feb 1973 Roy Wood's Wizzard plus full supporting programme
2 Mar 1973 Status Quo plus Finbow
7 Mar 1973 Wild Turkey [Glen Cornick, formerly of Jethro Tull]] with Jailbaite
28 Mar 1973 Manfred Mann's Earth Band with Holy Mackerel
6 Apr 1973 Curved Air with full supporting programme
21 Apr 1973 Fusion Orchestra
27 Apr 1973 Electric Light Orchestra plus full supporting programme
5 May 1973 Skin Alley with Longdancer [Long Dancer ?]
19 May 1973 [Eastbourne and Hastings Football League Dance.]
25 May 1973 Chicken Shack with Ardon
8 Jun 1973 Suzi Quatro and Factory
16 Jun 1973 Budgie supported by Bliss
22 Jun 1973 King Rod supported by the Alamo
23 Jun 1973 Chicory Tip plus Horslips
5 Jul 1973 [Family Party Night] Ted Crouch and his Band
7 Jul 1973 Spencer Davis Group with Factory
12 Jul 1973 [Family Party Night] Ted Crouch and his Band
14 Jul 1973 [Olde Tyme and Modern Sequence Dancing] Ted Crouch Orchestra
19 Jul 1973 [Family Party Night] Ted Crouch and his Band
21 Jul 1973 Gypsy with Alias
23 Jul 1973 [Family Party Night] Ted Crouch and his Band
27 Jul 1973 King Rod
28 Jul 1973 Status Quo and Andy Bown
2 Aug 1973 [Family Party Night] Ted Crouch and his Band
4 Aug 1973 Pretty Things
9 Aug 1973 [Family Party Night] Ted Crouch and his Band
10 Aug 1973 King Rod
14 Aug 1973 Ted Crouch Orchestra [dancing]
16 Aug 1973 [Family Party Night] Ted Crouch and his Band
18 Aug 1973 Wild Turkey and Leo Sayer Band
23 Aug 1973 [Family Party Night] Ted Crouch and his Band
25 Aug 1973 Mac & Katie Kissoon/Rubber Band/Nicky Thomas
30 Aug 1973 [Family Party Night] Ted Crouch and his Band
1 Sep 1973 Hawkwind supported by Ace
6 Sep 1973 [Family Party Night] Ted Crouch and his Band
15 Sep 1973 McGuinness Flint with Alias
22 Sep 1973 Ten Years After plus Ruby
28 Sep 1973 [Gospel Concerts] Judy Mackenzie and Dave Cook
29 Sep 1973 [Gospel Concerts] Heavenly Hope/Brian Maylem, Jonathan Asprey, Nigel Compton
5 Oct 1973 East of Eden
6 Oct 1973 Brinsley Schwarz with Chilly Willey and The Red Hot Peppers
12 Oct 1973 Jon Hiseman's Tempest
13 Oct 1973 [Olde Time Ball]
26 Oct 1973 Geordie plus Moonstone
23 Nov 1973 Darryl Way's Wolf plus Factory
30 Nov 1973 Golden Earrings plus Nutz
8 Dec 1973 Stray supported by Stallion
15 Dec 1973 Thin Lizzie
22 Dec 1973 10cc and Rubber Band
24 Dec 1973 Mud and Rubber Band
31 Dec 1973 Chicory Tip plus Rubber Band
19 Jan 1974 Factory with Stallion
26 Jan 1974 The Glitter Band plus Rubber Band
23 Feb 1974 Argent plus John Verrity Band
8 Mar 1974 Magma and Esperanto
23 Mar 1974 Kinks with March hare
13 Apr 1974 Daddy Longlegs plus The Half Human Band
19 Apr 1974 Alvin Stardust with Fable
17 Apr 1974 [Melody Maker Rock Contest] e,g, Stalllion; Daisy; Bracken
4 May 1974 Principal Edwards supported by Genghis Khan
24 May 1974 [Annual Presentation Dance] East Street Plus
1 Jun 1974 UFO plus Rusty Butler
8 Jun 1974 Hustler and Stallion
15 Jun 1974 Chilli Willi and the Red Hot Peppers and Strife
22 Jun 1974 Barclay James Harvest and Rare Bird
29 Jun 1974 Zzebra and Highway
6 Jul 1974 The Heavy Metal Kids plus Three-Up
13 Jul 1974 Leo Sayer with Ice Cream
20 Jul 1974 The Half Human Band plus Factory
27 Jul 1974 Stackridge and Curley
3 Aug 1974 Global Village Trucking Company and Stallion
10 Aug 1974 Winkies and Mike Storey [DJ?]
17 Aug 1974 Cozy Powell's Hammer plus Three Up
24 Aug 1974 Citrus and Daisy
31 Aug 1974 Wooden Lion and Storm Crow
7 Sep 1974 String Driven Thing and Stallion
14 Sep 1974 Druid with Jailbait
21 Sep 1974 Hustler supported by Esperanto
28 Sep 1974 Medicine Head and Over the Hill
5 Oct 1974 Stray
11 Oct 1974 Gypsy supported by Dragons-Milk
19 Oct 1974 Principal Edwards
25 Oct 1974 Budgie
26 Oct 1974 Sounds Bob Rogers [dance band?]
8 Nov 1974 [Old Grey Whistle Test Roadshow, with Bob Harris] Wally and John Golding
15 Nov 1974 Leo Sayer
23 Nov 1974 Sparks plus Pilot
30 Nov 1974 Curved Air with Darryl Way [advertised variously as Darol Way and Dardal Way!]
7 Dec 1974 Fusion Orchestra and Val Halla
14 Dec 1974 Be Bop De Luxe plus Clemen Pull
[an earlier separate advert says: UFO]
21 Dec 1974 Chilli Willi and The Red Hot Peppers plus Sob
28 Dec 1974 Edgar Broughton Band plus Rita
31 Dec 1974 Stallion and Mosaic and Essence
11 Jan 1975 Hello
12 Jan 1975 George Melly with the Feetwarmers
17 Jan 1975 Lindisfarne
24 Jan 1975 Barclay James Harvest plus Julian Brook
1 Feb 1975 Hudson Ford plus Small Brothers Band
8 Feb 1975 Showaddywaddy
11 Feb 1975 Ginger Baker's Gurvitz Army
12 Jul 1975 Osibisa
18 Jul 1975 Hot Chocolate
25 Jul 1975 Tyrannosaurus Rex
9 Aug 1975 Procol Harum
20 Sep 1975 Curved Air
1 Nov 1975 Ginger Baker's Gurvitz Army
3 Jul 1976 Sex Pistols
12 Mar 1977 Medicine Head
21 May 1977 Damned
18 Jun 1977 Hawkwind
30 Jul 1977 Motorhead
17 Dec 1977 [The Jam??]
18 Mar 1978 Squeeze
14 Oct 1978 Squeeze
20 Oct 1978 Siouxsie and The Banshees supported by Spizzoil Special Guest: Nico
4[or 6?] Mar 1980 Elvis Costello and The Attractions
27 Nov 1993 Hawkwind
24 Oct 1995 Hawkwind
20 Nov 2002 The Clash supported by The Raveonettes