Read from the event
Start with the event record, then move to the Event Source Check and Artist ↔ Event Corroboration layers. This keeps the event claim separate from later contextual material.
Event evidence / venue / source relationships
Event ↔ Venue Source Crosswalk
A bidirectional working crosswalk for selected event records. It shows where each event sits in the venue evidence layer, the event-source layer and the artist/event corroboration layer, while keeping open questions visible.
Editorial boundary: a link between an event and a venue dossier does not automatically prove the event. Venue histories, oral histories, memorabilia and scene accounts are retained as separate evidence classes. Where the archive contains conflicting dates or incomplete material, the conflict remains part of the record.
Crosswalk
| Event | Date | Venue | Venue evidence | Event source | Artist ↔ event | Evidence position | Open question / next boundary |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| The Who | 23 Jan 1965 | Corn Exchange | Venue layer | Event source layer | Artist/event layer | Documented event record; wider 1960s oral history is contextual. | Keep the surviving date wording and the later conflicting year wording visible. |
| Jimmy Nicol | 3 Apr 1965 | Corn Exchange | Venue layer | Event source layer | Artist/event layer | Selected event record; venue chronology supplies surrounding context. | Confirm against the strongest surviving event/source item if a new scan or catalogue entry is found. |
| Alex Harvey Soul Band | 4 Sep 1965 | Corn Exchange | Venue layer | Event source layer | Artist/event layer | Selected event record; wider Corn Exchange source material is contextual. | No additional date should be inferred from scene evidence. |
| Jimi Hendrix / Soul Trinity | 25 Feb 1967 | Corn Exchange | Venue layer | Event source layer | Artist/event layer | Selected event record; dossier and 1960s scene evidence intersect the venue. | Preserve the event as recorded unless stronger primary evidence changes it. |
| Pink Floyd | 23 Sep 1967 | Corn Exchange | Venue layer | Event source layer | Artist/event layer | Selected event record with a known source/date discrepancy. | Do not silently reconcile conflicting historical wording. |
| The Clash | 29 May 1977 | Chancellor Hall | Venue layer | Event source layer | Artist/event layer | Event record plus Paul Cleary / Ian Fortnam scene context. | Context confirms the venue/scene relationship, not a substitute date source. |
| The Vibrators | 26 Jun 1977 | Chancellor Hall | Venue layer | Event source layer | Artist/event layer | Indexed 26 Jun date plus direct supplied-poster corroboration; separate 7 Jul 1977 entry remains unresolved. | Keep the two claims separate until a source resolves the discrepancy. |
| The Damned / 999 | 6 Nov 1977 | Chancellor Hall | Venue layer | Event source layer | Artist/event layer | Selected event record; venue/punk material is corroborative context. | No invented support acts or timings. |
| Buzzcocks / The Slits / John Cooper Clarke | 12 Mar 1978 | Chancellor Hall | Venue layer | Event source layer | Artist/event layer | Selected event record; punk-scene evidence provides context. | Treat scene material as context, not an extra event record. |
| Generation X | 2 Apr 1978 | Chancellor Hall | Venue layer | Event source layer | Artist/event layer | Selected event record; venue context corroborates place, not every detail. | Await stronger primary evidence before adding further detail. |
| The Undertones | 3 Jun 1979 | Chancellor Hall | Venue layer | Event source layer | Artist/event layer | Selected event record; venue/punk context remains distinct from exact-date proof. | Keep archival context separate from event metadata. |
| Adam & The Ants | 13 Dec 1980 | Odeon | Venue layer | Event source layer | Artist/event layer | Selected event record; Peter Searles/Odeon oral history is contextual. | Check any surviving contemporary ticket, advert or programme if available. |
| Ozzy Osbourne + Budgie | 22 Oct 1980 | Odeon | Venue layer | Event source layer | Artist/event layer | Selected event record; Odeon oral-history material is contextual. | Do not use oral-history scene recollection as exact-date proof. |
Vibrators — new direct source intersection
The supplied Pure Mania tour poster is now an additional source node for the 26 June 1977 Vibrators record. Its printed itinerary says “26th Chancellor Hall Chelmsford”. This directly corroborates artist + venue + day/month; the poster does not print the year. The separate 7 July Chancellor Hall entry remains distinct.
Read from the venue
The venue dossier and venue evidence network show the wider documentary and oral-history trail around a place without turning every named artist into a confirmed performance.
Read from the archive source
Essex Record Office's catalogue describes archive items but does not provide the full text of every document; some recordings are online while others require Searchroom access or remain uncatalogued/digitisation-limited.
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