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Additional gig notes · supplied by Austen Cordasco

More Where and When

This four-page note adds venue and artist leads to the surviving Where & When material. It contains a handful of dates alongside many undated names.

How to read this page: the dates and venue/artist pairings below are transcribed from Austen’s supplied notes. They are research leads, not independent confirmation that a performance took place. Undated names remain undated; venue alternatives noted in the source are retained.

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Dated entries in the notes

The source gives these calendar dates. They are listed here for checking against posters, tickets, venue archives and other evidence.

DateArtist / showVenue as suppliedEvidence status
4 Oct 2012BuzzcocksEvokeAs listed in Austen Cordasco’s notes; not independently verified here
27 Apr 2016The Lovely Eggs, supported by Phil JupitusBassmentAs listed in Austen Cordasco’s notes; not independently verified here
20 Jan 20239 Below ZeroChelmsford Social ClubAs listed in Austen Cordasco’s notes; not independently verified here
28 Jun 2023Gringo StarHot BoxAs listed in Austen Cordasco’s notes; not independently verified here
14 Oct 2023The KubricksHot BoxAs listed in Austen Cordasco’s notes; not independently verified here
27 Oct 2023Terry ReidChelmsford Social ClubAs listed in Austen Cordasco’s notes; not independently verified here
16 Feb 20249 Below ZeroChelmsford Social ClubAs listed in Austen Cordasco’s notes; not independently verified here
12 Apr 2024Jah WobbleChelmsford Social ClubAs listed in Austen Cordasco’s notes; not independently verified here
17 May 2024Deep ThroatsHot BoxAs listed in Austen Cordasco’s notes; not independently verified here
20 May 2024Acid Mothers TempleHot BoxAs listed in Austen Cordasco’s notes; not independently verified here
20 May 2024Deviant AmpsHot BoxAs listed in Austen Cordasco’s notes; not independently verified here
27 Sep 2024Slim ChanceChelmsford Social ClubAs listed in Austen Cordasco’s notes; not independently verified here
7 Nov 2024Deviant AmpsHot BoxAs listed in Austen Cordasco’s notes; not independently verified here
13 Nov 2024HawklordsHot BoxAs listed in Austen Cordasco’s notes; not independently verified here
29 Nov 2024SkraelingsHot BoxAs listed in Austen Cordasco’s notes; not independently verified here
6 Dec 2024Deep ThroatsHot BoxAs listed in Austen Cordasco’s notes; not independently verified here
2 May 2025Atomic RoosterChelmsford Social ClubAs listed in Austen Cordasco’s notes; not independently verified here
23 May 2025Papa ShangoHot BoxAs listed in Austen Cordasco’s notes; not independently verified here
14 Jun 2025SunScreamHot BoxAs listed in Austen Cordasco’s notes; not independently verified here
11 Jul 2025Beans On ToastHot BoxAs listed in Austen Cordasco’s notes; not independently verified here
8 Oct 2025Hayseed DixieHot BoxAs listed in Austen Cordasco’s notes; not independently verified here
19 Oct 2025Wreckless EricHot BoxAs listed in Austen Cordasco’s notes; not independently verified here
6 Nov 2025HawklordsHot BoxAs listed in Austen Cordasco’s notes; not independently verified here
21 Nov 2025The KubricksHot BoxAs listed in Austen Cordasco’s notes; not independently verified here
4 Sep 2026FocusChelmsford Social ClubAs listed in Austen Cordasco’s notes; not independently verified here

Undated venue and artist leads

These lists have no individual dates in the supplied document. Notes in parentheses preserve Austen’s uncertainty.

Army and Navy

  • Alan Davey (Hawkwind bassist)
  • Belly
  • The Big
  • Big 10
  • Bis (may have been Y Club, or both)
  • Blythe Power
  • Burning Spear
  • Cathedral
  • Cotton Drill
  • The Cult
  • The Crazy World of Arthur Brown
  • Captain Sensible
  • David Devant and his Spirit Wife
  • Dust Brothers
  • The Enid
  • Ennui
  • Goldblade
  • Gorky's Zygotic Mynci
  • Hugh Cornwell
  • Jolt
  • Kula Shaker
  • Loop Guru
  • The Mission
  • Neil Sparkes (Transglobal Underground)
  • Ozric Tentacles (twice)
  • Reef
  • The Rhythmites
  • Skraelings
  • Sleeper
  • Space
  • Squarepusher
  • Stereolab
  • Super Furry Animals
  • Ten Benson (may have been Y Club, or both)
  • Three Colours Red
  • Tofu Love Frogs
  • Travelin Soles
  • Tribal Drift
  • Vibrators
  • 9 Below Zero
  • 999

Asylum

  • Attila the Stockbroker
  • Hung Like Hanratty
  • John Otway
  • The Kubricks (for my 60th birthday!)
  • RDF (Radical Dance Faction)
  • Skraelings

Bassment

  • Deadstring Brothers
  • The Lovely Eggs supported by Phil Jupitus — 27 Apr 2016
  • P.A.U.L
  • Gringo Star
  • SunScream
  • Sylvain Sylvain supported by Don Letts

Central Park

  • Ska Cubana

Chancellor Hall

  • George Melly and the Feetwarmers
  • Half Man Half Biscuit
  • Stackridge

Chelmsford Social Club

  • The Animals
  • Atomic Rooster — 2 May 2025
  • Eddie and the HotRods
  • Focus — 4 Sep 2026
  • Jah Wobble — 12 Apr 2024
  • John Otway
  • Lindisfarne
  • Osibisa
  • Slim Chance — 27 Sep 2024
  • Terry Reid — 27 Oct 2023
  • 9 Below Zero — 16 Feb 2024 and 20 Jan 2023

Chelmsford Spectacular

  • Apple Creation
  • Boney M

City Rock Club

  • The Adverts

Butcher's Block

  • Fabulous Poodles
  • The Gents
  • Hank Wangford Band
  • Roadworks
  • Tom Robinson Band
  • Wayne County and the Electric Chairs

City Rock '77

  • Chelsea
  • Fruit Eating Bears
  • Glory
  • Hew Lewis Band
  • Solid Waste
  • The Countryman
  • Automatic Slim

Evoke

  • The Animals
  • Buzzcocks — 4 Oct 2012
  • Sham 69
  • Wilko Johnson

The Fling

  • Buzzcocks
  • Dubstar
  • John Cooper Clarke
  • Papa Shango

HotBox

  • Acid Mothers Temple — 20 May 2024
  • Beans On Toast — 11 Jul 2025
  • Deep Throats — 17 May 2024 and 6 Dec 2024
  • Deviant Amps — 20 May 2024 and 7 Nov 2024
  • Gringo Star — 28 Jun 2023
  • Hawklords — 6 Nov 2025 and 13 Nov 2024
  • Hayseed Dixie — 8 Oct 2025
  • John Otway
  • The Kubricks — 21 Nov 2025 and 14 Oct 2023
  • Papa Shango — 23 May 2025
  • RDF (Radical Dance Faction)
  • Skraelings — 29 Nov 2024
  • SunScream — 14 Jun 2025
  • Wreckless Eric — 19 Oct 2025

Placcy Bar / Chelmer Institute of FE / Mid-Essex Tech

  • Bushfire
  • Farmer's Boys
  • Gary Glitter
  • Roy Harper

United Brethren

    SNAFU

      V Festivals

      • The Hours
      • Mel C
      • Muse

      Y Club

      • Dodgy
      • Engulfed
      • Fluffy
      • Sgt. Phallics Under Nourished Kids
      • The Wedding Present

      Notes and corrections supplied with the list

      • City Rock ’77 punk festival: Austen notes the date as 17 September 1977, not 1978.
      • Hawkwind at the Odeon: Ginger Baker was on drums.
      • Kylie Minogue played the V Festival twice.

      The source also gives spelling corrections for the older Where & When list. They are recorded here as Austen’s proposed corrections; consult the original source when editing a historic entry: Aswad; Death in Vegas; The Hold Steady; The Infidels; John Cooper Clarke; Motörhead; Pendulum; Rachel Stamp; Reverend and the Makers; Skunk Anansie; Scissor Sisters; Super Furry Animals; Toyah Wilcox; The Zutons.

      About this source

      Four-page PDF titled “More Where and When”, by Austen Cordasco. It supplements the earlier Where & When material. Original wording and content are retained in the PDF; the readable lists above normalize dates for display and do not add missing dates.

      Other recent source record: Yeah Right! Vol 1 — Army & Navy CD