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| 1st/3rd-8th |
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| January |
Chipperfield's Circus |
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1st - 3 shows, 2pm, 5pm
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3rd-7th - 2 shows, 5pm & 8pm
8th - 3 shows, 2pm, 5pm & 8pm |
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| 15th January |
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Yes, Heads Hands & Feet, Shawn Philips |
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| 17th January |
The Byrds, Tranquility |
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| 18th January |
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Pink Floyd Rehearsals |
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| 20th January |
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The Kinks |
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| 22nd January |
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Film ”Jimi plays Berkley” "live Jimmy &
Vella, Cat Mother |
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| 23rd January |
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Curtis Mayfield, Bloodstone |
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| 28th January |
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Isaac Hayes (cancelled) |
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| 30th January |
Mountain, The Jimmy McCullough Band |
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| 5th February |
Poco, Billy Preston, Gallagher & Lyle |
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| 6th February |
The Edgar Broughton Band, Dave Ellis (cancelled) |
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| 12th February |
The Faces, Aston, Gardner & Dyke, Byzantium |
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| 20th February |
Pink Floyd |
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| Premier of “Eclipse” which became
“Dark Side of the Moon” |
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| 20th February |
Jack Bruce Band, Rahsaan Roland Kirk & the Vibration Society (cancelled) |
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| 21st February |
Chicken Shack, The Savoy Brown Blues Band |
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| 26th February |
The Steve Miller Band, Tim Hardin, Young &
Renshaw |
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| 1st March |
The Kinks |
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| 2nd March |
Soft Machine rehearsals |
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| 3rd March |
Desmond Decker & The Aces, The Pioneers, Bruce Ruffin, Nicky Thomas |
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| 4th March |
Osibisa, Fella Ransome Kuti, Afro 70 with Ginger Baker |
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| 5th March |
Roy Harper, Helen Reddy |
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| 7th March |
Al Stewart |
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Three hour solo concert |
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Tony Kingsbury recalls in My Al Stewart Chronicles: |
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“One of the concerts that sticks in my memory
was at the huge Rainbow in Finsbury Park, north London. Whether it was
the best of Al's concerts I'd seen is difficult to judge all these years
on but it feels like it was. Huge audience, very long show with Al solo
and with the first band. Didn't promote that one though- bugger! “
Graham Tidd also recalls "I remember seeing Al Stewart for just
50p for that 3 hour concert (a bargain even then). He did an acoustic
set with stuff like A Small Fruit Song and probably Love Chronicles then
came back with a full band doing stuff like Zero She Flies." |
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| 11th March |
Humble Pie, Hookfoot, Trapeze |
| 12th March |
Theatre closes |
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Soft Machine were due to play a concert that night, it
was cancelled |
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Steve Miller Band also had a concert cancelled due to
be held on 7th April |
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Mungo Jerry were due to play on 17th March |
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Alice Cooper/Freddie King were due to play on 18th March |
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Chuck Berry was due to play on 24th March |
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The Groundhogs were due to play on 26th March |
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The Grateful Dead were due to play from 3rd to 6th April |
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The Steve Miller Band were due to play on 7th April |
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ELO were due to play
on 18th April |
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The Allman Bros & J.Giles Band were due to play on 28th April |
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NME-May 27, 1972: Front page headlines: |
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The Rainbow Theatre in London's Finsbury Park - acclaimed,
as Britain's leading rock centre during its brief four-month span until
it closed down in early March - is to re-open shortly. The lease on the
premises has been acquired by a specially formed company called Biffo run
by Chris Wright and Terry Ellis, who are also the bosses of the Chrysalis
organisation. Artists and groups recording for the Chrysalis label, or handled
for management or agency by Chrysalis, will be among the first attractions
featured at the re-born Rainbow. These include Jethro Tull, Ten Years After,
Procol Harum, Cat Stevens, Black Sabbath and Edgar Broughton. |
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| 19th - 23rd May |
Led Zeppelin Rehearsals |
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| 29th May |
National Rock/Folk Contest - Semi Finals |
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| 30th June - |
Re-Opening Shows |
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| 1st July |
Deep Purple, Silverhead |
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| 22nd July |
Joe Cocker & The Chris Stanton Band, Patto,
Gerry Lockran |
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29th July |
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Slade, Juicy Lucy, Max Merritt & The Meteors |
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12th August |
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Free |
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| 13th August |
Hawkwind, Man, Keith Christmas, Magic Muscle, |
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Beryl Billabong & The Sheilas DJ Andy Dunkley |
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2,000 people without tickets
storm the side door and get in free |
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18th August |
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David Bowie Rehearsals |
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20th August |
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David Bowie, Roxy Music, Lloyd Watson |
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| Procol Harum's Matthew Fisher played a Steinway Grand piano at these gigs, but was behind a curtain so the audience couldn't see him, he was only introduced at the end of the second night to take a bow! |
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26th & 28th August |
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David Bowie rehearsals |
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30th August |
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David Bowie |
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JSD Band |
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| 17th September |
Stephen Stills/Manassas |
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| 22ndSeptember |
Procol Harum, The Royal Philharmonic Orchestra,
Pro Art Singers |
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24th September |
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Jo Jo Gunne, Edgar Broughton, Gerry Lockran |
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29th September |
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Jackie Wilson & The Sweetest Feeling,
Black Faith, The Marvels |
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1st October |
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Jimmy Cliff |
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7th October |
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Stone the Crows, Tennent and Morrison |
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13th October |
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Chairmen of The Board, William Bell, Arthur
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| 15th October |
Mott The Hoople, Home |
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21st October |
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The Kinks, The Mike Cotton Brass |
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| 27th October |
Ralph McTell, Natual Acoustic Band |
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| 3rd November |
Ten Years After, Frankie Miller, Brinsley Schwarz |
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4th November |
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The Osmonds |
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5th November |
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Ralph McTell |
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8th/9th November |
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The Osmonds |
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The Osmonds performed their 3rd
concert at the Rainbow Theater in Finsbury Park. The following is a story
from a British newspaper: “Pop star Donny Osmond arrived in an ambulance,
under medical supervision, for his concert in London on Thursday night (Nov
9, 1972). A doctor advised 14-year old Donny’s family to cancel the
show because he had influenza and temperature of 103. But Donny, idol of
the weenybopper fans, insisted that the show must go on. Wrapped in sweaters
he arrived at the Rainbow Theater in Finsbury Park to take the stage with
his brothers before a capacity audience. Donny said, ‘I heard that
3,000 fans had come from all over Britain, and I just couldn’t let
them down.’" |
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| 11th November |
Slade, Thin Lizzy, Suzi Quatro, |
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| 18th November |
Wishbone Ash, Curtiss-Maldoon |
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| 25th November |
“Film” Pink Floyd at Pompeii (cancelled) |
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| 26th November |
Johnny Nash, Bruce Ruffin, Tony Morgan's Power Band |
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| 28th November |
Film: The London Rock N' Roll Show |
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| 2nd December |
Duke Ellington |
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| 3rd December |
Barclay James Harvest with Orchestra, Camel,
Spyrogyra |
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| 5th - 8th December |
“Tommy” show rehearsals |
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| 9th December |
Ron Reizer’s All star “Tommy”
show featuring Rod Stewart, The Who, Ringo Starr, Peter Sellers, Steve
Winwood , Maggie Bell, Bill Oddie, Elkie Brooks Richie Havens, and Richard
Harris with the London Symphony Orchestra |
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| 13th December |
King Crimson, Lloyd Watson |
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| 16th December |
Yes, Badger |
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The 15th show is assumed to be the source
for 'Close To The Edge" and "Starship Trooper" available
on Yessongs & Yessongs film
Ex Yes keyboard player Tony Kaye forms new band, Badger. The show
was recorded and released as the album “One Live Badger” produced
by Jon Anderson also from Yes |
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| 20th December |
Groundhogs, Stray, Gentle Giant, Mr Crisp |
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| 24th December |
David Bowie
Special Christmas Eve concert. |
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