Newcastle City Hall Gigs – 1965 to 1967
The following list of Newcastle City Hall concert dates was compiled from several sources including advertisements in the Newcastle Evening Chronicle and various band gig diaries.
1965
Date | Performer(s): – | |
Fri | 15/01/65 | Northern Sinfonia Orchestra |
Sat | 30/01/65 | Halle Orchestra |
Thu | 11/02/65 | Cilla Black, P J Proby, Tommy Roe, Fourmost, Mike Cotton, Sounds Incorporated |
Fri | 12/02/65 | Paul Tortellier with the Northern Sinfonia Orchestra |
Sun | 21/02/65 | Belgrade Philharmonic Orchestra |
Tue | 23/02/65 | Duke Ellington |
Wed | 24/02/65 | Northern Sinfonia Orchestra with Igor Oistrakh |
Fri | 05/03/65 | Geordie’s Night Out |
Sat | 06/03/65 | Newcastle Upon Tyne Bach Choir |
Sun | 07/03/65 | Del Shannon, Herman’s Hermits, Wayne Fontana, Shangri-Las |
Tue | 09/03/65 | Organ and song recital with Conrad Eden and Barbara Rawson |
Thu | 11/03/65 | Adam Faith, Sandy Shaw, Barron Knights, Paramounts |
Fri | 12/03/65 | Northern Sinfonia Orchestra |
Sun | 14/03/65 | The Animals, Kinks, Screaming Lord Sutch, Dodie West |
Mon | 15/03/65 | Grand St Patrick’s Concert |
Tue | 16/03/65 | Hoot’nanny with the Corrie Folk Trio |
Thu | 18/03/65 | Roy Orbison, Rockin’ Berries, Marianne Faithful, Cliff Bennett & the Rebel Rousers |
Sat | 20/03/65 | Choral Concert of Mendelssohn’s Music |
Fri | 26/03/65 | Searchers, Dusty Springfield, Tony Jackson & the Vibrations, Bobby Vee, Zombies, Heinz |
Mon | 29/03/65 | Bournemouth Symphony Orchestra |
Wed | 07/04/65 | Mendelssohn’s Elijah by YMCA Choral and Orchestra |
Fri | 09/04/65 | Northern Sinfonia Orchestra |
Fri | 23/04/65 | Northern Sinfonia Orchestra |
Sat | 24/04/65 | The Glasgow Phoenix Choir |
Fri | 30/04/65 | Royal Liverpool Philharmonic |
Thu | 06/05/65 | Bob Dylan |
Sun | 09/05/65 | Bachelors, Mike Preston, Elaine & Derek, Mike Leander Showband, Morton Frazer’s Harmonica Gang, Freddy Davies |
Fri | 14/05/65 | Donovan, Wayne Fontana & the Mindbenders, Unit Four Plus Two, John L Watson & the Mummelflugs |
Sun | 23/05/65 | Shirley Bassey, Cyril Stapleton & His Showband, Ray Merrell & Peter Wynne |
Wed | 26/05/65 | BBC Symphony Orchestra |
Tue | 08/06/65 | African Magic |
Wed | 09/06/65 | African Magic |
Thu | 17/06/65 | All Star Folk Music Concert with Julie Felix, Paul McNeil, Shirley Collins, Steve Benbow, Ray Fisher, Johnny Handle |
Sun | 04/07/65 | An Evening With Gilbert And Sullivan |
Sat | 10/07/65 | Massed Brass Bands And Choirs Concert |
Wed | 14/07/65 | A Geordie’s Night Out |
Sat | 17/07/65 | Northern Sinfonia Orchestra with Owen Brannigan |
Thu | 29/07/65 | The Animals, Them, Blue Angels, Weirds – CANCELLED |
Sat | 14/08/65 | Tommy Collins Country Music Show |
Tue | 17/08/65 | P J Proby Show, Dave Berry & the Cruisers, Sean Buckley, & the Breadcrumbs, Pattie Pearce |
Fri | 03/09/65 | Val Doonigan, Silver Dollars, The Dalmours, Les Dawson, Denny Piercy |
Wed | 15/09/65 | Kings Royal Hussars Regimental Band |
Sat | 18/09/65 | Victor Borge |
Thu | 23/09/65 | Peter Paul and Mary |
Sat | 25/09/65 | Halle Orchestra with Sir John Barbirolli |
Sat | 02/10/65 | Corrie Folk Trio Hoot’Nanny |
Thu | 07/10/65 | Rolling Stones, Unit Four + 2, Checkmates, Spencer Davis Group, Charles Dickens & the Habits |
Thu | 14/10/65 | Everley Brothers, Cilla Black, Billy J Kramer |
Fri | 15/10/65 | Northern Sinfonia Orchestra with Daniel Barenboim |
Sat | 16/10/65 | American Folk Blues Festival with Big Mama Thornton, Lonesome Jimmy Lee, Eddie Boyd, Buddy Guy & others |
Thu | 21/10/65 | Royal Liverpool Philharmonic |
Mon | 25/10/65 | Rag Review |
Tue | 26/10/65 | Rag Review |
Wed | 27/10/65 | Rag Review |
Thu | 28/10/65 | Rag Review |
Fri | 29/10/65 | Rag Review |
Sat | 30/10/65 | Rag Review |
Sun | 31/10/65 | Folk Evening with Clancy Brothers and Tommy Makem |
Wed | 03/11/65 | Northern Sinfonia Orchestra with Gina Bachauer |
Wed | 10/11/65 | Lunchtime organ recital |
Sun | 14/11/65 | This Is Scotland |
Mon | 15/11/65 | Leipzig Gewandhaus Orchestra |
Wed | 17/11/65 | Lunchtime organ recital |
Sat | 20/11/65 | Gene Pitney, Peter & Gordon, Lulu and the Luvvers, The Rockin’ Berries, Mike Cotton Sound, Quiet Five |
Wed | 24/11/65 | Northern Sinfonia Orchestra with Oleg Krista |
Sat | 27/11/65 | Jimmy Shand And His Band |
Sun | 28/11/65 | Folk 65 – the McPeake Family, Nadia Cattouse, Ian Campbell Folk Group |
Tue | 30/11/65 | Czech Philharmonic Orchestra |
Wed | 01/12/65 | Lunchtime organ recital |
Sat | 04/12/65 | The Beatles |
Wed | 08/12/65 | Newcastle City Orchestra perform Messiah |
Fri | 10/12/65 | Northern Sinfonia Orchestra with Adele Leigh |
Wed | 15/12/65 | YMCA Choral Society perform The Messiah |
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1966
Date | Performer(s): – | |
Thu | 20/01/66 | Northern Sinfonia Orchestra – The Soldier’s Tale |
Fri | 04/02/66 | Folk Concert with Alex Campbell, Paddie Bell, Bob Davenport and the Rakes, Colin Wilkie and Shirley Hart |
Tue | 08/02/66 | Eddy Arnold |
Wed | 09/02/66 | Vienna Boys Choir |
Fri | 11/02/66 | Northern Sinfonia Orchestra with Gary Karr |
Sun | 20/02/66 | Folk Evening with Robin Hall & Jimmy MacGregor, Bryan Kenny Four, Jack Elliot and the Elliot Family |
Mon | 21/02/66 | Hungarian State Symphony Orchestra |
Wed | 23/02/66 | Folk Concert with the Ian Campbell Folk Group, Ian & Sylvia, Gordon Lightfoot, The Settlers, Trevor Lucas |
Sat | 05/03/66 | Glasgow Phoenix Choir |
Sun | 06/03/66 | Northern Sinfonia |
Wed | 09/03/66 | Carmen performed by the YMCA Choral Society |
Fri | 11/03/66 | The Corries and Paddie Bell |
Sun | 13/03/66 | James Brown and the Famous Flames, Barbara Lewis, Mike Cotton Sound |
Fri | 18/03/66 | P J Proby, The Searchers, The Shelly, Tahne Russal & Three |
Sun | 20/03/66 | Bournemouth Symphony Orchestra |
Fri | 25/03/66 | Northern Sinfonia |
Sat | 02/04/66 | Roy Orbison, Walker Brothers, Lulu, The Marionettes, Kim D & the Del 5, Quotations |
Thu | 14/04/66 | Small Faces, Martha & The Vandellas, Lou Christie, Crispian St Peters, Fran & Alan, Sounds Unique |
Fri | 15/04/66 | Northern Sinfonia |
Sun | 17/04/66 | Herman’s Hermits, Mindbenders, Dave Berry & the Cruisers, Pinkerton’s Assorted Colours, David & Jonathan |
Sat | 23/04/66 | Julie Felix show – CANCELLED |
Mon | 25/04/66 | Munich Philharmonic with Fritz Rieger |
Fri | 29/04/66 | The Kinks, Dave Dee, Dozy, Beaky, Mick & Tich, Goldie, Sean Buckley Set |
Thu | 12/05/66 | Johnny Cash Show, Carter Family, The Statler Bros, The Tennessee Three |
Sun | 15/05/66 | Ornette Coleman Trio |
Tue | 31/05/66 | Northern Sinfonia with Segovia |
Thu | 02/06/66 | Northern Sinfonia |
Tue | 19/07/66 | Sinfonia Ensemble |
Fri | 22/07/66 | Jimmy Witherspoon, Ian Carr Quintet, Dick Morrissey Quartet, Herbie Goines & the Nite Timers |
Sun | 11/09/66 | Halle with Sir John Barbirolli |
Wed | 28/09/66 | Northern Sinfonia – Vladimir Ashkenazy |
Sat | 01/10/66 | Rolling Stones, Ike & Tina Turner, Yardbirds, Peter Jay & the new Jaywalkers |
Thu | 13/10/66 | Northern Sinfonia with Peter Wallfiscg |
Fri | 14/10/66 | Walker Brothers, Troggs, Dave Dee, Dozy,Beaky, Mick & Tich, Montanas, Quotations, Gloria Rogers |
Sat | 15/10/66 | White Heather Club with Robin Hall & Jimmy McGregor |
Mon | 17/10/66 | Brno Philharmonic |
Tue | 25/10/66 | Folk Concert with the Spinners, Lyn & Graham McCarthy and the Silkie |
Sat | 29/10/66 | Annual Jimmy Shand Show |
Mon | 31/10/66 | Dave Brubeck Quartet |
Sun | 06/11/66 | Hollies, Small Faces, Paul Jones, Paul & Barry Ryan, Nashville Teens, Peter Jay & the New Jay Walkers |
Wed | 09/11/66 | Owen Brannigan |
Wed | 16/11/66 | Northern Sinfonia – David Oistrakh – CANCELLED |
Sun | 04/12/66 | Little Richard, Creation, Quotations, Junco Partners, Kim Davis & the Del 5, Gregg Burman Soul Band, Gas Board |
Wed | 07/12/66 | Newcastle City Orchestra performing Messiah |
Fri | 09/12/66 | Northern Sinfonia – Henryk Szeryng |
Mon | 12/12/66 | Bournemouth Symphony Orchestra |
Wed | 14/12/66 | Bach’s Christmas Oratorio |
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1967
Date | Performer(s): – | |
Tue | 24/01/67 | Northern Sinfonia – Rudolph Barshai |
Fri | 27/01/67 | Woody Herman Big Band |
Tue | 31/01/67 | Four Tops, Merseys, Madeleine Bell, Remo Four, Johnny Watson Band |
Sat | 04/02/67 | Spinners, High Level Ranters |
Thu | 09/02/67 | Prague Symphony Orchestra |
Fri | 10/02/67 | Tortelier Family, Northern Sinfonia |
Sun | 12/02/67 | Dubliners, Dermot O’Brien and the Clubmen |
Thu | 16/02/67 | Duke Ellington and his Orchestra |
Fri | 17/02/67 | Berlin Philharmonic Octet |
Fri | 24/02/67 | Gene Pitney, Troggs, Sounds Incorporated, Normie Rowe, David Garrick |
Sat | 25/02/67 | St Patrick’s Day Concert with O’Connell Irish Girl Pipers Band, Willie Brady |
Sun | 26/02/67 | St Patrick’s Day Concert with Alma Carroll, Dave Barry, Tyneside Irish Dancers |
Fri | 03/03/67 | Northern Sinfonia – Julian Bream |
Sat | 04/03/67 | Glasgow Phoenix Choir |
Wed | 08/03/67 | Newcastle & Gateshead Choral Union |
Sun | 12/03/67 | Hollies, Spencer Davis Group, Paul Jones, Tremeloes |
Sat | 18/03/67 | Bert Jansch |
Sun | 19/03/67 | Roy Orbison, Small Faces, Paul & Barry Ryan, Jeff Beck, The Settlers |
Mon | 20/03/67 | Royal Liverpool Philharmonic |
Mon | 27/03/67 | Jazz From a Swinging Era – Earl Hines, Roy Eldridge Buck Clayton, Bud Freeman, Earl Warren |
Sat | 01/04/67 | Northern Festival of Praise – The Salvation Army |
Tue | 04/04/67 | British Youth Symphony Orchestra |
Fri | 07/04/67 | Northern Sinfonia – Denis Matthews |
Sun | 09/04/67 | Buddy Rich and his Orchestra |
Fri | 21/04/67 | Walker Brothers, Englebert Humperdinck, Cat Stevens, Jimi Hendrix |
Thu | 27/04/67 | Northern Sinfonia – Hephzibah Menuhin |
Fri | 28/04/67 | Folk Song Concert – Spinners, Bob Davenport, The Watersons, Alex Campbell, High Level Ranters |
Sat | 29/04/67 | BBC Northern Symphony Orchestra with Rafael Orozco |
Fri | 26/05/67 | Northern Sinfonia – Segovia |
Mon | 05/06/67 | Northern Sinfonia – David Oistrakn |
Wed | 14/06/67 | Northern Sinfonia – John Ogdon and Brenda Lucas |
Thu | 15/06/67 | Halle Proms- First performance of William Joseph’s ‘Rail’ |
Fri | 16/06/67 | Halle Proms- Tchaikovsky |
Sat | 17/06/67 | Halle Proms – ‘A Night In Vienna’ |
Sat | 24/06/67 | Ivor Novello Story Concert |
Tue | 22/08/67 | National Youth Orchestra of Great Britain with Rudolp Schwarz |
Thu | 07/09/67 | Northern Sinfonia – Louis Kentner & Rudolph Schwarz |
Wed | 20/09/67 | Northern Sinfonia with John Williams and Meredith Davies |
Mon | 25/09/67 | City of Birmingham Symphony Orchestra with Hugo Rignold |
Sun | 01/10/67 | The White Heather Club with Robin Hall & Jimmy McGregor, Jimmy Shand jnr. |
Thu | 05/10/67 | Bach Orchestra of the Leipzig Gewandhaus |
Fri | 06/10/67 | Top Brass Jazz featuring Maynard Ferguson, Bob Brookmeyer, Clark Terry, Doc Cheatham, Benny Morton |
Sat | 07/10/67 | Flower Pot Men, Traffic, Vanilla Fudge, Art |
Fri | 13/10/67 | Stevie Wonder, Jr.Walker & the All Stars, Fleetwood Mac |
Sun | 15/10/67 | Tom Paxton, High Level Ranters, Ray Fisher, The Reivers |
Fri | 20/10/67 | The Dubliners, The Kerries, David McWilliams |
Mon | 23/10/67 | American Folk Festival with Sonny Terry, Brownie McGhee, Son House, Little Walter |
Tue | 24/10/67 | Folk Concert (Rag Appeal) – Lyn & Graham McCarthy, Ian Campbell Folk Four, Dis Disley, The Jackets Green |
Sun | 29/10/67 | The Munich Bach Choir and Orchestra |
Mon | 30/10/67 | The Who, Traffic, The Herd, The Tremeloes |
Mon | 06/11/67 | Synthesis – northern sinfonia and John Dankworth |
Wed | 08/11/67 | Gosforth Girls Choir |
Sat | 18/11/67 | The Spinners |
Mon | 20/11/67 | Northern Sinfonia – Igor Oistrakh |
Mon | 27/11/67 | Berliner Staatskapelle Symphony Orchestra |
Sat | 02/12/67 | Midland Sinfonia |
Mon | 04/12/67 | Jimi Hendrix Experience, The Move, Pink Floyd, Amen Corner, The Nice, Eire Apparent |
Fri | 08/12/67 | Modern Jazz Quartet |
Wed | 20/12/67 | Northern Sinfonia – Christmas Oratorio |
Thu | 21/12/67 | Northern Sinfonia – Cyril Smith, Phyllis Sellick |
Many thanks to John Jobling for supplying most of the ticket stubs featured in the Newcastle City Hall pages.