Gigography 1971

In addition to the gigs listed below, Peel was also the regular presenter of a BBC concert show until the end of the year (see 1971 Concert Shows for more details).
Unknown dates (1970 or 1971)
Manor House Ballroom, Ipswich: John Peel RoadshowPeel writes about the gig, which no one else turned up for, in a Disc & Music Echo column from 1970 or 1971, exact date unknown, republished in Olivetti Chronicles (p. 119-21). 
Talk Of The Town, London: Jackson 5 media showcaseDisc & Music Echo column from 1970 or 1971, exact date unknown, republished in Olivetti Chronicles (p. 197-200). A Guardian article by Richard Williams following the death of Michael Jackson confirms that Peel attended the event.
Unknown venue (College, polytechnic or club in Hampstead): Loudon Wainwright IIIDisc & Music Echo column from 1970 or 1971, exact date unknown, republished in Olivetti Chronicles (p. 327-30). Peel says the gig was a few months after the artist's debut album was released (in 1970 in the USA, but in 1971 in the UK). He also remarks that entrance to the gig cost sixty pence, or fifty pence for members, which may indicate that the venue was the Country Club, Hampstead's established rock venue, rather than a polytechnic, although Westfield College, a part of the University of London situated in Hampstead, is another possibilty. (Peel refers to DJing at a polytechnic in another section of this Disc column, but he was a member of the audience rather than a DJ at Wainwright's gig.) Wainwright himself says he first visited the UK in 1971, according to the BBC's Keeping It Peel page
Nag's Head, Wollaston, Northants: Peel had regular Friday night gigs at the venue for around a year from spring 1970. Margrave Of The Marshes, p. 198. The venue was run by Peel's long-time friend "Big Bob" Knight, who was also involved in the nearby Blisworth Hotel. A BBC Northampton documentary on the Nag's Head, including Peel's role, is available online.
Everyman Theatre, Liverpool; concert in support of Music Liberation Front, organised by Mike Evans (possibly in October 1971)
Jan
1 Blisworth, Blissworth Hotel: Audience 
29 Nag's Head, Wollaston: Skid Row 
March
1 Lincoln Theatre Royal: Hawkwind 
6 43 King Street, Covent Garden (The Old Middle Earth), "Oz Police Ball - A Gala Benefit For The Oz Obscenity Trial": "A star-studded all nighter starting at 8.30 with: Arthur Brown's Kingdom Come/Viv Stanshall's Seanhead Showband/Gene Vincent's Houseshakers/Pink Fairies/Egg/Third World War/Gnidrolog and John Peel holding it together." 
14 Roundhouse, London: Rolling Stones 
18-20 Wexford Festival, Ireland: Strawbs, Danny Doyle, Johnstons, Mellow Candle, Tír na nÓg, Principal Edwards Magic Theatre, Continuum, Peel comperes 
26 Mayfair Ballroom, Newcastle: Mott The Hoople, Medicine Head 
30 Portsmouth, Tricorn Club: Audience 
April
2 Nag's Head, Wollaston, Northants: Skid Row 
9 Nag's Head, Wollaston, Northants: Little Free Rock (link as above)
29 CND Festival Of Life, Alexandra Palace, London: John Peel, Royal Court Theatre, Gay Liberation Street Theatre, Kevin Ayers And The Whole World, others The Marmalade Skies gig listings for April 1971 include an "Alexandra Park CND Rally", with "Kevin Ayers, Bridget St John, Warm Dust, Andy Roberts, Mike Absalom etc", dated April 11th, although there is no mention of Peel. It may, or may not, be the same event as this festival
May
9 Roundhouse, BIT Benefit: Funkadelic, Little Free Rock, National Head Band, Good Habit, Zoo, Zoot Money 
unknown Brighton College of Education: Faces (Peel mentions going to this gig "early in the week" in his Disc column of 5 June)
June
1 (or 23 Aug. 1971) Talk Of The Town, London: Lovelace WatkinsPeel wrote about the evening, which he attended with John Walters and their respective wives, in an Disc & Music Echo column republished in Olivetti Chronicles (hardback edition, p. 146-50) and dated 1970 or 1971. An online record of the venue's schedule suggests two possible dates in summer 1971.
6 Fairfield Halls, Croydon: Traffic 
unknown Tropicano(?) Club, Fareham 
22-28 Glastonbury Fayre: Melanie, Quintessence, Edgar Broughton Band, Pink Fairies, Terry Reid with David Lyndley and Linda Lewis, Gong, David Bowie, Hawkwind, Arthur Brown, Brinsley Schwarz, Fairport Convention, Family, Traffic [?)The BBC says this was Peel's first-ever Glastonbury, although the man himself was also known to claim he went with Marc Bolan to the first one in 1970. Yet in his column in Disc & Music Echo of July 10 1971 he says he missed the event
July
5 Lyceum Theatre Edinburgh: A weekend long "Pop Festival" Although the bill includes as many poets and writers as musicians, including Night Ride poets (Pete Morgan, Alan Jackson, Adrian Mitchell, Brian Patten) as well as Tom McGrath, playwright and former editor of International Times, final night concert (on Monday) featuring Fairport Convention, Stealers Wheel and a 'pop forum'. The forum consisted of John Peel, John Walters, Tony Palmer, Stuart Henry, Nik Cohn, Bruce Findlay
6 Tricorn Club, Portsmouth: Heaven 
24 Royal Albert Hall: Liverpool Philharmonic Orchestra, conductor Charles Groves, pianist Radu Lupu. Disc & Music Echo column, 1971-07-31, republished in The Olivetti Chronicles. Prom concert 02. Programme:
#Sibelius: Symphony No. 6
#Grieg: Piano Concerto in A minor
#Bernard Naylor: Scenes & Prophecies
#Elgar: Enigma Variations
Aug
27-29 Weeley Pop Festival, Weeley, Essex: Faces, T-Rex, Status Quo 
Sept
10 Scarborough: Peace 
27 or 28 Royal Albert Hall, London: Creedence Clearwater Revival, Tony Joe White 
Oct
unknown; Everyman Theatre, Liverpool; concert in support of Music Liberation Front, organised by Mike Evans (JP mentions being there in his column in Disc & Music Echo of 23 October, therefore date is in previous week) 
unknown: Nell Gwyn Club, London; Music business reception for Nazareth held in strip club, Peel among guests. Event described in Melody Maker's The Raver column, in the issue of November 6; No exact date given, but it took place "last week" 
Nov
6 University College, Gower Street, London: Gnome Sweet Gnome, Hawkwind 
Dec
7 Hobbit's Garden, Wimbledon: Genesis, Roxy Music, Gravy Train Observer column, 1989-01-22, republished in The Olivetti Chronicles (hardback edition, p. 92). There may have been a venue of the same name in Leytonstone, and Peter Gabriel (singer with Genesis at the time) put the gig with Roxy Music attended by Peel as taking place there, during an interview with Mojo magazine (April 2010, p. 82). A reader's letter to the same magazine the following month, however, confirmed that the Genesis/Roxy gig took place at Hobbit's in Wimbledon.
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