1968

Complete

Confirmed events are indicated by a ♫
Events are only confirmed if printed evidence is available, i.e.. Magazine, Advert, Ticket, Poster etc. or if verified by two independent sources. Internet sourced dates are not classed as evidence due to errors being copied from site to site.
All acts are listed exactly as they appeared in the advert.
It will be noted that in the early years, some of the more famous bands had differing names and may have been lower on the bill. This usually means that they were, as yet, relatively unknown.
Additional information and corrections to this list are more than welcomed.

All the gigs and events at the California Ballroom during 1968
Date		Valid	Event	Comments
Jan	05	♫	The Shell Shock Show The Associates	Adm 7/6
	06	♫	The Bonzo Dog Doo-Dah Band Plaged Cadence	Adm 8/6 This would have been Plagal Cadence
	12	♫	The Riot Squad The Crew	Adm 7/6
	13	♫	Sounds Incorporated Plus supporting Groups	Adm8/-
	19	♫	Ronnie Jones and the Q-Set Canal St Philharmonic	Adm7/6
	20	♫	The Moody Blues Two of Each The Associates	Adm8/6
	26	♫	The Alan Bown Set The Crew	Adm
	27	♫	Traffic plus supporting groups. We know one of these was The Baloons	Adm 12/6 The Baloons changed their name to Fumble in Sept 1971 Traffic did one 50 minute set and were paid £450
Feb	02	♫	O'Hara's Playboys The Tykes	Adm7/6
	03	♫	The Flowerpot Men plus supporting groups	Adm8/6
	09	♫	The Love Affair The Track New England Mood	Adm10/-
	10	♫	The Plastic Penny Asparagus Bed Band King George Co.	Adm10/-
	16	♫	The Two of Each Modes Mode	Adm7/6
	17	♫	Chris Farlowe and the Thunderbirds plus supporting groups	Adm8/6
	23	♫	Tony Rivers & the Castaways The Tykes	Adm7/6
	24	♫	Grapefruit The Inspiration 5th Dynasty	Adm10/-
Mar	01	♫	The Measles The Crew	Adm7/6
	02	♫	The Herd Plagal Cadence Eutopia	Adm10/-
	08		No ad in paper
	09	♫	The Symbols Merlin Q Magic Mixture	Adm8/6
	15		No ad in paper
	16		No ad in paper
	22		No ad in paper
	23		No ad in paper
	29		No ad in paper
	30		No ad in paper
Apr	05	♫	Reparata and the Delrons Alan Bown Set
	06	♫	The G-Cleff The Fifth Dynasty
	12	♫	Good Friday - No Dance
	13	♫	The Foundations plus supporting groups	Adm10/-
	19	♫	Ike & Tina Turner Review plus supporting groups	Adm15/-
	20	♫	John Mayall plus supporting groups	Adm10/-
	26	♫	The Showstoppers J.J. Jackson plus supporting groups
	27	♫	The Bonzo Dog Doo-Dah Band plus supporting groups	Adm10/-
May	03	♫	The Honey Bus The Man-E-Go Band plus supporting groups	Adm7/6
	04	♫	Bill Haley & the Comets plus supporting groups	Adm15/-
	10	♫	Fanny Flickers Rock 'n' Roll Show plus supporting groups	Adm7/6
	11	♫	Manfred Man plus supporting groups	Adm15/-
	17	♫	The Easy Beats Rainbow Reflection plus supporting groups	Adm7/6
	18	♫	The Flowerpot Men O'Hara's Playboys plus supporting groups	Adm 10/-
	24	♫	The Katch 22 plus supporting groups	Adm7/6
	25	♫	Dave Berry plus supporting groups	Adm8/6
	31	♫	Oscar Toney Junior plus supporting groups	Adm7/6
Jun	01	♫	Duane Eddy The Marmalade	Adm10/-
	07	♫	Tony Rivers & the Castaways plus supporting groups	Adm7/6
	08	♫	The Cliff Bennett Band plus supporting groups	Adm8/6
	14	♫	The Move plus supporting groups	Adm10/-
	15	♫	The Searchers plus supporting groups	Adm8/6
	21	♫	The Traffic plus supporting groups	Adm10/-
	22	♫	Chris Farlowe and the Thunderbirds	Adm7/6
	28	♫	The Nashville Teens plus supporting groups	Adm8/6
Jul	05	♫	Patti Labelle & The Bells	Adm 7/6d
	06	♫	P.J. Proby plus Supporting Groups.	Adm 10/-
	12	♫	John Mayall's Blues Breakersplus Supporting Groups	Adm 8/6d
	13	♫	Amen Corner plus Supporting Groups.	Adm 10/-
	19	♫	O'Hara's Playboysplus Supporting Groups.	Adm 7/6d
	20	♫	Wayne Fountana plus Supporting Groups.	Adm 8/-
	26	♫	Mode's Mode plus Supporting Groups.	Adm 6/6d
	27	♫	Jimmy James & The Vagabonds plus Supporting Groups.	Adm 10/-
Aug	02	♫	The Taste plus Supporting Groups.	Adm 7/6d
	03	♫	The Symbols Killing Floor	Adm 8/- sent in by Mick Clarke of Killing Floor
	09	♫	Doctor K's Blues Band plus Supporting Groups.	Adm 7/6d
	10	♫	O.C. Smith plus Supporting Groups.	Adm 10/-
	16	♫	Aynsley Dunbar Retaliation plus Supporting Groups	Adm 7/6d
	17	♫	Ben E King 4 Dimensions Black Sabbath	Adm 10/- Supporting group info sent in by Peter Still of 4 Dimensions
	23	♫	Alvin Lee & Ten Years After with Killing Floor	Adm 7/6d
	24	♫	The Crazy World Of Arthur Brown plus Supporting Groups.	Adm 10/-
	30	♫	The Savoy Brown's Blues Band plus Supporting Groups.	Adm 7/6d
	31	♫	The Herd plus Supporting Groups.	Adm 10/-
Sep	06	♫	The Chicken Shack plus Supporting Groups.	Adm 7/6d
	07	♫	Fleetwood Mac plus Supporting Groups	Fleetwood Mac did a 1 hour set and were paid £300
	13	♫	Timebox with Killing Floor	sent in by Mick Clarke of Killing Floor also have advert
	14	♫	Dave Dee, Dozy, Beaky, Mick and Tich plus Supporting Groups
	20	♫	The Nice plus Supporting Groups
	21	♫	The Symbols plus Supporting Groups	sent in by Mick Clarke of Killing Floor
	27	♫	The Red Light District plus Supporting Groups
	28	♫	Julie Driscol, Brian Auger and The Trinity plus Supporting Groups.
Oct	04	♫	Little John & The Shadrocks
	05	♫	Jimmy James & The Vagabonds plus Supporting Groups
	11	♫	Chicken Shack with Killing Floor	sent in by Mick Clarke of Killing Floor
	12	♫	Geno Washington and The Ram Jam Band plus Supporting Groups	Adm 10/-
	18	♫	Keef Hartley	Adm 10/-
	19	♫	The Who	Adm 7/6d The Who did one 45 minute set and were paid £400
	25	♫	Status Quo	Adm 10/-
	26	♫	The Love Affair plus Supporting Groups
Nov	01	♫	Jethro Tull Killing Floor	sent in by Mick Clarke of Killing Floor confirmed by Jethro Tull official web
	02	♫	Oscar Tony Junior Bonzo Dog Doo Dah Band plus Supporting Groups.
	08	♫	Chris Farlow and The Thunderbirds.
	09	♫	The Paper Dolls plus Supporting Groups.
	15	♫	The Grapefruit.
	16	♫	Dave Berry plus Supporting Groups.
	22		NO AD IN PAPER.
	23	♫	Tony Rivers and The Castaways plus Supporting Groups.
	29	♫	J.J. Jackson.
	30	♫	Herman's Hermits plus Supporting Groups.
Dec	06	♫	The Chiffons.
	07	♫	The Locomotive plus Supporting Groups.
	13		NO AD IN PAPER
	14	♫	Cupids Inspiration Killing Floor	sent in by Mick Clarke of Killing Floor
	20		NO AD IN PAPER..
	21	♫	John Mayall's Blues Breakers.
	22	♫	Bingo Night of the Year	First Prize over £300
	24	♫	The Symbols plus Supporting Group.
	27	♫	Wrestling Christmas Spectacular.
	31	♫	The HT Gibraltar The Chris Shakespeare Globe Show plus Supporting Groups.