Complete
Confirmed events are indicated by a ♫Date | Valid | Event | Comments | |
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Jan | 1 | ♫ | Pool Bar plus Pool Hall now open every afternoon | 20 full size pool tables Free entry |
14 | ♫ | Rus Lane | Didoz Adm £1 | |
15 | ♫ | Harry Scot (Comedian) | Didoz Adm £1 | |
15 | ♫ | J.A.L.N Band | with Brother Louie and Paul Gray Adm £1 | |
28 | ♫ | Friday Night Disco | with Brother Louie and Paul Gray Adm 25p | |
29 | ♫ | Disco in the Devil's Den♫ | with Robbie Burns | |
Feb | 5 | ♫ | Linda & the Funky Boys plus The Majors | Adm. £1 |
11 | ♫ | Tim Lane & Carol Ann | Musical Comedy entertainers. Didoz £1/£1.50 | |
12 | ♫ | Monty Wells plus top line group | Didoz £1/£1.50 | |
12 | ♫ | Skunk | Adm. 80p | |
18 | ♫ | The Manhattans with the welcome return of Bruce Benson | Adm. £1 | |
18 | ♫ | Joseph Locke plus harmony band Peppe | Didoz £1/£1.50 | |
19 | ♫ | The Burns Brothers plus Tangerine | Didoz £1/£1.50 | |
19 | ♫ | The Moments plus The Rimshots | with DJ Bruce Benson Adm. £1.75 | |
25 | ♫ | Sweet Something (Dancing Troupe) plus Quad Libre | Didoz £1/£1.50 | |
25 | ♫ | Sweet Something (Dancing Troupe) | with DJs Bruce Benson, Mouse and Kev Steed Adm. 50p | |
26 | ♫ | Mike O'Malley from TVs "Who do you do" | Didoz £1/£1.50 | |
26 | ♫ | Tamla Motown Gold Martha Reeves & The Vandellas |
Adm. £1.50 | |
Mar | 4 | ♫ | Laura Leslie | Didoz £1/£1.50 |
5 | ♫ | No reservations for Didoz... Fully Booked | ||
5 | ♫ | Edwin Starr | Adm. £1.25 | |
11 | ♫ | Over 25s Disco | Didoz £1/£1.50 | |
12 | ♫ | Johnnie Walker & Bruce Benson | Adm. 80p | |
12 | ♫ | The Bewildering Zodias | Mindreading act Didoz £1/£1.50 | |
18 | ♫ | Frank Carson | Didoz £5 inc. 3 course dinner | |
18 | ♫ | The biggest Disco in town | with a lorry load of DJs playing the best funk, soul and dance music. Adm. 80p | |
19 | ♫ | Frank Carson | Didoz £5 inc. 3 course dinner | |
19 | ♫ | The Fantastics | Adm. £1 | |
26 | ♫ | The Commodores | Adm. £2 | |
26 | ♫ | Laura Leslie | Didoz £1/£1.50 | |
Apr | 1 | ♫ | April Fools Disco | with our foolish DJs. no adm price given. |
2 | ♫ | J.A.L.N. Band | Adm. £1 | |
2 | ♫ | Lew Lewis | Didoz £1/£1.50 | |
7 | ♫ | Friday Night Disco on Thursday | Adm. 50p | |
8 | ♫ | Good Friday Closed | ||
9 | ♫ | Skunk | Adm 80p | |
11 | ♫ | Soul with Brother Louie | Devil's Den Adm. 50p | |
16 | ♫ | Herbie and the Good Timers | Adm 80p | |
21 | ♫ | Grand Opening of Didoz♫ | The newest most exclusive Bistro scene for over 21s. Adm. £1 | |
22 | ♫ | Tony Prince from Radio Luxembourg | Adm. ? | |
23 | ♫ | Detroit Spinners & Brass Construction | Adm. £5 | |
28 | ♫ | Hot Pussy (Dancing Team) | Didoz £1/£2 | |
29 | ♫ | David Hamilton from Radio One and Top of the Pops | Adm. £? | |
29 | ♫ | Live Music from Quad Libre | Didoz £1/£2 | |
30 | ♫ | Four Tops | Adm £3.50p | |
May | 6 | ♫ | Live Music from Quad Libre | Didoz Free/£1/£2 |
7 | ♫ | Live Music from Quad Libre | Didoz Free/£1/£2 | |
8 | ♫ | Sunday Soul Devil's Den Phase III |
DJs Louie Martin & Kev Steed Adm 80p | |
14 | ♫ | Heatwave | Adm £2 | |
27 | ♫ | Copperfield | Didoz Free/£1/£2 | |
28 | ♫ | Copperfield | Didoz Free/£1/£2 | |
28 | ♫ | Junior Walker & The All Stars | Adm. £2 | |
30 | ♫ | The Clash, Subway Sect, The Slits and the Prefects plus another support band | The last day of the White Riot tour. There were two arrests and a near riot.
with DJ Paul Gray Adm. £2 |
|
Jun | 4 | ♫ | The Damned plus The Adverts | with DJ Paul Gray Adm. £1.50 |
4 | ♫ | Surprise Live Group | Didoz Free/£1/£2 | |
11 | ♫ | Surprise Live Group | Didoz Free/£1/£2 | |
11 | ♫ | The Stranglers plus London | Rattus Norvegicus Tour Adm. £1.60 | |
17 | ♫ | Fresh | Didoz Free/£1 | |
18 | ♫ | Copperfield | Didoz Free/£1 | |
23 | ♫ | Music of the late 60s plus today's hits. Live music with Fresh and support DJ | Didoz Free/£1 | |
24 | ♫ | The Ray J Day music show plus Tapestry | Didoz Free/£1 | |
25 | ♫ | Archie Bells & The Drells | Adm. £2 | |
25 | ♫ | Copperfield | Didoz Free/£1 | |
26 | ♫ | Sunday Soul Devil's Den Phase III |
DJs Louie Martin & Kev Steed Adm 80p | |
30 | ♫ | Bruce Benson presents music from the early 70s | Didoz Free/£1 | |
Jul | 1 | ♫ | Copperfield | Didoz Free/£1 |
2 | ♫ | Tapestry | Didoz Free/£1 | |
9 | ♫ | The Jam plus Chelsea | with DJ Paul Gray Adm. £1.75p | |
21 | ♫ | Disco Night | Didoz 50p/£1 | |
22 | ♫ | Copperfield | Didoz 50p/£1 | |
23 | ♫ | Copperfield | Didoz 50p/£1 | |
30 | Wayne County & the Electric Chairs | Listed as California Suite | ||
Aug | 8 | ♫ | California Ballroom closes it's doors and is put on the market by the Green/Ilka families | |
Oct | 8 | Ritchie Family | Blues & Soul Magazine has an advert for this gig which can't have taken place....... unless you know better? | |
Dec | 16 | ♫ | California Ballroom bought by businessman Bill Seymour for £250,000 | |
21 | ♫ | Grand re-opening of Didoz Disco | Didoz free | |
22 | ♫ | Didoz Disco 8-2 | Didoz 50p/£1 | |
23 | ♫ | Didoz Disco 8-2 | Didoz £1.50p | |
24 | ♫ | Didoz Disco 7-12 | Didoz £2 | |
26 | ♫ | Didoz Disco 8-2 | Didoz £1/£1.50p |
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