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In Memory of Stuart Adamson

 

    1960
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Summary:

1960 was almost entirely dominated by the continued residence of Billy Hunter & His All Star Band but several other big names began to appear.

Highlights this year included:

Vince Eager (& His Quiet Three)
Duffy Power & The Fabulous Hi-Fi s
The New All-Star Dixieland Group
Rikki Barnes & His Rock 'N' Roll Group
Sally Kelly & Her Band

 

January 1960

 
DateDayHeadline Act
01/01/1960FridayBilly Hunter & His All-Star Band
02/01/1960SaturdayBilly Hunter & His All-Star Band
04/01/1960MondayBilly Hunter & His All-Star Band
07/01/1960ThursdayBilly Hunter & His All-Star Band
08/01/1960FridayBilly Hunter & His All-Star Band
09/01/1960SaturdayBilly Hunter & His All-Star Band
11/01/1960MondayBilly Hunter & His All-Star Band
14/01/1960ThursdayBilly Hunter & His All-Star Band
15/01/1960FridayBilly Hunter & His All-Star Band
16/01/1960SaturdayBilly Hunter & His All-Star Band
18/01/1960MondayBilly Hunter & His All-Star Band
21/01/1960ThursdayBilly Hunter & His All-Star Band
22/01/1960FridayBilly Hunter & His All-Star Band
23/01/1960SaturdayBilly Hunter & His All-Star Band
25/01/1960MondayBilly Hunter & His All-Star Band
28/01/1960ThursdayBilly Hunter & His All-Star Band
29/01/1960FridayBilly Hunter & His All-Star Band
30/01/1960SaturdayBilly Hunter & His All-Star Band

February 1960

DateDayHeadline Act
01/02/1960MondayBilly Hunter & His All-Star Band
04/02/1960ThursdayBilly Hunter & His All-Star Band
05/02/1960FridayBilly Hunter & His All-Star Band
06/02/1960SaturdayBilly Hunter & His All-Star Band
08/02/1960MondayBilly Hunter & His All-Star Band
11/02/1960ThursdayBilly Hunter & His All-Star Band
12/02/1960FridayBilly Hunter & His All-Star Band
13/02/1960SaturdayBilly Hunter & His All-Star Band
15/02/1960MondayBilly Hunter & His All-Star Band
16/02/1960TuesdayThe New All-Star Dixieland Group
18/02/1960ThursdayBilly Hunter & His All-Star Band
19/02/1960FridayBilly Hunter & His All-Star Band
20/02/1960SaturdayBilly Hunter & His All-Star Band    (Jimi Hendrix made his live debut on this day!)
22/02/1960MondayBilly Hunter & His All-Star Band
23/02/1960TuesdaySally Kelly & Her Group
25/02/1960ThursdayBilly Hunter & His All-Star Band
26/02/1960FridayBilly Hunter & His All-Star Band
27/02/1960SaturdayBilly Hunter & His All-Star Band
29/02/1960MondayBilly Hunter & His All-Star Band

March 1960

DateDayHeadline Act
03/03/1960ThursdayBilly Hunter & His All-Star Band (The day after Elvis' only UK visit - at Prestwick airport!)
04/03/1960FridayBilly Hunter & His All-Star Band
05/03/1960SaturdayBilly Hunter & His All-Star Band
07/03/1960MondayBilly Hunter & His All-Star Band
09/03/1960WednesdayVince Eager & His Quiet Three
10/03/1960ThursdayBilly Hunter & His All-Star Band
11/03/1960FridayBilly Hunter & His All-Star Band
12/03/1960SaturdayBilly Hunter & His All-Star Band
14/03/1960MondayBilly Hunter & His All-Star Band
17/03/1960ThursdayBilly Hunter & His All-Star Band
18/03/1960FridayBilly Hunter & His All-Star Band
19/03/1960SaturdayBilly Hunter & His All-Star Band
21/03/1960MondayBilly Hunter & His All-Star Band
23/03/1960WednesdayDuffy Power & The Fabulous Hi-Fis
24/03/1960ThursdayBilly Hunter & His All-Star Band
25/03/1960FridayBilly Hunter & His All-Star Band
26/03/1960SaturdayBilly Hunter & His All-Star Band
28/03/1960MondayBilly Hunter & His All-Star Band
29/03/1960TuesdayRicky Barnes & His Rock 'N' Roll Group
31/03/1960ThursdayBilly Hunter & His All-Star Band    (My Old Man's a Dustman - Lonnie Donnegan #1)

April 1960

DateDayHeadline Act
01/04/1960FridayBilly Hunter & His All-Star Band
02/04/1960SaturdayBilly Hunter & His All-Star Band
03/04/1960SundayBilly Hunter & His All-Star Band
04/04/1960MondayBilly Hunter & His All-Star Band
05/04/1960TuesdayBilly Hunter & His All-Star Band
07/04/1960ThursdayBilly Hunter & His All-Star Band
08/04/1960FridayBilly Hunter & His All-Star Band
09/04/1960SaturdayBilly Hunter & His All-Star Band
10/04/1960SundayBilly Hunter & His All-Star Band
11/04/1960MondayBilly Hunter & His All-Star Band
12/04/1960TuesdayBilly Hunter & His All-Star Band
13/04/1960WednesdayVince Eager
14/04/1960ThursdayBilly Hunter & His All-Star Band
15/04/1960FridayBilly Hunter & His All-Star Band
16/04/1960SaturdayBilly Hunter & His All-Star Band
17/04/1960SundayBilly Hunter & His All-Star Band    (Eddie Cochrane died in a car crash on this day)
18/04/1960MondayBilly Hunter & His All-Star Band
19/04/1960TuesdayBilly Hunter & His All-Star Band
21/04/1960ThursdayBilly Hunter & His All-Star Band
22/04/1960FridayBilly Hunter & His All-Star Band
23/04/1960SaturdayBilly Hunter & His All-Star Band
25/04/1960MondayBilly Hunter & His All-Star Band
26/04/1960TuesdayBilly Hunter & His All-Star Band
28/04/1960ThursdayBilly Hunter & His All-Star Band
29/04/1960FridayBilly Hunter & His All-Star Band
30/04/1960SaturdayBilly Hunter & His All-Star Band

May 1960

DateDayHeadline Act
02/05/1960MondayBilly Hunter & His All-Star Band
03/05/1960TuesdayBilly Hunter & His All-Star Band
05/05/1960ThursdayBilly Hunter & His All-Star Band
06/05/1960FridayBilly Hunter & His All-Star Band
07/05/1960SaturdayBilly Hunter & His All-Star Band
09/05/1960MondayBilly Hunter & His All-Star Band
10/05/1960TuesdayBilly Hunter & His All-Star Band    (Bono of U2 born on this day)
12/05/1960ThursdayBilly Hunter & His All-Star Band
13/05/1960FridayBilly Hunter & His All-Star Band
14/05/1960SaturdayBilly Hunter & His All-Star Band
16/05/1960MondayBilly Hunter & His All-Star Band
17/05/1960TuesdayBilly Hunter & His All-Star Band
19/05/1960ThursdayBilly Hunter & His All-Star Band
20/05/1960FridayBilly Hunter & His All-Star Band
21/05/1960SaturdayBilly Hunter & His All-Star Band
23/05/1960MondayBilly Hunter & His All-Star Band
24/05/1960TuesdayBilly Hunter & His All-Star Band
26/05/1960ThursdayBilly Hunter & His All-Star Band
27/05/1960FridayBilly Hunter & His All-Star Band
28/05/1960SaturdayBilly Hunter & His All-Star Band
30/05/1960MondayBilly Hunter & His All-Star Band
31/05/1960TuesdayBilly Hunter & His All-Star Band

June 1960

DateDayHeadline Act
02/06/1960ThursdayBilly Hunter & His All-Star Band
03/06/1960FridayBilly Hunter & His All-Star Band
04/06/1960SaturdayBilly Hunter & His All-Star Band
06/06/1960MondayBilly Hunter & His All-Star Band
07/06/1960TuesdayBilly Hunter & His All-Star Band
09/06/1960ThursdayBilly Hunter & His All-Star Band
10/06/1960FridayBilly Hunter & His All-Star Band
11/06/1960SaturdayBilly Hunter & His All-Star Band
13/06/1960MondayBilly Hunter & His All-Star Band
14/06/1960TuesdayBilly Hunter & His All-Star Band
16/06/1960ThursdayBilly Hunter & His All-Star Band
17/06/1960FridayBilly Hunter & His All-Star Band
18/06/1960SaturdayBilly Hunter & His All-Star Band
20/06/1960MondayBilly Hunter & His All-Star Band
21/06/1960TuesdayBilly Hunter & His All-Star Band
23/06/1960ThursdayBilly Hunter & His All-Star Band
24/06/1960FridayBilly Hunter & His All-Star Band
25/06/1960SaturdayBilly Hunter & His All-Star Band
27/06/1960MondayBilly Hunter & His All-Star Band
28/06/1960TuesdayBilly Hunter & His All-Star Band
30/06/1960ThursdayBilly Hunter & His All-Star Band

July 1960

DateDayHeadline Act
01/07/1960FridayBilly Hunter & His All-Star Band
02/07/1960SaturdayBilly Hunter & His All-Star Band
04/07/1960MondayBilly Hunter & His All-Star Band
05/07/1960TuesdayBilly Hunter & His All-Star Band
07/07/1960ThursdayBilly Hunter & His All-Star Band
08/07/1960FridayBilly Hunter & His All-Star Band
09/07/1960SaturdayBilly Hunter & His All-Star Band
11/07/1960MondayBilly Hunter & His All-Star Band
12/07/1960TuesdayBilly Hunter & His All-Star Band
14/07/1960ThursdayBilly Hunter & His All-Star Band
15/07/1960FridayBilly Hunter & His All-Star Band
16/07/1960SaturdayBilly Hunter & His All-Star Band
18/07/1960MondayBilly Hunter & His All-Star Band
19/07/1960TuesdayBilly Hunter & His All-Star Band
21/07/1960ThursdayBilly Hunter & His All-Star Band
22/07/1960FridayBilly Hunter & His All-Star Band
23/07/1960SaturdayBilly Hunter & His All-Star Band
25/07/1960MondayBilly Hunter & His All-Star Band
26/07/1960TuesdayBilly Hunter & His All-Star Band
28/07/1960ThursdayBilly Hunter & His All-Star Band
29/07/1960FridayBilly Hunter & His All-Star Band
30/07/1960SaturdayBilly Hunter & His All-Star Band

August 1960

DateDayHeadline Act
01/08/1960MondayBilly Hunter & His All-Star Band
02/08/1960TuesdayBilly Hunter & His All-Star Band
04/08/1960ThursdayBilly Hunter & His All-Star Band
05/08/1960FridayBilly Hunter & His All-Star Band
06/08/1960SaturdayBilly Hunter & His All-Star Band
08/08/1960MondayBilly Hunter & His All-Star Band
09/08/1960TuesdayBilly Hunter & His All-Star Band
11/08/1960ThursdayBilly Hunter & His All-Star Band
12/08/1960FridayBilly Hunter & His All-Star Band
13/08/1960SaturdayBilly Hunter & His All-Star Band
15/08/1960MondayBilly Hunter & His All-Star Band
16/08/1960TuesdayBilly Hunter & His All-Star Band
18/08/1960ThursdayBilly Hunter & His All-Star Band
19/08/1960FridayBilly Hunter & His All-Star Band
20/08/1960SaturdayBilly Hunter & His All-Star Band
22/08/1960MondayBilly Hunter & His All-Star Band
23/08/1960TuesdayBilly Hunter & His All-Star Band
25/08/1960ThursdayBilly Hunter & His All-Star Band
26/08/1960FridayBilly Hunter & His All-Star Band
27/08/1960SaturdayBilly Hunter & His All-Star Band
29/08/1960MondayBilly Hunter & His All-Star Band
30/08/1960TuesdayBilly Hunter & His All-Star Band

September 1960

DateDayHeadline Act
01/09/1960ThursdayBilly Hunter & His All-Star Band
02/09/1960FridayBilly Hunter & His All-Star Band
03/09/1960SaturdayBilly Hunter & His All-Star Band
05/09/1960MondayBilly Hunter & His All-Star Band
06/09/1960TuesdayBilly Hunter & His All-Star Band
08/09/1960ThursdayBilly Hunter & His All-Star Band
09/09/1960FridayBilly Hunter & His All-Star Band
10/09/1960SaturdayBilly Hunter & His All-Star Band
12/09/1960MondayBilly Hunter & His All-Star Band
13/09/1960TuesdayBilly Hunter & His All-Star Band
15/09/1960ThursdayBilly Hunter & His All-Star Band
16/09/1960FridayBilly Hunter & His All-Star Band
17/09/1960SaturdayBilly Hunter & His All-Star Band
19/09/1960MondayBilly Hunter & His All-Star Band
20/09/1960TuesdayBilly Hunter & His All-Star Band
22/09/1960ThursdayBilly Hunter & His All-Star Band
23/09/1960FridayBilly Hunter & His All-Star Band
24/09/1960SaturdayBilly Hunter & His All-Star Band
26/09/1960MondayBilly Hunter & His All-Star Band
27/09/1960TuesdayBilly Hunter & His All-Star Band
29/09/1960ThursdayBilly Hunter & His All-Star Band
30/09/1960FridayBilly Hunter & His All-Star Band

October 1960

DateDayHeadline Act
01/10/1960SaturdayBilly Hunter & His All-Star Band
03/10/1960MondayBilly Hunter & His All-Star Band
04/10/1960TuesdayBilly Hunter & His All-Star Band
06/10/1960ThursdayBilly Hunter & His All-Star Band
07/10/1960FridayBilly Hunter & His All-Star Band
08/10/1960SaturdayBilly Hunter & His All-Star Band
10/10/1960MondayBilly Hunter & His All-Star Band
13/10/1960ThursdayBilly Hunter & His All-Star Band
14/10/1960FridayBilly Hunter & His All-Star Band
15/10/1960SaturdayBilly Hunter & His All-Star Band
17/10/1960MondayBilly Hunter & His All-Star Band
20/10/1960ThursdayBilly Hunter & His All-Star Band
21/10/1960FridayBilly Hunter & His All-Star Band
22/10/1960SaturdayBilly Hunter & His All-Star Band
24/10/1960MondayBilly Hunter & His All-Star Band
27/10/1960ThursdayBilly Hunter & His All-Star Band
28/10/1960FridayBilly Hunter & His All-Star Band
29/10/1960SaturdayBilly Hunter & His All-Star Band
31/10/1960MondayBilly Hunter & His All-Star Band

November 1960

DateDayHeadline Act
03/11/1960ThursdayBilly Hunter & His All-Star Band
04/11/1960FridayBilly Hunter & His All-Star Band
05/11/1960SaturdayBilly Hunter & His All-Star Band
07/11/1960MondayBilly Hunter & His All-Star Band
09/11/1960WednesdayBilly Hunter & His All-Star Band
10/11/1960ThursdayBilly Hunter & His All-Star Band
11/11/1960FridayBilly Hunter & His All-Star Band
12/11/1960SaturdayBilly Hunter & His All-Star Band
14/11/1960MondayBilly Hunter & His All-Star Band
16/11/1960WednesdayBilly Hunter & His All-Star Band
17/11/1960ThursdayBilly Hunter & His All-Star Band
18/11/1960FridayBilly Hunter & His All-Star Band
19/11/1960SaturdayBilly Hunter & His All-Star Band
21/11/1960MondayBilly Hunter & His All-Star Band
23/11/1960WednesdayBilly Hunter & His All-Star Band
24/11/1960ThursdayBilly Hunter & His All-Star Band
25/11/1960FridayBilly Hunter & His All-Star Band
26/11/1960SaturdayBilly Hunter & His All-Star Band
28/11/1960MondayBilly Hunter & His All-Star Band
30/11/1960WednesdayBilly Hunter & His All-Star Band

December 1960

DateDayHeadline Act
01/12/1960ThursdayBilly Hunter & His All-Star Band
02/12/1960FridayBilly Hunter & His All-Star Band
03/12/1960SaturdayBilly Hunter & His All-Star Band
05/12/1960MondayBilly Hunter & His All-Star Band
07/12/1960WednesdayBilly Hunter & His All-Star Band
08/12/1960ThursdayBilly Hunter & His All-Star Band
09/12/1960FridayBilly Hunter & His All-Star Band
10/12/1960SaturdayBilly Hunter & His All-Star Band
12/12/1960MondayBilly Hunter & His All-Star Band
14/12/1960WednesdayBilly Hunter & His All-Star Band
15/12/1960ThursdayBilly Hunter & His All-Star Band
16/12/1960FridayBilly Hunter & His All-Star Band
17/12/1960SaturdayBilly Hunter & His All-Star Band
19/12/1960MondayBilly Hunter & His All-Star Band
21/12/1960WednesdayBilly Hunter & His All-Star Band
22/12/1960ThursdayBilly Hunter & His All-Star Band
23/12/1960FridayBilly Hunter & His All-Star Band
24/12/1960SaturdayBilly Hunter & His All-Star Band
26/12/1960MondayBilly Hunter & His All-Star Band
28/12/1960WednesdayBilly Hunter & His All-Star Band
29/12/1960ThursdayBilly Hunter & His All-Star Band
30/12/1960FridayBilly Hunter & His All-Star Band
31/12/1960SaturdayBilly Hunter & His All-Star Band


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