5 years ago
Julio Inglesias - BIC (7.7.03)
20 years ago
Danny La Rue + Wayne King - Pavilion, Bournemouth (11.7.88): Summer season
25 years ago
The Blue Nile - Midnight Express, Bournemouth (8.7.83): Woefully under-rated Glaswegian pop outfit whose singer Paul Buchanan is currently working with Shirley Manson of Garbage
Mike Yarwood + Brotherhood of Man - Winter Gardens, Bournemouth (9.7.83): Summer season
Marmalade - Pavilion, Bournemouth (13.7.83)
30 years ago
Frankie Vaughan - Poole Arts Centre (9.7.78) Jack Platts - Maison Royale, Bournemouth (9.7.78) Hi-Tension - Village Bowl, Bournemouth (11.7.78) Ray Holtham Trio - Starlight Club (11.7.78) Mike Yarwood + Diane Solomon - Winter Gardens, Bournemouth (13.7.78)
Summer season
35 years ago
Don Fay & His Orchestra - Pavilion, Bournemouth (7.7.73) 40 years ago
Solomon King + Don Partridge - Pavilion Ballroom, Bournemouth (7.7.68) Tom Jones + Ted Heath Orchestra + Roy Castle - Winter Gardens, Bournemouth (8.7.68)
Summer season
Syd Fay & His Band - Royal Ballrooms, Boscombe (8.7.68) Teddy Johnson + Dickie Henderson + Ivor Immanuel - Pavilion Ballroom, Bournemouth (8.7.68) The Shades - The Beat Room, Royal Ballrooms, Boscombe (8.7.68) Shy Limbs - The Beat Room, Royal Ballrooms, Boscombe (10.7.68): Local boy and future Yes superstar, Greg Lake was doing the rounds with this beat combo
The Greatest Show On Earth - The Ritz, Bournemouth (10.7.68): Soul-infused prog-rockers featuring the young Norman Watt-Roy, later of Ian Dury and the Blockheads fame
The Status Quo + The Rubber Soul + The Promise - Pavilion Ballroom, Bournemouth (12.10.68) The Bossmen - The Beat Room, Royal Ballrooms, Boscombe (12.7.68)
45 years ago
Eddie Francis trio - Pavilion Ballroom, Bournemouth (7.7.63) Millicent Martin + Kaye Sisters + Tommy Cooper - Pavilion, Bournemouth (7.7.63)
Summer season
Clive Lythgue & His Romantic Strings - Pier Theatre, Bournemouth (8.7.63) Anita Starr - Le Disque A Go Go, Bournemouth (12.7.63) Russ Sainty & the Nu Notes - Pavilion Ballroom, Bournemouth (12.7.63): Russ was a contemporary of Tommy Steele at the legendary 2 i's coffee bar where he was backed by Tony Sheridan, later to be backed by The Beatles, no less
50 years ago
Petula Clark + Bernard Miles + Arthur Worsley - Winter Gardens, Bournemouth (7.7.58): Old-fashioned variety at its sexiest!
The Beverley Sisters + Bob Monkhouse + Denis Goodwin - Winter Gardens, Bournemouth (10.7.58) Summer season
Presented in association with The Bournebeat, a music-themed hotel, bar and restaurant opening soon at 12 Priory Road, Bournemouth Share your memories of these and other local gigs at thebournebeat@hotmail.co.uk
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