Tamworth Bands History : 1970
03/07/70
Rock Rebhelion
Polesworth Carnival Crowning of Queens
Paul Kent Disco
Polesworth Memorial Hall
03/07/70
Disco-o-Tech
Al Kay
Tamworth College of FE
05/07/70
Cathy and the Crusaders
Birchmoor Working Mens Club
08/07/70
Scottie and Gasoline
Contemporary Music Club
Jolly Sailor
11/07/70
Pop ’70 Festival
The Move, Dozey, Beaky, Mick and Titch
Eton Park Football Ground, Burton-on-Trent
2pm-11pm
Admission: 15/-
11/07/70
Beckett
Plus DJ Jason Roberts
Wilnecote Parish Hall
11/07/70
Dictionary of Soul
Source of Power
Icons
Lonkhills Harm, Thorpe
11/07/70
The Impressions
Carnival Night
Polesworth Miners Welfare Club
11/07/70
The Midlanders
Two Gates Working Mens Club
17/07/70
Big Rave Dance
Gentle Touch and Wild Heritage
Plus Disco
Polesworth Memorial Hall
Tamworth Herald – 17/07/70
More than 200 people were at Tamworth’s Music Club on Wednesday evening to see three artistes perform – “Scottie”, Pete Clement and Colin Scott, whose record was described by Tony Blackburn as the “Pick of the week” recently.
“Scottie” has a particularly big following in the Midlands and his fans will travel many miles to see him.
He sings traditional and satirical folk songs, Beatles numbers, Rolling Stones, Buddy Holly, The Everly Brothers and provides plenty of comedy.
There were around 200 people present and the attendance is getting bigger each week.
Forthcoming performers are Blue Jade Folk group and Brian Williamson in a “country meets folk night” on July 22.
Gerry Lochran appears on the 29th, The Icons on August 5, Jasper Carrot on August 19.
Colin Scott will be making a return appearance as will the “New Modern Idiot Grunt Band” who appeared don July 1.
One of the most popular folk groups in Britain at present is “Magna Carta” who will appear in September as will “Matthews Southern Comfort”.
Floor singers are always welcome – this always makes an unexpected change to the evening.
Tamworth Herald - 18/07/70
An incident involving the stabbing of a youth at a Tamworth dance led to the appearance in Tamworth Magistrates Court on Tuesday of a 20-year-old Lichfield man.
On Sunday, April 26, a gang of Lichfield youths arrived at Tamworth’s Mercian Community Centre for a teenage dance. During the evening a boy was stabbed and the police searched a considerable number of people including the defendant, stores assistant, John Victor Burton of 24, Broomcovert Road, Swinfen Hall, Lichfield.
Burton was facing a charge of possessing an offensive weapon – the studded leather jacket he was wearing at the time of the dance.
Burton admitted the offence and was fined £30 with a £5 advocates fee.
Defending, Mr. John Heslop said “You may think this is something of a league table.
We have one boy stabbing another, one carrying a studded belt and chain. Then further down the scale there are others with razors, knives and belts. Burton did not look for trouble in fact he went to see his girlfriend.”
18/07/70
Great Aunt
Plus Dave Keen Road Show
Polesworth Memorial Hall
18/07/70
Molly and the Moon Riders
Tamworth Progressive Club
18/07/70
Midnight Flames
Hurley Working Mens Club
21/07/70
DJ Geoff Owen
Hurley Working Mens Club
Tamworth Herald – 24/07/70
Disco 70
Mondays and Thursday
New Swan, Atherstone
24/07/70
Palace – Carry on up the Jungle
24/07/70
Concert 70
Baroque, Natural Birth, Graham Johnson's Blues Band, Anaconda, D.J., and Pete Clements and Pete Ghent.
Polesworth Memorial Hall
25/07/70
Five of Clubs
Wood End Working Mens Club
29/07/70
“Mr. Blues” Gerry Lockran
Contemporary Music Club
Jolly Sailor
29/07/70
The Rubber Ball Group
Hurley Working Mens Club
05/08/70
Icons
Contemporary Music Club
Jolly Sailor
07/08/70
Palace – Carry on Constable
08/08/70
The Sabres
Wood End Working Mens Club
08/08/70
Badger
Polesworth Memorial Hall
08/08/70
Five of Clubs
Fazeley Victory Working Mens Club
09/08/70
The Jackpots
Wood End Working Mens Club
09/08/70
The Ivory Sun
Glascote Working Mens Club
12/08/70
The Tinkers
Contemporary Music Club
Jolly Sailor
13/08/70
Catapilla
Polesworth Memorial Hall
Millbank Promotions
19/08/70
Jasper Carrott
Contemporary Music Club
Jolly Sailor
21/08/70
Magna Carta
Assembly Rooms
21/08/70
Kathy and the Crusaders
Fazeley Victory Working Mens Club
22/08/70
Disco
Amington Band Room
Tamworth Herald – 28/08/70
March start on Borough’s new £160,000 library
28/08/70
Palace – Jungle Book
29/08/70
Nebesis
Polesworth Memorial Hall
Millbank Promotions
29/08/70
Tranquility
Warton Working Mens Club
29/08/70
The Jackpots
Tamworth Progressive Club
30/08/70
The Millionaires
Glascote Working Mens Club
31/08/70
The Crusaders
Tamworth Progressive Club
03/09/70
Ivory Sun
Hurley Working Mens Club
12/09/70
Galleon
Plus DJ Don Quay Disk-K-Tek
Polesworth Memorial Hall
Millbank Promotions
13/09/70
The Zodiacs
Atherstone FC Supporters Club
13/09/70
The Jackpots
Amington Liberal Club
13/09/70
Trinidad All Stars (leading Steel Band)
Plus DJ
Tamworth Youth Centre
16/09/70
New Modern Idiot Grunt Band
Contemporary Music Club
Jolly Sailor
24/09/70
The Unicorn
Kettlebrook Working Mens Club
Tamworth Herald – 25/09/70
The first step towards what he hopes will be a successful career in the pop music world has been taken by an 18-year-old Kingsbury man.
It was a great day for Alan Middleton of 9, Kingsway, Kingsbury, when he heard that one of his lyrics had been accepted by a leading Midlands record company.
He has now been given a two-year contract and Alan now hopes to have several of the 30 lyrics he has written accepted by the company.
“It sometimes only takes me about 20 minutes to write a good lyric, but other days it takes a lot longer”, said Alan.
But Alan, who works for Tamworth Diecasters, has one big ambition – “I hope one day to write a musical”, he says.
25/09/70
Tamworth Young Farmers Discotheque
DJ – Gary Clarke
Wigginton Hall
25/09/70
The Offense
Kettlebrook Working Mens Club
26/09/70
Emperor Rosko
Plus Galleon
Plus DJ Don Quay
Polesworth Memorial Hall
Millbank Promotions
26/09/70
The Midways
Tamworth Progressive Club
30/09/70
Gothic Horizon
Contemporary Music Club
Jolly Sailor
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