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Live: Grosvenor Ballroom, Wallasey

Posted July 30th, 1960 by Joe & filed under Live.

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Having performed at the Grosvenor Ballroom on each consecutive Saturday since 4 June 1960, The Silver Beetles' residency came to a close on this night. (more...)

Tags: 1960, grosvenor ballroom, les dodd, liscard, paramount enterprises, silver beetles, wallasey

Live: Grosvenor Ballroom, Wallasey

Posted July 23rd, 1960 by Joe & filed under Live.

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The penultimate show of The Silver Beetles' Saturday night residency at the notoriously rough Grosvenor Ballroom in Liscard, Wallasey. (more...)

Tags: 1960, grosvenor ballroom, les dodd, liscard, paramount enterprises, silver beetles, wallasey

Live: Grosvenor Ballroom, Wallasey

Posted July 16th, 1960 by Joe & filed under Live.

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This was The Silver Beetles' eighth consecutive Saturday night show at the Grosvenor Ballroom, a venue in Liscard Wallasey run by local promoter Les Dodd under the name Paramount Enterprises. (more...)

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Live: Grosvenor Ballroom, Wallasey

Posted July 9th, 1960 by Joe & filed under Live.

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This was another of The Silver Beetles' regular concerts at the Grosvenor Ballroom, which took place every Saturday night in June and July 1960. (more...)

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Live: The Institute, Neston, Wirral

Posted July 7th, 1960 by Joe & filed under Live.

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The Silver Beetles had performed regularly on Thursday nights at the Neston Institute since 2 June 1960. This was their sixth and final show at the venue. (more...)

Tags: 1960, allan williams, institute, les dodd, neston, paramount enterprises, wirral

Live: Grosvenor Ballroom, Wallasey

Posted July 2nd, 1960 by Joe & filed under Live.

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The Silver Beetles had been performing regularly at the Grosvenor Ballroom in Liscard, Wallasey, since 4 June 1960. This time, however, they were joined onstage by a special guest: Johnny Gentle, with whom they had toured Scotland in May. (more...)

Tags: 1960, grosvenor ballroom, johnny gentle, les dodd, liscard, paramount enterprises, wallasey

Live: The Institute, Neston, Wirral

Posted June 30th, 1960 by Joe & filed under Live.

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This was The Silver Beetles' penultimate show at the Neston Institute, and their last in the month of June 1960.

They performed six times in total at the venue, the final time being on 7 July 1960.

Tags: 1960, allan williams, institute, les dodd, neston, paramount enterprises, wirral

Live: Grosvenor Ballroom, Wallasey

Posted June 25th, 1960 by Joe & filed under Live.

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This was The Silver Beetles' fourth consecutive Saturday night show at the Grosvenor Ballroom in Liscard, Wallasey, a venue run by local promoter Les Dodd. (more...)

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Live: The Institute, Neston, Wirral

Posted June 23rd, 1960 by Joe & filed under Live.

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During June and July 1960, The Silver Beetles had regular engagements at the Grosvenor Ballroom in Wallasey on Saturday nights, and at the Neston Institute on Thursdays. The events were promoted by Paramount Enterprises, run by Les Dodd.

Tags: 1960, allan williams, institute, les dodd, neston, paramount enterprises, wirral

Live: Grosvenor Ballroom, Wallasey

Posted June 18th, 1960 by Joe & filed under Live.

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18 June 1960 was Paul McCartney's 18th birthday. Instead of celebrating with a night off, he and The Silver Beetles gave one of their usual Saturday night concerts at the Grosvenor Ballroom in Liscard, Wallasey. (more...)

Tags: 1960, birthday, grosvenor ballroom, les dodd, liscard, paramount enterprises, paul mccartney, wallasey

Live: The Institute, Neston, Wirral

Posted June 16th, 1960 by Joe & filed under Live.

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This was The Silver Beetles' third consecutive Thursday night show at the Neston Institute, a venue run by promoter Les Dodd.

The group played at the Institute six times in all, ending on 7 July 1960.

Tags: 1960, allan williams, institute, les dodd, neston, paramount enterprises, wirral

Live: Jacaranda Coffee Bar, Liverpool

Posted June 13th, 1960 by Joe & filed under Live.

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Although he had walked out of the group before their 11 June concert at the Grosvenor Ballroom in Wallasey, drummer Tommy Moore performed one final time on this date at Allan Williams' Jacaranda Coffee Bar. (more...)

Tags: 1960, allan williams, jacaranda coffee bar, liverpool, slater street, tommy moore

Live: Grosvenor Ballroom, Wallasey

Posted June 11th, 1960 by Joe & filed under Live.

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This was The Silver Beetles' third concert at the Grosvenor Ballroom within a week, and one that didn't pass without incident. (more...)

Tags: 1960, grosvenor ballroom, les dodd, liscard, paramount enterprises, ronnie, teddy boy, wallasey

Live: The Institute, Neston, Wirral

Posted June 9th, 1960 by Joe & filed under Live.

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The Silver Beetles' second of six Thursday night shows at this venue in the Merseyside town of Neston. (more...)

Tags: 1960, allan williams, institute, les dodd, neston, paramount enterprises, wirral

Live: Grosvenor Ballroom, Wallasey

Posted June 6th, 1960 by Joe & filed under Live.

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Two days after their debut at the Grosvenor Ballroom, The Silver Beetles returned for a Whitsun bank holiday Monday special concert. (more...)

Tags: 1960, bank holiday, gerry and the pacemakers, grosvenor ballroom, les dodd, liscard, paramount enterprises, wallasey, whitsun

Live: Grosvenor Ballroom, Wallasey

Posted June 4th, 1960 by Joe & filed under Live.

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Two days after performing at The Institute in Neston, Wirral, The Silver Beetles performed at another of promoter Les Dodd's venues, the Grosvenor Ballroom in the Liscard area of Wallasey, Cheshire. (more...)

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Live: The Institute, Neston, Wirral

Posted June 2nd, 1960 by Joe & filed under Live.

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The Silver Beetles played six consecutive Thursday night shows from this date at The Institute, a venue based on Hinderton Road in the town of Neston, on the Wirral Peninsula, Merseyside. (more...)

Tags: 1960, allan williams, institute, les dodd, neston, paramount enterprises, wirral

Live: Jacaranda Coffee Bar, Liverpool

Posted May 30th, 1960 by Joe & filed under Live.

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The Silver Beetles performed around a dozen times at manager Allan Williams's cafe in Liverpool's city centre. (more...)

Tags: 1960, allan williams, jacaranda coffee bar, liverpool, slater street

Live: Rescue Hall, Peterhead, Scotland

Posted May 28th, 1960 by Joe & filed under Live.

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The Silver Beetles' final tour date with Johnny Gentle. The following day they arrived back in Liverpool, poorer than when they'd left, but with some valuable experience of playing live on tour. (more...)

Tags: 1960, aberdeenshire, johnny gentle, Live, peterhead, rescue hall, scotland, silver beetles, tour

Live: Regal Ballroom, Nairn, Scotland

Posted May 27th, 1960 by Joe & filed under Live.

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The Silver Beetles' penultimate show as the backing band for Scouse singer Johnny Gentle was at the Regal Ballroom, situated on Leopold Street in Nairn. (more...)

Tags: 1960, johnny gentle, leopold street, Live, nairn, nairnshire, regal ballroom, scotland, silver beetles, tour

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