Kimbells 1928 Mar ch 13th 1932 The Portsmouth Society of Yorkshiremen Coming of age Dinner Aprol 14th Portsmouth, Gosport and District Master Bakers and Confectioners Association Annual Dinner, Mr Leonard Singer's Orchestra 1934 Portsmouth Football Club hold a Complimentary dinner, dance anbd social evening for the players. 1930 December 12th Clifton Rooms, Portsmouth Football Club Dinner, with entertainment from Murial Dance soprano, Peggy Hartley Comedienne, Kent Francis humourist, Mr Bert Leonard’s Band. 1937 November 10th Portsmouth Temperance Lodge Ladies Evening Kimbells Orchestra under the direction of Mr R Sadler. 1944 January 15th Portsmouth Football Club Dinner May 6th, Saturday, Fleetlands Sports Club hold a dance at Kimbells Osborne Road. 1945 January 19th Grand Ball at Kimbells, Southsea with Sgt. Leslie Douglas and Pearl Carr, with the Bomber Command Dance Orchestra. April 25th Hospital Ball at Kimbells with a specially augmented band. 1946 January 15th Member of the cast from the Kings Theatre panto Dick Whittington entertain at Kimbells for the Eye and Ear Hospital staff dance. April 23rd Nancarrow's Band play at Kimbells in aid of the Linen and Woollen Drapers' Institute and Cottage Homes. June 21st At Kimbells, Bill Cole and his Clubmen play for dancing with famous radio vocalist Benny Lee arranged by the National Radio Club. September 28th,Saturday, Grand Ball at Kimbells Clifton Ballroom with eight bands. October 1st A United nations Association Ball is held at Kimbells Osborne Road, with advice on sequence dancing given by Victor Sylvester. November 27th Handley's Re-Union Dinner and dance 1947 January 25th Saturday, At Kimbells, Victor Sylvester presents the BBC dancing Club Championships. February 6th Save the children fund Ball at Kimbells Cafe Southsea, with the Kimbells Orchestra. March 5th Handley's feast and dance May 5th At Kimbells Osborne Road 10 bands play at Portsmouth Musicians Union Grand Dance Band parade. May 14th Cinema Ball at Kimbells Osborne Road arranged by cinema managers. September 11th Locals Charles Ellis and Maureen Canavan were one of four couples selected at Kimbells Osborne Road, for future competitions. 1948 March 1st Portsdown Arches Ball November 30th St Andrews Day Anniversary Dinner and Dance for the Portsmouth abnd Duistrict Caledonian Society. 1949 February 7th Jimmy Harris becomes Musical Director at Kimbells Osborne Road and his Dance Orchestra will play at evening functions. His trio with Jimmy Harris at the piano will play for morning coffees and afternoon teas. February 23rd At Kimbells Osborne Road, the Portsdown Archery Club have Jimmy Harris and his Orchestra to play for dancing. March 12th Saturday, Jimmy Harris and his Band play at Kimbells Osborne Road. April 13th Kimbells Clifton Rooms are closed for 10 weeks but there will be dancing in the restaurant to Jimmy Harris and his Orchestra. August 6th Saturday, The Kimbells Clifton Rooms are now re-opened for functions. 1950 December 2nd Saturday, Jimmy Harris and his Orchestra play at Kimbells, Osborne Road. 1951 January 3rd Jimmy Harris and his Orchestra play at Kimbells, Osborne Road. September 15th Saturday, Roy Richards and his Newly Augmented Orchestra play nightly from today at Kimbells Clifton Ballroom. October 9th Old Time Dancing Club at Kimbells December 1st Saturday, Roy Richards Band play at Kimbells Clifton Ballroom. 1952 Febnruary 9th Kimbells Roy Richards Palais night February 20th Prince Edward Lodge Ladies Night, Roy Richards & his Band March 7th Kimbells announce the formation of a Square Dance Club. March 10th Savoy and Kimbells have Staff dance, the only employees working were Benny Freedman and his band. Mr. George B Turner was the MC. March 13th The Jimmy James Orchestra play at Kimbells Clifton Ballroom for the 'Daedalus' old time dance committee. December 31st Dick Whichello and his Band play at Kimbells Osborne Road, with Roy Richards and his Mayfair Music. 1953 January 28th Portsmouth and District Master Grocer's Association Annual Dinner and Dance March 27th Frank J Privett Jubill Dinner Dance for staff June 4th At the Portsmouth Group Hospitals Coronation Ball at Kimbells, cabaret from Joan St Paul, the local musical prodigy of BBC fame. July 20th Dave Shepherd and his Band play at Kimbells, Osborne Road. December 31st Two bands at Kimbells Orsborne Road, Trevor Nabarro and his Music plus Roy Richards and his Mayfair Music. 1954 April 19th Reg Bannistra and his Music join Roy Richards and his Mayfair Orchestra at Kimbells Ballroom. June 22nd Kimbells Tea Dances are suspended for the season. July 29th Jive dancing only at Kimbells tonight. August 5th Johnny Lyne and his Music play at Kimbells along with Roy Richards and his Mayfair Orchestra. 1955 March 13th Roy Richards and his Mayfair Orchestra play at the Cafe Continental, at Kimbells in Osborne Road. May 20th The Southsea Dancing Festival will run from May 22nd to May 26th at the Savoy and Kimbells. August 1st Reg Bannistra and his Orchestra play at Kimbell in Southsea with the Roy Richards Mayfair Orchestra. October 31st Barry McCarthy and his Dixielands plus Benny Freedman and his Orchestra play at Kimbells as the Savoy Ballroom is privately booked. November 23rd Graham Leslie and his Music play at Kimbells. November 24th Graham Leslie and his Music play at Kimbells. November 25th Rowlands Castle Golf Club Dinner and Dance. December 6th Graham Leslie and his Music play at Kimbells. December 19th Portsmouth College of Technology Students Union Society Banquet & Ball December 24th Saturday, Benny Freedman and his Orchestra play at the Savoy Ballroom with Graham Leslie and his Orchestra. The Graham Leslie Orchestra are advertised as also appearing at Kimbells. December 26th Benny Freedman and his Orchestra play at the Savoy Ballroom with Graham Leslie and his Orchestra. December 31st Saturday, At Kimbells, Roy Richards and his Mayfair Orchestra are joined by The Lani Kris Hawaiian Quartet. 1956 January 11th Graham Leslie and his Music play at Kimbells. January 21st At Kimbells it's Roy Richards and his Newly Augmented Orchestra and electric keyboard. April 2nd The Club Quintet play at Kimbells. October 3rd The Roy Richards Trio play for a tea dance at Kimbells Osborne Road. November 22nd Rowlands Castle Golf Club Dinner and Dance. 1957 June 4th The Southern Counties Dance Orchestra play at Kimbells, Osborne Road. October 5t First Portsmouth appearance of Vic Abbott, from London, and his Orchestra at Kimbells, replacing Roy Richards and his Mayfair Orchestra. 1958 April 19th The Circle Club, at Kimbells Corner House, presents a 'Jazz Jamboree'. April 23rd A celebrity concert at Kimbells, Osborne Road arranged by Florence Graves for the Portsmouth Musical competition Festival includes Margaret Moncrief piano. May 10th The Southsea Jewish Club hold their first charity dance at Kimbells with cabaret from Mavis Freeman, and Bobby Collins. November 7th Rowlands Castle Golf Club Dinner and Dance. 1959 August 29th Saturday, "Those Casuals" appear at Kimbells Ballroom. September 22nd Dancing to the Kimbells Dance Orchestra at Kimbells. September 23rd Dancing to the Kimbells Dance Orchestra at the Savoy.

POP 1964 9/2/1964 Dave Davani 13/2/1964 Alex Harvey Soul Band 16/2/1964 Zoot Money’s Big Roll Band 23/2/1964 Georgie Fame & Blue Flames 8/3/1964 Classics and Shamrocks 12/3/1964 Alex Harvey Soul Band THE CHEYNES MAR 30, 1964 1) Ed Furst 2) Pete Hollis 3) Mick Fleetwood 4) Peter Bardens piano, vocals 2/4/1964 Jimmy Powell & 5 Dimensions 12/4/1964 Manfred Mann 26/4/1964 J Crow Combo 10/5/1964 Soul Agents 17/5/1964 J Crow Combo and Shamrocks 24/5/1964 Manfred Mann and Shamrocks 11/6?/1964 John Lee Hooker + Chris Farlowe 2/7/1964 Yardbirds and Shamrocks 5/8/1964 Beat Merchants 19/8/1964 Beat Merchants 23/8/1964 Shamrocks 19/9?/1964 Graham Bond 26/9?/1964 Roadrunners 7/10/1964 Tony Colton 10/10?/1964 Steve Marriott’s Moments 4/11/1964 Falling Leaves 7/11/1964 Jimmy Reed 8/11/1964 The Clique + J Crow Combo 14/11?/1964 Art Woods – 15.11 Ronnie Jones 22/11/1964 Shevelles 6/12/1964 The Clique

1965 3/1/1965 J Crow Combo 17/1/1965 Mark Leeman 5 24/1/1965 Klimaks 7/2/1965 Mark Leeman 5 14/2/1965 Cops ‘n’ Robbers + J Crow Combo 21/2/1965 Yardbirds Thursday 25 February 1965, the club opened at Kimbells Ballroom Southsea with Gary Farr and the T-Bones March 1965 4 Mar 1965 Chris Farlowe And The Thunderbirds 11 Mar 1965 Ronnie Jones And The Nightimers 18 Mar 1965 Chris Farlowe And The Thunderbirds 25 Mar 1965 1: Champion Jack Dupree 2: The Sheffields 1 Apr 1965 Goldie And The Gingerbreads 8 Apr 1965 1: Chris Farlowe And The Thunderbirds 2: Brian Auger Trinity 15 Apr 1965 T-Bones 22 Apr 1965 The Paramounts 29 Apr 1965 Zoot Money And His Big Roll Band 6 May 1965 The Paramounts 20 May 1965 The Paramounts Thursday 27 May 1965 Brian Auger Trinity, Soul Sisters? (Were the Soul Sisters also on the bill? Rod Stewart performed across Southsea Common at Clarence Pier on the same evening (with the Soul Agents) and then walked across to Kimbells to ‘jam’ with the Brian Auger Trinity, in anticipation of the Steam Packet.) Thursday 3 June 1965 T-Bones Thursday 10 June 1965 Chris Farlowe & the Thunderbirds Thursday 17 June 1965 Jimmy James & the Vagabonds (The first Birdcage gig by the club’s most regular band, followed by the first Saturday night) Saturday 19 June 1965 Moody Blues 24th June 1965 The Steam Packet, Rod Stewart, Brian Auger Trinity, Chris Farlowe, T-Bones, Jimmy James & Vagabonds, Moody Blues, Ronnie Jones & Blue Jays, ('Rod Stewart + Brian Auger' on the poster. Gary Farr of The T-Bones ) Saturday 26 June 1965 Ronnie Jones & the Blue Jays Farlowe, Charlie & Inez Foxx, Moody Blues, Ronnie Jones & Blue Jays Thursday 1 July 1965 Jimmy James 81 the Vagabonds Saturday 3 July 1965 The Untamed (What follows are four consecutive days, marketed as a ‘Festival Week’, three days at Kimbells and the fourth, Sunday, the Who at the Savoy Ballroom). Thursday 8 July 1965 Shevells Friday 9 July 1965 Ronnie Jones & the Blue Jays Saturday 10 July 1965 Jimmy James & the Vagabonds 15 Jul 1965 The Action 16 Jul 1965 Chris Farlowe And The Thunderbirds 17 Jul 1965/19 Jul 1965, Yardbirds 22 Jul 1965 Charlie And Inez Foxx 23 Jul 1965 T-Bones 24 Jul 1965 Moody Blues 29 Jul 1965 Jimmy James And The Vagabonds 30 Jul 1965 Ronnie Jones And The Blue Jays 31 Jul 1965 Chris Farlowe And The Thunderbirds 5 Aug 1965 1: Sugar Pie Desanto 2: Shevelles 6 Aug 1965 Herbie Goins And The Nightimers 7 Aug 1965 Alex Harvey Soul Band 12 Aug 1965 Jimmy James And The Vagabonds 13 Aug 1965 The In Crowd 14 Aug 1965 Ronnie Jones And The Blue Jays 19 Aug 1965 The Action 21 Aug 1965 T-Bones

1966 2nd April 1966 Portsmouth's Mod Ball, Teapors, Klimax, St Louis Checks, Sons of man 1966 June 30, The Summer Set, Simon Dupree & the Big Sound, Third Dimention 7 Jul 1966 Mojos, Blue Lagoon night organised by Thomas John Woodhill 1966 July 14th Pretty Things, Blue Lagoon night organised by Thomas John Woodhill 21 Jul 1966 Pinkerton's Assorted Colours, Blue Lagoon night organised by Thomas John Woodhill July 25th 1966 (Monday) Chris Farlowe The Iveys were Ron Griffiths, David Jenkins, Mike Gibbins, David Garrick, Pete Ham and Badfinger 28 Jul 1966 Tony Rivers And The Castaways, Blue Lagoon night organised by Thomas John Woodhill 1966 August 2nd Georgie Fame and te Blue Flames 1966 Oct. 9th 'Birdcage'/'Kimbells Ballroom' Portsmouth. Jack Bruce ************ 1967 1967’s first weekend at the Birdcage with “Freakout” on Friday, the Art Woods on Saturday and Prince Bustup’s ska records on Sunday. 21 January Pink Floyd came to Portsmouth for the first time to play at the Birdcage. February 4th opened at the Birdcage with the return of the Who The Birdcage too was fairly low-key in March 1967 Easter was lively at the Birdcage where Chris Farlowe and the Academy played the latest all-nighter. Pink Floyd returned to the Birdcage in April (7/6d) as Saturdays became the only night to see live bands. May gig was Georgie Fame on Friday 12th, after which there were no record sessions and just three more Birdcage Saturdays with Joyce Bond, Prince Buster and Amen Corner. ************ 1968 1968 April 6th Time 1968 July 6th Kimbells Osborne Road Nite People, Lace, Blackout, Cherry Smash, Jon Isherwood, Pat Nelson> 1968 October 11th Blossom Toes, Pat Nelson, Pevensy Blues Band, Cyclone, Kats, Good Life, Baby Dolls 1968 October 26th 'Paradise found dance' Heaven 1968 December 3rd Heaven 1968 December 22nd Family ************ 1969 1969 January 5th Ten Years After 1969 January 11th Fairport Convention 1969 January 12th Savoiy Brown Blues Band 1969 January 18th Keef Hartley Blues Band 1969 April 13th, Led Zeppelin. 1969 May 17th Heaven with Rosemary 1969 June 14th Heaven ************ 1970 1970 January 18th Writing on the wall 1970 Febtuary 13th Rosemary, Whiskey River ************ America at Kimbells 1971 ************ last gig at Kimbells? 1-1-1972 Keith Christmas, Quiver, Linda Lewis 4/10/1985 Riotous Assembly Empti Fish 28/11/1985 999 11/12/1985 Wilko Johnson Lenny Tench Band 10/04/1986 Buddy Curtiss and the Grasshoppers 10/07/1986 The Prisoners six gun sound the Magic Roundabout

BOXING 17th October 1974 Mike Cottingham birthdate 13th September 1946 division light heavyweight country United Kingdom residence Southampton, Hampshire, United Kingdom at 175lbs Pat Thompson 179˝lbs 17-16-4 Kimbells Ballroom, Southsea, United Kingdom Lost on PTS Wayne Evans birthdate 13th May 1955 division featherweight residence Waterlooville, Hampshire, United Kingdom birth place Gilfach Goch, Wales, United Kingdom at 118˝lbs fought Ray Scott 129lbs Kimbells Ballroom, Southsea, United Kingdom Won TKO round 5 1974-10-17 David Fry v Sid Paddock D PTS 6/6 1975-10-16 Wayne Evans v Dave Tuohey W KO

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