The 2 ‘B’s Club, located at 2B Bank Street in Ashford, Kent, was a short-lived music venue that had previously hosted local bands when it was known as the Beat House.
However, in July 1966 it changed name and began advertising better known visiting groups such as The Birds (with Ron Wood on guitar) who opened the new venue, David Bowie & The Buzz, Bluesology (featuring future solo star Elton John) and The Gods (with Mick Taylor on guitar) among others.
I’ve started a list of acts, taken from the Kentish Express newspaper, which advertised gigs for Saturdays and Sundays, from its opening night on 16 July until its closure; the exact date is unclear, but the newspaper stopped advertising the venue around early May 1967.
Please leave comments with any memories and missing acts.
16 July 1966 – The Birds and The Oscar Brooke Bluesette
17 July 1966 – The Bo Street Runners and The Noyse
23 July 1966 – The Noyse
24 July 1966 – The Riot Squad and The Oscar Brooke Bluesette
30 July 1966 – The Stormsville Shakers and The Noyse
31 July 1966 – The Herd and The Noyse
6 August 1966 – The Downliners Sect and support
7 August 1966 – The Shades of Black
Missing dates here
27 August 1966 – The Fingers and The Pastel Shades
28 August 1966 – The Shades of Black
29 August 1966 – The Noblemen and The End (this is a Monday)
3 September 1966 – Cops ‘N’ Robbers
4 September 1966 – Chaos
10 September 1966 – Steve Darbyshire & The Yum Yum Band and Bobby Gibson & The 004s
11 September 1966 – The Stormsville Shakers and The Moral Set
17 September 1966 – Dave Anthony’s Moods
18 September 1966 – missing gig
24 September 1966 – David Bowie & The Buzz
25 September 1966 – Parker’s Mood (replaced by The Couriers)
1 October 1966 – The Fingers
2 October 1966 – Pastel Shades
Missing dates here
15 October 1966 – Bluesology and The Guests
16 October 1966 – The Suspect
21 October 1966 – The End (this is a Friday)
22 October 1966 – The Rick ‘N’ Beckers and The Shades of Black
23 October 1966 – The King Pins
29 October 1966 – Julian Covey & The Machine and The Noyse (featuring Mouse)
30 October 1966 – The Mixed Feelings
5 November 1966 – Philip Goodhand Tait & The Stormsville Shakers and The End
6 November 1966 – The Noyse (featuring Mouse)
12 November 1966 – The Majority (straight from the Playboy Club, London) with support
13 November 1966 – The Kult
Missing dates here
26 November 1966 – The [Mike] Stuart Span plus support
27 November 1966 – The Rebounce
Missing dates here
24 December 1966 – MI Five and Moral Set
26 December 1966 – The Savoy Brown Blues Band and Shades of Black
31 December 1966 – The Motivation (ex-Noblemen) and The Suspects
1 January 1967 – The Meantimers
Missing dates here
14 January 1967 – The Gods and The Roots of Evil
15 January 1967 – The End
21 January 1967 – The Rick ‘N’ Beckers and The Rebounds
22 January 1967 – The Poor Boys
Missing dates here
4 February 1967 – Motivation (ex-Noblemen) and Spectre Quin Team and Vaughan & Diana
5 February 1967 – Vaughan & Diana’s Spin
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18 February 1967 – The Warren Davis Monday Band with support
19 February 1967 – The Rick ‘N’ Beckers
Missing dates here
4 March 1967 – Heinz & The Wild Boys and The Suspects and Vaughan & Diana
5 March 1967 – The Rick ‘N’ Beckers
11 March 1967 – The Joyce Bond Show
12 March 1967 – Missing gig
18 March 1967 – The Gods
19 March 1967 – Heart & Soul
25 March 1967 – Long John Baldry Show and The Silhouettes
26 March 1967 – Winston’s Fumbs
Missing dates here
22 April 1967 – The Rick ‘N’ Beckers
23 April 1967 – Just 4
28 April 1967 – the Soulville Show (Friday)