The 2 ‘B’s Club, Ashford, Kent

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

Missing dates here

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)

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