If you’ve stumbled upon Ready Steady Gone via Google and you’ve got as far as this page, there’s a strong probability that you’ve got more than just a passing interest…
Author: Roger
Friends Reunited
After moving away from the North East in 1973 I gradually lost contact with the people I played alongside in bands in the late sixties and early seventies. Now, thanks…
Who killed Jimi Hendrix?
Many people have tried to piece together the events in Jimi Hendrix’s life on 17th September and the early hours of 18th September 1970, the period leading up to the…
Sex, Drugs & Rock ‘n Roll
There’s lots of sex, drugs and rock ‘n roll in the autobiography of Geoff Docherty about his life as a promoter in the late sixties and seventies. And quite a…
North East Beat
I don’t get back to the North East very often but when I got an invite to the launch party for North East Beat I just had to go. North…
Music
Here are some songs from various north east bands recorded during the period 1963 to 1971. The sound quality on the tracks is variable. Some were locally made demo discs…
Club A’Gogo Advertisements
Newcastle University’s weekly publication, the Courier, carried advertisements for the Club A’Gogo between 1964 and 1968. Here are some of those adverts (copied from The Courier Archives ).
Newcastle City Hall Gigs – 1971 to 1972
The following list of Newcastle City Hall concert dates was compiled from several sources including advertisements in the Newcastle Evening Chronicle and various band gig diaries. 1971 Date Performer(s): –…
Newcastle City Hall Gigs – 1968 to 1970
The following list of Newcastle City Hall concert dates was compiled from several sources including advertisements in the Newcastle Evening Chronicle and various band gig diaries. 1968 Date Performer(s): –…
Newcastle City Hall Gigs – 1965 to 1967
The following list of Newcastle City Hall concert dates was compiled from several sources including advertisements in the Newcastle Evening Chronicle and various band gig diaries. 1965 Date Performer(s): –…