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==Significant Band Performances==
 
==Significant Band Performances==
*Surfside '64: ''Roy Orbison'', ''Beach Boys'', ''The Surfaris'', ''Paul & Paula'', ''Joy Boys'' - 30 January 1964
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*''Louis Armstrong'' - 20 March 1963
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*'''Surfside '64''': ''Roy Orbison'', ''Beach Boys'', ''The Surfaris'', ''Paul & Paula'', ''Joy Boys'' - 30 January 1964
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*''Gene Pitney'' and ''Millie Small'' - February 1965
 
*''Cilla Black'' - 10 March 1965  
 
*''Cilla Black'' - 10 March 1965  
*''Manfred Mann'' and ''The Kinks'' - 2 February 1965   
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*'''Swingin '65''': ''Manfred Mann'', ''The Kinks'', ''the Honeycombs'', ''Tony Sheveton'', ''Tommy Adderley'' and ''The Merseymen'' - 2 February 1965   
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*''Dave Clark Five'' - June 1965
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*''Sandy Shaw'' and ''The Pretty Things'' - August 1965
 
*''Vera Lynn'' - 17-19 February 1966 (3 nights)
 
*''Vera Lynn'' - 17-19 February 1966 (3 nights)
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*''Millie Small'' - 20 July 1968
 
*''The Yardbirds'' - 1 February 1967
 
*''The Yardbirds'' - 1 February 1967
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*'''Blast Off '68''': Larry's Rebels, Johnny Farnham, Ray Woolf, Hi-Revving Tongues
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*''Daddy Cool'' and ''Ticket'' - 1971
 
*''The Sweet'' - 18 February 1973
 
*''The Sweet'' - 18 February 1973
 
*''Split Enz'' - 12 July 1975
 
*''Split Enz'' - 12 July 1975
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*''The Sweet'' - 10 August 1975
 
*''Split Enz'' - 7 March 1976
 
*''Split Enz'' - 7 March 1976
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*'' Sonny Terry and Brownie McGhee'' - 9 March 1976
 
*''Split Enz'' - 27 January 1977
 
*''Split Enz'' - 27 January 1977
 
*''Joe Cocker'' - 19 June 1977
 
*''Joe Cocker'' - 19 June 1977
 
*''Lou Reed'' - 18 October 1977  
 
*''Lou Reed'' - 18 October 1977  
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*''Hello Sailor'' - 5 April 1978
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*''Golden Harvest'' - 9 May 1978
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*''Citizen Band'' - 9 July 1978
 
*''Split Enz'' - 11 April 1979  
 
*''Split Enz'' - 11 April 1979  
 
*''Split Enz'' - 14 February 1980
 
*''Split Enz'' - 14 February 1980
*[[Mi-sex]] - 30 June 1980
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*''Sharon O'Neill'' and ''Jon Stevens'' - 13 March 1980
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*[[Mi-sex]] - 20 June 1980
 
*''Jon English'' - 13 July 1980
 
*''Jon English'' - 13 July 1980
 
*''The Cure'' - 31 July 1980
 
*''The Cure'' - 31 July 1980
*''Split Enz'' - 28 April 1981  
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*''Split Enz'' with ''Penknife Glides'' - 28 April 1981  
*''Echo & The Bunnymen'' - 7 November 1981
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*''Black Slate'' with ''Herbs'' - 9 August 1981
*''INXS'' and ''Cold Chisel'' - 19 January 1982
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*''Cold Chisel'' with ''INXS'' - 19 January 1982
*''Split Enz'' - 18 August 1982
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*''Men at Work'' - 8 May 1982
*''Men at Work'' - 8 May 1983
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*''Jon English'' - 8 July 1982
*''George Thorogood'' - 15 May 1983
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*''Split Enz'' with ''The Narcs'' - 18,19 August 1982
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*''Motels'' - 23 November 1982
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*''Icehouse'' - 3 December 1982
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*''Hot Chocolate'' and ''Herbs'' - 12 December 1982
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*''George Thorogood'' - 15 February 1983
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*''Sharon O'Neill'' - 27 September 1983
 
*''Uriah Heap'' - 30 April 1984
 
*''Uriah Heap'' - 30 April 1984
*''Split Enz'' - 2 and 3 December 1984
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*''Dance Exponents'' - 3 September 1984
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*''Split Enz'' - 2 and 3 December 1984 (''Enz with a Bang'' tour)
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*''The Shadows'' - 7 February 1985
 
*''Tim Finn'' - 3 July 1986  
 
*''Tim Finn'' - 3 July 1986  
 
*''Icehouse'' - 22 July 1986
 
*''Icehouse'' - 22 July 1986
*''Orchestral Manoeuvres in the Dark'' - 13 December 1986
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*''Orchestral Manoeuvres in the Dark'' and ''the Models'' - 13 December 1986
 
*''Crowded House'' - 30 June 1987
 
*''Crowded House'' - 30 June 1987
 
*''Hoodoo Gurus'' - 11 November 1987
 
*''Hoodoo Gurus'' - 11 November 1987
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*''Gerry & The Pacemakers'' - 27 March 2009
 
*''Gerry & The Pacemakers'' - 27 March 2009
 
*''Shihad'' - 9 October 2009
 
*''Shihad'' - 9 October 2009
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*''John Mayall'' - 24 April 2010
 
*[[Richard O'Brien]] - 17 March 2012
 
*[[Richard O'Brien]] - 17 March 2012
 
*''The New Seekers'' - 28 April 2012
 
*''The New Seekers'' - 28 April 2012
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*''Flight of the Conchords'' - 14 June 2012
 
*''Gerry & The Pacemakers'' - 5 April 2013
 
*''Gerry & The Pacemakers'' - 5 April 2013

Revision as of 13:44, 27 May 2020

This is a list of significant gigs at the Founders Theatre.

Significant Band Performances

  • Louis Armstrong - 20 March 1963
  • Surfside '64: Roy Orbison, Beach Boys, The Surfaris, Paul & Paula, Joy Boys - 30 January 1964
  • Gene Pitney and Millie Small - February 1965
  • Cilla Black - 10 March 1965
  • Swingin '65: Manfred Mann, The Kinks, the Honeycombs, Tony Sheveton, Tommy Adderley and The Merseymen - 2 February 1965
  • Dave Clark Five - June 1965
  • Sandy Shaw and The Pretty Things - August 1965
  • Vera Lynn - 17-19 February 1966 (3 nights)
  • Millie Small - 20 July 1968
  • The Yardbirds - 1 February 1967
  • Blast Off '68: Larry's Rebels, Johnny Farnham, Ray Woolf, Hi-Revving Tongues
  • Daddy Cool and Ticket - 1971
  • The Sweet - 18 February 1973
  • Split Enz - 12 July 1975
  • The Sweet - 10 August 1975
  • Split Enz - 7 March 1976
  • Sonny Terry and Brownie McGhee - 9 March 1976
  • Split Enz - 27 January 1977
  • Joe Cocker - 19 June 1977
  • Lou Reed - 18 October 1977
  • Hello Sailor - 5 April 1978
  • Golden Harvest - 9 May 1978
  • Citizen Band - 9 July 1978
  • Split Enz - 11 April 1979
  • Split Enz - 14 February 1980
  • Sharon O'Neill and Jon Stevens - 13 March 1980
  • Mi-sex - 20 June 1980
  • Jon English - 13 July 1980
  • The Cure - 31 July 1980
  • Split Enz with Penknife Glides - 28 April 1981
  • Black Slate with Herbs - 9 August 1981
  • Cold Chisel with INXS - 19 January 1982
  • Men at Work - 8 May 1982
  • Jon English - 8 July 1982
  • Split Enz with The Narcs - 18,19 August 1982
  • Motels - 23 November 1982
  • Icehouse - 3 December 1982
  • Hot Chocolate and Herbs - 12 December 1982
  • George Thorogood - 15 February 1983
  • Sharon O'Neill - 27 September 1983
  • Uriah Heap - 30 April 1984
  • Dance Exponents - 3 September 1984
  • Split Enz - 2 and 3 December 1984 (Enz with a Bang tour)
  • The Shadows - 7 February 1985
  • Tim Finn - 3 July 1986
  • Icehouse - 22 July 1986
  • Orchestral Manoeuvres in the Dark and the Models - 13 December 1986
  • Crowded House - 30 June 1987
  • Hoodoo Gurus - 11 November 1987
  • Icehouse - 5 February 1988
  • Finn Brothers - 6 March 1996
  • Neil Finn - 6 March 2001
  • Paul Kelly and Bic Runga - 20 December 2002
  • Finn Brothers - 2 August 2005
  • Gerry & The Pacemakers - 27 March 2009
  • Shihad - 9 October 2009
  • John Mayall - 24 April 2010
  • Richard O'Brien - 17 March 2012
  • The New Seekers - 28 April 2012
  • Flight of the Conchords - 14 June 2012
  • Gerry & The Pacemakers - 5 April 2013