Mister
Head
is formed by Kevin Ayers, Daevid Allen, Robert Wyatt and Larry
Nowlin
[--] Herne Bay, Jazz Club [Mister Head]
[--] Canterbury, The Beehive [Mister Head]
[--] London (Kevin Ayers Anim Publishing Demos) [Mister Head]
Mike Ratledge joins on organ; the band still haven't settled on a name, and according to journalist Ian MacDonald their first gig with Ratledge is performed as the Bishops Of Canterbury
[late] Coombe Springs, Midsummer Revels
September
The name Soft Machine is adopted, after William Burroughs' permission has been secured by Allen
[11-13] Hamburg (Germany), Star Club
The planned 3-night residency at the Star Club is actually reduced to half an evening, as Soft Machine are allegedly booed off-stage only a few songs into their performance
[--] London, Marquee Club (Spontaneous Underground) [also: Donovan, AMM]
[30] London, All Saints Hall (London Free School) [supporting Pink Floyd Sound]
Larry Nowlin leaves and the band carries on as a quartet
[15] London,
Roundhouse [IT All Night Rave] [also: Pink
Floyd Steel Band]
[27] London, Tiles Club [supporting The Toggery Five]
[--] Soft Machine record demos of their songs for use by their management
[--] London,
CBS Studios [sessions for "Fred The Fish"
single]
[10] London, The Zebra
[17] London, The Zebra
[23] London, Blarney Club (UFO) [also: Pink
Floyd]
[24] London, The Zebra
[30] London, Blarney Club (UFO) [also: Pink
Floyd]
[31] London, The Zebra (New Year's Eve All-Night Dance)
[--] London,
CBS Studios (sessions for "Fred The Fish" single)
[--] London, Advision Studios (sessions for "Love Makes Sweet
Music")
[07] London, The Zebra
[14] London, The Zebra
[28] London, Roundhouse [also: The Electric Poets with
Daevid Allen, Gilli Smyth & Robert Wyatt]
[03] London,
Blarney Club (UFO)
[04] London, Roundhouse
[05] London, Olympic Studios (sessions for "Love Makes Sweet Music"
single)
[17] London, Blarney Club (UFO) [Love Festival]
[18] Chelmsford, Corn Exchange [The Mooche
supporting]
[22] London, Speakeasy (afternoon) (press reception for the release
of "Love Makes Sweet Music")
[22] London, Roundhouse (evening)
[01] London, Speakeasy
[03] London, Blarney Club (UFO) [support: AMMusic]
[05] Reading, Padworth Hall
[08] London, Speakeasy
[09] London, Polydor Studios (sessions for demos)
[15] London, Speakeasy
[17] London, Blarney Club (UFO)
[19] London, ICA (Destruction In Arts Symposium) [Kevin Ayers & Robert
Wyatt play in an unnamed collective including Mal Dean, Rab Spall, Evan Parker,
George Khan, John Stevens and Laurie Allan]
[22] London, Speakeasy
[24] London, LSE
[24] London, Blarney Club (UFO)
[29] London, Speakeasy
[--]
Leicester, College of Technology
[--] London, De Lane Lea (sessions for LP demos)
[05] London, Speakeasy
[07] London, Blarney Club (UFO) [augmented by Mal Dean & Rab
Spall]
[08] London, Roundhouse (Electric Poets) [supporting Pink
Floyd]
[12] London, Speakeasy
[13] London, The Electric Garden
[15] London, Roundhouse [support: The Block, Sam Gopal
Indian Group]
[19] London, Speakeasy
[22] London, Roundhouse [support: The Creation, Sam
Gopal Indian Group]
[26] London, Speakeasy
[29] London, Alexandra Palace (14-Hour Technicolor
Dream)
[also: Social Deviants, The Flies, Pink Floyd, Graham Bond
Organisation, Alexis Korner, The Move, Pretty Things, Sam
Gopal...]
[--] Stratford East, Theatre
Royal (Joan Littlewood's Theatre Workshop)
[03] London, Speakeasy
[05] London, Blarney Club (UFO) [support: Crazy World of Arthur Brown]
[06] Canterbury, Technical College [also: Graham Bond, Wilde Flowers]
[10] London, Speakeasy
[17] London, Speakeasy
[24] London, Speakeasy
[31] London, Speakeasy
[01] London, Happening
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[02] London, Blarney Club (UFO) [also: Pink Floyd, Hydrogen Jukebox, The
Sun Trolley, Tales of Olin]
According to "IT", Soft Machine "appeared briefly to perform
a poem for John Hopkins"
[--] Chelsea, Sound Techniques [sessions
for "She's Gone" single, produced by Joe Boyd]
[16] London, Blarney Club (UFO) [support: Crazy World of Arthur Brown]
[22] Bradford, University (8-Hour Psycho-Chromatic Fantasy) [also: Pink Floyd, Tomorrow, The Roll Movement,
The Children]
[24] London, London School of Economics (A Midsummer Night's Dream)
[also: Crazy World Of Arthur Brown]
[25] Deptford, Albany Institute (Pop And Poetry) [also: Gilli Smyth, Michael Chapman]
[early]
Saint-Aygulf (France), Discothèque Interplay
Kevin Ayers: "We'd been hired to do a gig in a discotheque at a German beer festival on the beaches of the Cote d'Azur. It didn't pay. There weren't enough young people around to go to it, they were all heavy beer drinkers and they weren't in the least bit interested in the music we were playing. And so we got fired. We were sort of abandoned in the South of France with no money, we had all the gear and stuff with us though".
[14] St.Tropez (France), Town Square
[--] St.Tropez (France), Café des Arts
Kevin Ayers: "The promoter of this play by Picasso thought it would be a good idea to have us as a first part to the show to make more of an evening of it, and it worked very well. So we were hired, sort of for nothing, peanuts, but we had a great time, it was very good".
[24-] Gassin [nr Saint-Tropez] (France), Carrefour de la Foux
(Festival de la Libre Expression) [music for Picasso play 'Le
Désir Attrapé Par La Queue' + pre- and/or after-show
performances]
[early] Gassin
[nr Saint-Tropez] (France), Carrefour de la Foux (Festival de la
Libre Expression) [music for Picasso play 'Le
Désir Attrapé Par La Queue']
[early] Cogolin (France), Jean-Jacques Lebel's "Sunlove" happening
(Soft Machine perform in the nude around a swimming pool!)
[13] St.Tropez (France), L'Epi-Plage (Eddie Barclay's 'Psychedelic
Night')
Setlist: "We Did It Again" (for an hour!!)
[--] St.Tropez (France), Voom Voom Club
[24] Soft Machine take the ferry back to England; at Dover, Daevid
Allen is refused reentry into the UK on the grounds of out-of-date
visa, and sent back to Boulogne-sur-Mer the following day on the Maid
of Kent; he will not come back to the UK until 1971
[--] Isle of Wight, Ryde Castle Hotel
[27] London, Middle Earth
At Edinburgh Festival,
Soft Machine and Mark Boyle provide "music and special lighting effects" to
Alfred Jarry's play "Ubu Enchained", directed by Gordon McDougall and designed
by Gerald Scarfe, and performed by the Traverse Theatre Club
[01] Edinburgh, Barrie Hall [Edinburgh Festival - "Ubu Enchained"]
[02] London, Roundhouse (UFO) (Release Benefit) [also: Pink Floyd, The Move,
Denny Laine] (SM appearance probably cancelled)
[03] Edinburgh, Barrie Hall [Edinburgh Festival - "Lullaby For Catatonics"]
[09] London, Roundhouse (UFO Festival) [also: Pink Floyd, The Move, Denny
Laine]
[15] London, Roundhouse (UFO) [support: Family]
[16] London, Middle Earth (this concert is recorded for future use)
[22] Bussum (Holland), Vitus Studio [Hoepla TV Filming] ("We Know What
You Mean", "I Should've Known" performed)
[23-24] Amsterdam (Holland), The Birds [support: John Mayall]
[03] Paris (France), ORTF
Studios [appear on the TV show "Camera III"]
[06-07] Paris (France), Studio des Champs-Elysées ('Sainte-Geneviève
sur le Tobogan') (Biennale des Jeunes Artistes)
[08] Paris (France), ORTF Studios [appear on the TV show "Dim Dam Dom"]
[13] London, Middle Earth
[14-15] London, Friar's Hall
[--] Cambridge
[--] Paris (France) [performance filmed for Guy Béart Show, broadcast
August 25th 1968]
[20] London, Roundhouse (Exploding Galaxy's "Bird Ballet") [also:
The Crazy World of Arthur Brown, Graham Bond, Dreamland Express, Sign Of Shiva]
[22] London, Roundhouse (Exploding Galaxy's "Bird Ballet") [same
bands]
[26-27] London, Roundhouse (Exploding Galaxy's "Bird Ballet") [same
bands]
[29] London, Roundhouse (Exploding Galaxy's "Bird Ballet") [same
bands]
[10] London, Middle Earth
[12] Rotterdam (Holland), Ahoy Heliport (Hippy Happy
Fair)
[Tomorrow and 9'65 supporting]
[--] Bruxelles (Belgium), Théâtre 140
[--] Paris (France), Golf-Drouot (dubious)
[17-18] Paris (France), Palais des Sports ['La Fenêtre Rose'
festival, also Tomorrow, Spencer Davis Group, Dantalion's
Chariot...]
During the show, Soft Machine are awarded the Ordre de la Grande
Gidouille by the College of Pataphysics
[24] Ilford, Baths Hall (Frenford Youth Club)
[05] London,
Aeolian Hall (Top Gear) - "Clarence In Wonderland", "We Know What You
Mean", "Hope For Happiness", "A Certain Kind", "Strangest Scene"
[a.k.a. "Lullabye Letter"] performed (broadcast Dec 17)
[08] London, City University
[09] a segment of Soft Machine's performance in Paris on Nov
17/18 is broadcast during the "Bouton Rouge" TV show
[10] Amsterdam (Holland), Concertgebouw [supporting Electric Prunes,
also Zipps]
[--] Paris (France), Olympia (dubious)
[16] London, Middle Earth
[22] London, Olympia (Christmas on Earth Continued) [also: Pink Floyd, Jimi
Hendrix Experience, Eric Burdon & The Animals, The Who, The Move,
Graham Bond Organisation, Sam Gopal's Dream, Paper Blitz Tissue,
Tomorrow]
[12] London, Drury Lane
Arts Lab
(This concert marks Graziella Martinez's last appearance with Soft Machine)
[13] London, Middle Earth
[30] Soft Machine (with entourage, including roadie
Hugh Hopper) depart for San Francisco via New York City to embark on a nine-week
North-American tour as support for the Jimi Hendrix Experience
[01] San Francisco, CA
(USA), Fillmore Auditorium [supporting Jimi Hendrix]
[02] San Francisco, CA (USA), Winterland [supporting Jimi Hendrix, also:
John Mayall's Bluesbreakers, Albert King]
[05] Tempe, AZ (USA), Arizona State University [supporting Jimi Hendrix]
[06] Tucson, AZ (USA), VIP Club [supporting Jimi Hendrix]
[08] Sacramento, CA (USA), Sacramento State College [supporting Jimi Hendrix,
also: The Creators]
[09] Anaheim, CA (USA), Convention Center [supporting Jimi Hendrix, also:
Eric Burdon & The New Animals, Eire Apparent]
[10] Los Angeles, CA (USA), Shrine Auditorium [supporting Jimi Hendrix, also:
Blue Cheer, Electric Flag]
[11] Santa Barbara, CA (USA), Robertson Gym [supporting Jimi Hendrix, also:
East Side Kids]
[12] Seattle, WA (USA), Center Arena [supporting Jimi Hendrix]
[13] UCLA, CA (USA), Ackerman Union Grand Ballroom [supporting Jimi Hendrix]
[14] Denver, CL (USA), Regis College/Fieldhouse [supporting Jimi Hendrix]
[15] San Antonio, TX (USA), Municipal Auditorium [supporting Jimi Hendrix,
also: The Moving Sidewalks, Neal Ford & The Fanatics]
[16] Dallas, TX (USA), State Fair Music Hall [supporting Jimi Hendrix, also:
The Moving Sidewalks, Neal Ford & The Fanatics]
[17] Fort Worth, TX (USA), Will Rogers Auditorium [supporting Jimi Hendrix,
also: The Moving Sidewalks, Neal Ford & The Fanatics]
[18] Houston, TX (USA), Music Hall [supporting Jimi Hendrix, also: The Moving
Sidewalks, Neal Ford & The Fanatics] (two shows)
[21] Philadelphia, PA (USA), Electric Factory [supporting Jimi Hendrix] (SM
appearance cancelled)
[22] Philadelphia, PA (USA), Electric Factory [supporting Jimi Hendrix, also:
Woody's Truck Stop] (two shows)
[23] Detroit, MI (USA), Masonic Temple [supporting Jimi Hendrix, also: MC5,
The Rationals]
[24] Toronto (Canada), CNE Coliseum [supporting Jimi Hendrix, also: The Paupers]
[25] Chicago, IL (USA), Civic Opera House [supporting Jimi Hendrix] (two
shows)
[27] Madison, WI (USA), The Factory [supporting Jimi Hendrix] (two shows)
[28-29] Milwaukee, WI (USA), The Scene [supporting Jimi Hendrix] (two
shows)
[02] New York City, NY
(USA), Hunter College [supporting Jimi Hendrix, also: John Hammond, Jr]
[03] Columbus, OH (USA), Vets Memorial Auditorium [supporting Jimi Hendrix,
also: 4 O'Clock Ballroom]
[04-06] New York City, NY (USA), The Scene
[08] Providence, RI (USA), Brown University - Marvel Auditorium [supporting
Jimi Hendrix]
[09] Long Island, NY (USA), State University [supporting Jimi Hendrix]
[10] Washington DC (USA), Hilton Hotel - International Ballroom [supporting
Jimi Hendrix] (two shows)
[11] New York City, NY (USA), The Scene
[14] New York City, NY (USA), The Scene
[15] Worchester, MA (USA), Clark University - Atwood Hall [supporting Jimi
Hendrix] (two shows)
[16] Lewiston, ME (USA), Lewiston Armory [supporting Jimi Hendrix]
[19] Ottawa (Canada), Capital Theatre [supporting Jimi Hendrix] (two
shows)
[21] Rochester, NY (USA), Community War Memorial [supporting Jimi Hendrix,
also: Rustics]
[22] Hartford, CT (USA), Bushnell Memorial Hall [supporting Jimi Hendrix]
[23] Buffalo, NY (USA), Memorial Auditorium [supporting Jimi Hendrix]
[24] Flint, MI (USA), IMA Auditorium [supporting Jimi Hendrix]
[26] Cleveland, OH (USA), Public Music Hall [supporting Jimi Hendrix]
(two shows)
[27] Muncie, IN (USA), Lion's Delaware Co. Fairgrounds - Teen America Building
[supporting Jimi Hendrix, also: The Glass Calendar]
[28] Cincinnati, OH (USA), Xavier University Fieldhouse [supporting Jimi
Hendrix] (two shows)
[29] Chicago, IL (USA), University [supporting Jimi Hendrix]
[30] Cincinnati, OH (USA), University of Toledo Fieldhouse [supporting Jimi
Hendrix] (two shows)
[31] Philadelphia, PA (USA), Arena [supporting Jimi Hendrix]
[04] Virginia Beach, VA
(USA), (SM appearance cancelled)
[05] Newark, NJ (USA), Symphony Hall (SM appearance cancelled)
[06] White Plains, NY (USA), Westchester County Center [supporting Jimi Hendrix]
[mid] New York City, NY (USA), Record Plant Studios [sessions for "The Soft
Machine"]
[19] Troy, NY (USA), Armory [supporting Jimi Hendrix]
[04] Robert
Wyatt, Hugh and Brian Hopper and ex-Animals guitarist Andy Summers (who played his last gig with Dantalian's Chariot on April 19th) jam together at Summers' London flat
It is decided that Summers will be joining the band for their next
American tour
Wyatt, Summers, Ayers and Ratledge begin rehearsals at Graveney and
Canterbury
[04-09] Rome (Italy), Palazzo del Sport (Rome Pop Festival) (SM appearance cancelled)
[--] London, Roundhouse (Middle Earth) [guest: Andy Summers]
[05] Dearborn, MI (USA)
[10] nr Houston, TX (USA), The Cave
[12] Cambridge, King's College [also: Pink Floyd, Ed Leo Trio, Trevor Hall]
(SM appearance cancelled)
[14] Detroit, MI (USA), Grande Ballroom [support: Wilson Mower Pursuit,
Oaesse]
[15] Detroit, MI (USA), Grande Ballroom [support: Pack, Up]
[--] Akron, OH (USA)
[--] New York City, NY
(USA), Museum of Modern Art [Jazz Series]
[09] New York City, NY (USA)
Andy Summers leaves ("Kevin really wanted the band to be a three-piece...
So when we finally got to New York City he got me out of the band") and
Soft Machine are again a trio
[30] Bâton-Rouge, LS (USA), Lakeshore Auditorium/Independence Hall
[supporting Jimi Hendrix]
[02] San Antonio, TX (USA),
Municipal Auditorium [supporting Jimi Hendrix]
[03] Dallas, TX (USA), Southern Methodist University/Moody Coliseum [supporting
Jimi Hendrix]
[05] attend Ten Years After's gig at The Scene (NYC) which includes a jam with
Jimi Hendrix, Mitch Mitchell and Larry Coryell
[10] Chicago, IL (USA), Auditorium Theatre (two shows) [supporting Jimi Hendrix]
[11] Davenport, IO (USA), Coliseum Ballroom [supporting Jimi Hendrix]
Setlist (incomplete): "Lullabye Letter", "Priscilla", "We Did It Again",
"Why Are We Sleeping?", "Joy Of A Toy", "Hope For Happiness", "Clarence In Wonderland",
"You Don't Remember", Improvisation, "10.30 Returns To The Bedroom"
[16] Columbia, MD (USA), Merriweather Post Pavilion [supporting Jimi Hendrix]
Setlist (incomplete): "Joy Of A Toy", "Hope For Happiness", "Clarence In
Wonderland", "You Don't Remember", Improvisation, "10.30 Returns To The Bedroom"
[17] Atlanta, GA (USA), Municipal Auditorium (two shows) [supporting Jimi
Hendrix, also: Eire Apparent, Amboy Dukes, Vanilla Fudge]
[18] Tampa, FL (USA), Curtis Hixon Hall [supporting Jimi Hendrix]
[20] Richmond, VA (USA), The Mosque (two shows) [supporting Jimi Hendrix]
[21] Virginia Beach, VA (USA), Virginia Beach Dome (two shows) [supporting
Jimi Hendrix; also: Eire Apparent]
[23] New York City, NY (USA), Flushing Meadow Park/Queens [supporting Jimi
Hendrix, also: Chambers Brothers, Big Brother & The Holding Company]
[25] Framington, MA (USA), Carousel Theatre (two shows) [supporting Jimi
Hendrix]
[25] A 25-minute live performance by Soft Machine (recorded ca. October 1967)
is broadcast on French TV under the title "Ce Soir On Danse Avec Les Soft
Machine" in the Guy Béart Show
[26] Bridgeport, CT (USA), Kennedy Stadium [supporting Jimi Hendrix, also:
Eire Apparent]
[30] Salt Lake City, UT (USA), Lagoon Opera House [supporting Jimi Hendrix]
[01] Denver, CO (USA),
Red Rocks Park [supporting Jimi Hendrix, also: Vanilla Fudge, Eire Apparent]
[03] San Diego, CA (USA), Balboa Stadium [supporting Jimi Hendrix, also:
Vanilla Fudge, Eire Apparent]
[04] Phoenix, AZ (USA), Memorial Coliseum [supporting Jimi Hendrix, also:
Vanilla Fudge, Eire Apparent]
[05] San Bernardino, CA (USA), Swing Auditorium [supporting Jimi Hendrix]
[06] Seattle, WA (USA), Centre Coliseum [supporting Jimi Hendrix]
[07] Vancouver (Canada), Pacific Coliseum [supporting Jimi Hendrix, also:
Vanilla Fudge, Eire Apparent]
[08] Spokane, WA (USA), Coliseum [supporting Jimi Hendrix]
[09] Portland, OR (USA), Memorial Coliseum [supporting Jimi Hendrix]
[13] Oakland, CA (USA), Coliseum [supporting Jimi Hendrix]
[14] Hollywood, CA (USA), Hollywood Bowl [supporting Jimi Hendrix]
[25] Hollywood, CA (USA), TTG Studios (sessions for "Slow Walkin' Talk" by Robert Wyatt with Jimi Hendrix)
"The Soft Machine" is released
[21] A reformed Soft Machine begins rehearsals with Hugh Hopper replacing Kevin Ayers on bass
London,
Olympic Sound Studios [sessions for "Volume Two"]
[18] London, Royal Albert Hall [supporting Jimi Hendrix; also:
Mason/Wood/Capaldi/Frog]
Setlist: "Pataphysical
Introduction 1" / "A Concise British Alphabet", "Hulloder" / "Dada
Was Here" / "Thank You Pierrot Lunaire" / "Have You Ever Bean Green
?" / "Pataphysical Introduction 2", "As Long As He Lies Perfectly
Still", "Fire Engine Passing" / "Pig" / "Orange Skin Food" / "A Door
Opens And Closes" / "10.30 Returns To The Bedroom"
[01] London,
The Royalty Theatre (Middle Earth) [support: Egg,
Arcadium]
London, Olympic Sound Studios [sessions for "Volume Two"]
[14] London, Bedford College (Rag Ball) [support: Timebox, Steve
Miller's Delivery]
[27] London, 100 Club [with Brian Hopper] [support:
Jody Grind, Spirit Level, Forest]
[29] Amsterdam (Netherlands), Paradiso [also: The Pretty Things]
Setlist: "Hulloder" / "Dada Was
Here" / "Thank You Pierrot Lunaire" / "Have You Ever Bean Green ?" /
"Pataphysical Introduction", "As Long As He Lies Perfectly Still",
"Hibou, Anemone And Bear", "Fire Engine Passing" / "Pig" / "Orange
Skin Food" / "A Door Opens And Closes" / "10.30 Returns To The
Bedroom"
[30] Southsea [Portsmouth], King's Theatre (Fusion Of Jazz & Pop) [also:
Roland Kirk Quartet]
[--] York, York University
[12] Birmingham, Mothers Club [also: The Deviants]
[13] London, Country Club [also: Hard Meat]
Setlist: "Moon In June", collective improvisation, "Mousetrap" / "Noisette"
/ "Backwards" / "Mousetrap Reprise", "Hibou, Anemone And Bear", "Esther's Nose
Job"
[19] Genève (Switzerland)
[20] Fribourg (Switzerland), TV filming
[25] London, Ronnie Scott's (rehearsal filmed for French TV, "Esther's Nosejob"
performed) (see May 24)
[03] London, Abbey Road
Studios (Syd Barrett session)
[09] Kensington [London], Royal College Of Art [also: Eire Apparent]
[10] Norwich, Earlham Park (East Anglia Rag Barbecue) [also: The Hollies,
Spooky Tooth, Gun, Marmalade]
Brian Hopper joins Soft Machine as a semi-permanent member for live gigs
in England only
[--] London, recordings for "Spaced" [with Brian Hopper]
[18] London, Parliament Hill Fields (Camden Free Festival) [also: Forest,
Procol Harum, Third Ear Band, Yes, Blossom Toes] [with Brian Hopper]
[23] London, Lyceum (Midnight Court) [with Brian Hopper] [also: Procol Harum,
Mighty Baby]
[24] a performance of "Esther's Nosejob", filmed at Ronnie Scott's club in London
on April 25, is broadcast on French TV
[25] London, Roundhouse (Fairport Convention benefit) (SM appearance cancelled)
[31] London, Roundhouse (Accord International Ball) (Camden Fringe Festival)
[with Brian Hopper] [also: Johnny Dankworth Orchestra, Cleo Laine, Paco Pena,
Merrymakers Jamaican Steel Band]
[01] Birmingham, Mothers
Club [with Brian Hopper] [support: Babylon]
[--] London, recordings for "Spaced" [with Brian Hopper]
[07] Plymouth, Van Dike Club [with Brian Hopper]
[10] London, BBC Maida Vale Studios (Top Gear) - "Facelift" / "Mousetrap"
/ "Backwards" / "Mousetrap Reprise" and "Moon In June" performed (broadcast
Jun 21) [with Brian Hopper]
[10] Cambridge, Midsummer Pop Festival [also: Brian Auger & The Trinity,
Junior's Eyes] (SM cancelled?)
[15] London, Country Club [with Brian Hopper] [support: Jody Grind]
[17] London, EMI Abbey Road Studios (sessions for Kevin Ayers "Joy Of A Toy"
album) ("Song For Insane Times" recorded)
[21] Plymouth, Van Dike Club [with Brian Hopper]
[23] London, EMI Abbey Road Studios (trio sessions for "Joy Of a Toy Continued"
on Kevin Ayers "Joy Of A Toy" album + keyboard overdubs for "Song For Insane
Times")
[25] Paris (France), Bataclan [also: Martin Circus, Triangle, We-Free, Ghilain...]
[late] Paris (France), Les Halles
[28] Brighton, The Dome
[06] London, EMI Abbey
Road Studios (R.Wyatt basic tracks for "Town Feeling" and "Clarietta
Rag" on Kevin Ayers' "Joy Of A Toy" album)
[08] London, Marquee Club [with Brian Hopper]
[11] London, Park Royal Classic Cinema (Brunel University Students' Midnight
Rave No.3) [with Brian Hopper] [also: Blodwyn Pig, Aardvark, Good Earth]
[15] London, EMI Abbey Road Studios (R.Wyatt basic tracks for "Eleanor's
Cake" on Kevin Ayers' "Joy Of A Toy" album)
[18] Oxford [with Brian Hopper] (?)
[18] London, Lyceum [with Brian Hopper] [also: Circus, East Of Eden, Made
In Sweden]
[25] SM (trio) appear on the French TV programme "Tous En Scène",
performing an excerpt from "Esther's Nosejob" (probably filmed late
June)
[29] London, EMI Abbey Road Studios (R.Wyatt basic tracks for "Lady Rachel"
on Kevin Ayers' "Joy Of A Toy" album)
[05] London, EMI Abbey
Road Studios (M.Ratledge keyboard overdubs for Kevin Ayers' "Stop This
Train")
[06] London, Regent Sounds Studios [H&B.Hopper publishing demos]
[08] Lewes, Plumpton Race Course (9th National Jazz & Blues Festival)
[with Brian Hopper]
Setlist: "Moon In June" (first attempt), "Moon In June" (second attempt)
[total: 9mn]
[09] Birmingham, Mothers Club [with Brian Hopper]
[22] Bilzen (Belgium), Jazz And Pop Festival [also: Blossom Toes, Marsha
Hunt & White Trash, Bonzo Dog Band, Brian Auger & The Trinity, Steve
Shorter & Tilly Set, Taste, Humble Pie]
An almost complete rendition of "Moon In June" appears in a film of
the festival
[--] "Volume Two"
is released
[05] Sunderland, Locarno
[07] Amsterdam (Netherlands), Concertgebouw [also: Jethro Tull]
Setlist: "Moon In June", "Facelift", "Eamonn Andrews", "Mousetrap" / "Noisette"
/ "Backwards" / "Mousetrap Reprise", "Esther's Nosejob", Improv, "We Did It
Again", "Noisette"
[15] Edmonton [nr London], Cook's Ferry Inn [with Brian Hopper]
[18] London, EMI Abbey Road Studios (sessions for Kevin Ayers' "Soon Soon
Soon", with R.Wyatt on drums)
[20] London, Hyde Park (free concert) [also: The Deviants, Al Stewart, Quintessence,
Edgar Broughton Band] [with Brian Hopper?]
[29] Edmonton [nr London], Cook's Ferry Inn [with Brian Hopper]
[01] The group's equipment
is stolen, but is recovered later
[02] London, Marquee Club
[03] Romford [nr London], King's Head
[03?] Manchester, Students' Union
[05] London, Lyceum [also: VdGG, Chicken Shack]
Elton Dean, Lyn Dobson, Mark Charig and Nick Evans
join Soft Machine (and Brian Hopper is no longer involved in the band)
[late] Liverpool, University (debut performance by the septet)
[28] Amougies [nr Tournai] (Belgium), Mont de l'Enclus (Byg/Actuel Music Festival)
[also: Captain Beefheart, East Of Eden, Fat Mattress, Zoo, Chris McGregor Sextet,
Steve Lacy, Alan Silva, Musica Elettronica Viva...]
Setlist: "Moon In June", "Facelift", "Eamonn Andrews",
"Mousetrap" / "Noisette" / "Backwards" / "Mousetrap
Reprise", Drumlink, "Esther's Nosejob" / "Pigling Bland"
/ "10.30 Returns To The Bedroom" // "Hibou, Anemone And Bear"
[08] London, Regent St.
Polytechnic
[10] London, BBC Maida Vale Studios (Top Gear) - "Instant Pussy" [R.Wyatt solo],
"Mousetrap" / "Noisette" / "Backwards" / "Mousetrap Reprise" / drumlink / "Esther's
Nosejob" performed (broadcast Nov 29)
[11] London, Ronnie Scott's [supporting Thelonious Monk]
[15] Dagenham, The Village Roundhouse [support: Keith Tippett Group]
[17] Dunstable, Civic Hall [support: Forever More]
[18] London, Ronnie Scott's [supporting Thelonious Monk]
[22] Bordeaux (France), Alhambra Théâtre (Sigma V festival)
[24] Romford Market, King's Head
[26] Liège (Belgium)
[27] Bruxelles (Belgium), Théâtre 140
[28] Paris (France), Europe 1 Studios (afternoon) [radio recording]
[29] Coventry, Lanchester College of Technology
[01] Strasbourg (France),
Théâtre National
[02] Nancy (France), Salle Poirel
[04] Thonon-Les-Bains (France), Maison des Arts et Loisirs [support: Introversion]
[05-06] Lyon (France), Théâtre du VIIIème
[07] Paris (France), ORTF Studios - the Soft Machine septet perform "Pigling
Bland", "Facelift" and "Hibou, Anemone And Bear" live during the TV show "L'Invité
du Dimanche"
[08] Paris (France), Salle de la Mutualité
[09] Paris (France), Théâtre de l'Est Parisien
[10] Mulhouse (France), Rallye Drouot
[11] Sochaux (France), Salle de l'Hôtel de Ville
[13] Marseille (France), Nouveau Gymnase
[15] Dijon (France), Amphithéâtre Aristote
[16] Beaune (France), Sous les Halles (cancelled)
[17] Tours (France), Grand Théâtre (quartet with Lyn Dobson)
[18] Bourges (France), Maison de la Culture (quartet with Lyn Dobson)
[19] Amiens (France), Maison de la Culture (quartet with Lyn Dobson?)
[20] Le Havre (France), Théâtre de l'Hôtel de Ville (quartet
with Lyn Dobson?)
Mark Charig and Nick Evans leave
[04] Croydon,
Fairfield Hall
[10] London, University College [support: Sam Apple
Pie]
[11] Birmingham, Mothers Club
[12] Hull
[16] Rotterdam (Netherlands), De Doelen [filmed by VPRO
TV]
[17] Amsterdam (Netherlands), Concertgebouw
[18] Groningen (Netherlands)
[20] Bremen (Germany), Radio Bremen TV Studio 4 [Beat Club
filming]
[21] Kiel (Germany), Mensa am Westring
[23] Hamburg (Germany), University
[24-25] Berlin (Germany), University
[28] Ghent (Belgium)
[30] Anvers (Belgium)
[31] Breda (Holland), Turfschip
[10] London,
BBC Maida Vale Studios [backing Kevin Ayers on Top Gear
session, with Nick Evans]
[13] Swansea (Wales), University College (quartet without Elton Dean)
[14] London, London School of Economics (quartet without Elton Dean) [also:
Mike Westbrook Band]
[17] London, Marquee Club [also: Timebox]
[21-22] Nanterre [nr Paris] (France), Théâtre des
Amandiers
[24] Annecy (France), Théâtre Municipal
[25] Beaune (France), Sous Les Halles
[26-27] Grenoble (France), Maison de la Culture
[28] Lyon (France), Salle Rameau
[02] Paris
(France), Théâtre de la Musique [broadcast on French TV in two
segments on 30 April and 23 July 1970]
[03] Orléans (France), Théâtre Municipal
[05] Petit-Quevilly [nr Rouen] (France), MJC Maxime Gorki
[10] Nantes (France), Cinéma Le Paris (quartet without Elton Dean)
[11] Brest (France), Palais des Arts et de la Culture
[12] Le Mans (France), Théâtre Municipal
[13] Caen (France), Comédie de Caen (quartet without Elton Dean?)
[14] Paris (France), Conciergerie du Palais [also: Kenny Clarke
Trio]
[15] Reims (France), Maison de la Culture André Malraux
(without Lyn Dobson?)
Lyn Dobson leaves
[04] Köln
(Germany), Sporthalle (Kölner Festival) [also: The Nice, Procol
Harum, Colosseum...]
[10] London, IBC Recording Studios (session for "Third")
[20-25] London, Ronnie Scott's Club [supporting John
Williams]
Setlist: (1st set) "11/8 Theme",
"Out-Bloody-Rageous", "Eamonn Andrews", "Mousetrap", "Backwards",
"Mousetrap Reprise", "Hibou, Anemone And Bear" / (2nd set)
"Facelift", "Moon In June (coda)", vocal improvisation, "Esther's
Nose Job"
[26]
Croydon, Fairfield Hall
[04] London,
BBC Maida Vale Studios (Top Gear) - "Slightly All The Time" /
"Out-Bloody-Rageous" / "Eamonn Andrews" performed (broadcast May
16)
[06] London, IBC Recording Studios (session for "Third")
[21] London, Paris Theatre (BBC In Concert) - "Facelift" / "Esther's
Nosejob" performed (broadcast May 31)
[23] Bath, Twerton Park (Spring Music Festival) [also: Fleetwood Mac,
Juicy Jucy, Wishbone Ash, Quintessence, Matthews Southern
Comfort]
[24] London, Queen Elizabeth Hall (Festival of Progressive
Music)
(two shows)
[06]
"Third" is released
[10] Leeds, City Hall (postponed to 26?)
[11] Birmingham, Town Hall
[12] Hull
[13] Manchester, Free Trade Hall
[14] Edinburgh, Usher Hall
[17] Bristol, Colston Hall
[26] Leeds, Town Hall
[28] Rotterdam (Netherlands), Kralingse Bos (Holland Pop Festival) [also:
Caravan, Pink Floyd, The Byrds, Jefferson Airplane...]
[05-06] Biot [nr Nice]
(France), Popanalia Festival [also: Voyage, Country Joe, Rare Bird, Joan
Baez, Gong] (SM appearance cancelled)
This festival degenerates into a riot just before Soft Machine's planned
appearance; consequently the second day is cancelled, including performances
by Derek And The Dominos, Balls, Traffic and Pink Floyd
[08] Lloret De Mar [nr Barcelona] (Spain), Revolution Club
[13] London, Royal Albert Hall [Henry Wood Promenade Concert]
[17] London, BBC Radiophonic Workshop
[27] London, BBC Radiophonic Workshop
[01] London,
BBC Radiophonic Workshop
[06] Hampstead (London),
Country Club [E.Dean-R.Wyatt-N.Whitehead-M.Charig]
[early] Islington (London), pub (rehearsals)
[17] London, Camden Theatre (Sounds Of The Seventies) -
"Out-Bloody-Rageous", "Slightly All The Time", "Mousetrap" and
"Esther's Nosejob" performed (broadcast Sep 25)
[03] Neuchatel
(Switzerland)
[09-10] London, Ronnie Scott's
[13-16] London, Olympic Sound Studios (sessions for "Fourth")
[19] London, BBC TV Studios (perform "Neo-Caliban Grides") ['Anatomy Of Pop'
filming]
[23] Eindhoven (Holland)
[24] Rotterdam (Holland), De Doelen
[25] Amsterdam (Holland), Concergebouw
[27-28] London, Olympic Sound Studios (sessions for "Fourth")
[31] London, University College [also: Writing On The Wall]
[07] Reading, University
(New Union Building / Whiteknights Park) [support: High Tide]
[08] London, Roundhouse
[09] London, Olympic Sound Studios (sessions for "Fourth")
[16-18] London, Olympic Sound Studios (sessions for "Fourth") ("Teeth" recorded)
[15] London, BBC Maida Vale Studios (Top Gear) - "Virtually" and "Fletcher's Blemish" performed (broadcast Jan 02)
[27] London, Roundhouse [Soft Robert] [guest: Pip Pyle] [also: East Of Eden]
[07] Liverpool, Royal Philharmonic
Hall
[09] Brighton, Big Apple
[15] Bruxelles (Belgium), Théâtre 140
The second set is filmed and broadcast on Belgian TV ("Pop Shop" programme)
[16] Nancy (France), Festival Pop de Nancy [also: Pete Brown & Piblokto,
Gong, Art Ensemble of Chicago, Ritchie Havens, Tear Gas + local groups]
[26] Bradford, College
[29] Canterbury, University Of Kent / Darwin College
[31] Paris (France), Palais des Sports [also: Kevin Ayers & The Whole
World, Gong] (This festival is cut short after a riot, leading to the cancellation
of planned performances by Soft Machine, Iron Butterfly and Yes)
[05] Norwich, University
of East Anglia
[07] London, Roundhouse (Release Benefit) [support: Daevid Allen & Friends,
Kevin Ayers & The Whole World, Elton Dean Quartet, Symbiosis, Ivor Cutler,
Ralph McTell]
[10] London, BBC Studios (Top Gear) [backing Kevin Ayers, also: D.Bedford,
L.Coxhill, N.Evans]
[20] Champigny-sur-Marne [nr Paris] (France), Centre Culturel Gérard
Philipe (cancelled - replaced by Gong)
[27-28] Oslo (Norway), Hovikødden Arts Centre
This concert marks Soft Machine's first collaboration with
Mark Boyle's Sensual Laboratory in several years
[28] "Fourth" is released
[02] Copenhagen (Denmark)
[05] Arhus (Denmark)
[11] London, Paris Theatre (Soft Machine & Heavy Friends BBC broadcast)
(broadcast Mar 21)
Setlist: "Blind Badger" [ED Quartet with Mike Ratledge], "Neo-Caliban Grides"
[with Phil Howard], "Out-Bloody-Rageous [excerpt]" / "Eamonn Andrews" / "All
White" / "Kings And Queens" / "Teeth" / "Pigling Bland" [joined by Ronnie Scott,
Mark Charig, Paul Nieman and Roy Babbington on the last two pieces]
[15] Enschede (Netherlands), Twentse Schouwburg
[17] Zwolle (Netherlands), Buitensocieteit
[19] Rotterdam (Netherlands), De Doelen
[21] Breda (Netherlands), Turfschip
[22] Amsterdam (Netherlands), Concertgebouw
[23] Bremen (Germany), Gondel Filmkunsttheater (Radio Bremen broadcast; also
Bremen TV filming, broadcast Mar 27)
Setlist: "Facelift" / "Virtually" / "Slightly All The Time" / "Fletcher's
Blemish", "Neo-Caliban Grides", "Out-Bloody-Rageous" / "Eamonn Andrews" / "All
White" / "Kings And Queens" / "Teeth" / "Pigling Bland"
[27] Berlin (Germany), Deutschlandhalle (Arts Festival) [also: Family, Yes,
Man]
This concert (part of a festival celebrating British art, music and theatre
organised by Berlin's Akademie der Kunst) marks Soft Machine's
last collaboration with Mark Boyle's Sensual Laboratory
[27] Guildford, Civic Hall (cancelled?)
[29] Manchester, Free Trade Hall
[03] London,
Royal Festival Hall [support: Ivor
Cutler]
[05] Brighton, The Dome
[15] Watford, Town Hall (Friars) [support: Loudon Wainwright III]
[23] Bournemouth, Winter Gardens
[05] London, Regent St.
Polytechnic (Oz Benefit) [also: Traffic]
[14] Newcastle-Upon-Tyne, City Hall
[01] London,
BBC Maida Vale Studios [Top Gear] - "Grides", "Dedicated To You But
You Weren't Listening" [R.Wyatt solo], "Eamonn Andrews" / "All White"
performed (broadcast Jun 26)
[26] Leeds
[27] London, Coliseum / Sadler's Wells
[05] Newport, RI (USA),
Newport Jazz Festival (afternoon) [also: Miles Davis, Weather Report] (festival
cancelled after riots)
[07-12] New York City (USA), Gaslight [support: Loudon Wainwright III]
[--] Boston, MA (USA)
[--] Canton, OH (USA)
[--] Akron, OH (USA)
[--] Colombus, OH (USA)
[16-17] Detroit, MI (USA), East Town Theatre [also: Humble Pie, Yes, Savage
Grace]
[--] Chicago, IL (USA)
[20-21] New York City, NY (USA), Beacon Theatre [supporting Miles Davis,
also Richard Pryor] (two shows)
[--] Houston, TX (USA)
[--] San Antonio, TX (USA)
[--] Cleveland, OH (USA), Musicarnival (Thistledown Racetrack / Warrensville
Heights)
[27] Mamaroneck, NY (USA), Playhouse [also: Fluid, Mixed Emotions]
[28] Soft Machine return to England
Robert Wyatt leaves Soft Machine and is replaced by Phil Howard
[10] Rotterdam
(Netherlands), Zuidplein (AHOY Festival) [also Colosseum, Help Yourself,
Fairport Convention, Incredible String Band, Seatrain, Solution,
Everly Brothers...]
[11] Paris (France), Parc des Sports de la Courneuve - Grande
Scène (Fête de l'Humanité)
(evening) [also: Steve Waring & Roger
Mason, Joan Baez]
[12] Paris (France), Parc des Sports de la Courneuve -
Discothèque (Fête de l'Humanité)
(afternoon) [also: Magma,
Gong]
[24] Venice (Italy), Casino Lido
[10] Frankfurt
(Germany), Kongreßhalle [support: If]
[11] Heidelberg (Germany) [support: If]
[13] Düsseldorf (Germany), Rheinhalle [support: If]
[14] Stuttgart (Germany) [support: If]
Typical
setlist on this tour: "Neo-Caliban Grides", "All White", "Slightly
All The Time", "11/4 Theme", "Drop", "MC", "Out-Bloody-Rageous", "As
If", "Pigling Bland"
[17]
Donaueschingen (Germany) (Donaueschinger Musiktage
Festival) [also: Don Cherry, International
Free Jazz Orchestra feat. K.Wheeler, T.Rypdal, A.Mangelsdorff,
W.Breuker, JF Jenny-Clark & H.Bennink, Krysztof
Penderecki]
[21] Dijon (France), Théâtre
[22] Nancy (France)
[24] Le Creusot (France), Maison des Arts et Loisirs
[26] Paris (France), TNP (two shows) ('Newport à Paris'
Festival) [also: Gary Burton
(solo)]
[29] Lille (France), Eglise St.Etienne (Pibloktorama) [also: Gong with Kevin
Ayers]
[03] London, Phoenix Jazz
Club [E.Dean/P.Howard Duo]
[07] West Berlin (Germany), Philharmoniehalle (Berliner Jazztage '71) [also:
Don 'Sugarcane' Harris, New Violin Summit]
Setlist: "Neo-Caliban Grides",
"All White", "Slightly All The Time", "11/4 Theme", "Drop", "MC",
"Out-Bloody-Rageous", "As If"
([11] Walthamstow, North London Poly [E.Dean/P.Howard Duo])
([12] Loughton, College [E.Dean/P.Howard Duo])
[13] Canterbury, St. Thomas Hall
[15] London, BBC Playhouse Theatre (Top Gear) - "Drop", "As If" and
"Welcome to Frillsville" performed (broadcast Nov 24)
[16] London, BBC Maida Vale Studios (Sound Of The Seventies) - "From
A Work In Progress", "As If" / "Pigling Bland" performed (broadcast
Dec 20); "Neo-Caliban Grides", "All White" and "Slightly All The
Time" performed (broadcast Jan 10)
[19] Stirling, University
[20] Edinburgh, University
[22-24] London, Advision studios (sessions for "Fifth": "All White"
(2 takes) and possibly others)
Paul Rutherford (trombone) sits in with Soft Machine on the next three dates
[25] Newcastle, City Hall [also: Loudon Wainwright
III]
[26] Manchester, Free Trade Hall [also: Loudon Wainwright
III]
[27] Liverpool, Stadium [also: Loudon Wainwright
III]
[29] London, Royal Albert Hall [also: Loudon Wainwright
III]
[30] Sheffield, City Hall [also: Loudon Wainwright
III]
[01] Leeds,
Town Hall [also: Loudon Wainwright
III]
[02] Portsmouth, Guildhall [also: Loudon Wainwright
III]
[06] Birmingham, Town Hall [also: Loudon Wainwright
III]
[06-08] London, Advision studios (sessions for "Fifth": "Drop"
and possibly others)
[09] Bristol, Colston Hall
Hugh Hopper
and Mike Ratledge decide to replace Phil Howard with John
Marshall
[13] London, ICA (photo session)
[29] Arhem (Netherlands), Rijhalle
[03-05]
Putney, Cherokee Studios (rehearsals)
[21-25] London, Advision studios (sessions for "Fifth")
[02] London, Rainbow (rehearsal)
[04] London, Chelsea College of Art [support: The Peelers]
[08] Wolverhampton, Connaught Hotel (MU Rock Workshop [J.Marshall, R.Babbington
& C.Spedding]
[12] London, Rainbow Theatre (cancelled)
([20-21] Marshall in Germany, recording with Volker Kriegel)
[15] Bolzano (Italy), Palaghiaccio
[16] Verona (Italy), Lem Club
[17] Padova (Italy), Teatro Corso
[18] Genoa (Italy), Teatro Alcione
[20] Cardano (Italy), Discoteca Nautilus
[21] Toscanella [nr Imola] (Italy), Piro-Piro Club
[22] Bergamo (Italy), Palazzo dello Sport
[23] Rome (Italy), Bob Club
[24] Rome (Italy), Piper Club
[02] Paris
(France), Olympia (Pop Week) [broadcast on Europe
1]
[03] Bordeaux (France), Théâtre de l'Alhambra
[04] Agen (France), Stade
[05] Montpellier (France), Chapiteau
[07] Paris (France), ORTF TV (broadcast on Télé-Dimanche)
[08] Rouen (France), Le Cirque
[09] Caen (France), Palais des Sports [also: Titanic]
[10] Le Mans (France), Rotonde des 4 Jours [also: Titanic]
[12] Tourcoing [nr Lille] (France), Le Fresnoy
[13] Montreuil [nr Paris] (France), Parc Montreau (open-air gig)
[15] Toulouse (France), Palais des Sports
Elton Dean leaves; he is replaced by Karl Jenkins (ex-Nucleus) on reeds
and keyboards
Due to John Marshall suffering from illness, a planned appearance at London's Kings Cross Cinema and a tour of Germany and Holland are cancelled at the last minute
[17] London, King's Cross Cinema (cancelled)
[21] Groningen (Netherlands), Stadsschouwburg (cancelled)
[22] Eindhoven (Netherlands), Stadsschouwburg (cancelled)
[23] Amsterdam (Netherlands), Concertgebouw [also: It's a Beautiful Day] (cancelled)
[24] Rotterdam (Netherlands), De Doelen [also: It's a Beautiful Day] (cancelled)
[25] Den Haag (Netherlands), Circustheater [also: It's a Beautiful Day] (cancelled)
[07] London,
Kings Cross Cinema [also: Matching Mole, Just
Us]
[09] Oxford, New Theatre [also: Matching Mole, Just
Us]
[11] London, BBC Studios (Top Gear) - "Stumble" / "L.B.O." / "As If",
"Fanfare" / "All White" / "M.C." / "Drop" performed (broadcast Jul
18)
[12] London, Ilea TV
[16] Croydon, Greyhound
[20] London, BBC Paris Theatre [In Concert] - "Fanfare" / "All White"
/ "Slightly All The Time" / "M.C." / "Drop" / "Stumble" / "L.B.O." /
"As If" / "Riff" (broadcast Sep 02)
[22] Malvern, Malvern Winter Gardens / GT
[25-27] London, Advision Studios (sessions for Hugh Hopper
"1984") [HH, John Marshall &
others]
[01-03] London, Advision
Studios (sessions for Hugh Hopper "1984") [HH, John Marshall & others)
[06] La Rochelle (France)
[08] St. Nazaire (France)
[09] La Baule (France)
[10] Le Touquet (France)
[11] Dunkerque (France)
[12] Berck-sur-Mer [nr Montreuil-sur-Mer] (France), Hôpital Maritime ("free
concert for long-term patients from eight hospitals in the area")
[15] Châteauvallon [nr Toulon] (France), Théâtre Antique
(Festival de Châteauvallon)
[17-19] Hammamet (Tunisia), Centre Culturel
[24] (Switzerland)
[25] Genève (Switzerland)
[03] Stratford, Theatre
Royal [Karl Jenkins Band]
[08] Scheeßel (Germany), Rock Festival [also: Chicago, King Crimson,
Lou Reed, Buddy Miles, Chuck Berry, Ten Years After, Nucleus, Odin]
Reportedly the above festival attracted a 35,000-strong crowd
[09] Alphen aan den Rijn (Netherlands), Sporthal [support: Alquin]
[10] Bergen (Netherlands), Duinvermaak
[14] Tilburg (Netherlands), Stadsschouwburg
[15] Rotterdam (Netherlands), De Doelen [support: Matching Mole]
[16] Den Haag (Netherlands), Circus [support: Matching Mole]
[17] Amsterdam (Netherlands), Concertgebouw [support: Matching Mole]
[18] Anvers (Belgium), Ciné Roma [support: Matching Mole]
[19] Bruxelles (Belgium), Salle de la Madeleine [support: Matching Mole]
[20] Liège (Belgium), Conservatoire [support: Matching Mole]
[21] Ghent (Belgium), Cinéma Capitole [support: Matching Mole]
[22] Groningen (Netherlands), Stadsschowburg [support: Matching Mole]
A planned 5-week American tour (including six concerts with Miles Davis) due
to begin on September 29th is cancelled
[07] London,
BBC Kensington House (Sounds Of The 70s) - "The Soft Weed Factor",
"Fanfare" / "All White" / "Between" / "Riff", "Gesolreut" / "EPV" /
"Stumble" performed (broadcast Nov 24)
[20] Brighton, The Dome (recorded for "Six Album") [also: Mick Greenwood]
[21]
Birmingham, Beltry Hotel [also: Mick Greenwood]
[22] London, Coliseum / Sadler's Wells [also: Mick Greenwood]
[23] Wolverhampton, Civic Hall [also: Mick Greenwood]
[26] Leeds, City Hall [also: Mick Greenwood]
[27] Manchester, Free Trade Hall [also: Mick Greenwood]
[28] Edinburgh, Empire Theatre [also: Mick Greenwood]
[30] Leicester, De Montfort Hall [also: Mick Greenwood]
[01]
Guildford, Civic Hall (recorded for "Six Album") [also: Mick Greenwood]
[03] Norwich, St. Andrews Hall [also: Mick Greenwood]
[04] Northampton, Civic Hall [also: Mick Greenwood]
[10] Newcastle, University [also: Mick Greenwood]
[18-24] London, CBS studios (sessions for "Six Album")
[27-30] London, CBS studios (sessions for "Six Album")
December
[01] London, CBS studios
(sessions for "Six Album")
[03] Croydon, Fairfield Hall (Benefit for SPACTICS) [also: Medicine Head,
Ron Geesin, Ivor Cutler & John Peel]
[04-05] London, CBS studios (sessions for "Six Album")
[mid] Soft Machine perform "The Soft Weed Factor" / drum solo
/ "Gesolreut" for the French TV programme "Rock En Stock"
(broadcast Jan 30), sharing the programme with Kevin Ayers & Decadence
[15] Montbéliard (France), Halle Polyvalente (org. by Maison des Arts
et Loisirs) [support: Iris]
[15] Sochaux (France) (?)
[17] Besançon (France)
[21] Stoke-on-Trent
[29] London, BBC TV "Full House" Recording - "Fanfare" / "All White"
and "Gesolreut" performed (broadcast February 17)
[11] Madrid (Spain), M&M Club
[16] Barcelona (Spain), TV broadcast
[20] Cossato (Italy), La Cossatais
[21] Cavallermaggiore (Italy), Le Cupole
[22] Bologna (Italy), Palasport
[24] Naples (Italy), Palasport
[25] Rome (Italy), Piper Club
[26] Florence (Italy), Teatro Astoria
[30] Genoa (Italy), Teatro Alcione
[31] Mestre (Italy), Teatro Corso
[01] Cardano (Italy), Nautilus Club
[--] "Six Album" is released
[22] Cambridge, Corn Exchange (Benefit for Shelter)
[24] London, Rainbow Theatre [support: Hatfield And The
North, Ivor Cutler]
[27-28] Belgium, TV broadcast
[14] Southend,
Technical College Students' Union
[22] Dortmund (Germany), Westfalenhalle (Great Easter Circus) [also: Emerson Lake & Palmer, Stone The Crows, Atomic Rooster, Chris Farlowe, Manfred Mann's Earth Band, Jackson Heights, Rare Bird, Stray Dog, Epitaph]
[27] Newcastle, Mayfair Club
[29] Mannheim (Germany), Festival
[early] Roy Babbington
replaces Hugh Hopper (but the news is only made official on the 17th)
[08] Liverpool, University
[10] Dundee, University
[11] Aberdeen, Beach Ballroom
[12] St. Andrews, University
[13] Edinburgh, Caley Cinema
[17] Hamburg (Germany), Congresszentrum [guests: Hugh Hopper + Gary Boyle,
Art Themen & Linda Hoyle]
Setlist (Soft Machine only): "Fanfare" / "All White", "The Soft Weed Factor",
"Lefty", "37 1/2", "Riff", "1983" (with H.Hopper), "Down The Road", "Between",
"Stanley Stamps Gibbon Album", "Chloe And The Pirates", "Gesolreut" (with G.Boyle
& A.Themen), "EPV", "Lefty", "Stumble", jam (with G.Boyle), "L.B.O.", "Riff
II"
[24] Toulouse (France) (cancelled)
[25] Bordeaux (France) (cancelled)
[26] Montpellier (France) (cancelled)
[27] Marseille (France) (cancelled)
[29] Paris (France), Bataclan (Pop 2) [excerpts - "Riff", "Down The Road",
interview segment, "Gesolreut", "Chloe And The Pirates" - shown on the "Pop
2" TV show broadcast on June 30th]
[31] Paris (France), Salle Playel (cancelled)
[21] Bordeaux (France), Théâtre de l'Alhambra
[23] Le Grau-du-Roi [nr Montpellier] (France), Arènes
[25] Paris (France), Palais des Sports
[11-17] London, Columbia Studios (sessions
for "Seventh")
[24-25] Granolles (Spain), Palacio delo Desportes
[26-27] Alicante (Spain), Il Paradiso
[29] Villerest [nr Roanne] (France), L'Arc-En-Ciel
[03] Milan (Italy), Nautilus Club
[04] Ravenna (Italy), Papagayo
[05] Santa Margherita Ligure (or San Benedetto del Tronto?) (Italy), Covo N.E.
[06] Rimini (Italy), L'Altro Mondo
[07] Udine (Italy), Cine Citta
[09] Ancona (Italy), Stadio Communale
Setlist: "Stanley Stamps Gibbon Album", "The Soft Weed Factor", "Lefty", "Down The Road", Bass Solo, "Nettle Bed", "Penny Hitch", "Day's Eye", "Block", Drum Solo, "Riff II", "Gesolreut", Jam
[10] Porto Recanati (Italy), Arena Beneamino Gigli
[11] St. Mauro Mare (Italy), Geo Club
Planned US
tour is cancelled
[08] Eichenring (Germany), Speed-Way Stadion (Scheessel Rock
Festival) [also: Nucleus, East Of
Eden...]
[05] "Seven" is released
[12] Uxbridge, Brunel University (Refectory Building / Kingston Lane) [support:
Sun Treader]
[18] Warwick, University [support:
Sasafras]
[26] Rotterdam (Netherlands), De Lantaren
Setlist: "Stanley Stamps Gibbon
Album", "Between", "The Soft Weed Factor", "Lefty", "Gesolreut",
"EPV", "Down The Road", "37 1/2", "Riff II", "Chloe And The Pirates",
"Hazard Profile"
[27] Amsterdam (Netherlands), Concertgebouw
[30]
London, BBC Maida Vale Studios (Top Gear) - "Stanley Stamps Gibbon
Album", "Hazard Profile", "Sinepost" / "Down The Road" performed
(broadcast Nov 20)
[04] London, Rainbow Theatre
(Robert Wyatt benefit) [with Pink Floyd] (two shows)
[09] London, Goldsmith's College [also: Jackie Whitren]
[10-11] Ilfracombe (MU Workshop) [with special guest Allan Holdsworth]
[17] Leeds, University
[23] Edinburgh, University
[24] Glasgow, University
[29-30] London, BBC TV Studios (Mike Oldfield "Tubular Bells")
[Mike Ratledge (piano) & Karl Jenkins (oboe) perform as part of a large
line-up comprising members of Gong and Henry Cow plus Jon Field, David Bedford,
Ted Speight and Mick Taylor]
[07] Coleraine
(Ireland), University [with special guest Allan
Holdsworth]
[08] Belfast (Ireland), Queen's University [with special guest Allan
Holdsworth]
Allan
Holdsworth joins full-time
[23] London, Roundhouse (Christmas Party) [also: Arthur Brown, Mike Gibbs
Band, Keith Christmas, Lol Coxhill, Ivor Cutler...]
[03] Palermo (Italy), Teatro
Biondo
[04] Catania (Italy), Teatro Ambasciatori
[07] Bari (Italy), Teatro Petruzzelli
[08] Rome (Italy), Teatro Brancaccio (two shows) [support: Perigeo]
[09] Naples (Italy), Palasport
[10] Ancona (Italy), Teatro Metropolitan
[11] Bologna (Italy), venue unknown
[12] Genova (Italy), Teatro Alcione (postponed to 14-01)
[13] Travagliato (Italy), Supertividi
[14] Genova (Italy), Teatro Alcione [support: Perigeo]
[15] Turin (Italy), Palasport [support: Perigeo]
[16] Treviso (Italy), Teatro Garibaldi [support: Perigeo]
[17] Florence (Italy), Teatro Astoria [support: Perigeo]
[28] Munich (Germany), Theater a.d. Brienner Straße
[29] Heidelberg (Germany)
[30] Saarbrücken (Germany), ATSV-Halle
[31] Dortmund (Germany), Westfalenhalle
[02] Hannover
(Germany)
[03] Hamburg (Germany), Musikhalle Grossersaal
[04] Göttingen (Germany)
Soft
Machine embark on a North American tour
encompassing the East coast of the USA and Québec
[14] Québec City (Canada), Union Hall
[15] Montréal (Canada), CEGEP de Maisonneuve [support: Maneige]
[16] Toronto (Canada), Victory Theater
[18] Cleveland, OH (USA), Smiling Dog Saloon (two shows)
[21] Columbus, OH (USA), Agora
[22] Baltimore, MD (USA), Latin Casino
[25-27] Atlanta, GA (USA), Richard's (broadcast on WRAS/WREK-FM radio)
[--] Ottawa (Canada), venue
unknown [supporting The James Gang]
[07] Elizabeth, NJ (USA), Liberty Theater [also: Quicksilver, Black Rabbit]
[11] East Lansing, MI (USA), Silver Dollar Saloon
[13] Syracuse, NY (USA), University - Crouse College
[--] Rochester, NY (USA), Nazareth Performing Arts Center
[--] Bryn Mawr [nr Philadelphia], PA (USA), The Main Point
[--] Washington DC (USA), Kennedy Center [also: Larry Coryell's Eleventh
House]
[18-19] Roslyn, NY (USA), My Father's Place
[23] New York City, NY (USA), Howard Stein's Academy Of Music [also: Renaissance,
Larry Coryell's Eleventh House]
[24] Boston, MA (USA), Harvard University
Soft
Machine were initially due to embark on
a tour of the US West Coast after a couple of weeks' break in
England, but that second half of the American tour was eventually
cancelled after CBS pulled their backing
[20] Portland, OR (USA), Paramount Theater (cancelled)
[11] Brighton,
Sussex University [also: Isotope, Steve
Ashby]
[12] York, University - Lyons Concert Hall (MU Rock Workshop)
[16] Jouy-en-Josas [nr Paris] (France), HEC (Festival Jouy-en-Josas/Robert Wyatt
Benefit) [support: Camel]
[17] Reims (France), ESC (Robert Wyatt Benefit) [support:
Camel]
[19] Mulhouse (France), Palais des Fêtes (Robert Wyatt Benefit) [support:
Camel]
[20] Stoke-on-Trent (MU Workshop) [R.Babbington &
J.Marshall]
[21] Middlesborough (MU Workshop) [R.Babbington &
J.Marshall]
[01] Walthamstow [London],
North-East London Poly [support: Keith Christmas]
[03] (Switzerland) (festival) (SM appearance cancelled)
[10] London, BBC Langham Studios (Jazz In Britain) - "North Post" (drums/synthesizer
duo) / "The Man Who Waved At Trains" (incl. "Peff") and "Plain Bob" [a/k/a "Hazard
Profile"] performed (broadcast Aug 26)
[22] Crewe, venue unknown
[29] Newcastle (MU Rock Workshop) [afternoon]
[29] Newcastle, Guildhall [support: Steve Brown Band]
[30] Newcastle (MU Rock Workshop) [afternoon]
[04] Montreux (Switzerland),
Jazz Festival [also: Billy Cobham's Spectrum, Art Ensemble Of Chicago]
Setlist: "Hazard Profile", "The Floating World" / "Ealing Comedy" (bass solo)
/ "Bundles" / "Joint" / "The Man Who Waved At Trains" / "L.B.O." (drum solo)
/ "Riff II" // "Lefty", "Penny Hitch"
[06] London, Olympia (Rock Proms) (SM appearance cancelled)
[12] London, Rainbow Theatre (cancelled)
[12] Maidstone, venue unknown
[mid] Liverpool, O'Connors Tavern (MU Workshop) [R.Babbington & J.Marshall
+ Derek Wadsworth, Geoff Castle and Ed Speight]
[16-18] London, CBS studios [sessions for "Bundles"]
[20] Arnhem (Netherlands), Stokvishal [support: Moonstone]
[21] Meerlo (Netherlands) (Midsummer Pop Festival) [also: Solution, Stackridge,
Kevin Ayers, Tim Hardin...]
[22] Tournai (Belgium) (Rock Festival) [also: Nucleus, Magma...]
[23-26] London, CBS studios [sessions for "Bundles"]
[31] Nice (France), venue unknown
[04] Milano Marittima (Italy),
Papagajo Club
[05] Bologna (Italy), Arena Dopolav. Ferrov.
[06] Miramare Di Rimini (Italy), L'Altro Mondo
[07] Iesolo Lido (Italy), Barbecue Music Hall
[08] Lignano Sabbiadoro (Italy), Cine City
[09] San Mauro Mare [Forli] (Italy), Geo Club
[10] Pescara (Italy), Piscine Le Naiadi
[11] Macerata (Italy), Arena Sferisferio
[12] Pesaro (Italy), Palasport
[13] Miramare Di Rimini (Italy), L'Altro Mondo
[14] Tirrenia (Italy), Campo Sportivo
[23] Tabarka (Tunisia)
[24-25] Jerba (Tunisia)
[23] Rome (Italy), Villa Pamphili Festival [also: Banco Del Mutuo Soccorso, Biglietto Per L'Inferno, Sensation's Fix, Perigeo]
[08] Zurich (Switzerland),
Volkhaus
[09] St. Gallen (Switzerland), Hotel Ekkehard
[18]
Greenwich, Borough Hall [support: Scaffell
Pike]
[22] Aberdeen, University
[23] Edinburgh, Usher Hall
[26] Manchester, University [also:
Supertramp]
[27] London, Rainbow Theatre [support: Amazing
Blondel]
[28] Cambridge, Lady Mitchell Hall
[29] Birmingham, University
[01] Bangor,
University of Wales
[02] Bristol, University
[06] Swansea
[07] Barry, Memorial Hall
[09] Dublin, University College
[10] Belfast, Queen's University (Arts Festival)
[21] Paris (France), Fac de Droit d'Assas [support: Half-Human
Band]
[23] Poitiers (France), Arènes [support:
Nucleus]
[24] Lyon (France), Palais d'Hiver
[27] Metz (France), Palais des Sports
[09] Nijmegen (Netherlands), De Verenging
[10] Enschede (Netherlands), Technische Hogeschool Twente
[11] Tilburg (Netherlands), Stadsschouwburg
[12] Groningen (Netherlands), De Oosterpoort
[13] Amsterdam (Netherlands), Theater Carré [support: Curved
Air]
[16] Stuttgart (Germany), Gustav-Siegle Haus
[17] Freiburg (Germany), Audimax der Uni-GHS
[18] Saarbrücken (Germany), Audimax der Uni-GHS
[19] Mainz (Germany), Konzerthaus Elzer Hof
[21] Bensberg [nr Köln] (Germany), Schulzentrum
[22] Duisburg (Germany), Audimax der Uni-GHS
[23] Göttingen (Germany), Stadthalle
[24] Hamburg (Germany), Fabrik
[25] Weissenohe-Gräfenberg (Germany), Jugendzentrum
[26] Höxter (Germany), Mensa Universität
[28] Hildesheim (Germany), Sporthalle
[29] Bremen (Germany), Postaula [concert for Radio Bremen
broadcast]
Setlist: "The Floating World" /
"Bundles" / "Land Of The Bag Snake" / "Ealing Comedy" (bass solo) /
"The Man Who Waved At Trains" / "Peff" / "North Point" (drums/synth
duo) / "Hazard Profile" // drum solo / jam // "Song Of Aeolus" /
jam
[09] Barcelona (Spain) (two shows)
[10-11] Valencia (Spain)
[13] San Sebastian (Spain)
[17] London,
Rainbow Theatre [support: Larry Coryell's
Eleventh House]
"Bundles" is released
[16] Paris (France), Parc des Expositions (Fête du Parti
Communiste)
[18] Bordeaux (France), Théâtre de l'Alhambra
[19] return from France
[21] Coventry, Lanchester Poly (Triumph Workers
benefit) [support:
Zzebra]
[22] Bristol, Colston Hall [support:
Zzebra]
[23] Manchester, Free Trade Hall [support:
Zzebra]
[24] Birmingham, Town Hall [support:
Zzebra]
[25] Newcastle, Civic Hall [support:
Zzebra]
[26] Edinburgh, Usher Hall [support: Zzebra]
Allan Holdsworth leaves.
John Etheridge (ex-Darryl Way's Wolf and Global Village Trucking Co.)
replaces him
[25] London, Southwark Cathedral (Shakespeare Festival) [feat. Karl Jenkins]
[26] Brescia (Italy), Teatro Francescarum
[28] Livorno (Italy), Teatro Goldoni
[29] Pordenone (Italy), Teatro Verdi
[01] Santhia (Italy), Sporting
Club
[02] Genova (Italy), Teatro Aliseo
[04] Marmirolo (Italy), El. Patio
[06] Trieste (Italy), Politeamo Rossetti
[07] Lugo (Italy), Bacharach Club
[08] Oscasale (Italy), Diedrom
[11] Latina (Italy)
[12] Bari (Italy)
[13] Taranto or Lecce (Italy)
[15] Catania (Italy)
[16] Palermo (Italy)
[late] The band are forced to cancel the last seven gigs of their projected
22-date Italian tour
[03] Lyon (France), Bourse
du Travail
[04] Dijon (France), Hall des Expositions
[06] Arles (France), Arènes
[05] Strasbourg (France), Hall Tivoli
[07] Nice (France), Théâtre de Verdure
[15] Breda (Netherlands), Turfschip (Summerpop '75) [also: Camel, Finch,
Hank the Knife...]
[18] Langelsheim (Germany)
[19] Übach-Palenberg (Germany)
[20] Singen (Germany)
[21] Mosbach (Germany)
[22] Heidesheim-am-Rhein (Germany)
[23] Hagen (Germany)
[24] Münster (Germany)
[25] (Germany)
[27] Hamburg (Germany)
[28] Kiel (Germany)
[29] Hannover (Germany)
[29-] Brussels (Belgium), Morgan Studios (JM sessions for Pork Pie)
Soft
Machine take part in the BTM-organised
Startruckin' Tour, with Wishbone Ash,
Caravan, Mahavishnu Orchestra, Climax Blues Band and
others (including Ike and Tina Turner), playing festivals around
Europe (As on each dates some bands played and others not, some of
the dates on the list below may not have actually featured
Soft
Machine)
[05] Copenhague (Denmark) (without SM?)
[07] Oslo (Norway) (without SM?)
[09] Turku (Finland) (without SM?)
[11] Stockholm (Sweden) (without SM?)
[14] Leiden (Netherlands), Groenoordhal
[15] Bilzen (Belgium), Bilzen Festival [also: Earth &
Fire]
[16] Ludwigsburg (Germany), Stadion Gelende
[17] Orange (France), Amphithéâtre (Festival d'Orange)
[20] Malaga (Spain)
[24] Reading, Richfield Avenue (Reading Festival)
[27] Zurich (Switzerland)
[29] Vienna (Austria)
[31] Berlin (Germany)
[02] Hannover
(Germany)
[05] Essen (Germany)
[06] Amsterdam (Netherlands), Jaap Edenhal [also: Wishbone Ash, Climax
Blues Band]
[21] London, Tooting Bec Common (National Abortion Campaign Benefit) [also: Kevin Coyne, Ivor
Cutler]
[27] Aberystwyth, University of Wales
[04] Colchester, Essex
University
[08] Norwich
[10] Edinburgh, University
[11] Nottingham, University
([12] Nancy (France), Festival Nancy Jazz Pulsations [Centipede, feat.
J.Marshall])
[17] London, Central London Poly [support: Raymond Tissier]
[22] Southampton, University
[25] Manchester, University
[31] St.Albans, City Hall [support: Raymond Tissier]
[01] Canterbury, Kent University
[16] St.Nazaire (France), La Soucoupe
[18] Brest (France), Vox
[19] Rennes (France), Le Royal
[21] Paris (France), Palais de Chaillot (Nuit du Festival de Paris)
[22] Douai (France), MJC
[23] Reims (France), Maison de la Culture André Malraux (Reims Jazz Festival)
(two shows - 2.30 & 8.45pm) [support: Sartan]
[24] St.Etienne (France), Salle des Mutilés
[25] Annecy (France), Théâtre Municipal (or Grenoble?)
[26] Marseille (France), Cinéma Variétés
[27] Montpellier (France), Cinéma Le Régent
[29] Toulouse (France), Palais des Sports [also: Au Fond Du Couloir A Gauche]
[01] Bordeaux
(France), Théâtre de L'Alhambra
[02] Poitiers (France), Arènes
[03] Orléans (France), Salle des Fêtes [support:
Masal]
[04] Paris (France), Salle Wagram [support: Synchro-Rythmic-Electric-Langage]
[06] Colmar (France)
[09-11] London, Abbey
Road Studios (sessions for "Softs")
[13] London, Abbey
Road Studios (sessions for "Softs")
[21-24] London, Abbey Road Studios (sessions for "Softs")
[29] London, Abbey Road Studios (sessions for "Softs")
Alan
Wakeman joins after guesting on the
sessions
[10] Bruxelles (Belgium)
[11] Anvers
(Belgium)
[12] Louvain
(Belgium)
[13] Charleroi
(Belgium)
[16] Milan (Italy)
[17] Reggio Emilia (Italy)
[19] Trieste (Italy)
[20] Vicenza (Italy)
[21] Venice (Italy)
[22] Modena (Italy)
[23] Rome (Italy)
[24] Bologna (Italy)
[25] unknown (Italy)
[27] Genua (Italy)
[28] Turin (Italy)
[29] Padua (Italy)
Typical setlist: "Hazard Profile", "Aubade" / "The Tale Of Taliesin", "The
Floating World", "Bundles", "Ban Ban Caliban", "Out Of Season", "Song Of Aeolus"
[02] Vienna
(Austria)
Mike Ratledge leaves
[08-09] London,
DeWolfe Studios : sessions for "Rubber Riff" (library music composed by Karl Jenkins)
(Wakeman absent, Carol Barratt (Karl Jenkins' wife) doubles on keyboards; Ray Warleigh guests on flute)
[10-12] London, Abbey Road Studios (sessions for "Softs")
[18-19] London, Abbey Road Studios (sessions for "Softs")
([02] London, Maximum Sound
Studios [Unity/Hanwell Band sessions, with R.Babbington])
([06-08] Munich (Germany), Union Studio (sessions for Charlie Mariano's "Helen
12 Trees") [J.Marshall, also Jack Bruce, Jan Hammer...])
[11] Hoenbroek
(Netherlands), Luxor Pallas Theater
[12] Zwolle (Netherlands), Ijssehal [also: Noel Redding Band,
Average White Band]
[22-23] Dublin, Liberty Theatre
[25] "Softs" is released
[27] London, Hammersmith Palais [also: Automatic Man, Ron
Geesin]
Alan Wakeman
leaves to join the David Essex Band, and is temporarily replaced by
Ray Warleigh
[early] London (rehearsals)
[07] Manchester (filming for ITV programme "Rock Festival : So It Goes", broadcast
August 7th/8th) ("The Tale Of Taliesin" performed)
[14] Pistoia (Italy)
[17] Castelfiorentino (Italy)
[19] Milan (Italy)
[21] Cittadella (Italy)
[24] Lignano Sabbiadoro (Italy) (two shows)
[25] Este (Italy)
[26] Miramare (Italy)
[27] Milano Marittima (Italy)
[31] Este (Italy)
[01] Este (Italy)
[02] Porto Recannatti (Italy)
[03] Cittadella (Italy)
[05] (Italy)
[06] Miramare (Italy)
[07] Lido di Jesolo (Italy)
[08] Trieste (Italy)
[10] Viareggio (Italy)
[11] Isola d'Elba (Italy)
[14] Vieste (Italy)
[15] Manfredonia (Italy)
[16] Paola (Italy)
[17] Salerno (Italy)
[31] Edinburgh, Playhouse [also: Kevin
Ayers]
Roy Babbington & Ray Warleigh leave
Ric Sanders joins on violin
[late] Percy Jones (Brand X) joins as temporary bassist
Typical setlist: "The Floating World", "Bundles", "Land
Of The Bag Snake", "Out Of Season", "Ban Ban Caliban",
Violin Jam, "The Tale Of Taliesin", Drum Solo, "Hazard Profile",
"Song Of Aeolus", "One Over The Eight"
[26] Munich (Germany), Deutsches Museum [also: Shakti]
[27] Saarbrücken (Germany), Kongresshalle [also: Shakti]
[28] Sindelfingen (Germany) [also: Shakti]
[29] Mannheim (Germany) [also: Shakti]
[30] Frankfurt-am-Main (Germany) [also: Shakti]
[01]
Düsseldorf (Germany), Philipshalle [also: Shakti]
[02] Hannover (Germany), Niedersachsenhalle [also: Shakti]
[03] Berlin (Germany), Neue Welt [also: Shakti]
[04] Hamburg (Germany), Musikhalle [also: Shakti]
[06] Oslo (Norway) [also: Shakti]
[07] Stockholm (Sweden) [also: Shakti]
[08] Växjö (Sweden) [also: Shakti]
[09] Roskilde [nr Copenhagen] (Denmark) [also: Shakti]
[10] Arhus (Denmark) [also: Shakti]
[12] Dortmund (Germany) [also: Shakti]
[14] Eindhoven (Netherlands) [also: Shakti]
[15] Uden (Netherlands) [also: Shakti]
[29] Newcastle, University Theatre (Newcastle Jazz Festival)
[13] BBC TV and radio feature Soft Machine in a recording made at the recent Newcastle Jazz Festival
Steve
Cook
replaces Percy Jones on bass
[08] Orléans (France) [supporting
Caravan]
[09] Lyon (France) [supporting
Caravan]
[10] Montpellier (France)
[11] Bordeaux (France)
[13] Paris (France), Palais des Sports [supporting Caravan and Kevin
Ayers]
[14] Reims (France)
[23] Amsterdam (Netherlands) (TV broadcast - no further details)
[09] Basildon
[28] Valkenburg (Netherlands)
[29] Hoensbroek (Netherlands), Luxor Palace
[30] Dortmund (Germany), Westfalenhalle
[31] Koblenz (Germany), Rhein-Mosel-Halle
[01] Erlangen
(Germany)
[02] Regensburg (Germany)
[03] Graz (Austria)
[04] Ljubljiana (Yugoslavia)
[05-06] Zagreb (Yugoslavia)
[07] Belgrade (Yugoslavia)
[10] Utrecht (Netherlands), Rasa [support: National
Health]
[11] Vlaardingen (Netherlands), Stadsgehoorzaal [support:
Oasis]
[12] Delft (Netherlands), Stadsdoelen [support: Oasis]
[13] Heerenveen (Netherlands), Schouwburg [support: Oasis]
[14] Louvain (Belgium)
[15] Liège (Belgium)
[16] Bruxelles (Belgium)
[29] London, Shaw Theatre [The Blue Notes, with John Marshall on drums]
Allan Holdsworth briefly
rejoins for a brief tour of Portugal
[03] Sexta-Feira (Portugal), Pavilhão dos Desportos de Cascais [also:
Buck Clayton Quintet]
[--] Espinho (Portugal) (Festival Internacional de Jazz de Espinho) [also:
Cecil Taylor]
[19] London, Alexandra Palace (People's Jubilee Festival) [also: Amalgam,
Isipingo, Lol Coxhill, Aswad, Shakin' Stevens]
[06-09] Paris
(France), Le Palace
London, Advision Studios (overdubs for live album)
[09] Lignano
(Italy), Tenda Show
[10] Loano (Italy), Cabana Club
[11] Genoa (Italy), Teatro Ambra
[14] Tatti [nr Grosseto] (Italy) (benefit concert)
[15] Pescara (Italy), Stadio Communale
[16] Formia (Italy), Stadio Communale
[17] Rome (Italy), Tendastrisce
[18] Arenzano (Italy), La Bussola
[20] Venice (Italy), Cinema Drago
"Alive & Well - Recorded In Paris" released
Planned Italian tour (with
Alan Wakeman) is cancelled at the last minute
[11] Varese (Italy), Palasport (cancelled)
[13] Terni (Italy), Politeama Luciolo (cancelled)
[14] Firenze (Italy), Parterre (cancelled)
[15] Forli (Italy), Palasport (Villa Romiti) (cancelled)
[16] Genova (Italy), Palasport (Festival Unita) (cancelled)
[17] Cantù (Italy), Palasport (cancelled)
[18] Formigine (Italy), Picchio Rosso (cancelled)
[20] Rome (Italy) (cancelled)
[21] Naples (Italy) (cancelled)
The only
concert of 1978, and Soft Machine's last gig until the
1984 reformation
Probable line-up is Jenkins, Marshall, Sanders, Cook and Allan Holdsworth
[08] Dortmund (Germany), Westfalenhalle (Sound & Musik Festival
'78) [also: Grobschnitt, Wallenstein, Lucifer's Friend]
[16-20]
London, Pye and Riverside Studios (sessions for "Land Of
Cockayne")
[23-27]
London, Pye and Riverside Studios (sessions for "Land Of Cockayne")
Line-up : Karl Jenkins and John
Marshall, with Allan Holdsworth, Jack
Bruce,
Ray
Warleigh, Alan Parker, John
Taylor
Marshall: "'Land Of Cockayne' was
conceived primarily as a recording project. Management difficulties
and lack of resources meant that gigs weren't possible"
[17-19] London, Pye and Riverside Studios (sessions for "Land Of Cockayne")
"Land Of Cockayne" released
Soft
Machine reforms for a week of gigs at
Ronnie Scott's Club, London, with a line-up of Karl
Jenkins, John Marshall, John
Etheridge, Ray Warleigh, Dave
MacRae
and Paul Carmichael (bass)
[30-31] London, Ronnie Scott's
[01-04] London, Ronnie Scott's
SoftWhere (or SoftWare) is
formed by ex-Soft Machine members Elton Dean, Hugh Hopper and John
Marshall with Keith Tippett
[04] Augustusburg (Germany), Castle [SoftWhere]
Setlist: "Calyx" [P.Miller] /
"Seven For Lee" / "Small Strides" / "Frankly Speaking" / "Dedicated
To Mingus" / unknown / "Miniluv", "First Eleven" / drum solo /
"Malachite" [J.Surman] / "You Think You Know Me" [M.Feza]
SoftWorks is formed by ex-Soft
Machine members Elton Dean, Hugh Hopper, John Marshall and Allan
Holdsworth
[05-07] London, Eastcote Studios (sessions for
"Abracadabra") [SoftWorks]
[18] Seattle, Moore Theater (Progman Cometh festival) [also: University Of Errors with Kevin Ayers] [SoftWorks]
[08-09] Tokyo
(Japan)
[SoftWorks]
Setlist: "Seven Formerly",
"Alphrazallan", "Elsewhere", "Baker's Treat", "K-Licks" // "Kings and
Queens", "Willie's Knee", drum solo, "Madame Vintage", "Abracadabra",
"As If", "Facelift" // "First Trane"
[10]
Tokyo (Japan) [SoftWorks]
Setlist: "Seven Formerly",
"Alphrazallan", "Baker's Treat", "K-Licks", "Kings and Queens",
"Willie's Knee", drum solo, "Madame Vintage", "Abracadabra", "As If",
"Facelift" // "First Trane"
[11]
Osaka (Japan) [SoftWorks]
Setlist: "Seven Formerly",
"Alphrazallan", "Elsewhere", "Baker's Treat", "K-Licks" // "Kings and
Queens", "Willie's Knee", drum solo, "Madame Vintage", "Abracadabra",
"As If", "Facelift" // "First Trane"
[29] Sarzana [nr La Spezia]
(Italy), Jux Tap [SoftWorks]
[30] Marghera [nr Venice] (Italy),
041 [SoftWorks]
[31] Trento (Italy), Teatro Auditorium
S. Chiara [SoftWorks]
[02] Forli
(Italy), Naima Club [SoftWorks]
[03] Florence
(Italy), Auditorium F.L.O.G. [SoftWorks]
[05] Mexicali (Mexico), Baja Prog Festival [SoftWorks]
First two gigs by a new
variant of SoftWorks, the Soft Machine Legacy - Liam Genockey
deps for Marshall who has ligament problems
[09] Eskisehir Jazz Festival (Turkey)
[E.Dean-J.Etheridge-H.Hopper-L.Genockey]
[15] Usti nad Lebem Festival, Czech
Republik [E.Dean-J.Etheridge-H.Hopper-L.Genockey]
Setlist: "Baker's Treat",
"Facelift", "As If", "Gimlet Abides", "Strange
Comforts" [Etheridge], "Wanglo Saxon", "Miniluv", "Willie
The Knee", "Seven For Lee"
April
[18] Poland [Soft Machine Legacy]
May
[10] Zaandam (Netherlands),
De Kade [Soft Machine Legacy]
Setlist: "Seven For Lee", "Ash", "Wanglo-Saxon",
"One Two One Two", "Baker's Treat", "The Grape Hounde"
// "Grey Day", drum solo, guitar & drums duo, "Big Creese",
"Kings And Queens", "As If" // "Facelift"
[12] Southampton, The Brook [Soft Machine Legacy] (cancelled)
[13] London, Mean Fiddler [Soft Machine Legacy]
[14] Deal, Astor Theatre [Soft Machine Legacy] (cancelled)
[15] Bilston, Robin 2 Club [Soft Machine Legacy]
June
[09] Marseille (France),
Le Cri du Port [Soft Bounds - Jean-Michel Couchet replaces Elton Dean on
sax]
[11] Les Lilas [nr Paris], Le Triton (Les Tritonales) [Soft Bounds] [guest:
Jean-Michel Couchet]
[17] Frasne/Pontarlier (France), Festival Jazz En Franche-Comté [Soft
Bounds] [also: Dondestan Tribute To Robert Wyatt]
Due to John Marshall suffering from hernia, he is replaced by Mark Fletcher
and Liam Genockey on Soft Machine Legacy dates, and most of the projected Italian
tour is postponed to September
[20] Barcelona (Spain) [Soft Machine Legacy - Mark Fletcher on drums]
[22] Glasgow, Spiegel Tent (Glasgow Festival) [Soft Machine Legacy - Mark
Fletcher on drums]
July
[01] Mendrisio (Switzerland),
Piazalle della Valle (Lugano Jazz Festival) [Soft Machine Legacy - Liam
Genockey on drums]
[06-07] Paris (France), New Morning [Soft Machine Legacy - Mark Fletcher
on drums]
[09] Perugia (Italy), Umbria Jazz Festival [Soft Machine Legacy - Liam Genockey
on drums]
[11] Rome (Italy) [Soft Machine Legacy - Liam Genockey on drums]
[12] Ascoli Piceno (Italy) [Soft Machine Legacy - Liam Genockey on drums]
[14] Genova (Italy) [Soft Machine Legacy - Liam Genockey on drums]
[16] Olbia (Sardinia/Italy) [Soft Machine Legacy - Liam Genockey on drums]
September
[04-05] London, Eastcote Studios (sessions for album) [Soft Machine Legacy]
November
[12] Leverkusen (Germany), Jazz Festival [Soft Machine Legacy]
December
[12]
Paris (France), New Morning
[Soft Machine Legacy]
[15]
Marseille (France), Montevideo Club
[Soft Machine Legacy]
[16]
Nice (France), Cedac de Cimiez [Soft Machine Legacy]
February
Due
to Elton Dean's declining health, Theo Travis replaces him (all subsequent SML
gigs feature him unless otherwise stated)
[01]
Wavendon, Theatre [Soft Machine Legacy]
[08] Elton Dean dies in London
[08-10]
London, Pizza Express Jazz Club
[Soft Machine Legacy]
[24]
Rome (Italy)
[Soft Machine Legacy] (cancelled)
March
[03] Exeter, Vibraphonic Festival [Soft Machine Legacy]
April
[30] Le Mans (France), Europa Jazz Festival [Soft Bounds with Simon Picard]
May
[04] Paris (France), Sunset
Jazz Club
[Soft Bounds with Simon Picard]
[09] London, 100 Club (Elton Dean
Memorial Concert) [Soft Machine Legacy, also Keith Tippett...]
[18]
Birkenhead, Into The Cool Festival
[Soft Machine Legacy]
[25]
Les Pennes-Mirabeau [nr Marseille] (France), Jas Rod (ProgSud Festival)
[Soft Machine Legacy
with Theo Travis]
[27]
Les Lilas [nr Paris] (France), Le Triton (Elton Dean Memorial Concert) [Soft
Bounds trio plus Pierre-Olivier Govin, Jim Dvorak & Patrice Meyer] [also:
Pip Pyle's Equip'Out, Faton Cahen Trio, John Greaves & Sophia Domancich,
Patrice Meyer & Didier Malherbe, The Wrong Object, All-Star Jam]
[29]
Coventry, Jazz Festival
[Soft
Machine Legacy]
June
[14] Monza
(Italy), Festival [Soft Machine Legacy] (cancelled)
[17-18]
Kawasaki [nr Tokyo] (Japan), Club Citta
[Soft Machine Legacy]
[25]
Udine (Italy), Festival [Soft Machine Legacy with Paul Dunmall]
July
[06] Torino
(Italy), Alessandria [Soft Machine Legacy with Paul Dunmall]
[15]
Rostock (Germany), Zappanale Festival
[Soft Machine Legacy]
[19]
Berlin (Germany), Quasimodo
[Soft Machine Legacy]
[20]
Dortmund (Germany)
[Soft Machine Legacy]
[21]
Burg-Herzberg (Germany), Festival
[Soft Machine Legacy]
August
[17-20]
New York City, NY (USA), Iridium Jazz Club [Soft Machine Legacy] (cancelled)
[25]
Malguénac [nr Pontivy] (France), "Arts des Villes, Arts des Champs"
Festival [Polysoft]
[also: Sextet de Lyon, François Tusques Sextet, Snake Oil, Pienza, Dr
Knock]
Line-up:
Pierre-Olivier Govin & Jean-Rémy Guédon (saxes), Emmanuel
Bex (organ), Hugh Hopper (bass), François Verly (drums)
[28]
Norfolk, Burnham Market
[Soft Machine Legacy]
October
[10] Kendal, Brewery Arts
Centre
[Soft Machine Legacy]
[15] Marsden, Marsden Mechanics (Marsden Jazz Festival) (afternoon)
[Soft Machine Legacy]
November
[17] Cambridge, The Junction [Soft Machine Legacy]
January
[11-12] London, Pizza Express Jazz Club [Soft Machine Legacy]
March
[22] Southend, Cliffs Pavilion Jazz Bar [Soft Machine Legacy]
June
[04] Fasano (Italy), Fasano Jazz Festival [Soft Machine Legacy]
July
[07] Treviso (Italy),
Treviso Music Festival
[Soft Machine Legacy]
[19-20] Tokyo (Japan),
SBT139
[Soft Machine Legacy]
[22] Fukuoka (Japan), Gate1s 7
[Soft Machine Legacy]
[23] Osaka (Japan), Big Cat
[Soft Machine Legacy]
[24] Nagoya (Japan), The Bottom Line
[Soft Machine Legacy]
August
[25-26] London, Pizza Express Jazz Club [Soft Machine Legacy]
October
[03] Innsbruck (Austria),
Treibhaus
[Soft Machine Legacy]
[04] Prague (Czech Republik), Akropolis
[Soft Machine Legacy] [support: Floating House]
[05] Halle (Germany), Objekt5
[Soft Machine Legacy]
[06] Karlsruhe (Germany), Tollhaus
[Soft Machine Legacy] [support: Jeff Aug solo]
[07] Verviers (Belgium), Spirit of 66
[Soft Machine Legacy] [support: Floating House]
[08] Groningen (Netherlands), Grand
[Soft Machine Legacy]
[09] Enschede (Netherlands), Atak
[Soft Machine Legacy] [support: Floating House]
[10] Wuppertal (Germany), LCB
[Soft Machine Legacy] [support: Floating House]
[11] Hamburg (Germany), Fabrik
[Soft Machine Legacy] [support: Floating House]
[12] Hildesheim (Germany), Vier Linden
[Soft Machine Legacy] [support: Floating House]
[13] Worpswede (Germany), Musikhalle
[Soft Machine Legacy] [support: Floating House]
November
[08-09] Athens (Greece), Rodeo Club [Soft Machine Legacy]
January
[29] Bonn (Germany), Harmonie
[Soft Machine Legacy]
[31] Marcq en Baroeul [nr Lille] (France), Théâtre Charcot
[Soft Machine Legacy]
July
[26] Malaga (Spain), Antequara
Blues Festival (Roy Babbington on bass) [Soft Machine Legacy]
[27] San Sebastian (Spain), Heineken Jazz Festival (Roy Babbington
on bass) [Soft Machine Legacy]
August
[09] Brecon (Wales), Jazz Festival (Fred Baker on bass) [Soft Machine Legacy]
September
[16] Verviers (Belgium),
Spirit of 66 (Fred Baker on bass) [Soft Machine Legacy]
[18] Abertillery (Wales) (Fred Baker on bass) [Soft Machine Legacy]
[21] Wolverhampton, Robin 2 (Fred Baker on bass) [Soft Machine Legacy]
[22] London, Jazz Café (Fred Baker on bass) [Soft Machine Legacy]
November
[16] Teignmouth Festival (Fred Baker on bass) [Soft Machine Legacy]
December
[14] London, 100 Club
[Soft Trio: Etheridge, Babbington & Marshall] [also: In Cahoots, Delta Sax
Quartet, Domancich/Goubert Duo, Alex Maguire Sextet...]
[18] Leicester, The Y Theatre (Fred Baker on bass) [Soft Machine Legacy]
February
[04] Rome (Italy), Stazione
Birra (Fred Baker on bass) [Soft Machine Legacy]
[05] Trascore Balnearo / Brescia (Italy), Teatro Nuovo (Fred Baker on bass)
[Soft Machine Legacy]
[06] Forli (Italy), Naima Club (Fred Baker on bass) [Soft Machine Legacy]
October
European tour with Roy
Babbington replacing Hugh Hopper on bass
[13] Verviers (Belgium), Spirit of 66
[14] Dortmund (Germany), Musiktheater Piano
[15] Amstelveen (Holland), P60
[17] Flensburg (Germany), Roxy
[18] Oldenburg (Germany), Kulturzentrum PFL
[19] Halle (Germany), Objekt5
[20] Nurnberg (Germany), Hirsch
[22] Linz (Austria), Posthof
[23] Habach (Germany), Village
[24] Immenstadt (Germany), Rainbow
[25] Remchingen (Germany), Kulturhalle
[26] Zurich (Switzerland), Moods
[28] Mainz (Germany), Frankfurter Hof
[29] Stuttgart (Germany), BIX