1969 Tour Dates
The 1969 dates were assembled from Ernie Garside’s handwritten calendars. It wasn’t always clear if every date included MF, but every legible entry has been included.
1969 Tour Dates
January
1/6 Simon Dee TV Show – MF Band
1/12 Bulls Head – MF Solo
1/17 Staffordshire – Ernie Garside Orch w/ MF on Lead Trpt
February
2/2 Wolverhampton, Grand Theatre (1:30 rehearsal) – MF Band
2/3 Birmingham, Opposite Lock – MF Band
2/5 Portsmouth – MF Band
2/6 Chatham (No Downey) – MF Band
2/7 Bristol, Colston Hall – MF Band
2/8 Bournemouth,Winter Cons (?) – MF Band
2/9 London, Club 100
2/15 Manchester Sports Guild – MF Band
2/25 Morecambe – Ocean Room, Arcadian Restaurant – MF Band
March
3/8 Woodford – MF Band
3/9 Bulls Head – MF Solo
3/18 BBC – MF Solo, Jonny Stewart, Scott Walker TV Show
3/20 Nottingham – MF Band
3/22 Italy – per bootleg CD
Blue Birdland
Take the A-Train
Dancing Nitely
Watermelon Man
Alfie
Got the Spirit
Italian Suite
Blues (Morgan’s Organ, etc)
Condolini Woman
Maria
Go East, Young Man
3/25 BBC – MF Band 7 – 10:30 (2 London Lads)
3/29 Manchester Sports Guild – MF Band
April
4/1 Scott Walker TV Show
4/14 Morecambe, Kings Arms Hotel – MF Band
4/25 Blackpool – MF Band
4/26 (Broadcast goes out 6:30) – ?
4/27 Bulls Head – MF Solo
May
5/3 Tubby Manchester Sports Guild
5/7 London, Albert Hall – MF Band
5/9 Sheffield – MF Band
5/10 Cowley – MF Band
5/16 Leave
5/17 Hungary?
5/18 Hungary? – MF Solo
5/19 Return
5/23 Venice, Italy – MF Band
5/30 Leeds, Northern Hotel – MF Band
5/31 Manchester Sports Guild – MF Band
June
6/1 Carlisle – MF Band
6/2 Kendal – MF Band
6/4 Torquay – MF Band
6/5 Yugoslavia – MF
TV appearance:
Got the Spirit
Maria
At the Sound of the Trumpet
The Fox Hunt
Ole (partial, under credits)
6/6 Yugoslavia – MF w/ Royal Philharmonic Orchestra (audio here)
6/7 Yugoslavia – MF
6/9 Cambridge – MF
6/10 (Followfield)
6/16 London, Ronnie Scott’s – MF Band
6/21 Tubby
6/23 London, Ronnie Scott’s – MF Band
6/24 London, Ronnie Scott’s – MF Band
6/25 London, Ronnie Scott’s – MF Band
6/26 London, Ronnie Scott’s – MF Band
6/27 London, Ronnie Scott’s – MF Band
6/28 London, Ronnie Scott’s – MF Band
July
7/2 Birmingham, Opposite Lock
7/8 Holland
7/11 CBS Single
7/12 Manchester Sports Guild – MF Band
7/18 Lalici, La Spezia – MF Band
6/19 La Spezia (crossed out) – MF Band
6/20 Pescara, Italy Annie Ross, MF Band
6/21 Bologna, Italy – MF Band
6/22 Bologna, Italy – MF Band
6/23 Lecco (Milan), Italy – MF Band
6/26 Hilversum, Netherlands – MF Solo
August
8/2 Yorkshire TV – MF
8/7 Nottingham – MF Band
8/16 Bristol – MF Band
8/23 Manchester Sports Guild – MF Band
September
9/4 Leicester – MF Band
9/5 Club 100 – MF Band
9/12 Sheffield – MF Band
9/13 Manchester Sports Guild – MF Band
October
10/4 McNair – Stan Tracey (Not sure if this is MF-related)
10/5 4 Trumpets 2:30 to 5:30 – possibly the Suite for Four Trumpets by Rob Pronk
10/8 2:30 to 5:30 (recording?) – possibly the first sessions for MF Horn?
10/10 2:30 to 5:30 (recording?)
10/12 Nottingham, Playhouse – MF Band
10/13 2:30 to 5:30 (recording?)
10/15 CBS (No MF) 2:30 to 5:30, 7 to 10
10/16 Warsaw – MF and English Rhythm
10/17 Warsaw – MF and English Rhythm
10/18 Warsaw – MF and English Rhythm
10/19 Warsaw – MF and English Rhythm
10/20 Ireland, Jim Farley Grill (sp?) – MF w/ sextet
10/21 Ireland, Radio – MF
10/22 Ireland – TV
10/25 London, Festival Hall Expo – MF w/ 4 trumpets, 3 bones
November
11/4 Stuttgart – MF & Band
11/5 Stuttgart – MF & Band
11/6 Stuttgart – MF & Band
11/4 Stuttgart – MF & Band
11/8 Roy Budd Trio
11/9 Sunderland – MF Band
11/10 Opposite Lock – MF Band
11/11 Bristol – MF Band
11/12 Hastings – MF Band
11/14 Club 100 – MF Band
11/15 Darlington – MF Band
11/22 Manchester Sports Guild – MF Band
11/26 Leave for Vienna
11/28 Linz – MF & Band
11/29 Vienna – MF & Band, filmed for TV.
Blue Birdland
Take the A Train
Blues (Morgan’s Organ)
Watermelon Man
Somewhere
The Fox Hunt
Italian Suite
Got the Spirit
Go East Young Man
11/30 Vienna – MF & Band
December
12/1 Travel
12/4 Italy – MF Band
12/10 BBC – Manchester Sports Guild – MF Band
From Lost Tapes CD:
Airegin
Round Midnight
This Man’s Field
I’m Getting Sentimental Over You
Whisper Not
Chicago
12/12 Tetley (Thad Jones) – Not MF-related?
12/16 Granada -TV – MF (solo?)
12/20 Bristol – MF Band w/ 4 trumpets
12/22 Hilversum, Holland – MF Solo
12/27 Manchester Sports Guild – MF Band
12/31 Tetley – Not MF-related?
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