Biggles Wartime Band

Biggles in 2010 Big Graham is regularly putting on gigs in Hyde with some great bands - check out The Verge
Date		Time	Venue	Prices	Contact
October	Sat 2	Evening	Rochdale Private party
October	Fri 1	Evening	The Unicorn Inn Derbyshire DE15 0SG	TBC	www.unicorn-inn.co.uk
September	Sat 18	Evening	TBC - Chorley
September	3-4	TBC	Eden Festival near Moffat, Dumfries & Galloway	see website	www.edenfestival.co.uk
August	Sat 28	20:30	Hyde The Verge at the Cheshire Ring pub with Buzz Hawkins and Dominic Collins	£7	Tickets from Graham on 07802 293854 / 0161 368 8769
August	Sat 21	Evening	Rugby Private party
August	12-16	lots	South Wales Croissant Neuf Summer Party	last year it was £75 adult £30 child	www.partyneuf.co.uk 2008 was fab - the perfect mini-festival. The site is in a beautiful, but secret, location which will be revealed to you once you have purchased a ticket! We can reveal, however, that it is approximately 3 miles from Usk in Monmouthshire.
July	Sat 10	17:30 - 18:30	Biddulph Folk in the Park Biddulph Grange Country Park	£10 before 1 jul £11 between 1-9 jul £12 on day	Eric Cox 01782 514896
June	23-27	locations and times	Glastonbury Festival	lots but well worth it	Confirmed
June	Sat 12	20:00	Hyde The Verge at the Cheshire Ring pub	TBC	Tickets from Graham on 07802 293854 / 0161 368 8769
June	Sat 5	Evening	Middlewich British Legion	£8/£6	events@middlewich.org.uk
May	Sun 30	tbc	Donnington Off the tracks festival	see website	www.offthetracks.co.uk
March	20	Evening	TBC - Heaton Chapel
February	14-19	many and various	China (!) Chaoyang Park, Beijing	guess it will be free
2009 (score - 9 gigs plus Pilton)
December	Sat 12	Biggles Christmas Party Evening	Poynton Legion Club	£9 (adv) £10 (door)	Tickets from venue (01625 873120), or Jennifer (07710 452936), or ticketline
December	Fri 11	Biggles Christmas Party Evening SOLD OUT why not come and see us on 12 Dec instead?	Hyde the Verge at the Cheshire Ring pub	Kazoos, mince pies, vodka jelly, glitter and spangly things! £7 advance £9 door	Tickets from Graham on 07802 293854 / 0161 368 8769
October	24		Secret location	Private Function	---
August	14-16	lots	South Wales Croissant Neuf Summer Party	last year it was £75 adult £30 child	www.partyneuf.co.uk 2008 was fab - the perfect mini-festival. The site is in a beautiful, but secret, location which will be revealed to you once you have purchased a ticket! We can reveal, however, that it is approximately 3 miles from Usk in Monmouthshire.
August	1	unknown	Buxton In a marquee	Private Function	---
July	29	about 21:00	Uppermill In the Barn at the Cross Keys pub OL3 6LW	???
July	26	probably late afternoon	Leek - Wilkestock Wilkes Head pub ST13 5DS	???	16 St Edward Street, Leek, ST13 5DS
July	7	evening	Dukinfield Town Hall	Private Function
June	24-28	locations and times	Glastonbury Festival	lots but well worth it	Confirmed
May	Fri 29	20:00	Hyde On the Verge at the Cheshire Ring pub	£7	Tickets from Graham on 07802 293854 / 0161 368 8769
2008 (score - 7gigs plus Pilton - please help!)
December	Fri 19	Biggles Christmas Party Evening	Hyde The George, Great Norbury St, Hyde, SK14 1HX	Kazoos, mince pies, vodka jelly, glitter and spangly things! £8 advance	Tickets from the pub or Graham on 07802 293854 / 0161 368 8769
September	Sat 27	20:00	Dukinfield Community Centre, Town Lane, SK16 4BX	TBC	Paul, 07930 340260 Ann 07980 503889 Chris 07799 366319
September	Wed 24	Evening	New Mills Golf Club	Private Party	-
August	Sat 30	Afternoon - Evening	Nottingham	Private Party	-
August	15-17	lots	South Wales Croissant Neuf Summer Party	last year it was £75 adult £30 child	www.partyneuf.co.uk 2007 was fab - the perfect mini-festival. The site is in a beautiful, but secret, location which will be revealed to you once you have purchased a ticket! We can reveal, however, that it is approximately 3 miles from Usk in Monmouthshire.
June/July	23-1	locations and times	Glastonbury Festival	Sold Out	Confirmed
June	Fri 13	Evening	Hyde The George, Great Norbury St, Hyde	£5 advance, £6 on the night	Tickets from the pub or Graham on 07802 293854 / 0161 368 8769
June	Fri 6	Evening	Greenfield Con Club, 66 Chew Valley Road, OL3 7DB	£6	Saddleworth Folk Festival fund raiser - tickets from SAFRA ticket office 01706 844657
2007 (score - 7 gigs plus Pilton)
December	Sun 30	TBC	Crewe	Private wedding	--
December	Sat 1	TBC	Tamworth Staffordshire	Private wedding	--
November	Sat 10	TBC	Knaresborough	Private Birthday	--
August	17-19	lots	South Wales Croissant Neuf Summer Party	£75 adult £30 child	www.partyneuf.co.uk It was FAB - y'all go next year! And it's solar powered... The site is in a beautiful, but secret, location which will be revealed to you once you have purchased a ticket! We can reveal, however, that it is approximately 3 miles from Usk in Monmouthshire.
July	Sun 22	Morning and afternoon	Saddleworth Folk Festival	£ TBC	TBC
July	Sat 21	For time, please check gig's website	Ashton under Lyne Tameside Theatre	£ 7	Songs in the key of life - Seven bands in seven hours
July	Sat 7	Evening	Glossop Golf Club	£ TBC	Contact Glossop Golf Club for details www.glossopgolfclub.fsnet.co.uk Important: please remember to bring sufficient paper hankies
June	22-24	locations and times	Glastonbury Festival	Sold Out	Confirmed
June	Sat 16	Evening	Hyde Gee Cross Annual Fair	£ TBC	last time we played, it was in Stockport Road, Hyde, opposite the Queen Adelaide pub. Check first
April CANCELLED	Fri 13	Evening	CANCELLED New Mills benefit for Christies Hospital	Cheriddy do for Christies Hospital £10	www.tctc.org.uk Chris Swann0161 366 5135 ticket price includes supper
2006 (score - 20 ish gigs)
December	Fri 1	TBC	Shaw Theatre near Oldham	£ TBC	www.playhouse2.com
November	Sat 4	TBC	Planet Earth Private function	Private	--
October	Fri 13	TBC	Sheffield Private function	Private	--
August	18 - 20	Biggles are playing on the 18th and 19th (times TBC)	Lincolnshire Louth Small World Music Festival	£ TBC	Badger Farm, Asterby, Nr. Louth, Lincolnshire. LN11 9UF 01507 343428 info@woldscollective.co.uk www.woldscollective.co.uk
August	Fri 11	Evening	near Mold Steve's neice is getting married!	Private	--
August	Sat 5	Evening	Planet Earth Private function	Private	--
July	Sat 15	???	Pontefract Steam Fair	£TBC	Brickyard Farm, Badsworth WF9 1AX
July	Fri 7	Evening	Ashton-under-Lyne Canal Festival see map	£ TBC but pretty cheap last year	Contact TBC This gig is always a good one, with two full sets, nice beer and a canal to fall into afterwards. And cheap. www.ashton-under-lyne.com/festival.htm
June	16-18	TBC	Beverley Folk Festival	£60 for weekend but check the website for full details	www.beverleyfestival.com
June	Sat 3	Evening	Buxton Private party	Private
May	26-28	Weekend	Devon The Other Festival is CANCELLED	N/A	www.theotherfestival.co.uk/ or go here: /www.veedubya.com/ and click on "the other festival" link at the top oif the page
May	Sat 20	20:00	Clutton a bit near Wrexham	£5	Clutton Hall Farm, Broxton Rd, Clutton, CH3 9ER Tickets from Clutton School 01829 782367
May	Sat 13	Evening	Glossop Golf Club	£ TBC	Contact Glossop Golf Club for details www.glossopgolfclub.fsnet.co.uk
April	Fri 21	Evening	New Mills benefit for Christies Hospital	Cheriddy do for Christies Hospital (was £8 in 2004)	www.tctc.org.uk
April	Fri 7	Evening	Glossop The Globe	£5	www.globemusic.org/ 01457 852417
April	Sun 2	Afternoon	Ashton-under-Lyne The Witchwood	TBC	Benefit for Jenny Pope appeal www.jennypopeappeal.org
April	Sat 1	Evening	Whalley Bridge The Cock Hotel Buxton Road SK23 7JE	Free!	Crazy Fools Night!
March	Sat 25	Evening	Glossop Town Hall private party	Private
March	Fri 24	Evening	Matlock Bath The Fishpond (full band)	£TBC	www.fishpond.co.uk 01629 581000
March	11	Private Do	Padfield nr Glossop	---
January	Fri 20	Evening	Manchester Beer Festival New Century Hall	£4	www.camra.org
2005 (score - 13 gigs plus Pilton)
December	15	Evening	Buxton This one is not happenin' !
December	Fri 9	Evening	Glossop Labour Club - Fund raiser for victims of the Pakistan earthquake	£5	www.glossop.com/labourclub
October	Thu 13	Evening	Matlock Bath The Fishpond (4 piece band)	Free	www.fishpond.co.uk 01629 581000
October	Sat 1	Evening	Secret Location Graham's 60th birthday party	Free!	Contact TBC
September	Sun 4	Afternoon	Glossop Victorian Weekend	They haven't booked Biggles this year!
September	Sat 3	Evening	Withington Bowling Club (4 piece band)	£ TBC	Contact The Club or Graham on 0161-368 8769
July	Fri 8	Evening	Ashton-under-Lyne Canal Festival see map	£ TBC	Contact TBC
June	22- 26	locations and times	Glastonbury Festival Croissant Neuf in the Green Fields & The Market Bandstand. And possibly a Big Theatre Tent (see pix of 2004)	£ TBC	SOLD OUT IN 6 HOURS LAST YEAR!, the multi-million pound fence is definitely jump-proof!
June	Thu 2	Evening	Matlock Bath The Fishpond (4 piece band)	Free	www.fishpond.co.uk 01629 581000
May	Wed 25	20:00	Bollington Arts Festival (playing at The Arts Centre)	£ 7	www.bollingtonfestival.org.uk (the website includes maps) 01625 572841
May	Sun 8	Afternoon	Stoke-on-Trent in a park! (4 piece band)	Probably free	Contact TBC
April	Fri 29	20:30	Buxton The George (4 piece band)	Free!	01298 24711
April	Sat 16	Evening	New Mills Town Hall	Cheriddy do for Christies Hospital (was £8 in 2004)	www.tctc.org.uk Chris Swann 0161 366 5135
February	Sun 6	Evening	Pilton Private party for Michael Eavis	---	---
February	Sat 5	Evening	Shepton Mallet Poachers Pocket, Doulting	£ TBC	Contact TBC
January	Thu 20	Evening	Hyde The George, Great Norbury Street	Free!	Graham 0161-368 8769
2004 (score - 13 gigs plus Pilton)
December	Sat 18	Evening	Chapel-en-le-Frith Shoulder of Mutton	£ TBC	Contact TBC
October	Sat 23	Evening	Buxton The George	Free!	Contact TBC
September	Sun 5	Afternoon	Glossop Victorian Weekend	Free!	Contact TBC
July	Fri 9	Evening	Ashton-under-Lyne Canal Festival see map	£ TBC	Contact TBC
June	25- 27	locations Thu - 15:00 ish time TBC (Croissant Neuf Bandstand) Fri - 16:30 (Market Bandstand) Sat - 14:30 (Croissant Neuf)	Glastonbury Festival Croissant Neuf in the Green Fields & The Market Bandstand (see pix of 2002 gig)	£ TBC	SOLD OUT IN A DAY LAST YEAR!, the multi-million pound fence is definitely jump-proof!
June	Fri 18	Evening	Matlock Bath The Fishpond	£5 in adv. & concession £6 on the night	www.fishpond.co.uk 01629 581000
May	Thu 27	Doors 20:00 Band 20:30	Leek Arts Festival @ The Cuckoo`s Nest Folk Club, which is held at The Swan, St. Edward Street, Leek	£ TBC	www.cuckoos-nest-home.co.uk/folkclub.shtml
April CANCELLED	Sat 24	??	France!	£ TBC	--
April	Sat 17	??	New Mills Town Hall	Cheriddy do for Christies Hospital £8	www.tctc.org.uk
April CORRECTED! Sat 3 not Sun 4!	Sat 3	Evening	Dove Holes the Sunny Dove Holes Community Centre SK17 8BP	£ 5	Jolly Jok's shop 01298 814040
March It's The Bell	Sun 21	13:00 - 15:00	Bath The Bell 103 Walcot St Bath BA1 5BW	Free!	The Bell 01225 460426
March	Sat 20	Evening	Shepton Mallet	Private Party	--
February	Sun 28	Evening	Ashover	Private Party	--
January	Sun 25	Evening	Pilton	Private Party	for Glastonbury Festival organisers!
2003 (score - 17 gigs plus Pilton)
December	Mon 15	20:00	Buxton The Railway Hotel	£ tbc	www.cuin.co.uk/ClubA/ ...book early... fab gig last time
November	Sat 22	Evening	Hyde The George	Free!	Graham 0161-368 8769
November	Sat 1	Evening	Manchester Blackley	Private Party	--
October	Sat 25	Evening	Manchester Nat's weddding	Private Party	--
October	Sat 4	20:30	Ashton-under-Lyne The Witchwood	£5	tbc
September	Fri 19	Evening	Buxton The George	Free!
August	Sun 31	13:00 ish	Glossop outside The Norfolk Arms	Free!
August	Mon 25	20:00 - 22:00	Stalybridge Q bar - right next to the station	Free!
July	Fri 11	Evening	Ashton-under-Lyne Canal Festival see map	tbc	tbc
July	Thu 3	Evening	Manchester with The Cajun Specials Chorlton Irish Club, Cross Road, Manchester 21	tbc	Jake 0161-862 9372
June	26- 29	probably - Fri 27 at 13:00 also catch The Ragin Cajuns Sat 28 at 14:30	Glastonbury Festival Croissant Neuf Bandstand in the Green Fields (see pix of 2002 gig)	tbc	SOLD OUT IN A DAY!, the multi-million pound fence is definitely jump-proof!
June	21	tbc	Mystery Location	Private Party	--
June	Sun 8	Early afternoon	Hyde Gee Cross Annual Fair	about £2	Stockport Road, Hyde, opposite the Queen Adelaide pub
May	Sat 17	Evening	Cheshire Wedding for an MP's daughter	Private Party (Politicians only!)	No terrorists!
May	10- 11	Afternoon	Cheshire Private festival for a pop-star!	Private Party (Paparazzi only!)	No following us to the gig, mind!
April	Sat 26	Evening	Dove Holes Jazz Club the Sunny Dove Holes Community Centre SK17 8BP	£5.00	for tickets phone Graham 0161-368 8769
April	Sat 19	Evening	Cheshire Private gig for some rich people	Private Party (& Very Expensive)	--
January	Wed 29	20:00	Buxton Club Acoustic - upstairs at The Old Clubhouse	£5.00 adv £6.00 on door	www.cuin.co.uk/ClubA/
2002 (score 10 gigs plus Pilton)
December	Thu 19	8:30-12:00 with The Lonesome & Penniless Cowboys	Manchester Chorlton Irish Centre, Cross Road	£5.00 (we think..)	Mark 0161-861 8641
November	Sun 17	8 pm-ish	Hyde The Crown Market Sreet	FREE!	--
September	Fri 27	Evening	Buxton George Hotel	FREE!	--
September	Thu 5	Evening	Manchester Palace Hotel Private gig for some French Gynacologists!	Exclusive	--
September	Sun 1	Afternoon	Romiley Private gig for some rich people	Very Expensive	--
August	1-31	BIGGLES SUMMER HOLIDAYS
July	Sat 13	Evening	Ashton-under-Lyne Canal Festival	£2.50, kids free	--
July	Sat 13	*CANCELLED*	Charlesworth Village Festival, Derbyshire		--
June	Sat 29	22:30 to 24:00 - with techno band "Eat Static"	Glastonbury Festival Cafe Avalon (Avalon Field)	Sold Out (and don't try jumping the fence!)
June	Fri 28	17:00	Glastonbury Festival Croissant Neuf Tent	"
June	Thu 27	15:30 First band on at Glasters!	Glastonbury Festival Croissant Neuf Bandstand	"
June	8	Evening	Hyde Shepherd's Call Pub	Free	--
June	1	Evening	Stalybridge Sandhills - The Pennine Link Festival		--
May	3	20:00	Driffield North Dalton Village Hall	£4.00 / £2.50	217662 / 217625 / 217356 or The Star Inn, N Dalton
April	27	20:30	Matlock Bath The Fishpond		--
March	1		Buxton The George Hotel	Free	--
February	1		Matlock Bath The Fishpond		--