Showaddywaddy were first conceived in June 1972 with the advertisement "Choise and Golden Hammers rock 'n' roll jam session". This occurred four times until 17th July 1972 when the name "'Showaddywaddy" first appeared.
This page lists all Showaddywaddy gigs from the very earliest beginnings when Choise and Golden Hammers played solo sets on the same night before Showaddywaddy wound up the evening, and also includes the first Showaddywaddy-only gig (i.e. no reference to Choise or Golden Hammers) which occurred on 18th September 1972.
12 Jun 1972 - Fosseway, Leicester (billed as Choise and Golden Hammers - big jam and rock 'n' roll session at the end - likely to have been the first incarnation of Showaddywaddy)
19 Jun 1972 - Fosseway, Leicester (Choise plus support Golden Hammers - billed as Rock 'n' Roll Night)
01 Jul 1972 - Fosseway, Leicester (Choise plus support Golden Hammers - billed as Rock 'n' Roll Show)
03 Jul 1972 - Fosseway, Leicester (Choise plus support Golden Hammers - billed as Rock 'n' Roll Show)
17 Jul 1972 - Fosseway, Leicester (Choise plus support Golden Hammers - "plus amazing 8-piece Showaddywaddy" - first reference to the Showaddywaddy name)
31 Jul 1972 - Fosseway, Leicester (Choise, Golden Hammers, Showaddywaddy)
14 Aug 1972 - Fosseway, Leicester (Choise, Golden Hammers, Showaddywaddy)
21 Aug 1972 - Fosseway, Leicester (Choise, Golden Hammers, Showaddywaddy)
02 Sep 1972 - Fosseway, Leicester (Choise, Golden Hammers, Showaddywaddy)
03 Sep 1972 - Boot & Shoe WMC, Wharf Street, Leicester (Choise, Golden Hammers, Showaddywaddy)
11 Sep 1972 - Fosseway, Leicester (Choise, Golden Hammers, Showaddywaddy)
18 Sep 1972 - Fosseway, Leicester - (Showaddywaddy only)
25 Sep 1972 - Fosseway, Leicester - (Showaddywaddy plus support)
02 Oct 1972 - Fosseway, Leicester (Choise, Golden Hammers, Showaddywaddy)
03 Oct 1972 - Fosseway, Leicester (Showaddywaddy only)
10 Oct 1972 - Fosseway, Leicester (Showaddywaddy only)
17 Oct 1972 - Fosseway, Leicester Showaddywaddy (plus support)
21 Oct 1972 - Fosseway, Leicester (Showaddywaddy only)
24 Oct 1972 - Fosseway, Leicester (Showaddywaddy (plus support)
31 Oct 1972 - Fosseway, Leicester Showaddywaddy (plus support)
07 Nov 1972 - Fosseway, Leicester (Showaddywaddy plus support)
14 Nov 1972 - Fosseway, Leicester - Showaddywaddy (plus support)
21 Nov 1972 - Fosseway, Leicester (Showaddywaddy only)
05 Dec 1972 - Fosseway, Leicester (Showaddywaddy only)
19 Dec 1972 - Fosseway, Leicester - Showaddywaddy - support Knee-Deep, Howard Lee Lewis
23 Dec 1972 - Fosseway, Leicester - Showaddywaddy (plus support)
26 Dec 1972 - Fosseway, Leicester (Showaddywaddy - 2 shows, afternoon and evening)
29 Dec 1972 - Croft Club, Leicester - Showaddywaddy - support Ricky Lee & The Falcons
30 Jan 1973 - Fosseway, Leicester - Showaddywaddy - support Dandy
12 Feb 1973 - Bailey's Leicester - Showaddywaddy versus Peter Apache Crofts
20 Feb 1973 - Fosseway, Leicester (Showaddywaddy only)
27 Feb 1973 - Fosseway, Leicester (Choise, Golden Hammers, Showaddywaddy)
20 Mar 1973 - Durham Ox Hotel, Sixhills (Showaddywaddy only)
03 Apr 1973 - Fosseway, Leicester - Showaddywaddy - support Gipsy Queen
07 Apr 1973 - Sundowners Club, Eastbourne (Choise, Golden Hammers, Showaddywaddy)
17 Apr 1973 - Durham Ox Hotel, Sixhills, Leicester (Showaddywaddy only)
24 Apr 1973 - Bailey's, Leicester (Showaddywaddy - Top Town Talent Contest - local final)
22 May 1973 - Bailey's, Leicester (Showaddywaddy only)
29 May 1973 - Bailey's, Leicester (Showaddywaddy only)
30 Jul 1973 - Croft Club, Leicester (Showaddywaddy only)
14 Aug 1973 - Bailey's, Leicester (Showaddywaddy only)
28 Aug 1973 - Bailey’s, Leicester (Showaddywaddy only)
01 Sep 1973 - Dreamland Ballroom, Margate (all gigs from 01 Sep 1973 Showaddywaddy only)
02 Sep 1973 - Bailey's Oldham
03 Sep 1973 - Bailey's Oldham
04 Sep 1973 - Bailey's Oldham
05 Sep 1973 - Bailey's Oldham
06 Sep 1973 - Bailey's Oldham
07 Sep 1973 - Bailey's Oldham
08 Sep 1973 - Bailey's Oldham
24 Sep 1973 - Bailey's, Sheffield
25 Sep 1973 - Bailey's, Sheffield
26 Sep 1973 - Bailey's, Sheffield
27 Sep 1973 - Bailey's, Sheffield
28 Sep 1973 - Bailey's, Sheffield
29 Sep 1973 - Bailey's, Sheffield
10 Oct 1973 - La Dolce Vita, Birmingham
14 Oct 1973 - Blighty’s, Farnworth
16 Oct 1973 - Blighty’s, Farnworth
17 Oct 1973 - Blighty’s, Farnworth
18 Oct 1973 - Blighty’s, Farnworth
19 Oct 1973 - Blighty’s, Farnworth
20 Oct 1973 - Blighty’s, Farnworth
21 Oct 1973 - Bailey's Hull
22 Oct 1973 - Bailey's Hull
23 Oct 1973 - Bailey's Hull
24 Oct 1973 - Bailey's Hull
25 Oct 1973 - Bailey's Hull
26 Oct 1973 - Bailey's Hull
27 Oct 1973 - Bailey's Hull
28 Oct 1973 - Garrick Theatre Club, Leigh
29 Oct 1973 - Garrick Theatre Club, Leigh
30 Oct 1973 - Garrick Theatre Club, Leigh
31 Oct 1973 - Garrick Theatre Club, Leigh
01 Nov 1973 - Garrick Theatre Club, Leigh
02 Nov 1973 - Garrick Theatre Club, Leigh
03 Nov 1973 - Garrick Theatre Club, Leigh
09 Dec 1973 - The Tavern, South Shields
10 Dec 1973 - The Tavern, South Shields
11 Dec 1973 - The Tavern, South Shields
12 Dec 1973 - The Tavern, South Shields
13 Dec 1973 - The Tavern, South Shields
14 Dec 1973 - The Tavern, South Shields
15 Dec 1973 - The Tavern, South Shields
16 Dec 1973 - Bailey's Derby
17 Dec 1973 - Bailey's Derby
18 Dec 1973 - Bailey's Derby
19 Dec 1973 - Bailey's Derby
20 Dec 1973 - Bailey's Derby
21 Dec 1973 - Bailey's Derby
22 Dec 1973 - Bailey's Derby
23 Dec 1973 - La Dolce Vita, Birmingham
24 Dec 1973 - La Dolce Vita, Birmingham
26 Dec 1973 - La Dolce Vita, Birmingham
27 Dec 1973 - La Dolce Vita, Birmingham
28 Dec 1973 - La Dolce Vita, Birmingham
29 Dec 1973 - La Dolce Vita, Birmingham
30 Dec 1973 - Bailey’s, Leicester
31 Dec 1973 - Bailey’s, Leicester
Below: Showaddywaddy live in 1973, before hitting the big time
This page lists all Showaddywaddy gigs from the very earliest beginnings when Choise and Golden Hammers played solo sets on the same night before Showaddywaddy wound up the evening, and also includes the first Showaddywaddy-only gig (i.e. no reference to Choise or Golden Hammers) which occurred on 18th September 1972.
12 Jun 1972 - Fosseway, Leicester (billed as Choise and Golden Hammers - big jam and rock 'n' roll session at the end - likely to have been the first incarnation of Showaddywaddy)
19 Jun 1972 - Fosseway, Leicester (Choise plus support Golden Hammers - billed as Rock 'n' Roll Night)
01 Jul 1972 - Fosseway, Leicester (Choise plus support Golden Hammers - billed as Rock 'n' Roll Show)
03 Jul 1972 - Fosseway, Leicester (Choise plus support Golden Hammers - billed as Rock 'n' Roll Show)
17 Jul 1972 - Fosseway, Leicester (Choise plus support Golden Hammers - "plus amazing 8-piece Showaddywaddy" - first reference to the Showaddywaddy name)
31 Jul 1972 - Fosseway, Leicester (Choise, Golden Hammers, Showaddywaddy)
14 Aug 1972 - Fosseway, Leicester (Choise, Golden Hammers, Showaddywaddy)
21 Aug 1972 - Fosseway, Leicester (Choise, Golden Hammers, Showaddywaddy)
02 Sep 1972 - Fosseway, Leicester (Choise, Golden Hammers, Showaddywaddy)
03 Sep 1972 - Boot & Shoe WMC, Wharf Street, Leicester (Choise, Golden Hammers, Showaddywaddy)
11 Sep 1972 - Fosseway, Leicester (Choise, Golden Hammers, Showaddywaddy)
18 Sep 1972 - Fosseway, Leicester - (Showaddywaddy only)
25 Sep 1972 - Fosseway, Leicester - (Showaddywaddy plus support)
02 Oct 1972 - Fosseway, Leicester (Choise, Golden Hammers, Showaddywaddy)
03 Oct 1972 - Fosseway, Leicester (Showaddywaddy only)
10 Oct 1972 - Fosseway, Leicester (Showaddywaddy only)
17 Oct 1972 - Fosseway, Leicester Showaddywaddy (plus support)
21 Oct 1972 - Fosseway, Leicester (Showaddywaddy only)
24 Oct 1972 - Fosseway, Leicester (Showaddywaddy (plus support)
31 Oct 1972 - Fosseway, Leicester Showaddywaddy (plus support)
07 Nov 1972 - Fosseway, Leicester (Showaddywaddy plus support)
14 Nov 1972 - Fosseway, Leicester - Showaddywaddy (plus support)
21 Nov 1972 - Fosseway, Leicester (Showaddywaddy only)
05 Dec 1972 - Fosseway, Leicester (Showaddywaddy only)
19 Dec 1972 - Fosseway, Leicester - Showaddywaddy - support Knee-Deep, Howard Lee Lewis
23 Dec 1972 - Fosseway, Leicester - Showaddywaddy (plus support)
26 Dec 1972 - Fosseway, Leicester (Showaddywaddy - 2 shows, afternoon and evening)
29 Dec 1972 - Croft Club, Leicester - Showaddywaddy - support Ricky Lee & The Falcons
30 Jan 1973 - Fosseway, Leicester - Showaddywaddy - support Dandy
12 Feb 1973 - Bailey's Leicester - Showaddywaddy versus Peter Apache Crofts
20 Feb 1973 - Fosseway, Leicester (Showaddywaddy only)
27 Feb 1973 - Fosseway, Leicester (Choise, Golden Hammers, Showaddywaddy)
20 Mar 1973 - Durham Ox Hotel, Sixhills (Showaddywaddy only)
03 Apr 1973 - Fosseway, Leicester - Showaddywaddy - support Gipsy Queen
07 Apr 1973 - Sundowners Club, Eastbourne (Choise, Golden Hammers, Showaddywaddy)
17 Apr 1973 - Durham Ox Hotel, Sixhills, Leicester (Showaddywaddy only)
24 Apr 1973 - Bailey's, Leicester (Showaddywaddy - Top Town Talent Contest - local final)
22 May 1973 - Bailey's, Leicester (Showaddywaddy only)
29 May 1973 - Bailey's, Leicester (Showaddywaddy only)
30 Jul 1973 - Croft Club, Leicester (Showaddywaddy only)
14 Aug 1973 - Bailey's, Leicester (Showaddywaddy only)
28 Aug 1973 - Bailey’s, Leicester (Showaddywaddy only)
01 Sep 1973 - Dreamland Ballroom, Margate (all gigs from 01 Sep 1973 Showaddywaddy only)
02 Sep 1973 - Bailey's Oldham
03 Sep 1973 - Bailey's Oldham
04 Sep 1973 - Bailey's Oldham
05 Sep 1973 - Bailey's Oldham
06 Sep 1973 - Bailey's Oldham
07 Sep 1973 - Bailey's Oldham
08 Sep 1973 - Bailey's Oldham
24 Sep 1973 - Bailey's, Sheffield
25 Sep 1973 - Bailey's, Sheffield
26 Sep 1973 - Bailey's, Sheffield
27 Sep 1973 - Bailey's, Sheffield
28 Sep 1973 - Bailey's, Sheffield
29 Sep 1973 - Bailey's, Sheffield
10 Oct 1973 - La Dolce Vita, Birmingham
14 Oct 1973 - Blighty’s, Farnworth
16 Oct 1973 - Blighty’s, Farnworth
17 Oct 1973 - Blighty’s, Farnworth
18 Oct 1973 - Blighty’s, Farnworth
19 Oct 1973 - Blighty’s, Farnworth
20 Oct 1973 - Blighty’s, Farnworth
21 Oct 1973 - Bailey's Hull
22 Oct 1973 - Bailey's Hull
23 Oct 1973 - Bailey's Hull
24 Oct 1973 - Bailey's Hull
25 Oct 1973 - Bailey's Hull
26 Oct 1973 - Bailey's Hull
27 Oct 1973 - Bailey's Hull
28 Oct 1973 - Garrick Theatre Club, Leigh
29 Oct 1973 - Garrick Theatre Club, Leigh
30 Oct 1973 - Garrick Theatre Club, Leigh
31 Oct 1973 - Garrick Theatre Club, Leigh
01 Nov 1973 - Garrick Theatre Club, Leigh
02 Nov 1973 - Garrick Theatre Club, Leigh
03 Nov 1973 - Garrick Theatre Club, Leigh
09 Dec 1973 - The Tavern, South Shields
10 Dec 1973 - The Tavern, South Shields
11 Dec 1973 - The Tavern, South Shields
12 Dec 1973 - The Tavern, South Shields
13 Dec 1973 - The Tavern, South Shields
14 Dec 1973 - The Tavern, South Shields
15 Dec 1973 - The Tavern, South Shields
16 Dec 1973 - Bailey's Derby
17 Dec 1973 - Bailey's Derby
18 Dec 1973 - Bailey's Derby
19 Dec 1973 - Bailey's Derby
20 Dec 1973 - Bailey's Derby
21 Dec 1973 - Bailey's Derby
22 Dec 1973 - Bailey's Derby
23 Dec 1973 - La Dolce Vita, Birmingham
24 Dec 1973 - La Dolce Vita, Birmingham
26 Dec 1973 - La Dolce Vita, Birmingham
27 Dec 1973 - La Dolce Vita, Birmingham
28 Dec 1973 - La Dolce Vita, Birmingham
29 Dec 1973 - La Dolce Vita, Birmingham
30 Dec 1973 - Bailey’s, Leicester
31 Dec 1973 - Bailey’s, Leicester
Below: Showaddywaddy live in 1973, before hitting the big time