Witch Doctor
The Marine Court Restaurant (known at the time as the Grenadier Restaurant) underwent something of a metamorphosis in 1962. Plans were submitted to convert the first floor into a casino and the second floor to a nightclub[1] with the dancefloor being known as The Dolphin Ballroom.
Re-branding as Witch Doctor
Billed as "Crazy Crazy Crazy McKiernan Entertainments (London) proudly announces the South Coast's New 7 Nights a Week Monster, The Witch Doctor, The Dolphin, Marine Court", the Nashville Teens and Buddy Britton and The Regents were listed as the first acts to perform in the renamed club on the 17th of July, 1964 under the club's management by Paddy MacKiernan. The club continued under this name until the 7th of October 1967 with Si's Reaction and the Coconut Mushroom being the entertainment on this night[2].
Gigs
17 July 1964 The Nashville Teens
18 July 1964 The Nashville Teens
07 August 1964 Steve Marriott & The Moments
12 August 1964 The Animals
30 August 1964 Alexis Korner’s Blues Incorporated
09 September 1964 Steve Marriott & The Moments
18 October 1964 Georgie Fame & the Blue Flames
15 November 1964 The Herd
22 November 1964 Long John Baldry
02 December 1964 Screaming Lord Sutch & The Savages
24 December 1964 Steve Marriott & The Moments
30 January 1965 The Manish Boys
19 February 1965 The Tremeloes
27 March 1965 Dave Dee, Dozy, Beaky, Mick & Tich
25 April 1965 The Mike Cotton Sound
30 April 1965 Them
08 May 1965 The Equals
21 May 1965 The Equals
23 May 1965 The Herd
16 July 1965 The Moody Blues
04 August 1965 The Who
21 August 1965 The Equals
07 October 1965 The Yardbirds
25 June 1966 The Riot Squad
The Cobweb Ballroom
The club was apparently closed until the 23rd of February 1968 when it re-opened, billing "At last the 1958 Rock N Roll show with Freddie Fingers Lee and the Mojos, regular performances continued up until the Christmas Eve event in 1970 when The Rudies performed. A fire at Marine Court on the 30th of December that year resulted in damage to the danceclub's floor and ceilings and the venue was no more - the booked performance of Styvar Manor for New Year's Eve having to be cancelled[2].
Gigs
23 February 1968 Freddie “Fingers” Lee
23 February 1968 The Mojos
30 March 1968 Tangerine Peel
25 January 1969 Simon Dupree & the Big Sound
01 February 1969 Status Quo
15 February 1969 Cupid’s Inspiration
01 March 1969 Cindy Starr
21 June 1969 Episode Six
10 January 1970 Katch 22
24 January 1970 The Playground
23 May 1970 Herbie Goins & The Nightimers
Images
- Images
Witch Doctor Floor Plan
1965 Flyer for the Witch Doctor
References & Notes
- ↑ Hastings Borough Council Planning application ref HS/62/01173
- ↑ a b Kent Beat The Witch Doctor
