Early 1968        British Steel Co (BSC Club), Cardiff, Wales (Debut gig)
                         John 'Burke' Shelley, Raymond Phillips, Brian Goddard & Kevin Newton on guitar
                         Band was billed as "HILLS CONTEMPORARY GRASS"
??/06/1968       Venue?, Wales
                         First gig as "BUDGIE" with John 'Burke' Shelley, Raymond Phillips, Brian Goddard & Tony Bourge on guitar!

28/06/1968       Paget Rooms, Penarth, Wales

 

01/11/1968       Municipal Hall, Pontypridd, Wales

 

02/03/1969      St Peters Dance Hall, Cardiff, Wales
05/03/1969      Llan-y-Nant High School, Llangwm, Wales
10/03/1969      Top Rank Suite, Cardiff, Wales
25/04/1969      Top Rank Suite, Cardiff, Wales

 

1968 - 1970     Ritz Cinema & Dance Hall, Skewen, Glamorgan, Wales (Budgie played here on multiple occasions)
??/??/1970      RFC, Llanharan, Wales (Budgie frequently played this venue in the early days)
16/01/1970      Municipal Hall, Pontypridd, Wales

 

24/04/1970      Dumfries Place Students Union, Cardiff, Wales (supporting Liverpool Scene & Omnibus)
 

21/05/1970      Old Granary, Wales
01/12/1970      'The Village', Dagenham Roundhouse, Dagenham, Essex, England (Venue not confirmed. First live appearance outside Wales?)
14/12/1970      The Marquee, London, England (One of their first gigs outside Wales, support for Gracious)
19/12/1970      St. Mary's Church Hall, Whitchurch, Wales (Not confirmed)
??/12/1970      Top Rank, Cardiff, Wales
??/12/1970      Pagent Rooms, Penarth, Wales
??/12/1970      Memorial Hall, Barry, Wales (3000 people in audience!)




Thanks to Peter Ellis‎ for the Pontypridd gig advert


 

1971 Gig Listing  1972 Gig Listing  1973 Gig Listing

1974 Gig Listing  1975 Gig Listing  1976 Gig Listing

1977 Gig Listing  1978 Gig Listing  1979 Gig Listing

1980 Gig Listing  1981 Gig Listing  1982 Gig Listing

1983 Gig Listing  1984 Gig Listing  1985 Gig Listing

1986 Gig Listing  1987 Gig Listing  1988 Gig Listing

BUDGIE - Tour of Poland 1982



The BUDGIE REUNION in May 1995
21/05/1995    Joe Freeman Coliseum, San Antonio, Texas, USA (La Semana Alegre Festival, Budgie Re-union gig)
22/08/1996    The Showcase, San Antonio, Texas, USA (Live Rehearsals)
24/08/1996    Sunken Gardens, San Antonio, Texas, USA
28/05/1999    Plinston Hall, Letchworth, England (Reunion gig with Steve Williams on drums)
12/06/1999    Sweden Rock Festival, Solvesborg, Sweden
14/04/2000    Sunken Gardens, San Antonio, Texas, USA [With Legs Diamond/ Moxy, CANCELLED] 
15/04/2000    Sunken Gardens, San Antonio, Texas, USA (with Legs Diamond/ DIO)
29/09/2001    Legends of Welsh Rock, International Arena, Cardiff, Wales (Last gig with John Thomas on Guitar!)




With Andy Hart on Guitar...
06/02/2002    JB's, Dudley, England (First gig with Andy Hart on guitar)
08/02/2002    The Point, Cardiff, Wales (Moved from The Coal Exchange)
12/02/2002    The Brook, Southampton, England
13/02/2002    Central Station, Wrexham, Wales
15/02/2002    Plinston Hall, Letchworth, England
16/02/2002    Old Vic Rock Club, Nottingham, England
24/05/2002    Zaks, Wolverton, Milton Keynes, England
30/05/2002    Bar Cuba, Macclesfield, England
31/05/2002    The Bulkeley Hotel, Beaumaris, Anglesey, Wales
01/06/2002    Patti Pavillion, Swansea, Wales
05/06/2002    The Limelight, Crewe, England
06/06/2002    Penningtons, Bradford, England
07/06/2002    The Flowerpot, Derby, England
14/06/2002    Manchester University 'Hop and Grape', Manchester, England
15/06/2002    Birmingham Academy 2, Birmingham, England
01/08/2002    The Canyon Club, Dallas, Texas, USA
02/08/2002    Sunken Garden's, San Antonio, Texas, USA
24/08/2002    Jaxx NightClub, Springfield, Virginia, USA  [CANCELLED]
29/08/2002    The Witchwood, Ashton under Lyne, England
30/08/2002    The Office, South Shields, England
31/08/2002    The Rock Garden, Easington, England
26/09/2002    Fleece and Firkin, Bristol, England
27/09/2002    Cheese and Grain, Frome, England
03/10/2002    TJ's, Newport, Wales
11/11/2002    The Limelight, Crewe, England
12/11/2002    Central Station, Wrexham, Wales
14/11/2002    The Roadmender, Northampton, England
15/11/2002    The Zodiac, Oxford, England
20/11/2002    The Brook, Southampton, England
21/11/2002    Pierpoint, Hastings, England  [CANCELLED]
22/11/2002    The Peel, Kingston Upon Thames, England
23/11/2002    Plinston Hall, Letchworth, England
27/11/2002    Transport Club, Rochdale, England
28/11/2002    Rock City, Nottingham, England
29/11/2002    JB's Dudley, Birmingham, England
30/11/2002    The Point, Cardiff, England
05/12/2002    The Boardwalk, Sheffield, England
09/01/2003    Astor Theatre, Deal, England [Cancelled]
10/01/2003    The Mean Fiddler, London, England
24/01/2003    Springhead, Hull, England
25/01/2003    Rio's, Bradford, England
31/01/2003    General Wolfe, Coventry, England
01/02/2003    Patti Pavilion, Swansea, Wales (Last gig with Andy Hart on Guitar!)



With Simon Lees on Guitar...
07th March 2003    Jaxx NightClub, Springfield, Virginia, USA  [Cancelled]
08th March 2003    Metal Meltdown 5, Irvington, New Jersey, USA  [Cancelled] 

04th June 2003: Zodiac Club, Oxford (First gig with Simon Lees on guitar)
07th June 2003: Sweden Rock Festival, Solvesborg, Sweden
28th June 2003: Arrow Classic Rock Festival, Lichtenvoorde, Holland
25th July 2003: Rock & Blues Custom Show, Pentrich, Derbyshire, England
08th November 2003: Classic Rock Festival, Kortrijk, Belgium
14th November 2003: JB's, Dudley
15th November 2003: The Point, Cardiff, Wales
21st November 2003: Rockland, Sala, Sweden
22nd November 2003: Silja Festival at Sea, Stockholm, Sweden
25th November 2003: The Limelight, Crewe
26th November 2003: Band on the Wall, Manchester
27th November 2003: Trillians, Newcastle
28th November 2003: Renfrew Ferry, Glasgow, Scotland
02nd December 2003: The Brook, Southampton
03rd December 2003: Fleece and Firkin, Bristol
04th December 2003: Queen's Tap, Swindon
05th December 2003: Mean Fiddler, London
10th December 2003: Flower Pot, Derby 
11th December 2003: Zodiac Club, Oxford
12th December 2003: Rio's, Bradford
13th December 2003: Boardwalk, Sheffield
18th December 2003: King's Head, London
19th December 2003: General Wolfe, Coventry
20th December 2003: Astor Theatre, Deal
04th March 2004: Klub Stodola, Warsaw, Poland
05th March 2004: Wisla Hall, Krakow, Poland
20th April 2004: Sunken Gardens, San Antonio, TX, USA
23rd April 2004: Roxy Theater, Northampton, PA, USA
24th April 2004: Jaxx Club, Springfield, VA, USA
01st May 2004: Lublin Festival, Lublin, Poland
03rd November 2004: Yale's Cafe, Wrexham, Wales
04th November 2004: The Witchwood, Manchester
05th November 2004: Carnegie Hall, Workington
10th November, 2004: The Charlotte, Leicester
11th November 2004: Trillians, Newcastle
12th November 2004: Liberty's Middlesborough
17th November 2004: The Limelight, Crewe
18th November 2004: Westport Bar, Dundee, Scotland
19th November 2004: The Venue, Edinburgh, Scotland
20th November 2004: Renfrew Ferry, Glasgow, Scotland
22nd November 2004: Lemon Tree, Aberdeen, Scotland
23rd November 2004: Sudden Social Club, Rochdale
24th November 2004: Boardwalk, Sheffield
25th November 2004: Queen's Tap, Swindon
26th November 2004: Bierkeller, Bristol
27th November 2004: Morville Hotel, Rhyl
01st December 2004: Southsea Pier, Portsmouth
02nd December 2004: Zodiac Club, Oxford
03rd December 2004: Cox's Yard, Stratford-on-Avon
04th December 2004: Concorde 2, Brighton
08th December 2004: Underworld, London
09th December 2004: JB's, Dudley
15th December 2004: Phoenix Club, Ilfracombe
14th September 2005: Boardwalk, Sheffield
15th September 2005: Trillians, Newcastle
16th September 2005: Renfrew Ferry, Glasgow, Scotland
17th September 2005: Bannerman's, Edinburgh, Scotland
21st September 2005: Roadmender, Northampton
22nd September 2005: Zodiac Club, Oxford
23rd September 2005: Underworld, London
24th September 2005: Concorde 2, Brighton
29th September 2005: Carling Academy 2, Liverpool
30th September 2005: Rio's, Bradford
01st October 2005: The Witchwood, Manchester
05th October 2005: The Limelight, Crewe
07th October 2005: Cox's Yard, Stratford-on-Avon
08th October 2005: Flower Pot, Derby
12th October 2005: Yale's Cafe, Wrexham, Wales
13th October 2005: Bierkeller, Bristol
14th October 2005: The Point, Cardiff, Wales
15th October 2005: Astor Theatre, Deal
19th October 2005: Southsea Pier, Portsmouth
20th October 2005: Mr Kyps, Poole
21st October 2005: Battle Memorial Hall, Hastings
22nd October 2005: The Furnace, Swindon
25th November 2005: Rockland, Sala, Sweden
26th November 2005: Silja Festival at Sea, Stockholm, Sweden
30th November 2005: Phoenix Club, Ilfracombe
01st December 2005: Honiton Motel, Honiton
02nd December 2005: Princess Pavilion, Falmouth
09th December 2005: Queen's Hall, Nuneaton
10th December 2005: Cheese and Grain, Frome
20th September 2006: Southsea Pier, Portsmouth
21st September 2006: Mr Kyps, Poole
22nd September 2006: Concorde 2, Brighton
23rd September 2006: The Crypt, Hastings
26th October 2006: Underworld, Camden
27th October 2006: Sports Centre, Maidstone
28th October 2006: The Furnace, Swindon
02nd November 2006: Bierkeller, Bristol
03rd November 2006: The Point, Cardiff (Cuckooland collected)
07th November 2006: The Limelight, Crewe
08th November 2006: ? Hall, Worcester
09th November 2006: Honiton Motel, Honiton
10th November 2006: Princess Pavilion, Falmouth
11th November 2006: Cheese and Grain, Frome
15th November 2006: The Witchwood, Manchester
16th November 2006: Carling Academy 2, Liverpool
17th November 2006: Golden Diamond, Sutton-in-Ashfield
18th November 2006: Central Club, Blackpool
24th November 2006: Gwyn Hall, Neath
25th November 2006: The Twist, Colchester
28th November 2006: Yales Cafe, Wrexham
29th November 2006: Springhead Tavern, Hull
30th November 2006: Liquid Bar, Scarborough
01st December 2006: Hark to Towler, Manchester
02nd December 2006: Rio's, Bradford
13th December 2006: JB's, Dudley
14th December 2006: Soundhaus, Northampton
16th December 2006: Tom's Bar, Pontypridd, Wales
09th March 2007: Rockland, Sala, Sweden
10th March 2007: Viking Rock at Sea Festival, Stockholm, Sweden
12th April 2007: Klub Eskulap, Poznan, Poland
13th April 2007: Progressia, Warsaw, Poland
14th April 2007: Venue?, Krakow, Poland

Special Thanks to Simon Lees for supplying most of the above dates to me!
Thanks also to Steve Toal!



With Craig Goldy on Guitar...

??/01/2008 - Cox's Yard, Stratford Upon Avon, England (First gig with Craig Goldy on guitar)
02/02/2008 - Milkwoodjam, Swansea, Wales
07/02/2008 - Sheffield, England

16/02/2008 - The Tivoli Theatre, Brisbane, Australia
19/02/2008 - The Metro, Sydney, Australia
20/02/2008 - The Forum Theatre, Melbourne, Australia
21/02/2008 - The Gov, Adelaide, Australia
23/02/2008 - Capitol, Perth, Australia

22/07/2008 - The Underworld, Camden Town, London., England
23/07/2008 - JB's, Dudley, England
24/07/2008 - Limelight Club, Crewe., England
25/07/2008 - The Academy 2, Liverpool, England
26/07/2008 - Rock and Blues Festival, Derbyshire, England (Cancelled)