Catterygirl
I can’t be sure but think I saw Rod at the Locarno in Basildon. Maybe he remembers. I didn’t pay anything.
The first gig I ever went to was Dave Clark at the Locarno, followed by Long John Baldry and Manfred Mann. I left home after that. LJB was the best I think - I had an LP of him and the Hoochie Coochie Men which he signed. Sadly it was nicked from a flat where we had a party.