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The Wildcats (UK)

Marty Wilde's backing band, lent to Larry Parnes' 1960 Anglo-American Beat Show tour 'by kind permission of Marty Wilde' to back Gene Vincent and Eddie Cochran. The line-up on that tour was Big Jim Sullivan and Tony Belcher on guitars, Brian 'Liquorice' Locking on bass and Brian Bennett on drums; Locking and Bennett later joined the Shadows.

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The Wildcats previous shows

Gene Vincent & Eddie Cochran — Bristol Hippodrome 1960 — Gene Vincent & Eddie Cochran — Bristol Hippodrome 1960 Mon, 11 - Sat, 16 Apr 1960
Bristol, United Kingdom

Gene Vincent & Eddie Cochran — Finsbury Park Empire 1960 — Gene Vincent & Eddie Cochran — Finsbury Park Empire 1960 Mon, 04 - Sat, 09 Apr 1960
London, United Kingdom

Gene Vincent & Eddie Cochran — Manchester Hippodrome 1960 — Gene Vincent & Eddie Cochran — Manchester Hippodrome 1960 Mon, 28 Mar - Sat, 02 Apr 1960
Manchester, United Kingdom

Gene Vincent & Eddie Cochran — Newcastle Empire 1960 — Gene Vincent & Eddie Cochran — Newcastle Empire 1960 Mon, 21 - Sat, 26 Mar 1960
Newcastle upon Tyne, United Kingdom

Gene Vincent & Eddie Cochran — Liverpool Empire 1960 — Gene Vincent & Eddie Cochran — Liverpool Empire 1960 Mon, 14 - Sat, 19 Mar 1960
Liverpool, United Kingdom

Gene Vincent & Eddie Cochran — Birmingham Hippodrome 1960 — Gene Vincent & Eddie Cochran — Birmingham Hippodrome 1960 Mon, 07 - Sat, 12 Mar 1960
Birmingham, United Kingdom

Gene Vincent & Eddie Cochran — Leeds Empire 1960 — Gene Vincent & Eddie Cochran — Leeds Empire 1960 Mon, 29 Feb - Sat, 05 Mar 1960
Leeds, United Kingdom

Gene Vincent & Eddie Cochran — Cardiff 1960 — Gene Vincent & Eddie Cochran — Cardiff 1960 Fri, 26 Feb 1960
Cardiff, United Kingdom

Gene Vincent & Eddie Cochran — Stockton-on-Tees 1960 — Gene Vincent & Eddie Cochran — Stockton-on-Tees 1960 Wed, 24 Feb 1960
Stockton-on-Tees, United Kingdom

Gene Vincent & Eddie Cochran — Dundee 1960 — Gene Vincent & Eddie Cochran — Dundee 1960 Sat, 20 Feb 1960
Dundee, United Kingdom

Gene Vincent & Eddie Cochran — Leicester 1960 — Gene Vincent & Eddie Cochran — Leicester 1960 Thu, 18 Feb 1960
Leicester, United Kingdom

Gene Vincent & Eddie Cochran — Taunton 1960 — Gene Vincent & Eddie Cochran — Taunton 1960 Sun, 14 Feb 1960
Taunton, United Kingdom

Gene Vincent & Eddie Cochran — Woolwich 1960 — Gene Vincent & Eddie Cochran — Woolwich 1960 Sat, 13 Feb 1960
London, United Kingdom

Gene Vincent & Eddie Cochran — Sheffield 1960 — Gene Vincent & Eddie Cochran — Sheffield 1960 Sun, 07 - Fri, 12 Feb 1960
Sheffield, United Kingdom

Gene Vincent & Eddie Cochran — Glasgow Empire 1960 — Gene Vincent & Eddie Cochran — Glasgow Empire 1960 Mon, 01 - Sat, 06 Feb 1960
Glasgow, United Kingdom

Gene Vincent & Eddie Cochran — Southampton 1960 — Gene Vincent & Eddie Cochran — Southampton 1960 Sun, 31 Jan 1960
Southampton, United Kingdom

Gene Vincent & Eddie Cochran — Bradford 1960 — Gene Vincent & Eddie Cochran — Bradford 1960 Sat, 30 Jan 1960
Bradford, United Kingdom

Gene Vincent & Eddie Cochran — Worcester 1960 — Gene Vincent & Eddie Cochran — Worcester 1960 Fri, 29 Jan 1960
Worcester, United Kingdom

Gene Vincent & Eddie Cochran — Coventry 1960 — Gene Vincent & Eddie Cochran — Coventry 1960 Thu, 28 Jan 1960
Coventry, United Kingdom

Gene Vincent & Eddie Cochran — Ipswich 1960 — Gene Vincent & Eddie Cochran — Ipswich 1960 Sun, 24 Jan 1960
Ipswich, United Kingdom

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