Retinal Circus Shows

This page provides details of the various Retinal Circus shows and events that took place in Vancouver and Edmonton.  This list exists in two great formats.  The first is the simple text list shown below that just shows the date and the artists.  The second, which can be found here, is a spreadsheet containing additional details such as the venue, the poster reference number and the name of the poster artist.  Please note that the full list is a rather large file that will take a little while to load - in fact quite a while if you have a dial up connection.

Date                                                              Artists

Summer 1967                                               Unknown. 

September 15, 1967                                    Peanut Butter Conspiracy, United Empire Loyalists

September 22, 1967                                    Unknown.  What is known is that the audience had to wait until 10:00 pm for the music to start.

September 23, 1967                                    Unknown

September 29, 1967                                    My Indole Ring, City Blues

September 30, 1967                                    United Empire Loyalists, Strange Brew

October 6, 1967                                           United Empire Loyalists, Seeds of Time

October 7, 1967                                           My Indole Ring, French Hand Laundry, Seeds of Time

October 13, 1967                                         Seeds of Time, The Coastmen

October 14, 1967                                         French Hand Laundry, The Coastmen

October 20 & 21, 1967                               Country Joe McDonald, Painted Ship, Papa Bear's Medicine Show

October 27 & 28, 1967                               PH Phactor, Painted Ship, Seeds of Time

October 31, 1967                                         United Empire Loyalists, Painted Ship, Papa Bear's Medicine Show

November 3 & 4, 1967                               United Empire Loyalists, Papa Bear's Medicine Show

November 10 & 11, 1967                           My Indole Ring, Mike Campbell, The Glass House Band

November 17 & 18, 1967                           Blues Interchange, Papa Bear's Medicine Show

November 24 & 25, 1967                           Mother Tuckers Yellow Duck, The Seeds of Time

December 1, 1967                                       Uncle Henry's, My Indole Ring

December 2, 1967                                       Fat Jack, My Indole Ring

December 8 & 9, 1967                                Country Joe McDonald, United Empire Loyalists, Papa Bear's Medicine Show, Iban Dover

December 15 & 16, 1967                            NAZZ-ARE Blues Band

December 22 & 23, 1967                            Mother Earth, My Indole Ring, United Empire Loyalists

December 26 to 30, 1967                            December 26, 1967: Wildflower, United Empire Loyalists; December 27, 1967: Collectors, Tomorrow’s Eyes; December 28, 1967: Collectors, Papa Bear's Medicine Show; December 29, 1967: Youngbloods, Papa Bear's Medicine Show; December 30, 1967: Youngbloods; My Indole Ring

December 28, 1967                                     Youngbloods, Wildflower, Pretty Broos, Graeme & The Wafers

December 31, 1967                                     Youngbloods, Collectors, Papa Bear's Medicine Show; United Empire Loyalists; My Indole Ring, Flowered Wig, Painted Ship [show probably cancelled]

March 1 & 2, 1968                                      3's A Crowd, Seeds Of Time

March 8 & 9, 1968                                      Papa Bear's Medicine Show, Yellow Brick Road, My Indole Ring

March 15 & 16, 1968                                  Fat Jack, Mother Tuckers Yellow Duck, Hydro Electric Streetcar

March 22 & 23, 1968                                  Country Weather Band, Mock Duck

March 28, 29 & 30, 1968                            Siegel Schwall Blues Band, United Empire Loyalists, My Indole Ring, Seeds Of Time

April 4, 5 & 6, 1968                                     Notes From The Underground, United Empire Loyalists, Paisley Rain, Hydro Electric Streetcar

April 11, 12 & 13, 1968                               Charlatans, My Indole Ring, Pacific Nation, Mock Duck

April 18, 19 & 20, 1968                               Papa Bears Medicine Show, Black Snake Blues Band, Seeds Of Time, Mother Tucker's Yellow Duck

April 25, 26 & 27, 1968                               Wanda and Bruce, Mother Tuckers Yellow Duck, Hydro Electric Streetcar, Mock Duck, United Empire Loyalists

May 2, 3 & 4, 1968                                     Mad River; Mother Tucker’s Yellow Duck, Seeds Of Time, Paisley Rain

May 9, 10 & 11, 1968                                 The Collectors, Mock Duck, My Indole Ring, Black Snake Blues Band

May 16 - 19, 1968                                       The Collectors, Grass Harp, Hydro Electric Streetcar, Pacific Nation, Papa Bear's Medicine Show, Yellow Brique Road

May 23, 24 & 25, 1968                               The Family Tree, Tomorrow's Eyes, Seeds Of Time, Mock Duck

May 30, 31 & June 1, 1968                        Bo Diddley, My Indole Ring, Black Snake Blues Band, United Empire Loyalists [show cancelled]

May 30, 31 & June 1, 1968                        John Handy, My Indole Ring, Black Snake Blues Band, United Empire Loyalists

June 6, 7 & 8, 1968                                     Allmen Joy, Black and White Power, Seeds Of Time, Pacific Nation

June 13, 14 & 15, 1968                               Junior Wells, The Paupers

June 20, 21 & 22, 1968                               Easy Chair, Fast Freight Country Show, United Empire Loyalists, Mock Duck, Paisley Rain

June 27, 28, 29 & 30, 1968                         Velvet Underground, Seeds Of Time, Black Snake Blues Band, My Indole Ring, Papa Bear's Medicine Show, Don Thompson Trio

July 6, 9 & 12, 1968                                    Hydro Electric Streetcar, Floon, Yellow Brique Road, Winters Green, My Indole Ring, Genesis

July 17 & 19, 1968                                      Black & White Power, Mock Duck, United Empire Loyalists, Black Snake Blues Band

July 25, 26 & 27, 1968                                Papa Bear's Medicine Show, Winters Green

July 29 – August 3, 1968                           John Handy, The Good Sheperds

August 6 to 10, 1968                                  Muddy Waters Blues Band, My Indole Ring

August 13 to 17, 1968                                Tom Northcott, Mother Tuckers Yellow Duck

August 20 to 24, 1968                                Corky Siegel Blues Band, Black Snake Blues Band

August 27 to September 1, 1968              Allmen Joy, “Surprise”

September 6, 7 & 8, 1968                           Frumious Bandersnatch

September 27, 28 & 29                               The Collectors, Graeme Wafer

October 4, 5 & 6, 1968                               Mother Tuckers Yellow Duck, Mock Duck

October 31 to November 3, 1968              Velvet Underground, Black Snake Blues Band