1979

Complete

Confirmed events are indicated by a ♫
Events are only confirmed if printed evidence is available, i.e.. Magazine, Advert, Ticket, Poster etc. or if verified by two independent sources. Internet sourced dates are not classed as evidence due to errors being copied from site to site.
All acts are listed exactly as they appeared in the advert.
Items in yellow are from Mick Ilka's bookings diary and require confirmation.
Additional information and corrections to this list are more than welcomed.

All the gigs and events at the California Ballroom during 1979
Date		Valid	Event	Comments
Jan	04	♫	Andy Anderson and his Zodiac Roadshow	£1 Didoz
	04	♫	The New Super Experience Roller Disco	every Thursday Ballroom
	11	♫	DJ Tony Brennan	Didoz
	11	♫	Roller Disco Guest DJ's	Ballroom
	18	♫	Mick Rutter's Anniversary Celebration	Mick's been here for just one year, now he's giving away bubbly and beer £1 Didoz
	25	♫	Boogie The Night Away	£1 Didoz
	27	♫	Ilka Promotions Crown Heights Affair	£3 Ballroom 7.30pm
Feb	01	♫	Thursday Night Special	Free bubbly for every girl and free beer for every guy £1 Didoz
	3	♫	Ilka Promotions Roy Ayers	Admission £3.50 7.30pm
	10	♫	First European Appearance of American Roller Disco	Starring Vincerelli, Pat The Cat, Iron Man, Amy Sattel and Paul Wershals £1.50 inc Skate Hire Ballroom
	15	♫	American Roller Disco	Starring Vincerelli, Pat The Cat, Iron Man, Amy Sattel and Paul Wershals £1.50 inc Skate Hire Ballroom
	17	♫	Ilka Promotions Herbie Hancock	Piano tuner came in on the 6th Feb at 12am Tickets £3.50 Ballroom Herbie came on at 10pm and played a 2 hour set. The longest ever played at the California.
	22	♫	American Roller Disco	Starring Vincerelli, Pat The Cat, Iron Man, Amy Sattel and Paul Wershals £1.50 inc Skate Hire Ballroom
	27	♫	Amateur Boxing	26 senior, junior and schoolboy rounds
Mar	2	♫	Roller Disco
	3	♫	Roller Marathon
	8		Man Man
	08	♫	Every Thursday! Come to Didoz, still the Top Club in the Area for Atmosphere and sound	Disco and Bistro £1
	10		GG Watson
	15	♫	Roller Disco
	17	♫	Saturday Night skating	Ballroom
	29	♫	Thursday Night Special Super Sounds, Great Atmosphere	Free bubbly for hen nights Didoz
	31	♫	Saturday Night skating Ballroom
Apr	3	♫	Outlaw Promotions The Tom Robinson Band	Support band may have been Straits. (Info sent in by Phil. Tks.) £2 Ballroom
	4	♫	Dunstable College Rag Ball	TCOJ Band and Disco in Didoz
	5		Manu Dibango
	5	♫	Thursday Night Special Super Sounds, Great Atmosphere	Free bubbly for hen nights Didoz
	12	♫	Thursday Night Special Super Sounds, Great Atmosphere	Free bubbly for hen nights. DJ Clive Mason Didoz
	20	♫	Roller Disco	Every Friday for Adults Only £1.50 Ballroom
	21	♫	Ilka Promotions The Players Association	plus DJ's Brother Louie & Kev Steed £3 Ballroom
	26	♫	Miracle Records/Penthouse/Radio Luxembourg Tony Prince and the Gorgeous Penthouse Girls	plus DJ Clive Mason £1 Didoz
	26	♫	Roller Disco Tony Prince and the Gorgeous Penthouse Girls	plus DJ Brother Louie Ballroom
May	3	♫	Thursday Night Special Super Sounds, Great Atmosphere	Free bubbly for hen nights. DJ Clive Mason £1 Didoz
	5	♫	Inner Circle	£450 @ 65% gross over £1700
	10	♫	Thursday Night Special Super Sounds, Great Atmosphere	Free bubbly for hen nights. DJ Clive Mason £1 Didoz
	12	♫	Ilka Promotions Brass Construction Gonzalez	plus DJ's Brother Louie & Kev Steed £2.50 Ballroom (£1750)
	17	♫	Thursday Night Special Super Sounds, Great Atmosphere	Free bubbly for hen nights. DJ Clive Mason £1 Didoz
	18	♫	Weekend Skating	8-11pm 70p Ballroom
	19	♫	Weekend Skating	8-11pm 70p Ballroom
	24	♫	Thursday Night Special Super Sounds, Great Atmosphere	Free bubbly for hen nights. DJ Clive Mason £1 Didoz
	24	♫	Roller Disco	Ballroom
	26	♫	California Skate Park now open for summer	50p session Ballroom
	27	♫	California Skate Park now open for summer	50p session Ballroom
	31	♫	Thursday Night Special Super Sounds, Great Atmosphere	Free bubbly for hen nights. DJ Clive Mason £1 Didoz
	31	♫	Roller Disco	Ballroom
Jun	2	♫	Ilka Promotions Steel Pulse	£2.50p Ballroom
	4	♫	Ilka Promotions Doctor Feelgood	£2.50/£2.25 Ballroom
	5	♫	Ladies, satisfy your curiosity! Martin Russell, Black and White, Rhinestone Cowboy, Solitaire and Danny O'Dell	DJ Al Burnett £3.25inc Chicken Supper Didoz
	7	♫	Roller Disco	Ballroom
	7	♫	Thursday Night Special Super Sounds	Great Atmosphere & Free bubbly for hen parties. DJ Clive Mason £1 Didoz
	8	♫	Weekend Skating	8-11pm 70p Ballroom
	9	♫	Weekend Skating	8-11pm 70p Ballroom
	14	♫	Thursday Night Special Super Sounds	Great Atmosphere & Free bubbly for hen parties. DJ Clive Mason £1 Didoz
	15	♫	Hunks of Funk McFadden and Whitehead with Robbie Vincent and Froggy and his Roadshow	Plus DJ Brother Louie £1.50/£2 Didoz
	20	♫	Heatwave	in Didoz
	21	♫	Roller Disco Spiro Gyra	Ballroom
	21	♫	Thursday Night Special Super Sounds	Great Atmosphere & Free bubbly for hen parties. DJ Clive Mason £1 Didoz
	23	♫	Brass Construction	Admission £2.50
	28	♫	Thursday Night Special Super Sounds	Great Atmosphere & Free bubbly for hen parties. DJ Clive Mason £1 Didoz
	30	♫	Ilka Promotions Third World	Ballroom £2,250 60% over 1500 people
Jul	12	♫	Thursday Night Special Super Sounds	Great Atmosphere & Free bubbly for hen parties. DJ Clive Mason £1.00 Didoz
	17	♫	International Erotica Exclusively for Gentlemen! Top Line Acts	£4 Didoz
	19	♫	Thursday Night Special Super Sounds	Great Atmosphere & Free bubbly for hen parties. DJ Clive Mason £1.00 Didoz
	26	♫	Thursday Night Special Super Sounds	Great Atmosphere & Free bubbly for hen parties. DJ Clive Mason £1.00 Didoz
	28	♫	Grover Washington Jr	We understand that this was the last act booked into the California by Ilka Promotions. IT WAS NOT.... the last night of the California despite what it says on the T-Shirt.
Aug	Mondays♫		Roller Skating	8-11 Over 20's Night Ballroom
	Wednesdays♫		Roller Skating	8-11 Skate owners only Ballroom
	Thursdays♫		Roller Disco With Guest DJs	£1 Ballroom
	♫		Thursday Night Special Super Sounds	Great Atmosphere & Free bubbly for hen parties. DJ Clive Mason Didoz
	Fridays♫		Roller Skating	8-11 General skating Ballroom
	♫		Satisfying Soul With DJ Gerry Bates	Didoz
	Saturdays♫		Dance The Night Away With Guest DJ's	Didoz
	Sundays♫		Roller Skating	3-5.30 Family skating 7-9.30 General skating Ballroom
	24	♫	Six Hours Of Satisfying Soul With DJ Tony Paul	Didoz
Sep	Fridays♫		Satisfying Soul	Didoz
	Saturdays♫		Dance The Night Away With Guest DJ's	Didoz
	4	♫	Erotica Night For Gentlemen!!!! Ten International Acts	£4 Didoz
	5	♫	Ladies Party Night The Scarlet Pimernel & Lord Gordon(male strippers), Olga James(comedienne), Alan Wallis(vocalist), Mark Christian(drag)	£3.50/£4inl chicken supper Didoz
	28	♫	Friday Funk Fortress DJ Chris Brown from 'Frenchies' with Brother Louie and Robble Burns	£1.50/£2 Didoz
Oct	Thursdays♫		Great Star Prizes to be won	£1 Didoz
	Fridays♫		The Funky Friday Fortress DJ's Brother Louie and Robbie Burns	£1.50 Didoz
	Saturdays♫		The Liveliest Disco In Town Resident DJ and Guests	£1.50 Didoz
	12	♫	DJ Steve Walsh from Purley All-Dayer and Invicta Radio with Robbie Burns	£1.50 Didoz
	15	♫	Swingles Every Monday in Didoz	60p Didoz
Nov	8	♫	Thursday Night Is Party Night	Free bubbly for hen parties £1 Didoz
	9	♫	Robbie Vincent	£2 Didoz
	24	♫	Adrian Juste from Radio One	£2 Didoz
Dec	3	♫	National Disco Dancing Championships
	7	♫	DJ Tom Holland from 'Lacey Lady' with Brother Louie & Robbie Burns	£1.50/£2 Didoz
	13	♫	Great Christmas Warm-Up Disco	Didoz
	14	♫	DJ Chris Brown from 'Frenchies'	Didoz
	15	♫	Christmas Special Half price Pernod all night	Didoz
	20	♫	Festive Farewell Programme Simon Bates from Radio One	£2 Didoz
	21	♫	Santa's Soul Night	Admission £1.50
	22	♫	Christmas Celebration Disco	Admission £2
	24	♫	Christmas Eve Party	Admission £1.50
	27	♫	Hangover Road Show	Admission Free
	28	♫	Final Funky Friday	Admission 50p
	29	♫	Superdisco	Admission £1.50p
	30	♫	Simon Bates	Admission £2
	31	♫	Grand Finale Farewell disco with Robbie Vincent plus Brother Louie, Robby Burns, Tony Paul, Gerry Bates	Admission £3.00 8.00pm 'till 2.00am ticket gives access to the ballroom and Didoz