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Performance TitlePop Concert with Family, Graham Bond and Sam Apple Pie, in aid of Shelter
Performance Date19 December 1969
Performance DayFriday
Performance Time19.30
Orchestra or BandFamily (Roger Chapman - ten.sax, vocals, John Whitney - guitar, sitar, 18-string twin-neck guitar, John Weider - guitar, bass, violin, John Palmer - ten.sax, sop.sax, harmonica, Rob Townsend - drums)

Graham Bond Initiation (Graham Bond - vocals, alto, organ, Diane Stewart - vocals, stylophone, conga drums, Dave Usher - ten.sax, guitar, flute, clarinet, trumpet, cornet, bass, vocals, Keith Bailey - drums, piano, percussion, Dave Howard - sitar, sax, bass, Dave Sheen - tablas, congas, african talking drum, bass guitar)

Sam Apple Pie (Sam Samson - vocals, sax, harmonica, Mick Smith - lead guitar, Andy Johnson - slide guitar, Bob Renny - bass guitar, Dave Charles - drums)
Performance Notes"POLICE CALLED TO POP RIOT AT ALBERT HALL.
Pandemonium broke out at a Shelter-sponsored concert at London's Royal Albert Hall last night when a pop group, The Family, was 'blacked out' in the middle of their final number. Police were called to clear the hall.
Electricity supplies to the group's instruments were switched off and a dinner-jacketed official appeared on the stage and said to the audience: 'Your time is up - you need £60 to carry on'.
As the fans began shouting, the Family manager offered to pay the £60. The official refused the cash. The crowd tore fittings from the seats and hurled them at the stage."
(The Daily Telegraph, 20 December 1969)

Damage by fans to the Hall amounted to £28.00 and was cited for one of the reasons for the Hall's Rock and Pop ban of 1972.
Related Archival MaterialProgramme (RAHE/1/1969/191)
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URLhttps://thirdlight.royalalberthall.com/pf.tlx/PRBP-otPCdTUi
Catalogue
Reference NumberTitleDate
RAHE/1/1969/191Shelter Pop Concert with Family, Graham Bond and Sam Apple Pie, in aid of Shelter19 December 1969
Work
Ref NoTitleNo of Performances
Easalowmeag_RiotShelter Pop Concert with Family, Graham Bond and Sam Apple Pie, in aid of Shelter1
Performers
CodeName of Performer(s)
DS/UK/15435Shelter; 1966-; British homelessness charity
DS/UK/9609Peel; John (1939-2004); OBE; English DJ, radio presenter, record producer, journalist
DS/UK/10998Family (1966-1973)
DS/UK/18170Bond; Graham (28 October 1937-8 May 1974); English rock and blues musician
DS/UK/18302Sam Apple Pie (fl 1960s-1970s)
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