Who Played Where in Tacoma ~ 1963
From the Friday Entertainment pages of the Tacoma News Tribune
and other  local Tacoma, Washington newspapers or posters.

If you have more clippings and dates for these or other bands, clubs and dance halls, please send them to:
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Date
Day
Red Carpet
Evergreen
Others  (See Below *)
 25 Jan 63
Fri
 
 
Solitudes, Elegants, Galaxies (A)
1 Nov 63
Fri
 
Solitudes
 
2 Nov 63
Sat
Searchers
Triumphs
Fathoms, Georgia Neal (C)
8 Nov 63
Fri
 
Faron Young
Fathoms (C)
9 Nov 63
Sat
 
Triumphs
Chaotics, The Bishops (T)
15 Nov 63
Fri
 
 
Paragons (B)
16 Nov 63
Sat
 
Vettes
Rays (B), Titans (C)
22 Nov 63
Fri
 
 
 
23 Nov 63
Sat
 
Vettes
Sensations vs Sonics (MH) [canceled due to assassination of President Kennedy], Viceroys, Raymarks, Searchers (C)
27 Nov 63
Wed
 
 
Rivingtons, Routers (C)
30 Nov 63
Sat
 
 
Statics(C)
6 Dec 63
Fri
 
 
Sonics vs Sensations (MH) [rescheduled from 23 Nov], Diane Varga (SR)
7 Dec 63
Sat
 
James Brown
Viceroys (C)
13 Dec 63
Fri
    
Sonics (SM)
14 Dec 63
Sat
 
Triumphs
Vettes (C)
21 Dec 63
Sat
 
Triumphs
Sensations (MH)
27 Dec 63
Fri
    
Marksmen (SR)
28 Dec 63
Sat
    
Sensations, Titans - Willie Washington & Sandy Faye (MH)
29 Dec 63
Sun
  
Ike & Tina Turner
  
31.Dec.63
Tue
    
Ledgers (B), Marksmen (SR)

*Others: (C) Crescent Ballroom ~ (A) Tacoma Armory ~  (MH) Midland Hall ~  (SM) St. Mary's Parish Hall ~ (Sp) Spanaway ~ (T) Tacoma Sports Arena ~ (B) Blue Moon ~ (M) Mothers ~ (U) UPS Field House ~ (G) Gaslight ~ (SR) Sabre Room


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