1971

02 JAN 1971 England, Dagenham, Village Roundhouse

05 FEB 1971 England, Newcastle, Mayfair Ballroom
w/ Dada

18 FEB 1971 Scotland, Dundee, Caird Hall

19 FEB 1971 Scotland, Glasgow, Green’s Playhouse

20 FEB 1971 Scotland, Edinburg, Empire

22 FEB 1971 England, Aberdeen, Music Hall

24 FEB 1971 England, Liverpool, Philharmonic Hall

MAR 1971 ALBUM RELEASE Old Songs New Songs (compilation)

16 MAR 1971 BBC SESSION Bob Harris Show, England, London, Shepard’s Bush, BBC Studio 1

1. Strange Band
2. Home Town
3. Processions/No Mule’s Fool
4. Part Of The Load
5. Lives And Ladies

17 MAR 1971 England, Exeter, Exeter University
w/ Curved Air

20 MAR 1971 England, Stockport, Stockport Tech. College

1. Part Of The Load
2. Drowned In Wine
3. Wheels
4. Holding The Compass
5. Good News, Bad News
6. A Song For Me

27 MAR 1971 Germany, Berlin, Deutschlandhalle
w/ Soft Machine, Yes, Man

03 APR 1971 England, Dagenham, Village Roundhouse

05 APR 1971 England, Dunstable, Civic Hall

17 APR 1971 Italy, Rome, Teatro Brancaccio

1. Part Of The Load
2. Drowned In Wine
3. Good News, Bad News
4. Processions/No Mule’s Fool
5. The Weaver’s Answer
6. A Song For Me
7. Strange Band

23 APR 1971 England, Nottingham, Nottingham Polytecnic

24 APR 1971 TV BROADCAST (Belgium/France) Stop Pop

29 APR 1971 England, Liverpool, Liverpool University

01 MAY 1971 England, London, Chalk Farm, Roundhouse
w/ Sam Apple Pie

09 MAY 1971 England, Colchester, University of Essex
w/ Roy Harper, Third Ear Band

28 MAY 1971 Germany, Hamburg, Musikhalle

06 JUN 1971 England, Watford, Tech College
w/ Tea And Symphony

20-24 JUN 1971 England, Pilton, Worthy Farm, Glastonbury Fayre
Setlist included “Drowned In Wine”; featured in the 1972 movie of the festival

JUN 1971 SINGLE RELEASE (#4, UK)

1. In My Own Time
2. Seasons

• John Weider leaves Family, they continue as a four-piece. The news was formally announced on 10 JUL 1971 in Melody Maker.

02 JUL 1971 BBC SESSION Top Gear, England, London, BBC Studio 1, Transcription Service, Kensington House, Shepherd’s Bush. Broadcast 17 JUL 1971

1. Burning Bridges
2. Save Some For Thee
3. In My Own Time
4. Seasons

24 JUL 1971 England, Southend, Football Ground
w/ Yes, Coliseum, Fairport Convention, Uriah Heep, Atomic Rooster

05 AUG 1971 TV SESSION (UK) Top of the Pops, England, London, BBC Studios

1. The Weaver’s Answer

• A NEW FAMILY MAN – Family have found a replacement for bassist John Weider who left the group six weeks ago. He is John Wetton, who has been a session musician for the past few months, and will play piano and be featured on vocals along with Roger Chapman in addition to playing bass. First live appearance with the group will be at Belgium’s Bilzen Festival on August 20. Wetton is also currently recording with the group for their new album which is as yet untitled and is set for released on October 15.

FAMILY Mk V
Roger Chapman: vocals, tenor saxophone, harmonica, percussion
John ‘Charlie’ Whitney: guitars, keyboards, mellotron, sitar
Rob Townsend: drums, percussion
Poli Palmer: flute, piano, vibes, synthesizersJohn Ken Wetton: bass, vocals, guitar, piano

20 AUG 1971 Belgium, Bilzen, Bilzen Festival

28 AUG 1971 Scotland, Glasgow, Rutherglen’s Southcroft Park
w/ Thin Lizzy, East of Eden, Van Der Graf Generator, Climax Chicago, Pretty Things, Caravan, Roy Harper, Pink Fairies, Pete Brown and Piblokto, Natural Acoustic Band, String Driven Thing

04 SEP 1971 Austria, Vienna, Vienna Stadthalle

05 SEP 1971 Germany, Speyer, British Rock Meeting Festival
Setlist included “Part Of The Load”
w/ Black Sabbath, Rod Stewart & The Faces, Deep Purple, Fleetwood Mac, Curved Air, Rory Gallagher, East Of Eden, Groundhogs, Hardin & York, Fairport Convention, Osibisa, Juicy Lucy, Mick Abrahams, Gentle Giant, Jerusalem, Beggars Opera, Bul

10 SEP 1971 England, Bournemouth, Pavilion

SEP 1971 TV STUDIO Beat Club, Germany, Bremen, Radio Bremen
TV BROADCAST (Germany) 25 SEP 1971

1. Holding The Compass
2. Part Of The Load (unbroadcasted)

18 SEP 1971 Germany, Hamburg, Ernst-Merck-halle

1. In My Own Time
2. Part Of The Load
3. Drowned In Wine
4. Holding The Compass
5. Good News, Bad News

w/ East of Eden, Stud, Medicine Head

24 SEP 1971 England, Torquay, Town Hall

25 SEP 1971 England, Plymouth, The Van Dike
w/ Curtiss Maldoon

23 OCT 1971 Netherlands, Breda, Het Turfschip

1. In My Own Time
2. Part Of The Load
3. Spanish Tide
4. Drowned In Wine
5. Holding The Compass
6. Blind
7. Take Your Partners
8. Good News Bad News
9. A Song For Me
10. The Weaver’s Answer

29 OCT 1971 ALBUM RELEASEFearless (#10, UK)

NOV 1971 SINGLE RELEASE

1. Between Blue And Me
2. Larf & Sing

01 NOV 1971 England, Leicester, De Monfort Hall

02 NOV 1971 England, Sheffield, City Hall

04 NOV 1971 England, Bradford, St. George’s Hall

07 NOV 1971 England, Croydon, Fairfield Hall
Setlist included “Children,” “Between Blue And Me,” “Spanish Tide,” “Take Your Partners”

SOUNDS Review 13 NOV 1971: “Family were bedeviled by amplification problems at Fairfield Hall on Sunday. “Is this PA ever going to work tonight then,” singer Roger Chapman asked in despair midway through their set. The pity of it all was that the interferences undermined the bands ability to play rock which was full of funk. Fortunately things improved towards the end and as the equipment began to function better so too did Family. Until then Chapman had grown increasingly, and understandably, more angry with the whole affair. Not only were mikes proving unreliable but the monitoring system kept packing up as well, so that the singer did not know what was going on. Twice he hurled the mike off the stage in anguish before eventually beating a tambouring to death against same. Another repercussion was that added vocal support from new bassman John Wetton was affected, and if that wasn’t enough, the PA started to crackle during the sensitive acoustic flavoured “Children”. That was one of several tracks they played from the new album and the most effective together with “Between Blue And Me” and “Spanish Tide” and “Take Your Partners”. The versatility and importance of Poli Palmer shone through it all, particularly as he bopped about happily between keyboards, vibes, flute and hand drums. DICK MEADOWS

08 NOV 1971 BBC SESSION Bob Harris Show, England, London, BBC Studio 1, Transcription Service, Kensington House, Shepherd’s Bush
Broadcast 22 NOV 1971

1. Children
2. Between Blue And Me

09 NOV 1971 TV BROADCAST (UK) Top Of The Pops, England, London, BBC Studios

1. Burlesque

09 NOV 1971 England, Bristol, Colston Hall

10 NOV 1971 England, Exeter, ABC

1. Between Blue And Me
2. Spanish Tide (two takes recorded)

12 NOV 1971 England,Birmingham, Town Hall

13 NOV 1971 England, Newcastle, City Hall

16 NOV 1971 England, Portsmouth, Guild Hall

17 NOV 1971 England, Brighton, The Dome
w/ America

20 NOV 1971 England, Hull, ABC Cinema

21 NOV 1971 England, Stockton, ABC

23 NOV 1971 England, Manchester, Free Trade Hall

24 NOV 1971 England, Liverpool, The Stadium

26 NOV 1971 England, London, Rainbow Theatre
w/ Terry Reid

30 NOV 1971 Wales, Cardiff, Capitol

01 DEC 1971 England, Blackpool, Winter Gardens
w/ Help Yourself

03 DEC 1971 Scotland, Edinburgh, Edinburgh University
w/ Spirogyra

16 DEC 1971 BBC SESSION In Concert, England, London, Playhouse Theatre
First broadcast 28 DEC 1971

1. Good News, Bad News
2. Spanish Tide
3. Part of the Load
4. Drowned in Wine
5. Holding The Compass
6. Between Blue and Me
7. Children
8. In My Own Time
9. Take Your Partners
10. The Weaver’s Answer

20 DEC 1971 England, Wolverhampton, Civic Hall