1966

National acts that played at Danceland in 1966 include - The Animals, Mitch Ryder & The Detroit Wheels, The Hollies, Jr. Walker & The All Stars, The Vogues, ? & The Mysterians, The Turtles, The Left Banke, Johnny & The Hurricanes, The Gentrys, Cannibal & The Headhunters, The McCoys, Jerry Lee Lewis, The T-Bones, New Colony Six, Gary Lewis & The Playboys, Freddy Cannon, Dee Jay & The Runaways, The Boys Next Door, Pete Klint Quintet, The Coachmen, Lou Christie, The Marketts, The Kingsmen

January 1966

January 1 / Saturday

Johnny & The Hurricanes

$1.50

Reveille Rock - Johnny & The Hurricanes

January 2 / Sunday

Al's Untouchables / The Vanguards

75¢

January 7 / Friday

The Saints

$1.00 / College ID 50¢

January 8 / Saturday

The Gentrys

$1.50

Keep On Dancing - The Gentrys

Spread It On Thick - The Gentrys

January 9 / Sunday

The Showmen / The Wandering Souls

75¢

January 14 / Friday

The Stompers

$1.00 / College ID 50¢

January 15 / Saturday

Cannibal & The Headhunters

$1.50

Land Of 1000 Dances - Cannibal & The Headhunters

January 16 / Sunday

The Embalmers / The Coachmen IV

75¢

January 21 / Friday

Al's Untouchables

$1.00 / College ID 50¢

January 22 / Saturday

The McCoys

$1.75

Fever - The McCoys

January 23 / Sunday

Uncle & The Anteaters / The Reverberations

75¢

January 28 / Friday

The Legends

$1.00 / College ID 50¢

January 29 / Saturday

Jr. Walker & The All Stars

$1.75

Shotgun - Jr. Walker & The All Stars

Cleo's Mood - Jr. Walker & The All Stars

January 30 / Sunday

Al's Untouchables / Poison Ivy

75¢

February 1966

February 4 / Friday

The Patriots

$1.00 / College ID 50¢

February 5 / Saturday

The Vogues

$1.75

Five O'Clock World - The Vogues

You're The One - The Vogues

February 6 / Sunday

The Temtations / The Alternatives

75¢

February 11 / Friday

Al's Untouchables

$1.00 / College ID 50¢

February 12 / Saturday

The T-Bones

$1.50

No Matter What Shape (Your Stomach's In) - The T-Bones

February 13 / Sunday

The Wandering Souls / The Hurts

75¢

February 18 / Friday

The Escorts

$1.00 / College ID 50¢

February 19 / Saturday

The Turtles

$1.75

You Baby - The Turtles

February 20 / Sunday

The Panics / The Henchmen

75¢

February 25 / Friday

The Stompers

$1.00 / College ID 50¢

February 26 / Saturday

Jerry Lee Lewis

$1.50

February 27 / Sunday

The Temtations / Uncle & The Anteaters

75¢

March 1966

March 4 / Friday

Al's Untouchables

$1.00 / College ID 50¢

March 5 / Saturday

The New Colony Six

$1.50

I Confess - The New Colony Six

March 6 / Sunday

The Rogues / The Embalmers

75¢

March 11 / Friday

The Saints

$1.00 / College ID 50¢

March 12 / Saturday

The Little People (The Shangri-Las cancelled)

$1.00

March 13 / Sunday

The Coachmen IV / The Suspicions

75¢

March 18 / Friday

The 7 Sons

$1.00 / College ID 50¢

March 19 / Saturday

The Pilgrims

$1.25

March 20 / Sunday

The Temtations / The Show Stoppers

75¢

March 25 / Friday

The Stompers

$1,00 / College ID 50¢

March 26 / Saturday

Gary Lewis & The Playboys

$2.00

She's Just My Style - Gary Lewis & The Playboys

Sure Gonna Miss Her - Gary Lewis & The Playboys

March 27 / Sunday

Al's Untouchables / The Apollos

75¢

April 1966

April 1 / Friday

The Alternatives

$1.00 / College ID 50¢

April 2 / Saturday

Freddy Cannon

$1.50

The Dedication Song - Freddy Cannon

April 3 / Sunday

Al's Untouchables / The Apostles

75¢

April 8 / Friday

Uncle & The Anteaters

$1.00 / College ID 50¢

April 9 / Saturday

The Hollies

$2.00

Look Through Any Window - The Hollies

I Can't Let Go - The Hollies

Dark Knight - The Dark Knights

Send Her To Me - The Dark Knights

April 10 / Sunday

The Countdowns / The Henchmen

75¢

April 15 / Friday

Al's Untouchables

$1.00 / College ID 50¢

Come On Baby - Al's Untouchables

April 16 / Saturday

The Coachmen

$1.50

Mr. Moon - The Coachmen

April 17 / Sunday

The 4 Lords / The Bridgestones

75¢

April 22 / Friday

The Legends

$1.00 / College ID 50¢

April 23 / Saturday

The Gentrys

$1.50

Everyday I Have To Cry - The Gentrys

April 24 / Sunday

The Urchins / The Ramchargers

75¢

April 29 / Friday

The Stompers

$1.00 / College ID 50¢

April 30 / Saturday

Dee Jay & The Runaways

&1.50

Peter Rabbit - Dee Jay & The Runaways

May 1966

May 1 / Sunday

The Animals

$2.00

The House Of The Rising Sun - The Animals

Boom Boom - The Animals

May 6 / Friday

The Patriots

$1.00 / College ID 50¢

May 7 / Saturday

Lou Christie

$1.75

Lightnin' Strikes - Lou Christie

Rhapsody In The Rain - Lou Christie

May 8 / Sunday

The Quarrymen / The Larrodoes

75¢

May 13 / Friday

The Hurts

$1.00 / College ID 50¢

May 14 / Saturday

The Marketts

$1.50

Batman Theme - The Marketts

Vanishing Point - The Marketts

May 15 / Sunday

The Vanguards / The Misfits

75¢

May 20 / Friday

The Stompers

$1.00 / College ID 50¢

May 21 / Saturday

The Kingsmen

$2.00

Killer Joe - The Kingsmen

May 22 / Sunday

The Wandering Souls / The Embalmers / The Van Dells / The New Showmen

75¢

May 27 / Friday

The Boys Next Door

$1.25 / College ID 50¢

There Is No Greater Sin - The Boys Next Door

Cold 45 - The Four Wheels

May 28 / Saturday

Johnny & The Hurricanes

$1.50

June 1966

June 3 / Friday

The 4 Lords

$1.00 / College ID 50¢

June 4 / Saturday

Mitch Ryder & The Detroit Wheels

$1.75

Jenny Take A Ride - Mitch Ryder & The Detroit Wheels

Little Latin Lupe Lu - Mitch Ryder & The Detroit Wheels

June 10 / Friday

The Patriots

$1.00

June 11 / Saturday

The Stompers

$1.00

June 17 / Friday

The Legends

$1.00

June 18 / Saturday

The 7 Sons

$1.50

June 24 / Friday

Uncle & The Anteaters

$1.00

June 25 / Saturday

Al's Untouchables

$1.00

July 1966

July 2 / Saturday

The Quarrymen

August 1966

August 6 / Saturday

The Patriots

September 1966

October 1966

November 1966

November 3 / Thursday

The Vanguards / The Impalas

Free

November 5 / Saturday

Uncle & The Anteaters

$1.00

November 6 / Sunday

2 Great Bands

$1.00

November 12 / Saturday

Pete Klint Quintet

$1.25

Very Last Day - Pete Klint Quintet

November 13 / Sunday

2 Bands

$1.00

November 19 / Saturday

Poison Ivy

$1.00

November 20 / Sunday

Sights & Sounds / Host Of Others

$1.00

November 23 / Wednesday

The Left Banke

$1.75

Walk Away Renee - The Left Banke

November 26 / Saturday

The Je-Rons

$1.00

November 27 / Sunday

The Showmen / The Je-Rons

$1.00

December 1966

December 3 / Saturday

Sights & Sounds

$1.00

December 4 / Sunday

The Elves / The Undertakers

$1.00

December 10 / Saturday

The Patriots

$1.00

December 11 / Sunday

The Sus-Penders / The Back Door Men

$1.00

December 17 / Saturday

The Quarrymen

$1.00

December 18 / Sunday

The Wandering Souls / The Dimensions

$1.00

December 23 / Friday

Question Mark & The Mysterians

$2.00

96 Tears - ? & The Mysterians

I Need Somebody - ? & The Mysterians

December 24 / Saturday

No Dance - Christmas Eve

December 25 / Sunday

The Kynd / The Defenders

$1.00

December 31 / Saturday

Pete Klint Quintet

$1.50