Editing Tolworth (section)

===Musical heritage===

[[David Bowie]] launched his [[Ziggy Stardust Tour|Ziggy Stardust]] stage show with the [[The Spiders from Mars|Spiders from Mars]] at the Toby Jug pub in Tolworth <ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.francisfrith.com/tolworth/photos/the-toby-jug-c1965_t263032/|title=Tolworth, The Toby Jug c.1965|work=francisfrith.com}}</ref> on 10 February 1972.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.bowiewonderworld.com/faq.htm#pf07 |title=David Bowie FAQ – Frequently Asked Questions |publisher=Bowiewonderworld.com |access-date=7 November 2012}}</ref> Other bands to play there included [[Led Zeppelin]], [[Fleetwood Mac]], [[The Yardbirds]], [[John Lee Hooker]], [[Black Sabbath]], [[King Crimson]], [[Blodwyn Pig]], [[John Mayall & the Bluesbreakers]], [[Free (band)|Free]], [[Jethro Tull (band)|Jethro Tull]], [[Taste (Irish band)|Taste]], [[Family (band)|Family]], [[Chicken Shack]], [[Genesis (band)|Genesis]] and [[Ten Years After]].<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.tullpress.com/mm4jan69.htm |title= Martin Joins Tull |publisher = [[Melody Maker]] |date= 4 January 1969 |accessdate=19 July 2021}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.closedpubs.co.uk/surrey/tolworth_tobyjug.html|title=Toby Jug, Tolworth|work=closedpubs.co.uk}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.rockpopmem.com/Jethro-Tull-Toby-Jug-Blues-Club-Tolworth/59499.htm|title=Jethro Tull Toby Jug Blues Club, Tolworth '68 Flyer / Handbill |work=rockpopmem.com}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.rockpopmem.com/Jethro-Tull-Toby-Jug-Blues-Club-Tolworth/59494.htm|title=Jethro Tull Toby Jug Blues Club, Tolworth '68 Flyer / Handbill|work=rockpopmem.com}}</ref><ref>Surrey in the Sixties – Mark Davidson and Ian Currie</ref> The Toby Jug pub was demolished in the year 2000, becoming part of the controversial [[#Tesco-owned_former_green_fields|Tesco site]] (''detailed later in this article'').<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.theplanner.co.uk/opinion/plan-b-the-town-that-fell-to-earth |title=Plan B: The town that fell to Earth |publisher=The Plannner |date=22 June 2016 |accessdate=19 July 2021 |archive-date=27 October 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201027034551/https://www.theplanner.co.uk/opinion/plan-b-the-town-that-fell-to-earth |url-status=dead }}</ref> It is reported that there was a [[Maestrovox]] electronic organ attached to the piano in the pub dining room and dance hall.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.francisfrith.com/tolworth/|title=Tolworth photos, maps, books, memories – Francis Frith|work=francisfrith.com}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.debbiecurtis.co.uk/id99.html|title=Maestrovox Official Website|work=debbiecurtis.co.uk}}</ref> The pub is remembered by the naming of the adjacent Toby Way.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://maps.google.com/maps?f=q&source=s_q&hl=en&geocode=&q=Toby+Way,+Surbiton,+United+Kingdom&aq=0&oq=toby&sll=51.377627,-0.279352&sspn=0.006355,0.016512&vpsrc=0&ie=UTF8&hq=&hnear=Toby+Way,+Surbiton+KT5,+United+Kingdom&ll=51.377607,-0.280366&spn=0.006355,0.016512&t=m&z=17|title=Google Maps|publisher=Google Maps}}</ref>

During the 1980s gigs were occasionally held at Tolworth Recreation Centre, including on 12 March 1983 a gig by [[New Order (band)|New Order]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.new-order.net/no/gigs/#1983 |title=The New Order Gigography |publisher=New-order.net |access-date=7 November 2012}}</ref>