On this day, 8 February 1968, pop group The Move played Cardiff’s Sophia Gardens. The band were about to release their debut album called Move following their big hit Flowers In The Rain the previous Summer. The album peaked at #15 in the UK album charts.
The band's first two singles, "Night of Fear" and "I Can Hear the Grass Grow" were big hits in the United Kingdom, of which Night of Fear had peaked at position number 2 and I Can Hear the Grass Grow had peaked at number 5 on the UK singles chart.
The band's next UK single, "Wild Tiger Woman" was a hit parade disappointment, which only peaked at position number 53. Because of this, the band announced that they would break up if their next single did as poorly. This was not the case, as the single that followed, "Blackberry Way" had peaked at the top of the UK chart, and the next single, "Curly", which had reached position number 12, had prospered much better than "Wild Tiger Woman". Despite these successes, the band's second studio album, Shazam, released in 1970, did not make the UK Albums Chart.