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January 14, 1980 (My Father's Place, Long Island, NY, US)
Also on stage: The Units + The Dots. January 15, 1980 (Hurrah's, New York, NY, US)
January 16, 1980 (Hurrah's, New York, NY, US) Real by Reel; When You're Near Me I Have Difficulty; Life Begins at the Hop; The Rhythm; Roads Girdle the Globe; Ten Feet Tall; Helicopter; This is Pop?; Battery Brides; Instant Tunes; Crowded Room; Complicated Game; Making Plans for Nigel; Radios in Motion; Are You Receiving Me? Avaible from the bootleg album The Rhythm, and from audience recordings, broadcast on WPIX FM. January 17, 1980 (Hurrah's, New York, NY, US)
January 18, 1980 (Stage West, Hartford, Conn, US) January 20, 1980 (Clark's Gym, NY State University, Buffalo, US) January 21, 1980 (Agora, Cleveland, US)
January 22, 1980 ( Michigan Theatre, Ann Arbor, US)
Real by Reel; When You're Near Me I Have Difficulty; Life Begins at the Hop; The Rhythm; Meccanik Dancing (Oh We Go!); Roads Girdle the Globe; Ten Feet Tall; Helicopter; This is Pop?; Battery Brides; Instant Tunes; Crowded Room; Making Plans for Nigel; Outside World; Dance Band; Statue of Liberty.
Beatown; Real by Reel; When You're Near Me I Have Difficulty; Life Begins at the Hop; The Rhythm; Meccanik Dancing; Roads Girdle the Globe; Ten Feet Tall; Helicopter; This is Pop?; Battery Brides; Instant Tunes; Crowded Room; Complicated Game; Making Plans for Nigel; Radios in Motion; Are You Receiving Me?; Outside World; Dance Band; Statue of Liberty.
Beatown; Real by Reel; When You're Near Me I Have Difficulty; Life Begins at the Hop; The Rhythm; Meccanik Dancing (Oh We Go!); Roads Girdle the Globe; Ten Feet Tall; Helicopter; This is Pop?; Battery Brides; Instant Tunes; Crowded Room; Complicated Game; Making Plans for Nigel; Radios in Motion; Are You Receiving Me?; Outside World; Dance Band; Statue of Liberty. January 26, 1980 (Emerald City, Cherry Hill, NJ, US) January 28, 1980 (New York Trax , NY, US)
January 29, 1980 (Paradise Theatre, Boston, MA, US) First show. Fingerprintz do not appear. Beatown; When You're Near Me I Have Difficulty; Life Begins At The Hop; The Rhythm; Meccanik Dancing; Ten Feet Tall; Helicopter; This Is Pop; Battery Brides; Crowded Room; Complicated Game; Making Plans For Nigel; Radios In Motion; Are You Receiving Me; Outside World; Dance Band; Statue of Liberty. January 29, 1980 (Paradise Theatre, Boston, MA, US) Second show. Fingerprintz do not appear. Looking for Footprints; Beatown; Real by Reel; When You're Near Me I Have Difficulty; Life Begins at the Hop; The Rhythm; Meccanik Dancing (Oh We Go!); Ten Feet Tall; Helicopter; This is Pop?; Battery Brides; Crowded Room; Complicated Game; Making Plans for Nigel; Radios in Motion; Are You Receiving Me?; Outside World; Dance Band; Statue of Liberty.
January 31, 1980 (St. Denis Theatre, Montreal, CA)
Also on stage: Fingerprintz & Heaven 17 (not the 80's electro-pop UK outfit) a local band which would later become Men Without Hats. February 1, 1980 (Carlton University, Ottowa, CA) Fingerprintz do not appear. February 2, 1980 (Music Hall, Toronto, Ontario, CA) Fingerprintz do not appear. Beatown; Real By Reel; When Your Near Me; Life Begins At The Hop; The Rhythm; Meccanik Dancing; Roads Girdle The Globe; Ten Feet Tall; Helicopter; This Is Pop; Battery Brides; Instant Tunes; Crowded Room; Complicated Game; Making Plans For Nigel; Radios In Motion; Are You Receiving Me; Outside World; Dance Band; Statue Of Liberty; Atom Age; Science Friction. February 3, 1980 (War Memorial Hall, Guelph University, CA)
Fingerprintz do not appear. February 6, 1980 (Bookies, Detroit, MI, US)
February 7, 1980 (Schaumberg Beginnings, Chicago, IL, US) February 8, 1980 (Park West Theatre, Chicago, IL, US)
First show. February 8, 1980 (Park West Theatre, Chicago, IL, US)
Second show. February 9, 1980 (Milwaukee Palms, Milwaukee, WI, US) February 10, 1980 (Headliners, Madison, WI, US) February 11, 1980 (Duffy's, Minneapolis, WI, US) Beatown; Real by Reel; When You're Near Me I Have Difficulty; Life Begins at the Hop; The Rhythm; Meccanik Dancing (Oh We Go!); Scissor Man; Ten Feet Tall; Helicopter; This is Pop?; Battery Brides; Instant Tunes; Crowded Room; Complicated Game; Making Plans for Nigel; Outside World; Dance Band; Statue of Liberty. February 13, 1980 (Opry House, Lawrence, KS, US) February 14, 1980 (Boomer Theatre, Norman, OK, US) February 15, 1980 (Armadillo World Headquarters, Austin, TX, US)
February 16, 1980 (Rock Island, Houston, TX, US)
Cancelled... (Houston Rock Island cancelled owing to inadequate stage and PA system)
First show. February 19, 1980 (Lion's Park Club, San Diego, CA, US) Second show. February 20, 1980 (Cuckoo's Nest, Costa Mesa, CA, US)
Local support. Beatown; Real by Reel; When You're Near Me I Have Difficulty; Life Begins at the Hop; The Rhythm; Meccanik Dancing (Oh We Go!); Heatwave; Scissor Man; Ten Feet Tall; Helicopter; This is Pop?; Battery Brides; Instant Tunes; Crowded Room; Complicated Game; Making Plans for Nigel; Outside World; Dance Band; Statue of Liberty. This was broadcast on FM radio. |
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February 21, 1980 (Whisky a Go Go, Los Angeles, CA, US)
First show. February 21, 1980 (Whisky a Go Go, Los Angeles, CA, US) Second show. February 22, 1980 (Whisky a Go Go, Los Angeles, CA, US)
February 22, 1980 (Whisky a Go Go, Los Angeles, CA, US)
February 23, 1980 (Whisky a Go Go, Los Angeles, CA, US) First show. February 23, 1980 (Whisky a Go Go, Los Angeles, CA, US) Second show. |
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Beatown; Real by Reel; When You're Near Me I Have Difficulty; Life Begins at the Hop; The Rhythm; Meccanik Dancing (Oh We Go!); Scissor Man; Ten Feet Tall; Helicopter; This is Pop?; Battery Brides; Crowded Room; Complicated Game; Making Plans for Nigel; Radios in Motion.
Beatown; Real by Reel; When You're Near Me I Have Difficulty; Life Begins at the Hop; The Rhythm; Meccanik Dancing (Oh We Go!); Heatwave; Scissor Man; Ten Feet Tall; Helicopter; This is Pop?; Battery Brides; Statue of Liberty; Instant Tunes; Crowded Room; Are You Receiving Me?; Complicated Game; Making Plans for Nigel.
February 27, 1980 (UCD - Coffee House, University of California, Davis, CA, US)
First show. February 27, 1980 (UCD - Coffee House, University of California, Davis, CA, US) Second show. Real by Reel; When You're Near Me I Have Difficulty; Life Begins at the Hop; The Rhythm; Meccanik Dancing (Oh We Go!); Heatwave; Scissor Man; Ten Feet Tall; Helicopter; This is Pop?; Battery Brides; Crowded Room; Complicated Game; Outside World; Dance Band; Statue of Liberty.
Also on stage: VIII Eyed Spy of Lydia Lunch and the Blackouts. Beatown; Real By Reel; When You're Near Me I Have Difficulty; Life Begins At The Hop; The Rhythm; Meccanik Dancing; Heatwave; Scissor Man; Ten Feet Tall; Helicopter; This Is Pop; Battery Brides; Instant Tunes; Crowded Room; Are You Receiving Me; Complicated Game; Making Plans For Nigel; Radios In Motion; Into The Atom Age.
Beatown, Real by Reel, When You're near me I
have difficulty, Life Begins At The Hop, The Rhythm, Meccanic Dancing,
Heatwave, Scissor Man, Ten Feet Tall, Helicopter, This Is Pop, Battery
Brides, Instant Tunes, Are You Receiving Me? Complicated Game, Radios
in Motion, Into The Atom Age, Outside World, Dance Band, Statue of Liberty. March 2, 1980 (BC University, Victoria, CA) The Young Canadians do not appear. March 3, 1980 (Commodore Ballroom, Vancouver, CA)
March 5, 1980 (Calgary University, CA) March 6, 1980 (Student Union Building Theatre, Edmonton University, Alberta, CA) First show. March 6, 1980 (Student Union Building Theatre, Edmonton University, Alberta, CA) Second show. March 8, 1980 (Native Club, Winnipeg, MB, CA) March 10, 1980 (Massey Hall, Toronto, Ontario, CA) Beatown; Real By Reel; When Your Near Me; Life Begins At The Hop; The Rhythm; Meccanik Dancing; Scissor Man; Heatwave; Helicopter; This Is Pop; Bettery Brides; Crowded Room; Are You Receiving Me; Complicated Game; Making Plans For Nigel; Radios In Motion; Atom Age; Outside World; Dance Band; Statue Of Liberty. March 11, 1980 (Kitchener, Ontario, CA) The Young Canadians do not appear. (Venue not noted - anyone know this venue?)
The Young Canadians do not appear. March 14, 1980 (Irving Plaza, New York, USA)
Also on stage: Pin-Ups, Blue Angel (featuring an unknown Cyndi Lauper). March 15, 1980 (Irving Plaza, New York, USA)
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August 8, 1980 (Berg en Bos, Apeldoorn, NL) August 9, 1980 (Werchter Festival, Belgium) August 10, 1980 (Le Touquet Hippodrome, FR) August 12, 1980 (Cabourg Yacht Club, FR) August 14, 1980 (Nantes Palais De La Beaujoire, FR) August 16, 1980 (Royen Municipal Stadium, FR)
August 20, 1980 (Orange Antique Theatre, FR) August 22 - 24, 1980 (XTC fly back to England for TV filming of XTC At The Manor, 22nd - 24th August) August 26, 1980 (Toulon Plage De Mourillon, FR) Steam Fist Futurist (theme); Real by Reel; Life Begins at the Hop; Generals and Majors; Scissor Man; Respectable Street; When You're Near Me I Have Difficulty; Love at First Sight; Paper and Iron (Notes and Coins); Battery Brides; Are You Receiving Me?; Helicopter; Making Plans for Nigel.
Respectable Street. (Recorded for the fantastic movie, Urgh! a Music War)
August 31, 1980 (Madrid Roman Valero Stadium (football stadium), Spain) |
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September 5, 1980 (Thebarton Town Hall, Adelaide, AU)
Paper and Iron (Notes and Coins); Life Begins at the Hop; Scissor Man; Generals and Majors; Respectable Street; No Language in Our Lungs; Meccanik Dancing (Oh We Go!); Love at First Sight; Towers of London; Real by Reel. |
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September 6, 1980 (Festival Hall, Melbourne, AU)
Also on stage: Magazine, Flowers & Models.
Also on stage: Flowers and Matt Finish.
Also on stage: Damaged Goods and The 88's. |
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September 10, 1980 (Ambassador Nightclub, Newcastle, AU) Also on stage: The 88's.
Also on stage: Newtones. September 14, 1980 (St. James Theatre, Wellington, NZ)
Also on stage: Puppettz. September 15, 1980 (Logan Campbell Centre, Auckland, NZ) Also on stage: Flight X7.
Also on stage: local support. September 18, 1980 (Chequers Nightclub, Sydney, AU) Also on stage: Matt Finish.
Also on stage: Magazine, Flowers, INXS. September 20, 1980 (The Playroom, Gold Coast, AU)
Also on stage: Dealer.
Also on stage: Magazine, Matt Finish, Metro. September 23, 1980 (Family Inn, Sydney, AU) Also on stage: Matt Finish, The Eyes.
Also on stage: Matt Finish, The Breakers.
Also on stage: The Naturals.
Also on stage: The Boys, The Pop Gun Men. September 27, 1980 (Crystal Ballroom, Melbourne, AU)
Also on stage: local support. (Poster shows these appeared - MEO 245, Serious Young Insects, Gloria & the Go Go's)
Also on stage: Matt Finish, The Eyes. |
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October 7, 1980 (Doncaster Rotters, UK) October 8, 1980 (Rotters, Manchester, UK) October 9, 1980 (New Theatre (Apollo), Oxford, UK) October 10, 1980 (Hemel Hempstead Pavilion, UK) October 11, 1980 (Chelmsford Odeon, UK) October 12, 1980 (Strand Lyceum, London, UK) Living Through Another Cuba; Generals and Majors. |
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October 15, 1980 (The Ritz, New York, NY, US)
Also on stage: Skafish. Outside World; Life Begins at the Hop; Respectable Street; No Language in Our Lungs; Meccanik Dancing (Oh We Go!); Living Through Another Cuba; Generals and Majors; Scissor Man; Towers of London; Steam Fist Futurist (intro); Real by Reel; Battery Brides; This is Pop?; Helicopter; Making Plans for Nigel; Are You Receiving Me?; Statue of Liberty. October 16, 1980 (Boston, Boston, US) Also on stage: Skafish. October 18, 1980 (Masonic Temple, Toronto, CA) Also on stage: local support.
October 22, 1980 (Arts Centre, Regina, Saskatchewan, CA) (Andy doesn't play due to illness)
October 25, 1980 (Edmonton Concert Bowl, EdmontonCA) October 27, 1980 (Pine Bowl, Vancouver, BC, CA) October 28, 1980 (Paramount Theater, Seattle, WA, US)
October 29, 1980 (Paramount Theater, Portland, OR, US) October 30, 1980 (Auditorium, Oakland, CA, US) October 31, 1980 (Student Union Ballroom, San Jose State Universty, San Jose, CA, US)
Also on stage: local support.
November 2, 1980 (Arlington Theatre, Santa Barbara, CA, US) November 3, 1980 (Centre of the Performing Arts, San Diego, CA, US) November 5, 1980 (Santa Monica Civic Auditorium, Santo Monica, CA, US)
Police do not appear.. November 7, 1980 (Veterans Memorial Coliseum Fair, Phoenix, AZ, US) November 8, 1980 (University, Tucson, AZ, US) November 9, 1980 (New Mexico University, Albuquerque, NM, US) November 11, 1980 (City Coliseum, Austin, TX, US)
November 12, 1980 (McFarlin Auditorium, Dallas, TX, US) November 13, 1980 (Music Hall, Houston, TX) November 15, 1980 (Old Man Rivers, New Orleans, LA, US) Battery Brides (intro); Outside World; Life Begins at the Hop; Helicopter; Love at First Sight; Respectable Street; No Language in Our Lungs; Meccanik Dancing (Oh We Go!); Statue of Liberty. November 17, 1980 (Opry House, Lawrence, KA, US)
Also on stage: local support. November 19, 1980 (Minneapolis Armory, Minneapolis, MN, US) November 20, 1980 (Oscar Meyer Theater (Madison Civic Center), Madison, WI, US) November 21, 1980 (Circle Campus, University Of Illinois, Chicago, IL, US)
Outside World; Life Begins At The Hop; Helicopter; Love At First Sight; Respectable Street; No Language In Our Lungs; Meccanik Dancing; This Is Pop; Scissor Man; Tower Of London; Real By Reel; Battrey Brides; Living Through Another Cuba; Generals And Majors; Making Plans For Nigel; Are You Receiving Me; Crowded Room. November 22, 1980 (Aragon Ballroom, Chicago, IL, US) November 23, 1980 (Masonic Temple Auditorium, Detroit, MI, US)
November 24, 1980 (London) (Show cancelled due to Colin's illness)
November 26, 1980 (Salon Civic, Ottowa, CA) November 28, 1980 (Nassau Coliseum, Long Island, NY, US)
November 30, 1980 (Ritz, New York, NY, US)
Also on stage: local support. (Robert Stigwood visits the band afterwards) December 1, 1980 (The Bayou, Washington DC, US) Also
on stage: local support. (Dave
Gregory: "The Bayou is in Washington D.C. Been there forever. Still
there, I think. I remember us driving to the gig from NYC with a cassette
of the brand new Steely Dan record, Gaucho, on the stereo. Bliss.")
Also on stage: The Colors, who were managed by Blondie's Clem Burke. Outside World; Life Begins at the Hop; Helicopter; Love at First Sight; Respectable Street; No Language in Our Lungs; Meccanik Dancing (Oh We Go!); This is Pop?; Scissor Man; Towers of London; Real by Reel; Battery Brides; Living Through Another Cuba; Generals and Majors; Making Plans for Nigel; Crowded Room; Are You Receiving Me?.
December 4, 1980 (Madison Square Garden, NY, NY, US)
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December 9, 1980 (Rotters, Liverpool, UK) December 10, 1980 (Bradford St. George's Hall, UK) December 11, 1980 (Aberystwyth University, UK) December 13, 1980 (Oasis Leisure Centre, Swindon, Wiltshire, UK) December 14, 1980 (Bristol Locarno, UK) December 15, 1980 (Southampton Gaumont, UK) December 16, 1980 (Top Rank, Birmingham, UK) December 19, 1980 (Apollo, Manchester, UK) December 20, 1980 (Rock City, Nottingham, UK) Outside World; Life Begins at the Hop; Helicopter; Love at First Sight; Respectable Street; No Language in Our Lungs; Meccanik Dancing (Oh We Go!); This is Pop?; Scissor Man; Towers of London; Real by Reel; Battery Brides; Living Through Another Cuba; Generals and Majors.
Outside World; Life Begins at the Hop; Helicopter; Burning With Optimism's Flames; Love at First Sight; Respectable Street; No Language in Our Lungs; This is Pop?; Scissor Man; Towers of London; Battery Brides; Real by Reel; Bushman President; Living Through Another Cuba; Generals and Majors; Making Plans for Nigel; Are You Receiving Me?; Statue of Liberty. Available on Transistor Blast, BBC Radio 1 Live in Concert and was broadcast on other FM stations. |
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April 2, 1981 (California Hall, San Francisco, CA, US) April 4, 1981 (Hollywood Palladium, Los Angeles, CA, US)
April 6, 1981 (Cleveland, OH, US) April 7, 1981 (Park West Theatre, Chicago, IL, US) (XTC meet Todd Rundgren for the first time, backstage after the show) April 8, 1981 (Madison Theatre, Detroit, MI, US)
Real by Reel; Life Begins at the Hop; When You're Near Me I Have Difficulty; Respectable Street; Sgt. Rock (Is Going to Help Me); No Language in Our Lungs; Ball and Chain; Paper and Iron (Notes and Coins); Love at First Sight; Roads Girdle the Globe; Scissor Man; Towers of London; Burning With Optimism's Flames; Making Plans for Nigel; Living Through Another Cuba; Generals and Majors; This is Pop?; Helicopter; Outside World.
April 11, 1981 (Capitol Theatre, Passaic, NJ, US)
April 14, 1981 (Metro, Boston, MA, US) April 15, 1981 (Center Stage, Providence, RI, US) April 17, 1981 (Emerald City, Cherry Hill, NJ, US) Real by Reel; Life Begins at the Hop; When You're Near Me I Have Difficulty; Respectable Street; Sgt. Rock (Is Going to Help Me); No Language in Our Lungs; Ball and Chain; Paper and Iron (Notes and Coins); Love at First Sight; Roads Girdle the Globe; Scissor Man; Towers of London; Burning With Optimism's Flames; Making Plans for Nigel; Living Through Another Cuba; Generals and Majors; This is Pop?; Helicopter; Statue of Liberty; Outside World. via radio WMMR.
Real by Reel; Life Begins at the Hop; When You're Near Me I Have Difficulty; Respectable Street; Sgt. Rock (Is Going to Help Me); No Language in Our Lungs; Ball and Chain; Paper and Iron (Notes and Coins); Love at First Sight; Roads Girdle the Globe; Scissor Man; Towers of London; Burning With Optimism's Flames; Making Plans for Nigel; Living Through Another Cuba; Generals and Majors; This is Pop?; Helicopter; Outside World. |
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Real by Reel; Life Begins at the Hop; When You're Near Me I Have Difficulty; Respectable Street; Sgt. Rock (Is Going to Help Me); No Language in Our Lungs; Ball and Chain; Paper and Iron (Notes and Coins); Love at First Sight; Roads Girdle the Globe; Scissor Man; Towers of London; Burning With Optimism's Flames; Making Plans for Nigel; Living Through Another Cuba; Generals and Majors; This is Pop?; Outside World; Towers of London; Helicopter.
Respectable Street; Sgt. Rock (Is Going to Help Me); No Language In Our Lungs; Ball And Chain; Paper And Iron; Love At First Sight; Roads Girdle The Globe; Scissor Man; Towers Of London; Burning With Optimism's Flames; Living Through Another Cuba; Generals And Majors; This Is Pop?; Making Plans For Nigel; Helicopter; Outside World; Statue of Liberty.
April 30, 1981 (Poliedro, Caracas, Venezuela) May 2, 1981 (Paramount Theatre, Staten Island, NY, US)
Real by Reel; Life Begins at the Hop; When You're Near Me I Have Difficulty; Respectable Street; Sgt. Rock (Is Going to Help Me); Snowman; Paper and Iron (Notes and Coins); Ball and Chain; Love at First Sight; No Language in Our Lungs; Scissor Man; Towers of London; Making Plans for Nigel; Living Through Another Cuba; Generals and Majors.
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May 14, 1981 (York University, York, UK) May 15, 1981 (University, Sheffield, UK) May 16, 1981 (Tiffany's, Blackpool, UK) May 18, 1981 (Odeon, Edinburgh, UK) May 19, 1981 (Newcastle City Hall, Newcastle, UK) May 20, 1981 (Liverpool University, Liverpool, UK) May 21, 1981 (Hammersmith Odeon, London, UK)
May 22, 1981 (Top Rank, Brighton, UK) May 23, 1981 (Bath University, Bath, UK) May 24, 1981 (Odeon, Birmingham, UK) May 26, 1981 (Rotter's, Doncaster, UK)
May 27, 1981 (Rock City, Nottingham, UK) May 29, 1981 (University Of East Anglia, Norwich, UK) May 30, 1981 (University of Essex, Colchester, UK) May 31, 1981 (Canterbury Odeon, Canterbury, UK) June 1, 1981 (Queensway Hall, Dunstable, UK) June 2, 1981 (Top Rank, Cardiff, UK) (XTC's final gig in the UK) |
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