Optimism's Flames XTC Gig List

Every known gig XTC played... unquestionably accurate during the Dave Gregory years, as he compiled and provided the data. Many thanks also to John Relph, and all the fans who helped compile the early gig dates (prior to the first appearance of Dave) that appeared on the Chalkhills site. You guys created a fantastic foundation for me!
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December 8, 1976 (The Affair, Swindon, UK)
January 19, 1977 (The Corn Dolly, Oxford, UK)
January 24, 1977 (Bogart's Club, Birmingham, UK)
February 2, 1977 (The Affair, Swindon, UK)
February 5, 1977 (Target Club, Reading, UK)
February 6, 1977 (Barbarellas, Birmingham, UK)
February 8, 1977 (Brunel Rooms, Swindon, UK)
February 19, 1977 (The Nashville, London, UK)
March 3, 1977 (London, UK)
March 21, 1977 (The Affair, Swindon, UK)
March 25, 1977 (Target Club, Reading, UK)
March 28, 1977 (The Affair, Swindon, UK)
March 30, 1977 (Friar's, Aylesbury, UK)
April 1, 1977 (Bedford, UK)
April 2, 1977 (The Naval Club, Tonypandy, UK)
April 6, 1977 (Electric Circus, Manchester, UK)

April 14, 1977 (Rochester Castle, London, UK)

1967 (She's So Square); Star Park; Refrigeration Blues; Science Friction; Neon Shuffle.

April 19, 1977 (Upstairs at Ronnie Scott's, London, UK)
April 26, 1977 (Brunel Rooms, Swindon, UK)
April 29, 1977 (The Marquee, London, UK)
April 30, 1977 (The Roxy Club, London, UK)

Also on stage: The Buzzcocks.

May 5, 1977 (The Granary, Bristol, UK)
May 6, 1977 (JB's, Dudley, UK)

May 7, 1977 (The Nashville, London, UK)

May 13, 1977 (Barbarella's, Birmingham, UK)
May 14, 1977 (Barbarella's, Birmingham, UK)
 
May 15, 1977 (Electric Circus, Manchester, UK)
May 16, 1977 (The Nags Head, High Wycombe, UK)
May 17, 1977 (Greaty Harry, Hemel Hempstead, UK)
May 18, 1977 (The Lafayette, Wolverhampton, UK)
May 20, 1977 (The Rock Garden, London, UK)

Also on stage: Ray Phillips Woman.

May 21, 1977 (The Fulham Greyhound, London, UK)
May 22, 1977 (The Kings Head, Aylesbury, UK)
May 28, 1977 (The Roxy Club, London, UK)

Also on stage: Sahara Farm.

June 2, 1977 (The Nashville, London, UK)
June 4, 1977 (Target Club, Reading, UK)
June 6, 1977 (Nags Head, High Wycombe, UK)
June 9, 1977 (Polytechnic, Wolverhampton, UK)
June 10, 1977 (Eric's, Liverpool, UK)
June 11, 1977 (Frenchmans Hotel, Fishguard, UK)
June 13, 1977 (The Affair, Swindon, UK)
June 14, 1977 (Rochester Castle, London, UK)
June 15, 1977 (The Affair, Swindon, UK)
June 17, 1977 (Bossard Hall, Leighton Buzzard, UK)
June 25, 1977 (Grand Pavillion, Llandrindod Wells, Powys, Wales, UK)
June 27, 1977 (The Rock Garden, London, UK)
June 28, 1977 (Rochester Castle, London, UK)
June 30, 1977 (The Hope & Anchor, London, UK)
July 1977 (The Music Machine, London, UK)
July 5, 1977 (The Marquee, London, UK)

Also on stage: The Boys; Rikka & The Last Days On Earth.

July 7, 1977 (Tony Panda Pioneer Club, London, UK)

July 8, 1977 (The Red Cow, London, UK)
July 12, 1977 (Rochester Castle, Newington, Stoke, UK)
July 13, 1977 (Fulham Greyhound, London, UK)
July 14, 1977 (Rebecca's, Birmingham, UK)
July 19, 1977 (Rochester Castle, Newington, Stoke, UK)
July 20, 1977 (The Fulham Greyhound, London, UK)
July 26, 1977 (Cardiff, UK)
July 27, 1977 (The Fulham Greyhound, London, UK)
July 28, 1977 (Polytechnic, Leeds, UK)
July 29, 1977 (Barbarella's, Birmingham, UK)
July 30, 1977 (Hopwood Waterside Club, Birmingham, UK)
August 4, 1977 (Music Machine, London, UK)
August 5, 1977 (Trewalter Farm, near Brecon, Powys, Wales, UK)
August 9, 1977 (The Music Machine, London, UK)

Also on stage: Wasps.

August 11, 1977 (Rafters, Manchester, UK)

August 13, 1977 (Eric's, Liverpool, UK)
August 14, 1977 (Naval Volunteer, UK)
August 15, 1977 (The Nashville, London, UK)
August 16, 1977 (Rochester Castle, London, UK)
August 17, 1977 (The Hope & Anchor, London, UK)
August 18, 1977 (The Rafters, Manchester, UK)
August 20, 1977 (Tracey's, Glouchester, UK)
August 22, 1977 (The Nashville, London, UK)
August 23, 1977 (Rochester Castle, London, UK)
August 24, 1977 (Hope & Anchor, London, UK)
August 25, 1977 (The Red Cow, London, UK)
August 27, 1977 (Tracey's, Redditch, UK)
August 29, 1977 (The Nashville, London, UK)
August 30, 1977 (The Nashville, London, UK)

Also on stage: The Models.

August 31, 1977 (The Hope & Anchor, London, UK)
September 1, 1977 (The Red Cow, London, UK)
September 2, 1977 (Rochester Castle, London, UK)
September 3, 1977 (The Oasis, Swindon, UK)
September 8, 1977 (The Red Cow, London, UK)
September 13, 1977 (The Castaway Club, Plymouth, UK)

This show was cancelled.

September 15, 1977 (The Red Cow, London, UK)
September 16, 1977 (Grand Pavillion, Llandrindod Wells, Powys, Wales, UK)
September 17, 1977 (Leescliff Hotel, Folkestone, UK)
September 20, 1977 (The 100 club, London, UK)

Also on stage: Dole Q.

September 26, 1977 (The Rock Garden, London, UK)

Also on stage: Screens, Violators.

September 27, 1977 (The Rock Garden, London, UK)
September 30, 1977 (Rochester Castle, London, UK)
October 1, 1977 (Rochester Castle, London, UK)
October 4, 1977 (Katie's, Nottingham, UK)

October 5, 1977 (Middletown Civic Hall, Manchester, UK)

October 7, 1977 (City Polytechnic, London, UK)
This show was cancelled.
October 9, 1977 (The Roundhouse, London, UK)

This show was cancelled.

October 10, 1977 (Polytechnic, Huttersfield, UK)

This show was cancelled.

October 13, 1977 (Great Harrry, Hemel Hempstead, UK)

This show was cancelled.

October 31, 1977 (The Castaways, Plymouth, UK)

November 1, 1977 (Music Machine, London, UK)

Also on stage: Wasps, Wire.

November 3, 1977 (Bloobos, Leicester, UK)
November 4, 1977 (College of Further Education, Stafford, UK)
November 5, 1977 (Mr Georges, Coventry, UK)
November 7, 1977 (Picwick Club, Leeds, UK)
November 8, 1977 (Ivanhoe's, Huddersfield, UK)
November 9, 1977 (Cartrefle College, Wrexham, UK)
November 10, 1977 (The Windmill, Rotherham, UK)
November 11, 1977 (Central Hall, Kettering, UK)
November 12, 1977 (Friar's at the Vale Hall, Aylesbury, UK)
November 13, 1977 (The Roundhouse, London, UK)

This show was cancelled.

November 14, 1977 (Tiffanys, Coventry, UK)

Also on stage: Blondie.

November 15, 1977 (The Rainbow, London, UK)
November 16, 1977 (Stowaways, Newport, UK)
November 17, 1977(Rebecca's, Birmingham, UK)

(New Music Express conflicts ~ gigs for Rebecca's & Stowaways shown for this date)?

November 18, 1977 (Grand Pavillion, Llandrindod Wells, Powys, Wales, UK)
November 19, 1977 (Kensington Imperial College, London, UK)

Also on stage: Rumble Strips.

November 23, 1977 (The Marquee, London, UK)

Also on stage: Jerry Floyd.

November 24, 1977 (Maniqui, Falkirk, UK)
November 25, 1977 (Clouds, Edinburgh, UK)
November 26, 1977 (Eric's, Liverpool, UK)
November 27, 1977 (Katies, Nottingham, UK)
November 28, 1977 (The Affair, Swindon, UK)
November 29, 1977 (The Affair, Swindon, UK)
November 30, 1977 (The Affair, Swindon, UK)
December 1, 1977 (Teeside Polytechnic, Middlesbrough, UK)
December 2, 1977 (North Staffs Polytechnic, Stoke-on-Trent, UK)
December 3, 1977 (The Hope & Anchor, London, UK)
December 6, 1977 (Bel Vue, Manchester, UK)
December 9, 1977 (The Community Center, Southall, UK)
December 10, 1977 (Barbarella's, Birmingham, UK)
December 13, 1977 (Nikkers Club, Keighley, UK)

Also on stage: Accellerators.

December 14, 1977 (The Music Machine, London, UK)

Also on stage: The Members.

December 23, 1977 (Foxes, Brighton, UK)

Also on stage: The Molesters.
 
January 13, 1978 (Markthalle, Hamburg, WG)

Radios in Motion; Cross Wires; Statue of Liberty; I'll Set Myself On Fire; I'm Bugged; New Town Animal In A Furnished Cage; Into The Atom Age; All Along the Watchtower; She's So Square; Do What You Do; Dance Band; Science Friction; Neon Shuffle.

January 18, 1978 (Bataclan, Paris, FR)

Radios in Motion; Cross Wires; Statue Of Liberty; I'll Set Myself On Fire; I'm Bugged; New Town Animal In A Furnished Cage; Into The Atom Age; All Along the Watchtower; She's So Square; Do What You Do; Dance Band; Science Friction; Neon Shuffle; Hang On To The Night.

January 20, 1978 (Middlesex Polytechnic, Enfield, UK)

Also on stage: The Secret.

January 21, 1978 (College Of Education, Hitchin, UK)
January 22, 1978 (Greyhound, Croydon, UK)

Radios in Motion; Cross Wires; Statue of Liberty; I'll Set Myself On Fire; I'm Bugged; New Town Animal In A Furnished Cage; Into The Atom Age; All Along the Watchtower; She's So Square; Do What You Do; Dance Band; Hang On to the Night; Dance Band.

January 25, 1978 (The Lafayette, Wolverhampton, UK)
January 26, 1978 (The Outlook, Doncaster, UK)
January 27, 1978 (Technical College, Dundee, UK)
January 28, 1978 (Queen Margaret Union, Glasgow, UK)

Also on stage: The Secret.

February 1, 1978 (Polytechnic, Sheffield, UK)
February 2, 1978 (Polytechnic, Leeds, UK)
February 3, 1978 (The University, Edinburgh, UK)

Also on stage: The Secret.

February 4, 1978 (The University, Newcastle, UK)
February 7, 1978 (The Locarno, Bristol, UK)
February 8, 1978 (Boen's - formerly Brian's - Reading, UK)

(Have two ads for this date ~ one for Boen's & one for Castaways)?

February 9, 1978 (Chequers, Barstaple, UK)
February 10, 1978 (The University, Nottingham, UK)
February 11, 1978 (Eric's, Liverpool, UK)
February 15, 1978 (The University, Bradford, UK)
February 16, 1978 (Middletown Town Hall, Manchester, UK)
February 17, 1978 (Polytechnic, Preston, UK)
February 18, 1978 (Barbarella's, Birmingham, UK)

Also on stage: The Secret.

February 19, 1978 (Memorial Hall, Newbridge, UK)
February 20, 1978 (Town Hall, Cheltenham, UK)
February 21, 1978 (Top Rank, Cardiff, UK)
February 22, 1978 (The Lyceum, London, UK)
February 24, 1978 (Pavillion, West Runton, UK)
February 25, 1978 (City Hall, St. Albans, UK)

Also on stage: The Secret.

February 28, 1978 (The Locarno, Coventry, UK)
March 1, 1978 (The Rafters, Manchester, UK)
March 2, 1978 (The Troubador, Port Talbot, UK)
March 4, 1978 (The Cricket Ground, Northampton, UK)
March 6, 1978 (The Village Bowl, Bournemouth, UK)
March 9, 1978 (London Hippodrome, London, UK)

Radios In Motion; Cross Wires; Statue Of Liberty; Set Myself On Fire; New Town Animal; All Along The Watchtower; This Is Pop?; Dance Band; Neon Shuffle. (This was broadcast on BBC Sight & Sound In Concert)

May 27, 1978 (Barbarella's, Birmingham, UK)
May 29, 1978 (Rafters, Manchester, UK)
May 30, 1978 (The Marquee, London, UK)

(Early show for under 18's - priced cheaper)

Also on stage: Joe Lung.

May 30, 1978 (The Marquee, London, UK)

(Main session - for adults)

May 31, 1978 (The Marquee, London, UK)
June 2, 1978 (Top Rank, Sheffield, UK)

June 3, 1978 (Eric's, Liverpool, UK)

(Early show for under 18's - priced cheaper)

June 3, 1978 (Eric's, Liverpool, UK)

(Main session - for adults

July 19, 1978 (Affair Club, Swindon, UK)

Also on stage: Urban Disturbance, Heroes & Lulu.

(Was to be the start of a 3 day Swindon band festival, recorded for release by Virgin)

September 11, 1978 (Apollo, Manchester, UK)
September 12, 1978 (Top Rank, Sheffield, UK)
September 17, 1978 (Rainbow, London, UK)
September 20, 1978 (The Odeon, Edinburgh, UK)
September 28, 1978 (Queen Margaret Union, Glasgow, UK)
September 29, 1978 (The Pound, Belfast, UK)
September 30, 1978 (Arcadia Ballroom, Cork, IE)
October 1, 1978 (McGonagles, Dublin, IE)
October 2, 1978 (McGonagles, Dublin, IE)
October 3, 1978 (McGonagles, Dublin, IE)
October 4, 1978 (New Arcadia Ballroom, Port Rush, UK)
October 5, 1978 (The Pound Club, Belfast, Northern Ireland, UK)
October 20, 1978 (Polytechnic, Huddersfield, UK)
October 21, 1978 (The University, Manchester, UK)
October 23, 1978 (Odeon, Canterbury, UK)
October 24, 1978 (City Hall, Salisbury, UK)
October 25, 1978 (Top Rank, Reading, UK)
October 26, 1978 (Locarno, Portsmouth, UK)
October 28, 1978 (Student Union, Essex University, Colchester, UK)

Also on stage: The Push.

October 29, 1978 (The Pavillion, Hemel Hempstead, UK)

October 30, 1978 (Circles, Swansea, UK)

October 31, 1978 (Top Rank, Cardiff, UK)
November 1, 1978 (Mountford Hall, Liverpool, UK)
November 2, 1978 (Polytechnic, Leeds, UK)
November 3, 1978 (The University, Sheffield, UK)
November 4, 1978 (University, Newcastle, UK)
 
November 5, 1978 (Cotham Bowl, Redcar, UK)
November 7, 1978 (Locarno, Bristol, UK)

Science Friction; Meccanik Dancing (Oh We Go!); The Rhythm; Battery Brides; Cross Wires; Crowded Room; She's So Square; Super-Tuff; This is Pop?; Red; New Town Animal in a Furnished Cage; I Am The Audience; Beatown; Do What You Do; Dance Band; Radios in Motion; I'll Set Myself on Fire; Are You Receiving Me?; Statue of Liberty; Hang On to the Night; Fireball XL-5.

November 8, 1978 (Sherwood Rooms, Nottingham, UK)
November 9, 1978 (Tiffany's, Blackpool, UK)
November 10, 1978 (Town Hall, Birmingham, UK)
November 11, 1978 (Friar's, Aylesbury, UK)

Also on stage: N.W 10, Push.

November 12, 1978 (The Electric Ballroom, London, UK)

(Show one)

November 12, 1978 (The Electric Ballroom, London, UK)

(Show two)

November 14, 1978 (Tiffany's, Glouchester, UK)
November 15, 1978 (Top Rank, Brighton, UK)
November 17, 1978 (The Electric Ballroom, London, UK)
December 31, 1978 (The Beacon Theater, New York, NY, US)

Also on stage: Talking Heads.
 
January 1, 1979 (The Hot Club, Philadelphia, PA, US)

Also on stage: Quincy.

January 4, 1979 (CBGB's, New York, NY, US)

(Show 1) Also on stage: Quincy.

January 4, 1979 (CBGB's, New York, NY, US)

(Show 2) Also on stage: Quincy.

January 5, 1979 (CBGB's, New York, NY, US)

(Show 1) Also on stage: Quincy.

January 5, 1979 (CBGB's, New York, NY, US)

(Show 2) Also on stage: Quincy.

January 6, 1979 (CBGB's, New York, NY, US)

(Show 1) Also on stage: Quincy.

Beatown; Meccanik Dancing (Oh We Go!); The Rhythm; Battery Brides; Crowded Room; Super-Tuff; Into the Atom Age; Radios in Motion; Do What You Do; Dance Band; Statue of Liberty; I'll Set Myself on Fire; Fireball XL-5; Are You Receiving Me?

January 6, 1979 (CBGB's, New York, NY, US)

(Show 2) Also on stage: Quincy.

Beatown; Meccanik Dancing (Oh We Go!); The Rhythm; Battery Brides; Crowded Room; Super-Tuff; Into the Atom Age; Radios in Motion; Do What You Do; Dance Band; Statue of Liberty; I'll Set Myself on Fire; Fireball XL-5; Are You Receiving Me?

January 9, 1979 (The Edge, Toronto, Ontario, CA)
 

Beatown; Meccanik Dancing; The Rhythm; Battery Brides; Cross Wires; Crowded Room; Super Tuff; She's So Square; Atom Age; Radios In Motion; Red; This Is Pop; Heatwave; I'm Bugged; I Am The Audience; Do What You Do; Dance Band; Science Friction; Statue Of Liberty; Set Myself On Fire; Fireball XL5; Are You Receiving Me; The Rhythm; Crowded Room.

January 10, 1979 (The Edge, Toronto, Ontario, CA)
January 11, 1979 (The Edge, Toronto, Ontario, CA)
January, 1979 (Mac Hall Ballroom, University of Calgary, Alberta, CA)

Also on stage: Subhumans.

January 17, 1979 (Paris Theatre, London, UK)

Beatown; Meccanik Dancing (Oh We Go!); The Rhythm; Battery Brides; This is Pop?; Crowded Room; Statue of Liberty; Science Friction; I'll Set Myself on Fire. (This was broadcast on BBC In Concert)

April 18, 1979 (Routes Club, Exeter, UK)

(Ladies and gentlemen, introducing for the very first time - Dave Gregory!)

April 19, 1979 (Eric's, Liverpool, UK)

April 20, 1979 (Eric's, Liverpool, UK)

April 21, 1979 (University College, Dublin, IE)

Also on stage: D.C. Nien.

Beatown; Meccanik Dancing; Making Plans For Nigel; The Rhythm; Roads Girdle The Globe; Science Friction; Life Begins At The Hop; This Is Pop; Battery Brides; Crosswires; Outside World; I'm Bugged; Crowded Room; Radios In Motion; Are You Receiving Me?; Set Myself On Fire. Encores: Dance Band; Statue Of Liberty; Into The Atom Age/Hang On To The Night; Neon Shuffle.
April 22, 1979 (Queen's University, Belfast, IE)

Also on stage: D.C. Nien + Rudy & The Outcasts.

Beatown; Meccanik Dancing; Making Plans For Nigel; The Rhythm; Roads Girdle The Globe; Science Friction; Life Begins At The Hop; This Is Pop; Battery Brides; Crosswires; Outside World; I'm Bugged; Crowded Room; Radios In Motion; Are You Receiving Me?; Set Myself On Fire. Encores: Dance Band; Statue Of Liberty; Into The Atom Age/Hang On To The Night; Neon Shuffle.

April 23, 1979 (The Chariot Inn, Ranelagh, IE)

Also on stage: D.C. Nien.

Beatown; Meccanik Dancing; Making Plans For Nigel; The Rhythm; Roads Girdle The Globe; Science Friction; Life Begins At The Hop; This Is Pop; Battery Brides; Crosswires; Outside World; I'm Bugged; Crowded Room; Radios In Motion; Are You Receiving Me?; Set Myself On Fire. Encores: Dance Band; Statue Of Liberty; Into The Atom Age/Hang On To The Night; Neon Shuffle.

April 24, 1979 (University, Galway, IE)

Also on stage: D.C. Nien + Rudy & The Outcasts.

Beatown; Meccanik Dancing; Making Plans For Nigel; The Rhythm; Roads Girdle The Globe; Science Friction; Life Begins At The Hop; This Is Pop; Battery Brides; Crosswires; Outside World; I'm Bugged; Crowded Room; Radios In Motion; Are You Receiving Me?; Set Myself On Fire. Encores: Dance Band; Statue Of Liberty; Into The Atom Age/Hang On To The Night; Neon Shuffle.
 

UK Tour: April 26 - May 14

Supported by (unless noted) - Bruce Woolley & The Camera Club... whose keyboard player was Tom Dolby. In the set, their original version of "Video Killed The Radio Star" which would later become the first video ever screened by MTV, as covered by Buggles.

Set List (unless noted) - Beatown; Meccanik Dancing; Making Plans For Nigel; The Rhythm; Roads Girdle The Globe; Science Friction; Life Begins At The Hop; This Is Pop; Battery Brides; Crosswires; Outside World; I'm Bugged; Crowded Room; Radios In Motion; Are You Receiving Me?; Set Myself On Fire; Encores: Dance Band; Statue Of Liberty; Into The Atom Age/Hang On To The Night; Neon Shuffle.
 
April 26, 1979 (Polytechnic, Leeds, UK)

April 27, 1979 (Newcastle University, UK)

April 28, 1979 (Polytechnic, Manchester, UK)

May 1, 1979 (University, Reading, UK)

May 2, 1979 (University, Loughborough, UK)

May 4, 1979 (Cromer West Runton Pavilion, UK)

May 5, 1979 (University, Bradford, UK)

May 6, 1979 (Town Hall, High Wycombe, UK)

May 7, 1979 (The Forum, Hatfield, UK)

Cancelled.

May 8, 1979 (Top Rank, Brighton, UK)

May 9, 1979 (Students' Union Ballroom, Keele University, Keele, UK)

May 10, 1979 (Barbarella's, Birmingham, UK)

May 11, 1979 (University, Southhampton, UK)

May 12, 1979 (The Haldane Room, School of Economics, London, UK)

May 13, 1979 (Locarno, Bristol, UK)

May 14, 1979 (Poole Arts Centre, UK)
 

Australian Tour: July 21 - August 17

Supported by (unless noted) - Flowers (later to change their name to Icehouse and go on to international success) and The Numbers.

Set List (unless noted) - Beatown; Meccanik Dancing; Making Plans For Nigel; The Rhythm; Roads Girdle The Globe; Science Friction; Life Begins At The Hop; This Is Pop; Battery Brides; Crosswires; Outside World; I'm Bugged; Crowded Room; Radios In Motion; Are You Receiving Me?; Set Myself On Fire; Encores: Dance Band; Statue Of Liberty; Into The Atom Age/Hang On To The Night; Neon Shuffle.
 

July 20, 1979 (The Marconi Club, Sydney, AU)

Recorded live for JJJ radio... encore not played.

July 21, 1979 (Manly Flicks, Sydney, AU)

July 22, 1979 (Stage Door Tavern, Sydney, AU)

July 25, 1979 (Newcastle Ambassador Nightclub, Sydney, AU)

July 26, 1979 (Armidale New England University, AU)

July 27, 1979 (Coolangatta (Gold Coast) The Patch, AU)

July 28, 1979 (Cloudlands Ballroom, Brisbane, AU)

July 29, 1979 (Windsor Zillmere Football Club, Brisbane, AU)

July 31, 1979 (Canberra Australian National University, AU)

August 1, 1979 (Sydney University, Sydney, AU)

August 2, 1979 (Sydney Fairfield Hotel, Sydney, AU)

August 3, 1979 (Sydney Bondi Junction Lifesaver, Sydney, AU)

August 4, 1979 (Manly Flicks, Sydney, AU)

August 8, 1979 (Sydney Sylvania Hotel, Sydney, AU)

August 9, 1979 (Crystal Ballroom, Melbourne, AU)

August 10, 1979 (Crystal Ballroom, Melbourne, AU)

August 11, 1979 (Woodville Town Hall, Adelaide, AU)

August 13, 1979 (Sydney Balgownie (Mount Pleasant) Sports Club, AU)

August 14, 1979 (Wollongong University, AU)

August 15, 1979 (Blacktown Comb'n'Cutter Hotel, Sydney, AU)

August 16, 1979 (MacQuarie University, Sydney, AU)

August 17, 1979 (Stage Door Tavern, Sydney, AU)

 

Japan Tour: August 20 - 23

Supported by (unless noted) - P-Model; Kyoto show headlined by Lizard.

Set List (unless noted) - Beatown; Meccanik Dancing; Making Plans For Nigel; The Rhythm; Roads Girdle The Globe; Science Friction; Life Begins At The Hop; This Is Pop; Battery Brides; Crosswires; Outside World; I'm Bugged; Crowded Room; Radios In Motion; Are You Receiving Me?; Set Myself On Fire; Encores: Dance Band; Statue Of Liberty; Into The Atom Age/Hang On To The Night; Neon Shuffle.
 

August 20, 1979 (Tokyo Kudan Kaikan, Japan)

August 21, 1979 (Tokyo Kudan Kaikan, Japan)

August 22, 1979 (Kyoto Seibu Kodo, Japan)

August 23, 1979 (Mido Kaikan Hall, Osaka, Japan)

 

UK Tour: September 11 - 21

Supported by (unless noted) - Yachts and Viva.

Set List (unless noted) - Beatown; Real By Reel; The Rhythm; Roads Girdle The Globe; Science Friction; Life Begins At The Hop; Helicopter; Battery Brides; Making Plans For Nigel; Scissor Man; Instant Tunes; Outside World; Life Is Good In The Greenhouse; Crowded Room; Radios In Motion; Are You Receiving Me?; Set Myself On Fire; Encores: Meccanik Dancing; This Is Pop; Dance Band; Statue Of Liberty.
 

September 11, 1979 (The Apollo, Manchester, UK)

September 12, 1979 (Top Rank, Sheffield, UK)

September 13, 1979 (Civic Hall, Wolverhamption, UK)

September 14, 1979 (Wirrena Club, Peterborough, UK)

September 16, 1979 (Civic Hall, Guildford, UK)

September 17, 1979 (Rainbow theatre, London, UK)

Beatown; Real By Reel; The Rhythm; Roads Girdle The Globe; Science Friction; Life Begins At The Hop; Helicopter; Battery Brides; Making Plans For Nigel; Scissor Man; Instant Tunes; Outside World; Life Is Good In The Greenhouse; Crowded Room; Radios In Motion; Are You Receiving Me?; Set Myself On Fire. Encores: Meccanik Dancing; This Is Pop; Dance Band; Statue Of Liberty.

September 18, 1979 (Colston Hall, Bristol, UK)

September 20, 1979 (The Odeon, Edinburgh, UK)

September 21, 1979 (Mayfair, Newcastle, UK)

October 5, 1979 (Exeter University, Exeter, UK)

Viva do not appear. Sore Throat also perform, in another room.

Beatown; Real By Reel; The Rhythm; Roads Girdle The Globe; Science Friction; Life Begins At The Hop; Helicopter; Battery Brides; Making Plans For Nigel; Scissor Man; Instant Tunes; Outside World; Life Is Good In The Greenhouse; Crowded Room; Radios In Motion; Are You Receiving Me?; Set Myself On Fire. Encores: Meccanik Dancing; This Is Pop; Dance Band; Statue Of Liberty.

October 29, 1979 (L'Empire, Paris, FR)

Real by Reel; Helicopter; Making Plans for Nigel; This is Pop?; Are You Receiving Me?; Statue of Liberty. Taped for "Chorus" TV show.

Also on stage: The Only Ones.
 

UK Tour: November 23 - December 2

Supported by (unless noted) - Random Hold (who include guitarist David Rhodes, later to join Peter Gabriel, and ex-Glitter Band drummer Pete Phipps, later to join XTC)

Set List (unless noted) - Beatown; Real By Reel; When You're Near Me I Have Difficulty; Life Begins At The Hop; The Rhythm; Roads Girdle The Globe; Helicopter; This Is Pop; Wait Till Your Boat Goes Down (first 9 UK shows only); Battery Brides; Instant Tunes; Crowded Room; Complicated Game; Making Plans For Nigel; Radios In Motion; Are You Receiving Me?; Encores: Into The Atom Age; Science Friction; Outside World; Dance Band; Statue Of Liberty.
 

November 23, 1979 (University, Nottingham, UK)

November 24, 1979 (University, Birmingham, UK)

November 25, 1979 (Hexagon Theatre, Reading, UK)

November 26, 1979 (Odeon, Canterbury, UK)

November 27, 1979 (Cromwells, Norwich, UK)

Cancelled for German TV appearance.

November 28, 1979 (University, Manchester, UK)

November 29, 1979 (Leicester University, UK)

November 30, 1979 (Langley College, Slough, UK)

December 1, 1979 (Polytechnic, Plymouth, UK)

December 2, 1979 (Art's, UK)

December 3, 1979 (Essex University, Colchester, UK)

Cancelled, Andy & Colin fly to US for brief promotion.

 

European Tour: December 5 - 19

Supported by (unless noted) - various local acts.

Set List (unless noted) - Beatown; Real By Reel; When You're Near Me I Have Difficulty; Life Begins At The Hop; The Rhythm; Roads Girdle The Globe; Helicopter; This Is Pop; Battery Brides; Instant Tunes; Crowded Room; Complicated Game; Making Plans For Nigel; Radios In Motion; Are You Receiving Me?; Encores: Into The Atom Age; Science Friction; Outside World; Dance Band; Statue Of Liberty.
 

December 5, 1979 (Satorysale, Köln, WG)

December 6, 1979 (Jara, Dortmund, WG)

December 7, 1979 (Markthalle, Hamburg, WG)

December 8, 1979 (To-Act Club, Weißenohe, WG)

XTC borrowed equipment after van crash.

December 9, 1979 (Kent-Kino , Berlin, WG)

December 12, 1979 (The Hague (Holland) Trojan Horse)

December 13, 1979 (Rotterdam (Holland) Eksit Club)

December 14, 1979 (Arnhem (Holland) Stokvishal)

December 15, 1979 (Amsterdam (Holland) Paradiso)

December 17, 1979 (Ancienne Belgique, Brussels, Belgium)

December 18, 1979 (Bataclan, Paris, FR)

December 19, 1979 (Paris, FR)

Live radio broadcast from small discotheque... venue not noted.
 

UK Tour: December 20 - 23

Supported by (unless noted) - Random Hold - Roger Ruskin Spear's Giant Kinetic Wardrobe added in Aylesbury.

Set List (unless noted) - Beatown; Real By Reel; When You're Near Me I Have Difficulty; Life Begins At The Hop; The Rhythm; Roads Girdle The Globe; Helicopter; This Is Pop; Battery Brides; Instant Tunes; Crowded Room; Complicated Game; Making Plans For Nigel; Radios In Motion; Are You Receiving Me?; Encores: Into The Atom Age; Science Friction; Outside World; Dance Band; Statue Of Liberty.
 

December 20, 1979 (Music Machine, London, UK)

December 21, 1979 (Nashville, London, UK)

December 22, 1979 (Friars, Aylesbury, UK)

December 23, 1979 (Brunel Rooms, Swindon, UK)
 

US/Canadian Tour: January 14 - March 15

Supported by (unless noteed) - 8 Eyed Spy (January 15 - 17) - The Police, headline (January 20 - 22) - Fingerprintz, Scottish band (January 24 - February 11) - Wazmo Nariz (February 13 - 23) - The Units (February 25 - 27) - The Young Canadians (March 1-12)

Set List - as noted.
 

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.

January 24, 1980 (Gaston Hall, Georgetown University, Washington DC, US)

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.

January 25, 1980 (Emerald City, Cherry Hill, NJ, 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!); 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 30, 1980 (JB Scott's, Albany, NY, US)

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)

February 19, 1980 (North Park Lion's Club, San Diego, CA, US)

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.

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)

First show.

February 22, 1980 (Whisky a Go Go, Los Angeles, CA, US)

Second show.

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.

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.

February 25, 1980 (Old Waldorf, San Francisco, CA, 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!); 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 26, 1980 (Old Waldorf, San Francisco, CA, US)

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.

February 29, 1980 (Showbox, Seattle, WA, US)

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.

March 1, 1980 (Commodore Ballroom, Vancouver, CA)

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?)

March 12, 1980 (Hamilton Place, Hamilton, Ontario, CA)

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)

Also on stage: Material, The The.
 

France/Belgium/Netherlands/Spain Tour: August 8 - 31

Supported by (unless noted) - Police - (English) Beat - Skafish, as documented in the movie Urrgh! A Music War (August 8 - 18) - (English) Beat, replaced by UB40 (August 20 - 26) - Jools Holland & His Millionaires added (August 28) - The Police, Dr. Feelgood (August 29 - 31 )

Set List - as noted.:

 

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 18, 1980 (Biarritz Parc Des Sports, 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.

August 28, 1980 (Frejus Arenas De Frejus , FR)

Respectable Street.

(Recorded for the fantastic movie, Urgh! a Music War)

August 29, 1980 (Barcelona Monumental (bull-ring), Spain)

August 31, 1980 (Madrid Roman Valero Stadium (football stadium), Spain)

 

Australia/NewZealand Tour: September 5 - 28

Supported By - as noted.

Set List - as noted.
 

September 5, 1980 (Thebarton Town Hall, Adelaide, AU)

Also on stage: Magazine.

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.

September 6, 1980 (Festival Hall, Melbourne, AU)

Also on stage: Magazine, Flowers & Models.

September 7, 1980 (Capitol Theatre, Sydney, AU)

Also on stage: Flowers and Matt Finish.

September 9, 1980 (Sundowner Hotel, Sydney, AU)

Also on stage: Damaged Goods and The 88's.

September 10, 1980 (Ambassador Nightclub, Newcastle, AU)

Also on stage: The 88's.

September 12, 1980 (NZ Town Hall, Christchurch, NZ)

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.

September 16, 1980 (Mainstreet Club, Auckland, NZ)

Also on stage: local support.

September 18, 1980 (Chequers Nightclub, Sydney, AU)

Also on stage: Matt Finish.

September 19, 1980 (Festival Hall, Brisbane, AU)

Also on stage: Magazine, Flowers, INXS.

September 20, 1980 (The Playroom, Gold Coast, AU)

Also on stage: Dealer.

September 21, 1980 (University of New South Wales, Sydney, AU)

Also on stage: Magazine, Matt Finish, Metro.

September 23, 1980 (Family Inn, Sydney, AU)

Also on stage: Matt Finish, The Eyes.

September 24, 1980 (Fraternity Bowling Club, Sydney, AU)

Also on stage: Matt Finish, The Breakers.

September 25, 1980 (Australian National University, Canberra, AU)

Also on stage: The Naturals.

September 26, 1980 (Bombay Rock, Melbourne, AU)

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)

September 28, 1980 (Brighton Hotel, Sydney, AU)

Also on stage: Matt Finish, The Eyes.
 

UK Tour: October 7 - 12

Supported by - 00.3 Minutes - Classix Nauveau added for the London Lyceum gig (October 12).

Set List - as noted.
 

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.

 

US/Canadian Tour: October 15 - December 4

Supported by (unless noted) - Police, headlined (October 21 - November 23) - Oingo Boing, who featured Danny Elfman (November 1 - 5) - The Cars, headline (November 28 & December 3 - 4)

Set List - as noted.
 

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 21, 1980 (Winnipeg Arena, Winnipeg, MB, CA)

October 22, 1980 (Arts Centre, Regina, Saskatchewan, CA)

(Andy doesn't play due to illness)

October 24, 1980 (Max Bell Arena, Calgary, Alberta, CA)

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 1, 1980 (The Stone, San Francisco, CA, US)

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 25, 1980 (Sports Complex, Montreal, Quebec, CA)

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.")

December 2, 1980 (My Father's Place, Long Island, NY, US)
 
 

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 3, 1980 (Madison Square Garden, NY, NY, US)

December 4, 1980 (Madison Square Garden, NY, NY, US)

 

UK Tour: December 9 - 22

Supported by - Modern Man. The Toys appear at the Swindon show (December 13) - Blue Orchids added in London (December 22).

Set List - as noted.
 

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.

December 22, 1980 (Hammersmith Palais, London, UK)

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.

 

US/Venezuala Tour: April 2 - May 4

Supported by (unless noted) - Hazel O'Connor (April 2 - 17) - Wall of Voodoo, which featured Stanard Ridgeway (April 2 - 4) - Joan Jett & the Blackhearts (April 10, 11, 14, 18, 23) - Jools Holland & His Millionaires (April 10, 11, 18, 23, 29, 30) - R.E.M. appeared in their backyard, Athens Georgia (April 24) - Wild Swans (May 3 - 4)

Set List - as noted.
 

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 10, 1981 (Painters Mill Music Fair, Baltimore, MD, US)

April 11, 1981 (Capitol Theatre, Passaic, NJ, US)

April 13, 1981 (Rutgers University, Brunswick, 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.

April 18, 1981 (Palladium, New York, 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); 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 23, 1981 (Agora Theatre, Atlanta, GA, 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?; Outside World; Towers of London; Helicopter.

April 24, 1981 (B&L Warehouse, Athens, GA, US)

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 29, 1981 (Poliedro, Caracas, Venezuela)

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.

May 3, 1981 (Privates, New York, 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; Burning With Optimism's Flames; Making Plans for Nigel; Living Through Another Cuba; Generals and Majors; Helicopter; Are You Receiving Me?.
May 4, 1981 (Privates, New York, NY, US)
 

UK Tour: May 14 - June 2

Supported by - Last Touch. The Members added as support in London (May 21) and Birmingham (May 24)

Set List - as noted.
 

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)
 

February 10, 1982 (Markthalle, Hamburg, WG)

Respectable Street; Towers of London; Runaways; Jason and The Argonauts; Burning With Optimism's Flames; Snowman; Ball and Chain; Sgt. Rock (Is Going to Help Me); No Thugs in Our House; Senses Working Overtime; Making Plans for Nigel; Living Through Another Cuba; Generals and Majors; This is Pop?; Are You Receiving Me?. Recorded on video for the German TV show Rockpalast)

March 7, 1982 (Ancienne Belgique, Brussels, BE)

Also on stage: Taxi Girl.

Runaways; Jason and The Argonauts; Snowman; No Thugs in Our House; All Along the Watchtower.

March 8, 1982 (Paradiso, Amsterdam, NL)

Also on stage: Taxi Girl.

Bushman President; Respectable Street; Burning With Optimism's Flames; Runaways; Jason and The Argonauts; Melt the Guns; Snowman; Ball and Chain; No Thugs in Our House; Senses Working Overtime; All Along the Watchtower; No Language in Our Lungs; Towers of London; Making Plans for Nigel; Living Through Another Cuba; Generals and Majors; Real by Reel; Sgt. Rock (Is Going to Help Me); Life Begins at the Hop. This was broadcast on FM radio.

March 10, 1982 (Metropol, West Berlin, WG)

Bushman President; Respectable Street; Burning With Optimism's Flames; Runaways; Jason and The Argonauts; Melt the Guns; Snowman; Ball and Chain; No Thugs in Our House; Senses Working Overtime; All Along the Watchtower; No Language in Our Lungs; Towers of London; Making Plans for Nigel; Living Through Another Cuba; Generals and Majors; Real by Reel; Sgt. Rock (Is Going to Help Me); Outside World.

March 12, 1982 (Alabamahalle, München WG)

Battery Brides.

March 13, 1982 (Wartburg, Wiesbaden, WG)

Bushman President; Respectable Street; Burning With Optimism's Flames; Runaways; Jason and The Argonauts; Melt the Guns; Snowman; Ball and Chain; No Thugs in Our House; Senses Working Overtime; All Along the Watchtower; No Language in Our Lungs; Towers of London; Making Plans for Nigel; Living Through Another Cuba; Generals and Majors; Real by Reel; Sgt. Rock (Is Going to Help Me); Outside World.

March 15, 1982 (Rolling Stone, Milan)

Cancelled... Dave Gregory: "A show at the Rolling Stone in Milan scheduled for 15th March had to be cancelled when the equipment truck failed to arrive from Germany, resulting in an evening of unruly drunken behaviour by the band."

March 16, 1982 (Teatro Massimo, Genova, IT)

Also on stage: Sixties.

Bushman President [tape]; Respectable Street; Burning With Optimism's Flames; Runaways; Jason and The Argonauts; Melt the Guns; Snowman; Ball and Chain; No Thugs in Our House; Senses Working Overtime; All Along the Watchtower; No Language in Our Lungs; Towers of London; Making Plans for Nigel; Living Through Another Cuba; Generals and Majors; Real by Reel; Sgt. Rock (Is Going to Help Me).

March 17, 1982 (Palais d'Hiver, Lyon, FR)

Also on stage: The Hot Club. (Featuring Glen Matlock and Calvin Hayes)

Respectable Street; Burning With Optimism's Flames; Runaways; Jason and The Argonauts; Melt the Guns; Snowman; Ball and Chain; All Along the Watchtower; No Language in Our Lungs; Towers of London; Making Plans for Nigel; Living Through Another Cuba; Generals and Majors.

March 18, 1982 (Le Palace, Paris, FR)

Also on stage: The Hot Club. (Featuring Glen Matlock and Calvin Hayes)

Brief soundcheck and into Respectable Street. Then Andy exits the stage.

March 27, 1982 (Odeon Theatre, Birmingham, England)

Cancelled.

April 3, 1982 (California Theatre, San Diego, CA, US)

April 4, 1982 (Palladium, Hollywood, CA, US)

Cancelled.

April 6, 1982 (Arlington Theater, Santa Barbara, CA, US)

Cancelled.
 
1987 (Casby Rock Show, Toronto, Ontario, CA)
 
Live, but taped, Dear God. Television broadcast.
I haven't bothered checking the 1989 acoustical tour details, because it doesn't really count (nyaah!) Dave Gregory :~
 

May 15, 1989 (WBCN 104.3 FM, Boston, MA, US)

Scarecrow People; Medley: Senses Working Overtime / Grass / Love on a Farmboy's Wages; King for a Day; Mayor of Simpleton; Medley: Great Fire / Dear God / Big Day. Acoustic Tour, plus interview.

May 15, 1989 (WAAF 107 FM, Worcester, MA, US)

Scarecrow People; Medley: One of the Millions / Pink Thing / Garden of Earthly Delights; King for a Day. Acoustic Tour, plus interview.

May 15, 1989 (WFNX 101.7 FM, Lynn/Boston, MA, US)

Scarecrow People; Medley: Senses Working Overtime / Grass / Love on a Farmboy's Wages; Blue Beret; Medley: One of the Millions / Pink Thing / Garden of Earthly Delights; Mayor of Simpleton; King for a Day. Acoustic Tour, plus interview.

May 16, 1989 (WNEW 102.7 FM, New York, NY, US)

Scarecrow People; Blue Beret; King For A Day. Acoustic Tour, plus interview.

May 16, 1989 (WDRE FM, New York, NY, US)

Scarecrow People; Blue Beret; Medley: Great Fire / Dear God / Big Day; King For A Day; Medley: Senses Working Overtime / Grass / Love On A Farmboy's Wages. Acoustic Tour, plus interview.

May 17, 1989 (WPST 97.5 FM, Camden, NJ, US)

Scarecrow People; Mayor of Simpleton; King for a Day; Medley: Senses Working Overtime / Grass / Love on a Farmboy's Wages. Acoustic Tour, plus interview.

May 17, 1989 (WMMR FM, Philadelphia, PA, US)

Scarecrow People; Medley: Great Fire / Dear God / Big Day; Blue Beret; Mayor of Simpleton. Acoustic Tour, plus interview.

May 18, 1989 (WRFX FM, Charlotte, NC, US)

Medley: Senses Working Overtime / Grass / Love On A Farmboy's Wages; Mayor Of Simpleton; King For A Day; Medley: Great Fire / Dear God / Big Day; Medley: People Magazine Song / Collideascope. Acoustic Tour, plus interview.

May 18, 1989 (WROQ FM, Charlotte, NC, US)

Acoustic Tour, plus interview. Did XTC actually visit this station... I believe they did... but it was never broadcast.

May 19, 1989 (WDIZ 100.1 FM, Orlando, FL, US)

Scarecrow People; Medley: Senses Working Overtime / Grass / Love On A Farmboy's Wages; King For A Day. Acoustic Tour, plus interview.

May 19, 1989 (WYNF 94.9 FM, Tampa, FL, US)

Acoustic Tour, plus interview... unknown.

May 22, 1989 (WXRT FM, Chicago, IL, US)

Scarecrow People; Medley: Great Fire / Dear God / Big Day; Blue Beret; Medley: Senses Working Overtime / Grass / Love on a Farmboy's Wages; King for a Day; Mayor of Simpleton. Acoustic Tour, plus interview.

May 23, 1989 (KTCZ FM, Minneapolis, MN, US)

Scarecrow People; Medley: Great Fire / Dear God / Big Day; Mayor of Simpleton. Acoustic Tour, plus interview.

May 23, 1989 (KABL FM, Minneapolis, MN, US)

Blue Beret; Mayor Of Simpleton; King For A Day. Acoustic Tour, plus interview.

May 24, 1989 (KLBJ 93.7 FM, Austin, TX, US)

Scarecrow People; Mayor of Simpleton; Medley: Great Fire / Dear God / Big Day; Blue Beret; King For a Day. Acoustic Tour, plus interview.

May 24, 1989 (Z102 KPEZ 102.3 FM, Austin, TX, US)

Medley: Senses Working Overtime / Grass / Love On a Farmboy's Wages; Mayor of Simpleton; King for a Day. Acoustic Tour, plus interview.

May 24, 1989 (KDGE 94.5 FM, Gainesville/Dallas/Fort Worth, TX, US)

Blue Beret; Scarecrow People; The Mayor of Simpleton; Medley: Senses Working Overtime / Grass / Love On A Farmboy's Wages. Acoustic Tour, plus interview.

May 25, 1989 (Y95 KYNG? 94.9 FM, Dallas, TX, US)

Acoustic Tour, plus interview... unknown.

May 25, 1989 (Post Modern, MTV, US)

Scarecrow People; King for a Day. Acoustic Tour, plus interview.

May 26, 1989 (KLOL 101.1 FM, Houston, TX, US)

King for a Day; Mayor of Simpleton. Acoustic Tour, plus interview.

May 26, 1989 (KRBE 104.1 FM, Houston, TX, US)

Scarecrow People; Medley: Senses Working Overtime / Grass / Love on a Farmboy's Wages. Acoustic Tour, plus interview.

May 26, 1989 (KKBQ 92.9 FM, Pasadena, TX, US)

Acoustic Tour, plus interview... unknown.

May 29, 1989 (KROQ 106.7 FM, Los Angeles, CA, US)

Scarecrow People; Mayor of Simpleton; Medley: Senses Working Overtime / Grass / Love on a Farmboy's Wages; Blue Beret; Medley: Great Fire / Dear God / Big Day; King for a Day; Medley: One of the Millions / Pink Thing / Garden of Earthly Delights. Acoustic Tour, plus interview.

May 30, 1989 (KIIS 102.7 FM, Los Angeles, CA, US)

King for a Day. Acoustic Tour, plus interview.

May 30, 1989 (Live 105 KITS 105.3 FM, San Francisco, CA, US)

Generals and Majors. Acoustic Tour, plus interview.

May 31, 1989 (Q-107 CILQ 107.1 FM, Eastern Sound Studios, Toronto, CA)

Medley: Senses Working Overtime / Grass / Love On A Farmboy's Wages; Medley: Great Fire / Dear God / Big Day; Scarecrow People; Blue Beret. Acoustic Tour, plus interview.

June 11, 1989 (BBC Radio 1, UK)

June 30, 1989 (Letterman, NBC TV, US)

King for a Day. With David Letterman's band.

April, 1992 (Late Show, BBC, UK)

Books are Burning.

November 18, 1993 (The Bottom Line, NYC)

Dave Gregory performed & Andy hopped on stage and sang "Kaleidoscope" with Aimee Mann.