Captain Sensible Live Performances Index
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Captain Sensible: Solo & Beyond... (1997)
This listing of appearances by Captain Sensible for 1997, outside of The Damned, should be considered as 'work in progress'.
* (as) Captain Sensible
Monday 21 July 1997 - Fibber's, York
Set: Jet Boy Jet Girl, The Love Policeman, Happy Talk, It Would Be So Nice, Neat Neat Neat, Glad It's All Over, Disco Man, Smash It Up, Home, Wot, I'm A Believer, Love Song.
Comments: Support from Poisoned Electrik Head and Suburban Toys.
Sunday 20 July 1997 - Talbot Inn, Scarborough
Set: unknown.
Comments: Support from The Suburban Toys.
Saturday 19 July 1997 - Sawyers, Worcester
Set: unknown.
Comments: Intended support from Lux and The Frollickers.
Friday 18 July 1997 - Jailhouse, Hereford
Set: unknown.
* (with) The Dr Spacetoad Experience
Saturday 5 July 1997 - Barmouth Festival
Set: unknown.
Comments: The Captain Sensible's Punk Floyd tour itinerary for June and July shows this as a possible date for The Dr Spacetoad Experience but there is no confirmation as to whether the gig was finalised and / or did take place.
Wednesday 2 July 1997 - Escape, Swansea
Set: unknown.
Comments: The Captain Sensible's Punk Floyd tour itinerary for June and July shows this as a possible date for The Dr Spacetoad Experience but there is no confirmation as to whether the gig was finalised and / or did take place.
Saturday 28 June 1997 - Rainbow Dragon Stage, Greenfields, Glastonbury
Set: It's Not Unusual, Time Machine, Trying To Be Weird, My Old Mate The Coypu, (Tragic Nature, Don't Push The River [but see comments]), Carnival Town, Set The Controls, Dance Of The Toad.
Comments: This set is taken from a write-up of the show by Adrian Cooke in The Damned Fanzine 'Neat Damned Noise' Issue No 9 (NDN 15) and he couldn't remember whether it was 'Tragic Nature' or 'Don't Push The River' that was played at this point in the set or, indeed, both. In the spirit of 'being green', the power for the PA for this show was being powered by volunteers riding 6 bicycles!
* (as) Captain Sensible / Captain Sensible's Punk Floyd (band comprising Captain Sensible (guitar/vocals), Dangerous Dave (bass), Garrie Dreadful (drums), Monty Oxy Moron (keyboards))
Friday 20 June 1997 - Town Hall Tavern, Chertsey
Set: unknown.
Comments: Advertised as part of 'Captain Sensible's Punk Floyd UK Tour'.
Thursday 19 June 1997 - The Oval Rockhouse, Norwich
Set: unknown.
Comments: Advertised as part of 'Captain Sensible's Punk Floyd UK Tour'. Support from The Microbes.
Wednesday 18 June 1997 - The Boat Race, Cambridge
Set: unknown.
Comments: Advertised as part of 'Captain Sensible's Punk Floyd UK Tour'. Support from The Suburban Toys.
Tuesday 17 June 1997 - Labour Club, Grafton House, Lincoln
Set included: Happy Talk, Neat Neat Neat, Smash It Up, New Rose, Disco Man, Glad It's All Over. encore - Wot, I'm A Believer, Love Song.
Comments: Advertised as part of 'Captain Sensible's Punk Floyd UK Tour'. Support from Suburban Toys and The Shreds.
Monday 16 June 1997 - Filly & Firkin, Nottingham
Set: unknown.
Comments: Advertised as part of 'Captain Sensible's Punk Floyd UK Tour'.
Saturday 14 and Sunday 15 June 1997
Comments: Shown as days off in the original itinary.
Friday 13 June 1997 - Princess Charlotte, Leicester
Set: unknown.
Comments: Advertised as part of 'Captain Sensible's Punk Floyd UK Tour'.
Thursday 12 June 1997 - Wheatsheaf II, Stoke On Trent
Set: unknown.
Comments: Advertised as part of 'Captain Sensible's Punk Floyd UK Tour'. Support from Dead Set Against.
Wednesday 11 June 1997 - Crackers, Gloucester
Set: unknown.
Comments: Advertised as The Damned but actually part of the Punk Floyd Tour. Gig known to have taken place but date unclear. Original tour itinerary shows this as the gig date but there also evidence that it may have taken place on Friday 6th.
Tuesday 10 June 1997 - TJ's, Newport
Set: unknown.
Comments: Advertised as part of 'Captain Sensible's Punk Floyd UK Tour'.
Monday 9 June 1997 - Fleece & Firkin, Bristol
Set: unknown.
Comments: Advertised as part of 'Captain Sensible's Punk Floyd UK Tour'. Gig confirmed as having taken place.
Sunday 8 June 1997
Comments: Shown as a day off in the original itinary.
Saturday 7 June 1997 - Near Gaten Farm, Ratlinghope
Setlist: Jet Boy Jet Girl, Love Policeman, Happy Talk, It Would Be So Nice, Neat Neat Neat, The Stately Homes Of England, Glad It's All Over, The World Of Matilda Free, Disco Man, The Kamikaze Millionaire, Exploding Heads And Teapots, Home, Smash It Up. encore - Wot, I'm A Believer, Love Song.
Comments: Farmer Phils Festival.. Advertised as part of 'Captain Sensible's Punk Floyd UK Tour'.
Friday 6 June 1997 - Crackers, GloucesterSet: unknown.
Comments: Advertised as The Damned but actually part of the Punk Floyd tour. Now unclear where this date originated from - more likely to have taken place on Wednesday 11 June (the original tour itinerary shows this Friday as a day off).
Thursday 5 June 1997 - Witchwood, Ashton-under-Lyne
Set: Jet Boy Jet Girl, Love Policeman, Happy Talk, It Would Be So Nice, Neat Neat Neat, The Stately Homes Of England, Glad It;s All Over, Disco Man, The Kamikaze Millionaire, Smash It Up (parts 1 and 2), Home. encore - Wot, Love Song..
Comments: Advertised as part of 'Captain Sensible's Punk Floyd UK Tour'. Two support bands played this night - probably The Stolen Earthlings and Lip. A long melodic piece preceded 'The Kamikaze Millionaire'. Prior to 'Wot', Garrie Dreadful played alone on the drums for approximately 2 minutes. 'Love Song' was a long drawn-out version of over 7 minutes.
Tuesday 3 June 1997 - Riverside, Newcastle
Set: Jet Boy Jet Girl, Love Policeman, It Would Be So Nice, Happy Talk, Neat Neat Neat, Glad It's All Over, Disco Man, The Kamikaze Millionaire, Exploding Heads And Teapots, Home. encore - Wot, Smash It Up, I'm A Believer, Love Song.
Comments: Advertised as 'Captain Sensible's Punk Floyd UK Tour'. Prior to 'Wot' a long piece was played by Garrie Dreadful and Dangerous Dave on drums and Monty on keyboards. For 'I'm A Believer', Garrie Dreadful was the vocalist whilst Captain Sensible played drums. During the thanks to the audience following Love Song a short, whimsical, rendition of Turkey Song was played.
Monday 2 June 1997
Comments: Shown as a day off in the original itinary.
Sunday 1 June 1997 - Subway, Edinburgh
Set: unknown.
Comments: Advertised as 'Captain Sensible's Punk Floyd UK Tour'.
Saturday 31 May 1997 - Funhouse, Leisure Bowl, Alloa
Set: unknown.
Comments: Advertised as 'Captain Sensible's Punk Floyd UK Tour'.
Friday 30 May 1997 - Nice 'N Sleazy, Glasgow
Set: Jet Boy Jet Girl, Love Policeman, Happy Talk, It Would Be So Nice, The Stately Homes Of England, Neat Neat Neat, Disco Man, Glad It's All Over, New Rose, Home. encore - Wot, I'm A Believer, Smash It Up, Love Song.
Comments: Second night of 'Captain Sensible's Punk Floyd UK Tour'. Prior to 'Wot' a long piece was played by Garrie Dreadful and Dangerous Dave on drums and Monty on keyboards. For 'I'm A Believer', Garrie Dreadful was the vocalist whilst Captain Sensible played drums. There was much audience participation during the encore numbers, with many folk being on stage dancing and singing along with the band.
Thursday 29 May 1997 - Martell, Falkirk
Set: unknown.
Comments: Start of 'Captain Sensible's Punk Floyd UK Tour'.
Saturday 24 May 1997 - Cottbus, Germany
Set: unknown.
Comments: Support from Hollywood Teasze. Final night of German tour.
Friday 23 May 1997 - Leipzig, Germany
Set: unknown.
Comments: Support from Hollywood Teasze.
Thursday 22 May 1997 - Plauen, Germany
Set: unknown.
Comments: Support from Hollywood Teasze.
Wednesday 21 May 1997 - Berlin, GermanyComments: Show cancelled whilst band on tour. Intended support from Hollywood Teasze.
Monday 19 May 1997 - Hamburg, Germany
Set: unknown.
Comments: Support from Hollywood Teasze.
Friday 16 May 1997 - Enger, Germany
Set: unknown.
Comments: Support from Hollywood Teasze.
Thursday 15 May 1997 - Braunschweig, Germany
Set: unknown.
Comments: Comments: Support from Hollywood Teasze.
Wednesday 14 May 1997 - Gleis (Catch) 22, Munster, Germany
Set: unknown.
Comments: Comments: Support from Hollywood Teasze.
Tuesday 13 May 1997 - Offenbach, Germany
Set: unknown.
Comments: Support from Hollywood Teasze.
Saturday 10 May 1997 - Frieburg, Germany
Set: unknown.
Comments: Support from Hollywood Teasze. The Captain joined Hollywood Teasze on stage, playing drums, on a cover of Rock 'n' Roll High School by The Ramones.
Friday 9 May 1997 - Bteigeuze, Ulm, Germany
Set included: Jet Boy Jet Girl, Love Policeman, Happy Talk, Neat Neat Neat, The Stately Homes Of England, Home, It Would Be So Nice, New Rose, The World Of Matilda Free, Purple Haze, Smash It Up, Wot, I'm A Believer, Love Song.
Comments: Support from Hollywood Teasze.
Thursday 8 May 1997 - Café Utopia, Innsbruck, Germany
Set: unknown.
Comments: Support from Hollywood Teasze.
Wednesday 7 May 1997 - Kempten, Germany
Set: unknown.
Comments: Comments: Support from Hollywood Teasze. Beginning of German tour.
* (as) Captain Sensible
Saturday 19 April 1997 - Silver Rocket Records, Pitt Street, Sydney, Australia
Comments: During an in-store appearance by The Damned at Silver Rocket Records in Sydney whilst on their Australian tour, the Captain went outside and did an impromptu performance of 'The Snooker Song'.
Wednesday 26 March 1997 - Swansea
Set: unknown.
Comments: This one-off show advertised to immediately follow The Damned's March dates.
Sunday 19 January 1997 - Granby Hall, Leicester
Set: unknown.
Comments: Record Fair opening. The Captain was often invited to open record fairs as the VIP guest and at (at least) some of these events, he would play a short set. This tentative date was pencilled-in for him as one such appearance. Whether the date came to fruition, and/or whether he performed or not is uncomfirmed.
Saturday 18 January 1997 - National Indoor Arena, Birmingham
Set: unknown.
Comments: Record Fair opening. The Captain was often invited to open record fairs as the VIP guest and at (at least) some of these events, he would play a short set. This tentative date was pencilled-in for him as one such appearance. Whether the date came to fruition, and/or whether he performed or not is uncomfirmed.
Sunday 12 January 1997 - East Of England Showground, Peterborough
Set: unknown.
Comments: Record Fair opening. The Captain was often invited to open record fairs as the VIP guest and at (at least) some of these events, he would play a short set. This tentative date was pencilled-in for him as one such appearance. Whether the date came to fruition, and/or whether he performed or not is uncomfirmed.
Saturday 11 January 1997 - St Andrews Hall, Norwich
Set: unknown.
Comments: Record Fair opening. The Captain was often invited to open record fairs as the VIP guest and at (at least) some of these events, he would play a short set. This tentative date was pencilled-in for him as one such appearance. Whether the date came to fruition, and/or whether he performed or not is uncomfirmed.
Captain Sensible Live Performances Index
Captain Sensible - 2018 2017 2016 2015 2014 2013 2012 2011 2010
2009 2008 2007 2006 2005 2004 2003 2002 2001 2000
1999 1998 1997 1996 1995 1994 1993 1992 1991 1990
1989 1988 1987 1986 1985 1984 1983 1982 1981 1980
1979 1978 1977
The Damned Naz Nomad & The Nightmares The Phantom Chords
Selected Miscellany Unresolved issues Site updates
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