Live Performances Index
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 1976
Naz Nomad & The Nightmares The Phantom Chords Captain Sensible
Selected Miscellany Unresolved issues Site updates
The Damned: Live Performances - 1978
Sunday 24 December - The Greyhound, Croydon
Comments: CANCELLED - rescheduled as 'The Damned' for 7 January 1979.
Saturday 23 December - Electric Ballroom, Camden, London
Set: unknown.
Comments: Last gig as The Doomed (though also seen advertised as The Damned). Gig re-arranged from 21 December. This gig sometimes incorrectly listed as 23 September or 23 October 1978. Free copies of the single Love Song / Burglar given away at this gig and the gig on 14 January 1979. Support supposedly featured Paul and Steve from The Rods.
Thursday 21 December - Electric Ballroom, Camden, London
Comments: CANCELLED - re-arranged for 23 December.
Tuesday 19 December - Barbarella's, Birmingham
Set: unknown.
Comments: Appeared as The Doomed. A contributor to this site wrote 'Great gig but as with the 24 October show - not well supported.'
Friday 15 December - Clouds, Edinburgh
Set: unknown.
Comments: Gary Holton on vocals. There are references to the band playing as 'The Nightmares in The Dark' rather than 'The Doomed' for this show... but no supporting evidence has been found. Flyers for the gig show that they were certainly advertised as The Doomed (see also 14 December Dundee show comments).
Thursday 14 December - College of Art, Dundee
Set included: Jet Boy Jet Girl, Teenage Dream, Stretcher Case, Ballroom Blitz, Daytripper, Burglar, Help, Stab Your Back, Problem Child, She's No Angel.
Comments: Support from The Tools. Gary Holton on vocals. There are references to the band playing as 'The Nightmares in The Dark' rather than 'The Doomed' for this show... and this reference has made it into Damned folklore due to a bootleg of the gig being marked-up as such. A contributor to the site wrote 'they were definitely billed as The Doomed (confirmed by a poster of the show which clearly states 'The Doomed')... but... as the story goes... the promotor scrubbed out The Doomed and wrote 'Nightmares in the Dark' for the Dundee gig (and possibly some others?)' - this seems like a credible account of events.
Thursday 14 December - Ruffles, Aberdeen
Comments: Gig rearranged for 13 December.
Wednesday 13 December - Ruffles, Aberdeen
Set: unknown.
Comments: Gig rearranged from 14 December. Gary Holton on vocals. There are references to the band playing as 'The Nightmares in The Dark' rather than 'The Doomed' for this show... but no supporting evidence has been found (see also 14 December Dundee show comments).
Saturday 9 December - Russell Club, Manchester
Set: unknown.
Comments: Appeared as as The Doomed.
Friday 8 December - Eric's, Liverpool
Set: unknown.
Comments: Appeared as as The Doomed.
Sunday 3 December - McGonnagles, Dublin
Set: unknown.
Comments: Appeared as as The Doomed.
Saturday 2 December - Arcadia, Cork
Set: unknown.
Comments: Appeared as as The Doomed.
Friday 1 December - The Pound, Belfast
Set: unknown.
Comments: Appeared as as The Doomed.
Thursday 30 November - The Pound, Belfast
Set: unknown.
Comments: Appeared as as The Doomed.
Wednesday 29 November - Arcadia, Portrush
Set: unknown.
Comments: Appeared as as The Doomed.
Sunday 12 November - xx, Le Havre, France
Set: unknown.
Comments: Appeared as as The Doomed. Matinee performance.
Friday 10 November - Bataclan, Paris, France
Set possibly: Jet Boy Jet Girl, Teenage Dream, Born To Kill, Burglar, Ballroom Blitz, Looking At You, Help, Stab Your Back, Anti-pope, Stretcher Case, New Rose, Problem Child, Neat Neat Neat, New Rose (reprise), Neat Neat Neat (reprise).
Comments: Appeared as as The Doomed, Algy Ward replaced Henry Badowski on bass.
Sunday 29 October - The Greyhound, Croydon
Set: Jet Boy Jet Girl, Teenage Dream, Born to Kill, Burglar, Ballroom Blitz, Looking At You, Help, Stab Your Back, Antipope, Stretcher Case, New Rose, Problem Child, Neat Neat Neat, New Rose (again), Neat Neat Neat (again).
Comments: Appeared as as The Doomed - last show with Henry Badowski on bass. Support from Snivelling Shits.
Tuesday 24 October - The Mayfair, Birmingham
Set: unknown.
Comments: Appeared as as The Doomed. Support from The Fashion. Rearranged gig, originally intended for a new venue on 5 October (The Gig), that was not to required council standards by the time it was due to open. A contributor to this site wrote 'Great gig but hardly anyone was there as it was billed as the Doomed'.
Saturday 21 October - The Focus, Peterborough
Set: unknown.
Comments: Appeared as as The Doomed.
Friday 20 October - The Mandalla Hall, Sussex University, Brighton
Set: unknown.
Comments: Appeared as as The Doomed. Support from The Molesters.
Thursday 19 October - Royal College of Art, London
Set: Teenage Dream, Second Time Around, Problem Child, Burglar, Ballroom Blitz, Looking At You, Help, Stab Your Back, Antipope, New Rose, Jet Boy Jet Girl, Stretcher Case, Neat Neat Neat.
Comments: Appeared as as The Doomed. The Members, The Softies and The Crack also on the bill. Mike Rossi (ex of Slaughter & the Dogs) joined the Doomed on stage.
Saturday 14 October - Rock Garden, Middlesborough
Set: unknown.
Comments: Appeared as as The Doomed. Gig confirmed as having taken place.
Friday 13 October - Mayflower, Manchester
Set: unknown.
Comments: Appeared as as The Doomed on the reopening night for The Mayflower. Support from The Straits and Johnny G(?) or Ivor Biggun(?).
Thursday 12 October - The Foundry, Canterbury
Set: unknown.
Comments: Appeared as as The Doomed.
Tuesday 10 October - Fan Club - Brannigan's, Leeds
Set: unknown.
Comments: Appeared as as The Doomed. Support from Xpelaires.
Saturday 7 October - Polytechnic, Leicester
Set: unknown.
Comments: Appeared as as The Doomed.
Friday 6 October - The Porterhouse, Retford
Set included: Burglar, Help, New Rose, Neat Neat Neat, Teenage Dream, Arnold Layne, Jet Boy Jet Girl, .
Comments: Appeared as as The Doomed. Included a short rendition of 'We're All Going Down The Pub'.
Thursday 5 October - The Gig, Birmingham
Comments: This new venue had to have its opening delayed as it was not 'to council standards', hence this gig was rearranged for 24 October at The Mayfair.
Wednesday 4 October - The Stowaway, Newport
Set: unknown.
Comments: Support was probably Victimize. Appeared as as The Doomed (Dave Vanian, Captain Sensible, Rat Scabies & Henry Badowski).
Tuesday 3 October - The Gig, Birmingham
Comments: Although there was some advertising for The Doomed at this venue on 3 October (rather than the more widely advertised 5 October) it is presumed to be erroneous as 'New Wave' night was always intended to be Thursday's.
Friday 29 September - Metro, Plymouth
Set: unknown.
Comments: Appeared as as The Doomed (Dave Vanian, Captain Sensible, Rat Scabies & Henry Badowski).
Thursday 28 September - The Greyhound, Croydon
Set: unknown.
Wednesday 27 September - Bones, Reading
Set: Teenage Dream, Antipope, Problem Child, Looking At You, New Rose, Burglar, Machine Gun Etiquette, Arnold Layne, Ballroom Blitz, Stretcher Case.
Comments: Advertised as Rat Scabies, Johnny Sensible, Dave Vanian + guests. Support from The Infra Red Helicopters.
Tuesday 5 September - Electric Ballroom, Camden, London
Set: Jet Boy Jet Girl, Stretcher Case, Antipope, Second Time Around, Problem Child, Silver Machine, Burglar, Looking At You, Neat Neat Neat, Help, Kill, Stab Your Back, City Kids, New Rose, I Feel Alright, Neat Neat Neat.
Comments: Gig originally billed as 'Les Punks' but later as The Doomed - Dave Vanian, Captain Sensible (now on lead guitar), Rat Scabies and Lemmy on bass. Some reporting from the time suggests that 'Don't Cry Wolf' was also played.
Saturday 22 July - Volkshaus, Zurich, Switzerland
Comments: CANCELLED - presumably arranged prior to the break-up of The Damned. Intended support was Dieter Meier and Kleenex.
Saturday 8 April - Rainbow, Finsbury Park, London
Set: I Fall, You Take My Money, Stretcher Case, Don’t Cry Wolf, Fan Club, Neat Neat Neat, Help, Sick Of Being Sick, Fish, You Know, Problem Child, Creep, Politics, So Messed Up, New Rose. encore - I Feel Alright, Born To Kill .
Comments: Althought the band had officially split, they reformed for a farewell gig. Dave Vanian had left to join The Doctors of Madness, Rat Scabies had formed The White Cats, Lu & Jon Moss had a project call The Edge, Brian James formed Tanz Der Youth, Captain Sensible was playing with Johnny Moped and with The Softies. A contributor to this site wrote 'Captain opened the gig with a competition to see who could spit in his mouth! He also wore a Nazi armband for the gig (something he is ashamed of today).' Rat Scabies was in the crowd and invited by Captain Sensible to join the band on stage to play a second drum kit - for half the set & the encore, Rat Scabies & Jon Moss drummed together. Additionally, Lol Coxhill joined them to play on a long version of You Know. Support from The Soft Boys, Johnny Moped and Prof & The Profettes.
Sunday 19 February - London
Comment: Presumably CANCELLED?
Friday 17 February - Barbarella's, Birmingham
Comment: CANCELLED (press comment...because they are concentrating all their energies on developing what they call "a radically new act").
Tuesday 14 February - Victoria Hall, Keighley
Comment: CANCELLED (press comment...because they are concentrating all their energies on developing what they call "a radically new act"). Some advertising for the time shows Nikkers Club but more specific Nikkers advertising indicates it was actually intended for Victoria Hall.
Saturday 11 February - College of Further Education, Oxford
Set: unknown.
Comments: Gig confirmed as going ahead, a contributor to this site wrote - 'I was at this gig. The Damned were the lead act supported by Japan and The Tourists. We also spotted Micky Most in the audience along with a number of security guards with alsations. A great evening and my first live punk gig - happy days!'
Monday 23 January - Castaways, Plymouth
Set: unknown.
Saturday 21 January - Technical College, Loughborough
Set: unknown.
Sunday 15 January - The Greyhound, Croydon
Set: I Fall, You Take My Money, Creep, Fan Club, Politics, Neat Neat Neat, Problem Child, Sick of Being Sick, Idiot Box, Stretcher Case, Don't Cry Wolf, Help, So Messed Up, New Rose, I Feel Alright, Born To Kill.
Comments: Support from Johnny Moped. Dave Burke supposedly deputised for Jon Moss on drums, JM having been involved in a car crash. Set possibly finished with another playing of 'Don't Cry Wolf'.
Live Performances Index
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 1976
Naz Nomad & The Nightmares The Phantom Chords Captain Sensible
Selected Miscellany Unresolved issues Site updates
Page content last reviewed/updated on: 22 January 2013.
whiterabbitskgs@tiscali.co.uk