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The Damned: Live Performances - 1981
Thursday 24 December - The Greyhound, Fulham, London
Set: unknown.
Comments: The Greyhound advertised this as 'The Damned Christmas Party'.
Sunday 20 December - Queen's Hall, Leeds (Christmas on Earth Punk Festival)
Set: Lively Arts, Wait For The Blackout, Disco Man, I Just Can't Be Happy Today, Plan 9 Channel 7, Melody Lee, Gun Fury, Noise Noise Noise, Limit Club, Dr Jekyll & Mr Hyde, Love Song, Neat Neat Neat, New Rose, Smash It Up.
Comments: Christmas on Earth was advertised as also featuring Bow Wow Wow, The Exploited, UK Subs, Black Flag, Anti-Pasti, Chron Gen, Chelsea, Vice Squad, Trockener Kecks, Lama, The Insane, Charge, & GBH.
Sunday 6 December - Lyceum, London
Set: Lively Arts, Wait for The Blackout, Disco Man, I Just Can't Be Happy Today, Plan 9 Channel 7, Limit Club, Gun Fury, Melody Lee, Fan Club, Noise Noise Noise, Love Song, Neat Neat Neat, New Rose, Smash It Up, Citadel, Looking At You.
Comments: Support from Anti Nowhere League, Charge, Black Flag and Chelsea.
Saturday 5 December - Pavilion, West Runton, Cromer
Set: unknown.
Comments: Support from Anti Nowhere League.
Friday 4 December - Wirrina Stadium, Peterborough
Set included: Pretty Vacant.
Comments: Anti Nowhere League and Chelsea in support.
Thursday 3 December - Locarno, Portsmouth
Set: unknown.
Comments: Support from Anti Nowhere League.
Tuesday 1 December - King Charles Hotel, Gillingham
Set: Lively Arts, Wait for The Blackout, Disco Man, I Just Can't Be Happy Today, Plan 9 Channel 7, Melody Lee, Fan Club, Noise Noise Noise, Limit Club, Dr Jekyll & Mr Hyde, Love Song, Neat Neat Neat, New Rose, Smash It Up, Citadel, Looking At You, Pretty Vacant.
Monday 30 November - Queensway Hall, Dunstable
Set: Lively Arts, Wait For The Blackout, Disco Man, I Just Can't Be Happy Today, Plan 9 Channel 7, Melody Lee, Gun Fury, Fan Club, Nights In White Satin, Noise Noise Noise, Limit Club, Love Song, Neat Neat Neat, New Rose, Smash It Up, Citadel.
Comments: Support from Anti Nowhere League. A contributor to the officialdamned.com forum wrote of this gig - "Crap sound due to "clever" hall design - a large oval with the stage at one end - which meant that you had to stand in the middle to hear equally in both ears! Sounds wierd I know, but that is how it was. A load of local yobs hijacked the gig fairly early on and "sieg heil" was being shouted constantly. A big fight broke out about 45 minutes into gig, which DV, Captain and crew attempted to stop with only limited success. Horrible atmosphere after that. The band played well but the performance was tainted by what had happened. No encores that night. I guess they couldn't wait to get off, and I was out the door and on my way home as soon as the last note faded away".
Sunday 29 November - Locarno, Bristol
Set: Lively Arts, Wait for The Blackout, Disco Man, I Just Can't Be Happy Today, Plan 9 Channel 7, Melody Lee, Gun Fury, Fan Club, Noise Noise Noise, Limit Club, Dr Jekyll & Mr Hyde, Love Song, Neat Neat Neat, Drum solo, New Rose, Smash It Up, Looking At You, Ballroom Blitz.
Comments: Support from Anti Nowhere League. Guest appearance of Lol Coxhill on saxophone.
Saturday 28 November - Royal Court, Liverpool
Set: Lively Arts, Wait For The Blackout, Disco Man, I Just Can't Be Happy Today, Plan 9 Channel 7, Melody Lee, Gun Fury, Fan Club, Noise Noise Noise, Limit Club, Dr Jekyll & Mr Hyde, Love Song, Neat Neat Neat, New Rose, Burglar, Pretty Vacant, 2 Pints Of Lager & A Packet Of Crisps Please.
Comments: Support from Anti Nowhere League.
Friday 27 November - Victoria Hall, Hanley, Stoke
Set: Lively Arts, Wait For The Blackout, Disco Man, I Just Can't Be Happy Today, Plan 9 Channel 7, Melody Lee, Gun Fury, Fan Club, Noise Noise Noise, Limit Club, Dr Jekyll & Mr Hyde, Love Song, Neat Neat Neat, New Rose, Smash It Up, Citadel, Billy Bad Breaks, Looking At You.
Comments: Support from The Anti-Nowhere League. A short piece of 'Summer Nights' was played prior to 'Disco Man'.
Thursday 26 November - King George's Hall, Blackburn
Setlist: Lively Arts, Wait For The Blackout, Disco Man, I Just Can't Be Happy Today, Plan 9 Channel 7, Gun Fury, Melody Lee, Fan Club, Noise Noise Noise, Limit Club, Dr Jekyll and Mr Hyde, Love Song, Neat Neat Neat, Rat Scabies Drum Solo, New Rose, Smash It Up, Citadel
Comments: Tosh on keyboards. Anti Nowhere League and Chelsea intended for support - however, a contributors to this site wrote 'ANL definitely supported, but Chelsea did NOT appear'. There is evidence to suggest that 'Pretty Vacant' and 'Looking At You' were also played.
Wednesday 25 November - Locarno, Birmingham
Set: Lively Arts, Wait For The Blackout, Disco Man, I Just Can't Be Happy Today, Plan 9 Channel 7, Melody Lee, Gun Fury, Fan Club, Limit Club, Dr Jekyll & Mr Hyde, Love Song, Neat Neat Neat, New Rose, Smash It Up, Citadel, Noise Noise Noise, Looking At You.
Comments: Support form Anti Nowhere League and GBH.
Tuesday 24 November - Top Rank, Cardiff
Set: unknown.
Comments: Support from Anti Nowhere League.
Monday 23 November - Top Rank, Brighton
Set: Lively Arts, Wait For The Blackout, Disco Man, I Just Can't Be Happy Today, Plan 9 Channel 7, Melody Lee, Gun Fury, Fan Club, Noise Noise Noise, Limit Club, Dr Jekyll & Mr Hyde, Love Song, Neat Neat Neat, New Rose, Smash It Up, Citadel, Billy Bad Breaks.
Comments: Anti Nowhere League and Chelsea in support.
Sunday 22 November - Top Rank, Reading
Set: Lively Arts, Wait For The Blackout, Disco Man, I Just Can't Be Happy Today, Plan 9 Channel 7, Limit Club, Fan Club, Noise Noise Noise, Love Song, Neat Neat Neat, New Rose, Smash It Up, Citadel. encore - Looking At You, Love Song.
Comments: Anti Nowhere League and Chelsea in support.
Saturday 21 November - University, Manchester
Set: unknown.
Comments: Support from Anti Nowhere League.
Friday 20 November - The Pier Pavilion, Colwyn Bay
Set: unknown.
Comments: Support from Anti Nowhere League.
Thursday 19 November - Victoria Hall, Hanley, Stoke
Comments: CANCELLED - rescheduled for 27 November. Intended support from Anti Nowhere League.
Thursday 19 November - Tiffany's, Bradford
Comments: CANCELLED.
Wednesday 18 November - De Montfort Hall, Leicester
Set: unknown.
Comments: Support from Anti Nowhere League.
Tuesday 17 November - Gaskins Plus One, Middlesbrough
Set: unknown.
Comments: Support from Anti Nowhere League.
Monday 16 November - Rotters, Doncaster
Set: Lively Arts, Wait For The Blackout, Disco Man, Billy Bad Breaks, I Just Can't Be Happy Today, Plan 9 Channel 7, Limit Club, Gun Fury, Dr Jekyll & Mr Hyde, Fan Club, Noise Noise Noise, Love Song, Neat Neat Neat, New Rose, Smash It Up, Citadel, Looking At You.
Comments: Support from Anti Nowhere League.
Sunday 15 November - Town Hall, Grimsby
Set: unknown.
Comments: Support from Anti Nowhere League. Presumed to have been arranged as an alternative venue to The Lyceum, Sheffield.
Sunday 15 November - Lyceum, Sheffield
Comments: The Friday 13th EP advertising included tour dates - one of these dates showed this gig. However, other advertising from the time shows The Town Hall, Grimsby- it seems likely that the intended venue was altered.
Saturday 14 November - Pavilion / Town Hall, Skegness
Set: unknown.
Comments: Support from Anti Nowhere League. The Friday 13th EP advertising included tour dates - one of these dates showed this gig as intended for The Pavilion. However, other advertising from the time shows The Town Hall - it seems likely that the intended venue was altered.
Friday 13 November - Odeon, Edinburgh
Set probably: Lively Arts, Wait For The Blackout, Disco Man, Billy Bad Breaks, I Just Can't Be Happy Today, Plan 9 Channel 7, Dr Jekyll & Mr Hyde, Fan Club, Noise Noise Noise, Limit Club, Love Song, Neat Neat Neat, New Rose, Smash It Up, Citadel, Looking At You, Melody Lee, Love Song (again)?, Ballroom Blitz.
Comments: Support from Anti Nowhere League. Release performance of Friday 13th EP.
Thursday 12 November - Mayfair, Newcastle
Set: Lively Arts, Wait For The Blackout, Disco Man, Billy Bad Breaks, I Just Can't Be Happy Today, Plan 9 Channel 7, Gun Fury, Dr Jekyll & Mr Hyde, Noise Noise Noise, Limit Club, Smash It Up (pt2), Love Song, Neat Neat Neat, New Rose, Citadel, Ballroom Blitz.
Comments: Support from Anti Nowhere League.
Friday 18 September - Phoenix Hall, Polytechnic, Sheffield
Set: I Fall, Wait For The Blackout, Lively Arts, I Just Can't Be Happy Today, Dr. Jekyll & Mr Hyde, Smash It Up, Drinking About My Baby, Melody Lee, Hit or Miss, Noise Noise Noise, Love Song, Neat Neat Neat, New Rose, Looking At You, Ballroom Blitz, Looking At You.
Comments: Support from Rough Copy. Charlie Harper played harmonica on 'Looking At You'. Part of a wider project of gigs for the unemployed - advertising indicated that tickets would be made available to the unemployed, from various South Yorkshire outlets, the day before each concert.
Saturday 8 August - Mayflower, Manchester (evening show)
Set: I Fall, Wait For The Blackout, Lively Arts, I Just Can't Be Happy Today, Plan 9 Channel 7, Dr Jekyll & Mr Hyde, Smash It Up, Gun Fury, Melody Lee, Love Song, Neat Neat Neat, New Rose, Looking At You.
Saturday 8 August - Alexandra Park, Manchester (Northern Carnival Against The Missiles) (afternoon show)
Set: Wait For The Blackout, Lively Arts, I Just Can't Be Happy Today, Plan 9 Channel 7, Dr Jekyll & Mr Hyde, Smash It Up, Drinking About My Baby, Melody Lee, Hit or Miss, Noise Noise Noise, Love Song, Neat Neat Neat / New Rose (medley), Drum solo, New Rose, Ballroom Blitz, Looking At You.
Comments: Free show. Bill included John Cooper Clarke, The Freshies, Beat Roots, Harlem Spirit (It seems that Ronnie Lane, Thomson Twins & Hawkwind all put pulled-out).
Sunday 12 July - Lyceum, London
Set: I Fall, Wait For The Blackout, Lively Arts, I Just Can't Be Happy Today, Plan 9 Channel 7, Dr. Jekyll & Mr Hyde, Smash It Up, Drinking About My Baby, Melody Lee, Looking At You, Noise Noise Noise, Love Song, Neat Neat Neat, New Rose, I Feel Alright, I Just Can't Take Any More, Shakin' All Over.
Comments: Support from Ruts DC, Anti Pasti & Charge. 'I Just Can't Take Any More' with Jock from The Straps.
Sunday 5 July - Lyceum, London
Set: I Fall, Wait For The Blackout, Lively Arts, I Just Can't Be Happy Today, Plan 9 Channel 7, Smash It Up, Dr. Jekyll & Mr Hyde, Drinking About My Baby, Melody Lee, Love Song, Neat Neat Neat, New Rose, I Feel Alright, Ballroom Blitz, In A Rut, Love Song (reprise).
Comments: 5th anniversary gig. Support from Ruts DC, Anti-Nowhere League & Vice Squad.
Friday 3 July - Weissenohe, West Germany
Set: I Fall, Wait For The Blackout, Lively Arts, I Just Can't Be Happy Today, Plan 9 Channel 7, Dr. Jekyll & Mr Hyde, Smash It Up, Drinking About My Baby, Melody Lee, Hit Or Miss, Noise Noise Noise, Love Song, Neat Neat Neat, New Rose, I Feel Alright, Ballroom Blitz, Pretty vacant, Shakin' All Over.
Comments: Venue unknown, however, The Ruts apparently played a nightclub called 'To Act' in Weissenohe the previous year and as the population of this rural area was believed to only be around 1000, it seems likely that it was the same location.
Saturday 20 June - Koria, Finland (Rymyrock Festival)
Set included: Wait For The Blackout, Lively Arts, I Just Can't Be Happy Today, Hit Or Miss.
Comments: Rymyrock (or Kesärock) = summer rock.
Thursday 18 June - Tavastia Club, Helsinki, Finland
Set: unknown.
Wednesday 10 June - The Basement Bar, Clarendon Hotel, London
Set: see DamnedDeadSham Band.
Comments: A Damned gig that wasn't actually The Damned? Gig advertised as The Damned... One-off special featuring Rat Scabies, Brian James, Stiv Bators, Kermit and special guests plus 2 support bands. See DamnedDeadSham Band.
Sunday 26 April - Unity Hall, Wakefield
Set: unknown.
Comments: Support from Anti Nowhere League.
Saturday 25 April - Town Hall, Walsall
Set: unknown.
Comments: Support from Anti Nowhere League.
Friday 24 April - Music Hall, Shrewsbury
Set: unknown.
Comments: Support from Anti Nowhere League and Fear of Flying.
Tuesday 21 April - Greyhound, Fulham, London
Set: unknown.
Comments: Advertised support - Dolly Mixture.
Monday 20 April - Greyhound, Fulham, London
Set: unknown.
Comments: Advertised support - Bite 'n' Be Playful.
Sunday 19 April - The Bridge House, London
Set: unknown.
Comments: Advertised support - The Whizz Kids.
Friday 17 April - The Star, Croydon
Set: I Fall, Wait For The Blackout, Drinkin' About My Baby, Hit or Miss, Melody Lee, Fan Club, Smash It Up, Lively Arts, Love Song, Neat Neat Neat, New Rose, Noise Noise Noise, I Feel Alright.
Comments: Support from The Straps. The Damned played this gig as The School Bullies. There was a false start to 'Fan Club'.
Tuesday 3 March - Hammersmith Palais, London
Set: I Fall, Wait For The Blackout, Drinking About My Baby, I Just Can't Be Happy Today, Plan 9 Channel 7, Hit or Miss, Fan Club, Dr Jekyll & Mr Hyde, Smash It Up, Lively Arts, Love Song, Neat Neat Neat, New Rose, Looking At You, Noise Noise Noise, Love Song (reprise).
Comments: Fan club show. Support seems to have been advertised as Splodge and Inner City Unit AND Splodge and The Soft Boys. The length of a Splodge bootleg tape for this date, and the recording quality compared with a Damned bootleg of this concert, suggests that Splodge, at least, did appear.
Wednesday 18 February - Basement Bar, Clarendon Hotel, London
Set: I Fall, Wait For The Blackout, Love Song, Hit or Miss, Drinking About My Baby, Fan Club, Smash It Up (pt2), Looking At You, Neat Neat Neat, Noise Noise Noise, Ballroom Blitz, I Just Can't Take Anymore, New Rose, Pretty Vacant, Love Song.
Comments: Advertised support from The Whizz Kids. Jock of The Straps on stage for 'I Just Can't Take Anymore'.
Wednesday 21 January - Gaskins, Middlesbrough
Set: unknown.
Comments: Support from The Necros.
Unknown
July - US tour
June/July - Finnish/German tour
xx - Southampton
Set: unknown.
Live Performances Index
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
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