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The Damned: Live Performances - 1983
Saturday 31 December - Bearpit, Newcastle
Set: There Ain't No Sanity Clause, Disco Man, Ignite, Stranger On The Town, Wait For The Blackout, Do The Blitz, Melody Lee, Born To Kill, Love Song, Neat Neat Neat, Looking At You, New Rose, Smash It Up, Noise Noise Noise, Hippy Hippy Shake, Burglar, Happy Talk, I Just Can't Be Happy Today, We Love You, I Feel Alright.
Comments: Xmas Be Damned gig. Captain Sensible sang a short piece of 'Blue Is The Colour' prior to 'Happy Talk'. Support on the night was from local band - Spittin' Blood.
Friday 30 December - Queens Hall, Leeds (Punk Festival)
Set: There Ain't No Sanity Clause, Disco Man, Ignite, Stranger On The Town, Wait For The Blackout, Do The Blitz, Melody Lee, Born To Kill, Feel The Pain, Love Song, Neat Neat Neat, Smash It Up, Noise Noise Noise, Looking At You, New Rose, Hippy Hippy Shake, Roll Over Beethoven.
Comments: The bill also included - Screamin Lord Sutch, UK Subs, GBH, Angelic Upstarts, Abrasive Wheels, Chelsea, Newtown Neurotics, English Dogs, Partisans. A short 'version' of Happy Talk was included before Smash It Up. Screamin Lord Sutch joined The Damned on stage for vocals on 'Hippy Hippy Shake' and 'Roll Over Beethoven'.
Thursday 29 December - Bearpit, Newcastle
Set: There Ain't No Sanity Clause, Disco Man, Ignite, Stranger On The Town, Wait For The Blackout, Do The Blitz, Melody Lee, Born To Kill, Feel The Pain, Love Song, Neat Neat Neat, Looking At You, Smash It Up, Noise Noise Noise, New Rose, Hippy Hippy Shake, We Love You, I Feel Alright.
Comments: Xmas Be Damned gig. Support on the night was from local band - Painted Faces.
Wednesday 28 December - Penthouse, Glasgow
Set: There Ain't No Sanity Clause, Disco Man, Ignite, Stranger On The Town, Wait For The Blackout, Do The Blitz, Melody Lee, Born To Kill, Feel The Pain, Love Song, Neat Neat Neat, Looking At You, Smash It Up, Noise Noise Noise, New Rose, Hippy Hippy Shake, We Love You, I Feel Alright.
Comments: Xmas Be Damned gig.
Tuesday 27 December - Royal Court, Liverpool
Set: There Ain't No Sanity Clause, Disco Man, Ignite, Stranger On The Town, Wait For The Blackout, Do The Blitz, Born To Kill, Melody Lee, 13th Floor Vendetta, Feel The Pain, Love Song, Neat Neat Neat, Looking At You, Smash It Up, Noise Noise Noise, New Rose, Hippy Hippy Shake, We Love You, I Feel Alright.
Comments: Xmas Be Damned gig. Support from The Volcanoes.
Monday 26 December - Crocs, Rayleigh
Set: Sanity Clause, Disco Man, Ignite, Stranger On The Town, Wait For The Blackout, Do The Blitz, Is It A Dream, Melody Lee, 13th Floor Vendetta, Feel The Pain, Love Song, Neat Neat Neat, Looking At You. encore 1 - Smash It Up, Noise Noise Noise. encore 2 - New Rose, Hippy Shake, We Love You. encore3 - Lovely Money, I Feel Alright, Wild Thing, Pretty Vacant.
Comments: Support from Last Laugh. The contributor of details for the show indicated that - 'Following 'We Love You', Captain's amp blew up - literally - and he continued the gig with a small practice amp). also, 'Wild Thing' and 'Pretty Vacant' had Rat on guitar, Captain on drums, Roman on bass.
Sunday 11 September - Hammersmith Palais, London
Set: Born To Kill, Disco Man, Ignite, Generals, Stranger On The Town, Wait For The Blackout, I Just Can't Be Happy Today, Do The Blitz, Limit Club, Melody Lee, Love Song, Neat Neat Neat, Looking At You, Smash It Up, New Rose, Noise Noise Noise, Hippy Hippy Shake, Love Song, Happy Talk, Wild Thing.
Comments: Intended support was Play Dead, Flesh For Lulu and Dormannu (later ads & info showed Beast but not Dormannu (support on the night confirmed as 3 support bands played: Flesh For Lulu, Play Dead, The Beast). 'Happy Talk' had Roman on bass, 'Wild Thing' had Rat on guitar and vocals, Roman on drums.
Saturday 10 September - Croc's, Rayleigh
Set list: Born To Kill, Disco Man, Ignite, Generals, Stranger On The Town, Wait For The Blackout, I Just Can't Be Happy Today, Do The Blitz, Limit Club, Melody Lee, Love Song, Neat Neat Neat, Looking At You, Smash It Up, New Rose, Noise Noise Noise, Hippy Hippy Shake, Happy Talk.
Comments: Advertised support as The Volcanoes.
Friday 9 September - Ashton Metro, Ashton Under Lyne, Manchester
Set: Born To Kill, Disco Man, Ignite, Generals, Stranger On The Town, Wait For The Blackout, I Just Can't Be Happy Today, Do The Blitz, Limit Club, Melody Lee, Love Song, Neat Neat Neat, Smash It Up, New Rose, Noise Noise Noise, Hippy Hippy Shake, Looking At You.
Comments: Support from Beast and The Volcanoes (The Volcanoes confirmed as appearing by a contributor to this site who arrived after the start, so Beast unconfirmed as appearing). Following 'Looking At You', Captain sang a short piece of 'Happy Talk'.
Thursday 8 September - Tower Ballroom, Birmingham
Set: Born To Kill, Disco Man, Ignite, Generals, Stranger On The Town, Wait For The Blackout, I Just Can't Be Happy Today, Do The Blitz, Limit Club, Melody Lee, Love Song, Neat Neat Neat, Looking At You, Smash It Up, New Rose, Hippy Hippy Shake, Noise Noise Noise, Happy Talk.
Comments: Beast and The Volcano's supported. First live performance of Do The Blitz. A contributor to this site wrote 'Dave Vanian came on stage with his gloves on fire, very dramatic, but struggled to put out the flames and did look a bit worried. I also remember several punks uprooting some plastic palm trees and crowdsurfing them!'.
Wednesday 7 September - Sherwood Rooms, Nottingham
Set: Born To Kill, Disco Man, Ignite, Generals, Stranger On The Town, Wait For The Blackout, I Just Can't Be Happy Today, Limit Club, Bad Time For Bonzo, Love Song, Neat Neat Neat, Looking At You, Smash It Up, New Rose, Noise Noise Noise, Hippy Hippy Shake.
Comments: Beast were due to support.
Saturday 13 August - Knebworth (Punk Festival)
Comments: CANCELLED - Although the hall was booked, no deposit was forthcoming for the bands and the promoters called the show off at short notice. Intended support from Anti Nowhere League, The Meteors, War Dance, Blue Condition and Screaming Lobsters.
Sunday 10 July - Hammersmith Palais, London
Set: Ignite, Disco Man, I Just Can't Be Happy Today, Stranger On The Town, Wait For The Blackout, Dr. Jekyll & Mr Hyde, Dozen Girls, Limit Club, Bad Time For Bonzo, Melody Lee, Love Song, Looking At You, Smash It Up, Noise Noise Noise, Curtain Call, Hippy Hippy Shake, New Rose, Neat Neat Neat, Born To Kill.
Comments: Intended support from Lords of The New Church, Blood & Roses and Le Mat (All 3 bands confirmed as having played).
Wednesday 22 June - Barrymore's Music Hall, Ottawa, Ontario
Set: unknown.
Comments: Support from Forgotten Rebels.
Friday 17 June - East Side Club, Philadelphia
Set: Ignite, Disco Man, Generals, I Just Can't Be Happy Today, Stranger On The Town, Wait For The Blackout, Plan 9 Channel 7, Born To Kill, Limit Club, Melody Lee, Love Song, Looking At You, Smash It Up, Neat Neat Neat, New Rose, Noise Noise Noise, Hippy Hippy Shake, I Feel Alright.
Comments: Supported by Little Gents and Lou Miami & Kosmetix.
Thursday 16 June - Ontario Theatre, Washington
Set: unknown.
Comments: Support from Anti Nowhere League and Minor Threat II.
Monday 13 June - The Living Room, Providence, Rhode Island
Set: unknown.
Comments: The set has been 'reported as' the same as 17 June, with the addition of 'Wipe Out' (ending the set).
Saturday 11 June - Brooklyn Zoo, New York
Set: unknown.
Friday 10 June - St. Andrews Hall, Detroit, Michigan
Set included: I'm a Believer.
Sunday 5 June - Country Club, Reseda, California
Set: Ignite, Disco Man, Generals, I Just Can't Be Happy Today, Stranger On The Town, Wait For The Blackout, Plan 9 Channel 7, Born To Kill, Limit Club, Melody Lee, Love Song, Looking At You, New Rose, Neat Neat Neat, Noise Noise Noise, Hippy Hippy Shake, I Feel Alright, Happy Talk, I'm A Believer, Wild Thing, Love Song (again), Stranger on the Town (reprise of chorus).
Comments: 1st known airing of I'm a Believer. Roman on guitar for I'm A Believer, For Wild Thing... Rat Scabies on guitar & vocals whilst Captain Sensible was on drums and vocals.
Saturday 4 June - Country Club, Reseda, California
Set: unknown.
Wednesday 1 June - Numbers, Westheimer, Houston, Texas
Set: unknown.
xx June - Eagle Hippodrome, Seattle
Set: unknown.
Comments: In the early 1980s many punk, new-wave and early rap artists performed at what its promoters called the Eagles Hippodrome. The last rock concert in June 1983 featured the British band The Damned.
Monday 30 May - Ground Zero, Twin Hills
Set: unknown.
Sunday 29 May - Adams Avenue Theatre, San Diego, California
Set: unknown.
Friday 27 May - Network, Long Island, New York
Set: Ignite, Disco Man, I Just Can't Be Happy Today, Wait For The Blackout, Stranger On The Town, Plan 9 Channel 7, Curtain Call, Born To Kill, Limit Club, Melody Lee, Love Song, Looking At You, Smash It Up, Neat Neat Neat, New Rose, Noise Noise Noise, Hippy Hippy Shake, I Feel Alright, Love Song.
Friday 20 May - The Greyhound, Fulham
Comments: See Naz Nomad & The Nightmares.
Saturday 7 May - Brockwell Park (CND Festival)
Set: Neat Neat Neat, Disco Man, Wait For The Blackout, Ignite, Born To Kill, Limit Club, Love Song, Smash It Up, Noise Noise Noise, Stranger on the Town.
Comments: Bill included Hazel O' Connor, Madness and The Style Council.
Saturday 30 April - The Greyhound, Fulham
Comments: See Naz Nomad & The Nightmares.
Friday 25 March - Goldiggers, Chippenham
Set: Ignite, Disco Man, Generals, I Just Can't Be Happy Today, Plan 9 Channel 7, Stranger On The Town, Wait For The Blackout, Born To Kill, Bad Time For Bonzo, Limit Club, Melody Lee, Looking At You, Love Song, Neat Neat Neat, New Rose, Smash It Up, Hippy Hippy Shake, Noise Noise Noise, Happy Talk, Love Song (reprise), So What, Shakin' All Over.
Comments: Last gig of tour. Support from Anti-Nowhere League. So What with Anti-Nowhere League & Rat Scabies playing guitar.
Thursday 24 March - The Ace, Brixton, London
Set: Ignite, Disco Man, Generals, I Just Can't Be Happy Today, Stranger On The Town, Wait For The Blackout, Born To Kill, Curtain Call, Bad Time For Bonzo, Melody Lee, Looking At You, Love Song, Neat Neat Neat, New Rose, Smash It Up, Hippy Hippy Shake, Noise Noise Noise, Happy Talk.
Comments: Apparently over 1000 people were turned away from this sell-out concert.
Wednesday 23 March - Dingwalls, Sheffield
Set: Ignite, Disco Man, Generals, I Just Can't Be Happy Today, Plan 9 Channel 7, Stranger On The Town, Wait For The Blackout, Born To Kill, Bad Time For Bonzo, Limit Club, Melody Lee, Looking At You, Love Song, Neat Neat Neat, New Rose, Smash It Up, Noise Noise Noise, Hippy Hippy Shake, Happy Talk, Pretty Vacant / Burglar (medley).
Tuesday 22 March - Dingwalls, Newcastle
Set: Ignite, Disco Man, Generals, I Just Can't Be Happy Today, Plan 9 Channel 7, Stranger On The Town, Wait For The Blackout, Born To Kill, Bad Time For Bonzo, Limit Club, Melody Lee, Looking At You, Love Song, Neat Neat Neat, New Rose, Smash It Up, Noise Noise Noise, Hippy Hippy Shake, Happy Talk.
Comments: Support on the night was from The Threats. A contributor to this site states "Although the venue was sold out well in advance, bouncers taking backhanders let in an estimated 400 punters on the night. It was ridiculous, the stage barrier collapsed, PA fucked up, and the place ended up trashed!" Another contributor wrote "The ceiling also partly caved in as well! Earlier, while waiting outside in the queue in the freezing cold, Rat & the Captain came out and announced that they were going to the 'Dog & Parrot' to drink real ale and off they went down the street. The gig was really late starting as a result".
Monday 21 March - Dingwalls, Hull
Set: Ignite, Disco Man, Generals, I Just Can't Be Happy Today, Stranger On The Town, Wait For The Blackout, Born To Kill, Bad Time For Bonzo, Limit Club, Melody Lee, Plan 9 Channel 7, Looking At You, New Rose, Smash It Up, Neat Neat Neat, Love Song, Hippy Hippy Shake, Noise Noise Noise, Happy Talk.
Saturday 19 March - City Hall, St. Albans
Set: Ignite, Disco Man, Generals, Stranger On The Town, I Just can't Be Happy Today, Stranger On The Town, Wait For The Blackout, Born To Kill, Bad Time For Bonzo, Limit Club, Melody Lee, Love Song, Neat Neat Neat, New Rose, Smash It Up, Looking At You, Hippy Hippy Shake, Noise Noise Noise, Happy Talk.
Comments: Bryn Merrick's first gig. Support from Sleep Eaters.
Thursday 17 March - Warwick University, Coventry
Set: unknown.
Thursday 17 March - Loughborough University
Set: unknown.
Saturday 5 February - Rock Ola, Madrid, Spain
Set: Ignite, Disco Man, Generals, I Just Can't Be Happy Today, Stranger On The Town, Wait For The Blackout, Bad Time For Bonzo, Limit Club, Melody Lee, Love Song, New Rose, Noise Noise Noise, Smash It Up, Noise Noise Noise, Looking At You, Neat Neat Neat, Ballroom Blitz, Hippy Hippy Shake, Happy Talk.
Comments: A short piece of Viva Espana was played prior to Ballroom Blitz.
Friday 4 February - Rock Ola, Madrid, Spain
Set: Ignite, Disco Man, Generals, I Just Can't Be Happy Today, Stranger On The Town, Wait For The Blackout, Bad Time For Bonzo, Limit Club, Melody Lee, Love Song, New Rose, Noise Noise Noise, Smash It Up, Looking At You, Hippy Hippy Shake, Neat Neat Neat, Ballroom Blitz.
Comments: A short piece of Viva Espana was played prior to Noise Noise Noise.
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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