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The Damned: Live Performances - 1989
Saturday 23 December - Academy, Brixton
Set: See Her Tonite, I Fall, New Rose, Help, Fan Club, Fish, Born To Kill, Neat Neat Neat, I Feel Alright, Plan 9 Channel 7, Noise Noise Noise, I Just Can't Be Happy Today, Smash It Up, Love Song, Turkey Song, Daytripper, Looking At You, The Last Time.
Comments: Farewell gigs. Dave Vanian, Captain Sensible, Brian James, Rat Scabies, Paul Gray. Support from Dr. & The Medics.
Thursday 21 December - Hummingbird, Birmingham
Set: See Her Tonite, I Fall, New Rose, Help, Fan Club, Fish, Born To Kill, Neat Neat Neat, I Feel Alright, Noise Noise Noise, I Just Can't Be Happy Today, Plan 9 Channel 7, Smash It Up, Love Song. encore 1 - Daytripper, Looking At You. encore 2 - The Last Time.
Comments: Farewell gigs. Dave Vanian, Captain Sensible, Brian James, Rat Scabies, Paul Gray. An audience member took Captain's beret during 'I Feel Alright' leading to a delay prior to 'Noise Noise Noise'.
Wednesday 20 December - Royal Court, Liverpool
Set: See Her Tonite, I Fall, New Rose, Help, Fan Club, Fish, Born To Kill, Neat Neat Neat, I Feel Alright, Plan 9 Channel 7, Noise Noise Noise, I Just Can't Be Happy Today, Sanity Clause, Smash It Up, Love Song. encore 1 - Daytripper, Looking At You. encore 2 - The Turkey Song, The Last Time.
Comments: Farewell gigs. Dave Vanian, Captain Sensible, Brian James, Rat Scabies, Paul Gray. Support from 999.
Tuesday 19 December - The Studio, Bristol
Set: See Her Tonite, I Fall, New Rose, Neat Neat Neat, Fan Club, Fish, Born To Kill, Help, I Feel Alright, Plan 9 Channel 7, Noise Noise Noise, I Just Can't Be Happy Today, Smash It Up, Love Song, Day Tripper, Looking At You, The Turkey Song, The Last Time.
Comments: Farewell gigs. Dave Vanian, Captain Sensible, Brian James, Rat Scabies, Paul Gray.
Friday 15 December - Barrowlands, Glasgow
Set: See Her Tonite, I Fall, New Rose, Neat Neat Neat, Fan Club, Fish, Born To Kill, Help, I Feel Alright, Plan 9 Channel 7, Noise Noise Noise, I Just Can't Be Happy Today, Smash It Up, Love Song, Daytripper, Looking At You, The Last Time.
Comments: Farewell gigs. Dave Vanian, Captain Sensible, Brian James, Rat Scabies, Paul Gray.
Tuesday 17 October - Subterania, London
Comments: See Naz Nomad & The Nightmares.
Monday 16 October - Subterania, London
Comments: See Naz Nomad & The Nightmares.
Sunday 15 October - Leicester University
Comments: See Naz Nomad & The Nightmares.
Saturday 14 October - The Leadmill, Sheffield
Comments: See Naz Nomad & The Nightmares.
Friday 13 October - Royal Holloway College, Egham (Freshers Ball)
Set included: See Her Tonite, Born To Kill, Fan Club, I Fall, Neat Neat Neat, New Rose, Wait For The Blackout, Noise Noise Noise, Smash It Up, Love Song, Day Tripper, Looking At You, The Last Time.
Comments: Gig billed as the 13th, but Dave Vanian & Rat Scabies played a Naz Nomad gig in Chelmsford that night and were held up in traffic on the way to Egham - hence The Damned took to the stage around 02:00 on the 14th.
Friday 13 October - University of Essex, Colchester
Comments: See also Naz Nomad & The Nightmares.
Thursday 12 October - The Great Hall, Queen Mary & Westfield College, London
Set: See Her Tonite, Fish, Born To Kill, Fan Club, I Fall, Neat Neat Neat, Help, New Rose, I Feel Alright, I Just Can't Be Happy Today, Wait For The Blackout, Noise Noise Noise, Melody Lee, Smash It Up, Love Song, Daytripper, The Last Time.
Wednesday 11 October - Polytechnic, Plymouth
Set: See Her Tonite, Fish, Born To Kill, Fan Club, I Fall, Neat Neat Neat, Help, New Rose, I Feel Alright, I Just Can't Be Happy Today, Noise Noise Noise, Wait For The Blackout, Smash It Up, Love Song, The Last Time, Looking At You.
Tuesday 10 October - Burberries, Birmingham
Comments: See Naz Nomad & The Nightmares.
Sunday 8 October - Portsmouth Polytechnic
Comments: See Naz Nomad & The Nightmares.
Saturday 7 October - Bradford University
Comments: See Naz Nomad & The Nightmares.
Sunday 3 September - Academy, Brixton (Hawkwind 20th Anniversary all-dayer)
Comments: See Naz Nomad & The Nightmares.
Sunday 30 July - Miami, Florida
Set: See Her Tonite, Fish, Born To Kill, Fan Club, Help, Neat Neat Neat, I Fall, New Rose, I Feel Alright, I Just Can't Be Happy Today, Wait For The Blackout, Noise Noise Noise, Melody Lee, Love Song, Smash It Up, Day Tripper, Looking At You, The Last Time.
Comments: Line-up includes Brian James & Paul Gray. Another show that included much banter, and short snippets of Led Zeppelin's 'Whole Lotta Love' & Deep Purple's 'Smoke on The Water'.
Friday 28 July - St. Janus Landing, St.Petersburg, Florida
Set: See Her Tonite, Fish, Born To Kill, Fan Club, Help, Neat Neat Neat, I Fall, New Rose, I Feel Alright, I Just Can't Be Happy Today, Wait For The Blackout, Noise Noise Noise, Melody Lee, Love Song, Smash It Up, Day Tripper, Looking At You, The Last Time.
Comments: Much banter during this show - various 'ditties' included a country & western number.
Wednesday 26 July - Celebrity Theatre (Anaheim Convention Centre), Anaheim, California
Set: See Her Tonite, Fish, Born To Kill, Fan Club, Help, Neat Neat Neat, I Fall, New Rose, I Feel Alright, I Just Can't Be Happy Today, Hey Jo, Wait For The Blackout, Noise Noise Noise, Melody Lee, Love Song, Smash It Up, Daytripper, Looking At You, The Last Time.
Monday 24 July - I-Beam, San Francisco, California
Set: See Her Tonite, Fish, Born To Kill, Fan Club, Help, Neat Neat Neat, I Fall, New Rose, I Feel Alright, I Just Can't Be Happy Today, Wait For The Blackout, Noise Noise Noise, Melody Lee, Love Song, Smash It Up, Daytripper, Looking At You, The Last Time.
Saturday 22 July - Phoenix, Arizona
Set: unknown.
Thursday 20 July - Hollywood Palladium, Hollywood California
Set: unknown.
Comments: Support from Smack.
Tuesday 18 July - Channel, Boston, Massachusettes
Set: See Her Tonite, Fish, Born To Kill, Fan Club, Help, Neat Neat Neat, I Fall, New Rose, I Feel Alright, I Just Can't Be Happy Today, Wait For The Blackout, Noise Noise Noise, Melody Lee, Love Song, Smash It Up, Daytripper, Looking At You, The Last Time.
Monday 17 July - The Living Room, Providence, Rhode Island
Set: unknown.
Comments: Support from Holy Cow. Gig known to have taken place.
Saturday 15 July - The Ritz, New York
Set included: See Her Tonite, Fish, Born To Kill, Fan Club, Help, Neat Neat Neat, I Fall, New Rose, I Feel Alright, I Just Can't Be Happy Today, Melody Lee, Love Song, Smash It Up, Daytripper, Looking At You, The Last Time.
Comments: Captain stripped off for 'The Last Time'.
Thursday 13 July - 9:30 Club, Washington
Set included: See Her Tonite, Fish, Born To Kill, Fan Club, Help, Neat Neat Neat, I Fall, New Rose, I Feel Alright, I Just Can't Be Happy Today, Wait For The Blackout, Noise Noise Noise, Melody Lee, Love Song, Smash It Up.
Comments: US farewell tour. Some information to suggest that 'Smash It Up' was followed by 'Daytripper', 'Looking At You' 'Universal Soldier'(?) & 'The Last Time'. Soundcheck apparently included 'Baby Please Don't Go', 'Rock N Roll Part 1' and 'Stranger On The Town'.
Wednesday 12 July - 9:30 Club, Washington
Set: set 1 - See Her Tonite, Fish, Born To Kill, Fan Club, Help, Neat Neat Neat, I Fall, New Rose, I Feel Alright. set 2 - I Just Can't Be Happy Today, Wait For The Blackout, Melody Lee, Love Song, Smash It Up. set 3 - Daytripper, Looking At You.
Comments: No support band. Opening date for US farewell tour. First set Brian James, 2nd set Paul Gray, 3rd set Brian & Paul.
Sunday 2 July - Academy, Brixton, London
Set: See Her Tonite, Fish, Born To Kill, Fan Club, Help, Neat Neat Neat, I Fall, New Rose, I Feel Alright, I Just Can't Be Happy Today, Wait For The Blackout, Noise Noise Noise, Melody Lee, Love Song, Smash It Up, Day Tripper, Looking At You, The Last Time.
Comments: Farewell gig. Captain Sensible played encore naked. Support from Claytown Troupe, Horse? and The Milk Monitors.
Friday 30 June - Barrowlands, Glasgow
Set: See Her Tonite, Fish, Born To Kill, Fan Club, Help, Neat Neat Neat, I Fall, New Rose, I Feel Alright, I Just Can't Be Happy Today, Wait For The Blackout, Noise Noise Noise, Melody Lee, Love Song, Smash It Up, Daytripper, Looking At You, The Last Time.
Comments: Dave Vanian, Captain Sensible, Brain James, Rat Scabies, Paul Gray.
Thursday 9 February - Electra, Newport Pagnell
Comments: See Naz Nomad & The Nightmares.
Wednesday 8 February - Marquee, London
Comments: See Naz Nomad & The Nightmares.
Friday 3 February - Colston Hall, Bristol
Comments: See Naz Nomad & The Nightmares.
Wednesday 1 February - Cricketeers, Kennington, London
Comments: See The Phantom Chords.
Unknown
Comments: There is currently some discrepancy in dates for the July 1989 US tour - there may have been a 12 July Washington date, and Florida dates may have been 28 & 29 July - see Paul Gray's web pages for these references - http://homepage.ntlworld.com/paul.gray/90s.htm.
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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