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The Damned: Live Performances - 1996
Sunday 15 December - The Astoria, London
Set: Love Song, Dozen Girls, Sanity Clause, Plan 9 Channel 7, I Just Can't Be Happy Today, Disco Man, Neat Neat Neat, Curtain Call, Melody Lee, Looking At You, Noise Noise Noise, I Feel Alright, New Rose, Smash It Up, The Turkey Song, Sanity Clause (again).
Comments: Supported by Demented Are Go, Near Death Experience & Mouthwash?
Saturday 12 October - Pavilion, Bath (Punk Anniversary Festival)
Set: Love Song, Dozen Girls, Ignite, Plan 9 Channel 7, I Just Can't Be Happy Today, Disco Man, Neat Neat Neat, Curtain Call, Melody Lee, Looking At You, Noise Noise Noise, I Feel Alright, New Rose, Smash It Up (pt2).
Comments: Two day festival - Saturday headliners. Support advertised for the Saturday as - The Drones, Battalion of Saints, UK Subs, 999, The Lurkers, Major Accident, Special Duties, B-Bang Cider, Sic Boy Federation, The Lennons. A snippet of 'Snooker Song' was played prior to 'Plan 9 Channel 7'.
Sunday 22 September - Club Citta, Kawasaki, Japan
Set: Love Song, Dozen Girls, Ignite, Plan 9 Channel 7, I Just Can't Be Happy Today, Disco Man, Neat Neat Neat, Curtain Call, Melody Lee, Looking At You, Noise Noise Noise, I Feel Alright. Encore - drum solo, New Rose, Smash It Up, Ever Fallen In Love.
Comments: With the Buzzcocks. Billed as Dave Vanian & Captain Sensible Ex-Damned. 'Ever Fallen in Love' was performed with the Buzzcocks.
Saturday 21 September - Club Citta, Kawasaki, Japan
Set: Love Song, Dozen Girls, Ignite, Plan 9 Channel 7, I Just Can't Be Happy Today, Disco Man, Neat Neat Neat, Curtain Call, Melody Lee, Looking At You, I Feel Alright. Encore - drum solo, New Rose, Smash It Up.
Comments: With the Buzzcocks. Billed as Dave Vanian & Captain Sensible Ex-Damned. Gig included plenty of banter and a restart of 'Looking At You'. There may have been another number played prior to 'I Feel Alright'.
Friday 20 September - Club Citta, Kawasaki, Japan
Set: unknown.
Comments: With the Buzzcocks. Billed as Dave Vanian & Captain Sensible Ex-Damned.
Thursday 19 September - The Bottom Line, Nagoya, Aicha, Japan
Set: unknown.
Comments: With the Buzzcocks. Billed as Dave Vanian & Captain Sensible Ex-Damned.
Wednesday 18 September - Bayside Jenny, Osaka, Japan
Set: unknown.
Comments: With the Buzzcocks. Billed as Dave Vanian & Captain Sensible Ex-Damned.
Saturday 31 August - Swansea (Punk Festival)
Comments: The intended headlining of this gig did not take place.
Saturday 24 August - The Castle Fields, Southsea, Portsmouth (Portsmouth Music Festival)
Set: Love Song, Dozen Girls, Ignite, Plan 9 Channel 7, I Just Can't Be Happy Today, Disco Man, Neat Neat Neat, Curtain Call, Melody Lee, Looking At You, Noise Noise Noise, I Feel Alright, New Rose, Smash It Up.
Comments: Headlined this free festival.
Saturday 10 August - Winter Gardens, Blackpool (Holidays In The Sun)
Set: Love Song, Dozen Girls, Ignite, Plan 9 Channel 7, I Just Can't Be Happy Today, Disco Man, Neat Neat Neat, Curtain Call, Melody Lee, Looking At You, Noise Noise Noise, I Feel Alright, New Rose, Smash It Up, Love Song.
Comments: First billed as The Damned... later as Dave Vanian & Captain Sensible Ex-Damned. The 2nd playing of 'Love Song' was an extended version. Also on the bill that day - Suburban Studs, Funeral Dress, The Vibrators, The Lurkers, External Menace, The Radio Stars, The Casualties, 999, Splodgenessabounds, UK Subs, Special Duties, Chron Gen, The Anti-Nowhere League.
Thursday 8 August - Dingwalls, London
Set: Love Song, Dozen Girls, Ignite, Plan 9 Channel 7, I Just Can't Be Happy Today, Disco Man, Neat Neat Neat, Curtain Call, Melody Lee, Looking At You, Noise Noise Noise, I Feel Alright, New Rose, Smash It Up, Love Song (reprise).
Comments: Support from The Lemmings and Electrocuting Elvis. 'Smash It Up' may have been played prior to 'New Rose' rather than after it.
Wednesday 7 August - Dingwalls, London
Set included: Love Song, Curtain Call, Ignite, Neat Neat Neat, New Rose, Smash It Up, Love Song (reprise).
Monday 6 May - Rock City, Nottingham
Comments: Punk All Dayer that was talked about for The Damned but appears to have never come to fruition.
Saturday 24 February - The Forum, Kentish Town, London (Punk Explosion)
Set: Happy Talk, Love Song, Dozen Girls, Ignite, Plan 9 Channel 7, I Just Can't Be Happy Today, Disco Man, Neat Neat Neat.
Comments: First billed as The Damned... later as Dave Vanian & Captain Sensible Ex-Damned. Gig curtailed after Paul Gray was hit in the face by a glass. Also on the bill - Sham 69, ATV, 999 & Chelsea.
Thursday 22 February - Hippo Club, Cardiff
Set: Love Song, Dozen Girls, Happy Talk, Life Goes On, Neat Neat Neat, Jet Boy Jet Girl, Roll With It, Glad It's All Over, New Rose, Looking At You, Smash It Up, Wot, I'm A Believer, Noise Noise Noise, Love Song (reprise).
Comments: Captain on vocals, as DV didn't show-up.
Saturday 10 February - The Que Club, Birmingham (Smash It Up All Dayer)
Set: Love Song, Dozen Girls, Ignite, Plan 9 Channel 7, I Just Can't Be Happy Today, Disco Man, Neat Neat Neat, Curtain Call, Melody Lee, Looking At You, Noise Noise Noise, Smash It Up, New Rose, Love Song (reprise).
Comments: Originally billed as the As The Dammned - due to legal action by Rat Scabies, billed as Dave Vanian, Captain Sensible, Paul Gray ex-members of The Damned. Support included Sham 69.
Saturday 10 February - The Institute, Birmingham
Comments: Venue closed down - rearranged for The Que Club.
Saturday 10 February - Pavilion, Bath
Comments: CANCELLED - rearranged for Birmingham as greater capacity.
Thursday 8 February - The Square, Harlow
Set: Love Song, Dozen Girls, Ignite, Plan 9 Channel 7, I Just Can't Be Happy Today, Disco Man, Life Goes On, Neat Neat Neat, Curtain Call, Melody Lee, Looking At You, Noise Noise Noise, Smash It Up, New Rose, Dozen Girls (reprise).
Comments: Beginning of the Dave Vanian, Captain Sensible, Paul Gray, Monty & Gary Dreadful line-up.
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