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The Damned: Live Performances - 2000
Tuesday 19 December - The Junction, Cambridge
Comments: CANCELLED
Sunday 17 December - Coal Exchange, Cardiff
Set: unknown.
Saturday 16 December - Rock City, Nottingham
Set: Beginning unknown, then - Song.com, Shadow of Love, Nasty, Looking At You, Plan 9 Channel 7, She, 13th Floor Vendetta, Neat Neat Neat. encore - Curtain Call, Love Song, Eloise, Thrill Kill, Smash It Up.
Comments: Support from Spear of Destiny. 'Snooker Song' was played after the gig ended... Captain Sensible, still on stage, sang along.
Friday 15 December - Rio's, Bradford
Set: New Rose, Wait For The Blackout, Disco Man, Democracy, I Just Can't Be Happy Today, Song.com, Shadow of Love, Nasty, Looking At You, Plan 9 Channel 7, She, 13th Floor Vendetta, Neat Neat Neat, Absinthe. Encore - Love Song, Eloise, Thrill Kill, Smash It Up.
Comments: Looking At You was restarted after audience member climbed on stage... was pushed off... and injured a girl - there was a short break while the ambulance arrived for the girl.
Thursday 14 December - Studio, Hartlepool
Set: unknown.
Wednesday 13 December - Trillion's, Newcastle
Set: unknown.
Comments: A contributor to this site stated "Two support bands though I can't remember the names. The gig was totally over subscribed. Venue only holds about 200, but it seemed that twice that number were in. A riot and an excellent gig".
Saturday 9 December - The Square, Harlow, London
Set: New Rose, Wait For The Blackout, Disco Man, Democracy, I Just Can't Be Happy Today, Song.com, Shadow of Love, Nasty, Absinthe, Looking At You, Plan 9 Channel 7, She, 13th Floor Vendetta, Neat Neat Neat, Curtain Call, Eloise, Smash It Up.
Comments: Support from Sick on the Bus.
Friday 8 December - The Square, Harlow, London
Setlist included: Nasty, 13th Floor Vendetta.
Comments: Support from Travis Cut.
Thursday 7 December - The Park, Peterborough
Set: unknown.
Wednesday 6 December - Witchwood, Ashton-Under-Lyne?
Set: unknown.
Tuesday 5 December - Witchwood, Ashton-Under-Lyne?
Set: New Rose, Wait For The Blackout, Disco Man, Democracy, I Just Can't Be Happy Today, Song.com, Shadow of Love, Nasty, Looking At You, Plan 9 Channel 7, She, 13th Floor Vendetta, Neat Neat Neat. encore - Absinthe, Love Song, Eloise, Thrill Kill, Smash It Up.
Sunday 3 December - McDermott's, Wakefield
Setlist: New Rose, Wait For The Blackout, Disco Man, Democracy, I Just Can't Be Happy Today, Shadow of Love, Nasty, Looking At You, Plan 9 Channel 7, She, 13th Floor Vendetta, Neat Neat Neat. encore - Absinthe, Love Song, Eloise, Thrill Kill, Smash It Up.
Comments: Supported by Choking Kojak.
Saturday 2 December - The Corporation, Sheffield
Set: New Rose, Wait For The Blackout, Disco Man, Democracy, I Just Can't Be Happy Today, Song.com, Shadow of Love, Nasty, Looking At You, Plan 9 Channel 7, She, 13th Floor Vendetta, Neat Neat Neat, Absinthe, Love Song, Eloise, Thrill Kill, Smash It Up.
Comments: Supported by Sick On A Bus and Rong 'uns (a contributor to this site wrote 'The Rong 'uns never played - they turned-up too late to go on).
Thursday 30 November - Esquires, Bedford
Set: unknown.
Tuesday 28 November - Concorde, Brighton
Set included: New Rose, Wait For The Blackout, I Just Can't Be Happy Today, Disco Man, Nasty, Neat Neat Neat, The Shadow of Love, Democracy, Song.com, Looking At You. encore - Love Song, Eloise.
Comments: Supported by The Sus-Sex Pistols. Gig cut short following Dave Vanian being hit by a plastic beer glass during Eloise and subsequent glass throwing.
Saturday 25 November - The Dome, Tufnell Park, London (Hitsmoke)
Set: unknown.
Comments: Line-up included GBH, The Crack, The Vibrators.
Friday 24 November - Town Hall, Burton On Trent
Comments: - CANCELLED
Thursday 23 November - Fleece & Firkin, Bristol
Set included: New Rose (1st), Wait For The Blackout (2nd), Disco Man, Democracy, 13th Floor Vendetta, Neat Neat Neat, Absinthe, Song,com, I Just Can't Be Happy Today, Looking At You, Plan 9 Channel 7, Love Song, Smash It Up, Eloise.
Saturday 18 November - Zodiac, Oxford
Set included: New Rose, Wait For The Blackout, Disco Man, I Just Can't Be Happy Today, Nasty, Looking At You, Shadow of Love, Absinthe, Song.com, Democracy, Happy Talk, Neat Neat Neat, Eloise, Smash It Up.
Comments: 1st date of tour. Intro music used was apparently the theme music from The Banana Splits and a 'Jimi Hendrix sounding' Natioanl Anthem was played with the encore.
Tuesday 31 October - Westin Horton Plaza Hotel, San Diego, California
Set included: Democracy, Song.com, She, Absinthe, Thrill Kill.
Monday 30 October - The Roxy Theatre, Hollywood, California
Set: I Fall, New Rose, Wait For The Blackout, Nasty, Democracy, I Just Can't be Happy Today, Song.com, Shadow of Love, Looking At You, Plan 9 Channel 7, She, 13th Floor Vendetta, Neat Neat Neat. encore - Absinthe, Love Song, Eloise, Smash It Up.
Comments: Support from Third Grade Teacher, The Women, Bladder Bladder Bladder. 'Plan 9 Channel 7' was cut short during beer throwing - the gig resumed but without the song being continued. 'I Fall' played for the first time by this line-up (last outing 1991?).
Sunday 29 October - The Roxy Theatre, Hollywood, California
Set: New Rose, Wait For The Blackout, Disco Man, Democracy, I Just Can't Be Happy Today, Song.com, Shadow of Love, Looking At You, Plan 9 Channel 7, She, Curtain Call, Neat Neat Neat, Absinthe, Love Song, Eloise, Thrill Kill, Smash It Up.
Comments: Support from Texas Terri and the Stiff Ones, Graveyard Farmers, Rubberneck.
Saturday 28 October - Hidden Valley, Irvine, California
Set: 13th Floor Vendetta, New Rose, Wait For The Blackout, Song.com, Shadow of Love, Looking At You, Democracy, Plan 9 Channel 7, Nasty, She, Curtain Call, Neat Neat Neat, Eloise, Smash It Up.
Comments: Venue flooded due to heavy rainfall so paved parking area used for the bands. The bill included Zeke, Supersuckers, The Misfits, X (amongst others). '13th Floor Vendetta' had not been played live by The Damned since (probably) 1983, 'Nasty' first outing since 1995 NOTE era.
Sunday 8 October - The Sanctuary, Denbigh North Leisure, Bletchley, Milton Keynes (Across The Decades 2000 Punk Festival)
Set: New Rose, Wait For The Blackout, Disco Man, Democracy, I Just Can't Be Happy Today, Shadow of Love, Looking At You, Song.com, Curtain Call, Neat Neat Neat, Love Song, Eloise, Smash It Up, Happy Talk, Absinthe, Thrill Kill.
Comments: Also on the bill that day - Inner Terrestrials, Drongos For Europe, Citizen Fish, GBH, Peter & The Test Tube Babies, The Selecter, Stiff Little Fingers.
Sunday 1 October - Dunois Club, Elysee, Montmartre, Paris, France
Set included: Love Song, Smash It Up, New Rose, I Just Can't Be Happy Today, Curtain Call, Dr Jekyll & Mr Hyde(?), Democracy, Eloise, Neat Neat Neat.
Saturday 30 September - Melkweg, Amsterdam, Netherlands
Set included: New Rose (1st number), Neat Neat Neat, Plan 9 Channel 7, Wait For The Blackout, Disco Man, Curtain Call, Shadow Of Love, Eloise, She, Absinthe, Democracy, Song.com, Looking At You (finished the set).
Friday 29 September - Het Bolwerk, Sneek, Netherlands
Set: unknown.
Saturday 2 September - The Arts Centre, Colchester
Set: unknown.
Saturday 19 August - The Park, Peterborough
Set: unknown.
Friday 18 August - The Soundhaus (formerly The Venue), Northampton
Setlist: New Rose, Wait For The Blackout, Disco Man, Democracy, I Just Can't Be Happy Today, Song.com, Shadow of Love, Plan 9 Channel 7, She, Curtain Call, Neat Neat Neat. encore - Love Song, Eloise, Smash It Up, Thrill Kill.
Comments: Support from The Junket. Andy in place of Patricia on bass. Although on the setlist, Thrill Kill was not performed.
30 July - Tredegar House, Newport
Set: New Rose, Wait For The Blackout, Disco Man, Democracy, I Just Can't Be Happy Today, Looking At You, Plan 9 Channel 7, Curtain Call, Neat Neat Neat, Love Song, Eloise, Smash It Up.
Comments: Event in aid of the homeless included The Clint Boon Experience, Skin Dred, The Selecter. A roadie stood in on bass due to Patricia's absence (mother ill).
Sunday 9 July - The Casbah, San Diego, California
Comments: See The Phantom Chords.
Saturday 8 July - Las Vegas
Comments: See The Phantom Chords.
Friday 7 July - The Troubadour, Hollywood, California
Comments: See The Phantom Chords.
Thursday 6 July - Covered Wagon, San Francisco
Comments: See The Phantom Chords.
Wednesday 5 July - Slim's, San Francisco, California
Comments: See The Phantom Chords.
Sunday 2 July - Majestic Theatre, Ventura
Comments: See The Phantom Chords.
Saturday 1 July - Irvine, California (Hootenay Festival)
Comments: See The Phantom Chords.
Friday 30 June - Lava Lounge at Java Lanes, Long Beach, California
Comments: See The Phantom Chords.
Thursday 29 June - Linda's Doll Hut, Anaheim, California
Comments: See The Phantom Chords.
Sunday 4 June - Elser Halle, Munchen, Germany
Set included: New Rose (1st), Curtain Call, Neat Neat Neat.
Comments: Support from The Garden Gang.
Saturday 3 June - SO36 Club, Berlin, Germany
Set included: Shadow of Love.
Comments: A contributor to this site wrote 'I do remember the sound was quite bad and Pat's amp failed during 'Shadow of Love'. They also has a faint recollection that 'Absinthe' was included in the set.
Friday 2 June - Tub, Bochum, Germany
Set: unknown.
Thursday 1 June - Cafe Central, Weinheim, Germany
Set: New Rose, Democracy, Wait For The Blackout, Disco Man, I Just Can't Be Happy Today, Song.com, Shadow of Love, Looking At You, Plan 9 Channel 7, She, Curtain Call, Neat Neat Neat. encore1 - Absinthe, Love Song, Eloise, Smash It Up. encore2 - I Feel Alright.
Wednesday 31 May - Haus Der Jugend, Freiburg, Germany
Set: New Rose, Democracy, Wait For The Blackout, Disco Man, I Just Can't Be Happy Today, Song.com, Shadow of Love, Looking At You, Plan 9 Channel 7, She, Curtain Call, Neat Neat Neat, Love Song, Eloise, Smash It Up, I Feel Alright.
Comments: Support from The Lone Guns and Rock 'n' Roll Stormtroopers.
Tuesday 30 May - O25, Frankfurt
Set included: New Rose (1st), Wait For The Blackout, Democracy, Love Song, Plan 9 Channel 7, She, Eloise, Shadow Of Love, Neat Neat Neat, Curtain Call, Looking At You, Disco Man, Smash It Up, I Just Can't Be Happy Today, Song.com.
Monday 29 May - Fabrik, Hamburg, Germany
Set: unknown.
Saturday 27 May - Temple Bar Music Centre, Dublin
Comments: CANCELLED.
Saturday 13 May - The Corporation, Sheffield
Set: New Rose, Democracy, Wait For The Blackout, Disco Man, I Just Can't Be Happy Today, Song.com, Shadow of Love, Looking At You, She, Curtain Call, Neat Neat Neat, The Snooker Song, Love Song, Eloise, Smash It Up (part 2 only).
Comments: A roadie on bass guitar (Patricia's mother ill). Democracy was interrupted due to beer throwing and Captain Sensible walking off. No Smash It Up part 1 due to more beer throwing. Support from Menace.
Thursday 11 May - Vampyria@Fat Pauly's, Norwich
Set included: New Rose (1st number), Snooker Song, Smash It Up (last number).
Comments: A roadie stood in on bass due to Patricia's absence (mother ill).
Saturday 6 May - Bilbao, Spain (Elkartasun Eguna Festival)
Set: New Rose, Democracy, Wait For The Blackout, Disco Man, I Just Can't Be Happy Today, Song.com, Shadow of Love, Looking At You, Curtain Call, Neat Neat Neat, Eloise, Smash It Up.
Friday 5 May - Sala Mephisto, Barcelona
Set included: New Rose (opened the set)
Comments: Support from Go Go Deads.
Sunday 30 April - Esquires, Bedford
Set: unknown.
Saturday 29 April - The Liquid Room, Edinburgh
Set: New Rose, Democracy, Wait For The Blackout, Disco Man, I Just Can't Be Happy Today, Song.com, Shadow of Love, Looking At You, Plan 9 Channel 7, She, Curtain Call, Neat Neat Neat, Absinthe, Love Song, Eloise, Smash It Up.
Comments: Captain Sensible left the stage after 'New Rose' due to beer throwing... Patricia Morrison had already invited audience members backstage to "sort it out".
Friday 28 April - The Cat House, Glasgow
Set: included: Love Song, Wait For The Blackout, Neat Neat Neat, Curtain Call, Looking At You, New Rose, I Just Can't Be Happy Today, Disco Man, Shadow of Love, Democracy, Thrill Kill, Eloise, Smash It Up.
Thursday 27 April - Glow, Aberdeen
Set: unknown.
Wednesday 26 April - Sugar Mill, Stoke on Trent
Set included: New Rose, Democracy, Wait For The Blackout, Disco Man, I Just Can't Be Happy Today, Song.com, Shadow Of Love, Curtain Call, Looking At You, She, Neat Neat Neat, Plan 9 Channel 7. encore - Absinthe, Eloise, Smash It Up.
Tuesday 25 April - The Tube, Tiverton
Set: unknown.
Sunday 23 April - The Square, Harlow
Set: unknown.
Saturday 22 April - The Army & Navy, Chelmsford
Set: New Rose, Democracy, Wait For The Blackout, Disco Man, I Just Can't Be Happy Today, Song.com, Shadow of Love, Looking At You, Plan 9 Channel 7, She, Curtain Call, Neat Neat Neat, Eloise, Smash It Up.
Saturday 15 April - The Leopard, Doncaster
Set: unknown.
Friday 14 April - Rio's, Bradford
Set: New Rose, Democracy, Wait For The Blackout, Disco Man, I Just Can't Be Happy Today, Song.com, Shadow of Love, Looking At You, Plan 9 Channel 7, She, Curtain Call, Neat Neat Neat, Happy Talk & Snooker Song (snippets), Absinthe, Love Song, Eloise, Thrill Kill, Smash It Up.
Comments: Support from Dog Toffee.
Thursday 13 April - The Witchwood, Ashton
Set: New Rose, Democracy, Wait For The Blackout, Disco Man, I Just Can't Be Happy Today, Song.com, Shadow of Love, Looking At You, Plan 9 Channel 7, She, Curtain Call, Neat Neat Neat, Absinthe, Love Song, Eloise, Smash It Up.
Wednesday 12 April - Central Station, Wrexham
Set: unknown.
Saturday 8 April - King Tut's Wah Wah Hut, Glasgow
Set: unknown.
Thursday 6 April - Sanctuary, Birmingham
Set: New Rose, Democracy, Wait For The Blackout, Disco Man, I Just Can't Be Happy Today, Song.com, Shadow of Love, Looking At You, Plan 9 Channel 7, She, Curtain Call, Neat Neat Neat, Absinthe, Love Song, Eloise, Smash It Up.
Sunday 2 April - Concorde II, Brighton
Set: New Rose, Democracy, Wait For The Blackout, Disco Man, I Just Can't Be Happy Today, Song.com, Shadow Of Love, Looking At You, Plan 9 Channel 7, She, Curtain Call, Neat Neat Neat, Absinthe, Love Song, Eloise, Smash It Up.
Friday 31 March - White Horse, High Wycombe
Set: New Rose, Democracy, Wait For The Blackout, Disco Man, I Just Can't Be Happy Today, Song.com, Shadow of Love, Looking At You, Plan 9 Channel 7, She, Curtain Call, Neat Neat Neat, Absinthe, Love Song, Eloise, Smash It Up.
Comments: Excerpts of 'Snooker Song' & 'Happy Talk' were played prior to 'Absinthe'.
Wednesday 29 March - The Garage, London
Set included: New Rose, Democracy, Wait For The Blackout, Disco Man, I Just Can't Be Happy Today, Song.com, Shadow Of Love, Looking At You, Plan 9 Channel 7, She, Curtain Call, Absinthe, Love Song, Eloise, Smash It Up, Happy Talk, Snooker Song, Thrill Kill, I Feel Alright (last song of encores).
Sunday 26 March - Princess Charlotte, Leicester
Set: unknown.
Live Performances Index
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1999 1998 1997 1996 1995 1994 1993 1992 1991 1990
1989 1988 1987 1986 1985 1984 1983 1982 1981 1980
1979 1978 1977 1976
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Selected Miscellany Unresolved issues Site updates
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