Past live music gigs Live music: 1980 to 1989

October 1980 to June 1981

1 October – Tenpole Tudor; Joe Carrasco; Any Trouble
3 October – Spyder Blues Band; Storm Monday
4 October – Rory Gallagher
17 October – The Tourists; The Barracudas
18 October – Rockpile
24 October – The Gimmicks
27 October – Loudon Wainwright III; Beverley Martyn
29 October – John Martyn
8 November – Darts
14 November – Pinups; A New Opera
15 November – Steel Pulse; Jimmy Lindsay
22 November – Iron Maiden
29 November – Killing Joke
3 December – Hazel O’Connor; Duran Duran
6 December – Gang of Four; Au Pairs; Pylon
13 December – Dire Straits
14 December – Ian Dury and the Blockheads
17 January – UFO
23 January – The Mekons; Patrick Fitzgerald; Another Colour
31 January – The Blues Band; The Deaf Aids
12 February – Harry Chapin
14 February – The Thompson Twins; Cameras in Cars
20 February – 100% Proof
25 February – Siouxsie and the Banshees; The Comsat Angels
28 February – The Stranglers; Modern Eon
7 March – The Only Ones; Frantic Elevators; Diagram Brothers
14 March – The Stray Cats
17 March – The Fall
2 May – The Undertones
9 May – The Cure
16 May – The Beat; Au Pairs; Mood Elevators
13 June – Pink Peg Slax; The Expelaires; Sisters of Mercy
23 June – Elvis Costello and the Attractions
2 July – Iggy Pop

October 1981 to June 1982

7 October – The Blues Band
10 October – Lindisfarne
17 October – Gregory Isaacs
23 October – Neil Innes; Ivor Cutler; Surfing Dave
31 October – Gillan
6 November – Johnny Storm and Memphis; Surfin’ Dave
9 November – Sisters of Mercy
14 November – Bow Wow Wow
20 November – The Discount Chiefs; The Rhythm Bandits; The Three Johns
25 November – Linx
3 December – Bert Jansch
5 December – The Pretenders
11 December – Echo and the Bunnymen
18 December – The Stray Cats
5 February – The Teardrop Explodes
19 February – Depeche Mode; Blancmange
22 February – Chumbawamba; Perfect Past
27 February – Wreckless Eric
10 March – John Cooper Clarke; Linton Kwesi Johnson; Seething Wells
13 March – Haircut 100
24 March – Judie Tzuke
30 April – The Boomtown Rats
15 May – Kid Creole and the Coconuts
17 May – Bill Smith Ensemble
22 May – Rory Gallagher
19 June – Black Uhuru
26 July – The Clash

October 1982 to June 1983

4 October – Mud
5 October – Psychedelic Furs; Sisters of Mercy
6 October – Elvis Costello and the Attractions
9 October – John Martyn; Durutti Column
16 October – Joan Jett and the Blackhearts
18 October – Vice Squad
30 October – Bauhaus; Southern Death Cult
3 November – Belle Stars; The Alarm
6 November – Yazoo
12 November – Red Star Belgrade, The Three Johns
20 November – Gillan; Spider
27 November – Simple Minds; China Crisis
2 December – Kid Creole and the Coconuts; The Impossible Dreamers
3 December – Dillinger; March Violets; Little Brother; Seething Wells
5 December – Kid Creole and the Coconuts
7 December – The Fall; Laughing Clowns
11 December – Grandmaster Flash and the Furious Five
17 December – Echo and the Bunnymen
28 January – The Twilight Boys
7 February – The Stranglers
10 February – Jab Jab; Mendes Prey; Fiat Lux
23 February – Serious Drinking
4 March – Here and Now; Climate; Little Chief
5 March – Fun Boy Three
11 March – Kajagoogoo
18 March – U2; The Nightcaps
19 March – Tears for Fears
23 March – Mari Wilson with the Wilsations
7 May – Thompson Twins
11 May – Kajagoogoo
14 May – The Alarm; The March Violets; The Three Johns
24 May 24 – Robert Palmer
25 June – Motörhead

October 1983 to June 1984

4 October – The Climb; The Alarm
5 October – Level 42
10 October – The Three Johns; Nick Toczek
17 October – Europeans; Annabel Lamb
25 October – Paul Young; Royal Family
28 October – Steve Hackett; Alistair Anderson
2 November – John Cooper Clarke; Shake Appeal
7 November – Pink Peg Slax; Ward 12
12 November – Ozzy Osbourne
18 November – Public Image Ltd
19 November – ZZ Top
22 November – George Melly; John Chilton’s Feetwarmers
25 November – Wham!
26 November – Robert Plant
29 November – Billy Bragg; The Opposition
7 December – Imagination
9 December – Lindisfarne
14 December – John Otway; Surfing Dave
21 January – The Pretenders; The Climb
21 January – Here and Now
11 February – Marillion
21 February – Fad Gadget
24 February – Steeleye Span
29 February – The Smiths; Red Guitars
3 March – Quiet Riot
5 March – Surfin’ Dave; The Chorus
7 March – Simple Minds
13 March – Quango Quango
16 March – Contraban
17 March – Howard Jones
20 March – Misty in Roots
22 March – Alexei Sayle
23 March – Quiet Riot
24 March – Snowy White
28 March – Linton Kwesi Johnson; Dennis Bovell Dub Band
30 March – Nik Kershaw
5 May – Sisters of Mercy; Flesh for Lulu
8 May – New Model Army
15 May – Bad Karma in the UK
16 May – The Psychedelic Furs
18 May – Blancmange
22 May – The Cramps
2 June – Orchestral Manoeuvres in the Dark
9 June – Pink Peg Slax; Surfin’ Dave
19 June – Serious Drinking
27 June – Pete Shelley

October 1984 to June 1985

4 October – The Climb; The Alarm
5 October – Level 42
10 October – The Three Johns; Nick Toczek
17 October – Europeans; Annabel Lamb
25 October – Paul Young; Royal Family
28 October – Steve Hackett; Alistair Anderson
2 November – John Cooper Clarke; Shake Appeal
7 November – Pink Peg Slax; Ward 12
12 November – Ozzy Osbourne
18 November – Public Image Ltd
19 November – ZZ Top
22 November – George Melly; John Chilton’s Feetwarmers
25 November – Wham!
26 November – Robert Plant
29 November – Billy Bragg; The Opposition
7 December – Imagination
9 December – Lindisfarne
14 December – John Otway; Surfing Dave
21 January – The Pretenders; The Climb
21 January – Here and Now
11 February – Marillion
21 February – Fad Gadget
24 February – Steeleye Span
29 February – The Smiths; Red Guitars
3 March – Quiet Riot
5 March – Surfin’ Dave; The Chorus
7 March – Simple Minds
13 March – Quango Quango
16 March – Contraban
17 March – Howard Jones
20 March – Misty in Roots
22 March – Alexei Sayle
23 March – Quiet Riot
24 March – Snowy White
28 March – Linton Kwesi Johnson; Dennis Bovell Dub Band
30 March – Nik Kershaw
5 May – Sisters of Mercy; Flesh for Lulu
8 May – New Model Army
15 May – Bad Karma in the UK
16 May – The Psychedelic Furs
18 May – Blancmange
22 May – The Cramps
2 June – Orchestral Manoeuvres in the Dark
9 June – Pink Peg Slax; Surfin’ Dave
19 June – Serious Drinking
27 June – Pete Shelley

October 1985 to June 1986

30 September – Doctor and the Medics
1 October – Helen and the Horns
4 October – The Triffids; The Lighthouse Keepers
8 October – The Screaming Blue Messiahs; The Dead Vaynes
12 October – Everything but the Girl
17 October – The Long Ryders; That Petrol Emotion
19 October – Durutti Column
22 October – Guana Batz; Surfin’ Dave
25 October – Level 42
26 October – Blancmange
29 October – The Prowlers
31 October – Propaganda
2 November – Prefab Sprout
5 November – The Folk Devils; Salvation
7 November – The Cult
9 November – Hawkwind
12 November – Pink Peg Slax; Loon Pants
13 November – Green on Red
14 November – Simply Red
15 November – New Model Army
19 November – Madness
19 November – The Nightingales; First International
23 November – UFO
26 November – Redskins; Boothill Foot Tappers
27 November – The Jesus and Mary Chain; Shop Assistants
3 December – Adrian Legg
6 December – Lindisfarne
9 December – Nils Lofgren
10 December – 3 Mustaphas 3
13 December – Blancmange
14 December – Spear of Destiny; Living in Texas
21 January – Cactus World News; Children on Stun
4 February – Alan Vega; The Wedding Present
7 February – Feargal Sharkey
7 February – Loon Pants; Big Thaw
11 February – Blubbery Hellbellies; Johnny Jumps the Bandwagon
18 February – 3 Mustaphas 3; Grande Ensemble
19 February – Misty in Roots
25 February – Blue Oyster Cult
28 February – The Wedding Present; The Enormous Room
1 March – The Enid
4 March – The Godfathers; The Prowlers
5 March – Steel Pulse
8 March – George Melly; John Chiltern’s Feetwarmers
11 March – Doctor and the Medics; Salvation
12 March – The Big Town Playboys with Robert Plant; The Wren Party
15 March – The Pogues
18 March – Husker Du; The Prowlers; Circus, Circus, Circus
19 March – The Cramps
23 April – Blow Monkeys
29 April – Katrina and the Waves; John Otway
30 April – Talk Talk
10 May – The Waterboys; Wire Train
14 May – INXS; The Flaming Mussolinis
15 May – Doctor and the Medics
17 May – The Ramones; The Prisoners
26 May – The Mission
3 June – Adrian Legg
25 June – Alien Sex Fiend

October 1986 to May 1987

4 October – Ruby Turner
7 October – Everything but the Girl
7 October – A Certain Ratio
9 October – Terry and Gerry; Pink Peg Slax; Tom McEwan
10 October – The Damned
19 October – B.B. King
20 October – Conflict; Chumbawamba
28 October – Peter Murphy; The Bolshoi
30 October – King Kurt
4 November – Wild Willy Barrett
10 November – Billy Bragg; Brendan Croker and the Five O’Clock Shadows
15 November – Owen Paul
21 November – Hawkwind
22 November – Suzanne Vega
25 November – Black Roots
28 November – Killing Joke
29 November – Lindisfarne
2 December – Human League
4 December – Sly and Robbie; Ini Kamoze; Yellowman
11 December – The Pogues
20 January – Lloyd-Langton Group
24 January – Robyn Hitchcock and the Egyptians
27 January – Zoot and the Roots
3 February – Microdisney
10 February – Hurrah; Pop Will Eat Itself
13 February – The Three Johns; Dorothy’s Cottage; Snap Dragons
17 February – The Bolshoi
24 February – Age of Chance
27 February – Big Audio Dynamite
3 March – Peter Zenner
11 March – China Crisis
17 March – X-mal Deutschland
19 March – The Mission; All About Eve
1 May – Julian Cope; Crazyhead; The Faith Brothers
5 May – The Alarm
9 May – Curiosity Killed the Cat
16 May – Lenny Henry

October 1987 to June 1988

3 October – Motörhead; Sword
10 October – The Godfathers
13 October – The Bolshoi; Raymonde
16 October – Squeeze
17 October – The Ramones
26 October – The Damned; The Crows
27 October – Gaye Bykers on Acid; The Blood; Uncles
30 October – The Stupids
9 November – Little Steven and the Disciples of Soul
9 November – Crazy Pink Revolvers; Dr Fives and the Wax Equation; Onion and the Bhajimen
10 November – Pop Will Eat Itself
21 November – Kabbala; Uthingo; Odyssey
24 November – 999
4 December – Yolocamba I-Ta
8 December – Ted Hawkins; Brendan Croker
10 December – Then Jerico
17 December – Aswad
29 January – Age of Chance, Nightmare on Wax, Son of Sam
1 February – Faith No More
13 February – Yargo
16 February – The Godfathers
17 February – Blue Aeroplanes
19 February – Little Chief; Pink Peg Slax; The Snapdragons
29 February – Jazz Butcher; Jasmine Minks
1 March – The Pogues
8 March – T’Pau
9 March – The Mission; Red Lorry Yellow Lorry
12 March – Stiff Little Fingers
15 March – The Fall; Shack
18 March – Bourgeois Tagg
22 March – Aswad
23 March – John Martyn; Tanita Tikaram
26 April – Hawkwind
30 April – Little Chief; Danbert Nobacon; You Slosh
16 May – Faith No More
7 June – Helen Watson
16 June – Aztec Camera
18 June – Frankie Paul

October 1988 to June 1989

18 September – Hawkwind
8 October – Marc Almond; La Magia
10 October – The Wonderstuff; The Hollow Men
15 October – The Neighbourhood
17 October – Julian Cope
18 October – Thin White Rope
21 October – Deacon Blue
22 October – Spear of Destiny
24 October – In Tua Nua
26 October – Frank Sidebottom
29 October – Henry Rollins Band
5 November – Run D.M.C.; Public Enemy; Derek B
8 November – The Cardiacs
16 November – The La’s
18 November – The Kennedy Pill
22 November – Loop
1 December – The Pogues
9 December – Hawkwind
10 December – The Wedding Present; Rhythm Sisters
13 December – Gary Glitter
21 January – Tanita Tikaram
3 February – Black
7 February – Beat Crazy
9 February – Zoot and the Roots; You Slosh
14 February – Lords of the New Church
21 February – Pink Peg Slax; Brewster Bovis Combo
28 February – The Waterboys
1 March – Phil Cool
6 March – Peter Zenner
6 March – Motörhead; Deathwish
7 March – Gaye Bykers on Acid
9 March – Zoot and the Roots
11 March – Then Jerico
13 March – Stray Cats
16 March – B.B. King
21 April – The Snapdragons
15 April – Front 242
29 April – Big Country
13 May – Hue and Cry; The Senators
27 May – Fields of the Nephilim; Mary My Hope
8 June – Zoot and the Roots; The Cropdusters; The Boys Wonder
15 June – Bad Manners; Little Chief
29 June – Transvision Vamp

October 1989 to June 1990

6 October – The Ramones; The Almighty
7 October – Danny Wilson
12 October – Ghostdance
13 October – The Dogs D’Amour
16 October – Sugarcubes; HAM
20 October – De La Soul
24 October – Jesus Jones
26 October – Fish; The Flame
31 October – Jesus and Mary Chain; The Perfect Disaster
2 November – Ian McCulloch
6 November – Frank Sidebottom
9 November – The Primitives; The Man from Delmonte
10 November – Cud
11 November – Red Lorry Yellow Lorry
15 November – Sam Brown
17 November – Michelle Shocked
20 November – FM; Romeo’s Daughter
25 November – Nanci Griffiths and the Blue Moon Orchestra
2 December – Hawkwind
1 February – Faith No More
7 February – The Red Hot Chilli Peppers
26 February – Quireboys
9 March – Motörhead
13 March – The Fall
16 March – The House of Love; Parachute Men
27 April – Inspiral Carpets
28 April – Suzanne Vega
9 May – Thee Hypnotics
31 May – Hothouse Flowers
8 June – Red Hot Chili Peppers
13 June – James