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The show put out by BBC2 in the UK had a DIY ethic, devised
and presented by teenagers, it featured a mixture of of topics and music
about current social events. The actual date was not as the boot LP lists
1981, but January 1978, the BBC TOTP2 A/V source
from 2001 has more info. |
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Short Tour of the Midlands for Sandy Pearlman The dates are slightly questionable. Dunstable date seems
correct and the Birmingham tape is labelled the 24th. The band definately
played Dunstable the following night. Following these dates, Joe and Mick went to Jamaica late
February, just before Joe got Hepatitus mid Feb. The early recordings of the
Rope album began at the Marquee Studios in March. Pearlman arrived back in
the UK in April to carry on. |
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Jan 24 |
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A quick secret tour arranged by Bernie
(and poss. J Green). Dates confirmed from NME Jan 28 1978. A Riot of our own
p58 mentions these dates extensively. |
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Jan 25 |
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Definate date. |
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Jan 26 |
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Where infamously Clash Roadie Robin
Crocker walloped Sandy Pearlman. |
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Apr 30 |
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...Rock Against
Racism festival with the Tom Robinson Band, Pete Townsend, et al. Note the
use of Pauls backdrop... Rumours persist that a/v
footage was shot by the organisers for fund raising releases and that this
still exists. |
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May 1 |
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May 20? |
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Paris
Hippodrome - Marxist Festival |
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"The gig was the show piece of the
last night of a festival celebrating the tenth anniversary of the French
uprising in May 1968 . Organised by the largest
French Trotskyist organisation, the Ligue Communiste Revolutionaire, it was
held in the Hippodrome which is normally used as a circus." Johnny Green
mentions this one off gig p46. Pete Silverton writes about the gig in a June
interview with the band. |
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Jun 28 |
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Jun 29 |
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Jun 30 |
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Jul 1 |
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Granby Hall, Leicester |
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Jul 2 |
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Jul 3 |
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Rafters Club, Manchester |
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A Riot of Our Own mentions a gig at the
Apollo going down well and Joe asked for another Manchester date on their day
off. Green found a small venue but had difficulty putting up Pauls bomber
plane backdrop. A Riot of Our Own pg 61. |
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Jul 4 |
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Apollo,
Glasgow, Scotland |
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Another extensively chronicled night in
Johnny Greens book. The bouncers beating up the fans was re-enacted for the
film Rude Boy. See A Riot of Our Own pg89+ |
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Jul 5 |
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Music
Hall, Aberdeen, Scotland |
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See A Riot of Our
Own pg89 |
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Jul 6 |
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Correct info from a late tour poster.
Johnney Green also refers to this as a venue on p89. End of White Riot
appeared on Scottish TV the day after... |
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Jul 7 |
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Deeside Leisure Centre, Chester |
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resheduled from the 6th? An audience
recording was made. |
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Jul 8 |
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Johnny Green says he trapped Micks fingers
here and that after a trip top the hospital they all headed for the next
venue which was Southampton. A Riot of Our Own p96. .. after the gig we started towards
Three Bridges Rail station, we'd heard we could get a train back to London
from there. After ten minutes walk we encountered a group of punks walking
back towards Crawley; a large group of skinheads had collected at Three
Bridges station waiting for *us*. We walked back with them and hung around
near the gig - after awhile the sounds of trouble and sure enough the skins
had gotten tired of waiting and were now back in Crawley causing problems. My
mate and I managed to get to the venue where the crew were loading out. We
expalined what was happening and asked them for a lift back to London [with
Johnney Green & Co]; we were dropped off on Streatham High Rd and walked
home to Balham." Steve |
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The Manticore Theatre, Fulham [Secret Gig] "Looking through your site yesterday i noticed a mention
of a 'secret' gig somewhere, but no mention of the show at (I think) The
Manticore Theatre in Fulham sometime in late 1978. It was the same night as a
'secret' show by Tom Petty and The Heartbreakers at the Marquee ( I went to The Clash, the girlfriend went to Tom Petty).
This show was inevitably broken up by the police after 30/40 mins but no real
problem" |
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Jul 9 |
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Locarno, Bristol |
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another confirmed performance in A Riot of our Own and dated the 9th on tour posters and
later prom adverts and dates given to music press. However Green states
Southamton followed Crawley. |
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Jul 9 |
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Southampton |
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Jul 10 |
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Jul 11 |
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Top Rank, Cardiff, Wales |
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Jul 12 |
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Top Rank, Birmingham |
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Suicide, Coventry Automatics (later
Specials) and Spizz 77 were supporting. Steve Jones came on for an encore of 'Pretty Vacant' |
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Jul 13 |
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Liverpool Empire |
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Cancelled due to the venue getting cold
feet. Reararranged from the Empite to Erics a week later. Also Bob Gruens
book pg39 |
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Jul 13 |
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King Georges Hall, Blackburn |
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Blackburn was a late addition to the Tour.
Liverpool was cancelled due to the venue getting cold feet. See below.
Refered extensively (p84) to in A Riot of Our Own
where Mick got busted by Blacburn CID for possession. The motel
he refers to is the Moat House. This is the date bacause it gets a late
mention in the NME of the previous week. Steve Jones came on for the encores
though the noise and atmosphere was incredible. For the afternoon soundcheck
the band performed Desmond Deckers 'The Israleites' (which was about 4.30 for statisticians). |
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Jul 14 |
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Corn Exchange, Bury St Edmunds |
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a late addition to the tour and the last
night according to johnny Greens A Riot of our Own
pg99 |
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Jul 15 |
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Picketts Lock Sports Centre, Edmonton |
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gig cancelled due to local residents
complaints. the Clash also banned from Newcastle. |
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Jul 21 |
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Liverpool Eric's - Friday evening |
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They also played an extra show on Friday
July 21st at Eric's in Liverpool with the Specials in support. This was in
response to the cancellation of the Empire concert and the large demand. |
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Jul 22 |
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Jul 22 |
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the Liverpool show on the 13th - the
Empire show was cancelled due to the venue getting cold feet. They
re-scheduled Liverpool to Saturday 22nd July and played two
shows at Liverpool Eric's - an afternoon matinee show for under 16's and an
evening one. It was so fucking hot... Paul
Simonon mentions the 'ceiling raining' at Eric's on page 39 of the Bob Gruen
book - that was the time he meant. |
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Jul 24 |
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Jul 25 |
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Jul 26 |
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Jul 27 |
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These dates have changed and reflect A
Riot of Our Own, the NME and tape details. Belfast was the first night, Dublin the day after, a day off
in London before Paris. The remaining dates fit around the Belgium tape and A Riot of Our Own. Several French dates are missing after
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Oct 13 |
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Belfast,
University SU, Queens Hall |
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Johnny Green (A Riot of Our Own p106)
states this was the opening of the tour. Date from NME gig review. |
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Oct 14 |
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Top Hat, Dun Laoghaire, Dublin |
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(with Berlin) |
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Oct 16 |
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Johnny Greens book states this was Le
Palace (Le Palace is the promotion company for many French gigs). As the
poster says, its the 16th October at Le Stadium. |
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Oct 20 |
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The Stokvishal, Arnhem, Holland |
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I went a concert of The Clash at the
Stokvishal in Arnhem (Holland) on friday, October 20 1978. I don't know for
sure if my agenda is completely right, but it seems right. The Stokvishal was
a great place at this time, it was an old factory hall based on the, during
the Arnhem battle of 1945, completely distroyed area close to the Arhem
bridge. |
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Oct 21 |
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Leuven, Belgium |
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Johnny Greens book A
Riot of Our Own (p109) suggests a Belgium gig at Leuven just outside
Brussels, following a drive up from Paris |
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Oct 22 |
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some tapes have this labeled the 30th. The
recording (Joe) I.D.'s the venue as Brussels but Johnny Greens book A Riot of Our Own (p109) suggests the Begium date of the
22nd was Leuven just outside Brussels. |
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Oct 23 |
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The Paradisimo, Amsterdam, Holland. |
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both these last two gig are noted on p110
of A Riot of Our Own. |
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Oct 25 |
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Roxy
Theatre, Harlesden, London |
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Postponed on the 9th September, resheduled
date of September 25th postponed and also further resheduled date of 14th
October postponed. New GLC restrictions limited tickets to 900, so a second
night scheduled for the other 700. |
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Oct 26 |
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Roxy
Theatre, Harlesden, London |
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Nov 9 |
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Village Bowl, Bournemouth |
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cancelled? (NME 7 Oct 78) |
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Nov 10 |
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Winter Gardens, Malvern |
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cancelled? |
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Nov 12? |
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Canterbury Odeon |
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Nov 14 |
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Locarno, Coventry |
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cancelled? |
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Nov 15 |
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Belle Vue, Manchester |
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Nov 16 |
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Nov 17 |
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Nov 18 |
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University, Leeds |
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Nov 19 |
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Top Rank, Sheffield |
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Nov 20 |
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Nov 21 |
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Locarno, Bristol |
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Nov 22 |
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Birmingham Odeon |
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cancelled? |
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Nov 22 |
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Nov 23 |
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Ipswich Gaumont |
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cancelled? |
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Nov 23 |
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Nov 24 |
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Nov 26 |
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Top Rank, Cardiff, Wales |
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Nov 27 |
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Nov 28 |
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Tiffany’s, Coventry |
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Melody Maker lists this as the Locarno at
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Nov 29 |
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Victoria Hall, Hanley, Stoke |
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a gig took place at Stoke Mandeville
Hospital organised by the Friars Aylesbury promoter. Is this it? |
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Nov 30 |
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Dec 2 |
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last night of the tour according to A Riot of Our Own pg 125 and it definately took place. It
is listed on adverts in the music press as a late date for the Tour. |
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Dec 4 |
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University Strathclyde, Glasgow, Scotland |
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cancelled due to student only policy which
Joe found out about and objected too. A Riot of Our Own pg123 |
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Dec 5 |
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University Strathclyde, Glasgow, Scotland |
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cancelled due to student only policy which
Joe found out about and objected too |
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Dec 6 |
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University, Liverpool |
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Brighton Top Rank |
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I saw the Clash at the Brighton top Rank
in '78 or possibly the first half of '79, can't see it listed anywhere,
anyone else remember it? It was well before London Calling, they opened with
English Civil War, I remember it cos Topper let me and some other kids in the
side door as you were sposed to be 21 to get in and the bouncers weren't
having any of it! I was 16 at the time I'm pretty sure, still at school
anyway and i left in '79. I'd love to know the date of the gig. |
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Dec 12 |
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Pavillion Bath |
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This gig definately took place. Thx for
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Dec 17 |
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Portsmouth Locarno |
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Dec 18 |
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Tiffany’s, Purley [originally
anounced as Purley Locarno] |
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supported by the Slits - snowed heavily. A
large cheesy nightclub in South London |
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Dec 19 |
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...Sid Vicious
Defence Fund benefit |
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Dec 20 |
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Dec 21 |
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Hastings Pier Pavillion |
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Dec 22 |
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Friars, Aylesbury |
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Dec 28 |
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Dec 29 |
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Jan 3 |
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