Name of Tour | Year | Date | Location | Country |
The First Ever Gig | 1975 | Nov 4 | Bolton Street Tech | Ireland |
| | ? | ? | Poulaphouca | Ireland |
| | ? | ? | Moran's, Moran's Hotel, Dublin | Ireland |
| | ? | ? | A flat back truck, through Dublin | Ireland |
| | ? | ? | Cork
Galway
Limerick
Waterford
Youghal
Killarney
National Stadium, Dublin | Ireland |
| 1976 | ? | The Baggott Inn, Baggott Street, Dublin | Ireland |
| | ? | ? | Groningen Festival
Milky Way, Leidseplein | Holland |
First Ever UK Gig | 1977 | May 6 | Lodestar club, Blackburn, Lancs | England |
| | May ? | The Marquee, London (1st major British gig). | England |
Support for The Ramones & Talking Heads | May 28 | Slough College | England |
Support for Tom Petty & the Heartbreakers | June 17
July 13
July 20 | Birmingham Town Hall
The Winning Post, Twickenham, London
The Club Lafayette, Wolverhampton | England |
| | Aug 19 | Moran's Hotel, Dublin, (with guests Phil Lynott and Brian Robertson from Thin Lizzy) | Ireland |
| | Aug
21
25
26
Sept
1
2
3
6
7
8
9
14
16
17
19
20
22
23
24
Oct 6
Nov 17
Nov 18
Nov ??
Dec 6
Dec 7
Dec 17 |
Electric Circus, Manchester. (support by Eater)
Barnstable, Chequers
Cardiff, Top Rank
Wellington (nr Birmingham) Townhouse
Birmingham,Barbarellas
Birmingham,Barbarellas
Paisley ,Silver Threads Club
Edinburgh,Tiffany's
Fakirk,Maniqui Club
Middlesborough,Rock Garden
London Marquee
Wakefield,Unity Hall
Manchester,Middleton Civic Hall#
Doncaster,Outlook Club
Scunthorpe,Tiffany's
Penzance,Garden Ballroom
Barnstable,Chequers
Axminster,Guildhall
Civic Hall, Wolverhampton
Leeds Polytechnic
Lancaster Univ (supported by Bernie Torme)
Sheffield Polytechnic
Clerk Street Odeon, Edinburgh
Glasgow Apollo
Rainbow Theatre, Finsbury Park, London.
| UK |
| | 1978 | Jan 13 | Malmo * | Sweden |
| | At Phil Lynotts house (St Patricks Day)
Croyden Greyhound, Surrey | |
Support for Thin Lizzy | ? | Daleymount soccer ground | Ireland |
| | June 13 | Belfast (with guest Phil Lynott) | N.Ireland |
A Tonic For The Troops
Don't Believe What You Hear
| June 15
June 16
June 17
June 19
June 20
June 22
June 23
June 26
June 27
June 28
June 29
June 30
July 2
July 3
July 5
July 6
July 6 | Victoria Hall, Hanley, Stoke-On-Trent
Empire, Liverpool
Leeds University
St Georges Hall, Bradford
ABC, Blackpool
Odeon, Edinburgh, Scotland
Glasgow Apollo, Scotland
De Montfort Hall, Leicester
Odeon Theatre, Birmingham
Colston Hall, Bristol
New Theatre, Oxford
Manchester Apollo
Spa Hall Bridlington
Newcastle Upon Tyne
Spa Hall, Bournmouth
The Dome, Brighton
Odeon, Hamersmith
Middlesex Polytechnic, London.
| UK |
| | ?
?
Aug 9
Aug 12
Sept 1 | Dates and venues unknown.
Stockolm*
Ruisrock, Turku Music Festival
Club 7 | Germany
Austria
Sweden
Finland
Norway |
Knebworth
Festival 1978 | Sept 9 | Knebworth. "The second Knebworth Festival of 1978 saw Frank Zappa, The Tubes, Peter Gabriel, The Boomtown Rats, Rockpile with Dave Edmunds & Nick Lowe and Wilko Johnson & Solid Senders. As the second event that year it was billed as Not Another Boring Old Knebworth and with this great programme of anarchistic characters turned out to be anything but." | England |
Mini UK Tour
(to promote Rat Trap) | Oct
18
19
20
21
24
25
26
27 |
Market Hall, Carlisle
Caird Hall, Dundee
Capitol, Aberdeen
Empire, Sunderland
Civic Theatre, Halifax
Civic Hall, Wolverhampton
The Gaumont, Ipswich
The Gaumont, Southampton
(supported by Reggae Regulars) |
England
Scotland
Scotland
England
England
England
England
England
|
Seasonal Turkey
Tour Xmas '78 | Dec
02
03
04
06
07
09
10
12
13
15 |
Bracknell sports centre
Guildford Civic hall
Exeter Uni
Cardiff
hammersmith
Glasgow Apollo
Lancaster uni
Hemel hempsted pavillion
Manchester Apollo
Rainbow London
| |
| 1979 | Feb 27
?
?
March 2
March 6
April 1
? | San Diego
Denver, Colorado
Opera House, Lawrence, Kansas
Go Go/Cocoanut Grove, Los Angeles
Seattle Paramount (KISW Catch A Rising Star)
New York
Park West | USA
USA
USA
USA
USA
USA
USA |
California World
Music Festival | April 7/8 | Califfornia World Music Festival, L.A. Coliseum.
Featured Boomtown Rats, Van Halen, Aerosmith, T. Nugent, Cheap Trick, Fabulous Poodles, Toto, Head East, Mahogany Rush, Outlaws, REO Speedwagon, Aerosmith, Van Halen, April Wine , UFO. | USA |
| April 20
April 21
April 24
May 1
May 5 | Palladium, Dallas, Texas
Armadillo World Headquarters Austin, Texas*
Paramount, Portland Oregon. **
Agora, Cleveland
The Palladium, Mateus, New York. Other May dates unknown. *Support band - Kenny & the Kasuals
** Support band - Movie Star. | |
Loch Lomond Festival | May 27 | Loch Lomond Festival | Scotland |
| | Sept
27
28
29
30
Oct
2
3
5
6
8
9
10
11
14
15
16
17
19
20
21
23
25
26
27
28
30
31
Nov
4
5
6 |
Liverpool Empire
Liverpool Empire
Manchester Apollo
Manchester Apollo
Newcastle City Hall
Newcastle City Hall
Edinburgh Odeon
Dundee Caird Hall
Aberdeen Capitol
Aberdeen Capitol
Glasgow Appollo
Glasgow Appollo
Preston Guildhall
Stoke Trentham Gardens
Leicester Granby Halls
Sheffield City Hall
Birmingham Oden
Birmingham Oden
Birmingham Oden
Oxford New Theatre
London Hamersmith Oden
London Hamersmith Oden
London Hamersmith Oden
Brighton Conference Centre
Cardiff Sophia Gardens
Cardiff Sophia Gardens
London Rainbow Theatre
London Rainbow Theatre
London Rainbow Theatre
Tour support band was 'Protex'
| UK |
| 1980 | Jan ?
Jan 14
Jan 19
Jan 27
Feb 3
Feb ?
Feb ? | Oslo
Goteburg Konserthuset*
Ancienne ~~
Konserthus, Stockholm
Berlin
Mannheim, Rosengarten
Lexlip Castle Belfast | Norway
Sweden
Belgium
Sweden
Germany
Germany
Ireland |
| | March
11
14
16
17
19
20
21
22
23
26
27
28
30
31
April
02
03
06
08
09
11
12
13
16
20
21 |
Georgia State University Atlanta
Tower Theatre Philadelphia
Palladium New York
Orpheum Theatre Boston
Treasue Island Gardens London Ontario
Civic Centre Ottowa
St. Denis Theatre Montreal
Seneca College Toronto
Seneca Collage Toronto
Music Hall Cleveland
Royal Oak Theatre Detroit
Riviera Theatre Chicago
Playhouse Winnipeg
Playhouse Winnipeg
Max Bell Arena Calgary
Concert Bowl Edmonton
Victoia University Victoria, BC
P & E Gardens Vancouver
P & E Gardens Vancouver
Performance Hall Eugene, Oregon
Paramount Theatre Poortland, Oregon, USA
Paramount Theatre Seattle
Wharfield Theatre San Francisco
Hollywood Palladium Los Angeles
Fox Theatre San Diego
| |
Japan '80 | April 28
April 29
April 30
May 1
May 3
May 4
May 6
May 7 | Sun Plaza Hall Tokyo
Miyagi Kenmin Kaikan Sendai
Kinro Kaikan Nagoya
NHK Hall Tokyo
Kokusai Kaikan Kobe
Kosei Nenkin Kaikan Kanazawa
Shibuya Kokaido Tokyo
Festival Hall Osaka | Japan |
| | May
11
12
14
15
18
19
21
22
24
25
26
28
29
30
31 June
03
04
06
07
10 |
Capitol Theatre Sydney
Capitol Theatre Sydney
Town Hall Auckland
Town Hall Auckland
Town Hall Wellington
Town Hall Wellington
Regent Dunedin
Town Hall Christchurch
Capitol Theatre Sydney
Capitol Theatre Sydney
Capitol Theatre Sydney
Palais Theatre Melbourne
Palais Theatre Melbourne
Palais Theatre Melbourne
Palais Theatre Melbourne
Festival Hall Brisbane
Festival Hal Brisbane
Apollo Stadium Adelaide
Apollo Stadium Adelaide
Entertainment Ctr Perth
| Australia
&
New Zealand |
| | July | ? | Thailand |
| | Aug | Fly to Ibiza Sound Studios to record album | Spain |
| | Oct | London | England |
Bongos Over Britian
| 1981 | Jan
4
5
6
7
9
10
11
13
14
15
16
17
18 |
Southampton, Gaumont
Bristol, Colston Hall
Cardiff, Sophia Gardens
Birmingham, Odean
Leicester, De Montfort Hall
Mancherster, Apollo
Newcastle, City Hall
Glasgow, Apollo
Edinburgh, Odean
Leeds, Queens hall
Sheffield, City Hall
London, Hammersmith Odean
London, Rainbow Theatre
Tour support by The Atrix | |
| | Berginn
Otenbach
Bremen
Essen, Grugahalle
Copenhagen Chateau Neuf, Oslo | Germany
Germany
Germany
Germany
Denmark Norway |
Surfacing USA
(24 USA dates) | Feb 15
Mar 6
Mar 17
Mar 21
April 12
?
?
| Aragon, Chicago, Illinois(support-Jim Carrol)
Maple Leaf Gardens,Toronto
Seattle, WA.
Warfield Theater, San Francisco
Paramount Theatre, ? ***
The Country Club, CA.****
Pacific National Exhibition Gardens, Vancouver
| USA
Canada
USA
USA
USA
USA
Canada |
Japan '81
| |
Festival Hall Osaka
Kosei Nenkin Hall Nagoya
Kaikan Dai Ichi Hall Kyoto
Sun Plaza Hall Tokyo
Sun Plaza Hall Tokyo
Shibuya Kokaido Tokyo
| Japan |
| | ? | Geschiedenis - Parkpop | Holland |
| | ? | ? | Dates and venues unknown. | UK |
| | 1982 | Feb 01
Feb 02 Feb 04
Feb 05
Feb ??
Feb ??
Feb ?? | Bombay Rang Bhawan open air theatre
Bombay Rang Bhawan open air theatre Bangalore Ashok Hotel Grounds
Madras University Hong Kong University
Singapore Goodwood Park Hotel
Bangkok Hua Mark indoor stadium | India
India India
India Hong Kong
Singapore
Thailand |
| | March 21
March 22
March 25 March 29 March 31 | Athens Sporting
Athens Sporting Zagreb Dom Sportova Milan Rolling Stone Rome Piper Club | Greece
Greece Italy Italy |
| | April 02 | Tenax Club, Florence | Italy |
| | April 04
April 05
April 07
April 08 | Hollywood, California
Madrid Sala Carolina
Cascais Pabillao Sports
Oporto Pabillao Infante Do Sagres | USA ????
????
???? |
V Deep | April
16
17
18
19
20
22
23
25
26
27
29
30
May
1
2
4
5
6
7
8
11
12
13
15
16
17
19 |
Derby Assembly rooms
Newcastle,City Hall
Glasgow,Apollo
Aberdeen,Capitol
Edinburgh,Playhouse
Liverpool,Empire
Lancaster,Univ
London Hammersmith Odeon
Norwich,UEA
Ipswich,Gaumont
Manchester,Apollo*
Leeds,Univ
Birmingham Odeon
Bradford,St Georges Hall*
Sheffield,City Hall
Leicester,De Montford Hall
Oxford,Apollo
Brighton,Top Rank
Southampton,Gaumont
Bristol, Colston Hall
Cardiff,Top Rank
Stoke,Kings Hall
Hemel Hempstead,Pavillion
Guilford.Civic Hall
Portsmouth,Guildhall
St Austell,Cornwall Colisseum
| UK |
BBC Radio One | ? | Newcastle | England |
? | ? | Kalvøya | Norway |
| | Oct 25 | Rissmiller's, Reseda, CA
| USA |
| | Dec 4 | Brunel University, Uxbridge | England |
? | 1983 | ? | El Mocambo, Toronto | Canada |
| | June
4
10
11
16
17
18
21
22
23
24
25
Dec
10
12
17 |
Bristol Poly
Brighton Top Rank
Folkstone Leascliffe Hall
Bangor Univ
Aberrystwyth Univ
Aston Univ Birmingham
Reading Univ
Oxford Univ
Bradford Univ
Hull Univ
Keele Univ
Sunderland
Festival Hall, Corby, Northants
Ashton-U-Lyne The Metro
| UK |
| | 1984 | Feb
14
15 |
Leicester Univ
Bradford Univ
| UK |
In the Long Grass
| 1985 | Feb
3
4
6
8
10
12
13
14
15
16
17
19
20
21
22
23
March
16
? |
Doncaster Gaumont
Nottinghem Royal Center
Chatham Central Hall
Lancaster University
Edinburgh Caley Palais
Middelsborough Town Hall
Leeds University
Poole Arts Centre
Ipswich Gaumont
Northampton Derngate
Manchester Apollo
Chippenham Golddiggers
Birmingham Odeon
Oxford Apollo
Dominion, Tottenham Court Rd, London
Dominion, Tottenham Court Rd, London
Liverpool Royal Court Theatre
Ulster Hall
* Tour support by Zerra One | UK |
Glastonbury Festival '85 | June 21 | Glastonbury '85
Day 1 also included Aswad, Clannad, The Colour Field, Ian Dury, King, The Pogues, Midnight Oil, Thompson Twins. | England |
Live Aid | July 13 | Wembley Stadium, London | England |
Scunthorpe RockFest | Sept 1 | Scunthorpe | England |
Self Aid Benefit | 1986 | May 17 | Dublin | Ireland |
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