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
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 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
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| 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
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 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 |