Tour Dates 1983

1983

February: 14th - The Venue, London; supported by the Popsicles - read a gig review!; 23rd - Dingwalls, Sheffield; 24th - Dingwalls, Liverpool; supported by China Crisis; 25th - Dingwalls, Hull - read a gig review!; 26th - Dingwalls, Newcastle-upon-Tyne

March: 4th - University, Keele; 5th - Porterhouse, Retford; 27th - Odeon, Birmingham; supporting U2 ("War" tour); also supporting U2: The Alarm; 28th - Nottingham; supporting U2 ("War" tour); 29th - Hammersmith Palais, London; supporting U2 ("War" tour)

April: 7th - Hacienda, Manchester; supported by Kingdoms; 8th - Floral Hall, Hornesea, Hull; supported by Kingdoms; 10th - Coatham Bowl, Redcar; supported by Kingdoms; 11th - Dance Factory, Night Moves, Edingburgh; 12th - Dance Factory, Dundee; supported by White China; 14th - Rock City, Nottingham; supported by Kingdoms; 15th - The Warehouse, Liverpool; supported by Kingdoms; 16th - Dingwalls, Sheffield; 17th - Lyceum, London; supported by The Alarm & Baba Luma; 18th - Civic Hall, Guildford; supported by Shea (Simon Townshend); 19th - Polytechnic, Portsmouth; supported by Kingdoms; 22nd - Polytechnic, Sunderland; supported by Kingdoms (6 encores!); 23rd - Strathclyde University, Glasgow; supported by White China; 24th - Caesar's, Bradford; supported by Kingdoms

May: 26th - The Venue, London - Radio Luxemburg Stuart Henry benefit gig in aid of Multiple Sclerosis Research

June: 17th - University, Leicester; supported by the Lotus Eaters; 18th - Polytechnic, Manchester; supported by the Lotus Eaters; 19th - Royal Court Theatre, Liverpool; supported by the Lotus Eaters; 20th - Hexagon, Reading; supported by the Lotus Eaters; 21st - Locarno, Bristol; supported by the Lotus Eaters; 22nd - Top Rank, Cardiff; supported by the Lotus Eaters; 24th - University, Birmingham; supported by the Lotus Eaters; 25th - Friars, Aylesbury; supported by the Lotus Eaters; 26th - Top Rank, Brighton; supported by the Lotus Eaters; 27th - Hammersmith Palais, London; supported by the Lotus Eaters (recorded by the BBC, "Fields of Fire" later released on "Fields of Fire (The Ultimate Collection)"; 28th - Westcliff Pavilion, Southend; supported by the Lotus Eaters; 29th - Rock City, Nottingham; supported by the Lotus Eaters

July: 1st - University, Sheffield; supported by the Lotus Eaters; 2nd - Sefton Park, Liverpool; supported by the Lotus Eaters; 3rd - Fusion Ballroom, Aberdeen; supported by the Lotus Eaters; 4th - Locarno Tiffany's, Glasgow; supported by the Lotus Eaters ("Tracks of my Tears" recorded for B-side of "Chance"); 5th - Pavillion, Ayr; supported by the Lotus Eaters; 7th - Queen's University, Belfast; supported by the Lotus Eaters; 8th - TV Club, Dublin; supported by the Lotus Eaters; 9th - Seapoint Ballroom, Galway; supported by the Lotus Eaters; 10th - Savoy Ballroom, Cork; supported by the Lotus Eaters; 12th - Brangwyn Hall, Swansea; supported by the Lotus Eaters; 13th - Pavillion, Bath; supported by the Lotus Eaters; 14th - Coliseum, St. Austell; supported by the Lotus Eaters; 15th - City Hall, Salisbury; supported by the Lotus Eaters / Viva Lulu; 16th - Queensway Hall, Dunstable; supported by the Lotus Eaters; 17th - Arts Centre, Poole; supported by the Lotus Eaters; 19th - The Beausejour, Guernsey; supported by the Lotus Eaters; 20th - Fort Regent Leisure Centre, Jersey; supported by the Lotus Eaters; 22nd - Astra Theatre, Llandudno; supported by the Lotus Eaters; 23rd - Coatham Bowl, Redcar; supported by the Lotus Eaters; 24th - City Hall, Hall; supported by the Lotus Eaters; 25th - Town Hall, Leeds; supported by the Lotus Eaters; 26th - Queen Elizabeth Hall, Oldham; supported by the Lotus Eaters; 27th - Leisure Centre, Mansfield; supported by the Lotus Eaters

August: 14th - Phoenix Park, Dublin, Ireland; supporting U2, Simple Minds & the Eurythmics; also playing as support: Steel Pulse & Perfect Crime.; 26th - Festival, Reading; guests of The Stranglers

September: 3rd - Pandora's Music Box, Amsterdam, Holland (festival for 'new music'); also playing: TC Matic, Virgin Prunes, Kowalski, Spear of Destiny, Xmal Deutschland, Fad Gadget, Death Cult, The Danse Society, Violent Femmes, The Armoury Show, Clock DVA; 4th - Futurama 1983, Deinze, Belgium (festival); also playing: Violent Femmes, Fad Gadget, Virgin Prunes, Xmal Deutschland, The Danse Society, Clock DVA, Kowalski, SPK, Death Cult, Howard Devoto; 9th - Ritz, New York City, USA; 10th - Ritz, New York City, USA recorded for broadcast on the King Biscuit Flower Hour (on 23 October 1983); 13th - Colston Hall, Bristol; supported by One The Juggler; 14th - Odeon, Birmingham; supported by One The Juggler; 15th - City Hall, Sheffield; 16th - Capitol, Aberdeen; 18th - Playhouse, Edingburgh; 19th - Tiffany's, Glasgow; 20th - City Hall, Newcastle; 21st - Marine Hall, Fleetwood; 22nd - Empire, Liverpool; 25th - Apollo, Manchester; 26th - Playhouse, Nottingham; 27th - Apollo(?), Oxford; 28th - Gaumont, Southampton; supported by One The Juggler; 29th - Odeon, Hammersmith, London; supported by One The Juggler

'In A Big Country', Hammersmith Odeon 1983, uploaded by BC1000Stars; 30th - Odeon, Hammersmith, London

October: 13th - Quartier Latin, Berlin, Germany; 14th - Subway, Osnabruck, Germany; 15th - Markethalle, Hamburg, Germany; 16th - Batschkapp, Frankfurt, Germany; 17th - Zeche, Bochum, Germany; 18th - Alabamahalle, Munich, Germany; 19th - O.Z., Stuttgart, Germany

November: 8th - Commodore Ballroom, Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada; supported by the Elvis Brothers (2 shows); 9th - Moore Theatre, Seattle, Washington, USA; supported by the Elvis Brothers; 10th - In-store appearance, Portland, Oregon, USA; 10th - Starry night Club, Portland, Oregon, USA; 12th - "Wolfgang's", Warfield, San Francisco, California, USA (Bill Graham's Club); 13th - Sherman Oaks, Los Angeles, California, USA (in-store); 13th - Hollywood Palace, Los Angeles, California, USA; 14th - Hollywood Palace, Los Angeles, California, USA; 16th - Phoenix, Arizona USA; 17th - Univ of Arizona, Student Union, Tucson, Arizona USA; 19th - Rainbow Music Hall, Denver, Colorado USA; supported by the Elvis Brothers; 21st - Mississippi Nights, St. Louis, Missouri, USA; supported by the Elvis Brothers; 22nd - The Eagles Club, Milwaukee, Wisconsin, USA; supported by the Elvis Brothers; 23rd - First Avenue, Minneapolis, Minnesota, USA; supported by the Elvis Brothers; 25th - Park West, Chicago, Illinois, USA; 26th - Alrosa Villa, Columbus, Ohio, USA; 27th - Bogart‘s, Cincinnatti, Ohio, USA; supported by the Elvis Brothers; 28th - St. Andrew’s Hall, Detroit, Michigan, USA; 29th - Agora Ballroom, Cleveland, Ohio, USA; supported by the Elvis Brothers

December: 1st - USA (TV appearance); 3rd - USA (TV appearance - "Saturday Night Live", play "In a Big Country" and "Fields of Fire"); 4th - Hartford, Connecticut, USA; 5th - Hofstra University, Hempstead, Long Island, New York, USA; 6th - The Metro, Boston, Massachusets, USA; supported by the Elvis Brothers; 7th - Rider College, Lawrenceville, New Jersey, USA; supported by the Elvis Brothers - read a gig review!

'In A Big Country', Hammersmith Odeon 1983, uploaded by BC1000Stars; 9th - Roseland Ballroom, New York, USA (TV appearance - "Saturday Night Live")(IABC & FOF), recorded and released as a promo LP; 10th - Carpenter Sports Building, University of Delware, Newark, New Jersey, USA; supported by the Elvis Brothers; 11th - Halloran Ballroom, Pennsauken, Philidelphia, New Jersey, USA; supported by the Elvis Brothers; 12th - The Bayou, Washington D.C., Virginia, USA; supported by the Elvis Brothers; 14th - Le Spectrum de Montréal. Montreal, Quebec, Canada (band presented with Gold & Platinum discs after show); 15th - Ottawa Congress Centre, Ottowa, Ontario, Canada; 16th - Massey Hall, Toronto, Ontario, Canada; 17th - University of Buffalo, Buffalo, New York State, USA; supported by the Elvis Brothers; 18th - Providence, Rhode Island, USA; 19th - Boston, Massachusets, USA; 31st - Barrowland, Glasgow (released on video and CD [by KBFH in the US])

Dates gleaned from Country Club Fanzines, the press, other fans and personal experience.
If you know of any dates that I've missed or got wrong please let me know!