1980
'...discovering new territory...the virgin journeymen and the organisation...'
| DATE | VENUE | SET LIST | COMMENTS |
| 00.02.80 | Berlin, Germany | Exact date/venue unknown. | |
| 10.02.80 | Amsterdam, Holland | Exact venue unknown. | |
| 15.02.80 | Eric's Club, Liverpool, UK | i betray my friends/bunker soldiers/pretending to see the future/almost/mystereality/julia's song/two chameleons/red frame white light/dancing/messages/waiting for the man/electricity/bunker soldiers/julia's song/electricity | The only known BOOTLEG from Eric's |
| 16.02.80 | Manchester Polytechnic, UK | ||
| 19.02.80 | Huddersfield Polytechnic, UK | ||
| 21.02.80 | Leeds Fan Club, UK | ||
| 22.02.80 | Ormskirk Edgehill College, UK | ||
| 23.02.80 | Dudley JB's, UK | ||
| 25.02.80 | Plymouth Clones Club, UK | ||
| 26.02.80 | Exeter Routes, UK | i betray my friends/bunker soldiers/pretending to see the future/almost/mystereality/julia's song/two chameleons/red frame white light/dancing/messages/waiting for the man/electricity/bunker soldiers/julia's song/electricity | BOOTLEG |
| 27.02.80 | Bristol Trinity Hall, UK | i betray my friends/bunker soldiers/pretending to see the future/almost/mystereality/julia's song/two chameleons/red frame white light/dancing/messages/waiting for the man/electricity/bunker soldiers/julia's song/electricity | BOOTLEG |
| 28.02.80 | Portsmouth Polytechnic, UK | ||
| 29.02.80 | London South Bank Polytechnic, UK | ||
| 02.03.80 | Norwich UEA, UK | ||
| 03.03.80 | Kent University, UK | ||
| 04.03.80 | Shrewsbury Music Hall, UK | ||
| 07.03.80 | Retford Porterhouse, UK | i betray my friends/bunker soldiers/pretending to see the future/almost/mystereality/julia's song/two chameleons/red frame white light/dancing/messages/enola gay/waiting for the man/electricity/bunker soldiers/julia's song | BOOTLEG |
| 08.03.80 | Middlesbrough Rock Garden, UK | i betray my friends/bunker soldiers/pretending to see the future/almost/mystereality/julia's song/two chameleons/red frame white light/dancing/messages/enola gay/waiting for the man/electricity/bunker soldiers/julia's song | BOOTLEG |
| 09.03.80 | Edinburgh Valentino's UK | ||
| 10.03.80 | Dundee Maryatt Hall, UK | ||
| 11.03.80 | Aberdeen Ruffles, UK | ||
| 12.03.80 | Glasgow Technical College, UK | ||
| 13.03.80 | Sheffield Limit Club, UK | ||
| 14.03.80 | London Y Studios, UK | BOOTLEG aka 'YMCA' & the 'Bootleg LP'. Venue aka the 'Electric Ballroom'? Venue is/was the YMCA buiding hence the confusion. | |
| 15.03.80 | Liverpool University, UK | i betray my friends/statues/bunker soldiers/pretending to see the future/almost/mystereality/julia's song/two chameleons/red frame white light/dancing/messages/enola gay/waiting for the man/electricity | BOOTLEG |
| 00.04.80 | Eindhoven, Holland | First European concert. | |
| 04.04.80 | Paris Bain Douche, France | statues/bunker soldiers/pretending to see the future/almost/mystereality/julia's song/two chameleons/red frame white light/motion & heart/dancing/messages/enola gay/waiting for the man/electricity/bunker soldiers | BOOTLEG |
| 11.04.80 | Camden Electric Ballroom, London, UK | I've seen a ticket stub for this gig so it would seem likely that either concert before or after this one have incorrect dates. | |
| 14.04.80 | Klacik, Brussels, Belgium | ||
| 17.04.80 | Leige Salle De La Chappelle, Belgium | ||
| 21.04.80 | Amsterdam Paradiso Club, Holland | almost/pretending to see the future/mystereality/julia's song/two chameleons/red frame white light/enola gay/waiting for the man/electricity | BOOTLEG This date CANNOT be correct. The band were recording a Peel session on this day. |
| 02.05.80 | Follies, Belgium | Exact venue unknown. 'RTB TV Show'. Possibly 06.05.80? | |
| 12.05.80 | Berlin, Germany | Exact venue unknown. | |
| 00.05.80 | Brussels, Belgium | Exact date/venue unknown. Last date of the European tour, the band rushed back to record 'Messages' for Top Of The Pops. | |
| 00.05.80 | Boston, USA | Exact date/venue unknown. | |
| 00.05.80 | New York, USA | Exact date/venue unknown. | |
| 31.05.80 | Philadelphia Hot Club, USA | statues/bunker soldiers/pretending to see the future/almost/mystereality/julia's song/two chameleons/red frame white light/enola gay/electricity/waiting for the man/electricity | BOOTLEG |
| 00.06.80 | Boston, USA | Exact date/venue unknown. | |
| 00.07.80 | New York, USA | Exact date/venue unknown. | |
| 12.08.80 | Berlin Kant Kino, Germany | i betray my friends/stanlow/pretending to see the future/almost/messages/annex/mystereality/julia's song/motion & heart/the more i see you/promise/statues/the misunderstanding/dancing/red frame white light/electricity/bunker soldiers/enola gay/waiting for the man/electricity/julia's song/enola gay | BOOTLEG Another version exists but only 12 tracks up to 'Statues'. |
| 00.00.80 | 'Sight & Sound' | messages/mystereality/bunker soldiers/motion & heart/red frame white light/enola gay/electricity | BOOTLEG Sounds like a radio broadcast of part of a gig but further details unknown. This may be extracted from the 'Bootleg LP' |
| 19.09.80 | Portsmouth Guildhall, UK | Played the same bill as John Otway for 'Urgh! A Music War'. Unable to verify this date. | |
| 01.11.80 | Aylesbury Friars Club, UK | ||
| 02.11.80 | Hanley Victoria Hall, UK | ||
| 03.11.80 | Bristol Colston Hall, UK | ||
| 04.11.80 | Southampton Gaumont, UK | 'Electricity' was played 3 times. | |
| 05.11.80 | Reading Top Rank, UK | stanlow/pretending to see the future/almost/messages/annex/mystereality/julia's song/motion & heart/ promise/statues/the misunderstanding/dancing/red frame white light/electricity/bunker soldiers/enola gay | BOOTLEG Notable for a different version of 'Pretending...' and M&H is out of time as well as Enola Gay being incomplete. |
| 06.11.80 | Guildford Civic Hall, UK | ||
| 07.11.80 | Norwich UEA, UK | ||
| 09.11.80 | Wolverhampton Civic Hall, UK | ||
| 10.11.80 | Glasgow Apollo, UK | pretending to see the future/almost/messages/annex/mystereality/julia's song/motion & heart/the more i see you/promise/statues/the misunderstanding/dancing/red frame white light/electricity/bunker soldiers/enola gay/waiting for the man/electricity/enola gay/julia's song | BOOTLEG |
| 11.11.80 | Edinburgh Odeon, UK | ||
| 12.11.80 | Manchester Apollo, UK | AKA Manchester Polytechnic? | |
| 13.11.80 | London Victoria Apollo, UK | AKA Victoria Hall? | |
| 15.11.80 | Ipswich Gaumont, UK | ||
| 17.11.80 | Sheffield City Hall, UK | ||
| 18.11.80 | Birmingham Odeon, UK | ||
| 19.11.80 | Blackburn King Georges Hall, UK | ||
| 20.11.80 | Liverpool Empire, UK | ||
| 21.11.80 | Newcastle Polytechnic, UK | ||
| 28.11.80 | Herenthout Zaal Luz, Belgium | ||
| 00.12.80 | France | Exact date/venue unknown. | |
| 00.12.80 | Bonn, Germany | Exact date/venue unknown. | |
| 01.12.80 | Amsterdam Paradiso, Holland | Supported by Psychomesh. Is possible the last 3 tracks are repeated from the same show to form a fake encore. | |
| 10.12.80 | Amsterdam, Holland | Exact venue unknown. | |
| 17.12.80 | Hammersmith Odeon, London, UK | i betray my friends/stanlow/pretending to see the future/almost/messages/annex/mystereality/julia's song/motion & heart/statues/the misunderstanding/dancing/red frame white light/electricity/bunker soldiers/enola gay/waiting for the man/electricity | BOOTLEG At least some of this gig was filmed as 'Electricity' was featured on the 1981 video 'A Factory Compilation' which also features Dave Hughes on keyboards. 'Pretending...' from this gig was used on the free Smash Hits flexidisc! |
| 31.12.80 | New York, USA | Exact venue unknown. |
