BIRDLAND
LIVE
The
following information is a guide to the live history of Birdland.
It is pretty comprehensive but I make no claims at it being the final
word. All I have done so far is to gather information from music press
sources, tape trading lists, etc. Any additions, corrections or any
other contributions are actively encouraged and welcomed. (European
date format = dd/mm).
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|
Venue |
Town
/ City |
Other
bands on bill / other info. |
|
1988
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01/06
|
Rock
City |
Nottingham |
w/
The Damned (as "Vicious") |
|
03/06
|
Arts
Centre |
Poole |
w/
The Damned |
|
05/06
|
Cliff
Hall |
Leas |
w/
The Damned |
|
21/06
|
Princess
Charlotte |
Leicester |
|
|
29/06
|
University |
Warwick |
w/
The Primitives |
|
16/08
|
Burberries |
Birmingham |
|
|
22/08
|
Boston
Arms |
London |
|
|
25/08
|
Riverside
Studios |
London |
|
|
10/09
|
Falcon |
London |
|
|
07/10
|
University |
Warwick |
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04/11
|
After
Dark Club |
Reading |
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16/11
|
Euston
Drummonds |
London |
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|
18/11
|
Boardwalk |
Manchester |
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24/11
|
The
Richmond |
Brighton |
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|
28/11
|
Alice
In Wonderland |
London |
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20/12
|
Boston
Arms |
London |
w/
World Domination Enterprises |
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1989
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11/01
|
Marquee |
London |
w/
The Blue Airplanes |
|
25/01
|
International |
Manchester |
w/
Jane's Addiction |
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=
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21/02
|
Burberries |
Birmingham |
|
|
23/02
|
Duchess
of York |
Leeds |
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07/03
|
Princess
Charlotte |
Leicester |
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|
10/03
|
Richmond |
Brighton |
|
|
11/03
|
Boardwalk |
Manchester |
|
|
13/03
|
Dingwalls |
London |
|
|
16/03
|
Adelphi |
Hull |
|
|
21/03
|
Leadmill |
Sheffield |
|
|
22/03
|
Planet
X |
Liverpool |
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|
23/03
|
Fury
Murrays |
Glasgow |
|
|
25/03
|
Junction
10 |
Walsall |
|
|
27/03
|
Riverside |
Newcastle |
|
|
28/03
|
Venue |
Edinburgh |
|
|
29/03
|
The
Bar Chevrolet |
Dundee |
|
|
30/03
|
Adelphi |
Hull |
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|
04/04
|
Moles |
Bath |
|
|
21/04
|
JBs |
Dudley |
Cancelled
due to illness |
|
28/04
|
Planet
X |
Liverpool |
Cancelled
due to illness |
|
05/05
|
Snakepit |
Huddersfield |
|
|
11/05
|
Bierkeller |
Bristol |
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|
12/05
|
After
Dark |
Reading |
|
|
13/05
|
Trent
Polytechnic |
Nottingham |
|
|
16/05
|
University |
Leicester |
|
|
18/05
|
Duchess
of York |
Leeds |
|
|
19/05
|
International |
Manchester |
|
|
22/05
|
Knights |
Chester |
|
|
23/05
|
Polytechnic |
Liverpool |
|
|
25/05
|
Sugarhouse |
Lancaster |
|
|
26/05
|
University |
Keele |
|
|
27/05
|
Junction
10 |
Walsall |
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|
15/06
|
Polytechnic |
Trent |
|
|
18/06
|
Christ
Church |
Cambridge |
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|
19/06
|
Moles |
Bath |
|
|
20/06
|
Arts
Centre |
Norwich |
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|
22/06
|
Fury
Murray's |
Glasgow |
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|
23/06
|
Calton
Rooms |
Edinburgh |
w/
Spacemen 3 |
|
24/06
|
The
Grill |
Perth |
|
|
25/06
|
Fat
Sam's |
Dundee |
|
|
27/06
|
Riverside |
Newcastle |
|
|
26/06
|
'Paradise'
released |
|
|
|
28/06
|
University |
Warwick |
|
|
30/06
|
JBs |
Dudley |
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01/07
|
After
Dark |
Reading |
|
|
03/07
|
Irish
Centre |
Birmingham |
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|
04/07
|
Warehouse |
Leeds |
|
|
06/07
|
Electric
Ballroom |
London |
w/
The Seers, The Heart Throbs, Family Cat |
|
08/07
|
The
Square |
Harlow |
|
|
09/07
|
TJ's |
Newport |
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10/07
|
Bierkeller |
Bristol |
|
|
11/07
|
Zap
Club |
Brighton |
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|
12/07
|
University |
Leicester |
|
|
??/07
|
Belfast
& Dublin? |
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11/09
|
Moles |
Bath |
recorded
for freebie LP |
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=
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19/10
|
Polytechnic |
Liverpool |
w/
Thee Amazing Colossal Men |
|
20/10
|
Queen
Margaret Union |
Glasgow |
w/
Thee Amazing Colossal Men |
|
21/10
|
University |
Newcastle |
|
|
22/10
|
University |
Sheffield |
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|
24/10
|
The
Venue |
Cardiff |
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25/10
|
Irish
Centre |
Birmingham |
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|
26/10
|
Astoria |
London |
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??/12
|
TT
Bears |
Boston,
USA. |
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??/12
|
CBGB's |
New
York, USA. |
|
|
??/12
|
Maxwell's |
New
Jersey, USA. |
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=
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21/12
|
Junction
10 |
Walsall |
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=
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1990
|
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=
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09/01
|
Moles |
Bath |
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10/01
|
Richmond |
Brighton |
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11/01
|
Old
Trout |
Windsor |
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|
12/01
|
Town
Hall |
Maesteg |
|
|
13/01
|
Jericho
Tavern |
Oxford |
|
|
14/01
|
Woughton
Centre |
Milton
Keynes |
cancelled
due to broken nose |
|
16/01
|
The
Jug |
Doncaster |
|
|
17/01
|
JBs |
Dudley |
|
|
18/01
|
Syndrome
Club |
London |
|
|
19/01
|
Legends |
Warrington |
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|
20/01
|
Bay
Hotel |
Gourock |
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|
21/01
|
Fat
Sam's |
Dundee |
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|
22/01
|
Wheatsheaf |
Stoke-On-Trent |
|
|
23/01
|
The
Fridge |
Shrewsbury |
|
|
07/02
|
University |
Leicester |
|
|
08/02
|
University |
Hull |
|
|
09/02
|
Polytechnic |
Leeds |
|
|
10/02
|
The
Crypt |
Middlesborough |
|
|
11/02
|
Polytechnic |
Trent |
|
|
12/02
|
Network |
Edinburgh |
w/
See See Rider |
|
14/02
|
Bierkeller |
Bristol |
|
|
15/02
|
University |
Exeter |
|
|
16/02
|
Polytechnic |
Portsmouth |
w/
Destroy The Boy |
|
17/02
|
University
of East Anglia |
Norwich |
|
|
18/02
|
Polytechnic |
Coventry |
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16/03
|
Royal
Holloway and Bedford New College |
London |
Student-only
show |
|
31/03
|
Brixton
Academy |
London |
w/
Silverfish, Cud |
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16/04
|
Philipshalle |
Dusseldorf,
Germany. |
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29/08
|
King
Tut's |
Glasgow |
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30/08
|
Riverside |
Newcastle |
|
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31/08
|
Boardwalk |
Manchester |
|
|
02/09
|
Venus |
Nottingham |
|
|
03/09
|
Marquee |
London |
|
|
04/09
|
Junction |
Cambridge |
|
|
05/09
|
Duchess
of York |
Leeds |
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|
1991
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|
21/01
|
Everybody
Needs ... |
released |
|
|
22/02
|
Polytechnic |
Leicester |
w/
Chunk |
|
23/02
|
Polytechnic |
Nottingham |
|
|
24/02
|
Mayfair |
Glasgow |
w/
Chunk |
|
25/02
|
Network |
Edinburgh |
w/
Chunk |
|
26/02
|
Town
Hall |
Middlesborough |
w/
Chunk |
|
28/02
|
University |
Liverpool |
w/
Chunk |
|
01/03
|
University |
Manchester |
w/
Chunk |
|
02/03
|
University |
Sheffield |
w/
Chunk |
|
03/03
|
Polytechnic |
Leeds |
w/
Chunk |
|
05/03
|
Waterfront |
Norwich |
w/
Chunk |
|
07/03
|
Tic
Toc |
Coventry |
w/
Chunk |
|
08/03
|
Victoria
Rooms |
Bristol |
w/
Chunk |
|
09/03
|
University |
Exeter |
w/
Chunk |
|
11/03
|
University |
Cardiff |
w/
Chunk |
|
13/03
|
University |
Southampton |
w/
Chunk |
|
14/03
|
Kilburn
National Ballroom |
London |
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13/05
|
Tokyo? |
Japan |
Tickets:
5000 Yen |
|
14/05
|
Tokyo? |
Japan |
|
|
15/05
|
Tokyo? |
Japan |
|
|
16/05
|
|
Japan |
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18/05
|
|
Japan |
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|
"Six
week promo tour" of the USA |
|
23/06
|
KROQ
radio |
Los
Angeles |
|
|
??/??
|
The
Roxy |
Los
Angeles |
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1992
|
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??/??
|
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|
Short
British tour |
|
??/05
|
New
Cross Venue |
London |
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=
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1993
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04/03
|
Riverside |
Newcastle |
|
|
05/03
|
Mad
Music Club |
Worcester |
|
|
08/03
|
Duchess
of York |
Leeds |
|
|
09/03
|
Joiner's
Arms |
Southampton |
|
|
11/03
|
Islington
Powerhaus |
London |
|
|
12/03
|
Roadmenders |
Northampton |
|
|
13/03
|
Rock
City |
Nottingham |
|
|
17/03
|
Boat
Race |
Cambridge |
cancelled |
|
19/03
|
Level
Club |
Lincoln |
|
|
22/03
|
Wedgewood
Rooms |
Portsmouth |
|
|
24/03
|
Arts
Centre |
Lichfield |
|
|
26/03
|
Princess
Charlotte |
Leicester |
|
|
27/03
|
Going
Underground |
Berkhamsted |
|
|
29/03
|
Wheatsheaf |
Stoke |
|
|
03/04
|
Castle |
Brentwood |
|
|
07/04
|
King
Tut's |
Glasgow |
|
|
09/04
|
Venue |
London |
|
|
01/05
|
Square |
Harlow |
|
|
02/05
|
Fibber's |
York |
|
|
03/05
|
PJ
Bell's |
Manchester |
cancelled |
|
05/05
|
Purple
Turtle |
Reading |
|
|
07/05
|
Entertainer |
Hereford |
|
|
10/05
|
Hippodrome |
Colchester |
cancelled |
|
19/05
|
Warehouse |
Derby |
|
|
22/05
|
Esquires |
Bedford |
|
|
10/06
|
Oval |
Norwich |
|
a
Birdland live guide / gig chronology
