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Secret Affair Gig List
January 15 - 16 1979 - CBS Studio – Secret Affair demo time.
January 27th 1979 Ian and Dave meet Dennis Smith at the Crooked Billet in Walthamstow where Dennis joins the band officially.
January 30-Rehearsal – Hackney.
February 2 – 15-Rehearsals – Hackney.
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February 16 -Reading University Supporting The Jam.
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March 6-Bridge House. supported by The Afflicted
March 8-The Pegasus, Stoke Newington.
March 21-Bridge House, Canning Town.
March 25-Rock Garden.
March 27-Conway Hall, Holborn supporting The Cure.
March 28-Barracuda Club.
March 31-Leicester Polytechnic supporting The Pretenders.
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April 16-Bridge House supported by The Chords (Secret Affair make their first bit of profit of £19.00)
April 30-Bridge House supported by Les Elite.
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May 4-Egham College.
May 5-Brighton Buccaneer.
May 7-Bridge House with Squire, Beggar, The Mods, Small Hours and Merton Parkas. Mods Mayday recording.
May 10-Wisbech College, East Anglia.
May 12-Marquee Club supported by the Teenbeats.
May 14-Dingwalls, Camden Town.
May 18 – 19-Brighton Buccaneer.
May 20-Music Machine, London.
May 21-Bristol Colston Hall supporting The Jam.
May 23-Norwich University double bill with Purple Hearts.
May 25-Cassio College, Watford double bill with Purple Hearts.
May 26-Marquee Club supported by the Teenbeats.
May 28-Bridge House, Canning Town supported by The Mods.
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June 1-City of London Polytechnic.
June 2-Canterbury University.
June 4-Acklam Hall with Purple Hearts (Cancelled).
June 8-Kings College, Cambridge.
June 10-Triad Centre, Bishops Stortford.
June 15-Nicky Horne radio interview, Bridge House album cut at Trident Studios.
June 16-Huddersfield Polytechnic, Northern Mod night with The Killermeters, The Specials, Teenbeats and The Scene.
June 18-Bridge House, Canning Town
June 20-Music Machine supported by Merton Parkas and Squire.
June 25-Notre Dame Hall, Leicester Square.
June 29-Mods Mayday released.
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July 2-Robin Hood, Barking.
July 4-Norfolk College of Art.
July 6-Birmingham Barbarellas supported by Back To Zero.
July 8-Marquee
July 12 - 14-Recording of ‘Time For Action’, Advision Studios.
July 15-Marquee Club with Back To Zero
July 16-Global Village with ‘Back To Zero’ and ‘ The Little Roosters’
July 18-John Peel Show
July 22-Marquee Club.
July 23-The Nashville, Kensington.
July 30-Bridge House, Canning Town
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August 1-‘Time For Action’ record cut at Utopia.
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March Of The Mods Tour Along with ‘Purple Hearts’ and ‘Back To Zero’.
August 10-Scarborough Penthouse (With 'The Purple Hearts')
August 12-Acklam Hall, London
August 13-Photo session for the Daily Mirror.
August 14-Clones, Plymouth.
August 15-Torquay Town Hall, Photo session for NME.
August 16-Birmingham Barbarellas.
August 17-Manchester Factory.
August 17-‘Time For Action’ single released.
August 18-Cheltenham Whitcombe Lodge.
August 20-Swansea Circles Club.
August 22 -Newport Stowaway Club.
August 23-Bristol Trinity Leisure Centre.
August 24-West Runton Pavilion.
August 26 -Lyceum London with Madness, Purple Hearts, The Selecter and BTZ.
August 27-Canvey Island The Paddocks with Purple Hearts, BTZ and Squire.
August 28-Sheffield Limit Club.
August 29-Barnsley Civic Hall, Recording of first appearance on Top of the Pops.
August 30-Leeds Fjord Greene.
August 31-Newcastle Mayfair.
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September 1-Eric’s, Liverpool
September 8-Aylesbury Friars Hall, with Madness, Squire and The Stowaways.
September 10-‘Glory Boys’ album recording.
September 28-Aberystwyth University.
September 29-Bath University.
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October 3-Reading University.
October 4-East Anglia University.
October 5-Goldsmiths College.
October 6-Music Machine, London. (Dave Winthrop first gig)
October 26-‘Let Your Heart Dance’, single released.
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-BBC Radio One In Concert – Bristol University.
-BBC Sight & Sound (Live Concert Television Show).
November 7-BBC John Peel Session.
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Dancing In The Streets Tour
November 15-Coventry Tiffany.
November 16-Cambridge Corn Exchange.
November 17-Reading University.
November 18-Birmingham Top Rank.
November 19-Wakefield Unity Hall
November 20-BBC 2 Show appearance. The Old Grey Whistle Test.
November 21-Bradford University.
November 22-Lincoln.
November 23-Newcastle Polytechnic.
November 24 -Manchester University supported by Squire.
November 26-Wolverhampton Civic Hall
November 27-Leicester University with Squire.
November 28-Liverpool University
November 30-Aberdeen University. ‘Glory Boys’ album released.
December 1-St Andrews University.
December 2-Glasgow Tiffany.
December 3-Edinburgh Tiffany.
December 4-Ayr Pavilion.
December 5-Sheffield Polytechnic.
December 6-Colchester University, Squire forced to withdraw from tour after on stage injuries to Kevin Meynell.
December 7-Canterbury Odeon.
December 8-Rainbow, Finsbury Park; supported by Back To Zero.
December 9-Locarno, Bristol with BTZ.
December 10-Village Bowl, Bournemouth with BTZ.
December 12-Music Hall, Shrewsbury with BTZ.
December 13-Underworld, Birmingham with BTZ.
December 14-Pavilion, West Runcorn with BTZ.
December 15-Pier Pavilion, Hastings with The Same, Seventeen and BTZ.
December 16-Top Rank, Birmingham with BTZ.
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1980
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February-‘My World’ single released.
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Late February early March
Four week tour of France, Belgium, Holland and Germany supported by the Merton Parkas.
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My World Tour
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April 7-Plymouth Fiesta.
April 8-Portsmouth Locarno.
April 9-Brighton Top Rank.
April 11-Manchester Free Trade Hall.
April 12-Hull, Withensy Pavilion.
April 13-Sheffield Top Rank.
April 14 -Stoke Victoria Hall.
April 15-Cardiff Top Rank.
April 16 -Blackburn.
April 17-Newcastle City Hall.
April 18-Bradford, St. George’s Hall.
April 19-Birmingham Odeon.
April 20-Bristol Locarno. (With 'The V.I.P's in support)
April 21-Hammersmith Odeon.
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August 1-‘Sound Of Confusion’ single released.
September-‘Behind Closed Doors’ album released.
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Sound Of Confusion
With support by The Step.
September 11-Guildhall Civic Hall, Surrey
September 13-Bristol Colston Hall. (Dolly Mixture supported after The Step had to pull out due to illness)
September 14-Hemel Hampstead Pavilion.
September 15-Bradford, St. George’s Hall.
September 16-Manchester Apollo Theatre.
September 17-Preston Guild Hall.
September 18-Glasgow Apollo.
September 19-Edinburgh Odeon.
September 21-Cardiff Top Rank.
September 22-Leicester, De Montford Hall.
September 23-Margate Winter Gardens, Kent
September 24-Brighton Top Rank.
September 26-Stoke (Hanley) Victoria Hall.
September 27-Swindon, The Oasis Leisure Centre.
September 28-Poole Arts Centre.
September 29-Birmingham Odeon.
September 30-Newcastle City Hall.
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October 1-Leeds Polytechnic.
October 2-Sheffield City Hall.
October 4-London Rainbow Theatre (With The Step)
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1981 – Secret Affair Tour USA & Canada
-3 months across 50 States and over 65 shows sometimes 2 sets a night.
March
March 03: Cardies, HOUSTON, TEXAS
March 04: Day Off/Travel
March 05: The Hot Club, DALLAS, TEXAS
March 06: Third Coast, AUSTIN, TEXAS
March 07: The Rox, LUBBOCK, TEXAS
March 08: The Rox, LUBBOCK, TEXAS
March 09: Bogarts, ALBUQUERQUE, NEW MEXICO
March 10: Dooley’s, PHOENIX, ARIZONA
March 11: The Country Club, RESEDA, CALIFORNIA
March 12: Day Off/Travel
March 13: The Bodega, CAMPBELL, CALIFORNIA
March 14: Old Waldorf, SAN FRANCISCO, CALIFORNIA
March 15: Old Waldorf, SAN FRANCISCO, CALIFORNIA
March 16: Old Waldorf, SAN FRANCISCO, CALIFORNIA
March 17: Day Off/Travel
March 18: New Faces, SALT LAKE CITY, UTAH
March 20: Rainbow Music Hall, DENVER, COLORADO
March 21: TBA
Sunday 22nd March - Pogo's, KANSAS CITY, MISSOURI supported by with The Regular Guys
March 23: The Fillmore, AMES, IOWA
March 24: The Entry, MINNEAPOLIS, MINNESOTA
March 25: Palms, MILWAUKEE, WISCONSIN
March 26: Merlin’s, MADISON, WISCONSIN
March 27: Tut’s, CHICAGO, ILLINOIS
March 28: Waves, CHICAGO, ILLINOIS
March 29: TBA
March 30: The Vogue, INDIANAPOLIS, INDIANA
March 31: The Bluebird, BLOOMINGTON, INDIANA
April
April 01: The Agora, COLUMBUS, OHIO
April 02: TBA
April 03: Bogarts, CINCINATTI, OHIO
April 04: Bookies, DETROIT, MICHIGAN
April 05: Dooley’s, EAST LANCING, MICHIGAN
April 06: The She Club, DAYTON, OHIO
April 07: Day Off/Travel
April 08: 9.30 Club, WASHINGTON, DC
April 09: Toads, NEW HAVEN, PENNSYLVANIA (With 'Soldier' in support)
April 10 Nicko’s, ALLENTOWN, PENNSYLVANIA
April 11: Private’s, NEW YORK, NEW YORK
April 12: TBA
April 13: TBA
April 14: TBA
April 15: Mancini’s, PITTSBURGH, PENNSYLVANIA
April 16: The Bijou, PHILADELPHIA, PENNSYLVANIA
April 17: Malibu Beach Club, LONG ISLAND, NEW YORK
April 18: Paradise Ballroom, BOSTON, MASSACHUSETTS
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April 23: Peppermint lounge, NEW YORK, NEW YORK
September -‘Do You Know’ single released.
Secret Affair perform ‘Do You Know’ on BBC Swap Shop & ITV Television shows.
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The Final Tour
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December 17, 1981-Electric Ballroom, Chadwell Heath, Essex supported by The Jet Set & Bloomsbury Set.
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December 18th & 19th, 1981 - The Marquee supported by The Jet Set.
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January 1982-‘Lost In The Night’ single released.
-Secret Affair perform ‘Lost In The Night’ on BBC Swap Shop show.
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February-‘Business As Usual’ album released.
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February 13th, 1982 - The Venue, London, SW1E 5LB
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March-BBC Radio 1 Show ‘Studio B15’; four songs recorded live in session.
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March 23rd, 1982 - Gold Diggers, Chippenham (With Reaction)
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March 28th, 1982 - Barracuda Club, Baker Street, London, W1 (With 'Walter Mitty's Little White Lies")
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April 30-City University, Islington – last London gig. (With 'The Europeans" in support)
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May-Cambridge University.
Saturday 12th June - The Venue, London (With 'The Starjets" in support)
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