Thanks to Mark Ellis and his diaries,

below is the complete set of gig dates that the band played.

 

 

DATE

VENUE / LOCATION

APPEARING

(Headliner first)

1

9th June 1979

Hastings Pier

Purple Hearts, Fixations, Teenbeats,  Scooters, Lambrettas

2

18th June 1979

The Buccaneer, Brighton

Purple Hearts, Lambrettas

3

19th June 1979

The Richmond, Brighton

Chords, Speedball, Lambrettas

4

30th June 1979

Lewes Paddock

Lambrettas, Chaos

5

9th July 1979

The Alhambra, Brighton

Lambrettas, Chaos

6

14th July 1979

The Wellington, Waterloo, London

Lambrettas, Scooters

7

17th July 1979

The Music Machine, Camden, London

Purple Hearts, Back To Zero, Speedball, Lambrettas

8

18th July 1979

The Dublin Castle, Camden, London

Teenbeats, Lambrettas

9

7th August 1979

The Richmond, Brighton

Piranhas, Lambrettas

10

13th August 1979

The Global Village, Charing Cross, London

Mods, Lambrettas, Spyders

11

19th August 1979

The Buccaneer, Brighton

Merton Parkas, Lambrettas

12

6th September 1979

The Greyhound, Fulham, London

Lambrettas, Touch

13

16th September 1979

The Buccaneer, Brighton

Lambrettas, Chaos

14

17th September 1979

The Alhambra, Brighton

Lambrettas, Tonix

15

22nd September 1979

The Marquee, Soho, London

Lambrettas, Hidden Charms

16

24th September 1979

The Bridgehouse, Canning Town, London

Speedball, Lambrettas

17

6th October 1979

University of Nottingham

Photos, Lambrettas, Thunderbirds

18

10th October 1979

Tracy’s, Redditch, Worcestershire

Lambrettas

19

13th October 1979

Brighton Art College

Madness, Lambrettas

20

17th October 1979

The Basement, Brighton

Lambrettas, Cheeks

21

18th October 1979

The Alhambra, Brighton

Lambrettas, Chaos

22

20th October 1979

University of Leicester

Black Slate, Lambrettas

23

24th October 1979

Hope & Anchor, Islington, London

Lambrettas

24

26th October 1979

The Sandpiper, Nottingham

Lambrettas

25

19th November 1979

The Alhambra, Brighton

Lambrettas

26

20th November 1979

The Nashville, Kensington, London

Act, Lambrettas, Malcolm Practice

27

26th November 1979

Moonlight Club, Hampstead, London

Back To Zero, Lambrettas, Name

28

10th December 1979

Broncs Cafe Portsmouth, Hampshire

Malcolm Practice, Lambrettas

  13th December 1979 Osborne Club, Manchester Did This Gig Happen?

29

15th December 1979

The Sandpiper, Nottingham

Lambrettas

30

16th December 1979

The Coachouse, Huddersfield

Lambrettas

31

17th December 1979

Kings Hall, Stoke

Lambrettas

32

20th December 1979

Lewes Priory School, East Sussex

Lambrettas

33

24th December 1979

The Alhambra, Brighton

Lambrettas, Decent Assault

34

28th December 1979

The Music Machine, Camden, London

Lambrettas, Malcolm Practice, Video Stars

35

9th January 1980

Hope & Anchor, Islington, London

Lambrettas

36

11th January 1980

Crystal Palace, Norwood, London

Lambrettas

37

16th January 1980

77 Club, Nuneaton

Lambrettas

38

19th January 1980

Landport Community Centre, Lewes

Lambrettas, The Cheeks & The Skip-Beats

39

22nd January 1980

The Alhambra, Brighton

Lambrettas

40

24th January 1980

The Troubadour, Port Talbot

Lambrettas

41

2nd February 1980

The Norbreck Castle, Blackpool

Lambrettas

42

7th February 1980

The Trafalgar, Shepherds Bush, London

Lambrettas, Midnight & the Lemon Boys

43

14th February 1980

The Moonlight Club, Hampstead, London

Lambrettas, Midnight & the Lemon Boys

44

15th February 1980

Crystal Palace, Norwood, London

Lambrettas

45

7th March 1980

The Golden Eagle,Birmingham

Lambrettas, News

46

8th March 1980

Brunel Rooms, Swindon

Lambrettas

47

15th March 1980

Hastings Pier

Lambrettas, Headline, Blueprint

48

18th March 1980

101 Club, Clapham, London

Lambrettas, Malcolm Practice

49

20th March 1980

76 Club, Burton-on-Trent

Lambrettas

50

21st March 1980

The Cedar Club, Birmingham

Lambrettas, News

51

22nd March 1980

West Runton Pavilion

Lambrettas, Malcolm Practice

52

23rd March 1980

The Coachouse, Huddersfield

Lambrettas

53

24th March 1980

Rotters, Doncaster

Lambrettas, Nerve

54

28th March 1980

Bloomsbury YMCA

Lambrettas, Small Hours, Agents

55

15th May 1980

Clifton Hall, Rotherham

Lambrettas, Circles

56

16th May 1980

Fusion Nightspot, Sunderland

Lambrettas

57

17th May 1980

Barnsley Civic Hall

Lambrettas

58

18th May 1980

Lafayettes, Wolverhampton

Lambrettas

59

22nd May 1980

Top of the World, Stafford

Lambrettas, Nerve

60

23rd May 1980

Melksham Assembly Rooms

Lambrettas, Scoop

61

24th May 1980

Town Gate Theatre, Basildon, Essex

Lambrettas, Nerve

62

26th May 1980

Northallerton Community Centre

Lambrettas, Nerve

63

29th May 1980

The Limit, Sheffield

Lambrettas, Nerve

64

30th May 1980

The Penthouse, Scarborough

Lambrettas

65

31st May 1980

Tunbridge Wells Assembly Hall

Lambrettas

66

7th June 1980

Electric Ballroom, Camden Town, London

Lambrettas, V.I.P.s, Dolly Mixtures, God’s Toys

67

24th June 1980

The Marquee, Soho, London

Lambrettas, Vogue

68

1st July 1980

The Marquee, Soho, London

Lambrettas, Sta-Prest

69

15th July 1980

Locarno, Portsmouth, Hampshire

Lambrettas, Scoop

70

16th July 1980

Torquay Town Hall, Devon

Lambrettas, Rhythm on 2

71

17th July

Stateside, Bournemouth

Lambrettas, Scoop

72

18th July 1980

Cardiff Top Rank

Lambrettas

73

19th July 1980

Bath Pavilion

Lambrettas, Scoop

74

21st July 1980

Cromwell’s, Norwich

Lambrettas

75

23rd July 1980

Theatre Royal, Nottingham

Lambrettas, Billy Karloff & the Extremes

76

24th July 1980

Sands Show Bar, Skegness

Lambrettas

77

26th July 1980

St. George’s Hall, Bradford

Lambrettas, Beats Working

78

2nd August 1980

Palace Lido, Douglas, Isle of Man

Lambrettas

79

9th August 1980

Music Machine, Camden, London

Lambrettas, Daddy Yum Yum

80

10th August 1980

Brighton Top Rank

Lambrettas, Dolly Mixtures

81

15th August 1980

Bilzen Festival, Belgium

Stranglers, Urban Heroes, Katchies, Dexy’s Midnight Runners, Girlschool, Lambrettas,  Shirts, Kids

82

2nd October 1980

Leeds Polytechnic

Lambrettas

83

3rd October 1980

The Mayfair, Newcastle

Lambrettas, More

84

9th October 1980

Palalido, Milan, Italy

Madness, Lambrettas

85

10th October 1980

Palasport, Turin, Italy

Madness, Lambrettas

86

12th October 1980

Palasport, Padua, Italy

Madness, Lambrettas

87

13th October 1980

Palasport, Bologna, Italy

Madness, Lambrettas

88

14th October 1980

Teatro Tendastrice, Rome, Italy

Madness, Lambrettas

89

19th October 1980

Brielboort, Dienze, Belgium

Madness, Lambrettas

90

20th October 1980

La Rotonde, Le Mans, France

Madness, Lambrettas

91

21st October 1980

Halle de Prestige, Orleans, France

Madness, Lambrettas

92

22nd October 1980

Studio 44, Rouen, France

Madness, Lambrettas

93

24th October 1980

Maison des Sports, Reims, France

Madness, Lambrettas

94

25th October 1980

Hippodrome, Paris, France

Madness, Lambrettas

95

26th October 1980

Tivoli Parc, Strasbourg, France

Madness, Lambrettas

96

27th October 1980

Volksbindungsheim, Frankfurt, Germany

Madness, Lambrettas

97

28th October 1980

Kursaal-Bad Cannstaat, Stuttgart, Germany

Madness, Lambrettas

98

29th October 1980

Kurhaus-Friedenstal, Hanover, Germany

Madness, Lambrettas

99

30th October 1980

Sartorysaal, Cologne, Germany

Madness, Lambrettas

100

3rd November 1980

Gota Lejon, Stockholm, Sweden

Madness, Lambrettas

101

4th November 1980

Chateauneuf, Oslo, Norway

Madness, Lambrettas

102

28th November 1980

The Porterhouse, Retford

Lambrettas

103

1st December 1980

Romeo & Juliet’s, Doncaster

Lambrettas

??? 5th December 1980 Rock City, Nottingham Lambrettas (Advertised in the NME but unsure if they actually played)

104

7th January 1981

Ben Hall, Rugby

Lambrettas

105

8th January 1981

The Marquee, Soho, London

Lambrettas, Escalators

106

9th January 1981

Goldsmith College, Lewisham

Lambrettas, Escalators

107

17th January 1981

Winter Gardens, Margate, Kent

Lambrettas, Naughty Words

108

9th May 1981

Millfield College, Street

Lambrettas

109

28th May 1981

Central Hotel, Gillingham

Lambrettas

110

20th July 1981

The White Hart, Southall, London

Lambrettas

111

1st August 1981

The Rainbow, Finsbury Park, London

Lambrettas, Hidden Charms, Long Tall Shorty, (…and others…)

112

29th October 1981

Club Carolina, Madrid, Spain

Lambrettas

113

30th October 1981

Club Carolina, Madrid, Spain

Lambrettas

114

31st October 1981

Club Carolina, Madrid, Spain

Lambrettas

115

5th December 1981

Digby Stuart College, Wimbledon, London

Lambrettas, Sahara Beat

116

11th December 1981

?Unknown?, Leeds

Lambrettas

117

13th December 1981

Melkweg, Amsterdam, Holland

Lambrettas, Eyeless in Gaza

118

15th January 1982

Paradiso, Amsterdam, Holland

Lambrettas

119

16th January 1982

Gigant, Apeldoorn, Holland

Lambrettas

120

17th January 1982

Doornroosje, Nijmegen, Holland

Lambrettas

121

22nd January 1982

The Marquee, Soho, London

Lambrettas, Shakedown

122

23rd January 1982

The Greyhound, Chadwell Heath, London

Lambrettas, Fast Eddie

123

14th April 1982

The Venue, Victoria, London

Lambrettas, Jam Tarts

 

Thanks To Mark Ellis

 

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