We are attempting to compile a full list of all the gigs that the band have played since forming in 1978. If you have details of any gig not shown on the list, please let us know via the contact page and we’ll add it to the page. Thanks.
1978
?? Feb Lakers Hotel, Redhill
15 Mar Coach & Horses, Farnham
27 Mar Hollytree, Addlestone
29 Mar Royal Oak, Passfield
4 Apr Target Club, Reading
17 Apr Junction, Guildford
19 Apr Coach & Horses, Farnham
7 May Technical College, Guildford
13 May Maltings, Farnham
3 Jun Royal Oak, Passfield
18 Jun Lakers Hotel, Redhill
19 Jun Junction, Guildford
21 Jun Coach & Horses, Farnham
30 Jun Royal Hotel, Guildford
1 Jul Surrey Free Arts festival
9 Aug Coach & Horses, Farnham
10 Aug Three Lions, Farncombe
13 Aug Lakers Hotel, Redhill
16 Aug Music Machine, London
18 Aug Royal Hotel, Guildford
21 Aug Tumbledown Dicks, Farnborough
21 Sep Rock Against Racism/Anti Nazi League event, Bunters, Guildford
25 Nov Royal Hotel, Guildford
6 Dec Bones Club, Reading
7 Dec Art College, Farnham
10 Dec Royal Standard, Bradford
1979
1 Jan Smartyz, Chester
11 Jan John Bull, Chiswick
14 Jan Scratchers, Farncombe
18 Jan John Bull, Chiswick
25 Jan University Bar, Guildford (NUJ benefit)
26 Jan University, Southampton
19 Feb Three Lions, Farncombe
24 Feb Wooden Bridge, Guildford (Women’s Aid benefit)
18 Mar Wooden Bridge, Guildford
5 Apr College, Godalming
15 Apr Three Lions, Farncombe
25 Apr Pegasus, Stoke Newington
Passport UK tour
4 May Royal Hotel, Guildford
10 May College, Godalming
16 May University Hall Bar, Guildford
18 May Royal Hotel, Guildford
19 May Marshall Rooms, Stroud
21 May Colston Hall, Bristol – with The Jam
22 May The Richmond, Brighton
24 May Guildhall, Portsmouth – with The Jam
28 May Ruskin Arms, East Ham
29 May Memorial Hall, Farnham
2 Jun John Bull, Chiswick
3 Jun Wooden Bridge, Guildford
4 Jun Tracey’s, Ipswich
7 Jun White Horse, Shepherd’s Bush
14 Jun White Horse, Shepherd’s Bush
16 Jun Tam O’Shanter, Charlton
17 Jun The Greyhound, Fulham
22 Jun Royal Hotel, Guildford
24 Jun Lakers Hotel, Redhill
28 Jun Archery Tavern, Eastbourne
29 Jun Acklam Hall, London
30 Jun Brilig Arts, Bath
8 Jul Marquee, London
14 Jul Wooden Bridge, Guildford
23 Jul Bridge House, Canning Town (with Small Hours)
26 Jul Duke Of Lancaster, Barnet
1 Aug The Greyhound, Fulham, London
19 Aug Marquee, London (with The Chords)
21 Aug Moonlight Club, London
29 Aug Klook’s Kleek, London
31 Aug Nashville Rooms, London (with Madness)
1 Sep Marquee, London
15 Sep Marquee, London
16 Sep Fulham Greyhound, London
24 Sep Fulham Greyhound, London
30 Sep Nashville Rooms, London
1 Oct Fulham Greyhound, London
3 Oct Music Machine, London
6 Oct Marquee, London
8 Oct Fulham Greyhound, London
14 Oct Brunel University, Uxbridge
18 Oct Dingwalls, London
26 Oct Music Machine, London
03 Nov Nashville Rooms, London
04 Nov Marquee, London
08 Nov Tumbledown Dicks, Farnborough
16 Nov Surrey Uni, Guildford (with The Beat) – John Peel Roadshow
Setting Sons UK tour – with The Jam
17 Nov Friars, Aylesbury
18 Nov Arts Centre, Poole
20 Nov Apollo, Manchester
21 Nov Apollo, Manchester
22 Nov Civic Hall, Wolverhampton
23 Nov Gaumont, Southampton
24 Nov Gaumont, Southampton
25 Nov Bingley Hall, Birmingham
26 Nov Trentham Gardens, Stoke On Trent
27 Nov Spa Royal Hall, Bridlington Spa
29 Nov Leisure Centre, Deeside
30 Nov University, Lancaster
02 Dec Rainbow, London
03 Dec Rainbow, London
04 Dec Rainbow, London
06 Dec City Hall, Newcastle
07 Dec City Hall, Newcastle
08 Dec Apollo, Glasgow
09 Dec Caird Hall, Dundee
10 Dec Odeon, Edinburgh
11 Dec Queen’s Exhibition Hall, Leeds
12 Dec King George’s Hall, Blackburn
13 Dec Sophia Gardens, Cardiff
15 Dec Centre, Brighton
16 Dec Guildhall, Portsmouth
18 Dec De Montfort Hall, Leicester
19 Dec De Montfort Hall, Leicester
21 Dec Pavilion, Bath
1980
09 Feb Wooden Bridge, Guildford (Barbed Wire benefit)
13 Feb Polytechnic, Wolverhampton
15 Feb Venue?, Newport, Shropshire
16 Feb JB’s, Dudley
17 Feb Marquee, London
18 Feb Kent University, Canterbury
19 Feb Polytechnic, Manchester
20 Feb Brunel University, Uxbridge (Cancelled due to TOTP appearance)
22 Feb Polytechnic, Huddersfield
23 Feb Warwick University, Coventry
24 Feb Newbridge Institute, South Wales
25 Feb Circles Club, Swansea
26 Feb Brunel Rooms, Swindon
27 Feb Routes Club, Exeter
28 Feb College, Weymouth
29 Feb Marshall Rooms, Stroud
1 Mar Rock Garden, London
08 Mar Nashville Rooms, London
12 Apr Music Machine, London
10 May Marquee, London
11 May Marquee, London
New Clear Days UK tour
04 Jun University, Bradford
05 Jun University Of East Anglia, Norwich
06 Jun Corn Exchange, Cambridge
07 Jun University, Birmingham
09 Jun Ansom Rooms, University, Bristol
10 Jun City Hall, St. Albans
12 Jun Civic Hall, Guildford
13 Jun Polytechnic, Sheffield
14 Jun University, Newcastle
15 Jun Pavilion, Ayr
16 Jun Tiffanys, Edinburgh
17 Jun Ruffles Club, Aberdeen
18 Jun College of Technology, Glasgow
20 Jun Great Hall, Aberystwyth
21 Jun University, Bath
22 Jun Top Rank Suite, Cardiff
23 Jun Fiesta Suite, Plymouth
24 Jun Stateside Centre, Bournemouth
25 Jun University, Leicester
26 Jun Grand Pavilion, Withernsea
28 Jun Rainbow, London
2 Aug Friars, Aylesbury (with The Jam)
3 Aug Arts Centre, Poole (with The Jam)
Australian tour
15 Aug Club Showgrounds Pavilion, Melbourne
17 Aug Pier Hotel, Melbourne
18 Aug Capitol Theatre, Sydney
19 Aug Capitol Theatre, Sydney
21 Aug Bombay Rock, Melbourne
22 Aug Thebarton Town Hall, Adelaide
23 Aug Southside Six, Melbourne
24 Aug League Club, Woolongong
26 Aug Theatre, Canberra
27 Aug Civic Theatre, Newcastle
29 Aug Cloudland Ballroom, Brisbane
30 Aug Playroom, Surfers Paradise (Gold Coast)
31 Aug Chequers Club, Sydney
First American Tour
04 Sep The Whiskey, Los Angeles (2 shows)
05 Sep The Stone, San Francisco
06 Sep The Stone, Palo Alto
07 Sep The Stone, Berkeley
09 Sep The Bayou, Washington (2 shows)
10 Sep Emerald City, Philadelphia
11 Sep The Ballroom, Boston
12 Sep Diplomat Hotel, New York
13 Sep Trax Club, New York
14 Sep Malibu, Long Island, New York
31 Oct Marquee, London
01 Nov Marquee, London
Second North American Tour
17 Dec Centre Stage, Providence RI
18 Dec Rockaway Club, Rockaway, NY
19 Dec The Ritz, New York
20 Dec The Hullaballoo, Albany
21 Dec Stage One, Buffalo, NY
22 Dec El Macombo, Toronto, Canada (2 shows)
26 Dec Country Club, Reseda
27 Dec Perkins Palace, Pasadena
28 Dec The Roxy, San Diego (2 shows)
29 Dec Dooleys, Tempi, Phoenix
31 Dec The Stone, San Francisco
1981
North America continued
02 Jan Lobero Theatre, Santa Barbara
03 Jan Magic Mountain, Los Angeles (2 shows)
04 Jan Clubhouse, Santa Anna
20 Jan Park West, Chicago (2 shows)
21 Jan The Palms, Milwaukee
22 Jan Second Chance, Ann Arbor, Detroit
24 Jan Much More Club, Virginia Univ, Richmond
26 Jan Venue? Atlanta, GA
27 Jan Venue? Tampa, FL
28 Jan Park Avenue Club, Orlando, FL
29 Jan Venue? Miami, FL
25 Feb Paris Theatre, London (BBC In Concert)
27 Feb Middlesex Poly, Hendon
Mad March UK tour
06 Mar Taboo Club, Scarborough
07 Mar University, Durham
09 Mar Morass Club, Whitehaven
10 Mar Polytechnic, Manchester
11 Mar Civic Hall, Guildford
12 Mar Sussex University, Brighton
13 Mar Aston University, Birmingham
14 Mar Herts College of Further Education, Watford
16 Mar Eves Club, Cheltenham
17 Mar Warehouse, Leeds
18 Mar Floral Hall, Southport
20 Mar Polytechnic, Newcastle
21 Mar Porterhouse, Retford
22 Mar Civic Theatre, Halifax
24 Mar Tiffanys, Bath
25 Mar West Mids College of Higher Education, Walsall
26 Mar Chequers Club, Barnstaple
27 Mar The Venue, London
28 Mar Froebel Institute of H.E, Roehampton, London
30 Apr Lanchester Poly, Coventry (Radio 1 Live) – thanks to Paul Grayston for info
Third American Tour
4 Jun Agora, Atlanta
5 Jun Cotton Carnival Music Festival, Memphis
6 Jun Venue? St Louis
7 Jun Park West, Chicago
8 Jun The Palms, Milwaukee
10 Jun Maple Leaf Ballroom, Toronto, Canada
11 Jun Uncle Sams, Buffalo
12 Jun Ripleys Music Hall, Philadelphia
13 Jun Venue? Pawcatuct
14 Jun The Ritz, New York
16 Jun Metro, Boston
17 Jun The Station, Wilkesbarre
18 Jun Malibu Beach Club, Long Island
19 Jun Venue? Hampton Beach
20 Jun Hitsville, Passaic
22 Jun Commodore, Vancouver, Canada
23 Jun Showboat, Seattle
26 Jun Perkins Palace, Pasadena
27 Jun Florentine Gardens, Los Angeles
28 Jun The Warfield, San Fransisco (thanks to Bill Barton for info)
2016
Waiting For The Weekend reunion tour
14 Oct Opium Rooms, Dublin, Eire
30 Oct Holroyd Arms, Guildford (warm up)
04 Nov Dingwalls, London
18 Nov Loft @ Art House, Liverpool
19 Nov Slade Rooms, Wolverhampton
2017
01 Apr Holroyd Arms, Guildford (warm up)
08 Apr 100 Club, London
16 Jun Roundhouse, London – with The Skids
17 Jun Epic TV Studios, Norwich
23 Jun Dobbie Hall, Falkirk (Dan subs)
24 Jun Area Centre, Stewarton (Dan subs)
29 Jul Ropetackle Arts Centre, Shoreham
05 Aug Rebellion festival, Opera House, Blackpool (Dan)
09 Sep Thunderbolt, Bristol
10 Sep Always The Sun festival, Guildford
07 Oct Great British Alternative Music festival, Butlins, Skegness
21 Oct Tim & Mandy’s 30th anniversary, Boileroom, Guildford
28 Oct City Hall, Salisbury – with From The Jam (Dan)
10 Nov 229, London
09 Dec Hercules Hall, Portmeirion, Wales (Ed & Dan)
2018
24 Mar Nell’s Jazz & Blues Club, London (Dan)
06 May LCR, Univ of East Anglia, Norwich – with Buzzcocks (Dan)
29 Jun Ruby Lounge, Manchester
30 Jun The Cluny, Newcastle
01 Jul Bungalow, Paisley
28 Jul Actress & Bishop, Birmingham
04 Aug Rebellion festival, Empress Ballroom, Blackpool (Dan)
25 Aug Byline festival, Ashdown Forest, Sussex
08 Sep Junction, Cambridge
19 Oct Mercury Lounge, New York, USA (Dan)
20 Oct Mercury Lounge, New York, USA (Dan)
21 Oct Mercury Lounge, New York, USA (Dan)
04 Nov Polyfest, Dublin Castle, London
10 Nov Hercules Hall, Portmeirion, Wales
07 Dec Olby’s Music Room, Margate
08 Dec Con Club, Lewes
09 Dec 1865, Southampton
15 Dec Nell’s Jazz & Blues Club, London
2019
8 Mar Great British Alternative weekend, Minehead
24 Mar O2 Forum, London – with SLF (Dan)
5 May Mod’s Mayday, Islington Assembly Hall, London (Dan)
26 May Stone Valley festival, Herts
29 Jun Modfest at the Beach, Porthcawl, Wales
Lost 80s Live US tour
(Michael Giblin guitar on all dates)
1 Aug Lynn Auditorium, Lynn, MA
2 Aug Ford Ampitheater, Coney Island, NY
3 Aug Fred Ampitheater, Peachtree, GA
8 Aug Aragon Ballroom, Chicago, IL
9 Aug Aretha Franklin Ampitheater, Detroit, MI
10 Aug Fiddlers Green Ampitheater, Greenwood Village, CO
15 Aug Sandy Ampitheater, Sandy, UT
17 Aug Humphry’s By The Bay, San , CA
20 Aug Concrete Street Ampitheater, Corpus Christi, TX
21 Aug Sunken Garden Theater, San Antonio, TX
22 Aug Arena Theater, Houston, TX
23 Aug Golden Nugget Hotel & Casino, Lake Charles, LA
24 Aug Theater At Grand Prairie, Grand Prairie, TX
25 Aug State Farm Arena, Hidalgo, TX
28 Aug Woodland Farm Zoo, Seattle, WA
29 Aug Britt Festival Pavilion, Jacksonville, OR
30 Aug Chumash Casino Resort, Santa Ynez, CA
31 Aug Mountain Winery Concerts, Saratoga, CA
1 Sep Thunder Valley Casino, Lincoln, CA
5 Sep Celebrity Theater, Phoenix, AZ
6 Sep Greek Theater, Los Angeles, LA
7 Sep Downtown Las Vegas Events Center, Las Vegas, NV
Setting Sons 40th anniversary UK tour – with From The Jam
(Dan on guitar on all dates)
17 Oct Pyramids, Portsmouth
18 Oct City Hall, Salisbury
19 Oct Great Hall, Cardiff
24 Oct University Stylus, Leeds
25 Oct The Empire, Middlesbrough
26 Oct City Hall, Hull
1-2 Nov Vapors weekend convention, Portmeirion (headline gig)
8 Nov Town Hall, Oxford
9 Nov Corn Exchange, Cambridge
14 Nov Assembly Hall, Walthamstow
15 Nov King George’s Hall, Blackburn
16 Nov Engine Shed, Lincoln
17 Nov Rock City, Nottingham
22 Nov Warehouse 23, Wakefield
23 Nov Nells’ Jazz & Blues, London (headline gig)
28 Nov Lemon Grove, Exeter
29 Nov Anson Rooms, Bristol
30 Nov O2 Indigo, London
2020
Setting Sons 40th anniversary UK tour – with From The Jam (continued)
9 Jan Winter Gardens, Margate
11 Jan Roadmender, Northampton
23 Jan The Hawth, Crawley
24 Jan Town Hall, Cheltenham
25 Jan Cresset, Peterborough
27 Jan Dorking Halls, Dorking
7 Mar Limelight, Belfast
8 Mar Whelans, Dublin, Eire (headline)
13 Mar Meca, Swindon
14 Mar Assembly, Leamington Spa
2021
(Dan on guitar on all dates unless noted)
Setting Sons 40th anniversary UK tour – with From The Jam (continued)
23 Sep Beach Ballroom, Aberdeen
24 Sep Liquid Rooms, Edinburgh
25 Sep QMU, Glasgow
26 Sep Stone Valley North festival, Co. Durham
30 Sep Cheese & Grain, Frome
New Clear Days 40th anniversary UK tour
1 Oct Club Academy, Manchester
2 Oct Brudenell Social Club, Leeds
Setting Sons 40th anniversary UK tour – with From The Jam (continued)
8 Oct Grand Central Hall, Liverpool
New Clear Days 40th anniversary UK tour (continued)
14 Oct Boileroom, Guildford
15 Oct Under The Bridge, London
16 Oct Patterns, Brighton
21 Oct The Cluny, Newcastle
22 Oct Oran Mor, Glasgow
23 Oct Liquid Rooms, Edinburgh
29 Oct Thekla, Bristol
14 Nov Assembly, Leamington Spa (Phil Thompson on guitar) with The Skids
Sound Affects 40th anniversary UK tour – with From The Jam
8 Dec The Apex, Bury St Edmunds (Phil Thompson on guitar)
2022
New Clear Days 40th anniversary UK tour (continued)
24 Feb Robin 2, Bilston (Phil T guitar)
25 Feb Junction, Cambridge (Phil T guitar)
14 May Mod’s Mayday, Old Woollen, Leeds
29 May Bearded Theory Spring Gathering, Derbyshire
3 Jun Mello festival, Worcestershire
Sound Affects 40th anniversary UK tour – with From The Jam
8 Jul Corn Exchange, Ipswich
4 Aug New Adelphi Club, Hull
5 Aug R-Fest, Blackpool
5 Aug Music & Arts Centre, Barnoldswick
6 Aug Stone Valley North festival, Durham (Phil T guitar)
13 Aug Doon The Watter festival, Dunnoon
27 Aug We Are The Mods alldayer, Brighton
2 Sep The Holroyd, Guildford
3 Sep Jacs, Aberdare
Sound Affects 40th anniversary UK tour – with From The Jam
15 Sep White Rock Theatre, Hastings
30 Sep Great British Alternative weekender, Skegness
22 Oct The Factory Live, Worthing
25-26 Nov Vapors weekend convention, Portmeirion (headline gig)
2023
Together UK tour
26 Jan The Cavern, Liverpool
27 Jan The Crossing, Birmingham
28 Jan The Cluny, Newcastle
10 Feb Beat Generator Live, Dundee
11 Feb Slay, Glasgow
17 Feb Arts Centre, Colchester
18 Feb Thekla, Bristol
24 Feb Wardrobe, Leeds
25 Feb Rebellion, Manchester
3 Mar 229, London
4 Mar The Holroyd, Guildford (Dave’s 70th birthday)
20 May Cruel World festival, Pasadena, USA
4 Aug Rebellion festival, Blackpool
6 Oct Queen’s Hall, Nuneaton
28 Oct Pizza Express Live, Holborn, London
10 Nov West End Centre, Aldershot
11 Nov The Hat Factory, Luton
8 Dec Redrum, Stafford
14 Dec The 1865, Southampton
15 Dec The Arch, Brighton
2024
5 Jan 100 Club, London
26 Jan The Fleece, Bristol
1-2 Mar Vapors weekend convention, Portmeirion (extra guitarists Phil Thompson & Michael Giblin)
6 Apr Undercover festival, The Holroyd, Guildford
10 May Forum, Tunbridge Wells
29 Jun Guilfest, Guildford
12 Jul 229, London
27 Jul The Holroyd, Guildford (matinee show)
1 Aug Endorset festival, Cerne Abbas, Dorset
Lost 80s Live US West Coast tour
23 Aug Humpreys Concerts By The Bay, San Diego, CA
24 Aug Peacock Theater, Los Angeles, CA
25 Aug City National Grove of Anaheim, CA
30 Aug Vina Robles, Paso Robles, CA
31 Aug Mountain Winery, Saratoga, CA
1 Sep Thunder Valley Casino Resort, Lincoln, CA
US East Coast headline tour
5 Sep West Shore Theatre, New Cumberland, PA
6 Sep Mercury Lounge, New York City
7 Sep Mercury Lounge, New York City
8 Sep Colony, Woodstock, NY
5 Oct HRH festival, Leicester
12 Oct Wake Up Woking, Woking
7 Nov The 1865, Southampton
16 Nov Chantry Brewery Tap n Venue, Rotherham
23 Nov Oxted sessions, Hurst Green
8 Dec Dingwalls, London
2025
27 Feb Water Rats, London (album launch 5 song acoustic set)
Thanks to everyone who has helped out filling in the blanks, especially Ed, Tim, Malcolm Bond, Howard Smith, Vinny and Weston. Please let us know if you have any details of gigs not listed. Cheers
Updated 22/2/23-a load of extra gigs added in 1978 & 1979 after Steve chanced upon Dave’s cash book from that period, detailing income from gigs as well as expenditure for strings, petrol etc. Cheers Steve…