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Look Sharp Tour


Line-up:
Joe Jackson (voc, p)
Graham Maby (b, voc)
Gary Sanford (g, voc)
Dave Houghton (dr, voc)

Click on a date to see details for that concert. Opening acts are in square brackets.

Fri,26 Jan. 1979UKStafford, North Staffordshire Polytechnic
Sat,27 Jan. 1979UKHuddersfield, Polytechnic
Mon,29 Jan. 1979UKEdinburgh, Tiffany's  [BB,HB]
Tue,30 Jan. 1979UKGlasgow, Tiffany's
Thu,1 Feb. 1979UKLondon, Dingwalls
Fri,2 Feb. 1979UKScarborough, Penthouse
Thu,8 Feb. 1979UKHigh Wycombe, Nag's Head
Fri,9 Feb. 1979UKLondon, Marquee
Sat,10 Feb. 1979UKRetford, Porterhouse
Thu,15 Feb. 1979UKSheffield, The Limit
Fri,16 Feb. 1979UKWolverhampton, Lafayette
Sat,17 Feb. 1979UKBirmingham, Barbarella's
Wed,21 Feb. 1979UKSouthampton, University
Thu,22 Feb. 1979UKLeeds, Fan Club
Fri,23 Feb. 1979UKStafford, North Staffordshire Polytechnic, Beaconside
Sat,24 Feb. 1979UKManchester, Polytechnic
Wed,28 Feb. 1979UKLondon, The Venue
Sat,3 Mar. 1979IEDublin, Trinity College  [RV]
Fri,9 Mar. 1979UKLiverpool, Eric's
Tue,13 Mar. 1979UKSheffield, The Limit
Sun,8 Apr. 1979USNew York, NY, Mudd Club
Wed,11 Apr. 1979USNew York, NY, Hurrah (secret gig)
Thu,12 Apr. 1979USAsbury Park, NJ, The Fast Lane
Fri,13 Apr. 1979USPoughkeepsie, NY, Good Times Café (broadcast live on WPDH-FM)
Sat,14 Apr. 1979USRensselaer, NY, Hulla-Baloo
Mon,16 Apr. 1979USPittsburgh, PA, Decade  [RS]
Tue,17 Apr. 1979USCleveland, OH, Cleveland Agora
Wed,18 Apr. 1979USRochester, NY, Red Creek   [FC]
Fri,20 Apr. 1979USNew York, NY, Bottom Line
Sat,21 Apr. 1979USNew York, NY, Bottom Line (early show; broadcast live on WNEW-FM)
Sat,21 Apr. 1979USNew York, NY, Bottom Line (late show)
Mon,23 Apr. 1979USWashington, DC, Ontario Theatre   [IM]
Tue,24 Apr. 1979USPhiladelphia, PA, Bijou Cafe   [SE]
Wed,25 Apr. 1979USWashington, DC, The Bayou
Thu,26 Apr. 1979USWashington, DC, The Bayou
Sat,28 Apr. 1979USAtlanta, GA, Agora Ballroom
Apr.? 1979USSyracuse, NY, Landmark Theatre
Apr.? 1979USJackson, NJ, Six Flags Great Adventure (open air)  [X]
Tue,1 May 1979USDallas, TX, Palladium of Dallas
Wed,2 May 1979USAustin, TX, Armadillo World Headquarters
Thu,3 May 1979USHouston, TX, Texas Opry House
Sun,6 May 1979USDenver, CO, Rainbow Music Hall  [RG]
Tue,8 May 1979USTempe, AZ, Dooley's of Tempe
Thu,10 May 1979USWest Hollywood, CA, Whisky a Go Go   [SC]
Fri,11 May 1979USWest Hollywood, CA, Whisky a Go Go   [SC]
Sat,12 May 1979USWest Hollywood, CA, Whisky a Go Go   [SC]
Mon,14 May 1979USSan Francisco, CA, Old Waldorf (8pm show)  [TO]
Mon,14 May 1979USSan Francisco, CA, Old Waldorf (11pm show)  [TO]
Wed,16 May 1979USDavis, CA, UC Davis Coffee House (8pm show)
Wed,16 May 1979USDavis, CA, UC Davis Coffee House (10:30pm show)
Sat,19 May 1979USBridgeview, IL
Sun,20 May 1979USGrosse Pointe Farms, MI, Punch and Judy Theater   [RO]
Mon,21 May 1979CAToronto, El Mocambo
Tue,22 May 1979USBuffalo, NY, Stage One
Thu,24 May 1979USSyracuse, NY, Uncle Sam's   [FC]
Fri,25 May 1979USBoston, MA, Berklee College of Music
Fri,15 June 1979NLEindhoven, De Effenaar
Sat,16 June 1979NLNijmegen, De Vereeniging
Sun,17 June 1979NLAmsterdam, Paradiso   [MF]
Mon,18 June 1979NLGeleen, De Hanenhof
Tue,19 June 1979BEBrussels, Beursschouwburg
Thu,21 June 1979 FRParis, Le Bataclan
Thu,28 June 1979UKSheffield, The Limit
Fri,29 June 1979UKLiverpool, Eric's  [CA]
Sat,30 June 1979UKManchester, Polytechnic
Thu,5 July 1979UKPortsmouth, Locarno
Sat,7 July 1979UKLondon, Music Machine   [LW]
Mon,9 July 1979UKHemel Hempstead, Pavilion   [VA]
Tue,10 July 1979UKGuildford, Civic Hall  [VA]
Thu,12 July 1979UKNottingham, Playhouse   [VA]
Fri,13 July 1979UKBirmingham, Digbeth Civic Hall   [VA]
Sat,14 July 1979UKRetford, Porterhouse   [VA]
Tue,24 July 1979UKLondon, Nashville  [MA]
Thu,16 Aug. 1979BEBrussels, Mallemunt Festival
Mon,20 Aug. 1979UKEdinburgh, Tiffany's  [CD]
Thu,30 Aug. 1979USPoughkeepsie, NY, Good Times Café
Fri,31 Aug. 1979USHempstead, NY, Calderone Concert Hall   [RC]
Sat,1 Sep. 1979USAsbury Park, NJ, Paramount Theatre   [RC]
Tue,4 Sep. 1979USProvidence, RI, Rhode Island College
Thu,6 Sep. 1979USWest Hartford, CT, Stage West   [RC]
Fri,7 Sep. 1979USTowson, MD, Towson State University
Sat,8 Sep. 1979USCollege Park, MD, Ritchie Coliseum   [OF]
Sep.? 1979USBoston, MA, Berklee Performance Center
Tue,11 Sep. 1979USNew Haven, CT, Oxford Ale House
Thu,13 Sep. 1979USRochester, NY, Rochester Institute of Technology  [RE]
Fri,14 Sep. 1979USIthaca, NY, Cornell University  [RE]
Sat,15 Sep. 1979USJackson, NJ, Six Flags Great Adventure (open air)  [RE]
Tue,18 Sep. 1979USBuffalo, NY, State University College
Thu,20 Sep. 1979USSyracuse, NY, Landmark Theatre   [FC]
Fri,21 Sep. 1979USSchenectady, NY, Union College Chapel
Sat,22 Sep. 1979USSouth Orange, NJ, Seton Hall University
Sun,23 Sep. 1979USUpper Montclair, NJ, Montclair State College
Tue,25 Sep. 1979USNew Brunswick, NJ, Rutgers University
Fri,28 Sep. 1979USUpper Darby, PA, Tower Theater  [MM]
 Sat,29 Sep. 1979USNew York, NY, Palladium   [ME]
Sun,30 Sep. 1979USNew York, NY, Palladium   [ME]

Notes:
The following dates were cancelled at short notice due to Joe being ill (laryngitis):
26 May 1979   US   Schenectady, NY
27 May 1979   US   West Hartford, CT
29 May 1979   US   New Haven, CT
30 May 1979   US   Hempstead, NY, Calderone Concert Hall
31 May 1979   US   Providence, RI, Lupo's Heartbreak Hotel
  1 June 1979   US   New York, NY, Palladium


BE = Belgium / CA = Canada / CH = Switzerland / FR = France / IE = Ireland / NL = Netherlands / UK = United Kingdom / US = United States


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