Concerts in the United Kingdom

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This page lists all known Joe Jackson concerts in the United Kingdom, grouped by region.

Opening acts are given in square brackets (for abbreviations see bottom of page).

London

EARLY CONCERTS (before release of "Look Sharp!")
Wed,	30 Aug 1978	UK	London, Notting Hill Gate, St Mark's Park (first London concert?)
Mon,	2 Oct 1978	UK	London, The Nashville Room (opening for Eric Bell Band)
Tue,	3 Oct 1978	UK	London, Hope & Anchor
Fri,	6 Oct 1978	UK	London, King's College (opening for The Pleasers)
Mon,	9 Oct 1978	UK	London, The Nashville Room
Tue,	10 Oct 1978	UK	London, Hope & Anchor
Mon,	16 Oct 1978	UK	London, The Nashville Room [with Eric Bell Band]
Tue,	17 Oct 1978	UK	London, Hope & Anchor
Mon,	23 Oct 1978	UK	London, The Nashville Room
Mon,	30 Oct 1978	UK	London, The Nashville Room [with C Gas 5]
Tue,	31 Oct 1978	UK	London, Hope & Anchor
Tue,	14 Nov 1978	UK	London, Hope & Anchor
Sat,	18 Nov 1978	UK	London, The Nashville Room [with The Panties]
Tue,	21 Nov 1978	UK	London, Hope & Anchor
Sat,	23 Dec 1978	UK	London, The Nashville Room [with Ian Gomm]
Thu,	4 Jan 1979	UK	London, Hope & Anchor
Tue,	9 Jan 1979	UK	London, Dingwalls
Fri,	12 Jan 1979	UK	London, The Nashville Room
Fri,	19 Jan 1979	UK	London, Brunel University
Sat,	20 Jan 1979	UK	London, The Nashville Room [MA]
Tue,	23 Jan 1979	UK	London, Hope & Anchor (support for Ian Gomm)
LOOK SHARP TOUR
Thu,	1 Feb 1979	UK	London, Dingwalls
Fri,	9 Feb 1979	UK	London, Marquee
Wed,	28 Feb 1979	UK	London, The Venue
Sat,	7 July 1979	UK	London, Music Machine [LW]
Tue,	24 July 1979	UK	London, The Nashville Room (billed as 'Arms & Legs') [MA]
I'M THE MAN TOUR
Sun,	9 Dec 1979	UK	London, Empire Ballroom [PH,CN]
Mon,	10 Dec 1979	UK	London, The Nashville Room (guest: Drew Barfield)
Tue,	26 Feb 1980	UK	London, Hammersmith Palais [BF]
Sat,	7 June 1980	UK	London, Crystal Palace Concert Bowl (open air) ("The Summer of '80 Garden Party"; running order(?): Q-Tips, JJB, Average White Band, Bob Marley)
BEAT CRAZY TOUR
Mon,	27 Oct 1980	UK	London, Hammersmith Palais
Tue,	28 Oct 1980	UK	London, Hammersmith Palais
Thu,	30 Oct 1980	UK	London, Music Machine [RR,KY]
JUMPIN' JIVE TOUR
	June 1981	UK	London, Clarendon Rooms Hammersmith
Mon,	29 June 1981	UK	London, The Venue
Tue,	30 June 1981	UK	London, The Venue
Sun,	6 Sept 1981	UK	London, Hammersmith Palais
NIGHT AND DAY TOUR
Tue,	29 June 1982	UK	London, Dominion Theatre
Sun,	15 Aug 1982	UK	London, Hammersmith Odeon
Tue,	11 Jan 1983	UK	London, Hammersmith Odeon
BODY AND SOUL TOUR
Wed,	11 April 1984	UK	London, Hammersmith Odeon
Thu,	12 April 1984	UK	London, Hammersmith Odeon
BIG WORLD TOUR
Sat,	24 May 1986	UK	London, Wembley Arena
BLAZE OF GLORY TOUR
Fri,	13 Oct 1989	UK	London, Hammersmith Odeon
Sat,	14 Oct 1989	UK	London, Hammersmith Odeon
LAUGHTER & LUST TOUR
Mon,	27 May 1991	UK	London, Hammersmith Odeon [JQ]
Tue,	28 May 1991	UK	London, Hammersmith Odeon [JQ]
NIGHT MUSIC TOUR
Sat,	21 Jan 1995	UK	London, Hammersmith Apollo
Fri,	24 March 1995	UK	London, Royal Festival Hall [DF]
HEAVEN & HELL TOUR
Sun,	7 Dec 1997	UK	London, Queen Elizabeth Hall
Mon,	8 Dec 1997	UK	London, Queen Elizabeth Hall
NIGHT AND DAY II TOUR
Sat,	17 Feb 2001	UK	London, Royal Festival Hall Note: Joe gave a pre-concert talk
VOLUME 4 TOUR
Thu,	26 Sept 2002	UK	London, Marquee (Islington)
Wed,	4 June 2003	UK	London, Shepherd's Bush Empire   [ML]
TOUR WITH TODD RUNDGREN
Sun,	5 June 2005	UK	London, Hammersmith Apollo [ET]
JOE JACKSON TRIO TOUR
Thu,	6 July 2006	UK	London, Shepherd's Bush Empire   [KP]
TOUR 2007
Thu,	24 May 2007	UK	London, Carling Academy Islington   [SK]
RAIN TOUR
Sun,	2 March 2008	UK	London, Shepherd's Bush Empire   [SW]
Sun,	22 June 2008	UK	London, Cadogan Hall
THE DUKE TOUR
Thu,	8 Nov 2012	UK	London, Cadogan Hall
Sat,	10 Nov 2012	UK	London, Cadogan Hall

South West England

I'M THE MAN TOUR
Mon,	26 Nov 1979	UK	Exeter, University [OM]
Sun,	16 Dec 1979	UK	Bristol, Locarno [PH]
BEAT CRAZY TOUR
Tue,	7 Oct 1980	UK	Bristol, Colston Hall
Sun,	26 Oct 1980	UK	Bournemouth, Winter Gardens
JUMPIN' JIVE TOUR
Wed,	24 June 1981	UK	Poole, Arts Centre
Mon,	31 Aug 1981	UK	St Austell, Cornish Coliseum [HU]
NIGHT AND DAY TOUR
Tue,	10 Aug 1982	UK	Bristol, Locarno
BODY AND SOUL TOUR
Mon,	9 April 1984	UK	Bristol, Colston Hall
NIGHT MUSIC TOUR
Mon,	23 Jan 1995	UK	Bristol, Colston Hall [PK]
VOLUME 4 TOUR
Tue,	17 Sept 2002	UK	Bristol, Fleece & Firkin
Tue,	24 June 2003	UK	Bristol, Academy
TOUR WITH TODD RUNDGREN
Tue,	31 May 2005	UK	Bristol, Colston Hall [ET]

South East England

EARLY CONCERTS (before release of "Look Sharp!")
early Aug 1977		UK	Portsmouth, Cumberland Tavern (first-ever gig by the Joe Jackson Band)
ca.	18 Aug 1977	UK	Portsmouth, Cumberland Tavern (second-ever gig)
Wed,	4 Oct 1978	UK	Reading, University (opening for The Pleasers)
	Dec 1978	UK	Gosport, The John Peel pub (now: Carisbrooke Arms) [MA]
Thu,	21 Dec 1978	UK	High Wycombe, Nag's Head [with Ian Gomm]
LOOK SHARP TOUR
Thu,	8 Feb 1979	UK	High Wycombe, Nag's Head (now: The Rainbow *)
Wed,	21 Feb 1979	UK	Southampton, University
Thu,	5 July 1979	UK	Portsmouth, Locarno
Tue,	10 July 1979	UK	Guildford, Civic Hall [VA]
I'M THE MAN TOUR
Tue,	11 Dec 1979	UK	Oxford, New Theatre [PH]
Thu,	13 Dec 1979	UK	Margate, Guildhall [PH]
Fri,	14 Dec 1979	UK	Portsmouth, Guildhall [PH]
Thu,	28 Feb 1980	UK	Southampton, Gaumont
Wed,	28 May 1980	UK	Brighton, Top Rank
JUMPIN' JIVE TOUR
	June 1981	UK	Oxford, St Edmund Hall (at a college ball)
Tue,	1 Sept 1981	UK	Portsmouth, Locarno [TM]
Wed,	2 Sept 1981	UK	Brighton, Top Rank [HU]
Sat,	5 Sept 1981	UK	Aylesbury, Friars
NIGHT AND DAY TOUR
Sat,	31 July 1982	UK	Aylesbury, Friars
Thu,	12 Aug 1982	UK	Southampton, Gaumont
Fri,	13 Aug 1982	UK	Brighton, Dome
Fri,	14 Jan 1983	UK	Portsmouth, Guildhall
NIGHT MUSIC TOUR
Sat,	14 Jan 1995	UK	Guildford, Civic Hall [PK]
Fri,	20 Jan 1995	UK	Portsmouth, Guildhall [PK]
VOLUME 4 TOUR
Thu,	19 Sept 2002	UK	Brighton, Concorde 2
Sat,	21 Sept 2002	UK	Oxford, The Zodiac
Mon,	23 Sept 2002	UK	Portsmouth, Wedgewood Rooms
Tue,	24 Sept 2002	UK	Portsmouth, Wedgewood Rooms ()
Fri,	6 June 2003	UK	Portsmouth, Guildhall [ML]
TOUR WITH TODD RUNDGREN
Mon,	30 May 2005	UK	Portsmouth, Guildhall [ET]
TOUR 2007
Sun,	20 May 2007	UK	Milton Keynes, The Stables   [SK]

East of England

EARLY CONCERTS (before release of "Look Sharp!")
Wed,	25 Oct 1978	UK	Bishop's Stortford (opening for The Pleasers)
LOOK SHARP TOUR
Mon,	9 July 1979	UK	Hemel Hempstead, Pavilion [VA]
I'M THE MAN TOUR
Thu,	29 Nov 1979	UK	Hatfield, Polytechnic
Wed,	27 Feb 1980	UK	Colchester, Essex University
Sat,	24 May 1980	UK	Norwich, University of East Anglia
Tue,	25 Aug 1980	UK	Peterborough, Wirrina Stadium [KY]
NIGHT AND DAY TOUR
Sat,	22 Jan 1983	UK	Hitchin, Regal Theatre
VOLUME 4 TOUR
Sat,	7 June 2003	UK	Cambridge, Corn Exchange [ML]

West Midlands

EARLY CONCERTS (before release of "Look Sharp!")
Fri,	20 Oct 1978	UK	Birmingham, Barbarella's (opening for The Pleasers)
Sat,	21 Oct 1978	UK	Wolverhampton, Poly (opening for The Pleasers)
LOOK SHARP TOUR
Fri,	26 Jan 1979	UK	Stafford, North Staffordshire Polytechnic (now: Staffordshire University)
Sat,	17 Feb 1979	UK	Birmingham, Barbarella's
Fri,	23 Feb 1979	UK	Beaconfield, Staffordshire Polytechnic (?)
Fri,	13 July 1979	UK	Birmingham, Digbeth Civic Hall
I'M THE MAN TOUR
Tue,	27 Nov 1979	UK	Birmingham, Top Rank [OM]
Mon,	25 Feb 1980	UK	Coventry, Theatre [BF]
Fri,	30 May 1980	UK	Hanley, Victoria Hall
BEAT CRAZY TOUR
Sun,	12 Oct 1980	UK	Wolverhampton, Civic Hall
Mon,	3 Nov 1980	UK	Birmingham, Odeon Theatre
JUMPIN' JIVE TOUR
Wed,	19 Aug 1981	UK	Birmingham, Locarno
NIGHT AND DAY TOUR
Wed,	4 Aug 1982	UK	Birmingham, Odeon
BODY AND SOUL TOUR
Sun,	8 April 1984	UK	Birmingham, Odeon
BIG WORLD TOUR
Tue,	27 May 1986	UK	Birmingham, Odeon Theatre
LAUGHTER & LUST TOUR
Sun,	26 May 1991	UK	Birmingham, Symphony Hall
NIGHT MUSIC TOUR
Mon,	30 Jan 1995	UK	Birmingham, Symphony Hall [PK]
NIGHT AND DAY II TOUR
Mon,	19 Feb 2001	UK	Birmingham, Symphony Hall
RAIN TOUR
Mon,	16 June 2008	UK	Wolverhampton, Wulfrun Hall

East Midlands

LOOK SHARP TOUR
Sat,	10 Feb 1979	UK	Retford, Porterhouse
Thu,	12 July 1979	UK	Nottingham, Playhouse [VA]
Sat,	14 July 1979	UK	Retford, Porterhouse [VA]
I'M THE MAN TOUR
Fri,	23 May 1980	UK	Leicester, De Montfort Hall
Wed,	27 Aug 1980	UK	Nottingham, Theatre Royal [KY]
JUMPIN' JIVE TOUR
Mon,	22 June 1981	UK	Loughborough, University
Thu,	25 June 1981	UK	Nottingham, Rock City
Fri,	28 Aug 1981	UK	Derby, Assembly Rooms
NIGHT AND DAY TOUR
Wed,	28 July 1982	UK	Nottingham, Rock City
Mon,	10 Jan 1983	UK	Nottingham, Royal Concert Hall
LAUGHTER & LUST TOUR
Wed,	22 May 1991	UK	Nottingham, Royal Concert Hall
NIGHT MUSIC TOUR
Wed,	25 Jan 1995	UK	Nottingham, Royal Centre [PK]
VOLUME 4 TOUR
Fri,	27 Sept 2002	UK	Northampton, Soundhaus
TOUR WITH TODD RUNDGREN
Fri,	3 June 2005	UK	Leicester, De Montfort Hall [ET]
TOUR 2007
Mon,	21 May 2007	UK	Nottingham, Rock City   [SK]

Yorkshire and the Humber

EARLY CONCERTS (before release of "Look Sharp!")
Thu,	28 Sept 1978	UK	Cleethorpes, Winter Gardens (opening for The Pleasers) (start of first tour)
Fri,	29 Sept 1978	UK	Leeds, Polytechnic (opening for The Pleasers)
Sat,	30 Sept 1978	UK	Sheffield, University (opening for The Pleasers)
LOOK SHARP TOUR
Sat,	27 Jan 1979	UK	Huddersfield, Polytechnic (now: University of Huddersfield)
Fri,	2 Feb 1979	UK	Scarborough, Penthouse
Thu,	15 Feb 1979	UK	Sheffield, The Limit
Thu,	22 Feb 1979	UK	Leeds, Fan Club
Tue,	13 March 1979	UK	Sheffield, The Limit
Thu,	28 June 1979	UK	Sheffield, The Limit
I'M THE MAN TOUR
Sat,	31 May 1980	UK	Leeds, University
BEAT CRAZY TOUR
Sat,	11 Oct 1980	UK	Sheffield, City Hall
Sun,	2 Nov 1980	UK	Bradford, St George's Hall
JUMPIN' JIVE TOUR
Sun,	28 June 1981	UK	Leeds, Tiffanys
Wed,	26 Aug 1981	UK	Sheffield, Top Rank
NIGHT AND DAY TOUR
Sun,	25 July 1982	UK	Leeds, Roundhay Park (open air) (opening for the Rolling Stones )
TOUR WITH TODD RUNDGREN
Thu,	2 June 2005	UK	York, Grand Opera House [ET]
TOUR 2007
Wed,	23 May 2007	UK	Sheffield, The Plug   [SK]

North West England

EARLY CONCERTS (before release of "Look Sharp!")
Sat,	7 Oct 1978	UK	Manchester, University (opening for The Pleasers)
Sat,	14 Oct 1978	UK	Bolton, Institute of Technology (opening for The Pleasers)
LOOK SHARP TOUR
Sat,	24 Feb 1979	UK	Manchester, Russell Club
Fri,	9 March 1979	UK	Liverpool, Eric's
Fri,	29 June 1979	UK	Liverpool, Eric's
Sat,	30 June 1979	UK	Manchester, Polytechnic
I'M THE MAN TOUR
Tue,	4 Dec 1979	UK	Manchester, Apollo [OM]
Wed,	21 May 1980	UK	Liverpool, University
BEAT CRAZY TOUR
Wed,	15 Oct 1980	UK	Manchester, Apollo
Fri,	17 Oct 1980	UK	Carlisle, Market Hall
Tue,	4 Nov 1980	UK	Blackburn, King George's Hall
JUMPIN' JIVE TOUR
Fri,	26 June 1981	UK	Liverpool, Royal Court Theatre
Tue,	18 Aug 1981	UK	Manchester, Ritz
Thu,	20 Aug 1981	UK	Chester, North Gate Arena
NIGHT AND DAY TOUR
Sun,	1 Aug 1982	UK	Southport, Theatre
Tue,	3 Aug 1982	UK	Manchester, Apollo
BODY AND SOUL TOUR
Sat,	7 April 1984	UK	Manchester, Apollo Theatre
BIG WORLD TOUR
Wed,	28 May 1986	UK	Manchester, Apollo
LAUGHTER & LUST TOUR
Thu,	23 May 1991	UK	Manchester, Apollo Theatre [JQ]
NIGHT MUSIC TOUR
Sat,	28 Jan 1995	UK	Manchester, Free Trade Hall [PK]
NIGHT AND DAY II TOUR
Tue,	20 Feb 2001	UK	Manchester, Apollo
VOLUME 4 TOUR
Sun,	8 June 2003	UK	Manchester, Academy [ML]
TOUR WITH TODD RUNDGREN
Thu,	9 June 2005	UK	Liverpool, Philharmonic Hall [ET]
TOUR 2007
Sun,	27 May 2007	UK	Manchester, Club Academy   [SK]
Wed,	30 May 2007	UK	Liverpool, Carling Academy Liverpool   [SK]
RAIN TOUR
Thu,	19 June 2008	UK	Manchester, Bridgewater Hall

North East England

EARLY CONCERTS (before release of "Look Sharp!")
Thu,	12 Oct 1978	UK	Middlesborough, Teeside Poly (opening for The Pleasers)
Sun,	15 Oct 1978	UK	Newcastle, Poly (opening for The Pleasers)
I'M THE MAN TOUR
Wed,	5 Dec 1979	UK	Newcastle, City Hall [OM]
Tue,	20 May 1980	UK	Sunderland, Mayfair Suite
JUMPIN' JIVE TOUR
Thu,	27 Aug 1981	UK	Newcastle, Mayfair Suite
NIGHT AND DAY TOUR
Thu,	5 Aug 1982	UK	Newcastle, City Hall
NIGHT MUSIC TOUR
Thu,	26 Jan 1995	UK	Newcastle, City Hall [PK]
TOUR WITH TODD RUNDGREN
Mon,	6 June 2005	UK	Gateshead, The Sage [ET]
TOUR 2007
Mon,	28 May 2007	UK	Newcastle, Spiller's Wharf (Evolution Festival)   [SK]
RAIN TOUR
Wed,	18 June 2008	UK	Gateshead, The Sage

Scotland

EARLY CONCERTS (before release of "Look Sharp!")
Fri,	13 Oct 1978	UK	Dundee, College of Technology (opening for The Pleasers)
LOOK SHARP TOUR
Mon,	29 Jan 1979	UK	Edinburgh, Tiffany's [BB,HB]
Tue,	30 Jan 1979	UK	Glasgow, Tiffany's
Mon,	20 Aug 1979	UK	Edinburgh, Tiffany's
I'M THE MAN TOUR
Sun,	2 Dec 1979	UK	Edinburgh, Usher Hall [OM,PH]
Mon,	3 Dec 1979	UK	Glasgow, Apollo Theatre [OM,PH]
BEAT CRAZY TOUR
Fri,	10 Oct 1980	UK	Edinburgh, Playhouse Theatre
Thu,	16 Oct 1980	UK	Glasgow, Tiffany's
JUMPIN' JIVE TOUR
Sun,	23 Aug 1981	UK	Glasgow, Tiffanys
Mon,	24 Aug 1981	UK	Edinburgh, Coasters
NIGHT AND DAY TOUR
Sat,	7 Aug 1982	UK	Edinburgh, Playhouse
Sun,	8 Aug 1982	UK	Glasgow, Pavilion Theatre
BLAZE OF GLORY TOUR
Wed,	11 Oct 1989	UK	Glasgow, Pavilion Theatre
LAUGHTER & LUST TOUR
Sat,	25 May 1991	UK	Glasgow, Barrowlands
NIGHT MUSIC TOUR
Sun,	29 Jan 1995	UK	Glasgow, Royal Concert Hall [PK]
NIGHT AND DAY II TOUR
Wed,	21 Feb 2001	UK	Glasgow, Royal Concert Hall
VOLUME 4 TOUR
Tue,	10 June 2003	UK	Edinburgh, Queen's Hall [ML]
Mon,	23 June 2003	UK	Glasgow, Arches
TOUR WITH TODD RUNDGREN
Wed,	8 June 2005	UK	Edinburgh, Usher Hall [ET]
TOUR 2007
Thu,	31 May 2007	UK	Edinburgh, Queens Hall   [SK]
RAIN TOUR
Sat,	21 June 2008	UK	Edinburgh, Queens Hall

Wales

BEAT CRAZY TOUR
Sun,	5 Oct 1980	UK	Cardiff, Top Rank Ballroom
Mon,	6 Oct 1980	UK	Llanelli, New Glen Ballroom
JUMPIN' JIVE TOUR
Fri,	19 June 1981	UK	Aberystwyth, University
RAIN TOUR
Wed,	27 Feb 2008	UK	Cardiff, The Point   [SW]

Northern Ireland

I'M THE MAN TOUR
Thu,	20 Dec 1979	UK	Belfast, Ulster Hall
BEAT CRAZY TOUR
Mon,	20 Oct 1980	UK	Belfast, Ulster Hall
NIGHT AND DAY II TOUR
Sat,	24 Feb 2001	UK	Belfast, Waterfront
TOUR 2007
Sat,	2 June 2007	UK	Belfast, Spring & Airbrake   [SK]

Footnotes:
'Secret' gig, billed as 'Minnie The Moocher'
Gig for same day at London, Woolwich Tramshed, listed in some magazine, but Portsmouth gig confirmed by concert review in Portsmouth newspaper 'The News'
Along with the J. Geils Band; audience of 100,000