This page lists gigs by the Joe Jackson Band up to the release of the first album, Look Sharp!
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 given in square brackets.
Entries in grey italics and preceded by "—" are not concerts but TV/radio performances, often with different line-ups.
| early Aug. 1977 | UK | Portsmouth, Cumberland Tavern (first-ever gig by the Joe Jackson Band) | ||
| Sat, | 20 Aug. 1977 | UK | Portsmouth, Cumberland Tavern | |
| Wed, | 30 Aug. 1978 | UK | London, Notting Hill Gate, St Mark's Park | |
| Sun, | 17 Sep. 1978 | UK | Portsmouth, Rotary Club, Portsea | |
| Fri, | 22 Sep. 1978 | UK | Gosport, The John Peel pub | |
| Thu, | 28 Sep. 1978 | UK | Cleethorpes, Winter Gardens (opening for The Pleasers) | |
| Fri, | 29 Sep. 1978 | UK | Leeds, Polytechnic (opening for The Pleasers) | |
| Sat, | 30 Sep. 1978 | UK | Sheffield, University (opening for The Pleasers) | |
| Mon, | 2 Oct. 1978 | UK | London, The Nashville Room (opening for Eric Bell Band) | |
| Tue, | 3 Oct. 1978 | UK | London, Hope & Anchor | |
| Wed, | 4 Oct. 1978 | UK | Reading, University (opening for The Pleasers) | |
| Fri, | 6 Oct. 1978 | UK | London, King's College (opening for The Pleasers) | |
| Sat, | 7 Oct. 1978 | UK | Manchester, University (opening for The Pleasers) | |
| Mon, | 9 Oct. 1978 | UK | London, The Nashville Room | |
| Tue, | 10 Oct. 1978 | UK | London, Hope & Anchor | |
| Thu, | 12 Oct. 1978 | UK | Middlesborough, Teeside Poly (opening for The Pleasers) | |
| Fri, | 13 Oct. 1978 | UK | Dundee, College of Technology (opening for The Pleasers) | |
| Sat, | 14 Oct. 1978 | UK | Bolton, Institute of Technology (opening for The Pleasers) | |
| Sun, | 15 Oct. 1978 | UK | Newcastle, Poly (opening for The Pleasers) | |
| Mon, | 16 Oct. 1978 | UK | London, The Nashville Room (with Eric Bell Band) | |
| Tue, | 17 Oct. 1978 | UK | London, Hope & Anchor | |
 | Thu, | 19 Oct. 1978 | UK | — London, BBC Maida Vale studio — radio: Tony Blackburn Show |
| Fri, | 20 Oct. 1978 | UK | Birmingham, Barbarella's (opening for The Pleasers) | |
| Sat, | 21 Oct. 1978 | UK | Wolverhampton, Poly (opening for The Pleasers) | |
| Mon, | 23 Oct. 1978 | UK | London, The Nashville Room (with Eric Bell Band) [EB] | |
| Wed, | 25 Oct. 1978 | UK | Bishop's Stortford (opening for The Pleasers) | |
| Mon, | 30 Oct. 1978 | UK | London, The Nashville Room (with C Gas 5) | |
| Tue, | 31 Oct. 1978 | UK | London, Hope & Anchor | |
| Sat, | 4 Nov. 1978 | UK | London, Rock Garden | |
| 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, | 16 Dec. 1978 | UK | Gosport, The John Peel pub [MA] | |
| Wed, | 20 Dec. 1978 | UK | Norwich, Boogie House [IG] | |
| Thu, | 21 Dec. 1978 | UK | High Wycombe, Nag's Head (with Ian Gomm) [IG] | |
| Fri, | 22 Dec. 1978 | UK | London, Hope & Anchor [IG] | |
| Sat, | 23 Dec. 1978 | UK | London, The Nashville Room (with Ian Gomm) [IG] | |
| Fri, | 29 Dec. 1978 | UK | London, Rock Garden | |
| 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, Uxbridge, Brunel University | |
| Sat, | 20 Jan. 1979 | UK | London, The Nashville Room [MA] | |
| Tue, | 23 Jan. 1979 | UK | London, Hope & Anchor (opening for Ian Gomm) |
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