Early concerts
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This page was last updated 4 Nov 2019. To send additions/corrections go to the contact page.
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Opening acts are given in square brackets (for abbreviations see bottom of page).
| early Aug 1977 | UK | Portsmouth, Cumberland Tavern (first-ever gig by the Joe Jackson Band) | |
| Sat, | 20 Aug 1977 | UK | Portsmouth, Cumberland Tavern (second-ever gig) |
| Wed, | 30 Aug 1978 | UK | London, Notting Hill Gate, St Mark's Park (first London concert?) |
| Sun, | 17 Sept 1978 | UK | Portsmouth, Rotary Club, Portsea |
| Fri, | 22 Sept 1978 | UK | Gosport, The John Peel pub (now: Carisbrooke Arms) |
| 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) |
| Mon, | 2 Oct 1978 | UK | London, The Nashville Room (opening for Eric Bell Band) (advert) |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| 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 (now: Carisbrooke Arms) [MA] |
| Thu, | 21 Dec 1978 | UK | High Wycombe, Nag's Head [with Ian Gomm] |
| 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) |
Opening acts:
[MA] = Mark Andrews & The Gents