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1977

The band's UK breakthrough year: near-constant touring including the Roxy Club residency, a full UK theatre tour, first European dates, and Hugh Cornwell's US trip to see US punk acts. 179 entries recorded (including cancelled/doubtful dates and non-performance appearances such as recording/TV sessions).

  1. Early Jan 1977 (undated)
    TW Recording Studio
    Fulham, London
    Recording session
  2. 02 Jan 1977
    Roundhouse
    London
    Reference →
  3. 09 Jan 1977
    Fox at Skindles, Bath Road
    Maidenhead
  4. 16 Jan 1977
    Skindles Hotel
    Maidenhead
  5. 20 Jan 1977
    Red Deer
    Croydon
  6. 21 Jan 1977
    Royal College of Art
    London
    Unconfirmed
  7. 22 Jan 1977
    The Roxy Club
    London WC2
  8. 24 Jan 1977
    Toby Jug
    Tolworth
  9. 29 Jan 1977
    Salliscenny Hall
    Brighton
  10. 30 Jan 1977
    Rainbow
    London
  11. Feb 1977 (undated)
    Red Deer public house
    Croydon
  12. 01 Feb 1977
    Markethalle
    Hamburg, Germany
  13. 02 Feb 1977
    Markethalle
    Hamburg, Germany
    Possibly
  14. 09 Feb 1977
    Central Halls
    Woking
  15. 10 Feb 1977
    Clouds
    Edinburgh
    The Skids timeline →
  16. 11 Feb 1977
    Robert Gordon Institute
    Aberdeen
  17. 12 Feb 1977
    Queen Margaret University
    Glasgow
  18. 14 Feb 1977
    Hope & Anchor
    London
  19. 15 Feb 1977
    Alexandra Club
    Newport
  20. 19 Feb 1977
    Priory Hotel
    Scunthorpe
  21. 21 Feb 1977
    Kent Keynes College, University
    Canterbury
  22. 22 Feb 1977
    University of Essex
    Colchester
  23. 23 Feb 1977
    Polytechnic Green Bar
    Newcastle
  24. 24 Feb 1977
    Rock Garden
    Middlesbrough
  25. 25 Feb 1977
    Penthouse
    Scarborough
  26. 26 Feb 1977
    Eric's
    Liverpool
    YouTube →
  27. 28 Feb 1977
    Outlooks
    Doncaster
    The Stranglers Site forum →
  28. 01 Mar 1977
    Barbarellas
    Birmingham
    Doubtful; John Peel session recorded
  29. 03 Mar 1977
    Polytechnic
    Huddersfield
  30. 04 Mar 1977
    Lafayette
    Wolverhampton
    Doubtful
  31. 05 Mar 1977
    Electric Circus
    Manchester
  32. 06 Mar 1977
    Tow Bar Inn
    Nethertown, Egremont, Cleveland
  33. 07 Mar 1977
    Tower Hotel
    Hawick
  34. 08 Mar 1977
    Barbarellas
    Birmingham
  35. 09 Mar 1977
    Unity Hall
    Wakefield
  36. 10 Mar 1977
    (University)
    York
    Doubtful
  37. 11 Mar 1977
    Penny Farthing
    Ulverston
  38. 12 Mar 1977
    C.F. Mott College
    Liverpool
  39. 16 Mar 1977
    The Affair
    Swindon
  40. 17 Mar 1977
    Manor Ballroom
    Ipswich
    Cancelled
  41. 18 Mar 1977
    Sussex Centre
    Brighton
  42. 19 Mar 1977
    Thames Poly
    Woolwich
  43. 21 Mar 1977
    Top Of The World
    Stafford
  44. 22 Mar 1977
    Drones Club
    Bridgend
  45. 23 Mar 1977
    Woods Centre
    Plymouth
  46. 24 Mar 1977
    Winter Gardens
    Penzance
  47. 26 Mar 1977
    Pier Ballroom
    Hastings
  48. 27 Mar 1977
    Greyhound
    Croydon
  49. 28 Mar 1977
    The Roxy Club
    London
  50. 29 Mar 1977
    The Roxy Club
    London
  51. 30 Mar 1977
    Incognito
    Darlington
    Doubtful
  52. 01 Apr 1977
    Leeds Poly
    Leeds
  53. 02 Apr 1977
    Tow Bar Inn
    Nethertown, Egremont, Cumbria
  54. Apr 1977 (undated)
    Winter Gardens
    Cleethorpes
  55. 04 Apr 1977
    Roxy
    London
  56. 06 Apr 1977
    The Roundabout
    Newport
  57. 07 Apr 1977
    Paris Theatre
    London
    BBC recording
  58. 11 Apr 1977
    The Buccaneer
    Brighton
  59. 14 Apr 1977
    (venue unspecified)
    Bristol
    Cancelled
  60. 16 Apr 1977
    The Roundhouse
    London
  61. 17 Apr 1977
    The Roundhouse
    London
  62. 20 Apr 1977
    (venue unspecified)
    Le Havre, France
  63. 21 Apr 1977
    M.J.C.
    Dunkirk, France
  64. 22 Apr 1977
    Bluebird Disco
    Geneva, Switzerland
  65. 23 Apr 1977
    Bluebird Disco
    Geneva, Switzerland
  66. 25 Apr 1977
    Palais des Glaces
    Paris, France
  67. 27 Apr 1977
    Daysur Champs
    Epernay, France
  68. Apr/May 1977 (undated)
    Roundabout Social Club
    Newport, Wales
  69. 02 May 1977
    The Nashville
    London
  70. 11 May 1977
    Winning Post
    Twickenham
  71. 13 May 1977
    Eric's
    Liverpool
  72. 14 May 1977
    Herriot Watt
    Edinburgh
  73. 14 May 1977
    Tiffanys
    Shrewsbury
    Conflicting date with Herriot Watt entry (source lists both as 14/15 May)
  74. 15 May 1977
    Maxim's
    Barrow
  75. 16 May 1977
    Town Hall
    Middlesbrough
  76. 19 May 1977
    Tiffanys
    Coventry
    Doubtful
  77. 20 May 1977
    Brunel University
    Uxbridge
    flyingvs.com →
  78. 21 May 1977
    Sports Centre
    Bletchley
  79. 22 May 1977
    Greyhound
    Croydon
    Cancelled
  80. 23 May 1977
    Bataclan
    Paris, France
  81. 24 May 1977
    Top Rank
    Brighton
  82. 25 May 1977
    University of Essex
    Colchester
  83. 26 May 1977
    St. Andrews City Hall
    Norwich
  84. 27 May 1977
    Top Rank
    Cardiff
  85. 28 May 1977
    Odeon
    Canterbury
  86. 29 May 1977
    Civic Hall
    Guildford
  87. 30 May 1977
    Village Bowl
    Bournemouth
  88. 31 May 1977
    Civic Hall
    Wolverhampton
  89. 01 Jun 1977
    Barbarellas
    Birmingham
  90. 02 Jun 1977
    Barbarellas
    Birmingham
  91. 03 Jun 1977
    Corn Exchange
    Cambridge
  92. 04 Jun 1977
    Casino
    Wigan
  93. 05 Jun 1977
    Electric Circus
    Manchester
  94. 07 Jun 1977
    Odeon
    Taunton
  95. 08 Jun 1977
    Castaways
    Plymouth
  96. 09 Jun 1977
    Town Hall
    Torquay
    Cancelled
  97. 10 Jun 1977
    Grand Pavilion
    Llandrindod Wells
  98. 11 Jun 1977
    California Ballroom
    Dunstable
  99. 12 Jun 1977
    Top Rank
    Sheffield
    Bored Teenagers →
  100. 13 Jun 1977
    St. Georges Hall
    Bradford
  101. 15 Jun 1977
    City Hall
    Newcastle
  102. 17 Jun 1977
    Gaumont
    Doncaster
    Bored Teenagers →
  103. 18 Jun 1977
    Imperial Hotel
    Blackpool
    Cancelled
  104. 18 Jun 1977
    Town Hall
    Cheltenham
    Cancelled
  105. 19 Jun 1977
    Eric's
    Liverpool
    2 shows
  106. 20 Jun 1977
    Top of the World
    Stafford
  107. 21 Jun 1977
    Victoria Hall
    Hanley
  108. 22 Jun 1977
    City Hall
    Glasgow
  109. 23 Jun 1977
    Winter Gardens
    Cleethorpes
  110. 24 Jun 1977
    Winter Gardens
    Cleethorpes
  111. 26 Jun 1977
    Roundhouse
    London
  112. 23 Jul 1977
    The Roxy
    West Hollywood, CA, USA
    Hugh Cornwell attended show
    philsbook.com →
  113. 25 Jul 1977
    The Starwood
    West Hollywood, CA, USA
    Hugh Cornwell attended show
  114. 28 Jul 1977
    Mabuhay Gardens
    San Francisco, CA, USA
    Hugh Cornwell attended show
  115. 30 Jul 1977
    Winterland Arena
    San Francisco, CA, USA
    Hugh Cornwell attended show
  116. 01 Aug 1977
    Musso & Frank
    Hollywood, CA, USA
    Hugh Cornwell dined, not a gig
  117. 02 Aug 1977
    The Roxy
    West Hollywood, CA, USA
    Hugh Cornwell attended show
  118. Aug 1977 (undated)
    Rotterdam Festival
    Stockholm, Sweden
    Free festival
  119. 20 Aug 1977
    Capital Radio
    London
    Session and interview
  120. 27 Aug 1977
    Wilmot Youth Centre
    Finchley, London
  121. 02 Sep 1977
    Paradiso Club
    Amsterdam, Netherlands
  122. 03 Sep 1977
    First Rider Open Air Festival
    Scheeßel, Germany
  123. Sep 1977 (undated)
    (venue unspecified)
    Klippan, Sweden
  124. 07 Sep 1977
    Eksit Club
    Rotterdam, Netherlands
  125. 08 Sep 1977
    Paradiso
    Amsterdam, Netherlands
  126. 09 Sep 1977
    Volksbildungsheim
    Frankfurt, Germany
  127. 11 Sep 1977
    Winterhuder Fährhaus
    Hamburg, Germany
  128. 14 Sep 1977
    (University)
    Stockholm, Sweden
  129. 23 Sep 1977
    Corn Exchange
    Cambridge
  130. 24 Sep 1977
    Sports Centre
    Bracknell
    Men in Black gallery →
  131. 25 Sep 1977
    Odeon
    Canterbury
    YouTube →
  132. 26 Sep 1977
    Polytechnic
    Oxford
  133. 27 Sep 1977
    St Andrews Hall
    Norwich
  134. 28 Sep 1977
    Gaumont
    Ipswich
  135. 29 Sep 1977
    Sports Centre
    Brunel
  136. 30 Sep 1977
    Sports Centre
    Crawley
  137. 01 Oct 1977
    Kursaal
    Southend
    Doubtful
  138. 02 Oct 1977
    Queensway Hall
    Dunstable
    YouTube →
  139. 03 Oct 1977
    De Montfort
    Leicester
  140. 04 Oct 1977
    Locarno
    Coventry
  141. 05 Oct 1977
    St Peters Hall
    Carmarthen
  142. 06 Oct 1977
    Winter Gardens
    Malvern
  143. 08 Oct 1977
    Bangor University
    Bangor
  144. 09 Oct 1977
    Fiesta
    Plymouth
  145. 10 Oct 1977
    Exeter University
    Exeter
    Doubtful
  146. 12 Oct 1977
    City Hall
    Newcastle
  147. 13 Oct 1977
    Apollo
    Manchester
    20th Century Punk Archives →
  148. 14 Oct 1977
    Mountford Hall, Liverpool University
    Liverpool
  149. 15 Oct 1977
    Queens Hall
    Leeds
  150. 16 Oct 1977
    Apollo
    Glasgow
  151. 17 Oct 1977
    The Market
    Carlisle
  152. 19 Oct 1977
    Top Rank
    Sheffield
  153. 20 Oct 1977
    Mayfair Suite
    Birmingham
    The Guardian →
  154. 21 Oct 1977
    Victoria Hall
    Hanley
  155. 22 Oct 1977
    Exhibition Centre
    Bristol
  156. 23 Oct 1977
    Top Rank
    Cardiff
  157. 24 Oct 1977
    Top Rank
    Swansea
  158. 26 Oct 1977
    Top Rank
    Brighton
  159. 27 Oct 1977
    Village Bowl
    Bournemouth
  160. 28 Oct 1977
    Surrey University
    Guildford
  161. 29 Oct 1977
    Pier Pavilion "Kings Hall"
    Hastings
  162. 30 Oct 1977
    Top Rank
    Reading
  163. 31 Oct 1977
    Top Rank
    Southampton
  164. 02 Nov 1977
    Roundhouse
    London
  165. 03 Nov 1977
    Roundhouse
    London
  166. 04 Nov 1977
    Roundhouse
    London
  167. 05 Nov 1977
    Roundhouse
    London
  168. 06 Nov 1977
    Roundhouse
    London
  169. 08 Nov 1977
    The Rochester
    Stoke Newington, London
  170. 09 Nov 1977
    Ulster Hall
    Belfast, Northern Ireland
    Show banned
  171. 10 Nov 1977
    University of Ulster
    Coleraine, Northern Ireland
  172. 11 Nov 1977
    Trinity College, The Exam Hall
    Dublin, Ireland
  173. 12 Nov 1977
    Tivoli Theatre
    Dublin, Ireland
  174. 13 Nov 1977
    City Hall
    Cork, Ireland
  175. 14 Nov 1977
    Trinity College
    Dublin, Ireland
    Doubtful
  176. 20 Nov 1977
    Top Rank
    Swansea
  177. 22 Nov 1977
    Hope & Anchor
    Islington, London
    Men in Black forum post →
  178. 24 Nov 1977
    (TV appearance)
    Stuttgart, Germany
  179. 25 Nov 1977
    (TV appearance)
    Stuttgart, Germany
  180. 27 Nov 1977
    Paradiso Club
    Amsterdam, Netherlands
  181. 28 Nov 1977
    Paradiso Club
    Amsterdam, Netherlands

Source: Men in Black forum thread