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1978

The band's first North American tour (March–April), European festival dates, and the "Battersea Park" era, alongside the release of *Black and White* and several singles. Non-gig milestones (releases, TV appearances) are included in the table below and marked accordingly in Notes.

  1. 27 Jan 1978
    —
    Single release: "5 Minutes" (chart entry, not a gig)
  2. 03 Feb 1978
    Penny Farthing
    Ulverston
  3. 06 Feb 1978
    Penthouse
    Scarborough
  4. 07 Feb 1978
    Clouds
    Edinburgh
  5. 08 Feb 1978
    Clouds Disco
    Edinburgh
  6. 09 Feb 1978
    Martiqui Hall
    Falkirk
  7. 13 Feb 1978
    Central Hotel
    Portsmouth
  8. 14 Feb 1978
    Duke Of Lancaster
    New Barnet
    Billed as "Johnny Sox"
    thestranglers.co.uk →
  9. 22 Feb 1978
    TW Studios
    Rehearsal/recording, not a gig
  10. 02 Mar 1978
    Old Waldorf
    San Francisco, CA, USA
  11. 16 Mar 1978
    Act One Club
    Philadelphia, PA, USA
    Getty Images →
  12. 20 Mar 1978
    Act One Club
    Philadelphia, PA, USA
  13. 21 Mar 1978
    Act One Club
    Philadelphia, PA, USA
  14. 23 Mar 1978
    The Rathskeller
    Boston, MA, USA
  15. 24 Mar 1978
    The Rathskeller
    Boston, MA, USA
  16. 28 Mar 1978
    Privates
    New York, NY, USA
  17. 03 Apr 1978
    Agora Ballroom
    Cleveland, OH, USA
  18. 04 Apr 1978
    Beginners Club
    Schaumburg, IL, USA
  19. 05 Apr 1978
    Phoenix Club
    Chicago, IL, USA
  20. 06 Apr 1978
    (venue unspecified)
    Milwaukee, WI, USA
  21. 07 Apr 1978
    Jay's Longhorn Bar
    Minneapolis, MN, USA
  22. 08 Apr 1978
    Longhorn Bar
    Minneapolis, MN, USA
  23. 09 Apr 1978
    Stone Hearth, N. Park
    Madison, WI, USA
  24. 10 Apr 1978
    Dooley's Tavern
    East Lansing, MI, USA
    Stranglers in America 1978 →
  25. 11 Apr 1978
    Dooley's
    East Lansing, MI, USA
  26. 12 Apr 1978
    (venue unspecified)
    Ann Arbor, MI, USA
  27. 14 Apr 1978
    Horseshoe Tavern
    Toronto, Canada
  28. 15 Apr 1978
    High School of Commerce
    Ottawa, Canada
  29. 16 Apr 1978
    El Casino
    Montreal, Canada
  30. 01 May 1978
    (venue unspecified)
    Iceland
  31. 02 May 1978
    (venue unspecified)
    Iceland
  32. 03 May 1978
    Reykjavik Exhibition Hall
    Reykjavik, Iceland
  33. 05 May 1978
    Club 4
    Oslo, Norway
  34. 06 May 1978
    —
    Single release: "Nice 'N' Sleazy" (chart entry, not a gig)
  35. 07 May 1978
    (venue unspecified)
    Örebro, Sweden
  36. 12 May 1978
    —
    Album release: *Black and White* (not a gig)
  37. 18 May 1978
    —
    Top of the Pops TV appearance (not a gig)
  38. 19 May 1978
    (venue unspecified)
    Madrid, Spain
  39. 20 May 1978
    Brighton Centre
    Brighton
  40. 26 May 1978
    Apollo
    Glasgow
  41. 27 May 1978
    (venue unspecified)
    Edinburgh
  42. 28 May 1978
    (venue unspecified)
    Glasgow
  43. 30 May 1978
    Bingley Hall
    Stafford
  44. 07 Jun 1978
    Leeds University
    Leeds
  45. 12 Jun 1978
    Le Stadium
    Paris, France
  46. 13 Jun 1978
    L'Ancienne Belgique
    Brussels, Belgium
  47. 19 Jun 1978
    (venue unspecified)
    Hannover, Germany
  48. 20 Jun 1978
    (venue unspecified)
    Cologne, Germany
  49. 22 Jun 1978
    (venue unspecified)
    Erlangen, Germany
  50. 23 Jun 1978
    (venue unspecified)
    Munich, Germany
  51. 24 Jun 1978
    Kongresshaus
    Vienna, Austria
    YouTube →
  52. 29 Jun 1978
    (venue unspecified)
    Zagreb, Yugoslavia
    Uncertain
  53. 30 Jun 1978
    Hala Tivoli
    Ljubljana, Yugoslavia
  54. 06 Jul 1978
    Volkshaus
    Zurich, Switzerland
  55. 10 Jul 1978
    Municipal Palace of Sports
    Barcelona, Spain
  56. 12 Jul 1978
    El Teatro Alcalá Palace
    Madrid, Spain
  57. 14 Jul 1978
    Cascais Sports Stadium
    Portugal
    Cancelled
    I Predict A Riot: Cascais 1978 →
  58. 16 Jul 1978
    (venue unspecified)
    Canary Islands
  59. 20 Jul 1978
    Old Waldorf
    San Francisco, CA, USA
  60. 22 Jul 1978
    The Starwood
    West Hollywood, CA, USA
  61. 27 Jul 1978
    Entermedia Theater
    New York, NY, USA
  62. 12 Aug 1978
    —
    Single release: "Walk On By" (chart entry, not a gig)
  63. 17 Aug 1978
    —
    Top of the Pops TV appearance (not a gig)
  64. Aug 1978 (undated)
    Clouds
    Edinburgh
    Edinburgh Festival
  65. 02 Sep 1978
    Red Cow
    Hammersmith, London
    Billed as "The Shakespearos"
  66. 03 Sep 1978
    The Nashville
    London
    Billed as "The Old Codgers"
  67. 07 Sep 1978
    Ulster Hall
    Belfast, Northern Ireland
  68. 08 Sep 1978
    Arcadia Ballroom
    Portrush, Northern Ireland
  69. 09 Sep 1978
    Top Hat
    Dublin, Ireland
  70. 11 Sep 1978
    Lancaster University
    Lancaster
  71. 12 Sep 1978
    Kinema
    Dunfermline
    Cancelled
  72. 13 Sep 1978
    Ruffles
    Aberdeen
    Cancelled
  73. 16 Sep 1978
    Battersea Park
    London
  74. 17 Sep 1978
    Top Rank
    Cardiff
  75. 18 Sep 1978
    Wirrina Stadium
    Peterborough
    YouTube →
  76. 19 Sep 1978
    Drill Hall
    Lincoln
  77. 20 Sep 1978
    Top Rank
    Sheffield
  78. 21 Sep 1978
    Tiffanys
    Great Yarmouth
  79. 22 Sep 1978
    Winter Gardens
    Malvern
  80. 24 Sep 1978
    Locarno
    Portsmouth
    Every Gig I've Ever Seen →
  81. 25 Sep 1978
    Routes
    Exeter
  82. 26 Sep 1978
    Village Bowl
    Bournemouth
  83. 27 Sep 1978
    Pavilion
    Bath
  84. 28 Sep 1978
    Apollo
    Manchester
  85. 29 Sep 1978
    Spa Pavilion
    Bridlington
  86. 30 Sep 1978
    Apollo
    Glasgow
  87. 02 Oct 1978
    Ruffles
    Aberdeen
  88. 03 Oct 1978
    Kinema
    Dunfermline
  89. 06 Oct 1978
    Bataclan
    Paris, France
  90. 19 Oct 1978
    Guildford University
    Guildford
    "Rock Goes to College"
  91. 01 Dec 1978
    (studio unspecified)
    Recording session, not a gig

Source: Men in Black forum thread