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1983

A UK theatre tour and European dates in February, a full North American tour in April–May, and a major European tour in September–October. 90 entries recorded, including one cancelled date and one broadcast-only TV appearance.

  1. 28 Jan 1983
    Goldiggers
    Chippenham
  2. 29 Jan 1983
    Coliseum
    St Austell
    X/Twitter photo →
  3. 30 Jan 1983
    Arts Centre
    Poole
  4. 31 Jan 1983
    Colston Hall
    Bristol
  5. 01 Feb 1983
    Cardiff University
    Cardiff
  6. 02 Feb 1983
    Odeon
    Birmingham
  7. 03 Feb 1983
    Odeon
    Birmingham
  8. 04 Feb 1983
    Apollo
    Oxford
  9. 05 Feb 1983
    Royal Concert Hall
    Nottingham
  10. 06 Feb 1983
    Apollo
    Manchester
  11. 07 Feb 1983
    Leeds University
    Leeds
  12. 09 Feb 1983
    Apollo
    Glasgow
  13. 10 Feb 1983
    Capitol Theatre
    Aberdeen
  14. 11 Feb 1983
    Playhouse
    Edinburgh
  15. 12 Feb 1983
    City Hall
    Newcastle
  16. 13 Feb 1983
    City Hall
    Sheffield
  17. 14 Feb 1983
    Verulam Arms
    Watford
  18. 15 Feb 1983
    Hammersmith Odeon
    London
    Seats at front got smashed
    raysgigs.com →
  19. 16 Feb 1983
    Hammersmith Odeon
    London
    Cancelled
  20. 17 Feb 1983
    Brighton Centre
    Brighton
    Support by "Attraction"
  21. 19 Feb 1983
    Hof ter Lo
    Antwerp, Belgium
  22. 20 Feb 1983
    Markthalle
    Hamburg, Germany
  23. 21 Feb 1983
    (venue unspecified)
    Nijmegen, Netherlands
  24. 22 Feb 1983
    Paradiso Club
    Amsterdam, Netherlands
  25. 24 Feb 1983
    (venue unspecified)
    Munich, Germany
  26. 25 Feb 1983
    (venue unspecified)
    Nuremberg, Germany
  27. 26 Feb 1983
    Tivoli Hall
    Strasbourg, France
  28. 27 Feb 1983
    Palais d'Hiver
    Lyon, France
  29. 28 Feb 1983
    Maubert Mutalité
    Paris, France
    Une Vie de Concerts →
  30. 01 Apr 1983
    The Ritz
    New York, NY, USA
  31. 02 Apr 1983
    The Ritz
    New York, NY, USA
    "Pawsher" recorded in a New York studio
  32. 05 Apr 1983
    Toad's Place
    New Haven, CT, USA
  33. 06 Apr 1983
    The Living Room
    Providence, RI, USA
  34. 07 Apr 1983
    The Paradise Theatre
    Boston, MA, USA
  35. 08 Apr 1983
    Le Spectrum
    Montreal, Canada
    Cancelled — band held at Canadian border
  36. 09 Apr 1983
    Le Spectrum
    Montreal, Canada
    Men in Black forum thread →
  37. 11 Apr 1983
    Barrymore's
    Ottawa, ON, Canada
  38. 12 Apr 1983
    Masonic Concert Hall
    Toronto, Canada
  39. 13 Apr 1983
    Masonic Concert Hall
    Toronto, Canada
  40. 14 Apr 1983
    Bingeman Park
    Kitchener, Canada
    Support from Kinetic Ideals
  41. 15 Apr 1983
    St Andrew's Hall
    Detroit, MI, USA
  42. 16 Apr 1983
    Agora
    Cleveland, OH, USA
    Support from Wall of Voodoo
  43. 17 Apr 1983
    Agora
    Columbus, OH, USA
  44. 18 Apr 1983
    Bogart's
    Cincinnati, OH, USA
    Support from Wall of Voodoo
  45. 19 Apr 1983
    Park West
    Chicago, IL, USA
    Getty Images →
  46. 22 Apr 1983
    Eagles Ballroom
    Milwaukee, WI, USA
  47. 23 Apr 1983
    Thumpers Coon Rapids / St Paul Expo Centre
    St Paul, MN, USA
  48. 25 Apr 1983
    Playhouse
    Winnipeg, MB, Canada
  49. 27 Apr 1983
    McEwan Hall, University
    Calgary, AB, Canada
    Footage later surfaced on YouTube (per forum, "33 years later")
    YouTube →
  50. 29 Apr 1983
    Commodore Ballroom
    Vancouver, BC, Canada
  51. 30 Apr 1983
    Commodore Ballroom
    Vancouver, BC, Canada
  52. 01 May 1983
    Eagles Hippodrome
    Seattle, WA, USA
    Support by The Lifers
  53. 02 May 1983
    Starry Night nightclub
    Portland, OR, USA
  54. 04 May 1983
    Galactica 200
    Sacramento, CA, USA
  55. 05 May 1983
    Kabuki Theatre
    San Francisco, CA, USA
    Support by Bambi
  56. 06 May 1983
    Palladium
    Los Angeles, CA, USA
  57. 07 May 1983
    Adams Avenue Theatre
    San Diego, CA, USA
    Support from The Vandals
    Smelly Eyeball blog →
  58. 08 May 1983
    Country Club
    Reseda, CA, USA
  59. 09 May 1983
    Beverly Theatre
    Beverly Hills, CA, USA
  60. 24 May 1983
    Playhouse
    Winnipeg, Canada
  61. 25 May 1983
    Playhouse
    Winnipeg, Canada
    Support by Johnny Zhivago (Wall of Voodoo failed to appear)
  62. May 1983 (undated)
    (venue unspecified)
    Toronto, Canada
    Broadcast on local radio; specific date not given
  63. 15 Jun 1983
    Eindexamen Festival
    's-Hertogenbosch, Netherlands
  64. 16 Jul 1983
    Elixir Festival
    Brest, France
    YouTube →
  65. 13 Aug 1983
    De Panne Seaside Festival
    Ostend, Belgium
    Band hampered by sound issues
  66. 14 Aug 1983
    Inside Festival, Halles Des Foires
    Liège, Belgium
  67. 26 Aug 1983
    Thameside Arena
    Reading
    Reading Festival
  68. 19 Sep 1983
    TV F.R.3 — "L'Echo Des Bananes"
    Paris, France
    TV broadcast; only 2 of 26 songs aired
    Men in Black forum thread →
  69. 21 Sep 1983
    Studio 54
    Barcelona, Spain
  70. 22 Sep 1983
    Rockola
    Madrid, Spain
  71. 23 Sep 1983
    Rockola
    Madrid, Spain
  72. 24 Sep 1983
    Lasarte Autodrome
    San Sebastián, Spain
  73. 25 Sep 1983
    Palais des Sports
    Toulouse, France
    Source lists date as "25.5.83" but places entry within the September sequence — likely a transcription error for 25 Sep
  74. 27 Sep 1983
    Salle du Grand Parc
    Bordeaux, France
  75. 28 Sep 1983
    Salle du Grand Parc
    Bordeaux, France
  76. 29 Sep 1983
    Espace Ballard
    Paris, France
    Une Vie de Concerts →
  77. 30 Sep 1983
    Parc Exposition
    Lille, France
  78. 01 Oct 1983
    Omnisports
    Rennes, France
  79. 02 Oct 1983
    Exocet 7
    Rouen, France
  80. 03 Oct 1983
    Europa
    Metz, France
    Anecdote about Jet Black cooking breakfast
  81. 04 Oct 1983
    Alp Expo
    Grenoble, France
  82. 05 Oct 1983
    Palais des Sports
    Montpellier, France
  83. 06 Oct 1983
    Chapiteau
    Marseille, France
  84. 08 Oct 1983
    Teatro Tenda
    Rome, Italy
    Cancelled
  85. 09 Oct 1983
    Teatro Tenda
    Bologna, Italy
  86. 10 Oct 1983
    Rolling Stone Club
    Milan, Italy
  87. 11 Oct 1983
    Maison des Sports
    Clermont-Ferrand, France
  88. 12 Oct 1983
    Théâtre de Verdure
    Nice, France
    Source lists date as "12.11.83", inconsistent with surrounding October sequence — treated as 12 Oct
  89. 13 Oct 1983
    Palais d'Hiver
    Lyon, France
  90. 14 Oct 1983
    Chapiteau
    Nancy, France

Source: Men in Black forum thread