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Albertos’ Gig List 1974-1983

Here it is – THE ESSENTIAL ALBERTO Y LOST TRIOS PARANOIAS’ GIGS LIST –
from Simon ‘Tommy’ White’s personal private diaries

1974 30 August

01 September

03 October
09 October
19 October
21 October
25 October
26 October

01 November
08 November
09 November
22 November
25 November
27 November
30 November

02 December
03 December
06 December
07 December
10 December
13 December
14 December
19 December
22 December

Kendal

Bath

N.E. London
York
Bolton
Marquee, London
Bedford
Clarence’s

City University
Weybridge
Essex
Durham
Dingwall’s
Bath
Phil Fawcett

Bath University
Portsmouth
Westfield
Eastbourne
City of London
North London Poly
Manchester
Northampton
Roundhouse

1975 10 January
11 January
17 January
25 January
28 January
30 January
31 January

01 February
02 February
07 February
08 February
10 February
11 February
14 February
17 February
18 February
28 February

01 March
11 March
14 March
15 March
16 March
18 March
20 March
22 March
23 March
24 March
30 March
31 March

09 April
11 April
12 April
14 April
15 April
16 April
26 April

02 May
13 May
15 May
17 May
22 May
29 May
30 May
31 May

01 June
06 June
11 June
13 June
14 June
20 June
27 June
30 June

29 July
30 July

02 August
05 August
06 August
07 August
08 August
09 August
10 August
16 August
17 August
21 August
22 August
23 August
26 August
27 August
28 August
29 August
30 August
31 August
31 August
31 August

01 September
03 September
04 September
05 September
06 September
08 September
15 September
16 September
19 September
20 September
21 September
26 September

01 October
03 October
05 October
05 October
06 October
07 October
08 October
09 October
10 October
11 October
12 October
18 October
19 October
22 October
23 October
24 October
25 October
28 October
29 October
30 October

01 November
06 November
07 November
15 November
16 November
24 November
28 November
29 November

05 December
06 December
07 December
11 December
12 December
13 December
16 December
17 December
18 December
19 December
20 December
30 December

Scarborough
Clarence’s
North Staffs Poly
Hertford
Newlands
Middlesex Poly
Cambridge

Bolton
Black Swan
Marquee
Brunel
Dingwalls
Portsmouth
Chelmsford
Salisbury
Weymouth
Bristol

Cambridge
Manchester
Manchester
Manchester
Roundhouse
Liverpool University
Goldsmiths
Scunthorpe
Oundle
Fishmongers Arms
Golden Lion, Fulham
Sutton in Ashton

Holland
North Staffs Poly
Clarence’s
Marquee
Newlands
Yeovil
Edinburgh

Aberdeen
Holland
Capitol Radio
JBs Dudley
Nashville Rooms
Halifax
Swansea
Berkshire College

Albermarle
Scarborough
Marquee
Uni of East Anglia
LSE
York University
Burton-on-Trent
Sutton-in-Ashfield

100 Club
Saxon Tavern

Nashville Rooms
Newlands
Bath
Penzance
Newquay
Docklands
Black Swan
Bitzen, Belgium
Amsterdam
Schoenhouen
Den Haag
Paradiso
Rotterdam
Leeuwarden
Groningen
Vlissingen
Sittard
Haarlem
Milkweg
VPRO

Belgian TV
Marguee
High Wycombe
JBs Dudley
Clarence’s
Doncaster
100 Club
100 Club
Sutton in Ashfield
College of Fashion, Croydon
Black Swan
Braintree C of Ed

Sheffield Poly
Middlesex Poly
Waregern, Belgium
Dilsen
Verviers
Brussels TV
Brussels
Leuven
Tiennen
Imperial College
Tithe Farm, Harrow
North Staffs Poly
UMIST
Marquee
Hope and Anchor
North London Poly
Keele University
Exit, Rotterdam
Dutch TV
Paradiso, Amsterdam

Leicester Poly
Plymouth
Basingstoke
Cambridge Tech
Winning Post
Doncaster
University of East Anglia
Reading Tech

Birmingham Poly
Essex University
Tithe Farm, Harrow
Torrington, Devon
Bristol Poly
JBs, Dudley
Pavillion Skegness
Saxon Tavern
Nashville Rooms
Nashville Rooms
Nashville Rooms
Copenhagen

1976 01 January
02 January
03 January
04 January
05 January
06 January
09 January
10 January
23 January
24 January
25 January
27 January
28 January
29 January
30 January
31 January

01 February
01 February
06 February
07 February
13 February
14 February
15 February
20 February
22 February
26 February
28 February

06 March
07 March
08 March
13 March
20 March
26 March
28 March

02 April
03 April
04 April
15 April
15 to 27 April

09 May
14 May
15 May
21 May
22 May
22 May
26 to 30 May
31 May

01 June
02 June
03 June
05 June
11 June
12 June
16 June
18 June
20 June
21 June
23 June
25 June
26 June

02 July
Rest of July
& August

09 September
18 September
19 September
23 September
24 September
25 September

01 October
03 October
06 October
08 October
09 October
13 October
14 October
21 October
22 October
23 October
26 October
27 October
28 October
30 October

20 November
21 November
24 November
25 November
26 November
27 November
28 November
29 November
30 November

01 December
02 December
03 December
04 December
05 December
06 December
07 December
08 December
09 December
10 December
12 & 13 December
14 December
16 December
17 December
18 December
19 December
22 – 23 Dec

Hamburg
Berlin
Langelshian
Hamburg, Fabrik
Berlin, Roxy
Berlin, Roxy
Golden Diamond
UMIST
Roermaerl, Holland
Hoorn, Holland
Delft
Leeuwarden
Rotterdam
Rotterdam
Rotterdam
Arnhem

Haarlem
Tilburg
Aberystwyth
Warwick University
Sheffield
Southampton
Plymouth
Sussex University
Roundhouse
Glamorgan Polytechnic
Birmingham University

Derby Tech
Black Swan
Swansea
Manchester
Brighton
Retford
Middlesbrough

Stevenage
Slough
Borhamwood
Thames Polytechnic
Germany

Palace, London
Bath
Bedford
Palace, Manchester
Holland, Delft
Harlow
Holland
Yeovil

Torquay
Fiesta Plymouth
Penzance
Birmingham
Bradford
Loughborough
Cambridge
Egham
Croydon
Exeter
Halifax
St Albans
Maidenhead

Middlesborough
Holland
Belgium Germany

Granada Reports
Bristol
Hornchurch
Cleethorpes
Stirling
Redcar

Cromer
Roundhouse
Brunel University
Norwich University
Sunderland Polytechnic
Oxford Polytechnic
Warwick University
Sheffield Polytechnic
Guildford Uni
Reading Uni
Barberella’s, Birmingham
Cardiff University
BBC in Concert
Kingston Poly

St Alban’s
City of London Poly
Louvaine Uni, Belgium
Hasnett Uni
Luxor Theatre, Delft
Holland
Holland
Holland
Antwerp

Belgium
Holland
Holland
Badhaus, Germany
Holland
Rotterdam
Holland
Holland
Hamburg
Hanover
Rottweil
Stuttgart
Berlin
Ossnebruch
Amsterdam
Eindhoven
Marquee, London

1977 21 January
22 January
28 January

05 February
08 February
09 February
11 February
12 February
13 February
18 February
19 February
20 February
26 February
27 February

02 March
03 March
04 March
05 March
12 March
17 March
18 March
28 March

01 April
03 April
23 April
27 April
28 April

03 May
06 May
13 May
19 May
20 May
30 May

02 June
18 June
25 June
28 June
29 June
30 June

01 July
02 July
08 and 09 July
11 to 17 July
18 – 24 July
29 July
30 July
31 July

01 August
28 August – 04 Sept

11 September – 09 October

10 Oct – 27 Nov

02 December
03 December
04 December
06 December
08 December
09 December
10 December
12 December
16 December
18 December
27 – 28 Dec
29 December

Hatfield Poly
Nottingham University
North Staffs Poly

Clyde University
Kent University
Keele University
Weybridge College
Dublin
Belfast, Queens
Leeds Poly
Eric’s Liverpool
Maidenhead
St Alban’s
Greyhound, Croydon

Loughborough
Stevenage
Bristol Uni
Imperial College
Sunderland
LSE
JBs Dudley
Nashville Rooms

Royal Albert Hall
Greyhound, Croydon
London
Plymouth
Bristol

Burnley
Sheffield
London Central Poly
Middlesex Poly
Eric’s Liverpool
Doncaster

Torquay
Oxford
Folkestone
Hull
Lancaster Uni
Nottingham Uni

Scarborough
Brentwood
Barberella’s, Birmingham
Eric’s, Liverpool
Sleak at The Royal Court
Rafters, Manchester
Bedford
Embankment

Queen Elizabeth Hall, London
Rotterdam

Sleak at the Royal Court Theatre, London

Sleak at the Roundhouse

Trent Poly
Huddersfield Poly
Brunel
Durham Uni
BBC Sight and Sound
Kings College, London
Guy’s Hospital
Blackburn
Glasgow
Eric’s, Liverpool
Marquee, London
Redcar

1978 29 Jan – 12 Feb

05 – 19 March

07 – 14 May

03 June

18 June – 02 July

07 October
21 October

Holland

UK Tour

Munich

Nashville Rooms, London

Touring

Eric’s Liverpool
The Squat, Manchester

1979 20 February
21 February
22 February
23 February
24 February
25 February
27 February
28 February

01 March

20 July

13 November –
17 November

14 – 28 Dec

Bristol
Cardiff
Cork
Galway
Belfield, Dublin
McGonagalls, Dublin
Queens, Belfast
Port Rush, NI

So It Goes, Granada TV

Bootle and Liverpool

Bullocks @ Squat +
So It Goes, Granada TV

Bullocks Mayfair London

1980 04 to 18 January

15 February
16 February
17 February
19 February
21 February
22 February
27 February
28 February
29 February

02 March
03 March
04 March
05 March
06 March
07 March
08 March
22 March
26 March

April

31 Oct – 28 Dec

Bullocks Mayfair London

Edinburgh
Glasgow
St Andrew’s
Plymouth
Slough
Surrey Uni
Newcastle
Eric’s Liverpool
Halifax

Imperial College, London
Essex Uni
Nottingham Trent
Sheffield
Leeds
Huddersfield
Blackpool
Sunderland
Manchester

Recording Skite, London

Sleak performances New York

1981

23 April
24 April
25 April
27 April

01 May
02 May
05 May
06 May
09 May
30 May

10 to 17 June
19 June
20 June
23 June
24 June

09 – 10 July
11 July

02 to 10 August

22 September
23 September
25 September
30 September

03 October
07 October
09 October
10 October
15 October
16 October
17 October
23 October
25 October

03 December
04 December
11 December

Manchester
Tolworth
Manchester Poly
Thetford

St Mary’s Coll, London
The Venue, London
St Alban’s
Manchester
Sheffield
Oxford

Teach Yourself Gibberish – Pilot Granada TV
Egham
Durham
Reading
Leeds

Melkweg, Amsterdam
Vondlepark, Amsterdam

Finland

Nottingham Trent Uni
Chelmsford
JB’s Dudley
Birmingham

Brighton
Hull
Leicester
Liverpool
Manchester
London
Durham
Hilversum, Holland
Amsterdam

Blackburn
The Venue, London
Westfield College

1982 14 January
to 03 April

25 May to 03 June

24 September

02 October
03 October

Teach Yourself Gibberish –
Granada TV

Vienna

Aberystwyth

Bath
Southampton

1983 10 February
11 February
23 to 28 February
Cardiff
Blackburn
Tel Aviv, Israel