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Captain Sensible: Solo & Beyond... (2005)

The list of shows for 2005 is believed to be complete (lists for some years are very much 'work in progress').


* (with) Dead Men Walking (band comprising Kirk Brandon, Mike Peters, Slim Jim Phantom and Captain Sensible)

Thursday 22 December 2005 - Marr's Bar, Worcester

Comments: Intended final date to UK 'Right To Party' 2005 tour, but CANCELLED due to Mike Peter's having to undergo medical treatment. RESCHEDULED for Saturday 8 July 2006.

Tuesday 20 December 2005 - Cavern Club, Liverpool

Set: unknown.

Comments: Due to cancellation of the upcoming Worcester show, final night of the UK 'Right To Party' 2005 tour.

Monday 19 December 2005 - Josephs Well, Leeds

Set: unknown.

Comments: UK 'Right To Party' 2005 tour continues.

Sunday 18 December 2005 - Castle, Oldham

Set: New Rose, Rock This Town, I Can See, Strength, Pumpkin Man, Glad It's All Over, Never Take Me Alive, Spirit Of '76, Rumble in Brighton, 45 RPM, Stray Cat Strut, Westworld, 68 Guns, Smash It Up, Runaway Boys, Neat Neat Neat, Yorkie TV advert, Happy Talk, I Fought The Law, Somethin' Else, Right To Party, Merry Christmas Everybody.

Comments: UK 'Right To Party' 2005 tour continues.

Sunday 30 October 2005 - Martlets Hall, Burgess Hill

Set: unknown.

Comments: UK 'Right To Party' 2005 tour continues.

Saturday 29 October 2005 - Shepherds Bush, London

Set: unknown.

Comments: UK 'Right To Party' 2005 tour continues.

Friday 28 October 2005 - Beaufort Theatre, Ebbw Vale

Set: unknown.

Comments: UK 'Right To Party' 2005 tour continues.

Thursday 27 October 2005 - Wedgewood Rooms, Portsmouth

Set: unknown.

Comments: UK 'Right To Party' 2005 tour continues.

Wednesday 26 October 2005 - Waterfront, Norwich

Set included: My Generation, Rumble In Brighton, The Snooker Song.

Comments: UK 'Right To Party' 2005 tour continues.

Tuesday 25 October 2005 - Arts Centre, Swindon

Set: New Rose, Rock This Town, unknown Spear of Destiny number, Strength, No Frontiers, Mickey, Glad It's All Over, Never Take Me Alive, Spirit of '76, Rumble In Brighton, 45 RPM, Stray Cat Strut, Do You Believe In The Westworld, 68 Guns, Runaway Boys, Smash It Up (part 2). encore - Something Else, I Fought The Law, Neat Neat Neat.

Comments: UK 'Right To Party' 2005 tour continues.

Monday 24 October 2005 - Academy, Bristol

Set: unknown.

Comments: UK 'Right To Party' 2005 tour continues.

Saturday 22 October 2005 - Academy, Manchester

Set: unknown.

Comments: UK 'Right To Party' 2005 tour continues.

Friday 21 October 2005 - Academy, Liverpool

Set: unknown.

Comments: UK 'Right To Party' 2005 tour continues.

Thursday 20 October 2005 - Academy, Birmingham

Set: unknown.

Comments: UK 'Right To Party' 2005 tour continues.

Wednesday 19 October 2005 - Princes Hall, Aldershot

Set: unknown.

Comments: UK 'Right To Party' 2005 tour continues.

Tuesday 18 October 2005 - Cox's Yard, Stratford Upon Avon

Set: New Rose, Rock This Town, I Can See, Strength, Permanance in Change, Young Men, Glad It's All Over, Never Take Me Alive, Spirit of '76, Rumble In Brighton, 45 RPM, Stray Cat Strut, Do You Believe In The Westworld, 68 Guns, Runaway Boys, Smash It Up (part 2). encore 1 - Happy Talk, I Fought The Law, Something Else, Neat Neat Neat. encore 2 - Fight For Your Right (To Party).

Comments: UK 'Right To Party' 2005 tour continues.

Sunday 16 October 2005 - October Barracuda, Newquay

Set: unknown.

Comments: UK 'Right To Party' 2005 tour continues.

Saturday 15 October 2005 - The Platform, Morecambe

Set: unknown.

Comments: UK 'Right To Party' 2005 tour continues.

Friday 14 October 2005 - Voodoo Lounge, Dublin

Set: unknown.

Comments: UK 'Right To Party' 2005 tour continues.

Thursday 13 October 2005 - Arts Centre, Colchester

Set included: Somethin' Else, Get It On, Runaway Boys.

Comments: UK 'Right To Party' 2005 tour continues.

Wednesday 12 October 2005 - Assembly Rooms, Derby

Set included: Happy Talk.

Comments: UK 'Right To Party' 2005 tour continues.

Tuesday 11 October 2005 - Irish Centre, Leeds

Set: New Rose, Rock This Town, I Can See, Strength, Pumpkin Man, Mickey, Glad It's All Over, Never Take Me Alive, Spirit of '76, Rumble In Brighton, 45 RPM, Stray Cat Strut, Do You Believe In The Westworld, Smash It Up (part 2), 68 Guns, Runaway Boys, Happy Talk, Something Else, I Fought The Law, Neat Neat Neat, Fight For Your Right (To Party).

Comments: UK 'Right To Party' 2005 tour continues.

Sunday 9 October 2005 - Civic Centre, Whitehaven

Comments: CANCELLED - said to be 'due to a problem with the venue'.

Saturday 8 October 2005 - Library Theatre, Darwen

Set included: Do You Believe In The Westworld.

Comments: UK 'Right To Party' 2005 tour continues. Bruce Watson was the special guest of Dead Men Walking at this show.

Friday 7 October 2005 - Library Theatre, Darwen

Set included: Rumble In Brighton, Never Take Me Alive, Glad It's All Over.

Comments: UK 'Right To Party' 2005 tour continues. Bruce Watson is believed to have been the special guest of Dead Men Walking at this show. 'Glad It's All Over performed as 'I'm Glad They Didn't Call Me Clive' and Slim Jim Phantom sang 'Four Thousand Holes In Blackburn Lancashire' ('Runaway Boys'?).

Thursday 6 October 2005 - Winter Gardens, Cleethorpes

Set included: Neat Neat Neat, Rumble In Brighton, Runaway Boys, Stray cat Strut, Happy Talk, I Fought The Law, Fight For Your Right (To Party).

Comments: UK 'Right To Party' 2005 tour continues. Special guest Bruce Watson.

Wednesday 5 October 2005 - Boardwalk, Sheffield

Set included: New Rose, Rock This Town, Glad It's All Over.

Comments: UK 'Right To Party' 2005 tour continues. 'New Rose' and 'Rock This Town' were the opening numbers. Bruce Watson is believed to have been the special guest of Dead Men Walking at this show and it has been suggested that 'Chance' and 'In A Big Country' were played.

Tuesday 4 October 2005 - Forum Theatre, Billingham

Set: unknown.

Comments: UK 'Right To Party' 2005 tour continues. Bruce Watson is believed to have been the special guest of Dead Men Walking at this show.

Sunday 2 October 2005 - King Tut's Wah Wah Hut, Glasgow

Set included: New Rose, One Step Closer To Home, Chance, Fight For Your Right (To Party), Pretty Vacant.

Comments: UK 'Right To Party' 2005 tour continues. Bruce Watson from Big Country made an appearance on stage, as did Derek Forbes of Simple Minds. This partial set is taken from Mike Peters online diary of the tour.

Saturday 1 October 2005 - Lemon Tree, Aberdeen

Set: Rock This Town, I Can See, Strength, Glad It's All Over, Chance, Never Take Me Alive, Spirit Of '76, New Rose, Rumble In Brighton, 45 RPM, Stray Cat Strut, 68 Guns, Smash It Up (part 2), Runaway Boys, Neat Neat Neat. encore - Something Else, I Fought The Law, Fight For Your Right (To Party).

Comments: UK 'Right To Party' 2005 tour continues. Bruce Watson from Big Country joined regular members of Dead Men Walking on stage.

Friday 30 September 2005 - The Loft, Kinloss

Set: unknown.

Comments: UK 'Right To Party' 2005 tour continues. Special guest Bruce Watson.

Thursday 29 September 2005 - Sugarmill, Stoke

Set included: Deeside, 45 RPM, Blitzkreig Bop, You Gotta Fight For Your Right (To Party).

Comments: Third night of UK 'Right To Party' 2005 tour.

Wednesday 28 September 2005 - Central Station, Wrexham

Set included: Blaze Of Glory, Happy Talk, Do You Believe In The Westworld.

Comments: Second night of UK 'Right To Party' 2005 tour.

Tuesday 27 September 2005 - Wulfren Hall, Wolverhampton

Set: New Rose, Rock This Town, I Can See, Strength, Right Back Where I Started From, Mickey, Glad It's All Over, Never Take Me Alive, Spirit of '76, Rumble In Brighton, 45 RPM, Stray Cat Strut, Do You Believe In The Westworld, Smash It Up (Part 2 only), 68 Guns, Neat Neat Neat, Runaway Boys. encore - I Fought The Law, Pretty Vacant, Fight For Your Right (To Party).

Comments: Opening night of UK 'Right To Party' 2005 tour.

Saturday 24 September 2005 - Downtown, Farmingdale, New York

Comments: CANCELLED - due to closure of the venue.

Friday 23 September 2005 - CBGB's, New York

Set: New Rose, Rock This Town, I Can See, Strength, Declare Yourself An Unsafe Building, Young Men, Glad It's All Over, Never Take Me Alive, Spirit of '76, Rumble In Brighton, 45 RPM, Stray Cat Strut, Do You Believe In The Westworld, Smash It Up, 68 Guns, Neat Neat Neat, Runaway Boys, I Fought The Law, Pretty Vacant, You Gotta Fight For Your Right (To Party).

Comments: End of short 'Right To Party' US tour. Recorded and officially released.

Thursday 22 September 2005 - Key Club, Los Angeles

Set included: New Rose, Do You Believe In The Westworld [included Billy Duffy], Somethin' Else [included Lemmy], Neat Neat Neat [included Lemmy].

Comments: 'Right To Party' US tour night two. Special guests Billy Duffy and Lemmy.

Wednesday 21 September 2005 - House of Blues, Anaheim, California

Set included: Somethin' Else, I Fought The Law.

Comments: 'Right To Party' US tour night one. Special guest Brian Setzer.

Tuesday 20 September 2005 - Jonesy's Jukebox Indie 103.1 Radio Show

Set: Rock This Town, New Rose, Fight For Your Right (To Party.

* (with) The Dr Spacetoad Experience

Saturday 12 March 2005 - Astoria, London

Set included: Time Machine, Trying To Be Wierd, Dance of The Toad.

Comments: Support to Arthur Brown. The Dr Spacetoad Experience set only lasted 15-20 minutes, so the above set may be complete. Also on the bill - Giant Pocket Orchestra, poet and lyricist Pete Brown (reading a couple of poems and then a song accompanied by his guitarist from The Interoceters), Dan Adler, Kingdom Come, Lene Lovich, Phil May and Dick Taylor from The Pretty Things.

Friday 11 March 2005 - Hobgoblin, Brighton

Set 1: Time Machine, It's Not Unusual, Trying To Be Wierd, Don't Push The River, One More Pint of Guiness (For The Toad), Carnival Town, Gone Too Far (This Time).

Set 2: Troubadour of The Fourth Dimension, Hurdy Gurdy Man, Dance of The Toad, Set The Controls, My Old Mate The Coypu (snippet).

Comments: Due to time restraints, at the end, just a snippet of 'My Old Mate The Coypu' was played... the band obviously intending to go on and play the number, but being told that their time was up. During the interval between sets, there was some poetry reading and impressions.


Captain Sensible Live Performances Index
Captain Sensible - 2018 2017 2016 2015 2014 2013 2012 2011 2010
2009 2008 2007 2006 2005 2004 2003 2002 2001 2000
1999 1998 1997 1996 1995 1994 1993 1992 1991 1990
1989 1988 1987 1986 1985 1984 1983 1982 1981 1980
1979 1978 1977
The Damned Naz Nomad & The Nightmares The Phantom Chords
Selected Miscellany Unresolved issues Site updates


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