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The Damned: Live Performances - 1996
All potential shows for 1996 are believed to be included (lists for some years are very much 'work in progress').
Wednesday 18 December 1996 - Reading University, England, UK
Set: Love Song, Dozen Girls, Sanity Clause, Plan 9 Channel 7, I Just Can't Be Happy Today, Disco Man, Neat Neat Neat, Curtain Call, Melody Lee, Looking At You, Noise Noise Noise, I Feel Alright. encore - New Rose, Smash It Up, The Dog, Help, Second Time Around.
Comments: Supported by Cohesion.
Tuesday 17 December 1996 - The Assembly Hall, Worthing, England, UK
Set: Love Song, Dozen Girls, Sanity Clause, Plan 9 Channel 7, I Just Can't Be Happy Today, Disco Man, Neat Neat Neat, Curtain Call, Melody Lee, Looking At You, Noise Noise Noise, I Feel Alright. encore - New Rose, Smash It Up, Bad Time For Bonzo, Second Time Around.
Comments: Reported as no support band.
Monday 16 December 1996 - Arts Centre, Poole, England, UK
Set: Love Song, Dozen Girls, Sanity Clause, Plan 9 Channel 7, I Just Can't Be Happy Today, Disco Man, Neat Neat Neat, Curtain Call, Melody Lee, Looking At You, Noise Noise Noise, I Feel Alright. encore - New Rose, Smash It Up, Second Time Around, Help.
Comments: Support from Reasonable Doubt and Shock Feature.
Sunday 15 December 1996 - The Astoria, London, England, UK
Set: Love Song, Dozen Girls, Sanity Clause, Plan 9 Channel 7, I Just Can't Be Happy Today, Disco Man, Neat Neat Neat, Curtain Call, Melody Lee, Looking At You, Noise Noise Noise, I Feel Alright. encore 1 - New Rose, Smash It Up. encore 2 - The Turkey Song, Sanity Clause.
Comments: Supported by Demented Are Go, Near Death Experience & Mouthwash? Banter during the show included whimsical snippets of 'Snooker Song' and Wake Me Up Before You Go Go.
Saturday 14 December 1996 - The Bierkeller, Bristol, England, UK
Set: Love Song, Dozen Girls, Sanity Clause, Plan 9 Channel 7, I Just Can't Be Happy Today, Disco Man, Neat Neat Neat, Curtain Call, Melody Lee, Looking At You, Noise Noise Noise, I Feel Alright. encore - New Rose, Smash It Up, Help, Second Time Around.
Comments: Supported by Blind Melons.
Friday 13 December 1996 - Sanky's Soap, Manchester, England, UK
Set: Love Song, Dozen Girls, Sanity Clause, Plan 9 Channel 7, I Just Can't Be Happy Today, Disco Man, Neat Neat Neat, Curtain Call, Melody Lee, Looking At You, Noise Noise Noise, I Feel Alright. encore - New Rose, Smash It Up, Help, Second Time Around.
Comments: Supported by Code Twelve.
Saturday 12 October 1996 - Pavilion, Bath, England, UK
Set: Love Song, Dozen Girls, Ignite, Plan 9 Channel 7, I Just Can't Be Happy Today, Disco Man, Neat Neat Neat, Curtain Call, Melody Lee, Looking At You, Noise Noise Noise, I Feel Alright. encore - New Rose, Smash It Up (Part 2 only).
Comments: Punk Anniversary Festival. Two day festival - Saturday headliners. Support advertised for the Saturday as - The Drones, Battalion of Saints, UK Subs, 999, The Lurkers, Major Accident, Special Duties, B-Bang Cider, Sic Boy Federation, The Lennons. A snippet of 'Snooker Song' was played prior to 'Plan 9 Channel 7'.
Sunday 22 September 1996 - Club Citta, Kawasaki, Japan
Set: Love Song, Dozen Girls, Ignite, Plan 9 Channel 7, I Just Can't Be Happy Today, Disco Man, Neat Neat Neat, Curtain Call, Melody Lee, Looking At You, Noise Noise Noise, I Feel Alright. encore 1 - New Rose, Smash It Up. encore 2 - Ever Fallen In Love.
Comments: With the Buzzcocks. Billed as Dave Vanian & Captain Sensible Ex-Damned. 'Ever Fallen in Love' was performed with the Buzzcocks (the Captain and Steve Diggle on lead guitars, Tony Barber on bass guitar, Patricia Morrison and Dave Vanian on backing vocals, and Pete Shelley on lead vocals).
Saturday 21 September 1996 - Club Citta, Kawasaki, Japan
Set: Love Song, Dozen Girls, Ignite, Plan 9 Channel 7, I Just Can't Be Happy Today, Disco Man, Neat Neat Neat, Curtain Call, Melody Lee, Looking At You, I Feel Alright. encore - drum solo, New Rose, Smash It Up.
Comments: With the Buzzcocks. Billed as Dave Vanian & Captain Sensible Ex-Damned. Gig included plenty of banter and a restart of 'Looking At You'. There may have been another number played prior to 'I Feel Alright'.
Friday 20 September 1996 - Club Citta, Kawasaki, Japan
Set: unknown.
Comments: With the Buzzcocks. Billed as Dave Vanian & Captain Sensible Ex-Damned.
Thursday 19 September 1996 - The Bottom Line, Nagoya, Aicha, Japan
Set: unknown.
Comments: With the Buzzcocks. Billed as Dave Vanian & Captain Sensible Ex-Damned.
Wednesday 18 September 1996 - Bayside Jenny, Osaka, Japan
Set: unknown.
Comments: With the Buzzcocks. Billed as Dave Vanian & Captain Sensible Ex-Damned. This show almost certainly went ahead, as Captain Sensible and Pete Shelley discussed the gig in a Japanese radio interview the previous day.
Saturday 31 August 1996 - Swansea, Wales, UKComments: Punk Festival. The intended headlining of this gig did not take place.
Saturday 24 August 1996 - The Castle Fields, Southsea, Portsmouth, England, UK
Set: Love Song, Dozen Girls, Ignite, Plan 9 Channel 7, I Just Can't Be Happy Today, Disco Man, Neat Neat Neat, Curtain Call, Melody Lee, Looking At You, Noise Noise Noise, I Feel Alright. encore - New Rose, Smash It Up.
Comments: Portsmouth Music Festival. The Damned Headlined this 4-day free festival on the Saturday. Support on this day advertised as Tony, Red Letter Day, Annie Hates Cordial, Small Town Heroes and The Real People.
Saturday 10 August 1996 - Winter Gardens, Blackpool, England, UK
Set: Love Song, Dozen Girls, Ignite, Plan 9 Channel 7, I Just Can't Be Happy Today, Disco Man, Neat Neat Neat, Curtain Call, Melody Lee, Looking At You, Noise Noise Noise, I Feel Alright. encore 1 - New Rose, Smash It Up. encore 2 - Love Song.
Comments: Holidays In The Sun festival. The Damned played the Empire Ballroom. First billed as The Damned... later as Dave Vanian & Captain Sensible Ex-Damned. The 2nd playing of 'Love Song' was an extended version. Also on the bill that day - Suburban Studs, Funeral Dress, The Vibrators, The Lurkers, External Menace, The Radio Stars, The Casualties, 999, Splodgenessabounds, UK Subs, Special Duties, Chron Gen, The Anti-Nowhere League. Auntie Pus seems to have played immediately before The Damned and then introduced the band.
Thursday 8 August 1996 - Dingwalls, London, England, UK
Set: Love Song, Dozen Girls, Ignite, Plan 9 Channel 7, I Just Can't Be Happy Today, Disco Man, Neat Neat Neat, Curtain Call, Melody Lee, Looking At You, Noise Noise Noise, I Feel Alright, New Rose, Smash It Up, Love Song (reprise).
Comments: Support from The Lemmings and Electrocuting Elvis. Patricia Morrison's first show as bassist with The Damned. 'Smash It Up' may have been played prior to 'New Rose' rather than after it.
Monday 6 May 1996 - Rock City, Nottingham, England, UKComments: Punk All Dayer that was talked about for The Damned but appears to have never come to fruition.
Saturday 24 February 1996 - The Forum, Kentish Town, London, England, UK
Set: Happy Talk, Love Song, Dozen Girls, Ignite, Plan 9 Channel 7, I Just Can't Be Happy Today, Disco Man, Neat Neat Neat.
Comments: Punk Explosion Festival. First billed as The Damned... later as Dave Vanian & Captain Sensible Ex-Damned. Gig curtailed after Paul Gray was hit in the face by a glass. Also on the bill - Sham 69, Anti Nowhere League, Peter & The Test Tube Babies, Alternative TV, 999, Chelsea, Public Toys and Sic Boy Federation.
Thursday 22 February 1996 - Hippo Club, Cardiff, Wales, UK
Set: Love Song, Dozen Girls, Happy Talk, Life Goes On, Neat Neat Neat, Jet Boy Jet Girl, Roll With It, Glad It's All Over, New Rose, Looking At You, Smash It Up, Wot, I'm A Believer. encore - Noise Noise Noise, Love Song.
Comments: Advertised as '(Former Members of) The Damned - Dave Vanian, Captain Sensible and Paul Gray. Plus support - The Blocked'. On the night Dave Vanian didn't appear, so Captain sang vocals.
Saturday 10 February 1996 - The Que Club, Birmingham, England, UK
Set: Love Song, Dozen Girls, Ignite, Plan 9 Channel 7, I Just Can't Be Happy Today, Disco Man, Neat Neat Neat, Curtain Call, Melody Lee, Looking At You, Noise Noise Noise, Smash It Up. encore - New Rose, Love Song.
Comments: Smash It Up Punk All Dayer. Originally billed as the As The Damned - due to legal action by Rat Scabies, billed as Dave Vanian, Captain Sensible, Paul Gray ex-members of The Damned. Advertising when originally scheduled for The Institute Birmingham indicated the line-up to be - The Damned, Sham 69, Anti Nowhere League, The Meteors, GBH, Peter and The Test Tube Babies, John Copper Clarke, Demented Are Go, Chaou UK, The English Dogs, The Lost Souls, Varukers, Deluxor, + 2 more bands to be confirmed. Snippets of 'Happy Talk' and 'Snooker Song' preceded 'Melody Lee'.
Saturday 10 February 1996 - The Institute, Birmingham, England, UKComments: Venue closed down - rearranged for The Que Club.
Saturday 10 February 1996 - Pavilion, Bath, England, UKComments: CANCELLED - rearranged for Birmingham as greater capacity.
Thursday 8 February 1996- The Square, Harlow, England, UK
Set: Love Song, Dozen Girls, Ignite, Plan 9 Channel 7, I Just Can't Be Happy Today, Disco Man, Life Goes On, Neat Neat Neat, Curtain Call, Melody Lee, Looking At You, Noise Noise Noise, Smash It Up. encore - New Rose, Dozen Girls.
Comments: Beginning of the Dave Vanian, Captain Sensible, Paul Gray, Monty and Gary Dreadful line-up.
The Damned Live Performances Index
The Damned - 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 1976
Naz Nomad & The Nightmares The Phantom Chords Captain Sensible
Selected Miscellany Unresolved issues Site updates
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