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The Damned: Live Performances - 2000
The list of shows for 2000 is believed to be complete (lists for some years are very much 'work in progress').
Tuesday 19 December 2000 - The Junction, Cambridge, England, UK
Set: New Rose, Wait For The Blackout, Disco Man, Democracy, I Just Can't Be Happy Today, Song.com, Shadow of Love, Nasty, Looking At You, Plan 9 Channel 7, She, 13th Floor Vendetta, Neat Neat Neat. encore - Love Song, Eloise, Thrill Kill, Smash It Up
Comments: Support from Spear of Destiny. 'Neat Neat Neat' inluded a piece of 'Alabama Song' [The Doors].
Sunday 17 December 2000 - Coal Exchange, Cardiff, Wales, UK
Set: unknown.
Comments: Gig known to have taken place.
Saturday 16 December 2000 - Rock City, Nottingham, England, UK
Set: Beginning unknown, then - Song.com, Shadow of Love, Nasty, Looking At You, Plan 9 Channel 7, She, 13th Floor Vendetta, Neat Neat Neat. encore - Curtain Call, Love Song, Eloise, Thrill Kill, Smash It Up.
Comments: Support from Spear of Destiny. 'Snooker Song' was played after the gig ended... Captain Sensible, still on stage, sang along.
Friday 15 December 2000 - Trillion's, Newcastle, England, UK
Set: New Rose, Wait For The Blackout, Disco Man, Democracy, I Just Can't Be Happy Today, Song.com, Shadow of Love, Nasty, Looking At You, Plan 9 Channel 7, She, 13th Floor Vendetta, Neat Neat Neat. encore - Love Song, Eloise, Thrill Kill, Smash It Up.
Comments: 'Looking At You' was restarted after an audience member climbed on stage... was pushed off... and injured a girl. There was a long break while the ambulance arrived for the girl.
Thursday 14 December 2000 - Studio, Hartlepool, England, UK
Set: unknown.
Comments: Photographic evidence confirms this gig took place.
Wednesday 13 December 2000 - Rio's, Bradford, England, UK
Set: unknown.
Comments: A contributor to this site stated "Two support bands though I can't remember the names. The gig was totally over subscribed. Venue only holds about 200, but it seemed that twice that number were in. A riot and an excellent gig".
Saturday 9 December 2000 - The Square, Harlow, London, England, UK
Set: New Rose, Wait For The Blackout, Disco Man, Democracy, I Just Can't Be Happy Today, Song.com, Shadow of Love, Nasty, Absinthe, Looking At You, Plan 9 Channel 7, She, 13th Floor Vendetta, Neat Neat Neat. encore - Curtain Call, Love Song, Eloise, Smash It Up.
Comments: Support from Sick On The Bus. Banter prior to 'She' included a rendition of Happy Birthday to Jed (the merchandise lady).
Friday 8 December 2000 - The Square, Harlow, London, England, UK
Setlist included: Nasty, 13th Floor Vendetta.
Comments: Support from Travis Cut.
Thursday 7 December 2000 - McDermott's, Wakefield, England, UK
Set: unknown.
Comments: Support from SuP.
Wednesday 6 December 2000 - Witchwood, Ashton-Under-Lyne
Set: unknown.
Tuesday 5 December 2000 - Witchwood, Ashton-under-Lyne, England, UK
Set: New Rose, Wait For The Blackout, Disco Man, Democracy, I Just Can't Be Happy Today, Song.com, Shadow of Love, Nasty, Looking At You, Plan 9 Channel 7, She, 13th Floor Vendetta, Neat Neat Neat. encore - Absinthe, Love Song, Eloise, Thrill Kill, Smash It Up.
Sunday 3 December 2000 - The Park, Peterborough, England, UK
Set: New Rose, Wait For The Blackout, Tightrope Walk, Disco Man, Democracy, I Just Can't Be Happy Today, Song.com, Shadow of Love, Nasty, Looking At You, Plan 9 Channel 7, She, 13th Floor Vendetta, Neat Neat Neat. encore - Absinthe, Love Song, Eloise, Thrill Kill, Smash It Up.
Comments: Supported by Choking Kojak. The end of 'Smash It Up' was not quite completed as intended due to a disturbance in the audience.
Saturday 2 December 2000 - Esquires, Bedford, England, UK
Set: New Rose, Wait For The Blackout, Tightrope Walk, Disco Man, Democracy, I Just Can't Be Happy Today, Song.com, Shadow of Love, Nasty, Looking At You, Plan 9 Channel 7, She, 13th Floor Vendetta, Neat Neat Neat. encore - Absinthe, Love Song, Eloise, Thrill Kill, Smash It Up.
Comments: Supported by Sick On The Bus and Rong 'uns (a contributor to this site wrote 'The Rong 'uns never played - they turned-up too late to go on). 'Neat Neat Neat' included a short rendition of 'Last Train To Clarksville'. Banter during the encore restart included whimsical verses of 'The Snooker Song' and talk of Paul Weller and the mod revival. Further banter was aimed at users of The Damned webiste message board prior to 'Eloise'.
Friday 1 December 2000 - Fibber's, York, England, UK
Set: New Rose, Wait For The Blackout, Tightrope Walk, Disco Man, Democracy, I Just Can't Be Happy Today, Song.com, Shadow of Love, Nasty, Looking At You, Plan 9 Channel 7, She, 13th Floor Vendetta, Neat Neat Neat. encore - Absinthe, Love Song, Eloise, Thrill Kill, Smash It Up.
Comments: Supported by Sick On The Bus and Zero Hour.
Thursday 30 November 2000 - The Corporation, Sheffield, England, UK
Set: unknown.
Comments: Supported by Sick On The Bus.
Tuesday 28 November 2000 - Concorde 2, Brighton, England, UK
Set included: New Rose, Wait For The Blackout, I Just Can't Be Happy Today, Disco Man, Nasty, Neat Neat Neat, The Shadow of Love, Democracy, Song.com, Looking At You. encore - Love Song, Eloise.
Comments: Supported by The Sus-Sex Pistols and Killing Mode. Gig cut short following Dave Vanian being hit by a plastic beer glass during Eloise and subsequent glass throwing.
Saturday 25 November 2000 - The Dome, Tufnell Park, London, England, UK
Set: unknown.
Comments: Hitsmoke festival. Line-up included GBH, The Crack, The Vibrators.
Friday 24 November 2000 - Town Hall, Burton-on-Trent, England, UK
Set: I Fall, New Rose, Wait For The Blackout, Nasty, Democracy, I Just Can't be Happy Today, Song.com, Shadow of Love, Looking At You, Plan 9 Channel 7, She, 13th Floor Vendetta, Neat Neat Neat. encore - Absinthe, Love Song, Eloise, Smash It Up.
Comments: Support from Mary Had A Little Lamb.
Tuesday 31 October 2000 - Westin Horton Plaza Hotel, San Diego, California, USA
Set included: Democracy, Song.com, She, Absinthe, Thrill Kill.
Comments: 13th Annual Halloween event. The Damned played a blaaroom at this venue, with support from Supersuckers, Gary & The Gnats, Convoy and The Amazing Crowns.
Monday 30 October 2000 - The Roxy Theatre, Hollywood, California, USA
Set: I Fall, New Rose, Wait For The Blackout, Nasty, Democracy, I Just Can't be Happy Today, Song.com, Shadow of Love, Looking At You, Plan 9 Channel 7, She, 13th Floor Vendetta, Neat Neat Neat. encore - Absinthe, Love Song, Eloise, Smash It Up.
Comments: Support from Third Grade Teacher, The Women, Bladder Bladder Bladder. 'Plan 9 Channel 7' was cut short during beer throwing - the gig resumed but without the song being continued. 'I Fall' played for the first time by this line-up (last outing 1991?). It should be noted that apparently two sets were played this night and it is not known whether this was the first or second set.
Sunday 29 October 2000 - The Roxy Theatre, Hollywood, California, USA
Set: New Rose, Wait For The Blackout, Disco Man, Democracy, I Just Can't Be Happy Today, Song.com, Shadow of Love, Looking At You, Plan 9 Channel 7, She, Curtain Call, Neat Neat Neat. encore / encores - Absinthe, Love Song, Eloise, Thrill Kill, Smash It Up.
Comments: Support from Texas Terri and the Stiff Ones, Graveyard Farmers, Rubberneck. Gaps in the audio in the recording that this set is taken from (prior to 'Thrill Kill' and 'Smash It Up') mean that it was not possible to establish whether a single or multiple encores were played.
Saturday 28 October 2000 - Hidden Valley, Irvine, California, USA
Set: 13th Floor Vendetta, New Rose, Wait For The Blackout, Song.com, Shadow of Love, Looking At You, Democracy, Plan 9 Channel 7, Nasty, She, Curtain Call, Neat Neat Neat. encore - Eloise, Smash It Up.
Comments: Venue flooded due to heavy rainfall so paved parking area used for the bands. Billed as featuring - X, The Damned, The Misfits, Supersuckers, Zeke, The Bleeders, Hellbound Hayride, Throw Rag, Zen Guerrilla, Blazing Haley, Glucifer, and Speedy Bug. '13th Floor Vendetta' had not been played live by The Damned since (probably) 1983, 'Nasty' first outing since 1995 'Not Of This Earth' era line-up.
Sunday 8 October 2000 - The Sanctuary, Denbigh North Leisure, Bletchley, Milton Keynes, England, UK
Set: New Rose, Wait For The Blackout, Disco Man, Democracy, I Just Can't Be Happy Today, Shadow of Love, Looking At You, Song.com, Curtain Call, Neat Neat Neat, Love Song, Eloise, Smash It Up, Happy Talk, Absinthe, Thrill Kill.
Comments: Across The Decades 2000 Punk Festival. Also on the bill that day - Inner Terrestrials, Drongos For Europe, Citizen Fish, GBH, Peter & The Test Tube Babies, The Selecter, Stiff Little Fingers.
Sunday 1 October 2000 - Dunois Club, Elysee, Montmartre, Paris, France
Set included: Love Song, Smash It Up, New Rose, I Just Can't Be Happy Today, Curtain Call, Dr Jekyll & Mr Hyde(?), Democracy, Eloise, Neat Neat Neat.
Saturday 2 September 2000 - The Arts Centre, Colchester, England, UK
Set: unknown.
Saturday 19 August 2000 - The Park, Peterborough, England, UK
Set: unknown.
Friday 18 August 2000 - The Soundhaus (formerly The Venue), Northampton, England, UK
Setlist: New Rose, Wait For The Blackout, Disco Man, Democracy, I Just Can't Be Happy Today, Song.com, Shadow of Love, Plan 9 Channel 7, She, Curtain Call, Neat Neat Neat. encore - Love Song, Eloise, Smash It Up, Thrill Kill.
Comments: Support from The Junket. Andy in place of Patricia on bass. Note that the information given above is the setlist and that the actual set played may have varied. Although on the setlist, Thrill Kill was not performed.
Sunday 30 July 2000 - Tredegar House, Newport, Wales, UK
Set: New Rose, Wait For The Blackout, Disco Man, Democracy, I Just Can't Be Happy Today, Looking At You, Plan 9 Channel 7, Curtain Call, Neat Neat Neat, Love Song, Eloise, Smash It Up.
Comments: TJs in the Park. Event in aid of the homeless included The Clint Boon Experience, Skin Dred, The Selecter. A roadie stood in on bass due to Patricia's absence (mother ill).
Sunday 9 July 2000 - The Casbah, San Diego, California, USAComments: See The Phantom Chords.
Saturday 8 July 2000 - Hard Rock Cafe, Las Vegas, Nevada, USAComments: See The Phantom Chords.
Friday 7 July 2000 - The Troubadour, Hollywood, California, USAComments: See The Phantom Chords.
Friday 7 July 2000 - Dour, BelgiumComments: Dour festival. The Damned withdrew from this festival due to Dave Vanian's US Phantom Chords commitments at this time.
Thursday 6 July 2000 - Covered Wagon, San Francisco, California, USAComments: See The Phantom Chords.
Wednesday 5 July 2000 - Slim's, San Francisco, California, USAComments: See The Phantom Chords.
Sunday 2 July 2000 - Majestic Theatre, Ventura, California, USAComments: See The Phantom Chords.
Saturday 1 July 2000 - Oak Canyon Ranch, Irvine, California, USAComments: See The Phantom Chords.
Friday 30 June 2000 - Lava Lounge at Java Lanes, Long Beach, California, USAComments: See The Phantom Chords.
Thursday 29 June 2000 - Linda's Doll Hut, Anaheim, California, USAComments: See The Phantom Chords.
Saturday 10 June 2000 - Rock City, Nottingham, England, UKComments: CANCELLED.
Sunday 4 June 2000 - Elser Halle, Munich, Germany
Set included: New Rose (1st), Curtain Call, Neat Neat Neat.
Comments: Support from The Garden Gang.
Saturday 3 June 2000 - SO36 Club, Berlin, Germany
Set included: Shadow of Love, Absinthe.
Comments: Support from Pig Must Die and Slamtilt. A contributor to this site wrote 'I do remember the sound was quite bad and Pat's amp failed during 'Shadow of Love'. He also stated that he believed the set was identical to Weinheim on 1 June.
Friday 2 June 2000 - Tub, Bochum, Germany
Set: unknown.
Thursday 1 June 2000 - Cafe Central, Weinheim, Germany
Set: New Rose, Democracy, Wait For The Blackout, Disco Man, I Just Can't Be Happy Today, Song.com, Shadow of Love, Looking At You, Plan 9 Channel 7, She, Curtain Call, Neat Neat Neat. encore1 - Absinthe, Love Song, Eloise, Smash It Up. encore2 - I Feel Alright.
Wednesday 31 May 2000 - Haus Der Jugend, Freiburg, Germany
Set: New Rose, Democracy, Wait For The Blackout, Disco Man, I Just Can't Be Happy Today, Song.com, Shadow of Love, Looking At You, Plan 9 Channel 7, She, Curtain Call, Neat Neat Neat, Love Song, Eloise, Smash It Up, I Feel Alright.
Comments: Support from The Lone Guns and Rock 'n' Roll Stormtroopers. Encores are presumed after 'Neat Neat Neat' and 'Smash It Up'... but are unclear / unsubstantiated from the bootleg recording that this set is taken from. The soundcheck included 'Disco Man', 'Shadow of Love', and snippets of 'Democracy' and 'Looking At You'.
Tuesday 30 May 2000 - O25, Frankfurt, Germany
Set included: New Rose (1st), Wait For The Blackout, Democracy, Love Song, Plan 9 Channel 7, She, Eloise, Shadow Of Love, Neat Neat Neat, Curtain Call, Looking At You, Disco Man, Smash It Up, I Just Can't Be Happy Today, Song.com.
Monday 29 May 2000 - Fabrik, Hamburg, Germany
Set: unknown.
Saturday 27 May 2000 - Temple Bar Music Centre, Dublin, EireComments: CANCELLED.
Saturday 13 May 2000 - The Corporation, Sheffield, England, UK
Set: New Rose, Democracy, Wait For The Blackout, Disco Man, I Just Can't Be Happy Today, Song.com, Shadow of Love, Looking At You, She, Curtain Call, Neat Neat Neat. encore - Love Song, Eloise, Smash It Up (part 2 only).
Comments: Support from Menace. A roadie on bass guitar (Patricia's mother ill). Democracy was interrupted due to beer throwing and Captain Sensible walking off. A short rendition of 'The Snooker Song' and various made-up musical ditties preceded 'Love Song' in the encore. No Smash It Up part 1 due to more beer throwing.
Thursday 11 May 2000 - Vampyria@Fat Pauly's, Norwich, England, UK
Set included: New Rose (1st number), Snooker Song, Smash It Up (last number).
Comments: A roadie stood in on bass due to Patricia's absence (mother ill).
Saturday 6 May 2000 - Bilbao, Spain
Set: New Rose, Democracy, Wait For The Blackout, Disco Man, I Just Can't Be Happy Today, Song.com, Shadow of Love, Looking At You, Curtain Call, Neat Neat Neat, Eloise, Smash It Up.
Comments: Elkartasun Eguna Festival. This set was played straight through with no encore break.
Friday 5 May 2000 - Sala Mephisto, Barcelona, Spain
Set included: New Rose (opened the set).
Comments: Support from Go Go Deads.
Sunday 30 April 2000 - Level II, Esquires, Bedford, England, UK
Set: unknown.
Comments: Gig known to have taken place.
Saturday 29 April 2000 - The Liquid Room, Edinburgh, Scotland, UK
Set: New Rose, Democracy, Wait For The Blackout, Disco Man, I Just Can't Be Happy Today, Song.com, Shadow of Love, Looking At You, Plan 9 Channel 7, She, Curtain Call, Neat Neat Neat. encore - Absinthe, Love Song, Eloise, Smash It Up.
Comments: Captain Sensible left the stage after 'New Rose' due to beer throwing... Patricia Morrison had already invited an audience member backstage to "kick your god damn balls if you have any".
Friday 28 April 2000 - The Cat House, Glasgow, Scotland, UK
Set: included: Love Song, Wait For The Blackout, Neat Neat Neat, Curtain Call, Looking At You, New Rose, I Just Can't Be Happy Today, Disco Man, Shadow of Love, Democracy, Thrill Kill, Eloise, Smash It Up.
Thursday 27 April 2000 - Glow 303, Aberdeen, Scotland, UK
Set: unknown.
Wednesday 26 April 2000 - Sugar Mill, Stoke-on-Trent, England, UK
Set included: New Rose, Democracy, Wait For The Blackout, Disco Man, I Just Can't Be Happy Today, Song.com, Shadow Of Love, Curtain Call, Looking At You, She, Neat Neat Neat, Plan 9 Channel 7. encore - Absinthe, Eloise, Smash It Up.
Tuesday 25 April 2000 - The Tube, Tiverton, England, UK
Set: unknown.
Sunday 23 April 2000 - The Square, Harlow, England, UK
Set: unknown.
Saturday 22 April 2000 - The Army & Navy, Chelmsford, England, UK
Set: New Rose, Democracy, Wait For The Blackout, Disco Man, I Just Can't Be Happy Today, Song.com, Shadow of Love, Looking At You, Plan 9 Channel 7, She, Curtain Call, Neat Neat Neat. encore - Eloise, Smash It Up.
Comments: The build-up prior to 'New Rose' included a short whimsical piece of 'Happy Talk'. Similarly, a whimsical piece of 'Wot', with Dave Vanian singing vocal, preceded 'Plan 9 Channel 7'.
Monday 17 April 2000 - TJ's, Newport, Wales, UKComments: CANCELLED.
Saturday 15 April 2000 - The Leopard, Doncaster, England, UK
Set: unknown.
Friday 14 April 2000 - Rio's, Bradford, England, UK
Set: New Rose, Democracy, Wait For The Blackout, Disco Man, I Just Can't Be Happy Today, Song.com, Shadow of Love, Looking At You, Plan 9 Channel 7, She, Curtain Call, Neat Neat Neat. encore 1 - Absinthe, Love Song, Eloise. encore 2 - Thrill Kill, Smash It Up.
Comments: Support from Dog Toffee. Snippets of 'Happy Talk' and 'Snooker Song' were played prior to 'Absinthe'.
Thursday 13 April 2000 - The Witchwood, Ashton-under-Lyne, England, UK
Set: New Rose, Democracy, Wait For The Blackout, Disco Man, I Just Can't Be Happy Today, Song.com, Shadow of Love, Looking At You, Plan 9 Channel 7, She, Curtain Call, Neat Neat Neat, Absinthe, Love Song, Eloise, Smash It Up.
Comments: Snippets of 'Roll With It' [Oasis], 'Snooker Song' and 'Happy Talk' were played during the concert.
Wednesday 12 April 2000 - Central Station, Wrexham, Wales, UK
Set: unknown.
Saturday 8 April 2000 - King Tut's Wah Wah Hut, Glasgow, Scotland, UKComments: This gig was CANCELLED - Glasgow appearance re-arranged for the Cat House on 28 April.
Thursday 6 April 2000 - Sanctuary, Birmingham, England, UK
Set: New Rose, Democracy, Wait For The Blackout, Disco Man, I Just Can't Be Happy Today, Song.com, Shadow of Love, Looking At You, Plan 9 Channel 7, She, Curtain Call, Neat Neat Neat, Absinthe, Love Song, Eloise, Smash It Up.
Thursday 6 April 2000 - Platform, Morecambe, England, UKComments: CANCELLED and The Sanctuary, Birmingham announced for this date instead.
Sunday 2 April 2000 - Concorde 2, Brighton, England, UK
Set: New Rose, Democracy, Wait For The Blackout, Disco Man, I Just Can't Be Happy Today, Song.com, Shadow Of Love, Looking At You, Plan 9 Channel 7, She, Curtain Call, Neat Neat Neat. encore - Absinthe, Love Song, Eloise, Smash It Up.
Comments: Support from Fish Brothers and Cheetah. Banter prior to 'Absinthe' included snippets of 'Happy Talk' and 'Snooker Song'.
Friday 31 March 2000 - White Horse, High Wycombe, England, UK
Set: New Rose, Democracy, Wait For The Blackout, Disco Man, I Just Can't Be Happy Today, Song.com, Shadow of Love, Looking At You, Plan 9 Channel 7, She, Curtain Call, Neat Neat Neat encore - Absinthe, Love Song, Eloise, Smash It Up.
Comments: Support from Heads Apart (a band that featured future Damned band member, Stu West). Captain Sensible mistakenly began 'Absinthe' folowing 'Plan 9 Channel 7' - this was aborted, some banter followed, and then the band progressed into 'She' as expected. Excerpts of 'Snooker Song' & 'Happy Talk' were played prior to 'Absinthe'.
Wednesday 29 March 2000 - The Garage, London, England, UK
Set included: New Rose, Democracy, Wait For The Blackout, Disco Man, I Just Can't Be Happy Today, Song.com, Shadow Of Love, Looking At You, Plan 9 Channel 7, She, Curtain Call. encore 1 - Absinthe, Love Song, Eloise, Smash It Up. encore 2 - Happy Talk, Snooker Song, Thrill Kill, I Feel Alright.
Comments. Support from Foxy.
Sunday 26 March 2000 - Princess Charlotte, Leicester, England, UK
Set: unknown.
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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