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January
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 "Wogan", BBC 1, UK - performing "Days Like These"
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1st
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 Smash Hits, UK - You've Got To Stick Together Like They Do On Grange Hill
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4th
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Melody Maker, UK - Close To The Wedge
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11th
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 Camden Diorama, London, England
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18th
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Record Mirror, UK - Live 
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NME, UK - Revolt Into Style
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25th
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Melody Maker, UK - Red Wedge : The Great Debate
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Red Wedge Tour
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The Apollo, Manchester, England - Red Wedge Tour
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26th
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The Sunday Times Magazine, UK
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27th
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The Odeon, Birmingham, England - Red Wedge Tour
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28th
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De Montfort Hall, Leceister, England - Red Wedge Tour
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"Pop Into Politics", Thames TV, UK - documentary about Red Wedge
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29th
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St. George's Hall, Bradford, England - Red Wedge Tour
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30th
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The Playhouse, Edinburgh, Scotland - Red Wedge Tour
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31st
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"The Tube", C4 TV, UK - interview + "Tracks Of My Tears" with Jimmy Somerville
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City Hall, Newcastle Upon Tyne, England - Red Wedge Tour
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February
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Rockerilla, Italy
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1st
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Record Mirror, UK - What I'd Really Like To Do Is Nationalise The Record Industry
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8th
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NME, UK - Hot Bed Of Reds!
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12th
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Smash Hits, UK - Red Wedge
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Lancashire Polytechnic, Preston, England - 1st set
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Lancashire Polytechnic, Preston, England - 2nd set
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15th
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Melody Maker, UK - Preaching To The Converted?
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East Germany Tour
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16th
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Palast Der Republik, East Berlin, East Germany
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17th
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Volksbuhne Club, East Berlin, East Germany
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18th
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House Of Young Talents, East Berlin, East Germany
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19th
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Narva Lighbulb Factory, East Berlin, East Germany
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21st
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Congress Hall, East Berlin, East Germany
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22nd
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NME, UK - Gig News
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Club Krohe, East Berlin, East Germany
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23rd
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Treptower Young Communists Festival, East Berlin, East Germany
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24th
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Haus De Berg & Energiearbeiter, Hoyerswerda, East Germany
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25th
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Hyperschale, Magdeburg, East Germany
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26th
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Hansottotheatre, Potsdam, East Germany
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27th
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Baz Sporthalle, Neubrandenburg, East Germany
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28th
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Kreithkulturhaus, Parchim, East Germany
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March 1st
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Sport & Kongresshall, Rostock, East Germany
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2nd
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Leipzig, East Germany - 1st set
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Leipzig, East Germany - 2nd set
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8th
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Albany Empire, Deptford, London, England - benefit for SOGAT
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13th
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Conference Centre, Wembley, London, England - benefit for SOGAT
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21st
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Hammersmith Odeon, London, England - Red Wedge Tour
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22nd
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Royal Court, Liverpool, England
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31st
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Southbank, London, England - "Farewell GLC" Concert
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April
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Interview, USA
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5th
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Town Hall, Fulham, London, England
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19th
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NME, UK - Torn Curtain
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27th
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Town Hall, Cheltenham, England
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May 3rd
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Central Hall, Westminister, London, England
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4th
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Sherwood Hall, Matlock, England
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5th
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Stadium FC, Haarlem, Netherlands
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7th
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Oranjesingel 42, Nijmegen, Netherlands
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8th
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Lochen Festival, Lochen, Netherlands
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Gronigen, Netherlands
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9th
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T Beest, Goes, Netherlands
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10th
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Groothandelsmarkt, Belgium
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31st
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Seurasaari Island Concert, Helsinki, Finland
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June
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Ongaku Senka, Japan
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1st
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Old Students House Concert, Helsinki, Finland
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3rd
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Komsomol HQ, Leningrad, USSR
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4th
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Smash Hits, UK - The Great Smash Hits Nuclear Debate
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12th
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Levi Stubbs' Tears released in UK
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NME, UK - Single Of The Week
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14th
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Melody Maker, UK - Bragg In The USSR
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Beamish Gala, Sheffield, England - 1st set
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Beamish Gala, Sheffield, England - 2nd set
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Artists Against Apartheid, City Hall, Sheffield, England
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15th
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Merseyside Unemployed Centre, Liverpool, England
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21st
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CND Festival, Glastonbury, England
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22nd
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CND Festival, Glastonbury, England
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28th
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Artists Against Apartheid Festival, Clapham Common, London, England
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29th
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Mean Fiddler, Harlesden, London, England
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July 4th
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Roskilde Festival, Copenhagen, Denmark
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 "Rockdepartement", Svenska Radio
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5th
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Roskilde Festival, Copenhagen, Denmark
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11th
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Padova, Italy
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12th
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Record Mirror, UK - Just An Old Soul Boy From Barking
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Modena, Italy
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13th
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Palais Du Sport, Lungomare Caracciolo, Naples, Italy
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14th
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Cremona, Italy
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15th
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Bologna, Italy
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16th
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Smash Hits, UK - I'm Not The Only Spotty Pale And Unloved Person In The World
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19th
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No 1, UK - The Reluctant Popstar
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30th
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Gary Crowley Show, GLR, London, England - interview and session
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August
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Atomic Cafe Tour Of Japan
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1st
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Atomic Cafe Festival, Tokyo, Japan
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3rd
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The Loft Club, Tokyo, Japan
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4th
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Electric Ladyland Concert, Nagoka, Japan
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5th
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Candy Hall Concert, Osaka, Japan
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7th
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In And Out Club, Kokura, Japan
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9th
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Yubin Chokin Hall, Kumanoto, Japan
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10th
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Atomic Cafe Festival, Nagasaki, Japan
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11th
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Tokyo, Japan
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14th
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Junge Garde Concert, Dresden, East Germany
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15th
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Concert Berlin Lichtenberger, East Berlin, East Germany
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16th
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Halle, East Germany
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17th
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Concert Suhl Stadhalle, East Germany
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18th
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East Berlin, East Germany
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20th
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Hans Avensee Concert, Leipzig, East Germany
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21st
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Abriese Concert, East Berlin, East Germany
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29th
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Edinburgh, Scotland
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31st
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Edinburgh, Scotland - Elephant Tent
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Edinburgh, Scotland - NSC Gig
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September 5th
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Barrowlands, Glasgow, Scotland
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6th
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Barrowlands, Glasgow, Scotland
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12th
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Olympia Theatre, Dublin, Ireland
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13th
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NME, UK - Talking With The Axeman
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Connolly Hall, Cork, Ireland
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14th
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Ulster Hall, Belfast, Northern Ireland
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15th
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John Peel Show, BBC Radio 1, UK - session
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20th
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Melody Maker, UK - Over The Wall
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"Rock Around The Clock", BBC 2, UK - live music marathon
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21st
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Picnic At The Palace, Fulham, England
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22nd
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Talking With The Taxman About Poetry released in UK
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Top Rank, Brighton, England
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23rd
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Powerhouse, Birmingham England
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24th
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Rock City, Nottingham, England
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26th
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Ritz Theatre, Lincoln, England
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27th
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Victoria Hall, Stoke-On-Trent, England
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28th
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Apollo, Manchester, England
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29th
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Astra, Llandudno, Wales
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30th
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Labour Party Conference, Opera House, Blackpool, England
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Channel 4 News coverage of Labour Party Conference - includes brief clips of BIlly and interview
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October 8th
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Sardines Munkedamsuejen, Oslo, Norway
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9th
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Gladjehuset, Stockholm, Sweden
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10th
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Kulturbolaget, Malmo, Sweden
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11th
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Record Mirror, UK - All The Palaver In Between
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NME, UK
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12th
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Szene, Vienna, Austria
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14th
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Albamahalle, Munich, West Germany
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15th
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Zabalinde, Nurenburg, West Germany
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16th
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Capital, Mannheim, West Germany
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17th
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University Concert, Saarbucken, West Germany
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18th
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Batschkapp, Frankfurt, West Germany
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20th
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Luxor, Cologne, West Germany
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21st
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Zeche, Bochum, West Germany
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22nd
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Pumperk, Wilhelmshaven, West Germany
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23rd
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Markthalle, Hamburg, West Germany
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24th
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PC 69, Bielefeld, West Germany
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25th
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Odeon, Munster, West Germany
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26th
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HFT, Bremen, West Germany
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28th
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Struggle For Peace Festival, Kiev, USSR
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29th
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Struggle For Peace Festival, Kiev, USSR
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30th
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The Loft, West Berlin, West Germany
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November
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Musin' Music Magazine, Stafford, England - Talking With The Taxman
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1st
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Sounds, UK If Sex Was Taxed, Billy Bragg Would Get A Rebate
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3rd
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Greetings To The New Brunette released in UK
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Guildhall, Portsmouth, England
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4th
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Mecca Studio, Bristol, England
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5th
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University Union, Cardiff, Wales
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7th
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Capitol Theatre, Aberdeen, Scotland
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8th
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Barrowland, Glasgow, Scotland
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9th
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Mayfair, Newcastle-Upon-Tyne, England
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10th
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University Of Leeds, Leeds, England
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12th
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Kilburn National Theatre, London, England
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14th
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The Gaumont, Ipswich, England
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15th
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University Of East Anglia, Ipswich, England
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20th
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WFNX, Lynn, MA, USA
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The Channel, Boston, MA, USA
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21st
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Living Room, Providence, RI, USA
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22nd
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Ritz, New York, NY, USA
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23rd
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Bill Ayres Show, USA - interview
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25th
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9.30 Club, Washington, DC, USA
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26th
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My Father's Place, Long Island, NY, USA
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28th
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Club Soda, Montreal, Canada
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29th
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Juke, Australia
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Federation Hall, University Of Waterloo, Ontario, Canada
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30th
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Diamond Club, Toronto, Canada
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December
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Folk Roots, UK - The Taxman's Poet
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1st
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Nectarine Ballroom, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI, USA
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3rd
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First Avenue, Minneapolis, MN, USA
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4th
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Metro, Chicago, IL, USA
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5th
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86th Street Music Hall, Vancouver, Canada
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6th
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KCMU, Seattle, WA, USA - interview
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University Of Washington, Seattle, WA, USA
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7th
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Texas Records, Santa Monica, CA, USA
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The Roxy, Los Angeles, CA, USA
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9th
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I Beam, San Francisco, CA, USA
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11th
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Houston, TX, USA
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12th
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Poor David's Pub, Dallas, TX, USA
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13th
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Continental Club, Austin, TX, USA
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14th
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Emery University, Atlanta, GA, USA
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16th
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Lone Star, New York, NY, USA
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17th
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Lone Star, New York, NY, USA
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