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Date
Ticket
Alex Harvey
Straight B
14/01/1980
Wishbone Ash
Supercharge
19/01/1980
x
Wishbone Ash
Supercharge
20/01/1980
x
UFO
Girl
28/01/1980
x
Uriah Heep
Girlschool
03/02/1980
x
Spyro Gyra
07/02/1980
Robin Trower
Samson
10/02/1980
Tourists
The Solos
18/02/1980
x
Peter Gabriel
Random Hold
25/02/1980
x
Judas Priest
Iron Maiden
11/03/1980
x
Nazareth
Saxon
15/03/1980
Sad Café
20/03/1980
Pat Travers
Girl
24/03/1980
x
Rose Royce
25/03/1980
Sky
07/04/1980
Def Leppard
Magnum / Heritage
10/04/1980
Gerry Rafferty
Richard & Linda Thompson
12/04/1980
Sammy Hagar
Riot (rescheduled from Feb 19)
15/04/1980
x
Genesis
17/04/1980
x
B.A Robertson
22/04/1980
Saxon
Geddes Axe / Lautrec
28/04/1980
Judie Tzuke
29/04/1980
x
Sky
07/05/1980
Thin Lizzy
The Lookalikes
12/05/1980
x
Scorpions
16/05/1980
Mike Oldfield
24/05/1980
David Essex
01/06/1980
Devo
no support
06/06/1980
Iron Maiden
Praying Mantis
08/06/1980
Joan Armatrading
Paul Goodman
10/06/1980
Steve Hackett
17/06/1980
Three Degrees
18/06/1980
Whitesnake
Gary Moore's G-Force
21/06/1980
x
Clock DVA
Vice Versa
25/06/1980
Dooleys
Houghton Weavers
29/06/1980
Showaddywaddy
10/09/1980
Michael Schenker Group
22/09/1980
Tourists
Barracudas
23/09/1980
Rick Wakeman
Sponooch
24/09/1980
x
Rory Gallagher
25/09/1980
Secret Affair
The Step
02/10/1980
Gillan
Quartz / White Spirit
06/10/1980
x
Ozzy Osbourne
Budgie
07/10/1980
x
Joe Jackson
The Rasses
11/10/1980
Hawkwind
Vardis
13/10/1980
x
The Pretenders
The Moondogs
17/10/1980
x
Scorpions
Blackfoot
20/10/1980
x
Scorpions
21/10/1980
Shadows
22/10/1980
Cheap Trick
Cancelled
23/10/1980
UFO
25/10/1980
x
AC/DC
27/10/1980
x
AC/DC
Starfighters
28/10/1980
x
The Buzzcocks
The Things
29/10/1980
UB40
African Star / Mrs Beech
30/10/1980
Elkie Brooks
Richard Digance
03/11/1980
Barbara Dickson
06/11/1980
Pulp
14/11/1980
Orchestral Manoeuvres in the Dark
Fatal Charm
17/11/1980
x
Sad Café
Monroe
20/11/1980
Spinners
26/11/1980
Saxon
Limelight
27/11/1980
x
Saxon
Limelight
28/11/1980
x
Jon Anderson & the New Life Band
Claire Hamill
03/12/1980
Dire Straits
04/12/1980
Dire Straits
05/12/1980
The Boomtown Rats
Atrix
16/01/1981
x
April Wine
Diamond Head / Chevy
17/01/1981
Slade
Export
20/01/1981
UFO
Fist
21/01/1981
x
The Who
Q-Tips with Paul Young
26/01/1981
x
UB40
29/01/1981
Gary Moore
09/02/1981
Camel
20/02/1981
David Essex
24/02/1981
Krokus
More
28/02/1981
x
Iron Maiden
Trust
10/03/1981
x
Elvis Costello
Dave & The Mistakes
16/03/1981
x
Mike Harding
30/03/1981
x
Steeleye Span
02/04/1981
Cleo Laine & Johnny Dankworth
03/04/1981
Nana Mouskouri
09/04/1981
Leo Sayer
The Mechanics
23/04/1981
Echo & Bunnymen
Blue Orchids
28/04/1981
Tommy Steele
01/05/1981
Toyah
Wasted Youth
18/05/1981
Kraftwerk
no support
21/05/1981
x
Girlschool
AIIZ
28/05/1981
Wishbone Ash
The Nicky Moore Band
30/05/1981
Moody Blues
02/06/1981
Tubes
The Spangs
18/06/1981
Sky
22/06/1981
Teardrop Explodes
Delmontes
24/06/1981
x
Diamond Head
Silverwing
04/07/1981
Def Leppard
Lionheart / More
20/07/1981
x
Michael Schenker Group
03/09/1981
Desperadoes
Taj Mahal / Vivian Stanshall
09/09/1981
David Essex
Top Secret
14/09/1981
Joe English
Garth Hewitt
15/09/1981
Johnny Mathis
18/09/1981
Hazel O'Connor
22/09/1981
Ultravox
Eddie Maelov & Sunshine Patter
23/09/1981
x
Sad Café
24/09/1981
Nazareth
Vic Vergat
29/09/1981
Steve Hackett
06/10/1981
Hawkwind
Mama's Boys
07/10/1981
x
Spinners
10/10/1981
Madness
Belle Stars
13/10/1981
Saxon
Spider
16/10/1981
x
Johnny Cash
19/10/1981
x
Sheena Easton
Mal Cochrane
21/10/1981
Tangerine Dream
22/10/1981
x
Dr Hook
Sundance
24/10/1981
Mary O'Hara
28/10/1981
Nolans
29/10/1981
x
Gillan
Budgie / Nightwing
04/11/1981
x
Judas Priest
Accept
19/11/1981
x
Rick Wakeman
21/11/1981
James Last
22/11/1981
Shakin Stevens
The Stargazers
23/11/1981
x
Orchestral Manoeuvres in the Dark
Random Hold
30/11/1981
x
Thin Lizzy
Sweet Savage
09/12/1981
Duran Duran
Talk Talk
10/12/1981
Michael Schenker Group
14/12/1981
x
Bucks Fizz
Kate Robbins
14/12/1981
Blaster Bates (Memorial Hall)
16/12/1981
Showaddywaddy
14/01/1982
x
UFO
15/01/1982
x
Sammy Hager
26/01/1982
Sammy Hagar
Grand Prix
26/01/1982
x
UB40
Nightdoctor
29/01/1982
Teardrop Explodes
Ravishing Beauties
03/02/1982
x
Krokus
11/02/1982
Scorpions
16/02/1982
Krokus
Magnum
16/02/1982
10cc
20/02/1982
Iron Maiden
The Rods
17/03/1982
x
Thin Lizzy
Lone Wolf
22/03/1982
x
Sky
14/04/1982
Blackfoot
Samson
17/04/1982
x
Scorpions
Wolf
19/04/1982
Judie Tzuke
29/04/1982
The Boomtown Rats
Matt Fretton
04/05/1982
Elkie Brooks
John Martyn
07/05/1982
Rose Royce
14/05/1982
Jets
Coast To Coast
19/05/1982
Camel
Jon Benns
27/05/1982
Rip Rig And Panic
28/05/1982
x
Girlschool
Raven
28/05/1982
Rip Rig and Panic
28/05/1982
Toyah
Positive Noise
19/06/1982
Barbara Dickson
Rab Noakes
21/06/1982
David Essex
The Real Thing
02/09/1982
Tygers Of Pan Tang
04/09/1982
Mike Oldfield
06/09/1982
x
Hot Chocolate
The Real Thing
08/09/1982
Elvis Costello
The Bluebells
14/09/1982
x
Saxon
Cheetah
28/09/1982
x
Shirley Bassey
06/10/1982
John Martyn
Durutti Column
08/10/1982
Shakin Stevens
Jets
11/10/1982
x
Kim Wilde
16/10/1982
x
Hawkwind
Baron Rojo
25/10/1982
Depeche Mode
Matt Fretton
28/10/1982
Japan
Sandii & the Sunsets
30/10/1982
x
Japan
31/10/1982
Diamond Head
Twisted Sister
02/11/1982
x
Tangerine Dream
04/11/1982
x
Dr Hook
Sundance
05/11/1982
Nolans
08/11/1982
Gillan / Spider
09/11/1982
ABC
Carmel
09/11/1982
x
Elton John
10/11/1982
Elton John
11/11/1982
Ultravox
25/11/1982
x
John Williams & Friends
Neil Innes
27/11/1982
Dire Straits
01/12/1982
x
Dire Straits
02/12/1982
Showaddywaddy
02/12/1982
x
Gillan
Spider
09/12/1982
x
Gillan / Spider
10/12/1982
Lindisfarne
Jane Cassady
13/12/1982
Michael Schenker Group
Vandenberg
15/12/1982
x
Spinners
17/12/1982
Sky
08/02/1983
The Stranglers
13/02/1983
x
Thin Lizzy
Mama's Boys
14/02/1983
x
Thin Lizzy
Mama's Boys
15/02/1983
x
Def Leppard
Rock Goddess
24/02/1983
x
10cc
04/03/1983
x
U2
The Nightcaps
17/03/1983
x
UFO
Socrates
22/03/1983
James Last
09/04/1983
A Flock Of Seagulls
The Fixx
11/04/1983
Marillion
Peter Hamill
13/04/1983
x
Tears For Fears
Verba Verba
15/04/1983
Orchestral Manoeuvres in the Dark
Cocteau Twins
17/04/1983
x
Orchestral Manoeuvres in the Dark
Cocteau Twins
18/04/1983
Johnny Mathis
21/04/1983
Spandau Ballet
25/04/1983
x
Leo Sayer
27/04/1983
x
Steve Hackett
05/05/1983
x
Alvin Stardust
13/05/1983
Iron Maiden
Grand Prix
16/05/1983
x
Kajagoogoo
H20
18/05/1983
The Dubliners
Tony Capstick
10/07/1983
David Essex
05/08/1983
Gary Numan
Tik & Tok
25/08/1983
x
Big Country
One The Juggler
15/09/1983
x
Depeche Mode
Matt Fretton
16/09/1983
x
Shakatak
21/09/1983
Gary Numan
Tik and Tok
25/09/1983
Culture Club
27/09/1983
Judie Tzuke
29/09/1983
x
Snap 14
T-Dive / Haze / March The Third / Bamboo / Cairo (Limit Pop Contest - Final)
18/10/1983
Wham
DJ Gary Crowley
19/10/1983
x
Paul Young
Passion Puppets
20/10/1983
x
Michael Schenker Group
Wildlife
26/10/1983
x
Shakin Stevens
Second Thoughts
01/11/1983
The Eurythmics
Virgin Dance
02/11/1983
Johnny Cash
07/11/1983
x
Dio
Waysted
09/11/1983
x
Ozzy Osbourne
Heavy Pettin
16/11/1983
x
Hot Chocolate
17/11/1983
Y&T
Rock Goddess
30/11/1983
Robert Plant
01/12/1983
x
Neil Innes
Roy Bailey / Tony Capstick / Leon Rouselson / Circle of Poets (CND Benefit)
03/12/1983
Culture Club
Still Life
08/12/1983
A Feast of Brass Voices
11/12/1983
Toyah
Jonathan Perkins
15/12/1983
x
The Animals
16/12/1983
Scorpions
Mama's Boys
25/01/1984
x
Saxon
Battleaxe / Verity
08/02/1984
x
Gary Moore
Samson
09/02/1984
Blue Oyster Cult
Aldo Nova
10/02/1984
x
The Fascinators
20/02/1984
Hawkwind
Bronze
21/02/1984
Tina Turner
22/02/1984
Bamboo
Rough Copy / Flying Alphonso Brothers
23/02/1984
A Certain Ratio
Quando Quango
23/02/1984
Billy Bragg
Roy Bailey, High Five, Claudette Bonney, SMAC 19, 14 Exciting Dancers & Erik the Anarchist
24/02/1984
Marillion
06/03/1984
x
The Thompson Twins
08/03/1984
Cannon & Ball
Rocky Sharpe & The Replays
14/03/1984
The Smiths
Telephone Boxes
19/03/1984
x
Howard Jones
Endgames
26/03/1984
x
Dr Hook
27/03/1984
Artery
Dormannu / Sedition
03/05/1984
Big Audio Dynamite
10/07/1984
Iron Maiden
Waysted
17/09/1984
x
Elkie Brooks
24/09/1984
Elkie Brooks
25/09/1984
OMD
26/09/1984
x
Orchestral Manoeuvres in the Dark
Reverb Bros
26/09/1984
Dio
Queensryche
01/10/1984
x
Frank White
04/10/1984
Style Coucil
Tracie
11/10/1984
Frank White
11/10/1984
Depeche Mode
Portion Control
19/10/1984
x
Roberta Flack
Ramsey Lewis
22/10/1984
x
Nancy Wilson
Brook Benton / Teddy Wilson
23/10/1984
Peggy Lee
Edwin Hawkins Singers / Buddy Greco & the New York Jazz Orchestra / Jimmy Witherspoon
24/10/1984
Stan Getz
Gerry Mulligan / Astrud Gilberto
25/10/1984
Motorhead
Persian Risk
30/10/1984
Manowar
Tobruk
31/10/1984
Sade
06/11/1984
x
Johnny Cash
07/11/1984
Alison Moyet
Person To Person
10/11/1984
Miners Benefit Evening
Paradise Steel Band / Tony Capstick / Roy Bailey
11/11/1984
x
David Essex
Manteau
15/11/1984
Meatloaf
16/11/1984
Leo Sayer
17/11/1984
Tom Robinson & Crew
(lunchtime)
24/11/1984
Lindisfarne
02/12/1984
Gary Numan
Hohokam & Larry Loeber
05/12/1984
Ethiopian Famine Appeal
11/12/1984
x
Human League
Alvin Stardust / Dave Berry / Howcher / Snatch
11/12/1984
x
Kool & The Gang
13/12/1984
The Spinners
21/12/1984
Jazz Defectors
11/01/1985
Meatloaf
30/01/1985
The Stranglers
13/02/1985
The Commodores
14/02/1985
Phil Collins
16/02/1985
x
Shalamar
21/02/1985
Joan Armatrading
Cook Da Books
25/02/1985
Uli Roth Electric Sun
Robin George / Dangerous Music
04/03/1985
Uli Jon Roth Electric Sun
04/03/1985
x
Clint Eastwood And General Saint
Redskins / Orchestre Jazira
08/03/1985
The Redskins
Clint Eastwood & General Saint / Orchestra Jazira / The Three Johns
08/03/1985
Howard Jones
Jimmy Jimmy
12/03/1985
Uncalled 4 Blues Band
13/03/1985
Frankie Goes To Hollywood
14/03/1985
The Boomtown Rats
Faith Brothers
21/03/1985
The Smiths
James
22/03/1985
Paul Young
27/03/1985
Shakin Stevens
Jimmy Jimmy
30/03/1985
x
The Three Degree
03/04/1985
Tears for Fears
The Adventures
08/04/1985
Sky
22/04/1985
Howard Keel
25/04/1985
The Alarm
Faith Brothers
02/05/1985
Uriah Heep
Pallas
18/05/1985
x
The Drifters
20/05/1985
Magnum
22/05/1985
Gary Glitter
30/05/1985
Dr Hook
02/06/1985
Barbara Dickson
03/06/1985
The Damned
The Fuzztones / Dr & the Medics
05/06/1985
Style Council
Vaughan Toulouse / Dizzy Heights
11/06/1985
Orchestral Manoeuvres in the Dark
Alternative Radio
14/06/1985
The Merseybeats
The Cadillacs
12/07/1985
Window
The Cadillacs
19/07/1985
Gary Moore
24/08/1985
x
Foster and Allen
04/09/1985
Lloyd Cole & the Commotions
The Jazzateers
07/09/1985
Saxon
Pretty Maids
10/09/1985
Bucks Fizz
16/09/1985
Gary Moore
FM
24/09/1985
Gary Numan
Grey Parade
25/09/1985
Spear of Destiny
Roy White Band / Living In Texas
06/10/1985
Siouxsie & The Banshees
The Scientists
07/10/1985
x
Judie Tzuke
Baby Go Boom
10/10/1985
x
Billy Connolly
12/10/1985
David Cassidy
16/10/1985
Level 42
52nd Street
26/10/1985
Hawkwind
Salvation
10/11/1985
Billy Bragg
Joolz / Ephemera / Roy Bailey & Leon Rosselson
16/11/1985
Elaine Paige
20/11/1985
King
Drum Theatre
25/11/1985
Elton John
26/11/1985
x
Elton John
27/11/1985
Lindisfarne
09/12/1985
The Alarm
The Escape Club
10/12/1985
Lloyd Cole & the Commotions
The Big Dish
11/12/1985
Magnum
IQ / Alliance
12/12/1985
Marillion
Beltane Fire
28/01/1986
x
Clannad
29/01/1986
Feargal Sharkey
Fruits Of Passion
06/02/1986
Orchestral Manoeuvres in the Dark
Flaming Mussolinis
10/02/1986
Motley Crue
Cheap Trick
13/02/1986
Philip Frawer
Tristran Palmer / Prince Alla / Devon Russell
14/02/1986
Ozzy Osbourne
Ratt
17/02/1986
Motley Crüe
Cheap Trick
19/02/1986
x
Tangerine Dream
10/03/1986
x
Big Country
Prime Movers
02/04/1986
Public Image Ltd
08/05/1986
x
Black Sabbath
21/05/1986
x
John Denver
24/05/1986
New Order
Billy Bragg / London Gospel Choir
14/06/1986
x
Cabaret Voltaire
14/06/1986
x
Billy Bragg
14/06/1986
x
Metallica
Anthrax
18/09/1986
Magnum
02/10/1986
x
Saxon
12/10/1986
x
Iron Maiden
15/10/1986
Iron Maiden
Paul Samson's Empire
16/10/1986
The Damned
23/10/1986
x
The Stranglers
30/10/1986
x
Bon Jovi
FM
10/11/1986
x
Hawkwind
Baby Sitters
23/11/1986
The Psychedelic Furs
12/12/1986
Status Quo
Waysted
16/12/1986
x
The Hollies
23/01/1987
The Psychedelic Furs
25/02/1987
Meatloaf
26/02/1987
Magnum
02/03/1987
x
The Mission
All About Eve
18/03/1987
x
Cult
19/03/1987
x
The Cult
19/03/1987
x
Gary Moore
Shy
29/03/1987
x
Simply Red
Terence Trent Darby
06/04/1987
Barclay James Harvest
22/04/1987
Quentin Crisp
27/05/1987
Suzanne Vega
Thomas Lang
28/05/1987
Tom Jones
30/05/1987
x
Iggy Pop
14/06/1987
x
Def Leppard
17/08/1987
x
Def Leppard
Tesla
31/08/1987
x
Def Leppard
Tesla
17/09/1987
Gary Numan
West Won
22/09/1987
Everly Brothers
12/10/1987
Rory Gallagher
14/10/1987
The Shadows
25/10/1987
Bad News
Head
27/10/1987
Testament
Anthrax
07/11/1987
Anthrax
Testament
07/11/1987
INXS
Sinead O'Connor
11/12/1987
Motley Crue
Pretty Maids
14/01/1988
Depeche Mode
Hard Corps
20/01/1988
Marillion
Jadis
15/02/1988
The Mission
Red Lorry Yellow Lorry
12/03/1988
Magnum
13/03/1988
x
Meatloaf
17/03/1988
Ted Nugent
Krokus
23/03/1988
x
Magnum
Kingdom Come
03/04/1988
x
Alice Cooper
Chrome Molly
04/04/1988
x
Robert Plant
It Bites
06/04/1988
Hawkwind
Tubilah Dog
18/04/1988
Judas Priest
Cinderella / Bonfire
22/06/1988
x
Robert Palmer
28/09/1988
x
Metallica
Danzig
30/09/1988
Gary Numan
Paper Toys
03/10/1988
Robert Cray
27/10/1988
x
Dave Allen
17/11/1988
Iron Maiden
Killer Dwarfs
04/12/1988
Eric Clapton
Phil Collins
16/01/1989
x
Judas Priest
23/01/1989
Big Country
Diesel Park West
27/01/1989
x
Four Tops
12/02/1989
The Four Tops
12/02/1989
The Waterboys
The Saw Doctors
18/02/1989
Gary Moore
06/03/1989
x
Brother Beyond
Sevem
09/03/1989
Blue Oyster Cult
Miss Daisy
10/03/1989
Foster and Allen
14/03/1989
Then Jericho
Big Bam Boo
15/03/1989
Shakin Stevens
30/03/1989
The Monkees
06/04/1989
Duran Duran
Thrashing Doves
19/04/1989
Yazz
Reid
24/04/1989
Yazz
Reid
25/04/1989
Tom Jones
26/04/1989
Brian Poole & The Electrics
The Dreamers / The Tremeloes / The Troggs / Rockin Berries / Tony Christie / Frank White / Dave Berry & The Cruisers (Hillsborough Appeal Benefit)
27/04/1989
Clannad
Andy Pawlak
01/05/1989
The Wolfetones
10/05/1989
W.A.S.P.
Zed Yago
12/05/1989
WASP
Zed Yargo
12/05/1989
Skint Video
Jo Brand
13/05/1989
Deacon Blue
15/05/1989
Everly Brothers
Mark Germino
16/05/1989
Bananarama
20/05/1989
Bananarama
Perfect Day
23/05/1989
Gary Moore
Dare
25/05/1989
The Shadows
26/05/1989
Mark Miwurdz
The Chuffinelles
27/05/1989
Creation Rebel
08/06/1989
Steve Harley & Cockney Rebel
08/06/1989
Gerry Marsden
Peter Sarstedt
10/06/1989
Anthrax
King's X
18/06/1989
The Drifters
25/06/1989
Black Sabbath
Axxis
02/09/1989
Sleeping Dogs Wake
Detail Fiend / Cable Regime
18/09/1989
Ice Age
Bedlam Choir
19/09/1989
The Shuot
The Bland / The Corpse Grinders
22/09/1989
Gloria Estefan & Miami Sound Mach
23/09/1989
Howard Keel
25/09/1989
Roger Whittaker
26/09/1989
The Claytown Troupe
27/09/1989
Cleo Laine & John Dankworth
28/09/1989
Edwin Starr
Junior Walker / Jimmy Ruffin (Magic of Motown(
02/10/1989
Dr Hook
03/10/1989
Van Morrison
06/10/1989
Gary Numan
Treebound Story
14/10/1989
Byrds
Dave Berry / Frank White Band
16/10/1989
The Byrds
Dave Berry & the Cruisers / Frank White
16/10/1989
Daniel O'Donnell
Mary Duff
18/10/1989
Transvision Vamp
And Why Not?
20/10/1989
Shirley Bassey
22/10/1989
Martha Reeves & The Vandellas
Mary Wells
23/10/1989
Climie Fisher
05/11/1989
All About Eve
The La's
06/11/1989
Skid Row
Vain
07/11/1989
x
Maze
08/11/1989
x
Barbara Dickson
11/11/1989
Tammy Wynette
Carole Gordon & Bob Newman
13/11/1989
Lulu
Gerry & The Pacemakers
15/11/1989
Hue & Cry
23/11/1989
Joe Cocker
Energy Orchard
26/11/1989
Spandau Ballet
03/12/1989
x
Status Quo
Evenrude
06/12/1989
Natalie Cole
Gerld Alston
07/12/1989
Marillion
11/12/1989
Lindisfarne
17/12/1989
Gary Glitter
20/12/1989