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Click on a date to see a set list for that concert.
Line-up:
Joe Jackson (voc, p, recorder, accordion, melodica)
Rick Ford (b, ac g, voc)
Vinnie Zummo (g, voc)
Gary Burke (dr)
Before the recording of Big World JJ played a total of 16 gigs at small venues to prepare his band. The following gigs were part of this 'club tour':
Tue, 17 Dec 1985 US New York, NY,CBGB's Thu, 2 Jan 1986 US New York, NY,
Sounds Of Brazil [PG] Mon, 6 Jan 1986 US Hoboken, NJ,
Maxwell's Thu, 16 Jan 1986 US Oyster Bay, Long Island, NY, The Heartbreak Fri, 17 Jan 1986 US Randolph, NJ, The Final Exam 1986 US Spring Valley, NY, Club Manhattan
Thu, 23 Jan 1986 US New York, NY, Roundabout Theatre (now:Union Square Theatre)
US New York, NY, Roundabout Theatre
Fri, 24 Jan 1986 US New York, NY, Roundabout Theatre
US New York, NY, Roundabout Theatre
Sat, 25 Jan 1986 US New York, NY, Roundabout Theatre
US New York, NY, Roundabout Theatre
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Thu, 1 May 1986 SE Stockholm, Göta Lejon Sun, 4 May 1986 DE Düsseldorf,Philipshalle Mon, 5 May 1986 DE Munich approx.7 May 1986 CH Montreux Pop Festival (?) Fri, 9 May 1986 DE Frankfurt,
Eissporthalle Sat, 10 May 1986 DE Hamburg ? May 1986 DK Copenhagen Mon, 12 May 1986 IT Milan, Teatro tenda Lampugnano Wed, 14 May 1986 FR Montpellier,
Zénith Thu, 15 May 1986 FR Bordeaux, Patinoire Mériadeck Sat, 17 May 1986 FR Paris,
Zénith Sun, 18 May 1986 FR Paris,
Zénith Mon, 19 May 1986 BE Brussels,
Forest National Tue, 20 May 1986 NL Amsterdam,
Carré Wed, 21 May 1986 NL Rotterdam,
Ahoy Thu, 22 May 1986 NL Rotterdam,
Ahoy Sat, 24 May 1986 UK London,
Wembley Arena Tue, 27 May 1986 UK Birmingham, Odeon Wed, 28 May 1986 UK Manchester, Apollo Theatre Sat, 14 Jun 1986 US Clarkston, MI,
Pine Knob Music Theatre (open air) Sun, 15 Jun 1986 US Poplar Creek, IL Fri, 20 Jun 1986 CA Vancouver,
Expo 86 World's Fair
Sat, 21 Jun 1986 CA Vancouver,
Expo 86 World's Fair
(broadcast on ABC radio)Sun, 22 Jun 1986 US Seattle, WA, Seattle Center Arena Jun?1986 CA Toronto, Kingswood Theatre (open air) Jun 1986 CA Ottawa,
National Arts Centre Jun 1986 US Mansfield, MA,
Great Woods Performing Arts Center (open air)
(now: Tweeter Center) Thu, 26 Jun 1986 US Universal City, CA,Universal Amphitheatre Fri, 27 Jun 1986 US Universal City, CA,
Universal Amphitheatre Sat, 28 Jun 1986 US Los Angeles, CA,
Greek Theatre (open air) Sat, 5 Jul 1986 US Dallas, TX, Bronco Bowl Sun, 6 Jul 1986 US Houston, TX, Southern Star Amphitheater (open air) Sat, 12 Jul 1986 US Columbia, MD,
Merriweather Post Pavilion (open air) Tue, 15 Jul 1986 US Philadelphia, PA, CoreStates Spectrum Thu, 17 Jul 1986 US New York, NY,
Radio City Music Hall Fri, 18 Jul 1986 US New York, NY,
Radio City Music Hall Sat, 19 Jul 1986 US New York, NY,
Radio City Music Hall Sat, 27 Sep 1986 US New York, NY, Felt Forum at
Madison Square Garden Oct?1986 JP Nagoya, City Hall Thu, 16 Oct 1986 JP Osaka, Festival Hall Mon, 20 Oct 1986 JP Tokyo,
Nakano Sun Plaza
Tue, 21 Oct 1986 JP Tokyo,
Nakano Sun Plaza
1986 AU Melbourne,
State Theatre 1986 AU Sydney,
Entertainment Centre 1986 AU Perth Mon, 10 Nov 1986 DE Berlin, Eissporthalle Wed, 12 Nov 1986 DE Münster,
Halle Münsterland Thu, 13 Nov 1986 DE Hamburg,
Musikhalle Thu, 20 Nov 1986 ES Barcelona, Studio 54 Fri, 21 Nov 1986 ES Madrid, Pabellón Deportivo del Real Madrid Mon, 24 Nov 1986 IT Lyon, Bourse du travail Thu, 27 Nov 1986 FR Nice, Théâtre de Verdure Sat, 29 Nov 1986 IT Milan, Palatrussardi Sun, 30 Nov 1986 IT Padova, Palasport Sun, 7 Dec 1986 AT Vienna, Kurhalle Oberlaa Tue, 9 Dec 1986 DE Stuttgart,
Liederhalle Wed, 10 Dec 1986 DE Ludwigshafen, Friedrich-Ebert-Halle Fri, 12 Dec 1986 BE Genk Sat, 13 Dec 1986 NL Arnhem,
Rijnhal Sun, 14 Dec 1986 NL Arnhem,
Rijnhal opening acts: [PG] = Persian Gulf