I'm The Man Tour

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Click on a date to see a set list for that concert.
Click on "advert" to see a concert ad.
Opening acts are given in square brackets (for abbreviations see bottom of page).

Line-up:
Joe Jackson (voc, p)
Graham Maby (b, voc)
Gary Sanford (g, voc)
Dave Houghton (dr, voc)

 Thu, 30 Aug 1979   US   Poughkeepsie, NY, Good Times Café
 Fri, 31 Aug 1979   US   Hempstead, NY, Calderone Concert Hall [RC]
 Sat,  1 Sep 1979   US   Asbury Park, NJ, Paramount Theatre
 Tue,  4 Sep 1979   US   Providence, RI, Rhode Island College
 Thu,  6 Sep 1979   US   West Hartford, CT, Stage West [RC]
 Fri,  7 Sep 1979   US   Towson, MD, State College
 Sat,  8 Sep 1979   US   College Park, MD, Ritchie Coliseum [OF]
 Tue, 11 Sep 1979   US   New Haven, CT, Oxford Ale House
 Thu, 13 Sep 1979   US   Rochester, NY, Rochester Institute of Technology, Triangle Theatre [RE]
 Fri, 14 Sep 1979   US   Ithaca, NY, Cornell University, Bailey Hall [RE]
 Sat, 15 Sep 1979   US   Jackson, NJ, Great Adventure Amusement Park (2 shows, open air) [RE]
 Tue, 18 Sep 1979   US   Buffalo, NY, State University College, New Gym
 Thu, 20 Sep 1979   US   Syracuse, NY, Landmark Theatre [FC]
 Fri, 21 Sep 1979   US   Schenectady, NY, Union College Chapel
 Sat, 22 Sep 1979   US   South Orange, NJ, Seton Hall University, Walsh Gym
 Sun, 23 Sep 1979   US   Upper Montclair, NJ, Montclair State College
 Tue, 25 Sep 1979   US   New Brunswick, NJ, Rutgers University, Rutgers Gym
 Fri, 28 Sep 1979   US   Philadelphia, PA, Tower Theatre
 Sat, 29 Sep 1979   US   New York, NY, Palladium [ME]
 Sun, 30 Sep 1979   US   New York, NY, Palladium [ME]
 Thu, 12 Oct 1979   CA   Montreal, Théâtre St-Denis
 Fri, 13 Oct 1979   CA   Toronto, International Centre
 Tue, 16 Oct 1979   US   Cleveland, OH, Little Theatre, Lakeside St Clare [WG]
 Wed, 17 Oct 1979   US   Columbus, OH, The Agora Ballroom [RE]
 Thu, 18 Oct 1979   US   Detroit, MI, Masonic Temple [RE,RA]
 Sat, 20 Oct 1979   US   Chicago, IL, Park West [RE]
 Sun, 21 Oct 1979   US   Milwaukee, WI, Palms Club [RE]
 Tue, 23 Oct 1979   US   East St. Louis, IL, International Raceway, Stages Club
 Wed, 24 Oct 1979   US   Mission, KS, One Block West
 Sun, 28 Oct 1979   US   Minneapolis, MN, Guthrie Theatre
 Fri,  2 Nov 1979   CA   Vancouver, Commadore Ballroom [YA]
 Sat,  3 Nov 1979   CA   Victoria, BC, University of Victoria Auditorium [YA]
 Sun,  4 Nov 1979   US   Seattle, WA, The Place [YA]
 Wed,  7 Nov 1979   US   Berkeley, CA, Zellerbach Auditorium
 Fri,  9 Nov 1979   US   Santa Monica, CA, Santa Monica Civic Auditorium [BT]
 Mon, 26 Nov 1979   UK   Exeter, University [OM]
 Tue, 27 Nov 1979   UK   Birmingham, Top Rank [OM]
 Thu, 29 Nov 1979   UK   Hatfield, Polytechnic
 Sun,  2 Dec 1979   UK   Edinburgh, Usher Hall [OM,PH]
 Mon,  3 Dec 1979   UK   Glasgow, Apollo Centre [OM,PH]
 Tue,  4 Dec 1979   UK   Manchester, Apollo [OM]
 Wed,  5 Dec 1979   UK   Newcastle, City Hall [OM]
 Sun,  9 Dec 1979   UK   London, Empire Ballroom  [PH,CN] (advert)
 Mon, 10 Dec 1979   UK   London, The Nashville Room (advert)
                         (guest: Drew Barfield)
 Tue, 11 Dec 1979   UK   Oxford, New Theatre [PH]
 Thu, 13 Dec 1979   UK   Margate, Guildhall [PH]
 Fri, 14 Dec 1979   UK   Portsmouth, Guildhall [PH]
 Sun, 16 Dec 1979   UK   Bristol, Locarno [PH]
 Tue, 18 Dec 1979   IE   Dublin, Olympic Ballroom
 Thu, 20 Dec 1979   UK   Belfast, Ulster Hall
 Tue, 12 Feb 1980   US   Cherry Hill, NJ, Emerald City [PR] 
 Thu, 14 Feb 1980   US   Washington, DC, Ontario Theatre [IM]
 Fri, 15 Feb 1980   US   Passaic, NJ, Capitol Theatre
 Sat, 16 Feb 1980   US   Boston, MA, Orpheum Theatre [IM]
 Mon, 25 Feb 1980   UK   Coventry, Theatre [BF]
 Tue, 26 Feb 1980   UK   London, Hammersmith Palais [BF]
 Wed, 27 Feb 1980   UK   Colchester, Essex University
 Thu, 28 Feb 1980   UK   Southampton, Gaumont
 Sun,  9 Mar 1980   FR   Nogent-sur-Marne near Paris, Pavillon Baltard
                           (on a bill with Simple Minds, Revillos, Gana Soul and two local acts)
 Wed, 12 Mar 1980   DE   Munich, Schwabinger Bräu
 Thu, 13 Mar 1980   DE   Wiesbaden, Wartburg Music Hall
 Fri, 14 Mar 1980   DE   Cologne, WDR TV-Studio A
 Sun, 16 Mar 1980   DE   Hamburg, Markthalle
 Mon, 17 Mar 1980   DE   Hanover, Rotation Club
 Tue, 18 Mar 1980   DE   Berlin, Metropol
 Thu, 20 Mar 1980   DE   Bremen, Aladin
 Fri, 21 Mar 1980   NL   Amsterdam, Jaap Edenhal [KN]
 Sat, 22 Mar 1980   NL   Eindhoven, Karregat [UH]
 Tue, 25 Mar 1980   FR   Roubaix, Le Colisée
 Wed, 26 Mar 1980   FR   Hagondange near Metz, Salle Paul Lamm
 Fri, 28 Mar 1980   FR   Rouen, Studio 44 [DV]
 Sat, 29 Mar 1980   FR   Le Mans, Parc Expos
 Mon, 21 Apr 1980   IT   Milan, Palalido
 Tue, 22 Apr 1980   FR   Boulogne
 Wed, 23 Apr 1980   FR   Toulon
 Sat, 26 Apr 1980   FR   Annecy
 Sun, 27 Apr 1980   FR   Lyon
 Mon, 28 Apr 1980   FR   Montpellier
 Sun, 30 Apr 1980   ES   Barcelona, Palau Blaugrana 2 (a.k.a. "Picadero")
 Sat,  3 May 1980   PT   Porto
 Sun,  4 May 1980   PT   Lisbon, Cascais [AO]
 Tue,  6 May 1980   ES   Madrid
 Tue, 20 May 1980   UK   Sunderland, Mecca Centre
 Wed, 21 May 1980   UK   Liverpool, University
 Fri, 23 May 1980   UK   Leicester, De Montfort Hall
 Sat, 24 May 1980   UK   Norwich, University of East Anglia
 Mon, 26 May 1980   NL   Geleen, Sportpark (open air) (Pinkpop festival)
 Wed, 28 May 1980   UK   Brighton, Top Rank
 Fri, 30 May 1980   UK   Hanley, Victoria Halls
 Sat, 31 May 1980   UK   Leeds, University
 Sat,  7 Jun 1980   UK   London, Crystal Palace Concert Bowl (open air)
                           ("The Summer of '80 Garden Party"; running order(?):
                           Q-Tips, JJB, Average White Band, Bob Marley)
 Fri, 20 Jun 1980   US   Jackson, NJ, Great Adventure Amusement Park [UT]
 Thu, 31 Jul 1980   US   Saratoga, NY, Performing Arts Center [WN]
 Fri,  1 Aug 1980   US   New York, NY, Wollman Skating Rink, Central Park (Dr. Pepper Music Festival)
 Sat,  2 Aug 1980   US   New York, NY, Wollman Skating Rink, Central Park (Dr. Pepper Music Festival)
 Tue,  5 Aug 1980   CA   Toronto, Lamport Stadium
 Wed,  6 Aug 1980   CA   Hull near Ottawa, Camp Fortune (open air)
 Sat,  9 Aug 1980   US   Asbury Park, NJ, Convention Hall
 Mon, 11 Aug 1980   US   Poplar Creek, IL, Poplar Creek Music Theatre [KI]
 Wed, 13 Aug 1980   US   Universal City, CA, Universal Amphitheatre [KB]
 Thu, 14 Aug 1980   US   Universal City, CA, Universal Amphitheatre [KB]
 Tue, 25 Aug 1980   UK   Peterborough, Wirrina Stadium [KE]
 Wed, 27 Aug 1980   UK   Nottingham, Theatre Royal [KE]

opening acts:
  [AO] = Arte & Ofício
  [BF] = Blast Furnace
  [BT] = The Beat
  [CN] = Cool Notes
  [DV] = Dolce Vita
  [FC] = The Flashcubes
  [IM] = The Inmates
  [KB] = The Kingbees  
  [KI] = The Kings
  [KN] = The Knack
  [KY] = The Keys
  [ME] = The Members
  [OF] = Original Fetish
  [OM] = Original Mirrors
  [PH] = The Photos
  [PR] = The Proof
  [RA] = Ramones
  [RC] = The Records
  [RE] = The Reds
  [UH] = Urban Heroes
  [UT] = Undertones
  [WG] = Wild Giraffe
  [WN] = Willie Nile
  [YA] = The Yachts