A collection of
Joe Jackson firsts
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Dates and facts which are not quite certain are given in italics.
| ca. 1965 | First instrument played | violin | at age 11 |
| ca. 1968/69 | First LP Joe bought | Beethoven's Eroica Symphony | |
| ?? | First concert Joe attended | Hallé Orchestra at the Guildhall in Portsmouth, playing Beethoven's Seventh Symphony | |
| ca. 1972 | First rock concert Joe attended | Curved Air | |
| ?? | First song Joe sang in public | "When I'm 64" by the Beatles | with The Misty Set |
| early Aug 1977 | First concert as "Joe Jackson Band" | Portsmouth, Cumberland Tavern | |
| 28 Sept 1978 | First tour started | Cleethorpes, Winter Garden | UK tour as support for The Pleasers |
| 31 Oct 1978 | First single released | "Is She Really Going Out With Him?" with "You Got The Fever" as the B-side | on A&M in the UK |
| 6 Jan 1979 | First interview with Joe Jackson published | Sounds (UK) | |
| 6 Jan 1979 | First magazine with Joe Jackson on the cover | Sounds (UK) | |
| 17 March 1979 | First chart entry | Look Sharp! in the UK album charts | |
| April 1979 | First concert in the US | New York, NY, The Mud Club | |
| 9 Aug 1979 | First TV appearance | Top of the Pops (BBC TV, UK) | The band performs "Is She Really Going Out With Him" |
| 1979 | First live tracks | "Throw It Away" and "Come On" (on the Propaganda LP) | |
| 27 Nov 1982 | First (and so far only) concert in the Caribbean | Montego Bay, Jamaica | during the Jamaica World Music Festival |
| 8 April 1983 | First concert in Japan | Tokyo | |
| Sept 1983 | First film soundtrack | Mike's Murder soundtrack LP | |
| Sept 1983 | First instrumental tracks | The three tracks on side two of the Mike's Murder soundtrack LP | |
| 6 Jan 2001 | First concert in the former Eastern Bloc | Leipzig, Gewandhaus | on the Night And Day II Tour |