List of opening acts
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This page was last updated 1 May 2008. To send additions/corrections go to the contact page.
Mark Andrews & The Gents
(for a London concert on 20 Jan 1979)
Arte & Ofício
Portuguese band
(for the Lisbon concert in 1980 and probably some other southern European dates)
The Beat
(for at least one US date of the I'm The Man Tour in 1979)
Claudia Bettinaglio + Band
Swiss band
(for one European date of the Volume 4 Tour in 2003)
Rubén Blades
(for at least one US date of the Body And Soul Tour in 1984)
Blast Furnace
(for a London concert of the I'm The Man Tour in Feb 1980)
Blue Angel
short-lived US band of which Cyndi Lauper was a member
(special guests on five German dates of the Beat Crazy Tour in Nov 1980)
Bette Bright & The Illuminations
(for at least one date of the Look Sharp Tour: 29 Jan 1979)
Joe Camilleri's Bakelite Radio
Australian band
(for the Australian dates of the Volume 4 Tour in 2003)
Lori Carson
later member of the Golden Palominos
(for at least two dates of the Laughter & Lust Club Tour in 1991)
Deborah Conway
ex-Do-Re-Mi
(for the Australian dates of the Laughter & Lust Tour in 1991)
Cool Notes
(for the London Empire Ballroom gig on the I'm The Man Tour in Dec 1979)
Marshall Crenshaw
(for at least two US dates of the Night And Day Tour in 1982)
Deluxury
a US band
(for at least one US date of the Body And Soul Tour in 1984)
Do-Re-Mi
an Australian band
(for at least one concert in Australia on the Night And Day Tour in 1983)
Abby Dobson
Australian singer-songwriter
(for most Australian dates of the Rain Tour in 2008)
Dolce Vita
(for a Rouen concert on the I'm The Man Tour in March 1980)
Ethel
American string quartet
(for the Tour with Todd Rundgren in 2005)
Ezio
guitar duo
(for some concerts in Germany on the Volume 4 Tour in 2003)
Marianne Faithfull
British singer-songwriter
(for at least one date of the Look Sharp Tour in 1979)
The Flashcubes
band from Syracuse, NY
(for a total of three dates of the Look Sharp and I'm The Man Tour)
Steve Forbert
American folk-rock singer-songwriter
(for at least one date of the Body And Soul Tour in 1984)
David Freeman
former member of The Lover Speaks
(for the London concert of the Night Music Tour on 24 March 1995)
Headboys
(for at least one date of the Look Sharp Tour: 29 Jan 1979)
Huang Chung
British band, changed their name to Wang Chung in 1984
(for three UK dates of the Jumpin' Jive Tour in 1981)
Hue & Cry
a group from Scotland
(for at least two European dates of the Laughter & Lust Tour in 1991)
Eric Hutchinson
New York City-based singer-songwriter
(for three US dates of the Joe Jackson Trio Tour 2006)
The Inmates
British band
(for at least one US date of the I'm The Man Tour in 1980)
Howard Jones
(for at least two US dates of the Body And Soul Tour in 1984)
Keb Mo
a blues singer and guitarist
(for a concert of the Night Music Tour in LA on 3 May 1995)
Paul Kelly
Australian singer-songwriter
(for most of the European dates and part of the second North
American leg of the Night Music Tour in 1995)
The Keys
(for a London concert of the Beat Crazy Tour on 30 Oct 1980)
The Kingbees
(for two dates in Los Angeles in Aug 1980)
The Kings
Canadian new wave/rock band
(for the Poplar Creek Music Theatre, Chicago concert on the I'm The Man Tour in Aug 1980)
Sonya Kitchell
American singer-songwriter
(for most dates of the Tour 2007)
The Knack
(for an Amsterdam gig on the I'm The Man Tour in March 1980)
Live Wire
(for a London concert of the Look Sharp Tour on 7 July 1979)
David Mead
US singer-songwriter
(for the second North American leg of the Volume 4 Tour 2003)
Mary Lee's Corvette
a band from New York
(for most dates of the Volume 4 Tour 2003)
Laurie Levine
South African singer-songwriter
(for two South African dates of the Rain Tour in 2008)
The Members
(for at least two US dates of the I'm The Man Tour in Sep 1979)
Raul Midón
New York City-based singer and guitarist
(for most US dates of the Joe Jackson Trio Tour 2006)
The Murmurs
a duo from New York
(for the first North American leg of the Night Music Tour in 1994)
Mutlu
US singer-songwriter
(for almost all US dates of the Rain Tour in 2008)
Willie Nile
New York City-based singer-songwriter
(for the Saratoga Performing Arts Center, NY concert on the I'm The Man Tour in July 1980)
The Nits
from the Netherlands
(for the Paris concert of the Body And Soul Tour in 1984)
Original Mirrors
(for a number of UK dates of the I'm The Man Tour in 1979)
The Photos
(for several gigs on the I'm The Man Tour in Dec 1979)
Richard Pleasance
Australian; former member of Boom Crash Opera
(for the Australian dates of the Night Music Tour in 1995)
Karine Polwart
Scottish singer-songwriter
(for at least 5 European dates of the Joe Jackson Trio Tour 2006)
The Proof
(for the Cherry Hills, New Jersey concert on the I'm The Man Tour in Feb 1980)
Jackie Quinn
a singer-songwriter from Ireland
(for at least some of the UK dates of the Laughter & Lust Tour in 1991)
Ramones
New York punk rock band
(for at least one US date in 1979)
The Records
British band
(for at least one US date in 1979)
The Reds
band from Philadelphia
(for at least one US date in 1979)
The Romantics
New Wave band from Detroit, Michigan
(for at least one US date in 1979)
The Royal Rasses feat. Lincoln Thompson
(for a London concert of the Beat Crazy Tour on 30 Oct 1980)
The Scooters
(for at least three concerts of the Look Sharp Tour)
Jerry Seinfeld
US stand-up comedian
(for the Philadelphia date in April 1979)
Eric Shiveley
US singer-songwriter
(for the Englewood, CO, date of the Volume 4 Tour in 2003)
Jane Siberry
Canadian singer-songwriter
(for the Toronto date of the Body And Soul Tour in 1984)
Jill Sobule
an American singer-songwriter
(for at least some of the US dates of the Laughter & Lust Tour in 1991)
Somersault
German band
(for the Munich date in July 2003)
Javier Sun
folk rock singer from San Sebastián
(for the San Sebastián date of the Tour 2007)
Sunflower
(for the Washington DC and Port Chester concerts of the Night Music Tour in 1995)
Tickets
(for the Zurich concerts of the Beat Crazy Tour in 1980)
Twinset
Wellington band
(for the Wellington, New Zealand, concert of the Volume 4 Tour in 2003)
Undertones
(for at least one concert of the I'm The Man Tour in the US in 1980)
Urban Heroes
(for at least one concert of the I'm The Man Tour in the Netherlands in 1980)
The Valves
(for some UK dates of Look Sharp Tour in 1979)
Wild Giraffe
(for a Cleveland, Ohio, gig on the I'm The Man Tour in Oct 1979)
Susie Wilkins
English singer-songwriter
(for most European dates of the Rain Tour in 2008)
Ray Wilson
Scottish singer-songwriter; lead singer of Genesis 1996-98
(for two German dates of the Volume 4 Tour in 2003)
X
Los Angeles band
(for at least one date of the Look Sharp Tour in 1979)
The Yachts
Liverpool band
(for a few US dates of the I'm The Man Tour in 1979)