I'm The Man Tour
This page was last updated 25 March 2012. To send additions/corrections go to the contact page.
This page was last updated 25 March 2012. To send additions/corrections go to the contact page.
Line-up:
Joe Jackson (voc, p)
Graham Maby (b, voc)
Gary Sanford (g, voc)
Dave Houghton (dr, voc)
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).
| Fri, | 12 Oct 1979 | CA | Montreal,  Théâtre St-Denis |
| Sat, | 13 Oct 1979 | CA | Toronto, Seneca College Field House [ME] |
| Tue, | 16 Oct 1979 | US | Cleveland, OH, Little Theatre, Lakeside St Clare [WG] |
| Wed, | 17 Oct 1979 | US | Columbus, OH, 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, Commodore 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 Theatre [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 (guest: Drew Barfield) (advert) |
| 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 |
| Sun, | 3 Feb 1980 | FR | Paris, Théâtre de l'Empire |
| 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 [IM] |
| 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 March 1980 | FR | Nogent-sur-Marne near Paris, Pavillon Baltard (on a bill with Simple Minds, Revillos, Gana Soul and two local acts) |
| Wed, | 12 March 1980 | DE | Munich, Schwabinger Bräu |
| Thu, | 13 March 1980 | DE | Wiesbaden, Wartburg Music Hall |
| Fri, | 14 March 1980 | DE | Cologne, WDR TV-Studio A |
| Sun, | 16 March 1980 | DE | Hamburg, Markthalle |
| Mon, | 17 March 1980 | DE | Hanover, Rotation Club |
| Tue, | 18 March 1980 | DE | Berlin, Metropol |
| Thu, | 20 March 1980 | DE | Bremen, Aladin |
| Fri, | 21 March 1980 | NL | Amsterdam, Jaap Edenhal [KN] |
| Sat, | 22 March 1980 | NL | Eindhoven, Karregat [UH] |
| Tue, | 25 March 1980 | FR | Roubaix, Le Colisée |
| Wed, | 26 March 1980 | FR | Hagondange near Metz, Salle Paul Lamm |
| Fri, | 28 March 1980 | FR | Rouen, Studio 44 [DV] |
| Sat, | 29 March 1980 | FR | Le Mans, Parc Expositions - Hall B |
| Mon, | 21 April 1980 | IT | Milan, Palalido |
| Tue, | 22 April 1980 | FR | Boulogne |
| Wed, | 23 April 1980 | FR | Toulon |
| Sat, | 26 April 1980 | FR | Annecy |
| Sun, | 27 April 1980 | FR | Lyon |
| Mon, | 28 April 1980 | FR | Montpellier |
| Wed, | 30 April 1980 | ES | Barcelona, Palau Blaugrana 2 (a.k.a. "Picadero") |
| Sat, | 3 May 1980 | PT | Porto |
| Sun, | 4 May 1980 | PT | Cascais, Pavilhão Dramático [AO] |
| Tue, | 6 May 1980 | ES | Madrid |
| Tue, | 20 May 1980 | UK | Sunderland, Mayfair Suite |
| 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 Hall |
| Sat, | 31 May 1980 | UK | Leeds, University |
| Sat, | 7 June 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 and the Wailers) |
| Fri, | 20 June 1980 | US | Jackson, NJ, Great Adventure Amusement Park [UT] |
| Thu, | 31 July 1980 | US | Saratoga Springs, NY, Saratoga Performing Arts Center (open air) [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 [YA] |
| Mon, | 11 Aug 1980 | US | Poplar Creek, IL, Poplar Creek Music Theater (open air) [KI] |
| Wed, | 13 Aug 1980 | US | Universal City, CA, Universal Amphitheatre [KB] |
| Thu, | 14 Aug 1980 | US | Universal City, CA, Universal Amphitheatre [KB] |
| Mon, | 25 Aug 1980 | UK | Peterborough, Wirrina Stadium [KY] |
| Wed, | 27 Aug 1980 | UK | Nottingham, Theatre Royal [KY] |
Opening acts:
[AO] = Arte & Ofício
[BF] = Blast Furnace
[BT] = The Beat
[CN] = Cool Notes
[DV] = Dolce Vita
[IM] = The Inmates
[KB] = The Kingbees
[KI] = The Kings
[KN] = The Knack
[KY] = The Keys
[ME] = The Members
[OM] = Original Mirrors
[PH] = The Photos
[PR] = The Proof
[RA] = Ramones
[RE] = The Reds
[UH] = Urban Heroes
[UT] = Undertones
[WG] = Wild Giraffes
[WN] = Willie Nile
[YA] = The Yachts