Optimism's Flames XTC Gig List 1982+

Every known gig XTC played... unquestionably accurate during the Dave Gregory years, as he compiled and provided the data. Many thanks also to John Relph, and all the fans who helped compile the early gig dates (prior to the first appearance of Dave) that appeared on the site. You guys created a fantastic foundation for me! BIG Thanks to the fans who've contributed to this list since 1/1/02!

February 10, 1982 (Markthalle, Hamburg, WG)

Respectable Street; Towers of London; Runaways; Jason and The Argonauts; Burning With Optimism's Flames; Snowman; Ball and Chain; Sgt. Rock (Is Going to Help Me); No Thugs in Our House; Senses Working Overtime; Making Plans for Nigel; Living Through Another Cuba; Generals and Majors; This is Pop?; Are You Receiving Me?. Recorded on video for the German TV show Rockpalast)

March 7, 1982 (Ancienne Belgique, Brussels, BE)

Also on stage: Taxi Girl.

Runaways; Jason and The Argonauts; Snowman; No Thugs in Our House; All Along the Watchtower.

March 8, 1982 (Paradiso, Amsterdam, NL)

Also on stage: Taxi Girl.

Bushman President; Respectable Street; Burning With Optimism's Flames; Runaways; Jason and The Argonauts; Melt the Guns; Snowman; Ball and Chain; No Thugs in Our House; Senses Working Overtime; All Along the Watchtower; No Language in Our Lungs; Towers of London; Making Plans for Nigel; Living Through Another Cuba; Generals and Majors; Real by Reel; Sgt. Rock (Is Going to Help Me); Life Begins at the Hop. This was broadcast on FM radio.

March 10, 1982 (Metropol, West Berlin, WG)

Bushman President; Respectable Street; Burning With Optimism's Flames; Runaways; Jason and The Argonauts; Melt the Guns; Snowman; Ball and Chain; No Thugs in Our House; Senses Working Overtime; All Along the Watchtower; No

No Language in Our Lungs; Towers of London; Making Plans for Nigel; Living Through Another Cuba; Generals and Majors; Real by Reel; Sgt. Rock (Is Going to Help Me); Outside World.

March 12, 1982 (Alabamahalle, München WG)

Battery Brides.

March 13, 1982 (Wartburg, Wiesbaden, WG)

Bushman President; Respectable Street; Burning With Optimism's Flames; Runaways; Jason and The Argonauts; Melt the Guns; Snowman; Ball and Chain; No Thugs in Our House; Senses Working Overtime; All

March 15, 1982 (Rolling Stone, Milan)

Cancelled... (A show at the Rolling Stone in Milan scheduled for 15th March had to be cancelled when the equipment truck failed to arrive from Germany, resulting in an evening of unruly drunken behaviour by the band ~ DG)

March 16, 1982 (Teatro Massimo, Genova, IT)

Also on stage: Sixties.

Bushman President [tape]; Respectable Street; Burning With Optimism's Flames; Runaways; Jason and The Argonauts; Melt the Guns; Snowman; Ball and Chain; No Thugs in Our House; Senses Working Overtime; All Along the Watchtower; No Language in Our Lungs; Towers of London; Making Plans for Nigel; Living Through Another Cuba; Generals and Majors; Real by Reel; Sgt. Rock (Is Going to Help Me).

March 17, 1982 (Palais d'Hiver, Lyon, FR)

Also on stage: The Hot Club. (Featuring Glen Matlock and Calvin Hayes)

Respectable Street; Burning With Optimism's Flames; Runaways; Jason and The Argonauts; Melt the Guns; Snowman; Ball and Chain; All Along the Watchtower; No Language in Our Lungs; Towers of London; Making Plans for Nigel; Living Through Another Cuba; Generals and Majors.

March 18, 1982 (Le Palace, Paris, FR)

Also on stage: The Hot Club. (Featuring Glen Matlock and Calvin Hayes)

Brief soundcheck and into Respectable Street. Then Andy exits the stage.

March 27, 1982 (Odeon Theatre, Birmingham, England)

Cancelled.

April 3, 1982 (California Theatre, San Diego, CA, US)

April 4, 1982 (Palladium, Hollywood, CA, US)

Cancelled.

April 6, 1982 (Arlington Theater, Santa Barbara, CA, US)

Cancelled.

1987 (Casby Rock Show, Toronto, Ontario, CA)

 

 

Live, but taped, Dear God. Television broadcast.

May 15, 1989 (WBCN 104.3 FM, Boston, MA, US)

Scarecrow People; Medley: Senses Working Overtime / Grass / Love on a Farmboy's Wages; King for a Day; Mayor of Simpleton; Medley: Great Fire / Dear God / Big Day. Acoustic Tour, plus interview.

May 15, 1989 (WAAF 107 FM, Worcester, MA, US)

Scarecrow People; Medley: One of the Millions / Pink Thing / Garden of Earthly Delights; King for a Day. Acoustic Tour, plus interview.

May 15, 1989 (WFNX 101.7 FM, Lynn/Boston, MA, US)

Scarecrow People; Medley: Senses Working Overtime / Grass / Love on a Farmboy's Wages; Blue Beret; Medley: One of the Millions / Pink Thing / Garden of Earthly Delights; Mayor of Simpleton; King for a Day. Acoustic Tour, plus interview.

May 16, 1989 (WNEW 102.7 FM, New York, NY, US)

Scarecrow People; Blue Beret; King For A Day. Acoustic Tour, plus interview.

May 16, 1989 (WDRE FM, New York, NY, US)

Scarecrow People; Blue Beret; Medley: Great Fire / Dear God / Big Day; King For A Day; Medley: Senses Working Overtime / Grass / Love On A Farmboy's Wages. Acoustic Tour, plus interview.

May 17, 1989 (WPST 97.5 FM, Camden, NJ, US)

Scarecrow People; Mayor of Simpleton; King for a Day; Medley: Senses Working Overtime / Grass / Love on a Farmboy's Wages. Acoustic Tour, plus interview.

May 17, 1989 (WMMR FM, Philadelphia, PA, US)

Scarecrow People; Medley: Great Fire / Dear God / Big Day; Blue Beret; Mayor of Simpleton. Acoustic Tour, plus interview.

May 18, 1989 (WRFX FM, Charlotte, NC, US)

Medley: Senses Working Overtime / Grass / Love On A Farmboy's Wages; Mayor Of Simpleton; King For A Day; Medley: Great Fire / Dear God / Big Day; Medley: People Magazine Song / Collideascope. Acoustic Tour, plus interview.

May 18, 1989 (WROQ FM, Charlotte, NC, US)

Acoustic Tour, plus interview. Did XTC actually visit this station... I believe they did... but it was never broadcast.

May 19, 1989 (WDIZ 100.1 FM, Orlando, FL, US)

Scarecrow People; Medley: Senses Working Overtime / Grass / Love On A Farmboy's Wages; King For A Day. Acoustic Tour, plus interview.

May 19, 1989 (WYNF 94.9 FM, Tampa, FL, US)

Acoustic Tour, plus interview... unknown.

May 22, 1989 (WXRT FM, Chicago, IL, US)

Scarecrow People; Medley: Great Fire / Dear God / Big Day; Blue Beret; Medley: Senses Working Overtime / Grass / Love on a Farmboy's Wages; King for a Day; Mayor of Simpleton. Acoustic Tour, plus interview.

May 23, 1989 (KTCZ FM, Minneapolis, MN, US)

Scarecrow People; Medley: Great Fire / Dear God / Big Day; Mayor of Simpleton. Acoustic Tour, plus interview.

May 23, 1989 (KABL FM, Minneapolis, MN, US)

Blue Beret; Mayor Of Simpleton; King For A Day. Acoustic Tour, plus interview.

May 24, 1989 (KLBJ 93.7 FM, Austin, TX, US)

Scarecrow People; Mayor of Simpleton; Medley: Great Fire / Dear God / Big Day; Blue Beret; King For a Day. Acoustic Tour, plus interview.

May 24, 1989 (Z102 KPEZ 102.3 FM, Austin, TX, US)

Medley: Senses Working Overtime / Grass / Love On a Farmboy's Wages; Mayor of Simpleton; King for a Day. Acoustic Tour, plus interview.

May 24, 1989 (KDGE 94.5 FM, Gainesville/Dallas/Fort Worth, TX, US)

Blue Beret; Scarecrow People; The Mayor of Simpleton; Medley: Senses Working Overtime / Grass / Love On A Farmboy's Wages. Acoustic Tour, plus interview.

May 25, 1989 (Y95 KYNG? 94.9 FM, Dallas, TX, US)

Acoustic Tour, plus interview... unknown.

May 25, 1989 (Post Modern, MTV, US)

Scarecrow People; King for a Day. Acoustic Tour, plus interview.

May 26, 1989 (KLOL 101.1 FM, Houston, TX, US)

King for a Day; Mayor of Simpleton. Acoustic Tour, plus interview.

May 26, 1989 (KRBE 104.1 FM, Houston, TX, US)

Scarecrow People; Medley: Senses Working Overtime / Grass / Love on a Farmboy's Wages. Acoustic Tour, plus interview.

May 26, 1989 (KKBQ 92.9 FM, Pasadena, TX, US)

Acoustic Tour, plus interview... unknown.

May 29, 1989 (KROQ 106.7 FM, Los Angeles, CA, US)

Scarecrow People; Mayor of Simpleton; Medley: Senses Working Overtime / Grass / Love on a Farmboy's Wages; Blue Beret; Medley: Great Fire / Dear God / Big Day; King for a Day; Medley: One of the Millions / Pink Thing / Garden of Earthly Delights. Acoustic Tour, plus interview.

May 30, 1989 (KIIS 102.7 FM, Los Angeles, CA, US)

King for a Day. Acoustic Tour, plus interview.

May 30, 1989 (Live 105 KITS 105.3 FM, San Francisco, CA, US)

Generals and Majors. Acoustic Tour, plus interview.

May 31, 1989 (Q-107 CILQ 107.1 FM, Eastern Sound Studios, Toronto, CA)

Medley: Senses Working Overtime / Grass / Love On A Farmboy's Wages; Medley: Great Fire / Dear God / Big Day; Scarecrow People; Blue Beret. Acoustic Tour, plus interview.

June 11, 1989 (BBC Radio 1, UK)

June 30, 1989 (Letterman, NBC TV, US)

King for a Day. With David Letterman's band.

April, 1992 (Late Show, BBC, UK)

Books are Burning.

November 18, 1993 (The Bottom Line, NYC)

Dave Gregory performed & Andy hopped on stage and sang "Kaleidoscope" with Aimee Mann.