1986
August
| |4 | Club Avocado, Jericho Tavern, Oxford, England [supported by The Yellow Blue Roof Men] |
1987
| .. | Jericho Tavern, Oxford, England |
| .. | Old Fire Station, Oxford, England [supported by Illiterate Hands] |
pre-1991
[variable format band, including three saxophone brass section. pump it up was an encore favourite]
| .. | [1988] [The Exeter Event] Exeter College, Oxford, England [supporting the Icicle Works] |
| .. | [summer 1988] London School of Economics, England |
| .. | ["couple of gigs"] Cambridge, England [where Colin was ENTS at Peterhouse College] |
| .. | The Rock Garden, Covent Garden, London, England |
| .. | [? 1990-09] Union Street Studio, Oxford - 15 track demo (um, demo #0) |
| .. / jerusalem / everybody lies through their teeth / the chains / rattlesnake / .. |
1991
[On A Friday played "around 8 gigs" during 1991 and recorded several demos]
| .. | Oxford Polytechnic (Brookes University), Oxford, England |
April
| ..[?] | The Dungeon Studio, Oxford - demo #1 |
| what is that you say ? / stop whispering / give it up |
July
| 22 | Hollybush Inn [later Walter Mittys], Osney, Oxford, England |
August
| .. | Jericho Tavern, Oxford, England |
[? unknown]
| .. | [Open Air Festival] Oxford Park, Oxford, England |
| .. | Moles, Bath, England [supported by Money For Jam] |
| .. | Banbury, England |
October
| ..[?] | Courtyard Studios, Sutton Courtney - demo#2 |
| i can't / nothing touches me / thinking about you / phillipa chicken / you | |
| ..[?] | Jericho Tavern, Oxford, England |
November
| ..[?] | Jericho Tavern, Oxford, England |
| |..[?] | [Unknown venue/date] [Thom mentions the Manic Hedgehog cassette] |
| | | [unknown song] / you / i can't / stop whispering / million dollar question / what is that you see? / thinking about you [thanks james ross / ken ko] |
December
| ..[?] | Jericho Tavern, Oxford, England [local bands 'covers' night] |
| .. / money / rhinestone cowboy / hooked on classics / .. | |
| 21 | On A Friday sign to Parlophone |
1992
February
| .. | The Venue [Old Co-op], Oxford, England [supporting The Candyskins] |
| .. / stop whispering / .. / nothing touches me |
March
| 2 | [? see 21-Dec-91] On A Friday sign to Parlophone |
| ..[?] | Venue [later The Zodiac], Oxford, England |
| .. / prove yourself / thinking about you / i cant / phillipa chicken / .. |
| .. | On A Friday change their name to Radiohead |
1992
March
| 27 | The Venue, New Cross, London, England [supporting God Machine and Catherine Wheel] |
[Drill Tour - 28th April to 24th June 1992; supporting in turn Catherine Wheel, Machine Gun Feedback, The Sultans of Ping and Dr. And The Medics]
April
| 28[?] | .. |
| : |
May
| 1 | Forum, Barrow-in-Furness, England |
| 3 | Barrel Organ, Birmingham, England |
| 4 | [Drill EP released in the UK] |
| 7 | Teeside University, Middlesbrough, England |
| 8 | King Tut's Wah Wah Hut, Glasgow, Scotland |
| 9 | Warwick University, Coventry, England |
| 12 | Old Trout, Windsor, England |
| 13 | Islington Powerhaus, London, England |
| 15 | Duchess of York, Leeds, England |
| 16 | Sussex University, Brighton, England |
| 18 | Wheatsheaf, Stoke, England |
| 19 | Central London Polytechnic (University of Westminster), London, England |
| 20 | Rip Club, Portsmouth, England |
| 22 | After Dark, Reading, England |
| 23 | Middlesex Polytechnic (Middlesex University), North London, England |
| 27 | Imperial, Brighton, England |
| 28 | Mean Fiddler, London, England |
| 29 | Moles, Bath, England |
| 30 | Princess Charlotte, Leicester, England |
| 31 | Adelphi, Hull, England |
June
| 4 | Loughborough University, Loughborough, England |
| 5 | JB's, Dudley, England |
| 6 | Venue, Oxford, England |
| 8 | Wherehouse, Derby, England |
| 9 | Boardwalk, Manchester, England |
| 10 | Tivoli, Buckley, England |
| 11 | Cotton Club, Tring, England |
| 13 | BBC Radio 1, Evening Session, England |
| prove yourself / creep / i can't / nothing touches me [rebroadcast 7/2000] | |
| : | |
| 24[?] | .. |
[Pablo Honey recorded "in 3 weeks" sometime in the following months]
[Creep Tour - 29th August to 17th October 1992; supporting The Frank and Walters]
August
| 29 | Moles, Bath, England |
September
| 1 | Camden Underworld, London, England |
| 5 | Venue, Oxford, England |
| 11 | Mean Fiddler, London, England |
| 12 | Manchester University, Manchester, England |
| 13 | Town & Country Club, London, England |
| 16 | Boardwalk, Manchester, England |
| 19 | Venue, Oxford, England |
| 20 | East Wing Centre, Brighton, England |
| 21 | [Creep released in the UK] |
| 21 | Waterfront, Norwich, England |
| 22 | Roadmender [Irish Centre], Northampton, England |
| 24 | Krazy House, Liverpool, England |
| 25 | Venue, Edinburgh, Scotland |
| 26 | King Tut's Wah Wah Hut, Glasgow, Scotland |
| 28 | Riverside, Newcastle, England |
| 29 | Leeds Metropolitan University, Leeds, England |
October
| 4 | Sheffield University, Sheffield, England |
| 5 | Wherehouse, Derby, England |
| 6 | Arena, Peterborough, England |
| 7 | Edwards No. 8, Birmingham, England |
| 9 | The Astoria, London, England |
| 10 | Bristol University, Bristol, England |
| 12 | Kent University, Canterbury, England |
| 15 | 21 South Street, Reading, England |
| 17 | Junction, Cambridge, England |
[Creep Autumn Tour 21st October to 4th December 1992; supporting Kingmaker]
| 21 | Wheatsheaf, Stoke, England |
| 22 | Y Club, Chelmsford, England |
| 23 | Middlesex University, North London, Middlesex, England |
| 24 | Sussex University, Brighton, England |
| 26 | Holloways, Edham, England |
| 27 | Duchess of York, Leeds, England |
| 28 | Fleece & Firkin, Bristol, England |
| 29 | Joy Club, Chesham, England |
| 30 | Cavern, Exeter, England |
| 31 | Princess Charlotte, Leicester, England |
November
| 1 | Surrey University, Guildford, England |
| 2 | Sheffield University, Sheffield, England |
| 4 | King Tut's Wah Wah Hut, Glasgow, Scotland |
| 5 | Adelphi, Hull, England |
| 7 | Venue, Oxford, England |
| 9 | Trent University, Nottingham, England |
| 10 | Moles, Bath, England |
| 12 | Oral Surgery, St. Albans, England |
| 13 | Islington Powerhaus, London, England |
| 14 | Warwick University, Coventry, England |
| 18 | Warehouse, Plymouth, England |
| .. / creep / how do you? / .. | |
| : |
December
| : | |
| 4[?] | .. |
[Anyone Can Play Guitar Tour - 13th January to 21st February 1993]
January
| 13 | Royal Hospital College, Egham, England |
| 14 | University of London Union, London, England |
| 15 | Guild Hall Arts Centre, Gloucester, England |
| 22 | JB's, Dudley, England |
| 25 | [original release date for Anyone Can Play Guitar] |
| 26 | Expose Club, Canterbury, England |
| 28 | Y Club, Chelmsford, England |
| 29 | Arts Centre, Litchfield, England |
| 30 | Kingston University, London, England |
February
| 3 | Wheatsheaf, Stoke, England |
| 4 | Loughborough University, Loughborough, England |
| 5 | Princess Charlotte, Leicester, England |
| 6 | Warwick University, Coventry, England |
| 8 | [Anyone Can Play Guitar released in the UK] |
| 10 | Tivoli, Buckley, England |
| 11 | Signal Radio Session, Cheshire, England [acoustic session; thom, jonny, ed, studio café, Disley - except, 'nice dream' and 'stupid car'; thom only at signal radio, Stockport] |
| ripcord / banana co. / banana co. [#2] / pop is dead / vegetable / the bends / how can you be sure ? / ripcord [#2] / nice dream [diff. lyric] / stupid car [1 track released commercially] | |
| 11 | Oral Surgery [? Marlborough Club], St. Albans, England |
| 12 | Market Tavern, Kidderminster, ENgland |
| 13 | After Dark, Reading, England |
| 15 | Trent University, Nottingham, England |
| 16 | Richmond, Brighton, England |
| 17 | Fleece & Firkin, Bristol, England |
| 18 | Joiner's Arms, Southampton, England |
| the bends / prove yourself / you / vegetable / creep / ripcord / lurgee / anyone can play guitar / pop is dead / blow out / how do you? | |
| 19 | Cavern, Exeter, England |
| 20 | Venue, Oxford, England |
[Pablo Honey Tour 22nd February to 5th March 1993]
| 22 | [Pablo Honey released] |
| 22 | Sheffield University, Sheffield, England |
| 23 | Black Session, Paris, France |
| the bends / prove yourself / you / vegetable / creep / lurgee / ripcord / rhinestone cowboy / stop whispering / anyone can play guitar / pop is dead / [interview] / blow out [3 tracks released commercially in France] | |
| 24 | Manchester University [? Boardwalk], Manchester, England |
| 25 | Adelphi, Hull, England |
| 27 | Rics [? Dug Out], Greenock, Scotland |
| 28 | King Tut's Wah Wah Hut, Glasgow, Scotland |
March
| 1 | Duchess of York, Leeds, England |
| 2 | Market Tavern, Kidderminster, England |
| 3 | Pink Toothbrush, Rayleigh, ENgland |
| 4 | Camden Underworld, London, England |
| 5 | Glamorgan University, Pontypridd, Mid-Glamorgan, Wales |
| 14 | Town & Country Club, London, England [supporting Belly] |
| .. / creep / ripcord / .. [2 tracks released commercially] | |
| .. | [Chipping Norton Studios to record Pop Is Dead] |
[3 dates in Tel Aviv, Israel]
| 30 | [interview: thom and colin, radio broadcast] |
| 31 | Tel Aviv, Israel |
April
| 1 | Tel Aviv, Israel |
| 2 | Tel Aviv, Israel [radio broadcast] |
[Pop Is Dead Tour 26th April to 15th May 1993][support acts Strangelove and Superstar]
| 26[?] | .. |
| 29 | .., Cardiff, Wales |
| 30 | Wulfrun Hall, Wolverhampton, England |
May
| 1 | Trent University, Nottingham, England |
| 2 | Hallam University, Sheffield, England |
| 3 | [Pop Is Dead released in the UK] |
| 4 | King Tut's Wah Wah Hut, Glasgow, Scotland |
| you / prove yourself / inside my head / vegetable / creep / lurgee / ripcord / how do you? / banana co. / faithless, the wonder boy / anyone can play guitar / thinking about you / the bends / million $ question / stop whispering / blow out | |
| 5 | Bevrijdingspop Festival, Haarlemhout, Haarlem, Netherlands [60,000 audience] |
| you / ripcord / prove yourself / vegetable / creep / lurgee / banana co. / the bends / anyone can play guitar / pop is dead [FM broadcast] | |
| 6 | Leicester University, Leicester, England |
| 7 | Leeds University, Leeds, England |
| 8 | Manchester University, Manchester, England |
| 9 | Riverside, Newcastle, England |
| 10 | [original release date for Pop Is Dead] |
| 10 | Bristol University, Bristol, England |
| 12 | University of London Union, London, England [capacity crowd] |
| 14 | Rock Garden, Dublin, Ireland |
| 15 | Conor Hall, Belfast, N.Ireland |
| ..[?] | On The Edge, Syndicated Radio Show [thom and jonny interview + thom acoustic;] |
| bullet proof / killer cars / banana co. / yes i am [FM syndicated broadcast, various shows] |
[European Tour June 1993]
June
| 2 | Ĺrhus, Denmark |
| 3 | Copenhagen, Denmark |
| 4 | Magasinet, Goteburg, Sweden |
| you / prove yourself / the bends / vegetable / creep / lurgee / ripcord / how do you? / million $ question / banana co. / faithless, the wonder boy / permanent daylight / pop is dead / blow out | |
| 5 | Lund Festival, Gothenburg, Sweden |
| 5 | Fagersta Festival, Gothenburg, Sweden |
| you / prove yourself / the bends / million $ question / creep / lurgee / ripcord / how do you? / banana co. / faithless, the wonder boy / vegetable / anyone can play guitar / pop is dead | |
| 8 | Vereeniging, Nijmergen, Netherlands |
| 9 | Tivoli Gardens, Utrect, Netherlands |
| 10 | Paard, Den Haag, Netherlands |
| 11 | Velsen, Netherlands |
| 12 | Beakestijnpop Festival, Amsterdam, Netherlands |
| 12 | Melkweg, Amsterdam, Netherlands |
| 13 | Nighttown, Rotterdam, Netherlands |
| 14 | Paris, France [in-store performance] |
| 15 | FNAC Auditorium, Nancy, France [in-store performance, acoustic set] |
| thinking about you(cut) / bullet proof / stop whispering / lozenge of love / faithless, the wonderboy / you | |
| 15 | Cine 3000 Maxeville, Nancy, France |
| you / prove yourself / the bends / vegetable / creep / lurgee / ripcord / how do you? / banana co. / faithless, the wonderboy / inside my head / permanent daylight / anyone can play guitar / pop is dead / killer cars / million dollar question / blow out / thinking about you | |
| 16 | Lyon, France |
| 17 | Montpelier, France |
| 18 | Bordeaux, France [in-store performance] |
| 19 | Rennes, France [in-store performance] |
| 19 | Rennes, France |
| 20 | Passage Du Nord-Ouest, Paris, France |
| you / prove yourself / the bends / vegetable / creep / lurgee / ripcord / how do you / faithless, the wonderboy / banana co. / inside my head / stop whispering / permanent daylight [w/o lyrics] / anyone can play guitar / pop is dead / thinking about you / killer cars / blow out / rhinestone cowboy |
[North American Tour 22nd June to 24th July 1993]
| 22 | Venus de Milo, Boston, MA |
| 23 | Theatre of Living Arts, Philadelphia, PA |
| 24 | CBGB's, New York, NY |
| 2.[?] | Arsenio Hall Show, Hollywood, CA |
| creep | |
| 2.[?] | Late Night With Conan OBrien, New York, NY |
| creep | |
| 26 | The Academy, New York, NY [supporting PJ Harvey] |
| 28 | 9:30 Club, Washington D.C. |
| 30 | Metro, Chicago, IL |
| you / prove yourself / the bends / vegetable / creep / lurgee / ripcord / faithless, the wonder boy / how do you ? / stop whispering / inside my head / anyone can play guitar / pop is dead / banana co. / killer cars [incomplete setlist][part broadcast on JBTV, includes interview with jonny and colin][5 tracks released commercially] |
July
| 1 | St. Andrew's Hall, Detroit, MI |
| 2 | EdgeFest '93, Ontario Forum, Toronto, Ontario, Canada [supporting: Ned's Atomic Dustbin] |
| .. | MTV Beachouse |
| creep / anyone can play guitar | |
| 5 | DV8, Salt Lake City, UT |
| 6 | RKCNDY, Seattle, WA |
| 7 | Portland, OR |
| 9 | Vancouver, British Columbia |
| 11 | Live 105 Free Show, Justin Herman Plaza, San Francisco, CA [thom acoustic;] |
| sing a song for you / thinking about you / killer cars / creep | |
| 11 | Slims, San Francisco, CA |
| 12 | The Whisky-A-Go-Go, Hollywood, CA |
| you / the bends / vegetable / creep / ripcord / stop whispering / pop is dead / thinking about you / faithless, the wonder boy / blow out [FM broadcast] | |
| 13 | KROQ, Los Angeles, CA |
| creep [acoustic] [commercially released] | |
| 13 | The Palladium, Hollywood, CA [supporting PJ Harvey] |
| 14 | Los Angeles, CA |
| 15 | Los Angeles, CA |
| 16 | [w.a.s.t.e.#2 mentioned the band playing the Phoenix Festival in the UK on this day] |
| 16 | San Diego, CA |
| you / prove yourself / the bends / vegetable / creep / lurgee / ripcord / faithless, the wonderboy / banana co. / stop whispering / inside my head / anyone can play guitar / pop is dead / thinking about you [acoustic] / blow out | |
| 1.[?] | Phoenix, AZ |
| 1.[?] | Boulder, CO |
| 1.[?] | Dallas, TX |
| : | |
| 24[?] |
[European Festivals August 1993]
August
| 15 | Markt Rock Festival, Dronten, Belgium |
| 21 | Waterpop, Wateringen, Netherlands |
| the bends / prove yourself / you / vegetable / creep / lurgee / ripcord / i can't / banana co. / inside my head / anyone can play guitar / blow out | |
| 22 | Sjock Festival, Gierle, Belgium |
| 25 | [band pull out of Reading Festival - thom had a throat infection] |
| 28 | Venue, Oxford, England |
| the bends / prove yourself / you / vegetable / creep / lurgee / yes I am / stop whispering / ripcord / inside my head / anyone can play guitar / pop is dead / killer cars / banana co. / faithless, the wonderboy |
September
| 1 | The Garage, London, England [possible a co-headlining gig with Belly] |
| the bends / prove yourself / you / vegetable / creep / lurgee / yes i am / banana co. / faithless, the wonder boy / ripcord / anyone can play guitar / pop is dead / stop whispering / blow out | |
| 3 | Barrowlands, Glasgow, Scotland [co-headlining gig with Blur] |
| prove yourself / creep / yes i am / ripcord / banana co. / anyone can play guitar / pop is dead [FM broadcast] | |
| 13 | [Creep is re-released in the UK] |
[North American Fall Tour]
[joint tour with Belly "thom and tanya finishing each night with untogether"]
[followed by support slot for Tears For Fears messiaen played as the band enter the stage]
| 17 | |Rockefellers West, Houston, TX |
| 18 | |Bomb Factory, Dallas, TX |
| 19 | |The Terrace, Austin, TX |
| 21 | |The Florida Theatre, Gainesville, FL |
| 22 | Jannus Landing, St. Petersburg, FL |
| 23 | |Cameo Theatre, Miami Beach, FL |
| 24 | |Visage, Orlando, FL |
| 25 | Masquerade Music Park, Atlanta, GA |
| 27 | |40 Watt Club, Athens, GA [replaced cancelled out-door date at Legion Field, University of Georgia] |
| 28 | |The Underground Annex, Charlotte, NC |
| 30 | |Boathouse, Norfolk, VA |
October
| 1 | |Ritchie Coliseum, University of Maryland, College Park, MD |
| 2 | |Carpenter Sports Building, University of Delaware, Newark, DE |
| 3 | |College Avenue Gymnasium, Rutgers University, New Brunswick, NJ |
| 5 | |Student Union Ballroom, University of Massachusetts, Amherst, MA |
| 6 | |Lupos Heartbreak Hotel [?Baby Head], Providence, RI |
| 8 | |Avalon Ballroom, Boston, MA |
| 9 | Roseland Ballroom, New York, NY [4500 crowd][? thom joins Belly to sing untogether] |
| 10 | |Trocadero, Philadelphia, PA |
| 11 | |Metropol, Pittsburgh, PA |
| you / prove yourself / the bends / vegetable / creep / yes i am / stop whispering / banana co. / lurgee / ripcord / anyone can play guitar / pop is dead / inside my head | |
| 13 | |State Theatre, Detroit, MI |
| 14 | |Varsity Theatre, Marquette University, Milwaukee, WI |
| 15 | Chicago, IL [in-store acoustic performance] |
| 15 | Riviera Theatre, Chicago, IL |
| 16 | |Duke Ellington Ballroom, Northern Illinois University, Dekalb, IL |
| 17 | |The American Theatre, St. Louis, MO |
| [? "phil and jonny join Belly to play tomorrow never knows whilst colin takes photos from the crowd"] | |
| 19 | |Glenn Miller Ballroom, University of Colorado Memorial Center, Boulder, CO |
| 21 | |The Grind, Phoenix, AZ |
| 22 | The Palace Theater, Hollywood, CA |
| you / prove yourself / the bends / yes i am / vegetable / creep / ripcord / pop is dead / inside my head / anyone can play guitar / stop whispering / thinking about you / blow out | |
| 24 | |The Warfield, San Francisco, CA |
| ..[?] | The Aladdin, Las Vegas, NV |
| 26 | Vancouver, British Columbia |
| .. | Calgary, Alberta |
November
| 1 | RPM Club, Warehouse, Toronto, Ontario [supported by Crash Vegas] |
| the bends / prove yourself / you / yes i am / vegetable / creep / ripcord / nice dream / pop is dead / inside my head / anyone can play guitar / stop whispering / thinking about you / banana co. / blow out | |
| 2 | Musique Plus, Montreal, Quebec |
| [interview with thom and jonny + thom solo;]["three headed"] street spirit [different lyrics] |
[European Tour 11th November to 13th December 1993][supporting James]
| 11 | Markthalle, Hamburg, Germany |
| 12 | Music Hall, Cologne, Germany |
| 13 | Music Hall, Frankfurt, Germany |
| 15 | Charthalle, Munich, Germany |
| 16 | Montjoye, Besancon, France |
| 18 | Le Confluant, Toulouse, France |
| 19 | Theatre du Moulin, Marseille, France |
| 20 | Salle de Lignon, Geneva, Switzerland |
| the bends / prove yourself / you / yes i am / vegetable / creep / ripcord / banana co. / pop is dead [phil collins is a tory wanker lyric] / anyone can play guitar / blow out [? FM broadcast] | |
| 22 | Transbordeur, Lyon, France |
| 23 | Casino de Paris, France |
| the bends / prove yourself / you / yes i am / vegetable / creep / banana co. / pop is dead / anyone can play guitar / stop whispering | |
| 25 | Zeleste, Barcelona, Spain |
| 26 | Madrid, Spain [? not referenced on James web sites] |
| 27 | Pavilhao dos Belenenses, Lisbon, Portugal [6000 crowd] |
| 28 | Colisea do Porto, Oporto, Portugal |
December
| 1 | Barrowlands, Glasgow, Scotland |
| 2 | Barbican Centre, York [? date possibly re-arranged] |
| 4 | GMEX, Manchester, England |
| 5 | Civic Centre, Wolverhampton, England |
| 7 | Assembly Rooms, Derby, England |
| 8 | Leisure Centre, Gloucester, England |
| 9 | Brixton Academy, London, England [dedicated to Phil Hall] |
| the bends / prove yourself / nice dream / vegetable / creep / ripcord / banana co. / pop is dead / faithless, the wonderboy / anyone can play guitar / stop whispering | |
| 11 | Guildhall, Portsmouth, England |
| the bends / prove yourself / you / nice dream / vegetable / creep / ripcord / banana co. / faithless, the wonderboy / pop is dead / anyone can play guitar / stop whispering | |
| 12 | UEA, Norwich, England |
| 13 | NewportCentre, Newport, Wales |
[the start of the year spent rehearsing and recording The Bends under the working title "Mint"]
February
| 21 | Royal Berks Social Club, Reading, Berks [the band appeared as "Faithless and the Wonderboys" for "Tims 30th Birthday"] |
| maquiladora / bones / fake plastic trees / the trickster / nice dream / killer cars / sulk / just / the bends / my iron lung / anyone can play guitar /prove yourself / creep | |
| 28 | [RAK Studios, St. Johns Wood, London first day of recording for The Bends] [these "difficult" sessions stretch into March and April] |
[World Tour - May/June 1994]
May
| .. | [original release date for My Iron Lung] |
| .. | [3 days rehearsal in Seville as a warm-up] |
| 7 | El Muelle de las Delicias, Seville, Spain |
| 9 | Barcelona, Spain |
| 10 | Madrid, Spain |
| 12 | Alanbro, Italy |
| 13 | Vidia Club, Cesena, Italy |
| you / bones / ripcord / black star / creep / the bends / my iron lung / prove yourself / maquiladora / vegetable / just [incomplete setlist] | |
| 14 | Biella, Italy [cancelled] |
| 15 | Firenze, Italy |
| 18 | Zurich, Switzerland |
| 19 | Lucerne, Switzerland |
| 20 | Lausanne, Switzerland |
| 21 | Rock In Riem Festival, Munich, Germany |
| 22 | Rock Am Ring Festival, Koln, Germany |
| you / bones / ripcord / black star / creep / the bends / my iron lung / just / anyone can play guitar / blow out |
[support act The Julie Dolphin (for the rest of May / June)]
| 25 | Manchester University, Manchester, England |
| 26 | Wulfrun Hall, Wolverhampton, England |
| 27 | The Astoria, London, England |
| you / bones / ripcord / black star / creep / the bends / my iron lung / prove yourself / maquiladora / vegetable / fake plastic trees / just / stop whispering / anyone can play guitar / street spirit / pop is dead / blow out [commercial video release][4 tracks released commercially][my iron lung with re-recorded vocals appears on The Bends] |
June
| 4 | Tokyo, Japan |
| 6 | Osaka, Japan |
| 7 | Nagoya, Japan |
| 8 | Club Citta, Kawasaki, Japan |
| you / bones / ripcord / black star / creep / the bends / my iron lung / prove yourself / yes i am / vegetable / faithless, the wonder boy / just / stop whispering / anyone can play guitar / e1; thinking about you / banana co. / pop is dead / e2; inside my head / blow out [concert was filmed] | |
| 9 | Tokyo, Japan |
| [? same setlist as previous day] | |
| 12 | Hong Kong, China |
| 14 | Metropolis, Perth, Australia |
| 15 | Lennies, Adelaide, Australia |
| 16 | The Palace, Melbourne, Australia |
| 17 | The Roxy, Brisbane, Australia |
| 18 | Selinas, Sydney, Australia |
| 20 | Sydney, Australia |
| 22 | Auckland, New Zealand |
| 26 | Glastonbury Festival, Glastonbury, England |
| you / bones / ripcord / creep / my iron lung / prove yourself / the bends / pop is dead / just / stop whispering / anyone can play guitar / maquiladora / blow out [1 track released commercially] |
July
| 2 | Roskilde Festival, Denmark |
| 16 | [The Manor, Oxfordshire, England further recording for The Bends] |
| 30 | [end of sessions at The Manor] |
August
| 10 | Shepherds Bush Empire, London, England |
| bones / you / prove yourself / just / banana co. / ripcord / permanent daylight / creep / my iron lung / vegetable / punchdrunk lovesick singalong / maquiladora / pop is dead / stop whispering / anyone can play guitar / fake plastic trees / the bends / street spirit / inside my head / blow out | |
| 23 | Sopot Festival, Poland |
| 25 | Guild Hall Arts Centre, Gloucester, England |
| 27 | Reading Festival, Reading, England |
| .. / bones / you / ripcord / creep / my iron lung / prove yourself / the bends / inside my head / maquiladora / just / pop is dead / anyone can play guitar |
September
| 14 | Radio 1, Evening Session, England |
| bones / just / maquiladora / street spirit [2 tracks released commercially] | |
| 23 | Abingdon Old Gaol, Abingdon [Rwanda benefit show] |
[My Iron Lung Tour September/October 1994]
| 26 | [My Iron Lung released in the UK] |
| 27 | The Garage, Glasgow, Scotland |
| 28 | Newcastle University, Newcastle, England |
| 29 | Leeds University, Leeds, England |
| 30 | Sheffield University, Sheffield, England |
October
| 2 | De Montfort Hall, Leicester, England |
| 3 | Junction, Cambridge, England |
| 4 | Pyramid, Portsmouth, England |
| 6 | Lemon Grove, Exeter, England |
| 7 | East Wing Centre, Brighton, England |
| 8 | Shepherds Bush Empire, London, England |
| bones / you / prove yourself / just / banana co. / ripcord / permanent daylight / creep / my iron lung / vegetable / punchdrunk lovesick singalong / maquiladora / pop is dead / stop whispering / anyone can play guitar / fake plastic trees / the bends / street spirit / inside my head / blow out | |
| 14 | Bangkok, Thailand [4000 crowd] |
| 15 | Bangkok, Thailand [4000 crowd] |
[Mexican Tour 19th to 29th October 1994]
[8 dates, including Mexico City and Guadalajara][2 record store signings]
| 19 | .. |
| : | |
| 29 | .. |
November
| ..[?] | MTV Latino, Miami, Fla |
| [thom and jonny acoustic;] [interview] creep / my iron lung / street spirit | |
| 2 | Mercury Lounge, New York, NY [thom and jonny acoustic set] |
| 4 | Los Angeles, CA [thom and jonny acoustic set] |
December
| 2 | Melkweg, Amsterdam, Netherlands |
| the bends / you / prove yourself / permanent daylight / vegetable / just / punchdrunk lovesick singalong / creep / my iron lung / inside my head / stop whispering / anyone can play guitar / bones / street spirit / blow out [4 tracks released commercially in the Netherlands] | |
| 6 | Boston, MA |
| [thom and jonny acoustic set;] my iron lung / street spirit / banana co. / lozenge of love / black star / fake plastic trees / high & dry / bullet proof / nice dream / you | |
| 13 | WDRE Xmas Show, Beacon Theatre, New York, NY |
| [thom and jonny acoustic set;] my iron lung / street spirit / fake plastic trees / you | |
| ..[?] | [? Philadelphia, PA] |
| 17 | Exhibition Hall, Seattle, WA |
| [thom and jonny acoustic set;] my iron lung / street spirit / high & dry / nice dream / lozenge of love / creep / [part electric][thom and tanya donelly;] fake plastic trees |
| .. | The Railway, Vancouver, BC, Canada |
| .. | University of California, Riverside, CA |
February
| 10 | Lomax, Liverpool, England [secret warm-up gig] |
| prove yourself / creep / blow out / you + 9 tracks from The Bends | |
| 12 | Apollo, Oxford, England [support act Supergrass] |
| 14 | La Belle Angel, Edinburgh, Scotland [thom and jonny acoustic set] |
| 15 | Sheffield, England [thom and jonny acoustic set][? cancelled] |
| 16 | The Eves Club, London, England [thom and jonny acoustic set] |
| my iron lung / banana co. / nice dream / high & dry / bullet proof / lozenge of love / fake plastic trees / street spirit / you [3 tracks released commercially] | |
| 17 | Leicester, England [thom and jonny acoustic set] |
| 21 | Black Session, Paris, Francethe bends / just / anyone can play guitar / bones / high & dry / fake plastic trees / street spirit / you / planet telex / union city blue / creep / my iron lung / banana co. / prove yourself [FM broadcast (bones / high & dry part only)] |
| 25 | The Apollo, Oxford, England |
| 27 | [High & Dry released in the UK] |
| 27 | 2 Meter Session, Bullet Sound Studio, Nederhorst den Berg, Netherlands [sessie #493] |
| anyone can play guitar / bones / street spirit / just / my iron lung / high & dry / fake plastic trees [5 tracks released commercially in the Netherlands] |
[The Bends Tour - 9th to 24th March 1995]
March
| 9 | University Great Hall, Cardiff, Wales |
| 10 | Bristol University, Bristol, England |
| 11 | City Hall, Truro, England |
| 13 | [The Bends released in the UK] |
| 13 | Civic Hall, Wolverhampton, England |
| 14 | Hallam University, Sheffield, England |
| the bends / just / anyone can play guitar / bones / permanent daylight / high & dry / black star / prove yourself / stop whispering / vegetable / fake plastic trees / blow out / creep / my iron lung / you / banana co. / street spirit / ripcord | |
| 15 | Lemon Tree, Aberdeen, Scotland |
| 16 | The Garage, Glasgow, Scotland |
| 18 | The Crypt, University of Central Lancashire, Preston, England |
| 19 | Town Hall, Middlesborough, England |
| 20 | Manchester University, Manchester, England |
| 22 | Waterfront, Norwich, England |
| 23 | Roadmender, Northampton, England |
| 24 | The Forum, Kentish Town, London, England |