1978
Last Updated
11.06.07
Key: record releases in pink, gigs in blue, TV appearances in green, other in yellow.
Gig dates taken from press cuttings, ticket stubs and fan club sheets and may have been subject to change. Those marked as 'Confirmed' are known to be correct.
Items
marked
were added or amended on the last page update.
| Date | Event | Misc Info |
| 1 Jan 1978 | Captial Radio broadcast of Hammersmith Apollo gig of 9 Nov 1977 | |
| 20 Feb 1978 | Bailey's, Derby | |
| 21 Feb 1978 | Bailey's, Derby | |
| 22 Feb 1978 | Bailey's, Derby | |
| 10 Mar 1978 | 'I Wonder Why' released | |
| 3 Apr 1978 | Palladium, London | |
| 8 Apr 1978 | California Ballroom, Dunstable | |
| 9 Apr 1978 | Guildhall, Portsmouth | |
| 17 Apr 1978 | Colston Hall, Bristol | |
| 18 Apr 1978 | Castaways Club, Plymouth | |
| 22 Apr 1978 | Winter Gardens, Bournemouth | |
| 23 Apr 1978 | Guildhall, Preston | |
| 28 Apr 1978 | Civic Hall, Halifax | |
| 29 Apr 1978 | Commodore, Nottingham | |
| 30 Apr 1978 | Commodore, Nottingham | |
| 1 May 1978 | Fly to Denmark | SWW jet off to Denmark for a 3-gig mini-tour |
| 7 May 1978 | Odeon, Birmingham | |
| 8 May 1978 | Odeon, Birmingham | |
| 13 May 1978 | California Ballroom, Dunstable | Confirmed |
| 14 May 1978 | New Theatre, Oxford | |
| 15 May 1978 | Davenport Theatre, Stockport | |
| 20 May 1978 | Capital Theatre, Aberdeen | |
| 21 May 1978 | Usher Hall, Edinburgh | Confirmed
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| 22 May 1978 | Fiesta, Stockton | |
| 23 May 1978 | Empire Theatre, Sunderland | |
| 25 May 1978 | Apollo, Glasgow | |
| 26 May 1978 | City Hall, Newcastle | |
| 3 Jun 1978 | Opera House, Blackpool | |
| 4 Jun 1978 | Grand Theatre, Leeds | |
| 8 Jun 1978 | Congress Theatre, Eastbourne | |
| 9 Jun 1978 | Gaumont Theatre, Southampton | |
| 10 Jun 1978 | Gaumont Theatre, Southampton | |
| 16 Jun 1978 | 'A Little Bit Of Soap' released | |
| 17 Jun 1978 | Gables Farm, Old Airfield, nr. Stroud, Gloucestershire | On the A38 just off the M6! |
| 18 Jun 1978 | Civic Hall, Wolverhampton | |
| 24 Jun 1978 | Seaside Special, Torquay | Presume this is the recording later broadcast 4 Jul 1978 |
| 25 Jun 1978 | Palace Lido, Isle Of Man | |
| 29 Jun 1978 | Assembly Rooms, Derby | |
| 30 Jun 1978 | ABC, Peterborough | |
| 1 Jul 1978 | Gaumont Theatre, Ipswich | |
| 2 Jul 1978 | Theatre Royal, Norwich | |
| 4 Jul 1978 | Performed 'A Little Bit Of Soap' on Seaside Special (8.20pm) | Presume this was recorded 24 Jun 1978 (see above) |
| 9 Jul 1978 | Palace Lido, Isle Of Man | |
| 24 Jul 1978 | Night Out, Birmingham | |
| 25 Jul 1978 | Night Out, Birmingham | |
| 26 Jul 1978 | Night Out, Birmingham | |
| 27 Jul 1978 | Night Out, Birmingham | |
| 28 Jul 1978 | Night Out, Birmingham | |
| 29 Jul 1978 | Night Out, Birmingham | |
| 12 Sep 1978 | Jollees, Stoke | |
| 21 Sep 1978 | Fiesta, Sheffield | |
| 22 Sep 1978 | Fiesta, Sheffield | |
| 23 Sep 1978 | Fiesta, Sheffield | |
| 25 Sep 1978 | Wakefield Theatre Club, Wakefield | |
| 26 Sep 1978 | Wakefield Theatre Club, Wakefield | |
| 27 Sep 1978 | Wakefield Theatre Club, Wakefield | |
| 29 Sep 1978 | Wakefield Theatre Club, Wakefield | |
| 1 Oct 1978 | Southport Theatre | |
| 2 Oct 1978 | Civic Hall, Oldham | |
| 16 Oct 1978 | 'Pretty Little Angel Eyes' released | |
| 19 Oct 1978 | Performed 'Pretty Little Angel Eyes' on Top Of The Pops (7.20pm) | |
| 21 Oct 1978 | Performed 'Under The Moon Of Love' on Little & Large (8.30pm) | |
| 31 Oct 1978 | 'Pretty Little Angel Eyes' entered charts at number 28 | |
| 2 Nov 1978 | Performed 'Pretty Little Angel Eyes' on Top Of The Pops (7.20pm) | |
| 3 Nov 1978 | Performed 'Dancin' Party' & 'Pretty Little Angel Eyes' on Multi-Coloured Swap Shop (Friday, 9.30pm) | |
| 5 Nov 1978 | Calston Hall, Bristol | |
| 6 Nov 1978 | Swansea | |
| 7 Nov 1978 | Cardiff | |
| 8 Nov 1978 | Blighty's, Bolton | |
| 9 Nov 1978 | Blighty's, Bolton | |
| 10 Nov 1978 | Blighty's, Bolton | |
| 11 Nov 1978 | Blighty's, Bolton | |
| 13 Nov 1978 | Broadcast of the Royal Variety Performance (7.50pm) | Palladium, London |
| 16 Nov 1978 | Performed 'Pretty Little Angel Eyes' on Top Of The Pops | Repeat Performance |
| 16 Nov 1978 | New Theatre, Oxford | |
| 17 Nov 1978 | Rainbow, London | |
| 18 Nov 1978 | Winter Gardens, Bournemouth | Confirmed. (See pic below) |
| 24 Nov 1978 | 'Greatest Hits 1976-1978' released | Went Platinum |
| 30 Nov 1978 | Assembly Rooms, Derby | |
| 1 Dec 1978 | New Theatre, Coventry | Confirmed |
| 2 Dec 1978 | Apollo, Manchester | |
| 3 Dec 1978 | Empire, Sunderland | Not confirmed |
| 4 Dec 1978 | Town Hall, Middlesbrough | Not confirmed |
| 7 Dec 1978 | City Hall, Sheffield | |
| 8 Dec 1978 | Stoke | |
| 9 Dec 1978 | Empire Theatre, Liverpool | Not confirmed |
| 10 Dec 1978 | St Georges Hall, Bradford | Not confirmed |
| 16 Dec 1978 | Civic Theatre, Halifax | |
| 17 Dec 1978 | Royal Hall, Harrogate | |
| 18 Dec 1978 | Odeon, Birmingham | |
| 19 Dec 1978 | De Montfort Hall, Leicester | |
| 25 Dec 1978 | Performed 'I Wonder Why' on Top Of The Pops |
