Official Showaddywaddy Web Site Gig Archive 1981

Notes:

* 05 Jan 1981 - Gig was originally due to take place on 11 Dec 1980, but rearranged for this date.
* 11 Jan 1981 - SWW had a gig listed at the same venue on 06 Dec 1980. 11 Jan may have been a new/rearranged date.
* 24 Feb 1981 - the band attended a presentation dinner for the 1980 British Rock & Pop Awards, run by BBC TV’s Nationwide, BBC Radio 1 and The Daily Mirror.
* 25 Feb 1981 - there is a gig listed for Winter Gardens, Malvern on this date, but this is believed to have been cancelled.
* 28 Feb 1981 - the band were due to play at Oasis Leisure Centre, Swindon, but local press reports the gig was cancelled 4 hours before it was due to start due to illness of band member Buddy Gask.
* May 1981 - the band were booked to appear at Warrington Festival which was taking place between 09-30 May. The date of Showaddywaddy’s appearance is unknown.
* 15 May 1981 - no gig as the band were recording at Pebble Mill Studios in Birmingham.
* Jun 1981 - newspapers reported that a sprained ankle for Malcolm Allured, sustained the previous weekend in a heavy landing of a hot air balloon, would not put the band’s run of shows in Caerphilly in jeopardy.
* 04 Sep 1981 - Showaddywaddy gave the last ever performance at the venue, for it closed on 05 Sep 1981, the last film shown being Herbie Goes Bananas. The venue reopened as Top Rank Bingo in Nov 1981 (later Mecca Bingo), before closing in July 2009. The building still stands as a Grade II listed building.
* The gigs of 30 Oct to 02 Nov, and 06 Nov were supported by Ground Control; 05 Nov was supported by The Idle Flowers.
* 03 Oct 1981 - band due to play at Royal Court, Liverpool - gig cancelled for reasons unknown.
* 05 Nov 1981 - Apollo Theatre, Oxford advertised as being the new name for the ‘New Theatre’.
* It’s Only Make Believe was in the set during 1981.