Below is complete list of all gigs by Blitzkrieg Bop, including the two re-union gigs in 1994. The band went on as Adamanta Chubb in the first sets of the first 4 gigs. After that they usually only played one set. Complete song lists are given except for the Coatham Bowl gig on 8th December 1978, which only has a partial list.
The information given is as follows:- Date, Venue, Support band(s) or band(s) supported, Set list, Estimated attendance, Audience Reaction & Performance (1=very good, 2=OK, 3=crap), Line-up of band (See list below)
BLITZKRIEG BOP LINE-UPS
NO.1:- JOHN HODGSON (BLANK FRANK) - VOCALS/KEYBOARDS
DAMIAN ‘DIMMER’ BLACKWELL (TELLY SETT) - LEAD GUITAR
ANNE HODGSON (GLORIA) - RHYTHM GUITAR
MICK HYLTON (MICK SICK) - BASS GUITAR
ALAN CORNFORTH (NICKY KNOXX) - DRUMS
Line-up for gigs 1 to 6. Dimmer’s stage name for gigs 1 to 3 was Fred Fret. Anne’s stage name was originally Pat Pussy, but was changed to Gloria before the first gig.
NO.2:- JOHN HODGSON - VOCALS/KEYBOARDS
ANNE HODGSON - GUITAR
MICK HYLTON - BASS GUITAR
ALAN CORNFORTH - DRUMS
Line-up for gigs 7 to 20.
NO.3:- JOHN HODGSON - VOCALS/KEYBOARDS
RAY RADFORD (RAY GUNN) - GUITAR
MICK HYLTON - BASS GUITAR
ALAN CORNFORTH - DRUMS
Line-up for gigs 21 to 51.
NO.4:- JOHN HODGSON - VOCALS/KEYBOARDS
MICKY DUNN (BERT PRESLEY) - GUITAR
MICK HYLTON - BASS GUITAR
ALAN CORNFORTH - DRUMS
Line-up for gigs 52 to 61.
NO.5:- JOHN HODGSON - VOCALS/KEYBOARDS
MICKY DUNN - GUITAR
GRAHAM MOSES (KID MOSES) - BASS GUITAR
ALAN CORNFORTH - DRUMS
Line-up for gigs 62 - 67. (nb: PETE COLLINS stood in for ALAN CORNFORTH for GIG 64)
NO.6:- JOHN HODGSON - VOCALS
GRAHAM MOSES - RHYTHM GUITAR
DAVE ALLEN - LEAD GUITAR
NICK LONGSTAFF - BASS GUITAR
SPIDER - DRUMS
Line-up for gigs 68 - 69.
NO.7:- JOHN HODGSON - VOCALS/KEYBOARDS
GRAHAM MOSES - BASS GUITAR
RAY RADFORD - GUITAR
MICKY DUNN - GUITAR
SPIDER - DRUMS
Line-up for gig 70
GIG 1
7th May 1977 - ORMESBY YOUTH CLUB, MIDDLESBROUGH
Set: (1st half as ADAMANTA CHUBB) do the strand/the knife/AC (rock and roll band)/child in time/virginia plain/fog on the tyne/sad sadistic sorrow/hanging around
2nd half: caroline/blitzkrieg bop/the kids are alright/teenage depression/I remember you/heart of the city/sniffin’ glue/1977/gloria/london lady/beat on the brat/white riot/bugger off
attendance: 200/reaction 2/performance 2/line-up 1
GIG 2
8th May 1977 - SPEEDWAY HOTEL, MIDDLESBROUGH (4)
Set: (1st half as ADAMANTA CHUBB) the knife/virginia plain/AC (rock and roll band)/child in time/do the strand/sad sadistic sorrow/fog on the tyne/palooka/hanging around
2nd half: caroline/the kids are alright/blitzkrieg bop/1977/I remember you/heart of the city/sniffin’ glue/teenage depression/london lady/intro. of band/gloria/beat on the brat/white riot/bugger off
encores: london lady/bugger off
attendance: 100/reaction 1/performance 1/line-up 1
GIG 3
15th May 1977 - SPEEDWAY HOTEL, MIDDLESBROUGH (5)
Set: (1st half as ADAMANTA CHUBB) do the strand/sad sadistic sorrow/child in time/the old man/fog on the tyne/AC (rock and roll band)/hatred lost…love won/virginia plain/palooka/hanging around
2nd half: sniffin’ glue/teenage depression/beat on the brat/I remember you/the kids are alright/suzy is a headbanger/9 till 5/london lady/1977/heart of the city/blitzkrieg bop/batman theme/white riot/gloria/bugger off
encores: batman theme/london lady
attendance: 125/reaction 1/performance 1/line-up 1
GIG 4
29th May 1977 - SPEEDWAY HOTEL, MIDDLESBROUGH (6)
Set: (1st half as ADAMANTA CHUBB) virginia plain/child in time/sad sadistic sorrow/palooka/hanging around
2nd half: the kids are alright/suzy is a headbanger/teenage depression/I remember you/sniffin’ glue/heart of the city/1977/9 till 5/roxette/london lady/beat on the brat/let’s go/blitzkrieg bop/one chord wonders/gloria/white riot/batman theme/bugger off
encores: london lady/let’s go/white riot
attendance: 150/reaction 1/performance 1/line-up 1
GIG 5
5th June 1977 - SPEEDWAY HOTEL, MIDDLESBROUGH (7)
Set: one chord wonders/the kids are alright/suzy is a headbanger/teenage depression/sniffin’ glue/heart of the city/1977/9 till 5/roxette/london lady/beat on the brat/let’s go/blitzkrieg bop/gloria/white riot/batman theme/bugger off/god save the queen
encores: london lady/white riot/let’s go/batman theme/god save the queen
attendance: 150/reaction 1/performance 1/line-up 1
GIG 6
12th June 1977 - SPEEDWAY HOTEL, MIDDLESBROUGH (8)
Set: beat on the brat/the kids are alright/suzy is a headbanger/teenage depression/roxette/1977/blitzkrieg bop/sniffin’ glue/sheena/london lady/london’s burning/9 till 5/one chord wonders/intro. of band/heart of the city/gloria/batman theme/let’s go/white riot/ bugger off/god save the queen
attendance: 150/reaction 1/performance 3/line-up 1
GIG 7
26th June 1977 - BLACK SWAN, GUISBOROUGH (1) Supported DANGERBIRD
Set: (1st half) one chord wonders/the kids are alright/x offender/9 till 5/roxette/sheena/gloria/heart of the city/let’s go/white riot/bugger off/god save the queen
2nd half: hanging around/teenage depression/beat on the brat/9 till 5/god save the queen/sheena
attendance: 100/reaction 1/performance 1/line-up 2
GIG 8
1st July 1977 - BOWES WINE CELLAR, DARLINGTON (1) Supported by SPEED
Set: one chord wonders/the kids are alright/x offender/9 till 5/roxette/sheena/gloria/heart of the city/hanging around/beat on the brat/teenage depression/london’s burning/let’s go/white riot/bugger off/god save the queen
encores: 1977/9 till 5
attendance: 75/reaction 1/performance 1/line-up 2
GIG 9
3rd July 1977 - BLACK SWAN, GUISBOROUGH (2)
Set (1st half) the kids are alright/heart of the city/x offender/suzy is a headbanger/roxette/9 till 5/blitzkrieg bop/hanging around/teenage depression
2nd half: one chord wonders/beat on the brat/london’s burning/1977/let’s go/dole walla/sniffin’ glue/batman theme/gloria/get out of my way/white riot/bugger off/sheena/god save the queen
encores: roxette/9 till 5
attendance: 100/reaction 2/performance 2/line-up 2
GIG 10
9th July 1977 - BOWES WINE CELLAR, DARLINGTON (2) Supported by BLADZE
Set: one chord wonders/the kids are alright/heart of the city/dole walla/roxette/gloria/let’s go/x offender/hanging around/teenage depression/9 till 5/get out of my way/white riot/bugger off/sheena/god save the queen
encores: london’s burning/blitzkrieg bop
attendance: 100/reaction 1/performance 1/line-up 2
GIG 11
25th July 1977 - ROCK GARDEN, MIDDLESBROUGH (1) Supported by NIGHT CLASS, DANGERBIRD, BLADZE
Set: let’s go/one chord wonders/teenage depression/beat on the brat/x offender/heart of the city/9 till 5/gloria/dole walla/london’s burning/sheena is a punk rocker/white riot/bugger off/god save the queen
encores: right to work/pretty vacant/1977/sniffin’ glue/9 till 5
attendance: 240/reaction 1/performance 3/line-up 2
GIG 12
5th August 1977 - ROCK GARDEN, MIDDLESBROUGH (2) Supported JETZ (stood in for ELVIS COSTELLO)
Set: hanging around/one chord wonders/the kids are alright/get out of my way/gloria/9 till 5/heart of the city/dole walla/london’s burning/let’s go/sheena/bugger off/right to work/pretty vacant
encore: white riot
attendance: 125/reaction 2/performance 2/line-up 2
GIG 13
6th August 1977 - BOWES WINE CELLAR, DARLINGTON (3) Supported by BLADZE
Set: Hanging around/the kids are alright/dole walla/one chord wonders/mental case/london’s burning/9 till 5/gloria/let’s go/sheena/life is just a so-so/roxette/get out of my way/right to work/bugger off
encores: pretty vacant/god save the queen
attendance: 100/reaction 1/performance 1/line-up 2
GIG 14
27th August 1977 - TROPICANA, WHITBY (1) Stood in for DANGERBIRD
Set: let’s go/sheena/9 till 5/gloria/mental case/one chord wonders/get out of my way/london’s burning/right to work/bugger off/white riot/life is just a so-so/dole walla/pretty vacant
attendance: 100/reaction 2/performance 1/line-up 2
GIG 15
18th September 1977 - BLACK SWAN, GUISBOROUGH (3)
Set: (1st half) hanging around/mental case/roxette/streetcorners/sheena/gloria/let’s go
2nd half: one chord wonders/life is just a so-so/9 till 5/london’s burning/get out of my way/white riot/mental case/bugger off/dole walla/right to work/pretty vacant
attendance: 150/reaction 1/performance 2/line-up 2
GIG 16
20th September 1977 - ACE OF CLUBS (aka THE ‘F’ CLUB), LEEDS (1) Supported by S.O.S., THE ADDICTS
Set: get out of my way/life is just a so-so/9 till 5/roxette/hanging around/let’s go/gloria/streetcorners/right to work/mental case/dole walla/bugger off
attendance: 250/reaction 3/performance 3/line-up 2
GIG 17
24th September 1977 (afternoon) - AYCLIFFE POP FESTIVAL, NEWTON AYCLIFFE (1) with MYND, CYCLOPS, AUSTIN BROTHERS, B.O.S., WINTERS DAY, NEBULA, THE HIGH FORCE TRIO, BRIDGES BARREL, DAVE MILNER and others
Set: life is just a so-so/hanging around/get out of my way/9 till 5/gloria/mental case/right to work/pretty vacant
attendance: 250/reaction 2/performance 2/line-up 2
GIG 18
24th September 1977 (evening) - BOWES WINE CELLAR, DARLINGTON (4) Supported by BLADZE
Set: streetcorners/hanging around/dole walla/london’s burning/9 till 5/get out of my way/gloria/bugger off/pretty vacant/one chord wonders/mental case/right to work/let’s go
encore: life is just a so-so
attendance: 100/reaction 1/performance 2/line-up 2
GIG 19
25th September 1977 - TOWN HALL CRYPT, MIDDLESBROUGH (1) Supported ULTRAVOX!
Set: streetcorners/9 till 5/get out of my way/mental case/let’s go/gloria/dole walla/bugger off/right to work/life is just a so-so/streetcorners
encore: 9 till 5
attendance: 390/reaction 1/performance 1/line-up 2
GIG 20
7th October 1977 - NEWCASTLE POLYTECHNIC, NEWCASTLE-UPON-TYNE (1) Supported RADIO STARS + interruption after set by SPEED
Set: hanging around (not finished)/streetcorners/get out of my way/9 till 5/mental case/gloria/dole walla/let’s go/right to work/bugger off/life is just a so-so/streetcorners
attendance: 500/reaction 2/performance 3/line-up 2
GIG 21
24th October 1977 - ROCK GARDEN, MIDDLESBROUGH (3) Supported THE SAINTS
Set: let’s go/life is just a so-so/dole walla/9 till 5/gloria/get out of my way/ufo/mental case/streetcorners/bugger off/police state
encores: ufo/life is just a so-so
attendance: 250/reaction 2/performance 2/line-up 3
GIG 22
10th December 1977 - BOWES WINE CELLAR, DARLINGTON (5) Supported by BLADZE
Set: get out of my way/life is just a so-so/9 till 5/mystery caller/mental case/let’s go/dole walla/bugger off/prostitution/police state/streetcorners/ufo
encore: viva bobby joe
attendance: 100/reaction 2/performance 2/line-up 3
GIG 23
11th December 1977 - REX HOTEL, WHITLEY BAY (1) Played with NEON
Set: get out of my way/life is just a so-so/9 till 5/mystery caller/mental case/let’s go/dole walla/bugger off/prostitution/police state/streetcorners/ufo
encores: gloria/mystery caller/ufo
attendance: 50/reaction 1/performance1/line-up 3
GIG 24
14th December 1977 - BRIDGE HOTEL, NEWCASTLE (1)
Set: life is just a so-so/get out of my way/9 till 5/mystery caller/mental case/let’s go/dole walla/bugger off/prostitution/police state/streetcorners/ufo
encore: gloria
attendance: 50/reaction 2/performance: 1/line-up 3
GIG 25
23rd December 1977 - GUILDHALL, NEWCASTLE (1) Supported SLAUGHTER & THE DOGS
Set: get out of my way/9 till 5/life is just a so-so/mystery caller/chain gang/let’s go/dole walla/bugger off/prostitution/police state/streetcorners/ufo
encore: gloria
attendance: 350/reaction 2/performance 2/line-up 3
GIG 26
11th January 1978 - BRIDGE HOTEL, NEWCASTLE (2) Supported by THE LICE
Set: life is just a so-so/get out of my way/9 till 5/mystery caller/chain gang/let’s go/dole walla/bugger off/prostitution/police state/streetcorners/ufo
encores: gloria/mental case
attendance: 70/reaction 1/performance 1/line-up 3
GIG 27
13th January 1978 - TARTAN BAR, LEEDS UNIVERSITY, LEEDS (1) Supported by BLEAK FUTURE
Set: life is just a so-so/get out of my way/9 till 5/mystery caller/chain gang/let’s go/dole walla/bugger off/prostitution/police state/streetcorners/ufo
encore: gloria
attendance: 200/reaction 1/performance 1/line-up 3
GIG 28
15th January 1978 - REX HOTEL, WHITLEY BAY (2) Supported by THE CARPETTES
Set: life is just a so-so/get out of my way/9 till 5/mystery caller/chain gang/let’s go/dole walla/bugger off/prostitution/police state/streetcorners/ufo
encores: gloria/mental case
attendance: 125/reaction 2/performance 1/line-up 3
GIG 29
18th January 1978 - CARLTON CLUB, HARTLEPOOL (1)
Set: mystery caller/get out of my way/9 till 5/life is just a so-so/chain gang/let’s go/dole walla/bugger off/prostitution/police state/streetcorners/ufo
attendance: 50/reaction 3/performance: 1/line-up 3
GIG 30
21st January 1978 - ROCKERFELLERS, GRANGETOWN, MIDDLESBROUGH (1)
Set: mystery caller/life is just a so-so/9 till 5/get out of my way/chain gang/dole walla/let’s go/prostitution/bugger off/police state/streetcorners/ufo
encore: gloria
attendance: 150/reaction 2/performance 1line-up 3
GIG 31
27th January 1978 - ROCK GARDEN, MIDDLESBROUGH (4) Supported PENETRATION
Set: mystery caller/get out of my way/9 till 5/life is just a so-so/dole walla/chain gang/let’s go/bugger off/prostitution/police state/streetcorners/ufo
encore: gloria
attendance: 250/reaction 1/performance 2/line-up 3
GIG 32
4th February 1978 - TROPICANA, WHITBY (2)
Set: mystery caller/life is just a so-so/9 till 5/get out of my way/dole walla/bugger off/let’s go/chain gang/prostitution/gas bored/police state/streetcorners/ufo
encores: viva bobby joe/life is just a so-so/gloria/ufo/prostitution
attendance: 125/reaction 1/performance 1/line-up 3
GIG 33
10th February 1978 - VAN MILDERT COLLEGE, DURHAM (1) Supported ROOGALATOR
Set: mystery caller/9 till 5/no emotions/get out of my way/life is just a so-so/dole walla/chain gang/let’s go/bugger off/gas bored/prostitution/police state/streetcorners/viva bobby joe/ufo
attendance: 250/reaction 2/performance 2/line-up 3
GIG 34
20th February 1978 - CARLTON CLUB, HARTLEPOOL (2) Supported by DANGERBIRD, ALIEN STAINS
Set: prostitution/get out of my way/life is just a so-so/chain gang/no emotions/let’s go/police state/streetcorners/gas bored/viva bobby joe/weekend punks/ufo
attendance: 100/reaction 3/performance 3/line-up 3
GIG 35
24th February 1978 - DURHAM UNIVERSITY, DURHAM (1)
Set: (1st half) prostitution/life is just a so-so/mystery caller/9 till 5/chain gang/get out of my way/dole walla/let’s go/gas bored
2nd half: bugger off/police state/no emotions/streetcorners/viva bobby joe/weekend punks/ufo
encores: let’s go/prostitution/gloria/ufo
attendance: 150/reaction 2/performance 2/line-up 3
GIG 36
25th February 1978 - TEESSIDE POLYTECHNIC, MIDDLESBROUGH (1) Supported by BLADZE
Set: prostitution/life is just a so-so/mystery caller/9 till 5/chain gang/get out of my way/let’s go/gas bored/bugger off/police state/no emotions/streetcorners/viva bobby joe/weekend punks/ufo
encore: let’s go
attendance: 300/reaction 2/performance 2/line-up 3
GIG 37
4th March 1978 - TROPICANA, WHITBY (3)
Set: ufo/life is just a so-so/mystery caller/gas bored/9 till 5/get out of my way/let’s go/chain gang/bugger off/no emotions/streetcorners/police state/weekend punks/viva bobby joe/prostitution
encores: ufo/gloria/let’s go
attendance: 125/reaction 1/performance 1/line-up 3
GIG 38
11th March 1978 - NEWCASTLE UNIVERSITY, NEWCASTLE (1) Supported GENERATION X
Set: prostitution/life is just a so-so/get out of my way/mystery caller/9 till 5/chain gang/bugger off/let’s go/gas bored/police state/streetcorners/no emotions
attendance: 400/reaction 2/performance 1/line-up 3
GIG 39
12th March 1978 - TOWN HALL CRYPT, MIDDLESBROUGH (2) Supported GENERATION X
Set: police state/life is just a so-so/streetcorners/9 till 5/chain gang/get out of my way/we’ll think of something/let’s go/bugger off/gas bored/mystery caller/no emotions/weekend punks/prostitution/viva bobby joe/ufo
encores: gloria/let’s go
attendance: 400/reaction 1/performance 1/line-up 3
GIG 40
14th March 1978 - VORTEX, LONDON (1) Supported EATER, Supported by MENACE, BACK NUMBERS (or possibly FRANTIC ELEVATORS)
Set: prostitution/life is just a so-so/mystery caller/get out of my way/let’s go/streetcorners/we’ll think of something/weekend punks/no emotions/viva bobby joe/ufo
attendance: 100/reaction 3/performance 2/line-up 3
GIG 41
16th March 1978 - RAFTERS, MANCHESTER (1) Supported GENERATION X
Set: prostitution/life is just a so-so/streetcroners/9 till 5/chain gang/get out of my way/mystery caller/let’s go/bugger off/gas bored/we’ll think of something/police state/no emotions/weekend punks/viva bobby joe/ufo
encore: let’s go
attendance: 450/reaction 2/performance 1/line-up 3
GIG 42
18th March 1978 - ROCK GARDEN, MIDDLESBROUGH (5) Supported PENETRATION
Set: prostitution/chain gang/life is just a so-so/police state/gas bored/mystery caller/9 till 5/let’s go/bugger off/streetcorners/get out of my way/we’ll think of something/weekend punks/no emotions/viva bobby joe/ufo
encore: let’s go
attendance: 350/reaction 1/performance 1/line-up 3
GIG 43
2nd April 1978 - REX HOTEL, WHITLEY BAY (3) Supported THE DEPRESSIONS
Set: prostitution/life is just a so-so/mystery caller/gas bored/police state/let’s go/bugger off/chain gang/get out of my way/weekend punks/we’ll think of something/no emotions/viva bobby joe/ufo
attendance: 200/reaction 2/performance 2/line-up 3
GIG 44
23rd April 1978 - COATHAM BOWL, REDCAR (1) Supported X-RAY SPEX
Set: prostitution/life is just a so-so/mystery caller/gas bored/9 till 5/let’s go/bugger off/streetcorners/police state/we’ll think of something/get out of my way/weekend punks/no emotions/viva bobby joe/ufo
encore: let’s go
attendance: 500/reaction 1/performance 2/line-up 3
GIG 45
26th April 1978 - STOWAWAYS, NEWPORT, GWENT (1) Supported SLAUGHTER & THE DOGS, EATER
Set: prostitution/life is just a so-so/mystery caller/chain gang/let’s go/get out of my way/police state/streetcorners/viva bobby joe/no emotions/ufo
attendance: 200/reaction 2/performance 2/line-up 3
GIG 46
30th April 1978 - CASTAWAYS, PLYMOUTH (1) Supported SLAUGHTER & THE DOGS, EATER
Set: prostitution/life is just a so-so/mystery caller/chain gang/9 till 5/let’s go/we’ll think of something/police state/get out of my way/no emotions/ufo/viva bobby joe
attendance: 200/reaction 2/performance 1/line-up 3
GIG 47
1st May 1978 - VILLAGE BOWL, BOURNEMOUTH (1) Supported SLAUGHTER & THE DOGS, EATER
Set: prostitution/life is just a so-so/mystery caller/chain gang/9 till 5/let’s go/we’ll think of something/police state/get out of my way/no emotions/ufo
attendance: 250/reaction 2/performance 1/line-up 3
GIG 48
4th May 1978 - OUTLOOK, DONCASTER (1) Supported SLAUGHTER & THE DOGS, EATER
Set: prostitution/life is just a so-so/mystery caller/chain gang/let’s go/police state/get out of my way/viva bobby joe/no emotions/ufo
attendance: 150/reaction 2/performance 1/line-up 3
GIG 49
6th May 1978 - SANDPIPERS, NOTTINGHAM (1) Supported SLAUGHTER & THE DOGS, EATER
Set: 9 till 5/prostitution/chain gang/life is just a so-so/mystery caller/get out of my way/bugger off/let’s go/no emotions/ufo
attendance: 200/reaction: 1/performance 1/line-up 3
GIG 50
7th May 1978 - TOP RANK, SHEFFIELD (1) Supported EATER
Set: 9 till 5/prostitution/life is just a so-so/mystery caller/police state/get out of my way/bugger off/let’s go/viva bobby joe/no emotions/ufo
encores: chain gang/prostitution
attendance: 220/reaction 1/performance 1/line-up 3
GIG 51
9th May 1978 - ERIC’S, LIVERPOOL (1) Supported SLAUGHTER & THE DOGS
Set: 9 till 5/prostitution/life is just a so-so/mystery caller/police state/get out of my way/bugger off/let’s go/viva bobby joe/no emotions/ufo
attendance: 70/reaction 2/performance 1/line-up 3
GIG 52
16th July 1978 - REX HOTEL, WHITLEY BAY (4) Supported THOSE NAUGHTY LUMPS
Set: radio/prostitution/get out of my way/future shock/pinky/mystery caller/no emotions/let’s go/nice girls/viva bobby joe/ufo
attendance: 80/reaction 2/performance 2/line-up 4
GIG 53
17th July 1978 - SMARTYZ, CHESTER (1)
Set: radio/prostitution/viva bobby joe/nice girls/future shock/mystery caller/pinky/get out of my way/ufo/let’s go
encores: no emotions/radio
attendance: 250/reaction 1/performance 1/line-up 4
GIG 54
23rd July 1978 - COATHAM BOWL, REDCAR (2) Supported THE ADVERTS
Set: radio/prostitution/viva bobby joe/nice girls/mystery caller/future shock/get out of my way/pinky/ufo/no emotions/let’s go
encore: radio
attendance: 600/reaction 1/performance 2/line-up 4
GIG 55
1st August 1978 - COOPERAGE, NEWCASTLE (1) Supported by THE LICE
Set: radio/prostitution/viva bobby joe/nice girls/mystery caller/future shock/get out of my way/ufo/bugger off/no emotions/let’s go
attendance: 80/reaction 3/performance 3/line-up 4
GIG 56
4th August 1978 - SANDPIPERS, NOTTINGHAM (2) Supported by SATANS RATS
Set: radio/ufo/viva bobby joe/let’s go/pinky/mystery caller/get out of my way/no emotions/prostitution/bugger off
encore: ufo
attendance: 200/reaction 1/performance 3/line-up 4
GIG 57
31st August 1978 - ROCK GARDEN, MIDDLESBROUGH (6) Supported by NICKY BEAT & THE BEATNIKS, PROTEX, MONITOR, NO WAY, BASSSAX, THE BARBARIANS
Set: ufo/prostitution/viva bobby joe/nice girls/mystery caller/pinky/west side story/get out of my way/future shock/no emotions/bugger off/let’s go/radio
encore: ufo
attendance: 130/reaction 3/performance 2/line-up 4
GIG 58
7th September 1978 - TEESSIDER PUB, STOCKTON (1) Supported by NO WAY, PROTEX, THE VULTURES
Set: ufo/prostitution/viva bobby joe/nice girls/mystery caller/pinky/west side story/get out of my way/no emotions/bugger off/radio/let’s go
encores: viva bobby joe/ufo
attendance: 100/reaction 2/performance 3/line-up 4
GIG 59
7th September 1978 - GATSBY’S, HARTLEPOOL (1) Supported by NICKY BEAT & THE BEATNIKS
Set: radio/prostitution/viva bobby joe/west side story/nice girls/mystery caller/pinky/get out of my way/ufo/no emotions/let’s go
attendance: 150/reaction 2/performance 1/line-up 4
GIG 60
17th September 1978 - COATHAM BOWL, REDCAR (3) Supported ULTRAVOX!
Set: ufo/prostitution/viva bobby joe/nice girls/pinky/mystery caller/future shock/get out of my way/west side story/no emotions/bugger off/let’s go/radio
attendance: 800/reaction 2/performance 1/line-up 4
GIG 61
26th September 1978 - ST. MARY’S COLLEGE, MIDDLESBROUGH (1) Supported by THE VULTURES
Set: ufo/get out of my way/viva bobby joe/nice girls/pinky/no emotions/future shock/mystery caller/west side story/bugger off/prostitution/let’s go
encore: radio
attendance: 200/reaction 1/performance 1/line-up 4
GIG 62
17th November 1978 - LIMIT CLUB, SHEFFIELD (1)
Set: ufo/life is just a so-so/radio/viva bobby joe/pinky/future shock/images/mordors/slave labour/west side story/let’s go/prostitution/happy crash
attendance: 300/reaction 2/performance 1/line-up 5
GIG 63
4th December 1978 - SMARTYZ, CHESTER (2)
Set: ufo/prostitution/life is just a so-so/pinky/west side story/images/slave labour/happy crash/future shock/mordors/let’s go/radio
attendance: 150/reaction 3/performance 2/line-up 5
GIG 64
8th December 1978 - COATHAM BOWL, REDCAR (4) Supported PENETRATION, NEON
Set: prostitution/happy crash/future shock/life is just a so-so/pinky/mordors/west side story/ let’s go/ufo/radio
attendance: 500/reaction 1/performance 2/line-up 5 (nb: Pete Collins stood in on drums, after Alan’s injury on the way home from Chester. Apart from the first and last three songs, the order is not known)
GIG 65
13th December 1978 - HOPE & ANCHOR, LONDON (1)
Set: ufo/prostitution/life is just a so-so/west side story/future shock/pinky/get out of my way/images/slave labour/mordors/let’s go/radio/happy crash
encore: ufo
attendance: 50/reaction 2/performance 1/line-up 5
GIG 66
1st February 1979 - MAYFAIR, NEWCASTLE (1) Supported NEON, DISGUISE, supported by TREATMENT ROOM
Set: ufo/prostitution/life is just a so-so/west side story/future shock/get out of my way/pinky/images/slave labour/mordors/let’s go/radio/happy crash
attendance: 175/reaction 1/performance 1/line-up 5
GIG 67
9th February 1979 - VAN MILDERT COLLEGE, DURHAM (2) Supported JUNCO PARTNERS
Set: ufo/prostitution/life is just a so-so/west side story/future shock/pinky/images/get out of my way/slave labour/mordors/let’s go/radio/happy crash
encore: west side story
attendance: 400/reaction 2/performance 2/line-up 5
GIG 68
1st November 1994 - TOWN HALL CRYPT, MIDDLESBROUGH (3) Played with SHOOT THE LIGHTS OUT, NO WAY, NICKY BEAT & THE BEATNIKS, THE REFORMERS, CONSUME, SPIT THE PIPS, THE AMAZING SPACE FROGS, FRANNY BARBARIAN & THE KING BEES, THE WILDCATS OF KILKENNY, BARLOW
Set: radio/let’s go/heroes-pretty vacant (medley)
attendance: 550/reaction 1/performance 1/line-up 6
GIG 69
8th November 1994 - WATERFRONT, STOCKTON (1) supported ORIGINAL BABE
Set: radio/let’s go/perfect day/seeking asylum/walking out on love/heroes-pretty vacant (medley)
attendance: 100/reaction 3/performance 2/line-up 6
GIG 70
24th February 1999 - THE CORNERHOUSE, MIDDLESBROUGH (1)
Set: Intro Music/Get Out Of My Way/Life Is Just A So-So/Pinky/9 Till 5/Images/Bugger Off/Chain Gang/Prostitution/(You're Like A) UFO/West Side Story/Police State/Dole Walla/Let's Go/Gloria/Radio/Heroes-Pretty Vacant (medley)/(You're Like A) UFO/Bugger Off/Mental Case
attendance: 150/reaction1/performance 2/line-up 7
GIGS PRIOR TO NAME CHANGE
For the sake of completeness, here are the details of the four ADAMANTA CHUBB gigs that took place prior to the name change to BLITZKRIEG BOP on 4th May 1977.
GIG 1
2nd April 1977 - GRANGEFIELD COMMUNITY CENTRE, STOCKTON
Set (1st half) do the strand/ac: rock and roll band/the knife/honky tonk woman/sad sadistic sorrow/get back/hatred lost…love won/virginia plain
2nd half: child in time/the knife/fog on the tyne/black night/the old man/rock’n’roll medley: roll over beethoven-blue suede shoes-mean woman blues-hound dog-at the hop-whole lotta shakin’ goin’ on-blue suede shoes/sniffin’ glue/bugger off/so it goes/caroline
attendance: 50/reaction 3/performance 3/line-up: John Hodgson, Dimmer Blackwell, Mick Hylton, Alan Cornforth.
GIG 2
3rd April 1977 - SPEEDWAY HOTEL, MIDDLESBROUGH (1)
Set (1st half) do the strand/ac: rock and roll band/the knife/sad sadistic sorrow/get back/virginia plain/hatred lost…love won
2nd half: child in time/honky tonk woman/the old man/black night/fog on the tyne/rock’n’roll medley: roll over beethoven-blue suede shoes-mean woman blues-hound dog-I love to boogie-at the hop-whole lotta shakin’ goin’ on-blue suede shoes/sniffin’ glue/bugger off/so it goes/caroline
encores: do the strand/bugger off/virginia plain
attendance 100/reaction 1/performance 1/line-up: John Hodgson/Dimmer Blackwell/Mick Hylton/Alan Cornforth.
GIG 3
10th April 1977 - SPEEDWAY HOTEL, MIDDLESBROUGH (2)
Set: (1st half) the kids are alright/ac: rock and roll band/the knife/virginia plain/sad sadistic sorrow/get back/hatred lost…love won/smoke on the water
2nd half: child in time/do the strand/the old man/so it goes/fog on the tyne/caroline/rock’n’roll medley: roll over beethoven-blue suede shoes-mean woman blues-hound dog-I love to boogie-at the hop-whole lotta shakin’ goin’ on-blue suede shoes/sniffin’ glue/1977/bugger off/teenage depression
attendance 125/reaction 1/performance 1/line-up: John Hodgson/Dimmer Blackwell/Mick Hylton/Alan Cornforth.
GIG 4
1st May 1977 - SPEEDWAY HOTEL, MIDDLESBROUGH (3)
Set: (1st half) do the strand/the knife/ac: rock and roll band/child in time/virginia plain/the old man/fog on the tyne/sad sadistic sorrow/hanging around
2nd half: caroline/gloria/the kids are alright/1977/heart of the city/beat on the brat/so it goes/sniffin’ glue/I remember you/london lady/teenage depression/white riot/bugger off
attendance 150/reaction 1/performance 1/line-up: John Hodgson/Dimmer Blackwell/Mick Hylton/Alan Cornforth plus Ann Hodgson for ‘hanging around’ and all of 2nd half.
GIGS THAT NEVER HAPPENED
During the lifetime of the band, there were many instances of gigs that fell through. Reasons for cancellations were many, sometimes there were double bookings, and occasionally illness and incompetence were to blame. Listed below is a fairly comprehensive list of all Blitzkrieg Bop gigs that never happened, and the reason if known. If an exact date isn’t known the month only is shown. Gigs which did happen, but where the headlining band were changed (eg: The Newcastle Guildhall gig on 23/12/77, where JOHN OTWAY and THE YACHTS were both pencilled in) are outside the scope of this list.
29th April 1977 - BON LEA PUB, THORNABY (according to John, the landlord made a mistake with the date, according to Alan, they couldn’t play because Mick was at a Peter Gabriel gig in Manchester. nb:- This gig would have happened five days before the band changed their name to Blitzkrieg Bop)
6th June 1977 - SPEEDWAY HOTEL, MIDDLESBROUGH (Apparently banned for swearing)
26th June 1977 - SPEEDWAY HOTEL, MIDDLESBROUGH
8th August 1977 - ROCK GARDEN, MIDDLESBROUGH (provisional date for the local band night, which took place on July 25th)
12th August 1977 - ROCK GARDEN, MIDDLESBROUGH (another provisional date for above)
23rd September 1977 - PENTHOUSE, SCARBOROUGH (band was asked at short notice to support THE ADVERTS, they turned it down)
10th November 1977 - ROCK GARDEN, MIDDLESBROUGH (as support to CHERRY VANILLA)
November 1977 - DURHAM UNIVERSITY, DURHAM (as support to THE JAGUARS)
November 1977 - Unknown venue, NORTHAMPTON (as support to THE FABULOUS POODLES)
1st December 1977 - TEESSIDE POLYTECHNIC, MIDDLESBROUGH (as support to XTC)
12th December 1977 - ROCK GARDEN, LONDON
13th December 1977 - ROCK GARDEN, LONDON
15th December 1977 - RAFTERS, MANCHESTER
24th December 1977 - WHINNEY BANKS YOUTH CLUB, MIDDLESBROUGH
26th January 1978 - RAFTERS, MANCHESTER (as support to MAGAZINE)
31st January 1978 - NEWCASTLE UNIVERSITY, NEWCASTLE (as support to THE BOYS)
10th February 1978 - GUILDHALL, NEWCASTLE (with BIG G and SPEED as support)
19th February 1978 - ROCK GARDEN, MIDDLESBROUGH (as support to SLAUGHTER & THE DOGS)
21st February 1978 - NIKKERS CLUB, KEIGHLEY (as support to THE BOYS)
1st March 1978 - DURHAM UNIVERSITY, DURHAM (as support to THE MOTORS)
9th March 1978 - TEESSIDE POLYTECHNIC, MIDDLESBROUGH (as support to XTC)
31st March 1978 - BERWICK HILLS YOUTH CLUB, MIDDLESBROUGH
2nd May 1978 - LOCARNO, PORTSMOUTH (as support to SLAUGHTER & THE DOGS and EATER)
3rd May 1978 - TOWN HALL, BIRMINGHAM (as support to SLAUGHTER & THE DOGS and EATER)
5th May 1978 - CIVIC HALL, WOLVERHAMPTON (as support to SLAUGHTER & THE DOGS and EATER)
8th May 1978 - F CLUB, LEEDS (aka ACE OF CLUBS) (as support to SLAUGHTER & THE DOGS and EATER)
10th May 1978 - TIFFANY’S, BRISTOL (as support to SLAUGHTER & THE DOGS and EATER)
11th May 1978 - LOCARNO, COVENTRY or TIFFANYS, COVENTRY (as support to SLAUGHTER & THE DOGS and EATER)
12th May 1978 - NASHVILLE, LONDON (as support to SLAUGHTER & THE DOGS and EATER)
13th May 1978 - DREAMLAND, MARGATE (as support to SLAUGHTER & THE DOGS and EATER)
14th May 1978 - RAFTERS, MANCHESTER (as support to SLAUGHTER & THE DOGS and EATER)
15th May 1978 - ROCK GARDEN, MIDDLESBROUGH (as support to SLAUGHTER & THE DOGS and EATER)
16th May 1978 - CLOUDS, PRESTON (as support to SLAUGHTER & THE DOGS and EATER)
17th May 1978 - AFFAIR CLUB, SWINDON (as support to SLAUGHTER & THE DOGS and EATER)
18th May 1978 - BARBARELLAS, BIRMINGHAM (as support to SLAUGHTER & THE DOGS and EATER)
20th May 1978 - MARQUEE, LONDON (as support to SLAUGHTER & THE DOGS and EATER)
21st May 1978 - MARQUEE, LONDON (as support to SLAUGHTER & THE DOGS and EATER)
22nd May 1978 - WEST RUNTON PAVILLION, WEST RUNTON (as support to SLAUGHTER & THE DOGS and EATER)
24th May 1978 - CLOUDS, EDINBURGH (as support to SLAUGHTER & THE DOGS and EATER)
25th May 1978 - KINEMA, DUNFERMLINE (as support to SLAUGHTER & THE DOGS and EATER)
26th May 1978 - QUEEN MARGARET UNION, GLASGOW (as support to SLAUGHTER & THE DOGS and EATER)
27th May 1978 - MARQUEE, LONDON (as support to SLAUGHTER & THE DOGS and EATER)
15th June 1978 - ROCK GARDEN, MIDDLESBROUGH (with PROTEX, THE LICE and BLEAK FUTURE)
4th July 1978 - TOWN HALL, MIDDLESBROUGH (was pencilled in for this Rock Against Racism gig by the Wanted Agency, couldn’t play because of Ray leaving)
July 1978 - ROCK GARDEN, MIDDLESBROUGH (as support to THE CLASH)
10th August 1978 - OLD 29 PUB, SUNDERLAND (was booked but band got date mixed up with 24th August)
17th August 1978 - NASHVILLE, LONDON
17th August 1978 - ROCK GARDEN, LONDON
24th August 1978 - PORTRACK SOCIAL CLUB, STOCKTON (a private party that never happened)
24th August 1978 - OLD 29 PUB, SUNDERLAND (the date that Bop thought the 10th August gig was on)
7th September 1978 - PORTRACK SOCIAL CLUB, STOCKTON (group was barred for being punks)
3rd November 1978 - LIMIT CLUB, SHEFFIELD
8th December 1978 - TOWN HALL, MIDDLESBROUGH (as support to Penetration, with Neon. Gig was switched to Coatham Bowl, Redcar)
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