Killing Joke's 1985 Concert History

Killing Joke is an English post-punk group which formed in October 1978 in Notting Hill, London, England. Founding members Jaz Coleman (vocals, keyboards) and Geordie Walker (guitars) have been the only constant members, with Geordie having died on the 26th of November 2023 in Prague following a stroke 2 days earlier.

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Killing Joke had 73 concerts in 1985

Date Concert Venue Location
Nov 15, 1985
Killing Joke Rock City Nottingham, England, United Kingdom
Aug 31, 1985
Schüttorf Open Air 1985 / Herbert Grönemeyer / Kid Creole And The Coconuts / Killing Joke / Mad Max / Wolf Maahn & Die Deserteure / Herbert Grönemeyer / The Name / Working Week Schüttorf, Germany
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Aug 17, 1985
Rockpalast Open Air Loreley 1985
Red Hot Chili Peppers / Deep Purple / Chris Rea / Killing Joke / The Blasters / George Clinton & Parliament Funkadelic / The Untouchables
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Saint Goarshausen, Rheinland-Pfalz, Germany
Aug 11, 1985
Killing Joke

Rock Festival

Arènes du Plumaçon Mont-de-Marsan, France
Aug 10, 1985
Seaside Festival 1985
Siouxsie & The Banshees / TC Matic / Arbeid Adelt! / Killing Joke / Anne Clarke / Front 242 / The Sound / The March Violets
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Seaside Festivalterrein De Panne, Flanders, Belgium
Aug 03, 1985
Killing Joke

Sneekwave 85

IJsbaanterrein Sneek, Friesland, Netherlands
Jul 27, 1985
Killing Joke / New Model Army
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Port Elliot Estate, St. Germans Cornwall, Ontario, Canada
Jul 26, 1985
Killing Joke / New Model Army
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Elephant Fayre, Port Elliot Estate, St. Germans Cornwall, United Kingdom
Jul 26, 1985 –
Jul 28, 1985
Killing Joke / New Model Army / Rent Party

Elephant Fayre Festival 1985

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Port Eliot Estate Port Eliot, Cornwall
May 03, 1985
Killing Joke Chevron Rock Room Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
May 02, 1985
Killing Joke Sweethearts Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
May 01, 1985
Killing Joke Dee Why Hotel Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
Apr 28, 1985
Killing Joke
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University of Melbourne Melbourne, Victoria, Australia
Apr 27, 1985
Killing Joke
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The Prince of Wales Melbourne, Victoria, Australia
Apr 22, 1985
Killing Joke
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Tokyo Kousei Nenkin Kaikan Shou Hall, Tokyo, Japan
Apr 20, 1985
Killing Joke Markthalle Hamburg, Hamburg, Germany
Apr 11, 1985
Killing Joke / King / Murray Head
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Rijnhal Arnhem, Gelderland, Netherlands
Apr 07, 1985
Killing Joke Easter Sunday Festival 1985 Biarritz, France
Apr 06, 1985
Killing Joke
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Paradiso Amsterdam, North Holland, Netherlands
Apr 05, 1985
Killing Joke Paard van Troje The Hague, South Holland, Netherlands
Apr 04, 1985
Killing Joke Arena Rotterdam, South Holland, Netherlands

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Seaside Festival 1985
Aug 10, 1985
 De Panne, Flanders, Belgium
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Seaside Festival 1985
Aug 10, 1985
 De Panne, Flanders, Belgium
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Seaside Festival 1985
Aug 10, 1985
 De Panne, Flanders, Belgium
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Seaside Festival 1985
Aug 10, 1985
 De Panne, Flanders, Belgium
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Seaside Festival 1985
Aug 10, 1985
 De Panne, Flanders, Belgium
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Seaside Festival 1985
Aug 10, 1985
 De Panne, Flanders, Belgium
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Killing Joke on Feb 19, 1985 [154-small]

Killing Joke
Feb 19, 1985
 Leeds, England, United Kingdom
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Killing Joke on Feb 19, 1985 [155-small]

Killing Joke
Feb 19, 1985
 Leeds, England, United Kingdom
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Killing Joke / New Model Army on Jul 26, 1985 [031-small]

Killing Joke / New Model Army
Jul 26, 1985
 Cornwall, United Kingdom
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Killing Joke / New Model Army on Jul 26, 1985 [032-small]

Killing Joke / New Model Army
Jul 26, 1985
 Cornwall, United Kingdom
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Killing Joke / New Model Army on Jul 26, 1985 [033-small]

Killing Joke / New Model Army
Jul 26, 1985
 Cornwall, United Kingdom
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Killing Joke / New Model Army on Jul 26, 1985 [034-small]

Killing Joke / New Model Army
Jul 26, 1985
 Cornwall, United Kingdom
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Killing Joke on Mar 14, 1985 [409-small]

Killing Joke
Mar 14, 1985
 Clermont-Ferrand, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes, France
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Killing Joke on Mar 18, 1985 [085-small]

Killing Joke
Mar 18, 1985
 Rome, Latium, Italy
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Seaside Festival 1985 on Aug 10, 1985 [841-small]

Seaside Festival 1985
Aug 10, 1985
 De Panne, Flanders, Belgium
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Seaside Festival 1985 on Aug 10, 1985 [842-small]

Seaside Festival 1985
Aug 10, 1985
 De Panne, Flanders, Belgium
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Seaside Festival 1985 on Aug 10, 1985 [843-small]

Seaside Festival 1985
Aug 10, 1985
 De Panne, Flanders, Belgium
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Killing Joke
Mar 26, 1985
 Frankfurt am Main, Hesse, Germany
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Latest Setlist (03/12/2023):

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  1. Masked Ball
  2. Requiem
  3. Wardance
  4. Tomorrow's World
  5. Bloodsport
  6. The Wait
  7. Complications
  8. S.O.36
  9. Primitive
  10. The Fall of Because
  11. Tension
  12. Unspeakable
  13. Butcher
  14. Follow the Leaders
  15. Madness
  16. Who Told You How?
  17. Exit
  18. Are You Receiving?
  19. Change
  20. Turn to Red
  21. Pssyche

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Concerts Per Year:

2024 2 concerts
2023 6 concerts
2022 26 concerts
2021 1 concert
2020 3 concerts
2019 43 concerts
2018 47 concerts
2017 9 concerts
2016 34 concerts
2015 19 concerts
2014 6 concerts
2013 27 concerts
2012 37 concerts
2011 25 concerts
2010 48 concerts
2009 14 concerts
2008 23 concerts
2007 2 concerts
2006 33 concerts
2005 28 concerts
2004 2 concerts
2003 58 concerts
1996 18 concerts
1995 13 concerts
1994 58 concerts
1991 61 concerts
1990 7 concerts
1989 32 concerts
1988 3 concerts
1987 2 concerts
1986 35 concerts
1985 73 concerts
1984 25 concerts
1983 64 concerts
1982 40 concerts
1981 56 concerts
1980 62 concerts
1979 7 concerts
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Comments & Reviews:

Jun 16, 2022

I am very puzzled: I saw Killing Joke in a small venue in the french city of Tours, about 83/85. The sound man was crazy an I lost my left ear this evening. there seems to have no trace left ? how is it possible?

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