Richard Thompson's 1987 Concert History

Richard Thompson OBE (born 3 April 1949, Notting Hill, London) is a British singer/songwriter and guitarist. Highly regarded for his guitar techniques, Thompson was awarded the Orville H. Gibson award for best acoustic guitar player in 1991. Similarly, his songwriting has earned him an Ivor Novello Award and, in 2006, a lifetime achievement award from BBC Radio. Thompson made his debut as a recording artist as a member of Fairport Convention in September 1967.

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Richard Thompson had 24 concerts in 1987

Date Concert Venue Location
Aug 28, 1987
Richard Thompson Carlyon Bay St Austell, England, United Kingdom
Aug 26, 1987
Richard Thompson Assembly Rooms Edinburgh, Scotland, United Kingdom
Aug 22, 1987
Richard Thompson
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Assembly Rooms Edinburgh, Scotland, United Kingdom
Aug 15, 1987
Richard Thompson

Cropredy Festival

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Cropredy Festival Field Cropredy, England, United Kingdom
Aug 14, 1987 –
Aug 15, 1987
Fairport's Cropredy Convention
Fairport Convention & Friends / Richard Thompson / Whipper Snapper / Muzsikas / Chicken Shack / Mara! / The Steve Ashley Band / John Martyn & Danny Thompson / Gordon Giltrap / Le Rue
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Cropredy Festival Grounds Banbury, England, United Kingdom
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Aug 01, 1987
Richard Thompson

Cambridge Folk Festival

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Cherry Hinton Hall Grounds Cambridge, England, United Kingdom
Jul 31, 1987
Richard Thompson

Cambridge Folk Festival

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Cherry Hinton Hall Grounds Cambridge, England, United Kingdom
Jul 30, 1987
Richard Thompson
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Mean Fiddler Harlesden, England, United Kingdom
Jul 29, 1987
Richard Thompson
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Mean Fiddler Harlesden, England, United Kingdom
Jun 20, 1987
Richard Thompson

Glastonbury Festival

Worthy Farm Pilton, England, United Kingdom
Jun 19, 1987
Richard Thompson Hackney Empire London, England, United Kingdom
Jun 05, 1987
Richard Thompson
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Woughton Centre Milton Keynes, England, United Kingdom
May 14, 1987
Richard Thompson Palace Theatre Newark-on-Trent, England, United Kingdom
May 11, 1987
Richard Thompson
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Bierkeller Bristol, England, United Kingdom
May 03, 1987
Richard Thompson

New Orleans Jazz & Heritage Festival

Fair Grounds Race Course & Slots New Orleans, Louisiana, United States
Apr 29, 1987
Richard Thompson
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Poor David's Pub Dallas, Texas, United States
Apr 26, 1987
Richard Thompson The Birchmere Alexandria, Virginia, United States
Apr 24, 1987
Richard Thompson Clark Gymnasium SUNY-Buffalo, Buffalo, New York, United States
Apr 23, 1987
Richard Thompson Liberty Hall Lawrence, Kansas, United States
Apr 21, 1987
Richard Thompson The Maintenance Shop Ames, Iowa, United States

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Richard Thompson on Mar 25, 1987 [887-small]

Richard Thompson
Mar 25, 1987
 Oslo, Oslo, Norway
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Programme, Fairport's Cropredy Convention on Aug 14, 1987 [769-small]

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Fairport's Cropredy Convention
Aug 14 - 15, 1987
 Banbury, England, United Kingdom
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Genres:

Rock
Folk
Singer-Songwriter
British
Folk Rock
Country Rock
Roots Rock
Guitar
Contemporary Folk
Lilith
Sea Shanties
British Folk
British Folk Rock
Electric Folk
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Latest Setlist (07/11/2026):

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  1. I Misunderstood
  2. Walking on a Wire
  3. Valerie
  4. Withered and Died
  5. 1952 Vincent Black Lightning
  6. Cocaine Walkin', Booze Talkin'
  7. Who Knows Where the Time Goes?
  8. The Sun Never Shines on the Poor
  9. Read About Love
  10. Stony Ground
  11. Dimming of the Day
  12. Gethsemane
  13. The Great Valerio
  14. Woods of Darney
  15. I Want to See the Bright Lights Tonight
  16. Ghosts in the Wind
  17. Wall of Death
  18. Meet on the Ledge

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Concerts Per Year:

2026 34 concerts
2025 54 concerts
2024 74 concerts
2023 53 concerts
2022 64 concerts
2021 54 concerts
2020 38 concerts
2019 85 concerts
2018 91 concerts
2017 94 concerts
2016 78 concerts
2015 112 concerts
2014 94 concerts
2013 113 concerts
2012 59 concerts
2011 101 concerts
2010 81 concerts
2009 79 concerts
2008 82 concerts
2007 93 concerts
2006 90 concerts
2005 89 concerts
2004 91 concerts
2003 95 concerts
2002 60 concerts
2001 71 concerts
2000 43 concerts
1999 59 concerts
1998 30 concerts
1997 37 concerts
1996 46 concerts
1995 41 concerts
1994 57 concerts
1993 26 concerts
1992 49 concerts
1991 59 concerts
1990 18 concerts
1989 48 concerts
1988 27 concerts
1987 24 concerts
1986 20 concerts
1985 27 concerts
1984 15 concerts
1983 29 concerts
1982 16 concerts
1981 1 concert
1979 1 concert
1975 1 concert
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