Sham 69's 1978 Concert History

They formed in Hersham, UK in 1976. Sham 69 lacked the art school background of many rock bands of the time, and brought in football chants, drinking songs and a sort of inarticulate political populism. The band had a large skinhead and hooligan following, which helped set the tone for the Oi! movement. Their concerts were notoriously plagued by violence, and the band ceased live performances after one of their gigs at Middlesex Polytechnic in 1978 was broken up by National Front skinheads fighting and rushing the stage.

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Sham 69 had 68 concerts in 1978

Date Concert Venue Location
Dec 27, 1978
Sham 69 / Merger / The Invaders Rainbow Theatre London, England, United Kingdom
Dec 01, 1978
Sham 69 Electric Ballroom Camden London, England, United Kingdom
Nov 30, 1978
Sham 69 Electric Ballroom Camden London, England, United Kingdom
Nov 28, 1978
Sham 69 Portsmouth Guildhall Portsmouth, England, United Kingdom
Nov 24, 1978
Sham 69 / Cimarons Barbarella's Birmingham, England, United Kingdom
Nov 15, 1978
Sham 69 / The Cimarons Top Rank Suite Swansea, Wales, United Kingdom
Nov 14, 1978
Sham 69 Top Rank Cardiff, Wales, United Kingdom
Nov 12, 1978
Sham 69 Colston Hall Bristol, England, United Kingdom
Nov 11, 1978
Sham 69

That's Entertainment

Taunton Odeon Taunton, England, United Kingdom
Nov 07, 1978
Sham 69 / Cimarons De Montfort Hall Leicester, England, United Kingdom
Nov 05, 1978
Sham 69 Victoria Hall Hanley, England, United Kingdom
Nov 02, 1978
Sham 69 Capitol Theatre Aberdeen, Scotland, United Kingdom
Nov 01, 1978
Sham 69 / black uhuru??
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Odeon Theatre Edinburgh, Scotland, United Kingdom
Sep 27, 1978
Sham 69 Bridge House London, England, United Kingdom
Sep 24, 1978
Elvis Costello / Sham 69 / Aswad / Misty In Roots / Attractions
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Brockwell Park London, England, United Kingdom
Sep 13, 1978
Sham 69 / Peter Gabriel

Scratch Tour

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Vorst Nationaal (Forest National) Brussels, Brussels Capital, Belgium
Sep 01, 1978
Sham 69 Clouds Club Edinburgh, Scotland, United Kingdom
Aug 25, 1978
1st day Reading Festival
The Automatics / The Jam / The Losers / New Hearts / Penetration / Pirates / Radio Stars / Sham 69 / Ultravox
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Little John's Farm Reading, England, United Kingdom
Aug 25, 1978 –
Aug 27, 1978
Reading Rock Festival 1978
Foreigner / Patti Smith / Squeeze / Status Quo / Next / Ultravox / Sham 69 / The Greg Kihn Band / After the Fire / John Foxx / Tom Robinson Band / The Business / Spirit / The Motors / Penetration / Chelsea / The Jam / Gillan / Pirates / John Otway / Gruppo Sportivo / The Automatics / The Albion Band / Radio Stars / Ian Gillan Band / Nutz / New Hearts / Ray Jackson's Lindisfarne / Bethnal / The Speedometers / Pacific Eardrum / Jenny Darren / Dennis O'brien / Paul Inder / Sham 69 / The Pirates / Lindisfarne / Nexy Show all bands
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Thames-side Arena, Richfield Avenue Reading, England, United Kingdom
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Aug 24, 1978 –
Aug 27, 1978
Reading Festival
The Jam / Sham 69 / Radio Stars / Status Quo / Patti Smith And Her Band / Nutz / Lindisfarne / Tom Robinson Band
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Reading Reading, England, United Kingdom
Jun 09, 1978
Sham 69 Porterhouse Retford, England, United Kingdom

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The Motors Reading 1978, Reading Rock Festival 1978 on Aug 25, 1978 [961-small]

The Motors Reading 1978

Reading Rock Festival 1978
Aug 25 - 27, 1978
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Nutz Reading 1978, Reading Rock Festival 1978 on Aug 25, 1978 [965-small]

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Reading Rock Festival 1978
Aug 25 - 27, 1978
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Gruppo Sportivo Reading 1978, Reading Rock Festival 1978 on Aug 25, 1978 [968-small]

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Aug 25 - 27, 1978
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Genres:

Punk
British
Hardcore Punk
Punk Rock
UK
English
Ska
Ska Punk
Proto-Punk
Oi
Street Punk
Pub Rock
Ska Revival
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  1. What Have We Got?
  2. I Don't Wanna
  3. They Don't Understand
  4. Rip Off
  5. What You Gonna Do
  6. Borstal Breakout
  7. Ulster
  8. Angels With Dirty Faces
  9. That's Life
  10. White Riot
  11. If the Kids Are United
  12. Hersham Boys
  13. Hurry Up Harry

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Concerts Per Year:

2027 1 concert
2026 9 concerts
2025 21 concerts
2024 44 concerts
2023 14 concerts
2022 17 concerts
2021 10 concerts
2020 2 concerts
2019 32 concerts
2018 24 concerts
2017 61 concerts
2016 44 concerts
2015 63 concerts
2014 60 concerts
2013 35 concerts
2012 43 concerts
2011 23 concerts
2010 60 concerts
2009 46 concerts
2008 20 concerts
2007 23 concerts
2006 7 concerts
2005 4 concerts
2004 6 concerts
2003 1 concert
2002 2 concerts
2001 2 concerts
2000 1 concert
1999 1 concert
1998 1 concert
1997 3 concerts
1996 4 concerts
1995 2 concerts
1994 2 concerts
1992 7 concerts
1991 1 concert
1989 4 concerts
1988 26 concerts
1987 9 concerts
1980 19 concerts
1979 17 concerts
1978 68 concerts
1977 25 concerts
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