The Automatics's 1978 Concert History

The Automatics are best known for their Punk/Powerpop standard 'When the tanks roll over Poland again', (released on Island Records in 1978) which became one of the first Number Ones in the newly introduced Punk/New Wave charts .

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The Automatics had 13 concerts in 1978

Date Concert Venue Location
Oct 19, 1978
The Automatics Marquee Club - Wardour Street London, England, United Kingdom
Aug 25, 1978
1st day Reading Festival
The Automatics / The Jam / The Losers / New Hearts / Penetration / Pirates / Radio Stars / Sham69 / 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 / Sham69 / The Pirates / Lindisfarne / Nexy Show all bands
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Thames-side Arena, Richfield Avenue Reading, England, United Kingdom
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Jun 29, 1978
The Automatics / NEWS Marquee Club - Wardour Street London, England, United Kingdom
Jun 22, 1978
The Automatics / NEWS Marquee Club - Wardour Street London, England, United Kingdom
Jun 15, 1978
The Automatics / NEWS Marquee Club - Wardour Street London, England, United Kingdom
Jun 08, 1978
The Automatics / NEWS Marquee Club - Wardour Street London, England, United Kingdom
Jun 01, 1978
The Automatics Marquee Club London, England, United Kingdom
May 18, 1978
The Automatics Marquee Club - Wardour Street London, England, United Kingdom
May 14, 1978
X-Ray Spex / Adam And The Ants / The Automatics
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Roundhouse London, England, United Kingdom
May 04, 1978
The Automatics Marquee Club - Wardour Street London, England, United Kingdom
Apr 21, 1978
The Automatics / The Rivvits Marquee Club - Wardour Street London, England, United Kingdom
Mar 18, 1978
The Automatics Marquee Club - Wardour Street London, England, United Kingdom
Mar 04, 1978
The Automatics Marquee Club London, England, United Kingdom

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Jenny Darren Reading 1978, Reading Rock Festival 1978 on Aug 25, 1978 [955-small]

Jenny Darren Reading 1978

Reading Rock Festival 1978
Aug 25 - 27, 1978
 Reading, England, United Kingdom
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Jenny Darren Reading 1978, Reading Rock Festival 1978 on Aug 25, 1978 [956-small]

Jenny Darren Reading 1978

Reading Rock Festival 1978
Aug 25 - 27, 1978
 Reading, England, United Kingdom
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The Motors Reading 1978, Reading Rock Festival 1978 on Aug 25, 1978 [957-small]

The Motors Reading 1978

Reading Rock Festival 1978
Aug 25 - 27, 1978
 Reading, England, United Kingdom
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The Motors Reading 1978, Reading Rock Festival 1978 on Aug 25, 1978 [958-small]

The Motors Reading 1978

Reading Rock Festival 1978
Aug 25 - 27, 1978
 Reading, England, United Kingdom
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The Motors Reading 1978, Reading Rock Festival 1978 on Aug 25, 1978 [959-small]

The Motors Reading 1978

Reading Rock Festival 1978
Aug 25 - 27, 1978
 Reading, England, United Kingdom
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The Motors Reading 1978, Reading Rock Festival 1978 on Aug 25, 1978 [960-small]

The Motors Reading 1978

Reading Rock Festival 1978
Aug 25 - 27, 1978
 Reading, 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
 Reading, England, United Kingdom
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The Motors Reading 1978, Reading Rock Festival 1978 on Aug 25, 1978 [962-small]

The Motors Reading 1978

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

Nutz Reading 1978

Reading Rock Festival 1978
Aug 25 - 27, 1978
 Reading, England, United Kingdom
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Nutz Reading 1978, Reading Rock Festival 1978 on Aug 25, 1978 [966-small]

Nutz Reading 1978

Reading Rock Festival 1978
Aug 25 - 27, 1978
 Reading, England, United Kingdom
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John Otway Reading 1978, Reading Rock Festival 1978 on Aug 25, 1978 [967-small]

John Otway Reading 1978

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

Gruppo Sportivo Reading 1978

Reading Rock Festival 1978
Aug 25 - 27, 1978
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Genres:

Rock
Punk
Alternative Rock
Alternative
Pop Punk
Power Pop
Trance
Japanese
New Rave
Hard Techno
Deutsch
Shibuya-Kei
Hard Trance
Welsh Rock
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Latest Setlist (04/14/2008):

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  1. Light Entertainment
  2. Recover
  3. Steve McQueen
  4. Monster
  5. Secret Police
  6. Magazine
  7. By My Side
  8. This Ship
  9. Lost at Home
  10. This Is A Fix
  11. Raoul
  12. Sleepwalking
  13. That's What She Said

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Concerts Per Year:

2018 1 concert
2017 1 concert
2015 1 concert
2014 2 concerts
2013 1 concert
2012 2 concerts
2010 1 concert
2009 3 concerts
2008 6 concerts
2007 2 concerts
2004 1 concert
1999 1 concert
1998 2 concerts
1997 1 concert
1996 2 concerts
1995 1 concert
1978 13 concerts
1977 1 concert

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