The Chameleons's 1986 Concert History

The Chameleons (called The Chameleons UK on some American releases) is a post-punk band that formed in Middleton, Greater Manchester, England, UK in 1981. They consisted of singer and bassist Mark Burgess, guitarist Reg Smithies, guitarist Dave Fielding, and drummer John Lever.

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The Chameleons had 26 concerts in 1986

Date Concert Venue Location
Nov 23, 1986
Chameleons Batschkapp Frankfurt am Main, Hesse, Germany
Nov 21, 1986
The Chameleons Tunnel Club London, England, United Kingdom
Nov 06, 1986
The Chameleons / The Mighty Lemon Drops

Beautiful Monsters

Michigan State University Union Ballroom East Lansing, Michigan, United States
Oct 25, 1986
The Chameleons Batschkapp Frankfurt am Main, Hesse, Germany
Oct 22, 1986
The Chameleons Quartier Latin Berlin, Berlin, Germany
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Oct 21, 1986
Chameleons / The Name
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Markthalle Hamburg, Hamburg, Germany
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Oct 20, 1986
The Chameleons
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Tor 3 Düsseldorf, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany
Oct 19, 1986
Chameleons / The Name
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Paradiso Amsterdam, North Holland, Netherlands
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Oct 18, 1986
The Chameleons

Swingpop Festival

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Merthal Ter Horst, Netherlands
Oct 17, 1986
The Chameleons
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La Gaîté Brussels, Brussels Capital, Belgium
Oct 16, 1986
The Chameleons
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Élysée Montmartre Paris, Île-de-France, France
Oct 15, 1986
The Chameleons
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Paard The Hague, South Holland, Netherlands
Oct 05, 1986
The Chameleons
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Le Chat Bleu Bordeaux, France
Oct 02, 1986
The Chameleons
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Salle de la Cité Rennes, Brittany, France
Sep 21, 1986
The Chameleons
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Zeche Bochum, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany
Sep 20, 1986
The Chameleons Dochdu Bocholt, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany
Sep 14, 1986
The Chameleons
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Riverside Newcastle upon Tyne, England, United Kingdom
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Sep 12, 1986
Chameleons / The Monkey Run
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Manchester International One Manchester, England, United Kingdom
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Sep 11, 1986
The Chameleons
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Bierkeller Bristol, England, United Kingdom
Sep 10, 1986
The Chameleons
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Town and Country Club London, England, United Kingdom
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The Chameleons on Sep 10, 1986 [530-small]

The Chameleons
Sep 10, 1986
 London, England, United Kingdom
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Rock
Alternative
Post-Punk
New Wave
Shoegaze
Dream Pop
Darkwave
Gothic Rock
Cold Wave
Deathrock
Acoustic Rock
New Romantic
Big-Music
UK Post-Punk
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Latest Setlist (05/11/2026):

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  1. Where Are You?
  2. The Fan and the Bellows
  3. A Person Isn't Safe Anywhere These Days
  4. Pleasure and Pain
  5. Less Than Human
  6. Lady Strange
  7. Perfume Garden
  8. Looking Inwardly
  9. Up the Down Escalator
  10. Paradiso
  11. David Bowie Takes My Hand
  12. Saviours Are a Dangerous Thing
  13. Soul in Isolation
  14. Swamp Thing
  15. Feels Like the End of the World
  16. In Shreds
  17. Monkeyland
  18. Second Skin
  19. Don't Fall

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Concerts Per Year:

2026 63 concerts
2025 89 concerts
2024 77 concerts
2023 84 concerts
2022 50 concerts
2021 11 concerts
2020 3 concerts
2019 5 concerts
2018 8 concerts
2017 4 concerts
2016 2 concerts
2015 4 concerts
2014 6 concerts
2013 5 concerts
2012 10 concerts
2011 5 concerts
2010 7 concerts
2003 1 concert
2002 39 concerts
2001 35 concerts
2000 39 concerts
1987 26 concerts
1986 26 concerts
1985 40 concerts
1984 32 concerts
1983 61 concerts
1982 26 concerts
1981 5 concerts
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Comments & Reviews:

Dec 08, 2023

When they came to the Ritz, Camper Van Beethoven came on before the Mighty Lemon Drops.

Also, there was a heckler in the audience when the Chameleons played. He threw Mark Burgess off his game a bit.

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