The Housemartins Concert History

The Housemartins was a British indie-pop/alternative rock band which formed in 1983 in Kingston upon Hull, England. After breaking up in 1988, band members Paul Heaton and Dave Hemingway formed The Beautiful South, while bassist Norman Cook found success as an electronic dance music DJ and music producer founding the groups Beats International, Pizzaman and Freak Power, before rebranding himself as Fatboy Slim.

Date Concert Venue Location
Nov 24, 1987
The Housemartins Stadthalle Offenbach, Hesse, Germany
Oct 13, 1987
The Housemartins / The Farm Cardiff University Cardiff, Wales, United Kingdom
Oct 04, 1987
The Housemartins The SFX Centre Dublin, Leinster, Ireland
Sep 01, 1987
The Housemartins / The Proclaimers Hummingbird Birmingham, England, United Kingdom
Jul 05, 1987
Rock Werchter 1987
Peter Gabriel / Iggy Pop / Pretenders / Echo & the Bunnymen / The Housemartins / Julian Cope / Eurythmics / The Triffids
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Werchter, Flanders, Belgium
Jul 04, 1987
Rock Torhout '87
Peter Gabriel / Eurythmics / Pretenders / Echo & the Bunnymen / Iggy Pop / The Housemartins / The Triffids / Julian Cope
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Festivalpark Torhout Torhout, Flanders, Belgium
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Oct 23, 1986
The Housemartins / The Proclaimers
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Ritzy Aberdeen, Scotland, United Kingdom
Oct 22, 1986
The Housemartins Barrowland Ballroom Glasgow, Scotland, United Kingdom
Oct 05, 1986
The Housemartins
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Newcastle Mayfair Newcastle, New South Wales, Australia
Sep 30, 1986
The Housemartins / The Proclaimers
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Birmingham Powerhouse Birmingham, England, United Kingdom
Jun 22, 1986
Amazulu / The Housemartins / Simply Red / Level 42

Glastonbury Festival 1986 Sunday

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Worthy Farm Shepton Mallet, England, United Kingdom
Jun 20, 1986 –
Jun 22, 1986
Glastonbury Festival 1986
The Cure / Madness / Simply Red / The Psychedelic Furs / Billy Bragg / The Waterboys / The Pogues / Level 42 / The Housemartins / Maxi Priest / Loudon Wainwright III / The Robert Cray Band / Christy Moore / Lloyd Cole & The Commotions / Robyn Hitchcock / Half Man Half Biscuit / ozric tentacles / Gil Scott-Heron / The Go-Betweens / The Dream Syndicate / Ruby Turner / That Petrol Emotion / Fuzzbox / The Woodentops / Amazulu / The Nightingales / Latin Quarter / Microdisney / The June Brides / Brilliant Corners / John Martyn / Frank Chickens / Phranc / Rent Party / Rodney Allen / Ted Chippington / Howard Hughes / Black Uhuru and the Wailers / Sambatucada / Forest Hillbillies / Potato Five / Three Mustaphas Three / Buddy Curtis Show all bands
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Glastonbury Festival 1986 Shepton Mallet, England, United Kingdom
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May 12, 1986
The Housemartins / The Bliffs / Surreal Estate

Brighton Festival

Coasters Brighton, England, United Kingdom
Mar 06, 1986
The Housemartins / His Latest Flame
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Rowton Castle Shrewsbury, England, United Kingdom
Dec 31, 1985
Madness / The Housemartins
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Eventim Apollo London, England, United Kingdom
Jul 19, 1985 –
Jul 21, 1985
Womad 1985
New Order / James / Toots & The Maytals / The Pogues / The Fall / The Housemartins / Penguin Cafe Orchestra / General Public / A Certain Ratio / Nusrat Fateh Ali Khan / Thomas Mapfumo
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Mersea Island Colchester, England, United Kingdom

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Rock Torhout on Jul 4, 1987 [153-small]

Rock Torhout
Jul 4, 1987
 Torhout, Flanders, Belgium
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The Housemartins on Oct 5, 1986 [488-small]

The Housemartins
Oct 5, 1986
 Newcastle, New South Wales, Australia
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Rock Torhout '87 on Jul 4, 1987 [242-small]

Rock Torhout '87
Jul 4, 1987
 Torhout, Flanders, Belgium
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The Housemartins / The Proclaimers on Oct 23, 1986 [490-small]

The Housemartins / The Proclaimers
Oct 23, 1986
 Aberdeen, Scotland, United Kingdom
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Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ)


How many concerts has The Housemartins had?

The Housemartins has had 16 concerts.

What genre is The Housemartins?

The Housemartins is most often considered to be Pop, Indie, British, UK, New Wave, Britpop, Synthpop, English, New Wave Pop, and New Romantic.

When was the last The Housemartins concert?

The last The Housemartins concert was on November 24, 1987 at Stadthalle in Offenbach, Hesse, Germany.

What setlist does The Housemartins play live?

The songs that The Housemartins performs live vary, but here's the latest setlist that we have from the July 05, 1987 concert in Werchter, Flanders, Belgium:

  1. Over There
  2. Bow Down
  3. The World's on Fire
  4. Me and the Farmer
  5. Build
  6. Happy Hour
  7. Get Up Off Our Knees
  8. The Light Is Always Green
  9. I Bit My Lip
  10. The People Who Grinned Themselves to Death
  11. You've Got a Friend
  12. Caravan of Love

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