The Jam Concert History

The Jam was a punk/mod revival group formed in Woking, England in 1972 consisting of Paul Weller (vocals, guitar), Bruce Foxton (bass, vocals) and Rick Buckler (drums). The band split in 1982. The band released six albums and had 18 consecutive Top 40 hits in the United Kingdom between 1977 and 1982, including four #1 singles (Going Underground, Start!, Town Called Malice and Beat Surrender). Their singles "That's Entertainment" and "Just Who Is the Five O'Clock Hero" are the best selling import singles in UK history.

Date Concert Venue Location
May 10, 1979
The Jam / The Records
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Rainbow London, England, United Kingdom
Apr 13, 1979
The Jam / Dwight Twilley / The Shirts
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Tower Theater Upper Darby, Pennsylvania, United States
Apr 10, 1979
The Jam
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the Rex Danforth Theatre Toronto, Ontario, Canada
Dec 07, 1978
The Cure / The Jam The Venue, University of Kent Canterbury, England, United Kingdom
Nov 24, 1978
The Jam / The Dickies / Patrik Fitzgerald Portsmouth Guildhall Portsmouth, England, United Kingdom
Nov 21, 1978
The Jam The Dome Brighton, England, United Kingdom
Nov 13, 1978
The Jam
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Manchester Apollo Manchester, England, United Kingdom
Nov 06, 1978
The Jam The Capitol Aberdeen, Scotland, United Kingdom
Nov 02, 1978
The Jam / The Dickies / Patrick Fitzgerald
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DeMontfort Hall Leicester Leicester, England, United Kingdom
Aug 25, 1978 –
Aug 27, 1978
Reading Rock Festival 1978
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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 Band / Nutz / Lindisfarne / Tom Robinson Band
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Reading Reading, England, United Kingdom
Jun 15, 1978
The Jam
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Barbarella's Birmingham, England, United Kingdom
Apr 15, 1978
The Jam / Be Bop Deluxe / Horselips Winterland San Francisco, California, United States
Mar 31, 1978
The Jam / Tuff Darts

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CBGB's 2nd Avenue Theater New York, New York, United States
Mar 28, 1978
Blue Oyster Cult / Be Bop Deluxe / The Jam Richfield Coliseum Richfield Township, Ohio, United States
Mar 26, 1978
The Jam Four Acres Marcy, NY
Mar 25, 1978
Blue Oyster Cult / Be Bop Deluxe / The Jam
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Richfield Coliseum Richfield Township, Ohio, United States
Mar 24, 1978
Angel / The Jam hammond civic center hammond indianna
Mar 18, 1978
Ramones / The Runaways / The Jam

Rocket to Russia

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Tower Theater Upper Darby, Pennsylvania, United States
Mar 17, 1978
Blue Oyster Cult / Be Bop Deluxe / The Jam

Agents of Fortune

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Onondaga County War Memorial Syracuse, New York, United States

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The Jam / The Questions
Jun 30, 1981
 Irvine, Scotland, United Kingdom
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The Jam on Jun 17, 1981 [973-small]

The Jam
Jun 17, 1981
 London, England, United Kingdom
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The Jam on Jun 17, 1981 [974-small]

The Jam
Jun 17, 1981
 London, England, United Kingdom
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The Jam / The Records on May 22, 1979 [360-small]

The Jam / The Records
May 22, 1979
 Birmingham, England, United Kingdom
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The Jam / The Piranhas on Nov 8, 1980 [363-small]

The Jam / The Piranhas
Nov 8, 1980
 Bracknell, England, United Kingdom
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The Jam / Apocalypse on Dec 8, 1982 [374-small]

The Jam / Apocalypse
Dec 8, 1982
 Birmingham, England, United Kingdom
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The Jam / Rudi on Mar 20, 1982 [375-small]

The Jam / Rudi
Mar 20, 1982
 Birmingham, England, United Kingdom
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The Jam / the vapors on Nov 22, 1979 [377-small]

The Jam / the vapors
Nov 22, 1979
 Wolverhampton, England, United Kingdom
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The Jam / the vapors on Nov 22, 1979 [378-small]

The Jam / the vapors
Nov 22, 1979
 Wolverhampton, England, United Kingdom
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Blue Oyster Cult / Be Bop Deluxe / The Jam on Mar 25, 1978 [469-small]

Blue Oyster Cult / Be Bop Deluxe / The Jam
Mar 25, 1978
 Richfield Township, Ohio, United States
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The Jam / the vapors on Nov 22, 1979 [802-small]

The Jam / the vapors
Nov 22, 1979
 Wolverhampton, England, United Kingdom
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The Jam / the expressos on Jun 2, 1980 [803-small]

The Jam / the expressos
Jun 2, 1980
 Wolverhampton, England, United Kingdom
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The Jam / The Rezillos / The jolt on Jul 15, 1977 [384-small]

The Jam / The Rezillos / The jolt
Jul 15, 1977
 Edinburgh, Scotland, United Kingdom
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Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ)


How many concerts has The Jam had?

The Jam has had 108 concerts.

What genre is The Jam?

The Jam is most often considered to be Rock, Punk, Pop Rock, British, Punk Rock, New Wave, Ska, Power Pop, New Romantic, Pop Soul, Pub Rock, Ska Revival, Mod, and Mod Revival.

When was the last The Jam concert?

The last The Jam concert was on July 23, 2019 at Floydfest in Floyd, Virginia, United States. The bands that performed were: The String Cheese Incident / Phil Lesh & the Terrapin Family Band / Kacey Musgraves / Brandi Carlisle / Tyler Childers / Leftover Salmon / Margo Price / Fantastic Negrito / Lukas Nelson & Promise of the Real / Hot Tuna / Keller Williams Grateful Grass / Karl Danson's Tiny Universe / The Motet / Jade Bird / The War and Treaty / Kyle Hollingsworth Band / American Aquarium / DJ Williams' Shots Fired / Acoustic Syndicate / Buffalo Mountain Jam V4 / Songs from the Road Band / Kaleta & Super Yamba Band / New Orleans Suspects / The Saturators / Lillie Mae / Becca Mancari / Trout Steak Revival / Jon Stickley Trio / The Wooks / Mountain Heart / Yarn / Nora Jane Struthers / Front Country / Pert Near Sandstone / Old Salt Union / The Yawpers / Bella's Bartok / Circus No. 9 / Honeysuckle / The Broadcast / Erin & the Wildfire / The Virginia Gentlemen / Sean McConnell / Pumphouse Blues / Elise Davis / L.A. Edwards / Magnolia Boulevard / Travers Brothership / Blue Mule / Chupacabras / The Dead Reckoning / Dharma Bombs / Gote / Jordan Harmon / Morgan Wade & the Stepbrothers / Music Road Co / My Radio / Solacoustix / The Floorboards / The Jam / The Wildmans / Django Burgess / Acid Cats / Arkansauce / Dark Moon Hollow / Dowtown Abby & the Echoes / Driftwood Gypsy / If Birds Could Fly / Marvelous Funkshun / Mason Via & Hot Trail Mix / The Northerners / The Volts / Tuatha Dea / Vintage Pistol.

What setlist does The Jam play live?

The songs that The Jam performs live vary, but here's the latest setlist that we have from the December 08, 1982 concert at Bingley Hall in Birmingham, England, United Kingdom:

  1. Start!
  2. It's Too Bad
  3. Beat Surrender
  4. Away From the Numbers
  5. Boy About Town
  6. Ghosts
  7. In the Crowd
  8. Get Yourself Together
  9. Move On Up
  10. All Mod Cons
  11. To Be Someone (Didn't We Have a Nice Time)
  12. Smithers-Jones
  13. Tales From the Riverbank
  14. Precious
  15. Circus
  16. Down in the Tube Station at Midnight
  17. David Watts
  18. Mr. Clean
  19. Pretty Green
  20. The Butterfly Collector
  21. In the City
  22. Town Called Malice
  23. But I'm Different Now
  24. The Gift

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