The Jam's 1980 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
Dec 11, 1980
The Jam / Panther Civic Hall Guildford, England, United Kingdom
Nov 16, 1980
The Jam
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Rainbow Theatre Finsbury Park London, England, United Kingdom
Nov 13, 1980
The Jam De Montfort Hall Leicester, England, United Kingdom
Nov 08, 1980
The Jam / The Piranhas
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Bracknell Sports Centre Bracknell, England, United Kingdom
Nov 06, 1980
The Jam Brighton Centre Brighton, England, United Kingdom
Oct 30, 1980
The Jam
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Apollo Glasgow, Scotland, United Kingdom
Oct 26, 1980
The Jam / The Pirhanas
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Top Rank Sheffield, England, United Kingdom
Jun 21, 1980 –
Jun 22, 1980
Loch Lomond Rock Festival 1980
Saxon / Stiff Little Fingers / Bad Manners / Krokus / The Only Ones / Wishbone Ash / Regents / The Jam / Denny Laine / Wild Horses / Ian Gillan Band / The Tourists / Punishment of Luxury / Cuban Heels / The Chords / Ray Jackson's Lindisfarne / Ra Bears / Henry Gorman Band Show all bands
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Loch Lomond, UK
Jun 04, 1980
The Jam / the expressos
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Victoria Hall Hanley, Stoke-on-Trent, UK
Jun 02, 1980
The Jam / the expressos
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Wolverhampton Civic Hall Wolverhampton, England, United Kingdom
May 26, 1980
Van Halen / The Specials / The J. Geils Band / The Jam / Garland Jeffreys / Joe Jackson Band

Pinkpop Festival 1980

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Sportpark Geleen, Netherlands
Apr 07, 1980
The Jam
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Rainbow Theatre Finsbury Park London, England, United Kingdom
Mar 28, 1980
Cancelled
The Jam / David Johansen / Bruce Wooley & The Camera Club
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Capitol Theatre Passaic, New Jersey, United States
Mar 16, 1980
The Jam
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Santa Monica Civic Auditorium Santa Monica, California, United States
Feb 27, 1980
The Jam / Quincy
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Emerald City Cherry Hill, New Jersey, United States
Feb 22, 1980
The Jam Woking Ymca Woking, England, United Kingdom

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The Jam / Quincy on Feb 27, 1980 [813-small]

The Jam / Quincy
Feb 27, 1980
 Cherry Hill, New Jersey, United States
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The Jam / David Johansen / Bruce Wooley & The Camera Club on Mar 28, 1980 [711-small]

The Jam / David Johansen / Bruce Wooley & The Camera Club
Mar 28, 1980
 Passaic, New Jersey, United States
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Loch Lomond Rock Festival 1980 on Jun 21, 1980 [965-small]

Loch Lomond Rock Festival 1980
Jun 21 - 22, 1980
 Loch Lomond, UK
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Loch Lomond Rock Festival 1980 on Jun 21, 1980 [966-small]

Loch Lomond Rock Festival 1980
Jun 21 - 22, 1980
 Loch Lomond, UK
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The Jam on Oct 30, 1980 [174-small]

The Jam
Oct 30, 1980
 Glasgow, Scotland, United Kingdom
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The Jam / David Johansen / Bruce Wooley & The Camera Club on Mar 28, 1980 [757-small]

The Jam / David Johansen / Bruce Wooley & The Camera Club
Mar 28, 1980
 Passaic, New Jersey, United States
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The Jam on Mar 16, 1980 [800-small]

The Jam
Mar 16, 1980
 Santa Monica, California, United States
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The Jam on Apr 7, 1980 [933-small]

The Jam
Apr 7, 1980
 London, England, United Kingdom
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The Jam on Nov 16, 1980 [960-small]

The Jam
Nov 16, 1980
 London, 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 / the expressos on Jun 2, 1980 [803-small]

The Jam / the expressos
Jun 2, 1980
 Wolverhampton, England, United Kingdom
  Uploaded by Stephen Hevican

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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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