The Sound's 1981 Concert History

The Sound was formed in South London in 1979, shortly after a band called The Outsiders dissolved. It isn't a very well-distributed fact, but the Outsiders' 1977 LP Calling on Youth was the first self-released British punk LP, issued roughly four months after Buzzcocks' infamous Spiral Scratch 7". Guitarist/vocalist/songwriter Adrian Borland led the Outsiders through a couple of other releases, but the band sputtered out three years after their 1976 formation.

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The Sound had 43 concerts in 1981

Date Concert Venue Location
Dec 06, 1981
Comsat Angels / The Sound Markthalle Hamburg, Hamburg, Germany
Nov 27, 1981
The Sound Rock-Ola Madrid, Madrid, Spain
Nov 26, 1981
The Sound Rock-Ola Madrid, Madrid, Spain
Nov 23, 1981
Altered Images / The Sound Riverside Studios London, England, United Kingdom
Nov 22, 1981
The Sound / Bauhaus
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Paradiso Amsterdam, North Holland, Netherlands
Nov 20, 1981
The Sound Paard The Hague, South Holland, Netherlands
Nov 19, 1981
The Sound Huize Maas Groningen, Groningen, Netherlands
Nov 18, 1981
The Sound Gigant Apeldoorn, Gelderland, Netherlands
Nov 11, 1981
The Sound BBC Paris Studios London, England, United Kingdom
Oct 31, 1981
The Sound The LCR UEA, Norwich, England, United Kingdom
Oct 30, 1981
The Sound / Everest the Hard Way / Eyeless In Gaza Student Central (ULU) London, England, United Kingdom
Oct 27, 1981
The Sound University of Kent at Canterbury Canterbury, England, United Kingdom
Oct 17, 1981
The Sound Paard van Troje The Hague, South Holland, Netherlands
Oct 16, 1981
The Sound Lido Leuven, Flanders, Belgium
Sep 22, 1981
The Sound / Comsat Angels Manchester Polytechnic Student Union Manchester, England, United Kingdom
Sep 18, 1981
Comsat Angels / The Sound
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Nite Club Edinburgh, Scotland, United Kingdom
Sep 12, 1981
The Comsat Angels / The Sound Nite Club Edinburgh, Scotland, United Kingdom
Sep 05, 1981
The Sound

Futurama 3 Festival

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Bingley Hall Stafford, England, United Kingdom
Sep 05, 1981 –
Sep 06, 1981
Futurama 3 1981
Simple Minds / A Flock of Seagulls / Bauhaus / The Sisters of Mercy / Gang Of Four / Felt / The Passions / The Sound / B-Movie / Virgin Prunes / Theatre of Hate / 23 Skidoo / King Pleasure / Blue Orchids / Higsons / The Lines / Ludus / Crown of Thorns / Vena Cava / Modern Eon / Diagram Brothers / Human Condition / Tymon Dogg / The Tea Set / Richard Strange / Everest the Hard Way / My Silent War Show all bands
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Stafford, England, United Kingdom
Aug 22, 1981
The Sound / The Dolbies Paradiso Amsterdam, North Holland, Netherlands
Aug 16, 1981
The Sound / Au Pairs / Gary U.S. Bonds / Department S / Picture

New Pop Festival 1981

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New Pop Festival 1981 Rotterdam, South Holland, Netherlands
Show Duplicate for Aug 16, 1981

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The Jam / The Sound on Feb 26, 1981 [061-small]

The Jam / The Sound
Feb 26, 1981
 Paris, Île-de-France, France
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