Wilko Johnson's 1979 Concert History

In the early 1970s, Wilko Johnson (July 12, 1947 – November 21, 2022) emerged as a pioneer within the pub rock movement. Initially, a guitarist, pianist, and singer-songwriter for Dr. Feelgood, he left the band in 1977 and formed Solid Senders and The Wilko Johnson Band. In 1980, he played guitar and performed backing vocals on Ian Dury & the Blockheads's third album "Laughter." On January 25, 2013, Johnson was diagnosed with cancer and given less than a year to live. Over the next year, Johnson began what he believed to be his final tour and created a farewell album with Roger Daltrey titled "Going Back Home" (also the name of a 1998 album released by The Wilko Johnson Band). At the 2014 Q Awards, he was honored with the Icon Award. There he announced he was "cancer-free." He lived for over 8 more years before finally passing away on November 21, 2022.

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Wilko Johnson had 23 concerts in 1979

Date Concert Venue Location
Dec 15, 1979
Wilko Johnson Slough College Slough, England, United Kingdom
Dec 14, 1979
Wilko Johnson Trent Polytechnic Nottingham, England, United Kingdom
Dec 13, 1979
Wilko Johnson The Porterhouse Retford, England, United Kingdom
Dec 10, 1979
Wilko Johnson's Solid Senders / Wilko Johnson Marquee Club - Wardour Street London, England, United Kingdom
Nov 30, 1979
Wilko Johnson Music Machine London, England, United Kingdom
Nov 23, 1979
Wilko Johnson Hope & Anchor London, England, United Kingdom
Nov 11, 1979
Wilko Johnson Dingwalls London, England, United Kingdom
Oct 10, 1979
Wilko Johnson University of Bradford Bradford, England, United Kingdom
Sep 09, 1979
Wilko Johnson

Rotterdam New Pop

Zuiderpark Rotterdam, South Holland, Netherlands
Aug 24, 1979
Wilko Johnson

Reading Festival

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Little John's Farm Reading, England, United Kingdom
Aug 24, 1979 –
Aug 26, 1979
Reading Festival 1979
The Cure / Scorpions / Peter Gabriel / Cheap Trick / Whitesnake / Motörhead / Thin Lizzy / Inner Circle / Molly Hatchet / Steve Hackett / Climax Blues Band / After the Fire / The Members / The Police / Wilko Johnson / Gillan / The Jags / The Movies / Wild Horses / Yachts / The Tourists / Punishment of Luxury / Doll By Doll / Zaine Griff / Bram Tchaikovsky / The Speedometers / Little Bo Bitch / The Cobbers / Ramones Show all bands
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Reading, England, United Kingdom
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Aug 17, 1979
Wilko Johnson Marquee Club London, England, United Kingdom
Aug 16, 1979
Wilko Johnson Marquee Club London, England, United Kingdom
Aug 15, 1979
Wilko Johnson Marquee Club London, England, United Kingdom
Aug 12, 1979
Wilko Johnson

Sjockfestival

Hof Van De Pastoor Gierle, Flanders, Belgium
Jun 09, 1979
Wilko Johnson Music Machine London, England, United Kingdom
May 03, 1979
The J. Geils Band / Wilko Johnson's Solid Senders / Wilko Johnson Eventim Apollo London, England, United Kingdom
Apr 15, 1979
Wilko Johnson Marquee Club London, England, United Kingdom
Apr 14, 1979
Wilko Johnson Marquee Club London, England, United Kingdom
Apr 13, 1979
Wilko Johnson Marquee Club London, England, United Kingdom
Apr 12, 1979
Wilko Johnson
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Marquee Club London, England, United Kingdom

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Reading Festival 1979
Aug 24 - 26, 1979
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Genres:

Rock
Blues
Blues Rock
Rhythm And Blues
Pub Rock

Latest Setlist (09/16/2022):

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  1. I Love the Way You Do
  2. If You Want Me, You've Got Me
  3. Take It Easy
  4. Going Back Home
  5. Dr. Dupree
  6. Roxette
  7. Keep on Loving You
  8. When I'm Gone
  9. Letting the Night Go By
  10. Can You Please Crawl Out Your Window?
  11. Everybody's Carrying a Gun
  12. Back in the Night
  13. She Does It Right
  14. Bye Bye Johnny

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Concerts Per Year:

2022 27 concerts
2021 9 concerts
2020 10 concerts
2019 24 concerts
2018 19 concerts
2017 23 concerts
2016 34 concerts
2015 37 concerts
2014 34 concerts
2013 33 concerts
2012 59 concerts
2011 61 concerts
2010 56 concerts
2009 22 concerts
2008 31 concerts
2007 12 concerts
2006 4 concerts
2005 11 concerts
2004 3 concerts
2003 4 concerts
2002 3 concerts
2001 2 concerts
2000 3 concerts
1999 3 concerts
1998 1 concert
1997 2 concerts
1996 7 concerts
1995 5 concerts
1994 8 concerts
1993 6 concerts
1992 6 concerts
1991 6 concerts
1990 23 concerts
1989 17 concerts
1988 11 concerts
1987 31 concerts
1986 9 concerts
1985 8 concerts
1984 6 concerts
1983 7 concerts
1982 15 concerts
1981 25 concerts
1980 6 concerts
1979 23 concerts
1978 52 concerts
1977 1 concert
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