The unofficial WRATHCHILD website presents
the
WRATHCHILD DATELINE
Key dates, events & gigs in Wrathchild's history !
1983
Kerrang! Issue no.28 Two-page feature entitled. "I WAS A VICTIM OF A WRATHCHILD GLAMBANG!"
FEBUARY 18 "AD LIB" Kensington pub, Russell gardens. LONDON
FEBUARY 24 "OLD BLACK SWAN" MIDDLESBOROUGH
FEBUARY 25 "MOONLIGHT" HAMPSTEAD
FEBUARY 26 "BROADWAY" CLARENDON, LONDON
FEBUARY 27 "THE CRESSENT" PETERBOOUGH
MARCH 17
"STACKHEEL STRUTT" RELEASEDMARCH 26
SOUNDS COVER STORY "TITANS OF TRASH"APRIL 10 "MARQUEE"LONDON
APRIL 15 SALFORD GLAM FESTIVAL WITH SILVERWING, SACRED ALIEN, CHINA ROUGE and CLOVEN HOOF.- This show was not going to go ahead, after much complaint about not being able to find a headline act. Wratchchild were not considered a headline act until the aforementioned infamous SOUNDS cover story. Tracks from this show would later to surface on the unofficial issue "trash queens".
April 21 "VICTORIA HALLS" HANLEY S-O-T-
APRIL 29 "TIFFANYS" WIGAN
APRIL 30 "DINGWALLS" LONDON
MAY 1 "MARQUEE" LONDON
MAY 4 "GREYHOUND" LONDON
MAY 6 "THE VALLEY" REDDITCH
MAY12 "THE GRAPES" BIRMINGHAM
MAY18 "POLY" COVENTRY
MAY19 "CLOUDS" PRESTON
MAY 20 "COLLEGE" STAFFORD
MAY 21 "BROOKFIELDS" STOCKPORT
MAY 23 "TIFFANYS" STOKE ON TRENT
MAY 28"SEA CADET HALL" CAMBRIDGE
MAY 31 "GREYHOUND" LONDON
JULY 8 "PENNY FARTHING" OXFORD
JULY 27 "UNI" BRADFORD
OCTOBER 1
"DO YOU WANT MY LOVE" SINGLE RELEASEDDECEMBER 14 "MOONRAKER" CANNOCK
DECEMBER 17 "PUBLIC HALL" EVESHAM, CHARITY SHOW.
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1984
TRAMPLE BIG BROTHER TOUR.
JANUARY 26 "MOONRAKER" CANNOCK
JANUARY 27 "MARKET TAVERN" HEREFORD
JANUARY 29 "GEORGE HOTEL" ALFRETON
JANUARY 30 "BUBBLES" HINKLEY
FEUARY 2 "ROCKFIELDS" STOCKPORT
FEBUARY 3 "GREYHOUND" LONDON
FEBUARY 4 "SAXON TAVERN" CATFORD
FEBUARU 9 "CLOUDS" PRESTON
APRIL 25 "DINGWALLS" LONDON
APRIL 27 "ROYAL STANDARD" LONDON SHOCK ROCK SPECTATCLUAR
MAY 11 "MOONRAKER" CANNOCK
MAY 21 "UNION ROWING CLUB" NOTTINGHAM
JUNE 4 "STAKK ATTAKK!" RELEASED
STAKK ATTAKK TOUR
JUNE 21 "RAILWAY" BIRMINGHAM
JUNE 23 "ROYAL" GULIFORD
JUNE 26 "DOG AND TRUMPET" ???
JUNE 28 "BANKHOUSE" WORCESTER
JULY 5 "HEATHERY BAR" WISHAM
JULY 6 "VENUE" GLASGOW
JULY 12 "GREYHOUND" LONDON
JULY 13 "RED LION" GRAVESEND.
A free badge was given to all entrants at the 12 and 13 July shows on the stakk attakk tour.
JULY 14 SOUNDS FULL PAGE INTERVIEW W/PIC!
AUGUST 31
"ALRITE WITH THE BOYZ" SINGLE RELEASEDSEPTEMBER OFFENSIVE TOUR
SEPTEM,BER 5 "CHERRY TREE"RUNCORN
SEPTEMBER 6 "BIERKELLER" LEEDS
SEPTEMBER 7 "ODDIES" OLDHAM
SEPTEMBER 8 "STAIRWAYS" BIRKENHEAD
SEPTEMBER 12 "DINGWALLS" LONDON
SEPTEMEBER 13 "SEA CADET HALL" CAMBRIDGE
SEPTEMEBER 14 "ROCK HOUSE" DERBY
W.A.S.P. TOUR. UK '84 (as support)
SEPTEMBER 18 "ULSTER HALL" BELFAST, Many rumours at the time that this show would be cancelled..
SEPTEMBER 19 "T.V. CLUB" DUBLIN
SEPTEMBER 20 "TOWN HALL" MIDDLESBOROUGH
SEPTEMBER 21 "MAYFAIR" NEWCASTLE
SEPTEMBER 23 "POWERHAUS" BIRMINGHAM
SEPTEMBER 24 "LYCEUM" LONDON
SEPTEMBER 25 "PALAIS" NOTTINGHAM
SEPTEMBER 26 "CITY HALL" ST.ALBANS
OCTOBER 4 "FOOBERTS" LONDON
OCTOBER 5 "WHITES" NORWICH
NOVEMBER 9 ELECTRIC BALLROOM, CAMDEN, LONDON.- This was filmed for t.v. And aired (only in London) on "live from London" show. Later released as the esstinal "war machine" (aka live from london) video.The first 100 entrants to the gig got a tee shirt or an alrite with the boys single.
DECEMBER "AD LIB" Kensington pub, Russell gardens, LONDON

1985
JULY 22 "THE PALAIS" NOTTINGHAM
OCTOBER 12
REVIEW IN SOUNDS FOR WAR MACHINE VIDEODECEMBER 30 "GREYHOUND" LONDON - The greyhound show was billed as the breaking out party, how long the hassles had been going on only the band know, but it is safe to imagine round the time of the w.a.s.p. Tour would be a good place to start.
1986
JANUARY 22 "EVES NIGHTCLUB" CHELTENHAM
JUNE 5 "SCRUPLES" WOLVES
JUNE 6 "BRAS" STOKE ON TRENT
JUNE 7 "CENTRAL PARK" Burton on Trent
JUNE 19 "TIFFANYS" ROCHDALE
JUNE 23 "COUNTRY CLUB" SOUTHPORT
JUNE 29 "TOWIERS" HULL
JULY 5 "PILSTON HALL FESTIVAL" LETCHWORTH
JULY 6 "BALLROOM" CAMDEN LONDON.
1987
MARCH 21 "CALDERDON" LONDON w/support from dogs d'amour and deathwish
MAY 30 "GREYHOUND" LONDON
JULY 11 "MARDI GRAS" NOTTINGHAM
JULY 18 "CLARENDON" LONDON with support from the grip and UK killers
SEPTEMBER 4 "ASTORIA"LONDON with support from quireboys and the grip
OCTOBER 10 "MARDI GRAS" NOTTIGHAM

1988
THE BIZZ SUXX Released.
OCTOBER 15 "PORTERHOUSE" RETFORD
OCTOBER 17 "POLY" HUDDERSFIELD
OCTOBER 21 "PAVILLION" AYR
OCTOBER 22 "THE VENUE" ABERDEEN
OCTOBER 23 "BARROWLANDS" GLASGOW
OCTOBER 26 "NAVAL CLUB" TONY PANY
OCTOBER 27 "MILOS" LIVERPOOL
OCTOBER 28 "EDWARDS NO.8" BIRIMNGHAM (b side to nukklear rokcet record at this show.)
OCTOBER 29 "J.B'S" DUDLEY
NOVEMBER 2 "DUCHESS OF YORK" LEEDS
NOVEMBER 8 "MARQUEE" LONDON
NOVEMBER 11 "ROYAL STANDARD" LONDON
NOVEMBER 12 "THE LION" WARRINGTON
NOVEMBER 15 BEIRKELLER" BRISTOL
NOVEMBER 19 "GOLDEN DIAMOND" SUTTON IN ASHFIELD
NOVEMBER 24 "IMAGES" WORCESTER

1989
JANUARY 21 "MARQUEE" LONDON
FEBUARY 18 "TOWN AND COUNTRY CLUB" LONDON
FEBUARY 23 "ARTS CENTRE" SAILSBURY
MARCH 10 "TONYPANY" NAVAL CLUB
MARCH 13 "WATERFRONT" NORWICH
MARCH 20
NUKKLEAR ROCKETT SINGLE RELASEDMARCH 22 "EDWRADS NO.8" BIRINGHAM
MARCH 28 2DUCHESS OF YORK" LEEDS
MARCH 30 "WULFRUN HALL" WOLVES
APRIL 2 "VINNEA CLUB" LINCON
DELIRIUM LP RELEASED
SUTTON IN ASHFIELD "GIGOLS" SHOW. DELIRIUM TOUR. Audio exists but no date.
1990
APRIL 13 "MARQUEE" LONDON
Compiled by Darren "A Blitz Of Glitz!" for the Wrathchild website. Photos by Andy R.
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