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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" RELEASED

MARCH 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 RELEASED

DECEMBER 14 "MOONRAKER" CANNOCK

DECEMBER 17 "PUBLIC HALL" EVESHAM, CHARITY SHOW.

 

 

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 RELEASED

SEPTEMBER 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 VIDEO

DECEMBER 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 RELASED

MARCH 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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