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DATES |
VENUES |
SET LIST |
NOTES |
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March 15, 1986 |
"Heartbeat" concert, National Exhibition Centre, Birmingham |
Tuesday Afternoon |
This was a televised charity concert in aid of the Children's Hospital in Birmingham. The Moodies shared the bill with the Electric Light Orchestra (ELO), Robert Plant, Denny Laine and Roy Wood. For the finale, George Harrison played, backed by the Moodies and ELO. Set list from a video of the TV broadcast noted at mywebpages.comcast.net/tomkle/MUSICA.HTM, reported by Joyce Kelley. Mark Downer reported that "Legend of a Mind" and "Ride my See-Saw" were also played, although not included in the broadcast. |
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April 9, 1986 |
Single Your Wildest Dreams /
Talkin' Talkin' |
Single and album releases noted in "discography updates" in "Higher and Higher" #7/8, Fall/Winter 1986, p. 37-38 and #11/12, Spring/Winter 1988, p. 54-55. |
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The Other Side of Life World Tour - North America |
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General Tour Notes: First tour with second keyboardist (Bias Boshell) and backing vocalists (Wendy MacKenzie and Janis Liebhart). First tour with the “Dino Shuffle” during “The Story in Your Eyes”. Tour dates for June - October reported in Official Fan Club Newsletter, April 20, 1986. Tour dates for November - December reported in Official Fan Club Newsletter, November 1986. Set list posted
to Lost Chords on January 9, 1997 by Mark Cohen reporting the show of
July 18, 1986. This set list is confirmed by a recording of the
September 2, 1986 show, which was bootlegged under the title "Veteran
Cosmic Rockers", but the boot omits "Legend of a Mind", "Question" and
"Ride My See-Saw". |
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June 19, 1986 |
Chastain Park, Atlanta, GA |
Gemini Dream |
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June 20, 1986 |
Sport/Music
Center, Indianapolis, IN |
Corrected from "University of New Orleans Lake Front Arena, New Orleans, LA" and opening act The Fixx from a ticket stub reported by Maggie Grayson. |
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June 21, 1986 |
Memorial
Coliseum,
Fort Wayne, IN |
Corrected from "venue unknown, Birmingham, AL" by Kevin Coffee, who also reported that the opening act was The Fixx, and that "Isn't Life Strange?" was omitted from the set list that night. |
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June 22, 1986 |
Mud Island, Memphis, TN |
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June 23, 1986 |
off |
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June 24, 1986 |
off |
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June 25, 1986 |
Le Colisee (The Coliseum), Quebec City, QC |
Corrected from "venue unknown" by Mark Silverman. |
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June 26, 1986 |
Civic Centre, Ottawa, ON |
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June 27, 1986 |
The Forum, Montreal, QC |
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June 28, 1986 |
Maple Leaf Gardens, Toronto, ON |
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June 29, 1986 |
The Castle,
Charlevoix, MI |
Corrected from "venue unknown" by Christi Huett. With the Beach Boys, reported in the Official Fan Club Newsletter, April 20, 1986 |
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June 30, 1986 |
off |
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July, 1986 |
Single The Other Side of Life / The Spirit is released on limited-edition blue vinyl to commemorate the 1986 U.S. tour |
Single release noted in "discography updates" in "Higher and Higher" #7/8, Fall/Winter 1986, p. 37-38 and #11/12, Spring/Winter 1988, p. 54-55. |
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July 1, 1986 |
Municipal (Muny)
Opera, St. Louis, MO |
Tour date and venue from a ticket stub reported by Jim Wehner. Tour date and venue also reported by Jim Reed, who also reported that the opening act was The Fixx. Jim also reported that the newspaper review the next day was headlined, "Re-engergized Moodies thrill sell-out crowd of 13,000". |
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July 2, 1986 |
Sandstone Amphitheater, Kansas City, KS |
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July 3, 1986 |
Stadium, Omaha, NE |
With the Beach Boys, reported in the Official Fan Club Newsletter, April 20, 1986 |
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July 4, 1986 |
off |
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July 5, 1986 |
Poplar Creek, Hoffman Estates (Chicago), IL |
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July 6, 1986 |
Pine Knob, Clarkston (Detroit), MI |
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July 7, 1986 |
Pine Knob, Clarkston (Detroit), MI |
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July 8, 1986 |
Blossom Music Center, Cleveland, OH |
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July 9, 1986 |
venue unknown, Erie, |
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July 10, 1986 |
off |
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July 11, 1986 |
Finger Lakes Performing Arts Center, Canandaigua (Rochester), NY |
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July 12, 1986 |
venue unknown, Louiston, ME |
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July 13, 1986 |
Great Woods
Center for the |
Corrected from "venue unknown" by Jim Wehner, who also reports that the opening act was The Fixx. |
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July 14, 1986 |
off |
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July 15, 1986 |
venue unknown, Binghamton, NY |
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July 16, 1986 |
Mann Music
Center, Philadelphia, PA |
Corrected from "Garden State Arts Center, Holmdel, NJ" by Jim Mullen, who also reports that the opening act was The Fixx. |
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July 17, 1986 |
Providence Civic
Center, Providence, RI |
Opening act The Fixx, reported by Jim Wehner. |
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July 18, 1986 |
Jones Beach, Wantaugh (New York), NY |
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July 19, 1986 |
Riverfront Park,
Manchester, NH |
Corrected from "Mann Music Theater, Philadelphia, PA" by Jim Wehner, who also reported that the opening act was The Fixx. |
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July 20, 1986 |
Saratoga
Performing Arts Center, Saratoga, NY |
Corrected from "venue unknown" by Jim Wehner, who also reported that the opening act was The Fixx. |
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July 21, 1986 |
off |
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July 22, 1986 |
Merriweather Post Pavilion, Columbia, MD TV appearance on MTV |
Opening act The Fixx, noted in the "Backstage Merriweather Post Pavilion", Volume 3, Issue 1, 1986, reported by Mike Bartley. Justin Hayward and John Lodge were guest "VJs", introducing videos while sitting under a blanket (!) They even got to laugh at early videos of themselves. Reported in "Higher and Higher" #30, Spring 1996, p. 26. |
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July 23, 1986 |
Civic Center, Pittsburgh, PA |
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July 24, 1986 |
Alpine Valley,
Chicago, IL |
With the Beach Boys, reported in the Official Fan Club Newsletter, April 20, 1986 |
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July 25, 1986 |
Kings Island, Cincinnati, OH |
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August, 1986 |
Single The Other Side of Life / The Spirit is released worldwide |
Single release noted in "discography updates" in "Higher and Higher" #7/8, Fall/Winter 1986, p. 37-38 and #11/12, Spring/Winter 1988, p. 54-55. |
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August 23, 1986 |
Seattle Center
Coliseum, Seattle, WA |
Corrected from "Coliseum" by Bob Lawler, who also reported that the opening act was The Fixx. |
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August 24, 1986 |
Memorial Coliseum, Portland, WA |
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August 25, 1986 |
off |
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August 26, 1986 |
Concord
Pavilion,
Concord, CA |
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August 27, 1986 |
Shoreline
Amphitheater, Mountain View (San Jose), CA |
Corrected from "venue unknown" by Ann Knonne. |
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August 28, 1986 |
Universal Amphitheater, Universal City (Los Angeles), CA |
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August 29, 1986 |
Universal Amphitheater, Universal City (Los Angeles), CA |
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August 30, 1986 |
Compton Terrace,
Tempe, AZ |
City corrected from "Los Angeles, CA" by Mark Freeman. |
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August 31, 1986 |
State University, San Diego, CA |
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September 1, 1986 |
Pacific Amphitheater, Costa Mesa, CA |
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September 2, 1986 |
venue unknown,
Hollywood (Los Angeles), CA |
Tour date and venue from "Veteran Cosmic Rockers" bootleg |
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September 19, 1986 |
Reunion Arena, Dallas, TX |
Corrected from "venue unknown" by Martha Granger. |
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September 20, 1986 |
Frank Erwin
Center, University of Texas, Austin, TX |
Corrected from "venue unknown, San Antonio, TX" according to poster reported in "Higher and Higher" #18/19, Winter/Spring 1993, p. 42. |
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September 21, 1986 |
venue unknown, Houston, TX |
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September 22, 1986 |
University of
New
Orleans Lake |
Corrected from "off" by Beth Schwartz, who also reported that the opening act was The Fixx. |
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September 23, 1986 |
venue unknown, Tulsa, OK |
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September 24, 1986 |
Pensacola Civic
Center, |
Corrected from "off" by Dianne Pusateri, who also reported that the opening act was The Fixx. |
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September 25, 1986 |
University of Tennessee, Chatanooga, TN |
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September 26, 1986 |
off |
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September 27, 1986 |
Sun Dome, Tampa,
FL |
Corrected from "venue unknown, St. Petersburg, FL" by Shawn Sweeney |
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September 28, 1986 |
James L. Knight
Center, Miami, FL |
Corrected from "venue unknown" and second show (with abbreviated set list) reported by Jannine Ragan |
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September 29, 1986 |
West Palm Beach
Auditorium, West Palm Beach, FL |
Corrected from "venue unknown" by Jannine Ragan |
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September 30, 1986 |
venue unknown, Daytona, FL |
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October 1, 1986 |
off |
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October 2, 1986 |
venue unknown, Charlotte, NC |
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October 3, 1986 |
venue unknown, Greensboro, NC |
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October 4, 1986 |
Macon Coliseum,
Macon, GA |
Corrected from "venue unknown, Hampton Rhodes" by Stephen White, and also by a letter from Donny Screws in "Higher and Higher" #7/8, Fall/Winter 1986, p. 5. The Moody Blues did play Scope in Norfolk, VA sometime in this period, but the date is unknown. Opening act The Fixx, reported by Stephen White. |
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October 5, 1986 |
off |
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October 6, 1986 |
Radio City Music Hall, New York, NY |
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October 7, 1986 |
Radio City Music Hall, New York, NY |
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October 8, 1986 |
Springfield
Civic
Center, Springfield, MA |
After this concert, the video for "Running Out of Love" was shot, as reported by Jim Wehner and "Higher and Higher" #7/8, p. 7. It is unknown whether the band actually played the song or if they lip-synched to the album version. |
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October 9, 1986 |
The Centrum,
Worcester, MA |
Tour date, venue and opening act, The Fixx, reported by Ken Galvin. |
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October 10, 1986 |
The Spectrum,
Philadelphia, PA |
Tour date and venue noted in "Rolling Stone" #485, October 1986, reported by Jim Mullen. |
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October 11, 1986 |
Lehigh
University, Bethlehem, PA |
Tour date and venue reported by Karen Koster, who also reported that the opening act was The Fixx. |
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October 12, 1986 |
venue unknown,
Morgantown, WV |
See note for October 10. |
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October 13, 1986 |
off |
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October 14, 1986 |
venue unknown,
Erie, PA |
See note for October 10. |
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October 15, 1986 |
venue unknown,
Charleston, WV |
See note for October 10. |
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October 16, 1986 |
Capitol Center,
Largo, MD |
See note for October 10. |
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October 17, 1986 |
Hershey Park
Arena, Hershey, PA |
See note for October 10. |
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October 18, 1986 |
Meadowlands
Arena, East Rutherford, NJ |
Tour date and venue noted as being planned for New Haven, CT in "Rolling Stone" #485, October 1986, reported by Jim Mullen, however the tour date and venue given are from a ticket stub reported by Jim Wehner. Opening act The Fixx, reported by Jim Wehner. |
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November 9, 1986 |
venue unknown, Phoenix, AZ |
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November 10, 1986 |
off |
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November 11, 1986 |
Lawler Events
Center, Reno, NV |
Corrected from "venue unknown" according to a backstage pass shown at www.wolfgangsvault.com, reported by Vicki Kelly. |
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November 12, 1986 |
Arco Arena,
Sacramento, CA |
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November 13, 1986 |
venue unknown, Las Vegas, NV |
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November 14, 1986 |
off |
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November 15, 1986 |
University of
Utah Huntsman Center, Salt Lake City, UT |
Corrected from "venue unknown" by Doug Nufer. |
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November 16, 1986 |
venue unknown, Denver, CO |
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November 17, 1986 |
off |
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November 18, 1986 |
venue unknown, Minneapolis, MN |
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November 19, 1986 |
venue unknown, Madison, WI |
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November 20, 1986 |
venue unknown, Peoria, IL |
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November 21, 1986 |
venue unknown, Rockford, IL |
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November 22, 1986 |
venue unknown, Battle Creek, MI |
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November 23, 1986 |
Louisville
Gardens, Louisville, KY |
Corrected from "venue unknown" by Dan Johnson. |
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November 24, 1986 |
off |
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November 25, 1986 |
Manatee Civic
Center, Bradenton, FL |
Corrected from "venue unknown" by Shawn Sweeney. |
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November 26, 1986 |
Broward County
Fair - Gulfstream Rasetrack, Hallandale (Miami), FL |
Corrected from "County Fair, Hollywood, CA" by Jannine Ragan |
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The Other Side of Life World Tour - U.K. |
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General Tour Notes: The UK dates benefited two charities - The Duke of Edinburgh's Award 30th Anniversary and The Stars Organization for Spastics (cerebral palsy), reported in "Higher and Higher" #24, Winter 1994 p.35. Tour dates for November - December reported in Official Fan Club Newsletter, November 1986. Set list is assumed to be the same as for the North American portion of the tour. |
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DATES |
VENUES |
SET LIST |
NOTES |
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December 3, 1986 |
Apollo, Oxford |
Gemini Dream |
Tour date and venue noted in "Newsflash" sent to UK fans by the Official Fan Club, reported by Mark Downer. This show was bootlegged under the title "Live in Europe 1987" [sic] which included "Gemini Dream", "The Voice", "Rock 'n' Roll Over You", "Tuesday Afternoon", "Your Wildest Dreams", "Isn't Life Strange?", "The Story in Your Eyes", "Veteran Cosmic Rocker", "The Other Side of Life", "I'm Just a Singer (in a Rock 'n' Roll Band)", "Nights in White Satin" and "Question". |
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December 4, 1986 |
St. David's Hall, Cardiff |
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December 5, 1986 |
Wembley Arena,
London |
Steve Davis reports that at this show, Brian Wilson of the Beach Boys and Kenny Jones of The Who came onstage to sing "Sloop John B" and "Help Me Rhonda" (backed by the Moody Blues) after "Question" and before the encore of "Ride My See-Saw". |
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December 6, 1986 |
Apollo Theatre, Manchester |
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December 7, 1986 |
City Hall, Newcastle |
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December 8, 1986 |
off |
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December 9, 1986 |
Playhouse Theatre, Edinburgh |
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December 10, 1986 |
off |
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December 11, 1986 |
Empire,
Liverpool |
Tour dates and venues noted in "Newsflash" sent to UK fans by the Official Fan Club, reported by Mark Downer. |
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December 12, 1986 |
Odeon,
Birmingham |
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Updated January 2, 2007 |
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