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Empires And Dance Tour 1980

"We're having a pretty hard time on this tour. The audience seems to be real early Genesis fans - age about 28 to 30, Yes T-shirts - and they're not really interested in any support band. But it's still good to play again." - Jim Kerr.

Peter Gabriel came to the band's rescue. Impressed by the experimental edge of Real To Real Cacophony, he offered them the support on his European Peter Gabriel III tour. Not only did he offer them support, he also paid their expenses.

The tour was problematic, not only for the relatively unknown Scots band, but also for the organisers, who had to reschedule several dates (some down to riots at Donovan gigs!)

Simple Minds had also changed, swelling their numbers to six for the tour. Paul Wishart from Endgames joined them on the tour as their sax player.




Jim, Charlie and Derek.


Advertisement for Peter Gabriel's tour.


Ticket to see Peter Gabriel at the PhilipsHalle.


Charlie.


Mick and Jim.


Jim and Derek.


Derek.


A rare shot of Charlie's effects pedals.

Hammersmith Palais, London, UK
August 28th, 1980
Supporting: The Skids




Eriksdalshallen, Stockholm, Sweden
August 30th, 1980
Supporting: Peter Gabriel




Scandinavium, Gothenburg, Sweden
August 31st, 1980
Supporting: Peter Gabriel




Audimax, Hamburg, Germany
September 1st, 1980
Supporting: Peter Gabriel
Main Set: Capital City/Thirty Frames A Second/Factory/Celebrate/I Travel/Today I Died Again/Premonition/Pleasantly Disturbed




Kuppelsaal, Hannover, Germany
September 2nd, 1980
Supporting: Peter Gabriel




Deutschlandhalle, Berlin, Germany
September 4th, 1980
Supporting: Peter Gabriel




Phillipshalle, Dusseldorf, Germany
September 5th, 1980
Supporting: Peter Gabriel




Musiek Centrum, Utrecht, Holland
September 6th, 1980
Supporting: Peter Gabriel




Follies, Marseille, France
September 7th, 1980
Supporting: Peter Gabriel




Olympia, Paris, France
September 9th, 1980
Supporting: Peter Gabriel




Olympia, Paris, France
September 10th, 1980
Supporting: Peter Gabriel




Olympia, Paris, France
September 11th, 1980
Supporting: Peter Gabriel




Olympia, Paris, France
September 12th, 1980
Supporting: Peter Gabriel




Olympia, Paris, France
September 13th, 1980
Supporting: Peter Gabriel




Palais Des Sport, Nantes, France
September 14th, 1980
Supporting: Peter Gabriel




Stadthalle, Offenbach, Germany
September 15th, 1980
Supporting: Peter Gabriel




Mozartsaal, Mannheim, Germany
September 16th, 1980
Supporting: Peter Gabriel




Deutsches Museum, Munchen, Germany
September 17th, 1980
Supporting: Peter Gabriel




Stadion, Berlin, Germany
September 19th, 1980
Supporting: Peter Gabriel




Alpex Po, Grenoble, France
September 20th, 1980
Supporting: Peter Gabriel




Pavillion De Sports, Geneva, Switzerland
September 21st, 1980
Supporting: Peter Gabriel




Patinoire, Bordeaux, France
September 24th, 1980
Supporting: Peter Gabriel




Palais Des Sport, Toulouse, France
September 25th, 1980
Supporting: Peter Gabriel




Palais Des Sport, Toulouse, France
September 26th, 1980
Supporting: Peter Gabriel




Parico Casino, Florence, Italy
September 28th, 1980
Supporting: Peter Gabriel
Main Set: Kant-Kino/Capital City/Factory/Premonition/Thirty Frames A Second/Pleasantly Disturbed




Palasport, Genoa, Italy
September 29th, 1980
Supporting: Peter Gabriel
Main Set: Kant-Kino/Capital City/Factory/Premonition/Thirty Frames A Second/Pleasantly Disturbed




Palasport, Torino, Italy
September 30th, 1980
Supporting: Peter Gabriel




Parc Des Expositions, Avignon, France
October 1st, 1980
Supporting: Peter Gabriel




Palais Des Sports, Lyon France
October 2nd, 1980
Supporting: Peter Gabriel




Pavelló Juventut, Badalona, Spain
October 3rd, 1980
Supporting: Peter Gabriel




Sports Pavilion, Cascais, Spain
October 6th, 1980
Supporting: Peter Gabriel




Sports Pavilion, Cascais, Spain
October 7th, 1980
Supporting: Peter Gabriel




Sports Pavilion, Porto, Portugal
October 8th, 1980
Supporting: Peter Gabriel




Grand Theater, Groningen, The Netherlands
October 10th, 1980




Paradiso, Amsterdam, The Netherlands
October 11th, 1980




Strand Lyceum, London, UK
October 26th, 1980
Main Set: Kant-Kino/Capital City/Factory/Thirty Frames A Second/I Travel/Constantiople Line/Premonition/Today I Died Again/Celebrate/This Fear Of Gods/New Warm Skin/Changeling/White Light/White Heat




Rotters, Liverpool, UK
October 27th, 1980




Rotters, Manchester, UK
October 28th, 1980
Main Set: Capital City/Factory/Thirty Frames A Second/I Travel/Constantiople Line/Premonition/Today I Died Again/Celebrate/This Fear Of Gods/New Warm Skin/Changeling/White Light/White Heat




Odeon, Edinburgh, UK
October 29th, 1980




City Halls, Glasgow, UK
November 5th, 1980





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