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Tour Madness  December 12th to December 30th 1979 - THE STEP BEYOND TOUR: Leg 2 UK
Madness' third UK tour in this three months time frame coincides with the release of My Girl b/w Steppin' Into Line (out on the 21st) and mainly revisits places where the '2-Tone' tour ventured.

December 12th 1979: BRIGHTON: Top Rank

Support for this tour: The Vips

December 13th, 1979: HEMEL HAMPSTEAD: Pavilion
December I4th, 1979: CANTERBURY: Odeon
December 15th, 1979: BRACKNELL: sports Centre
December 16th, 1979: BOURNEMOUTH: Stateside centre
December 17th, 1979: HASTINGS: Pier Pavilion
December 20th, 1979: HANLEY: Victoria Hall
December 21st, 1979: DERBY: King's Hall
December 22nd, 1979: LEICESTER: De Monfort Hall
December 23rd, 1979: BRISTOL: Locarno

The day after this show Madness are at the Dublin Castle to shoot a video clip for "My Girl" on a specially extended stage.

December 28th, 1979: LONDON: Lyceum Ballroom

Attendance: 2,000 - sellout

Support: The Bodysnatchers, The Vips, Bad Manners

The tour resumes with the first of two Lyceum-shows. Initially one show was planned for the 30th, but with tickets selling more than well, an extra date is added as the first night.

December 29th 1979: AYLESBURY: Friars

Support: The Vips

Inbetween the Lyceum-shows Madness play in Aylesbury.

December 30th, 1979: LONDON: Lyceum Ballroom

Attendance: 2000 - sellout

Support: The Bodysnatchers, The Vips, Bad Manners

Set:

One Step Beyond
Mistakes
Believe Me
My Girl
Swan Lake-Razorblade Alley
Land Of Hope & Glory
In The Middle Of The Night
Bed & Breakfast Man
Tarzan 's Nuts
Rockin ' In Ab
Nightboat To Cairo
Madness
The Prince

Encore: One Step Beyond

Madness play a successful show. At the end, Suggs once more assures the crowd that the band are not members of any right extremist organisation




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