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Tour Madness April 21st until June 14th 1980 - NIGHT BOAT TO CAIRO TOUR: UK & Europe
April 21st, 1980: MARGATE: Winter Gardens
Support: The Go-Go's
Set:
Nightboat To Cairo
Mistakes
Crying Shame
Believe Me
The Young & The Old
In The Rain
E.R.N.LE.
MY Girl
Baggy Trousers
Bed & Breakfast Man
On The Beat Pete
Land Of Hope & Glory
Embarrassment
Swan Lake
The Prince
One Step Beyond
encore: Madness
While the 'Work, Rest & PIay' EP becomes the third UK Top 10 hit in a row, Madness prepare for a two month tour that covers Britain and the Continent. The UK leg, dubbed 'Out In The Sticks' tour is scheduled to start on April 15 but because Woody s father battles with his health, the first five shows are postponed to May and June. The tour now begins in Margate and mainly visits smaller, oft neglected places. The Go Go's (who have signed to Stiff for European releases, Thanks to Madness' efforts) support. Some of These concerts are taped by Joe Massot who first saw the band in November 1979 in Los Angeles. Massot was so impressed that he decided to make a film about Madness. His Son Jason (a huge ska fan) suggested that he should also pay attention to the other bands associated with 2 Tone. Upon his return to Britain, Massot started to tape live performances by Bad Manners, The Beat, The Bodysnatchers, The Selecter and The Specials. The 'Top Of The Pops' playback performance of nightboat To Cairo is planned for inclusion in 'Dance Craze', but eventually receded. As it is the 'Nightboat To Cairo' tour, this song opens the set. Four new tracks are added; Crying Shame, E.R.N.I.E. (about the lottery- computer), Baggy Trousers (Suggs' school-anthem) and Embarrassment, a song about a mixed race baby and the parents being despised for it (Lee's niece Haley is born out of a mixed relatonship).
April 22nd, 1980: GREAT YARMOUTH: Tiffany's
Support: The Go-Go's
The second show on this tour takes place in the current residential town of Lee's parents. It remains the only occasion that Madness play here, although they return on April 7, 1982 to tape the fairground-scenes for the House Of Fun-video.
April 23th, 1980: PETERBOROUGH: Wirrana Stadium
Support: The Go-Go's
Mike celebrates his 21st birthday.
Support: The Go-Go's
The Specials, who are working on their second album, are watching the show. The next day Lee joins them to record Hey Little Rich Girl.
April 26th 1980 BRIDLINGTON: Spa Pavillion
Support the go go's
Set:
Nightboat to cairo
Deceives The eye
Mistakes
Believe me
The young and the old
In the Rain
E.R.N.I.E.
My girl
Baggy trousers
Bed & breakfast Man
On The beat pete
Land of hope & Glory
In the middle of the Night
Embarrassment
The Prince
Swan Lake
One Step Beyond
encore: Crying Shame
Madness
Nightboat To Cairo and Crying Shame appear in December 1986 on concert anthology 'MIS Live', released by official fan club 'Madness Information Service'.
April 27th, 1980: BRADFORD: St. George's Hall
Support: The Go-Go's
Set:
Nightboat to cairo
Deceives The eye
Mistakes
Believe me
The young and the old
In the Rain
E.R.N.I.E.
My girl
Baggy trousers
Bed & breakfast Man
On The beat pete
Land of hope & Glory
In the middle of the Night
Embarrassment
The Prince
Swan Lake-Razor Blade Alley
One Step BeYond
encore: Crying Shame
Madness
encore: Nightboat To Cairo
One Step Beyond
This show becomes Madness' contribution to 'Dance Craze' by using all tracks from The Prince onwards minus One Step Beyond (first version) and Crying Shame. Nightboat To Cairo, Swan Lake and One Step Beyond also appear on the accompanying soundtrack Lp. Swan Lake has its third feature as a bonus-track on the 12'' version of the Los Palmas single in January 1981. The Go Go's Continue as support on the following shows.
April 28th, 1980: DEASIDE: Leisure Centre
April 29th, 1980: BLACKPOOL: Tiffany's
April 30th, 1980: SUNDERLAND: Mayfair
May 2nd, 1980: CARLISLE: Assembly Rooms
May 3rd 1980 WEST CALDER, SCOTLAND: Regal Suite
May 4th, 1980: ABERDEEN, SCOTLAND: Fusion Ballroom
May 5th, 1980: IRVINE, SCOTLAND: Magum Centre
May 7th, 1980: BELFAST, NORTHERN IRELAND: Oueen's University
May 8th 1980: DUBLIN, IRELAND: Olympic Ballroom
Nightboat to cairo
Deceives The eye
Mistakes
Believe me
The young and the old
In the Rain
E.R.N.I.E.
My girl
Baggy trousers
Bed & breakfast Man
On The beat pete
Land of hope & Glory
In the middle of the Night
Embarrassment
Swan Lake
The Prince
One Step Beyond encore: Crying Shame
Madness
For Carl the irish shows are a homecoming; his parents hail from Ireland and he spent part of his youth here. The Olympic Ballroom is coincidentally located in Camden Street and that '2-Tone'-mania is as big in Ireland as it Is in Britain becomes evident by the thousands of 2 tone rudeboys who are queueing for tickets. For those who cant grab a ticket there's nothing left but listening to independent radio-station BCD who broadcast the show live. Believe Me is dedicated to ''those who think they'll be getting married, The Young & The Old to those who like alcoholic beverages, and Bed & Breakfast Man to Jake Riviera, the original Stiff-founder. Embarrassment has a false start because Suggs forgets the lyrics; he keeps messing it up. During One Step Beyond Carl tells all skinheads to ''Get up on your feet, and put your right together. This show has such an impact that Anto Nolan, a fan of the band, writes a stage-play about an exiled fan who returns to Ireland to celebrate the lath anniversary of the concert with two friends who failed to move with the times and begrudge him for becoming an ordinary yuppie. 'Too Much Too Young' (after the Specials' anti teen pregnancy song) premieres on July 17, 1995 at the Dublin Tivoli and runs for six weeks. Carl and Lee attend the July 24, 1995-show. They end up meeting Nolan and the fans on whom the characters are based.
May 10th. 1980: LLANELI, WALES: Glen
The last show with the Go Go's in support, This show was originally scheduled as the tour-starter.
May 14th, 1980: FRENCH TV:
May 19th, 1980: BERLIN, GERMANY: Neue Welt
Support: Clive Langer & The Boxes
Clive Langer & The Boxes, with whom Mike's brother Ben plays, replace The Go-Go's on the Continental shows.
May 20th 1980: HAMBURG, GERMANY: Musikhalle
May 22th, 1980: DUSSELDORF, GERMANY: Phillipshalle
May 23th, 1980 WIESBADEN, GERMANY: Wartburg
May 24th, 1980: MUNICH, GERMANY: Circus Krone
Suggs and Mike miss the tourbus and are brought to the show by the concert promoter who fails to Inform the others. They arrive just before the impatient crowd were going to express their anger. Halfway the show a police-officer comes on stage to ask in German if the owner of the brown Ford at the car park would go back to to turn his lights off. The officer's hat is thrown at the crowd before he goes the same way.
May 26th, 1980: WINTERTHUR, SWITZERLAND: Eulachalle
Nightboat to cairo
Deceives The eye
Mistakes
Believe me
The young and the old
In the Rain
E.R.N.I.E.
My girl
Baggy trousers
Bed & breakfast Man
On The beat pete
Land of hope & Glory
In the middle of the Night
Embarrassment
Swan Lake
The Prince
One Step BeYond
encore: Madness
Tonight's versions of On The Beat Pete and Swan Lake appear in 1986 on 'MIS Live' Fan club cassette.
May 27th, 1980 LAUSANNE, SWITZERLAND: Palais Beaulieu
Upon arrival at their hotel in Zurich, the band are given a set of Swiss Army knives. After the show and a drinking- session they return to the hotel to unscrew the signs of all rooms and toilets and mix them up.
May 28th 1980: LYON, FRANCE: PALAIS D' Hiver
May 29th, 1980: TOULOUSE, FRANCE: Halle Leminees
May 30th, 1980: BORDEAUN FRANCE: Palms Des Sports
June 1st, 1980 (two Shows): CAMERA, FRANCE: Palais Des Grottes
Same set as nearest above for these shows.
Madness play two shows on one day; the first being a children's matinee. In The Rain appears in 1986 on 'MIS Live'. E.R.N.I.E. and Embarrassment end I up in July 1992 on the My Girl CD2-reissue.
June 3rd, 1980 AMSTERDAM, HOLLAND: A.D.M. Werf
Madness perform at the Festival of Fools that takes place On a defunct shipyard. A tired and emotional man hangs at the lights 30 foot above Woody and has to be removed.
June 5th, 1980: STOCKHOLM, SWEDEN: Goeta lejon
June 6th. 1980: OSLO, NORWAY: Chateau Neuf
June 9th, 1980: LONDON: Lewsisham Odeon
Support: The gogo's, Desmond Dekker,
Time for two London venues before doing the rescheduled dates. Jamaican ska-singer Desmond Decker, who has just released an album on Stiff, joins the line-up for these 2 shows.
June 10th, 1980: LONDON: Lyceum Ballroom
Nightboat to cairo
Deceives The eye
Mistakes
Believe me
The young and the old
In the Rain
E.R.N.I.E.
My girl
Baggy trousers
Bed & breakfast Man
On The beat pete
Land of hope & Glory
In the middle of the Night
Embarrassment
Swan Lake-Razor Blade Alley
The Prince
One Step BeYond
encore: Madness
Steve Sutherland writes in Melody maker: 'lt never seems odd that Madness dedicate songs to their mums and sing Razorblade Alley in the same set. They fling a lot at you and most of it sticks. Bed & Breakfast Man; short, snappy and busting with ideas. Swan Lake, One Step Beyond and the encore. Madness. are irresistible invitations to dance. They're a great band. Madness is catching. Madness is fun'.
Support for these last four shows is Clive Langer & The Boxes and The Go-Go's, except St Austell which is just the Go Go's. The 'Nightboat To Cairo'tour draws to a close. Madness spend the rest of the month writing and rehearsing new songs at the Nomis Studios.
June 11th, 1980: CARDIFF, WALES: Top Rank
June 12th. 1980: BATH: Paviloin
June 13th, 1980: TORQUAY: Town Hall
June 14th, 1980: ST. AUSTELL: New Cornish Riviera
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