David Thomas Concerts, 1982-1997

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David Thomas Concerts, 1982

Ralph Carney Duo:

May 20 - New York City, Danceteria
Jun 21 - Cleveland, Dobama Theater
Jul 7 - Toronto, Larry's Hideaway
Jul 15 - Washington DC, 930 Club
Jul 16 - New Haven, Brother's Lounge

Solo:

Jul 24 - Chicago, Stages (supporting Gang Of Four)
Aug 14 - San Francisco, Keystone

Lindsay Cooper Duo:

Oct 14 - Groningen, Vera
Oct 15 - Apeldoorn, Gigant
Oct 16 - Amsterdam, deMeervaart
Oct 17 - Utrecht, Tivoli
Oct 19 - Rotterdam, de Lantaren
Oct 20 - Nijmegen, Doornsrooj
Oct 22 - London, The Venue
Oct 25 - Manchester, Hacienda

David Thomas and His Legs:

Nov 19 - London, Student Union, U of London
Dec 9 - Zurich, Rote Fabriek
Dec 11 - Erding (D), Gasthaus Hirschwirt. Recorded Winter Comes Home.

David Thomas Concerts, 1983

March - Recorded Variations On A Theme.

The Pedestrians Quartet, v.1.01:

May 14 - Reims, Maison de la Culture, Festival of New Music
May 18 - Frankfurt, Batschkapp

Lindsay Cooper Duo:

May 20 - Madrid, Rockola
May 21 - Madrid, Rockola

Solo:

May 24 - Reykjavik, Tjarmarbio, Museum of the Living Arts

June - Variations On A Theme released by Rough Trade.

The Pedestrians Quartet, v.1.01:

Jun 19 - Berlin, Loft
Jun 20 - Bremen, Cafe Imperial
Jun 22 - Amsterdam, Theatre Carre, VPRO-TV
Jun 23 - Amsterdam, Paradiso
Jun 24 - Eindhoven, Effenaar
Jun 25 - Poitiers, Chapiteau Marquee (supporting James Blood Ulmer)

Solo:

Oct 9 - Santa Monica, McCabe's

The Pedestrians Trio:

Nov 23 - New York City, Danceteria
Nov 28 - Columbus OH, Stache's
Nov 29 - Pittsburgh, Decade
Nov 30 - Cleveland, Peabody's Downunder
Dec 2 - Chicago, Tut's
Dec 3 - Detroit, St Andrew Hall
Dec 5 - Minneapolis, 7th St Entry
Dec 8 - Berkeley CA, Berkeley Square
Dec 9 - Santa Monica, McCabe's
Dec 11 - San Francisco, On Broadway
Dec 13(?) - Minneapolis, 7th St Entry
Dec 15 - Boston, Storyville
Dec 16 - New Haven, The Grotto

David Thomas Concerts, 1984

Solo:

Feb 22 - San Francisco, S.F. Art Institute

The Pedestrians Quartet, v.1.5:

Mar 10 - Munster, Odeon
Mar 11 - Berlin, Loft
Mar 12 - Hamburg, Schoene Aussichten
Mar 13 - Frankfurt, Batschkapp
Mar 14 - Erding (D), Gasthaus Hirschwirt.
Mar 15 - Linz, Stadtwerkstadt
Mar 16 - Ravensburg, Jugendhaus
Mar 17 - Basel, Totentanz
Mar 18 - Zurich, Rote Fabrik
Mar 19 - Berne, Schweizerbund
Mar 21 & 22 - Rennes, Maison de la Culture, Salle Ubu
Mar 23 - Conflans St. Honorine (F), Maison de la Culture
Mar 24 - Brussels, Beursschowberg
Mar 25 - Paris, Forum des Halles

Solo:

Mar 26 - Viersen (D), Musik Convoy TV

The Pedestrians Quartet, v.1.5:

Mar 27 - Utrecht, Musiccentrum Vredenburg
Mar 29 - Nijmegen, Cultureel Centrum
Apr 1 - Rotterdam, de Lantaren
Apr 2 & 3 - Amsterdam, Odeon
Apr 4 - Haarlem, Concertgebouw
Apr 5 - Groningen, Vera
Apr 6 - Tilburg, Noorderlight Theater
Apr 7 - Sittard (NL), Don Kiesjot
Apr 9 - Lille, Maison Activite Cultural

The Pedestrians Quartet, v.2.0:

Jul 17 - Columbus OH, Stache's
Jul 18 - Cleveland, Peabody's Downunder
Jul 26 - Hoboken, Maxwell's

Jul / Sep - Recorded More Places Forever.

Ralph Carney Duo:

Sep 27 - Newport Beach CA, Newport Harbor Art Museum, Contemporary Culture Series
Sep 28 - Santa Monica, McCabe's

The Wooden Birds, v.1.0:

Oct 5 - Hoboken, Maxwell's

The Pedestrians Quartet, v.2.5:

Oct 20 - London, Bloomsbury Theatre, Actual: Festival of Improvised Music

The Wooden Birds, v.1.0:

Dec 7 - Boston, Mass College of Art, "Program; Programme"

David Thomas Concerts, 1985

The Pedestrians Trio:

Jan 2 - London, Queen Elizabeth Hall

Peds

Apr 13 - Houston, Lawndale Annex
Apr 16 - Oklahoma City, Bottom Line
Apr 18 - Chicago, Joz Place at the Metro
Apr 19 - Milwaukee, Underground
Apr 20 & 21 - Minneapolis, 7th St Entry

Solo:

Apr 23 - Austin, Continental Club
Apr 24 - Houston, Orange Show

Peds

Apr 25 - New York City, Peppermint Lounge
Apr 26 & 27 - Toronto, Hotel Isabella
Apr 28 - Quebec City, Apres Onze
May 2 - Hoboken, Maxwell's
May 4 - Washington DC, 930 Club

May - More Places Forever released by Rough Trade.

Solo:

May 11 - London, BBC Radio 1, Saturday Live

Peds

May 12 - Nancy, Centre Culturel A. Malraux
May 18 - Goes (NL), 'T Beest, Solo Festival
May 19 - Utrecht, de Vrije Vloer
May 20 - Nijmegen, Cafe 042
May 22 & 23 - Amsterdam, de Melkweg
May 29 - Wurzburg, Autonomous Cultural Center
May 30 - Salzburg, Elisebethbuhne
Jun 2 - Linz, Posthof
Jun 4 - Vienna, Szene Wien, Festival
Jun 5 - Prague, Student Center
Jun 6 - Berlin, Loft im Metropol
Jun 8 - Zurich, Rote Fabriek
Jun 9 - Berne, Zaff

Solo:

Jun 23 - London, Pindar of Wakefield

Peds

Jun 24 & 25 - London, Bloomsbury Festival

Solo:

Aug 10 - BBC Radio 1, Saturday Live
Aug 30 - London, Pindar of Wakefield
Sep 21 - Bristol, Hope Cenre, WOMAD
Oct 5 - London, Hackney Festival

Wooden Birds:

Nov 13 - New York City, Folk City
Nov 15 - Hoboken, Maxwell's

Nov 18 - 21 Recorded Monster Walks The Winter Lake.

The Pedestrians Trio:

Nov 28 - Nottingham, Midland Group
Nov 29 - Norwich, Promises

Solo:

Dec 7 - London, Apples & Snakes

The Accordian Club, v.1.0:

Hannover Set List: Pedestrian Walk, Whale Head King, The Big Breezy Day, The Egg And I, Rhapsody In Pink, Tortured Young Artiste, Song Of The Bailing Man, Big Dreams, New Broom, Street Waves, A Day At The Botanical Gardens, Sloop John B (1st encore) and Street Waves #2 (2nd encore)
Dec 10 - Hannover, Soxs
Dec 11 - Dusseldorf, Haus der Jugend
Dec 13 - Munich, Manage
Dec 14 - Wiesbaden, Alte Kunstwerkschule
Dec 15 - Linz, Stadtwerkstadt
Dec 17 - Aachen, Ritz
Dec 18 - Hamburg, Schoene Aussichten

David Thomas Concerts, 1986

Solo (with Alan Dunn):

Jan 7 - London, ICA

The Pedestrians Trio:

Jan 17 - Rive de Gier (F), Comite d'Animation Culturelle, Festival de Jazz International

The Accordian Club, v.1.1

Mar 1 - BBC Radio 1, "Saturday Live"

Wooden Birds, v.3.0

David Thomas, Ralph Carney, Tony Maimone, Daved Hild, Allen Ravenstine

Mar 23 - Houston, Orange Show
Mar 25 - Dallas, Prophet Bar
Mar 26 - Austin, Continental Club
Mar 28 - Phoenix, Impulse
Mar 29 - Los Angeles, Al's Bar
Mar 30 - Santa Monica, McCabe's
Apr 1 - Berkeley, Berkeley Square
Apr 3 - Portland, Reed College Student Union
Apr 5 - Seattle, Center of Contemporary Arts
Apr 6 - Vancouver, Town Pump
Apr 10? - Toronto?
Apr 13? - Hoboken?

Wooden Birds, v.3.1

David Thomas, George Cartwright, Tony Maimone, Daved Hild, Allen Ravenstine
Crew: Joachim Schweiger

Apr 21 - Milan, Teatro Lirico
Apr 22 - Bologna, 9BO
Apr 25 - Stafa (Sui), Kulturkarussell Rossli
Apr 26 - Nicklesdorf, Jazz Gallery
Apr 27 - Belgrade, SKC
Apr 28 - Zagreb, Kulusicz
Apr 29 - Ljubljana, Cankariejev

May - Monster Walks The Winter Lake released by Rough Trade.

May 2 - Braunschweig, Freizeit-und-Bildungs-Zentrum
May 3 - Berlin, Loft im Metropol
May 4 - Hamburg, Fabrik
May 5 - Frankfurt, Cookys
May 6 - Dortmund, Live Station
May 8 - Bielefeld, Zazoo
May 9 - Ravensburg, Jugendhaus
May 10 - Basel, Kulturkaserne
May 11 - Immenstadt, Rainbow
May 12 - Stuttgart, Rohre
May 13 - Nurnberg, ZaboLinde
May 14 & 15 - Munich, Max Emanuel Brauerei
May 20 - Nijmegen, Cafe 042
May 22 - Urecht, Tivoli
May 23 - Zoetermeer (NL), de Boerderij
May 24 - Uden, de Nieuwe Pul
May 25 - Groningen, Vera
May 27 - Copenhagen, Musik Cafe'n
May 28 - Amsterdam, Melkweg
May 29 - Breda, Para
May 30 - Haarlem, Concertgebouw (co-headline: Soft Verdict w/ Wim Wenders)
May 31 - Paris, Rex Club
Jun 1 - London ??
Jun 3 - Sheffield, ??

Solo:

Jul 5 - London, Tom Allen Centre

Sep 23 & 24 - Recorded Blame The Messenger.

Solo:

Oct 3 - London, Queen Mary's College
Nov 30 - London, Albany Theatre "Flibberty Jib Man Show"

Accordion Club v2.0:

David Thomas, Stefan Agaton, Thomas Agaton and Chris Cutler

Dec - Stockholm dates
Dec 10 - Musikcafe'n, Copenhagen

David Thomas Concerts, 1987

Jan 15 - Blame The Messenger released by Rough Trade.

Accordion Club, v.1.2:

David Thomas, John Kirkpatrick, and Steve Goulding

Feb 20 - Grenoble

The Wooden Birds, v.4.0:

David Thomas, Jim Jones, Allen Ravenstine, Tony Maimone, and Chris Cutler

Feb 27 - Ijmuiden (NL), T. Witte Theater
Feb 28 - Utrecht, Muziek Centrum
Mar 1 - Groningen, Oosterpoort
Mar 2 - Amsterdam, de Meervaart
Mar 3 - Cologne, Rose Club
Mar 4 - Enschede, Vrijdhof
Mar 5 - Brussels, Beursschouwburg
Mar 6 - Tilburg, Noorderligt
Mar 7 - Neuchatel, Centre Espagnol
Mar 8 - Zurich, Schaupiel Hauskeller
Mar 10 - Munich, Manege
Mar 11 - Heidelberg, Schwimmbad
Mar 12 - Tubingen, Zentrum Zoo
Mar 13 - Vienna, Szene Wien
Mar 14 - Innsbruck, Utopia
Mar 15 - Graz, Gruene Spinne
Mar 16 - Szentendre (Budapest), Cultural House
Mar 17 - Nurnberg, Zablo Linde
Mar 18 - Wuppertal, Boerse
Mar 20 - Aarhus, Huset
Mar 21 - Helsinki, Vanha Wlioppilastalo
Mar 23 - Stockholm, Soederhallen
Mar 24 - Oslo, Sardines
Mar 25 - Bergen, Hulen
Mar 27 - Gothenburg, Errols
Mar 29 - Warsaw, Marchewka [Carrot] Festival
Mar 30 - London, Players Theatre

Accordion Club v2.0:

David Thomas, Stefan Agaton, Thomas Agaton and Chris Cutler

Jun 26 - Bari (I), festival

Accordion Club v3.0:

David Thomas and Lynne Thomas

Aug 15 - Cleveland
Aug 18 - Minneapolis, First Avenue
Aug 20 - Denver, Herman's Hideaway
Aug 25 - San Francisco, Music Works
Sep 4 - Hoboken, Maxwells
Sep 10 - Reykavik, Casablanca

Sep 18 - Manchester

David Thomas Concerts, 1988
Aug 10 - Appeared singing "Bird Town" with The Richard Thompson Band during an encore at the Mean Fiddler, Harlesden, London.
Aug 28 - Santa Monica, McCabe's
?? ?? - Solo opening appearance with The Richard Thompson Band, Lupo's, Providence RI
?? ?? - Solo opening appearance with The Richard Thompson Band, Paradise, Boston

David Thomas Concerts, 1989

Murky Weasels

Sep 18(?) - London, Borderline

David Thomas Concerts, 1992

Accordion Club, 4.0

David Thomas, Ira Kaplan and Garo Yellin

Oct 16 & 17 - New York City, Knitting Factory

David Thomas Concerts, 1993

Accordion Club, 4.0

David Thomas, Ira Kaplan and Garo Yellin

Jan 23 - New York City, Knitting Factory

Accordion Club, 5.0

Apr 7 - London, Bass Clef

Solo

Apr 17 - Cleveland, Peabody's Down Under (billed as Accordion Club)

David Thomas Concerts, 1994

Solo (with Keith Moliné)

Jul 23 - London, Club Integral, Havil Hall, Camberwell. (support: Nabil Shaban)

David Thomas and two pale boys, v.1.0

Sep ?? - GLR
Oct 1 - London, Mean Fiddler Acoustic Room
Nov 9 - London, Splash at Water Rats
Dec 3 - Colchester, Arts Centre
Dec 8 - London, Upstairs at the Garage

David Thomas Concerts, 1995

David Thomas and two pale boys, v.1.0

Jan 13 - London, The Sausage Machine, Russell Arms
Mar 10 - BBC Radio 3
Mar 10 - Glasgow, Old Arcenium Theatre (supporting Tindersticks?)
Mar 12 - London, Bloomsbury Theatre (supporting Tindersticks?)
Mar 15 - BBC Radio 1, Manchester
The Walk Around Tour
Mar 19 - Southampton, Joiners
Mar 20 - BBC Radio 3 Session
Mar 21 - Bracknell, Arts Centre
Mar 22 - London, Mean Fiddler
Mar 24 - Brawby, The Shed
Mar 25 - Leeds, Duchess of York
Mar 26 - Cambridge, Boat Race
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May 24 - Bath, The Hub
Jun 9 - Amsterdam, VPRO
Jun 10 - Velsen, Beeckestijn Pop 95
Jun 11 - Copenhagen, Pavillionen
Jul 12 - Brussels, Beursschouwburg

Sep 17 - Den Haag, Crossing Border Festival
Dec ?? - Basque 2 dates w/km only

David Thomas Concerts, 1996