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Expelled from East Germany ; Australia/NZ tour ; Mexico tour ; Berlin Wall comes down

 

January         Publication In Fashion, USA
1st Gig Hackney Empire, London, England
12th Publication Rolling Stone, USA
February         Publication DDR Jugendmagazin, East Germany
Publication Pop & Rock, Greece
6th Publication FF Dabei, Germany
9th Gig Halle, East Germany
10th Gig Dresden, East Germany
Gig East Berlin, East Germany
11th Gig Song Club, East Germany - 1st show
Gig Song Club, East Germany - 2nd show
12th Gig Song Club, East Germany - 1st show
Gig Song Club, East Germany - 2nd show
14th Gig Song Club, East Germany - 1st show
Gig Song Club, East Germany - 2nd show
15th Gig Song Club, East Germany - 1st show
Gig Song Club, East Germany - 2nd show
16th Gig Culture House, East Germany - 1st show
Gig Culture House, East Germany - 2nd show
17th Gig Sports Hall, East Germany
18th Publication NME, UK - Love Is The Drug
Gig Leipzig, East Germany - gig halted halfway through and Billy expelled from the country - live on TV
22nd Television David Letterman Show, USA - performance and interview
"Outback To Basics" Tour
March         Publication Rolling Stone, Australia
10th Gig Town Hall, Sydney, Australia
11th Gig East Leagues Club, Brisbane, Australia
12th Gig Town Hall, Sydney, Australia
14th Gig Town Hall, Sydney, Australia
15th Gig Conservatorium, Canberra, Australia
16th Gig Deakin University, Geelong, Australia
17th Gig Her Majesty's Theatre, Melbourne, Australia
18th Gig Her Majesty's Theatre, Melbourne, Australia
19th Gig Palace Theatre, Melbourne, Australia
21st Gig University Union, Hobart, Australia
22nd Publication Reed Australia Magazine, Australia - Write On & 'Right' Off
Gig Dom Polski Hall, Adelaide, Australia
23rd Gig Concert Hall, Perth, Australia
25th Gig Celinas, Sydney, Australia
28th Gig Sammy's Cabaret, Dunedin, New Zealand
29th Gig Town Hall, Christchurch, New Zealand
30th Gig Town Hall, Wellington, New Zealand
31st Gig Town Hall, Auckland, New Zealand
April 5th Gig Quattro, Tokyo, Japan
6th Television TV Show, Japan
7th Gig Fan Dango, Osaka, Japan
29th Publication Melody Maker, UK- Shrink Rap
May         Publication Rockin' On, Japan
Publication Rock 'N' Reel, UK
1st Gig New Morning, Paris, France
16th Gig Mayfest, Glasgow, Scotland
17th Gig Mayfest, Glasgow, Scotland - 1st set
Gig Mayfest, Glasgow, Scotland - 2nd set
20th Publication Melody Maker, UK - Switching Channels
28th Gig Borderline, London, England - Nigel & The Crosses
June 4th Gig Emerald Centre, Hammersmith, London, England
5th Gig Town Hall, Barking, England
July         Publication Spin, USA - Talkin' 'Bout A Revolution
8th Gig Kingfest '89, Martin Luther King Center, Atlanta, GA, USA
9th Gig Folk Festival, Birdshill Park, Winnipeg, USA
13th Gig Moore Theatre, Seattle, WA, USA
15th Gig Jericho Beach Park, Vancouver, Canada
16th Gig Jericho Beach Park, Vancouver, Canada
August 5th Gig Hackney Festival, London, England
8th Gig Premier Dance Theater, Toronto, Canada
9th Gig Premier Dance Theater, Toronto, Canada
10th Gig Premier Dance Theater, Toronto, Canada
11th Gig Premier Dance Theater, Toronto, Canada
12th Gig Premier Dance Theater, Toronto, Canada
13th Gig Premier Dance Theater, Toronto, Canada
14th Gig Super Stars, Ontario, Canada
25th Gig WOMAD, The Coliseum, St Austell, Cornwall, England
26th Gig Reading Festival, Reading, England
September 1st Gig Westfallenhalle, Dortmund, Germany
5th Gig Unita Festival, Milan, Italy
6th Gig Unita Festival, Parma, Italy
7th Gig Arena Forestario, Macerata, Italy
8th Gig Unita Festival, Treviso, Italy
10th Gig Avante Festival, Lisbon, Portugal
14th Gig Veikou Park, Athens, Greece
15th Gig Ancient Fortress, Patras, Greece
16th Gig Larisa, Greece
17th Gig Salonica Beach, Salonica, Greece
19th Gig Arena, Vienna, Austria
20th Gig Dornbirn, Austria
21st Gig Rote Fabrik, Zurich, Switzerland
23rd Gig Port Talbot, Wales
28th Gig Universal Club, Madrid, Spain
29th Gig Plaza del Toural, Santiago, Spain
30th Gig The End, Vittoria, Spain
October         Publication Q Supplement Vol 4 Songwriters, UK
14th Gig Pachuca, Mexico
16th Gig University, Guanajuato, Mexico
18th Gig Sala Olin Yoliztli, Mexico City, Mexico
19th Gig University, Xalapa, Mexico
20th Gig Auditorio Alejo Peralta, Mexico City, Mexico
21st Gig Tearro De Seguridad Social, Toluca, Mexico
24th Gig Chesnut Cabaret, Philadelphia, PA, USA
25th Gig Lone Star Roadhouse, New York, NY, USA
26th Gig Living Room, Providence, RI, USA
27th Gig United States Peace Council Benefit, Abraham Shapiro Athletic Center, Brandeis University, Boston, MA, USA
28th Gig Yale University, New Haven, CT, USA
29th Gig Smith College, Northampton, MA, USA
November         Publication Ritam, Yugoslavia
1st Television David Letterman Show, USA - performance and interview
Gig Howard Johnson's, Huntington, NY, USA
2nd Gig P T Flaggs, Baltimore, MD, USA
3rd Gig Metro, Richmond, VA, USA
4th Publication NME, UK - Is Billy Bragg Pissing In The Wind Or What?
Gig Memorial Hall, UNC, Chapel Hill, NC, USA
6th Gig Pterodactyl Club, Charlotte, SC, USA
7th Gig 40 Watt Club, Athens, GA, USA
8th Gig 40 Watt Club, Athens, GA, USA
10th Gig Exit Inn, Nashville, TN, USA
12th Gig Ella Guru's, Knoxville, Tennessee, USA
13th Gig Tipitina's, New Orleans, LA, USA
14th Gig Varsity Take Two, Baton Rogue, LA, USA
16th Gig Mississippi Nights, St Louis, MO, USA
17th Gig Bogarts, Cincinatti, OH, USA
18th Gig Phantasy Theater, Cleveland, OH, USA
19th Gig Red Creek, Rochester, Buffalo, CO, USA - a.k.a. "Red Croak" after BB lost his voice
22nd Gig Club Soda, Montreal, Canada
23rd Gig Club Soda, Montreal, Canada
25th Gig Flamingo Cafe, Halifax, Canada
26th Gig Flamingo Cafe, Halifax, Canada
27th Gig Raouls, Portland, ME, USA
December 18th Gig West Berlin, Germany
23rd Publication Melody Maker, UK - Billy Bragg's Review of The Eighties
30th Gig Hackney Empire, London, England
31st Gig Hackney Empire, London, England

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