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Working with REM & 10,000 Maniacs ; Internationale released ; Thatcher Deposed

 

January 1st Gig Hackney Empire, London, England
February 15th Gig Lone Star Cafe, New York, NY, USA
March 4th Gig Wilton Theatre, Los Angeles, CA, USA
10th Publication NME, UK - All Chamorro's Parties
11th Gig Hammersmith Palais, London, England
28th Gig Half Moon, Putney, London, England
April 16th Gig Tribute to Nelson Mandela, Wembley Stadium, London, England
20th Gig 9:30 Club, Washington, DC, USA - guest appearance at a 10,000 Maniacs concert
21st Publication Melody Maker, UK - Can't Pay, Won't Pay (part of a Poll Tax feature)
Gig Earth Day, Washington, DC, USA
22nd Television Capitol Steps, Washington, DC, USA - with Michael Stipe
28th Publication Melody Maker, UK - Cry For Freedom (review of The Internationale)
28th Publication Melody Maker, UK - Billy Bragg's Backstage Report (Mandela Day report)
May 1st Gig Ancienne Belgique, Brussels, Belgium
5th Publication Melody Maker, UK - Barbed Wire Kisses
6th Gig Mayfest, Glasgow, Scotland
7th Gig Cranhill Arts Centre, Glasgow, Scotland
Gig Carnwadric Community Centre, Glasgow, Scotland
8th Gig Barlinnie Prison, Glasgow, Scotland
Gig The Pavilion, Glasgow, Scotland
10th Gig University Of Sheffield, Sheffield, England
11th Gig University Of Cardiff, Cardiff, Wales
12th The Internationale released in UK
13th Gig Theatre Hafren, Newton, Powys, Wales
14th Gig Town & Country Club, London, England
15th Gig Town & Country Club, London, England
16th Gig The Event, Brighton, England
18th Gig University Of East Anglia, Norwich, England
19th Publication NME, UK - Celling Out
Gig Queens Hall, University Of Leicester, England
20th Gig Civic Hall, Woverhampton, England
21st Gig Irish Centre, Leeds, England
22nd Gig The Ritz, Manchester, England
24th Gig Studio 54, Barcelona, Spain
26th Publication Sounds, UK - Beat Poet Internationale
Gig The Garage, Valencia, Spain
28th Gig Festival Theatre, Hay-On-Wye, England
June 3rd Gig Big Day Out, Custom House Quay, Glasgow, Scotland
4th Gig House Of Young Talent, East Berlin, East Germany
5th Gig Jugend Greizert Centrum, Cottbus, East Germany
6th Gig Prague, Czechoslovakia
7th Gig Olumouc, Czechoslovakia
22nd Publication The New Statesman, UK - On The Road
Gig Joensuu Song Festival, Finland
23rd Gig Sortavala Festival, Karelia, USSR
July 22nd Gig WOMAD Festival, St Austell, Cornwall, England
29th Gig Star Of The Sea Hall, St Johns, Newfoundland, Canada
August 24th Gig Mean Fiddler, London, England
25th Gig Main Stage, Reading Festival, England
26th Gig Pukkelpop Festival, Belgium
September 10th Gig 9.30 Club, Washington, DC, USA
11th Gig 9.30 Club, Washington, DC, USA
12th Gig Chestnut Cabaret, Philadelphia, PA, USA
13th Gig Vassar College, New York, NY, USA
14th Gig Sommerville Theatre, Boston, MA, USA
15th Gig The Ritz, New York, NY, USA
18th Gig Graffiti Club, Pittsburgh, PA, USA
19th Gig State Theatre, Kalamazoo, MN, USA
20th Gig Metro, Chicago, IL, USA
21st Gig Mississippi Nights, St Louis, MO, USA
22nd Gig The Shadow, Kansas, MO, USA
24th Gig Glen Miller Ballroom, Boulder, CO, USA
27th Gig Club Congress, Tucson, AZ, USA
29th Gig Henry Fonda Theatre, Los Angeles, CA, USA
30th Gig The Coach House, San Juan Capistrano, CA, USA
October      Publication Creem, USA
1st Gig Bogarts, Long Beach, CA, USA
3rd Radio "Heat", NPR, USA - interview and session
Gig Great American Music Hall, San Francisco, CA, USA
4th Gig Great American Music Hall, San Francisco, CA, USA
5th Gig First Avenue, Minneapolis, MI, USA
6th Gig University Of Illinois, Champaign, IL, USA
11th Gig Bloomsbury Theatre, London, England
22nd Margaret Thatcher deposed as leader of the Conservative Party
Gig Ulster Hall, Belfast, Northern Ireland
23rd Gig Olympia Theatre, Dublin, Ireland
24th Gig Breedon Bar, Birmingham, England - broadcast on Channel 4 TV
November     Publication Northwest Extra, USA - Billy Bragg - An Appreciation by Harvey Pekar
29th Gig Brixton Academy, London, England - "Life Serenaids" concert
December 22nd Publication Sounds, UK - Look What Santa Brought
Publication Sounds, UK - And So This Is Christmas!
Publication Sounds, UK - Billy Bragg
29th Gig Hackney Empire, London, England
30th Gig Hackney Empire, London, England
31st Gig Hackney Empire, London, England
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