What follows is a list of gigs, with images of tickets, adverts and flyers where possible, either at GU postcode venues or featuring bands, listed in bold, we like to claim are part of the Woking/GU Soundscene in 1983:

January 10
Community Centre, Frimley: XLR8

January 14
Glasgow Barfly, Glasgow: Death In June

January 24
The Cricketers, Westfield: XLR8

January 28
Technical College, Basingstoke: Cry Havoc, w/ Black Easter, and Capricorn

January 29
The Royal, Guildford: Death In June

February 7
Moonlight Club, London: Death In June

February 9
Hertford, London: Death In June

February 10
The Cricketers, Westfield: XLR8

10 February 1983. Picture courtesy of William de Kock

February 25
Millmead Baptist Church, Guildford: Salt Solution

February 27
Moonlight Club, London: Death In June

March 11
Melkweg, Amsterdam, Netherlands: Death In June

March 13
Church of the Good Shepherd Clan, St John’s: Salt Solution

March 16
Technology College, Guildford: Salt Solution

March 26
Avalon Hall, Andover: Subhumans w/ Outrage, and Black Easter

April 3
The Marquee, London: Climax Blues Band w/ Larry Miller Band

April 17
Wooden Bridge, Guildford: B.S.P w/ Salt Solution

May 13
St Mary’s Church Hall, Byfleet: Milky Bar Kids

May 18
Civic Hall, Guildford: Eric Clapton w/ Chas n’ Dave

18 May 1983: Ticket for Eric Clapton, supported by Chas n’ Dave, at the Civic Hall, Guildford. Source: Jackie Helm

May 25
Church of the Good Shepherd Clan, St John’s: Salt Solution

May 31
5’s Wine Bar, Aldershot: Clone w/ Maxi Puch and The Macho Moped Men and Black Easter

31 May 1983

June 6:
The Batcave, Heaven, London: Specimen w/ Alien Sex Fiend, Sex Beat, and LongPig

6 June 1983: LongPig supported Specimen along with Alien Sex Fiend and Sex Beat at The Bat Cave, Heaven, London.

June 11
Football Club, Feltham: The Defects w/ Black Easter and The Worms

June 24
Church of the Good Shepherd Clan, St John’s: Salt Solution

July 7
The Cricketers, Westfield: XLR8

July 8
Christchurch Hall, Guildford: Blood & Fire w/ Pulse

July 22
Cranford Community Centre, Cranford: Stillbrook

July 23
The Royal, Guildford: Shoot! Dispute

July 24
Clarendon, Hammersmith: Wild About Harry

July 28
The Old Schoolhouse, Woking: Jackie Lynton w/ Boogie Chillin, and Monolith

August 3
Pews Wine Bar, Guildford: Keith James

August 4
Marquee, London: Death In June w/ Sex Gang Children

August 6
The Fridge, Brixton: Wild About Harry

August 13
The Old Schoolhouse, Woking: Freedom Dance w/ La Madison du Chants, Pied Piper & The Rats, and Plan A

August 16
5’s Wine Bar, Aldershot: Paradise

August 17
Salvation Army Hall, Bognor Regis: Blood and Fire

August 18
St John’s Church, Poole: Blood and Fire w/ The Reaction

August 19
Salvation Army Hall, Launceston: Blood and Fire

August 20
Salavtion Army Hall, Falmouth: Blood and Fire

August 22
Salvation Army Hall, Penzance: Blood and Fire

August 24
St. John’s Church, Poole: Blood and Fire w/ The Reaction

August 25
Christchurch Hall, Woking: Blood and Fire w/ Salt Solution (billed as Mervyn Sprocket and the Crankshaft Assembly)

August 26
Football Club, Feltham: Black Easter
The Royal Oak, Whitehill: Track Four

August 27
The Old Schoolhouse, Woking: Nashville Teens w/ Stillbrook
The Royal Oak, Whitehill: Rattlesnakes

August 28
Football Club, Feltham: The Pests w/ Black Easter, and The Skrews

August 29
Robin Hood, Standford: Last Chance to Dance

August 30
The Royal Oak, Whitehill: A Bit of Alright

September 1
Robin Hood, Passfield: Boogie Chillin
Frimley Park Hospital Social Club, Frimley: Five Minute Love

September 3
The Royal, Guildford: Dark Paradise

September 7
Civic Hall, Guildford: Level 42 w/ Terry and Jerry

7 September 1983: Level 42 at Civic Hall, Guildford. Source: Diana Constantine via Guildford Town Past and Present

September 9
Holy Trinity, Knaphill: Salt Solution
Living Room, Smithfield: Death In June
The Marquee, London: Larry Miller Band

September 16
Prince Alfred, Farnham: Black Easter w/ Panzer Korp

September 21
The Royal, Guildford: The Spin Dolls

September 27
Butlins, Bognor Regis: Salt Solution

September 28
The Royal, Guildford: Dark Paradise

October 1
Youth Club, Woking: XLR8

October 5
The Royal, Guildford: Cacophony Again

October 6
Clarendon Hotel Ballroom, London: Death In June

October 12
The Royal, Guildford: Cavalcade of Perversion

October 14
Langley College, Slough: Death Pop w/The Telephone Boxes, and The Mighty Strypes

October 21
Keyhole Club, St. Johns: Salt Solution
Tin Can, Birmingham: UK Subs w/ Actifed

Clipped from the 22nd Oct ’83 issue of Sounds

October 22
Coleys, Coventry: UK Subs w/ Actifed

October 23
Jillie’s, Manchester: UK Subs w/ Actifed

October 25
100 Club, London: UK Subs w/ Actifed

October 26
The Royal, Guildford: Death in June

October 27
Ocean Bar, Bognor Regis: UK Subs w/ Actifed

October 28
Croc’s, Rayleigh: UK Subs w/ Actifed

November 2
Level 3. Swansea: UK Subs w/ Actifed

November 5
Huddersfield Polytechnic, Huddersfield: UK Subs w/ Actifed
Salvation Army hall, Tunbridge Wells: Blood and Fire

November 8
Marina, Swansea: UK Subs w/ Actifed

November 10
Regal, Hitchin: UK Subs w/ Actifed

November 11
The 62 Club, Aberdeen: Death In June
J.B’s, Dudley: UK Subs w/ Actifed

November 14
Night Moves, Glasgow: Death In June w/ Primevals

November 15
Leadmill, Sheffield: UK Subs w/ Actifed

November 16
Adam & Eve, Manchester: UK Subs w/ Actifed

November 17
Shelley’s, Newcastle: UK Subs w/ Actifed

November 18
Town Hall, Middlesborough: UK Subs w/ Actifed

November 19
Boat Club, Nottingham: UK Subs w/ Actifed

November 20
The Studio, Bristol: UK Subs w/ Actifed

November 22
Pink Elephant, Luton: UK Subs w/ Actifed

November 23
Brannigans, Leeds: UK Subs w/ Actifed

November 25
Trent Polytechnic, Trent: UK Subs w/ Actifed

November 27
Marquee, London: UK Subs w/ Actifed

November 28
Marquee, London: UK Subs w/ Actifed

November 29
University Of Kent – The Venue, Canterbury: Death In June

November 30
Riverside, Exeter: UK Subs w/ Actifed

December 2
Manor Park Pavilion, London: Death In June w/ The Departure and Indians In Moscow
Gala, Norwich: UK Subs w/ Actifed

December 3
Escape, Brighton: UK Subs w/ Actifed

December 17
Clarendon Hotel, Hammersmith: Death in June w/ In the Nursery

December 1983: Death in June, supported by In The Nursery’nd Capricorn supported by Synth Taxi played the Clarendon, Hammersmith (NME, 17 December 1983 issue). Picture courtesy of Pete Cole

December 20
Clarendon Hotel. Hammersmith: Capricorn w/ Synth Taxi

December 22
Electric Ballroom, London: Sex Gang Children w/ Holy Toy, and Actifed

December 27
Target, Reading: Geneva