Tom Waits Concerts 1980s

1980

Feb. 17, '80 Radio appearance for "WPIX FM", New York/ USA. Waits acts as a DJ and conducts a phone-in

Studio recordings for the album Heartattack And Vine

June 16, 1980 - July 15, 1980

(Filmways/ Heider Studios. Hollywood/ USA)

Oct. 11, '80 TV appearance for the "Smothers Brothers TV Special". Los Angeles/ USA (broadcast October 28, 1980)

Start tour promoting Heartattack And Vine

November 1980 - October 1981

(album released: September, 1980).

Tom Waits: vocals, piano, electric guitar. Teddy Edwards: tenor saxophone. Greg Cohen: upright bass. Ronnie Barron: organ

Nov. 8, '80 Capitol Theatre. Passaic/ USA. Opened by John Hall

Nov. 9, '80 Warner Theatre. Washington, D.C./ USA. Early show and late show. With Greg Cohen only

Nov. 11, '80 Park West Theatre. Chicago/ USA. Two songs from this show were aired on "Roadshow" WMAQ-Channel 5 (NBC) television program. Starring: John Candy, Greta Blackburn, Julie Brown, Greg Monaghan, Rick Overton, Budge Threlkeld, Father Guido Sarducci. Directed by: Chuck Braverman. The 90-minute pilot from November 29, 1980 has the two live songs (Heartattack And Vine, Jersey Girl) Roadshow NBC television show (November 29, 1980). Video screenshot as shown below. Mention in: "'Roadshow': The bizarre, funny side of real people", Robert Feder: Chicago Sun-Times, Friday, November 28, 1980.

WMAQ-Channel 5 (NBC) television program. Date: aired November 29, 1980. Live footage from Park West Theatre: Chicago/ USA. November 11, 1980.

Nov. 12, '80 Royal Oak Music Theatre. Royal Oak/ USA

Nov. 13, '80 Waits was scheduled for this date at "Stage West" in West Hartford, Connecticut, but it was cancelled. (Cancelled)

Nov. 15, '80 Waits was scheduled for this date at "Stage West" in West Hartford, Connecticut, but it was cancelled. In stead there was a show by the Arizona Maid Band (Cancelled)

Nov. 16, '80 Orpheum Theater. Boston/ USA. "Tom performed the concert with a stand-up bass player only. The set was a baby grand, the stand up bass, a big beat to shit armchair and an old black and white Motorola TV set. At one point in the concert he excused himself to the audience, kicked back in his arm chair and attempted to tune in something on the TV. He had a full length black rain coat, scully cap, sun glasses and a beat up umbrella. During the tune "The One That Got Away", he kept strutting and slinking about the stage poking at the air with the umbrella. He also played a couple of guitar tunes including Phantom 309."

Nov. 18, '80 Palladium. New York/ USA. Opened by John Hall

Nov. 19, '80 Convocation Hall, University of Toronto. Toronto/ Canada. Early show and late show. Opened by The Roches

Nov. 20, '80 Humanities Theatre, University Of Waterloo. Waterloo/ Canada

Nov. 21, '80 Auditorium Du Plateau. Montreal/ Canada Not verified

Nov. 22, '80 Whalley Concert Hall. New Haven/ USA. Early show and late show

Nov. 23, '80 Academy Of Music. Philadelphia/ USA. With Larry Taylor on bass

Unidentified shows 1980:

Date unknown (1980): Venue unknown. Cleveland/ USA