1974
June 1, 1974 Mick Karn's brother's wedding (First Japan gig)
1975
April ?, 1975 Bunch of Grapes, London, ENG (Richard Barbieri had joined the group at this stage but was not yet playing live with them, so at this show Japan was a trio)
1976
February 14, 1976 Goldsmith's College, London, ENG (using the name "Hype", supporting The Fabulous Poodles. The first gig as a five piece after Rob Dean and Richard Barbieri joined the group)
? ?, 1976 Loughborough University, Loughborough, ENG (Supporting Muscle)
? ?, 1976 Lewisham Borough Social Club, London, ENG
? ?, 1976 Goldsmith's Youth Centre, London, ENG (billed as 'Future Rock')
? ?, 1976 Hope & Anchor, London, ENG
1977
February ?, 1977 Rock Garden, London, ENG (Supporting Georgie Fame for 3 nights including the 24th)
Early 1977 Big End Club, Munich, GER (A two week club residency in the early part of 1977)
May 10, 1977 Railway Hotel, Putney, ENG
1/9/77 - The Greyhound, London, ENG
12/8/77 - Music Machine, London, ENG (Supporting Rokoto)
August 1977 - Anglsea, ENG (Supporting Giggles)
22/8/77 - The Village Inn, Wembley, ENG
29/8/77 - The Rock Garden, London, ENG (Supported by The Lurkers)
17/9/77 - The Marquee, London, ENG (With Grand Hotel)
October 1977 - UK tour supporting Jim Capaldi and The Contenders
Tour started October 13th 1977 and included dates all over the UK.
Late 1977 there was also a well received show at The Red Cow in Hammersmith - date needed.
1978
January 7, 1978 Red Cow, Hammersmith, ENG
January 21, 1978 Loughborough College, Loughborough, ENG
February 11, 1978 College of Further Education, Oxford, ENG (with The Damned (headlining) and The Tourists (Annie Lennox & Dave Stewart)
The Damned played a series of dates in January and February 1978, but several later dates were cancelled, and it is not confirmed that Japan supported The Damned for all shows.
March 4, 1978 Camden Music Machine, London, ENG (Supported by The Stickers)
April - June 1978 - UK/European tour supporting Blue Oyster Cult
27/4/78 Colston Hall, Bristol, ENG 28/4/78 - Manchester Free Trade Hall or Manchester Apollo (there may have been a change of venue) 29/4/78 Apollo, Glasgow, SCOT 30/4/78 City Hall, Newcastle, ENG 1/5/78 Odeon, Birmingham, ENG 3/5/78 Hammersmith Odeon, London, ENG 4/5/78 Hammersmith Odeon, London, ENG 30/5/78 Empire, Liverpool, ENG 31/5/78 Odeon, Edinburgh, SCOT 1/6/78 City Hall, Newcastle, ENG 2/6/78 De Montford Hall, Leicester, ENG 3/6/78 Winter Gardens, Bournemouth, ENG 4/6/78 Hammersmith Odeon, London, ENG
July/August 1978 - Residency - Camden Music Machine, London, ENG (This residency was supposed to last longer but the last couple of dates in the second week had to be cancelled due to Steve's appendicitis. Press adverts exist for the two later dates which may have been rescheduled to fulfil the contract with the venue. These dates were sponsored by Radio Luxembourg)
17/7/78 Camden Music Machine, London, ENG 31/07/78 Camden Music Machine, London, ENG (Support band were White Cats) August 1-2, 1978 Camden Music Machine, London, ENG
August 5, 1978 City Hall, St. Albans, ENG (Supported by Moonstone, may have been cancelled due to Steve's appendicitis)
August 12, 1978 Bilzen Festival, BEL
August 14, 1978 Camden Music Machine, London, ENG
August ?, 1978 Batschkapp Club, Frankfurt, GER
August 21, 1978 Tiffany's, Edinburgh, SCOT (Edinburgh Rock Festival)
August 31, 1978 Camden Music Machine, London, ENG
September 12, 1978 Camden Music Machine, London, ENG
November ?, 1978 Dingwalls, London, ENG
November 1978 - US Tour
November 6, 1978 Starwood, Los Angeles, CA November 7, 1978 Old Waldorf, San Francisco, CA November 9, 1978 Chicago, IL November 10-11, 1978 Hurrahs, New York City, NY November 12, 1978 Paradise Rock Club, Boston, MA
November 17, 1978 Crumpets, Batley, ENG November 18, 1978 Mayflower, Manchester, ENG November 19, 1978 Fforde Green Hotel, Leeds, ENG (cancelled) November 24, 1978 Sheffield Polytechnic, Sheffield, ENG (The band played for about 15 minutes then left the stage unhappy with the sound. Refunds were issued to the audience)
The dates prior to Sheffield Poly on 24th November may have been cancelled and rescheduled due to illness in the band following the US tour.
November 25, 1978 Southampton University, Southampton, ENG November 26, 1978 Lyceum, London, ENG November 29, 1978 Sheffield Polytechnic, Sheffield, ENG (rescheduled from November 24th) November 30, 1978 Barbarella's, Birmingham, ENG December 1, 1978 Nottingham University, Nottingham, ENG December 2, 1978 Northampton Cricket Club, Northampton, ENG December 7, 1978 Leeds Polytechnic, Leeds, ENG December 9, 1978 Mayflower, Manchester, ENG
The tour was supposed to continue to continental Europe and Australia, before going on to Japan, but the dates were cancelled due to Rob Dean sustaining a leg injury at the rehearsal studio.
1979
March 5-6, 1979 Budokan, Tokyo, JPN March 7, 1979 Shi Kohkaido, Nagoya, JPN March 9, 1979 Kyuden Kinen Taikukan, Fukuoka, JPN March 10, 1979 Bankokuhaku Hall, Osaka, JPN March 11, 1979 Osaka, JPN
Japan New Rising Sound Tour
March 25, 1979 Munich, GER March 26, 1979 Schwabinger Brau, Munich, GER March 27, 1979 Berlin, GER March 28, 1979 Musichalle, Hamburg, GER March 29, 1979 Mannheim, GER March 30, 1979 Wiesbaden, GER April 1, 1979 Nijmegen, NED April 2, 1979 De Oosterpoort, Groningen, NED April 3, 1979 Germany April 4, 1979 Antwerp, BEL April 5, 1979 Stadsgehoorzaal, Leiden, NED April 6, 1979 Junushoff, Wageningen, NED April 7, 1979 Paradiso, Amsterdam, NED April 8, 1979 Schouwburg, Sittard, NED April 12, 1979 Rainbow, London, ENG
June 16, 1979 Maarsseveense Plassen, Amsterdam, NED
November 24, 1979 Ryerson Theatre, Toronto, ON (2 shows 6.30 & 9.30, With Jane Shorter on saxophone)
1980
Japan Quiet Life Tour (With guest musician Jane Shorter on saxophone)
January 30, 1980 The Venue, London, ENG March 4-5, 1980 The Venue, London, ENG March 16, 1980 Budokan, Tokyo, JPN March 19-20, 1980 Festival Hall, Osaka, JPN March 21, 1980 Kaikan Duachi Hall, Kyoto, JPN March 24, 1980 Fukuoka, JPN March 26, 1980 ? (Japanese venue) March 27, 1980 Mito Hall, Ibaraki, JPN March 29, 1980 Koseinken Hall, Sapporo, JPN
November 27, 1980 Lyceum, London, ENG ("Polaroids" launch show)
1981
Japan Polaroid Tour
7/2/81 Hammersmith Odeon, London, ENG 15/2/81 Yashima Theatre (?) 16/2/81 Kobe 18/2/81 Koseinken Hall, Sapporo, JPN 20/2/81 Festival Hall, Osaka, JPN 21/2/81 Shi Kohkaido, Nagoya, JPN 23/2/81 Kaikan Duachi, Kyoto, JPN 25/2/81 Budokan, Tokyo, JPN
Japan The Art Of Parties Tour
May 7, 1981 Rock City, Nottingham, ENG 8/5/81 East Anglia University, Norwich, ENG 9/5/81 Manchester Apollo, Manchester, ENG 10/5/81 Tiffanys, Leeds, ENG 12/5/81 Edinburgh Odeon, Edinburgh, SCOT 13/5/81 Royal Court Theatre, Liverpool, ENG 14/5/81 Birmingham Odeon, Birmingham, ENG 16/5/81 Hammersmith Odeon, London, ENG 17/5/81 Hammersmith Odeon, London, ENG (This was the last tour with Rob Dean on guitar)
27/9/81 Queens Hall, Leeds, ENG (Cancelled, "Daze Of Future Past" Festival, Japan were supposed to headline this festival. The band pulled out shortly after the first press adverts went out as they were still working on "Tin Drum" and had yet to recruit David Rhodes to play guitar)
Japan Visions Of China Tour
7/12/81 Cornwall Coliseum, St. Austell, ENG 8/12/81 Guildhall, Portsmouth, ENG 10/12/81 Queens Hall, Leeds, ENG 11/12/81 Lancaster University, Lancaster, ENG 12/12/81 Empire, Liverpool, ENG 13/12/81 Apollo, Manchester, ENG 14/12/81 City Hall, Newcastle, ENG 15/12/81 Playhouse, Edinburgh, SCOT 17/12/81 Odeon, Birmingham, ENG 19/12/81 Brighton, ENG 20/12/81 De Montford Hall, Leicester, ENG 21/12/81 Drury Lane Theatre, London, ENG 22/12/81 Drury Lane Theatre, London, ENG 23/12/81 Hammersmith Odeon, London, ENG (2 shows 6.00 & 9.00) 27/12/81 Hammersmith Odeon. London, ENG (supported by Blancmange. David Rhodes was the guitarist for this tour)
1982
Japan Sons Of Pioneers Tour
October 1, 1982 Koncert Haus, Stockholm, SWE October 3, 1982 Audiomex, Hamburg, GER October 5, 1982 Alabama Halle, Munich, GER (concert filmed for French TV) October 7, 1982 Stadsgehoorzaal, Leiden, NED October 8, 1982 Flemish University, Brussels, BEL October 11, 1982 Le Palace, Paris, FRA October 18-19, 1982 Brixton Fair Deal, London, ENG (Rehearsals. OGWT performances recorded on the 18th, for Broadcast on the 22nd) October 20-21, 1982 Guildhall, Portsmouth, ENG October 22, 1982 Dome, Brighton, ENG October 22, 1982 UK TV "Old Grey Whistle Test" (performing "Nightporter" & "The Art Of Parties") October 24-25, 1982 Apollo, Glasgow, SCOT October 26, 1982 Playhouse, Edinburgh, SCOT October 27-28, 1982 City Hall, Newcastle, ENG October 30-31, 1982 City Hall, Sheffield, ENG November 1, 1982 De Montford Hall, Leicester, ENG November 2-4, 1982 Odeon, Birmingham, ENG November 6, 1982 Lancaster University, Lancaster, ENG November 7-8, 1982 Empire, Liverpool, ENG November 10-12, 1982 Apollo, Manchester, ENG November 14-15, 1982 Colston Hall, Bristol, ENG November 17-22, 1982 Hammersmith Odeon, London, ENG November 29, 1982 Youth Welfare Centre, Bangkok, THAI December 3-4, 1982 AC Halls, Kowloon, HK December 8, 1982 Budokan, Tokyo, JPN (with YMO members) December 9-10, 1982 Nakano Sun Plaza, Tokyo, JPN December 12, 1982 Koesi Nemkin Hall, Tokyo, JPN (2 shows) December 14, 1982 Festival Hall, Osaka, JPN December 15, 1982 Kaikan Daiichi Hall, Kyoto, JPN December 16, 1982 Shi Kohkaido, Nagoya, JPN