1975
June 5-8, 1975 CBGB, New York City, NY
June 20-22, 1975 CBGB, New York City, NY (supporting The Ramones)
July 2-3, 1975 CBGB, New York City, NY
July 16-18, 1975 CBGB, New York City, NY ("CBGB Rock Festival" shows)
August 1-3, 1975 CBGB, New York City, NY (supporting (1st) The Ramones & Blondie & (2nd-3rd) Supporting Television & Marbles)
August 15-17, 1975 CBGB, New York City, NY
September 12-14, 1975 CBGB, New York City, NY
October 10-12, 1975 CBGB, New York City, NY
November 28-30, 1975 Mother's, New York City, NY (supported by Sniper)
December 5-7, 1975 CBGB, New York City, NY (2 shows each night 9.30 & Midnight, supporting Television)
December 17, 1975 Max's Kansas City, New York City, NY (supported by The Marbles)
December 20-21, 1975 CBGB, New York City, NY ("CBGB Christmas Festival" weekend)
? ?, 1975 Providence, RI
1976
January 22-25, 1976 CBGB, New York City, NY (2 shows each night 9.30 & Midnight, supporting Television)
February 18, 1976 CBGB, New York City, NY (2 shows 9.30 & Midnight, supporting Television)
March 13, 1976 The Kitchen, New York City, NY (2 shows)
March 25-27, 1976 CBGB, New York City, NY (possibly 28th as well)
April 13, 1976 Max's Kansas City, New York City, NY (possibly cancelled)
April 28, 1976 CBGB, New York City, NY (supported by Manster & Sun)
April ?, 1976 The Club, Cambridge, MA (Jerry first sees TH)
April ?, 1976 Providence, RI (TH played at a wedding for friends)
May ?, 1976 Club 82, New York City, NY
May 19, 1976 Max's Kansas City, New York City, NY
May 20-22, 1976 CBGB, New York City, NY
May 28-30, 1976 CBGB, New York City, NY (2 shows 9.30 & Midnight each night, Supported by Orchestra Luna) (poss 31st as well)
June 4-6, 1976 CBGB, New York City, NY ("Live at CBGB" recording session. TH may have only played on first night)
June 26, 1976 My Father's Place, Roslyn, NY (Earliest of the "CB's at MFP" concerts)
June 30-July 4, 1976 CBGB, New York City, NY (supporting Orchestra Luna)
July 8-10, 1976 CBGB, New York City, NY (supporting The Shirts)
July 27, 1976 My Father's Place, Roslyn, NY (supporting Television)
July 28-31, 1976 CBGB, New York City, NY (2 shows 9.30 & Midnight each night, supporting Television)
August 16-18, 1976 Ocean Club, New York City, NY
August ?, 1976 Oldwick, NJ (Private Party, Photos shown on cover of TNOTBITH)
September 1, 1976 CBGB, New York City, NY
September 13, 1976 Ocean Club, New York City, NY (possibly 14th too)
September 19, 1976 The Showplace, Dover, NJ (supporting the Ramones, unconfirmed)
September 23-25, 1976 CBGB, New York City, NY
September 27-28, 1976 My Father's Place, Roslyn, NY
September ?, 1976 The Club, Cambridge, MA
October 1, 1976 RISD Wood's Gerry Gallery, Providence, RI ("Space Window" art event)
October 8-9, 1976 Max's Kansas City, New York City, NY
October 12-13, 1976 Ocean Club, New York City, NY
October 28-30, 1976 CBGB, New York City, NY
October ?, 1976 Rathskelar (aka "The Rat"), Boston, MA (two night stand)
? ?, 1976 Clark University Dana Commons, Worcester, MA (sept/oct?)
? ?, 1976 "TV-Party" Manhattan Cable, New York City, NY (Public access NYC Cable TV program)
November 19, 1976 Max's Kansas City, New York City, NY
December 21, 1976 CBGB, New York City, NY
1977
January 13-15, 1977 CBGB, New York City, NY
January ?, 1977 Clark University Johnson Sanford Hall Cafeteria, Worcester, MA (Jerry sits in for part of the show, Show was on a Sunday (16th, 23rd, or 30th?)
January 20-22, 1977 Rathskelar (aka "The Rat"), Boston, MA, (Jerry sits in for part of these shows)
January ?, 1977 RISD Tap Room Memorial Hall, Providence, RI (Jerry sits in for part of the show)
January 26, 1977 Syracuse University Jabberwocky Club, Syracuse, NY (2 shows)
January 27, 1977 A Space Art Gallery, Toronto, ON (Date also appears as 01/23)
January 28, 1977 Ontario College of Art, Toronto, ON
January ?, 1977 Toronto, ON (third Toronto show added, Jan 29th?)
February 5, 1977, Stony Brook University Union Auditorium, Stony Brook, NY (supporting John Cale)
February 8, 1977, The Showplace, Dover, NJ (supporting Ramones) (unconfirmed)
February 9, 1977, Ocean Club, New York City, NY
March 3-5, 1977, CBGB, New York City, NY (Jerry's first "official" gigs as the 4th member)
March 31, 1977, CBGB, New York City, NY (TH only on first night of Ramones dates at CBGB March 31st thru April 3rd)
April 24, 1977 Volkshaus, Zürich, SUI (supporting Ramones)
April 26, 1977 Marseille, FRA (Show cancelled due to power outage)
April 27, 1977 Salle du Faubourg, Geneva, SUI (supporting Ramones)
April 28, 1977 Salle de la Cigale, Lyon, FRA (supporting Ramones)
April 29, 1977 Perigeaux, FRA (supporting Ramones)
April 30, 1977 Salle des Fetes de Graville, Le Havre, FRA (supporting Ramones)
May 2, 1977 Bataclan, Paris, FRA (supporting Ramones)
May 3, 1977 Orléans, FRA (supporting Ramones)
May 4, 1977 Macumba, Lille, FRA (supporting Ramones)
May 5, 1977 University of Brussels P.E. Janson Auditorium, Brussels, BEL (supporting Ramones)
May 6, 1977 Paradiso, Amsterdam, NED (supporting Ramones)
May 7, 1977 Effinaar, Eindhoven, NED (supporting Ramones)
May 8, 1977 Huize Maas, Groningen, NED (supporting Ramones)
May 10, 1977 Lantaarn, Rotterdam, NED (supporting Ramones)
May 11, 1997 Rasa, Utrecht, NED (supporting Ramones)
May 12-14, 1977 Rock Garden, London, ENG (12th unconfirmed)
May 19, 1977 Eric's Club, Liverpool, ENG (supporting Ramones)
May 20, 1977 Leeds Polytechnic, Leeds, ENG (supporting Ramones)
May 21, 1977 Strathclyde University, Glasgow, SCOT (supporting Ramones)
May 22, 1977 Electric Circus, Manchester, ENG (supporting Ramones)
May 23, 1977 Outlook Club, Doncaster, ENG (supporting Ramones)
May 24, 1977 Barbarella's, Birmingham, ENG (supporting Ramones)
May 26, 1977 Vale Hall, Aylesbury, ENG (supporting Ramones)
May 28, 1977 Slough College, Slough, ENG (supporting Ramones)
May 28, 1977 Pavilion, Hastings, ENG (supporting Ramones)
May 29, 1977 Greyhound, Croydon, ENG (supporting Ramones)
May 30, 1977 Colston Hall, Bristol, ENG (supporting Ramones)
May 31, 1977 Brunel Rooms, Swindon, ENG (supporting Ramones)
June 1, 1977 Wood Centre, Plymouth, ENG (supporting Ramones)
June 2, 1977 Winter Gardens Garden Ballroom, Penzance, ENG (supporting Ramones)
June 4, 1977 Odeon, Canterbury, ENG (supporting Ramones)
June 5-6, 1977 Roundhouse, London, ENG (supporting Ramones)
June 23, 1977 Bottom Line, New York City, NY (2 shows, supporting Bryan Ferry)
July 5-8, 1977 Village Gate, New York City, NY (2 shows each night)
August 25-28, 1977 CBGB, New York City, NY
Talking Heads '77 Tour
September 16, 1977 New Yorker Theater, Toronto, ON (Midnight concert, start of fall tour)
September 20-21, 1977 Rathskelar (aka "The Rat"), Boston, MA
September 22, 1977 Lupo's Heartbreak Hotel, Providence, RI
September 24, 1977 Beefsteak Charlie's, Scarsdale, NY (2 shows)
September ?, 1977 Niagara Falls, NY
September ?, 1977 Vermont
September or October 1977 Rochester Institute of Technology, Rochester, NY
October 7, 1977 Joyous Lake, Woodstock, NY
October 10, 1977 CBGB, New York City, NY (Invitation-only live recording session, tracks used on KBFH and "Rarities" CD. TH final concert at CBGB)
October 12, 1977 Buffalo State College Student Union Social Hall, Buffalo, NY (concert concert followed a lecture by Clive Davis)
October 13, 1977 Syracuse University Jabberwocky Club, Syracuse, NY, (2 shows)
October 14, 1977 Nite Court, Ithaca, NY (2 shows 8.00 & 11.00)
October 15, 1977 Drew University, Madison, NJ
October ?, 1977, WTTW (PBS) "Soundstage", Chicago, IL (Broadcast April 20, 1978)
October 17-18, 1977 Quiet Knight, Chicago, IL (2 shows each night 9.15 & 11.30)
October 19, 1977 Electric Ballroom, Milwaukee, WI
October 20, 1977 B'Ginnings, Schaumberg, IL
October 21-22, 1977 Jay's Longhorn, Minneapolis, MN
October 23, 1977 Rev's Flying Circus, Waukesha, WI
October 27, 1977 Bottom Line, New York City, NY (2 shows, press showcase)
October 28, 1977 Haverford College Roberts Hall, Haverford, PA (Pre-show event at Fantastic Records)
October 29, 1977 VCU Franklin Street Gym, Richmond, VA
October? ?, 1977 Hartford, CT
October 31, 1977 Antonio's (pizza parlor), Pittsburgh, PA (2 shows, supported by a clown)
Fall 1977 NY Institute of Technology, Old Westbury, NY (Fall date, Sept Oct or Nov)
November 1, 1977 Rutgers University Rose Room, New Brunswick, NJ
November 2, 1977 Otherside, Wilmington, DE
November 3, 1977 Marble Bar, Baltimore, MD (Possibly the gig was at 8x10 Club)
November 5, 1977 Loeb Student Center Eisner and Lubin Auditorium, New York City, NY
November 10, 1977 Rochester Insitute of Technology College Union Cafeteria, Rochester, NY
November 11, 1977 The Other Place, Binghamton, NY (2 shows 8.30 & 11.00)
November 12, 1977 Shaboo Inn, Willimantic, CT (supporting Andy Pratt, cancelled due to an illness in the band)
November 14-15, 1977 Hot Club, Philadelphia, PA
November 17, 1977 SUNY Page Hall, Albany, NY (supporting The Good Rats)
November 18, 1977 Northern Studios, Maynard, MA (date unconfirmed)
November 18, 1977 Orpheum Theater, Boston, MA, TH (supporting Ramones)
November 19, 1977 Capitol Theater, Passaic, NJ
November 20, 1977 The Bayou, Washington, DC
November 22, 1977 Oberlin College Finney Chapel, Oberlin, OH
November 23, 1977 Masonic Auditorium, Detroit, MI (supporting Ramones & Eddie & The Hot Rods)
November 26, 1977 Capri Theater, Atlanta, GA ("New Wave Spectacular" concert, co-bill with Elvis Costello (TH opened?)
November 27, 1977 Exit/In, Nashville, TN
December 2-3, 1977 Old Waldorf, San Francisco, CA (2 shows each night 8.30 & 11.30)
December 4, 1977 Kresge Town Hall, Santa Cruz, CA
December ?, 1977 University of California Coffee House, Davis, CA
December 7-9, 1977 Keystone, Berkeley, CA (supported by (7th & 8th) Leila and the Snakes & Little Roger and the Goosebumps & (9th) The Liars)
December 10, 1977 Keystone, Palo Alto, CA (supported by The Liars)
December 12-13, 1977 Golden Bear, Huntington Beach, CA (2 shows each night)
December 15-17, 1977 Whisky-A-Go-Go, West Hollywood, CA (2 shows each night)
December 17, 1977 Bomp Records, North Hollywood, CA (2PM afternoon appearance) (unclear if they performed)
December 21, 1977 My Father's Place, Roslyn, NY (postponed until to January 1st, 1978)
December 27, 1977 CBGB Second Avenue Theater (aka Anderson Theater), New York City, NY (TH performed at the venue's inaugural show)
December 29-30, 1977 Paradise Rock Club, Boston, MA (2 shows 7.30 & 10.30)
December 31, 1977 Main Point, Bryn Mawr, PA
? ?, 1977 The Chance, Poughkeepsie, NY (aka "Sal's Last Chance Saloon")
1978
January 1, 1978 My Father's Place, Roslyn, NY (rescheduled from December 21st, 1977)
January 10, 1978 Universiteitshuis, Radboud Univ, Nijmegen, NED
January 11, 1978 Eksit, Rotterdam, NED
January 12-13, 1978 Onkel Po, Hamburg, GER
January 14, 1978 Paradiso, Amsterdam, NED
January 15, 1978 Germany
January 16, 1978 Germany
January 17, 1978 Salle de Vieux Saint-Job, Brussels, BEL
January 18, 1978 Bataclan, Paris, FRA
Talking Heads UK Tour 1978 (supported by Dire Straits)
January 20, 1978 Sheffield University, Sheffield, ENG (supported by Dire Straits)
January 21, 1978 Manchester University, Manchester, ENG (supported by Dire Straits)
January 22, 1978 Eric's, Liverpool, ENG (supported by Dire Straits)
January 23, 1978 Outlook, Doncaster, ENG (supported by Dire Straits)
January 24, 1978 Maxwell Hall, Aylesbury, ENG (supported by Dire Straits)
January 25, 1978 Southampton University Student's Union, Southampton, ENG (Supported by Dire Straits. Originally scheduled for Feb 10th)
January 26, 1978 Leicester University Student's Union, Leicester, ENG (supported by Dire Straits)
January 27, 1978 Newcastle Polytechnic, Newcastle, ENG (supported by Dire Straits)
January 28, 1978 Huddersfield Polytechnic Great Hall, Huddersfield, ENG (supported by Dire Straits)
January 29, 1978 Roundhouse, London, ENG (Supported by Dire Straits. Originally scheduled for Feb 12th)
January 30, 1978 Leeds Polytechnic, Leeds, ENG (Supported by Dire Straits. Originally scheduled for Jan 29th)
January 31, 1978 BBC Studio A, Manchester, ENG (UK TV "Old Grey Whistle Test")
February 1, 1978 Top Rank, Brighton, ENG (supported by Dire Straits)
February 2, 1978 Barbarella's, Birmingham, ENG (Supported by Dire Straits. Originally scheduled for Feb 7th)
February 2, 1978 Swansea University, Swansea, WAL (Cancelled when UK tour was shortened)
February 3, 1978 Civic Hall, St. Albans, ENG (supported by Dire Straits)
February 4, 1978 Oasis Leisure Centre, Swindon, ENG (supported by Dire Straits)
February 5, 1978 Greyhound, Croydon, ENG (Supported by Dire Straits. Originally scheduled for October 9, 1977, as part of a Fall 1977 UK tour that was switched to January 1978)
TH cancelled all dates between February and May.
February 6, 1978 Castaways, Plymouth, ENG (Cancelled when UK tour was shortened)
February 9, 1978 Village Bowl, Bournemouth, ENG (Cancelled when UK tour was shortened)
February 11, 1978 Leas Cliff Hall, Folkstone, ENG (Cancelled when UK tour was shortened)
February 7, 1978 Zellerbach Hall, Berkeley, CA (Cancelled supporting Elvis Costello)
February 8, 1978 UC Coffee House, Davis, CA (Cancelled supporting Elvis Costello)
February 9, 1978 Lane County Civic Center, Eugene, OR (Cancelled supporting Elvis Costello)
February 10, 1978 Paramount Northwest Theater, Seattle, WA (Cancelled supporting Elvis Costello)
February 11, 1978 Paramount Theater, Portland, OR (Cancelled supporting Elvis Costello)
February ?, 1978 Some cancelled California shows due to David's exhaustion
February 18, 1978 SDSU Backdoor, San Diego, CA (Cancelled)
March 3-4, 1978 Paradise Rock Club, Boston, MA (postponed until May 18-20)
May 5-6, 1978 Main Point, Bryn Mawr, PA (2 shows each night 8.00 & 10.00)
May 7, 1978 Salem State College O'Keefe Sports Center, Salem, MA, USA (supporting Poussette-Dart Band & (comedians) Edmunds & Curley)
May ?, 1978 The Hullabaloo, Rensselaer, NY
May 10, 1978 My Father's Place, Roslyn, NY (2 shows 8.30 & 11.30)
May ?, 1978 NYU Loeb Student Center, New York City, NY
May 12-13, 1978 Horseshoe Tavern, Toronto, ON
May 18-20, 1978 Paradise Rock Club, Boston, MA (Two shows each night, 7.30 & 10.30)
June ?, 1978 Paris, FRA (FRENCH TV "Blue Jean 78" lip-syncing "Psycho Killer". Broadcast June 11th)
June ?, 1978 Lyon, FRA
June ?, 1978 France
June 6, 1978 Le Stadium (Ave d'Ivry), Paris, FRA
June 7, 1978 Theatre 140, Brussels, BEL
June 8, 1978 Huise Maas Vismarkt, Gronigen, NED
June 9, 1978 Harmonie, Tilburg, NED
June 10, 1978 Stovikshal, Arnhem, NED
June 11, 1978, Paradiso, Amsterdam, NED
June 13, 1978 Concertgebouw Vereeniging, Nijmegen, NED
June 14, 1978 Gota Lejon, Stockholm, SWE
June 15, 1978 Crazy Daisy, Gothenburg, SWE
June 22, 1978 Kant Kino Music Hall, Berlin, GER
June ?, 1978 Germany
June 24, 1978 Volkshaus, Zurich, SUI
June ?, 1978 Denmark
July 8, 1978 Woodlands Festival, Torhout, BEL
July 9, 1978 Rock & Blues Festival, Werchter, BEL
July 12, 1978 Lyceum, London, ENG
Talking Heads More Songs About Buildings and Food Tour
August 7, 1978 Toad's Place, New Haven, CT (2 shows?)
August 10-11, 1978 Entermedia Center, New York City, NY
August ?, 1978 Hofstra University Playhouse, Hempstead, NY
August 15, 1978 Paradise Rock Club, Boston, MA
August 16, 1978 Shaboo Inn, Willimantic, CT
August 19, 1978 Penn's Landing, Philadelphia, PA (cancelled due to a nearby fire)
August 21-22, 1978 Punch & Judy Theatre, Grosse Pointe, MI
August 23, 1978 Park West, Chicago, IL
August 25-26, 1978 Jay's Longhorn, Minneapolis, MN (2 shows on 26th)
September 7, 1978 Commodore Ballroom, Vancouver, BC
September 8, 1978 Paramount Northwest Theater, Seattle, WA
September 9, 1978 Paramount Theater, Portland, OR
September 10, 1978 The Place, Eugene, OR (2 shows)
September 13, 1978 Cassidy's, Davis, CA
September 15-17, 1978 Boarding House, San Francisco, CA
September 18, 1978 Lower Sproul Plaza (in front of Zellerbach Hall), U.C., Berkeley, CA, USA, (First TH free daytime concert at UCB 78)
September 19-20, 1978 Roxy, West Hollywood, CA (2 shows each night, 9.00 & 11.30)
September 21, 1978 UCLA Ackerman Grand Ballroom, Los Angeles, CA
September 23, 1978 SDSU Backdoor, San Diego, CA (2 shows)
September 24, 1978 University of Arizona Night Train, Tucson, AZ
September 25, 1978 Dooley's Nightclub, Tempe, AZ
September 28, 1978 Texas Opry House, Houston, TX
September 29, 1978 Armadillo World Headquarters, Austin, TX
October 3, 1978 The Kingfish, Baton Rouge, LA
October 4, 1978 Ole Man River's, Avondale, LA
October 6-7, 1978 Agora Ballroom, Atlanta, GA
October 13, 1978 University of Maryland Grand Ballroom, College Park, MD
October 14, 1978 Georgetown University Gaston Hall, Washington, DC
October 16, 1978 Point Park University Playhouse, Pittsburgh, PA
October 17, 1978 Bogart's, Cincinnati, OH (2 shows)
October ?, 1978 Exit/In, Nashville, TN
October 19, 1978 Lydia Mendelssohn Theatre, Ann Arbor, MI (2 shows 7.30 & 10.00)
October 20-21, 1978 Punch & Judy Theater, Grosse Pointe, MI (2 shows each night 8.00 & 10.30)
October ?, 1978 Miami, FL
? ?, 1978 Arcade Night Club, Ithaca, NY (May or October?)
October ?, 1978 W.Grace Street club, Richmond, VA
? ?, 1978 El Mocambo, Toronto, ON (October date) (?)
October 26, 1978 C.W. Post College Lecture Hall, Brookville, NY (2 shows)
? ?, 1978 Electric Ballroom, Milwaukee, WI (October date)(?)
October 28, 1978 McCarter Theater Alexander Hall, Princeton, NJ (2 shows)
October 30, 1978 Walnut Street Theater, Philadelphia, PA
October 31, 1978 Bardavon Theater, Poughkeepsie, NY
November 1, 1978 Madison Theater, Albany, NY
November 3, 1978 Brown University Alumnae Hall, Providence, RI
November 4, 1978 Berklee Performance Center, Boston, MA
November 5, 1978 Clark University Atwood Hall, Worcester, MA (WCUW-FM benefit, supported by Glenn Phillips Band)
November 6, 1978 U Mass Bowker Auditorium, Amherst, MA
November 7, 1978 Onondaga War Memorial, Syracuse, NY
November 8, 1978 Spectrum, Buffalo, NY
November 9, 1978 Triangle Theatre, Rochester, NY (Tina's Polaroid was stolen at this show)
November 10, 1978 SUNY Social Room, Binghamton, NY (2 shows)
November 11, 1978 Oberlin College Finney Chapel, Oberlin, OH (supported by a magician)
November 17, 1978 UCLA Ackerman Student Union, Los Angeles, CA
November 17-18 & 20-21, 1978 Roxy, Los Angeles, CA
November 19, 1978 UCLA Janss Steps, Los Angeles, CA (Free outdoor daytime show)
November ?, 1978 SDSU Backdoor, San Diego, CA (Second 1978 appearance? unconfirmed)
November 23-25, 1978 Boarding House, San Francisco, CA (2 shows each night)
November 27, 1978 Lower Sproul Plaza (in front of Zellerbach Hall), U.C. Berkeley, CA (2nd free TH daytime concert at UCB 78)
November 27, 1978 Boarding House, San Francisco, CA (Played a night gig after free UCB show)
November 29, 1978 UCSB Campbell Hall, Santa Barbara, CA
November 30, 1978 Central Coast Theater, Pismo Beach, CA (2 shows, 7.30 & 10.00)
December 1, 1978 Civic Auditorium, Santa Cruz, CA
December 2, 1978 UC Coffee House, Davis, CA (2 shows)
December 5, 1978 University of Colorado Glenn Miller Club, Boulder, CO
December 7-8, 1978 Armadillo World Headquarters, Austin, TX
December 10, 1978 Texas Opry House, Houston, TX
December 11, 1978 Texas Palladium, Dallas, TX
December 13, 1978 One Block West, Kansas City, KS
December 14, 1978 Kiel Opera House, St Louis, MO
December 15-16, 1978 Park West, Chicago, IL, (2 shows on 15th 7.30 & 11.00. Michael Zieve lead vocal on "Artists Only")
December 17, 1978 Tomorrow Club, Youngstown, OH
December 18, 1978 Agora Ballroom, Cleveland, OH
December 29, 1978 War Memorial Theater, Trenton, NJ
December 30, 1978 Paradise Rock Club, Boston, MA
December 31, 1978 Beacon Theater, New York City, NY
1979
February 10, 1979 NBC Studios, New York City, NY (US TV "Saturday Night Live")
March 17, 1979 ABC Television Center, Los Angeles, CA (US TV "American Bandstand" performing "Take Me to the River". Broadcast date)
June 2, 1979 Regent, Dunedin, NZ
June 4, 1979 Town Hall, Christchurch, NZ
June 5, 1979 Town Hall, Wellington, NZ
June 6, 1979 Town Hall, Auckland, NZ
June 8-9, 1979 State Theater, Sydney, AUS
June 11, 1979 Festival Hall, Brisbane, AUS
June 13, 1979 Apollo Stadium, Adelaide, AUS
June 16, 1979 Dallas Brooks Hall, Melbourne, AUS
June 18, 1979 Concert Hall, Perth, AUS
June ?, 1979 Hammersmith Odeon, London, ENG (June 20th or 21st, Chris & Tina guest on stage with Dire Straits) (not a TH show)
June 23, 1979 Freilichtbühne, Loreley, GER ("British Rock Meeting 79" Festival Tour)
June 24, 1979 Westfallenhalle, Dortmund, GER ("British Rock Meeting 79" Festival Tour)
June 28, 1979 Star Club, Hamburg, GER
June 29, 1979 Deutschlandhalle, Berlin, GER ("British Rock Meeting 79" Festival Tour)
June 30, 1979 Roskilde, DEN (Roskilde Festival)
July 1, 1979 Olympic Equestrian Stadium, Munich, GER ("British Rock Meeting 79" Festival Tour)
July 3, 1979 Kant Kino Music Hall, Berlin, GER
July 6, 1979 Openluchttheater, Rotterdam, NED
July 7, 1979 Torhout Festival, Torhout, BEL
July 8, 1979 Werchter Festival, Werchter, BEL
July 9, 1979 Ancienne Belgique, Brussels, BEL (Unconfirmed, possibly July 9th)
July 10, 1979 Le Palace, Paris, FRA
July 18, 1979 Festival Hall, Osaka, JPN
July 19-20, 1979 Nihon Seinenkan, Tokyo, JPN
July 21, 1979 Kyoto University Seibu-Kodo Hall, Kyoto, JPN
July 22, 1979 Kyuden Memorial Gymnasium, Fukuoka, JPN ("80s Jam Over Japan" concert)
? ?, 1979 Little Orphan Annie's, Honolulu, HI (Two night stand (after concerts in Japan) in a Club in airport hotel convention center)
Talking Heads Fear of Music Tour
August 8-9, 1979 Hampton Beach Club Casino, Hampton, NH
August 10, 1979 Central Park Wollman Rink, New York City, NY (postponed until August 16th, due to torrential rain)
August 13, 1979 Mudd Club, New York City, NY
August 16, 1979 Central Park Wollman Rink, New York City, NY (rescheduled from August 10th)
August 17, 1979 Pinecrest Country Club, Shelton, CT
August 18, 1979 Calderone Concert Hall, Hempstead, NY
August 24, 1979 Berklee Performing Arts Center, Boston, MA (supported by B-52's)
August 25, 1979 Convention Hall, Asbury Park, NJ (supported by B-52's)
August 27, 1979 Philadelphia Zoo, Philadelphia, PA
August 28, 1979 Aragon Ballroom (?), Chicago, IL (unconfirmed)
September 1, 1979 Royal Highland Showground, Ingliston, SCOT ("Edinburgh Rock Festival", with Van Morrison, The Chieftains, The Undertones, Steel Pulse, Squeeze & The Cheetahs)
September ?, 1979 Irving Plaza, New York City, NY (probably 3rd or 4th)
September 6-7, 1979 Agora Ballroom, Atlanta, GA
September 8, 1979 Warehouse, New Orleans, LA
September 11, 1979 Music Hall, Houston, TX
September 13-14, 1979 Palladium, Dallas, TX
September 15-16, 1978 Armadillo World Headquarters, Austin, TX
September 17, 1979 Rox, Lubbock, TX
September 19, 1979 New Mexico State University Corbett Center Ballroom, Las Cruces, NM
September 20, 1979 Arizona State University Neeb Hall, Tempe, AZ (Show cut short by technical problems)
September 21, 1979 University of Arizona Arizona Ballroom, Tucson, AZ
September 22, 1979 SDSU Montezuma Hall, San Diego, CA
September 24, 1979 Stardust Ballroom, Los Angeles, CA
September 25, 1979 Arlington Theatre, Santa Barbara, CA
September 27, 1979 Greek Theater, Los Angeles, CA
September 28, 1979 UC Zellerbach Theater, Berkeley, CA
September 29, 1979 Warfield Theater, San Francisco, CA (2 shows 7.30 & 11.00)
September 30, 1979 Coconut Grove, Santa Cruz, CA
October 1, 1979 University of California Freeborn Hall, Davis, CA
October 3, 1979 ERB Memorial Union Ballroom, Eugene, OR
October 4, 1979 Masonic Temple, Seattle, WA (Originally scheduled for Moore Theater)
October 5, 1979 Paramount Theater, Portland, OR
October 7, 1979 Commodore Ballroom, Vancouver, BC
October 8, 1979 PNE Garden Auditorium, Vancouver, BC (poss 9th or Oct 10th, 8th is likely correct)
October 9, 1979 Utah State University Student Union Building, Logan, UT (likely October 79 date, possibly Dec 78)
October 11, 1979 Lincoln Center Concert Hall, Fort Collins, CO
October 12, 1979 University of Colorado Macky Auditorium, Boulder, CO
October 13, 1979 Rainbow Music Hall, Denver, CO
October 14, 1979 Boomer Theater, Norman, OK (poss 16th)
October 15, 1979 Cain's Ballroom, Tulsa, OK
October 17, 1979 Mississippi Nights, St. Louis, MO
October 18, 1979 Missouri Southern State College Taylor Auditorium, Joplin, MO
October 19, 1979 Memorial Hall, Kansas City, KS
October 20, 1979 Music Box, Omaha, NE
October 21, 1979 Guthrie Theater, Minneapolis, MN
October 23, 1979 The Palms, Milwaukee, WI
October 24, 1979 University of Illinois Foellinger Auditorium, Urbana, IL
October ?, 1979 Peoria, IL (Adrian Belew sat in on "Psycho Killer")
October 26, 1979 Aragon Ballroom, Chicago, IL
October 27, 1979 Western Illinois University Western Hall, Macomb, IL
October 28, 1979 SIU Shyrock Auditorium, Carbondale, IL
October 30, 1979 Agora, Cleveland, OH
October 31, 1979 University of Ohio Mershon Auditorium, Columbus, OH
November 1, 1979 Masonic Temple Auditorium, Detroit, MI
November 3, 1979 Penn State University Recreation Hall, State College, PA
November 4, 1979 Palace Theater, Albany, NY
November 5-6, 1979 Emerald City, Cherry Hill, NJ
November 8, 1979 St. Lawrence University Madill Hall, Canton, NY
November 9, 1979 Stage West, Hartford, CT
November 10, 1979 Ocean State Theater, Providence, RI
November 11, 1979 University of Massachusetts Fine Art Center Concert Hall, Amherst, MA
November 12, 1979 Queens College Colden Auditorium, Flushing, NY
November 14, 1979 Ontario Theater, Washington, DC
November 15, 1979 Stony Brook University Gym, Stony Brook, NY
November 16, 1979 UVM Patrick Gym, Burlington, VT
November 17, 1979 Capitol Theater, Passaic, NJ
November 26, 1979 De Montfort Hall, Leiciester, ENG
November 27, 1979 City Hall, Newcastle, ENG
November 28, 1979 Capitol Theater, Aberdeen, SCOT
November 29, 1979 Odeon Theater, Edinburgh, SCOT
December 1, 1979 Free Trade Hall, Manchester, ENG
December 2, 1979 Odeon, Birmingham, ENG (supported by Human League)
December 3, 1979 The Pavilion, Hemel Hempstead, ENG
December 4, 1979 Hammersmith Palais, London, ENG
December 6, 1979 Locarno, Portsmouth, ENG
December 7-8, 1979 Electric Ballroom, London, ENG (supported by OMD)
December 10-11, 1979 Le Palace, Paris, FRA
December 13, 1979 La Bourse du Travail, Lyon, FRA
December ?, 1979 Paradiso or Carre Theatre, Amsterdam, NED
December 15, 1979 Wartburg Music Hall, Weisbaden, GER
December 16, 1979 Markthalle, Hamburg, GER
December 18, 1979 Metropol, Berlin, GER
December 19, 1979 Schwabinger-Brau, Munich, GER (poss 14th)
December 23, 1979 UK TV "South Bank Show"
December ?, 1979 Mainz, GER (GERMAN TV "ZDF Rockpop" Lip-syncing "Take Me to the River". Broadcast January 5th, 1980)
Fall 1979 unknown European TV studio Lip-syncing "Life During Wartime"
1980
August 20, 1980 Hampton Beach Club Casino, Hampton, NH (Planned but didn't happen)
August 23, 1980 Mosport Park, Bowmanville, ON (Heatwave Festival)
August 27, 1980 Central Park Wollman Rink, New York City, NY
Talking Heads Remain In Light Tour
October 17-18, 1980 Greek Theatre, Los Angeles, CA
October 19, 1980 Arlington Theatre, Santa Barbara, CA
October 20, 1980 Hollywood Palladium, Los Angeles, CA (supported by the English Beat)
October 22, 1980 UC Zellerbach Hall, Berkeley, CA
October 23-24, 1980 Warfield Theater, San Francisco, CA
October 26, 1980 Aragon Ballroom, Chicago, IL
October 27, 1980 Oriental Theater, Milwaukee, WI
October 28, 1980 Northrop Auditorium, Minneapolis, MN
October 30, 1980 Masonic Temple Theater, Detroit, MI
October 31, 1980 John Carroll University Gym, University Heights, OH
November 2-3, 1980 Radio City Music Hall, New York City, NY
November 4, 1980 Capitol Theater, Passaic, NJ
November 5, 1980 Stage West, West Hartford, CT
November 6, 1980 University of Hartford Gym, Hartford, CT
November 7, 1980 Ocean State Theater, Providence, RI
November 8-9, 1980 Emerald City, Cherry Hill, NJ
November 11, 1980 Warner Theater, Washington, DC
November 12, 1980 Palace Theater, Albany, NY
November 14-15, 1980 Orpheum Theater, Boston, MA
November 17, 1980 Agora Ballroom, Atlanta, GA (Possibly 18th as well was played)
November 20, 1980 Agora Ballroom, Dallas, TX
November 21, 1980 Armadillo World Headquarters, Austin, TX
November 22, 1980 Agora Ballroom, Houston, TX
Unknown, 1980 Rainbow Music Hall, Denver, CO (Could be Oct 25th or late Nov?)
December 1, 1980 Hammersmith Palais, London, ENG
December 2, 1980 Hammersmith Odeon, London, ENG
December 3, 1980 Theatre Mogador, Paris, FRA
December 3-4, 1980 Pavilion Baltard, Nouget Sur Marne, FRA (4th only)
December 6, 1980 Theatre Mogador, Paris, FRA
December 8, 1980 Theatre de Verdure, Nice, FRA
December 9, 1980 Palais D'Hiver, Lyon, FRA
December 10, 1980 Forest National, Brussels, BEL
December 11, 1980 Jaap Eden Hall, Amsterdam, NED
December 14, 1980 Berlin, GER
December 15, 1980 Palalido, Milan, ITY
December 16, 1980 Palasport, Bologna, ITY
December 17, 1980 Palasport, Rome, ITY (possibly 18th)
December ?, 1980 Munich, GER (Possibly December 18th)
December 19-20, 1980 Westfalenhalle, Dortmund, GER (Rock-Pop-in Concert, with Mike Oldfield, Dire Straits, & Roxy Music. Broadcast December 27th)
December ?, 1980 Walter Koebel Halle, Russelsheim, GER (Unconfirmed, Dec 12 or 13?)
1981
February ?, 1981 Kyoto, JPN (Unconfirmed additional show)
February 23, 1981 Festival Hall, Osaka, JPN
February 24, 1981 Aichi Public Welfare Annuity Hall, Nagoya, JPN
February 26, 1981 Shibuya Public Hall, Tokyo, JPN
February 27, 1981 Sun Plaza Main Hall, Tokyo, JPN
February 28, 1981 Nippon Budokan Hall, Tokyo, JPN (2 shows 5.30 & 9.30)
1982
(shows included Tom Tom Club mini-set from April 20 thru July 27)
April 20, 1982 Shibuya Koukaido, Tokyo, JPN
April 22, 1982 Chiba Bunka Kaikan, Chiba, JPN
April 23, 1982 Japan
April 24, 1982 Kosei Nenkin Hall, Tokyo, JPN (2 shows 2.00 & 6.30)
April 26, 1982 Japan
April 27-28, 1982 Kosei Nenkin Hall, Tokyo, JPN
April 30, 1982 Public Welfare Annuity Hall, Osaka, JPN
May 1, 1982 Kaikan Daiichi Hall II, Kyoto, JPN
May 2, 1982 Shi Kokaido, Nagoya, JPN
July 1, 1982 Groenoordhallen, Leiden, NED (There was a Pre-tour Rehearsal concert here played to an empty hall on the 30th)
July 3, 1982 Torhout Festival, Torhout, BEL
July 4, 1982 Werchter Festival, Werchter, BEL
July 6, 1982 Palias d'Hiver, Lyon, FRA (Venue changed from Palais des Sports)
July 7-8, 1982 Palais des Sports, Paris, FRA
July 9, 1982 Casino, Montreaux, SUI (Montreaux Jazz Festival)
July 10, 1982 Palais des Sports, Montpellier, FRA
July 12-13, 1982 Wembley Arena, London, ENG
July 16, 1982 Freilichtbuhne Tanzbrunnen, Cologne, GER (Internationale Jazz-Tage)
July 18, 1982 Parco Caserne Rosse, Bologna, ITY
July 19, 1982 Stadio Comunale La Favorita, Palermo, ITY
July 20, 1982 Parco Lago Redecesio, Milan, ITY
July 22, 1982 Panathinaiko, Athens, GRE
July 23, 1982 Kalkbergstadion, Bad Segeberg, GER (Internationale Jazz-Tage)
July 25, 1982 Sportcsarnok, Budapest, HUN
July 26, 1982 Hala Pionir, Belgrade, YUG (show moved from Stadion Tasmajdan)
July 27, 1982 Dom Sportova, Zagreb, YUG
August 7, 1982 County Bowl, Santa Barbara, CA (supported by Black Uhuru)
August 8, 1982 Greek Theatre, Los Angeles, CA
August 9, 1982 Civic Auditorium, San Francisco, CA
August 11, 1982 Palladium, Hollywood, CA
August 12, 1982 Perkins Palace, Pasadena, CA
August 13, 1982 Civic Theater, San Diego, CA (cancelled)
August 13, 1982 CNE Stadium, Toronto, ON (supporting The Police)
August 15, 1982 Pine Knob Music Theater, Clarkstown, MI
August 16, 1982 Poplar Creek, Hoffman Estates, IL
August 17, 1982 Civic Center, Des Moines, IA
August 18, 1982 Northrop Auditorium, Minneapolis, MN
August 20, 1982 Paramount Theater, Staten Island, NY
August 21, 1982 Tennis Stadium, Forrest Hills, NY
August 23, 1982 Performing Arts Center, Saratoga Springs, NY
August 24, 1982 Merriweather Post Pavilion, Columbia, MD
August 25, 1982 Agora Ballroom, West Hartford, CT
August 27-28, 1982 Orpheum Theater, Boston, MA
August 29, 1982 Hub Entertainment Center, Hempstead, NY
August 30, 1982 Mann Music Center, Philadelphia, PA
August ?, 1982 War Memorial Theater, Trenton, NJ
September 1, 1982 Civic Auditorium, San Francisco, CA (cancelled)
September ?, 1982 Aladdin Theater, Las Vegas, NV (cancelled)
September 3, 1982 Glen Helen Park, Devore, CA (US Festival)
September 5, 1982 Red Rocks Ampitheater, Morrison, CO
September ?, 1982 Civic Auditorium(?), Omaha, NE (Unconfirmed)
September 7, 1982 Fiesta Gardens, Austin, TX (Originally scheduled for the Coliseum)
September 8, 1982 Rockers Club, Houston, TX (Surprise show, also listed as "Club 713")
September 9, 1982 Bronco Bowl, Dallas, TX
September 10, 1982 Warehouse, New Orleans, LA
September 12, 1982 Zoo Ampitheater, Oklahoma City, OK
September 13, 1982 Southern Illinois University Arena, Carbondale, IL
September 14, 1982 University of Illinois Assembly Hall, Champaign, IL
September 16, 1982 Vanderbilt University Memorial Gymnasium, Nashville, TN
September 17, 1982 Fox Theater, Atlanta, GA
September 18, 1982 Curtis Hixon Hall, Tampa, FL
September 19, 1982 University of Florida Flavet Field Bandshell, Gainesville, FL (Free outdoor concert)
September 21, 1982 Sunrise Musical Theater, Sunrise, FL
September 22, 1982 Miami University Patio, Coral Gables, FL (Free outdoor concert)
1983
Talking Heads Speaking in Tongues Tour
July 8, 1983 NBC Studios Rockefeller Center, New York City, NY (US TV "David Letterman Show" performing "Burning Down the House" & "I Zimbra")
August 1, 1983 Hampton Roads Coliseum, Hampton, VA
August 2, 1983 Civic Center, Springfield, MA
August 3, 1983 Stade Olympique Ampitheater, Montreal, QC (supporting The Police, With Peter Tosh & Stevie Ray Vaughan & Double Trouble)
August 5, 1983 Saratoga Performing Arts Centre, Saratoga Springs, NY
August 6, 1983 Cumberland County Civic Center, Portland, ME
August 8, 1983 Blossom Music Center, Cuyahoga Falls, OH
August 9, 1983 Merriweather Post Pavilion, Columbia, MD
August 11, 1983 Pine Knob Music Theater, Clarkstown, MI
August 12, 1983 Kingswood Music Theater, Maple, ON
August 13, 1983 Stanley Theater, Pittsburgh, PA
August 14, 1982 Poplar Creek Music Theatre, Hoffman Estates, IL
August 16, 1983 Mann Music Center, Philadelphia, PA
August 17, 1983 Mid-Hudson Civic Center, Poughkeepsie, NY
August 19, 1983 Tennis Stadium, Forrest Hills, NY
August 20, 1983 Cape Cod Coliseum, South Yarmouth, MA
August 21, 1983 Tennis Stadium, Forrest Hills, NY
August 22, 1983 Coliseum, New Haven, CT
August 26, 1983 Red Rocks Ampitheater, Morrison, CO
August 28, 1983 Compton Terrace, Phoenix, AZ
August 29-30, 1983 Greek Theatre, Los Angeles, CA
September 1, 1983 Pacific Ampitheater, Costa Mesa, CA
September 2, 1983 Greek Theatre, Berkeley, CA
September 3, 1983 County Bowl, Santa Barbara, CA
September 4, 1983 Greek Theater, Berkeley, CA
September 30, 1983 SUNY Fieldhouse, Plattsburgh, NY
October 1, 1983 UVM Patrick Gym, Burlington, VT
October 2, 1983 UMass at Lowell Forum, Billerica, MA
October 4, 1983 Civic Center, Providence, RI
October 5, 1983 Broome County Arena, Binghamton, NY
October 6, 1983 War Memorial, Rochester, NY
October 8, 1983 Miami University Millett Hall, Oxford, OH
October 9, 1983 University of Buffalo Alumni Arena, Amherst, NY
October 10, 1983 GWU Smith Center, Washington, DC
October 12, 1983 University Hall, Charlottesville, VA
October 13, 1983 UNC Carmichael Auditorium, Chapel Hill, NC
October 14, 1983 Leon County Civic Center, Tallahassee, FL (F.S.U. Homecoming "Pow Wow")
October 15, 1983 Municipal Auditorium, Nashville, TN
October 16, 1983 Charlotte Coliseum, Charlotte, NC
October 18, 1983 University of Kentucky Memorial Coliseum, Lexington, KY
October 19, 1983 Fox Theater, Atlanta, GA
October 21, 1983 Municipal Auditorium, New Orleans, LA
October 22, 1983 Sam Houston Coliseum, Houston, TX
October 24, 1983 Convention Center Arena, Dallas, TX
October 25, 1983 Lester E Palmer Auditorium, Austin, TX
November 29, 1983 Hult Center Silva Hall, Eugene, OR
December 1, 1983 Civic Auditorium, Portland, OR
December 2, 1983 Center Arena, Seattle, WA
December 3, 1983 PNE Coliseum, Vancouver, BC
December 5, 1983 University of California Pavilion at ARC, Davis, CA
December 6, 1983 Civic Auditorium, San Francisco, CA
December 7, 1983 Aladdin Theatre, Las Vegas, NV (cancelled)
December 8, 1983 Long Beach Arena, Long Beach, CA
December ?, 1983 Country Club, Reseda, CA (Unconfirmed)
December 13-16, 1983 Pantages Theater, Hollywood, CA (Filmed for the film Stop Making Sense. The 13th was an empty-house rehearsal show)
1984
January 28, 1984 Somersby, AUS (Narara Festival)
January 30-31, 1984 Sports & Entertainment Centre, Melbourne, AUS
February 2-4, 1984 Pukekawa, NZ (Sweetwaters North Festival) (which day?)
February 6, 1984 QE2 Park, Christchurch, NZ (Sweetwaters South Festival)
1989
July 17, 1989 Ritz, New York City, NY (David & Jerry joined the Tom Tom Club for the end of their concert)
2002
March 18, 2002 New York City, NY (R&RHoF Induction Ceremony, performing Psycho Killer", "Life During Wartime", "Burning Down the House" & "Take Me to the River")