Play Dead's 1983 Concert History

Play Dead was an English goth rock group from Oxford that grew out of the fading English punk scene in 1980. Though the band was identified with groups like UK Decay and Sex Gang Children, the band felt they didn't belong under the "Gothic" title. The band made three studio albums for four different small labels - Fresh Records, Jungle Records, Situation 2, and Clay Records - before forming their own label, "Tanz", for their final album, Company Of Justice, which appeared in 1985.

Play Dead had 7 concerts in 1983

Date Concert Venue Location
Oct 11, 1983
Play Dead
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Tiffany's Leeds, England, United Kingdom
Sep 18, 1983
Killing Joke / New Model Army / Flesh for Lulu / Play Dead / Death Cult /
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Queens Hall Leeds, England, United Kingdom
Sep 17, 1983 –
Sep 18, 1983
Futurama 5 1983
Billy Bragg / Killing Joke / Beast / The Chameleons / New Model Army / John Cooper Clarke / The Smiths / Mekons / Red Lorry Yellow Lorry / Flesh for Lulu / The Lost Boys / Comsat Angels / Danielle Dax / Play Dead / Death Cult / Poison Girls / Ground Zero / The Three Johns / Sex Beat / Red Guitars / Gina X / Action Pact / Jayne County / Joolz / Bone Orchard / The Armoury Show / Les Mckeown's Legendary Bay City Rollers / Under Two Flags / A Popular History of Signs / Silent Running / Holy Toy / Colenso Parade / Ligotage / Pleasure and the Beast / Pink Peg Slax / Lavolta Lakota / Janine Andrews / Mark Miwurdz / Edward's Voice / The Box (Sheffield) Show all bands
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Leeds, England, United Kingdom
Jul 31, 1983
Killing Joke / The Box / Play Dead / Sexbeat
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Hammersmith Palais London, England, United Kingdom
Jul 30, 1983
Killing Joke / Play Dead
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Digbeth Civic Hall Digbeth, England, United Kingdom
Jul 22, 1983
Killing Joke / Play Dead
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Nightmoves Glasgow, Scotland, United Kingdom
May 14, 1983
Sex Gang Children / Play Dead / Liquorice Allsorts / Tales From The Tube Brighton Polytechnic, Cockcroft Hall Brighton, England, United Kingdom

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Killing Joke / New Model Army / Flesh for Lulu / Play Dead / Death Cult / on Sep 18, 1983 [092-small]

Killing Joke / New Model Army / Flesh for Lulu / Play Dead / Death Cult /
Sep 18, 1983
 Leeds, England, United Kingdom
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Killing Joke / New Model Army / Flesh for Lulu / Play Dead / Death Cult / on Sep 18, 1983 [093-small]

Killing Joke / New Model Army / Flesh for Lulu / Play Dead / Death Cult /
Sep 18, 1983
 Leeds, England, United Kingdom
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Killing Joke / New Model Army / Flesh for Lulu / Play Dead / Death Cult / on Sep 18, 1983 [127-small]

Killing Joke / New Model Army / Flesh for Lulu / Play Dead / Death Cult /
Sep 18, 1983
 Leeds, England, United Kingdom
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Play Dead on Oct 11, 1983 [162-small]

Play Dead
Oct 11, 1983
 Leeds, England, United Kingdom
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Genres:

Post-Punk
UK
England
Gothic Rock
Gothic
UK Post-Punk
Goth
Dark Wave
Deathrock
Oxford
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Latest Setlist (03/05/1985):

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  1. Walk Away
  2. Return to the East
  3. Break
  4. Last Degree
  5. Shine
  6. No Motive
  7. This Side of Heaven
  8. Sin of Sins
  9. Sacrosanct
  10. The Tenant
  11. Propaganda

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Concerts Per Year:

2024 6 concerts
2022 1 concert
1985 1 concert
1984 4 concerts
1983 7 concerts

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