

1986



Gigs & Press Articles:
This year was when the Mondays really started to get recognition and before any major releases they were out around the country doing gigs:
Feb 20th - Hull Uni with The Colourfield
Feb 21st - Reading Uni with The Colourfield
Feb 22nd - Leicester Uni with The Colourfield
Feb 26th - Manchester international
Feb 27th - Warwick uni
Feb 28th - Town & country with special guests primal scream and The bodines
Mar 1st - Newcastle uni with The Colourfield
Mar 18th - Manchester Ritz supporting ACR
Mar 28th – Brighton Centre supporting New Order
April 6th – Manchester Boardwalk (audio bootleg available)
June 7th – Freaky Dancin' single released.
June 7th – Barrow-in-Furness (venue unknown)
July 12th - Hull Adelphi
July 15th - Manchester PSV Club supporting James (audio bootleg available)
July 19th: - Manchester Rafters (Festival 10th Summer Factory, see Gig Review section below)
July 21st - Liverpool Bootle Fire Station
July 23rd - The Cricketers, London
July 26th - London Hammersmith Clarendon Hotel Ballroom
Aug 2nd - 'Happy Hour' - Melody Maker press aticle
Aug 10th – Manchester Boardwalk, supporting Julian Cope
Aug 27th - London Convent Rock Garden
Aug 31st - Manchester Boardwalk
Aug? - Leicester, Fan club
Sept 12th - Windsor suite, Blackburn (audio bootleg available)
Set list: Kuff Dam, Olive Oil, Russell, Freaky Dancin', Oasis, Little Matchstick Owen, Delightful
Sept 13th - 'Blue Mondays' - Record Mirror press article
Sept 27th - 'Dream, Drink or Die' - Sounds press article
Sept 30th - Fan Club Leicester
Oct 2nd - Tower Ballroom Birmingham, supporting New Order (audio bootleg available)
Set list: Kuff Dam, Olive Oil, Russell, Freaky Dancin', Oasis, Little Matchstick Owen, Delightful, Cob20, Desmond
Oct 3rd - Winter Gardens, Malvern, supporting New Order
Oct 7th – Leeds supporting The Weather Prophets
Oct 8th - Leeds Adam & Eves
Oct 9th - London Ladbroke Grove Bay 63
Oct 10th Edinburgh Hoochie Club
Oct 16th - Rochdale Tiffs supporting The Bodines
Oct 31st - Blackburn King Georges Hall (audio bootleg available)
Set list: Kuff Dam, Russell, Freaky Dancin', Little Matchstick Owen, Olive Oil, Desmond
























First time I seen them was the tower ballroom in 86 supporting new order, thought the Mondays were unreal there was something about them I’d not seen in other bands