1986
1986 gig posters and adverts:
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
March 1st - Newcastle uni with The Colourfield
March 18th - Manchester Ritz supporting ACR
March 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)
July 21st - Liverpool Bootle Fire Station
July 23rd - The Cricketers, London
July 26th - London Hammersmith Clarendon Hotel Ballroom
August 2nd - Happy Hour - Melody Maker press aticle
August 10th – Manchester Boardwalk, supporting Julian Cope
August 27th - London Convent Rock Garden
August 31st - Manchester Boardwalk
August? - Leicester, Fan club
September 12th - Windsor suite, Blackburn (audio bootleg available)
September 27th - Dream, Drink or Die - Sounds press article
September 30th - Fan Club Leicester
Oct 2nd - Tower Ballroom Birmingham, supporting New Order (audio bootleg available)
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)
Other Memorabilia from 1986:
1986 gig reviews:
