Cry Before Dawn Logo Tour Dates

Gigs I attended are marked with a tick - In my collection

1982
March
?? - Imperial Bar, Wexford (under the name "Studio"); supporting Autobop
July
?? - ??, Wexford
198?
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?? - Baggot Inn, Dublin
1985
February
?? - Appeared on "Anything Goes" (TV debut)
1986
January
?? - Appeared on "Juice" (UK TV debut)
1987
??
?? - Victoria Hall, Hanley; supporting Squeeze
July
30th - Olympia, Dublin
December
16th - Olympic Ballroom, Dublin; supported by The Coaltrains
17th - Mandela Hall, QUB ; supported by ???
23rd - Parish Hall, Wexford; supported by Prime Suspect
1988
May
1st - Mean Fiddler, London
1989
May
3rd - Leas Cliff, Folkestone; supporting Big Country
4th - The Hexagon, Reading; supporting Big Country I was at this gig
6th - Leisure Centre, Crawley; supporting Big Country
7th - Victoria Hall, Hanley; supporting Big Country
8th - St. Georges Hall, Bradford; supporting Big Country
10th - Civic Hall, Wolverhampton; supporting Big Country
11th - Centre, Newport; supporting Big Country
12th - Leisure Centre, Gloucester; supporting Big Country
14th - Apollo, Oxford; supporting Big Country I was at this gig
15th - Brixton Academy, London; supporting Big Country
17th - Town & Country Club, London; supporting Big Country
18th - Town & Country Club, London; supporting Big Country
19th - Corn Exchange, Cambridge; supporting Big Country
20th - Futurist Theatre, Scarborough; supporting Big Country
22nd - Capitol, Aberdeen; supporting Big Country
23rd - Bowling Pavillion, Inverness; supporting Big Country
26th - Barrowlands, Glasgow; supporting Big Country
27th - Playhouse, Edingburgh; supporting Big Country
28th - Guildhall, Preston; supporting Big Country
29th - Sands Centre, Carlisle; supporting Big Country
31st - Studio, Bristol; supporting Big Country
June
1st - Cornwall Colliseum, St. Austell; supporting Big Country
2nd - Civic Hall, Guildford; supporting Big Country I was at this gig
13th - Town & Country Club 2, London; supported by Pierce Turner I was at this gig
August
7th - HMV, 72 Union Street, Glasgow (1pm)
7th - HMV, 129 Princes Street, Edinburgh (4.30pm)
8th - HMV, 16-18 Broadway, Bradford (12.30pm)
8th - HMV, 21 Market Street, Manchester (4.30pm)
9th - HMV, 51 Queen Street, Cardiff (12.30pm)
9th - HMV, 44 Cornmarket, Oxford (4.30pm)
10th - HMV, 2 Waterglade Centre, Ealing, London (12.30pm)
10th - HMV, 363 Oxford Street (Bond Street), London (5.30pm)
11th - HMV, 183 Commercial Road, Portsmouth (12.30pm)
11th - HMV, 5 The Avenue, Commercial Road, Bournemouth (4.30pm)
September
1st - Dun Mhuire, Wexford
October
13th - Roadmender, Northampton
14th - International, Manchester
18th - Polytechnic, Sheffield
19th - St David's College, Lampeter
20th - University, Cardiff
26th - University, Loughborough
28th - College, Gloucester
30th - University, Bradford
31st - Town Hall, Middlesbrough
November
3rd - Town & Country Club, London; supported by Furniture I was at this gig
5th - University, Leicester
1990
February
14th - Town & Country Club, London; supported by River City People I was at this gig
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??? - Mandela Hall, Belfast
September
1st - National Boxing Stadium, Dublin
December
21st - Abbey Hotel, Donegal; Support Disco
1991
February
14th - The Mean Fiddler, London; supported by ???? I was at this gig
March
31st - May Kearneys Bar, Ennis
1992
February
12th - Dicey's, Neasden, London; supported by ????
13th - Dicey's, Neasden, London; supported by ????
2011
March
25th - The Late Lounge (Dew Drop Inn), Kill, Co. Kildare. (Cancelled)
26th - The Venue, Drogheda, Co. Louth
April
1st - The Lodge, Mallow, Co. Cork
2nd - Dolans Pub (Warehouse), Limerick
8th - Vicar Street, Dublin; supported by Ian Doyle. I was at this gig
9th - White's Music Shop, Wexford (Busking session)
9th - Mullingar Arts Centre, Mullingar.
15th - Cyprus Avenue, Cork; supported by The Lost Gecko
16th - Rollercoaster Records, Kieran Street, Kilkenny; alongside Liam O'Maonlai (Hot House Flowers), Clive Barnes, Pete Fagan, The Man Whom (Ian Doyle) and more
16th - Set Theatre, Kilkenny; supported by The Man Whom (Ian Doyle)
23rd - Forum Venue, Waterford
24th - INEC Acoustic Club, Killarney; supported by Dave Morrissey
May
14th - Opera House, Wexford; supported by The Man Whom (Ian Doyle). I was at this gig
27th - Opera House, Wexford; supported by Flying Columns and The Man Whom (Ian Doyle).
June
19th - London Feis 2011, Finsbury Park.
26th - Strawberry Fest 2011 - County Wexford Showground, Enniscorthy.
24th - JFK Dunbrody Festival - New Ross, County Wexford.
July
30th - INEC and Killarney Summerfest PRESENT Celtic Rock Festival - Killarney; supporting Simple Minds.
September
2nd - Electric Picnic - Stradbally.
December
2nd - Cyprus Avenue - Cork. (cancelled)
3rd - The Button Factory - Dublin. (cancelled)
4th - The Forum - Waterford. (cancelled)
2013
April
19th - Park Lodge, Spiddal - Galway.
20th - Rose of Mooncoin, Mooncoin - Kilkenny.
June
22nd - The Celting Pot - Torrevieja, Spain.
29th - Strawberry Festival 2013 - Enniscorthy, Co. Wexford.
30th - Westport Festival - Co. Mayo.
October
11th - The Button Factory - Dublin.
23rd - Spiegel Tent - Wexford.
2016
July
30th - Gorey Market House Festival - Co Wexford. I was at this gig
31st - Spraoi, Waterford - Co Waterford. I was at this gig
August
19th - Monroes of Galway - Co Galway.
20th - Rose of Tralee Festival - Co Kerry.
October
22nd - Nell's Jazz and Blues (Fleadh week) - London.
29th - Lucan Sarsfields Gaa Club - Co. Dublin.

Dates from the press, other fans and personal experience.
If you know of any dates that I've missed or got wrong
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