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| Year | Month | Venue | Place | Support/headline band | Garces Notes | Vocals | Guitar | Bass | Keys | Sax | Drums |
| 2010 | Mar 13th | Rodeo Live Club | Athens | Headline | Garce | McGuinness | Gibson | Hicks | Pollard | ||
| 2010 | Mar 12th | Rodeo Live Club | Athens | Headline | Garce | McGuinness | Gibson | Hicks | Pollard | ||
| 2009 | Dec 12th | The Pumphouse | Watford | Headline | Garce | McGuinness | Gibson | Hicks | Pollard | ||
| 2009 | April | Club Gagarin | Athens | Headline | Garce | McGuinness | Gibson | Müllner | Pollard | ||
| 2009 | April | Club Totem, Vicenza | Italy | Headline | Garce | McGuinness | Gibson | Müllner | Pollard | ||
| 2009 | April | Blackout Club (new) | Rome | Headline | Garce | McGuinness | Gibson | Müllner | Pollard | ||
| 2003 | March | Mestre | Italy | Headline | Garce | McGuinness | Silver | Grant | Pollard | ||
| 2003 | March | Blackout Club | Rome | Headline | Melting in the Fullness of Time released | Garce | McGuinness | Silver | Grant | Pollard | |
| 1992 | The Electric Ballroom | Camden | Supporting And Also the Trees | Garce | McGuinness | Silver | Sainsbury | Pollard | |||
| 1990 | The Marquee | Cambridge Circus | Supporting And Also the Trees | Tree House Poetry released | Garce | McGuinness | Silver | Sainsbury | Pollard | ||
| 1989 | The Marquee | Cambridge Circus | Supporting And Also the Trees | Headland released | Garce | McGuinness | Silver | Sainsbury | Pollard | ||
| 1989 | March | La Gaite Club | Brussels | Headline | Garce | McGuinness | Silver | Sainsbury | Pollard | ||
| 1989 | YMCA | Watford | Headline | Garce | McGuinness | Silver | Sainsbury | Pollard | |||
| 1988 | Dec | Lille | France | ditto | Went back as a one nighter | Garce | McGuinness | Silver | Sainsbury | Pollard | |
| 1988 | Nov | Elysee Montmartre | Paris | ditto | Garce | McGuinness | Silver | Sainsbury | Pollard | ||
| 1988 | Nov | La Dolce Vita Club | Switzerland | ditto | Live album recorded | Garce | McGuinness | Silver | Sainsbury | Pollard | |
| 1988 | Nov | Geneva | Switzerland | ditto | With And Also the Trees | Garce | McGuinness | Silver | Sainsbury | Pollard | |
| 1988 | Nov | Grenoble | France | ditto | Garce | McGuinness | Silver | Sainsbury | Pollard | ||
| 1988 | Nov | Avignon | France | ditto | Garce | McGuinness | Silver | Sainsbury | Pollard | ||
| 1988 | Nov | Lyon | France | ditto | Garce | McGuinness | Silver | Sainsbury | Pollard | ||
| 1988 | Nov | Tour | France | ditto | Garce | McGuinness | Silver | Sainsbury | Pollard | ||
| 1988 | Nov | Morlaix | France | ditto | Garce | McGuinness | Silver | Sainsbury | Pollard | ||
| 1988 | Nov | Rennes | France | Supporting The Essence | Garce | McGuinness | Silver | Sainsbury | Pollard | ||
| 1988 | The Marquee | Wardour street | Headline | Recordings for Headland/Tree House Poetry start | Garce | McGuinness | Gibson | Sainsbury | Pollard | ||
| 1988 | Alicante | Spain | Garce | Garel-Funk | Gibson | Sainsbury | Pollard | ||||
| 1988 | Moraria | Spain | Garce | Garel-Funk | Gibson | Sainsbury | Pollard | ||||
| 1988 | Albercete | Spain | Garce | Garel-Funk | Gibson | Sainsbury | Pollard | ||||
| 1988 | San Paulo | Spain | Garce | Garel-Funk | Gibson | Sainsbury | Pollard | ||||
| 1987 | August | The Marquee | Wardour street | Headline | Garce | McGuinness | Gibson | Sainsbury | Pollard | ||
| 1987 | The Flag | Wembley | Garce | McGuinness | Gibson | Sainsbury | Pollard | ||||
| 1987 | New Penny | Watford | Garce | McGuinness | Gibson | Sainsbury | Pollard | ||||
| 1987 | FNAC | Paris | Garce | McGuinness | Gibson | Sainsbury | Pollard | ||||
| 1987 | Rex Club | Paris | Les Annees Vertes released | Garce | McGuinness | Gibson | Sainsbury | Pollard | |||
| 1987 | New Morning Club | Paris | Garce | McGuinness | Gibson | Sainsbury | Pollard | ||||
| 1987 | Pacha | Valencia | Garce | McGuinness | Gibson | Sainsbury | Pollard | ||||
| 1987 | The Bull Ring (literally) | Valencia | No bulls | Garce | McGuinness | Gibson | Sainsbury | Pollard | |||
| 1987 | Feb | Club Isla | Valencia | Garce | McGuinness | Gibson | Sainsbury | Pollard | |||
| 1987 | Feb | Club Isla | Valencia | Garce | McGuinness | Gibson | Sainsbury | Pollard | |||
| 1987 | The Union Tavern | Camberwell | Garce | McGuinness | Gibson | Sainsbury | Pollard | ||||
| 1987 | Rock Garden | London | The Mirror Test released | Garce | McGuinness | Gibson | Sainsbury | Pollard | |||
| 1986 | New Penny | Watford | White Russians released | Garce | McGuinness | Gibson | Sainsbury | Pollard | |||
| 1986 | The Flag | Wembley | Garce | McGuinness | Gibson | Sainsbury | Pollard | ||||
| 1986 | Gronigen | Holland | Garce | McGuinness | Gibson | Sainsbury | Pollard | ||||
| 1986 | Sneek | Holland | Garce | McGuinness | Gibson | Sainsbury | Pollard | ||||
| 1986 | Mean Fiddler | Harlesden | Supporting The Cranes | With Snake Corps | Garce | McGuinness | Gibson | Sainsbury | Pollard | ||
| 1986 | Bull and Gate | Kilburn | Midnight Music event | Garce | McGuinness | Gibson | Sainsbury | Pollard | |||
| 1986 | The Works | Colchester | Garce | McGuinness | Silver | Sainsbury | Pollard | ||||
| Total Sound released | |||||||||||
| In the Breeze released | |||||||||||
| Here endeth gigs for the first line up | Feeding the Flame released | ||||||||||
| Man of Straw played on Radio One | |||||||||||
| Man of Straw released | |||||||||||
| 1983 | August | Festival | Bergen Op Zoom | Second on bill to a Dutch pop star | Garce | Garel-Funk | Silver | Wood | Wood | Pollard | |
| 1983 | August | Enschede | Holland | Headline | Garce | Garel-Funk | Silver | Wood | Wood | Pollard | |
| 1983 | August | Venray | Holland | Headline | Dead rat in dressing room | Garce | Garel-Funk | Silver | Wood | Wood | Pollard |
| 1983 | August | Stuttgart Uni | Germany | Headline | Garce | Garel-Funk | Silver | Wood | Wood | Pollard | |
| 1983 | August | Zeche Club | Germany | Headline | Garce | Garel-Funk | Silver | Wood | Wood | Pollard | |
| 1983 | August | Venlow Festival | Holland | second on bill | Garce | Garel-Funk | Silver | Wood | Wood | Pollard | |
| 1983 | Taboo Club | Scarborough | Headline | Graffitti from U2's first uk tour still in dressing room | Garce | Garel-Funk | Silver | Wood | Wood | Pollard | |
| 1983 | New Merlins Cave | Kings Cross | Headline | Garce | Garel-Funk | Silver | Wood | Wood | Pollard | ||
| Tunnel Club | Greenwich | Headline | Garce | Garel-Funk | Silver | Wood | Wood | Pollard | |||
| 1983 | The Castle | Finchley | Headline | Recordings for Feeding the Flame start | Garce | Garel-Funk | Silver | Wood | Wood | Pollard | |
| 1983 | Easter | Milkyweg Club | Amsterdam | Headline | Garce | Garel-Funk | Silver | Wood | Wood | Pollard | |
| 1983 | Easter | Hillversum Radio | Live Radio Session | Garce | Garel-Funk | Silver | Wood | Wood | Pollard | ||
| 1983 | Easter | ? | Holland | Headline | Small club, Garce and Cliff get lost in the van | Garce | Garel-Funk | Silver | Wood | Wood | Pollard |
| 1983 | Easter | Trojan Horse | The Hague | Headline | Garce | Garel-Funk | Silver | Wood | Wood | Pollard | |
| 1983 | Uni of Central London | London | Headline | Garce | Garel-Funk | Silver | Wood | Wood | Pollard | ||
| 1983 | Manchester Uni | Manchester | Headline | Gig cancelled because we arrived late. | Garce | Garel-Funk | Silver | Wood | Wood | Pollard | |
| 1983 | The Pump House | Watford | Supported by Zapprudaframe | Frontman for Zapprudaframe, Liam Gillick, went on to be a Turner Prize nominee. | Garce | Garel-Funk | Silver | Wood | Wood | Pollard | |
| 1983 | LSE | London | supporting Duritti Column | Walked out of gig without playing because DC wanted us to go on after them and without a sound check. | Garce | Garel-Funk | Silver | Wood | Wood | Pollard | |
| 1983 | Ad Lib Club | Kensington | Headline | Garce | Garel-Funk | Silver | Wood | Wood | Pollard | ||
| 1983 | Coventry Poly | Coventry | Headline | The week after Dance Society, got spat off stage | Garce | Garel-Funk | Silver | Wood | Wood | Pollard | |
| 1983 | JB's | Dudley | Headline | The week after The Eurythmics | Garce | Garel-Funk | Silver | Wood | Wood | Pollard | |
| 1983 | Leeds Uni | Leeds | Headline | Garce | Garel-Funk | Silver | Wood | Wood | Pollard | ||
| 1983 | Moles Club | Bath | Headline | Garce | Garel-Funk | Silver | Wood | Wood | Pollard | ||
| 1983 | Rock Garden | London | Headline | Garce | Garel-Funk | Silver | Wood | Wood | Pollard | ||
| 1983 | Brunel Rooms | Swindon | Headline | ditto (live recording of Three Lines) | Garce | Garel-Funk | Silver | Wood | Wood | Pollard | |
| 1983 | Exeter Uni | Exeter | Headline | ditto | Garce | Garel-Funk | Silver | Wood | Wood | Pollard | |
| 1983 | Weymouth College | Weymouth | Headline | part of a three date 'tour' of the South West | Garce | Garel-Funk | Silver | Wood | Wood | Pollard | |
| 1982 | Canterbury Uni | Canterbury | Headline | Garce | Garel-Funk | Silver | Wood | Wood | Pollard | ||
| 1982 | Flicks | Dartford | Headline | Garce | Garel-Funk | Silver | Wood | Wood | Pollard | ||
| 1982 | Preston Warehouse | Preston | supported by The Zanti Misfits | Garce collapses at Watford Gap | Garce | Garel-Funk | Silver | Wood | Wood | Pollard | |
| 1982 | The Culture Bunker | Crouch End | Headline | Garce | Garel-Funk | Silver | Wood | Wood | Pollard | ||
| 1982 | Huddersfield Poly | Huddersfield | Headline | Garce | Garel-Funk | Silver | Wood | Wood | Pollard | ||
| 1982 | Sheffield Poly | Sheffield | Headline | Garce | Garel-Funk | Silver | Wood | Wood | Pollard | ||
| 1982 | Ad Lib Club | Kensington | Headline | Lost in a Moment released | Garce | Garel-Funk | Silver | Wood | Wood | Pollard | |
| 1982 | Rock Garden | London | Headline | Garce | Garel-Funk | Silver | Wood | Wood | Pollard | ||
| 1982 | QM college | London | Supported by Perry and the Geek | The week after The Eurythmics | Garce | Garel-Funk | Silver | Wood | Wood | Pollard | |
| 1982 | November | Westfield College | Finchley | Freshers bonfire night party | Garce | Garel-Funk | Silver | Wood | Wood | Pollard | |
| 1982 | The Venue | Victoria | supporting The Sound | EGM in indie charts, crap review in Sounds received just before going on stage, so a subdued performance. Watched Adrian Borland and his dad sorting out his vocals in the souncheck and missed their apparently brilliant performance due to distractions. | Garce | Garel-Funk | Silver | Wood | Wood | Pollard | |
| 1982 | August | Moles Club | Bath | Headline | Blancmange had played there the week before. | Garce | Garel-Funk | Silver | Wood | Wood | Pollard |
| 1982 | The Veralum | Watford | supporting The T set | Epic Garden Music released | Garce | Garel-Funk | Silver | Wood | Wood | Pollard | |
| 1982 | John Peel Session | BBC Maida Vale | Subsequently repeated on Radio One | Garce | Garel-Funk | Silver | Wood | Wood | Pollard | ||
| 1982 | The Golf Club | London | Le Club Biscuit | Colourless Dream released (played on John Peel) | Garce | Garel-Funk | Silver | Wood | Wood | Pollard | |
| 1982 | The Sportsman | Chorleywood | Le Club Biscuit | Garce | Garel-Funk | Silver | Wood | Wood | Pollard | ||
| 1982 | Half Moon | Herne Hill | supporting Airstrip 101 | Cliff Silver's first gig | Garce | Garel-Funk | Silver | Wood | Wood | Pollard | |
| Cle released (played on John Peel) | |||||||||||
| 1982 | The Mad Hatter | Luton | Headline | Jim Blanchard on Bass | Garce | Garel-Funk | Blanchard J | Wood | Wood | Pollard | |
| 1982 | February | Watersmeet | Rickmansworth | supporting Toad the Wet Sprocket | First gig as Sad Lovers and Giants | Garce | Garel-Funk | Carter | Wood | Wood | Pollard |
| 1981 | 101 Club | Clapham | supporting Fey Ray | The Traumatics | TGF/Carter | Garel-Funk | Carter | Wood | Pollard | ||
| 1981 | The Pump House | Watford | supported by English Business | The Traumatics | TGF/Carter | Garel-Funk | Carter | Wood | Pollard | ||
| 1981 | February | 101 Club | Clapham | supporting The Taiwan Pins | The Traumatics | TGF/Carter | Garel-Funk | Carter | Wood | Pollard | |
| 1981 | The Veralum | Watford | Watford pub rock competition | The Traumatics | TGF/Carter | Garel-Funk | Carter | Wood | Pollard | ||