Lush Gigography
 
Miki Berenyi has generously agreed to provided a complete listing of every gig Lush ever played, from her personal records. It doesn't get any more authoritative than that!  Lush fans are very fortunate that Miki is willing to go through the effort. Of course this will take some time, and as of this writing she has completed 1988 and 1989.
 
Miki is also providing, on an ongoing basis, her personal recollections for selected gigs, which can be found in the Miki Reminiscences page. The gigs which have entries on that page are indicated here with "Miki's Notes" links in the Notes column.

 

If you have an audio or VIDEO recording of any Lush shows
please contact me, I would very much like to hear from you!

 

Legend:

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 I have an audience audio recording of this show.
 I have a radio broadcast/soundboard recording of this show.
 An audio recording is known to exist, but I don't have it.

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 I have an audience video recording of this show.
 An audience video recording  is known to exist, but I don't have it.
 Click on the links to see the set list (if available) in the Videography page.
 
The Photos section of the website has photo(s) from this show. Click on the P link to see the photos.
The Press section of the website has a review of this show. Click on the R link to see the review.
The Press section of the website has an advertisement or announcement for this show. Click on the D link to see the ad or article.
This entry has possibly incorrect or missing info, either the date or venue or both. Your corrections are welcomed!


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1988

All the gigs for 1988 have been generously provided by Miki Berenyi from her own records and are therefore definitive. The only gap is one gig in which Miki did not play, the story of which can be read on the Miki Reminiscences page. Neither Miki or Emma can recall the exact date/location of that one gig.

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1988.03.06 Camden Falcon             Verified as Lush's very first public appearance.

The Rosehips
Big
Lush
1988.03.19 Camden Falcon             The McTells
Lush
1988.06.04 Fulham Greyhound A           The Pastels
My Bloddy Valentine
The McTells
Lush
1988.06.12 Brixton Canterbury Ams             Miki's Notes

Jesse Garon and the Desperadoes
Lush
Horsehead
1988.06.19 Ealing College of Higher Education             Miki's Notes

Lush
<unknown>
1988.06.22 Finsbury Park The George Robey             Kitsch
The Beat Maniacs
Lush
1988.06.25 Hammersmith The Clarendon             ATV
Lush
1988.07.22 Camden Falcon             The Sperm Wails
Lush
1988.10.09 Camden Falcon             Miki's Notes

The Sun Carriage
Lush
1988.11.10 Camden Falcon             Lush
Thrilled Skinny
1988.12.03 Hampstead Old White Horse             East Village
Lush
1988.12.10 Camden Falcon             The Grooveyard
Lush
 

1989

All the gigs for 1989 have been generously provided by Miki Berenyi from her own records and are therefore definitive.

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1989.01.17 London Oval Cricketers       R     Famously reviewed
by Chris Roberts
in Melody Maker
on Jan. 28, 1989

The Senseless Things
Perfect Daze
Snuff
Lush
1989.01.21 Hampstead The White Horse             The Grooveyard
Lush
1989.01.24 Euston Drummonds             Wolfhounds
Whirl
Lush
1989.02.01 London ULU Bar, Malet Street             Laugh
Lush
1989.02.16 London University of London Union, Malet Street             My Bloody Valentine
The Wolfhounds
Lush
The Sperm Wails
1989.02.24 London ULU bar, Malet Street             East Village
Lush
1989.02.25 Camden Falcon             Whirl
Lush
1989.03.07 Camden Dublin Castle             Lush
Th' Faith Healers
1989.03.08 Charing X Road The Marquee             The Wishing Stones
Milltown Brothers
Lush
1989.03.14 Kensington Cricketers A           Snuff
Lush
Trench Feever
1989.03.16 Stoke Newington New Pegasus             The Motorcycle Boy
Lush
1989.04.19 Islington Powerhouse             The Wolfhounds
Lush
Peter Panic
1989.04.27 Green Lanes New Pegasus             Lush
The James Dean
    Driving Experience
1989.04.29 Camden Falcon             Pale Saints
Lush
1989.05.02 Kentish Town North London Poly             Lush
Excretia Face Clair
1989.05.21 Brighton Escape Club             Whirl
Lush
1989.05.31 Cardiff The Venue             The House of Love
Lush
1989.06.01 Keele Keele University            
1989.06.02 Essex Essex University            
1989.06.03 Southampton Southampton University            
1989.06.05 The Mall, London ICA             The House of Love
Kitchens of Distinction
Lush
1989.06.22 Bath Moles Club             Bob Hope
Lush
Beef
1989.07.06 Chelmsford Y Club             Lush
Big Licks
The Frozen Hearts
1989.07.16 Camden Falcon             Lush
Savage Lucy
1989.09.09 Tunbridge Wells Rumble Club             Lush
Electric Sex Circus
The Walton Brothers
1989.10.06 Brighton Pavilion Theatre       R     14 Iced Bears
Lush
Loveless
1989.10.11 London Subterania A           The Chills
Lush
Stich
1989.10.13 Camden Falcon             Lush
1989.10.14 Chelmsford YMCA             Lush
1989.10.17 Kent Kent University             The Darling Buds
Lush
1989.10.18 Keele Keele University            
1989.10.21 Trent Trent Polytehcnic            
1989.10.22 Cardiff Cardif University            
1989.10.24 Leeds Leeds University            
1989.10.25 Newcastle Newcastle University            
1989.10.26 London ULU, Malet Street             Eat
Lush
1989.10.28 Liverpool Liverpool University             The Darling Buds
Lush
1989.10.29 Leicester Leicester University            
1989.11.09 Kentish Town Town & Country Club             House Of Love
Lush
Something Pretty Beautiful
1989.11.14 Camden Workers Social Club             Felt
Lush
Heide Berry
1989.11.27 Leeds Warehouse         D   Pale Saints
Lush
1989.11.28 Southampton Joiners Arms         D   Lush
1989.12.01 Hull University         D   Loop
Lush
Dreamgrinder
1989.12.02 Glasgow QMC         D   Miki's Notes

Loop
1989.12.03 Newcastle Riverside     P   D   Loop
Lush
Dreamgrinder
1989.12.04 Manchester International         D  
1989.12.05 Birmingham Irish Centre         D  
1989.12.06 Kelle University         D  
1989.12.07 Bristol Bierkeller         D  
1989.12.08 Northampton Roadmenders         D  
1989.12.09 Portsmouth Polytechnic         D  
 

1990

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1990.01.21 Hampstead White Horse              
1990.01.24 London University of London Union              
1990.02.01 Nantes St. Sebastian Festival B            
1990.02.21 Kentish Town, Camden, London North London Polytechnic              
1990.02.22 London University of London Union              
1990.02.25 Camden Falcon              
Mad Love Tour
1990.03.01 Portsmouth Polytechnic              
1990.03.02 Reading After Dark              
1990.03.03 Egham Royal Holloway College   V P        
1990.03.04 Ladbroke Grove, London Subterrania           ?  
Brighton Richmond          
1990.03.05 Norwich Norwich Arts Centre       R     With Pale Saints
1990.03.07 Derby, UK Dial Club           ?  
Sheffield, UK Sheffield University A        
1990.03.08 Sheffield, UK Sheffield University              
1990.03.09 Edinburgh The Venue       R      
1990.03.10 Glasgow, Scotland Glasgow College Of Technology              
1990.03.11 Dundee, Scotland Dundee Dance Factory              
1990.03.12 Newcastle Riverside              
1990.03.13 Birmingham Burberries              
1990.03.14 Ladbroke Grove, London Subterranea   v     D    
1990.03.16 Manchester Boardwalk   v          
1990.03.17 Coventry Polytechnic              
1990.03.18 Bristol Fleece And Firkin              
1990.03.21 Utrecht, Holland Tivoli              
1990.03.22 Gronigen, Holland Vera              
1990.03.22   John Peel Session             Radio
1990.03.23 Amsterdam, Holland Melkweg              
1990.03.24 Den Haag, Holland Paard              
1990.03.25 Eindhoven, Holland Effenar              
1990.03.27 Nancy Terminal              
1990.03.28 Lyon, France Le Truck              
1990.03.29 Paris, France New Morning              
1990.03.30 Rennes, France UBU     P        
1990.03.31 Lille, France L'Aeronef              
1990.04.02 Cologne Luxor A           See the setlist
1990.04.03 Frankfurt Batschkaap              
1990.04.04 Hildesheim, Germany Vier Linden              
1990.04.05 Berlin The Loft A            
1990.04.06 Hamburg Freiheit A            
1990.04.08 Brussels, Belgium Ancienne Belgique              
1990.04.18 Amsterdam Paradiso             with House of Love
1990.04.19 Brussels, Belgium Ancienne Belgique            
1990.04.20 Paris Elysee Montartre            
1990.04.27 London Borderline A           Miki & Emma acoustic
1990.05.24 Windsor, England Old Trout              
1990.05.25 London University of London Union   v P R     with Ride
1990.05.26 Cambridge, England Junction   v          
1990.06.20 Pilton, UK Glastonbury Festival              
1990.06.22 Pilton, UK Glastonbury Festival              
1990.06.27 Leicester Leicester University         D    
1990.06.28 Manchester International         D    
1990.08.10 London Borderline              
1990.08.11 London Crystal Palace Bowl A   P       Supporting the Cure and Pixies
Sweetness And Light Tour
1990.10.21 Brighton Zap Club         D D D    
1990.10.22 Brighton Zap Club         D D D    
1990.10.24 Newcastle Newcastle University       R D D D D    
1990.10.25 Edinburgh Calton Studios     P   D D D    
1990.10.26 Glasgow College Of Building And Printing         D D D    
1990.10.27 Sheffield Leadmill         D D D    
1990.10.28 Nottingham Polytechnic         D D D    
1990.10.29 Bristol Bierkeller         D D D D    
1990.10.31 Birmingham Institute of Art and Design         D D    
1990.11.01 Manchester International         D D    
1990.11.02 Cambridge Junction              
1990.11.03 Southampton Southampton University         D D D    
1990.11.04 Norwich Waterfront         D D    
1990.11.05 London Town & Country Club     P   D D D    
Gala Tour - First US Tour
1990.11.26 Boston Axis              
1990.11.28 Hoboken, NJ Maxwell's A            
1990.11.29 New York CBGB's              
1990.12.03 San Francisco, CA Kennel Club              
1990.12.06 Los Angeles, CA Wiltern Theatre A            
1990.12.07 Santa Monica, CA KCRW radio session             Radio
1990.12.08 Hollywood, CA Lingerie Club         D    
  

1991

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1991.03.15 New Cross, London The Venue A V          
Lush and Ride US Tour
1991.03.20 Providence, RI Club Baby Head              
1991.03.21 Hoboken, NJ Maxwell's       R      
1991.03.22 New York, NY Marquee ?       R   ? Might be CBGB's, according to this review
1991.03.23 Boston, MA Paradise              
1991.03.26 Toronto, Ontario RPM              
1991.03.27 Detroit, MI Latin Quarter              
1991.03.28 Cleveland, OH Empire              
1991.03.29 Chicago, IL Metro              
1991.03.30 Chicago, IL Metro              
1991.04.01 Minneapolis, MN First Avenue              
1991.04.03 Denver, CO Gothic Theatre A            
1991.04.06 Sacramento, CA Cattle Club           ?  
San Francisco, CA Kennel Club          
1991.04.07 Palo Alto The Edge              
1991.04.08 San Francisco, CA I-Beam              
1991.04.10 Los Angeles, CA Roxy           ?  
1991.04.11 Los Angeles, CA Roxy           ?  
1991.04.12 Los Angeles, CA Roxy A
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Long Beach Bogart's          
1991.04.13 San Diego, CA Aztec Centre              
1991.04.16 Dallas , TX Deep Ellum              
1991.04.17 Austin, TX Backroom              
1991.04.18 Houston, TX Numbers              
1991.04.19 New Orleans, LA Tipitina's              
1991.04.20 Atlanta, GA Cotton Club              
1991.04.22 Chappel Hill, NC Cat's Cradle              
1991.04.23 Washington, DC 9:30 Club              
1991.04.24 Washington, DC 9:30 Club              
1991.04.25 Harrisburg, PA Club Met              
1991.04.26 Philadelphia, PA Theatre Of Living Arts       R      
1991.04.27 Troy, NY Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute Fieldhouse             Supporting
Jane's Addiction
1991.04.28 Portland, ME Cumberland County Civic Centre            
1991.04.29 New York, NY Marquee              
1991.04.30 Fitchburg, MA Wallace Civic Centre              
1991.??.?? Providence, RI ?           ?  
1991.05.03 London Kilburn National Ballroom             TV broadcast
1991.05.05 Chicago, IL Riviera             Supporting
Sisters Of Mercy
1991.05.07 Pittsburgh, PA AJ Palumbo Centre             Supporting
Jane's Addiction
1991.06.28 Kobenhaven, Denmark Roskilde Festival A
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1991.06.30 Giessen, Germany Bizarre Festival   V          
1991.07.09 Switzerland Leysin Festival              
Black Spring Tour
1991.10.07 Lancashire Colne Municipal Hall         D   Warm-up show
1991.10.08 Northampton Irish Centre         D   Warm-up show
North-South-East-West Tour Of London
1991.10.09 London Tabernacle     P R D D
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  Originally scheduled for Kensington Imperial College. Moved to Powys Square Tabernacle because Imperial insisted that it be open to students only. See this article.
Some gigographies list Tabernacle as an extra show on the 13th, but in fact it was on the 9th.
1991.10.10 London The Rocket Club, North London Polytechnic       R D D D    
1991.10.11 London Queen Mary College   V P R D D D    
1991.10.12 London New Cross Venue         D D D    
1991.10.18 Lille, France L'Ačronef   V     D D    
1991.10.19 Paris, France La Cigale B       D D    
Black Spring Tour Continued
1991.10.21 Queensbury, UK Bradford University         D D D    
1991.10.22 Glasgow Mayfair         D D D    
1991.10.23 Manchester UMIST         D D D    
1991.10.24 Sheffield Sheffield University         D D D    
1991.10.25 Colchester Essex University         D D D    
1991.10 26 Cambridge Junction         D D D    
1991.10.27 Bristol Bierkeller         D D D D    
1991.10.28 Wolverhampton Fox's         D D D    
1991.10.29 Portsmouth Pyramids Centre         D D    
1991.11.04 Manchester ?   v       ?  
1991.12.19 London ULU             With Ride 
  

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Spooky World Tour - UK Leg
1992.01.31 Dublin McGonagles Rock Garden         D D    
1992.02.01 Belfast Conor Hall     P   D D    
1992.02.04 Reading Reading University         D D     Supported
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1992.02.05 Cambridge, England Junction         D    
1992.02.06 Leicester Polytechnic         D    
1992.02.07 Northampton Roadmenders         D    
1992.02.08 London Town & Country Club   V P R D    
1992.02.09 Norwich UEA         D    
1992.02.11 Leeds Polytechnic         D    
1992.02.12 Middlesborough Arena         D    
1992.02.13 Newcastle Polytechnic