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1993

The year of Hugh Cornwell's second solo album *Wired* (released 21 June 1993, produced by Gary Langan). A London launch show followed the release, then a UK tour in November–December.

🎙️ = a recording of this show exists

  1. 16 May 1993
    Tuckers Grave
    Faulkland Road, Nr Norton St Philip, Somerset, England
    Warm-up gig ahead of the Big Country support tour, per a HIS Newsflash (13 May 1993), which spells the venue "Tuckers Grove"; corrected to "Tuckers Grave" (a real, well-known cider house near Faulkland) per the HIS Magazine (Feb 1997, Vol 2 Issue 1), which names the same venue when describing a similar 1997 warm-up gig there
  2. 17 May 1993
    Kings Arms
    Monkton Farleigh, Nr Kingsdown, Bath, England
    Warm-up gig ahead of the Big Country support tour, per a HIS Newsflash (13 May 1993)
  3. 18 May 1993
    Leas Cliff Hall
    Folkestone, England
    Support to Big Country ("the only date in the South East"); confirmed by three British Newspaper Archive listings (Whitstable Times, Faversham Times and Mercury, Chatham Standard). Corroborated by a HIS Newsflash (13 May 1993) tour listing
  4. 19 May 1993
    Arts Centre
    Poole, England
    Support to Big Country. Per a HIS Newsflash (13 May 1993) tour listing, resolving a previous gap: an initial assumption that Hugh played Manchester on this date was corrected (see the 22 May Manchester entry below), leaving 19 May unconfirmed until this listing placed him at Poole, matching Big Country's own tour archive for the date
  5. 21 May 1993
    Royal Concert Hall
    Nottingham, England
    Corroborated by a HIS Newsflash (13 May 1993) tour listing
  6. 22 May 1993
    Apollo Theatre
    Manchester, England
    Support to Big Country. Corrected from an initially-assumed 19 May: an Ormskirk Advertiser listing (6 May 1993) on the British Newspaper Archive read "Manchester's Apollo Theatre on Saturday May 19," but 19 May 1993 was actually a Wednesday — Big Country's own tour archive (bigcountryinfo.com) lists their Manchester Apollo date as Saturday 22 May, which matches the stated day-of-week and fits the tour's UK leg (18 May Folkestone, 21 May Nottingham, 24 May Edinburgh); the 19th was instead Big Country's Poole Arts Centre date. Corroborated by a HIS Newsflash (13 May 1993) tour listing
  7. 23 May 1993
    Barbican
    York, England
    Support to Big Country. Venue resolved by a HIS Newsflash (13 May 1993) tour listing, which names "York, Barbican" for this date — previously logged as venue-unknown based only on a fan's recollection (Terri Tailford, in the HIS Newsletter No 1, August 1993) of this being her first time seeing Hugh live, falling between the confirmed 22 May Manchester and 24 May Edinburgh dates
  8. 24 May 1993 🎙️
    Usher Hall
    Edinburgh, Scotland
    Corroborated by a HIS Newsflash (13 May 1993) tour listing
  9. 26 May 1993
    Hammersmith Odeon
    London, England
    Support to Big Country; evidenced by a used concert ticket. A HIS Newsflash (13 May 1993) tour listing names the venue "Hammersmith Apollo" — the venue's official name since a 1992 renaming, used interchangeably with "Odeon" at the time
  10. 27 May 1993
    Town Hall
    Birmingham, England
    Support to Big Country, per a HIS Newsflash (13 May 1993) tour listing
  11. 28 May 1993
    Corn Exchange
    Cambridge, England
    Promotional date around the release of *Wired*; last night of the tour. Fan accounts in the HIS Newsletter No 1 (August 1993) highlight "Mr Insignificance", "The Story Of He And She", and the Stranglers numbers "No Mercy" and "Grip" from the set; no encore was played. Corroborated by a HIS Newsflash (13 May 1993) tour listing
  12. 28 Jun 1993
    Spillers Recordshop, The Hayes
    Cardiff, Wales
    7pm, admission £3. Per South Wales Echo/Wales on Sunday listings (25/27 Jun 1993) on the British Newspaper Archive; a second venue (Jacks nightclub, see below) also advertised Hugh Cornwell for the same date — likely an in-store instore followed by a nightclub show the same evening
  13. 28 Jun 1993 🎙️
    Jacks (Gassy Jacks Beer Hall)
    Cathays, Cardiff, Wales
    Salisbury Road. 7pm, admission £3. Per a South Wales Echo listing (26 Jun 1993) on the British Newspaper Archive: "Special sneak preview of new album WIRED." See note on the Spillers Recordshop entry above. Full venue name "Gassy Jacks Beer Hall" per a HIS Newsflash (25 Jun 1993)
  14. 29 Jun 1993
    Wiltons
    Market Place, Wilton, Salisbury, England
    Per a HIS Newsflash (25 Jun 1993) "Dates For Your Diary" listing
  15. 30 Jun 1993
    Subterania
    London, England
    Likely a *Wired* album launch show (album released 21 Jun 1993)
  16. 30 Jul 1993
    *Lennox Herald* profile
    United Kingdom
    Press feature (Page 36) found on the British Newspaper Archive: "Hugh Cornwell finally step out from the shadows and reveal himself as one of the most skilled and imaginative songwriters of his generation" — promoting *Wired*
  17. 06 Aug 1993 🎙️
    James Whale Show
    United Kingdom
    Television appearance; two songs. Date confirmed by the HIS Newsletter No 1 (August 1993)
  18. 20 Aug 1993
    Gampel Festival
    Gampel, Switzerland
    Per the HIS Newsletter No 1 (August 1993), which listed the location as "Zurich" — likely shorthand/error, as the Gampel Festival is held in Gampel, Valais, not Zurich
  19. 1993 (date unknown) 🎙️
    Radio 1 — Nicky Campbell session
    United Kingdom
    Announced as upcoming in the HIS Newsletter No 1 (August 1993); broadcast date still to be confirmed at time of writing. Confirmed to have gone ahead by the HIS Newsletter No 3 (May 1994), which references members having heard "Grip" played on the session — exact air date still not found
  20. 16-17 Nov 1993 (dates unknown)
    (TV/radio, unspecified)
    France
    Promotional trip to France, timed around "The Story Of He And She" being worked on there; the exact TV/radio itinerary was still unknown at the time of writing, per a HIS Newsflash (9 Nov 1993)
  21. 21 Nov 1993 (date/venue tbc)
    Warehouse
    Plymouth, England
    *Wired* UK tour; per a HIS Newsflash (9 Nov 1993), this date and venue were still to be confirmed at the time of writing
  22. 22 Nov 1993
    Pavilion
    Brighton, England
    *Wired* UK tour, per a HIS Newsflash (9 Nov 1993)
  23. 23 Nov 1993 🎙️
    Northwick Theatre
    Worcester, England
    *Wired* UK tour. A HIS Newsflash (9 Nov 1993) names the venue "The Northwick"
  24. 24 Nov 1993
    The Mill
    Preston, England
    *Wired* UK tour. Corroborated by a HIS Newsflash (9 Nov 1993) tour listing
  25. 25 Nov 1993
    The Underworld
    London, England
    *Wired* UK tour. Corroborated by a HIS Newsflash (9 Nov 1993) tour listing
  26. 26 Nov 1993 🎙️
    Cheltenham Town Hall
    Cheltenham, England
    *Wired* UK tour. Corroborated by a HIS Newsflash (9 Nov 1993) tour listing
  27. 27 Nov 1993
    Leadmill
    Sheffield, England
    *Wired* UK tour. Corroborated by a HIS Newsflash (9 Nov 1993) tour listing
  28. 28 Nov 1993
    Queens Hall
    Bradford, England
    *Wired* UK tour, per a HIS Newsflash (9 Nov 1993)
  29. 29 Nov 1993 🎙️
    The Wherehouse
    Derby, England
    *Wired* UK tour; Setlist: Hot Cat On A Tin Roof; Make It With You; No Mercy; Mr Insignificant; Story Of He And She; Golden Brown; Stop; You're So Sexual; I Can't Handle It; Wasted Tears; Grip; Jesus Will Weep; Clubland; My Kind Of Loving. A HIS Newsflash (9 Nov 1993) names the venue "Warehouse"
  30. 30 Nov 1993 🎙️
    The Princess Charlotte
    Leicester, England
    *Wired* UK tour; Recording exists; setlist not supplied. Corroborated by a HIS Newsflash (9 Nov 1993) tour listing
  31. 01 Dec 1993
    Riverside
    Newcastle upon Tyne, England
    *Wired* UK tour. Corroborated by a HIS Newsflash (9 Nov 1993) tour listing
  32. 02 Dec 1993
    The Venue
    Edinburgh, Scotland
    *Wired* UK tour. Corroborated by a HIS Newsflash (9 Nov 1993) tour listing
  33. 03 Dec 1993
    King Tut's Wah Wah Hut
    Glasgow, Scotland
    *Wired* UK tour; evidenced by a used concert ticket. Corroborated by a HIS Newsflash (9 Nov 1993) tour listing
  34. 04 Dec 1993
    The Borderline
    London, England
    *Wired* UK tour. Corroborated by a HIS Newsflash (9 Nov 1993) tour listing
  35. 05 Dec 1993
    Wulfrun Hall
    Wolverhampton, England
    *Wired* UK tour, per a HIS Newsflash (9 Nov 1993)
  36. Dec 1993 (date unknown) 🎙️
    RFM
    France
    Acoustic radio session; five songs
  37. Dec 1993 (date unknown, "just before Christmas")
    Johnny Walker Radio 5 show
    Devon, England
    Recorded at Keith Floyd's restaurant/pub; two acoustic numbers, with Chris G. Per the HIS Newsletter No 2 (early 1994) Q&A