Urban Dogs Gigography

The aim of this page is to give an historical record of all the gigs played by the Urban Dogs, both as a full band as well as acoustic shows performed by Charlie & Knox.
This 'Timeline' also includes other events or occurences - non-gig wise - but for more detailed information see this website's archived Urban Dogs news stories, to be found on the main Urban Dogs page.
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Entries marked * are sourced from Urban Dogs' drummer Matthew Best's diaries

1982

May 18 - GIG (London 100 Club - with the Dark & the Adicts)
June 26 - GIG London ZigZag Club
(with Vice Squad, Deadman's Shadow, Special Duties)
August 6 - GIG ("Skunx", London Islington Blue Coat Boy
with support from 'London PX')
October 25 - GIG (London, Marquee supporting Hanoi Rocks)
November 3 - GIG (London, The Greyhound)
November 4 - GIG (London, Klub Foot supporting Vice Squad)
November 11 - GIG (London, Klub Foot supporting Angelic Upstarts)
November 13 - Interview with Charlie & Knox in Sounds
November 15 - GIG (London, The Moonlight)
November - Urban Dogs debut LP being recorded
December - Urban Dogs debut LP being recorded

1983

January - Urban Dogs debut LP being recorded
March 15 - GIG (London 100 Club) *
March 26 - Sounds news story
April 2 - Urban Dogs debut LP reviewed in Sounds
April 7 - Rehearsal at Alaska Studios *
April 8 - Rehearsal at Alaska Studios *
April 8 - GIG (London Venue - supporting Hanoi Rocks) - Hanoi Rocks site here
April 14 - GIG (Brentwood Hermit Club)
April 19 - GIG (London 100 Club - supported by Action Pact & Enemy)
April 20 - GIG (Leeds, Fan Club* Brannigans) YOU TUBE FOOTAGE HERE
April 21 - GIG (Bradford, Palm Cove Club)
April 23 - Urban Dogs gig at the Venue (see above) reviewed in Sounds
May 5 - GIG (Cambridge) *
May 17 - GIG ("Urban Dogs + Vortex @ Tribe (?)") *
June - Mini article in Regression No.6 (Australian fanzine)

1984

January 19 - GIG (London Clarendon) *
May 17 - GIG (London Clarendon) * Urban Dogs logo
June 19 - GIG (London) *
July 10 - GIG (London, 100 Club)
July 27 - GIG (Chesham Elgiva Hall) *
August 9 - GIG (London, 100 Club)
September 17 - GIG (London Greyhound) *
September 20 - GIG (London 100 Club) *
September 21 - GIG (London Ad Lib Club) *
September 24 - GIG (London Metropolitan) *
October 30 - GIG (London 100 Club) *

1985

January 11 - GIG (London Tunnel Club) *
January 29 - GIG (London 100 Club) *
February 23 - GIG (London Greyhound) *
April 4 - GIG (London 100 Club) *
July 15 - Rehearsal at The Basement *
July 16 - GIG (London 100 Club) *
July 30 - GIG (London Gossips) *
August 12 - Recording No Pedigree LP *
August 13 - Recording No Pedigree LP *
August 14 - Recording No Pedigree LP *
August 15 - Recording No Pedigree LP *
August 16 - Recording No Pedigree LP *
August 17 - Recording No Pedigree LP *
September 23 - GIG (London Greyhound) *
October 17 - GIG (London 100 Club) *
November 10 - GIG (London Hope & Anchor) *
December 2 - GIG (Reading Paradise Club) *

1986

January 1 - GIG (London Cricketers) *
January 27 - GIG (London Sir George Robey) *
July 29 - GIG (London Greyhound) *
December 10 - GIG (London Gossips) *

1987

April 22 - GIG (London Gossips) * (with U.K. Subs)

1988
1989
1990
1991

April ?? - GIG (New Adelphi Club, Hull) UNCONFIRMED

1992
1993
1994
1995
1996
1997
1998

April 13 - Charlie, Knox & Alvin recording in Sweden
November 15 - GIG (Dublin Castle, London)
November 23 - Wipeout Beach CD release date

1999
2000
2001
2002
2003
2004
2005
2006

August 9 - ACOUSTIC GIG (12 Bar Club, London)
August 12 - ACOUSTIC GIG (Wasted Festival, Blackpool)

2007

March - Wipeout Beach CD re-issue released
August 6 - GIG (12 Bar Club, London)
August 11 - GIG (Rebellion Festival, Blackpool)

2008
2009

April - Knox & Charlie are about half way through recording the new acoustic LP
May 25 - MINI ACOUSTIC SET at Charlie's 65th Birthday bash (12 Bar Club, London)
July - Filming of Knox and Charlie recording the acoustic album in the studio for a proposed documentary film to be called "Born A Rocker Die A Rocker - the movie".

2010 (Also see T&M Urban Dogs news archive here)

April - Three quarters of the acoustic album has been recorded according to Knox.
August - The acoustic album, according to Charlie is nearly fully mixed. Possible title will be UNDERDOGS.

2011 (Also see T&M Urban Dogs news archive here)

2012 (Also see T&M Urban Dogs news archive here)

June 4 - Jungle Recordsare releasing Knox's side project FALLEN ANGELS' second and third albums on a double CD. Of interest to Urban Dogs fans will be the news that on the bonus tracks there will be "a reworking of Teenage, a demo for an Urban Dogs track". Full press release details HERE
Full story archived on T&M HERE

2013 (Also see T&M Urban Dogs news archive here)

2014 (Also see T&M Urban Dogs news archive here)

2015 (Also see T&M Urban Dogs news archive here)

January 17 - ACOUSTIC GIG (Rock 'n' Roll Rescue Charity Shop, London)
March 28 - ACOUSTIC GIG (The Monty, Brighton)
October 25 - ACOUSTIC GIG (The Ritzy Cinema, London)
October 31 - ACOUSTIC GIG (Dublin Castle, London)