Speak and Spell Tour
Date
Place
City
31/05/80
St.Nicholas School
Basildon
02/07/80
Alexandra Pub
Southend On Sea
16/08/80
Crocs Glamour Club
Rayleigh
30/08/80
Crocs Glamour Club
Rayleigh
20/09/80
Crocs Glamour Club
Rayleigh
24/09/80
Bridgehouse
London
11/10/80
Crocs Glamour Club
Rayleigh
16/10/80
Bridgehouse
London
23/10/80
Bridgehouse
London
25/10/80
Crocs Glamour Club
Rayleigh
29/10/80
Ronnie Scotts
London
30/10/80
Bridgehouse
London
08/11/80
Crocs Glamour Club
Rayleigh
12/11/80
Bridgehouse
London
14/11/80
Technical College
Southend On Sea
29/11/80
Crocs Glamour Club
Rayleigh
10/12/80
Bridgehouse
London
18/12/80
The Venue
London
28/12/80
Bridgehouse
London
03/01/81
Crocs Glamour Club
Rayleigh
06/01/81
Bridgehouse
London
11/01/81
Hope'n'Anchor
London
23/01/81
Rascals
Southend On Sea
26/01/81
Paradiso Club
Amsterdam
01/02/81
Moonlight club
London
02/02/81
Warehouse
Leeds
03/02/81
Limit Club
Sheffield
09/02/81
Bridgehouse
London
12/02/81
Moonlight Club
London
14/02/81
The Rainbow
London
16/02/81
Cabaret Futura
London
26/02/81
Lyceum
London
24/03/81
Moonlight Club
London
30/03/81
Flicks
Dartford
02/04/81
Technical College
Southend On Sea
04/04/81
Thames Boat trip
London
11/04/81
Crocs Glamour Club
Rayleigh
16/04/81
Amnesia
Leeds
23/04/81
Cedar Ballroom
Birmingham
26/04/81
Lyceum
London
28/04/81
Sweeneys
Basildon
30/04/81
The Pits
London
01/05/81
Southbank Poly
London
03/05/81
Requels
Basildon
09/05/81
Nero's
Cardiff
12/05/81
The Venue
London
25/05/81
Flicks
Dartford
01/06/81
Bridgehouse
London
02/06/81
Hammersmith Palais
London
27/06/81
Crocs Glamour club
Rayleigh
29/06/81
Paradiso
Amsterdam
09/07/81
Regency suit
Regency Suit
23/07/81
The Venue
London
25/07/81
Zuiderpark
The Hague
30/07/81
Alexandras
Slough
02/08/81
Jenkinsons
Brighton
05/08/81
Rafters
Manchester
06/08/81
Warehouse
Leeds
07/08/81
Night Club
Edinburgh
26/08/81
ICA
London
16/09/81
Lawrence Weston school
Bristol
19/09/81
The Venue
London
25/09/81
Markthalle
Hamburg
26/09/81
Paradiso
Amsterdam
28/09/81
Disco Rouge
Brussels
29/09/81
Les Bains Douches
Paris
31/10/81
University
New Castle
02/11/81
Coasters
Edinburgh
03/11/81
Fagins
Manchester
04/11/81
Locarno
Birmingham
05/11/81
Rock City
Nothingham
06/11/81
University
Liverpool
07/11/81
Polytechnic
Sheffield
09/11/81
Locarno
Bristol
10/11/81
Raquels
Basildon
11/11/81
Top Rank
Brighton
12/11/81
Arts Centre
Poole
14/11/81
University
Leicester
15/11/81
Lyceum
London
16/11/81
Lyceum
London
03/12/81
The Theatre (TV show)
Chinchester

Songs played during the concert
In 1980 :
Big Muff / Ice Machine / The Price of Love / Dreaming of me / New life / Television set / Reason Man / Photographic / Tomorrow's dance / Addiction (Ghost of modern times) / I like it
In 1981 :
Any Second Now (intro) / Photographic / Nodisco / New life / Puppets / Ice Machine / Big Muff / I sometimes wish I was dead / Tora!Tora!Tora! / Just can't get enough / Boys say go! / What's your name? / Television set / Dreaming of Me / The Price of Love or Addiction (Ghost of modern times)

Special events this year
12/02/81 Pre Band for FAD GADGET
20/02/81 Release of "Dreaming of me"
13/06/81 Release of "New Life"
13/09/81 Release of "Just Can't Get Enough"
29/10/81 Release of "Speak and Spell"
21/12/81 Departure of Vince Clarke from DM