Eighties super group. China Crisis were never your run-of-the-mill 80s pop band. Formed in Liverpool by singer Gary Daly and guitarist Eddie Lundon, they distilled their love of David Bowie and Steely Dan into an exquisitely melancholy post-punk sound that saw them win their just chart rewards. Has there ever been a more wistful Top 10 hit than the charming Wishful Thinking?| 19 Apr 24 | The Citadel Arts St Helens, Merseyside Performance Details => Venue archive |
| 12 Apr 24 | Manchester Gorilla (formerly Green Room) Manchester, Greater Manchester Performance Details => Venue archive |
| 17 Dec 23 | Queen's Hall Edinburgh Performance Details => Venue archive |
| 16 Dec 23 | Oran Mor Glasgow Performance Details => Venue archive |
| 7 Dec 23 | Royal Theatre and Event Centre Castlebar, County Mayo Performance Details => Venue archive |
| 4 Nov 23 | Liverpool Philharmonic Hall Liverpool, Merseyside Performance Details => Venue archive |
| 29 Oct 23 | Islington Assembly Hall Inner London, Greater London Performance Details => Venue archive |
| 27 Oct 23 | The Apex Bury St Edmunds, Suffolk Performance Details => Venue archive |
| 21 Oct 23 | Corn Exchange Hertford, Hertfordshire Performance Details => Venue archive |
| 20 Oct 23 | The Forum Tunbridge Wells, Kent Performance Details => Venue archive |
| 29 Sep 23 | The Atkinson Southport, Merseyside Performance Details => Venue archive |
| 23 Sep 23 | Manchester Academy Manchester, Greater Manchester Performance Details => Venue archive |
| 4 Aug 23 | Thekla Bristol, City of Bristol Performance Details => Venue archive |
| 6 Jul 23 | Old Fire Station Carlisle, Cumbria Performance Details => Venue archive |
| 26 May 23 | Old Fire Station Carlisle, Cumbria Performance Details => Venue archive |
| 20 May 23 | Thekla Bristol, City of Bristol Performance Details => Venue archive |
| 6 May 23 | The Old Courts Wigan, Greater Manchester Performance Details => Venue archive |
| 10 Apr 23 | Civic Hall Nantwich, Cheshire Performance Details => Venue archive |
| 8 Apr 23 | Manchester Academy Manchester, Greater Manchester Performance Details => Venue archive |
| 7 Apr 23 | Square Chapel Arts Centre Halifax, West Yorkshire Performance Details => Venue archive |
| 24 Mar 23 | Cottingham Civic Hall Cottingham, Humberside Performance Details => Venue archive |
| 23 Mar 23 | Palace Theatre Mansfield, Nottinghamshire Performance Details => Venue archive |
| 17 Mar 23 | Acorn Arts Centre Penzance, Cornwall Performance Details => Venue archive |
| 3 Feb 23 | O2 Academy Leicester Leicester, Leicestershire Performance Details => Venue archive |
| 17 Dec 22 | Oran Mor Glasgow Performance Details => Venue archive |
| 24 Nov 22 | Victoria Hall Settle, North Yorkshire Performance Details => Venue archive |
| 19 Nov 22 | The Citadel Arts St Helens, Merseyside Performance Details => Venue archive |
| 18 Nov 22 | Robin 2 Wolverhampton, West Midlands Performance Details => Venue archive |
| 12 Nov 22 | ARC Stockton-on-Tees, Cleveland Performance Details => Venue archive |
| 21 Oct 22 | South Hill Park Arts Centre, Wilde Theatre Bracknell, Berkshire Performance Details => Venue archive |
| 12 Aug 22 | The Atkinson Southport, Merseyside Performance Details => Venue archive |
| 5 Aug 22 | Royal Theatre and Event Centre Castlebar, County Mayo Performance Details => Venue archive |
| 20 May 22 | Birdwell Venue Barnsley, South Yorkshire Performance Details => Venue archive |
| 30 Apr 22 | Southend Palace Theatre Westcliff-on-Sea, Essex Performance Details => Venue archive |
| 29 Apr 22 | The Apex Bury St Edmunds, Suffolk Performance Details => Venue archive |
| 22 Apr 22 | Bush Hall Outer London, Greater London Performance Details => Venue archive |
| 10 Apr 22 | The Lowry Salford, Greater Manchester Performance Details => Venue archive |
| 9 Apr 22 | City Varieties Music Hall Leeds, West Yorkshire Performance Details => Venue archive |
| 2 Apr 22 | Town Hall Birmingham, West Midlands Performance Details => Venue archive |
| 1 Apr 22 | Theatre Severn Shrewsbury, Shropshire Performance Details => Venue archive |
| 26 Mar 22 | Haymarket Theatre Basingstoke, Hampshire Performance Details => Venue archive |
| 19 Mar 22 | The Fire Station Sunderland, Tyne and Wear Performance Details => Venue archive |
| 18 Mar 22 | Queen's Hall Edinburgh Performance Details => Venue archive |
| 12 Mar 22 | The Old Courts Wigan, Greater Manchester Performance Details => Venue archive |
| 18 Dec 21 | Square Chapel Arts Centre Halifax, West Yorkshire Performance Details => Venue archive |
| 11 Dec 21 | Oran Mor Glasgow Performance Details => Venue archive |
| 26 Nov 21 | The Forum Tunbridge Wells, Kent Performance Details => Venue archive |
| 19 Nov 21 | Floral Pavilion Theatre New Brighton, Merseyside Performance Details => Venue archive |
| 24 Sep 21 | Cottingham Civic Hall Cottingham, Humberside Performance Details => Venue archive |
| 3 Sep 21 | Villa Marina and Gaiety Theatre Douglas, Isle of Man Performance Details => Venue archive |
| 14 Aug 21 | Thekla Bristol, City of Bristol Performance Details => Venue archive |
| 17 Jul 21 | Birdwell Venue Barnsley, South Yorkshire Performance Details => Venue archive |
| 7 May 21 | Villa Marina and Gaiety Theatre Douglas, Isle of Man Performance Details => Venue archive |
| 19 Feb 21 | Thekla Bristol, City of Bristol Performance Details => Venue archive |
| 10 Oct 20 | Thekla Bristol, City of Bristol Performance Details => Venue archive |
| 27 Aug 20 | Villa Marina and Gaiety Theatre Douglas, Isle of Man Performance Details => Venue archive |
| 14 Mar 20 | Royal Theatre and Event Centre Castlebar, County Mayo Performance Details => Venue archive |
| 21 Dec 19 | Floral Pavilion Theatre New Brighton, Merseyside Performance Details => Venue archive |
| 23 Nov 19 | The New Adelphi Club Hull, Humberside Performance Details => Venue archive |
| 17 Nov 19 | Robin 2 Wolverhampton, West Midlands Performance Details => Venue archive |
| 2 Nov 19 | Fibbers York, North Yorkshire Performance Details => Venue archive |
| 13 Apr 19 | The Quay Arts Centres Newport, Isle of Wight Performance Details => Venue archive |
| 29 Mar 19 | The Citadel Arts St Helens, Merseyside Performance Details => Venue archive |
| 15 Dec 18 | Oran Mor Glasgow Performance Details => Venue archive |
| 3 Nov 18 | The Borderline Inner London, Greater London Performance Details => Venue archive |
| 26 Oct 18 | Thekla Bristol, City of Bristol Performance Details => Venue archive |
| 19 Oct 18 | Chapter Globe Cardiff, Glamorgan Performance Details => Venue archive |
| 14 Oct 18 | The Lowry Salford, Greater Manchester Performance Details => Venue archive |
| 16 Dec 17 | Oran Mor Glasgow Performance Details => Venue archive |
| 14 Dec 17 to 15 Dec 17 | Cavern Club Liverpool, Merseyside Performance Details => Venue archive |
| 1 Dec 17 | Corn Exchange Hertford, Hertfordshire Performance Details => Venue archive |
| 26 Nov 17 | Robin 2 Wolverhampton, West Midlands Performance Details => Venue archive |
| 12 Nov 17 | Tithe Barn Cheltenham, Gloucestershire Performance Details => Venue archive |
| 10 Nov 17 | The Citadel Arts St Helens, Merseyside Performance Details => Venue archive |
| 9 Sep 17 | Gaiety Theatre Dublin, Ireland Performance Details => Venue archive |
| 15 Dec 16 to 16 Dec 16 | Cavern Club Liverpool, Merseyside Performance Details => Venue archive |
| 10 Dec 16 | Oran Mor Glasgow Performance Details => Venue archive |
| 27 Nov 16 | Robin 2 Wolverhampton, West Midlands Performance Details => Venue archive |
| 12 Nov 16 | The Forum Tunbridge Wells, Kent Performance Details => Venue archive |
| 5 Nov 16 | Civic Hall Oswaldtwistle, Lancashire Performance Details => Venue archive |
| 4 Nov 16 | The Citadel Arts St Helens, Merseyside Performance Details => Venue archive |
| 27 Oct 16 | The Borderline Inner London, Greater London Performance Details => Venue archive |
| 7 Jul 16 | Brindley Arts Centre Runcorn, Cheshire Performance Details => Venue archive |
| 13 May 16 | Waterside Arts Centre Sale, Cheshire Performance Details => Venue archive |
| 13 Dec 15 | Oran Mor Glasgow Performance Details => Venue archive |
| 10 Dec 15 to 11 Dec 15 | Cavern Club Liverpool, Merseyside Performance Details => Venue archive |
| 29 Nov 15 | Robin 2 Wolverhampton, West Midlands Performance Details => Venue archive |
| 28 Nov 15 | The Forum Tunbridge Wells, Kent Performance Details => Venue archive |
| 26 Nov 15 | The Borderline Inner London, Greater London Performance Details => Venue archive |
| 23 Oct 15 | The Citadel Arts St Helens, Merseyside Performance Details => Venue archive |
| 17 Oct 15 | Epstein Theatre Liverpool, Merseyside Performance Details => Venue archive |
| 13 Dec 14 | Oran Mor Glasgow Performance Details => Venue archive |
| 11 Dec 14 to 12 Dec 14 | Cavern Club Liverpool, Merseyside Performance Details => Venue archive |
| 28 Nov 14 | Unit 23 Live! Totnes, Devon Performance Details => Venue archive |
| 27 Nov 14 | The Brook Southampton, Hampshire Performance Details => Venue archive |
| 23 Nov 14 | Robin 2 Wolverhampton, West Midlands Performance Details => Venue archive |
| 20 Nov 14 | ARC Stockton-on-Tees, Cleveland Performance Details => Venue archive |
| 12 Dec 13 to 13 Dec 13 | Cavern Club Liverpool, Merseyside Performance Details => Venue archive |
| 11 Dec 13 | Oran Mor Glasgow Performance Details => Venue archive |
| 20 Oct 13 | Robin 2 Wolverhampton, West Midlands Performance Details => Venue archive |
| 7 Sep 13 | King George's Hall Blackburn, Lancashire Performance Details => Venue archive |
| 13 Dec 12 to 14 Dec 12 | Cavern Club Liverpool, Merseyside Performance Details => Venue archive |
| 22 Nov 12 | King Tuts Wah Wah Hut Glasgow Performance Details => Venue archive |
| 9 Dec 11 to 10 Dec 11 | Cavern Club Liverpool, Merseyside Performance Details => Venue archive |
| 1 May 11 | O2 Academy Liverpool Liverpool, Merseyside Performance Details => Venue archive |
| 23 Apr 11 | Civic Hall Nantwich, Cheshire Performance Details => Venue archive |
| 18 Feb 11 | ARC Stockton-on-Tees, Cleveland Performance Details => Venue archive |
| 10 Dec 10 to 11 Dec 10 | Cavern Club Liverpool, Merseyside Performance Details => Venue archive |
| 9 Dec 10 | O2 Academy Leicester Leicester, Leicestershire Performance Details => Venue archive |
| 14 Aug 10 | The Citadel Arts St Helens, Merseyside Performance Details => Venue archive |
| 12 Aug 10 | O2 Academy Bristol Bristol, City of Bristol Performance Details => Venue archive |
| 11 Aug 10 | O2 Academy Islington Inner London, Greater London Performance Details => Venue archive |
| 8 Aug 10 | O2 Academy Birmingham Birmingham, West Midlands Performance Details => Venue archive |
| 7 Aug 10 | NX Newcastle (formerly O2 Academy Newcastle) Newcastle upon Tyne, Tyne and Wear Performance Details => Venue archive |
| 6 Aug 10 | O2 Academy Sheffield Sheffield, South Yorkshire Performance Details => Venue archive |
| 5 Aug 10 | O2 ABC Glasgow Glasgow Performance Details => Venue archive |
| 2 Aug 10 | O2 Academy Oxford Oxford, Oxfordshire Performance Details => Venue archive |
