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Venom Gig List |
****I try to make this list truthful and complete, so please contact me if you have information that either correct or add to the gig list.
This page, you see the gigs from years 1980 to 1985. The continuation you can see below
1985 - 2006
2006 - 2012
2013 - 2017
2018 - 2019
| THE EARLY YEARS | ||||||
| Year | Date | City | Venue | Country | Support Act | Notes |
| 1980 | 15 February | Wallsend | Methodist Church | England | First gig with Clive Archer | |
| 1980 | Newcastle | Westgate Road Church | England | Venom´s rehearsal place | ||
| 1980 | Heworth | Church Hall | England | |||
| 1981 | June | Hebburn | The Quay Club | England | ||
| 1981 | 25 September | Newcastle | Mayfair Suite | England | Fist | Cancelled |
| BELGIAN ASSAULT | ||||||
| Year | Date | City | Venue | Country | Support Act | Notes |
| 1982 | 4 June | Poperinge | Maecke Blyde | Belgium | Acid / Picture | Crowd: 3 000 |
| USA INVASION TOUR | ||||||
| Year | Date | City | Venue | Country | Support Act | Notes |
| 1983 | 22 April | New York | Paramount Theatre | USA | Metallica | |
| 1983 | 24 April | New York | Paramount Theatre | USA | Metallica | |
| EUROPEAN INVASION TOUR | ||||||
| Year | Date | City | Venue | Country | Support Act | Notes |
| 1983 | 25 June | Den Bosch | Brabanthallen / Aardschokdag Festival | Holland | Cancelled | |
| 1983 | 9 December | Zurich | The Quay Club | Switzerland | Cancelled | |
| SEVEN DATES OF HELL TOUR | ||||||
| Year | Date | City | Venue | Country | Support Act | Notes |
| 1984 | 3 February | Zurich | Volkshaus | Switzerland | Metallica | |
| 1984 | 5 February | Milan | Teatro Tenda | Italy | Metallica | |
| 1984 | 7 February | Nurnberg | Hemmerleinhalle | Germany | Metallica | Crowd: 1 000 |
| 1984 | 9 February | Paris | Espace Ballard | France | Metallica | |
| 1984 | 11 February | Zwolle | IJsselhal | Holland | Metallica | Aardschokdag Festival |
| 1984 | 12 February | Poperinge | Maecke Blyde | Belgium | Metallica | |
| 1984 | 1 June | London | Hammersmith Odeon | England | Dumby's Rusty Nuts | |
| WORLD POSSESSION TOUR / THE COMBAT TOUR (With Slayer & Exodus) | ||||||
| Year | Date | City | Venue | Country | Support Act | Notes |
| 1985 | 24 March | Montreal | Spectrum | Canada | Slayer | Guitars: Davy Irwin & Les Cheetham |
| 1985 | 25 March | Montreal | Spectrum | Canada | Slayer | Guitars: Davy Irwin & Les Cheetham |
| 1985 | 28 March | Quebec | Quebec City | Canada | Slayer | Guitars: Davy Irwin & Les Cheetham |
| 1985 | 31 March | Toronto | Concert Hall | Canada | Slayer | Guitars: Davy Irwin & Les Cheetham |
| 1985 | 1 April | Buffalo | Central Train Terminal | USA | Cancelled | |
| 1985 | 3 April | New York | Moonshine Studio 54 | USA | Slayer | Guitars: Davy Irwin & Les Cheetham |
| 1985 | 4 April | Cleveland | Variety Theatre | USA | Slayer | Guitars: Davy Irwin & Les Cheetham |
| 1985 | 5 April | Chicago | Aragon Ballroom | USA | Slayer | Mantas back |
| 1985 | 6 April | Milwaukee | Billy's Old Mill | USA | Slayer | |
| 1985 | 12 April | San Francisco | Kabuki Theater | USA | Slayer | |
| 1985 | 13 April | Sacramento | Crest Theatre | USA | Slayer | |
| 1985 | 14 April | San Jose | Civic Auditorium | USA | Slayer | |
| 1985 | 18 April | San Diego | California Theatre | USA | Slayer | |
| 1985 | 19 April | Los Angeles | The Palladium | USA | Slayer | |
| 1985 | 19 April | Los Angeles | The Palladium | USA | Slayer | |
| 1985 | 21 April | Phoenix | Struts Club | USA | Slayer | |
| 1985 | 23 April | Pomona | Pomona Valley Auditorium | USA | Slayer | |
| 1985 | 28 April | Santa Monica | Civic Auditorium | USA | Cancelled (?) | |
| FESTIVALS 1985 | ||||||
| Year | Date | City | Venue | Country | Support Act | Notes |
| 1983 | 21 June | Virrat | Rantarock Festival | Finland | Headline | |
| 1983 | 14 September | Rheine | Loreley Metal Hammer Festival | Germany | Metallica | Headline |
| WORLD POSSESSION TOUR PART 2 | ||||||
| Year | Date | City | Venue | Country | Support Act | Notes |
| 1985 | 25 September | Ipswich | Gaumont | England | Exodus | Cancelled |
| 1985 | 26 September | Nottingham | Royal Centre | England | Exodus | Cancelled |
| 1985 | 29 September | Sheffield | City Hall | England | Exodus | Cancelled |
| 1985 | 30 September | Edinburgh | Playhouse | Scotland | Exodus | Cancelled |
| 1985 | 2 October | Cardiff | St. Davids Hall | England | Exodus | Cancelled |
| 1985 | 3 October | Hanley | Victoria Hall | England | Exodus | Cancelled |