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1981 I think.
along with others from here. That was followed the next year by their own tour. I think the Long beach gig was in with the former. I've never actually seen them live. In the early days they tended to play R & B clubs central and west London whereas I used to hang out where I lived in NW London. I do recall seeing The Animals live before they made House of the Rising Sun. Looking back another memorable occasion at the same gaff was the first time Rod Stewart was allowed to sing when he just played harmonica with the band John Baldrey had taken over following the death of its leader.
Funny thing is that our groups at that time largely made their names playing much of your own , some almost forgotten at the time, music.
Yes it was a great time to grow up. I'd learned to dance to R & R and trad jazz when I was 16 , 1960 , and still go out dancing to that stuff a few times a week now. 
btw - we didn't have big concerts here until maybe the Stones in the Park concert in Hyde Park 1969. After that they picked up on using the ool Wembley Empire Pool . now Arena , and the Stadium itself for big concerts.
Hyde Park concert documentary here :
Slayer in 1990 or 1991, Anthrax in 1989, Blondie and KMFDM around 2002, Fischerspooner 2002 or so, Better Than Ezra a bunch of times. Good fun! 
Now that I've got a job again, going to more concerts is definitely at the top of my list of stuff to do. 
